Lie to Me (2009–2011): Season 2, Episode 6 - Lack of Candor - full transcript

Agent Reynolds refuses to testify in an undercover case from his past because it may reveal that he killed a man during the operation, but Dr. Lightman tries to come to his defense and keep him out of harm's way.

To the new year.

To the new year. May it
be better than last year.

I know it will be.

Carlos, I need you to bring
negotiations to a close.

Not a problem, Mr. Greene.
Mark and I will take care of it.

- Hey, how you doin', man?
- How you doin', Carlos?

- Good. Good.
- So, can we talk about the deal.

Of course. Just follow me.

So I...

I had a chance to take
a look at the numbers.

Mr. Greene's proposal
wasn't a request, Nick.



Yes, but feel free to take as much
time as you need to think about it.

Happy new year.

So I sign this and I'm good, right?

As long as you testify,
you'll have total immunity,

with new identities for
you, your wife, and kids.

- What about Kimi?
- Come on.

I can't put your mistress
in witness protection.

Just like I told my wife,
I'm not leaving Kimi.

Elliot Greene's not a forgiving man.

You don't sign,

we cut you loose.

You'll be dead in a day.

Welcome to your new home.

Drive! Get out of here! Go! Go! Go! Go!



Get away from the window.

- What?
- Get away from the bloody window.

- Why?
- What's going on?

A sniper just killed Mark McLaughlin
while he was in protective custody.

-Is he someone from one of our cases?
-No, no, no, no.

He was a case Reynolds was
working before he came here.

All right, Lightman,
don't say another word, OK?

McLaughlin was Reynolds' running buddy
in an assortment of crimes, right?

You're not supposed to
know anything about that.

You work here. I know everything.

- Does somebody want to fill me in?
- Reynolds was undercover for 2 years

trying to dismantle Elliot
Greene's organization in New York.

-Greene, the Wall Street guy?
-Yeah.

Mobster, killer, extortionist.

Mark was the lead witness
in the case against Greene.

Now he's dead.

Reynolds is the next in line to testify.

The U.S. Attorney's on his way over.
Wants to put you into protective custody

- You sound like you have a problem with that.
- Yeah, I do.

They got a spotty track record at best.

Would you bet your life they
could keep you safe out there?

No, I didn't think so.

All right, so what do you have in mind?

Follow me.

Hi. You're the U.S. Attorney, right?

Garrett Denning. Where's Agent Reynolds?

He's in the loo.

Uh, this is Foster.

Why is he in there? We have to move now.

Well, 'cause your last
witness got his head blown off.

And he works here. My office, my rules.

You're way out of line.

Now, he is my new lead witness,
and he's leaving with me.

Right. Well, that's bulletproof glass,

that's reinforced door. He
stays until I put in the code.

So you're holding him prisoner.

Hostage.

I'll release him if my demands are met.

Give me Agent Reynolds now or I
will have your company shut down

and charge you with
obstruction of justice.

Oh, well, that's not
gonna get him out of there.

We are all concerned
about Reynolds' safety,

So let's just try to work out a deal.

Oh, you have a list of demands, do you?

Yeah. Secure our building
until we know he's safe.

That's unnecessary.

U.S. Marshals are fully capable
of protecting Agent Reynolds.

You don't sound too sure about that.

The only ones I don't trust
were the 3 guarding McLaughlin.

Only they knew where he was going.

My office is conducting an investigation

into those marshals.

Yeah. You give them to me,

and then I'll let Reynolds
go. His life's in danger.

You ask him who he trusts to get
to the bottom of this, you or us?

You were the only ones who
knew the safe house location.

One of you gave up your witness.

It's not possible.

If there was someone dirty on my team...

They all flash fear when they
hear Elliot Greene's name.

What did this guy do?

He was a wall street fixer.

If a hedge fund was looking
for inside information,

Greene's people did whatever
it took to get it for them.

What did it normally take?

Blackmail, kidnapping,

torture, murder.

Our identities were kept secret,

even from each other.

Which one of you did Greene get to?

The U.S. Marshals don't hire turncoats.

Uh, just a minute.

Can I borrow you?

All right, this gentleman here

is from the U.S. Attorney's office,

and it is his job to put
whichever one of you 3

killed McLaughlin, in prison.

Right, well, you two, ok, go on.

Out. Go on.

I want to talk to you.

What did I do?

Well, those two were scared
they might be working with

someone connected to Greene.

Only you showed additional fear

when you were threatened with jail time.

So what did Greene
do? Did he pay you off?

Did he threaten your family?

No.

Something else.

What, did you simply
not like McLaughlin?

Mark was an obnoxious
lowlife and scumbag,

But I didn't want him dead.

Hey.

Keep an eye on him, all right?

What does that mean?
We question the marshal

or wait for Lightman to come back?

Hmm. I don't know.

But I'm sure it's some kind of test.

So is that our guy or not?

Uh, what can you tell me about
the case now McLaughlin's dead?

Well, his death is a disaster.

I have to restructure my
entire approach to the trial.

And without Reynolds,
I don't have a case.

Does his voice sound like
his face looks to you?

There was a distinct
upturn in his vocal pitch

when he mentioned McLaughlin's death.

Did you have him killed?

That's absurd. He was our lead witness.

Yeah, but he was at a meeting with you

just before he was murdered, right?

You knew the exact place
and time he was being moved.

Well, of course. I'm an assistant
U.S. Attorney, for God's sake.

And yet you're happy he's dead.

Oh, it makes sense. He had
a rap sheet a mile long,

and he only cut a deal with you
because you had him by the throat.

I mean, if it was me,

I would much prefer a highly
decorated FBI Agent as a witness.

Did you have Mark McLaughlin killed?

Are you people on drugs?

Did you have any idea he
was about to be murdered?

Absolutely not.

That's the truth.

Thank you. Now get back
in there with that marshal.

He's a puppet. I'm much more interested

in the guy who's pulling the strings.

You want me to get you
in front of Elliot Greene?

Yeah. Absolutely.

If you want the truth.

This'll tell you if I have swine flu?

Nah. Nah.

It's a prerequisite for
a body cavity search.

I'm kidding.

Just kidding, Mr. Greene.

So, how are we feeling today?

Fine, I guess.

What, just fine?

It's not every day the lead witness

In a case against you
gets killed, is it?

Who are you?

I'm a friend of the witness
that's about to step in

to keep you behind bars.

I'm also a doctor.

And you're entitled to a lawyer.

Don't need one.

Tell me, how'd you get to McLaughlin?

Did you pay off one of the marshals?

Did you threaten him?

Someone higher up the food chain, then?

No, it's not that either.

It is funny, isn't it?

A man gets killed, today you're
facing another murder count.

That's funny.

Tell your friends I'm confident

I'll be cleared at trial.

You believe that, don't you?

I have nothing to fear.

You think you can kill my friend?

Who's your friend?

The man I know as Carlos?
Benjamin Reynolds, right?

If you think that federal Agent

is gonna be the guy
who's gonna take me down,

ask him about his old friend Scotty.

What's up?

I just had a very interesting chat

with your friend Elliot Greene.

He says he has no
intention of harming you.

Yeah, well, forgive me
if I don't believe him.

Do you have any idea why he's not the
slightest bit worried about your testimony?

Half of what I know could
send him away for life.

Does the name Scotty
mean anything to you?

There it is.

There it is.

Let me see that case file.

What are you looking for?

Ok, there.

What is that?

Can we quit screwing around here?

Greene's trial is in 4 days.

Yeah, well, that's not gonna matter,

Because you're gonna have
to make your case without me.

Without you, I don't have a case.

Just use the surveillance tapes.

That should be enough.

You're my witnessv who
authenticates the tapes

and nails the guy.

And as a federal agent, you know,

you really don't have
a choice in the matter.

I do have a choice.

You sacrificed 2 years of
your life to build this case.

Hey?

And now I'm done sacrificing.

If you don't take the stand,
you'll be fired from the FBI

and we will press charges against you.

I'm not testifying.

You can't do that.

Watch me.

I've seen that face before.

You need to call me back
as soon as you get this.

I've got a big problem here.

Call me on my cell phone as
soon as you get to the office.

Have you lost your mind?

You know, that's funny,

'xause I was about to
ask you the same question.

Why are you doing this to me?

Look, Lightman, I get it, ok?

You're concerned and I appreciate that.

But you really need to back off, ok?

I'm the man that's keeping you safe.

You know what this is? This is
just another one of your ego trips.

You can't rest until you find out

what I've been keeping from you.

No, it's not about me.

No, it's about the pain
you're feeling, right now.

Oh, so you just see it all, huh?

But, see, you have no idea. None.

I've had to make a few
brutal choices in the past

to arrive at the right outcome.

Hey, let me tell you something.

When I was undercover
on the Greene case,

my father, he died.

I didn't go to the hospital.

Or the funeral.

So don't talk to me about tough choices.

Well, then testify.

Go on, then.

Make the sacrifice count for something.

Just... just shut up
and give me my phone.

Who were you calling?

Sheila Radotti. Who's she?

She was my handler on the case.

Oh, yeah? Does she know
why you won't testify?

I haven't spoken to her in months.

Oh, so, I get it.

So you're investigating me for them.

Yep. Yeah.

To keep you from getting
dragged out of here.

Yeah, funny you didn't
mention that up front.

Just trying to get to the truth, Ben.

Yeah.

And I bet you'll serve me up to get it.

Hey.

Hey.

Is there anything in the case
file from Reynolds' handler?

Sheila Radotti.

Yeah, yeah. She wrote most of it.

The language suggest
she's, uh, intelligent,

Meticulous, and, uh,

emotionally attached to Reynolds.

You think he was shagging his boss?

Well...

I can't confirm that from the case file,

but her feelings for him run deep.

I wonder if he feels the same way.

What, do you think he's
trying to protect her?

He's protecting someone.

That's it. I'm going in.

No. Lightman will be
furious that you interfered.

I'm gonna go find out what he wants.

No. Then he'll be angry that we
didn't take the initiative sooner.

Well, if I'm gonna get
yelled at no matter what,

I might as well get in the game.

You coming?

Describe the events of this morning.

I woke up at 5:15 a.m.

I took a shower. I got dressed.

Interested in what I did in the john?

Why don't we skip ahead to after that?

I woke Mark up and I
took him to his meeting

with the U.S. Attorney.

Whoa, whoa, you skipped
some steps there.

What happened between waking him up

and taking him out of the safe house?

The usual. He got ready and we left.

Well, did he brush his teeth?
Did he shower? Talk us through it.

I wasn't with him in the bathroom.

You screwed up.

When Mark was in the
bathroom, what did you do?

Who do you think you are, huh?

I've been decorated 3
times in the line of duty.

But you made a mistake this
morning. So what was it?

Tell us or your career ends today.

We can see to that.

I could hear Mark
talking in the bathroom

and I caught him using the cell phone.

He wasn't supposed to have one.

And I'm guessing you didn't report it.

I tossed it. I didn't think it
would compromise our security.

Tell us where you ditched the phone.

Special Agent Radotti?

Gillian Foster. I've
left you a few messages.

Oh, right. I'm sorry I
haven't gotten back to you.

I'm on my way to a briefing on the
hill and I'm kind of in a hurry.

No problem. I'll walk with you.

I really need to talk
about Agent Reynolds.

I can't discuss any of the
details of the Greene case.

Well, I'm more concerned about
why he's refusing to testify.

I wish I could help you, but we
haven't spoken since he was reassigned,

and they didn't even tell me where.

You were his only lifeline
to the outside world

when he was undercover.

You must have some insights.

I just found out that
he's refusing to testify,

and it shocked me. It's not like him.

He's a model agent. The gold standard.

Model agent, gold standard.

You're lavishing all
sorts of praise on him,

but you don't act very concerned.

Let me clue you in about what it's like

for people to work together undercover.

I've counseled agents after they've
completed undercover assignments.

Well, then you should understand
that there's a very strong bond

between Ben and me.

I do not want to see
him ruined or in prison.

Well, then you should
want him to testify.

To get in with Greene's organization,

Ben was authorized to commit minor
crimes to play the role of a criminal.

He assaulted people, made
threats, used narcotics.

I've been there.

Even if you're authorized to
break the law, it changes you.

How did it change Reynolds?

He was authorized to use
drugs, not abuse them.

And if he testifies, it'll all come out.

We have reason to believe
someone named Scotty

is keeping him off the stand.

Scotty villarosa?

Is that someone
Reynolds used drugs with?

Among other things.

When we swept up Greene's crew,

we never found Scotty.

He just disappeared.

Got away.

We could really use your help

Back at my office.

And Reynolds really needs a friend.

Can you come down and talk to him?

Anything for Ben. I'll head
over after the briefing.

Well, I don't think that
they're romantically involved.

She cares for him.

Well, she paints a pretty
ugly picture with her words,

so what did you see?

The whole drug thing with
Reynolds... Does it bother you?

Does it unsettle you? Is it
flashback to your ex-husband?

If... if I'm upset, it's because
this just got twice as complicated.

Me being married to
Alec gave me insights

into how addicts can lead double lives.

Don't read me. You're
supposed to be reading her.

Oh. Sorry, love.

Well, um, that was
Alec, this is Reynolds.

Who is refusing to testify
in order to protect himself.

According to her.

But protect himself from what?

I don't know.

Well, maybe we don't know Reynolds

as well as we thought we did.

Don't throw your career away like this.

All right.

Everybody out. Go on.

This is my investigation.

Out you go. Go on.

Go on.

Thanks for your help.

Oh, don't... don't
do that. Don't try it.

I'm onto you.

Really? Yeah.

Well, if that's true, you
should see how pointless it is

for you to keep coming at me like that.

See, you're wrestling with
something that you can't live with.

Been there, done that.

Look, Lightman, just stop, ok?

I've interrogated
more suspects than you.

Oh, you think so?

Yeah, I know so.

And I know all the mind games.

Wrong again. I don't need mind
games when I got the truth.

The truth? Really? Enlighten me.

You were a cokehead.

Prone to mood swings and violence.

Foster spoke to your handler.

I was doing my job.

I hear you liked doing drugs.

I hear you liked being a criminal.

Bit of a rush, right?

I was getting close enough to
Greene to make my case. That's it.

No, there's more to it than
that. I think you miss those days.

That's why you won't testify.

You're wrong.

Yeah, I think you're afraid.
You're afraid that everyone's

gonna see the coke-snorting whoremonger

you've been trying so hard to bury.

You better back off now.

Yeah, your handler said your
time undercover changed you.

I don't think you changed at all.

I think that's what you really are.

I think you're afraid

Everyone's gonna see that.

You want to talk about me?

Yeah.

Do you know I read your
file, too, Lightman?

Northern Ireland.

How about we talk about that?

I'm not the one heading off to jail.

Yeah, well, you should be.

Some of the crap you were
involved in over there.

You know...

there's still time to step up

and be the good boy in all this.

It's too late for a change now.

It doesn't have to be.

What's in the case file, Ben?

What was it that surprised you so much?

You helped me out with
some serious trouble

with my friend Terry.

I might be able to repay the favor.

My office.

No cameras.

Who's Scotty?

You know, you make one mistake...

and any other day it wouldn't even matte

Who is he?

You know, people who are supposed
to have your back, they just...

They just leave you hanging.

Did he betray you?

Scotty villarosa was
another one of Greene's guys.

-I worked with him.
-Did he threaten you?

He can't ever get to me.

You seem pretty certain of that.

Why?

Because I killed Scotty.

Shot him dead.

You killed Scotty Villarosa?

I mean, was it self-defense or...

Yeah.

He was my first one.

I never shot a person before.

And you think that he'd just
fall back and be dead instantly,

but no, he... he held on.

He just stood there,

watching me as he died.

Why'd you kill him?

Just wrong place, wrong time, I guess.

We were in his apartment.
I went to the intercom

my wire started futzing
out, making noises.

And I tried to cover it up, I
tried to explain to him, but...

I was busted.

So, Scotty finds your wire,

and he pulled his gun on you.

Tell me he pulled a gun on you.

He had this look on his face.

And I knew he had a gun.

But I had the drop on him,
and I warned his dumb ass

and he still tried to...

So that was that.

I took the wire off my
body, put it on Scotty's,

made him look like the rat to Greene.

I was in after that.

You know, killing
Scotty was the best thing

that ever happened to me on this case.

You've covered this up the whole time?

Hell, no. As soon as I got
a chance, I called Sheila

and I told her everything.

She told me to stay on the case

and that she would handle it.

And you took her at her word?

Yes, I did. Because the very next day,

she said headquarters
signed off on the shooting

she even had me sign an incident report.

But it's not in the case file now.

So don't you understand?
I'll be discredited

as a witness and Greene will walk.

You'll get done for murder.

Exactly.

Now you see why I can't testify.

'Cause either way, I'm screwed.

Yeah. Yeah, you are.

Radotti uses you and you
just roll over, right?

And, you know, you let Greene
have another go at you, is that it?

Are you just gonna give
it up without a fuss?

Excuse me?

You heard me. I mean, it's pathetic.

I can't believe I've wasted
this much time on you.

I mean, you're a baby. What are you,
are you some kind of coward or what?

Uhh!

It's about bloody time.

I've been waiting for
this. I mean, my God,

You've still got a bit of
fight left in you, I see.

So, you're gonna stand up
for yourself now, are you?

What the hell do you
think I've been doing?

Huh? I've been looking for
a better way out of this

and there isn't one.

There is. Yeah, there is.

Let me have a crack at it.

And why should I trust you?

Now...

It's a funny thing, about trust.

'Cause it's a matter of faith.

I mean, you can never really
be sure of anything. Right?

Because I killed Scotty.

Shot him dead.

You told me there were
no cameras in here.

This tape belongs to the FBI,

I mean, as evidence in an
ongoing investigation, right?

All right, so, you watch the screen.

Watch the screen.

It's gone.

I mean...

It's gone.

If anybody finds that you ever
did that, you're going to prison.

Yeah.

So now we're in the
same boat, aren't we?

So let's start getting creative.

- This better be about the case.
- Oh, yeah, fortuitously it is.

This is Mark McLaughlin's
mistress. She is a dancer of the...

exotic variety. We're going
to bring her and his wife in.

An hour before Mark died, he called
each of them on the cell phone

he wasn't supposed to
have. We figured he dropped

his location to them and got set up.

You're gonna establish a baseline

by watching her strangle a
pole with her thighs, are you?

Well, we're trying to determine if
she gets embarrassed when she performs.

- We could use that to rattle her.
- If you want to rattle her,

interview the mistress and the
wife together, let the sparks fly.

- We scheduled them to avoid that.
- That's very considerate, but wrong.

People find it hard to
suppress their emotions

when they're confronted by
the victim of eir deception.

Okay. We'll bring them in together.

Good.

I'm glad to see you
pushed ahead on this.

I half-expected to return and
find you sitting on your thumbs.

Damn, lightman. You're
not messing around?

Your handler's in the cube
and denning's in the lab.

All right.

- Ready?
- I guess i got no other choice.

Let's go have some fun.

- What are they doing here?
- I'm charging agent Reynolds

for every crime he committed
while he was on the greene case.

I was under orders to commit
certain crimes to maintain my cover.

Based on the assumption
you'd fully cooperate

with prosecution. You're not
keeping your end of the deal.

I don't think your people have
been telling the whole truth.

Unless you can make him testify, I
have no reason to listen to you anymore.

What is special agent
Radotti doing here?

You know how you were wondering
why Reynolds won't testify.

She's about to tell you.

- I'm sorry about the wait, Agent Radotti.
- Special agent Radotti.

Where's Ben?

He's gonna be tied up for a
while with the U.S. Attorney.

This is some setup you've got here.

I came to speak with agent Reynolds,

so if he's not available, I have a
lot of work to do back at headquarters.

What else can you tell me
about Reynolds' drug use

while he was undercover?

He did his duty.

Which...

at times, included drug use,

so that he could prove himself
to some very dangerous people.

You seem to think he went above
and beyond the call of duty.

Ben's a good agent

who got caught up in
a very bad situation.

End of story.

Can you tell me about the night
Reynolds killed Scotty Villarosa?

- Here we go.
- What are you talking about?.

You killed a man while undercover?

Are you telling me you
don't know anything about it?

There's nothing to know.

He never killed anyone.

What are they talking about?
That was not in the file.

Mouth shut, eyes open, counselor.

Reynolds said he shot Scotty

and then informed you,

as required by FBI protocol.

Never.

You can tell she's lying, right?

Look, she spent more
time undercover than you.

I can't tell a thing yet.

Ben got in too deep.

He became addicted.

I should have pulled him out sooner.

Reynolds, you're up.

Wait.

What are you doing?

I'm saving your case.

Where did he get that gun?

From me.

You better start telling
the truth right now.

Ben, don't make this worse.

Let me go.

You're not going
anywhere till you admit...

that I told you about Scotty.

Whatever you've done, I can explain
the pressure that you were under.

When the dust settles, you can
have a great career out of the FBI.

I'm not making another deal with you.

After killing Scotty, I called you.

I told you everything.

That never happened.

Maybe the drugs made you
think that had happened.

Look, stop, ok? Stop lying.

You wrote up an incident report for
the shooting and you had me sign it.

No, I didn't.

You never called.

I didn't know.

You told me to stay undercover

because the case against Greene
was too important to lose.

If you had come to me with this,

I could have done my job.

And then you wouldn't be in
the mess that you're in now.

I'm sorry.

I trusted you.

You were all I had.

Oh, she's good.

But reynolds got to her.

There are 3 points where
the deception leaked.

Yeah, she could have sold the
lie to anyone else except him.

- Well, what did you get?
- Take agent Reynolds into custody,

remove that weapon.

No, wait a minute, no. He's
telling the truth. We can show you.

Take a look at Radotti as
she's offering her first denial.

Save it.

He just confessed to murder.

He had to make an appalling
decision. Granted, but...

Radotti endorsed it.

Her lies were aparent
when he confronted her

From the beginning, agent Reynolds
has shown a complete lack of candor.

I don't have any choice.

If you arrest him, your case is over.

My case was over the
second Mark McLaughlin died.

Reynolds is no good to
me without hard evidence

That proves Radotti
covered up the shooting.

I don't even know if that proof exists.

It does.

We just have to follow.

She'll take us there.

We're very sorry for your loss.

We only have a few questions.

Mark had an unauthorized cell phone,

and the only people that he
called with it were you two.

So, which one of you is really grieving,

and which one of you gave him
up to Elliot Greene's people?

Interesting.

You're both angry.

I'm angry.

She got Mark killed.

Maybe you killed him because he loved
me and not your used piece of ass.

Shutt your mouth, tramp.

Ok. How long did you
know Mark had a mistress?

Long enough to come up with
plan to kill him over it?

I didn't have him killed.

Mrs. McLaughlin, look at Kimi.

How do you feel when you see her?

Angry.

And sad.

You feel very hurt.

I still loved Mark.

It's true, but...

you're hiding something.

I was gonna divorce him, OK?

I talked to a lawyer last tuesday,

- 2 weeks ago.
- Because of her?

I really believed he
worked on Wall Street.

I didn't know he was a
criminal until he was arrested.

I couldn't stay married
to someone like that.

She's telling the truth.

She isn't the kind of person who'd
knowingly stay with a criminal.

What kind of person are you, Kimi?

I loved Mark.

I was gonna spend my life with him.

I didn't want him dead.

- She's telling the truth, too.
- Well, maybe you let it slip somehow.

Maybe you wrote it down on
a piece of paper and forgot?

When I gave Mark his phone,
he told me to tell no one.

You gave Mark the phone?

Back when he was in county,
before he cut his deal.

You... dumb little bitch.

- What?
- If someone knew that number,

they could locate the phone.
They'd know where Mark was.

No one knew the number.

It was our private phone

So she couldn't find out about us.

Sometimes he would take...

work calls on the phone

from Greene.

Mark died and it was my fault.

You wrote up an incident report for
the shooting and you had me sign it.

No, I didn't.

She's nodding yes while she's saying no.

That's not gonna help Reynolds.

Did you guys close the case?

FBI is working to tie
McLaughlin's murder to Greene.

All right.

Ben, you never called.

- I didn't know.
- You told me to stay undercover

because the case against Greene
was too important to lose.

If you had come to me with
this, I would have done my job

and you would not be in
the mess that you're in now.

I'm sorry.

She's lying.

Yes, she is. When she denies that
she knows anything, she's lying.

When she says she's sorry, she means it.

She cares about Reynolds, but just
not enough to tell the whole truth.

We need to up the stakes on her,

make it more clear how her
actions are affecting Reynolds.

How much pull you got with
the Justice Department?

- It depends, what are you asking for?
- I need to call in a favor.

I'm gonna take run at her.

She's not gonna simply
crack under pressure.

Under the right kind
of pressure, she will.

Hey. How you doing?

Thank you.

Glad I could help.

- You have a certain look about you.
- Oh, really?

- What kind of look?
- Like a fox...

trying to outrun the hounds.

I bet that accent of yours
gets you pretty far, doesn't it?

You work with what you've got.

A beautiful woman... you know the game.

Where I work, beauty is not an asset.

I'll bet you handle your
end of affairs quite nicely.

My affairs, yes.

Other people's...

That's the nightmare.

That's the worst.

They screw up and then
they expect you to fix it.

There's just no sense of...

accountability or...

follow-through,
self-reliance.

Or loyalty.

Buy me another?

Sure, love.

Excuse me.

2 this time.

- I'm Sheila.
- I'm Terry.

Nice to meet you.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

To the end of a long day.

Thank you.

That sounds like a line.

- Well, it's a line.
- No...

I think we've met somewhere before.

Tell me you don't work with the Bureau.

No. Wall Street.

I think you know my boss.

He's going to trial in a few days.

Get your hands off me.

It's a shame.

Elliot Greene got caught
with his hand in the jar.

It's lucky for him he's
got friends like us.

You have a nice night.

Stop!

And here I was thinking
I'd ruined my chances.

What did you mean by "Greene's
lucky to have friends like us"?

Are you saying you're
not a friend of ours?

What are you asking me?

Any friend of ours won't
take the stand against Greene.

I can arrest you for threatening
to harm a federal agent.

Which makes me glad I did no such thing.

Don't touch him.

I would never.

I saw him today. He's
not even gonna testify.

See, we heard different.

He cut a deal about an hour ago, so...

[*****] Night, love.

I'm not gonna let anything bad
happen to Reynolds, so call it off.

The wheels are in motion, love.

How does 20 years in
federal prison sound?

Based on your experience with
Greene, you think you get me to trial?

I'm not afraid to go outside
the system to get justice.

That's interesting. It sounds
like you should be working with us.

You don't need to kill Reynolds.

I have information that can
ensure Greene becomes a free man.

Just promise me nothing happens to Ben.

You're playing for time, love.

You can have Greene's lawyer
verify it in a matter of minutes.

All right.

Let Reynolds testify.

Question him about the
murder of Scotty Villarosa.

Knock it off.

Everybody knows he killed Scotty.
We told him where to bury the corpse.

But I never reported it.

There's no record of
it in the FBI files.

Have Greene's lawyer ask
Reynolds about the shooting.

He'll be discredited on the stand.

He'll look like a rogue agent
and the whole case will collapse.

You don't need to kill him.

Have Greene's lawyer ask
Reynolds about the shooting.

He'll be discredited on the stand.

He'll look like a rogue agent
and the whole case will collapse.

You don't need to kill him.

Anything else you want to add?

Among the many other atrocities
this monster committed,

Elliot Greene held a
12-year-old girl hostage

so her CEO father would disclose
his quarterly earnings a day early.

I'm sorry. What's your point?

I made a choice.

I see. And where did that
choice leave a loyal agent, then?

If I had reported the shooting,

they would have pulled him off the case
and Greene would still be out there.

I realized last night though,

that I couldn't do anything that
would cost you your life, Ben.

I'm so sorry.

It's a little late for that, isn't it?

I should remind you, you have
the right to remain silent.

I was in charge and I put the case
before the interests of one person.

Hanging me out to dry
wasn't about the case.

- It was about advancing your career.
- Which has obviously come to an end.

If I didn't do what I
did, you'd have no case.

You should be thanking me.

There will be an internal
investigation, but you'll be cleared.

You'll testify against
Greene with our full support.

Thank you, sir.

- Dr. Lightman.
- You're welcome.

I could see the...

the gratitude.

I'll see myself out.

Oi! Convict.

How'd you get here?

I got quite a reputation
with the guards.

They're terrified of me.

Yeah, as they should be.

You all right?

Yeah, you know, 3 hot meals, comfy bed,

nothing to do but read and watch TV.

You know, being a protected witness
is kind of like being on vacation.

But I am ready to get
back to work, though.

Not long now, eh?

Now, officially,

you didn't do anything wrong.

How you feel about it, that's
an entirely different matter.

You know, I keep thinking
about Scotty's son.

His name's Mike. He's...

He's about 12 years old now, and...

I used to take him to the
knicks games sometimes and...

he was a good kid.

I killed his father.

You did.

You did.

You made your choice.

Why didn't you just write me off?

I've been cut loose

many times, you know,

when the truth was inconvenient.

There was one person
caught me on the way down.

That's a true friend.

Yeah, she is.

You know, they pulled me away so
fast, I never got a chance to thank...

Shut up.

Family doesn't need to
stand on ceremony, all right?

Court's in session.

It's time, agent Reynolds.

All right. Here goes.

You'll get it done.

That I will.