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PREVIOUSLY ON "THE GUARDIAN"...

YOU PROMISED ME A CHANCE TO WORK IN A PROFITABLE LAW FIRM.

YOU NEVER MENTIONED THAT YOU'D BE STEPPING AWAY TO A FEDERAL BENCH.

I NEVER INCLUDED MY SON IN THIS DEAL.

JUST WAIT.

LET GO OF ME!

SO THE KEY TO THIS WHOLE THING IS DEMONSTRATING THAT THE DRUGS WERE NOT MINE.

MY DAUGHTER IS DEAD. I'M TRYING TO PROTECT MY GRANDDAUGHTER FROM ALL THIS.

THE NIGHT OF THE ACCIDENT, MY SON SAID SHE HAD BEEN DOING SOME...

PARTYING?

YOU'RE NOT GOING BACK TO CALDWELL IF YOU GET OUT?

NO.

FALLIN AND STRAKA.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NICK, IF YOU TAKE OUR CLIENTS,

I CAN MAKE LIFE PRETTY MISERABLE FOR YOUR FATHER.

THE COUNTY WANTS THIS SPACE WE RIBBONED OFF.

THEY WANT TO WIDEN THE ACCESS ROAD

FOR THE MOSSAR RANCH DEVELOPMENT,

THE NEW SHOPPING MALL.

THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT.

BUT I'M GOING TO DO ALL THAT I CAN TO OPPOSE IT.

I HAVE FILED PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS

TO STOP THE EXHUMATION AND RELOCATION OF THE DECEASED.

REST ASSURED,

WE ARE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF DISTURBING YOUR LOVED ONES.

REST ASSURED.

CAN I SPEAK TO DENTON ANDERSON, PLEASE?

IT'S NICHOLAS FALLIN CALLING.

UHH! OH!

NO. NO, THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU.

JUST TELL HIM I CALLED. THANK YOU.

-MAN, THAT WAS A CHARGE. -MAN, YOUR FEET WERE NOT SET.

LET'S SEE THE REPLAY, THEN, 'CAUSE, I MEAN--

NO, THERE IS NO REPLAY. THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT.

THEN YOU SHOW ME WHAT I DID,

AND THEN I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT YOU DID...

YEAH. COULD I SPEAK TO DAVID MARKOWITZ, PLEASE?

IT'S NICHOLAS FALLIN CALLING.

SHOW ME MY $20.

I'LL GET TO THE $20...

THANKS. JUST TELL HIM THAT I CALLED.

I MEAN, 20 BUCKS.

YOU GOTTA KNOW.

YOU REALLY DON'T WANNA PAY ME MY MONEY, DON'T YOU?

NO, BUT YOU-- IT WAS A CHARGE!

YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF.

I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU LIKE THIS.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CHARGED BEFORE? NO.

YOU'VE NEVER BEEN CHARGED?

HOW ABOUT THIS? CHARGE MY 20 BUCKS TO YOUR CREDIT CARD

AND GIVE ME MY MONEY.

MAYBE YOU GUYS CAN CONSIDER

JUST TRYING TO FIND SOME CLIENTS.

FALLIN AND STRAKA.

♪ OUR DANCE HAS JUST BEGUN

♪ DON'T LET ME GO

♪ I WANT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME

♪ YOU SAID THAT WE WERE MORE THAN FRIENDS ♪

♪ HOW COULD YOU LEAD ME ON?

♪ JUST YESTERDAY

♪ YOU SPOKE SOFTLY AND DEAR

♪ BUT NOW TODAY

♪ YOU WON'T HOLD ME SO NEAR...

MR. CALDWELL,

YOUR 9:30 APPOINTMENT IS HERE, A MS. CALFAS.

♪ ...ABOUT TOMORROW...

ASK HER TO WAIT A MOMENT, PLEASE.

MS. CALFAS, MR. CALDWELL WILL BE RIGHT OUT.

♪ I'LL GIVE YOU TO THE NIGHT

SO, HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND, LARRY?

OH!GO! MOVE! MOVE!

WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT JUST HAPPENED?

♪ WELL, THERE IS TROUBLE IN MY MIND ♪

♪ THERE IS DARK

♪ THERE'S DARK AND THERE IS LIGHT ♪

♪ THERE IS NO ORDER

♪ THERE IS CHAOS AND THERE IS CRYING ♪

♪ THERE IS NO ONE HOME TONIGHT

♪ IN THE EMPIRE OF MY MIND

♪ ...YESTERDAY...

3 EGGS OVER EASY.

4-EGG OMELET FOR YOU?

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL BE BACK WITH YOUR COFFEE.

♪ BUT NOW TODAY...

DON'T TELL ME YOU EAT HERE.

WELL...

ACTUALLY, I WENT BY YOUR PLACE, BUT, UM...

WELL, I--I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THIS.

OH.

IT'S A COLLEGE FUND FOR SHANNON.

I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF OPENING AN ACCOUNT

AND PUTTING A LITTLE SOMETHING IN IT.

♪ PLEASE GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE AGAIN... ♪

ORDER UP, LOU.

COME ON. THEY'RE WAITING.

EXCUSE ME.

I DO SOMETHIN' WRONG?

I CAN PAY FOR MY OWN GRANDDAUGHTER.

I WASN'T SUGGESTING--

AND WHAT I DID IN COURT,

WHAT I DID, I DIDN'T DO FOR MONEY.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU.

YOU DID, AFTER THE HEARING.

YOU THANKED ME ALREADY.

THIS YOUR STATION?

YES.

LET ME HAVE A COFFEE, PLEASE.

ANYTHING ELSE?

YEAH. I WANTED TO SAY

I WAS SORRY I MISSED YOUR DAUGHTER'S FUNERAL.

THERE HASN'T BEEN A FUNERAL, NOT HERE.

NO? NO. MANDY'S HUSBAND HOWARD SHOWED UP,

WANTS TO TAKE HER TO ATLANTIC CITY...

CREMATE HER.

OH, I'M SORRY.

I THOUGHT I'D HAVE MY OWN MEMORIAL FOR HER HERE,

YOU KNOW, IN MY CHURCH.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

SHANNON?

OH, SHANNON--SHE DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING.

I MEAN, SHE DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ANYTHING.

I WANT MY DAUGHTER BURIED NEAR HER FAMILY. THAT SEEMS RIGHT.

MARY...DO YOU REMEMBER THE MAN WE MET

AT LEGAL SERVICES-- ALVIN MASTERSON?

I CAN HAVE HIM CALL THE CORONER,

AND HE CAN BRING AN ACTION FOR YOU TO GET THE...

FOR YOU TO...

GET WHAT YOU WANT.

I'M DONE AT 2:00.

OK.

YOUR ROBING WILL TAKE PLACE IN YOUR COURTROOM

AT 3:30 FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

WHAT ABOUT THE RECEPTION?

DOWN THE HALL, ROOM 47.

I'VE MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH NATHAN CALDWELL

FOR YOUR OLD FIRM TO PAY FOR IT.

OK. EXCELLENT.

JUDGE FALLIN?

YEAH?

AGENT HELEN CALFAS, FBI. MAY I HAVE A WORD?

YEAH. SURE.

THANKS, CAROL.

HAVE A SEAT.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPOINTMENT TO THE BENCH.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO, UM, WHAT-- WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

SIR, I UNDERSTAND THE FORMER STATE SENATOR NATHAN CALDWELL

WAS THE MANAGING PARTNER IN YOUR OLD LAW FIRM.

"WAS"?

WAS HE A PERSONAL FRIEND?

WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

THIS MORNING, NATHAN CALDWELL

COMMITTED SUICIDE IN HIS OFFICE...

YOUR FORMER OFFICE.OH, MY GOD.

JUDGE FALLIN, WHEN MR. CALDWELL

WAS A STATE SENATOR, HE ACCEPTED MONEY

IN RETURN FOR HIS HELP

IN OBTAINING STATE CONTRACTS.

HIS INDICTMENT WAS GOING TO BE HANDED DOWN THIS MORNING.

HE KNEW IT WAS COMING.

OH, MY GOD.

SIR, WE BELIEVE THAT HIS CHIEF OF STAFF-- MITCHELL LICHTMAN--

MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE ILLEGAL PAYOFFS AS WELL.

WHEN HE WAS IN THE STATEHOUSE,

DID MR. LICHTMAN EVER SAY OR DO ANYTHING

THAT LED YOU TO BELIEVE THAT HE OR MR. CALDWELL

WERE WILLING TO SELL THEIR INFLUENCE?

NO, OF COURSE NOT.

MY ASSOCIATION WITH NATE WAS...

PROFESSIONAL AND...

ABOVEBOARD.

AND MR. LICHTMAN?

I DON'T--I DON'T KNOW HIM.

HE WAS NATE'S RIGHT-HAND MAN.

I DON'T KNOW HIM OTHER THAN THAT.

OK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

YEAH. OK.

MY CONDOLENCES.

THANK YOU.

IT'S TERRIBLE NEWS,

JUST TERRIBLE.

WE'D BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A DEAL.

JUST SPOKE WITH HIM YESTERDAY.

I'M SORRY.

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?

I WAS KINDA SURPRISED

TO HEAR YOU LEFT THE FIRM.

WELL, I STARTED MY OWN.

REALLY?

YEAH.

WELL, I SHOULD BE GOIN' BACK TO THE OFFICE.

MOSSAR RANCH DEVELOPMENT, SOUTH HILLS CEMETERY.

NICK, YOU DID A TERRIFIC JOB FOR US

WHEN YOU WERE WORKIN' WITH YOUR DAD, BUT...

YOU KNOW, GIVEN YOUR RECENT--

YOU KNOW...

I THINK IT WOULD BE A POLITICAL PROBLEM TO HIRE YOU RIGHT NOW.

MR. WILLGING, THIS PROJECT INVOLVES PUTTING A ROAD THROUGH A CEMETERY.

I THINK THAT'S YOUR POLITICAL PROBLEM.

MAYBE NOW'S NOT THE TIME TO GO THROUGH ALL--

YOU'RE GONNA PAY THE GUYS AT MY DAD'S OLD FIRM

TO REVIEW A BOX FULL OF FILES THAT I HAVE ALREADY COMMITTED TO MEMORY.

SEE, I KNOW LOMBARDINI'S SITUATION.

I KNOW HE WANTS TO SELL, BUT HE DOESN'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE HE WANTS TO SELL.

I KNOW HOW TO STRUCTURE A DEAL

THAT LOMBARDINI WILL TAKE.

THE CURRENT ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS

FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLE.

YOU GOT TO HAVE THEM SIGNED UP BY TOMORROW--

ALVIN?

GET TO WORK.

BURTON. SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT NATHAN CALDWELL.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

YOU REMEMBER MARY GRESSLER, RIGHT?

OF COURSE. MS. GRESSLER.HELLO.

MARY NEEDS A LITTLE HELP.

HER DAUGHTER IS BEING KEPT OVER AT THE MORGUE.

UH, CAN'T BURY HER BECAUSE HER HUSBAND IS, UH...

CRAWLIN' OUT OF THE WOODWORK

AND TRYIN' TO GET HER BODY BACK TO NEW JERSEY.

SO I SUGGEST YOU FILE A SPECIAL PETITION

OVER AT THE ORPHANS COURT

AND ARGUE THAT MARY DESERVES THE RIGHT TO BURY HER OWN DAUGHTER

WHEREVER SHE DAMN WELL PLEASES.

OK.

GREAT. GREAT.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU. THANK YOU.

THANKS, ALVIN.

YEAH. APPRECIATE IT. OK.

BYE.

AHH, THANKS.

AH. LULU, YOU REMEMBER MARY GRESSLER.

HEY, RHONDA.

WHAT A CARNIVAL.

WHEN THE LAWYERS AREN'T BUSY

WITH THE GRIEF COUNSELORS AND THE POLICE,

THEY'RE HIDING IN THEIR OFFICES

TOUCHING UP THEIR REÉSUMES.

HMM...WELL, WHAT ARE YOU-- WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO NOW?

IT'S BAD ENOUGH HE KILLED HIMSELF HERE.

BUT WE ALL KNOW HE DID IT FOR A REASON

THAT DOESN'T REFLECT WELL ON THIS FIRM.

JUDGE FALLIN?

OH, HEY, MITCHELL.

SO SORRY ABOUT NATHAN.

HAVE YOU GOT A FREE MINUTE?

SURE.

RHONDA.

RHONDA!

HEY, JAKE.

HEY, TERRIBLE NEWS. GOSH. TERRIBLE.

YOU KNEW HIM WELL?

NO. NO, NOT REALLY.

BUT TO DIE, I MEAN, FOR ANYONE.

AND NOT LIKE THAT.

NICE OF YOU TO COME.

I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT YOU GUYS.

NICE.

WELL...

HOW--HOW'S THE FOOD?

IT'S...FINE.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEED?

NO. NO?

GOOD.

OH...WE'RE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ON THAT CEMETERY TAKING.

YOU POACHED THAT ALREADY?

EH...

YOU KNOW, POACHED IS SUCH A--

YOU WANT THE FILES.

IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND.

THANKS, RHONDA.

HE WAS A GREAT MAN.

YES, HE WAS.

NO ONE WILL KNOW THAT NOW.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S TRUE.

THAT'S THE THING WITH SUICIDES.

PEOPLE ONLY REMEMBER THAT--

HOW THE LIFE ENDED.

THEY WON'T SAY HE BUILT A GREAT FREEWAY NOW,

THAT HE STARTED AN AMAZING PUBLIC SCHOOLS MAGNET PROGRAM.

OH, I THINK HE'LL BE WELL-REMEMBERED IN TIME.

AHEM. DID, UH...

DID THE FBI TALK TO YOU?

WHAT?

I HAVE TO MEET

WITH THAT LADY WITH THE HUGE ANKLES IN THE MORNING.

I'M THINKIN' THEY'RE A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED BY ALL THIS.

THAT'S--THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING.

I'M THINKING THEY'RE GONNA WANT SOME SORT OF CONSOLATION PRIZE.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

WELL, THEN I'LL JUST HAVE TO LET YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES

WITH THAT WOMAN FROM THE FBI.RIGHT.

MR. LOMBARDINI, IF WE PLAY THIS PROCESS OUT,

THE PROPERTY'LL BE OURS IN A YEAR.

IN THE END, YOU'LL HAVE TO MOVE THE GRAVES.

IT'S TRULY BAD PRESS.

ONCE THIS GOES BEFORE THE BOARD OF VIEWERS,

THEY'LL GIVE YOU FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THE PLOTS,

WHICH IS ROUGHLY $20,000.

WE ARE PREPARED TO OFFER YOU $45,000 RIGHT NOW.

I HAVE A SENSITIVE BUSINESS.

PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW THAT WHEN THEY LAY A LOVED ONE TO REST

IN ONE OF MY CEMETERIES,

THEY'LL REMAIN AT PEACE FOREVER.

60.

AND WE'LL PAY ALL EXHUMATION COSTS.

AND WE WILL TAKE THE HIT IN THE PRESS.

HOW?

WELL, WE'LL JUST DEFLECT IT,

MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER CHOICE.

BURTON?

HEY, MARY, HOW ARE YOU?

OH...WELL, I WASN'T EXPECTING ANYONE.

I LOOK A MESS.

NO, YOU DON'T.

YOU OK?

YEAH. I, UH...

I'VE HAD KIND OF A STRANGE DAY.

A FRIEND OF MINE...

WELL...

SHANNON'S ASLEEP. YOU WANNA SIT DOWN?

YEAH. SURE.

SO, UH, A FRIEND OF YOURS WHAT?

I DON'T WANT TO BOTHER YOU WITH MY PROBLEMS.

UM, HOW'D IT GO WITH ALVIN?

OH, GOOD. I LIKE THE LAWYER HE GAVE ME.

SHE'S NICE.

SHE SET SOMETHIN' UP FOR TOMORROW.

GREAT. GREAT. GOOD.

YEAH.

HOW'S YOUR SON?

OH, HE'S FINE.

GOD, DRUGS.

I WISH I'D SET A-- A BETTER EXAMPLE.

I WAS, UH, MOST OF MY LIFE, PRETTY SCREWED UP

IN FRONT OF MANDY.

SHE--SHE WAS A STRIPPER. DID YOU KNOW THAT?

I HEARD THAT. YEAH.

MY DAUGHTER, A STRIPPER.

WELL, I CAN'T SAY I WAS MUCH BETTER THAN THAT

WHEN I WAS HER AGE.

I DON'T THINK IT MATTERS WHAT YOU DID.

I MEAN, THAT DOESN'T CHANGE WHO SHE WAS.

YOU DON'T THINK?

I DON'T THINK SO.

SHE TURNED OUT JUST LIKE ME.

IS THAT SO BAD?

WELL, LOOK AT ME. I MEAN, I WAIT TABLES.

I'VE BEEN MARRIED TWICE BEFORE.

WHAT I'VE DONE WITH MY LIFE--I...

WELL, YOU'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL GRANDDAUGHTER.

YOU TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER, AND YOU GOT THAT.

YES.

YOU'RE A FAIR PERSON.

WHAT, UH...

WHAT YOU DID FOR MY SON...

TELLIN' THE TRUTH AND...

MOST PEOPLE WOULDN'T DO THAT.

SHANNON, I THOUGHT YOU WERE ASLEEP.

HEY.

WHAT'S BURTON DOIN' OVER HERE?

HE CAME TO TALK.

REALLY? YOU CAME TO TALK, BURTON?

YEAH.

GREAT.

OK, THEN, TALK.

GOOD MORNING, CAROL.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE FALLIN.

HERE ARE YOUR MESSAGES.

CAN I GET YOU SOME COFFEE?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO. THANK YOU.

JUDGE?

HEY, MITCHELL.

GOT A MINUTE?

YEAH.

I, UH...

I MET WITH AGENT CALFAS THIS MORNING.

MITCHELL, I'M THE LAST PERSON IN THE WORLD

YOU SHOULD BE TALKING TO ABOUT THIS.

I, UH...

I NEED A LAWYER.

I NEED YOU TO FIND ME SOMEONE.

THAT'S NOT MY PROBLEM.

I NEED HELP.

WELL, I'M NOT GONNA TAINT MYSELF WITH YOUR AFFAIRS.

YOU CERTAINLY WEREN'T AFRAID TO TAINT YOURSELF WITH THE SENATOR'S.

AGENT CALFAS IS WILLING TO DEAL.

SHE WANTS NAMES.

OK.

I HAVE THOSE TAPES OF YOU AND THE SENATOR TALKING ABOUT NICK.

I'LL GIVE THEM TO HER.

YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?

I THINK WE OUGHTA CALL HER RIGHT NOW,

HAVE HER COME OVER HERE.

IF YOU'VE GOT SOMETHIN' TO SAY TO HER,

YOU'VE GOT SOMETHIN' TO SHOW HER,

I WANNA BE IN THE ROOM WHEN IT HAPPENS.

SIR?

CONTACT MS. CALFAS AT THE FBI, OK?

I CAN CONTACT HER MYSELF.

LOMBARDINI AND THE COUNTY HAVE AGREED ON A PRICE.

HOW CAN THEY SELL OUR PLOTS?

THEY BELONG TO US, RIGHT?

IT'S NOT CLEAR.

IT'S NOT CLEAR WHETHER HE SOLD YOU A SPECIFIC PLOT

OR JUST THE RIGHT TO BE BURIED IN ONE OF HIS CEMETERIES.

THEY'RE GONNA TAKE 'EM OUT OF THE GROUND?

I'VE OBTAINED A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION.

IT'LL HELP ME STALL THE EXHUMATIONS.

HERE. WOULD YOU PASS THAT ON, PLEASE?

NOW, WHAT YOU ALL NEED TO DO

IS TAKE YOUR STORIES TO THE PRESS.

LET THEM KNOW ABOUT YOUR LOVED ONES.

LET THEM KNOW JUST HOW OUTRAGED YOU ARE.

OH...

IT'S LATE.

OH, GOD! YOU GOTTA GO.

MATTY'S GONNA BE HERE IN, LIKE, 10 MINUTES.

THAT'S PLENTY OF TIME.

NO. NO. GET UP.

OH, COME ON.

NO, HO HO. GET OUT.

GET OUT.

OH...

AHH!

YOU THINK YOU'RE EVER GONNA WANT TO HAVE DINNER WITH ME?

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

NOTHIN'. JUST, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT WE--YOU KNOW.

WHAT? DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WHAT WE'RE DOIN'?

NO. I'M FINE.

I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE SOMETIME YOU'D WANNA GO OUT.

YEAH. OF COURSE I DO.

OK, WHEN?

WHENEVER.

'CAUSE YOU CAN'T JUST TREAT ME LIKE A SEXUAL OBJECT.

YOU KNOW, I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER ABOUT YOUR INTENTIONS.

SHUT UP.

ALL RIGHT.

HOW ABOUT TONIGHT?

TONIGHT?

YEAH.

FINE.

FALLIN AND STRAKA.

JAMES.

ALVIN.

LOOK, YOU, UH-- YOU CAN'T MOVE THOSE BODIES.

WE HAVE THE RIGHT. NO.

I HAVE A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION.

WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

NOW YOU DO.

I'M JUST TELLING YOU, THIS IS NEWS TO US.

AND AT THIS MOMENT, UH...WHAT TIME IS IT?

11:30.

OK, SO YOU'RE ON NOTICE.

I'M NOT THE PRIMARY PERSON,

AND YOU'RE NOT OFFICIALLY SERVING ME WITH THOSE PAPERS.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

ARE YOU SERVING ME WITH THOSE PAPERS,

OR ARE YOU JUST TELLING ME THAT YOU HAVE THEM?

LOOK, JAMES, I KNOW YOU'RE STILL ANGRY ABOUT LEVI.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT MY ANGER. BUT YOU ARE.

ANGRY IS NOT THE WORD I'D USE.

ALL RIGHT, UPSET.

NO. MORE THAN UPSET.

THE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION--

ARE YOU OFFICIALLY SERVING ME WITH IT?

DAMN. THEY'RE GOIN' AT IT RIGHT NOW, AREN'T THEY?

CAN YOU TELL ME WHY YOU WANT YOUR MOTHER BURIED IN PITTSBURGH?

BECAUSE.

HI. SORRY I'M LATE.

OK, CAN YOU TELL ME ANYTHING

ABOUT HER RELATIONSHIP WITH HOWARD?

IS THIS NECESSARY?

I'M SORRY, BUT, YES, IT IS.

I MEAN, FOR AN 11-YEAR-OLD, THESE QUESTIONS?

WELL, I ONLY HAVE A FEW MORE LEFT.

DO YOU REALLY NEED SHANNON?

AMANDA GRESSLER'S HUSBAND--HOWARD GLOVER--

HE'S GOT PRIORITY RIGHTS.

YOU KNOW BY LAW, HE CAN DETERMINE WHERE SHE'S BURIED.

I UNDERSTAND, BUT, UH...

BURTON, I, EH...SORRY.

JUDGE FALLIN, I GOTTA GO IN THERE THIS AFTERNOON

AND MAKE AN EQUITABLE ARGUMENT, NOT A LEGAL ONE, SO...

I'VE GOT TO APPEAL TO THE JUDGE ON AN EMOTIONAL LEVEL,

AND SHANNON IS THE BEST THING YOU'VE GOT.

MM-HMM. YEAH.

CAN YOU, UH...

CAN YOU TELL ME HOW LONG HOWARD WAS WITH YOUR MOM?

WE LIVED IN HIS HOUSE FOR, LIKE, 4 MONTHS OR SOMETHIN'...

UNTIL MANDY GOT TIRED OF HIM

AND WE LEFT.

HE WAS JUST... ONE OF THOSE GUYS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "ONE OF THOSE GUYS"?

YOU KNOW, ATM MACHINES.

HMM.

THAT'S WHAT MANDY CALLED THEM.

STOP THE DIGGING!

STOP IT!

ALVIN, ALVIN, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT? WHAT IS IT?

I'VE GOT A COURT ORDER.

WELL, YOU KNOW I'LL JUST FILE A MOTION TO VACATE.

YOU KNOW, TRYING TO EXHUME THESE BODIES

BEFORE MY CLIENTS HAVE A CHANCE TO BE HEARD IS UNPROFESSIONAL, NICK.

STOP IT NOW!

DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY.

SHUT IT OFF!

HE'S GOT A COURT ORDER.

HEY, GUYS? TAKE A BREAK.

YOUR HONOR, AMANDA GRESSLER

HAD NOT EVEN SEEN MR. GLOVER FOR 3 YEARS.

THAT CONSTITUTES ABANDONMENT.

THAT INVALIDATES HIS PRIORITY RIGHTS.

THERE WAS NO ABANDONMENT, BECAUSE THEY HAD AN UNDERSTANDING.

AN UNDERSTANDING IN WHICH SHE WAS ALLOWED TO WORK 300 MILES AWAY

IN A STRIP CLUB AND HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH MANY MEN?

OH, YOUR HONOR.

MARY AND SHANNON GRESSLER WANT TO BURY MANDY

IN A FAMILY PLOT NEAR MANDY'S FATHER.

NOW, WHILE HER LIFE WAS FAR FROM EXEMPLARY, SHE DESERVES RESPECT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT SHE WOULD WANT,

TO HAVE HER ASHES SCATTERED OVER SOME STAGE IN A CASINO

BY A MAN THAT SHE LEFT 3 YEARS AGO

OR TO BE BURIED NEXT TO HER FAMILY?

THANK YOU, MS. ARCHER. THANK YOU.

WE ACTUALLY NEED TO GO AND GET A COPY OF THE JUDGE'S ORDER

FOR THE CORONER.

BURTON, COULD YOU STAY WITH SHANNON FOR JUST A MOMENT?

OH, YEAH. SURE.

THANK YOU.

DON'T.

WHAT?

MARY HASN'T DATED A GUY IN, LIKE, A HUNDRED YEARS.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?

YOU SHOULD LEAVE HER ALONE.

OH. OH, SHANNON,

NO, YOU'VE GOT THE WRONG IDEA.

HOW OLD ARE YOU, ANYWAY?

UH, NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

YOU'RE TOO OLD FOR SEX.

WHAT KIND OF TALK IS THAT, HMM? COME HERE.

MARY'S REAL FRAGILE.

SHE CRIES A LOT.

YEAH?

SHE LIKES TO TALK ABOUT WEIRD STUFF LIKE ANGELS

AND HOW ANIMALS HAVE SOULS, YOU KNOW?

OH.

SHE'S NOT YOUR TYPE.

WELL, NOW, HOW DO YOU--

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT MY TYPE IS?

I...KNOW MEN.

OH.

I'VE SEEN THEM ENOUGH.

HMM.

I KNOW MEN.

HEH.

I KNOW. I KNOW. I KNOW.

I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

NO, BUT YOU MADE A RESERVATION AND EVERYTHING.

NO. THAT'S COOL. THAT'S COOL.

WHAT?

OH...

WHAT?

I'M AFRAID IF WE GO OUT SOMEPLACE NICE,

AND WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY SIT AND TALK,

THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ANYTHING TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW?

AND...THAT'LL BE THAT.

I THINK WE'LL HAVE A GOOD TIME TOGETHER.

I MEAN, IF WE GO OUT.

REALLY?

I'M HAPPY JUST COMING OVER HERE AND HAVING SEX.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

NO. WE'LL GO OUT. WE'LL DO IT.

WE'LL GO OUT.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

SHUT UP.

WE'LL GO OUT.

MY SON NICHOLAS, HE'S BEEN ARRESTED.

WHAT HAPPENED?

DRUGS. HE'S GOT A PROBLEM.

IF HE GETS CONVICTED OF A FELONY POSSESSION,

I--I DON'T KNOW WHAT'LL HAPPEN TO HIM.

WELL, THE D.A.'s A FRIEND. YOU KNOW THAT.

I DO.

YOU'VE SUPPORTED ME IN MY CAMPAIGN, AND...

I KNOW YOU'LL SUPPORT ME WHEN I LEAVE OFFICE AS WELL...

WON'T YOU?

OF COURSE.

IT'S PERFECTLY UNDERSTANDABLE.

WHAT?

ASKING SENATOR CALDWELL FOR HELP.

THERE'S NOTHING IMPROPER THERE.

THAT'S A PERSONAL CONVERSATION WITH A FRIEND.

IT SOUNDED LIKE THE SENATOR EXTORTED THE DEAL OUT OF YOU.

WHAT DEAL?

THE DEAL TO MAKE HIM MANAGING PARTNER IN YOUR FIRM

IN EXCHANGE FOR HIS INFLUENCE IN HELPING YOUR SON.

THERE'S NO DEAL.

MY EXPERIENCE, YOUR HONOR, IS THAT

THIS STUFF ALWAYS COMES OUT IN THE END,

AND IT'S BEST IF IT COMES DIRECTLY FROM YOU.

DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU CAN, UH...

TRICK ME INTO IMPLICATING MYSELF IN A FEDERAL CRIME? I MEAN...

SORRY IF I GAVE YOU THAT IMPRESSION.

I HAVE THE TAPE.

I HAVE MR. LICHTMAN TELLING ME YOU MADE A DEAL.

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE TELLING ME THE WHOLE TRUTH,

AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.

OK.

UH, NICK, YOU GOT A SECOND?

LISTEN, NICK, I'M SORRY TO DO THIS, BUT, UH...

NICK, THIS IS JUDITH DAVIS.

HER SISTER'S BURIED AT SOUTH HILLS CEMETERY.

JUDITH KNOWS YOUR FATHER.

I'M FROM MT. AIRE.

MY--MY FATHER'S NOT INVOLVED IN THIS CASE.

YOUR FATHER GOT MY SISTER PREGNANT...

50 YEARS AGO.

SHE--SHE DIED...

AFTER THE ABORTION.

SHE BLED TO DEATH.

ARE YOU BLACKMAILING MY FATHER?

NO. NICK, NO.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND--

THEN YOU'RE BLACKMAILING ME.

MITCHELL LICHTMAN TAPED EVERY CONVERSATION NATHAN CALDWELL HAD

OVER A COURSE OF A FEW YEARS.

YOURS WAS THE LEAST DAMAGING.

A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SUFFER MORE THAN YOU.

WHAT ABOUT LICHTMAN?

HE MADE HIS DEAL, LOST HIS LAW LICENSE,

GOT A YEAR IN THE FEDERAL PEN.

SO, YOU, UH...

YOU ASKING FOR MY RESIGNATION?

SENATOR HENDRICKS IS BEHIND YOU.

THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW I HAVE HIS SUPPORT.

IN A FEW WEEKS,

THIS WILL BE FORGOTTEN HISTORY

AS FAR AS YOU'RE CONCERNED.

NICHOLAS.

OH, SORRY.

AM I INTERRUPTING SOMETHING?

NO, NO, NO. COME ON IN.

YOU REMEMBER MR. PAUL?

MR. PAUL.

CAN I HAVE A MOMENT WITH MY FATHER, PLEASE?

OK? SURE.

YEAH. THANKS.

I'LL TALK TO YOU.

SO, WHAT'S UP?

YOU REMEMBER THE MOSSAR RANCH DEVELOPMENT?

SHOPPING MALL?

EXACTLY.

COUNTY NEEDS TO MOVE 15 PLOTS IN THE CEMETERY

TO WIDEN THE ACCESS ROAD.

RIGHT.

I JUST MET A WOMAN FROM MT. AIRE,

SAYS HER SISTER'S BURIED IN ONE OF THOSE PLOTS.

SHE CLAIMS SHE KNOWS YOU.

BURT. HELLO, ALVIN.

HI. HOW ARE YOU? PLEASE UNDERSTAND,

I WAS IN NO WAY THREATENING.

NO, NO. THERE'S NOTHING TO THIS.

HELLO, JUDITH.

BURTON.

WELL, THEY SAY EVELYN'S BODY IS IN THE WAY OF PROGRESS.

JUDITH, BELIEVE ME, I, UH...

I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS GOING ON.

DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

I--I CAN'T. I CAN'T GET INVOLVED.

WHY NOT?

I'M A JUDGE NOW.

THEN YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL THEM TO STOP.

NO, THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I CAN'T.

I CAN'T ABUSE MY POWER.

YOU OWE HER THAT MUCH.

JUDITH, YOU DON'T KNOW THE WHOLE STORY.

I KNOW THAT YOU LEFT.

I KNOW YOU KNEW SHE WAS PREGNANT.

YES, I DID.AND YOU LEFT.

I WENT TO COLLEGE.

AND YOU GAVE HER THE MONEY. I KNOW YOU GAVE HER THE MONEY.

YEAH.

PLEASE...

STOP YOUR SON FROM DOING THIS.

WAIT A MINUTE.

LOOK, THIS MAY BE HARD FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND,

BUT MY SON IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS, ALL RIGHT?

THIS COULD BE ANY LAWYER, ANYBODY.

HOW MANY TIMES DOES EVY HAVE TO BE BURIED?

THERE'S GOING TO BE A HEARING TOMORROW.

IF I--IF I GO IN THERE AND WIN THIS THING....

AND THAT BODY COMES OUT OF THE GROUND...

YEAH.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?

I COULD TRY TO MAKE A DIFFERENT DEAL.

NICHOLAS, DON'T EVER COMPROMISE YOUR WORK.

EVER.

THIS COMPROMISES YOU.

WELL, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ANYWAY.

WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS...

I--I DON'T WANT TO DO IT.

SON,

IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ANYWAY.

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT,

THEN GET ONE OF YOUR BOYS TO DO IT.

THANK YOU.

SO, YOU HAVING A GOOD TIME?

YEAH.

SO--HA HA.

YEAH.

DO YOU LIKE BASEBALL?

YEAH, SURE.

DO YOU EVER GO TO THE GAMES?

NO, NOT REALLY.

I LIKE BASEBALL.

HEY. HEY.

WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING HERE?

WE JUST ORDERED. DO YOU GUYS WANT TO SIT WITH US?

UH...

SURE. SURE.

HI, BRIAN. HEY, KIM.

HOW'S IT GOING?

IT'S GOOD.

I WENT INTO SHANNON'S ROOM LAST NIGHT,

AND SHE WAS FAST ASLEEP WITH MANDY'S OLD BABY BLANKET.

AND THIS IS A BLANKET I HAVEN'T SEEN IN 25 YEARS.

AND SHE CAME OUT THIS MORNING AND GAVE IT TO ME

AND SAID SHE WANTED ME TO, UM,

PUT IT IN THE CASKET WITH MANDY.

AH.

SHE'S A SWEETHEART.

YEAH. IT'S THE FIRST TIME

I'VE SEEN HER START TO...

SHE STARTED TO CRY, AND SHE STOPPED.

I MEAN, WHAT KIND OF A LIFE

COULD SHE HAVE LED, YOU KNOW,

THAT MADE HER HAVE TO HOLD THINGS IN LIKE THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOUR KID, DID HE HAVE, UH...

HIS FAVORITE BABY BLANKET WHEN HE WAS LITTLE?

NICHOLAS? UM...

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU DON'T REMEMBER?

NO, I DON'T KNOW.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A JUDGE?

OH, MY INVESTITURE IS IN A COUPLE DAYS.

INVESTITURE?

OH, THE CEREMONY. YOU KNOW, THE SWEARING IN.

BUT, UH, IT MAY NOT HAPPEN.

WHY NOT?

OH, BECAUSE A JUDGE,

OR ANYONE IN THAT POSITION,

IS HELD TO A HIGHER STANDARD.

NO ONE'S OF A HIGHER STANDARD.

YOU DON'T THINK?

NO.

OH, UM, SHANNON.

THE OTHER DAY SHE SAYS TO ME--

NO, I KNOW WHAT SHE SAID.

SHE THINKS THAT, UM,

EVERY RICH GUY IN A SUIT

IS OUT TO GET SOMETHING.

THAT'S RIGHT. RIGHT.

BUT YOU'RE NOT.

I CAN TELL.

ARE YOU?

NO!

NO.

I MEAN, UM...

NOT--NOT THAT I DON'T LIKE YOU, THOUGH.

YOU DO?

I DO! YEAH.

IT'S, UM...

NOT--NOT IN, UH...

IN THAT WAY?

OH, I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S JUST WE HAVE...

A LOT IN COMMON.

YEAH.

YEAH, SAD THINGS IN COMMON.

SAD THINGS.

YEAH, I THINK YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH ME

BECAUSE THE WAY MY DAUGHTER WAS

AND HOW YOUR SON IS.

MAYBE.

WELL...

WHY ELSE WOULD A JUDGE BE SITTING HERE

WITH A WOMAN LIKE ME IN A CRAPPY DINER?

HMM? I MEAN, SURELY,

YOU HAVE BETTER THINGS YOU COULD BE DOING.

WELL, I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING BETTER...

TO DO THAN--

SIT WITH YOU.

AH, WELL...

BURTON, WILL, UM...

OH.

WHAT?

TOMORROW.

WILL YOU COME WITH US?

YEAH. SURE.

MY LAB PARTNER, RAJID, HE ADDS ROSE OIL TO THE CADAVER.

BRIAN. BRIAN.

BECAUSE THE BODY SMELLS. I MEAN, AMAZINGLY BAD.

BRIAN, PLEASE DON'T TELL THIS STORY.

WHY NOT?BECAUSE IT'S...

IT'S ABOUT A GUY THAT PUKES INTO THE CHEST CAVITY OF A CORPSE.

IT'S DISGUSTING.

OK, WELL, NOW YOU KNOW.

WELL, THE OTHER DAY, I ARREST THIS HOMELESS GUY,

AND HE CRAPS HIS PANTS IN THE BACK OF MY SQUAD CAR

AND THEN PUKES.

WHEN I LIVED IN NEW YORK,

MY NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR, HE WAS 80.

HE GOT HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY

AND DECIDED TO WATCH TELEVISION.

HE HAS A STROKE.

I FOUND HIM 3 DAYS LATER, STILL BREATHING.

I GAVE HIM MOUTH TO MOUTH.

DID HE DIE?

OK. NO. NO, I GOT ONE THAT'S WORSE THAN THAT.

BUDDY OF MINE, THIS GYNECOLOGIST,

GETS THIS LADY THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN--

CAN WE JUST STOP TELLING THESE STORIES?

I MEAN, I'M GETTING SICK.

I JUST ATE.

SO, UH, WHEN'D YOU TWO MEET?

LAST WEEK. FENDER BENDER.

MY FAULT. IT WAS.

SOUNDS KIND OF LIKE A PORN MOVIE.

YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT WITH A HOT GIRL--

BRIAN? A PORNO MOVIE? WHAT?

IT'S OK. ACTUALLY, IT WAS A LOT LIKE THAT,

I'M ASHAMED TO SAY.

HEY, NICK, IS IT LEGAL FOR YOU TO DATE A COP?

BRIAN, YOU'RE ASKING ME ABOUT LEGAL DATING?

UH, WE, UH-- WE GOTTA GET GOING.

YEAH.

WELL, HAVE A NIGHTCAP.

NO, REALLY. I GOTTA BE AT WORK EARLY.

KIM, ONE DRINK. COME ON.

NO. NO. NO. NO.

WE GOTTA GO. IT'S BEEN GOOD.

SEE YOU OK.

GOOD NIGHT.

I THINK OUR RELATIONSHIP'S MUCH MORE THAN SEX.

YOU'RE NOT SLEEPING AT MY PLACE TONIGHT.

FAIR ENOUGH.

YOUR HONOR, 3 DAYS AGO

YOU GRANTED A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

TO PREVENT THE DISINTERMENT OF THE REMAINS

OF 15 INDIVIDUALS OF THE SOUTH HILLS CEMETERY,

WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED IRREPARABLE INJURY TO THOSE BURIAL SITES.

NOTHING'S CHANGED SINCE THAT TIME.

WHAT'S CHANGED IS THAT SOUTH HILLS CEMETERY OWNER,

MR. LOMBARDINI, HAS WITHDRAWN

HIS PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS TO THE TAKING.

BUT THE FAMILIES OF THE DECEASED HAVE NOT.

FAMILIES HAVE NO RIGHTS IN THAT REGARD.

QUESTIONS OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS

AND WHETHER THIS TAKING IS FOR A PROPER PUBLIC PURPOSE

ARE MATTERS TO BE DETERMINED AT A SUBSEQUENT HEARING, NOT TODAY.

IF THE FAMILIES DO NOT HAVE A REASONABLE LIKELIHOOD

OF PREVAILING ON THE MERITS,

THIS COURT IS OBLIGATED

TO VACATE THE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WHAT HAPPENED?

THE JUDGE VACATED THE RESTRAINING ORDER.

WHAT NOW?

MS. DAVIS, IT'S OVER.

JUDITH...

I'M SO SORRY. I, UM...

I'D LIKE TO PAY FOR YOU TO HAVE EVELYN PLACED

WHEREVER YOU LIKE.

JUST, UH, TELL ME WHAT TO DO, AND...

BURTON, I TOLD SOME PEOPLE.

LAST NIGHT, SOME OF THE FAMILIES GOT TOGETHER

WITH A REPORTER.

A LAWYER TOLD US TO TELL OUR STORIES,

AND WE DID.

TOM, I KNOW HOW THE PRESIDENT

AND THE SENATOR FEEL ABOUT ABORTION.

I ALREADY CALLED A DIFFERENT REPORTER.

HE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT.

HE'S IN YOUR CORNER.

IT'S A HUMAN-INTEREST STORY.

IN IT, YOU'LL DENY YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THAT WOMAN,

DISTANCE YOURSELF A LITTLE BIT FROM YOUR SON'S PROBLEMS,

AND LET THE PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE THINGS THAT NATHAN CALDWELL DID

HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU.

SO YOU WANT ME TO LIE, RIGHT?

YOU JUST EXPLAIN IT ALL AWAY.

IT'LL BE GONE IN ONE NEWS CYCLE.

BELIEVE THAT?

LOOK, WORST-CASE SCENARIO,

YOU'LL HAVE TO ANSWER TO THE LICHTMAN TAPES,

BUT THEY'RE INCONCLUSIVE.

JUST DENY EVERYTHING.

I'VE DRAFTED A LETTER THERE

TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE SENATOR.

I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU DELIVER IT TO HIM.

WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR RESIGNATION.

THIS IS NOT WHO I AM.

NATE WAS MY FRIEND.

HE HELPED ME OUT.

NICHOLAS HAD PROBLEMS. I MADE A MISTAKE.

A LONG TIME AGO, BUT I MADE A MISTAKE.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE DOING?

THE SENATOR PUSHED YOUR APPOINTMENT THROUGH.

THE PRESIDENT SUPPORTED IT.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING ME TO DO,

I CAN'T DO?

AND IF I TELL THE TRUTH,

IT'LL BE WORSE FOR EVERYONE.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

DELIVER THE LETTER.

...FOR THOU ART WITH ME.

THY ROD AND THY STAFF, THEY COMFORT ME...

WE SHOULD GET BACK TO WORK.

IT'LL JUST BE THE TWO OF US NOW.

WE'LL BE OK, WON'T WE?

HMM?

HI.

GO AHEAD, HONEY. GET IN THE CAR.

BYE, SHANNON.

BYE, BURTON.

I JUST WANTED TO, UH, THANK YOU FOR HELPING US.

I DIDN'T DO MUCH.

BYE, BURTON.

GOOD-BYE.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, OK?

YEAH.

BYE.

BYE-BYE.

I'LL SEE YA BACK AT THE OFFICE.

HEY.

WELL, I, UH...

I RESIGNED.

IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF ME--

NO, NO, NO, NO. HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

WELL, I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO MY PRACTICE,

WHAT'S LEFT OF IT, ANYWAY.

MY CAREER IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT NOW

WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE

THAT WON'T WANT TO WORK WITH ME.

WELL, LISTEN. YOU, UH...

YOU WANT TO WORK WITH ME?

HMM.

WELL, NOTHING-- NOTHING BIG.

AND, UH, NOT IN THAT BUILDING OF YOURS.

I'D LIKE TO GET BACK TO MY OLD OFFICE, YOU KNOW.

6 OR 7 CLIENTS. KEEP IT REAL SIMPLE.

GOOD. SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

YEAH.

EVELYN WAS, UH, A LITTLE GANGLY.

FRECKLES ON HER NOSE. A GREAT, GREAT SWIMMER.

I WAS, UH...

WELL, I WAS JUST YOUNG, YOU KNOW?

I WANTED TO GET OUT OF MT. AIRE,

NOT END UP LIKE MY FATHER,

WORKING IN THE MILL ALL MY LIFE, AND...

DO YOU REGRET IT?

REGRET IT?YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T THINK LIKE THAT.

THIS IS THE LIFE I HAVE.

THIS IS MY LIFE.