NYPD Blue (1993–2005): Season 6, Episode 20 - I'll Draw You a Mapp - full transcript
ADA Costas prepares for the trial against Cullinan, and chooses Sorenson to testify over her husband. A man is shot dead in his apartment, and his wife's story about Latinos looking for drugs doesn't add up.
GOOD MORNING,
DANNY.
MORNING.
I HOPE
YOU DON’T MIND
OUR TALKING HERE.
BEING HONEST,
I PREFER IT.
THEY’RE PAINTING
MY OFFICE.
NO PROBLEM.
SO...I’M SURE
YOU’VE TESTIFIED
AT MAPP HEARINGS.
NARCOTICS, WE’D SAY
YOU WIN THE MAPP HEARING,
YOU WIN THE CASE.
MAKING SURE
THE JUDGE DOES NOT
EXCLUDE AS EVIDENCE
THE HEROIN
YOU CONFISCATED
AND THE VIDEOTAPE
THAT CULLINAN MADE
IN THAT APARTMENT
WILL BE
JUST AS IMPORTANT
THIS TIME AROUND.
PUT ME
THROUGH MY PACES.
DESCRIBE
WHY YOU ENTERED
THE APARTMENT,
DETECTIVE SORENSON,
WHAT YOU
FOUND THERE,
AND WHAT YOU DID
SUBSEQUENTLY.
[CLEARS THROAT]
I WAS BACKING UP
AN UNDERCOVER OPERATION
BEING CONDUCTED
IN THE FIRST‐FLOOR APARTMENT
AT 427 JANE STREET.
THERE CAME A POINT
I DETERMINED VIA SURVEILLANCE
THE LIFE OF ANOTHER DETECTIVE
WAS PUT AT RISK
BY A MAN
I CAME TO LATER IDENTIFY
AS MALCOLM CULLINAN
TRYING TO FORCE
THE UNDERCOVER
TO INJECT HERSELF
WITH HEROIN.
BEING THE DETECTIVE
WAS IN JEOPARDY,
I AND OTHER DETECTIVES
FROM THE 15th SQUAD
FORCED ENTRY
INTO THAT APARTMENT,
AND AT THAT POINT,
WE TOOK MR. CULLINAN
INTO CUSTODY.
WHAT, IF ANY,
OTHER POLICE ACTIONS
DID YOU TAKE THEN?
AS PART
OF THE ARREST PROCESS,
I AND MY PARTNERS,
WE TOOK POSSESSION
OF A VIDEO CAMERA,
AND THE UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE
TOOK POSSESSION
OF THE NARCOTICS MR. CULLINAN
WAS TRYING TO MAKE HER USE.
WHILE SEARCHING
THE PREMISES
FOR OTHER CONTRABAND
OR A WEAPON,
WE ALSO FOUND A NOTE
IDENTIFYING THE WHEREABOUTS
OF THE APARTMENT’S OWNER.
AT THAT POINT,
I AND MY PARTNER,
WE LEFT THE PREMISES
AND WENT TO PICK UP
THE OWNER, MR. KNOX.
GOOD.
THANK YOU.
VERY, VERY GOOD.
[SIGHS]
HEY.
YOU’RE ON.
HOW’D SHE SEEM?
HOW’D SHE SEEM?
ANDY,
THAT’S YOUR WIFE.
HI.
HI. HOW’S IT GOING?
AFTER YOU.
WELL.
WELL, HOW’D HE DO?
SORENSON?
NO, POPE JOHN XXIII.
SORENSON DID OK.
YOU KNOW.
EH, HE HASN’T GOT, LIKE,
A MILLION HEARINGS
UNDER HIS BELT.
I KNOW.
[SIGHS]
EH,
LOOK AT THIS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THAT’S WHAT I’M GONNA DO
WHILE I’M TESTIFYING,
WHILE THAT JERK SINCLAIR
CROSS‐EXAMINES ME.
WHY WOULD YOU
DO THAT?
WHY?
IT’S A SECRET MESSAGE
REMINDING HIM
HE’S A BALD‐HEADED PRICK.
HEH HEH.
OR MAYBE I WON’T DO IT.
I’M JUST CONVEYING
THAT I’M NOT GONNA
BE INTIMIDATED.
ALL HIS TALKING DOWN,
HIS DIPLOMAS,
"YOUR HONOR,
PLEASE INSTRUCT THE WITNESS
NOT TO SWEAT.
DON’T BE
AN IGNORANT POLACK."
NONE OF IT MAKES A DENT.
YOU KNOW‐‐YOU KNOW
WHAT I’M THINKING,
ANDY?
WHAT?
SINCE ONLY ONE OF YOU
HAS TO TESTIFY,
WHY NOT
GO WITH SORENSON?
ON WHAT BASIS?
WELL, JUST,
YOU KNOW‐‐
TO GIVE HIM
THE EXPERIENCE?
YES.
GIVE HIM THE EXPERIENCE
BEIN’ UP THERE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YOUR CALL.
WELL‐‐HEH.
[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]
HEY.
HE GOT KILLED IN
FRONT OF HIS WIFE,
SHOT IN THE HEAD.
HIS NAME’S
RAMON RIVAS.
WHERE IS SHE?
IN THE LIVING ROOM.
THE, UH, WIFE
TALK ABOUT IT?
HOME INVASION.
2 GUYS IN SKI MASKS.
SHOOTS THE HUSBAND,
THEN SHOOTS HER
IN THE FOOT.
SHE’S NIDIA RIVAS.
THE BOY’S MICHAEL.
THANKS.
THANKS.
[CAMERA WHIRRING]
MRS. RIVAS?
I’M DETECTIVE RUSSELL.
THEY HAD MASKS ON,
BLACK SKI MASKS.
THEY WAS LATINOS.
THEY WAS CRAZY.
IS THIS YOUR SON?
YEAH.
HI, I’M
JILL KIRKENDALL.
WE WERE STILL ASLEEP.
THEY WERE POUNDING
ON THE DOOR,
SO RAMON GOT UP
TO SEE WHAT IT WAS.
I HEARD
ALL THIS YELLING,
SO I COME OUT,
ONE OF THEM’S
HOLDING A GUN
TO RAMON.
HE’S SAYING
HE’LL KILL HIM
IF HE DON’T
GIVE HIM THE DRUGS.
WE DON’T HAVE
NO DRUGS.
THEY MUST’VE GOT
THE WRONG APARTMENT.
SO RAMON TRIES TO TELL THEM,
WE GOT NO DRUGS,
BUT THEY DIDN’T
BELIEVE IT,
AND THE GUY
SHOT HIM.
MICHAEL, MICHAEL,
DO YOU WANT TO SHOW ME
WHERE THAT BABY’S
CRYING?
HE’LL STAY WITH ME.
HOW DID YOU
COME TO GET SHOT,
MRS. RIVAS?
WELL, AFTER RAMON,
THEY STARTED ON ME.
"WHERE’S THE DRUGS?
OR I’LL KILL YOU."
I SAID,
WE GOT NO DRUGS,
SO HE SHOOTS MY FOOT,
SAYS THE NEXT ONE’S
GONNA BE IN MY HEAD.
I KEPT TELLING THEM,
WE GOT NO DRUGS,
SO THEN THEY GIVE UP
AND LEAVE.
THEY FINALLY BELIEVED THAT
THEY GOT THE WRONG PLACE.
DID THEY THREATEN YOU,
MICHAEL?
NO, THEY LEFT WHEN HE
CAME OUT OF HIS ROOM.
THIS YOUR BABY?
YEAH, IT’S MY BABY.
WHY? IT’S BLACK?
RAMON WASN’T
HIS FATHER.
WE WERE SEPARATED
FOR A YEAR.
I WAS WITH ANOTHER MAN.
WHAT’S THE, UH,
FATHER’S NAME?
EMORY DUPREE.
UH, CONTACT WOUND
AND STIPPLING
ON THE D. O. A.
CAN’T YOU DO
SOMETHING FOR ME?
I HAVE TO TAKE HER IN.
YOUR NEIGHBOR OUT THERE,
SHE OFFERED TO TAKE CARE
OF THE LITTLE ONE.
I’LL TAKE MICHAEL
WITH ME.
HI.
[SIGHS]
KENNY’S CONVEYIN’
HE’S UPSET.
HIS MOM DIDN’T RAISE HIM
FOR BEIN’ CONFINED
IN NO RUN‐DOWN MOTEL,
KENNY.
DON’T FEEL NO TREPIDATION
GIVING TESTIMONY.
I’LL JUST TELL
THE HONEST TRUTH.
YEAH, THAT’S ALWAYS
HOW TO SET YOUR COMPASS.
[KENNY SIGHS]
KENNY, LET’S GO
PUT YOU IN HOLDING,
SPARE YOU ALL
THESE LEG‐CROSSES
AND HEAVY SIGHS.
HEY, EXCUSE ME BEING
BORED OUT OF MY MIND.
YOU’RE BORED, KENNY,
’CAUSE YOU DON’T USE
YOUR LEISURE TIME WISELY.
WHICH WOULD BE HOW,
DETECTIVE?
WELL, YOU COULD PRAY
THAT SOMEBODY
DON’T COME OVER THERE
TO THAT CATCHING BENCH
AND SMACK YOU ON THE BACK
OF THE HEAD.
IS THIS MR. PRIEST?
YES, FINALLY.
I’M A. D. A. COSTAS.
YES. HOW DO YOU DO?
ARE YOU READY
TO GO OVER
YOUR TESTIMONY
FOR THE EVIDENCE
SUPPRESSION HEARINGS?
DO YOU HAVE TO BE
ALL BRIGHT‐EYED
AND BUSHY‐TAILED
ABOUT IT?
WHAT DID YOU SAY
TO HER?
NO OFFENSE.
KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE
IN YOUR HEAD, KENNY.
I APOLOGIZE.
I GOT INSOMNIA
FROM CARS WHIZZING BY
ON THE L.I.E. ALL NIGHT
ABOUT 6 FEET
FROM MY HEAD.
THEY ARE NOT
PALATIAL
ACCOMMODATIONS.
NOT IN HITLER’S
GERMANY.
COME ON, MR. PRIEST.
I’M KENNY’S WINGMAN.
MORNING.
MORNING.
HEY, DANNY.
SYLVIA.
MORNING.
THANK GOD
IT’S NOT NIGHTTIME,
I’D THINK I WAS
ON WALTON’S MOUNTAIN.
HEY, ANDY.
ANY GOOD?
2 LATINOS INVADE
THE WRONG RESIDENCE
LOOKING FOR DRUGS...
SAYS
THE D. O. A.’s WIFE.
BOSS AROUND?
I THINK HE’S GOT
SOMETHING FOR YOU
FROM B.C.I.
MORNING, ANDY.
HOW’S IT GOIN’?
HOW’S IT GOIN’,
MARTINEZ?
HEY, ANDY.
SYLVIA PREP YOU
ON YOUR, UH,
MAPP HEARING TESTIMONY?
I’M GONNA LET
THE KID TAKE IT,
GIVE HIM
THE EXPERIENCE.
AH, GIVE DANNY
THE EXPERIENCE
GETTIN’ GRILLED
BY SINCLAIR?
INFERRING WHAT?
NOTHING.
YOU THINK I’M AFRAID
SQUARING OFF
WITH THAT HUMAN
CUE BALL?
Y‐Y‐YOU’RE GIVIN’ SORENSON
THE EXPERIENCE, ANDY.
ESSENTIALLY, I WAS JUST
REPEATING YOUR SENTENCE.
THAT’S THE ENTIRETY
OF HER REASONING
FOR CHOOSING HIM.
HEY, GREG, UH,
TOMMY GANNON
FROM THE 9‐10 SQUAD
HAS GOT SOMETHING
ON OUR D. O. A.
ON RIVAS, HUH?
YEAH.
Medavoy:
I’LL GIVE HIM A CALL.
D.O.A. ON YOUR
HOME INVASION,
RAMON RIVAS,
B.C.I. CAME UP WITH
2 COLLARS ON HIM.
DRUGS?
BOTH DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE.
THE FIRST ONE,
SHE DROPPED
THE CHARGES.
NEXT ONE, HE GOT
A YEAR’S PROBATION.
THE WIFE
TOLD YOU THE GUYS
WHO BROKE IN
WERE LOOKING
FOR DRUGS?
YEAH. 2 LATINOS
IN SKI MASKS
LOOKING FOR DRUGS.
NO DRUGS
OR PARAPHERNALIA
IN THE APARTMENT.
NEIGHBORS SAID
THERE WASN’T
A LOT OF TRAFFIC
IN AND OUT.
YOU’D LIKE TO MEET
SOMEONE PAST THE WIFE
WHO SAW THE 2 LATINOS
WITH SKI MASKS.
THE LITTLE BOY SUPPORTED
THE MOTHER’S STORY,
BUT IT WAS MORE LIKE
WHATEVER MOM SAYS.
[CLEARS THROAT]
UH, WE JUST GOT A CALL
FROM TOMMY GANNON
OVER AT THE 9‐10.
HE TELLS ME AND JAMES
THAT 8 MONTHS AGO, UH,
HE TOOK A CASE
ON OUR D. O. A. RIVAS
GETTING A SHOT
THROWN AT HIM
OUT IN THE STREET
WHILE HE WAS WORKING
HIS DOORMAN’S JOB.
ANY DESCRIPTION
ON THAT SHOOTER?
IT WAS A DRIVE‐BY.
BLACK MALE ALONE
IN A CAR.
THAT’S ALL THIS, UH,
RIVAS COULD TELL GANNON.
YEAH, HE COULDN’T
DESCRIBE THE CAR.
HMM. MAYBE
THE BLACK MALE
THREW THE SHOT
WAS THE GUY
THE WIFE HAD
BEEN SEEING.
THE WIFE HAD A BABY
BY A BLACK FATHER.
8 MONTHS AGO,
WHEN THE SHOT WAS THROWN,
THAT’S WHEN THE WIFE
WENT BACK TO THE D. O. A.
COULD’VE PISSED
THE BOYFRIEND OFF.
NAME’S, UH, DUPREE.
HE’S WORTH
A CONVERSATION.
WE ALSO CONTACTED
THE D. O. A.’s SISTER.
SHE’S COMING IN.
AND WE LEFT A NOTE
WITH THE BUILDING SUPER.
TELL GANNON THANKS
FOR THE HEADS UP.
LET HIM KNOW
I’M GONNA CALL
HIS BOSS.
OH, YEAH. YEAH,
HE’LL APPRECIATE THAT,
TOMMY.
ZERO RECIPROCITY
ON A TOTAL ROLLOVER.
I MAKE YOUR CASE TESTIFYING
THAT CULLINAN KNEW
MY SMACK WOULD KILL
A RETAIL USER,
I GET BUBKES.
KENNY, ISN’T
THE RECIPROCITY
IN YOUR NOT SPENDING
THE NEXT 25 YEARS
INCARCERATED?
KENNY’S MOURNING HE DIDN’T
GO TO MALCOLM CULLINAN
ASKING FOR LIFETIME TRAVEL MONEY
WHILE STILL AT LIBERTY.
IT’S SOURING
HIS PERSPECTIVE.
MY PERSPECTIVE,
IF I HAD A BRAIN
IN MY HEAD,
WOULD BE TO GO TO BAT
TO TRY AND SUPPRESS EVIDENCE
IN MY OWN ARREST.
BRAVE TALK.
WE ALL KNOW
THAT TRAVEL BAG
WASN’T IN PLAIN SIGHT.
IT WAS ALSO ZIPPED UP.
NOT TO MENTION
THAT WHAT YOU FOUND INSIDE
COULD VERY WELL
HAVE BEEN PLANTED THERE.
KENNY, YOU WANT
TO ROLL THOSE DICE?
UNLESS YOU SWEETEN UP
MY GIFT BOX A LITTLE...
I VERY WELL MAY.
YOU MAY VERY WELL
HAVE TO STAND THERE
AS CROUPIER’S SAYING,
"A NEW SHOOTER’S
COMIN’ OUT."
I WANT SOMETHING
ELSE IN MY GIFT BOX.
COULD WE AT LEAST
CHANGE MOTELS?
CAN I HELP YOU
WITH SOMETHING?
I TALKED TO
A WOMAN DETECTIVE
ON THE PHONE.
MY BROTHER GOT SHOT‐‐
RAMON RIVAS.
DETECTIVE...
RAMON RIVAS’ SISTER
IS HERE.
PATRICIA ROSALES.
THANKS FOR COMING IN.
THIS IS MY PARTNER
DIANE RUSSELL.
PATRICIA ROSALES.
WHY DON’T WE GET
SOME COFFEE?
OK.
[CLEARS THROAT]
[CLEARS THROAT]
NO, NOT RAMON.
HE WASN’T THAT KIND.
DID, UH, RAMON
MAYBE HAVE FRIENDS
INVOLVED IN DRUGS?
HE DRANK, BUT HE DIDN’T
LIKE PEOPLE WHO USED DRUGS.
ANYTHING IN IT?
NO, THANKS.
OK.
YOUR, UH,
BROTHER’S WIFE SAID...
MAYBE THE MEN
WHO DID THIS
GOT THE APARTMENT
CONFUSED.
I WOULDN’T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
WHAT IS IT, PATRICIA?
NOTHING.
IT’S JUST THAT...
WHAT?
LOOK, I’M NOT BLAMING HER.
IT’S JUST THAT SHE’S GREEDY,
ALWAYS AFTER MY BROTHER
FOR NOT MAKING ENOUGH MONEY.
UH‐HUH.
AND THAT BABY...
THAT’S NOT HIS BABY.
SHE TOLD US.
MY BROTHER WAS A GOOD MAN.
HE WAS WILLING
TO TAKE HER BACK
IN SPITE OF HER
GOING AND HAVING THAT BABY
WITH ANOTHER MAN.
DO YOU THINK
SHE WAS GRATEFUL?
NOT HER.
SHE HELD HIM UP
FOR MORE INSURANCE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
HELD HIM UP?
SHE SAID SHE WOULD NOT
MOVE BACK WITH HIM
UNLESS HE DOUBLED
HIS LIFE INSURANCE.
HE DID IT?
SHE THOUGHT SO.
HE REALLY DIDN’T,
BUT...
HE TOLD HER HE DID.
AND NOW THIS HAPPENS.
HOW BIG IS THE POLICY
HE DOES HAVE?
10,000. HE COULDN’T
AFFORD ANY MORE.
[CRYING]
I DON’T KNOW
WHAT TO THINK ABOUT HER.
IT’S JUST...
[CRYING]
IT’S JUST
THAT I FEEL REAL BAD.
I KNOW. SURE.
WE’RE SORRY
YOU LOST HIM.
IS MICHAEL OK?
DID HE SEE
WHAT HAPPENED TO RAMON?
MICHAEL’S WITH HIS MOM
RIGHT NOW.
WE’RE GONNA TALK TO HIM
A LITTLE LATER.
THEY’RE AT THE HOSPITAL.
IF SHE NEEDS,
HE CAN STAY WITH ME.
IF THEY KEEP HER
IN THE HOSPITAL.
WE’LL LET HER KNOW.
Russell: YEAH.
THANKS.
IF MY HUSBAND HAD EVER ASKED ME
TO DOUBLE MY LIFE INSURANCE,
I’D HAVE HEADED
FOR THE HILLS.
YEAH.
I PROBABLY SHOULD’VE
DONE THAT ANYWAY.
OUR PATHS WILL CROSS AGAIN,
AND YOU CAN TAKE THAT
TO THE BANK.
ME AND THAT HAIRLESS
RIVER RAT
HAVEN’T HAD
OUR LAST GO‐AROUND.
I IMAGINE DETECTIVE SORENSON
WOULD MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION
ON A JUDGE OR
A JURY.
IN CONTRAST TO WHO?
NOT TO ANYONE.
I...
I’M JUST SAYING
HE’D MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION.
WELL, YOU WON’T GET
NO ARGUMENT THERE.
HE PLAYS THAT CHOIRBOY
BETTER THAN ANY COP
YOU’LL COME ACROSS.
SO DETECTIVE SORENSON’S
PLEASANTNESS IS JUST AN ACT?
NO, IT’S NOT‐‐
IT’S NOT AN ACT.
A DETECTIVE BEHAVES
OFF PARTS OF HOW HE IS,
BUT YOU GOTTA KNOW
WHEN TO ACCENT WHAT.
I DON’T WANT TO COME OUT
WITH NO BUZZ CUT.
I THINK WE’RE SAFE
ON THAT FRONT.
SO, UH...
HOW’S THINGS ON YOUR END?
OH, FINE.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
NO OFFENSE.
NONE TAKEN.
[CLIPPERS BUZZING]
SO YOU GOT PAST THAT HICCUP
WITH THE LIEUTENANT?
YES.
TALKIN’ OUT OF SCHOOL.
YES, I TOOK
YOUR REFERENCE.
YOU CUT OFF CONTACT
WITH HIM, I’M ASSUMING?
WITH DOLORES’ FATHER.
YES. YOU TAKE MY
REFERENCE.
[TURNS CLIPPERS OFF]
I THINK WE MAY BE DONE.
¿BASTA?
YEAH.
AND THE ANSWER
WOULD BE WHAT?
UH, SORRY?
TO MY QUESTION:
ARE YOU STILL IN CONTACT
WITH JAMES MAYO,
DOLORES’ FATHER?
THE ANSWER
WOULD BE WHAT?
I’VE GIVEN HIM
NOT ONE SINGLE BIT
OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE CASE.
THEN WHAT ARE YOU
IN CONTACT OVER?
FOR ME TO BE A SOURCE
OF SUPPORT FOR HIM.
HE DOESN’T HAVE ANY FRIENDS.
WELL, YOU’RE A TOUGH ONE
FOR HIM TO HAVE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU WORKIN’ HERE.
THAT KEEPS HIM
CONNECTED
TO ALL WHAT‐‐
WHAT HE’S HURT OVER
AND ANGRY ABOUT.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Sorenson:
YOU ALMOST DONE?
I’M GETTING A HAIRCUT.
YEAH. YOU ALMOST DONE,
OR SHOULD I GO DOWNSTAIRS?
WE’RE DONE NOW.
SO YOU DON’T THINK
I SHOULD BE SEEING
MR. MAYO AT ALL.
NOT THAT
YOU’RE DOIN’ WRONG.
[SIGHS]
EVERYBODY
NEEDS A FRIEND.
HE’S ALONE...
AND SO FILLED WITH REMORSE.
HE’D HOPED TO MAKE THINGS
RIGHT WITH DOLORES
FOR WHAT HAD HAPPENED
IN THE PAST.
YEAH, WE DON’T ALWAYS
GET THAT CHANCE.
HE’S NOT MAKIN’
NO THREATS NO MORE?
THREATENING VENGEANCE
ON CULLINAN
AND SO FORTH?
I THINK I’VE BEEN HELPFUL
IN THAT REGARD.
WE PRAY OVER HIS ANGER.
YEAH, I GUESS
THAT CAN’T DO NO HARM.
THANKS.
[MOUTHING THE WORDS]
YOU GOT ONE REASON ONLY
BRINGING ME IN.
CALM DOWN, EMORY.
I’M A BLACK MAN.
YEAH, FROM
THE STATION HOUSE
TO YOUR PLACE,
YOU’RE THE FIRST ONE
WE RUN ACROSS.
AND YOU’RE GOING,
"HE’S GOT A RECORD.
"WE COULD PUT
WHATEVER IT IS ON HIM.
MAYBE GET HIM
THE DEATH PENALTY,
GET US RID OF ONE OF ’EM."
WHY ARE YOU WORRIED
ABOUT THE DEATH PENALTY,
EMORY?
YOU THINK WE WANT
TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT A MURDER?
I’M WORRIED ABOUT 4 COPS
LOOKIN’ FOR A FALL GUY.
POLICE CORRUPTION‐‐
THAT’S WHAT WORRIES ME.
TAKIN’ 41 BULLETS
FOR BEING INNOCENT.
WHO WANTS TO TAKE
THE FIRST SHOT AT EMORY?
HEY, ASSHOLE, YOU
DON’T HELP YOURSELF
TALKING ABOUT
41 BULLETS.
IS THAT A THREAT?
JUST KEEP YOUR
MOUTH SHUT ABOUT
THE DIALLO CASE.
WELL, WHAT AM I
IN HERE FOR, HUH?
WHAT’D I DO?
WHY DON’T YOU JUST
TELL US WHERE YOU WERE
THIS MORNING AROUND 7:30?
RIGHT WHERE YOU
FOUND ME AT‐‐SLEEPIN’.
GOT ANYONE CAN VOUCH FOR YOU?
MY GIRLFRIEND‐‐JAMILA.
SHE WAS WITH YOU
7:30 THIS MORNING?
YEAH. WE WERE
FOOLIN’ AROUND LAST NIGHT.
SO SHE
LEFT SOMETIME BETWEEN 7:30
AND WHEN WE PICKED YOU UP?
NO.
SHE LEFT LAST NIGHT.
BUT I WAS FALLING ASLEEP.
I’M A HEAVY SLEEPER.
I SLEEP LATE.
SHE’LL TELL YOU SO.
THAT’S YOUR IDEA
OF AN ALIBI?
WHAT DO I NEED
AN ALIBI FOR?
WHEN’D YOU
SEE NIDIA RIVAS
LAST, EMORY?
WHY? SOMETHING
HAPPEN TO HER?
WE ASK, YOU ANSWER,
IS HOW THIS WILL WORK OUT.
3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO
I SEEN HER LAST.
I DON’T HAVE NOTHIN’
TO DO WITH HER.
WHAT ABOUT
HER OLD MAN, EMORY?
YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH NIDIA’S OLD MAN
TURNING UP WITH A BULLET
THROUGH HIS HEAD?
HOLD IT. HOLD IT.
SOMEBODY SHOT NIDIA’S OLD MAN?
WELL, IT WASN’T ME.
I’M THE LAST ONE
WANT TO DO THAT.
I WAS GLAD WHEN SHE
WENT BACK WITH HIM.
GOT SOMEBODY
TO PAY THE BILLS.
I DON’T WANT HER.
I COULDN’T GET ALONG
WITH THE WOMAN.
NOTHING I DID
SATISFIED HER.
DISTURB YOU,
HER GOING BACK TO HER HUSBAND,
YOU NOT SEEING YOUR BABY?
THAT BABY
DID NOTHING BUT CRY.
I AIN’T GOT NOTHIN’ TO DO
WITH ANY OF THIS.
SOMEONE SHOT
NIDIA’S OLD MAN,
IT SURE AS HELL WASN’T ME.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
MY SUPER COULD VOUCH
FOR ME THIS MORNING.
COME AROUND
TRYING TO GIVE ME
AN EVICTION NOTICE
JUST AROUND 7 A. M.
YOU CAN GO, EMORY,
TILL WE CHECK YOUR STATEMENT
WITH YOUR SUPER.
OH, I CAN GO NOW.
YEAH.
AND WHEN YOU COME BACK IN,
DON’T BE BRINGING
THAT DIALLO CASE
BACK IN WITH YOU.
YEAH. IF I HAD MURDER
ON MY CONSCIENCE,
I WOULDN’T WANT NO ONE
REMINDING ME.
GET OUT OF HERE,
DUPREE.
YOU THINK ANY COP’S GLAD
WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT MAN?
YOU SAYIN’
THEY’D HAVE SHOT HIM
IF HE WAS WHITE?
GET OUT OF HERE,
YOU JERK.
YEAH, LET ME GET OUT
OF HERE WHILE MY LUCK’S
STILL HOLDING OUT.
YEAH, YOU DO THAT.
AND REMEMBER
WHAT I TOLD YOU.
YOU REMEMBER
WHAT I TOLD YOU.
[DOOR SLAMS]
Russell:
WE SHOULD GO PICK HER UP.
Medavoy: ME AND JAMES WILL
GO GET NIDIA AND HER BOY.
ONCE IN HIS LIFE
HE COMES IN
KNOWING HE DIDN’T
DO SOMETHING...
GONNA POINT THE FINGER
AT COPS.
ABOUT THAT MURDER
THIS MORNING‐‐RIVAS.
LET ME GET A DETECTIVE
ON THAT CASE.
THANKS, JOHN.
I’M DETECTIVE RUSSELL.
I’M WORKING
THE RIVAS CASE.
CARL BODE. I’M THE SUPER
WHERE RIVAS GOT SHOT.
HAVE A SEAT, CARL.
THIS IS
DETECTIVE KIRKENDALL.
CARL BODE.
HI, CARL.
CARL’S SUPER IN THE BUILDING
WHERE MR. RIVAS GOT SHOT.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN SUPER THERE?
IT’S, UH, 3 YEARS.
AND I WANT IT ON THE RECORD
THAT I DIDN’T HAVE
NO PART IN THIS.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE HOMICIDE, CARL?
THE WIFE COME TO SEE ME
ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO
ABOUT GETTING RID OF
HER OLD MAN.
SHE HAD A COUPLE
OF BLACK EYES,
AND HE’D BEATEN HER UP
PRETTY GOOD, AND‐‐
THERE WAS ALWAYS FIGHTING
IN THAT APARTMENT.
SHE OFFERED ME MONEY
TO GET RID OF HIM.
WHY PICK YOU?
I DID 32 YEARS IN JAIL.
32 YEARS
IS A LOT OF TIME.
I DID 2 HOMICIDES.
I WOULDN’T TOUCH THIS.
I SWEAR IT.
I’LL TAKE A POLYGRAPH.
SOMEBODY TOLD HER
ABOUT ME.
I DON’T KNOW
HOW SHE FOUND OUT,
BUT I TOLD HER
TO GET OUT.
I SAID DON’T‐‐DON’T EVER
BRING THIS UP AGAIN.
JUST PUT IT
OUT OF YOUR MIND.
YOU SEND HER
TO ANYONE ELSE?
NO!
AND I GUESS YOU DIDN’T
WARN HER HUSBAND?
IT WAS NONE OF MY BUSINESS.
OK, CARL.
THANKS FOR COMING IN.
GO AHEAD, CARL.
OK.
I’M FREE TO GO, RIGHT?
HOW’S YOUR FOOT?
NOT GOOD.
MAYBE, UH,
MAYBE JILL AND I
WILL TAKE MICHAEL
UPSTAIRS.
YEAH. WOULD THAT BE OK,
MICHAEL, WHILE WE TALK
TO YOUR MOM?
SO HE DOESN’T
HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT
ALL OF IT AGAIN.
YEAH, OK.
Nidia: GO WITH THEM.
READ A COMIC.
Michael: OK.
HERE WE GO, MICHAEL.
LET’S GET YOU SOME COFFEE,
MRS. RIVAS,
GET YOU OFF OF YOUR FEET.
AS HARD AS EVERYTHING’S
BEEN FOR YOU,
I STILL GOTTA ASK YOU
SOME MORE QUESTIONS.
DID YOU HUSBAND
HAVE LIFE INSURANCE?
YEAH.
WE HAD IT FOR YEARS.
HE INCREASE THAT
RECENTLY?
WE TALKED ABOUT IT.
IF I WAS GONNA
GET BACK WITH HIM,
I WANTED SOME KIND
OF SECURITY FOR MY KIDS.
SO WHAT?
NIDIA, THE GUYS
THAT SHOT YOUR HUSBAND,
IF THEY WERE LOOKING
FOR DRUGS,
HOW COME THEY DIDN’T
TEAR THE PLACE UP?
HOW DO I KNOW?
THEY STARTED SHOOTING.
WHAT ARE THEY SAYING
TO MICHAEL?
OH, I...
THINK THEY’RE JUST
GETTING HIM SITUATED
WITH SOME COMICS.
Diane: INVESTIGATING A CASE
LIKE WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR DAD,
WE HAVE TO HAVE EVIDENCE...
LIKE FINGERPRINTS
OR WITNESSES WHO CAN
IDENTIFY THE CRIMINALS
SO WE CAN FIND THEM.
I UNDERSTAND.
WOULD YOU TRY HARD
TO REMEMBER FOR US
WHAT THE 2 MEN LOOKED LIKE
WHO HURT YOUR DAD?
I JUST SAW THEM
FOR A SECOND.
Russell: DID THEY
POINT THE GUN AT YOU?
NO. THEY WERE LEAVING.
BUT YOU DEFINITELY
SAW THE GUN.
YEAH.
OK. UM...
OK. TRY TO PICTURE
IN YOUR MIND
THE ONE MAN
HOLDING THE GUN.
WHAT CAN YOU
TELL ME ABOUT HIM?
HE WAS A LATINO.
WHAT MAKES YOU KNOW
HE WAS LATINO?
HOW HE LOOKED.
MICHAEL, WEREN’T THESE MEN
WEARING MASKS?
YEAH.
I GUESS...
HOW HE SPOKE.
WAS IT HOW HE SPOKE
THAT MADE YOU KNOW
HE WAS A LATINO,
OR ’CAUSE YOUR MOTHER
TOLD YOU SO?
SHE TOLD ME.
IS THAT OK?
SURE.
DID YOU ACTUALLY
SEE THE MEN LEAVING,
OR DID YOUR MOTHER
TELL YOU THEY LEFT?
SHE TOLD ME.
YOUR MOTHER TOLD YOU.
DID YOU SEE THE GUN?
YES.
AND WHO HAD IT?
WHEN I SAW IT,
MY MOTHER.
YOUR MOTHER
HAD THE GUN.
SHE PICKED IT UP
WHEN THEY DROPPED IT.
YOU SAW
ONE OF THE MEN DROP IT,
OR SHE TOLD YOU HE DID?
SHE TOLD ME.
MICHAEL, DID YOU
EVER SEE THE MEN
YOUR MOM SAID
HURT YOUR DAD?
NO.
THEN WHY’D
YOU SAY YOU DID?
MY‐‐MY MOM
TOLD ME TO.
MICHAEL, DO YOU KNOW
WHERE THE GUN IS NOW?
MICHAEL?
I THREW IT AWAY.
’CAUSE MY MOM
WAS AFRAID
THE COPS WOULD SAY
SHE DID IT...
’CAUSE HER AND MY DAD
WERE FIGHTING.
Russell: MMM. WHERE’D YOU
THROW THE GUN AWAY?
THE SEWER OUT FRONT.
I PUT IT IN A BAG
AND THREW IT THERE.
IS IT GONNA HELP YOU
CATCH THE MEN?
IT’S GONNA HELP.
LET ME OPEN
THAT SODA FOR YOU.
[TAB POPS]
WANNA RECOVER
THE GUN FIRST?
YEAH. LET’S
RECOVER THE GUN,
THEN GO BACK AT
THIS MISERABLE BITCH.
HI.
HI, LEO.
THEY STILL GOT YOUR OFFICE
LOUSED UP, HUH?
ABSOLUTELY,
POSITIVELY READY
TOMORROW.
THAT’S WHAT THEY
TOLD ME LAST WEEK.
WALKING THEM THROUGH
THEIR SUPPRESSION‐HEARINGS
TESTIMONY.
I’VE DECIDED
TO GO WITH SORENSON
FOR THE BACKUP
DETECTIVE.
MAKES SENSE,
GIVEN YOUR HUSBAND’S
HISTORY WITH SINCLAIR.
YEAH. WHY MUDDY
THE WATERS?
HAVE YOU SPOKEN
TO KIRKENDALL YET?
NOT YET.
WAS THERE SOMETHING
IN PARTICULAR
THAT YOU WANTED ME
TO FOCUS ON
IN PREPARING HER?
NO. I JUST WANTED
TO ILLUSTRATE FOR YOU
HOW IT IS
MOTHS WIND UP DEAD
AT THE BASE
OF A BURNING CANDLE.
YOU DID THE RIGHT
THING, LEO,
RECUSING YOURSELF.
I RECUSED MYSELF
BEFORE I GOT BOOTED OFF.
ANYWAYS, I WAS
JUST DROPPING OFF
SOME FILES.
ACTUALLY, IF IT COMES UP
WHEN YOU’RE PREPPING HER,
YOU MIGHT WANT
TO EMPHASIZE TO JILL
MY ONGOING AFFECTION
AND MY ABILITY
TO LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES.
IF IT COMES UP
NATURALLY?
YEAH.
SO I COULD GO
AT ANY TIME.
IS THAT RIGHT
OR WRONG?
SURE, YOU COULD.
YOU WANT US TO GET
THE WHEELS TURNING
ON THAT?
I AM ESTABLISHING THAT.
YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY
FREE TO GO.
WE’VE BEEN ASSUMING
WE’RE ALL PULLING
THE SAME DIRECTION‐‐
LOCATE WHO DID THIS
TO YOUR HUSBAND.
I WANT THAT,
BUT I GOT
PAIN IN MY LEG.
I WANNA LIE DOWN
AT HOME.
AND I EXPECT,
WHEN YOU GO HOME,
YOU’LL WANNA TAKE CARE
OF YOUR LITTLE ONE.
RIGHT.
YOU’RE PROBABLY CONCERNED
YOUR OLDER BOY’S ALL RIGHT.
MICHAEL.
THAT’S PROBABLY
WEIGHING ON YOU, TOO.
I WANT YOU TO SAY
YOU’RE NOT SUSPECTING ME
AND THAT I’M FREE TO GO.
OR WHAT?
WHAT THE HELL
IS GOIN’ ON HERE?
Martinez:
WHAT IS THAT?
IT’S A GUN...
THAT CAME OUT
OF THE SEWER
IN FRONT OF
NIDIA’S BUILDING.
THE 2 GUYS THREW IT
IN THE SEWER?
THE 2 LATINOS?
THERE WEREN’T
ANY LATINOS
OR ANYBODY ELSE.
YOU WHACKED YOUR OLD MAN
FOR THE INSURANCE, NIDIA.
TRIED TO GET
THE SUPER TO DO IT,
YOUR BOYFRIEND FLOPS
AS A DRIVE‐BY SHOOTER,
SO IT’S UP TO YOU.
I SUPPOSE
I SHOT MYSELF, TOO?
YEAH. FOR A COVER.
THIS IS CRAZY.
THEN I WENT AND THREW
THE GUN IN THE SEWER?
I COULDN’T EVEN WALK!
NO. YOU HAD
YOUR SON DO IT.
YEAH. MICHAEL TOLD US
YOU HAD HIM PUT THE GUN
IN A PAPER BAG
AND TAKE IT OUT
TO THE SEWER.
LITTLE SON OF A BITCH.
DON’T BLAME HIM.
HE DOESN’T KNOW
YOU KILLED YOUR HUSBAND.
NO. ALL HE KNOWS IS THAT
YOU TOLD HIM TO SAY
HE SAW 2 LATINOS
IN SKI MASKS
AND DISPOSE OF
THE MURDER WEAPON FOR YOU.
NONE OF THIS
IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
YOU GOT ME
ALL BOXED IN WITH STUFF
HAS NOTHIN’ TO DO
WITH WHAT HAPPENED.
I DON’T KNOW.
MAYBE I SAID SOMETHING
TO THE SUPER
’CAUSE RAMON BEAT ME UP,
BUT I WOULDN’T
HAVE MEANT IT.
I GOT A NEW BABY
TO TAKE CARE OF.
ME AND EMORY BROKE UP.
RAMON WANTED ME BACK.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
HE PROMISED
HE WOULDN’T HURT ME,
HE WAS GONNA
BE NICE TO ME,
AND THEN HE WENT BACK
TO BEING MEAN.
HE BEAT UP ON ME TODAY.
HE HIT ME ON THE SIDE
OF THE HEAD
WHERE IT DON’T SHOW.
[CRYING]
AND THEN IT WAS LIKE
HE HAD TO BEAT ME DOWN,
GET HIS POWER OVER ME.
AND THEN HE WANTED
TO HAVE SEX.
IT WAS SICK.
I COULDN’T STAND IT.
HE WAS TRYING TO FORCE ME.
HE HIT ME
TRYING TO GET ME
TO GIVE IN.
I WAS AFRAID OF HIM.
I GRABBED THE GUN.
I WAS DEFENDING MYSELF...
FROM A BEATING
OR A RAPE...
AND MAYBE HIM
SHOOTING ME.
AND THEN I SHOT MYSELF
AND MADE UP ABOUT THE LATINOS
’CAUSE I WAS AFRAID
YOU WEREN’T GONNA BELIEVE ME
THAT I WAS
DEFENDING MYSELF.
I DIDN’T MEAN
TO SHOOT RAMON.
IT JUST HAPPENED
’CAUSE HE WAS SO MEAN TO ME.
SO, NIDIA,
WHEN YOU WERE STILL LIVING
WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND,
AND YOU TRIED
TO GET THE SUPER
TO MURDER YOUR HUSBAND,
THAT DIDN’T HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO
WITH THE INSURANCE MONEY.
NO. THAT WAS NIDIA
ANTICIPATING
THAT IF SHE EVER DID
GO BACK TO RAMON...
HE’D BE MEAN
TO HER AGAIN.
YEAH.
MIGHT AS WELL KILL HIM
BEFORE IT HAPPENS.
SO NOW YOU GOT ME
ALL BOXED IN,
JUST LIKE YOU
BOXED IN DIALLO.
SO WHO’S GONNA
START SHOOTING?
COME ON.
WHO’S GONNA
PUT 41 IN ME?
YOU CALL ME A KILLER?
YOU’RE KILLERS!
DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ.
HOW GOES THE BATTLE?
WHAT, THEY’RE HOLDIN’
VAMPIRE AUDITIONS
SOMEWHERES
IN THE BUILDING?
I NEVER WEARY
OF YOUR EPITHETS.
MY EPITHETS, HUH?
WHAT ARE THOSE,
UNIFORM DECORATIONS?
YES.
EXACTLY.
I THINK
THE SNAKE FOOD’S OUT.
I ASSUME YOUR WIFE’S
CALLING YOU TOMORROW
AT THE MAPP HEARING.
NO. SORENSON’S
GONNA TESTIFY.
REALLY?
YEAH. REALLY.
YOU KNOW, YOU COULD SAY,
"IT’S QUARTER TO 4:00,"
AND MAKE ME
WANT TO WASH.
I HOPE SYLVIA
CHANGES HER MIND.
I KNOW BEING CALLED
BY THE DEFENSE
IS EMBARRASSING
FOR A COP,
BUT, UH, IF SHE DOESN’T,
I’M GONNA HAVE TO.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU
GONNA CALL ME FOR?
I JUST FEEL
YOUR PRESENCE ON THE STAND
WOULD BE
AN ASSET TO MY CASE.
YOU THINK
YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE
KNOWS HOW TO LIE?
WHAT WOULD YOU LIE ABOUT,
DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ?
WHAT I FEEL
LOOKING AT YOUR UGLY
WHORING MUG.
AND WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT?
HEY, IF YOU
DON’T KNOW NOW,
YOU’RE DUMB
AND UGLY.
OH, I THINK I DO KNOW,
BUT I’D LIKE
TO HEAR YOU SAY IT.
THE RELEVANT POINT:
WHEN I’M ON THAT STAND,
I CAN PLAY STRAIGHT
AS GOOD AS ANY OF THEM.
"YES, MR. SINCLAIR.
NO, MR. SINCLAIR."
JUST LIKE I THOUGHT
YOU WALKED UPRIGHT.
LET’S SEE,
TO PARAPHRASE,
YOU FEEL
I’M OTHER THAN HUMAN.
SOMETIMES YOU SEE ME
AS A SNAKE
OR A PLAGUE CARRIER...
A RAT, IN OTHER WORDS.
I ALSO REMIND YOU
OF A VAMPIRE.
YEAH. I’LL LEAP IN
WHEN I DISAGREE.
RICH DESCRIPTIONS,
BUT I DON’T THINK
YOU’VE YET PLUMBED THE DEPTHS
OF YOUR FEELING.
OTHERWISE,
WHY KEEP SEARCHING?
ONE NAME, DETECTIVE‐‐
IF YOUR FEET
WERE TO THE FIRE.
ASSHOLE.
DOESN’T RING TRUE.
WHY DON’T YOU
HELP ME OUT?
TOMORROW, WHEN I
HAVE YOU ON THE STAND,
I’LL HELP YOU CRYSTALLIZE
YOUR FEELINGS
ABOUT WHO I AM
AND WHAT I CAN DO...
AND WHY YOU’RE
SO AFRAID OF ME.
IN YOUR DREAMS, PAL.
THAT’S WHERE
I’M AFRAID OF YOU.
YES. DREAMS CAN BE
VERY FRIGHTENING PLACES.
YOU’RE GETTING OLD,
SINCLAIR.
DAY BY DAY.
WHAT BRINGS THAT
TO MIND?
YOU FORGOT
WHAT YOU CAME FOR.
NO.
GET A GOOD NIGHT’S REST.
WHAT’D HELP THERE
IS YOU WALKING
BACK OVER HERE
AND KISSING
MY POLISH ASS.
COME ON, SINCLAIR,
BRING YOUR MOLE SELF
BACK AND PUCKER UP!
I’LL TREAT YOU TO
THE RED‐EYE SPECIAL!
LATE FOR HIS COBRA LESSONS.
I GOTTA GET A SIGN MADE‐‐
"DID NOT SHOOT
AMIDOU DIALLO.
"I WASN’T THERE.
I DIDN’T HAVE NOTHIN’
TO DO WITH IT."
Medavoy: LIKE THAT
WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
WELL, WE’RE ALL
TOTALLY GUILTY.
WE’RE GUILTY
IN OUR HEARTS.
ONLY REASON WE WEREN’T THERE,
WE WERE HELD UP IN TRAFFIC.
Martinez: ANYONE
UNFAIRLY TREATED.
Medavoy:
YEAH. EXACTLY.
ANY BAD EXPERIENCE‐‐
EQUIVALENT TO GETTING
SHOT 41 TIMES.
NOT TO EXCUSE
WHAT HAPPENED.
NO ONE’S STANDING UP
FOR WHAT HAPPENED.
ANY ONE OF THOSE GUYS
THAT THREW ANY ONE
OF THOSE 41 SHOTS
RECOGNIZES
THEY WERE WRONG.
THEY WERE WRONG
TACTICALLY
BEFORE THEY EVER
THREW THE SHOTS.
NO ONE’S EXCUSING
THAT ASPECT.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT, BOSS.
THEY’D PRAY GOD TO GET BACK
THAT 10 OR 12 SECONDS
THINKING ONE OF THEM
HAD BEEN SHOT.
IT HURTS YOUR FEELINGS,
THAT’S ALL.
TRY TO DO A DECENT JOB.
YOU’RE GONNA TELL ME
TO TELL YOU
WHAT I THINK YOU ARE?
NO.
NO, I’M GONNA TELL YOU
WHAT I THINK OF YOU.
AND I GOT
NO WORD BUDGET, EITHER.
[IMITATING SINCLAIR]
ONE WORD‐‐
WHO AM I?
[SNORT]
YOU’RE A TOAD, PAL.
YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE...
ONE OF THOSE GHOULY
STONE MONSTERS THAT‐‐
THAT CROUCH
ON THE SIDES OF A BUILDING.
A BIG LIZARD WITH
HIS TONGUE FLICKING OUT...
TRAPPIN’ HUMANS.
I DON’T THINK SO,
ASS FACE.
I’LL USE AS MANY WORDS
AS I WANT.
Sorenson:
OK. THANKS.
YOU’RE OFF THE HOOK.
FOR WHAT?
THE HEARING TOMORROW.
I’M TESTIFYING.
YOUR WIFE
CHANGED HER MIND?
I CHANGED MINE.
YOU CAN GO TO BAT
AGAINST THIS GUY
ANOTHER TIME.
I DIDN’T KNOW
THAT’S WHAT IT WAS ABOUT.
YOU GONNA CRACK WISE
WITH ME NOW?
I THOUGHT WE WERE JUST
LOOKING TO MAKE SURE
EVIDENCE
WASN’T EXCLUDED, ANDY.
WHAT, IT’S ABOUT
HAND‐TO‐HAND COMBAT?
THAT’S CORRECT.
THAT’S EXACTLY
WHAT IT IS.
AND WHEN YOU GROW UP,
YOU’LL REALIZE IT.
WHEN I
GROW UP, HUH?
READY?
YEAH.
ANDY, I THINK IT’S
A REALLY BAD IDEA.
GEE, THAT’S
A FRESH PERSPECTIVE.
I KEEP REPEATING MYSELF,
HOPING THAT
I’LL BE UNDERSTOOD.
I UNDERSTAND YOU.
I JUST DON’T AGREE.
FRANKLY,
YOU DON’T HAVE TO.
MEANING WHAT?
YOU DON’T DETERMINE
MY WITNESS LIST‐‐
I DO.
THAT’S BEAUTIFUL.
THAT’S CHOICE.
LISTEN TO WHAT THIS GUY
HAS DONE TO YOU.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU
SOUND LIKE, ANDY?
NO. WHY DON’T YOU
EDUCATE ME?
YOU ADVANCED
SO MUCH FARTHER
IN SCHOOL.
YOU SOUND
LIKE YOU USED TO
WHEN YOU DRANK.
I’M NOT DRINKING.
AND I DON’T WANT YOU TO.
AND I DON’T NEED YOU
ON THE STAND TOMORROW.
I DON’T WANT
THIS SINCLAIR THINKING
HE CAN TURN ME
INTO A PRETZEL.
THEN DON’T LET HIM DO IT.
BIG VULTURE SMILE
LIKE MY COLLAR’S DIRTY
AND I TRACKED IN MUD.
"ONE WORD‐‐WHO I AM,
WHY I GOT YOU
TERRIFIED."
ANDY, SINCLAIR
IS A GOOD LAWYER
WITH A RICH CLIENT
WHO WILL LOSE THIS HEARING
UNLESS HE CAN
PUSH YOUR BUTTONS.
WHY IN THE WORLD
WOULD YOU LET HIM?
I AM NOT TERRIFIED.
THEN YOU DON’T
HAVE TO PROVE IT, RIGHT?
HE’LL CALL ME
FOR THE DEFENSE.
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,
I’M GETTING
ON THAT STAND.
I’LL CALL YOU.
I’LL CALL YOU, ANDY.
TESTIFY FOR ME.
I WON’T LET HIM
GET TO ME.
WILL YOU LET ME
HELP YOU THROUGH IT?
ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY.
OK.
I PROMISE I WON’T
EMBARRASS YOU.
OK, ANDY.
DANNY.
MORNING.
I HOPE
YOU DON’T MIND
OUR TALKING HERE.
BEING HONEST,
I PREFER IT.
THEY’RE PAINTING
MY OFFICE.
NO PROBLEM.
SO...I’M SURE
YOU’VE TESTIFIED
AT MAPP HEARINGS.
NARCOTICS, WE’D SAY
YOU WIN THE MAPP HEARING,
YOU WIN THE CASE.
MAKING SURE
THE JUDGE DOES NOT
EXCLUDE AS EVIDENCE
THE HEROIN
YOU CONFISCATED
AND THE VIDEOTAPE
THAT CULLINAN MADE
IN THAT APARTMENT
WILL BE
JUST AS IMPORTANT
THIS TIME AROUND.
PUT ME
THROUGH MY PACES.
DESCRIBE
WHY YOU ENTERED
THE APARTMENT,
DETECTIVE SORENSON,
WHAT YOU
FOUND THERE,
AND WHAT YOU DID
SUBSEQUENTLY.
[CLEARS THROAT]
I WAS BACKING UP
AN UNDERCOVER OPERATION
BEING CONDUCTED
IN THE FIRST‐FLOOR APARTMENT
AT 427 JANE STREET.
THERE CAME A POINT
I DETERMINED VIA SURVEILLANCE
THE LIFE OF ANOTHER DETECTIVE
WAS PUT AT RISK
BY A MAN
I CAME TO LATER IDENTIFY
AS MALCOLM CULLINAN
TRYING TO FORCE
THE UNDERCOVER
TO INJECT HERSELF
WITH HEROIN.
BEING THE DETECTIVE
WAS IN JEOPARDY,
I AND OTHER DETECTIVES
FROM THE 15th SQUAD
FORCED ENTRY
INTO THAT APARTMENT,
AND AT THAT POINT,
WE TOOK MR. CULLINAN
INTO CUSTODY.
WHAT, IF ANY,
OTHER POLICE ACTIONS
DID YOU TAKE THEN?
AS PART
OF THE ARREST PROCESS,
I AND MY PARTNERS,
WE TOOK POSSESSION
OF A VIDEO CAMERA,
AND THE UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE
TOOK POSSESSION
OF THE NARCOTICS MR. CULLINAN
WAS TRYING TO MAKE HER USE.
WHILE SEARCHING
THE PREMISES
FOR OTHER CONTRABAND
OR A WEAPON,
WE ALSO FOUND A NOTE
IDENTIFYING THE WHEREABOUTS
OF THE APARTMENT’S OWNER.
AT THAT POINT,
I AND MY PARTNER,
WE LEFT THE PREMISES
AND WENT TO PICK UP
THE OWNER, MR. KNOX.
GOOD.
THANK YOU.
VERY, VERY GOOD.
[SIGHS]
HEY.
YOU’RE ON.
HOW’D SHE SEEM?
HOW’D SHE SEEM?
ANDY,
THAT’S YOUR WIFE.
HI.
HI. HOW’S IT GOING?
AFTER YOU.
WELL.
WELL, HOW’D HE DO?
SORENSON?
NO, POPE JOHN XXIII.
SORENSON DID OK.
YOU KNOW.
EH, HE HASN’T GOT, LIKE,
A MILLION HEARINGS
UNDER HIS BELT.
I KNOW.
[SIGHS]
EH,
LOOK AT THIS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THAT’S WHAT I’M GONNA DO
WHILE I’M TESTIFYING,
WHILE THAT JERK SINCLAIR
CROSS‐EXAMINES ME.
WHY WOULD YOU
DO THAT?
WHY?
IT’S A SECRET MESSAGE
REMINDING HIM
HE’S A BALD‐HEADED PRICK.
HEH HEH.
OR MAYBE I WON’T DO IT.
I’M JUST CONVEYING
THAT I’M NOT GONNA
BE INTIMIDATED.
ALL HIS TALKING DOWN,
HIS DIPLOMAS,
"YOUR HONOR,
PLEASE INSTRUCT THE WITNESS
NOT TO SWEAT.
DON’T BE
AN IGNORANT POLACK."
NONE OF IT MAKES A DENT.
YOU KNOW‐‐YOU KNOW
WHAT I’M THINKING,
ANDY?
WHAT?
SINCE ONLY ONE OF YOU
HAS TO TESTIFY,
WHY NOT
GO WITH SORENSON?
ON WHAT BASIS?
WELL, JUST,
YOU KNOW‐‐
TO GIVE HIM
THE EXPERIENCE?
YES.
GIVE HIM THE EXPERIENCE
BEIN’ UP THERE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YOUR CALL.
WELL‐‐HEH.
[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]
HEY.
HE GOT KILLED IN
FRONT OF HIS WIFE,
SHOT IN THE HEAD.
HIS NAME’S
RAMON RIVAS.
WHERE IS SHE?
IN THE LIVING ROOM.
THE, UH, WIFE
TALK ABOUT IT?
HOME INVASION.
2 GUYS IN SKI MASKS.
SHOOTS THE HUSBAND,
THEN SHOOTS HER
IN THE FOOT.
SHE’S NIDIA RIVAS.
THE BOY’S MICHAEL.
THANKS.
THANKS.
[CAMERA WHIRRING]
MRS. RIVAS?
I’M DETECTIVE RUSSELL.
THEY HAD MASKS ON,
BLACK SKI MASKS.
THEY WAS LATINOS.
THEY WAS CRAZY.
IS THIS YOUR SON?
YEAH.
HI, I’M
JILL KIRKENDALL.
WE WERE STILL ASLEEP.
THEY WERE POUNDING
ON THE DOOR,
SO RAMON GOT UP
TO SEE WHAT IT WAS.
I HEARD
ALL THIS YELLING,
SO I COME OUT,
ONE OF THEM’S
HOLDING A GUN
TO RAMON.
HE’S SAYING
HE’LL KILL HIM
IF HE DON’T
GIVE HIM THE DRUGS.
WE DON’T HAVE
NO DRUGS.
THEY MUST’VE GOT
THE WRONG APARTMENT.
SO RAMON TRIES TO TELL THEM,
WE GOT NO DRUGS,
BUT THEY DIDN’T
BELIEVE IT,
AND THE GUY
SHOT HIM.
MICHAEL, MICHAEL,
DO YOU WANT TO SHOW ME
WHERE THAT BABY’S
CRYING?
HE’LL STAY WITH ME.
HOW DID YOU
COME TO GET SHOT,
MRS. RIVAS?
WELL, AFTER RAMON,
THEY STARTED ON ME.
"WHERE’S THE DRUGS?
OR I’LL KILL YOU."
I SAID,
WE GOT NO DRUGS,
SO HE SHOOTS MY FOOT,
SAYS THE NEXT ONE’S
GONNA BE IN MY HEAD.
I KEPT TELLING THEM,
WE GOT NO DRUGS,
SO THEN THEY GIVE UP
AND LEAVE.
THEY FINALLY BELIEVED THAT
THEY GOT THE WRONG PLACE.
DID THEY THREATEN YOU,
MICHAEL?
NO, THEY LEFT WHEN HE
CAME OUT OF HIS ROOM.
THIS YOUR BABY?
YEAH, IT’S MY BABY.
WHY? IT’S BLACK?
RAMON WASN’T
HIS FATHER.
WE WERE SEPARATED
FOR A YEAR.
I WAS WITH ANOTHER MAN.
WHAT’S THE, UH,
FATHER’S NAME?
EMORY DUPREE.
UH, CONTACT WOUND
AND STIPPLING
ON THE D. O. A.
CAN’T YOU DO
SOMETHING FOR ME?
I HAVE TO TAKE HER IN.
YOUR NEIGHBOR OUT THERE,
SHE OFFERED TO TAKE CARE
OF THE LITTLE ONE.
I’LL TAKE MICHAEL
WITH ME.
HI.
[SIGHS]
KENNY’S CONVEYIN’
HE’S UPSET.
HIS MOM DIDN’T RAISE HIM
FOR BEIN’ CONFINED
IN NO RUN‐DOWN MOTEL,
KENNY.
DON’T FEEL NO TREPIDATION
GIVING TESTIMONY.
I’LL JUST TELL
THE HONEST TRUTH.
YEAH, THAT’S ALWAYS
HOW TO SET YOUR COMPASS.
[KENNY SIGHS]
KENNY, LET’S GO
PUT YOU IN HOLDING,
SPARE YOU ALL
THESE LEG‐CROSSES
AND HEAVY SIGHS.
HEY, EXCUSE ME BEING
BORED OUT OF MY MIND.
YOU’RE BORED, KENNY,
’CAUSE YOU DON’T USE
YOUR LEISURE TIME WISELY.
WHICH WOULD BE HOW,
DETECTIVE?
WELL, YOU COULD PRAY
THAT SOMEBODY
DON’T COME OVER THERE
TO THAT CATCHING BENCH
AND SMACK YOU ON THE BACK
OF THE HEAD.
IS THIS MR. PRIEST?
YES, FINALLY.
I’M A. D. A. COSTAS.
YES. HOW DO YOU DO?
ARE YOU READY
TO GO OVER
YOUR TESTIMONY
FOR THE EVIDENCE
SUPPRESSION HEARINGS?
DO YOU HAVE TO BE
ALL BRIGHT‐EYED
AND BUSHY‐TAILED
ABOUT IT?
WHAT DID YOU SAY
TO HER?
NO OFFENSE.
KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE
IN YOUR HEAD, KENNY.
I APOLOGIZE.
I GOT INSOMNIA
FROM CARS WHIZZING BY
ON THE L.I.E. ALL NIGHT
ABOUT 6 FEET
FROM MY HEAD.
THEY ARE NOT
PALATIAL
ACCOMMODATIONS.
NOT IN HITLER’S
GERMANY.
COME ON, MR. PRIEST.
I’M KENNY’S WINGMAN.
MORNING.
MORNING.
HEY, DANNY.
SYLVIA.
MORNING.
THANK GOD
IT’S NOT NIGHTTIME,
I’D THINK I WAS
ON WALTON’S MOUNTAIN.
HEY, ANDY.
ANY GOOD?
2 LATINOS INVADE
THE WRONG RESIDENCE
LOOKING FOR DRUGS...
SAYS
THE D. O. A.’s WIFE.
BOSS AROUND?
I THINK HE’S GOT
SOMETHING FOR YOU
FROM B.C.I.
MORNING, ANDY.
HOW’S IT GOIN’?
HOW’S IT GOIN’,
MARTINEZ?
HEY, ANDY.
SYLVIA PREP YOU
ON YOUR, UH,
MAPP HEARING TESTIMONY?
I’M GONNA LET
THE KID TAKE IT,
GIVE HIM
THE EXPERIENCE.
AH, GIVE DANNY
THE EXPERIENCE
GETTIN’ GRILLED
BY SINCLAIR?
INFERRING WHAT?
NOTHING.
YOU THINK I’M AFRAID
SQUARING OFF
WITH THAT HUMAN
CUE BALL?
Y‐Y‐YOU’RE GIVIN’ SORENSON
THE EXPERIENCE, ANDY.
ESSENTIALLY, I WAS JUST
REPEATING YOUR SENTENCE.
THAT’S THE ENTIRETY
OF HER REASONING
FOR CHOOSING HIM.
HEY, GREG, UH,
TOMMY GANNON
FROM THE 9‐10 SQUAD
HAS GOT SOMETHING
ON OUR D. O. A.
ON RIVAS, HUH?
YEAH.
Medavoy:
I’LL GIVE HIM A CALL.
D.O.A. ON YOUR
HOME INVASION,
RAMON RIVAS,
B.C.I. CAME UP WITH
2 COLLARS ON HIM.
DRUGS?
BOTH DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE.
THE FIRST ONE,
SHE DROPPED
THE CHARGES.
NEXT ONE, HE GOT
A YEAR’S PROBATION.
THE WIFE
TOLD YOU THE GUYS
WHO BROKE IN
WERE LOOKING
FOR DRUGS?
YEAH. 2 LATINOS
IN SKI MASKS
LOOKING FOR DRUGS.
NO DRUGS
OR PARAPHERNALIA
IN THE APARTMENT.
NEIGHBORS SAID
THERE WASN’T
A LOT OF TRAFFIC
IN AND OUT.
YOU’D LIKE TO MEET
SOMEONE PAST THE WIFE
WHO SAW THE 2 LATINOS
WITH SKI MASKS.
THE LITTLE BOY SUPPORTED
THE MOTHER’S STORY,
BUT IT WAS MORE LIKE
WHATEVER MOM SAYS.
[CLEARS THROAT]
UH, WE JUST GOT A CALL
FROM TOMMY GANNON
OVER AT THE 9‐10.
HE TELLS ME AND JAMES
THAT 8 MONTHS AGO, UH,
HE TOOK A CASE
ON OUR D. O. A. RIVAS
GETTING A SHOT
THROWN AT HIM
OUT IN THE STREET
WHILE HE WAS WORKING
HIS DOORMAN’S JOB.
ANY DESCRIPTION
ON THAT SHOOTER?
IT WAS A DRIVE‐BY.
BLACK MALE ALONE
IN A CAR.
THAT’S ALL THIS, UH,
RIVAS COULD TELL GANNON.
YEAH, HE COULDN’T
DESCRIBE THE CAR.
HMM. MAYBE
THE BLACK MALE
THREW THE SHOT
WAS THE GUY
THE WIFE HAD
BEEN SEEING.
THE WIFE HAD A BABY
BY A BLACK FATHER.
8 MONTHS AGO,
WHEN THE SHOT WAS THROWN,
THAT’S WHEN THE WIFE
WENT BACK TO THE D. O. A.
COULD’VE PISSED
THE BOYFRIEND OFF.
NAME’S, UH, DUPREE.
HE’S WORTH
A CONVERSATION.
WE ALSO CONTACTED
THE D. O. A.’s SISTER.
SHE’S COMING IN.
AND WE LEFT A NOTE
WITH THE BUILDING SUPER.
TELL GANNON THANKS
FOR THE HEADS UP.
LET HIM KNOW
I’M GONNA CALL
HIS BOSS.
OH, YEAH. YEAH,
HE’LL APPRECIATE THAT,
TOMMY.
ZERO RECIPROCITY
ON A TOTAL ROLLOVER.
I MAKE YOUR CASE TESTIFYING
THAT CULLINAN KNEW
MY SMACK WOULD KILL
A RETAIL USER,
I GET BUBKES.
KENNY, ISN’T
THE RECIPROCITY
IN YOUR NOT SPENDING
THE NEXT 25 YEARS
INCARCERATED?
KENNY’S MOURNING HE DIDN’T
GO TO MALCOLM CULLINAN
ASKING FOR LIFETIME TRAVEL MONEY
WHILE STILL AT LIBERTY.
IT’S SOURING
HIS PERSPECTIVE.
MY PERSPECTIVE,
IF I HAD A BRAIN
IN MY HEAD,
WOULD BE TO GO TO BAT
TO TRY AND SUPPRESS EVIDENCE
IN MY OWN ARREST.
BRAVE TALK.
WE ALL KNOW
THAT TRAVEL BAG
WASN’T IN PLAIN SIGHT.
IT WAS ALSO ZIPPED UP.
NOT TO MENTION
THAT WHAT YOU FOUND INSIDE
COULD VERY WELL
HAVE BEEN PLANTED THERE.
KENNY, YOU WANT
TO ROLL THOSE DICE?
UNLESS YOU SWEETEN UP
MY GIFT BOX A LITTLE...
I VERY WELL MAY.
YOU MAY VERY WELL
HAVE TO STAND THERE
AS CROUPIER’S SAYING,
"A NEW SHOOTER’S
COMIN’ OUT."
I WANT SOMETHING
ELSE IN MY GIFT BOX.
COULD WE AT LEAST
CHANGE MOTELS?
CAN I HELP YOU
WITH SOMETHING?
I TALKED TO
A WOMAN DETECTIVE
ON THE PHONE.
MY BROTHER GOT SHOT‐‐
RAMON RIVAS.
DETECTIVE...
RAMON RIVAS’ SISTER
IS HERE.
PATRICIA ROSALES.
THANKS FOR COMING IN.
THIS IS MY PARTNER
DIANE RUSSELL.
PATRICIA ROSALES.
WHY DON’T WE GET
SOME COFFEE?
OK.
[CLEARS THROAT]
[CLEARS THROAT]
NO, NOT RAMON.
HE WASN’T THAT KIND.
DID, UH, RAMON
MAYBE HAVE FRIENDS
INVOLVED IN DRUGS?
HE DRANK, BUT HE DIDN’T
LIKE PEOPLE WHO USED DRUGS.
ANYTHING IN IT?
NO, THANKS.
OK.
YOUR, UH,
BROTHER’S WIFE SAID...
MAYBE THE MEN
WHO DID THIS
GOT THE APARTMENT
CONFUSED.
I WOULDN’T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
WHAT IS IT, PATRICIA?
NOTHING.
IT’S JUST THAT...
WHAT?
LOOK, I’M NOT BLAMING HER.
IT’S JUST THAT SHE’S GREEDY,
ALWAYS AFTER MY BROTHER
FOR NOT MAKING ENOUGH MONEY.
UH‐HUH.
AND THAT BABY...
THAT’S NOT HIS BABY.
SHE TOLD US.
MY BROTHER WAS A GOOD MAN.
HE WAS WILLING
TO TAKE HER BACK
IN SPITE OF HER
GOING AND HAVING THAT BABY
WITH ANOTHER MAN.
DO YOU THINK
SHE WAS GRATEFUL?
NOT HER.
SHE HELD HIM UP
FOR MORE INSURANCE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
HELD HIM UP?
SHE SAID SHE WOULD NOT
MOVE BACK WITH HIM
UNLESS HE DOUBLED
HIS LIFE INSURANCE.
HE DID IT?
SHE THOUGHT SO.
HE REALLY DIDN’T,
BUT...
HE TOLD HER HE DID.
AND NOW THIS HAPPENS.
HOW BIG IS THE POLICY
HE DOES HAVE?
10,000. HE COULDN’T
AFFORD ANY MORE.
[CRYING]
I DON’T KNOW
WHAT TO THINK ABOUT HER.
IT’S JUST...
[CRYING]
IT’S JUST
THAT I FEEL REAL BAD.
I KNOW. SURE.
WE’RE SORRY
YOU LOST HIM.
IS MICHAEL OK?
DID HE SEE
WHAT HAPPENED TO RAMON?
MICHAEL’S WITH HIS MOM
RIGHT NOW.
WE’RE GONNA TALK TO HIM
A LITTLE LATER.
THEY’RE AT THE HOSPITAL.
IF SHE NEEDS,
HE CAN STAY WITH ME.
IF THEY KEEP HER
IN THE HOSPITAL.
WE’LL LET HER KNOW.
Russell: YEAH.
THANKS.
IF MY HUSBAND HAD EVER ASKED ME
TO DOUBLE MY LIFE INSURANCE,
I’D HAVE HEADED
FOR THE HILLS.
YEAH.
I PROBABLY SHOULD’VE
DONE THAT ANYWAY.
OUR PATHS WILL CROSS AGAIN,
AND YOU CAN TAKE THAT
TO THE BANK.
ME AND THAT HAIRLESS
RIVER RAT
HAVEN’T HAD
OUR LAST GO‐AROUND.
I IMAGINE DETECTIVE SORENSON
WOULD MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION
ON A JUDGE OR
A JURY.
IN CONTRAST TO WHO?
NOT TO ANYONE.
I...
I’M JUST SAYING
HE’D MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION.
WELL, YOU WON’T GET
NO ARGUMENT THERE.
HE PLAYS THAT CHOIRBOY
BETTER THAN ANY COP
YOU’LL COME ACROSS.
SO DETECTIVE SORENSON’S
PLEASANTNESS IS JUST AN ACT?
NO, IT’S NOT‐‐
IT’S NOT AN ACT.
A DETECTIVE BEHAVES
OFF PARTS OF HOW HE IS,
BUT YOU GOTTA KNOW
WHEN TO ACCENT WHAT.
I DON’T WANT TO COME OUT
WITH NO BUZZ CUT.
I THINK WE’RE SAFE
ON THAT FRONT.
SO, UH...
HOW’S THINGS ON YOUR END?
OH, FINE.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
NO OFFENSE.
NONE TAKEN.
[CLIPPERS BUZZING]
SO YOU GOT PAST THAT HICCUP
WITH THE LIEUTENANT?
YES.
TALKIN’ OUT OF SCHOOL.
YES, I TOOK
YOUR REFERENCE.
YOU CUT OFF CONTACT
WITH HIM, I’M ASSUMING?
WITH DOLORES’ FATHER.
YES. YOU TAKE MY
REFERENCE.
[TURNS CLIPPERS OFF]
I THINK WE MAY BE DONE.
¿BASTA?
YEAH.
AND THE ANSWER
WOULD BE WHAT?
UH, SORRY?
TO MY QUESTION:
ARE YOU STILL IN CONTACT
WITH JAMES MAYO,
DOLORES’ FATHER?
THE ANSWER
WOULD BE WHAT?
I’VE GIVEN HIM
NOT ONE SINGLE BIT
OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE CASE.
THEN WHAT ARE YOU
IN CONTACT OVER?
FOR ME TO BE A SOURCE
OF SUPPORT FOR HIM.
HE DOESN’T HAVE ANY FRIENDS.
WELL, YOU’RE A TOUGH ONE
FOR HIM TO HAVE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU WORKIN’ HERE.
THAT KEEPS HIM
CONNECTED
TO ALL WHAT‐‐
WHAT HE’S HURT OVER
AND ANGRY ABOUT.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Sorenson:
YOU ALMOST DONE?
I’M GETTING A HAIRCUT.
YEAH. YOU ALMOST DONE,
OR SHOULD I GO DOWNSTAIRS?
WE’RE DONE NOW.
SO YOU DON’T THINK
I SHOULD BE SEEING
MR. MAYO AT ALL.
NOT THAT
YOU’RE DOIN’ WRONG.
[SIGHS]
EVERYBODY
NEEDS A FRIEND.
HE’S ALONE...
AND SO FILLED WITH REMORSE.
HE’D HOPED TO MAKE THINGS
RIGHT WITH DOLORES
FOR WHAT HAD HAPPENED
IN THE PAST.
YEAH, WE DON’T ALWAYS
GET THAT CHANCE.
HE’S NOT MAKIN’
NO THREATS NO MORE?
THREATENING VENGEANCE
ON CULLINAN
AND SO FORTH?
I THINK I’VE BEEN HELPFUL
IN THAT REGARD.
WE PRAY OVER HIS ANGER.
YEAH, I GUESS
THAT CAN’T DO NO HARM.
THANKS.
[MOUTHING THE WORDS]
YOU GOT ONE REASON ONLY
BRINGING ME IN.
CALM DOWN, EMORY.
I’M A BLACK MAN.
YEAH, FROM
THE STATION HOUSE
TO YOUR PLACE,
YOU’RE THE FIRST ONE
WE RUN ACROSS.
AND YOU’RE GOING,
"HE’S GOT A RECORD.
"WE COULD PUT
WHATEVER IT IS ON HIM.
MAYBE GET HIM
THE DEATH PENALTY,
GET US RID OF ONE OF ’EM."
WHY ARE YOU WORRIED
ABOUT THE DEATH PENALTY,
EMORY?
YOU THINK WE WANT
TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT A MURDER?
I’M WORRIED ABOUT 4 COPS
LOOKIN’ FOR A FALL GUY.
POLICE CORRUPTION‐‐
THAT’S WHAT WORRIES ME.
TAKIN’ 41 BULLETS
FOR BEING INNOCENT.
WHO WANTS TO TAKE
THE FIRST SHOT AT EMORY?
HEY, ASSHOLE, YOU
DON’T HELP YOURSELF
TALKING ABOUT
41 BULLETS.
IS THAT A THREAT?
JUST KEEP YOUR
MOUTH SHUT ABOUT
THE DIALLO CASE.
WELL, WHAT AM I
IN HERE FOR, HUH?
WHAT’D I DO?
WHY DON’T YOU JUST
TELL US WHERE YOU WERE
THIS MORNING AROUND 7:30?
RIGHT WHERE YOU
FOUND ME AT‐‐SLEEPIN’.
GOT ANYONE CAN VOUCH FOR YOU?
MY GIRLFRIEND‐‐JAMILA.
SHE WAS WITH YOU
7:30 THIS MORNING?
YEAH. WE WERE
FOOLIN’ AROUND LAST NIGHT.
SO SHE
LEFT SOMETIME BETWEEN 7:30
AND WHEN WE PICKED YOU UP?
NO.
SHE LEFT LAST NIGHT.
BUT I WAS FALLING ASLEEP.
I’M A HEAVY SLEEPER.
I SLEEP LATE.
SHE’LL TELL YOU SO.
THAT’S YOUR IDEA
OF AN ALIBI?
WHAT DO I NEED
AN ALIBI FOR?
WHEN’D YOU
SEE NIDIA RIVAS
LAST, EMORY?
WHY? SOMETHING
HAPPEN TO HER?
WE ASK, YOU ANSWER,
IS HOW THIS WILL WORK OUT.
3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO
I SEEN HER LAST.
I DON’T HAVE NOTHIN’
TO DO WITH HER.
WHAT ABOUT
HER OLD MAN, EMORY?
YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH NIDIA’S OLD MAN
TURNING UP WITH A BULLET
THROUGH HIS HEAD?
HOLD IT. HOLD IT.
SOMEBODY SHOT NIDIA’S OLD MAN?
WELL, IT WASN’T ME.
I’M THE LAST ONE
WANT TO DO THAT.
I WAS GLAD WHEN SHE
WENT BACK WITH HIM.
GOT SOMEBODY
TO PAY THE BILLS.
I DON’T WANT HER.
I COULDN’T GET ALONG
WITH THE WOMAN.
NOTHING I DID
SATISFIED HER.
DISTURB YOU,
HER GOING BACK TO HER HUSBAND,
YOU NOT SEEING YOUR BABY?
THAT BABY
DID NOTHING BUT CRY.
I AIN’T GOT NOTHIN’ TO DO
WITH ANY OF THIS.
SOMEONE SHOT
NIDIA’S OLD MAN,
IT SURE AS HELL WASN’T ME.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
MY SUPER COULD VOUCH
FOR ME THIS MORNING.
COME AROUND
TRYING TO GIVE ME
AN EVICTION NOTICE
JUST AROUND 7 A. M.
YOU CAN GO, EMORY,
TILL WE CHECK YOUR STATEMENT
WITH YOUR SUPER.
OH, I CAN GO NOW.
YEAH.
AND WHEN YOU COME BACK IN,
DON’T BE BRINGING
THAT DIALLO CASE
BACK IN WITH YOU.
YEAH. IF I HAD MURDER
ON MY CONSCIENCE,
I WOULDN’T WANT NO ONE
REMINDING ME.
GET OUT OF HERE,
DUPREE.
YOU THINK ANY COP’S GLAD
WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT MAN?
YOU SAYIN’
THEY’D HAVE SHOT HIM
IF HE WAS WHITE?
GET OUT OF HERE,
YOU JERK.
YEAH, LET ME GET OUT
OF HERE WHILE MY LUCK’S
STILL HOLDING OUT.
YEAH, YOU DO THAT.
AND REMEMBER
WHAT I TOLD YOU.
YOU REMEMBER
WHAT I TOLD YOU.
[DOOR SLAMS]
Russell:
WE SHOULD GO PICK HER UP.
Medavoy: ME AND JAMES WILL
GO GET NIDIA AND HER BOY.
ONCE IN HIS LIFE
HE COMES IN
KNOWING HE DIDN’T
DO SOMETHING...
GONNA POINT THE FINGER
AT COPS.
ABOUT THAT MURDER
THIS MORNING‐‐RIVAS.
LET ME GET A DETECTIVE
ON THAT CASE.
THANKS, JOHN.
I’M DETECTIVE RUSSELL.
I’M WORKING
THE RIVAS CASE.
CARL BODE. I’M THE SUPER
WHERE RIVAS GOT SHOT.
HAVE A SEAT, CARL.
THIS IS
DETECTIVE KIRKENDALL.
CARL BODE.
HI, CARL.
CARL’S SUPER IN THE BUILDING
WHERE MR. RIVAS GOT SHOT.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN SUPER THERE?
IT’S, UH, 3 YEARS.
AND I WANT IT ON THE RECORD
THAT I DIDN’T HAVE
NO PART IN THIS.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE HOMICIDE, CARL?
THE WIFE COME TO SEE ME
ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO
ABOUT GETTING RID OF
HER OLD MAN.
SHE HAD A COUPLE
OF BLACK EYES,
AND HE’D BEATEN HER UP
PRETTY GOOD, AND‐‐
THERE WAS ALWAYS FIGHTING
IN THAT APARTMENT.
SHE OFFERED ME MONEY
TO GET RID OF HIM.
WHY PICK YOU?
I DID 32 YEARS IN JAIL.
32 YEARS
IS A LOT OF TIME.
I DID 2 HOMICIDES.
I WOULDN’T TOUCH THIS.
I SWEAR IT.
I’LL TAKE A POLYGRAPH.
SOMEBODY TOLD HER
ABOUT ME.
I DON’T KNOW
HOW SHE FOUND OUT,
BUT I TOLD HER
TO GET OUT.
I SAID DON’T‐‐DON’T EVER
BRING THIS UP AGAIN.
JUST PUT IT
OUT OF YOUR MIND.
YOU SEND HER
TO ANYONE ELSE?
NO!
AND I GUESS YOU DIDN’T
WARN HER HUSBAND?
IT WAS NONE OF MY BUSINESS.
OK, CARL.
THANKS FOR COMING IN.
GO AHEAD, CARL.
OK.
I’M FREE TO GO, RIGHT?
HOW’S YOUR FOOT?
NOT GOOD.
MAYBE, UH,
MAYBE JILL AND I
WILL TAKE MICHAEL
UPSTAIRS.
YEAH. WOULD THAT BE OK,
MICHAEL, WHILE WE TALK
TO YOUR MOM?
SO HE DOESN’T
HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT
ALL OF IT AGAIN.
YEAH, OK.
Nidia: GO WITH THEM.
READ A COMIC.
Michael: OK.
HERE WE GO, MICHAEL.
LET’S GET YOU SOME COFFEE,
MRS. RIVAS,
GET YOU OFF OF YOUR FEET.
AS HARD AS EVERYTHING’S
BEEN FOR YOU,
I STILL GOTTA ASK YOU
SOME MORE QUESTIONS.
DID YOU HUSBAND
HAVE LIFE INSURANCE?
YEAH.
WE HAD IT FOR YEARS.
HE INCREASE THAT
RECENTLY?
WE TALKED ABOUT IT.
IF I WAS GONNA
GET BACK WITH HIM,
I WANTED SOME KIND
OF SECURITY FOR MY KIDS.
SO WHAT?
NIDIA, THE GUYS
THAT SHOT YOUR HUSBAND,
IF THEY WERE LOOKING
FOR DRUGS,
HOW COME THEY DIDN’T
TEAR THE PLACE UP?
HOW DO I KNOW?
THEY STARTED SHOOTING.
WHAT ARE THEY SAYING
TO MICHAEL?
OH, I...
THINK THEY’RE JUST
GETTING HIM SITUATED
WITH SOME COMICS.
Diane: INVESTIGATING A CASE
LIKE WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR DAD,
WE HAVE TO HAVE EVIDENCE...
LIKE FINGERPRINTS
OR WITNESSES WHO CAN
IDENTIFY THE CRIMINALS
SO WE CAN FIND THEM.
I UNDERSTAND.
WOULD YOU TRY HARD
TO REMEMBER FOR US
WHAT THE 2 MEN LOOKED LIKE
WHO HURT YOUR DAD?
I JUST SAW THEM
FOR A SECOND.
Russell: DID THEY
POINT THE GUN AT YOU?
NO. THEY WERE LEAVING.
BUT YOU DEFINITELY
SAW THE GUN.
YEAH.
OK. UM...
OK. TRY TO PICTURE
IN YOUR MIND
THE ONE MAN
HOLDING THE GUN.
WHAT CAN YOU
TELL ME ABOUT HIM?
HE WAS A LATINO.
WHAT MAKES YOU KNOW
HE WAS LATINO?
HOW HE LOOKED.
MICHAEL, WEREN’T THESE MEN
WEARING MASKS?
YEAH.
I GUESS...
HOW HE SPOKE.
WAS IT HOW HE SPOKE
THAT MADE YOU KNOW
HE WAS A LATINO,
OR ’CAUSE YOUR MOTHER
TOLD YOU SO?
SHE TOLD ME.
IS THAT OK?
SURE.
DID YOU ACTUALLY
SEE THE MEN LEAVING,
OR DID YOUR MOTHER
TELL YOU THEY LEFT?
SHE TOLD ME.
YOUR MOTHER TOLD YOU.
DID YOU SEE THE GUN?
YES.
AND WHO HAD IT?
WHEN I SAW IT,
MY MOTHER.
YOUR MOTHER
HAD THE GUN.
SHE PICKED IT UP
WHEN THEY DROPPED IT.
YOU SAW
ONE OF THE MEN DROP IT,
OR SHE TOLD YOU HE DID?
SHE TOLD ME.
MICHAEL, DID YOU
EVER SEE THE MEN
YOUR MOM SAID
HURT YOUR DAD?
NO.
THEN WHY’D
YOU SAY YOU DID?
MY‐‐MY MOM
TOLD ME TO.
MICHAEL, DO YOU KNOW
WHERE THE GUN IS NOW?
MICHAEL?
I THREW IT AWAY.
’CAUSE MY MOM
WAS AFRAID
THE COPS WOULD SAY
SHE DID IT...
’CAUSE HER AND MY DAD
WERE FIGHTING.
Russell: MMM. WHERE’D YOU
THROW THE GUN AWAY?
THE SEWER OUT FRONT.
I PUT IT IN A BAG
AND THREW IT THERE.
IS IT GONNA HELP YOU
CATCH THE MEN?
IT’S GONNA HELP.
LET ME OPEN
THAT SODA FOR YOU.
[TAB POPS]
WANNA RECOVER
THE GUN FIRST?
YEAH. LET’S
RECOVER THE GUN,
THEN GO BACK AT
THIS MISERABLE BITCH.
HI.
HI, LEO.
THEY STILL GOT YOUR OFFICE
LOUSED UP, HUH?
ABSOLUTELY,
POSITIVELY READY
TOMORROW.
THAT’S WHAT THEY
TOLD ME LAST WEEK.
WALKING THEM THROUGH
THEIR SUPPRESSION‐HEARINGS
TESTIMONY.
I’VE DECIDED
TO GO WITH SORENSON
FOR THE BACKUP
DETECTIVE.
MAKES SENSE,
GIVEN YOUR HUSBAND’S
HISTORY WITH SINCLAIR.
YEAH. WHY MUDDY
THE WATERS?
HAVE YOU SPOKEN
TO KIRKENDALL YET?
NOT YET.
WAS THERE SOMETHING
IN PARTICULAR
THAT YOU WANTED ME
TO FOCUS ON
IN PREPARING HER?
NO. I JUST WANTED
TO ILLUSTRATE FOR YOU
HOW IT IS
MOTHS WIND UP DEAD
AT THE BASE
OF A BURNING CANDLE.
YOU DID THE RIGHT
THING, LEO,
RECUSING YOURSELF.
I RECUSED MYSELF
BEFORE I GOT BOOTED OFF.
ANYWAYS, I WAS
JUST DROPPING OFF
SOME FILES.
ACTUALLY, IF IT COMES UP
WHEN YOU’RE PREPPING HER,
YOU MIGHT WANT
TO EMPHASIZE TO JILL
MY ONGOING AFFECTION
AND MY ABILITY
TO LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES.
IF IT COMES UP
NATURALLY?
YEAH.
SO I COULD GO
AT ANY TIME.
IS THAT RIGHT
OR WRONG?
SURE, YOU COULD.
YOU WANT US TO GET
THE WHEELS TURNING
ON THAT?
I AM ESTABLISHING THAT.
YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY
FREE TO GO.
WE’VE BEEN ASSUMING
WE’RE ALL PULLING
THE SAME DIRECTION‐‐
LOCATE WHO DID THIS
TO YOUR HUSBAND.
I WANT THAT,
BUT I GOT
PAIN IN MY LEG.
I WANNA LIE DOWN
AT HOME.
AND I EXPECT,
WHEN YOU GO HOME,
YOU’LL WANNA TAKE CARE
OF YOUR LITTLE ONE.
RIGHT.
YOU’RE PROBABLY CONCERNED
YOUR OLDER BOY’S ALL RIGHT.
MICHAEL.
THAT’S PROBABLY
WEIGHING ON YOU, TOO.
I WANT YOU TO SAY
YOU’RE NOT SUSPECTING ME
AND THAT I’M FREE TO GO.
OR WHAT?
WHAT THE HELL
IS GOIN’ ON HERE?
Martinez:
WHAT IS THAT?
IT’S A GUN...
THAT CAME OUT
OF THE SEWER
IN FRONT OF
NIDIA’S BUILDING.
THE 2 GUYS THREW IT
IN THE SEWER?
THE 2 LATINOS?
THERE WEREN’T
ANY LATINOS
OR ANYBODY ELSE.
YOU WHACKED YOUR OLD MAN
FOR THE INSURANCE, NIDIA.
TRIED TO GET
THE SUPER TO DO IT,
YOUR BOYFRIEND FLOPS
AS A DRIVE‐BY SHOOTER,
SO IT’S UP TO YOU.
I SUPPOSE
I SHOT MYSELF, TOO?
YEAH. FOR A COVER.
THIS IS CRAZY.
THEN I WENT AND THREW
THE GUN IN THE SEWER?
I COULDN’T EVEN WALK!
NO. YOU HAD
YOUR SON DO IT.
YEAH. MICHAEL TOLD US
YOU HAD HIM PUT THE GUN
IN A PAPER BAG
AND TAKE IT OUT
TO THE SEWER.
LITTLE SON OF A BITCH.
DON’T BLAME HIM.
HE DOESN’T KNOW
YOU KILLED YOUR HUSBAND.
NO. ALL HE KNOWS IS THAT
YOU TOLD HIM TO SAY
HE SAW 2 LATINOS
IN SKI MASKS
AND DISPOSE OF
THE MURDER WEAPON FOR YOU.
NONE OF THIS
IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
YOU GOT ME
ALL BOXED IN WITH STUFF
HAS NOTHIN’ TO DO
WITH WHAT HAPPENED.
I DON’T KNOW.
MAYBE I SAID SOMETHING
TO THE SUPER
’CAUSE RAMON BEAT ME UP,
BUT I WOULDN’T
HAVE MEANT IT.
I GOT A NEW BABY
TO TAKE CARE OF.
ME AND EMORY BROKE UP.
RAMON WANTED ME BACK.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
HE PROMISED
HE WOULDN’T HURT ME,
HE WAS GONNA
BE NICE TO ME,
AND THEN HE WENT BACK
TO BEING MEAN.
HE BEAT UP ON ME TODAY.
HE HIT ME ON THE SIDE
OF THE HEAD
WHERE IT DON’T SHOW.
[CRYING]
AND THEN IT WAS LIKE
HE HAD TO BEAT ME DOWN,
GET HIS POWER OVER ME.
AND THEN HE WANTED
TO HAVE SEX.
IT WAS SICK.
I COULDN’T STAND IT.
HE WAS TRYING TO FORCE ME.
HE HIT ME
TRYING TO GET ME
TO GIVE IN.
I WAS AFRAID OF HIM.
I GRABBED THE GUN.
I WAS DEFENDING MYSELF...
FROM A BEATING
OR A RAPE...
AND MAYBE HIM
SHOOTING ME.
AND THEN I SHOT MYSELF
AND MADE UP ABOUT THE LATINOS
’CAUSE I WAS AFRAID
YOU WEREN’T GONNA BELIEVE ME
THAT I WAS
DEFENDING MYSELF.
I DIDN’T MEAN
TO SHOOT RAMON.
IT JUST HAPPENED
’CAUSE HE WAS SO MEAN TO ME.
SO, NIDIA,
WHEN YOU WERE STILL LIVING
WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND,
AND YOU TRIED
TO GET THE SUPER
TO MURDER YOUR HUSBAND,
THAT DIDN’T HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO
WITH THE INSURANCE MONEY.
NO. THAT WAS NIDIA
ANTICIPATING
THAT IF SHE EVER DID
GO BACK TO RAMON...
HE’D BE MEAN
TO HER AGAIN.
YEAH.
MIGHT AS WELL KILL HIM
BEFORE IT HAPPENS.
SO NOW YOU GOT ME
ALL BOXED IN,
JUST LIKE YOU
BOXED IN DIALLO.
SO WHO’S GONNA
START SHOOTING?
COME ON.
WHO’S GONNA
PUT 41 IN ME?
YOU CALL ME A KILLER?
YOU’RE KILLERS!
DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ.
HOW GOES THE BATTLE?
WHAT, THEY’RE HOLDIN’
VAMPIRE AUDITIONS
SOMEWHERES
IN THE BUILDING?
I NEVER WEARY
OF YOUR EPITHETS.
MY EPITHETS, HUH?
WHAT ARE THOSE,
UNIFORM DECORATIONS?
YES.
EXACTLY.
I THINK
THE SNAKE FOOD’S OUT.
I ASSUME YOUR WIFE’S
CALLING YOU TOMORROW
AT THE MAPP HEARING.
NO. SORENSON’S
GONNA TESTIFY.
REALLY?
YEAH. REALLY.
YOU KNOW, YOU COULD SAY,
"IT’S QUARTER TO 4:00,"
AND MAKE ME
WANT TO WASH.
I HOPE SYLVIA
CHANGES HER MIND.
I KNOW BEING CALLED
BY THE DEFENSE
IS EMBARRASSING
FOR A COP,
BUT, UH, IF SHE DOESN’T,
I’M GONNA HAVE TO.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU
GONNA CALL ME FOR?
I JUST FEEL
YOUR PRESENCE ON THE STAND
WOULD BE
AN ASSET TO MY CASE.
YOU THINK
YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE
KNOWS HOW TO LIE?
WHAT WOULD YOU LIE ABOUT,
DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ?
WHAT I FEEL
LOOKING AT YOUR UGLY
WHORING MUG.
AND WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT?
HEY, IF YOU
DON’T KNOW NOW,
YOU’RE DUMB
AND UGLY.
OH, I THINK I DO KNOW,
BUT I’D LIKE
TO HEAR YOU SAY IT.
THE RELEVANT POINT:
WHEN I’M ON THAT STAND,
I CAN PLAY STRAIGHT
AS GOOD AS ANY OF THEM.
"YES, MR. SINCLAIR.
NO, MR. SINCLAIR."
JUST LIKE I THOUGHT
YOU WALKED UPRIGHT.
LET’S SEE,
TO PARAPHRASE,
YOU FEEL
I’M OTHER THAN HUMAN.
SOMETIMES YOU SEE ME
AS A SNAKE
OR A PLAGUE CARRIER...
A RAT, IN OTHER WORDS.
I ALSO REMIND YOU
OF A VAMPIRE.
YEAH. I’LL LEAP IN
WHEN I DISAGREE.
RICH DESCRIPTIONS,
BUT I DON’T THINK
YOU’VE YET PLUMBED THE DEPTHS
OF YOUR FEELING.
OTHERWISE,
WHY KEEP SEARCHING?
ONE NAME, DETECTIVE‐‐
IF YOUR FEET
WERE TO THE FIRE.
ASSHOLE.
DOESN’T RING TRUE.
WHY DON’T YOU
HELP ME OUT?
TOMORROW, WHEN I
HAVE YOU ON THE STAND,
I’LL HELP YOU CRYSTALLIZE
YOUR FEELINGS
ABOUT WHO I AM
AND WHAT I CAN DO...
AND WHY YOU’RE
SO AFRAID OF ME.
IN YOUR DREAMS, PAL.
THAT’S WHERE
I’M AFRAID OF YOU.
YES. DREAMS CAN BE
VERY FRIGHTENING PLACES.
YOU’RE GETTING OLD,
SINCLAIR.
DAY BY DAY.
WHAT BRINGS THAT
TO MIND?
YOU FORGOT
WHAT YOU CAME FOR.
NO.
GET A GOOD NIGHT’S REST.
WHAT’D HELP THERE
IS YOU WALKING
BACK OVER HERE
AND KISSING
MY POLISH ASS.
COME ON, SINCLAIR,
BRING YOUR MOLE SELF
BACK AND PUCKER UP!
I’LL TREAT YOU TO
THE RED‐EYE SPECIAL!
LATE FOR HIS COBRA LESSONS.
I GOTTA GET A SIGN MADE‐‐
"DID NOT SHOOT
AMIDOU DIALLO.
"I WASN’T THERE.
I DIDN’T HAVE NOTHIN’
TO DO WITH IT."
Medavoy: LIKE THAT
WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
WELL, WE’RE ALL
TOTALLY GUILTY.
WE’RE GUILTY
IN OUR HEARTS.
ONLY REASON WE WEREN’T THERE,
WE WERE HELD UP IN TRAFFIC.
Martinez: ANYONE
UNFAIRLY TREATED.
Medavoy:
YEAH. EXACTLY.
ANY BAD EXPERIENCE‐‐
EQUIVALENT TO GETTING
SHOT 41 TIMES.
NOT TO EXCUSE
WHAT HAPPENED.
NO ONE’S STANDING UP
FOR WHAT HAPPENED.
ANY ONE OF THOSE GUYS
THAT THREW ANY ONE
OF THOSE 41 SHOTS
RECOGNIZES
THEY WERE WRONG.
THEY WERE WRONG
TACTICALLY
BEFORE THEY EVER
THREW THE SHOTS.
NO ONE’S EXCUSING
THAT ASPECT.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT, BOSS.
THEY’D PRAY GOD TO GET BACK
THAT 10 OR 12 SECONDS
THINKING ONE OF THEM
HAD BEEN SHOT.
IT HURTS YOUR FEELINGS,
THAT’S ALL.
TRY TO DO A DECENT JOB.
YOU’RE GONNA TELL ME
TO TELL YOU
WHAT I THINK YOU ARE?
NO.
NO, I’M GONNA TELL YOU
WHAT I THINK OF YOU.
AND I GOT
NO WORD BUDGET, EITHER.
[IMITATING SINCLAIR]
ONE WORD‐‐
WHO AM I?
[SNORT]
YOU’RE A TOAD, PAL.
YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE...
ONE OF THOSE GHOULY
STONE MONSTERS THAT‐‐
THAT CROUCH
ON THE SIDES OF A BUILDING.
A BIG LIZARD WITH
HIS TONGUE FLICKING OUT...
TRAPPIN’ HUMANS.
I DON’T THINK SO,
ASS FACE.
I’LL USE AS MANY WORDS
AS I WANT.
Sorenson:
OK. THANKS.
YOU’RE OFF THE HOOK.
FOR WHAT?
THE HEARING TOMORROW.
I’M TESTIFYING.
YOUR WIFE
CHANGED HER MIND?
I CHANGED MINE.
YOU CAN GO TO BAT
AGAINST THIS GUY
ANOTHER TIME.
I DIDN’T KNOW
THAT’S WHAT IT WAS ABOUT.
YOU GONNA CRACK WISE
WITH ME NOW?
I THOUGHT WE WERE JUST
LOOKING TO MAKE SURE
EVIDENCE
WASN’T EXCLUDED, ANDY.
WHAT, IT’S ABOUT
HAND‐TO‐HAND COMBAT?
THAT’S CORRECT.
THAT’S EXACTLY
WHAT IT IS.
AND WHEN YOU GROW UP,
YOU’LL REALIZE IT.
WHEN I
GROW UP, HUH?
READY?
YEAH.
ANDY, I THINK IT’S
A REALLY BAD IDEA.
GEE, THAT’S
A FRESH PERSPECTIVE.
I KEEP REPEATING MYSELF,
HOPING THAT
I’LL BE UNDERSTOOD.
I UNDERSTAND YOU.
I JUST DON’T AGREE.
FRANKLY,
YOU DON’T HAVE TO.
MEANING WHAT?
YOU DON’T DETERMINE
MY WITNESS LIST‐‐
I DO.
THAT’S BEAUTIFUL.
THAT’S CHOICE.
LISTEN TO WHAT THIS GUY
HAS DONE TO YOU.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU
SOUND LIKE, ANDY?
NO. WHY DON’T YOU
EDUCATE ME?
YOU ADVANCED
SO MUCH FARTHER
IN SCHOOL.
YOU SOUND
LIKE YOU USED TO
WHEN YOU DRANK.
I’M NOT DRINKING.
AND I DON’T WANT YOU TO.
AND I DON’T NEED YOU
ON THE STAND TOMORROW.
I DON’T WANT
THIS SINCLAIR THINKING
HE CAN TURN ME
INTO A PRETZEL.
THEN DON’T LET HIM DO IT.
BIG VULTURE SMILE
LIKE MY COLLAR’S DIRTY
AND I TRACKED IN MUD.
"ONE WORD‐‐WHO I AM,
WHY I GOT YOU
TERRIFIED."
ANDY, SINCLAIR
IS A GOOD LAWYER
WITH A RICH CLIENT
WHO WILL LOSE THIS HEARING
UNLESS HE CAN
PUSH YOUR BUTTONS.
WHY IN THE WORLD
WOULD YOU LET HIM?
I AM NOT TERRIFIED.
THEN YOU DON’T
HAVE TO PROVE IT, RIGHT?
HE’LL CALL ME
FOR THE DEFENSE.
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,
I’M GETTING
ON THAT STAND.
I’LL CALL YOU.
I’LL CALL YOU, ANDY.
TESTIFY FOR ME.
I WON’T LET HIM
GET TO ME.
WILL YOU LET ME
HELP YOU THROUGH IT?
ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY.
OK.
I PROMISE I WON’T
EMBARRASS YOU.
OK, ANDY.