The Closer (2005–2012): Season 1, Episode 5 - Flashpoint - full transcript
Brenda's investigation into the murder of a psychiatrist and the drug trial he was conducting is disrupted when Pope leaks confidential information that Flynn uses against her.
[ALARM CLOCK BUZZES]
[TURNS ALARM CLOCK OFF]
[GROANS]
GOD...
[CELL PHONE BEEPING]
[CELL PHONE BEEPING]
[CELL PHONE BEEPING]
DEPUTY CHIEF BRENDA JOHNSON.
UH-HUH.
WHERE IS THAT?
WHAT?
OH, NO. MY RINGER WASN'T ON.
DAMN IT. I HAVE A
LAND LINE, YOU KNOW.
[EXASPERATED SIGH]
ALL RIGHT, SERGEANT GABRIEL.
SPEAK UP, PLEASE,
I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
AND START WITH DIRECTIONS.
THANK YOU.
WHERE'S THAT?
OK. HOW DO YOU GET THERE?
[FAINT POLICE RADIO]
NO, NO COMMENT.
EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME.
IT'S DR. ALAN RAINEY,
DIRECTOR OF THE RESEARCH CENTER
FOR THE UNIVERSITY'S
NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE.
THANK YOU.
HE'S A REAL BIG-TIME BRAIN.
NOW, WE GOT NO
SIGNS OF A BREAK-IN,
THERE'S NO THEFT. SEE, HE'S
STILL GOT HIS WALLET ON HIM THERE.
HE'S GOT ALL SORTS OF AWARDS,
PROBABLY HEADED FOR A
PICTURE IN THE ENCYCLOPEDIA
BEFORE 8:00 THIS MORNING.
AND AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL...
EVERYONE LOVED THE GUY.
WELL, NOT EVERYONE.
WHY IS HIS MOUTH
LODGED OPEN LIKE THAT?
DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY BLOCKAGE.
HERE'S WHAT HUNG HIM UP.
I'M GUESSING THE BLOOD
WORK'S GONNA MATCH.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S
WHAT KILLED HIM, THOUGH.
I HAVE A STRONG FEELING DR. RAINEY
SPENT HIS LAST FEW SECONDS
GASPING FOR AIR.
YEAH. RED DOTS ON THE EYES.
PETECHIAL HEMORRHAGING.
HE SUFFOCATED.
UH...
WIFE'S OUTSIDE IN THE HALLWAY
DEMANDING TO SEE THE BODY.
COULD YOU, UH, CALM
HER DOWN, PLEASE,
AND FIND SOMEPLACE
THAT WE CAN TALK?
DETECTIVE SANCHEZ, PUT THOSE
FILES BACK WHERE THEY BELONG.
LIEUTENANT PROVENZA, CAN
YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME
HOW YOU HAPPEN TO
BE LOOKING THROUGH
A PSYCHIATRIST'S
APPOINTMENT BOOK?
MM-HMM. THE WIND
BLEW IT OFF THE DESK
AND MOMENTARILY EXPOSED ITS
PAGES TO MY PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY.
ALL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN
A PSYCHIATRIST AND HIS PATIENT
CARRY THE SAME LEVEL
OF CONFIDENTIALITY
AS ATTORNEY/CLIENT PRIVILEGE.
NOW, LET'S LEAVE THE FILES
AND THE APPOINTMENT BOOK
WHERE IT BELONGS, PLEASE, AND LET'S
CONCENTRATE ON WHAT CAN BE REMOVED.
SUCH AS?
THE CUSHIONS FROM THE
COUCH. HAVE S.I.D. PACK 'EM UP
AND TAKE 'EM TO FORENSICS,
PLEASE. THANK YOU.
YES, MA'AM.
SERGEANT GABRIEL.
UM, I... I WAS JUST WONDERING,
IS THERE A... A REWARD
FOR REPORTING A MURDER?
YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY.
I WARNED HIM.
BUT HE WANTED TO DO THE STUDY.
WHAT STUDY?
IT'S A CLINICAL TRIAL
FOR A NEW
ANTIDEPRESSANT DESIGNED...
EXCUSE ME.
DESIGNED TO TREAT DRUG
ADDICTION IN TEENAGERS.
ALAN TOOK IT UP I THINK IN PART
BECAUSE I WORK
WITH THESE CHILDREN.
IN WHAT CAPACITY?
I'M A PSYCHIATRIST ALSO,
WORKING WITH JUVENILE OFFENDERS.
KIDS DO CRYSTAL
OR X FOR A FEW DAYS,
THEY HAVE A PSYCHOTIC BREAK
AND DO SOMETHING
VIOLENT LIKE THIS.
I TOLD HIM TO BE CAREFUL,
BUT HE WANTED TO TRY
TO SAVE THESE CHILDREN.
I FELT SELFISH INTERFERING.
BUT I WAS RIGHT.
THE UNIVERSITY HAD
STARTED UP A CLINICAL TRIAL
PAID FOR BY CURSON
PHARMACEUTICAL.
ENROLLED OVER
2,000 ADDICTED TEENS.
MM. SO WE HAVE A FEW SUSPECTS.
MM.
THIS NEW ANTIDEPRESSANT'S
SUPPOSED TO KEEP KIDS
FROM USING DRUGS AND
RELIEVE THEIR ANXIETY.
WELL, IT DOESN'T
SEEM TO BE WORKING.
MAYBE BECAUSE ONLY HALF THE KIDS
GOT THE MEDICATION.
THE REST, A CONTROL
GROUP, WERE ON PLACEBO.
AND WE CAN'T GO THROUGH
THE DOCTOR'S FILES, CHIEF?
NO. NOT AN OPTION.
WELL, 'CAUSE IF YOU ASK ME,
I SAY THE DOER'S
IN THOSE RECORDS.
I MEAN, HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED
TO NARROW DOWN THE FIELD IF...
EXCUSE ME, LIEUTENANT FLYNN.
HOW'S THE CLINICAL TRIAL GOING?
NO NEWS FROM THE DRUG COMPANY.
BUT WE FOUND A CIVIL SUIT
BROUGHT AGAINST CURSON
AND DR. RAINEY BY A
MR. AND MRS. HAMMOND.
IT SAYS THEIR SON CODY, 16,
DIED FROM SIDE EFFECTS
RELATED TO THE MEDICATION.
BUT THE CASE WAS
THROWN OUT OF COURT.
WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING.
LOOK, I KNOW YOU THINK
THIS PATIENT/DOCTOR THING
IS SOME KIND OF SACRED COW,
BUT IT'S A CRIME SCENE,
AND I KNOW A JUDGE
WHO UNDERSTANDS THESE THINGS.
HE CAN APPOINT A SPECIAL MASTER
TO LOOK THROUGH RAINEY'S FILES.
THANKS FOR YOUR
ADVICE, LIEUTENANT FLYNN.
WHAT ABOUT CAMPUS SECURITY?
DID DR. RAINEY FILE ANY
COMPLAINTS WITH THEM LATELY?
HE HELPED EVALUATE THESE KIDS.
MAYBE HE HAD A CONFRONTATION
WITH ONE OF THEM.
LIEUTENANT PROVENZA, COULD
YOU LOOK INTO THAT, PLEASE?
AND DETECTIVE SANCHEZ, WILL YOU
FOLLOW UP ON THEIR LIST OF NO-ADMITS?
DETECTIVE DANIELS, I WANT
TO KNOW EVERYTHING I CAN
ABOUT THE HAMMONDS
AND THEIR SON.
LIEUTENANT FLYNN, PHONE DUMP.
FIND OUT WHO'S BEEN CALLING HIM.
SERGEANT GABRIEL,
GET TO KNOW OUR WIDOW.
LIEUTENANT TAO, I WANT TO MEET
WITH DR. RAINEY'S COLLEAGUES
ON THIS CLINICAL TRIAL, AND
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
IF WE MOVE TODAY,
WE CAN GET THE SPECIAL
MASTER PROCESS ROLLING.
LOOK, CHIEF,
I'M JUST TRYING TO AVOID
CREATING MORE
TENSION IN THE SQUAD
THAN THERE IS ALREADY, YOU KNOW?
YEAH. UH-HUH.
LOOK, HERE'S THE PROBLEM
YOU'RE DEALING WITH.
BRENDA WENT THROUGH
AN ETHICS INQUIRY
WHEN SHE WAS WITH
THE ATLANTA P.D.
IT'S MADE HER A LITTLE EXTRA
CAREFUL ABOUT THESE THINGS,
WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS BAD.
ETHICS INQUIRY, HUH?
THAT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.
SHE LOVES THE RULES.
WELL, YOU KNOW HOW
UNFAIR ALL THAT CAN BE.
BUT, ONCE BITTEN...
SHE DIDN'T RESPOND TO
YOUR SUGGESTION AT ALL?
UM...
NO.
WELL, I FOUND OUT
A LONG TIME AGO,
A LOT OF THIS CAN JUST BE IN HOW
DEPUTY CHIEF JOHNSON IS APPROACHED.
GET THE SPECIAL MASTER
PAPERWORK STARTED.
I'LL TALK TO HER.
AND, UH, THE BUSINESS
ABOUT THE ETHICS INQUIRY...
I'D APPRECIATE IT IF THAT
STAYS JUST BETWEEN US.
YOU GOT IT, CHIEF.
SURE.
THANKS.
UH, NORMALLY, WHEN
YOU TEST A DRUG LIKE THIS,
YOU DO IT IN DIFFERENT STAGES,
BUT IN DEVELOPING
MEDICATION FOR ADOLESCENTS,
WHICH IS MY SPECIALTY...
WHY DR. RAINEY
INCLUDED ME IN HIS STUDY...
YOU CONDUCT ALL
3 PHASES AT ONCE.
BECAUSE THE KIDS
ARE STILL GROWING,
THEIR BODIES CHANGE A LOT
DURING THE COURSE OF THE TRIAL.
AT LEAST, THAT'S THE
SCIENTIFIC REASON.
AND HOW IS THE STUDY GOING?
WELL, ALAN...
DR. RAINEY... AND I
WERE DISAPPOINTED.
FOR EVERY KID WHO
SHOWED SOME BENEFIT
FROM THE MEDICATION,
THERE WERE REPORTS
OF SLEEPLESSNESS
OR AGGRESSION.
AND WE DISCOVERED THAT IF YOU
ABRUPTLY WITHDREW THE DRUG...
IT CAUSED HEALTH RISKS.
SUCH AS CONVULSIONS,
COMA, AND DEATH.
YOU MEAN THE CODY
HAMMOND LAWSUIT. RIGHT.
THAT WAS AWFUL.
AFTER HE DIED, I TOLD ALAN
WE SHOULD APPROACH CURSON
ABOUT SHUTTING DOWN THE TRIAL,
WHICH HE DID.
THEY WOULDN'T EVEN DISCUSS IT.
[CELL PHONE
RINGS] OH, I'M SORRY.
ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT
SPECIALIZING IN ADOLESCENTS
IS ANSWERING TEXT
MESSAGES ALL DAY.
OH. [LAUGHS]
CAN I STILL...
OH, YEAH, YEAH. SURE. FINE.
WOULD IT COST A LOT OF MONEY
TO SHUT THE STUDY DOWN?
UH, WELL, THERE'D BE A BIG
DELAY IN THE APPROVAL PROCESS.
THEY'D HAVE TO
START ANOTHER TRIAL.
SO, YEAH, I MEAN,
IT COULD END UP
COSTING CURSON
MAYBE $100 MILLION.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
SORRY.
MM.
SO WHAT HAPPENS
TO THE STUDY NOW?
[SIGHS] NOT SURE.
I SUGGESTED THAT IT AT
LEAST BE PUT ON HOLD,
BUT CURSON REFUSED.
HMM.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHO WOULD HAVE
DONE THIS TO DR. RAINEY?
IT SEEMS TOO OVER
THE TOP, DOESN'T IT,
I MEAN, FOR IT TO HAVE BEEN
SOMEONE FROM THE DRUG COMPANY?
DOESN'T IT?
I DON'T KNOW.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
OH. ARE WE EARLY?
LISTEN, I'LL BE WITH
YOU GUYS IN A MINUTE.
SORRY, IT'S MY GROUP
THERAPY SESSION.
OH. IT'S PART OF THE STUDY.
RIGHT.
[CLEARS THROAT]
SEEING THEM TOGETHER
GENERATES A LOT OF FAST DATA.
YOU KNOW, MY STORAGE SYSTEM
LEAVES A LITTLE
SOMETHING TO BE DESIRED.
OH, IT LOOKS LIKE MINE.
[LAUGHS]
I JUST MOVED HERE
AND I'VE GOT ALL THESE BOXES
AND I CAN'T SEEM TO
GET THEM UNPACKED.
WELL, SOMETIMES WHEN
WE MAKE BIG LIFE CHANGES,
WE'RE NOT READY
TO MAKE THEM REAL.
FOR WHATEVER REASON.
SORRY. MY GROUP SHOWED UP AND
I JUST SLIPPED INTO SHRINK MODE.
[LAUGHS]
I BRING THAT OUT IN PEOPLE.
UM, SO, WHO WOULD I TALK
TO AT THE DRUG COMPANY
TO GET THE BALL ROLLING HERE?
I AM THE CO-FOUNDER
AND DIRECTOR OF
RESEARCH FOR CURSON.
THERE IS NO GOING OVER MY HEAD!
THERE'S ALWAYS YOUR BOARD
OF DIRECTORS, DR. DAWSON.
I'D APPRECIATE
IT IF YOU COULD...
[QUIETLY] LOWER YOUR
VOICE JUST A LITTLE BIT.
LISTEN, LADY, YOU WANT TO
GET YOUR NAME IN THE PAPERS,
GREAT. GO CATCH CRIMINALS.
BUT LEAVE MY COMPANY ALONE.
GOT SOME BREAKING NEWS.
I THINK WE MAY HAVE
FOUND THE CHINK
IN OUR CHIEF'S
ARMOR-PLATED WONDER BRA.
WHAT? IT'S JUST AN EXPRESSION.
MEANING?
MEANING THAT OUR LITTLE
MISS DO-IT-BY-THE-BOOK HERE
CAME TO OUR DEPARTMENT AFTER
A MAJOR ETHICS INQUIRY IN ATLANTA.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
TAO, I'M GOING TO NEED
YOUR HELP WITH THIS.
HOW?
WHILE MY COMPETITORS
ARE BUSY GROWING HAIR
AND SENDING BLOOD
TO YOUR CROTCH,
I HAVE BEEN WORKING
TO SAVE HUMANITY.
HUMANITY!
LOOK, ALL I'M ASKING
FOR YOU TO DO IS
RELEASE THE NAMES OF
THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO...
LOOK, I AM NOT GOING
TO CONFUSE YOU
WITH A LOT OF TECHNICAL TERMS
LIKE DOUBLE-BLIND AND
OBJECTIVE ABSTRACTS.
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
IS THAT GIVING YOU THESE
NAMES DESTROYS MY STUDY.
AND THEN IT'S GOING TO
BE ANOTHER 4 TO 5 YEARS
BEFORE I CAN BRING THAT
MEDICATION TO MARKET.
COULDN'T DR. RAINEY HAVE
CAUSED THE SAME DELAY
BY PUBLISHING THE NEGATIVE
RESULTS OF HIS RESEARCH?
WHAT ARE YOU IMPLYING?
I DON'T WANT TO CONFUSE
YOU WITH TECHNICAL TERMS
LIKE SUSPECT AND MOTIVES.
I'M JUST GOING TO EXPLAIN THAT
I'M LOOKING FOR A BAD
GUY WHO KILLED SOMEONE.
AND I'M BEGINNING TO
THINK THAT YOU'LL DO.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW YOU LISTEN TO
ME, YOU LITTLE BITCH.
IF THE LAPD DOES
ANYTHING TO THREATEN
THE VIABILITY OF
THESE CLINICAL TRIALS,
I WILL SEE TO IT PERSONALLY
THAT YOU ARE DESTROYED.
IS THAT WHAT YOU
DID TO DR. RAINEY?
HERE WE GO. ATLANTA SUN NEWS,
"CAPTAIN BRENDA LEIGH
JOHNSON, CURRENTLY ON LEAVE
PENDING INVESTIGATION."
LOOK AT THAT. LOOK AT THAT.
"ALLEGED SEXUAL MISCONDUCT."
GABRIEL: LET ME SEE.
"MATTER REFERRED
TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
JOHNSON NOT
AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT."
WELL, IT DOESN'T
SAY WHAT SHE DID.
OH, COME ON. YOU'RE
NOT DEFENDING HER.
WHAT, ADMIT IT, GUYS.
HASN'T SHE DROPPED JUST A COUPLE
OF NOTCHES IN YOUR ESTIMATION?
NAH. SHE'S GONE UP A COUPLE
OF NOTCHES IN MY IMAGINATION.
JOHNSON: SO WHAT ARE DOING?
AHEM!
AHEM!
AHEM!
AHEM!
THE PHONE DUMP FROM
RAINEY'S OFFICE SHOWED
CODY HAMMOND'S PARENTS
LOGGED AN AVERAGE OF 5 CALLS A DAY
UP UNTIL A WEEK AGO.
IT'S GOT TO BE ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED TO THEIR SON.
JOHNSON: OK. YOU SET UP THERE?
YEAH, BUT I HAD TO
MAKE IT SOUND LIKE
CODY AND DR. RAINEY'S
DEATHS WERE LINKED SOMEHOW.
THEY'RE HOME THIS AFTERNOON.
OK.
ONE THING KIND OF INTERESTING.
RAINEY'S LAST CALL
BEFORE HE DIED,
TO THE POLICE FOR,
LIKE, 5 SECONDS,
BUT THE LOG SHOWS VERY
FEW CALLS FROM THE KIDS.
THERE WERE SOME, THOUGH?
YEAH. SMALL LIST.
GOOD LUCK WITH IT.
SANCHEZ: CAMPUS POLICE
GAVE US THE NAME OF A BOY
DR. RAINEY KICKED
OUT OF THE STUDY.
HE WAS PUT ON THE NO ADMIT LIST,
BUT HE SHOWED UP ON THE SECURITY
CAMERA THE DAY OF THE MURDER.
ERIC PLACTON.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET HIM IN
HERE. SEE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.
SERGEANT GABRIEL, WOULD
YOU COME WITH ME, PLEASE?
BRENDA.
YES.
NEED A MINUTE.
GABRIEL, WHY DON'T YOU GO? AWAY.
CURSON PHARMACEUTICALS'
LEGAL TEAM IS COMING AFTER US,
AND I THINK IT'S TIME
TO GET CREATIVE.
LIEUTENANT FLYNN REMINDED
ME ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY
OF GOING THROUGH
DR. RAINEY'S FILES
VIA THE SPECIAL MASTER PROCESS.
HE'S DONE ALL THE PAPER
WORK, AND I'D LIKE YOU,
AT YOUR CONVENIENCE, TO LISTEN TO
HIS IDEA ABOUT HOW THIS MIGHT WORK.
WELL, THERE'S NO
TIME LIKE THE PRESENT.
LIEUTENANT FLYNN,
LET'S TALK IT THROUGH.
THERE YOU GO.
THE APPROACH.
HAVE A SEAT.
I SHOULD LIKE TO STATE
AS EMPHATICALLY AS I CAN
HOW UNHAPPY I AM THAT
YOU WENT OVER MY HEAD.
THIS IDEA OF YOURS IS A NO-GO,
BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE
WAITING AROUND FOR 2 MONTHS
WHILE A JUDGE
DETERMINES EXACTLY WHAT
A SPECIAL MASTER
CAN DO IN THIS CASE
AND THEN MAYBE LOSE THE HEARING.
HOWEVER, IF WE FIND
OURSELVES REDUCED
TO PURSUING ALTERNATIVES
OF A DUBIOUS LEGAL NATURE
OR SHOULD THE SUN EXPLODE,
I PROMISE TO RECONSIDER
YOUR SUGGESTION.
MEANWHILE, I EXPECT
YOU TO GET THE KIDS
FROM THE PHONE DUMP INTO
THIS OFFICE FOR INTERVIEWS.
THANK YOU.
WHATEVER YOU SAY, MA'AM.
SERGEANT GABRIEL.
YES.
SO, UH... CAN WE TALK ABOUT
SOMETHING HERE FOR A SECOND?
WHAT?
UH, WELL, IT'S GOT TO DO WITH...
ETHICS AND I WAS JUST
WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANY...
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING
TO SAY, SERGEANT GABRIEL.
YOU DO?
YES, AND LET'S JUST DISCUSS IT
AND GET IT OUT OF THE WAY.
WELL, I MEAN, MAYBE IT'S
NONE OF MY BUSINESS...
OH, OF COURSE, IT'S YOUR
BUSINESS. WE WORK TOGETHER.
TRUE, BUT ONLY IF YOU
FEEL LIKE TALKING ABOUT IT.
HERE'S THE TRUTH. IN REALITY,
NOTHING WOULD PLEASE ME MORE
THAN TO GO INTO
DR. RAINEY'S OFFICE
AND EXAMINE HIS FILES, GET
THE NAMES OF THE TEENAGERS
IN THAT STUDY OR FIND PROOF THAT
DR. DAWSON AND HIS DRUG
COMPANY WERE TRYING TO
MANIPULATE THE DATA TO GAIN
APPROVAL FOR HIS NEW MEDICATION,
BUT... AND HERE'S THE PROBLEM...
AND IT'S NOT JUST
AN ISSUE OF ETHICS.
IT'S AN ISSUE OF LOGIC.
IF DR. RAINEY'S FILES
ARE SO IMPORTANT,
THAT... WHAT?
NOW THEN, YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT THE CASE?
WHAT DID YOU THINK I
WAS TALKING ABOUT?
UH, THAT'S IT. I'M
FOLLOWING YOU.
IF THE FILES ARE SO IMPORTANT...
THEN WHY ARE THEY STILL
IN THE VICTIM'S OFFICE?
I'M SORRY. WHAT ARE YOU...
IF DR. RAINEY'S FILES
COULD TELL US WHO MURDERED HIM,
THEN WHY DIDN'T THE
KILLER TAKE THEM?
THAT'S A VERY
INTERESTING QUESTION.
AND ONE WE DON'T
HAVE THE ANSWER TO.
SO WHILE LIEUTENANT FLYNN GETS
ALL BENT OUT OF SHAPE WITH ME,
I WANT TO FIND OUT WHO'S ALL
BENT OUT OF SHAPE WITH DR. RAINEY.
FOR EXAMPLE...
THE PARENTS OF CODY HAMMOND.
RIGHT.
THEY CALLED IT COMPLICATIONS.
I CALLED IT MURDER.
AND I EVEN SAID IT IN COURT.
[INHALES DEEPLY]
THE JUDGE SAID I
WAS OUT OF ORDER.
THAT BASTARD RAINEY
TURNED HIM INTO A GUINEA
PIG AND THEN LET HIM DIE.
AND DID THE
MEDICATION HELP AT ALL?
AT FIRST WE SAW
SOME GOOD CHANGES.
WE WERE HAPPY HE
WASN'T ON THE PLACEBO.
HE STOPPED DISAPPEARING
ON WEEKENDS.
IT WAS LIKE WE
WERE A FAMILY AGAIN.
YOU SAID DR. RAINEY LET HIM DIE?
THE MEDICATION
STARTED TO MAKE HIM SICK,
AND THE DOCTORS JUST
TOOK HIM OFF THE PILLS.
12 HOURS LATER...
12 HOURS LATER...
HE SAID HE WAS TIRED
AND HE SAID HE WAS DIZZY.
THEN HE STARTED
SHAKING, COULDN'T STOP.
I CALLED AN AMBULANCE
AND WHILE WE WERE
WAITING FOR IT TO GET HERE,
CODY HAD A SEIZURE.
WHEN THE PARAMEDICS ARRIVED,
MY SON WAS LYING DEAD
BY THE DINING ROOM TABLE.
BUT NONE OF THAT MATTERS,
'CAUSE YOU DIDN'T COME HERE
TO INVESTIGATE WHAT
HAPPENED TO CODY ANYWAY.
DID YOU?
WE SIGNED THE AGREEMENT
TO GIVE CODY THE MEDICATION.
WE WERE DESPERATE
THAT HE GET WELL.
AND WE LET DR. RAINEY AND
THE DRUG COMPANY KILL HIM.
AND THEY GET AWAY WITH IT
AND JUST GO ON WITH
THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
NOT DR. RAINEY.
AND NOT CODY.
[DING]
LIEUTENANT, WHAT'S ALL THIS?
OH, UH... DIDN'T YOU HEAR?
IT'S BRING A JUVENILE
OFFENDER TO WORK DAY.
OH, AND I LEFT MY KIDS AT HOME.
YEAH.
MISS ATLAN...
I MEAN, DEPUTY CHIEF JOHNSON,
DECIDED THAT BEFORE WE DELVE INTO
THIS WHOLE SPECIAL MASTER BUSINESS,
SHE WANTED US TO INTERVIEW AS
MANY KIDS FROM THE DRUG TRIAL
AS WE COULD PUT NAMES TO.
SO INSTEAD OF GOING
THROUGH THE VICTIMS' FILES...
YEAH, WE'RE FILLING UP THE
JOINT WITH TEENAGE JUNKIES.
OH. WELL, I'LL HAVE ANOTHER
TALK WITH DEPUTY CHIEF JOHNSON.
UH, NO, NO.
THANK YOU, SIR.
I'M PURSUING A
DIFFERENT ANGLE WITH HER,
AND I'D LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO GIVE THAT A SHOT.
ALL RIGHT.
LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ME.
THANK YOU.
SERGEANT.
CHIEF.
SHE'S BRINGING IN
DR. JEROME TO OBSERVE,
SO YOU ALMOST READY, SIR?
SIR, HUH? WHAT, YOU
WANT TO BORROW MONEY?
YEAH, LOOK, I BROUGHT
IN ALL THE NAMES
FROM THE PHONE
DUMP, LIKE SHE ASKED.
PLUS SOME HIGH SCHOOL
JUNIOR DR. RAINEY PUT ON
THE UNIVERSITY NO ADMIT LIST
FOR DEALING POT, ERIC PLACTON.
MR. PLACTON WAS A LITTLE
MORE RELUCTANT TO STOP BY.
PUT SANCHEZ THROUGH HELL.
SO... YOU'RE WELCOME.
HEY, LIEUTENANT.
IT'S WHAT SHE WANTED, NOT ME.
YEAH?
WELL, YOU KEEP TELLING
YOURSELF THAT, GABRIEL,
AND MAYBE IT'LL BEGIN
TO SOUND BELIEVABLE.
TAO: SCHILLER FAMILY,
PLEASE FOLLOW ME.
HAVE A SEAT. MAKE
YOURSELF COMFORTABLE.
CHIEF CALLED, SAID WE SHOULD
START THE INTERVIEWS RIGHT AWAY.
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
WE HAD A RUNNER.
AND I DON'T RUN.
[CHORTLES]
[LAUGHING]
WOMAN: IT WAS HARD
GETTING HER OUT OF THE STUDY.
THE DOCTORS HAD TO
SLOWLY LOWER HER DOSAGE
UNTIL THEY FELT
SAFE LETTING HER GO.
WHY'D YOU DROP OUT?
MOTHER WANTED ME IN REHAB.
I TESTED POSITIVE FOR POT!
SO DR. RAINEY KICKED
YOU OUT OF THE STUDY.
IT'S A PROGRAM FOR
DRUG-ABUSING KIDS.
I DIDN'T CARE. I WAS GETTING
THE PLACEBO ANYWAY.
YOU DIDN'T CARE?
HE HAD TO CALL SECURITY
TO GET YOU TO LEAVE.
HE YELLED AT ME, I YELLED BACK.
BUT YOU WERE CALLING DR. RAINEY
ALMOST EVERY DAY FOR A WHILE.
WERE YOU MAD AT HIM?
NO.
I JUST WANTED BACK
IN THE DRUG TRIAL.
SO WHY DID YOU KEEP
COMING BACK ON CAMPUS?
WHY DID YOU KEEP CALLING HIM?
DUDE, I WAS SELLING, OK?
RAINEY PUT ME
ON A NO ADMIT LIST.
I WANTED OFF.
I'M A DEALER.
HE MADE IT HARD FOR
ME TO DO BUSINESS.
OH, SO YOU HAD A
PROBLEM WITH HIM?
I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM
WITH THE MEDICINE.
NO SIDE EFFECTS.
IT COMPLETELY CHANGED MY LIFE.
SHE'S STAYED DRUG-FREE.
WE DON'T SEE THE
DEPRESSION ANYMORE.
SHE'S EVEN STARTED DATING AGAIN.
I'M NOT READY TO TALK
ABOUT THAT YET, MOTHER.
YOU KNIFED ANOTHER BOY.
I GOT PISSED OFF AT THIS KID.
I WAS HIGH.
SOMEBODY MUST'VE PULLED
SOME STRINGS FOR THIS BOY,
BECAUSE WE WEED
OUT KIDS LIKE HIM.
I MEAN, HE SHOULD NEVER
HAVE BEEN IN THE STUDY AT ALL.
THE DAY RAINEY DIED,
CAMPUS SECURITY
CAUGHT YOU ON TAPE.
I SNEAK IN EVERY DAY.
I GO WHERE MY CUSTOMERS ARE.
DR. RAINEY DIDN'T WANT ME TO
SEE MY BOYFRIEND ANYMORE, EITHER.
WHAT DID DR. RAINEY HAVE
AGAINST YOUR BOYFRIEND?
WHEN YOU'RE THAT
OLD, YOU FORGET, I THINK,
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN LOVE.
AND THE WONDERFUL THING IS,
IF HE HADN'T PUT
ME IN THE STUDY,
I WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE KNOWN
HOW TO CARE ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE.
LOOK AT THAT.
MMM!
THIS MEDICATION CHANGED MY LIFE.
SO ARE YOU GOING TO HOLD ME?
HOW'S THIS GOING TO GO?
YOU NEVER READ ME MY RIGHTS.
YOU DON'T GOT CRAP
ON DRUG CHARGES.
OK.
WE'LL BE BACK IN A MINUTE.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST
SIT HERE AND WAIT,
YOU LITTLE FREAK.
DR. RAINEY'S WIFE WARNED HER
HUSBAND ABOUT KIDS LIKE ERIC.
WELL, LEAH RAINEY WORKS
WITH JUVENILE OFFENDERS.
I MEAN, SHE SEES THE
WORST KIDS IN THE CITY.
[CHUCKLING]
MMM MMM MMM MMM!
LORD HAVE MERCY.
DR. JEROME, COULD YOU PLEASE
WAIT OUTSIDE FOR ME IN THE HALLWAY?
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THERE OUGHTA BE A LAW.
YOU ALL LOOK LIKE
A BUNCH OF DENTISTS
IN A STRIP CLUB. OUT! OUT!
AND IF YOU CAN'T BOOK
OUR LITTLE DRUG DEALER
ON POSSESSION,
GET HIM OUT OF HERE.
[WHISTLES]
SHE'S 16 YEARS OLD!
OK, OK.
I'M SO ASHAMED.
[FOOTSTEPS]
ANY UPDATES ON
OUR ETHICS INQUIRY?
THREE GEORGIA NEWSPAPERS,
BIG FAT HEADLINES,
"SEXUAL MISCONDUCT"
IN BOLD PRINT,
BUT NO SPECIFICS.
THAT SUCKS.
HERE.
I'M GONNA SHOOT THIS
TO A BUDDY OF MINE
AT THE METRO SECTION.
YOU'RE E-MAILING A REPORTER?
HEY, YOU WANNA DIG
THROUGH THE DIRT,
GET YOURSELF A WORM.
UGH!
HAVE A SEAT.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
FRITZ!
HA HA. HERE YOU GO.
FRITZ, OH!
IT'S LOVELY.
IT'S A LITTLE
HOUSE-WARMING PRESENT.
AH, WELL, SEE, NOW
I'M EMBARRASSED.
IT DOESN'T GO WITH YOUR BOXES.
HA HA.
YOU FORGOT, DIDN'T YOU?
WHAT?
WE'RE GOING TO
THE MOVIES TONIGHT.
RIGHT. OH, NO.
I... I REMEMBERED
THAT. I JUST...
FORGOT TO CALL AND CANCEL.
YOU MUST HAVE A CASE THE
FBI CAN'T HELP YOU WITH, HUH?
OH, YOU SOUND MAD.
I'M MAD A LITTLE.
OH, LOOK, YOU KNOW...
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE
FACT I JUST GAVE YOU A BEAUTIFUL,
RARE, EXPENSIVE PLANT
AND YOU FORGOT I WAS COMING.
YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO AWFUL.
I JUST LIKE YOU, BRENDA,
BUT I DON'T WANT
TO FORCE THINGS.
I DON'T WANT TO PRESSURE YOU.
YOU KNOW, LIKE... I MEAN, DO
YOU EVER EVEN GO TO THE MOVIES?
I DON'T KNOW.
HOW LONG AGO WAS
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES?
YOU SEE, THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.
I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU THROUGH
SOMETHING YOU DON'T WANT TO DO,
LIKE DATING,
SO, LOOK, IF THIS
IS GONNA BE IT,
THEN THAT'S... THAT'S FINE.
IT'LL BE THIS.
WE'LL AGREE TO BE FRIENDS.
OK?
FRIENDS.
OK.
FRIENDS. THIS IS GOOD.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
[RING]
[RING]
EXCUSE ME JUST ONE MINUTE.
OH, SERGEANT GABRIEL.
AHEM. REALLY? WHEN?
ARE YOU SURE THAT IT
WAS DR. JEROME'S OFFICE
AND NOT DR. RAINEY'S?
WHICH FILES DID HE
SAY WERE STOLEN?
HOW FAR AWAY ARE YOU?
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
OH.
OHH.
SERGEANT GABRIEL, THIS IS
SPECIAL AGENT FRITZ HOWARD, FBI.
DAVE GABRIEL.
SO, UM...
SORRY, WE'LL JUST
PICK UP IN A FEW DAYS,
AND, UM... I'LL CALL YOU.
OK.
OH. RIGHT.
SO WE'RE ALL GOING NOW?
YES, WE'RE ALL GOING.
WELL, THANK YOU, CHIEF.
THANK YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU, SERGEANT.
SPECIAL AGENT HOWARD.
CHIEF.
IF I DIDN'T HAVE SO MUCH
CHILD SUPPORT TO PAY,
THEY COULD SCREW
THIS OVERTIME BULLSHIT.
I'M NOT KIDDING.
THE DOOR'S CLEAN AND THE
WINDOWS HAVEN'T BEEN TOUCHED.
THERE'S NO FORCIBLE ENTRY.
THE CHIEF WANTS A COMPLETE
S.I.D. WORK-UP ANYWAY.
[MUTTERS]
DR. JEROME: THEY DIDN'T JUST MAKE OFF
WITH THE RECORDS FOR THE CLINICAL TRIALS.
THEY ALSO TOOK MY BOOK
PROPOSAL, MY LAPTOP...
DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING.
PLEASE, DOCTOR.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE STUDY NOW?
WELL, CURSON HAS
COPIES OF ALL OUR WORK,
AND NOW THEY HAVE REAL
EXCLUSIVITY ON THE DATA.
I MEAN, UNLESS I COULD GET
PERMISSION TO TAKE ALAN'S FILES,
THEY'LL JUST GET SOMEONE
ELSE TO WRITE THE ABSTRACT
AND MAKE THEIR ANTIDEPRESSANT SOUND
LIKE THE SECOND COMING OR SOMETHING.
[SIGHS]
TELL ME, MISS JOHNSON,
WHY WOULD ONE OF
THE KIDS DO THIS TO ME?
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T. I DON'T KNOW.
EXCUSE ME.
[GROANS]
CAN I HELP YOU, MA'AM?
YES. HAS ANYONE
COME THIS WAY TONIGHT?
NO, MA'AM, NOT A SOUL.
DID YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK
ON DR. RAINEY'S WIFE?
YES, MA'AM.
WE NEED TO TALK TO HER AGAIN
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.
HI, DR. RAINEY. THANK
YOU FOR SEEING ME.
I'LL TRY TO MAKE THIS
AS PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE.
I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH
THE NAME CODY HAMMOND?
ORDINARILY I WOULDN'T BE.
ALAN NEVER VIOLATED A
PATIENT'S CONFIDENTIALITY,
BUT THERE WAS A
LAWSUIT, SO, YES.
AND YOUR HUSBAND NEVER CALLED
THE HAMMONDS WHEN THEIR SON DIED?
HE WANTED TO. HE WAS COUNSELED
AGAINST IT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.
MALPRACTICE ISSUES.
NOWADAYS JUST SAYING YOU'RE
SORRY FOR SOMEONE'S LOSS
CAN BE CONSTRUED AS
AN ADMISSION OF GUILT.
RIGHT. I SEE.
HOW YOU HOLDING UP?
YOU OK?
YES. THANKS FOR ASKING.
YOU MENTIONED CONFIDENTIALITY
AND HOW YOUR HUSBAND
WOULD NEVER BREAK IT,
BUT CAN YOU THINK OF
ANY REASON HE MIGHT HAVE?
A LEGAL REASON?
TO THE AUTHORITIES?
EASILY, YES.
FOR EXAMPLE, WORKING
WITH TEENAGERS,
I FREQUENTLY UNCOVER CASES
INVOLVING SEX WITH A MINOR
OR CHILD MOLESTATION.
I'M REQUIRED TO REPORT THOSE.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER
EXCEPTIONS, TOO.
SUCH AS?
IF A PATIENT ADMITS THAT THEY ARE
PLANNING TO COMMIT A SERIOUS FELONY
LIKE MURDER,
PRIVILEGE GOES AWAY.
YOU CALL THE POLICE.
SO SAY ONE OF THE
TEENAGERS IN THE STUDY
OPENED UP TO YOUR
HUSBAND ABOUT A CRIME.
HOW COULD I ACCESS THAT FILE?
PRIVILEGE BELONGS TO THE PATIENT
OR IN THIS CASE, THEIR
LEGAL GUARDIANS.
DO YOU EVEN KNOW
WHO THESE KIDS ARE?
ONLY A FEW.
AND THEN THERE'S CURSON.
THEY COULD HELP, BUT THEY WON'T.
IT'S REALLY ALL
A... MESS, ISN'T IT?
DO YOU MIND? ARE WE DONE?
THIS IS... IT'S BEEN
VERY HARD, AND, UM...
I HAVE NO ONE TO COVER
FOR ME HERE TODAY, SO...
I THINK WE HAVE
ENOUGH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
POPE: WOW. COULD THEY
HAVE PUT SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
IN ANY BIGGER TYPE?
THE WRITER SAYS HIS SOURCE
IS A HIGH-RANKING OFFICER
CLOSE TO THE CHIEF'S OFFICE.
WELL, YOU KNOW IT WASN'T ME,
BECAUSE I KNOW THE
WHOLE THING WAS BOGUS.
HA! AND WHO IS THIS
WEIRD-LOOKING WOMAN IN THE PHOTO?
IT'S ME, WILL. IT'S ME. THANKS.
WELL, IT'S JUST A
TERRIBLE PICTURE.
LOOK, A LOT OF PEOPLE
COULD'VE LEAKED THAT STORY.
DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT JERK
FROM CURSON WAS THREATENING YOU?
WELL, YOU'RE
QUESTIONING THEIR ETHICS.
MAYBE THEY'RE
RETURNING THE FAVOR.
REPORTERS DISGUISE
THEIR SOURCES ALL THE TIME.
THIS WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST TIME
SOMEONE WE'RE INVESTIGATING FOUGHT BACK
BY TRYING TO HURT ONE OF OUR DETECTIVES.
DO I LOOK HURT TO YOU, WILL?
NO.
IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN,
THAT'S YOUR ANGRY FACE.
LOOK, THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS
INVESTIGATION OF YOUR CONDUCT
IN ATLANTA HAPPENED.
IT'S A FACT OF LIFE.
AND REGARDLESS OF HOW WRONG
THE DETAILS IN THIS STORY ARE,
WHOEVER LEAKED IT,
SEX WAS AT THE CENTER OF IT,
AS IT IS WITH MOST THINGS.
SORRY TO INTERRUPT,
BUT THAT GOOD-LOOKING
GIRL WE HAD HERE YESTERDAY,
GRETCHEN SCHILLER... YES.
SHE WAS JUST RUSHED
TO THE HOSPITAL
WITH CONVULSIONS.
OH!
WHERE'S SERGEANT GABRIEL?
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE
AN UNDERSTANDING,
WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH
IN YOUR AGREEMENT.
EXCUSE ME, DR. DAWSON.
MR. AND MRS. SCHILLER,
BRENDA LEIGH JOHNSON, LAPD.
CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A
MOMENT OVER HERE, PLEASE?
WHAT THE HELL ARE
YOU DOING HERE?
PRIORITY HOMICIDE. CHECKING ON
THE HEALTH OF AN IMPORTANT WITNESS
IN THE MURDER
INVESTIGATION OF DR. RAINEY.
AND IF YOU INTERFERE, I'LL TAKE
YOU OUTSIDE AND ARREST YOUR ASS.
HOW'S THAT FOR WHAT
WE'RE DOING HERE?
P.A.: PAGING
DR. DAVIS, DR. DAVIS.
THEY... THEY SAY HER
BRAIN ISN'T WORKING,
THAT SHE MAY BE IN A COMA FOR...
THEY SAID NO CORTICAL FUNCTION.
THAT'S WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID.
LIKE... LIKE SHE
COULD BE BRAIN DEAD.
AND SHE TOOK HER
MEDICINE LAST NIGHT.
I SAW HER.
RIGHT.
BUT THE DOCTOR SAID
THEY CAN'T FIND ANY
IN HER BLOOD WORK.
DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE TO YOU?
IT'S BEGINNING TO, YES.
P.A.: MICHAEL CRAWFORD,
PLEASE CALL 340.
MRS. JOHNSON?
YES.
DOCTOR.
YOU WERE RIGHT.
THE LAB MISSED YOUR
COMPOUND THE FIRST TIME AROUND
BECAUSE SHE WAS TAKING AN
INACTIVE FORM OF THE ANTIDEPRESSANT.
INACTIVE?
SHE WAS GETTING THE PLACEBO.
MRS. SCHILLER: NO, SHE WASN'T.
SHE WAS TAKING THE MEDICATION,
AND DR. JEROME TOLD US
THAT WE HAD TO BE CAREFUL.
WE MADE DAMN SURE
SHE TOOK HER MEDICINE
BECAUSE OF WHAT
HAPPENED TO THAT BOY.
TELL HIM. TELL HIM WE WERE
HELPING OUR DAUGHTER.
PLEASE.
WHAT HAPPENED TO
GRETCHEN IS NOT YOUR FAULT.
EXCUSE ME. I'LL BE IN TOUCH.
PARDON ME.
P.A.: BLUE TEAM TO ICU,
PLEASE. BLUE TEAM, ICU.
GRETCHEN: I NEVER HAD A
PROBLEM WITH THE MEDICINE.
NO SIDE EFFECTS.
IT COMPLETELY CHANGED MY LIFE.
MRS. SCHILLER: SHE
STAYED DRUG-FREE.
WE DON'T SEE THE
DEPRESSION ANYMORE.
SHE'S EVEN STARTED DATING AGAIN.
STOP, PLEASE.
I'M NOT READY TO TALK ABOUT...
GRETCHEN'S MOTHER WAS RIGHT.
SHE WAS TALKING THE MEDICATION.
PLAY OUR LITTLE DRUG
DEALER'S TAPE, PLEASE.
SO DR. RAINEY KICKED
YOU OUT OF THE STUDY.
IT'S A PROGRAM FOR
DRUG-ABUSING KIDS.
I DIDN'T CARE. I WAS GETTING
THE PLACEBO ANYWAY.
YOU DIDN'T CARE?
FREEZE IT.
I WAS CONCENTRATING
ON THE WRONG PERSON.
FAST FORWARD GRETCHEN, PLEASE.
STOP!
PLAY.
DR. RAINEY DIDN'T WANT ME TO
SEE MY BOYFRIEND ANYMORE, EITHER.
AND WHAT DID DR. RAINEY
HAVE AGAINST YOUR BOYFRIEND?
STOP.
UM, SERGEANT GABRIEL,
I'M GOING TO NEED
GRETCHEN SCHILLER'S
CELL PHONE, PLEASE,
AND I WANT TO SEE YOUR
NOTES FROM YOUR INTERVIEW
WITH DR. RAINEY'S WIFE.
YES, MA'AM.
[WHISPERING] OH, DAMN IT,
DAMN IT, DAMN IT, DAMN IT.
SO NOW YOU THINK THE
FILES ARE NECESSARY?
YES, ABSOLUTELY.
HOW LONG DO WE NEED TO KEEP
DR. RAINEY'S OFFICE A CRIME SCENE?
BECAUSE IT'S
COSTING US A FORTUNE.
YOU CAN RELEASE IT NOW.
TAKE THE UNIFORM OFF THE CLOCK.
BUT, BRENDA, WHEN I DO
THAT, WE LOSE THE FILES.
RIGHT.
SO YOU'RE TAKING THEM?
THAT WOULD BE NUTS, WILL.
ALL RIGHT, WAIT.
DO YOU WANT TO READ
THE FILES YOURSELF?
NO. NO ONE CAN READ THE FILES.
[SIGHS]
SO YOU THINK THOSE FILES,
WHICH ARE CURRENTLY BEING
PROTECTED BY A POLICE OFFICER,
ARE THE KEY TO
DR. RAINEY'S MURDER.
SO YOU WANT THE
POLICE OFFICER REMOVED
SO THAT WE WILL LOSE
CONTROL OVER THE FILES
AND YOU WILL THEN USE THE
FILES TO MAKE YOUR CASE?
YES, EXACTLY.
AND I NEED AN OK FROM
THE CHIEF TO WEAR A WIRE.
WHY?
BECAUSE I CAN'T
AUTHORIZE IT MYSELF.
YOU'VE GOT ONE KID IN
THE GROUND ALREADY,
ANOTHER BADLY HURTING.
WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS I'VE HELPED?
WHEN ARE YOU GONNA GET IT?!
LOOK, MY MEDICATION
IS GONNA SAVE LIVES.
OH, RIGHT.
WOULD YOU DOCTORS
JUST SETTLE DOWN, PLEASE?
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
THE HOSPITAL NOW THINKS
GRETCHEN'S GOING TO
MAKE A FULL RECOVERY.
SHE'S NOT TALKING YET,
BUT EVENTUALLY WE'LL
FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED
WITH HER MEDICATION,
BUT I AM STILL INTERESTED
IN DR. RAINEY'S FILES.
THEY'RE PROTECTED.
I KNOW. CONFIDENTIALITY,
BUT I CAN GET PERMISSION
FROM THE PATIENTS.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
I'M NOT TELLING AND
JEROME HERE CAN'T.
BUT HE CAN TELL ME THE
NAMES OF THE PARENTS,
AND IN THIS CASE, THE
PATIENTS ARE MINORS.
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
YOU DO THAT, AND I WILL
DESTROY YOU AT THE UNIVERSITY,
AND I AM DEAD SERIOUS.
UH-HUH. WELL, I GUESS IT'S A GOOD
THING I ALREADY HAVE TENURE THEN.
ISN'T IT?
LOOK, IF THESE PARENTS
FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED
TO GRETCHEN AND CODY,
THEY'RE GOING TO PULL
THEIR KIDS FROM THE STUDY,
AND I'M GOING TO HAVE
TO START ALL OVER AGAIN.
THE STUDY NEEDS TO END.
I WILL SUE TO KEEP
THESE FILES CONFIDENTIAL.
IF YOU THINK WHAT HAPPENED
IN ATLANTA GOT UGLY,
WAIT.
ARE YOU SURE MY GIVING YOU
THE NAMES OF THE PARENTS
WILL GET YOU ACCESS
TO ALAN'S FILES?
IT'S GOT TO, BECAUSE
WE'RE RELEASING
DR. RAINEY'S OFFICE
AS A CRIME SCENE.
AS OF TONIGHT,
DR. RAINEY'S FILES
WILL BE FREE OF POLICE
PROTECTION. DR. DAWSON KNOWS THAT.
LIEUTENANT FLYNN,
DEPUTY CHIEF JOHNSON'S
AUTHORIZATION FOR A WIRE.
AND I WANT IT RUN THROUGH THE
VAN AND OUR ELECTRONICS ROOM HERE.
YES, SIR.
SO YOU'LL HAVE TO
SPLIT UP THE SQUAD.
BUT YOU'VE GOTTEN PRETTY
GOOD AT THAT, HAVEN'T YOU?
YOU LEAK TO THE PRESS
AGAIN, I'LL HAVE YOUR STRIPES.
GOT IT?
GIVE HER THE AUTHORIZATION.
TAKE THE NIGHT OFF.
LET THE PEOPLE
HERE DO THEIR JOB.
[SLAM]
GABRIEL: WE'RE RIGHT
OUTSIDE IF YOU NEED US.
YOUR VOICE IS A LITTLE LOUD.
COULD YOU TURN IT DOWN, PLEASE?
DID YOU COPY THAT?
DID YOU COPY THAT?
EVERY FASCINATING WORD.
JOHNSON: SHH!
SOMEONE'S COMING.
[DOOR OPENS]
WOULD THAT HAPPEN TO BE
GRETCHEN SCHILLER'S FILE, DOCTOR?
YOU SCARED THE LIVING
DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME.
UH, YES, YES.
YES, IT'S GRETCHEN'S FILE.
I THOUGHT... WHEN YOU
TOLD ME THAT DAWSON
COULD END UP WITH
THIS STUFF, I, UH...
WELL, I GOT WORRIED,
NOW THAT I DON'T HAVE
ANY RECORDS OF MY OWN.
HOW WAS YOUR OFFICE
BROKEN INTO, DOCTOR,
WITH THE POLICEMAN
DOWN THE HALL?
AND WHY WOULD THE DRUG
COMPANY STEAL YOUR FILES,
IF THEY'RE SO IMPORTANT
AND YET KILL DR. RAINEY
AND LEAVE HIS FILES UNTOUCHED?
UH, LOOK, LOOK, I THINK YOU'RE
GETTING OFF ON THE
WRONG TRACK HERE.
REALLY? MAY I BE
HONEST WITH YOU?
OF COURSE.
I THINK YOU KILLED
DR. RAINEY YOURSELF.
BECAUSE I TOOK THIS FILE?
AND BECAUSE OF WHAT'S IN IT.
BECAUSE IT CONTAINS
EVIDENCE THAT YOUR FRIEND
WAS ABOUT TO BREAK
DOCTOR/PATIENT PRIVILEGE
AS HE WAS LEGALLY REQUIRED TO DO
AND REPORT YOU TO THE POLICE.
REPORT ME... I'M SORRY.
I'M NOT FOLLOWING
YOUR TRAIN OF THOUGHT.
MY GUESS IS THAT
DR. RAINEY GAVE YOU A CHANCE
TO TURN YOURSELF IN,
AND YOU PAID HIM BACK
BY SMASHING HIM IN
THE HEAD WITH A PHONE
AND SMOTHERING HIM TO DEATH
WITH A CUSHION FROM HIS SOFA.
OK, NOW YOU'RE JUST
SOUNDING HYSTERICAL.
LET'S LOOK AT THIS LOGICALLY
AND CALMLY, ALL RIGHT?
IF I KILLED ALAN FOR THIS FILE,
WHY WOULDN'T I HAVE
TAKEN IT AT THE TIME?
BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T
KNOW YOU NEEDED IT.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW HOW
DR. RAINEY FOUND OUT
YOU WERE SEXUALLY
ABUSING A MINOR
UNTIL YOU WERE
STANDING NEXT TO ME
LISTENING TO GRETCHEN
SCHILLER'S INTERVIEW.
OK, NOW YOU'RE STEPPING
OVER A BIG, BIG LINE.
I WAS NOT HAVING SEX
WITH GRETCHEN SCHILLER,
AND SHE NEVER SAID THAT.
YOU'RE RIGHT. SHE DIDN'T.
ALL SHE SAID WAS THAT
SHE HAD A BOYFRIEND
DR. RAINEY WOULDN'T APPROVE OF.
BUT YOU'VE GOT HER
FILE RIGHT THERE.
WHY DON'T YOU OPEN IT YOURSELF?
READ YOUR FRIEND'S NOTES.
I CAN'T DO THAT.
EVEN TO PROVE MY
INNOCENCE. IT'S PRIVILEGED.
ACTUALLY, IT'S NOT.
NOW THAT YOU BROKE INTO
THE OFFICE AND STOLE IT,
THAT FILE IS EVIDENCE
IN A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
I CAN'T OPEN IT MYSELF,
BUT A JUDGE CAN.
LOOK, EVEN IF SHE DID
SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
SHE'S A DELUSIONAL GIRL,
A DRUG ADDICT ON
SERIOUS MEDICATION.
THIS THING IS SO AMAZING.
YOUR ENTIRE RELATIONSHIP
WITH GRETCHEN SCHILLER
MEMORIALIZED IN TEXT MESSAGES.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
UM, LISTEN.
WHAT YOU'RE READING
ON THAT PHONE,
I ONLY RESPONDED
TO HER LIKE THAT
BECAUSE I WAS DEEPLY, DEEPLY
WORRIED ABOUT WHAT SHE MIGHT DO
IF I REJECTED HER.
THE PATIENTS DEVELOP
CRUSHES ON THEIR THERAPISTS
ALL THE TIME.
IT'S CALLED TRANSFERENCE.
IN THIS CASE, IT'S
CALLED MURDER.
HOW IS IT MURDER?
YOU SAID GRETCHEN
WAS GETTING BETTER.
I LIED.
SHE'S STILL IN A COMA.
AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM
YOU'VE BEEN EXCHANGING
TEXT MESSAGES ALL DAY,
EXPLAINING WHY YOU
ACCIDENTALLY SWITCHED OUT
GRETCHEN'S MEDICATION
WITH A PLACEBO
IS A 45-YEAR-OLD
CHINESE-AMERICAN
DETECTIVE IN MY OFFICE.
SO I'LL ASK YOU AGAIN.
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
DO YOU WANT TO READ
THE FILES OUT LOUD?
WHEN I FIND SOMEONE WHO'S
SEXUALLY ABUSING A MINOR,
I USUALLY FIND IT'S
PART OF A PATTERN.
YOU DID SAY YOU SPECIALIZED
IN ADOLESCENTS,
DIDN'T YOU, DOCTOR?
HOW CLOSELY DO YOU STUDY THEM?
DO YOU THINK IF I GO LOOKING,
I'LL FIND OTHER TEENAGE GIRLS
WITH TRANSFERENCE ISSUES?
THAT'S THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TERM.
IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, WE
CALL IT STATUTORY RAPE!
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, I
HAVE NEVER RAPED ANYONE.
MAYBE YOU PREFER TO
THINK OF IT AS MOLESTING.
IS THAT WHAT GETS
YOU OFF, DOCTOR?
HOW MANY LITTLE GIRLS
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
YOU KNOW, CHILD MOLESTERS...
IT'S NOT MOLESTING!
THEY COME TO ME.
THEY COME TO ME.
THAT'S IT.
LET'S DO IT.
I AM TELLING YOU
THE COMPLETE TRUTH.
AND THEY'RE NOT
LITTLE GIRLS. OK?
BIOLOGICALLY,
THEY'RE YOUNG WOMEN.
AND THEY ASK ME.
I HAVE NEVER SEDUCED
A SINGLE ONE OF THEM!
THEY ASKED ME!
YOU KNOW, I THINK WE
JUST HAD A BREAKTHROUGH.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S ALL
THE TIME WE HAVE FOR TODAY.
WE'LL PICK UP HERE AGAIN IN
OUR NEXT SESSION TOGETHER.
OK?
GET HIM OUT OF HERE.
LET'S GO.
JOHNSON: SO WHY DON'T
YOU JUST ASK ME ABOUT IT?
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
OK, I DID READ THE ARTICLE
ABOUT YOUR ETHICS INVESTIGATION.
AND YOU WERE WONDERING
WHAT ALL THE HOOPLA WAS ABOUT?
WELL, IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS,
REALLY, BUT, UH...
YEAH.
OK.
HERE WE GO.
SPILL YOUR GUTS.
JOHNSON: IT WAS MY
CRAZY EX-HUSBAND...
LIEUTENANT, THIS IS MAKING
ME REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE.
BUZZ, DON'T MAKE
ME PULL OUT MY GUN.
THINGS WERE NOT
GOING WELL WITH US AND...
HE THOUGHT IT COULDN'T
POSSIBLY BE JUST HIM.
I MEAN, IT HAD TO
BE ANOTHER GUY,
SO HE DECIDED THAT I
WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR
WITH A YOUNGER
OFFICER IN MY PRECINCT
AND HE REPORTED ME TO
MY SUPERIORS AND, UM...
IT WENT TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS
AND I WAS INVESTIGATED
FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.
SIR, REALLY, THIS HAS GOT
TO BE AGAINST THE RULES.
BUT IT'S NOT AGAINST THE LAW.
WE'VE GOT A PERMIT FOR THIS WIRE.
AND?
COME ON.
IT WAS ALL A BIG FAT LIE
AND THE CHARGES WERE DROPPED.
[POURING WINE]
THAT MUST'VE BEEN HARD.
YEAH, IT WAS HARD.
IT WAS HARD, YEAH,
ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE WAS
A LITTLE TRUTH IN IT, YOU KNOW,
'CAUSE I DID FIND
HIM ATTRACTIVE.
SEE? SEE? WHEN WILL YOU
EVER LEARN TO TRUST ME?
THIS IS ABOUT TO
GET REALLY GOOD.
YOU KNOW, IN A KIND
OF ANIMAL KIND OF WAY.
WHY DON'T WE JUST
CHANGE THE SUBJECT?
JUST FOR A SECOND.
HELLO.
WHO IS THIS GUY?
WHY DON'T WE HAVE PICTURES?
[KISSING NOISES]
MMM.
OH, GOD! OH, GOD.
OH, GOD, OH, GOD, OH, GOD.
WE'RE ALREADY UP TO "OH, GOD"?
OH, GOD, OH, GOD. SORRY.
SORRY.
[STATIC]
DAMN.
[TURNS ALARM CLOCK OFF]
[GROANS]
GOD...
[CELL PHONE BEEPING]
[CELL PHONE BEEPING]
[CELL PHONE BEEPING]
DEPUTY CHIEF BRENDA JOHNSON.
UH-HUH.
WHERE IS THAT?
WHAT?
OH, NO. MY RINGER WASN'T ON.
DAMN IT. I HAVE A
LAND LINE, YOU KNOW.
[EXASPERATED SIGH]
ALL RIGHT, SERGEANT GABRIEL.
SPEAK UP, PLEASE,
I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
AND START WITH DIRECTIONS.
THANK YOU.
WHERE'S THAT?
OK. HOW DO YOU GET THERE?
[FAINT POLICE RADIO]
NO, NO COMMENT.
EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME.
IT'S DR. ALAN RAINEY,
DIRECTOR OF THE RESEARCH CENTER
FOR THE UNIVERSITY'S
NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE.
THANK YOU.
HE'S A REAL BIG-TIME BRAIN.
NOW, WE GOT NO
SIGNS OF A BREAK-IN,
THERE'S NO THEFT. SEE, HE'S
STILL GOT HIS WALLET ON HIM THERE.
HE'S GOT ALL SORTS OF AWARDS,
PROBABLY HEADED FOR A
PICTURE IN THE ENCYCLOPEDIA
BEFORE 8:00 THIS MORNING.
AND AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL...
EVERYONE LOVED THE GUY.
WELL, NOT EVERYONE.
WHY IS HIS MOUTH
LODGED OPEN LIKE THAT?
DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY BLOCKAGE.
HERE'S WHAT HUNG HIM UP.
I'M GUESSING THE BLOOD
WORK'S GONNA MATCH.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S
WHAT KILLED HIM, THOUGH.
I HAVE A STRONG FEELING DR. RAINEY
SPENT HIS LAST FEW SECONDS
GASPING FOR AIR.
YEAH. RED DOTS ON THE EYES.
PETECHIAL HEMORRHAGING.
HE SUFFOCATED.
UH...
WIFE'S OUTSIDE IN THE HALLWAY
DEMANDING TO SEE THE BODY.
COULD YOU, UH, CALM
HER DOWN, PLEASE,
AND FIND SOMEPLACE
THAT WE CAN TALK?
DETECTIVE SANCHEZ, PUT THOSE
FILES BACK WHERE THEY BELONG.
LIEUTENANT PROVENZA, CAN
YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME
HOW YOU HAPPEN TO
BE LOOKING THROUGH
A PSYCHIATRIST'S
APPOINTMENT BOOK?
MM-HMM. THE WIND
BLEW IT OFF THE DESK
AND MOMENTARILY EXPOSED ITS
PAGES TO MY PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY.
ALL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN
A PSYCHIATRIST AND HIS PATIENT
CARRY THE SAME LEVEL
OF CONFIDENTIALITY
AS ATTORNEY/CLIENT PRIVILEGE.
NOW, LET'S LEAVE THE FILES
AND THE APPOINTMENT BOOK
WHERE IT BELONGS, PLEASE, AND LET'S
CONCENTRATE ON WHAT CAN BE REMOVED.
SUCH AS?
THE CUSHIONS FROM THE
COUCH. HAVE S.I.D. PACK 'EM UP
AND TAKE 'EM TO FORENSICS,
PLEASE. THANK YOU.
YES, MA'AM.
SERGEANT GABRIEL.
UM, I... I WAS JUST WONDERING,
IS THERE A... A REWARD
FOR REPORTING A MURDER?
YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY.
I WARNED HIM.
BUT HE WANTED TO DO THE STUDY.
WHAT STUDY?
IT'S A CLINICAL TRIAL
FOR A NEW
ANTIDEPRESSANT DESIGNED...
EXCUSE ME.
DESIGNED TO TREAT DRUG
ADDICTION IN TEENAGERS.
ALAN TOOK IT UP I THINK IN PART
BECAUSE I WORK
WITH THESE CHILDREN.
IN WHAT CAPACITY?
I'M A PSYCHIATRIST ALSO,
WORKING WITH JUVENILE OFFENDERS.
KIDS DO CRYSTAL
OR X FOR A FEW DAYS,
THEY HAVE A PSYCHOTIC BREAK
AND DO SOMETHING
VIOLENT LIKE THIS.
I TOLD HIM TO BE CAREFUL,
BUT HE WANTED TO TRY
TO SAVE THESE CHILDREN.
I FELT SELFISH INTERFERING.
BUT I WAS RIGHT.
THE UNIVERSITY HAD
STARTED UP A CLINICAL TRIAL
PAID FOR BY CURSON
PHARMACEUTICAL.
ENROLLED OVER
2,000 ADDICTED TEENS.
MM. SO WE HAVE A FEW SUSPECTS.
MM.
THIS NEW ANTIDEPRESSANT'S
SUPPOSED TO KEEP KIDS
FROM USING DRUGS AND
RELIEVE THEIR ANXIETY.
WELL, IT DOESN'T
SEEM TO BE WORKING.
MAYBE BECAUSE ONLY HALF THE KIDS
GOT THE MEDICATION.
THE REST, A CONTROL
GROUP, WERE ON PLACEBO.
AND WE CAN'T GO THROUGH
THE DOCTOR'S FILES, CHIEF?
NO. NOT AN OPTION.
WELL, 'CAUSE IF YOU ASK ME,
I SAY THE DOER'S
IN THOSE RECORDS.
I MEAN, HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED
TO NARROW DOWN THE FIELD IF...
EXCUSE ME, LIEUTENANT FLYNN.
HOW'S THE CLINICAL TRIAL GOING?
NO NEWS FROM THE DRUG COMPANY.
BUT WE FOUND A CIVIL SUIT
BROUGHT AGAINST CURSON
AND DR. RAINEY BY A
MR. AND MRS. HAMMOND.
IT SAYS THEIR SON CODY, 16,
DIED FROM SIDE EFFECTS
RELATED TO THE MEDICATION.
BUT THE CASE WAS
THROWN OUT OF COURT.
WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING.
LOOK, I KNOW YOU THINK
THIS PATIENT/DOCTOR THING
IS SOME KIND OF SACRED COW,
BUT IT'S A CRIME SCENE,
AND I KNOW A JUDGE
WHO UNDERSTANDS THESE THINGS.
HE CAN APPOINT A SPECIAL MASTER
TO LOOK THROUGH RAINEY'S FILES.
THANKS FOR YOUR
ADVICE, LIEUTENANT FLYNN.
WHAT ABOUT CAMPUS SECURITY?
DID DR. RAINEY FILE ANY
COMPLAINTS WITH THEM LATELY?
HE HELPED EVALUATE THESE KIDS.
MAYBE HE HAD A CONFRONTATION
WITH ONE OF THEM.
LIEUTENANT PROVENZA, COULD
YOU LOOK INTO THAT, PLEASE?
AND DETECTIVE SANCHEZ, WILL YOU
FOLLOW UP ON THEIR LIST OF NO-ADMITS?
DETECTIVE DANIELS, I WANT
TO KNOW EVERYTHING I CAN
ABOUT THE HAMMONDS
AND THEIR SON.
LIEUTENANT FLYNN, PHONE DUMP.
FIND OUT WHO'S BEEN CALLING HIM.
SERGEANT GABRIEL,
GET TO KNOW OUR WIDOW.
LIEUTENANT TAO, I WANT TO MEET
WITH DR. RAINEY'S COLLEAGUES
ON THIS CLINICAL TRIAL, AND
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
IF WE MOVE TODAY,
WE CAN GET THE SPECIAL
MASTER PROCESS ROLLING.
LOOK, CHIEF,
I'M JUST TRYING TO AVOID
CREATING MORE
TENSION IN THE SQUAD
THAN THERE IS ALREADY, YOU KNOW?
YEAH. UH-HUH.
LOOK, HERE'S THE PROBLEM
YOU'RE DEALING WITH.
BRENDA WENT THROUGH
AN ETHICS INQUIRY
WHEN SHE WAS WITH
THE ATLANTA P.D.
IT'S MADE HER A LITTLE EXTRA
CAREFUL ABOUT THESE THINGS,
WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS BAD.
ETHICS INQUIRY, HUH?
THAT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.
SHE LOVES THE RULES.
WELL, YOU KNOW HOW
UNFAIR ALL THAT CAN BE.
BUT, ONCE BITTEN...
SHE DIDN'T RESPOND TO
YOUR SUGGESTION AT ALL?
UM...
NO.
WELL, I FOUND OUT
A LONG TIME AGO,
A LOT OF THIS CAN JUST BE IN HOW
DEPUTY CHIEF JOHNSON IS APPROACHED.
GET THE SPECIAL MASTER
PAPERWORK STARTED.
I'LL TALK TO HER.
AND, UH, THE BUSINESS
ABOUT THE ETHICS INQUIRY...
I'D APPRECIATE IT IF THAT
STAYS JUST BETWEEN US.
YOU GOT IT, CHIEF.
SURE.
THANKS.
UH, NORMALLY, WHEN
YOU TEST A DRUG LIKE THIS,
YOU DO IT IN DIFFERENT STAGES,
BUT IN DEVELOPING
MEDICATION FOR ADOLESCENTS,
WHICH IS MY SPECIALTY...
WHY DR. RAINEY
INCLUDED ME IN HIS STUDY...
YOU CONDUCT ALL
3 PHASES AT ONCE.
BECAUSE THE KIDS
ARE STILL GROWING,
THEIR BODIES CHANGE A LOT
DURING THE COURSE OF THE TRIAL.
AT LEAST, THAT'S THE
SCIENTIFIC REASON.
AND HOW IS THE STUDY GOING?
WELL, ALAN...
DR. RAINEY... AND I
WERE DISAPPOINTED.
FOR EVERY KID WHO
SHOWED SOME BENEFIT
FROM THE MEDICATION,
THERE WERE REPORTS
OF SLEEPLESSNESS
OR AGGRESSION.
AND WE DISCOVERED THAT IF YOU
ABRUPTLY WITHDREW THE DRUG...
IT CAUSED HEALTH RISKS.
SUCH AS CONVULSIONS,
COMA, AND DEATH.
YOU MEAN THE CODY
HAMMOND LAWSUIT. RIGHT.
THAT WAS AWFUL.
AFTER HE DIED, I TOLD ALAN
WE SHOULD APPROACH CURSON
ABOUT SHUTTING DOWN THE TRIAL,
WHICH HE DID.
THEY WOULDN'T EVEN DISCUSS IT.
[CELL PHONE
RINGS] OH, I'M SORRY.
ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT
SPECIALIZING IN ADOLESCENTS
IS ANSWERING TEXT
MESSAGES ALL DAY.
OH. [LAUGHS]
CAN I STILL...
OH, YEAH, YEAH. SURE. FINE.
WOULD IT COST A LOT OF MONEY
TO SHUT THE STUDY DOWN?
UH, WELL, THERE'D BE A BIG
DELAY IN THE APPROVAL PROCESS.
THEY'D HAVE TO
START ANOTHER TRIAL.
SO, YEAH, I MEAN,
IT COULD END UP
COSTING CURSON
MAYBE $100 MILLION.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
SORRY.
MM.
SO WHAT HAPPENS
TO THE STUDY NOW?
[SIGHS] NOT SURE.
I SUGGESTED THAT IT AT
LEAST BE PUT ON HOLD,
BUT CURSON REFUSED.
HMM.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHO WOULD HAVE
DONE THIS TO DR. RAINEY?
IT SEEMS TOO OVER
THE TOP, DOESN'T IT,
I MEAN, FOR IT TO HAVE BEEN
SOMEONE FROM THE DRUG COMPANY?
DOESN'T IT?
I DON'T KNOW.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
OH. ARE WE EARLY?
LISTEN, I'LL BE WITH
YOU GUYS IN A MINUTE.
SORRY, IT'S MY GROUP
THERAPY SESSION.
OH. IT'S PART OF THE STUDY.
RIGHT.
[CLEARS THROAT]
SEEING THEM TOGETHER
GENERATES A LOT OF FAST DATA.
YOU KNOW, MY STORAGE SYSTEM
LEAVES A LITTLE
SOMETHING TO BE DESIRED.
OH, IT LOOKS LIKE MINE.
[LAUGHS]
I JUST MOVED HERE
AND I'VE GOT ALL THESE BOXES
AND I CAN'T SEEM TO
GET THEM UNPACKED.
WELL, SOMETIMES WHEN
WE MAKE BIG LIFE CHANGES,
WE'RE NOT READY
TO MAKE THEM REAL.
FOR WHATEVER REASON.
SORRY. MY GROUP SHOWED UP AND
I JUST SLIPPED INTO SHRINK MODE.
[LAUGHS]
I BRING THAT OUT IN PEOPLE.
UM, SO, WHO WOULD I TALK
TO AT THE DRUG COMPANY
TO GET THE BALL ROLLING HERE?
I AM THE CO-FOUNDER
AND DIRECTOR OF
RESEARCH FOR CURSON.
THERE IS NO GOING OVER MY HEAD!
THERE'S ALWAYS YOUR BOARD
OF DIRECTORS, DR. DAWSON.
I'D APPRECIATE
IT IF YOU COULD...
[QUIETLY] LOWER YOUR
VOICE JUST A LITTLE BIT.
LISTEN, LADY, YOU WANT TO
GET YOUR NAME IN THE PAPERS,
GREAT. GO CATCH CRIMINALS.
BUT LEAVE MY COMPANY ALONE.
GOT SOME BREAKING NEWS.
I THINK WE MAY HAVE
FOUND THE CHINK
IN OUR CHIEF'S
ARMOR-PLATED WONDER BRA.
WHAT? IT'S JUST AN EXPRESSION.
MEANING?
MEANING THAT OUR LITTLE
MISS DO-IT-BY-THE-BOOK HERE
CAME TO OUR DEPARTMENT AFTER
A MAJOR ETHICS INQUIRY IN ATLANTA.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
TAO, I'M GOING TO NEED
YOUR HELP WITH THIS.
HOW?
WHILE MY COMPETITORS
ARE BUSY GROWING HAIR
AND SENDING BLOOD
TO YOUR CROTCH,
I HAVE BEEN WORKING
TO SAVE HUMANITY.
HUMANITY!
LOOK, ALL I'M ASKING
FOR YOU TO DO IS
RELEASE THE NAMES OF
THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO...
LOOK, I AM NOT GOING
TO CONFUSE YOU
WITH A LOT OF TECHNICAL TERMS
LIKE DOUBLE-BLIND AND
OBJECTIVE ABSTRACTS.
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
IS THAT GIVING YOU THESE
NAMES DESTROYS MY STUDY.
AND THEN IT'S GOING TO
BE ANOTHER 4 TO 5 YEARS
BEFORE I CAN BRING THAT
MEDICATION TO MARKET.
COULDN'T DR. RAINEY HAVE
CAUSED THE SAME DELAY
BY PUBLISHING THE NEGATIVE
RESULTS OF HIS RESEARCH?
WHAT ARE YOU IMPLYING?
I DON'T WANT TO CONFUSE
YOU WITH TECHNICAL TERMS
LIKE SUSPECT AND MOTIVES.
I'M JUST GOING TO EXPLAIN THAT
I'M LOOKING FOR A BAD
GUY WHO KILLED SOMEONE.
AND I'M BEGINNING TO
THINK THAT YOU'LL DO.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW YOU LISTEN TO
ME, YOU LITTLE BITCH.
IF THE LAPD DOES
ANYTHING TO THREATEN
THE VIABILITY OF
THESE CLINICAL TRIALS,
I WILL SEE TO IT PERSONALLY
THAT YOU ARE DESTROYED.
IS THAT WHAT YOU
DID TO DR. RAINEY?
HERE WE GO. ATLANTA SUN NEWS,
"CAPTAIN BRENDA LEIGH
JOHNSON, CURRENTLY ON LEAVE
PENDING INVESTIGATION."
LOOK AT THAT. LOOK AT THAT.
"ALLEGED SEXUAL MISCONDUCT."
GABRIEL: LET ME SEE.
"MATTER REFERRED
TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
JOHNSON NOT
AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT."
WELL, IT DOESN'T
SAY WHAT SHE DID.
OH, COME ON. YOU'RE
NOT DEFENDING HER.
WHAT, ADMIT IT, GUYS.
HASN'T SHE DROPPED JUST A COUPLE
OF NOTCHES IN YOUR ESTIMATION?
NAH. SHE'S GONE UP A COUPLE
OF NOTCHES IN MY IMAGINATION.
JOHNSON: SO WHAT ARE DOING?
AHEM!
AHEM!
AHEM!
AHEM!
THE PHONE DUMP FROM
RAINEY'S OFFICE SHOWED
CODY HAMMOND'S PARENTS
LOGGED AN AVERAGE OF 5 CALLS A DAY
UP UNTIL A WEEK AGO.
IT'S GOT TO BE ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED TO THEIR SON.
JOHNSON: OK. YOU SET UP THERE?
YEAH, BUT I HAD TO
MAKE IT SOUND LIKE
CODY AND DR. RAINEY'S
DEATHS WERE LINKED SOMEHOW.
THEY'RE HOME THIS AFTERNOON.
OK.
ONE THING KIND OF INTERESTING.
RAINEY'S LAST CALL
BEFORE HE DIED,
TO THE POLICE FOR,
LIKE, 5 SECONDS,
BUT THE LOG SHOWS VERY
FEW CALLS FROM THE KIDS.
THERE WERE SOME, THOUGH?
YEAH. SMALL LIST.
GOOD LUCK WITH IT.
SANCHEZ: CAMPUS POLICE
GAVE US THE NAME OF A BOY
DR. RAINEY KICKED
OUT OF THE STUDY.
HE WAS PUT ON THE NO ADMIT LIST,
BUT HE SHOWED UP ON THE SECURITY
CAMERA THE DAY OF THE MURDER.
ERIC PLACTON.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET HIM IN
HERE. SEE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.
SERGEANT GABRIEL, WOULD
YOU COME WITH ME, PLEASE?
BRENDA.
YES.
NEED A MINUTE.
GABRIEL, WHY DON'T YOU GO? AWAY.
CURSON PHARMACEUTICALS'
LEGAL TEAM IS COMING AFTER US,
AND I THINK IT'S TIME
TO GET CREATIVE.
LIEUTENANT FLYNN REMINDED
ME ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY
OF GOING THROUGH
DR. RAINEY'S FILES
VIA THE SPECIAL MASTER PROCESS.
HE'S DONE ALL THE PAPER
WORK, AND I'D LIKE YOU,
AT YOUR CONVENIENCE, TO LISTEN TO
HIS IDEA ABOUT HOW THIS MIGHT WORK.
WELL, THERE'S NO
TIME LIKE THE PRESENT.
LIEUTENANT FLYNN,
LET'S TALK IT THROUGH.
THERE YOU GO.
THE APPROACH.
HAVE A SEAT.
I SHOULD LIKE TO STATE
AS EMPHATICALLY AS I CAN
HOW UNHAPPY I AM THAT
YOU WENT OVER MY HEAD.
THIS IDEA OF YOURS IS A NO-GO,
BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE
WAITING AROUND FOR 2 MONTHS
WHILE A JUDGE
DETERMINES EXACTLY WHAT
A SPECIAL MASTER
CAN DO IN THIS CASE
AND THEN MAYBE LOSE THE HEARING.
HOWEVER, IF WE FIND
OURSELVES REDUCED
TO PURSUING ALTERNATIVES
OF A DUBIOUS LEGAL NATURE
OR SHOULD THE SUN EXPLODE,
I PROMISE TO RECONSIDER
YOUR SUGGESTION.
MEANWHILE, I EXPECT
YOU TO GET THE KIDS
FROM THE PHONE DUMP INTO
THIS OFFICE FOR INTERVIEWS.
THANK YOU.
WHATEVER YOU SAY, MA'AM.
SERGEANT GABRIEL.
YES.
SO, UH... CAN WE TALK ABOUT
SOMETHING HERE FOR A SECOND?
WHAT?
UH, WELL, IT'S GOT TO DO WITH...
ETHICS AND I WAS JUST
WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANY...
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING
TO SAY, SERGEANT GABRIEL.
YOU DO?
YES, AND LET'S JUST DISCUSS IT
AND GET IT OUT OF THE WAY.
WELL, I MEAN, MAYBE IT'S
NONE OF MY BUSINESS...
OH, OF COURSE, IT'S YOUR
BUSINESS. WE WORK TOGETHER.
TRUE, BUT ONLY IF YOU
FEEL LIKE TALKING ABOUT IT.
HERE'S THE TRUTH. IN REALITY,
NOTHING WOULD PLEASE ME MORE
THAN TO GO INTO
DR. RAINEY'S OFFICE
AND EXAMINE HIS FILES, GET
THE NAMES OF THE TEENAGERS
IN THAT STUDY OR FIND PROOF THAT
DR. DAWSON AND HIS DRUG
COMPANY WERE TRYING TO
MANIPULATE THE DATA TO GAIN
APPROVAL FOR HIS NEW MEDICATION,
BUT... AND HERE'S THE PROBLEM...
AND IT'S NOT JUST
AN ISSUE OF ETHICS.
IT'S AN ISSUE OF LOGIC.
IF DR. RAINEY'S FILES
ARE SO IMPORTANT,
THAT... WHAT?
NOW THEN, YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT THE CASE?
WHAT DID YOU THINK I
WAS TALKING ABOUT?
UH, THAT'S IT. I'M
FOLLOWING YOU.
IF THE FILES ARE SO IMPORTANT...
THEN WHY ARE THEY STILL
IN THE VICTIM'S OFFICE?
I'M SORRY. WHAT ARE YOU...
IF DR. RAINEY'S FILES
COULD TELL US WHO MURDERED HIM,
THEN WHY DIDN'T THE
KILLER TAKE THEM?
THAT'S A VERY
INTERESTING QUESTION.
AND ONE WE DON'T
HAVE THE ANSWER TO.
SO WHILE LIEUTENANT FLYNN GETS
ALL BENT OUT OF SHAPE WITH ME,
I WANT TO FIND OUT WHO'S ALL
BENT OUT OF SHAPE WITH DR. RAINEY.
FOR EXAMPLE...
THE PARENTS OF CODY HAMMOND.
RIGHT.
THEY CALLED IT COMPLICATIONS.
I CALLED IT MURDER.
AND I EVEN SAID IT IN COURT.
[INHALES DEEPLY]
THE JUDGE SAID I
WAS OUT OF ORDER.
THAT BASTARD RAINEY
TURNED HIM INTO A GUINEA
PIG AND THEN LET HIM DIE.
AND DID THE
MEDICATION HELP AT ALL?
AT FIRST WE SAW
SOME GOOD CHANGES.
WE WERE HAPPY HE
WASN'T ON THE PLACEBO.
HE STOPPED DISAPPEARING
ON WEEKENDS.
IT WAS LIKE WE
WERE A FAMILY AGAIN.
YOU SAID DR. RAINEY LET HIM DIE?
THE MEDICATION
STARTED TO MAKE HIM SICK,
AND THE DOCTORS JUST
TOOK HIM OFF THE PILLS.
12 HOURS LATER...
12 HOURS LATER...
HE SAID HE WAS TIRED
AND HE SAID HE WAS DIZZY.
THEN HE STARTED
SHAKING, COULDN'T STOP.
I CALLED AN AMBULANCE
AND WHILE WE WERE
WAITING FOR IT TO GET HERE,
CODY HAD A SEIZURE.
WHEN THE PARAMEDICS ARRIVED,
MY SON WAS LYING DEAD
BY THE DINING ROOM TABLE.
BUT NONE OF THAT MATTERS,
'CAUSE YOU DIDN'T COME HERE
TO INVESTIGATE WHAT
HAPPENED TO CODY ANYWAY.
DID YOU?
WE SIGNED THE AGREEMENT
TO GIVE CODY THE MEDICATION.
WE WERE DESPERATE
THAT HE GET WELL.
AND WE LET DR. RAINEY AND
THE DRUG COMPANY KILL HIM.
AND THEY GET AWAY WITH IT
AND JUST GO ON WITH
THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
NOT DR. RAINEY.
AND NOT CODY.
[DING]
LIEUTENANT, WHAT'S ALL THIS?
OH, UH... DIDN'T YOU HEAR?
IT'S BRING A JUVENILE
OFFENDER TO WORK DAY.
OH, AND I LEFT MY KIDS AT HOME.
YEAH.
MISS ATLAN...
I MEAN, DEPUTY CHIEF JOHNSON,
DECIDED THAT BEFORE WE DELVE INTO
THIS WHOLE SPECIAL MASTER BUSINESS,
SHE WANTED US TO INTERVIEW AS
MANY KIDS FROM THE DRUG TRIAL
AS WE COULD PUT NAMES TO.
SO INSTEAD OF GOING
THROUGH THE VICTIMS' FILES...
YEAH, WE'RE FILLING UP THE
JOINT WITH TEENAGE JUNKIES.
OH. WELL, I'LL HAVE ANOTHER
TALK WITH DEPUTY CHIEF JOHNSON.
UH, NO, NO.
THANK YOU, SIR.
I'M PURSUING A
DIFFERENT ANGLE WITH HER,
AND I'D LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO GIVE THAT A SHOT.
ALL RIGHT.
LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ME.
THANK YOU.
SERGEANT.
CHIEF.
SHE'S BRINGING IN
DR. JEROME TO OBSERVE,
SO YOU ALMOST READY, SIR?
SIR, HUH? WHAT, YOU
WANT TO BORROW MONEY?
YEAH, LOOK, I BROUGHT
IN ALL THE NAMES
FROM THE PHONE
DUMP, LIKE SHE ASKED.
PLUS SOME HIGH SCHOOL
JUNIOR DR. RAINEY PUT ON
THE UNIVERSITY NO ADMIT LIST
FOR DEALING POT, ERIC PLACTON.
MR. PLACTON WAS A LITTLE
MORE RELUCTANT TO STOP BY.
PUT SANCHEZ THROUGH HELL.
SO... YOU'RE WELCOME.
HEY, LIEUTENANT.
IT'S WHAT SHE WANTED, NOT ME.
YEAH?
WELL, YOU KEEP TELLING
YOURSELF THAT, GABRIEL,
AND MAYBE IT'LL BEGIN
TO SOUND BELIEVABLE.
TAO: SCHILLER FAMILY,
PLEASE FOLLOW ME.
HAVE A SEAT. MAKE
YOURSELF COMFORTABLE.
CHIEF CALLED, SAID WE SHOULD
START THE INTERVIEWS RIGHT AWAY.
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
WE HAD A RUNNER.
AND I DON'T RUN.
[CHORTLES]
[LAUGHING]
WOMAN: IT WAS HARD
GETTING HER OUT OF THE STUDY.
THE DOCTORS HAD TO
SLOWLY LOWER HER DOSAGE
UNTIL THEY FELT
SAFE LETTING HER GO.
WHY'D YOU DROP OUT?
MOTHER WANTED ME IN REHAB.
I TESTED POSITIVE FOR POT!
SO DR. RAINEY KICKED
YOU OUT OF THE STUDY.
IT'S A PROGRAM FOR
DRUG-ABUSING KIDS.
I DIDN'T CARE. I WAS GETTING
THE PLACEBO ANYWAY.
YOU DIDN'T CARE?
HE HAD TO CALL SECURITY
TO GET YOU TO LEAVE.
HE YELLED AT ME, I YELLED BACK.
BUT YOU WERE CALLING DR. RAINEY
ALMOST EVERY DAY FOR A WHILE.
WERE YOU MAD AT HIM?
NO.
I JUST WANTED BACK
IN THE DRUG TRIAL.
SO WHY DID YOU KEEP
COMING BACK ON CAMPUS?
WHY DID YOU KEEP CALLING HIM?
DUDE, I WAS SELLING, OK?
RAINEY PUT ME
ON A NO ADMIT LIST.
I WANTED OFF.
I'M A DEALER.
HE MADE IT HARD FOR
ME TO DO BUSINESS.
OH, SO YOU HAD A
PROBLEM WITH HIM?
I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM
WITH THE MEDICINE.
NO SIDE EFFECTS.
IT COMPLETELY CHANGED MY LIFE.
SHE'S STAYED DRUG-FREE.
WE DON'T SEE THE
DEPRESSION ANYMORE.
SHE'S EVEN STARTED DATING AGAIN.
I'M NOT READY TO TALK
ABOUT THAT YET, MOTHER.
YOU KNIFED ANOTHER BOY.
I GOT PISSED OFF AT THIS KID.
I WAS HIGH.
SOMEBODY MUST'VE PULLED
SOME STRINGS FOR THIS BOY,
BECAUSE WE WEED
OUT KIDS LIKE HIM.
I MEAN, HE SHOULD NEVER
HAVE BEEN IN THE STUDY AT ALL.
THE DAY RAINEY DIED,
CAMPUS SECURITY
CAUGHT YOU ON TAPE.
I SNEAK IN EVERY DAY.
I GO WHERE MY CUSTOMERS ARE.
DR. RAINEY DIDN'T WANT ME TO
SEE MY BOYFRIEND ANYMORE, EITHER.
WHAT DID DR. RAINEY HAVE
AGAINST YOUR BOYFRIEND?
WHEN YOU'RE THAT
OLD, YOU FORGET, I THINK,
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN LOVE.
AND THE WONDERFUL THING IS,
IF HE HADN'T PUT
ME IN THE STUDY,
I WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE KNOWN
HOW TO CARE ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE.
LOOK AT THAT.
MMM!
THIS MEDICATION CHANGED MY LIFE.
SO ARE YOU GOING TO HOLD ME?
HOW'S THIS GOING TO GO?
YOU NEVER READ ME MY RIGHTS.
YOU DON'T GOT CRAP
ON DRUG CHARGES.
OK.
WE'LL BE BACK IN A MINUTE.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST
SIT HERE AND WAIT,
YOU LITTLE FREAK.
DR. RAINEY'S WIFE WARNED HER
HUSBAND ABOUT KIDS LIKE ERIC.
WELL, LEAH RAINEY WORKS
WITH JUVENILE OFFENDERS.
I MEAN, SHE SEES THE
WORST KIDS IN THE CITY.
[CHUCKLING]
MMM MMM MMM MMM!
LORD HAVE MERCY.
DR. JEROME, COULD YOU PLEASE
WAIT OUTSIDE FOR ME IN THE HALLWAY?
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THERE OUGHTA BE A LAW.
YOU ALL LOOK LIKE
A BUNCH OF DENTISTS
IN A STRIP CLUB. OUT! OUT!
AND IF YOU CAN'T BOOK
OUR LITTLE DRUG DEALER
ON POSSESSION,
GET HIM OUT OF HERE.
[WHISTLES]
SHE'S 16 YEARS OLD!
OK, OK.
I'M SO ASHAMED.
[FOOTSTEPS]
ANY UPDATES ON
OUR ETHICS INQUIRY?
THREE GEORGIA NEWSPAPERS,
BIG FAT HEADLINES,
"SEXUAL MISCONDUCT"
IN BOLD PRINT,
BUT NO SPECIFICS.
THAT SUCKS.
HERE.
I'M GONNA SHOOT THIS
TO A BUDDY OF MINE
AT THE METRO SECTION.
YOU'RE E-MAILING A REPORTER?
HEY, YOU WANNA DIG
THROUGH THE DIRT,
GET YOURSELF A WORM.
UGH!
HAVE A SEAT.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
FRITZ!
HA HA. HERE YOU GO.
FRITZ, OH!
IT'S LOVELY.
IT'S A LITTLE
HOUSE-WARMING PRESENT.
AH, WELL, SEE, NOW
I'M EMBARRASSED.
IT DOESN'T GO WITH YOUR BOXES.
HA HA.
YOU FORGOT, DIDN'T YOU?
WHAT?
WE'RE GOING TO
THE MOVIES TONIGHT.
RIGHT. OH, NO.
I... I REMEMBERED
THAT. I JUST...
FORGOT TO CALL AND CANCEL.
YOU MUST HAVE A CASE THE
FBI CAN'T HELP YOU WITH, HUH?
OH, YOU SOUND MAD.
I'M MAD A LITTLE.
OH, LOOK, YOU KNOW...
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE
FACT I JUST GAVE YOU A BEAUTIFUL,
RARE, EXPENSIVE PLANT
AND YOU FORGOT I WAS COMING.
YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO AWFUL.
I JUST LIKE YOU, BRENDA,
BUT I DON'T WANT
TO FORCE THINGS.
I DON'T WANT TO PRESSURE YOU.
YOU KNOW, LIKE... I MEAN, DO
YOU EVER EVEN GO TO THE MOVIES?
I DON'T KNOW.
HOW LONG AGO WAS
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES?
YOU SEE, THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.
I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU THROUGH
SOMETHING YOU DON'T WANT TO DO,
LIKE DATING,
SO, LOOK, IF THIS
IS GONNA BE IT,
THEN THAT'S... THAT'S FINE.
IT'LL BE THIS.
WE'LL AGREE TO BE FRIENDS.
OK?
FRIENDS.
OK.
FRIENDS. THIS IS GOOD.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
[RING]
[RING]
EXCUSE ME JUST ONE MINUTE.
OH, SERGEANT GABRIEL.
AHEM. REALLY? WHEN?
ARE YOU SURE THAT IT
WAS DR. JEROME'S OFFICE
AND NOT DR. RAINEY'S?
WHICH FILES DID HE
SAY WERE STOLEN?
HOW FAR AWAY ARE YOU?
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
OH.
OHH.
SERGEANT GABRIEL, THIS IS
SPECIAL AGENT FRITZ HOWARD, FBI.
DAVE GABRIEL.
SO, UM...
SORRY, WE'LL JUST
PICK UP IN A FEW DAYS,
AND, UM... I'LL CALL YOU.
OK.
OH. RIGHT.
SO WE'RE ALL GOING NOW?
YES, WE'RE ALL GOING.
WELL, THANK YOU, CHIEF.
THANK YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU, SERGEANT.
SPECIAL AGENT HOWARD.
CHIEF.
IF I DIDN'T HAVE SO MUCH
CHILD SUPPORT TO PAY,
THEY COULD SCREW
THIS OVERTIME BULLSHIT.
I'M NOT KIDDING.
THE DOOR'S CLEAN AND THE
WINDOWS HAVEN'T BEEN TOUCHED.
THERE'S NO FORCIBLE ENTRY.
THE CHIEF WANTS A COMPLETE
S.I.D. WORK-UP ANYWAY.
[MUTTERS]
DR. JEROME: THEY DIDN'T JUST MAKE OFF
WITH THE RECORDS FOR THE CLINICAL TRIALS.
THEY ALSO TOOK MY BOOK
PROPOSAL, MY LAPTOP...
DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING.
PLEASE, DOCTOR.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE STUDY NOW?
WELL, CURSON HAS
COPIES OF ALL OUR WORK,
AND NOW THEY HAVE REAL
EXCLUSIVITY ON THE DATA.
I MEAN, UNLESS I COULD GET
PERMISSION TO TAKE ALAN'S FILES,
THEY'LL JUST GET SOMEONE
ELSE TO WRITE THE ABSTRACT
AND MAKE THEIR ANTIDEPRESSANT SOUND
LIKE THE SECOND COMING OR SOMETHING.
[SIGHS]
TELL ME, MISS JOHNSON,
WHY WOULD ONE OF
THE KIDS DO THIS TO ME?
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T. I DON'T KNOW.
EXCUSE ME.
[GROANS]
CAN I HELP YOU, MA'AM?
YES. HAS ANYONE
COME THIS WAY TONIGHT?
NO, MA'AM, NOT A SOUL.
DID YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK
ON DR. RAINEY'S WIFE?
YES, MA'AM.
WE NEED TO TALK TO HER AGAIN
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.
HI, DR. RAINEY. THANK
YOU FOR SEEING ME.
I'LL TRY TO MAKE THIS
AS PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE.
I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH
THE NAME CODY HAMMOND?
ORDINARILY I WOULDN'T BE.
ALAN NEVER VIOLATED A
PATIENT'S CONFIDENTIALITY,
BUT THERE WAS A
LAWSUIT, SO, YES.
AND YOUR HUSBAND NEVER CALLED
THE HAMMONDS WHEN THEIR SON DIED?
HE WANTED TO. HE WAS COUNSELED
AGAINST IT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.
MALPRACTICE ISSUES.
NOWADAYS JUST SAYING YOU'RE
SORRY FOR SOMEONE'S LOSS
CAN BE CONSTRUED AS
AN ADMISSION OF GUILT.
RIGHT. I SEE.
HOW YOU HOLDING UP?
YOU OK?
YES. THANKS FOR ASKING.
YOU MENTIONED CONFIDENTIALITY
AND HOW YOUR HUSBAND
WOULD NEVER BREAK IT,
BUT CAN YOU THINK OF
ANY REASON HE MIGHT HAVE?
A LEGAL REASON?
TO THE AUTHORITIES?
EASILY, YES.
FOR EXAMPLE, WORKING
WITH TEENAGERS,
I FREQUENTLY UNCOVER CASES
INVOLVING SEX WITH A MINOR
OR CHILD MOLESTATION.
I'M REQUIRED TO REPORT THOSE.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER
EXCEPTIONS, TOO.
SUCH AS?
IF A PATIENT ADMITS THAT THEY ARE
PLANNING TO COMMIT A SERIOUS FELONY
LIKE MURDER,
PRIVILEGE GOES AWAY.
YOU CALL THE POLICE.
SO SAY ONE OF THE
TEENAGERS IN THE STUDY
OPENED UP TO YOUR
HUSBAND ABOUT A CRIME.
HOW COULD I ACCESS THAT FILE?
PRIVILEGE BELONGS TO THE PATIENT
OR IN THIS CASE, THEIR
LEGAL GUARDIANS.
DO YOU EVEN KNOW
WHO THESE KIDS ARE?
ONLY A FEW.
AND THEN THERE'S CURSON.
THEY COULD HELP, BUT THEY WON'T.
IT'S REALLY ALL
A... MESS, ISN'T IT?
DO YOU MIND? ARE WE DONE?
THIS IS... IT'S BEEN
VERY HARD, AND, UM...
I HAVE NO ONE TO COVER
FOR ME HERE TODAY, SO...
I THINK WE HAVE
ENOUGH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
POPE: WOW. COULD THEY
HAVE PUT SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
IN ANY BIGGER TYPE?
THE WRITER SAYS HIS SOURCE
IS A HIGH-RANKING OFFICER
CLOSE TO THE CHIEF'S OFFICE.
WELL, YOU KNOW IT WASN'T ME,
BECAUSE I KNOW THE
WHOLE THING WAS BOGUS.
HA! AND WHO IS THIS
WEIRD-LOOKING WOMAN IN THE PHOTO?
IT'S ME, WILL. IT'S ME. THANKS.
WELL, IT'S JUST A
TERRIBLE PICTURE.
LOOK, A LOT OF PEOPLE
COULD'VE LEAKED THAT STORY.
DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT JERK
FROM CURSON WAS THREATENING YOU?
WELL, YOU'RE
QUESTIONING THEIR ETHICS.
MAYBE THEY'RE
RETURNING THE FAVOR.
REPORTERS DISGUISE
THEIR SOURCES ALL THE TIME.
THIS WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST TIME
SOMEONE WE'RE INVESTIGATING FOUGHT BACK
BY TRYING TO HURT ONE OF OUR DETECTIVES.
DO I LOOK HURT TO YOU, WILL?
NO.
IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN,
THAT'S YOUR ANGRY FACE.
LOOK, THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS
INVESTIGATION OF YOUR CONDUCT
IN ATLANTA HAPPENED.
IT'S A FACT OF LIFE.
AND REGARDLESS OF HOW WRONG
THE DETAILS IN THIS STORY ARE,
WHOEVER LEAKED IT,
SEX WAS AT THE CENTER OF IT,
AS IT IS WITH MOST THINGS.
SORRY TO INTERRUPT,
BUT THAT GOOD-LOOKING
GIRL WE HAD HERE YESTERDAY,
GRETCHEN SCHILLER... YES.
SHE WAS JUST RUSHED
TO THE HOSPITAL
WITH CONVULSIONS.
OH!
WHERE'S SERGEANT GABRIEL?
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE
AN UNDERSTANDING,
WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH
IN YOUR AGREEMENT.
EXCUSE ME, DR. DAWSON.
MR. AND MRS. SCHILLER,
BRENDA LEIGH JOHNSON, LAPD.
CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A
MOMENT OVER HERE, PLEASE?
WHAT THE HELL ARE
YOU DOING HERE?
PRIORITY HOMICIDE. CHECKING ON
THE HEALTH OF AN IMPORTANT WITNESS
IN THE MURDER
INVESTIGATION OF DR. RAINEY.
AND IF YOU INTERFERE, I'LL TAKE
YOU OUTSIDE AND ARREST YOUR ASS.
HOW'S THAT FOR WHAT
WE'RE DOING HERE?
P.A.: PAGING
DR. DAVIS, DR. DAVIS.
THEY... THEY SAY HER
BRAIN ISN'T WORKING,
THAT SHE MAY BE IN A COMA FOR...
THEY SAID NO CORTICAL FUNCTION.
THAT'S WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID.
LIKE... LIKE SHE
COULD BE BRAIN DEAD.
AND SHE TOOK HER
MEDICINE LAST NIGHT.
I SAW HER.
RIGHT.
BUT THE DOCTOR SAID
THEY CAN'T FIND ANY
IN HER BLOOD WORK.
DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE TO YOU?
IT'S BEGINNING TO, YES.
P.A.: MICHAEL CRAWFORD,
PLEASE CALL 340.
MRS. JOHNSON?
YES.
DOCTOR.
YOU WERE RIGHT.
THE LAB MISSED YOUR
COMPOUND THE FIRST TIME AROUND
BECAUSE SHE WAS TAKING AN
INACTIVE FORM OF THE ANTIDEPRESSANT.
INACTIVE?
SHE WAS GETTING THE PLACEBO.
MRS. SCHILLER: NO, SHE WASN'T.
SHE WAS TAKING THE MEDICATION,
AND DR. JEROME TOLD US
THAT WE HAD TO BE CAREFUL.
WE MADE DAMN SURE
SHE TOOK HER MEDICINE
BECAUSE OF WHAT
HAPPENED TO THAT BOY.
TELL HIM. TELL HIM WE WERE
HELPING OUR DAUGHTER.
PLEASE.
WHAT HAPPENED TO
GRETCHEN IS NOT YOUR FAULT.
EXCUSE ME. I'LL BE IN TOUCH.
PARDON ME.
P.A.: BLUE TEAM TO ICU,
PLEASE. BLUE TEAM, ICU.
GRETCHEN: I NEVER HAD A
PROBLEM WITH THE MEDICINE.
NO SIDE EFFECTS.
IT COMPLETELY CHANGED MY LIFE.
MRS. SCHILLER: SHE
STAYED DRUG-FREE.
WE DON'T SEE THE
DEPRESSION ANYMORE.
SHE'S EVEN STARTED DATING AGAIN.
STOP, PLEASE.
I'M NOT READY TO TALK ABOUT...
GRETCHEN'S MOTHER WAS RIGHT.
SHE WAS TALKING THE MEDICATION.
PLAY OUR LITTLE DRUG
DEALER'S TAPE, PLEASE.
SO DR. RAINEY KICKED
YOU OUT OF THE STUDY.
IT'S A PROGRAM FOR
DRUG-ABUSING KIDS.
I DIDN'T CARE. I WAS GETTING
THE PLACEBO ANYWAY.
YOU DIDN'T CARE?
FREEZE IT.
I WAS CONCENTRATING
ON THE WRONG PERSON.
FAST FORWARD GRETCHEN, PLEASE.
STOP!
PLAY.
DR. RAINEY DIDN'T WANT ME TO
SEE MY BOYFRIEND ANYMORE, EITHER.
AND WHAT DID DR. RAINEY
HAVE AGAINST YOUR BOYFRIEND?
STOP.
UM, SERGEANT GABRIEL,
I'M GOING TO NEED
GRETCHEN SCHILLER'S
CELL PHONE, PLEASE,
AND I WANT TO SEE YOUR
NOTES FROM YOUR INTERVIEW
WITH DR. RAINEY'S WIFE.
YES, MA'AM.
[WHISPERING] OH, DAMN IT,
DAMN IT, DAMN IT, DAMN IT.
SO NOW YOU THINK THE
FILES ARE NECESSARY?
YES, ABSOLUTELY.
HOW LONG DO WE NEED TO KEEP
DR. RAINEY'S OFFICE A CRIME SCENE?
BECAUSE IT'S
COSTING US A FORTUNE.
YOU CAN RELEASE IT NOW.
TAKE THE UNIFORM OFF THE CLOCK.
BUT, BRENDA, WHEN I DO
THAT, WE LOSE THE FILES.
RIGHT.
SO YOU'RE TAKING THEM?
THAT WOULD BE NUTS, WILL.
ALL RIGHT, WAIT.
DO YOU WANT TO READ
THE FILES YOURSELF?
NO. NO ONE CAN READ THE FILES.
[SIGHS]
SO YOU THINK THOSE FILES,
WHICH ARE CURRENTLY BEING
PROTECTED BY A POLICE OFFICER,
ARE THE KEY TO
DR. RAINEY'S MURDER.
SO YOU WANT THE
POLICE OFFICER REMOVED
SO THAT WE WILL LOSE
CONTROL OVER THE FILES
AND YOU WILL THEN USE THE
FILES TO MAKE YOUR CASE?
YES, EXACTLY.
AND I NEED AN OK FROM
THE CHIEF TO WEAR A WIRE.
WHY?
BECAUSE I CAN'T
AUTHORIZE IT MYSELF.
YOU'VE GOT ONE KID IN
THE GROUND ALREADY,
ANOTHER BADLY HURTING.
WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS I'VE HELPED?
WHEN ARE YOU GONNA GET IT?!
LOOK, MY MEDICATION
IS GONNA SAVE LIVES.
OH, RIGHT.
WOULD YOU DOCTORS
JUST SETTLE DOWN, PLEASE?
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
THE HOSPITAL NOW THINKS
GRETCHEN'S GOING TO
MAKE A FULL RECOVERY.
SHE'S NOT TALKING YET,
BUT EVENTUALLY WE'LL
FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED
WITH HER MEDICATION,
BUT I AM STILL INTERESTED
IN DR. RAINEY'S FILES.
THEY'RE PROTECTED.
I KNOW. CONFIDENTIALITY,
BUT I CAN GET PERMISSION
FROM THE PATIENTS.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
I'M NOT TELLING AND
JEROME HERE CAN'T.
BUT HE CAN TELL ME THE
NAMES OF THE PARENTS,
AND IN THIS CASE, THE
PATIENTS ARE MINORS.
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
YOU DO THAT, AND I WILL
DESTROY YOU AT THE UNIVERSITY,
AND I AM DEAD SERIOUS.
UH-HUH. WELL, I GUESS IT'S A GOOD
THING I ALREADY HAVE TENURE THEN.
ISN'T IT?
LOOK, IF THESE PARENTS
FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED
TO GRETCHEN AND CODY,
THEY'RE GOING TO PULL
THEIR KIDS FROM THE STUDY,
AND I'M GOING TO HAVE
TO START ALL OVER AGAIN.
THE STUDY NEEDS TO END.
I WILL SUE TO KEEP
THESE FILES CONFIDENTIAL.
IF YOU THINK WHAT HAPPENED
IN ATLANTA GOT UGLY,
WAIT.
ARE YOU SURE MY GIVING YOU
THE NAMES OF THE PARENTS
WILL GET YOU ACCESS
TO ALAN'S FILES?
IT'S GOT TO, BECAUSE
WE'RE RELEASING
DR. RAINEY'S OFFICE
AS A CRIME SCENE.
AS OF TONIGHT,
DR. RAINEY'S FILES
WILL BE FREE OF POLICE
PROTECTION. DR. DAWSON KNOWS THAT.
LIEUTENANT FLYNN,
DEPUTY CHIEF JOHNSON'S
AUTHORIZATION FOR A WIRE.
AND I WANT IT RUN THROUGH THE
VAN AND OUR ELECTRONICS ROOM HERE.
YES, SIR.
SO YOU'LL HAVE TO
SPLIT UP THE SQUAD.
BUT YOU'VE GOTTEN PRETTY
GOOD AT THAT, HAVEN'T YOU?
YOU LEAK TO THE PRESS
AGAIN, I'LL HAVE YOUR STRIPES.
GOT IT?
GIVE HER THE AUTHORIZATION.
TAKE THE NIGHT OFF.
LET THE PEOPLE
HERE DO THEIR JOB.
[SLAM]
GABRIEL: WE'RE RIGHT
OUTSIDE IF YOU NEED US.
YOUR VOICE IS A LITTLE LOUD.
COULD YOU TURN IT DOWN, PLEASE?
DID YOU COPY THAT?
DID YOU COPY THAT?
EVERY FASCINATING WORD.
JOHNSON: SHH!
SOMEONE'S COMING.
[DOOR OPENS]
WOULD THAT HAPPEN TO BE
GRETCHEN SCHILLER'S FILE, DOCTOR?
YOU SCARED THE LIVING
DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME.
UH, YES, YES.
YES, IT'S GRETCHEN'S FILE.
I THOUGHT... WHEN YOU
TOLD ME THAT DAWSON
COULD END UP WITH
THIS STUFF, I, UH...
WELL, I GOT WORRIED,
NOW THAT I DON'T HAVE
ANY RECORDS OF MY OWN.
HOW WAS YOUR OFFICE
BROKEN INTO, DOCTOR,
WITH THE POLICEMAN
DOWN THE HALL?
AND WHY WOULD THE DRUG
COMPANY STEAL YOUR FILES,
IF THEY'RE SO IMPORTANT
AND YET KILL DR. RAINEY
AND LEAVE HIS FILES UNTOUCHED?
UH, LOOK, LOOK, I THINK YOU'RE
GETTING OFF ON THE
WRONG TRACK HERE.
REALLY? MAY I BE
HONEST WITH YOU?
OF COURSE.
I THINK YOU KILLED
DR. RAINEY YOURSELF.
BECAUSE I TOOK THIS FILE?
AND BECAUSE OF WHAT'S IN IT.
BECAUSE IT CONTAINS
EVIDENCE THAT YOUR FRIEND
WAS ABOUT TO BREAK
DOCTOR/PATIENT PRIVILEGE
AS HE WAS LEGALLY REQUIRED TO DO
AND REPORT YOU TO THE POLICE.
REPORT ME... I'M SORRY.
I'M NOT FOLLOWING
YOUR TRAIN OF THOUGHT.
MY GUESS IS THAT
DR. RAINEY GAVE YOU A CHANCE
TO TURN YOURSELF IN,
AND YOU PAID HIM BACK
BY SMASHING HIM IN
THE HEAD WITH A PHONE
AND SMOTHERING HIM TO DEATH
WITH A CUSHION FROM HIS SOFA.
OK, NOW YOU'RE JUST
SOUNDING HYSTERICAL.
LET'S LOOK AT THIS LOGICALLY
AND CALMLY, ALL RIGHT?
IF I KILLED ALAN FOR THIS FILE,
WHY WOULDN'T I HAVE
TAKEN IT AT THE TIME?
BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T
KNOW YOU NEEDED IT.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW HOW
DR. RAINEY FOUND OUT
YOU WERE SEXUALLY
ABUSING A MINOR
UNTIL YOU WERE
STANDING NEXT TO ME
LISTENING TO GRETCHEN
SCHILLER'S INTERVIEW.
OK, NOW YOU'RE STEPPING
OVER A BIG, BIG LINE.
I WAS NOT HAVING SEX
WITH GRETCHEN SCHILLER,
AND SHE NEVER SAID THAT.
YOU'RE RIGHT. SHE DIDN'T.
ALL SHE SAID WAS THAT
SHE HAD A BOYFRIEND
DR. RAINEY WOULDN'T APPROVE OF.
BUT YOU'VE GOT HER
FILE RIGHT THERE.
WHY DON'T YOU OPEN IT YOURSELF?
READ YOUR FRIEND'S NOTES.
I CAN'T DO THAT.
EVEN TO PROVE MY
INNOCENCE. IT'S PRIVILEGED.
ACTUALLY, IT'S NOT.
NOW THAT YOU BROKE INTO
THE OFFICE AND STOLE IT,
THAT FILE IS EVIDENCE
IN A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
I CAN'T OPEN IT MYSELF,
BUT A JUDGE CAN.
LOOK, EVEN IF SHE DID
SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
SHE'S A DELUSIONAL GIRL,
A DRUG ADDICT ON
SERIOUS MEDICATION.
THIS THING IS SO AMAZING.
YOUR ENTIRE RELATIONSHIP
WITH GRETCHEN SCHILLER
MEMORIALIZED IN TEXT MESSAGES.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
UM, LISTEN.
WHAT YOU'RE READING
ON THAT PHONE,
I ONLY RESPONDED
TO HER LIKE THAT
BECAUSE I WAS DEEPLY, DEEPLY
WORRIED ABOUT WHAT SHE MIGHT DO
IF I REJECTED HER.
THE PATIENTS DEVELOP
CRUSHES ON THEIR THERAPISTS
ALL THE TIME.
IT'S CALLED TRANSFERENCE.
IN THIS CASE, IT'S
CALLED MURDER.
HOW IS IT MURDER?
YOU SAID GRETCHEN
WAS GETTING BETTER.
I LIED.
SHE'S STILL IN A COMA.
AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM
YOU'VE BEEN EXCHANGING
TEXT MESSAGES ALL DAY,
EXPLAINING WHY YOU
ACCIDENTALLY SWITCHED OUT
GRETCHEN'S MEDICATION
WITH A PLACEBO
IS A 45-YEAR-OLD
CHINESE-AMERICAN
DETECTIVE IN MY OFFICE.
SO I'LL ASK YOU AGAIN.
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
DO YOU WANT TO READ
THE FILES OUT LOUD?
WHEN I FIND SOMEONE WHO'S
SEXUALLY ABUSING A MINOR,
I USUALLY FIND IT'S
PART OF A PATTERN.
YOU DID SAY YOU SPECIALIZED
IN ADOLESCENTS,
DIDN'T YOU, DOCTOR?
HOW CLOSELY DO YOU STUDY THEM?
DO YOU THINK IF I GO LOOKING,
I'LL FIND OTHER TEENAGE GIRLS
WITH TRANSFERENCE ISSUES?
THAT'S THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TERM.
IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, WE
CALL IT STATUTORY RAPE!
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, I
HAVE NEVER RAPED ANYONE.
MAYBE YOU PREFER TO
THINK OF IT AS MOLESTING.
IS THAT WHAT GETS
YOU OFF, DOCTOR?
HOW MANY LITTLE GIRLS
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
YOU KNOW, CHILD MOLESTERS...
IT'S NOT MOLESTING!
THEY COME TO ME.
THEY COME TO ME.
THAT'S IT.
LET'S DO IT.
I AM TELLING YOU
THE COMPLETE TRUTH.
AND THEY'RE NOT
LITTLE GIRLS. OK?
BIOLOGICALLY,
THEY'RE YOUNG WOMEN.
AND THEY ASK ME.
I HAVE NEVER SEDUCED
A SINGLE ONE OF THEM!
THEY ASKED ME!
YOU KNOW, I THINK WE
JUST HAD A BREAKTHROUGH.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S ALL
THE TIME WE HAVE FOR TODAY.
WE'LL PICK UP HERE AGAIN IN
OUR NEXT SESSION TOGETHER.
OK?
GET HIM OUT OF HERE.
LET'S GO.
JOHNSON: SO WHY DON'T
YOU JUST ASK ME ABOUT IT?
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
OK, I DID READ THE ARTICLE
ABOUT YOUR ETHICS INVESTIGATION.
AND YOU WERE WONDERING
WHAT ALL THE HOOPLA WAS ABOUT?
WELL, IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS,
REALLY, BUT, UH...
YEAH.
OK.
HERE WE GO.
SPILL YOUR GUTS.
JOHNSON: IT WAS MY
CRAZY EX-HUSBAND...
LIEUTENANT, THIS IS MAKING
ME REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE.
BUZZ, DON'T MAKE
ME PULL OUT MY GUN.
THINGS WERE NOT
GOING WELL WITH US AND...
HE THOUGHT IT COULDN'T
POSSIBLY BE JUST HIM.
I MEAN, IT HAD TO
BE ANOTHER GUY,
SO HE DECIDED THAT I
WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR
WITH A YOUNGER
OFFICER IN MY PRECINCT
AND HE REPORTED ME TO
MY SUPERIORS AND, UM...
IT WENT TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS
AND I WAS INVESTIGATED
FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.
SIR, REALLY, THIS HAS GOT
TO BE AGAINST THE RULES.
BUT IT'S NOT AGAINST THE LAW.
WE'VE GOT A PERMIT FOR THIS WIRE.
AND?
COME ON.
IT WAS ALL A BIG FAT LIE
AND THE CHARGES WERE DROPPED.
[POURING WINE]
THAT MUST'VE BEEN HARD.
YEAH, IT WAS HARD.
IT WAS HARD, YEAH,
ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE WAS
A LITTLE TRUTH IN IT, YOU KNOW,
'CAUSE I DID FIND
HIM ATTRACTIVE.
SEE? SEE? WHEN WILL YOU
EVER LEARN TO TRUST ME?
THIS IS ABOUT TO
GET REALLY GOOD.
YOU KNOW, IN A KIND
OF ANIMAL KIND OF WAY.
WHY DON'T WE JUST
CHANGE THE SUBJECT?
JUST FOR A SECOND.
HELLO.
WHO IS THIS GUY?
WHY DON'T WE HAVE PICTURES?
[KISSING NOISES]
MMM.
OH, GOD! OH, GOD.
OH, GOD, OH, GOD, OH, GOD.
WE'RE ALREADY UP TO "OH, GOD"?
OH, GOD, OH, GOD. SORRY.
SORRY.
[STATIC]
DAMN.