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Thank you.

There's nothing here.

It's empty. Where's the shipment?

Joey, Joey, Joey, all you got to do is
knock, huh?

All right, who tipped you?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Come on, who was it?

Hey, just because you made a little
mistake here, let's not get paranoid,

You call me Joey one more time, I'm
going to make you eat this flesh.

Now, you know, I give up my pension for
just five minutes alone with this guy.

Just two minutes is all I need. Hey,
come on.

Don't. Don't.

You are using my bare hands.

Come here.

All right, it's all right. Everything's
all right here under control.

Your bosses are going to hear that you
muscled me, Joey. I promise you. Oh, no,

you're going to hear from me, too.

You just cut the tag off your mattress.
I'm going to be right in your face.

It's all right. I'm all right.

I'm all right, dear.

See, you can fix a lot of things, Harry.

But I'm one thing you can't fix, eh?

Let's go. Come on.

Yes, sir?

So I'll see you.

See you later.

There you are.

I've been looking all over for you.

What happened to you?

I cut myself shaving.

With a machete?

I got mugged.

Get out of here.

You got mugged?

No, not yet.

But Harry Landers sent them. You can be
sure of that.

Harry Landers? You got Harry Landers on
the brain, you know.

This is no ordinary mugging.

They took my badge and my gun.

Okay.

Okay.

Look, Joe.

Go home.

Cool off, all right? I'll cover for you.

That's a good idea.

I got some things to do.

Joe.

Joe, don't.

Look, I grabbed one of the guys. I
ripped his pocket.

Found a laundry slip.

From an all -night joint on 11th. I want
to go back there, recognize those guys.

I'm going to nail them.

Joe, don't go crazy.

I got to get my badge and my gun back.

Find those punks, and then I'm going to
balance the books with Harry.

May I?

Good, ready to place, and I'll take
delivery there.

Everything else is the same as always.

Ah, nothing, nothing. I just got a
little heat on me. It's purely a

thing.

Uh -huh.

All right.

I'll expect to hear from you.

What are you doing here?

Who's got the call, Captain?

Where's, uh, Joe Peters?

Uh, we were on surveillance, and, uh,
the suspect split up, so we had to

him separately.

So you don't know where he is, do you?

Uh, no, sir, not at the moment, no.

Michael, you got a long career ahead of
you.

Don't you let one rotten apple spoil it
for you, yeah?

I don't know what you mean, sir.

I want you to tell me the truth,
Michael.

Did Joe Peters do this?

It's a beauty, Roy.

Runs like a top. This truck will take
any hill in Georgia in high gear.

How'd you come by?

Did you know George Gibson? No.

Well, I helped George make out his will
just before he died.

And he paid you with the truck? Paid me
with the truck.

How much do you want for it?

Hold on.

Well,

look at the tires and the shape it's in.

Well,

just a few places.

Listen to this.

This is the hardest.

Huh?

Kind of like a Budapest temple.

How much do you say?

Five hundred.

I'll give you three hundred.

I'll take $475 ,000.

$325 ,000.

$460 ,000. $350 ,000. $450 ,000.

$375 ,000.

I'll tell you what.

Take it home, have Estelle drive it a
couple of weeks.

If she likes it, give me $400 ,000. If
she doesn't, just have her park it out

back. Tell Estelle happy birthday and
drive it in good health.

Well, Joe, off today, huh?

Hey, Ben.

Joe, I said you'd be here. Oh, yeah.

A lot of stuff to do tonight.

It'll stop that...

I've got to talk to you.

Let's walk along.

You heard about Harry Landers. He was
the biggest fence around and he always

knew when a bus was going down.

Well, somebody was tipping him off.

You don't say.

I think Landers was iced by somebody in
the department.

The same guy he was paying off.

Joe Peters is guilty.

No doubt about it. Joe Peters does a lot
of things, but dirty he's not.

We've got his gun.

The boy's found in the sewer a couple of
blocks from Landers' warehouse where he

tossed it afterwards.

And Ballistic says it's the same bullets
they dug out of Harry Landers.

And we've got an eyewitness that puts
them at the theme.

I thought he had an alibi.

So did he.

My partner tried to cover for me, but
it's not going to scan.

Have you got a knife?

Landers was shot.

I mean to open this sack of feet.

Internal affairs is on the case.

Thank you.

They like me for taking out Landers.

I was taking out a cleaning joint
looking for the guys who mugged me when

Landers was killed.

But I can't substantiate that I was
there.

The gun was found near the scene.

Those clowns who took it were working
for whoever set me up.

Peters was on Landers' payroll.

Well, it doesn't make any sense. If he
was on his payroll, why would he kill

him? What are you, his lawyer?

No, I'm not his lawyer. The man was a
cop.

My cop. And I want to know what kind of
case you got against him before I run

out here and charge him with murder.

This is a copy of his bank statement.

You'll notice a deposit was made 10 days
ago. $50 ,000.

And you think this is bribe money?

Well, he didn't get it from the tooth
fairy.

Yeah, got him.

Danny Rooster's got his eye on that
Rhode Island red hen.

Every time that big rooster comes
around, he wants to fight.

Kind of silly, isn't it?

Well, are you going to take my case or
not?

Last time I saw you was in a courtroom.

You were trying to railroad my client,
Mr. James Plesko, into the penitentiary.

Seemed like you were about to get the
same deal you gave Mr. Plesko.

I was just doing my job.

And who's to say he didn't do it?

The jury found him innocent.

All right, if you're not going to take
my case, why did you say so to begin

with? I didn't say I wouldn't take your
case.

This seems kind of poetic, the turn of
circumstances here.

Ben, this is my neck.

Those guys don't like me to begin with.

I mean, they're gonna nail me.

Ben, I need you.

All right, what's it gonna be?

Well, if I'm going into town, I've got
to go in the house and change.

You're not the smartest cop I ever saw,
but I don't think you're dumb enough to

kill this fella and concoct a story like
this one.

Ben.

I didn't do it.

That's just what Mr. Plesko said.

It's true Joe Peters has been
disciplined for using force.

But he has three citations for valor and
a commendation from the mayor's office.

He's been hospitalized five times for
injuries received in the line of duty.

Joe Peters is innocent and expects to be
vindicated by the court.

That's all.

Not much.

There's dozens of prints in there, but
they're all smudged.

Lander's .357 Magnums in the desk drawer
hadn't been fired.

You know Joe Peter?

We've met.

Where was the body?

Over here in this little office.

Now, whoever pulled the trigger was
standing directly across the desk from

when they fired the shot.

Thank you, Mr. Quill. You're welcome.

What's his story?

He's the eyewitness who says he saw you
running away.

He's lying.

No.

You don't talk to or touch anybody.

You get any bright ideas, check them
with me. Say hello to my daughter,

Charlene. How do you do?

All right, so what did you do?

Well, I'd say...

Let's try to find those fellas who took
your gun and badge.

I'll stake out that laundry. They'll be
coming back here sooner or later. Kyle,

you go with it.

If he sees them, you make contact.

You just look and point. Do I make
myself clear?

Absolutely.

Let's go.

You send me on a stakeout with Dirty
Harry?

Somebody has to do it, and I'm too old.

Shall I have a talk with his partner,
Danilo?

Yeah. I'll be at the department.

See if anybody down there remembers my
name.

Good morning,

gentlemen. You here on the Peters case?

Yeah.

Good luck.

What did you expect, Ben?

I'm hoping maybe Joe Peters had a friend
or two.

Joe Peters is not a very popular man
around here nowadays, Ben.

What about you?

Well, I'll say this for him. He was a
hard charger.

But he also had the lowest conviction
rate on my squad. I mean, a guy charged

out half -cock, bad warrants,
insufficient evidence.

Well, what happens to the Harry Landers
investigation if he goes to prison?

I don't know. Maybe we'll do better.

Are you saying you think Joe was on his
payroll?

Well, how would you explain 50 grand in
his bank account?

Anybody could have deposited that money
without Joe's knowledge.

$50 ,000?

That's a drop in the bucket to a big
operation.

Besides, if he was paying him, why kill
the goose that laid the golden egg?

I sure would like to take a look at the
Harry Landers file.

Oh, come on, Ben. You know I can't do
that. The file's a confidential. It's an

ongoing investigation.

I can make a discovery motion.

Well, if you do, you'll have to come
back to me with the judge's signature.

You know that.

Let me ask you this.

How long do you think Joe will last in
prison?

I don't know.

It's out of my hands.

Yeah.

I guess it is.

See you, Frank.

Tony, another round for the boys here.
Put it on my tab.

Ain't got no tab.

Don't start me a tab.

I won't repeat it anymore.

This guy, when I worked with Joe, he
made me pay cash for everything in case

something happened.

Isn't that right? Do you remember you?

That's me.

What can I do you for?

I work with Ben Matlock.

They said I could find you here.

Yeah, well, they were right.

I need to talk with you. My pleasure.

Shall we take a table?

With good luck.

Can I get you a drink?

No, thank you.

Some guys.

Some guys get all the breaks.

Joe's even got a beautiful attorney.

You were a good friend to Joe.

Yeah, better than he deserved.

How's that?

I'll tell you, darling, the life
expectancy for Joe's partners was about

years. By then, they either got killed
or quit the force.

Joe is not exactly what you call a
rabbit's foot.

I see.

You said he was on that stakeout with
you.

He needed an alibi.

That's what partners do.

Whether they love each other or not.

You got any more questions?

Of course, if not, we could have dinner
at a place a lot nicer than this.

Detective Danello. Call me Mike.

According to the police radio log, it
took seven minutes from the time you

answered the call to get to Harry
Lander's warehouse.

So... You reported in from Central 11th.

And it takes 20 minutes to get from
there to the Lander's warehouse.

You're wrong.

No, I'm not.

I drove it myself.

Well, I was in a police car.

Yeah, but it was an unmarked car.

And again, according to the log, you
responded code two, which means that you

weren't using your lights or your siren
and you should have been obeying the

speed limit.

So maybe I went a little too fast.

Maybe.

What's this, a speeding ticket?

No.

It's your subpoena.

I'll see you in court.

You mind?

Yes, I do.

You don't like me, do you, friend?

Let's just say you played it kind of
rough with a few of my buddies.

That's them.

Just wait a minute. Let's go.

Hey!

Hey!

My leg. Please don't. Just don't. Still.

Well, that's good to hear.

Why shouldn't I be?

I've got a broken leg, and I'm being
railroaded for murder.

We ran the license number on that car
through the DMV.

You know Donald Stiles?

No.

Tyler's tracking down the address on the
registration.

Lots of luck.

We'll see.

Your partner, Mike Dinello?

What about him?

His alibi for the Landers killing was as
funny as the one he gave you.

He wasn't at that surveillance either.

I know.

Where was he?

Probably with some bimbo.

Your doctor says you won't be up and
about for another month.

That's what I hear.

We'll have your trial continued.

No. You finish it now.

Sure, you have a right to be there.

Listen, just do me a favor.

However it turns out, just get it over
with.

For God's sake, finish it.

Sorry to bother you, ma 'am, but I'm
looking for Donald Stiles.

Are you the police?

No, I'm an old friend of his.

Nobody by that name. I'm here all alone.

Go away, or I'll call the cops.

As I approached the building...

I heard what sounded to me like a
gunshot.

Then what happened?

Well, then the side door of the
warehouse flung open and this man came

out. Did you recognize him?

Yes, sir. I did. It was Detective Joseph
Peters.

Are you certain?

Oh, yes, sir.

I recognized him from the day before
when he attacked Mr. Landers.

There's no doubt about it. It was him.

Thank you.

Nothing further, Your Honor.

Mr. Coyle, how long did you work at the
warehouse before Mr. Landers was killed?

Four days.

And how did you obtain this position in
the first place?

Well, I saw it in an ad in a newspaper.

You ever done this kind of work before?

No. Did you carry a gun on the job?

Yes.

Now, Mr. Coyle, this is an application
to become a bonded security guard

carrying a gun in this state.

Now... By understanding, it takes 90
days to become permanently bond.

Well, that's right, but you can start
working as soon as you finish filling

the application.

Oh.

Well, tell me this, Mr. Corb.

Have you ever been convicted of a
felony?

Yes.

And isn't it true that you've had over
30 arrests?

Objection. Improper questioning.

But the felony?

That was a conviction for armed robbery,
wasn't it?

Yes.

Mr. Collin, it states very clearly on
this application that you cannot have a

felony conviction and become a bonded
security guard in this state.

Are you aware of that?

No. Well, didn't you read the
application before you signed it?

Yes, but maybe I missed that part.

Or maybe you lied.

It seems to me you never intended to be
a security guard very long. Maybe four

days was enough.

Just enough to bear false witness in the
Harry Landers' murder.

Objection! No further questions, Your
Honor.

Thanks for coming, Frank.

Free lunch went out.

I had Tom Coyle on the stand.

Yeah? Yep.

He's had 32 arrests.

All nickel and dime stuff.

But arrests.

One conviction.

He's an informant. That's how he keeps
getting off.

He's working for somebody in your
department.

Someone on my police department?

Yep.

Well, I find that just a little hard to
believe, Ben. Sure looks like it. I need

to know who.

Damn, Ben.

And if somebody on the department is
doing something illegal and got that

of an informant... You don't run to the
files and get it. I mean, you keep it to

himself.

Ain't nothing easier, Frank.

You and I go back a long ways.

And all either of us ever wanted was the
truth.

Without it, Joe Peters is going to be
convicted of a murder he didn't commit.

Now, somebody in the department was
tipping off Harry Landers. And that same

somebody got Tom Coyle to point the
finger at Joe.

But what you're asking me to do, I mean,
that puts me in a bad spot, Ben. I know

it does.

But you arrested him, you've got a stake
in this whether you like it or not.

Come on, I'd rather take a beating.

The truth, Frank.

The truth.

Without it, Joe is out of luck, and so
am I, and so are you.

Ben, I've been a cop for 23 years, and
I've never, I have never spied on my

brother officer.

All I'm asking is look into it.

Then if you don't think there's a
connection, I'll forget the whole thing

you're off the hook.

Thanks,

man.

I show you this police revolver marked
People's Exhibit 70. Can you identify

Yes, sir. It has my initials.

Would you tell the court where you found
it?

On a ledge in a sewer three blocks west
of Harry Lander's warehouse.

Had it not dropped on the ledge, had it
fallen all the way into the sewer, what

would have become of this gun?

I think it's safe to say it never would
have been found.

As part of your duties, did you have a
ballistics test performed on this

Yes, sir, I did.

And what were the results?

Bullets taken from the deceased and
those fired in laboratory tests of this

weapon showed a significant number of
points of comparison.

In your opinion, it was the murder
weapon, correct?

In my opinion, yes, sir.

As requested, did you bring with you
today the departmental records

the ownership and the registration of
Officer Peter's service revolvers? Yes,

sir, I did. And?

The weapon is registered to Detective
Joseph Peters.

No further questions, Your Honor.

I'll take that.

Officer Price, would you characterize
the decedent and Detective Peters as

friends or as enemies?

As enemies.

I see.

Did you participate in the search of the
premises after the murder? Yes, ma 'am,

I did.

And would you mind telling the court
what you found in the upper right -hand

drawer of Mr. Landers' desk?

A .357 Magnum revolver.

Now, if Mr. Landers and Detective Peters
were enemies, as you say, don't you

find it strange that Mr. Landers didn't
take out his gun?

Unless, of course, it was somebody else
that Harry Landers let into his office

that day.

Somebody Landers thought was a friend.

And that's why he never took out his
gun.

Objection. No further questions, Your
Honor.

What is it?

You seen Frank Daniels anywhere?

No. What?

Hoping he'd come through with a little
inside information.

You think he will?

I don't know. It's pretty hard on him.

Well, I'm going to lunch. I better hang
around here.

All right. I have some errands to do.

Charlene.

Could you lend me a five?

I left my money in my other suit.

What other suit?

Could you let me have the phone?

Okay.

One, two, three, four.

Here's five.

Now, stay away from the hot dogs. Yeah.

Ben, this is a phone call for you.
Thanks.

As soon as I am.

Ben Matlock.

Yeah, Ben, it's Tyler.

I went to the address on Donnie Stiles'
registration.

There was nobody there but an old lady
in a wheelchair since she lives alone.

But I did spot some fresh oil in the
driveway.

Any sign of his car?

Guess what? About ten minutes ago, he
pulled up, parked it in the garage.

Good work, Tyler. Keep an eye on him.

and have a new breakfast.

Evening, Counselor. Evening.

You know, the more I get into this case,
the more certain I am that Harry

Landers had an informant inside the
department.

What's that going to do for your client?

Well, with a little bit of luck and an
intelligent jury, I think it's going to

clear it.

See, Joe Peters wasn't the inside man.

You were.

I was?

See, when Joe started getting close, you
had to shut things down pretty fast.

So you planted your man, Tom Coyle. Then
you either killed Harry Landers or you

had him killed.

And Tom Coyle was right there to hang
the murder on Joe.

You don't think I can convince the jury
of this, do you?

No.

Come see for yourself.

This subpoena guarantees you the best
seat in the house.

I wouldn't miss it for the world.

had a little talk

morning

donnie who are you i'm joe peter's
lawyer well what do you want from me

i want to help you help me help you keep
from getting in deeper

donnie i don't know what you're talking
about we're talking about murder

Who sent you to steal Joe Peters' gun?

I didn't steal any gun.

Donnie, let's play a let's say game.

Let's say that I'm somebody, maybe a
cop, and I want to get rid of a couple

guys.

I want to kill Harry Landers, and I want
Joe Peters to get the blame for it.

Now, what do you think would be a good
move for me?

I don't know. Why don't you tell me?

How about this?

How about I hire a couple of kids, and
one of them is a pretty good pickpocket.

And I hire this kid to steal Joe Peter's
gun.

Well, while he's at it, he takes his
badge, too, but that's okay. Now, I

tell the kid that the gun's going to be
used for murder. He might not like that.

He just gets the gun.

Then later, if he wants to holler, I can
get rid of the kid anytime, one way or

another.

The gun you stole was used to kill Harry
Landers.

You're an accessory to murder, Donnie.

And like they used to say in the movies,
that buys the big ticket.

Unless you cooperate, it's just gonna
get worse.

Get out of my way.

Here.

My number's on that. Call any time.

That's the last we'll see of him.

Maybe.

What's the problem? The cop's lawyer.

He came and saw me yesterday.

He knows who we are.

Correction. He knows who you are,
Donnie.

You didn't give him anything else, did
you?

Now, you look.

I shined him on, but you got to get him
off of me.

Now, he says that I could be an
accessory.

Now, I said I would take care of you,
and I will.

Don't worry.

But you fuck around with me, boy.

And there's places I can lose you as
easy as a paperclip.

Now, I got guys on the inside who owe me
favors.

You'll be worth maybe, maybe a pack of
cigarettes. Now, you got that.

Yeah, right.

Right, anything you say.

Fine.

Fine.

Everything's gonna be fine.

We're gonna look back on this and we're
gonna laugh. I promise you.

Just to be on the safe side.

I got something I want you to do, Eddie,
okay?

Absolutely, Mr. B.

You bet.

Captain Brown, for the last 18 months,
you've headed a task force

investigating the criminal activities of
Mr.

Harry Landers, have you not?

Yes. And Mr. Landers is reputed to be a
fence, that is, a receiver and dealer in

stolen goods, is that correct?

Yes.

As a result of your investigations, did
you determine that Mr. Landers dealt in

thousands of dollars of materials or
hundreds of thousands or in the

Probably in the millions.

A large operation, in other words.

Where did he keep all this merchandise?

In various places, warehouses around the
city.

Did you ever raid these various places?

Oh, yes.

According to departmental records, 27
separate raids on these warehouses. Does

that sound about right to you?

Oh, I don't remember the exact number,
but that sounds right.

As a result of these raids, were you
able to obtain an arrest and conviction

Mr. Lambert?

Never.

Not even once?

No.

That's remarkable.

One might assume that he knew when you
were coming.

Yes, sir.

It's my opinion that Detective Peters
was tipping Mr. Landers off.

Objection. Highly improper. Move to
strike.

Granted. The statement shall be
stricken.

Captain Braddock, you've been in the
witness box before. You know the game.

I ask the questions. You answer just my
questions.

No opinions. No speculations.

Do we understand each other?

Objection. Mr. Matlock is harassing his
own witness.

I apologize to the court and withdraw
the last question.

Mr. Braddock.

Before these raids happened, who knew
the time and place?

Peters always knew.

As head of the task force, you must have
known.

Yes. And who else?

The judge who signed the warrant, the
clerk of his court, backup personnel,

watch commander, desk sergeant, motor
pool officer. Did I leave out anybody?

Captain Dredd, the most telling evidence
against Detective Peters is that his

gun has been positively identified as
the murder weapon.

But defense contends that that gun was
stolen 24 hours before the murder took

place. Yes, sir. I'm aware that is your
contention.

Now, Detective Peters' badge was also
stolen at the same time, we assume, by

same people.

The gun's been found by officers working
under your supervision, but the shield

is still missing. Where do you suppose
it is?

I have no idea.

Whoever stole that gun, or had it
stolen, is likely responsible for Harry

Lander's murder.

If your contention is correct.

If our contention is correct.

Now, let me make it clear.

Detective Peter's badge was also stolen
at the same time. Now, you will agree.

If we knew who has that badge, it would
go a long ways to support

defense's claim.

I suppose, theoretically, yes.

Would Mr. Donnie Stiles please stand?

You recognize this man?

No.

You've never seen him before?

No. Objection, Your Honor. Question was
asked and answered.

Obtained.

Captain Braddock, this young man says he
knows you.

He stepped forward this morning and made
a deposition under oath that he and a

friend stole Detective Peter's gun at
your instructions and in the process

his badge as well. That is a complete
fabrication.

Objection. If the defense has a witness,
let's swear him in and put him on the

stand. Otherwise... Mr.

Prosecutor, I intend to do just that if
it becomes necessary. But right now, I

would like to continue my examination of
the witness already on the stand.

Proceed, Counselor. Thank you, Your
Honor.

Captain Braddock, isn't it a
departmental rule that Atlanta policemen

their shields at all times?

Yes.

Do you have yours with you now?

Yes.

May I take a look at it, please?

Don't hand it to me. Just hold it up so
I can look at it.

What's the number?

830. You sure?

Yes, I'm sure.

That's interesting.

Doesn't say 830.

This is a detective's badge.

771.

That's Joe Peter's badge.

Your Honor.

We'd like to offer this badge as
defendant's exhibit G.

Captain Braddock, how did you come to be
in possession of this badge?

Then I'll tell you.

Donnie Stiles is an expert pickpocket.

When you met with him and Eddie Leeds
this morning, he bumped you.

And in so doing, he switched your badge
and holder for Joe Peters.

You're the one Harry Landers was paying
off. No, sir. Absolutely not.

He threatened to expose you unless you
got Joe Peters off his back. That's not

true. So you hired Donnie Stiles and
Eddie Leeds to steal Joe Peters' gun,

you used that gun to kill Harry Landers.
These questions are insulting and

defamatory. And isn't it true at this
very moment, Eddie Leeds is at County

General Hospital sent there by you to
kill Joe Peters?

Break your arms!

If Joe Peters were killed, there would
be no further investigations into this

matter.

And so Eddie Leeds, acting on orders
from Captain Braddock, did in fact try

kill Joe Peters while he lay helpless in
a hospital bed.

What the court decides to do with
Captain Braddock is out of my hands.

asking of you, ladies and gentlemen of
the jury, is that you set Joe Peters, an

innocent man, free of all charges.

Thank you.

Be seated.

Has the jury reached a verdict?

Yes, we have, Your Honor.

We find the defendant not guilty.

Court is adjourned.

I want to thank you.

Why not?

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.