1 00:00:01,630 --> 00:00:03,340 NARRATOR: In the criminal justice system 2 00:00:03,470 --> 00:00:07,280 the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups, 3 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:09,280 the police who investigate crime 4 00:00:09,340 --> 00:00:11,940 and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. 5 00:00:12,170 --> 00:00:14,250 These are their stories. 6 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:17,420 A little variety? Would that be a bad thing? 7 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:19,590 The Cohens got a strawberry patch. 8 00:00:19,650 --> 00:00:21,390 You know strawberries give me the hives. 9 00:00:21,450 --> 00:00:25,800 So forget about strawberries. Why always asparagus, huh? 10 00:00:25,950 --> 00:00:27,260 Why not potatoes? 11 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:30,700 Potatoes? Sure. There are lots of ways to cook potatoes. 12 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,100 Baked, mashed, scalloped, cottage fries. 13 00:00:33,160 --> 00:00:35,570 Cottage fries? All that grease. 14 00:00:35,630 --> 00:00:38,940 A man of your age? Are you looking for a heart attack? 15 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:41,200 LOU? 16 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,210 I think we better call 911. 17 00:00:45,570 --> 00:00:47,380 White male. Mid- to late-30s. 18 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:48,680 When did he cash in? 19 00:00:48,740 --> 00:00:52,020 Way it rained last night, hard to tell. Eight, 10 hours ago. 20 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:53,420 So around midnight. 21 00:00:55,150 --> 00:00:57,100 Looks like blunt force upside the head. 22 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:59,630 With this. Found it near the entrance. 23 00:00:59,690 --> 00:01:01,360 Blood on the tip over here. 24 00:01:01,420 --> 00:01:03,160 What's their story? 25 00:01:03,230 --> 00:01:07,230 Oh, grapes of wrath. Co-op garden. The gate's always open. 26 00:01:07,300 --> 00:01:09,040 And nobody saw or heard anything. 27 00:01:09,100 --> 00:01:10,670 You're amazing. 28 00:01:10,770 --> 00:01:11,800 What's with his hands? 29 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:15,500 All scraped up. Wingtips scratched on the uppers. 30 00:01:15,570 --> 00:01:20,450 Well, he probably landed on the pavement and got dragged in here sometime last night. 31 00:01:20,580 --> 00:01:24,290 Nice selection of tens and twenties. Probably not a mugging. 32 00:01:24,850 --> 00:01:27,730 Martin Felder, 13 East 82nd Street. 33 00:01:27,780 --> 00:01:29,230 New York Bar Association. 34 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:31,030 The guy's a lawyer. Hmm. 35 00:01:31,090 --> 00:01:33,790 I'll be in mourning for the next five minutes. 36 00:01:33,860 --> 00:01:38,360 East Side Athletic Club. Friends of Lincoln Center. Metropolitan Museum. 37 00:01:38,430 --> 00:01:41,070 Should have joined the Horticultural Society. 38 00:02:32,410 --> 00:02:34,190 He was working at the office. 39 00:02:34,250 --> 00:02:36,750 He called say that he was going to be very late, 40 00:02:36,820 --> 00:02:39,090 so I just went to bed. 41 00:02:39,150 --> 00:02:40,860 He do that often? Work late? 42 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:44,700 Yes. He's hardly had a day off since the spring. 43 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,140 We didn't even take our vacation. 44 00:02:48,330 --> 00:02:50,440 What was he working on? I don't know. 45 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,410 Look in his briefcase. 46 00:02:53,700 --> 00:02:54,980 We didn't find a briefcase. 47 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:56,950 Well, he always had it with him. 48 00:02:59,170 --> 00:03:02,250 Did he, uh, have any enemies? 49 00:03:02,310 --> 00:03:05,290 Any money problems? Anything of that nature? 50 00:03:05,350 --> 00:03:08,590 No. Martin was a very sweet man. 51 00:03:09,250 --> 00:03:13,560 Anything job-related, like an unhappy client? 52 00:03:14,020 --> 00:03:18,100 No. The only unhappy person at work was Martin. 53 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:19,200 ED: How's that? 54 00:03:19,260 --> 00:03:22,440 It was all corporate work. He hated it. 55 00:03:22,830 --> 00:03:25,400 But he couldn't afford to quit. 56 00:03:25,470 --> 00:03:27,970 He wanted so much to make a difference. 57 00:03:31,470 --> 00:03:34,480 Marty ran our due diligence team. He was indispensable. 58 00:03:34,540 --> 00:03:36,490 No one could collate contracts like him. 59 00:03:36,550 --> 00:03:39,120 Do you know what he was collating on West 31st? 60 00:03:39,180 --> 00:03:41,920 I wish I knew. This could all be very embarrassing for the firm. 61 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:43,960 Not to mention his family. 62 00:03:44,250 --> 00:03:47,500 Was Felder the type to get himself in embarrassing situations? 63 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:49,630 If he was, he wouldn't have been working here. 64 00:03:49,690 --> 00:03:51,360 Right. Uh, Mr. Curry, 65 00:03:51,430 --> 00:03:52,460 if you don't mind, 66 00:03:52,530 --> 00:03:55,570 we'd like to see every piece of business he was working on. 67 00:03:55,660 --> 00:03:58,870 Besides the fact it's all privileged, we do mergers and acquisitions. 68 00:03:58,930 --> 00:04:02,310 Far as I know, no one's ever been killed because of an IPO. 69 00:04:02,370 --> 00:04:05,480 Well, not literally. I'm sorry, I have to make a conference call. 70 00:04:06,540 --> 00:04:08,180 He had the briefcase with him when he left. 71 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:09,240 When was that? 72 00:04:09,310 --> 00:04:10,920 8:30, thereabouts. 73 00:04:10,980 --> 00:04:12,480 He said he had a business meeting. 74 00:04:12,550 --> 00:04:14,220 He didn't tell me what it was in regards to. 75 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:15,890 Would it be in his daytimer? 76 00:04:15,980 --> 00:04:18,230 He usually carried that in his briefcase. 77 00:04:18,590 --> 00:04:20,730 I didn't schedule the meeting, so I don't have a record of it. 78 00:04:20,890 --> 00:04:22,130 But you're sure it was business. 79 00:04:22,190 --> 00:04:25,640 Yes. Mr. Felder was about work. It was always about work. 80 00:04:25,930 --> 00:04:29,670 He billed 80,90 hours a week. More than anyone else at the firm. 81 00:04:29,770 --> 00:04:31,900 We're going to need whatever personal papers are in here. 82 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:33,480 I'll get you a box. 83 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,550 I'm starting to think Felder whacked himself over the head. 84 00:04:37,610 --> 00:04:39,610 If I had his life, I might kill myself. 85 00:04:39,710 --> 00:04:41,850 Or find some very creative hobbies. 86 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:44,750 I don't see how he paid for any hobbies. 87 00:04:44,810 --> 00:04:46,620 Barely any cash in his own account, 88 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:49,130 his wife wrote all the checks. Guy was on a short leash. 89 00:04:49,180 --> 00:04:50,690 I write all the checks in my house. 90 00:04:50,750 --> 00:04:55,700 Felder charged a rental car to his personal credit card five, six, seven times 91 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,430 in the last two months. Always on a weekday. 92 00:04:58,490 --> 00:04:59,870 On a weekday? 93 00:04:59,930 --> 00:05:02,670 Guess he found some time to stretch that leash. 94 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,600 Mr. Felder always took a mid-size, same-day return. 95 00:05:06,870 --> 00:05:09,750 Eight rentals in two months. Last one on Monday. 96 00:05:09,810 --> 00:05:13,150 Day before he was killed. Did Felder happen to say where he was going? 97 00:05:13,310 --> 00:05:14,380 No. 98 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:15,850 Oh, here's something. 99 00:05:15,910 --> 00:05:19,290 Two weeks ago he had a breakdown on the road and had to switch out to another car. 100 00:05:19,380 --> 00:05:22,090 Where? Uh, he dealt with our branch in Clinton. 101 00:05:22,850 --> 00:05:26,920 Doesn't the Department of Corrections also have a branch in Clinton? 102 00:05:27,390 --> 00:05:31,170 Felder had a client at the Clinton Correctional Facility. 103 00:05:31,390 --> 00:05:33,270 Death row inmate, Stephen Dupree. 104 00:05:33,330 --> 00:05:35,670 He was his handling his appeal pro bono. 105 00:05:35,730 --> 00:05:38,140 Dupree. Sounds familiar. 106 00:05:38,270 --> 00:05:41,740 He beat a woman to death during a home robbery four years ago. 107 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:43,580 Her name was Dana Hagen. 108 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,680 Right. I remember the husband ran a software company. 109 00:05:46,740 --> 00:05:49,220 He wanted the guy crucified, and he was not shy about it. 110 00:05:49,280 --> 00:05:52,090 Well, the crucifixion's been delayed for the umpteenth time. 111 00:05:52,180 --> 00:05:54,660 Dupree got a stay and filed for a new trial. 112 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:56,420 His bad luck his lawyer's dead. 113 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,400 Might not be luck. This Dupree's a piece work. 114 00:05:59,920 --> 00:06:03,430 When the verdict came down he attacked his attorney in the courtroom. 115 00:06:03,490 --> 00:06:06,940 Then he got a new lawyer who quit after Dupree threatened him. 116 00:06:07,460 --> 00:06:09,340 He doesn't handle bad news very well. 117 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:12,340 Well, if his appeal wasn't going his way, 118 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:15,810 getting rid of Felder could stall the needle a few more years. 119 00:06:16,070 --> 00:06:17,070 He put out a hit? 120 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:22,010 What do you mean, he's dead? 121 00:06:22,110 --> 00:06:23,920 He was murdered in the city three days ago. 122 00:06:24,050 --> 00:06:25,220 No. 123 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:27,820 This can't be happening to me. 124 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,230 It's not. It happened to Felder. 125 00:06:30,390 --> 00:06:32,630 No, I mean, Felder said he was getting new evidence. 126 00:06:32,690 --> 00:06:34,670 He said he had a shot of getting me out of here. 127 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:37,800 What new evidence? I don't know. Just check his files. 128 00:06:37,860 --> 00:06:40,070 The police didn't find any files pertaining to you. 129 00:06:40,130 --> 00:06:42,570 Oh, man, what am I gonna do? 130 00:06:43,470 --> 00:06:46,780 You're gonna get yourself another lawyer, another stay, 131 00:06:46,870 --> 00:06:48,140 another year or two will go by, 132 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:50,410 which was the whole point of having Felder killed. 133 00:06:50,970 --> 00:06:52,680 What are you talking about? 134 00:06:53,280 --> 00:06:56,880 You have a bad track record with lawyers who don't tell you what you want to hear. 135 00:06:57,010 --> 00:06:59,720 No way. Felder knew I'm innocent. 136 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:03,560 He said he was on a mission to save my life. 137 00:07:04,450 --> 00:07:06,490 Why would I want him dead? 138 00:07:08,020 --> 00:07:11,470 New evidence, Abbie? Favorite fantasy of the appellate advocate. 139 00:07:11,660 --> 00:07:13,160 What was Felder doing exactly? 140 00:07:13,230 --> 00:07:15,000 Being a pain in the ass. 141 00:07:15,060 --> 00:07:17,340 He subpoenaed any police files on a Michael Gordon 142 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,310 as they related to the Hagen murder. 143 00:07:19,370 --> 00:07:21,180 Who's Michael Gordon? According to Felder, 144 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,380 some kind of bad number who could clear his client. 145 00:07:23,710 --> 00:07:25,740 And according to you? Pure smoke. 146 00:07:25,870 --> 00:07:29,150 There's no mention of any Michael Gordon in the murder file. 147 00:07:29,210 --> 00:07:32,120 The appeal was a loser, Abbie. Same as Dupree. 148 00:07:32,180 --> 00:07:34,060 The husband saw him walking away from the townhouse, 149 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:35,790 even picked him out of a line-up. 150 00:07:35,850 --> 00:07:37,330 Now, I'm sorry about Felder. 151 00:07:37,390 --> 00:07:39,390 I'm even sorrier Dupree is going to be breathing our air 152 00:07:39,450 --> 00:07:41,960 a couple of more years because of this. 153 00:07:42,820 --> 00:07:46,970 In New York State alone there are over 100 Michael Gordons with a criminal record. 154 00:07:47,060 --> 00:07:49,670 Felder's subpoena didn't give any more information about Gordon? 155 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:51,330 Just that he's an ex-con. 156 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:53,070 You didn't find Felder's files on Dupree? 157 00:07:53,130 --> 00:07:55,210 No. Could be in the missing briefcase. 158 00:07:55,270 --> 00:07:57,650 Could be why he was killed in the first place. 159 00:07:57,710 --> 00:08:00,980 If he had information that implicated Gordon in a woman's murder... 160 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:03,960 How did a corporate lawyer like Felder find a lowlife like Gordon? 161 00:08:04,180 --> 00:08:06,250 P.I. Paid by who? 162 00:08:06,350 --> 00:08:09,660 We went over Felder's financials, and sure as hell Dupree didn't foot the bill. 163 00:08:09,850 --> 00:08:12,330 Well, maybe Felder's law firm did. 164 00:08:16,730 --> 00:08:18,760 Felder stuck his law firm for my bill, huh? 165 00:08:18,830 --> 00:08:21,030 I love it! Gotta give him an "atta boy" for that. 166 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:22,940 Yeah, well it'll have to be in the next life. 167 00:08:23,030 --> 00:08:25,030 Felder was murdered Tuesday. 168 00:08:25,100 --> 00:08:26,670 No kidding. 169 00:08:26,770 --> 00:08:30,650 Geez, you spend a week in Pompano and everything turns to hell. 170 00:08:30,910 --> 00:08:31,910 Oh! 171 00:08:32,870 --> 00:08:34,650 What kind of work did you do for Felder? 172 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,220 He had an appeal on a robbery-homicide. 173 00:08:39,050 --> 00:08:42,260 I know some people in that world, so I made some inquiries. 174 00:08:42,450 --> 00:08:44,290 What'd you turn up? A name. 175 00:08:44,690 --> 00:08:46,130 Michael Gordon. 176 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,870 He unloaded some swag from a robbery at the time. 177 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:51,160 Where can we find him? 178 00:08:51,230 --> 00:08:52,710 If I knew that, I would have told Felder. 179 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:54,170 Well, where'd you hear about Gordon? 180 00:08:54,330 --> 00:08:56,170 From the widow of Max Bronstein. 181 00:08:56,230 --> 00:08:58,340 Max ran a fence in the West Forties 182 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:00,140 till the cancer got him a year ago. 183 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,120 You know about the, uh, phone calls that Felder got? 184 00:09:03,770 --> 00:09:05,050 No, we don't. 185 00:09:05,110 --> 00:09:07,380 Last week, Felder got a call on his cell phone 186 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:09,720 threatening him if he didn't back off the appeal. 187 00:09:09,780 --> 00:09:10,780 You check into it? 188 00:09:10,850 --> 00:09:14,420 Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, I got the IUDs from the phone company, with no joy. 189 00:09:14,650 --> 00:09:16,600 Call came from a pay phone, Midtown. 190 00:09:17,220 --> 00:09:18,630 Thanks. Hey. 191 00:09:19,250 --> 00:09:21,630 We don't give out our subscribers' numbers to anybody. 192 00:09:21,690 --> 00:09:24,830 They pay for every call they get, so naturally they don't want unsolicited ones. 193 00:09:24,890 --> 00:09:28,340 So the junk mail I get for special offers for cell phone users, 194 00:09:28,460 --> 00:09:29,700 who gave them my name? 195 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:33,140 Well, we do sell our subscriber list to companies. It's standard practice. 196 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:35,080 Those lists include the phone numbers? 197 00:09:35,140 --> 00:09:37,450 Yes, but they're contractually precluded from calling. 198 00:09:37,670 --> 00:09:39,980 Who'd you sell the list to lately? Let's see. 199 00:09:45,410 --> 00:09:47,480 Two marketing firms and a software company. 200 00:09:47,550 --> 00:09:48,890 What software company? 201 00:09:48,950 --> 00:09:50,550 Hagen Software. 202 00:09:50,990 --> 00:09:53,430 As in the husband of the late Dana Hagen. 203 00:09:57,490 --> 00:09:58,870 We design smart cards for cell phones, 204 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:02,170 so of course we buy mailing lists. It's not illegal. 205 00:10:02,230 --> 00:10:05,440 One of the names you bought was Martin Felder. Ever hear of him? 206 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:08,740 No. Why? Who is he? 207 00:10:08,870 --> 00:10:12,720 He's a lawyer. He was filing an appeal for Steven Dupree 208 00:10:12,770 --> 00:10:15,850 before he was killed last Tuesday. Name ring a bell now? 209 00:10:16,210 --> 00:10:17,990 Not his name. No. 210 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,720 He got Dupree a stay of execution. 211 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:24,920 Did you know that? I didn't know. 212 00:10:24,990 --> 00:10:28,330 You don't remember Victims' Assistance calling you to tell you 213 00:10:28,390 --> 00:10:31,840 that Felder filed a new appeal for the son of a bitch who killed your wife? 214 00:10:31,890 --> 00:10:34,370 ED: You don't remember calling Felder from a phone booth 215 00:10:34,560 --> 00:10:36,670 around the corner from your office? 216 00:10:38,570 --> 00:10:43,450 You've been waiting four years to see this dirtbag put down. 217 00:10:43,510 --> 00:10:45,640 We can imagine how that feels. No, you can't. 218 00:10:45,770 --> 00:10:49,310 Somebody you love gets killed. The only way you can stay sane 219 00:10:49,380 --> 00:10:52,290 is to think about what's gonna happen to the bastard who did it. 220 00:10:52,350 --> 00:10:54,490 Anybody who gets in the way, like some smart lawyer... 221 00:10:54,550 --> 00:10:56,790 All right! All right, I called him. 222 00:10:58,020 --> 00:10:59,430 I was angry. 223 00:11:00,590 --> 00:11:03,360 That animal, Dupree, killed my wife. 224 00:11:07,330 --> 00:11:08,900 I passed him on the street. 225 00:11:10,130 --> 00:11:11,770 He was coming from our home. 226 00:11:14,770 --> 00:11:16,510 He killed my Dana. 227 00:11:19,570 --> 00:11:21,580 Four years I've waited. 228 00:11:21,710 --> 00:11:24,320 Mr. Hagen, what you did to Felder, we can... 229 00:11:24,380 --> 00:11:26,290 I didn't do anything to that man. 230 00:11:26,350 --> 00:11:27,920 I called him. That's all I did. 231 00:11:29,580 --> 00:11:31,460 What were you doing Monday night? 232 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:33,400 I was in my office with two of my colleagues 233 00:11:33,450 --> 00:11:35,730 talking to my supplier in Manila. 234 00:11:35,790 --> 00:11:37,830 BRISCOE: We're gonna check on that. 235 00:11:39,630 --> 00:11:40,700 Dupree? 236 00:11:42,860 --> 00:11:46,000 I would kill that man with my bare hands. 237 00:11:46,070 --> 00:11:47,570 But Felder? Please. 238 00:11:48,370 --> 00:11:49,870 What would be the point? 239 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:54,320 Hagen was on an online conference call to the Philippines. 240 00:11:54,380 --> 00:11:56,410 The whole thing was recorded by webcam. 241 00:11:56,540 --> 00:11:58,790 Back to the mysterious Michael Gordon. 242 00:11:58,850 --> 00:12:00,050 If he killed Dana Hagen, 243 00:12:00,110 --> 00:12:01,390 he has motive to kill Felder. 244 00:12:01,450 --> 00:12:04,590 Whoa, whoa. Dana Hagen was killed by Steven Dupree. 245 00:12:04,690 --> 00:12:06,690 Why don't we start by finding Gordon? 246 00:12:06,820 --> 00:12:08,430 Gordon's a ghost. 247 00:12:08,490 --> 00:12:10,970 I know you know who prosecuted Dupree. 248 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:12,830 Andy Wolinsky. 249 00:12:12,890 --> 00:12:14,310 Judge Wolinsky. 250 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:18,840 The cops go after suspects that don't exist, Dupree's next lawyer is gonna talk 251 00:12:18,900 --> 00:12:21,540 the Appellate Court into giving him a new trial. 252 00:12:21,940 --> 00:12:25,650 And then, my friends, there will be enough brownie sandwiches to go around. 253 00:12:25,770 --> 00:12:28,580 We'll handle this on the QT for now. 254 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:31,390 Just Abbie and Lieutenant Van Buren. 255 00:12:31,750 --> 00:12:34,190 You're the Executive A.D.A., Jack. 256 00:12:34,420 --> 00:12:36,190 It's entirely your call. 257 00:12:39,390 --> 00:12:40,420 (DOOR OPENING) 258 00:12:40,490 --> 00:12:43,440 So, what's the first step? (DOOR CLOSING) 259 00:12:43,490 --> 00:12:46,170 There's the widow of the fence who saw Gordon with the stolen goods, 260 00:12:46,230 --> 00:12:49,210 but she left for Arizona the day after Felder was found dead. 261 00:12:49,260 --> 00:12:51,370 She won't return our calls. 262 00:12:51,730 --> 00:12:54,340 So we convene a grand jury and issue a subpoena. 263 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:58,380 I never heard of this Michael Gordon. 264 00:12:58,470 --> 00:13:00,710 Those people, Max knew them. I didn't. 265 00:13:00,780 --> 00:13:02,720 That's not what you told the private detective. 266 00:13:02,780 --> 00:13:05,380 (LAUGHS) When I was drinking! Whatever I talked about, 267 00:13:05,450 --> 00:13:07,390 I didn't know what I was talking about. 268 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:08,990 Are you afraid of Gordon? 269 00:13:09,780 --> 00:13:12,770 Please, I just want to get back to my grandkids in Tucson. 270 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,300 How long do you think it's going to take Gordon to figure out 271 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:18,000 who told Felder about him? 272 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:21,970 We're the only people who can protect you. 273 00:13:26,470 --> 00:13:29,410 After that woman was killed, 274 00:13:29,540 --> 00:13:32,210 Max saw it the paper that this kid, Dupree, 275 00:13:32,270 --> 00:13:33,880 was arrested for the job. 276 00:13:34,980 --> 00:13:36,510 He said the kid didn't do it. 277 00:13:37,210 --> 00:13:40,320 Max never discussed his work. But this, this he told me. 278 00:13:41,350 --> 00:13:43,590 He said it was this other guy. 279 00:13:43,650 --> 00:13:45,720 This Mike Gordon. 280 00:13:45,950 --> 00:13:47,630 How did your husband know? 281 00:13:48,620 --> 00:13:52,070 He met Gordon at the Blarney Stone, over on 42nd. 282 00:13:52,560 --> 00:13:54,340 That's where he did business. 283 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:57,600 And Gordon sold him some jewelry from this woman's house. 284 00:13:57,670 --> 00:14:01,610 I told Max, I told him, he should have told the cops when they come by. 285 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:05,950 But Max said that Gordon would kill us. 286 00:14:06,310 --> 00:14:07,680 What cops came by? 287 00:14:07,940 --> 00:14:10,620 The ones that were investigating that woman's murder. 288 00:14:11,710 --> 00:14:14,920 Somebody gave them a tip that Max knew something. 289 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:24,270 The Hagen file has a notation the investigators talked to Max Bronstein, 290 00:14:24,330 --> 00:14:26,430 but there is no report on the interview, 291 00:14:26,490 --> 00:14:28,770 no follow-up, no mention of a tip. 292 00:14:29,130 --> 00:14:31,470 Because Ms. Carmichael, there was no tip. 293 00:14:31,830 --> 00:14:34,970 Judge Wolinsky, the widow was there when Detective Simpson questioned her husband. 294 00:14:35,270 --> 00:14:37,770 One of the first things I learned as an A.D.A., 295 00:14:37,910 --> 00:14:40,510 right after I figured out where to order my pastrami on rye, 296 00:14:40,580 --> 00:14:42,890 was that witnesses make mistakes. 297 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:45,890 Especially about events that occurred four years ago. 298 00:14:47,380 --> 00:14:48,760 And Michael Gordon? 299 00:14:48,850 --> 00:14:50,920 I don't know if he killed Martin Felder. 300 00:14:51,090 --> 00:14:53,090 I do know who killed Dana Hagen. 301 00:14:53,150 --> 00:14:55,030 I prosecuted that gentleman, 302 00:14:55,090 --> 00:14:57,070 and he's sitting on death row. 303 00:15:00,030 --> 00:15:02,530 I talked to Max. He absolutely had nothing to do with a tip. 304 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:04,210 I hit every fence I could find. 305 00:15:04,270 --> 00:15:05,680 None of them knew squat. 306 00:15:05,930 --> 00:15:08,570 Did Michael Gordon's name ever come up? 307 00:15:08,670 --> 00:15:12,810 Look, it's Abbie, right? We got the guy who killed Hagen, no question. 308 00:15:13,170 --> 00:15:16,990 Dupree even offered to confess if we took the death penalty off the table. 309 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:18,720 Then I don't understand, Detective Simpson. 310 00:15:18,780 --> 00:15:20,490 Why is he sitting on death row? 311 00:15:20,550 --> 00:15:24,830 Wolinsky turned him down. With what we had on him, we didn't need his confession. 312 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:30,230 If the lead A.D.A. and the primary detective say there was no tip... 313 00:15:30,290 --> 00:15:32,100 This was a big case, wasn't it? 314 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:36,340 A woman beaten to death by a stranger in her Upper East Side home. 315 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:38,140 Those guys must have had their hands full. 316 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:40,240 Michael Gordon just fell through the cracks? 317 00:15:40,330 --> 00:15:41,750 Well, I'm not saying someone goofed. 318 00:15:41,870 --> 00:15:44,510 For all we know, Gordon just fenced the goods for Dupree. 319 00:15:44,570 --> 00:15:46,520 But until we find him... 320 00:15:47,940 --> 00:15:49,050 Go with God. 321 00:15:50,650 --> 00:15:54,220 I have sheets on every Michael Gordon in the Tri-State area 322 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:57,130 with a burglary-related conviction in last 10 years. 323 00:15:57,350 --> 00:15:58,830 Twenty-three names. 324 00:15:58,890 --> 00:16:01,200 But six of them were doing time when Dana Hagen was killed, 325 00:16:01,260 --> 00:16:02,260 and two more are dead. 326 00:16:02,690 --> 00:16:04,140 Oh, well, that narrows it down. 327 00:16:04,290 --> 00:16:07,240 Max Bronstein worked out of a Blarney Stone on 42nd. 328 00:16:07,300 --> 00:16:10,370 Maybe there are some bartenders there with a good memory for faces. 329 00:16:11,300 --> 00:16:14,080 Yeah, I remember Max. Uh, club soda when he was working. 330 00:16:14,140 --> 00:16:16,840 Seven-and-seven when he wasn't. Good tipper. 331 00:16:17,870 --> 00:16:19,480 Bookie right? A fence. 332 00:16:19,740 --> 00:16:22,880 Really? Five years the guy sat at my bar, I never knew that. 333 00:16:22,940 --> 00:16:23,980 He in trouble? 334 00:16:24,050 --> 00:16:26,790 Not with us. He died of cancer last year. 335 00:16:26,850 --> 00:16:27,880 Oh. 336 00:16:27,950 --> 00:16:29,830 I need you to look at a few pictures. 337 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:33,360 You ever see any of these guys with Max? 338 00:16:33,620 --> 00:16:35,900 No face that jumps out at me. 339 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:37,770 Gordon. Michael Gordon. 340 00:16:37,990 --> 00:16:38,990 Lot of Mikes. 341 00:16:39,860 --> 00:16:40,860 Him I know. 342 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:41,960 You sure? 343 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:44,910 Yeah. He and Maxie did business a couple times. 344 00:16:45,570 --> 00:16:47,050 How long ago? 345 00:16:47,130 --> 00:16:50,140 Ooh. Around the time the Rangers got Gretzky. 346 00:16:50,270 --> 00:16:52,080 Yeah. Four years ago? 347 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:57,720 Nice set of lock picks, Mike. Honed by years of use. 348 00:16:59,510 --> 00:17:01,550 And this little pry bar, this is nice. 349 00:17:01,620 --> 00:17:03,120 I've been looking for one just like it. 350 00:17:03,180 --> 00:17:04,630 Where'd you buy it? 351 00:17:04,890 --> 00:17:06,370 I'm gonna wait on my lawyer. 352 00:17:07,420 --> 00:17:10,030 What's he gonna tell you you don't already know? 353 00:17:11,130 --> 00:17:14,830 This is a parole violation. You're going back upstate to finish your stretch. 354 00:17:14,900 --> 00:17:16,470 And that's just for openers. 355 00:17:16,530 --> 00:17:18,600 We're putting together a murder case against you. 356 00:17:18,670 --> 00:17:20,010 Maybe two. 357 00:17:20,270 --> 00:17:22,770 You recognize these people? You should. 358 00:17:22,970 --> 00:17:25,510 You killed him to cover up the fact that you killed her. 359 00:17:25,610 --> 00:17:27,280 I didn't kill anybody. 360 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:29,480 ED: This is from the burglary at the lady's house. 361 00:17:29,610 --> 00:17:31,450 Dana Hagen, if you don't remember. 362 00:17:31,580 --> 00:17:35,890 The twist of the alarm wires, three turns, bent on the side. That's your signature, Mike. 363 00:17:35,980 --> 00:17:37,590 The same with all your other burglaries. 364 00:17:37,650 --> 00:17:39,760 I know four guys do it the same way. 365 00:17:41,090 --> 00:17:43,860 I said, I'm gonna wait on my lawyer. 366 00:17:47,260 --> 00:17:49,500 Forensics went through Gordon's shoes and clothes. 367 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:51,910 No blood splatters, no mud from the tomato patch. 368 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,610 Okay. Start pulling in Gordon's associates. 369 00:17:54,670 --> 00:17:57,310 Maybe he told them about Hagen and Felder. 370 00:17:58,210 --> 00:18:01,310 Hey, Abbie, we might be able to put both bodies on Gordon. 371 00:18:01,380 --> 00:18:03,910 His usual M.O. matches the Hagen burglary. 372 00:18:04,110 --> 00:18:06,850 He show any signs he might want to talk? Not yet, but... 373 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:09,880 Jamie. 374 00:18:11,020 --> 00:18:13,430 Hi. Hey, look at you. 375 00:18:13,620 --> 00:18:15,860 Hey, Lieutenant. How are you? Never better. 376 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:17,700 Uh, this is Abbie Carmichael. 377 00:18:17,790 --> 00:18:20,240 Yes, I've heard of you. Jamie Ross. I've heard of you, too. 378 00:18:20,430 --> 00:18:22,740 So, what brings you here? 379 00:18:23,100 --> 00:18:24,100 Work. 380 00:18:26,030 --> 00:18:27,030 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 381 00:18:28,570 --> 00:18:30,450 Hey, you. Hello, Detective. 382 00:18:31,070 --> 00:18:32,380 What, are you back with the D.A.s? 383 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:34,750 No, Ms. Ross is Mr. Gordon's lawyer. 384 00:18:36,740 --> 00:18:38,020 ROSS: You've been talking to my client? 385 00:18:38,250 --> 00:18:39,380 Talking at him. 386 00:18:39,550 --> 00:18:41,690 Hadn't he invoked his right to counsel? 387 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:45,890 ROSS: Aside from the parole violation, are there any other charges on the table? 388 00:18:45,990 --> 00:18:47,630 Not at this time. 389 00:18:47,690 --> 00:18:51,400 Well, then I'd like a word with my client, and you can book him for arraignment. 390 00:18:59,470 --> 00:19:01,970 I don't understand. I did this four years ago. 391 00:19:02,340 --> 00:19:04,080 We realize it's upsetting. 392 00:19:04,140 --> 00:19:05,240 Upsetting? 393 00:19:06,610 --> 00:19:08,110 It's incomprehensible. 394 00:19:08,710 --> 00:19:10,690 Everyone already knows who killed my wife. 395 00:19:12,350 --> 00:19:14,380 Please, Mr. Hagen, we need your cooperation. 396 00:19:23,990 --> 00:19:25,230 You recognize someone? 397 00:19:25,490 --> 00:19:26,940 Ms. Carmichael. 398 00:19:27,530 --> 00:19:29,970 I don't recognize anybody. It's not any of them. 399 00:19:32,700 --> 00:19:34,010 Can I go now? 400 00:19:34,670 --> 00:19:35,880 Yes, thank you. 401 00:19:40,710 --> 00:19:43,690 Don't be shy. Next time, just point to my client. 402 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:50,820 (SIGHING) 403 00:19:51,090 --> 00:19:53,090 CARMICHAEL: He reacted when he saw Gordon. 404 00:19:53,620 --> 00:19:56,100 It might have dawned on him he made a mistake four years ago. 405 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:57,690 Doesn't matter. 406 00:19:57,830 --> 00:19:59,630 Jamie won't give him another bite at the apple. 407 00:19:59,690 --> 00:20:01,470 How'd she end up representing Gordon anyhow? 408 00:20:01,630 --> 00:20:02,940 I thought she was teaching. 409 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:06,240 Well, he's a holdover from before she joined the D.A.'s office. 410 00:20:06,300 --> 00:20:08,940 He called her, and I guess she felt some obligation. 411 00:20:09,170 --> 00:20:10,740 She would. 412 00:20:10,810 --> 00:20:12,610 What's the rest of the case against Gordon? 413 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:17,190 The similar M.O., the bartender's I.D., and Max Bronstein's widow. 414 00:20:18,110 --> 00:20:19,990 Coincidence, circumstance and hearsay. 415 00:20:20,180 --> 00:20:21,720 Enough for an indictment. 416 00:20:22,750 --> 00:20:25,490 Get it. I'll talk to Jamie about a plea. 417 00:20:25,850 --> 00:20:27,920 Life without parole, both counts. 418 00:20:28,490 --> 00:20:30,400 The needle stays in the bag. 419 00:20:30,460 --> 00:20:32,500 If you had convincing evidence on either count, 420 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:36,370 you wouldn't hesitate to put an upstanding citizen like Michael Gordon on death row. 421 00:20:36,660 --> 00:20:38,140 Is that a no? 422 00:20:38,330 --> 00:20:41,440 It's an "I'll discuss it with my client, but I won't recommend it." 423 00:20:41,900 --> 00:20:43,750 The offer won't hold forever. 424 00:20:44,070 --> 00:20:47,050 Once it's gone, you know better than anybody I'll do everything I can 425 00:20:47,110 --> 00:20:48,920 to strap Gordon to a gurney. 426 00:20:49,180 --> 00:20:51,780 I know what "everything I can" means. 427 00:20:52,210 --> 00:20:55,390 Then you can impress on your client that he's dealing with a junkyard dog. 428 00:20:55,450 --> 00:20:57,120 This isn't a team effort, Jack. 429 00:20:57,280 --> 00:20:59,320 I'm not an A.D.A. anymore. 430 00:21:00,120 --> 00:21:01,120 Uh-huh. 431 00:21:03,790 --> 00:21:04,790 Kosovo? 432 00:21:07,430 --> 00:21:09,240 Yes, this little girl's father and three brothers 433 00:21:09,300 --> 00:21:11,670 were found in a mass grave outside Prestina. 434 00:21:11,730 --> 00:21:15,270 We just turned in our final report to the War Crimes Tribunal last week. 435 00:21:15,740 --> 00:21:17,110 Tough work. 436 00:21:17,740 --> 00:21:21,020 Well, Adam used to say, you clean up the world one lousy brick at a time. 437 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:24,480 Michael Gordon's what you find hiding under the bricks. 438 00:21:25,750 --> 00:21:28,120 You could have fobbed him off on somebody else. 439 00:21:28,220 --> 00:21:31,360 Some 18-B panel hack? Not on a capital case. 440 00:21:31,420 --> 00:21:34,230 Well, you'll have something to talk about with your students. 441 00:21:34,460 --> 00:21:36,090 Let me know about the plea offer. 442 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:38,800 End of business day tomorrow. 443 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:41,440 Have you told Steven Dupree you have another suspect? 444 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:42,870 Not yet. 445 00:21:43,230 --> 00:21:45,230 No sense getting his hopes up. 446 00:21:46,130 --> 00:21:48,310 Especially since you might have to kill him anyway. 447 00:21:51,540 --> 00:21:55,080 Jamie called me back. Her guy won't deal. You talk to Eric Hagen? 448 00:21:55,180 --> 00:21:58,320 Yeah, he won't budge from his original I.D. It's Dupree all the way. 449 00:21:58,780 --> 00:22:01,920 Better safe than sorry. What's all this? 450 00:22:01,980 --> 00:22:04,260 I pulled the complete Hagen file out of storage. 451 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:06,460 It was worth the allergy attack. 452 00:22:06,750 --> 00:22:11,290 Memo from the Bronx, Property Recovery Unit, Detective Wesley Simpson. 453 00:22:11,630 --> 00:22:15,100 "Please advise regarding disposition of one white platinum bracelet" 454 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:16,300 "engraved, 'Love forever'." 455 00:22:16,730 --> 00:22:20,640 List of property stolen from the Hagen home. Line 12. 456 00:22:24,570 --> 00:22:27,750 One platinum bracelet, inscription, "Love forever." 457 00:22:31,380 --> 00:22:32,820 Where was the bracelet found? 458 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:35,880 During a vice squad sweep of Hunts Point four years ago. 459 00:22:35,950 --> 00:22:38,900 It's been in the Bronx in a property room ever since. 460 00:22:39,390 --> 00:22:41,830 Anybody find out how it ended up in Hunts Point? 461 00:22:41,890 --> 00:22:45,840 No indications Detective Simpson or anyone else followed up on that memo. 462 00:22:47,430 --> 00:22:49,100 Time somebody did. 463 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:53,770 Yeah, I used to work the Point, about two lifetimes before this. 464 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,350 You remember being arrested there four years ago? 465 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:59,580 You seen my sheet, right? Think you could keep track of all those busts? 466 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:01,020 I sure as hell can't. 467 00:23:02,410 --> 00:23:05,450 Jasmine, you're on awaiting list for a methadone program. 468 00:23:05,510 --> 00:23:07,490 I can get you moved to the front of that line. 469 00:23:11,350 --> 00:23:13,390 You were arrested with this bracelet. 470 00:23:13,650 --> 00:23:17,470 Yeah, Mack named Bernard gave it to me. Some silver-plated crap. 471 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,110 Actually, it was solid platinum. 472 00:23:20,190 --> 00:23:21,200 No kidding. 473 00:23:22,030 --> 00:23:23,030 Do you know where he got it? 474 00:23:23,100 --> 00:23:25,700 Yeah, from Fat Maxie at a bar over on Forty-Deuce. 475 00:23:25,830 --> 00:23:27,540 The Blarney Stone. That one. 476 00:23:28,740 --> 00:23:31,440 The cops who arrested you, did they ask where you got it? 477 00:23:31,540 --> 00:23:32,980 Yeah, Fat Maxie what I told 'em. 478 00:23:33,910 --> 00:23:37,950 The bracelet was recovered from the girl three weeks into Dupree's trial. 479 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:40,450 You'd already rested your case. 480 00:23:40,550 --> 00:23:42,150 We didn't know about the bracelet. 481 00:23:43,050 --> 00:23:45,030 The memo about it was in the file. 482 00:23:45,390 --> 00:23:46,870 The bracelet corroborated the tip. 483 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:48,800 Again with this tip. 484 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:53,600 Andy, we're not alleging any malfeasance here. 485 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:55,000 I should hope not. 486 00:23:55,060 --> 00:23:56,700 JACK: This was a high-profile case. 487 00:23:57,930 --> 00:24:00,040 Death penalty, long hours. 488 00:24:00,700 --> 00:24:03,180 You were invested in getting Dupree convicted. 489 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:07,190 My God, Jack, the guy was arrested in a bar three blocks from the scene. 490 00:24:07,340 --> 00:24:11,120 He was ready to confess. There was no mistake here, no dereliction. 491 00:24:13,180 --> 00:24:15,720 Whatever happened, now's the time to undo it. 492 00:24:17,590 --> 00:24:18,960 There's nothing to undo. 493 00:24:19,020 --> 00:24:22,060 Forget that an innocent mean might be sitting on death row. 494 00:24:22,120 --> 00:24:24,430 Michael Gordon could get away with two murders. 495 00:24:24,490 --> 00:24:26,600 We need you to confirm the prostitute's story 496 00:24:26,660 --> 00:24:28,970 and to confirm you had the tip about Max Bronstein. 497 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:34,880 These allegations are crap. Dana Hagen was killed by Steven Dupree, period. 498 00:24:35,670 --> 00:24:36,840 Now, get out. 499 00:24:44,010 --> 00:24:46,010 I put that creep up for office. 500 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:47,390 This tip, 501 00:24:47,980 --> 00:24:49,860 maybe you ought to find out where it came from? 502 00:24:50,580 --> 00:24:51,960 After four years? 503 00:24:52,150 --> 00:24:53,460 Four years, four days. 504 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:56,900 Find the tipster, find a witness against Mr. Gordon. 505 00:24:58,630 --> 00:25:00,430 From the Department of Correction. 506 00:25:00,490 --> 00:25:02,800 Gordon's cellmates, four years ago. 507 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:06,200 He was at Rikers awaiting trial on a larceny charge. 508 00:25:06,270 --> 00:25:10,080 What I can't figure out is if someone wanted to rat out Gordon, 509 00:25:10,270 --> 00:25:12,550 why tip the police about Max Bronstein? 510 00:25:13,770 --> 00:25:17,020 Maybe they didn't know about Gordon. Maybe they just knew Bronstein was fencing goods 511 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:18,250 from the Hagen murder. 512 00:25:18,510 --> 00:25:20,580 I don't think it's something Bronstein would have bragged about. 513 00:25:20,650 --> 00:25:22,150 Everyone said he was discrete. 514 00:25:22,250 --> 00:25:23,730 Maybe Gordon wasn't. 515 00:25:24,220 --> 00:25:27,320 Then back to my original question. Why not drop the dime on Gordon? 516 00:25:31,690 --> 00:25:33,690 Maybe they had no choice. 517 00:25:37,030 --> 00:25:40,040 Here you go. The complete works of Dupree, Steven, 518 00:25:40,100 --> 00:25:41,840 from arraignment to appeals. 519 00:25:41,900 --> 00:25:44,310 Gonna take a little longer to get the trial transcripts. 520 00:25:44,370 --> 00:25:45,980 All I need is the sign-out sheet. 521 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:49,720 It was last signed out two weeks ago. 522 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:51,850 It should This go back four years? 523 00:26:05,890 --> 00:26:07,130 Jamie, 524 00:26:08,100 --> 00:26:09,510 can I have a word? 525 00:26:10,100 --> 00:26:11,870 Hey, Katie, you remember Mommy's friend, Jack? 526 00:26:12,030 --> 00:26:13,140 Hi, Katie. 527 00:26:13,230 --> 00:26:15,650 Just go on up the steps, and I'll meet you in a second. 528 00:26:16,170 --> 00:26:18,620 Jack, you look terrible. What, you sleep in that suit? 529 00:26:18,810 --> 00:26:20,650 You tipped off Andy Wolinsky. 530 00:26:20,940 --> 00:26:22,250 What are you talking about? 531 00:26:22,610 --> 00:26:24,920 Four years ago, you were Gordon's lawyer on a larceny case. 532 00:26:25,150 --> 00:26:27,130 Somehow, you found out he killed Dana Hagen. 533 00:26:27,180 --> 00:26:29,290 You had an ethical problem. You couldn't turn him in. 534 00:26:29,350 --> 00:26:30,690 Jack... You did the next best thing. 535 00:26:31,250 --> 00:26:33,700 You pointed the police at his fence, 536 00:26:33,820 --> 00:26:35,390 which should have led them straight to Gordon. 537 00:26:35,460 --> 00:26:37,990 I cannot discuss... You know the wrong man's on death row. 538 00:26:41,860 --> 00:26:45,540 Two weeks after you joined the D.A.'s office you signed out Dupree's file. 539 00:26:45,700 --> 00:26:47,580 What were you doing, checking the status of his appeal? 540 00:26:47,630 --> 00:26:48,940 I can't have this conversation with you. 541 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:50,380 You know Gordon did it, don't you? 542 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:51,640 You know it for a fact. 543 00:26:51,710 --> 00:26:54,620 You're gonna stand by and watch Steven Dupree die for a murder he didn't commit? 544 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:55,680 Goodbye, Jack. 545 00:26:55,740 --> 00:26:58,020 Jamie, for God's sake, you cared then, don't you care now? 546 00:27:05,650 --> 00:27:07,190 We found the source of the tip. 547 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:09,730 That'd be quite a feat, since I never got a tip. 548 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:12,370 I can't reveal the name, but suffice it to say it's a woman. 549 00:27:12,460 --> 00:27:13,770 Another junkie prostitute? 550 00:27:13,860 --> 00:27:16,810 Her credibility's above reproach. Andy, I'm giving you a chance. 551 00:27:16,860 --> 00:27:19,610 You come after me, you make sure you don't leave me standing. 552 00:27:19,670 --> 00:27:22,610 I will use the full power of my office to bury you. 553 00:27:30,910 --> 00:27:33,950 We can't turn this corner unless Jamie tells us what she knows. 554 00:27:34,110 --> 00:27:37,250 We assume she can't because of attorney-client privilege. Her hands are tied. 555 00:27:37,380 --> 00:27:38,450 Are they? 556 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:41,060 I want you to call her. 557 00:27:41,120 --> 00:27:42,790 Set up a meeting with Gordon. 558 00:27:44,930 --> 00:27:46,000 Where's my client? 559 00:27:46,060 --> 00:27:48,630 In the conference room. I think we should talk first. 560 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:52,470 I'm going to make Gordon a final offer. 561 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:56,140 25-to-life on both murder counts. 562 00:27:56,770 --> 00:27:57,940 I'll discuss it. 563 00:27:58,740 --> 00:28:00,840 I want you to recommend it. Based on what? 564 00:28:01,140 --> 00:28:03,750 On the fact that we have an ironclad case against him. 565 00:28:04,910 --> 00:28:07,390 Do you? Cards on the table, okay? 566 00:28:07,510 --> 00:28:11,760 Wolinsky refuses to concede that he put an innocent man on death row. 567 00:28:12,620 --> 00:28:15,790 He won't even acknowledge that they got the tip about the fence. 568 00:28:16,190 --> 00:28:18,000 Maybe that's because the tip was a dead end. 569 00:28:18,230 --> 00:28:20,930 It wasn't. There's independent confirmation. 570 00:28:21,060 --> 00:28:24,440 Max Bronstein fenced some jewelry from the Hagens. 571 00:28:25,970 --> 00:28:29,470 The bracelet was found during Dupree's trial. Wolinsky ignored it. 572 00:28:30,740 --> 00:28:34,780 Of course, in itself it's not enough to prove Dupree's innocence 573 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:36,480 or your client's guilt. 574 00:28:37,710 --> 00:28:40,160 Only the person who called in the tip could do that. 575 00:28:41,650 --> 00:28:43,390 Sorry, I can't help you. 576 00:28:43,450 --> 00:28:46,690 I'm not asking you to break the attorney-client privilege. 577 00:28:47,420 --> 00:28:50,030 But I don't think it would stretch your ethics too much to recommend 578 00:28:50,090 --> 00:28:51,660 your client take this deal. 579 00:28:51,860 --> 00:28:53,670 Even if I don't think it's in his best interest? 580 00:28:53,730 --> 00:28:58,340 Your job is to achieve the best result for your client. You know me. 581 00:28:58,400 --> 00:29:00,570 From here on in, it won't get any better for him. 582 00:29:01,470 --> 00:29:03,780 You make the offer. I'll call it the way I see it. 583 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:04,840 Steven Dupree. 584 00:29:05,070 --> 00:29:07,580 Don't talk to me about Steven Dupree. 585 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:09,810 Your office put him in jail. You get him out. 586 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:12,410 You know as well as I do that without proof of his innocence 587 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:14,250 or an admission of guilt by your client, 588 00:29:14,310 --> 00:29:17,420 the chances of a court overturning a jury verdict are next to nil. 589 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:19,120 That can't be my problem, Jack. 590 00:29:19,190 --> 00:29:21,000 Let's just make it right, Jamie. 591 00:29:21,460 --> 00:29:24,300 Because, uh, if we're going to play by the rules, 592 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:27,240 you already violated attorney-client privilege 593 00:29:27,290 --> 00:29:29,210 when you tipped off Wolinsky, and I, 594 00:29:29,260 --> 00:29:33,410 as an officer of the court, I have a duty to inform the Disciplinary Committee 595 00:29:33,470 --> 00:29:34,970 and your client. 596 00:29:35,300 --> 00:29:36,300 Is that a threat? 597 00:29:36,370 --> 00:29:37,710 Jamie, please. 598 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:42,420 Just get Gordon to take the plea. 599 00:29:50,980 --> 00:29:52,400 About time. 600 00:29:52,490 --> 00:29:55,130 I'm gonna be late for cookies and milk at Rikers. 601 00:29:56,660 --> 00:29:59,190 I have a one-time offer, Mr. Gordon. 602 00:30:00,260 --> 00:30:03,670 Your plea of guilty for the murders of Martin Felder and Dana Hagen 603 00:30:04,030 --> 00:30:07,010 in return for concurrent sentences of 25-to-life. 604 00:30:07,870 --> 00:30:09,350 You have an hour to make up your mind. 605 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:11,440 No way. I want a trial. 606 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:14,950 Didn't you tell 'em I want a trial? 607 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:20,790 I'm sure Ms. Ross will agree, a trial's not in your best interest. 608 00:30:22,980 --> 00:30:27,660 (SIGHING) Mr. Gordon, I'm resigning as your counsel, effective immediately. 609 00:30:28,020 --> 00:30:30,400 While representing you, I violated the code of conduct 610 00:30:30,460 --> 00:30:32,330 and breached our attorney-client privilege. 611 00:30:32,390 --> 00:30:36,310 I'll be making a full disclosure to Disciplinary Committee of the New York Bar. 612 00:30:36,700 --> 00:30:38,230 I'll help you find a new attorney. 613 00:30:38,300 --> 00:30:40,470 In the meantime, keep your mouth shut. 614 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:45,950 Anything she tells the Disciplinary Committee will be kept under seal. 615 00:30:46,010 --> 00:30:49,320 We won't be able to use it against Gordon. It's brilliant. 616 00:30:49,380 --> 00:30:52,220 I knew there was a reason I hired that young lady. 617 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:54,590 You're both enjoying this, aren't you? 618 00:30:55,350 --> 00:30:58,120 You tried to coerce her into selling out her client. 619 00:30:58,190 --> 00:31:00,500 Lit your own petard, my boy. 620 00:31:00,550 --> 00:31:04,370 A judge can still compel her to testify about what Gordon told her. 621 00:31:04,420 --> 00:31:07,630 How? Her conversations with him are privileged. 622 00:31:07,690 --> 00:31:10,270 Not the ones she divulged to third parties. 623 00:31:10,930 --> 00:31:12,170 Says you. 624 00:31:15,470 --> 00:31:18,110 Whatever I said during an anonymous call four years ago 625 00:31:18,170 --> 00:31:21,120 resulted from information I received from Mr. Gordon. It's privileged. 626 00:31:21,170 --> 00:31:23,950 She broke the privilege herself when she called Wolinsky. 627 00:31:24,010 --> 00:31:25,490 She can't assert it now. 628 00:31:25,550 --> 00:31:28,390 The privilege belongs to Mr. Gordon. Unless he waives it. 629 00:31:28,450 --> 00:31:30,590 Your Honor, her anonymous call 630 00:31:30,650 --> 00:31:34,570 contains information crucial to the prosecution of a capital crime 631 00:31:34,620 --> 00:31:35,830 committed by Gordon. 632 00:31:36,190 --> 00:31:37,930 Just a minute, Mr. McCoy. 633 00:31:38,090 --> 00:31:41,560 Ms. Ross, this tip concerned your client? 634 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:43,300 Yes. JUDGE: Ms. Ross... 635 00:31:43,700 --> 00:31:45,640 I've already informed the Disciplinary Committee. 636 00:31:46,070 --> 00:31:47,910 What did you tell Judge Wolinsky? 637 00:31:47,970 --> 00:31:50,450 That he had charged the wrong man in the murder of Dana Hagen, 638 00:31:50,500 --> 00:31:53,080 and that a fence named Max Bronstein had received goods 639 00:31:53,140 --> 00:31:54,680 stolen from the Hagen home. 640 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:57,880 And you had gotten this information directly from your client? 641 00:31:57,940 --> 00:32:00,320 Yes, among other details relating to the Hagen murder. 642 00:32:00,380 --> 00:32:01,860 When I called Wolinsky the second time, 643 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:04,560 I essentially repeated the same information. 644 00:32:04,850 --> 00:32:07,350 You called Wolinsky again? When? 645 00:32:07,750 --> 00:32:10,430 During Steven Dupree's trial, just before the case went to jury. 646 00:32:10,490 --> 00:32:14,170 Mr. McCoy, it is obvious anything Ms. Ross might say in court 647 00:32:14,230 --> 00:32:18,370 would only further breach Mr. Gordon's attorney-client privilege. 648 00:32:18,970 --> 00:32:22,500 You cannot use her testimony against him. Your motion is denied. 649 00:32:23,170 --> 00:32:25,980 Your Honor, I want to use her testimony against a third party. 650 00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:27,180 JUDGE: Who? 651 00:32:27,710 --> 00:32:29,210 Andrew Wolinsky. 652 00:32:29,910 --> 00:32:32,450 The People plan to bring charges of attempted murder. 653 00:32:32,510 --> 00:32:34,120 Against Judge Wolinsky? 654 00:32:34,180 --> 00:32:35,520 Yes. 655 00:32:35,580 --> 00:32:37,820 Ms. Ross testifies against him. 656 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:39,560 Nothing she says can be used against Gordon. 657 00:32:39,620 --> 00:32:40,760 Your Honor... JUDGE: Ms. Ross. 658 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:45,430 On that limited basis, 659 00:32:47,190 --> 00:32:49,200 I don't see a problem. 660 00:32:49,330 --> 00:32:51,810 I'm issuing an order for your testimony. 661 00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:55,540 And I sure hope you know what you're doing, Mr. McCoy. 662 00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:59,740 BRISCOE: Judge Wolinsky, you mind coming with us? 663 00:32:59,810 --> 00:33:00,910 What? What for? 664 00:33:00,970 --> 00:33:04,180 You're under arrest for the attempted murder of Steven Dupree. 665 00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:05,590 What is this, a joke? No, Your Honor. 666 00:33:05,650 --> 00:33:07,920 We'll have to ask you to remove the robe. 667 00:33:09,420 --> 00:33:12,490 Call Helen Brolin. Her number's in my Rolodex. 668 00:33:12,690 --> 00:33:14,290 You have the right to remain silent. 669 00:33:14,350 --> 00:33:16,430 Anything you do say can, and will be used against you... 670 00:33:19,190 --> 00:33:20,470 ADAM: What in the world were you thinking? 671 00:33:20,530 --> 00:33:22,300 What was Wolinsky thinking? 672 00:33:22,930 --> 00:33:26,900 Jamie called him twice. The second time after they found the Hagen bracelet. 673 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:28,980 It'll be her word against Wolinsky's. 674 00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:31,040 Just because the grand jury believed her... 675 00:33:31,100 --> 00:33:33,610 I haven't indicted him yet. I'm hoping Wolinsky will spare himself 676 00:33:33,670 --> 00:33:34,910 the embarrassment and fold. 677 00:33:34,980 --> 00:33:36,050 And then? 678 00:33:36,110 --> 00:33:38,090 And then give me what I need to convict Gordon. 679 00:33:38,180 --> 00:33:39,320 Oh. 680 00:33:40,180 --> 00:33:43,590 So you don't think that Wolinsky committed attempted murder? 681 00:33:43,650 --> 00:33:45,460 Yes, he ignored evidence. 682 00:33:45,590 --> 00:33:47,390 He had reason to believe Dupree was innocent, 683 00:33:47,450 --> 00:33:49,160 and he still sent him to death row. 684 00:33:49,460 --> 00:33:51,460 A jury might see that as attempted murder. 685 00:33:51,520 --> 00:33:53,630 They might never see it at all. 686 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:57,140 Wolinsky just filed for a preliminary hearing. 687 00:33:57,200 --> 00:33:58,680 He just has to convince a judge 688 00:33:58,730 --> 00:34:01,210 there isn't sufficient evidence to sustain the charge. 689 00:34:01,300 --> 00:34:03,010 So a fellow judge 690 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:06,020 will decide Judge Wolinsky's fate. 691 00:34:07,810 --> 00:34:09,750 Is that what you meant by folding? 692 00:34:12,610 --> 00:34:14,750 JAMIE: During one of our meetings four years ago, 693 00:34:14,810 --> 00:34:17,420 Mr. Gordon boasted that he'd killed Dana Hagen. 694 00:34:17,580 --> 00:34:19,620 The case was in the papers at the time. 695 00:34:20,190 --> 00:34:22,290 Mr. Gordon provided details. 696 00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:26,000 He even named the person he used to fence jewelry stolen from the Hagen home. 697 00:34:26,190 --> 00:34:29,140 I confirmed enough of his information to know he was telling the truth. 698 00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:30,540 What did you do then? 699 00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:32,770 I tried persuading him to come forward, 700 00:34:32,830 --> 00:34:34,280 but he refused. 701 00:34:34,940 --> 00:34:37,040 I wasn't sure what to do next. I... 702 00:34:37,100 --> 00:34:39,680 I knew I had an obligation to Mr. Gordon, 703 00:34:40,370 --> 00:34:42,880 but I felt what I can only describe as a higher duty 704 00:34:42,940 --> 00:34:45,050 to prevent a miscarriage of justice. 705 00:34:45,580 --> 00:34:48,620 I called the Bar Association's ethics hotline for guidance. 706 00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:49,820 JACK: What did they tell you? 707 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:52,300 JAMIE: That my safest course of action was to do nothing. 708 00:34:53,390 --> 00:34:55,160 But I couldn't accept that. 709 00:34:55,820 --> 00:34:58,130 That's when I placed an anonymous call to Andrew Wolinsky. 710 00:34:58,360 --> 00:34:59,840 JACK: What did you tell him? 711 00:34:59,890 --> 00:35:01,960 (SIGHING) I didn't want to implicate my client, 712 00:35:02,030 --> 00:35:05,500 but I wanted to give just enough information to clear Mr. Dupree. 713 00:35:05,630 --> 00:35:08,880 So, I told Mr. Wolinsky that Steven Dupree was innocent. 714 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:12,580 I told him about the fence, Max Bronstein, about the stolen jewelry. 715 00:35:12,970 --> 00:35:15,110 JACK: How did Mr. Wolinsky respond? 716 00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:18,920 He took down Max Bronstein's name, thanked me, and hung up. 717 00:35:18,980 --> 00:35:20,250 Did you follow up? 718 00:35:20,310 --> 00:35:24,260 Yes. A few weeks later, after Mr. Dupree's case had proceeded to trial, 719 00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:26,820 I called Mr. Wolinsky again. 720 00:35:26,890 --> 00:35:30,330 I remember it was the day just before the summations. August 20th. 721 00:35:30,420 --> 00:35:34,670 Did you know that by that time Dana Hagen's bracelet had been recovered 722 00:35:34,730 --> 00:35:36,710 and traced to Max Bronstein? 723 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:37,870 No. 724 00:35:37,930 --> 00:35:40,940 What did you tell Mr. Wolinsky on August 20th? 725 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:43,240 I repeated what I told him the first time. 726 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:46,140 I offered to give him more information. 727 00:35:46,470 --> 00:35:48,080 I was ready to go out on a limb. 728 00:35:48,140 --> 00:35:50,180 What did Mr. Wolinsky say? 729 00:35:52,050 --> 00:35:54,080 He said that he was a very busy man. 730 00:35:54,550 --> 00:35:57,260 That it was a crime to provide false information to the police. 731 00:35:57,880 --> 00:35:59,590 And then, he hung up on me. 732 00:36:00,220 --> 00:36:01,390 Thank you. 733 00:36:03,690 --> 00:36:06,830 Did you tape these calls? Keep any phone records? 734 00:36:07,230 --> 00:36:08,500 No. 735 00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:10,570 So all we have is your word. 736 00:36:10,630 --> 00:36:13,410 Why would I admit violating the code of conduct? 737 00:36:13,870 --> 00:36:15,110 Good question. 738 00:36:16,970 --> 00:36:19,080 Since you left the District Attorney's Office, 739 00:36:19,140 --> 00:36:22,210 you've done pro bono work for the Southern Poverty Law Center. 740 00:36:22,280 --> 00:36:23,520 Yes, some work. 741 00:36:23,580 --> 00:36:26,390 They're an anti-death penalty advocacy group, aren't they? 742 00:36:26,450 --> 00:36:28,260 JAMIE: That's only one aspect of their work. 743 00:36:29,020 --> 00:36:31,020 Are you opposed to the death penalty? 744 00:36:31,080 --> 00:36:32,560 Objection. Relevance. 745 00:36:32,620 --> 00:36:33,790 Goes to credibility. 746 00:36:33,850 --> 00:36:36,600 Overruled. Answer her question, Ms. Ross. 747 00:36:36,860 --> 00:36:38,860 Yes, I'm opposed to the death penalty. 748 00:36:38,930 --> 00:36:40,530 Did you always feel this way? 749 00:36:40,590 --> 00:36:41,800 No. 750 00:36:42,100 --> 00:36:43,600 What changed your mind? 751 00:36:45,570 --> 00:36:49,040 When I worked at the D.A's office, I saw the death penalty applied. 752 00:36:52,710 --> 00:36:54,650 A.D.A's are overworked. 753 00:36:54,910 --> 00:36:56,440 They're competitive. 754 00:36:56,580 --> 00:36:59,890 They often act out of their own prejudices or personal hurts. 755 00:36:59,950 --> 00:37:03,050 What they think the politics demands They make mistakes. 756 00:37:03,150 --> 00:37:04,530 Errors of judgment. 757 00:37:05,620 --> 00:37:07,530 The death penalty is final. 758 00:37:07,820 --> 00:37:10,500 It eliminates any chance of correcting those mistakes. 759 00:37:10,560 --> 00:37:11,830 How moving. 760 00:37:12,060 --> 00:37:15,340 And how fortunate you stumbled across a perfect example of your thesis. 761 00:37:15,430 --> 00:37:19,400 I didn't make up what Michael Gordon told me. I wouldn't lie. 762 00:37:19,570 --> 00:37:21,340 You're St. Joan of Hogan Place. 763 00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:23,640 You are moved by a call to a higher duty. 764 00:37:23,700 --> 00:37:26,050 It allows you to violate Mr. Gordon's confidence. 765 00:37:26,110 --> 00:37:27,240 That's not what I meant. 766 00:37:27,310 --> 00:37:28,750 Why wouldn't it allow you to lie? 767 00:37:28,810 --> 00:37:31,250 I didn't lie. You lied to Michael Gordon. 768 00:37:31,310 --> 00:37:33,760 You told him you'd keep his confidences, didn't you? 769 00:37:36,180 --> 00:37:37,290 Yes. 770 00:37:37,350 --> 00:37:38,490 You lie when it suits you. 771 00:37:38,850 --> 00:37:41,200 You change opinions the way I change blouses. 772 00:37:41,250 --> 00:37:42,890 You flit from one cause to another. 773 00:37:42,990 --> 00:37:44,090 Objection. Why should we 774 00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:46,160 believe anything you tell this court? 775 00:37:46,230 --> 00:37:48,170 Ms. Brolin, you made your point. 776 00:37:49,860 --> 00:37:51,930 Then no more questions, Your Honor. 777 00:37:54,970 --> 00:37:56,110 (SIGHING) 778 00:37:59,110 --> 00:38:01,610 I worked on the Hagen case for nearly 18 months. 779 00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:03,710 I spoke with dozens of witnesses, 780 00:38:03,780 --> 00:38:05,520 read over 100 police reports, 781 00:38:05,580 --> 00:38:08,120 and received I don't know how many phone calls. 782 00:38:08,180 --> 00:38:12,250 But I don't remember getting any calls like the ones Ms. Ross described. 783 00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:14,130 Did you receive any tips at all? 784 00:38:14,190 --> 00:38:15,330 Not personally, no. 785 00:38:15,820 --> 00:38:17,060 But the police did. 786 00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:21,230 Cases like these always generate a lot of tips, most of them false. 787 00:38:21,830 --> 00:38:25,740 If there had been any that led anywhere, I'm sure the police would have told me. 788 00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:27,640 Now, Judge, 789 00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:30,750 as you sit here today under oath, 790 00:38:31,470 --> 00:38:34,250 are you still convinced you put the right man on death row 791 00:38:34,310 --> 00:38:35,810 for the murder of Dana Hagen? 792 00:38:36,540 --> 00:38:39,490 Yes. Without a doubt, absolutely. 793 00:38:40,210 --> 00:38:41,350 Thank you. 794 00:38:46,550 --> 00:38:48,330 So I guess you don't make mistakes. 795 00:38:48,390 --> 00:38:50,800 (SCOFFS) Not in this case, no. 796 00:38:51,390 --> 00:38:54,770 What about the bracelet that sat on a shelf in the Bronx for four years? 797 00:38:55,100 --> 00:38:58,100 I was unaware of that until you brought it to my attention. 798 00:38:58,160 --> 00:39:01,940 If you weren't aware, whose fault is that? The police? 799 00:39:02,540 --> 00:39:03,980 I suppose so. 800 00:39:04,500 --> 00:39:06,750 If that lead wasn't followed, 801 00:39:07,170 --> 00:39:09,150 again, that's the fault of the police? 802 00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:11,590 If it was a legitimate lead, yes. 803 00:39:12,350 --> 00:39:14,290 It's up to them to investigate it. 804 00:39:14,910 --> 00:39:19,420 But my guess is Mr. Dupree disposed of the bracelet before he was arrested. 805 00:39:19,550 --> 00:39:22,760 But since the investigating detectives didn't do their job, we'll never know. 806 00:39:22,820 --> 00:39:24,030 It's moot. 807 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:27,130 Dupree was identified by the victim's husband. 808 00:39:27,260 --> 00:39:29,800 As a former prosecutor, you're aware of the studies 809 00:39:29,860 --> 00:39:32,210 documenting the unreliability of eyewitnesses? 810 00:39:32,270 --> 00:39:33,370 Yes. 811 00:39:33,430 --> 00:39:36,900 JACK: Mr. Hagen got a quick glimpse of the suspect on a dark street. 812 00:39:37,040 --> 00:39:38,810 He might have been mistaken, yes? 813 00:39:38,870 --> 00:39:40,150 It's possible. 814 00:39:40,310 --> 00:39:43,780 But you're forgetting the fact that Mr. Dupree offered to confess. 815 00:39:43,840 --> 00:39:45,690 On the advice of his attorney, and only if you took 816 00:39:45,750 --> 00:39:47,050 the death penalty off the table. 817 00:39:47,150 --> 00:39:48,250 Yes. 818 00:39:48,310 --> 00:39:50,230 If it turns out that he is innocent, 819 00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:51,890 his lawyer gave him bad advice. 820 00:39:52,650 --> 00:39:53,860 I'd say so. 821 00:39:54,150 --> 00:39:55,960 In the unlikely event he's innocent. 822 00:39:56,020 --> 00:39:59,470 If he is, his conviction is the result of terrible mistakes 823 00:39:59,530 --> 00:40:01,670 by the police, by Mr. Hagen, 824 00:40:01,830 --> 00:40:03,710 by Dupree's attorney, by Dupree himself. 825 00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:07,040 By everyone except you, because you don't mistakes. 826 00:40:07,100 --> 00:40:09,580 Isn't that what you're saying? No, no, no, no, no. 827 00:40:10,070 --> 00:40:12,570 If the evidence had been there, I would have looked into it. 828 00:40:12,640 --> 00:40:15,710 You were afraid to. You were to about deliver your summation. 829 00:40:15,780 --> 00:40:17,690 Dupree had to be your guy. 830 00:40:17,780 --> 00:40:19,620 That's not true. Three days 831 00:40:19,680 --> 00:40:22,350 after Dupree was sentenced to death, 832 00:40:22,420 --> 00:40:26,160 didn't you ask Adam Schiff to put your name up for a judgeship? 833 00:40:28,150 --> 00:40:29,500 Yes or no? 834 00:40:29,890 --> 00:40:31,030 Yes. 835 00:40:31,120 --> 00:40:33,540 Dupree's conviction was your ticket to the bench. 836 00:40:33,730 --> 00:40:34,870 No. 837 00:40:34,930 --> 00:40:38,100 Isn't that why you turned down his offer of a confession? 838 00:40:38,160 --> 00:40:39,440 No. Isn't that why 839 00:40:39,500 --> 00:40:41,410 you ignored Ms. Rose's phone calls? 840 00:40:41,500 --> 00:40:44,180 ANDREW: No, I didn't... JACK: Because it wasn't a mistake? 841 00:40:44,900 --> 00:40:48,370 You placed your ambition above a man's life. 842 00:40:48,440 --> 00:40:51,480 I know down to my bones that Steven Dupree is guilty. 843 00:40:51,540 --> 00:40:53,020 You'll never convince me otherwise. 844 00:40:53,180 --> 00:40:54,950 We start second guessing ourselves, 845 00:40:55,010 --> 00:40:57,930 pretty soon the public starts second guessing the process. 846 00:40:57,980 --> 00:41:01,490 And society won't tolerate that. It needs the certainty of justice. 847 00:41:01,550 --> 00:41:03,090 JACK: Your Honor... You look at the facts, 848 00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:05,760 you decide on a course of action, and then you stick to it. 849 00:41:05,890 --> 00:41:08,460 That is how I work, Mr. McCoy! 850 00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:11,940 That is how we all work. 851 00:41:22,180 --> 00:41:24,090 JUDGE: Given the record before me, 852 00:41:24,380 --> 00:41:27,520 I see no credible reason to reject Ms. Rose's testimony. 853 00:41:27,580 --> 00:41:29,860 That being said, let me add, 854 00:41:30,280 --> 00:41:33,750 in the heat of atrial, details can be overlooked. 855 00:41:34,290 --> 00:41:37,230 We all wish the administration of justice 856 00:41:37,290 --> 00:41:39,930 could have been more diligent. However, 857 00:41:40,530 --> 00:41:42,530 I see no evidence 858 00:41:43,130 --> 00:41:46,870 of a crucial element of a crime of attempted murder. 859 00:41:47,070 --> 00:41:50,570 I see no evidence of intent. 860 00:41:50,940 --> 00:41:52,680 If Judge Wolinsky 861 00:41:52,770 --> 00:41:56,780 committed any wrong, it was a crime of arrogance, not design. 862 00:41:57,880 --> 00:42:01,420 Therefore, I find insufficient evidence to allow this matter to proceed. 863 00:42:01,480 --> 00:42:04,020 The charge is dismissed. (BANGS GAVEL) 864 00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:24,750 Mr. McCoy, anywhere we can talk? 865 00:42:29,110 --> 00:42:30,990 What is it you wanted to tell us? 866 00:42:31,040 --> 00:42:32,820 Bronx vice sent over the hooker's bracelet 867 00:42:32,880 --> 00:42:34,220 in the middle of Dupree's trial. 868 00:42:34,280 --> 00:42:36,020 I had it tested for prints. 869 00:42:36,080 --> 00:42:39,030 We found Max Bronstein and Michael Gordon's. 870 00:42:39,520 --> 00:42:40,960 Did Wolinsky know? Uh-huh. 871 00:42:41,020 --> 00:42:42,520 I showed him the report. 872 00:42:42,620 --> 00:42:44,470 He asked me if I still thought Dupree did it. 873 00:42:44,520 --> 00:42:47,100 I... I told him I'd have a hard time finding him guilty. 874 00:42:47,160 --> 00:42:48,700 Wolinsky said he wouldn't. 875 00:42:48,760 --> 00:42:50,140 CARMICHAEL: What did you do? 876 00:42:50,200 --> 00:42:53,080 Wolinsky told me to wipe off the bracelet and send it back to the Bronx. 877 00:42:53,170 --> 00:42:55,810 He wanted all copies of the fingerprint report. 878 00:42:55,870 --> 00:42:59,080 And that's how the police screwed up and let old Andy Wolinsky down. 879 00:42:59,810 --> 00:43:01,910 Did you keep a copy of the report? 880 00:43:04,710 --> 00:43:07,490 No. But there was one I couldn't get rid of. 881 00:43:09,280 --> 00:43:11,490 This report was in Latent's files. 882 00:43:11,550 --> 00:43:13,000 Now it's in ours. 883 00:43:20,190 --> 00:43:22,760 You still want atrial, Mr. Gordon? It's your right. 884 00:43:22,830 --> 00:43:26,940 Well, defense's exhibit one is Steven Dupree's conviction. 885 00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:30,410 Which I guarantee will be voided by the time your client comes to trial. 886 00:43:35,070 --> 00:43:38,680 The offer is still 25-to-life for Dana Hagen and Martin Felder. 887 00:43:41,980 --> 00:43:45,790 I want to remind you you'll be facing the death penalty for Martin Felder. 888 00:43:49,190 --> 00:43:50,330 I'll take it. 889 00:43:54,330 --> 00:43:56,000 I'll do the quarter. 890 00:44:10,080 --> 00:44:11,560 Gordon pleaded out. 891 00:44:12,150 --> 00:44:13,390 I heard. 892 00:44:15,280 --> 00:44:18,790 We re-filed against Wolinsky. Let's see what happens. 893 00:44:22,060 --> 00:44:24,430 The committee ask you to testify? 894 00:44:25,430 --> 00:44:26,630 No. 895 00:44:30,600 --> 00:44:33,080 (SIGHING) Last time I was here, it wasn't by choice. 896 00:44:33,130 --> 00:44:35,130 I hated the... It's okay. 897 00:44:35,970 --> 00:44:38,610 Whatever you told them, it softened the blow. 898 00:44:42,710 --> 00:44:44,550 Life's a funny old dog, isn't it? (CHUCKLES) 899 00:44:49,050 --> 00:44:50,820 I'm scared, Jack. 900 00:44:51,950 --> 00:44:53,690 I love the law.