All language subtitles for Law.and.Order.S25E06.720p.x264-FENiX

In the criminal justice system, the
people are represented by two separate

equally important groups. The police who
investigate crime and the district

attorneys who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

Good to see you, Matty. Hey, you too.

Been a while.

Yeah, well, I'm sorry that I never made
it out to Otisville. Hey, I get it. You

know, it's a long drive. Fuck the old
prison jumpsuit thing.

Well, I'm glad you're out. I mean it.
You too. You too.

Hey, order whatever you want. All right?

Dinner's on me.

Got it. I appreciate that. Don't worry
about it.

I got it.

Come on.

Don't do that.

Do what? What'd I do?

This whole I got it thing. You know, I'm
making good money, Ben.

You're making good money doing what?

See, there it is.

There what is? What are you talking
about? That.

What? The lack of trust, man. Oh, well,
I'm sorry. I can't imagine why I would

have a little bit of trouble trusting
you. All right, all right.

You make a good point, but just let me
get one, all right? All right, fine.

What the hell are you doing here?

Hey, D, how you doing, man?

Hey, I want you to meet my brother
Vince. Oh, the cop.

Yeah. Yeah, Vince the cop. Yeah, Vinny,
I want you to meet Declan Dell. How do

you guys know each other? He owns the
restaurant I work at, Lanzo, and...

This one, too? And three others, but
who's counting, right?

It's very nice to meet you. I love this
guy.

Best waiter I've ever had. Come on. I
mean it. He could set up a cappuccino

machine, you know. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He
could talk.

Go check for these two, understand?

Dinner's on me.

This is the least I can do.

Nice to meet you, Vince.

Likewise. Thank you.

Well, seems like a hell of a guy.

Single gunshot wound to the back of the
head.

Witnesses? One.

She heard the gunshot, ran over, saw the
body, and called 911.

Did she see the suspect?

All she saw was a man about six feet
tall in a black baseball hat running

All right, what about the victim?

Wallet and bone were still on his
person.

Name?

Declan Dell.

I just met this guy three hours ago.

What? Everything was fine?

Yeah. He seemed like the happiest guy
alive.

All right.

Knife. They bet that wasn't a shooter,
so it means it was his.

Which means he was out of paranoia. He
knew someone was looking for him.

Jesus. I can't believe it.

I was shocked, too. I remember talking
to the guy, and the next minute he's

there on the pavement, dead.

Yeah, he... Declan, he was a good guy,
you know. He looked out for me, you

at a time when not everybody did.

Yeah, well, he really seemed to like
you.

Yeah, he was funny. You know, he just
had one of those personalities. I mean,

was happy, you know.

He was always upbeat. He was always
smiling.

So listen, we found a switchblade at the
scene.

I'm pretty sure it was Declan's, but you
got any idea why he'd be carrying

something like that?

I mean, it's New York City, you know,
it's a dangerous place.

Yeah, but I mean, not aware of any
threats, any enemies, something like

No.

You sure, Matty?

What do you mean, am I sure?

You tell me.

Tell you what? What am I supposed to
tell you?

You're doing it again.

Doing what? What am I doing?

You're doing the lack of trust thing,
man.

That's what you do. I work for the guy.
All right, I'm sorry.

It's not like we were married, okay?
Relax, I'm asking you a question, okay?

So you got any leads or what?

Not yet, no.

Was it a thing random or was it
something else?

Don't know.

Well, I hope you catch the prick who did
it.

Like I said, that one was good people.

All right. Well, you think of anything?

Hey, uh, Ben.

I just want to say thanks for coming.

Last night was, you know, meant a lot to
me.

Yeah, it was nice.

I still can't believe you met that guy
last night. It's so weird. Matt Riley

the luck of the Irish. Hey, check it
out.

Man running north two blocks from the
crime scene wearing a black baseball

Zoom in. Maybe we'll get lucky.

And what time was this?

947, five minutes after the 911 call.

Fits the description.

Yeah, too bad we can't see his damn
face.

What else do we know about our Vic?

By all appearances, the guy was crushing
it. Owned five restaurants, two bars.

He was having a lot of fun, too. I mean,
he was definitely living it up.

Yeah, looks like everybody loved him.
Well, not everyone.

Got into his tech.

Maybe you two should go see this, Mr.
Carson.

I pitched him a concept for a new supper
club.

Dinner, music, jackets, ties.

You know, sort of a throwback to the
50s.

And? He loved it. Found an investor.

Guy put in like three million bucks.

So what's the problem?

I wasn't part of the deal.

Declan cut me out.

So I got pissed.

That's why I sent that angry text.

Where were you last night around 9 .30
or so?

Home.

With my girlfriend.

We had Indian food.

We ordered in.

So Declan liked to play a little fast
and loose, huh? More like a lot fast and

loose. Like I said, I actually like the
guy, but he has no boundaries.

In business, with women, guys like that
tend to have a lot of enemies.

Sure do.

Can you think of anyone specific?

Yeah. A guy named Howard Fisher.

What's the story there? Declan screwed
him too?

More like his wife.

Yeah.

Declan and I, we...

I had a thing for a minute. It was
really fun.

Your husband, no?

No. Well, then why did you send Declan
this text two days before he died saying

it was time to end things now?

Sounds like something happened.

Somebody find out?

Maybe your husband?

No. Howard has no idea. He spends most
of his time in Vegas.

Was he in Vegas last night?

Yeah. Then why the need to end things so
suddenly?

I got tired of him asking for money.

First, I thought he was kidding, but
then he started acting desperate, like

needed money.

Look, I'm the wrong girl for that.

I married a 76 -year -old casino tycoon,
sweetie.

I get money. I don't give it.

All right, so how did Declan react when
you broke things off?

He barely blinked.

He moved fast.

Well, is there anything else you can
think of that might be helpful?

Three nights ago, he...

Had a really scary phone call.

Guy on the other end said he was going
to kill him.

Declan was terrified.

Declan's gal pal said the scary call
came in around midnight on the 15th. I

checked the phone records. There was
only one incoming call around that time.

So far, so good. Yeah, well, don't get
too excited.

The number connects back to a burner,
and I tried to track the registration

number, but no luck.

Let's focus on Declan's personal life.
We know that he owned restaurants and

that he dated married women.

Had some massive credit card bills, too.
I mean, 150 grand here, 100 there.

Like, yeah, this.

39 grand at PFF Jet Corp. Another 43
grand, Rexford Private Aviation. Were

really that wealthy?

Not even close.

The dude had three accounts at New York
Bank Corp., all of them underwater,

and... One brokerage account, total
value about 40K. That's not nearly

be flying private.

This guy, he also loves to gamble,
apparently. He had five accounts online,

of which were either in the red or
closed out.

Hmm. If I were a betting man or woman,
which at one point I actually was, I

would bet that that scary call was about
a gambling problem.

Did you know that Declan was gambling?

I had a hunch.

Would a hunch or you knew?

I knew.

Oh, you knew. How did you know? Come on,
Vin. I'm over here trying to mind my

own business. You know, I got a good
job.

I'm making good money. What does that
have to do with anything?

Wait a second. Were you involved? No,
not really.

I mean, sort of.

Just tell me what you know.

It's not that scandalous, all right? We
just, you know, we played the same poker

games all. Oh, my God. See, this is why
I don't tell you things, because I knew

you were going to get mad, Vin. I'm not
mad.

No? You're on parole, man. All right, I
understand.

I'm just saying I played the game twice,
all right? It's not a big deal.

You know.

Fine. So, you play in this game with
Declan? Yeah.

Anything happen there that I need to
know about?

Yeah, but, you know, like you said, I'm
on parole, and I mean, this game is

not... Jesus, will you just tell me what
you know? Come on, man, you said that

Declan was good to you, right? That you
liked him.

So what, you're going to go silent and
not help us find the guy that shot your

friend? All right, look, it was a game a
few nights before the murder, and I saw

Declan and some other guy, you know,
getting into it near the hallway by the

bathroom. Over what?

Money. I heard the other guy say
something like, you know, time to pay

something like that.

Tell me exactly what he said. He said,
time to pay up or I'm going to put your

ass on the ground.

And then he shoved Declan into the wall.

And then what happened?

And then, you know, that was it. Some
dude broke it up.

Know the guy's name who threatened him?

No.

Remember what he looked like?

He was a big black dude, about 35. Maybe
he had a big scar on his face.

What about the guy who broke it up?

Basketball player.

Kid's got a hell of a jump shot.

Hey, Andre Walker.

No autographs today, folks. Well, now I
hear about that, we're here to talk to

you about Declan Dell.

Apparently, Mr. Dell and another guy, a
black man, about 35, with a scar on his

face, got into an argument at the fancy
poker game you play in?

Don't know nothing about it.

Really? Because we were told you were
the one who broke it up.

Yeah, well, you must have heard wrong.

Hey, were homicide detectives
investigating a murder here?

Did you see Declan Dell get into an
argument the other night?

You're asking me if I knew a dude that
matches your guys' description?

The answer's yes.

His name's Shane. He runs the game.

Runs it? He's in charge.

Makes sure there's enough players,
organizes food and drink, loans people

when they're tapped, and takes the cut
of the pot.

This dude is serious.

If you know what I mean.

Which is why I don't really engage with
them.

Look, I'm done talking. Oh, hang on,
hang on.

Last name?

We don't care about the poker game,
Shane.

We care about Declan Dell.

Yeah.

Yeah, I heard about that.

Man, that's the same.

Declan, he was a good dude.

He was such a good dude, why'd you
threaten him?

The other night?

Shove him up against a wall?

I don't know nothing about that.

Does he owe you any money?

Yeah.

I mean, so do a lot of people.

It comes with the gig.

You know, players need some cash.

I'll lend it to him. Keep the game
going.

Where were you two nights ago, around 9
.30 p .m.? I was in a bar in Harlem with

two friends.

I got pictures on my phone if you want
to see him.

East River Ale House, time stamp 9 .24 p
.m.

Hey, so apparently he's not the shooter.

Hey, Lou, check this out.

This is new video. This is from a street
cam three blocks north of the crime

scene. Same guy, seven minutes after the
911 call.

I mean, it looks like he's tossing the
murder weapon into that dumpster.

Yeah.

He looks familiar.

Sure does.

Call the East River Ale House.

Yeah.

Okay. So those two guys in the picture,
they're your friends, right?

Yeah.

They can verify that you were with them
that night?

I don't see why not.

I can.

Excuse me?

I can see why they couldn't verify that
you were there with them that night.

How's that?

Because you weren't.

The East River Alehouse has internal
security cameras.

You weren't there, Shane.

The photos you showed us were fake,
which means your alibi is fake, which

you're under arrest.

Stand up.

Let's go.

Shane Willis, you were under arrest for
the murder of Dec Lindell.

The case is strong, but it's not
perfect.

What do we have?

Well, so far we got a video of a man who
looks like Shane in the area of the

crime scene, five minutes after the 911
call, and we've got a video of the same

person tossing what looks to be the
murder weapon into a dumpster one block

north a few minutes later. That's a good
start.

We can also prove that Shane's alibi is
a lie, the photos on his phone were

fake. I have a motive.

He owed Shane money, and we have a
witness who saw him threaten to kill

two nights before the murder.

Sounds pretty damn perfect to me.

I'm not sure how much you're going to
like this next bit.

The witness who heard the threat is my
brother, Matt.

Matt, the one... Who lied to you and
screwed you over. Yeah. But listen, I've

spoken to him. He knows what's what.
He's not going to... No, I can't use

We've been down that road. Okay.

The reason he heard the threat, if he
was playing in this poker game, which

right there, that violates his parole.
That's not my concern. But we spoke to

his parole officer who assured us that
if Matt is working with the DA's office,

he's not going to send him back.

Like I just said, that is not my
concern.

But we need more evidence.

I thought I told you.

I'm not trying to get involved.

I don't snitch.

It's bad for business.

You know what else is bad for business?
Getting arrested for obstruction. And

letting the whole world know that Andre
Walker plays poker for lots of money.

Didn't hurt Charles Barkley.

Barkley?

You ain't exactly Charles Barkley now,
are you? But I still ain't talking.

And if you subpoena me, I'll invoke my
Fifth Amendment right to remain silent

and not incriminate myself.

I didn't know he was a lawyer.

I'm not.

But I do got a good one to retain her.

And they said if I take my fifth, there
ain't nothing you can do.

I wouldn't be too sure about that. I
mean, why force us to get creative?

Or vindictive?

Why don't you just work with us? Give us
what we need.

I'm willing to work with you if my name
stays out of this.

We can work with that.

Yeah, you give us the name of the other
players that were at the game that

night, and we'll do our part to convince
the DA's office not to subpoena you.

Okay.

We talked to six different people that
were at the poker game that night.

A judge, heart surgeon, two hedge fund
managers.

A real estate developer and a Hollywood
producer, none of them heard or saw the

altercation. None of them claim to have
any pre -existing knowledge of the

victim owing the defendant money. Do you
believe them? No, but then I'm a bit

jaded. What about this Andre, the
basketball player? He saw the

right? Yeah, according to Riley's
brother, but he's also not cooperating.

says he didn't say a thing.

It sounds like we need to put a little
pressure on these fine fellows.

Worth a try.

I just got a call from Judge Atkins.

He said you threatened to subpoena him.

No, it's nonsense.

I simply asked him a few questions about
the poker game.

And he told me to go to hell, as did all
the other men who were there that

night.

So you threatened to subpoena them?

I did not use those exact words.

But I'm just trying to do my job, Nick.
I'm just trying to find evidence that

can help us get a conviction.

But these men already told the police
they don't know anything.

That doesn't mean they're telling the
truth.

But it does mean they're not interested
in cooperating, regardless of what they

know. And if you force them, they'll
just take the fifths. What's the point?

Why burn bridges for no reason?

Right. I guess I'm looking at things a
little differently.

Meaning what?

Meaning I'm not running for re
-election.

This isn't political.

It's practical. There's a difference.

Fine. I will move on. I'm afraid at the
moment, anyway, this case isn't

winnable. We need something else or
someone else to make sense of all the

circumstantial evidence.

Like Matt Riley?

Yeah. Not a reliable witness. I know
he's not perfect, and the defense will

a field day with him on cross, but it's
worth a shot.

I'm not sure that's a good idea.

You have a better one?

Well... So let's roll the dice on Matt.

You know, you need to be a bit more
trusting, Norman.

It'll serve you well.

The evidence will establish beyond a
reasonable doubt that the defendant ran

high -stakes poker game in which players
could win or lose hundreds of thousands

of dollars.

The defendant also loaned players money,
if needed.

an exorbitant interest rate, Declan Dell
was one of those players. But

Declan didn't or couldn't pay off this
debt, so the defendant shot and

killed him.

We have a witness who can testify to
this as well, a witness who heard the

defendant threaten to kill Mr. Dell if
he didn't pay off his debt two days

to the murder.

If nothing else, the defendant is a man
of his word.

Shane Willis did not kill Declan Dell.

For starters, there's no physical
evidence connecting Mr. Willis to this

No murder weapon, no blood evidence. The
people's entire case hinges on the

testimony of a convicted felon.

So please listen to the evidence very
closely. Ask yourselves this. Did the

people establish beyond a reasonable
doubt that Mr. Willis killed Declan

I am highly confident the answer to that
question will be a resounding no.

Can you tell us what time and date this
video was recorded?

9 .47 p .m., August 17.

What time and date was Mr. Dell shot?

9 .42 p .m., August 17. Where was this
video taken?

This is from a retail store on 23rd
Street. The man that you see in the

there is running down 23rd Street near
11th Avenue.

And about how far is that from the
location where Mr. Dell was shot? About

blocks, give or take.

Where and when was this video taken?
This is from a block north on 24th

at 9 .49 p .m.

Can you describe what you just saw?

Objection. The jury can make its own
determination.

Your Honor, I'm simply asking for
Detective Riley's opinion as a veteran

officer. Please simply describe what you
just watched. And I don't want to hear

any names mentioned.

Understand?

I see a tall black man in his 30s
tossing a gun into a dumpster three

north of the crime scene seven minutes
after the shooting. Nothing further.

It's impossible for you to be certain
that Shane Willis is the man in either

those video clips.

Maybe, but it sure looks like him. Ah,
because he's young and black.

Your Honor, argumentative.

Sustained. Withdrawn.

You stated that the man in the video
appears to be tossing a gun into the

dumpster. But again, that's impossible
to determine, correct?

Mr. Price asked me what I thought. But
you can't be certain it was a gun.

It was dark. The camera's over 75 feet
away.

Now, the man in that video could have
been tossing a candy bar or a cell

But people don't tend to toss away candy
bars or cell phones, do they? They do,

however, tend to toss away murder
weapons. Your Honor, the jury will

Detective Riley's last statement.

One last question, Detective.

Did the police search that dumpster?

Yes. Oh.

Did they find a gun?

No.

Nothing further.

Hey, what's up?

What?

Yeah, all right, just stay inside, keep
the door locked, I'm on my way.

Hey, you don't have to come over.

Tell me what happened.

Uh, you know, it's probably nothing,
but, uh,

I saw this guy following me yesterday
afternoon about a block from my

You know, black dude. I didn't think too
much of it at the time, but then, uh,

you know, when I see him again today
around the, uh, corner from that coffee

shop I like.

Did he say anything?

No, no, no, no. He just gave me that
look.

You know, like he's trying to send me
the message.

You think he might be connected to
Shane?

I mean, you know, it's possible. I don't
know.

Well, listen, if you're worried, I can
have a uniformed officer in a patrol car

parked out front, keep an eye on you.
What am I, worried about it? Please, let

me arrange something for you, man. Yeah,
no, it's fine. I don't need to bother

you guys. If you think you saw somebody
following you. Maybe I didn't, all

right? Maybe I'm just losing my friggin'
mind over here.

What are you doing?

Are you getting cold feet or something?

Why? My what?

This guy following you, is this going to
be the reason why you don't show up to

court again?

What are you talking about? Do not play
with me, Matt. You hear me?

I don't care who's following you or
who's not following you.

When Price calls, you get your ass to
court and you tell the truth.

Hey, take it easy, all right? You're
reading me all wrong. Don't you worry

how I'm reading things. You worry about
you right now. You got two years. Yeah,

I know what I got. You got two years. I
know what I got.

Get to court.

Do what you got to do.

The defendant said he was at a bar in
Harlem with two friends. He then sent me

two photographs of himself and the two
other men.

Are these the two photos?

Yes. Did you investigate the veracity of
these photos?

Yes. And what did you determine?

That the defendant was not at the East
River Ale House that evening between 8

and 10 p .m. Did anyone from the NYPD
crime lab investigate these two photos?

Yes. What did they determine?

That the image of the defendant was
inserted into the photo using artificial

intelligence. Thank you.

Nothing further.

No questions.

You are dismissed. Thank you.

Your witness is in here.

Excuse me? Your witness, Matthew Riley,
is now present.

Mr. Price?

The people request a brief recess.

Very well. We'll take a ten -minute
recess.

Vince, it's me.

Yeah, what's up?

Your brother is not here.

You've got to be kidding me.

No, I'm afraid not.

Damn it. All right.

Vince?

I'm talking to Price. Yeah, you need to
talk to me. Hang up. Hang up!

Okay, all right, all right, all right.

Nolan, you have my word. I will track
him down. So just hang tight, and I'm

sorry. Okay, bye.

Thank you. Bye.

Okay, I just got a call.

Brother Matt.

Yeah, I know. He's been stabbed.

What do you mean?

When? Is he all right?

Yeah. Is he all right? I just spoke to a
patrol officer. He said it was serious,

but they sent him to Clearview Medical
Center, and they're doing everything

can.

Excuse me.

Looking for Matt Riley. I'm his brother.
Somebody just brought him in. Yes.

I'm his doctor. I just operated on him.
Is he okay?

He suffered three severe puncture wounds
to the chest. He lost a lot of blood,

and there appears to be some damage to
the lungs.

He's still in recovery, so no visitors
yet. Is he going to make it, though?

His injuries are substantial. Is he
going to make it? I don't know.

But we're doing everything we can.

All right.

How's he doing?

He just woke up an hour ago.

They still got him sedated, so... Has
his family been arrested?

Nope. You have reason to believe that
this is connected to the current case.

I mean, he's getting ready to testify in
a murder trial. Someone stabs him while

he's getting a cup of coffee? Come on,
man.

But there's no evidence.

Well, there's... No, there's nothing
concrete, but... Look, he called me

yesterday. He was all shaken up. He said
he thought he saw someone following

him.

I didn't believe him. I thought he was
doing what he always does, you know? Try

to weasel his way out of testifying?

He wasn't.

I hope he's okay.

Yeah.

There's nothing I can do.

Thanks.

Trying to take out a witness?

No. That's a line in the sand.

We need to find the perp and then bury
Shane Willis.

Agreed.

But for now, we're in a bit of a bind.
Matt Riley was our key witness, and as

you recall, you didn't want me to pursue
the other potential witnesses.

I didn't want you to harass the other
potential witnesses.

If there's evidence that suggests any
one of these men actually has

that can help convict Shane Willis, go
for it. Subpoena them.

But if you just want to scare one of
them into doing something he's never

to do, then move on.

Is that not satisfactory?

Excuse me?

You seem unimpressed with my answer.

No, that's not it.

Then what is it?

Please, speak freely.

Sometimes, uh... It's hard for me to
understand where you're coming from. I

just, I don't think the way you do.

I know.

We need to buy some time.

The more, the better.

We have reason to believe Matt Riley's
stabbing is connected to the present

case. Reason to believe? What the hell
does that mean? It means that we have

evidence that he was being followed.
Okay, okay. What kind of evidence?

Called his brother, New York homicide
detective, told him a black man had been

following him for the past two days.

Wow.

Do you have any proof that this black
man was indeed following him or was it

just a coincidence?

And even if this black man was indeed
following him, can you prove that he was

the assailant and that my client is
somehow involved?

The police are still investigating.

So the answer is no.

Your Honor, you can't put this trial on
pause.

Someone just tried to kill a damned
witness, and you're telling me that I

shouldn't press pause so that he and the
police can investigate?

I'm saying there's no proof that he's
basing this so -called connection

on the fact that the assailant is
African American. No.

He's basing it on the fact that the
victim was an hour away from testifying

against your client in a murder trial.

This trial will resume in seven days.

All of the people who claim to have seen
the stabbing have suddenly gone silent.

We don't need them. I got video.

What? From an Argus camera of the crime
scene. The angle's perfect.

What's up?

We found footage of the attack, but I
don't think you need to see this. I'm

good. Vince.

I'm good.

Okay.

Here's Matt entering from the right.

And here's the perp.

Run facial rec right away. Okay.

Okay.

Enough! Enough!

Enough!

Hey, alright, alright!

We have video of you attacking Matthew
Riley.

Nah, you got the wrong person.

We also found blood on your pants.

And your shirt.

Pretty sure it's gonna be a match.

I prefer she didn't lie.

She's doing her job.

So the only thing we have to discuss
here is how you want to handle it.

You can tell us why you attacked Mr.

Riley or who told you to attack Mr.
Riley.

I didn't stab nobody.

Don't be stupid.

I mean, now's your time to make a deal
right now. You're like the world's

luckiest criminal because that guy you
stabbed, he's still alive.

So if you just come clean and tell us
what we already know, which is that

Willis paid you to do this, there's a
really good chance you can walk out of

here a free man.

She's dancing close to the line. I know.
Let her dance for now.

What's it going to be?

I told you.

I ain't stabbed nobody.

Yeah, I heard what you told me. You need
to listen to what I'm telling you.

I'm done talking.

Lawyer.

Get a warrant for his electronic
devices.

Based on what?

The facial wreck.

I'll try.

Most courts don't consider facial wrecks
sufficient basis.

Then find something that is sufficient.

I tried.

I know.

Once he lawyers up, we can take another
run at him.

I don't know. I think he's pretty
committed to keeping his mouth shut.

How's Riley's brother doing?

Is he going to make it?

Hey, brother.

Some guys will really do anything for a
little attention, huh?

How you feeling, bud?

I've been better, that's for sure.

Never tell me I got this, um, I don't
know, bacterial infection, something

that.

I'm sorry, man.

I didn't think anyone was following you.
I didn't believe you.

I'd say I had to save my place. I should
have...

Gotten you out of the neighborhood. I
should have a patrol car up front.

a million things.

I want to testify.

I want to bury this bastard.

You sure?

Well, I'm sure.

The only thing is, these doctors are
telling me I'm stuck here for a while.

That's not a problem.

People call Matt Riley.

You solemnly swear that the testimony
you're about to give will be the truth,

the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth, so help you God?

I do.

Mr. Riley, we appreciate your dedication
and commitment.

Yeah, sure, not a problem.

Sir, do you know the defendant, Shane
Willis? No, not really, but I've seen

at this poker game I played at a few
times.

Do you see Mr.

Willis here in the court today?

Yeah, he's sitting right at the defense
table.

When did you last see him?

At that poker game I was just telling
you about.

Did you happen to see him talking to
Declan Dell that evening? Yeah.

Can you describe what you saw?

I was in the bathroom when I saw him,
Shane, yelling at Declan, and then he

shoved him in the wall. He's getting all
up in his face. You know, he's really

upset. And what did he say to Mr. Dell?

He said, time to pay up or I'm going to
put you on the ground.

Thank you. Nothing further.

Mr. Riley, you were recently released
from Otisville State Prison, correct?

Sure was.

And you were there because you sold
unregistered handguns. Yeah, you got me.

And because you committed perjury in a
murder trial.

No.

No, I was never convicted of that, so
that's not true.

But you were charged with perjury.

I mean, yeah, charged.

Mr. Riley.

You've also been arrested for drug
possession and driving under the

What, are you going to read my whole rap
sheet? Yeah.

Now, were you using drugs or alcohol at
this poker game?

No.

Even though there were ample drugs and
alcohol available?

No, there were no drugs. I mean, some
liquor, maybe.

Ah.

But you didn't drink?

No.

Nah, drinking makes me lose focus. I was
there to win money, all right? I wasn't

there to get drunk.

But you know what?

I did win about 14 grand that night, so
I went out and I got drunk after.

Okay. Now, your brother is a NYPD
homicide detective, correct?

Yeah, correct.

Vincent Riley.

Detective, first grade. That means he's
the best of the best.

And he was involved with this
investigation, yeah?

Yeah. And he asked you.

To testify.

Yeah. Because he wanted to win this
case, and he knew that you would do

everything possible to help him win this
case, yeah?

You kidding me right now?

No way.

Not even close, Vinny's not like that.
He's the most stand -up guy I know.

No, all I did was ask me if I saw
Deckman at the game that night, and I

yes.

And then I told him what I saw.

And what I heard, and that's it. And
that's all that happened. And just to be

clear on this, my brother would never
ask me to lie for him, never.

For you to suggest that he would, tells
me you don't know my brother.

Because he's so much better than that.

Nothing further.

Will the accused and counsel please
rise?

Members of the jury, have you agreed on
a verdict?

We have.

We find the defendant, Shane Willis,
guilty of murder in the second degree.

What?

What? What? Hey, get off me, man. Hey,
you promised.

You said, Gavin, peace.

Thank you for your service.

You're adjourned.

Your brother did a hell of a job.

Yeah.

Hey.

Hey.

What's going on?

Nurse said he took a turn for the worse,
but that's it. What does that mean?

Does he need more surgery? No. There
were some complications.

Dude has a bacterial infection.

We had to medically induce a coma.

If I'm being honest, it doesn't look too
good.

Can I see him?

You did good, man.

You did really good.