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PREVIOUSLY ON "THE GUARDIAN"...

WHAT'D YOU DO? SOMETHING BAD?

GOT ARRESTED FOR DRUGS.

I'M DOING YOU A FAVOR BECAUSE I RESPECT YOUR FATHER,

A MAN WHO IS CLEARLY 10 TIMES THE LAWYER YOU ARE.

NOW, IF YOU PREFER TO RETURN TO JUDGE STANTON

AND EXPLORE YOUR OTHER OPTION,

WHICH I UNDERSTOOD TO BE JAIL TIME, THEN YOU MAY.

OH, COMMUNITY SERVICE.

BUT WHEN YOU ARE GONNA GET CONTROL OF THAT?

I SEE YOU RUNNING IN AND OUT OF HERE EVERY DAY.

YOUR WORK IS FALLING OFF.

COME ON, NICK. PUTTING UP AN INEXPERIENCED GIRL AS LEAD COUNSEL?

I MEAN, IT'S AN OLD TRICK. THE JURY'S GONNA SEE RIGHT THROUGH IT.

YOU THINK THEY'D FIND YOU MORE SYMPATHETIC?

I LOST THE COUNTY CONTRACT TO ANOTHER CLINIC.

WITHOUT IT, I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP THIS PLACE OPEN.

YOU'RE GONNA TAKE THE STATE GRANT AND REPRESENT ADULTS?

I JUST ACCEPTED THE STATE CONTRACT.

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, CHILDREN'S LEGAL SERVICES...

WILL BECOME LEGAL SERVICES OF PITTSBURGH.

HE'S STILL LOOKING OVER THE FIBERLINK CONTRACTS?

YEAH.

COME HERE.

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT MANAGER OVER THERE?

OH, AT FIBERLINK?

YEAH, THE WEIGHTLIFTER.

NO. SHE'S...

SHE'S A TRIATHLETE.

WHATEVER.

SHEILA.

OH, GOOD WORK, BOYS.

EXCELLENT, REALLY.

HAVE THAT MESSENGERED OVER TO FIBERLINK RIGHT AWAY.

THEY NEED IT BEFORE THE END OF THE BUSINESS DAY.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

NO, NO. I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

I CAN DRIVE IT OVER MYSELF. HA HA HA!

YEAH.

GREAT.

YEAH. 10 MINUTES.

NO, I GOT IT RIGHT HERE.

I'M BRINGING IT RIGHT OVER.

LISTEN, HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT A MOVIE YET?

WH-WHICH ONE?

THE GERMAN ONE?

THE ONE WITH THE GIRL WHO THINKS SHE'S A WOOD NYMPH.

YEAH. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I HEAR IT'S GREAT.

I CAN'T FREAKIN' BELIEVE IT!

YOU'RE A FREAKIN' BITCH! YOU KNOW THIS?!

OH, DAMN.

GET THIS! YOU'LL NEVER FORGET IT!

WHOA!

FRANK!

I AM SENTENCING YOU

TO 1,500 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE

USING YOUR SKILLS AS A CORPORATE ATTORNEY

TO WORK AS A CHILD ADVOCATE.

I WAS DRIVING, AND THIS GUY--

I TRIED TO STOP. THERE WASN'T TIME.

HE JUST--HE JUST BOUNCED OFF MY WINDSHIELD.

YOU HIT HIM AT FULL SPEED?

I HEARD A CRACKING SOUND--

I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS MY WINDSHIELD OR HIS BODY.

IT WAS JUST SO STRANGE. EVERYTHING JUST SLOWED DOWN.

I MEAN, I THOUGHT HE WAS STEPPING BACKWARD.

YOU KNOW WHO YOU HIT? NO.

FRANK FURNARI.

FRANK FURNARI THE LAWYER?

I JUST GOT THE CALL.

HOW IS HE?

CRITICAL.

HE'S AT CARNEGIE MEMORIAL.

LET ME ASK YOU THIS.

DID THIS HAPPEN ON THE WAY...

CAN I HELP YOU?

MR. JAKE STRAKA.

I WAS GOING TO DROP OFF THE CONTRACTS.

JAKE.

MR. STRAKA?

YES?

I'M PLACING YOU UNDER ARREST, SIR.

WHAT'S THE CHARGE?

RECKLESS DRIVING, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.

JAKE, DON'T SAY A WORD

UNTIL I GET YOU A DEFENSE LAWYER.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.

NOT A WORD, YOU UNDERSTAND?

ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU IN A COURT OF LAW.

GET ME HOLD OF, UM... ALBERT MURRAY RIGHT AWAY.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY PRESENT...

JAKE, THE INTAKE IS GONNA BE UGLY.

KEEP YOUR WITS ABOUT YOU.

YOU'LL BE ARRAIGNED AND OUT OF CUSTODY BY THIS AFTERNOON.

DON'T TALK TO ANYONE.

LEGAL SERVICES OF PITTSBURGH.

PLEASE HOLD.

LEGAL SERVICES OF PITTSBURGH. PLEASE HOLD.

LEGAL SERVICES OF PITTSBURGH.

PLEASE HOLD.

AMANDA, LISTEN TO ME. JUST FILE IT TODAY.

TELL THE CLIENT YOU FILED IT YESTERDAY.

MR. FALLIN?

BACKDATE IT. I DON'T CARE.

MR. FALLIN.

JUST BACKDATE IT. IT'S GOTTA BE DONE.

I GOTTA GO.

MR. FALLIN, YOUR 9:30'S WAITING IN YOUR OFFICE.

GOOD MORNING.

HI. MY NAME'S MALCOLM.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

NICK.

HI, NICK. MY NAME IS MALCOLM.

YES, I KNOW.

ARE YOU A LAWYER?

YES, I AM.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE...

BETWEEN A LAWYER AND A TRAMPOLINE?

I DON'T KNOW, MALCOLM.

YOU TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF TO JUMP ON A TRAMPOLINE.

SO YOU MOTHER'S SEEKING GUARDIANSHIP OVER YOU.

YEAH, SHE IS.

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

I'M 25.

YOU GOT A JOB?

YEAH, AND AN APARTMENT.

YOU IN TROUBLE?

NO.

THEN WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

SHE'S MAD AT ME.

YOUR MOM?

YEAH.

I THINK IT'S BECAUSE OF

ON ACCOUNT OF MY BIRTHDAY.

YOUR BIRTHDAY.

SHE GOT ME A STEREO FROM THE STORE,

AND...AND IT'S A CD PLAYER

WITH 80-WATT SPEAKERS AND--AND A TAPE DECK.

AND, UH, I TRADED IT TO MY FRIEND FREDDIE

BECAUSE HE WANTED ME TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE PHONES

THAT, WHEN YOU CALL, YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER.

AND I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE, YOU KNOW?

AND, UH...

AND FREDDIE... FREDDIE WANTED TO TRADE

SO THAT, WHEN HE WOULD CALL,

I COULD KNOW IT WAS HIM

AND I COULD SEE THE NUMBERS.

AND SO I THINK THAT'S WHY SHE GOT MAD,

UH, BECAUSE I TRADED...

I TRADED THE STEREO TO FREDDIE MY NEIGHBOR,

AND I--HEY.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LAWYER...

AND A TRAMPOLINE?

YOU TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF

BEFORE YOU JUMP ON A TRAMPOLINE.

THEY ARREST ME IN MY OFFICE.

THEY SET A HIGH BAIL.

WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON HERE?

FRANK FURNARI'S WIFE SAID YOU WERE ON A CELL PHONE

WHEN YOU HIT HER HUSBAND.

THE D.A.'S GOT AN AGENDA.

HE WANTS TO BAN CELL PHONES IN CARS.

HE WANTS TO USE A RECKLESS DRIVING CHARGE

AS A SPRINGBOARD?

THE WORD ON FURNARI IS

HE PROBABLY WON'T PULL THROUGH.

IF HE DIES,

THEY'LL AMEND THE CHARGE TO VEHICULAR HOMICIDE.

WHAT?

SO WHAT DO WE DO?

WISH FOR FRANK FURNARI'S SPEEDY RECOVERY.

SALLY RUSSELL?

YOU A LAWYER?

YES.

NOT A LAW CLERK?

NO. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

YOU GOTTA GET ME OFF MY WORKFARE.

YOU CURRENTLY WORK AT PITTSBURGH PETS ANIMAL SHELTER.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

THE PROBLEM IS I SHOVEL CRAP.

ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, THAT'S ALL I DO.

IT'S-- IT'S DISGUSTING.

YOU'RE A SINGLE WOMAN WITH ONE DEPENDANT ON WELFARE.

THE COUNTY CAN PUT YOU TO WORK.

I WANT A DIFFERENT JOB.

THE THING ABOUT WELFARE IS THEY'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE YOU

TO GO OUT AND FIND A JOB ON YOUR OWN.

ARE YOU GONNA HELP ME OR NOT?

I WANT A DIFFERENT JOB.

GOOD LUCK FINDING ONE.

MY TAXES PAY YOUR SALARY.

YOU'RE ON GOVERNMENT RELIEF.

MY TAXES PAY YOURSALARY.

RIGHT?

MALCOLM HAS AN I.Q. OF ABOUT 64.

HE HAS THE EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL LEVEL OF A 10-YEAR-OLD.

CAN YOU TELL US WHY YOU ARE SEEKING GUARDIANSHIP OVER HIM NOW?

PEOPLE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HIM.

WHO IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF MALCOLM?

THERE'S A DRUG DEALER NAMED FREDDIE PADDOCK

WHO LIVES IN MALCOLM'S APARTMENT COMPLEX.

HE'S GIVING MALCOLM DRUGS

AND GETTING HIM TO MAKE DELIVERIES.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS?

ME AND MALCOLM ARE REAL CLOSE.

HE TELLS ME EVERYTHING.

BUT HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HE'S DOING.

HE JUST WANTS TO HAVE A FRIEND.

THAT'S HOW HE IS.

WOULD IT SURPRISE YOU TO HEAR

THAT MALCOLM DENIES THESE THINGS, MRS. DEMPSY?

HE DOESN'T WANT TO COME HOME.

AND YOU'VE CONTACTED THE POLICE ABOUT THIS FREDDIE PADDOCK?

YEAH, AND ALL THEY DID WAS TALK TO HIM.

THEY DIDN'T ARREST HIM.

THAT'S BECAUSE THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE.

ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS FOLLOW HIM AROUND FOR ONE DAY

AND THERE'LL BE PLENTY OF EVIDENCE.

YOU RECENTLY LOST YOUR JOB, RIGHT?

SO?

WELL, I'M SURE YOU COULD REALLY DO

WITH MALCOLM'S SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT MONEY.

THIS IS ABOUT THE FACT

THAT SOME DRUG DEALER IS ABUSING MY CHILD.

HOW CAN YOU PEOPLE JUST SIT HERE AND DO NOTHING?

YOU SHOULD PUT FREDDIE PADDOCK IN JAIL!

MRS. DEMPSY, THIS IS A CIVIL PROCEEDING.

WE ARE NOT HERE TO RULE ON A CRIMINAL CHARGE.

YOU SHOULD ARREST FREDDIE PADDOCK!

YOUR HONOR, IN THE 2 YEARS MY CLIENT HAS LIVED ON HIS OWN

HE'S NEVER BEEN IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW.

MRS. DEMPSY WANTS TO BE AWARDED GUARDIANSHIP

BASED PURELY ON HER CONJECTURE

THAT HE'S INVOLVED WITH A DRUG DEALER.

I AGREE WITH MR. FALLIN.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS!

I'M TELLING YOU ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE BREAKING THE LAW!

YOU SHOULD DO SOMETHING!

YOUR SON HAS RIGHTS. WE CAN NOT TAKE AWAY THOSE RIGHTS

WITHOUT CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE.

AND WHEN HE ENDS UP DEAD ON SOME STREET CORNER,

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA SAY THEN?!

WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE GONNA SAY THEN?!

THE PETITIONER'S MOTION IS DENIED.

HEY.

HEY.

HEY, NICK THE LAWYER!

I WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS.

SO WHEN YOUR FRIENDS CALL YOU, YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

I ALREADY HAVE A CELL PHONE, MALCOLM.

I APPRECIATE IT, BUT I THINK YOU SHOULD KEEP IT.

THANK YOU FOR THANKING ME, AND GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING.

MALCOLM, I--I HAVE TO GO BACK TO WORK NOW.

CAN I COME?

NO.

I COULD HELP YOU WITH YOUR WORK.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT,

BUT I HAVE TO GO BACK TO WORK NOW ALONE.

OK?

OK.

OH. HI. UM, I CALLED.

I JUST WANT TO KNOW THE CONDITION OF FRANK FURNARI.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!

I--I--I'M SORRY.

I JUST HAD HEARD THAT--

MY HUSBAND MIGHT DIE BECAUSE OF YOU.

JAKE STRAKA.

DO I KNOW YOU?

BRUCE BONO.

YOU HAVE YOUR PIRATES SEATS RIGHT IN FRONT OF MINE.

I DO?

PLEASE.

DON'T COME AROUND ANYMORE.

YOU WANTED TO SEE ME?

YEAH.

WE'RE LOOKING AT BEING SUED OVER JAKE'S ACCIDENT.

WHAT?

LOOK AT THIS.

IF MRS. FURNARI CAN PROVE THAT JAKE WAS WORKING

WHEN HE HIT HER HUSBAND,

WE'RE LOOKING AT DAMAGES IN THE HIGH 7-FIGURES.

I DON'T--I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY.

WHAT ABOUT INSURANCE?

WELL, THE POLICY'S WORTH A MILLION DOLLARS.

THIS COULD BANKRUPT ME.

YOU SERIOUSLY THINK THIS LAWSUIT'S GONNA HOLD?

NICHOLAS, I COULD LOSE THE FIRM.

YOU COULD LOSE YOUR JOB.

NOW, I HEARD JAKE WAS MEETING SOME SECRETARY AT FIBERLINK FOR A MOVIE.

WAS HE? YEAH.

THEN WE COULD ARGUE THAT THE ACCIDENT DID NOTOCCUR

WITHIN THE SCOPE OF HIS EMPLOYMENT.

HE WAS DELIVERING DOCUMENTS FOR THE FIRM,

SO WE'D LOSE ON THAT THEORY.

IT'S ALWAYS A RISK GOING TO TRIAL.

MAYBE THE WIFE WILL SETTLE FOR THE MILLION.

WE NEED SOME LEVERAGE.

I UNDERSTAND MRS. FURNARI IS WORKING WITH THE D.A.

ON JAKE'S CRIMINAL CHARGE.

HOW BADLY DO YOU THINK SHE WANTS TO GET HIM?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, I'M THINKING WE MAKE HER AN OFFER

IN ADDITION TO THE MILLION.

JAKE?

NICHOLAS, JAKE HAS MADE

SOME VERY DAMAGING ADMISSIONS TO US.

YOU THINK THAT WE SHOULD TESTIFY AGAINST HIM IN THE CRIMINAL TRIAL?

COME IN.

UM, I-- I JUST WANT TO SAY

HOW SORRY I WAS THAT I GOT THE FIRM MIXED UP IN THIS.

WELL, EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT, JAKE.

JUST GET BACK TO WORK

AND LET ALBERT MURRAY HANDLE EVERYTHING.

WH-WH-WHAT IS OUR PLAN?

HOW SHOULD WE APPROACH THIS?

WELL, ACTUALLY, WE, UH,

WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN RIGHT NOW, JAKE.

RIGHT. WELL, I--I--I-- JUST WANT TO SAY, BURTON, THANK YOU--

YEAH.

FOR EVERYTHING.

WHAT?!

YEAH. NO, I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

I GOTTA GO.

HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY. YOU CAN'T BE IN HERE.

STEP OUTSIDE.

OH, GOD.

HOLD ON A SECOND. DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?

NO. NO. I'M A LAWYER.

YOU'RE QUESTIONING MY CLIENT MALCOLM DEMPSY.

MALCOLM! THIS IS MY CLIENT.

JUST STAND BACK.

PLEASE HELP ME! I WANT MY MOM! PLEASE CALL MY MOM!

LISTEN. A WITNESS HEARD A BANG,

FEW MINUTES LATER SEES YOUR CLIENT

COMING OUT OF THAT APARTMENT

COVERED IN BLOOD AND CARRYING A STEREO.

HAVE YOU HEARD FROM THE S.E.C., NICK?

NO, NOT YET.

I DON'T CARE! NICK FALLIN!

I HAVE TO SEE HIM NOW.

NICK FALLIN! WHERE IS HE?

EXCUSE ME.

WHO THE HELL IS THAT?

WHERE IS HE? CALL HIM NOW!

I JUST--

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I TOLD YOU THIS WOULD HAPPEN.

YOU TOLD ME MALCOLM WAS INTROUBLE,

NOT THAT HE WASTHE TROUBLE.

YOU SOUND JUST LIKE THE POLICE.

MALCOLM DIDN'T DO IT.

YOU SEEM PRETTY SURE ABOUT THAT.

FREDDIE PADDOCK WAS SHOT.

MALCOLM DOESN'T HAVE A GUN.

THE POLICE DIDN'T EVEN FIND ONE.

MAYBE HE DITCHED IT.

MY SON HAS BEEN BEATEN UP BY KIDS HIS ENTIRE LIFE.

HE'S NEVER RAISED SO MUCH AS A FINGER TO THEM.

THERE IS NO WAY HE KILLED FREDDIE PADDOCK.

IT ISN'T IN HIM.

IS IT IN YOU?

EXCUSE ME?!

WELL, IT'S JUST A SIMPLE QUESTION.

WHO DO YOU THINK HAS TAKEN CARE OF MALCOLM HIS WHOLE LIFE?!

I'M THE ONE WHO LOVES HIM,

AND FOR YOU TO STAND THERE AND ACCUSE ME!

AND--AND TO THINK THAT I WOULD LET MALCOLM TAKE THE BLAME!

SHAME ON YOU, MR. FALLIN.

SHAME ON YOU.

MAYBE YOU'D BETTER TRY THE S.E.C. AGAIN.

GOOD NIGHT, SHEILA.

GOOD NIGHT.

SHEILA.

HEY. ARE YOU OK, JAKE?

YEAH. I JUST GOT BACK SOME COMMENTS FROM FIBERLINK.

DO YOU MIND IF I DROP THEM OFF ON HIS CHAIR?

YEAH, SURE.

SON OF A BITCH.

THEY'RE GONNA SCREW ME.

SOME GUY WAS HIT THERE A COUPLE NIGHTS AGO.

YEAH. HIS NAME IS FRANK FURNARI.

HE'S IN I.C.U. AT CARNEGIE MEMORIAL.

YOU KNOW HIM?

YEAH.

I--I SERVED HIM THAT NIGHT.

YOU WERE HIS WAITER?

YEAH.

HE SAT AT THIS TABLE UNDERNEATH THIS PICTURE OF AN ANGEL.

IT WAS-- I REMEMBER THAT. IT WAS WEIRD.

DID HE-- DID HE EAT HERE MUCH?

I NEVER SAW HIM BEFORE.

I CAN'T EVEN SAY HE ATE HERE THAT NIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

HE ARRIVED ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE WOMAN.

WHEN SHE CAME, THEY ARGUED ABOUT SOMETHING,

VERY TENSE.

THEY LEFT WITHOUT TOUCHING THEIR FOOD.

WHAT DID THEY ARGUE ABOUT?

WHO KNOWS? THEY LEFT IN A HURRY.

I MEAN, HE EVEN LEFT HIS COAT IN THE RESTAURANT.

IT'S STILL IN THERE.

EXCUSE ME. I'M DROPPING THIS OFF FOR THE FURNARIS.

FRANK FURNARI?

WHAT?

UM, I'M SORRY, BUT HE PASSED AWAY ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.

SO, WE WANT THESE NEW ADULT CASES

ORGANIZED BY LEGAL NEED, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP--

AND URGENCY.

HOLD THAT THOUGHT.

MR. FALLIN.

I GOT A CALL FROM THE CHESTNUT STREET PRECINCT.

SAYING THAT A LAWYER OF MINE WAS REPRESENTING A MURDER SUSPECT

AND TO COME DOWN FOR THE ARRAIGNMENT.

THAT WAS ME. MALCOLM DEMPSY.

MALCOLM DEMPSY?

MALCOLM DEMPSY WAS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IN A COMPETENCY HEARING.

PERIOD. WE DO NOT HANDLE CRIMINAL CASES.

WHAT DID YOU TELL HIM?

I SPENT ALL MORNING MAKING APOLOGIES

FOR STEPPING ON THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S TURF.

I'M HANDING IT OFF TO THEM.

WHO DREW THE CASE?

WHY DO YOU CARE?

WHO DREW THE CASE?

MARVIN ACKERMAN.

THAT SUCKS. HE'S COMPETENT.

HE'S ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A PLEA.

WHICH IS GENERALLY A GOOD THING, JAMES.

WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED?

I--I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

BEST GUESS.

MALCOLM IS A SWEET KID.

HE'S GONNA DO ANYTHING, ANYTHING YOU ASK HIM TO.

KILL SOMEONE?

MAYBE HE WAS IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME.

ONCE THE COPS HAVE A GOOD SUSPECT, THEY STOP.

IF YOU HAVE THE CONNECTIONS, NOW'S THE TIME TO USE THEM.

I DON'T HAVE CONNECTIONS.

WE ALL KNOW WHY YOU CAME HERE.

THE PEOPLE I KNEW HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH A DEALER LIKE THIS.

A DEALER IS A DEALER.

ONCE THAT KID IS IN THE SYSTEM, HE'S NEVER COMING OUT.

IF I CONTACT THESE PEOPLE, I VIOLATE MY PROBATION.

THEN DON'T DO IT.

WHO IS IT?

COLIN, IT'S NICK.

OH, MY GOD. NICK.

COME ON IN.

MY GOD, I THOUGHT I'D NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN. HOW ARE YOU?

I'M GOOD. I'M FINE.

YEAH? CLEANED UP?

GOOD FOR YOU, MAN. GOOD FOR YOU.

UNLESS YOU FOUND YOURSELF ANOTHER DEALER.

HEY, NICK.

HEY, BRIAN.

THE ELECTRIC LUNCH IS OVER.

TAKE CARE.

SENSE MEMORY, HUH?

COME ON. DO YOU WANT A HIT OF SOMETHING?

NO.

TAKING IT SERIOUSLY, HUH?

ONE OF MY FEW CLIENTS WHO WAS ALWAYS IN CONTROL.

NO, I WASN'T.

I HAVE THIS NEW THING.

SORORITY CHICKS ARE ALL OVER THIS STUFF.

"SPECIAL K." IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

NO. I CAN'T.

COMMUNITY SERVICE, PROBATION.

ANYONE ELSE IN YOUR POSITION WOULD BE LOOKING AT 3-TO-5.

IT'S GOOD TO BE BURTON FALLIN'S SON, AIN'T IT?

HEY, IF THEY STILL GOT YOU PEEING IN A CUP, I CAN HELP YOU OUT THERE.

I GOT URINE SAMPLES. I GOT PROBATION OFFICERS THAT'LL LOOK THE OTHER WAY.

I'M REPRESENTING SOMEONE THAT NEEDS SOME HELP.

OK.

MY CLIENT'S BEING CHARGED

WITH THE MURDER OF A GUY BY THE NAME OF FREDDIE PADDOCK.

FREDDIE PADDOCK'S DEAD?

YEAH. YOU KNOW HIM?

YEAH. I MEAN, NOT REALLY.

YOU KNOW, DEALT HALF-GRAMS, LOW-GRADE COKE.

OUR CLIENTELE DIDN'T EXACTLY MESH.

YOU CAN'T HELP ME OUT?

I'M SORRY.

HOPE YOUR CLIENT DOESN'T SPEND TOO LONG INSIDE, THOUGH.

COME ON, BABY.

I'M ASKING FOR A FAVOR.

I KNOW A GIRL.

SHE'S BEEN TALKING ABOUT FREDDIE PADDOCK'S MURDER.

I WANT TO TALK TO HER.

SHE'S NOT GONNA BE COMFORTABLE DOING THAT.

BESIDES, SHE'S A CRACK WHORE.

NOT EXACTLY PRIME WITNESS MATERIAL.

I DON'T CARE. I WANT TO TALK TO HER.

OK.

STOP BY TOMORROW AROUND LUNCH AND SHE'LL BE HERE.

GREAT.

GREAT. HEY.

IT WAS GREAT SEEING YOU.

EXCUSE ME.

FRANK FURNARI DIED 2 HOURS AGO.

FIRST OF ALL, JUST...CALM DOWN.

THE D.A. IS GOING TO FILE FELONY CHARGES.

IF YOU SETTLE, THEY CAN USE IT AGAINST ME.

HAVEN'T EVEN CONSIDERED A SETTLEMENT, JAKE.

LOOK. I--I SAW SOMETHING IN THE HOSPITAL.

FRANK FURNARI'S WIFE AND HIS LAW PARTNER,

THE WAY THEY WERE HOLDING EACH OTHER.

WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

WELL, THEY MIGHT BE HAVING AN AFFAIR.

SO?

WELL, I FOUND OUT THAT FRANK FURNARI AND HIS WIFE

WERE ARGUING RIGHT BEFORE HE CROSSED OUT INTO THAT STREET.

WHAT IF, WHAT IF THEY WERE ARGUING ABOUT THE AFFAIR?

WELL, THEN, ALL IN ALL, I'D SAY, UH...

HE HAD A PRETTY BAD NIGHT.

BUT--BUT IF HE WAS DISTRACTED...

IF HE WAS DISTRACTED,

IT'S HISFAULT, NOT MINE.

IT MEANS I CAN BEAT THE FELONY CHARGE.

JAKE, YOU SHOULD BE TELLING YOUR DEFENSE ATTORNEY THIS, NOT ME.

WELL, I'M LOOKING AT 7 YEARS OF PRISON

AND LOSING MY LAW LICENSE HERE.

AND I'M LOOKING AT LOSING MY FIRM

BECAUSE YOU DRIVE TOO FAST.

JAKE, I, UH, I HEARD ABOUT FRANK FURNARI.

IF--IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I CAN, UH...

NO.

OK.

JAKE.

LISTEN.

MY FATHER'S GONNA COVER HIS ASS.

I KNOW.

HE DOESN'T MEAN ANY OFFENSE BY IT.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO...

'CAUSE I'VE BEEN THERE.

WELL...

YOU KNOW, THERE--THERE WERE TIMES LAST YEAR

WHEN I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN, AND...

AND WHAT'D YOU DO?

I DON'T KNOW. I JUST, JUST...

DAY BY DAY.

AND THINGS GOT BETTER?

WELL, I'M HERE.

MY, UM, MY LIFE IS BASICALLY OVER.

I, UH...

I KILLED A MAN.

MY LIFE IS BASICALLY OVER.

JAMES...

A WOMAN FROM THE PITTSBURGH PETS ANIMAL SHELTER

COMPLAINED TO THE COUNTY ABOUT THE QUALITY OF OUR REPRESENTATION.

SHE DIDN'T WANT TO BE DESIGNATED POOPER-SCOOPER

FOR HER WORKFARE.

SHE SAYS YOU WERE RUDE.

HEH. I MEAN, YOU KNOW,

I CAN SEE WORKING LONG HOURS FOR NO PAY

WHEN KIDS' LIVES ARE AT STAKE,

BUT NOT FOR PEOPLE LIKE HER.

WE HAVE NO CHOICE.

IT'S DEGRADING.

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO THIS.

THE ADULT CASES WILL ALLOW US

TO CONTINUE REPRESENTING THE KIDS.

I NEED YOU ONBOARD, JAMES.

HEY...

YOU'RE THE BEST LAWYER I'VE GOT.

HEH. HA.

MISS ANIMAL SHELTER AIN'T THE ONLY ONE SHOVELING IT.

NO, NO.

WE MADE ALL THE REQUESTED CHANGES.

LET'S JUST STOP--

YEAH, I, UH, I AGREE.

I AGREE COMPLETELY.

LET'S JUST STOP ALL THIS NONSENSE AND GET THIS THING DONE.

NO, I--NO, I-- NO, I HAVE TO KNOW

BY THE END OF BUSINESS TODAY.

IF IT'S NOT APPROVED, I GOT TO FIND A D.C. THIS AFTERNOON.

JUST--JUST FAX THE APPROVAL OVER TO FALLIN AND ASSOCIATES.

MR. FALLIN,

IN THE FUTURE, DON'T DO YOUR CORPORATE WORK IN OUR OFFICES.

OK.

HOPE THAT WASN'T LONG DISTANCE.

NO.

I GOT A CALL FROM MALCOLM DEMPSY'S MOTHER.

SHE TOLD ME YOU ACCUSED HER OF MURDER.

I DIDN'T ACCUSE HER.

IT'S A CRIMINAL MATTER. YOU'RE NOT A CRIMINAL LAWYER.

I'M NOT A LEGAL-AID LAWYER EITHER.

I'M TELLING YOU, MR. FALLIN,

LET THE PROPER AUTHORITIES HANDLE THIS.

UNDERSTOOD?

YEAH. I GOT IT.

JUST A SECOND.

YEAH?

OW! WHAT?

WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING? WHAT?

YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE THAT COULD MAKE FOR ME?

JUST A LITTLE GIFT.DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA?

I GAVE YOU MONEY. I COVERED FOR YOU AFTER I GOT ARRESTED.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT FROM ME?

OK. IT'S COOL. JUST BE COOL.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING-SOMETHING I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE.

THAT'S ALL. NOTHING MORE, NOTHING MORE. DAMN.

NICK, THIS IS DEBBIE.

HI.

YOU ALWAYS THIS FRIENDLY?

DEBBIE, TELL NICK WHAT YOU SAW.

A COUPLE NIGHTS AGO, I WAS HAVING A...SANDWICH

IN THE ALLEY BEHIND FREDDIE PADDOCK'S APARTMENT,

AND I HEARD THIS BANG, RIGHT?

AND I LOOK UP, AND I SEE THIS BIG BLACK GUY

RUNNING DOWN THE STAIRS WITH A BAG IN HIS HAND

AND WHAT I THINK WAS A GUN.

WOULD YOU TELL THIS TO THE POLICE?

HUH. YOU DIDN'T SAY NOTHING ABOUT GOING TO NO COPS.

DEBBIE, AN INNOCENT MAN'S BEING BLAMED FOR THIS.

THE COPS KNOW YOU'RE NOT A KILLER.

THEY DON'T LIKE ME.

THEY'RE NOT VICE COPS. THEY'RE DETECTIVES, HOMICIDE.

THEY KNOW WHAT YOU DO. THEY DON'T CARE.

WELL, AM I GETTING PAID?

SHE GETTING PAID?

YEAH, SHE'S GETTING PAID.

STU!

STU.

STU, JAKE STRAKA.

WE WENT TO LAW SCHOOL TOGETHER.

OH, OF COURSE. JAKE.

COME ON. REMEMBER?

WE CRAMMED FOR THE BAR TOGETHER FOR 6 WEEKS.

HEH. WHAT'S UP?

WELL, I KNOW THAT YOU WORKED AT BONO/FURNARI

A COUPLE YEARS AGO.

YEAH?

WAS--

WAS BRUCE BONO HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH FRANK FURNARI'S WIFE?

NOT THAT I SAW. WHY?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON,

BUT THE D.A.'S ABOUT TO FILE FELONY CHARGES AGAINST ME

UNLESS I CAN PROVE THAT FRANK FURNARI WAS SOMEHOW AT FAULT.

THAT'S REALLY PATHETIC, JAKE.

TRYING TO DRAG DOWN A DEAD MAN'S REPUTATION,

DESTROY HIS WIFE'S LIFE,

ALL SO YOU CAN SAVE YOUR OWN ASS.

WELL, THANK YOU.

GOOD-BYE. LET'S STAY IN TOUCH.

THANK YOU.

MURRAY.

OH, THERE YOU ARE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I CAME BY TO TALK TO YOU.

YOU WERE TALKING TO MY BOSS.

YOU WEREN'T IN THE OFFICE,

STOPPED IN TO SAY HI.

YOU'RE FIRED.

WHAT?

SETTLE OUT WITH THE MAN WHO HIRED YOU.

NO.

NOPE.

IS THIS WOMAN AN ACQUAINTANCE?

NO.

IT WAS THIS MAN.

YOU SURE?

I GOT A GOOD LOOK.

WERE YOU WITH A JOHN?

NO. HE JUST LEFT...

AND MY APPOINTMENT WITH YOU WASN'T FOR ANOTHER HOUR.

YOU ARE SO NOT MY TYPE, SWEETHEART.

IT WAS THIS MAN. I'M SURE.

WELL, MAYBE THIS OLANDIS WILLIAMS FELLA IS YOUR DEALER,

AND HE CUT OFF YOUR CREDIT,

AND THIS IS YOUR WAY OF GETTING A LITTLE PAYBACK.

THIS GUY'S A DEALER?

SHE HAS INFORMATION.

WHAT'S THE HARM IN CHECKING IT OUT?

YOU SMOKING ANY CRACK THAT NIGHT, SWEETIE?

YOU SAY THIS OLANDIS WILLIAMS DEALS.

I HAVE INFORMATION THAT FREDDIE PADDOCK WAS A DEALER.

MAYBE THERE'S A CONNECTION.

OK.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR COMING.

NOW, LISTEN.

I GOT A LOT OF FRIENDS IN VICE.

I HOPE YOU'RE NOT JERKING MY CHAIN.

OK. THIS IS ALL GOOD.

SO JUST, UH, PUT THE COPY ON MY DESK

AND THEN FILE IT ALL.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

BRUCE BONO, FRANK FURNARI--

2 OF THE BIGGEST JERK-HOLES

I'VE EVER MET IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

OK. SO, WHAT? EARLIER TODAY, YOU--

I COULDN'T SAY WHAT I KNEW.

I WAS WALKING WITH 2 GUYS THAT STILL WORK AT BONO AND FURNARI.

ALL RIGHT. COME ON IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM.

SO, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

2 LAWYERS WERE INDICTED TODAY

ON INSURANCE FRAUD.

YOU KNOW, BILKING INSURANCE COMPANIES ON BOGUS CLAIMS.

SO?SO, IF FRANK FURNARI LIVED,

HE WOULD'VE BEEN THE THIRD LAWYER INDICTED.

AND BRUCE BONO?

OH, I HEARD HE CUT A DEAL.

HE'S GONNA BE ONE OF THE CHIEF WITNESSES

AGAINST HIS FORMER PARTNERS.

MR. MOONEY!

I GOT A LETTER FROM MY DOCTOR

STATING THAT I GOT ALLERGY PROBLEMS.

ARE YOU SAYING YOUR JOB IS MAKING IT WORSE?

I'M SAYING I GOT ALLERGY PROBLEMS.

NO. YOU'RE SAYING YOU HAVE A PROBLEM GOING TO WORK.

HEY, YOU GOT NO RIGHT TO JUDGE ME.

THAT'S YOUR BOSS.

HEY, I WANT SOME-- SOME COMPETENT LEGAL REPRESENTATION.

IS THERE A PROBLEM?

YEAH, I FOUND OUT THAT THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT

APPLIES TO WORKFARE.

NOW, WITH ALL THE ANIMAL FUR AND POOP,

MY EYES DO NOT STOP WATERING WHEN I'M AT WORK.

YOU REALIZE IF YOU SPENT HALF AS MUCH TIME LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB

AS YOU DID TRYING TO GET RID OF YOUR, YOUR CURRENT ONE,

YOU'D BE FLIPPING HAMBURGERS ALREADY.

YEAH. I'LL BE FLIPPING SOMETHING.

I THINK SHE'S RIGHT.

GO TO HER CASEWORKER, EXPLAIN HER SITUATION.

YOU WANT ME TO THREATEN WITH A LAW SUIT?

LAST THING THESE PEOPLE WANT IS TO HAVE TO GO TO COURT.

THEY'LL FIND HER ANOTHER JOB.

LET'S GO TALK TO YOUR CASEWORKER.

THANK YOU, MR. MASTERSON.

I KNEW WHEN I FIRST SAW YOU, YOU WOULDN'T LET ME DOWN.

YES, MISS URLITZ.

UH, THIS IS BRUCE BONO OF BONO/FURNARI.

I'M THE EXECUTOR OF FRANK FURNARI'S ESTATE.

I KNOW HE'S INSURED THROUGH YOUR COMPANY.

I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE POLICY.

UH, YES. MARCH 16th, 1949.

NOW, THE COVERED AMOUNTS ARE...

RIGHT. AND WHO ARE THE BENEFICIARIES?

THANK YOU, MISS URLITZ.

WE'LL, UH, WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.

MURRAY JUST CALLED.

THE D.A. IS FILING A VEHICULAR HOMICIDE CHARGE AGAINST YOU.

WHEN?

SOMETIME THIS MORNING.

WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT?

I GOT A LEAD.

THAT'S GOOD. RIGHT?

MAYBE.

HOW'S YOUR DEALER?

YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING.

YEAH.

OK.

GOTTA GO.

WHAT?

JUST ARRESTED SOMEONE ELSE.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, WE ENDED UP ARRESTING MR. WILLIAMS.

WHEN WE PULLED HIM OVER FOR QUESTIONING,

WE FOUND A GUN--

SAME CALIBER THAT KILLED FREDDIE PADDOCK--

UNDER HIS SEAT.

AND HE ALSO HAD DRUGS IN THE TRUNK, SO...

GREAT.

WHAT NOW?

HI.

WE'RE OK.

YOU'RE OUT OF HERE.

I AM? YEAH.

THE POLICE ARRESTED A GUY

THEY THINK IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FREDDIE PADDOCK'S DEATH.

THEY DROPPED ALL THE CHARGES.

OH. OH.

THANK YOU.

UM, YEAH. WELL, I DIDN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING.

THANK YOU.

DID YOU EVER HEAR FREDDIE MENTION A GUY

NAMED OLANDIS WILLIAMS?

UH, NO.

OK.

WHY WERE YOU INSIDE FREDDIE'S APARTMENT AFTER HE DIED?

OH. BECAUSE I HEARD A BIG NOISE,

AND I THOUGHT IT WAS FIRECRACKERS,

AND I JUST WANTED TO SEE.

YOU GOT YOUR STEREO BACK.

YEAH. IT'S MINE.

AND, AND FREDDIE SAID I COULD GET IT BACK

FOR--FOR GOING TO THE BUS STATION IN THE MORNING.

YOU WENT TO THE BUS STATION WITH FREDDIE?

YEAH. YEAH, YEAH. TO PICK SOMETHING UP,

TO CARRY IT HOME FOR FREDDIE.

UH, NO. IT WASN'T NOTHING BAD.

IT WAS JUST SOME, UH, CEREAL.

CEREAL.

WAS IT CALLED SPECIAL K?

YEAH! THAT'S IT. YEAH. SPECIAL K.

SOMEONE CALLED ME,

SAID THEY HAD MY HUSBAND'S WEDDING RING.

RIGHT HERE.

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

WE HAVE TO TALK.

YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM MY LAWYER.

MRS. FURNARI.

I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I KNOW THAT YOUR HUSBAND HAD A $2 MILLION LIFE INSURANCE POLICY

WITH THE PROCEEDS GOING TO YOUR KIDS, IN TRUST.

SO? SO HE WANTED TO COMMIT SUICIDE,

BUT IN A WAY THAT WOULDN'T BLOW HIS POLICY COVERAGE FOR HIS KIDS.

GET OUT OF MY WAY.

DID HE TAKE THIS OFF BECAUSE HE FOUND OUT

ABOUT YOUR AFFAIR WITH BRUCE BONO?

THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE ARGUING ABOUT AT THE RESTAURANT, RIGHT?

AND YOU WERE SCREWING THE GUY WHO WAS PUTTING YOUR HUSBAND IN PRISON.

I THINK I REMEMBER HE STEPPED BACKWARDS...

STARING AT YOU.

HE--HE WANTED YOU TO SEE HIM DIE, DIDN'T HE?

YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY WILL NOT PAY OFF A SUICIDE,

AND I WILL GIVE THEM EVERYTHING I'VE GOT.

I SWEAR TO GOD, I WILL.

WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?

A STATEMENT TO THE POLICE

SAYING IT WAS YOUR HUSBAND WHO WAS RECKLESS, NOT ME.

THAT'LL BE ENOUGH TO STOP THE FELONY CHARGE.

YOU SCUM.

YOU KNOW, LIKE YOUR HUSBAND,

I'M LOOKING AT JAIL TIME AND LOSING MY LAW LICENSE.

UNLIKE HIM,

I'M NOT READY TO STEP OFF A CURB AND DIE.

MALCOLM...

WHAT'S GOING ON?

HE'S BEING RELEASED.

OH, GOD.

ASK HER.

UH, MRS. DEMPSY,

MALCOLM WANTS TO COME HOME AND LIVE WITH YOU.

IS THAT TRUE, MALCOLM?

SO, I CAN ARRANGE ANOTHER GUARDIANSHIP HERE,

OR WE CAN-- NO.

MALCOLM CAN MAKE HIS OWN DECISIONS.

I DON'T NEED THE COURT TO TELL HIM WHAT TO DO.

EXCUSE ME.

BALLISTICS JUST CAME BACK.

THE GUN THAT WE FOUND IN OLANDIS WILLIAMS' CAR

IS THE ONE THAT KILLED FREDDIE PADDOCK.

DID YOU FIND ANY DRUGS IN FREDDIE PADDOCK'S APARTMENT?

NOPE.

DID OLANDIS WILLIAMS CONFESS?

MR. WILLIAMS IS CLAIMING THAT HE WAS FRAMED.

WELL, HE MIGHT BE TELLING THE TRUTH.

DO YOU KNOW SOMETHING I DON'T?

NO. IT'S JUST, UH...

JUST A FEELING.

CALL ME IF IT GETS TO BE MORE THAN THAT.

I NEED TO TALK TO HIM.

HE'S BUSY RIGHT NOW.

THANKS. MM-HMM.

JAKE!

SAMANTHA FURNARI CHANGED HER STATEMENT TO THE POLICE.

I JUST CUT A DEAL.

NO FELONY.

JUST DRIVING SCHOOL.

CONGRATULATIONS.

SIGNED RELEASE ABSOLVING THE FIRM OF ALL CIVIL LIABILITY

FOR THE DEATH OF FRANK FURNARI.

HE, UH, HE WANTED TO DIE

WITHOUT VOIDING HIS LIFE INSURANCE.

WELL, NOT THAT IT CHANGES ANYTHING,

BUT WERE YOU OBLIGATED, TECHNICALLY,

TO, UH, INFORM THE INSURANCE COMPANY?

THEY'RE NOT OUR CLIENTS.

WE'RE UNDER NO OBLIGATION.

THAT'S GOOD WORK.

GOOD WORK, JAKE.

I KNOW I PUT THE FIRM IN A BAD POSITION.

YEAH.

AND I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

ALL MY LIFE, ALL I EVER WANTED TO DO IS...

BE A PARTNER IN A FIRM LIKE THIS.

UM...WORK FOR A LAWYER OF YOUR CALIBER.

WELL, I'D SAY YOU'RE WELL ON YOUR WAY, JAKE.

AND, UH...

NEXT TIME YOU TELL ME TO MESSENGER A DOCUMENT...

I'M GONNA MESSENGER THE DOCUMENT.

GOOD.

HEY. HEY.

HOW ARE THINGS GOING?

WELL, THE POLICE DROPPED THE CHARGES,

AND THE FURNARIS AREN'T SUING.

THAT'S GREAT. YEAH.

YOU KNOW, UH... WHAT?

I'M REALLY GLAD THINGS WORKED OUT.

YEAH.

WELL, BACK TO WORK, THEN, HUH?

YEAH, BACK TO WORK.

YEAH?

IT'S NICK.

HEY, NICK.

I'D INVITE YOU IN, BUT I'M DOING SOME BUSINESS.

YOU DEALING THE SPECIAL-K YOU STOLE FROM FREDDIE PADDOCK?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

DID YOU KILL FREDDIE PADDOCK?

HEH. NICK, MAN, YOU KNOW ME.

AM I A VIOLENT GUY?

AS SOON AS YOU HEARD THE POLICE

WERE GONNA QUESTION OLANDIS WILLIAMS,

YOU PLANTED THE MURDER WEAPON IN HIS CAR.

I HELPED YOU.

THAT KID WAS LOCKED IN TO LIFE IN PRISON.

YOU USED ME.

DID YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT, NICK?

THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING.

DID YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT?

SO, WHAT'S THE HARM? YOUR CLIENT WALKED,

AND THE WORLD'S FREE OF 2 PUNK-ASS DEALERS WHO SOLD BAD CRAP,

DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO THROW A DECENT PARTY.

IF YOU DON'T STOP DEALING,

I'M GONNA TALK TO THE POLICE.

WHAT?

IT'S YOUR CHOICE.

YOU'RE GONNA TURN ME IN?

LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.

IF I WERE PRONE TO VIOLENCE,

HOW DO YOU THINK I'D REACT TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

BE SMART.

STAY HEALTHY.