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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.

Must have had a thousand coffees while
we were waiting to testify.

Maybe we can actually levitate after
this one.

My mom used to drag me to this stuff
when I was a kid.

Oh yeah?

Ash Wednesday?

Mm -hmm.

I'm a proud, lapsed Catholic at this
point.

All I really remember is grumpy nuns and
old men wearing pointy little elf

shoes.

They all smelled like soup.

I'm pretty sure that ash symbolizes
God's mercy.

Promise of a new life.

Is that all?

Is that all?

Oh, I get it. It's not for me.

What's going on? What's going on?
Somebody shoot him!

2 -7 Squad, we got reports of 10 -10 of
the Atlas Museum of Art.

Plainclothes detectors responding.

NYPD, where's the shooter? Up at the
crown this morning. Where? Where? The

crown, the crown, upstairs, second
floor.

Second floor, second floor.

Hey.

Hey. 2 -7, 10 -10, confirmed, second
floor.

Hey, hey, hey, come here. I got you.

Central 27, we have two GSWs. This man
needs help. Get us an ambulance.

All available units.

Listen to me. Help is on the way.

Can you tell me who did this to you?

Two.

Two guys.

And they took the crown.

Okay, we got two casings.

Nine millimeters.

They went that way. Okay.

All right, that's great. Hey, no, no,
no, no, no, no. Listen to me. Stay with

me. Stay with me.

Hey, we're NYPD. Come here. Oh, my God.
Hey, see?

Listen to me.

EMS is on its way. It's going to be here
any second. Okay, you need to keep him

up, keep him alert, and keep pressure on
that wound. You got it? Okay, come on.

Let's go.

We're going.

Hey, NYPD, did you see anything? Two
guys with guns. They went that way.

All right, go to the left. Get
downstairs.

NYPD, don't move!

10 -13 shot. Fight of the police.

Back entrance! Back entrance!

Get out of here!

We're going left!

I'm going to pursue Woody on the
purpose. Head us to the back parking

Metro 2 -7, I'm pursuing on foot,
purpose on a bike!

He's heading eastbound, exiting the
parking lot.

Hold it!

Drop your weapon right now!

Drop your weapon and get on the ground.

Drop your weapon now!

Drop that weapon!

Drop it!

Everybody, take a breath!

Hey!

Come on, man, it's not worth it. Don't
do this.

27 Squad for Central. Get us a bus now.

Multiple gunshots.

The police are not injured.

How's the wounded security guard? Didn't
make it.

What happened here?

Guy jumped down a patrol officer.

It was a good shoot.

40 Cal Smith and Western.

But the cases up in the Crown Room were
a 9mm.

So that's not the murder weapon.

It's kind of a funky tattoo.

Let's see if it's in the database.

Anything on the body?

No cell, no wallet.

But he's wearing an official -looking
art museum ID.

And he had a legit security guard
uniform.

You think these guys really worked here?

Or was it an inside job?

We'll see.

We got units looking for your guy.

Bolo, grid search, choke points, all of
it. So far, nothing.

Victim's name is Cecil Carbo.

Apparently he's a bit of an institution
around here. Been here forever.

Everybody loved him.

Eyewitnesses who fled the scene said
that the thieves gained access to this

by clearing it out, saying that there
was some sort of event that was going to

happen in this part of the museum. So,
basically, the thieves didn't have to

lift a finger to clear this place out
until Mr. Carver stepped in and stopped

them? Not that way.

At least there's a lot of cameras here,
though. It should be helpful.

And what is this? What was this?

Crown of Popoyan? I don't know.

16th century something?

Oh, my God!

How did they get here?

He's my husband! That's how they get in
here.

He's my husband!

Cardinal Kane.

This is Mr. Carbo's wife, Valentina, and
their daughter, Luna.

I'm Lieutenant Brady.

This is Detective Riley.

Very sorry for your loss.

I saw them downstairs, and I thought
they should have an opportunity to say

goodbye. Respectfully, this is an active
crime scene.

Mr. Carbo was a man of deep faith, a son
of the church.

He requested to guard the crown. He said
it was a privilege.

It is Ash Wednesday, and I'd like to
administer the prayer for the deceased.

Your Eminence, this is a crime scene. My
crime scene.

Which means we need to preserve it
exactly as it is. That's the only way

going to catch these guys.

This man just died in service of the
church, and to deny him the prayer for

deceased would be a crime unto itself.

Well, I'm afraid that's beyond our
jurisdiction.

Seems this room is sacred ground to all
of us just for different reasons.

I'm not asking you to do this for me.

Do it for them.

Don't touch anything.

You have loved the church here on earth.
Now rejoice in her glory in heaven.

Into your hand, merciful Father.

We commend your servant.

Acknowledge him as one of your own.

May the angels lead you to paradise.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Ghost.

I found this on one of the thieves. Is
that real?

Did he work here?

I don't recognize the face, and there's
no employee here named James Sullivan.

But yes, that's a real ID.

It was swiped into the facility at 1043
this morning.

Six minutes before the shooting.

Okay, obviously we've got to go through
all of your CCTV footage.

There isn't any.

How is that possible?

Our system was rebooting during the
robbery.

Fees went offline for 12 minutes.

That's convenient.

We'll look into it right away,
obviously.

Okay. What can you tell us about the
crown? Why would someone want to steal

and not take anything else?

Oh, that's nearly five pounds of the
purest gold I know.

450 emeralds.

This one, the Iapu, is worth $15
million, give or take.

Yeah, so?

That's not the only reason.

Indigenous Colombians believe that the
crown belongs to them, not the Catholic

Church. So they think the Catholics
stole the crown from them.

Yeah. In the 16th century, two million
people in South America died of

But the little village of Popayan was
spared.

So the Colombians think there was some
sort of divine intervention?

Precisely. They've been trying to
reclaim it for years in court, but the

lawsuits never went anywhere.

And how did it end up here?

We got the crown a couple of months ago
on loan from the Vatican.

It's been a wildly popular exhibit for
us.

There was this Colombian, this rabble
-rouser named Amaru Yupanqui.

He filed a new lawsuit against the
museum. When that was dismissed, he went

far as to threaten me.

When? Last week.

He sent me an email saying that if I
didn't cooperate, he would take the

by any means necessary.

I was blowing off steam.

Some people go for a run.

You write death threats?

I believe that indigenous Colombians are
the rightful owners of the crown of

Popayan. I'm passionate about that, and
I will never stop fighting for it. But I

didn't kill anyone.

Well, that doesn't mean this whole thing
wasn't your idea in the first place. I

mean, maybe you hired those two guys to
steal the crown. Please.

Where were you this morning around 10
.30?

At Mass.

What church?

St. Augustine's on Benton Avenue.

What were you praying for?

Their success?

Remember that you are dust, and to dust
you shall return.

I was praying that I might live wisely
with whatever time I have, which would

not include hiring two imbeciles to
steal something from a museum.

Let me ask you something.

You've been pissed at the church for
years.

But you still go to mass?

You're still a believer?

You're confusing the church with faith,
which is exactly what the church wants.

That's how we got into this mess.

How's that?

Indigenous artisans spent six years
making the crown. For 400 years, we

worshipped it as an emblem of faith
itself. And then the church, as you call

it... suddenly decided that poor
Colombians are not sophisticated enough

guardians of the crown. They snatched
it, took it away.

People like me, people of faith, I am
seeking a union with

God, truth, moral order.

The church is only interested in market
share, protecting their brand.

We don't get many people in here as
cynical as me.

Can I go home now?

Yes.

We're going to confirm you have a
master's degree.

Me too.

You guys remember Lieutenant Brady?

Your Eminence?

The Archbishop was looking for an update
on the case.

Mrs. Carbo's husband gave his life
protecting the crown, which means he

life protecting the church itself.

Nothing's more important to our
community than getting justice for him,

family. Nothing.

We understand.

I appreciate your concern, but I assure
you, we're using all of our resources on

this.

But so far, the only suspect they have
is me.

You know who I am? Should I?

I'm glad the crown is gone, and I hope
you never...

Get it back.

I couldn't care less about the crown.

Right.

You know, a good man was just murdered.

I'm very sorry for your loss, ma 'am.

Hey, Mario Ponqui was at St.

Augustine's Church at the time of the
shooting, just like he said.

Yeah, he didn't feel right for it, but
the guy was... Definitely intense. Yeah,

we'll keep an eye on him.

Where are we with everything else?

I ran our dead thief tattoo through the
gang database.

No hits.

So I did a reverse image search. Turns
out it's a military thing used by this

unit.

SWORD? Special Operations Reconnaissance
Detachment.

Yeah, elite troops.

Behind enemy lines, high -value targets,
that kind of thing.

Pentagon keeps a DNA database of
personality used in case they've got to

identify remains.

We sent them a sample from our deceased
thief, and we got a hit.

Frank Henry Stevens.

Three tours in Afghanistan.

Did you get an address?

Astoria. The landlord said that Frank
Stevens lived there with his girlfriend.

Great. Bill.

Okay.

This can't be happening. I know it's a
lot to process right now, Ms. Campbell,

but you need to tell us everything you
know, and you need to tell us right now.

There's nothing to tell.

Frank would never do something like
this. He's not a thief. He sure as hell

ain't a murderer.

You going somewhere?

It's Frank's. He had a business trip.

What business is that exactly?

I'm not sure.

You're not sure?

No. She's not sure what her boyfriend
did for a living. That's cute.

We happen to know that your boyfriend
reported no income and filed no taxes

since he was dishonorably discharged
back in 2021.

Look, you're not going to want to hear
this, but Frank was never coming back

after that trip because he chose the
crown.

Money over you.

He's dead.

So there's no need for you to cover for
him anymore.

I'm not covering for him. I don't know
anything, I swear.

Look at this.

That's who Frank did this with.

Who is that?

I don't know.

Is Frank having any money trouble?
Anybody threaten him lately?

No. Anyone unusual come to the apartment
recently?

No.

I mean...

Frank's buddy came by last night, but
that's not weird. He's over here all the

time. Tell me about this buddy.

He's just some guy. He lives here in
Astoria. He... He

what, Amy?

I think he works at the museum.

What is going on? Why'd you bring me
down here?

Really, Joe? Come on. Yes, really.

I didn't do anything wrong. Oh. Well,
then you should just sit back and relax,

and I'll just lay out all the ways
you're screwed.

This is the museum's security system
log.

A security guard named Danny Gardner
logged into the system at 10 .24 a .m.

order a reboot of the CCTV.

This is what allowed the thieves 12
minutes to get in and out. So you should

talk to Danny. We did.

Turns out Danny called in sick this
morning.

He wasn't at the museum.

You were.

And Danny told us that a few days ago
you asked him for his login credentials

because yours weren't working?

Danny didn't order the reboot.

You did.

Oh wait, there is more. You reported
your ID missing twice in the past three

weeks. And the funny thing is, the IDs
that the thieves used to gain access to

the museum just so happen to be your
lost ones.

With an assist from Photoshop, of
course.

I was the only one who stole that thing,
and I didn't hurt anybody.

Unfortunately for you, that doesn't
matter.

Because unless you talk, chances are
you're the only sucker going down for

whole thing, and that means we are going
to come at you with everything we've

got. You will never eat Mommy's meatloaf
again.

She's dead.

She was a lousy cook.

So was mine.

Okay.

Okay, but I want a deal.

I'm not saying a damn thing until that's
done.

Queen for a date? What the hell is that
even?

Yeah, it's a funny name.

It's actually named after an old game
show.

It means...

You tell us what you know.

We can't use that information against
you.

This is what you wanted, Joe.

You don't do this, you're looking at
felony murder.

You want reduced charges, this is what
that looks like.

You tell the truth today, you testify at
trial.

Yeah, okay.

Good. Our primary concern right now is
identifying and capturing the thief

that's still at large.

What is his name?

He goes by Flaco. No, what is his real
name?

I don't know.

That's what everybody calls him. I only
met him once, a few weeks ago. Where?

Some bar in Queens.

I don't know.

Frank.

Frank drove. Frank would know.

Frank is dead, Joe.

Yeah, he's dead because you people shot
him, lady!

Lady? Do they call you lady?

That guy was like a brother to me! Joe!

Flaco.

I don't know. He's a Spanish dude.

From Spain?

Or like Latin?

Puerto Rican? Dominican?

Yeah, that.

What else do you know about him?

He's about my age, my height.

But, Joe, if they find this man, arrest
him.

If you saw him in court, you'd recognize
him. You could point him out to the

jury and say, yeah, that's the guy.

Yeah. Sure.

Sure. So, your friend, Frank Stevens,
how did he know this Flacco guy? How did

they meet? They served together in
Afghanistan.

And the robbery, how'd they plan it,
coordinate it? Used WhatsApp, Signal,

maybe, so the messages were encrypted?

They used pagers.

Pagers?

Like it's 1995 and Coolio's on the
radio?

Where'd you even get a pager anymore?

Yeah, here it is.

We issued two pagers to Frank Stevens a
couple months back.

What's the second name on the account?

There isn't one.

Why not?

Pagers, they ain't like cell phones.

If this guy Frank Stevens comes in here
and wants to rent two pagers, we give

him two pagers. Once he walks out the
door, he can give them to whoever the

he wants.

The system does keep track of the last
20 messages sent by each pager, so I

it's not a lot.

Well, that should be plenty, thank you.
Yeah.

Morse code, is that still a thing?

Yeah, Special Ops Forces is still
trained in it. And you know it?

Nope, but there's an app for it.

Hey, check this out.

Flight 289.

What airline?

Looks like Pathways Airlines has a
Flight 289.

Flight JFK to Miami every day at 3 p .m.
And the message says we're leaving

tomorrow, but that's actually today.
Okay, I'll pull up the flight manifest,

cross -check it with the list of
soldiers who served with Stevens in

Afghanistan. You get a hit, that's all
killer.

Plane leaves in an hour. Get going.

This is the final call for flight 289
with service to Miami.

All remaining passengers proceed
immediately to gate C -22.

Who the hell is this guy?

Oh, the overhead bin is full. We'll need
to gate check your bag.

Weird. Uh, last name?

Salazar. Luis Salazar.

The light's full, Flaco.

So where is he?

Where's the crown, huh? No idea what
you're talking about, man.

Vince.

Pager.

He's been around.

Luis Salazar.

He's under arrest for the murder of
people carbo.

We have a suspect in custody named Luis
Salazar. He's a former special ops guy.

We caught him as he was attempting to
flee. As we speak, he's being arraigned

for the murder of Cecil Carbo. I expect
he'll be remanded. Very good.

And what about the crown?

It wasn't in Mr. Salazar's possession
when we took him into custody.

So you have no idea where it is?

Not yet.

Mr. Salazar isn't cooperating with us.
But we did find evidence in his

that links him to the crime.

We've been retracing his steps to see if
we can figure out where he might have

hidden it, but so far, no luck.

I have to tell you, the Catholic
community has been galvanized by this

like nothing I can remember.

It's essential that the crown be found.

So what are you doing to ensure its
recovery?

Respectfully, we're trying to bring a
killer to justice, so finding the relic

not our focus.

It should be.

You're the one that told me the most
important thing was getting justice for

Cecil Carbo.

And you think these things are mutually
exclusive?

That crown was created by ordinary
people who then surrendered...

their treasure, their literal treasure,
golden stones that they pulled from the

ground beneath their feet.

So it's creation. It's a beautiful
story. It mirrors the gospel itself.

I get it, and we're going to do
everything we can to find it. You have

I don't want your word, Nick. I want
your guarantee.

Like I said, we'll do everything we can.

Louis Salazar has been remanded. Good.

How's our case?

Solid. We don't have the murder weapon,
but forensics have confirmed that the

circular glass cutter we found in
Salazar's apartment is the same blade

slice open the display case in the
museum.

Salazar didn't just have a plane ticket
to Miami. He was connecting in Miami to

Yemen, which doesn't have an extradition
treaty with the United States.

But the core of the case is based on the
testimony of the security guard, Joe

Whitaker. and the Morse code chatter
between Salazar and his other

Frank Stevens.

About that, the defense is challenging
the admissibility of the pager.

Your Honor, the detectives performed an
illegal search of my client's suitcase

at JFK. There were clearly exigent
circumstances. The defendant was

abscond to Yemen, carrying evidence that
was vital to a murder investigation.

It doesn't matter. Mr. Salazar's
suitcase was gate -checked prior to the

detectives' arrival, which is a legal
transfer of custody to the airline. Once

that happens... Then you're saying the
suitcase was no longer in the immediate

control of Mr. Salazar, and therefore no
longer subject to a warrantless search.

Correct. Your Honor, the inevitable
discovery doctrine speaks directly to

point. Federal authorities were required
by statute to inspect that bag once our

arrest triggered an alert. So the
evidence that the pager would have been

discovered inevitably within minutes.

Perhaps, but the inevitability doctrine
does not grant you the ability to

retroactively justify an improper search
by conjuring up lawful versions of the

events that never happened. Once that
suitcase was...

Checked at the gate, it entered the
exclusive custody of a federally

airline. The bag's contents are out,
which means the pager is

out.

Prior to February 18th, the day of Cecil
Carbo's murder, did a man named Frank

Stevens ask you to help him rob the
museum?

Yes.

Frank and I were old friends. We grew up
together.

I had mentioned a few weeks before that
the crown was on display at the museum

where I worked. Then out of the blue,
Frank asked how easy it would be to

I thought he was kidding, you know,
joking around at first, but he told his

buddy, Flaco, because they... Sorry? By
Flaco, you were referring to... Luis

Salazar. He goes by Flaco.

You met Luis Salazar?

Yes, two weeks before the heist, Frank
and Salazar asked me to help them, said

they would cut me in. Do you see Luis
Salazar in this courtroom?

Right there.

He's sitting right there.

Your Honor, let the record reflect that
the witnesses identified the defendant,

Luis Salazar. The record shall still
reflect.

What help did you provide in the
robbery?

I rebooted the museum CCTV.

to turn the cameras off, smuggled out
extra security guard outfits and ID

that I reported as lost so Frank and
Salazar could have access to the

And on the morning of the murder, did
you see the defendant?

Yes. After I rebooted the cameras, I
went upstairs to make sure Frank and

Salazar got inside okay. They were
there, so I went back downstairs.

Thank you. Nothing further.

Mr. Whitaker, you testified earlier that
the police threatened to...

To charge you with felony murder if you
didn't testify today?

Yes, I cut a deal for reduced charges.

So you're a criminal, a criminal who
swore to defend the Atlas Museum of Art

robbed it instead, and now to avoid
responsibility, you've agreed to lie in

court. Objection sustained.

Watch it, Mr.

Wood.

How tall are you, Mr. Whitaker?

I'm about 5 '7". Did you tell the police
that the defendant was about your

height?

Yeah, I think so.

I'm confused. Mr. Salazar is six foot
one.

Okay. You didn't actually witness the
shooting of Cecil Carbo, did you?

No. And when you allegedly saw Mr.

Salazar inside the museum on the day of
Mr. Carbo's death, you're sure it was

him?

Uh, yeah.

Because the prosecutors seem to think
that the men who did this were wearing

masks. He was.

Then how did you recognize him?

I don't know. You don't know, or this
wasn't part of the dress rehearsal with

the DM?

Objection sustained.

Look, I went up there, and I looked him
in the eyes, and he nodded just like we

planned. It was him.

And I remember everything about it,
okay? We were standing under an exit

outside the room where the crown was.

I remember there was a dude on crutches
next to us. I remember I was worried he

was going to take forever to get out of
there once the heist started.

I thought the ID badge Souser had on my
old badge that I reported as lost, okay?

I remember it all, okay? I'm not lying.

Well, that wasn't super fun.

Agreed. Our star witness got beat up
pretty good.

Well, you did mention something new,
though. A guy on crutches, a museum

that was on the second floor while the
shooting and robbery unfolded.

It's possible that he was having a hard
time leaving the building.

He could be a witness?

Something. I've taken a few hits on this
one. It'd be great to claw some of that

back.

It's a good idea.

Cameras inside the museum were down at
the detectives to review exterior

footage, see if they can find a man on
crutches leaving the museum.

Yeah, I fell off a stupid ladder, busted
my calcaneus.

I never heard of it either.

Heel bone.

Still can't put any weight on it.

Such a drag.

How'd you even find me?

You were the only one who fled the art
museum that morning on crutches.

Our detectives found security footage
from across the street, and you popped

facial recognition.

You're not in any trouble. To the
contrary, we need your help.

Is it true you were there that morning?

Yeah, I went to see the Crown.

I dropped by once a week or so. That
thing's a big deal.

Were you close enough to the robbery to
see what transpired?

No, but I heard everything.

Walk us through it.

Well, the thieves walked around first,
making some big announcement, said there

was some sort of private event.

Right, to clear out the area.

Exactly. I'm such a slowpoke these days,
it was taking me forever to get out of

there. I saw the guy that died run in
there, and then I hear them all start

screaming at each other, and then, bang,
bang!

I was terrified. I just got behind the
nearest thing I could find, some

sculpture, to kind of ride it out till
the coast was clear.

What else did you hear?

The bad guys.

They were pissed.

Didn't sound like this was part of the
plan, killing anybody.

One guy goes, damn it.

The other guy goes, Leonard better
deliver.

You know, to this day, my mom yells at
me if I don't pray before I eat.

Never understood the point. It's like
talking on the phone and there's nobody

the other end.

But, do me a favor?

Pray that we figure out who this Leonard
is.

I think your prayers have been answered.

Got a hit in the ATU database. An import
-export guy in Canarsie.

Leonard Huckin.

A lot of guys named Leonard out there.
For sure, but this guy is Salazar's

uncle.

Mr. Hawkins, do you own a business?

Yes. I am the president and sole
employee of an LLC called MPH Import

I sell items and buy items.

Art, watches, jewelry, you name it.

Sounds like a pawn shop.

I prefer import -export, thank you. So
do my clients.

My business requires a certain amount of
discretion.

And the defendant, Luis Salazar, is it
true that he is your nephew?

Yeah, kind of.

Can you explain that to the jury?

Well, he's my nephew by marriage.

Except I'm not married to the family
anymore.

For 12 years, I was married to his
mother's sister.

We don't talk much, ever, really.

I always thought he was kind of a screw
-up, honestly.

And yet, did Mr. Salazar have occasion
to call you just prior to February 18th,

the day of Cecil Carbo's murder?

Yes, he did. It was four days before.

To say what?

He asked if I could move an expensive
piece of art.

And did he mention what it might be?

Hell no.

I mean, if I'd have known, I would have
told him he was insane, which he clearly

did. Objection, Your Honor.

Sustained.

All he told me was that it wasn't a
painting. It was more like jewels, gold,

emeralds. Did the defendant contact you
after the day of the theft?

Yes. And what did he say?

He said that he...

That the thing that he was going to do,
that he actually did it.

And what did you interpret that to mean?
That he stole the thing that he was

going to steal.

Thank you. Nothing further.

Mr. Baxter, Mr. Wood is here to see you.

Louise Collins, our defense lawyer, to
see me?

He's not alone.

He's with the Archbishop.

Okay. Send him in.

Gentlemen.

Thank you for seeing us.

Please, have a seat.

I wasn't aware the two of you knew each
other.

Mr. Wood and I have been in conversation
about our mutual interest.

Which is?

The crown of Papillon.

Anything concerning the Salazar case,
you should be talking to Nolan Price,

me. We felt that this should involve the
full weight of your office, you.

We'd like to discuss a plea.

From what I understand, the case is
pretty much over.

Why would we possibly consider a plea
now?

We're prepared to have the crown
returned.

That doesn't sound like it involves me
at all.

There's the price tag.

And I don't suppose you'd consider doing
the right thing.

Just because it's the right thing to do.
I know that's asking a lot.

Mr. Wood, could you give us a moment
alone, please?

Nick, I feel like over the years, you
and I, we got a fair read on each other,

right? I think so.

So then I can tell you this without it
feeling like an attack.

It's not. It's an observation.

You're not an overtly religious person.

Devout. Like your father.

I have my own beliefs, but... Yeah,
that's probably true.

But you are a student of history and
someone who could appreciate

that might not be your own.

Thank you, I think.

I'd like to think that's true.

Here's one.

I would encourage you not to think of
the crown of Papillon as an object.

Okay?

Tell me.

The crown of Papillon is proof, right
here on Earth, of God's grace.

It draws us closer to God.

Millions of people believe that.

That sounds lovely.

Comforting. I mean that.

Many of them are right here in New York,
your constituents, the people whose

interest you were elected to serve.

To refuse this offer would mean
sacrificing the spiritual good of the

for the emotional satisfaction of
punishment.

Mercy is not weakness, Nick.

Please.

We're doing what?

In exchange for reducing charges and
advocating for a lenient sentence, Luis

Salazar will reveal the location of the
crime.

No, I understood the offer. I don't
understand why we're even considering

This is nothing but an act of
desperation at the 11th hour. We have

dead to rights. I'm confident the jury
will return a guilty verdict tomorrow

morning. I'm not sure that's the math on
this one.

No, it's the only math that matters.

We are holding a man to account for
murder. This thing?

It's just a thing. It's immaterial,
Nick.

This isn't a debate, Nolan.

Prosecutorial discretion exists
precisely for cases like this. We're not

solely satisfy a lust for maximum
punishment. We're here to protect the

interest, which in this case is more
complicated than a prison term.

It doesn't matter that I don't believe
what you're saying, Nick. I don't think

you do either.

All right.

I keep forgetting how you really feel
about me. Come on, Nick.

Let's at least be honest about why this
is really happening. There are two and a

half million Catholics in New York. They
vote.

That is why this is happening. You're
wrong.

If we drop this to murder two and
recommend the low end of the sentencing

and bring the crown home in one piece,
that is a win for the many, many people

who believe in this thing.

That means it's a win for the city of
New York, and that means it's a win for

us. For God's sake, there's an argument
to be made. The crown doesn't even

belong to the church. That is not our
concern.

Right.

Not a lot of indigenous Colombians
around here.

I'm done.

Make the deal.

Today is not about what was lost.

Today is about what was found.

About the resilience of faith.

What happened here caused so much pain,
confusion, even anger.

But I would argue that we are better for
it.

Gold will tarnish.

Emeralds will crumble to dust.

But what the crown of Papillon proclaims
is eternal.

Gratitude is stronger than greed.

And God does not abandon his people.

And finally, I would like to thank
Nicholas Baxter, our esteemed district

attorney, for making this happen. Thank
you, Your Eminence.

Not a mention of Cecil. Not one word.

Mrs. Carbo, I know... That you people
promised us that you'd do everything to

get justice for Cecil. The man who did
this has pleaded guilty. He's going to

prison for 15 years. So he'll be out
before he turns 40.

Why does he get a life but my dad
doesn't?

As prosecutors, we are not here just
to...

satisfy a lust for punishment, we also
have to protect the public interest,

which in this case, it got complicated.

Do you even believe the words coming out
of your mouth?