NYPD Blue (1993–2005): Season 6, Episode 21 - Voir Dire This - full transcript

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

HI.

HOW’S IT GOING?

OK.

HOW’S IT GOING WITH YOU?

REMEMBER ME TESTIFYING
AT GIARDELLA’S TRIAL?

VIVIDLY.

WHAT THIS IS ABOUT,

HE DON’T THINK I’M
ANY DIFFERENT, SINCLAIR.

HE THINKS WITH HIS
LOOKING‐DOWN ATTITUDE

HE CAN PUT ME
RIGHT BACK THERE.



AND I THINK THAT
THAT’S THE LAST TIME

YOU OUGHT TO SPEND TODAY
ON THE SUBJECT

OF WHAT MAY OR
MAY NOT BE GOING ON

IN JAMES SINCLAIR’S
HEAD.

I’M JUST SAYING
MY IMPRESSION.

THIS EVIL SINCLAIR THINKS
HE CAN GET ME ACTING

LIKE AN IGNORANT
POLACK DRUNK

WHO CAN’T CONTROL
HIS TEMPER.

ANYWAY, ANDY,
HOW ABOUT COMING OUT
BEFORE YOU PRUNE?

YEAH, I’M DONE IN HERE.

[TURNS OFF SHOWER]

THINKS I JUST BEEN
HIDING IT,

I REALLY HAVEN’T CHANGED.

WHICH WE KNOW
ISN’T TRUE.



NO, I’M JUST SAYING
MY IMPRESSION.

MY IMPRESSION
OF HIS IMPRESSION.

WHICH COUNTS
FOR WHAT, ANDY?

THAT BALD‐HEADED
SCUMBAG’S IMPRESSION?

NOTHING.

A SHYSTER FOR HIRE
TO ANY MOBBED‐UP GUINEA
WITH A $7.00 WIG.

7 BUCKS WAS RETAIL,

THAT GIARDELLA’S WIG.

YOU KNOW WHAT
JAMES SINCLAIR’S
OPINION COUNTS FOR?

THIS.

HOW’S IT GOING, DANNY?

MORNING, SHANNON.

WHAT DO WE GOT?

TELL THE TRUTH,
I’M NOT 100% SURE.

THAT KID’S BEEN
AROUND MY SECTOR,

LIKE, THE LAST 3 MONTHS.

SAD‐FACED LITTLE MUTT,
YOU KNOW?

YOU COLLAR HIM FOR THAT?

SUPPOSEDLY LIVES WITH
HIS OLDER BROTHER,

MAY OR MAY NOT BE BOGUS.

I’M WAITING TO HEAR
HIS TRANSGRESSION.

HE’S GOT THIS
UNDER HIS ARM TODAY,

HE SEES ME COMING, HIS
MUG GOES TOTALLY WRONG.

WHAT’S IN THE BAG,
MARCELLO?

THIS IS MINE,
THIS IS MINE.

GOOD,
WHERE’S THE RECEIPT?

NO RECEIPT.

BUT HERE’S THE THING,
DANNY,

HE WASN’T CRYING LIKE
A KID CAUGHT WRONG,

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

BUT HE IS CRYING.

"SHANNON, I BOUGHT IT
OFF ANOTHER KID.

"LET ME KEEP IT,

AT LEAST LET ME KEEP
THE DAMN JACKET."

LIKE A TOUGH LITTLE KID
DID SOMETHING HORRIBLE

FOR WHAT HE BOUGHT.

LET ME TALK TO HIM.

UNLESS I’M TOO CLOSE
TO IT,

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

OFF HE’S
A DECENT ENOUGH KID.

MARCELLO.

YEAH, LIKE
THE MOVIE STAR.

YEAH, GOOD.

HOW’S IT GOING,
MARCELLO?

[FLAT]
GREAT.

THIS IS
DETECTIVE SORENSON.

HOW ABOUT WE TALK
UPSTAIRS...

WOULD THAT BE
GREAT ALSO?

THANKS A LOT, SHANNON.

DID HE SAY ANYTHING
WITH COLLARING YOU?

RELAX, MARCELLO.

SURE.

DID YOU STEAL
THIS JACKET?

NO.

WELL, YOU DIDN’T STEAL IT,

YOU’RE LEAVING HERE
WITH IT.

ANYONE I SHOULD CALL
AND TELL ’EM WHERE YOU ARE?

YEAH. CALL AND
TELL ’EM I’M IN JAIL.

YOU’RE NOT IN JAIL,
MARCELLO,

BUT THAT WAS
A DUMB QUESTION,

IF YOU WANTED ME
TO CALL.

ANYWAY, YOU DIDN’T
BOOST THE JACKET.

RIGHT.

YOU BOUGHT IT
OFF SOME OTHER KID.

RIGHT.

WHO PROBABLY
BOOSTED THE JACKET.

HOW MUCH YOU PAY FOR IT?

40 BUCKS.

WHERE’D YOU GET THE 40?

WHY I GOTTA ACCOUNT
FOR MY EARNINGS?

WHAT IS THIS, BOSNIA?

YEAH, THIS IS
A NEW YOUTH EARNINGS
ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM

THAT WE’RE PUTTING IN
OFF THEIR LEAD.

[SIGHS]

ODD JOBS.

ODD JOBS AND CHORES,

YOU EARNED THE MONEY
TO BUY YOUR JACKET.

YOU’RE LIKE A
NEIGHBORHOOD HANDY MAN.

ALL ALPHABET CITY

NAME A JOB.

AIRPLANE PILOT.

NAME ONE JOB YOU DID
TOWARD EARNING THE 40 BUCKS,

AND DON’T BE A WISE‐ASS.

PUT UP FLIERS
FOR LAME ROCK CONCERTS.

STICK ’EM ON
OVER "POST NO BILLS"?

THAT’S A COUPLE YEARS
IN SLAM RIGHT THERE.

DO ANYTHING THAT
MADE YOU UPSET?

I’LL NOTE
YOU SHOOK YOUR HEAD NO,

BUT CAN YOU GIVE ME
THAT ANSWER VERBALLY

IN YOUR USUAL
WISEACRE TONE?

NO, I DIDN’T DO
ANYTHING TO UPSET ME
EARNING THE 40.

EXCELLENT.

CAN I GO?

NO.

LET’S EXTEND OUR CHAT
SOMEWHAT.

WANT A SODA?

WHAT’RE YOU, A PERV?

A PERV?

A PERV.
LIKE HANGING
WITH KIDS.

OFFER A SODA.

NO, I’M NOT A PERV.

WANT A SODA?

NO.

CAN I GO?

NO. YOU CAN’T GO YET,
MARCELLO.

ASSHOLE.

THAT’S SUPPOSED
TO GET YOU A SMACK.

WORK OUT.

WHAT DID YOU DO...

THAT MADE YOU UPSET,
MARCELLO, EARNING THE 40.

HEY, KISS MY ASS.

KISS MY ASS.

THAT’S WHAT
YOU HAD TO DO?

WHAT?

YOU HAD TO KISS
SOMEONE’S ASS?

I DIDN’T KISS
ANYBODY’S ASS.

KISS MY ASS,
ALL RIGHT?

LEAVE ME ALONE.

MIKE SHANNON
THAT BROUGHT YOU IN

FEELS SOMETHING’S
UPSETTING YOU,

AND AFTER US TALKING,
I FEEL THAT WAY ALSO,
MARCELLO.

I’M NOT GONNA JAM YOU
FOR THE JACKET,

AND I’M NOT HERE
TO HURT YOU IN ANY WAY.

I LIKE YOU.

I CAN TELL
YOU’RE A GOOD GUY.

ALL I’M ASKING,

LOOK ME IN THE EYE

AND TELL ME YOU DIDN’T
DO NOTHIN’ WRONG

OR THAT UPSET YOU
EARNING THAT 40,

AND YOU’RE GONE.

WHAT IS THIS,
BOSNIA?

NO.

WHAT ARE YOU
BEIN’ NICE FOR?

I’M NOT A PERV.

WHAT ARE YOU BEIN’
NICE FOR, THEN?

YOU WANT ME
TO SAY SOMETHING,
AND I CAN GO THEN?

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO SAY?

WHAT GETS YOU OFF?

TELL ME WHAT TO SAY,
AND I’LL SAY IT.

40 BUCKS.

THAT’S MY PRICE,
I GUESS.

THAT’S WHAT
I’M STARTIN’ AT.

THAT’S WHAT
HE GIVE TO ME.

TELL ME WHAT TO DO.

ALL RIGHT, MARCELLO.
ALL RIGHT, MARCELLO.

YOU WANNA WRITE IT
INSTEAD OF SAYING IT?

ONLY IF I COULD
TEAR IT UP AFTERWARDS.

HERE’S THE SUM
AND SUBSTANCE OF IT, OK?

A SICK BASTARD,
HE MAKES A KID
MASTURBATE INTO A PLATE,

AND THEN HE WORKS OUT
ON IT HIMSELF.

MAKES HIM DO IT HOW?

HOW?

DOES HE PAY
OR USE FORCE?

PAYS. HE PAYS, ALL RIGHT?
HE PAYS.

ALL RIGHT.

LET ME CALL COHEN.

YEAH. GOOD.

NEEDS SOME TALKING‐TO,
THIS GUY.

HE NEEDS
SOME GOOD TALKING‐TO.

TAKES ADVANTAGE
OF A KID.

CAN WE GET TO HIM?

WE’RE GONNA FIND OUT.

WE’RE GONNA DISCOVER THAT
FROM A. D. A. COHEN.

DETECTIVE KIRKENDALL,
AT WHAT POINT DID YOU
LOSE CUSTODY

OF THE LIPSTICK CAMERA
YOU WERE OPERATING AT
THE JANE STREET APARTMENT

AND SUBMITTED TODAY
AS PEOPLE’S ONE?

AFTER MALCOLM CULLINAN
HAD BEEN ARRESTED,

CUSTODY OF THE CAMERA

WAS TAKEN BY
MY BROTHER DETECTIVES.

AT THAT POINT,
THE TAPE WAS STILL
IN THE CAMERA?

YES.

AND YOU SAW THE TAPE NEXT
WHEN?

THIS MORNING.

THIS MORNING
WHEN IT WAS SUBMITTED

TO THE COURT
BY A. D. A. COSTAS.

YES.

DETECTIVE, ARE YOU
COMPETENT TO REPRESENT

THAT THE TAPE THAT WAS
IN THE CAMERA WHEN IT WAS
LAST IN YOUR POSSESSION

IS THE SAME TAPE
SUBMITTED HERE THIS MORNING?

IF IT SHOWS ME DOING
WHAT I DID THAT NIGHT,

I’D SAY
IT’S A PRETTY GOOD BET.

WE’RE NOT BETTING HERE,
DETECTIVE.

OBVIOUSLY,
SINCE THE TAPE

HASN’T BEEN
IN MY CONTINUOUS CUSTODY

SINCE THE NIGHT OF
MR. CULLINAN’S ARREST,

I AM NOT DIRECTLY
COMPETENT TO SAY
IT’S THE SAME TAPE.

ARE YOU COMPETENT
TO STATE THAT TAPE
HAS NOT BEEN EDITED

OR OTHERWISE TAMPERED WITH
DURING THE INTERVENING PERIOD?

NO, I’M NOT.

MOVE TO EXCLUDE
PEOPLE’S ONE, YOUR HONOR.

ADMIT PEOPLE’S ONE,

SUBJECT TO CONNECTION.

DETECTIVE,
DO YOU RECOGNIZE

THE CONTENTS
OF THIS ENVELOPE?

THOSE ARE THE DRUGS

MR. CULLINAN
OFFERED ME $5,000
TO INJECT IN MY ARM

AT THE JANE STREET
APARTMENT ON APRIL 27

AND WHICH I TOOK
FROM HIS POSSESSION AT
THE TIME OF HIS ARREST.

WHAT, IF ANYTHING,
DID YOU CAUSE TO BE
DONE TO THOSE DRUGS?

I VOUCHERED THEM

AND HAD THEM SENT
TO THE POLICE LAB
FOR ANALYSIS.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE
THE INITIALS

ON THE OUTSIDE
OF THE ENVELOPE?

THOSE ARE MY INITIALS
IN MY HAND.

PEOPLE’S 2, YOUR HONOR.

VOIR DIRE ON THE SUBMISSION,
YOUR HONOR.

GO AHEAD.

SO...

AS OPPOSED TO THE TAPE,
DETECTIVE KIRKENDALL,

THE DRUGS WHICH WERE
SUBMITTED AS PEOPLE’S 2

WERE IN YOUR SOLE
PERSONAL CUSTODY

UNTIL THE TIME
THEY WERE VOUCHERED.

YES.

NEVER LEFT YOUR HAND.

NO.

SO IF I WERE
TO SHOW YOU...

ON THE VIDEOTAPE
THE PEOPLE HAVE SUBMITTED

A MOMENT DURING WHICH
YOU LOWERED THE ENVELOPE
OUT OF CAMERA VIEW,

PRODUCING IT EXACTLY
4.2 SECONDS LATER...

WOULD IT BE FAIR TO SAY
THAT YOU WERE THE ONLY PERSON

WHO COULD HAVE
SWITCHED THE ENVELOPE

CONTAINING THE DRUGS
MR. CULLINAN IS SHOWN
OFFERING YOU

AND THE ENVELOPE

WHOSE CONTENTS ARE BEING
SUBMITTED HERE AS EVIDENCE?

I DIDN’T SWITCH
ANY ENVELOPES.

DETECTIVE,
IF ANYONE SWITCHED
THE ENVELOPES,

BASED ON PEOPLE’S ONE,

WOULD IT BE FAIR TO SAY
THAT THAT PERSON

WOULD’VE
HAD TO HAVE BEEN YOU?

SURE.

ARE YOU HEARD LATER
ON THE SAME TAPE

ACCUSING MR. CULLINAN
OF MURDERING A PERSONAL
FRIEND OF YOURS

AND ASSERTING
THAT HE’S BEEN TRICKED

BY YOUR STING OPERATION?

I GUESS
MAYBE ONCE YOU’RE DONE
TWISTING WHAT I SAID,

IT COULD SOUND THAT WAY.

MOVE TO EXCLUDE PEOPLE’S 2,
YOUR HONOR.

ADMIT PEOPLE’S 2,

SUBJECT
TO CONNECTION.

NOTHING FURTHER
ON THIS WITNESS,
YOUR HONOR.

Judge: THE WITNESS
IS EXCUSED.

IT’S NOT OVER, IS IT?

10‐MINUTE RECESS.

OH, IT’S JUST A RECESS?

LOVELY AS EVER.

UP YOUR ASS,
COUNSELOR.

I’M JIMMY MAYO,
DOLORES MAYO’S FATHER.

ARE YOU THE LAWYER
FOR MY SIDE?

I’M SYLVIA COSTAS,

AND I GUESS YOU COULD
SAY I’M THE LAWYER
FOR YOUR SIDE.

HOW ARE WE DOING?

THE JUDGE’S RULINGS
HAVE ALL BEEN
FAVORABLE SO FAR.

TOUGH MORNING SO FAR,
HUH, CULLINAN?

COME ON.

GET A BAILIFF
LOOKING AT THAT GUY.

YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN’T
HAVE ANY MORE DIRECT
CONVERSATION

WITH MR. CULLINAN
OR HIS ATTORNEY.

NO. I JUST NEEDED TO GET
THAT OFF OF MY CHEST.

I UNDERSTAND.

THANKS...

FOR LOOKING OUT
FOR MY DAUGHTER.

ALL RIGHT.

IT’S AN "A" MISDEMEANOR.

THAT’S A MISDEMEANOR,
WHAT THIS SICK PERV
HAD HIM DO?

IF THE KID GOES TO BAT.

OH, THAT’S GOOD.
THAT’S GREAT.

WILL THE KID
GO TO BAT?

BEING HE’S TOO ASHAMED
FOR SPEAKING‐‐

WRITES WHAT HE DID
ON A PIECE OF PAPER

HE GETS TO TEAR UP
AFTERWARDS‐‐

I’D VOICE SOME RESERVATIONS
HIM GOIN’ TO BAT.

I NEED TO TALK
TO THIS PERV.

I NEED TO TALK TO HIM.

I CAN GET YOU A WARRANT
FOR THE GUY’S PLACE,

BUT YOU’RE BUYING HIM
A LAWYER.

YEAH. THIS SHOULD BE
A PRIVATE CONVERSATION

BETWEEN MYSELF AND HIM.

THANKS, COHEN.

YEAH, LET ME, UH,

LET ME JUST GO TALK
TO THIS PERV, YOU KNOW?

JUST INQUIRING GENERALLY.

LET ME HAVE
GREG AND JAMES
GO OVER WITH YOU.

GREG AND JAMES ARE
DOING 4:00‐TO‐1:00s.

LET ME CALL ’EM
IN EARLY.

HE WANTS GREG AND JAMES
WITH ME, FANCY.

OH. THEY’RE COMING IN?

HE’S CALLIN’ ’EM.

I GUESS THEY’RE GONNA
MEET ME OVER THERE.

YOU CAN’T GO
BY YOURSELF.

NO POINT IN YOU GOING,
ONE THING.

I GOT NO PASSION TO GO.

WHATEVER BREAKS
WITH THIS TWISTED
SON OF A BITCH.

ARE WE, UM...

ARE WE SURE
THE STORY’S RIGHT?

HE DON’T MAKE THAT UP,
THIS KID.

HE DON’T
MAKE THAT STORY UP.

I’M NOT EVEN GONNA
TELL YOU THE STORY,

BUT, BELIEVE ME,
HE DON’T MAKE THAT UP.

LET ME TELL THE BOSS
HAVE THEM MEET ME.

RONALD BARRETT?

WHAT IS IT?

DETECTIVES.

YOUR NAME CAME UP
IN AN INVESTIGATION.

WE NEED
TO TALK TO YOU.

CONCERNING WHAT?

LET’S DO IT INSIDE.

SPARE YOUR NEIGHBORS
YOUR BUSINESS.

COMFY.

[OPENS DRAWER]

SHOULDN’T HE ASK
MY PERMISSION
TO DO THAT?

HE’S NOT GONNA
DISTURB NOTHIN’.

WE MAKE SURE THERE’S
NO WEAPONS OR SO FORTH

BEFORE WE BEGIN
TALKING TO YOU.

THERE ARE NO WEAPONS.

WHAT IS IT?

I WAS LOOKING
AT YOUR PLATES.

YES.

I SAW.

THEY’RE WASHED.

LET’S TAKE YOU INTO
THE STATION HOUSE,
MR. BARRETT.

ON WHAT BASIS?

ON THE BASIS
I SAY YOU’RE GOIN’.

YOU WANNA GO CUFFED
OR LIKE A GENTLEMAN?

ON WHAT BASIS
WOULD I BE CUFFED?

LOOK IN MY EYES
AND SAY "BASIS"
AGAIN, MR. BARRETT.

I’M‐‐I’M COMING
WITH YOU

ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS.

I’LL FOLLOW YOU OUT,
MR. BARRETT.

HOW CLOSE
YOU WANT ME?

HOW CLOSE DO YOU
WANT TO BE?

HI, MR. MAYO.

A DEALER NAMED
KENNETH PRIEST

IDENTIFIED HIS STAMP
ON THE DRUGS
THE POLICE FOUND.

KENNETH PRIEST SAYS
HE SOLD CULLINAN
THAT PACKET OF DRUGS

4 MONTHS AGO.

THAT’S BEFORE MY DAUGHTER
DIED FROM DRUGS
CULLINAN GAVE HER.

I THINK THE PROSECUTION
WANTS TO ESTABLISH

THEY ARE THE SAME DRUGS
HE GAVE DOLORES

SO THEY CAN CHARGE HIM
WITH TRYING TO KILL
DETECTIVE KIRKENDALL.

HE BOUGHT HIS WAY OUT
OF THAT TROUBLE.

HE’LL BUY HIS WAY
OUT OF THIS.

HI, DETECTIVE.

WHAT’S THE HOLDUP?

KENNETH PRIEST IS STILL
TESTIFYING.

IN WHAT TONGUE?

POKY ROOM?

YEAH. PUT HIM
IN THE POKY.

ALL RIGHT.
DOWN THIS WAY.

HI, JILL.
HOW’D IT GO IN COURT?

OK, I THINK.

YOU KNOW
WHERE DIANE IS?

UM, I THINK
SHE’S IN THE JOHN.

CAN I HELP?

UH, THERE’S A KID.

I GOT HIM
UP IN THE CRIB.

[DOOR OPENS]

THERE’S DIANE.
SHE KNOWS THE BACKGROUND.

DID YOU
GRAB UP THE GUY?

YEAH. I’M GOING
IN THE POKY NOW.

HE’S IN THERE
WITH GREG AND JAMES.

CAN YOU LOOK IN ON
THIS MARCELLO, DIANE,

THAT’S UP IN THE CRIB?

I LOOKED IN ON HIM
A LITTLE BIT AGO.

HE GIVE YOU A BIG
WARM GREETING?

YEAH, HE DIDN’T SEEM
LIKE HE WANTED
ANY COMPANY.

HE DOES.

SURE. LET ME GO SEE
HOW HE’S DOING.

OR LET ME SEE
HOW HE’S DOING

BEFORE I GO TALK
TO THIS PERV.

I’LL GO.

I GOT IT.

HE’S FAMILIAR
WITH MY MUG.

HOW’S RONALD DOING?

WE WERE JUST
ACTUALLY WORKING OUT

WHAT MR. BARRETT
LIKES TO BE CALLED.

YEAH. AFTER SUGGESTING
I KILL MYSELF.

WHO SAID THAT?

WHERE IN THE WORLD
DID THAT IDEA COME FROM?

TALK ABOUT AN IDEA
FROM LEFT FIELD.

THE FEELING
YOU WERE GETTING,

THEY WERE SUGGESTING
YOU TAKE YOUR OWN LIFE‐‐

DO YOU HAVE ANY
MENTAL ILLNESS
PROBLEMS, MR. BARRETT?

ANY PERMANENT‐TYPE
MENTAL SICKNESS

THAT WOULD MAKE YOU FEEL
PEOPLE WANT YOU TO DO THAT?

I WANT YOU
TO ASK YOUR QUESTIONS,

AND THEN I WANT TO GO.

OH, SO WE’RE PAST
THAT SICK FEELING YOU HAD

WHAT MY COLLEAGUES
WERE TALKING ABOUT.

DO YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS TO ASK

ABOUT SOMETHING
SPECIFIC,

A SPECIFIC INCIDENT?

OR ARE YOU JUST
TRYING TO BREAK MY SOUL?

SO WE’RE NOT PAST
THAT FEELING.

YOU KNOW A BOY
NAMED MARCELLO?

AND?

AND?

WHY HE SAYS "AND,"

CAPTAIN RONALD’S
DRIVING THE BOAT HERE.

NOTHING SURPRISES HIM.

YEAH. RONALD TAKES
THAT UPPER‐CRUST ATTITUDE

’CAUSE HE DOESN’T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT SOMEONE

PUTTING A BULLET
IN HIS BRAIN.

OR THROWING HIM
OFF A ROOF.

YES, I KNOW MARCELLO.

YOU DO KNOW MARCELLO.

YES.

FROM WHERE?

I’VE MET HIM
IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHAT’D YOU DO
AFTER YOU MET HIM?

I’VE TRIED TO BE
HIS FRIEND.

ARE YOU AFRAID
OF BEING STRUCK AT ALL

OR BEATEN
DURING THIS INTERVIEW?

OBVIOUSLY, YES.

DON’T SAY AGAIN

YOU TRIED TO BE
HIS FRIEND.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WHAT DO YOU WANT
FROM ME?

DO YOU WANT ME
TO CONFESS?

DID YOU DO
SOMETHING WRONG?

YES.

I TRIED TO DO
AS LESS I COULD...

WITH MY SICKNESS...

[CRYING]

BUT I’M TOO SICK.

I CONFESS.

DO YOU WANT ME
TO HANG MYSELF
IN HERE?

’CAUSE I’M GONNA
HANG MYSELF IN JAIL
ANYWAY.

DO YOU WANT ME
TO DO IT HERE?

NO.

DON’T DO IT HERE.

YEAH.

DEATH IN CUSTODY
IS A PAIN IN THE ASS.

YEAH, BUT DEFINITELY
HOLD THAT THOUGHT
ABOUT DOING IT.

HI, MARCELLO.

I’M GOING INTO THE SYSTEM?

I DON’T KNOW. I, UH...

I WAS WONDERING

IF I COULD GET YOU
A HAMBURGER
OR SOMETHING.

NO.

YOU’RE NOT HUNGRY?

WHO KNOWS IF I’M GOING
INTO THE SYSTEM?

I DON’T THINK YOU’RE
BEING CHARGED,
MARCELLO.

SO CHILD SERVICES.

I GUESS IF WE
CAN’T TRACK DOWN
A FAMILY MEMBER...

CHILD SERVICES
WILL PUT YOU IN
TEMPORARY FOSTER CARE.

SO YES.

HAVE YOU GOT ANYONE?

AN AUNT? A GRANDMOTHER?

COME ON, MARCELLO.

MARCELLO’S GOT
A BROTHER.

WHERE?

SO NOW I FIND OUT
WHERE MY NAME CAME UP?

YEAH. OVER HERE,
TOMMY.

TOMMY PARISI.

YEAH, GREAT TO SEE YA.

SO, TOMMY,
THAT SMART‐ASS ATTITUDE,

THAT RUNS
IN YOUR FAMILY?

THIS IS ABOUT MARCELLO?

SEE, BUT WHERE
A 13‐YEAR‐OLD KID,

SCARED OUT OF HIS MIND
AND DOWN ON HIMSELF

WITH BEING ASHAMED,

I EXPECT SOME SMART‐ASS,

EVEN
"I’M GLAD TO SEE YA,"

’CAUSE IT GIVES HIM
A LITTLE PROTECTION.

WITH YOU, THAT
INSTEAD OF SITTIN’ THERE
LIKE A POUTY PUNK

WHO NEEDS TO GET
SLAPPED IN THE BACK
OF THE HEAD,

OUGHT TO BE LOOKING OUT
FOR HIS LITTLE BROTHER,

THAT SAME SMART‐ASS
ATTITUDE,
THAT MAKES ME SICK.

HE’S BEEN GONE
FROM MY PLACE
FOR 3 MONTHS, OK?

AND HE’S ONLY
MY HALF‐BROTHER.

WHAT YOU DO
WITH A HALF‐BROTHER

GONE FROM YOUR PLACE
3 MONTHS, TOMMY,

YOU GO OUT
AND YOU FIND HIM.

HEY, I’M ON METHADONE
MAINTENANCE, ALL RIGHT?

I GOT PROBLEMS OF MY OWN.

I’M TELLING YOU A WAY
TO GET PAST YOUR PROBLEMS.

LOOK OUT FOR
YOUR LITTLE BROTHER.

TAKE CARE OF HIM.

YOU’LL GET A REASON
WAKING UP

BESIDES SCORING
YOUR 8:00 DOSE.

YOU GOT A LOT OF OPINIONS
ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE’S LIVES.

MARCELLO’S
A GOOD LITTLE BOY.

AND FAR AS I KNOW,
YOU’RE A GOOD
PERSON, TOO.

DON’T LET HIM
GET PUT IN THE SYSTEM.

YOU LOOKIN’ FOR WORK?

THE RIGHT JOB I AM.

WHAT’S THE RIGHT JOB?

UH...I’D LIKE TO LEARN
HOW TO FIX TELEVISIONS.

I GOT A COUSIN
THAT’LL TEACH YOU TVs.

YEAH.

YEAH. HE‐‐HE CAN TEACH YOU
OVERCHARGING, TOO,

DETECTIVE MARTINEZ’S COUSIN.

I MEAN, I’LL TAKE HIM BACK,

IF THAT’S WHAT
YOU’RE ASKING.

REACH OUT
FOR YOUR BROTHER, TOMMY,

AND WE’LL REACH OUT
FOR YOU.

HE’S UPSTAIRS‐‐
MARCELLO.

LAYING DOWN CONDITIONS
TO HIM, TOMMY.

MMM.

A FEW CONDITIONS
WILL DO MARCELLO GOOD.

GIVE HIM
A LITTLE STRUCTURE.

MMM.

ALL HIS KNOCKING AROUND,

HE STILL HAS LOVE IN HIM.

I’M GLAD ENOUGH
IF WE KEEP HIM
OUT OF THE SYSTEM.

YOU TALKED
TO HIS BROTHER GREAT.

WELL...

JAMES’ COUSIN’S
TV REPAIR
TRAINING PROGRAM,

THAT CLOSED
THE DEAL.

POSTPONEMENT OF TV REPAIR

IS ACTUALLY
HIS STRONG SUIT.

THERE’S AN ELECTRONICS
TRAINING INSTITUTE
BY WHERE I AM.

I LOCKED SOME
LUNATIC CANADIAN UP

ESCAPING WITH THEIR
FILES OVER MY ROOF.

THE GUY RUNS THE PLACE
SAYS HE’S FOREVER
IN MY DEBT.

JAMES’ COUSIN
DON’T WORK OUT,

MAYBE WE CAN HOOK
MARCELLO’S BROTHER UP

WITH SOME TRAINING
COURSE OVER THERE.

MUST HAVE BEEN
WHERE THE OWNER
KEPT THE ACCOUNT BOOKS

HE WANTS TO HIDE
FROM THE I. R. S.,

IF THE FILE
IS EVER CALLED IN.

OH, BROTHER.

OH, BOY.

IT’S ALL RIGHT.

OH, MY GOSH.

JUST DON’T SAY
HOLY TOLEDO.

WHAT?

WHAT IS IT?
WHAT HAPPENED?

WE’RE GOING HOME.

YOU’RE GOING HOME
WITH TOMMY?

YEAH.

YOU LEFT YOUR JACKET,
MARCELLO.

YEAH.

I’M LEAVING IT.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

YOU THINK THE COLD’S
NEVER COMING AGAIN?

THAT SPECIFIC JACKET
I DON’T WANT.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

WHEN THE WEATHER TURNS COLD,
WHY DON’T YOU SHOW UP,

AND WE’LL GO SHOPPING
FOR A JACKET.

Marcello: YEAH, OK.

AND, UH, THAT’S A USABLE
JACKET, YOU KNOW.

YEAH. NO, WE’LL‐‐

WE’LL TAKE CARE
OF IT.

THANKS FOR HELPING ME.

IT’S THE BEST PART
OF OUR JOB.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

SO, I’LL, UH,
CALL THIS GUY
IN THE MORNING.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY CALL
DETECTIVE MARTINEZ’S
COUSIN.

AND ANY LOGISTICAL
DIFFICULTIES,
YOU GIVE ME A HOLLER,

AND...WE ALWAYS HAVE
FALLBACK PLANS.

UM...YOU KNOW,
IT’S ALL RIGHT, DANNY.

NO, WELL, WE SHOULD
PROBABLY DISCUSS THIS

A WHOLE OTHER TIME.

OK.

LET ME GET THE JACKET.

UH, WE CAN GIVE IT
TO GOODWILL.

SURE. GO GET IT.

SEE YOU LATER.

HOW’D THAT GO UPSTAIRS?

AH. GOOD.

THEY LEFT.

YEAH, WE SAW ’EM
WALKIN’ OUT.

SO HE, UH‐‐

UH‐‐UH‐‐STAYED POSITIVE
WITH HIS KID BROTHER,
THAT TOMMY?

THEY SEEM TO BE
HITTING IT OFF OK.

ANYWAYS, OUR FALLBACK
POSITION’S IN PLACE.

GOOD NIGHT.

YEAH. GOOD NIGHT, DIANE.

HEY. GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, DIANE.

I HOPE EVERYTHING’S OK.

YEAH. EVERYTHING’S OK.

Martinez:
IT’S NICE, UH...

WHEN SOMETHIN’
HALFWAY TURNS OUT.

YEAH, WELL,
AT LEAST THAT KID
GETS HALF A CHANCE.

OF COURSE, THE CHOCOLATE
CHERRY ON TOP OF
THE BAKED ALASKA...

ONCE HE’S IN THE TOMBS,
OUR FRIEND RONALD
MAKES HIS PROMISE GOOD

SHOWIN’ OFF HIS,
UH, ROPE WORK.

ANDY WOULDN’T BE
COMIN’ BACK AFTER COURT,
YOU WOULDN’T THINK, RIGHT?

NAH. HE’LL
PROBABLY TESTIFY
AND THEN GO HOME.

ANYWAYS, UH...
NIGHT, DANNY.

YEAH. GOOD NIGHT, GUYS.

NIGHT.

DON’T HANG YOURSELF.

TRY TO GET YOURSELF
SOME HELP.

I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE HELL
YOU REQUESTED ANOTHER
RECESS FOR, SYLVIA.

I WAS READY TO ROLL.

WHAT’S THIS NOW?

WE’RE HOLDING HANDS.

YEAH. VERY PRODUCTIVE.

WHAT’S OUR LIFE ABOUT?

HEY. FOR CRYIN’
OUT LOUD.

ABOUT THEO...

AND US.

AND LIVING GOOD LIVES.

YOU’RE A BRAVE MAN.

AND YOU’VE WORKED
TO MAKE THE LIFE
WE WANTED.

YOU ALSO.

A LOT MORE THAN I HAVE.

AT ANY POINT
IN THIS CONVERSATION,

HAVE WE MENTIONED
JAMES SINCLAIR?

ALL RIGHT.

POINT TAKEN.

WALK IN THE PARK, ANDY.

YEAH.

YEAH.

READY?

YEAH. LET’S GO.

FORGIVE MY USING NOTES,
DETECTIVE, TO REFRESH
A FAILING MEMORY.

I SEE IT’S NOW
6 YEARS AGO

THAT AS I QUESTIONED YOU
AT A HEARING

CONVENED FOR THE SAME PURPOSE
WHICH BRINGS US HERE TODAY,

THE PRESIDING JUDGE REJECTED
AS "GROSSLY ILLEGAL
AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL"

YOUR METHODS
OF SECURING EVIDENCE.

I SEE FROM MY NOTES
HE ALSO CHARACTERIZED

YOUR ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN
AND JUSTIFY YOUR CONDUCT
AS "PITIFUL."

YES.

AM I TO ASSUME...
DETECTIVE...

THAT YOU TAKE THE STAND
AND SWEAR YOUR OATH

HERE BEFORE US TODAY
AS A...CHANGED MAN?

I’M TELLIN’ THE TRUTH
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED
ON JANE STREET.

BUT, DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ...

DIDN’T YOU ALSO
AVER YOUR "TRUTHFULNESS"

6 YEARS AGO

WHEN STATING YOU HAD NOT

HAMMERED NAILS

INTO A DEFENDANT’S
AUTOMOBILE TIRE

WHILE HE DRANK ESPRESSO
IN A CAFE

SO THAT WHEN THE DEFENDANT
RETURNED TO HIS CAR

TO GET A JACK
TO FIX HIS FLAT,

YOU COULD...

HAPPEN BY...

AND SATISFY YOUR YEN
TO DISCOVER

IF HE HAD CONTRABAND
IN HIS TRUNK?

I’M TELLIN’ THE TRUTH
ABOUT JANE STREET.

BUT, DETECTIVE...

GIVEN YOUR HISTORY...

GIVEN WHO YOU ARE,
DON’T YOU AGREE

WE WOULD BE WELL‐ADVISED
TO TAKE YOUR DECLARATIONS

ABOUT JANE STREET
WITH A GRAIN OF SALT?

NO.

YOUR HONOR, EVERY MINUTE
THAT DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ

SPENT IN THE APARTMENT
ON JANE STREET,

HE WAS IN THE COMPANY
OF HIS LIEUTENANT
AND 4 OTHER DETECTIVES.

NOW, BEFORE RULING
ON THE ADMISSIBILITY
OF PEOPLE’S 5,

WOULD THE COURT WISH ME
TO CALL THOSE MEN

TO SUPPORT DETECTIVE
SIPOWICZ’S TESTIMONY?

WHY DIDN’T YOU CALL ONE
OF THE OTHER DETECTIVES
TO BEGIN WITH?

BECAUSE IF HE DIDN’T
TESTIFY FOR THE PEOPLE,

YOU HAD STATED YOUR INTENTION
TO CALL MY HUSBAND‐‐
DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ‐‐

AS A DEFENSE WITNESS,

GRATUITOUSLY AND SIMPLY
TO EMBARRASS HIM.

YOUR HONOR, MR. SINCLAIR
TRIES TO LUG IN PART OF
DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ’S PAST

WHICH IS NO LONGER
RELEVANT

BECAUSE THE CIRCUMSTANCES
OF THE PRESENT

ARE SO UNCONGENIAL
TO HIS CLIENT’S CASE.

MR. SINCLAIR?

VOIR DIRE ON THIS YEAR’S
EVENTS ON JANE STREET?

AS FOR MS. COSTAS
IMPUTING TO ME

A TRY AT "LUGGING IN THE PAST,"
YOUR HONOR...

I HAD TRUSTED DETECTIVE
SIPOWICZ HERE TO HELP ME

WITH THE HEAVY LIFTING.

BUT I’M CONTENT...
TO WAIT...

ON ENLISTING HIS ASSISTANCE
TILL A LATER DATE.

NO OBJECTIONS
TO THE ADMISSION
OF PEOPLE’S 5.

Judge: ADMIT PEOPLE’S 5.

COURT STANDS ADJOURNED.

[POUNDS GAVEL]

NATURE CALLS.

HE’S GONNA
GET OFF.

HE’S GONNA GET
DECLARED INNOCENT.

I DON’T THINK HE IS.

I THINK SO.

PISS...

IF YOU’RE
GONNA PISS.

GET AWAY
FROM THE DOOR.

NO.

GET AWAY FROM THE DOOR.

YOU’VE BEEN
A FRIEND TO ME.

I’VE GOT A GUN, JOHN.

YOU’RE GONNA
GET HURT.

DON’T DO THIS
TO DOLORES.

STAY HERE
A MINUTE.

WHAT HAPPENED?

JOHN IRVIN’S HURT.

HEY. HEY.

TAKE IT EASY.
TAKE IT EASY.

JAMES MAYO SHOT ME.
JAMES MAYO HAS A GUN.

CALL 911!
THIS MAN’S BEEN SHOT!

I MEAN, AM I DONE?

YOU ARE
ABSOLUTELY DONE...
FOR NOW.

GRAB THAT GUY!
HE’S GOT A GUN!

[GUNSHOT]

YOU, UH, YOU GOT
A...PROBLEM HERE.

IS THERE
AN AMBULANCE HERE!

GET AN AMBULANCE!

YEAH, ’CAUSE
I MAY BE HIT!

IT’S NOT TOO BAD.

YEAH? MMM.

TAKE CARE OF THE BABY.