1 00:00:05,410 --> 00:00:05,511 . 2 00:00:05,694 --> 00:00:07,212 - In the criminal justice system, 3 00:00:07,279 --> 00:00:08,580 the people are represented 4 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,074 by two separate, yet equally important groups: 5 00:00:11,141 --> 00:00:12,985 the police, who investigate crime, 6 00:00:13,051 --> 00:00:15,821 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 7 00:00:15,888 --> 00:00:17,773 These are their stories. 8 00:00:19,057 --> 00:00:21,560 [lively chatter] 9 00:00:21,660 --> 00:00:23,086 [up-tempo piano music playing] 10 00:00:23,186 --> 00:00:24,830 - [sighs] 24. 11 00:00:24,863 --> 00:00:27,816 Tough luck. 12 00:00:27,849 --> 00:00:29,860 - Son of a bitch! 13 00:00:29,927 --> 00:00:31,169 You're killing me. 14 00:00:31,236 --> 00:00:33,330 - What are you doing, hitting the 16 against a 5? 15 00:00:33,363 --> 00:00:34,473 It's suicide. 16 00:00:34,606 --> 00:00:36,992 - I do it my way. 17 00:00:37,025 --> 00:00:38,644 - Hey. 18 00:00:38,677 --> 00:00:41,380 Take it easy, okay? 19 00:00:41,446 --> 00:00:45,350 Your marker to cover this last shoe didn't go through. 20 00:00:45,417 --> 00:00:48,353 - That's impossible, bro. 21 00:00:48,387 --> 00:00:51,056 - I need you two to come with me. 22 00:00:51,156 --> 00:00:53,383 ♪ ♪ 23 00:00:53,450 --> 00:00:55,227 - Leave the chips. 24 00:01:05,003 --> 00:01:06,338 - Your guy's late. 25 00:01:06,471 --> 00:01:07,706 [tense music] 26 00:01:07,773 --> 00:01:09,508 - He's coming. 27 00:01:09,541 --> 00:01:11,677 I promise. 28 00:01:11,710 --> 00:01:16,181 - See, when you hand over a credit card to pay for cards, 29 00:01:16,214 --> 00:01:18,817 that's a promise, too, right? 30 00:01:18,917 --> 00:01:22,037 So your word doesn't mean a whole lot around here 31 00:01:22,070 --> 00:01:23,755 right now, you understand? 32 00:01:27,159 --> 00:01:29,494 What are you two doing here anyway? 33 00:01:29,561 --> 00:01:31,388 You're out there for months at a time. 34 00:01:31,421 --> 00:01:34,491 You have 48 hours in the city. You wind up in here, 35 00:01:34,591 --> 00:01:37,436 playing cards you suck at and can't afford. 36 00:01:37,502 --> 00:01:38,829 - I don't know. 37 00:01:38,929 --> 00:01:42,399 [door clicks] 38 00:01:43,442 --> 00:01:44,901 - Oh, good. 39 00:01:44,935 --> 00:01:47,145 Daddy's here. 40 00:01:47,212 --> 00:01:53,343 ♪ ♪ 41 00:01:53,410 --> 00:01:55,253 - Let's get this done. 42 00:01:55,287 --> 00:01:56,847 Four grand. 43 00:01:56,947 --> 00:01:58,957 - Make it six. 44 00:02:00,826 --> 00:02:04,663 It's a little motto I learned in business school. 45 00:02:04,730 --> 00:02:08,967 Where there's four, there is six. 46 00:02:09,067 --> 00:02:11,628 ♪ ♪ 47 00:02:11,695 --> 00:02:14,706 - Then we have two choices. 48 00:02:14,806 --> 00:02:16,742 - Educate me, please. 49 00:02:16,775 --> 00:02:20,012 - I give you the four grand that they owe you, 50 00:02:20,112 --> 00:02:22,773 or you're gonna ask me for six again, 51 00:02:22,806 --> 00:02:25,484 and when you do, 52 00:02:25,550 --> 00:02:28,987 make sure you got those guys by your side. 53 00:02:29,087 --> 00:02:36,161 ♪ ♪ 54 00:02:37,362 --> 00:02:39,448 [camera shutter snapping] 55 00:02:39,481 --> 00:02:42,968 [sirens whooping] 56 00:02:43,035 --> 00:02:45,228 - Okay, Officer, what do we got? 57 00:02:45,328 --> 00:02:47,205 - It happened up there. 58 00:02:47,272 --> 00:02:49,499 No way he's surviving that. 59 00:02:49,566 --> 00:02:51,276 - We're sure he didn't fall? 60 00:02:51,309 --> 00:02:52,644 - Or jump? 61 00:02:52,677 --> 00:02:53,945 'Cause that's a different department. 62 00:02:53,979 --> 00:02:56,782 - No, he was pushed. 63 00:02:56,848 --> 00:02:58,341 That lady called 911. 64 00:02:58,408 --> 00:03:01,620 At 10:35, she was walking down here, 65 00:03:01,653 --> 00:03:03,422 heard arguing between two men. 66 00:03:03,522 --> 00:03:06,158 Next thing she knew, this guy went over the side, 67 00:03:06,191 --> 00:03:08,418 screaming, grabbing at the air. 68 00:03:08,485 --> 00:03:10,195 Cracked his head open. 69 00:03:10,262 --> 00:03:12,022 - Hey. 70 00:03:12,089 --> 00:03:13,065 - Hey, what are you doing here, Lou? 71 00:03:13,165 --> 00:03:15,434 - Victim's name is Wally Kane. 72 00:03:15,500 --> 00:03:17,994 He's a vice admiral in the U.S. Navy, 73 00:03:18,028 --> 00:03:20,822 commander of a strike group visiting for Fleet Week. 74 00:03:20,856 --> 00:03:22,332 Everybody's watching this one... 75 00:03:22,365 --> 00:03:24,876 [phone buzzes] Including the DA. 76 00:03:27,145 --> 00:03:28,880 - Damn. 77 00:03:30,782 --> 00:03:33,885 [dramatic music] 78 00:03:33,985 --> 00:03:41,017 ♪ ♪ 79 00:04:16,578 --> 00:04:19,197 - Why was Wally Kane in New York, huh? 80 00:04:19,331 --> 00:04:23,869 For Fleet Week, a celebration of America's maritime power. 81 00:04:24,002 --> 00:04:27,105 That's who New York City managed to fail this time, 82 00:04:27,172 --> 00:04:28,832 our very best. 83 00:04:28,932 --> 00:04:30,242 Why? Look right to the top, 84 00:04:30,275 --> 00:04:33,170 to the weak, soft-on-crime DA. 85 00:04:33,270 --> 00:04:34,379 This city is overrun-- 86 00:04:34,412 --> 00:04:36,047 - No worse enemy than a former friend. 87 00:04:36,081 --> 00:04:37,816 - They can't even protect-- [TV switches off] 88 00:04:37,883 --> 00:04:40,577 - Well, I already contributed to your campaign, so... 89 00:04:40,610 --> 00:04:42,254 - Thanks for stopping by. 90 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,681 The death of Vice Admiral Kane has already gotten political. 91 00:04:44,748 --> 00:04:45,724 It's only been 12 hours. 92 00:04:45,824 --> 00:04:47,117 - Political how? 93 00:04:47,184 --> 00:04:50,095 - Well, it turns out that the soft-on-crime DA 94 00:04:50,162 --> 00:04:51,396 is to blame for all this. 95 00:04:51,496 --> 00:04:53,523 - Okay, so you need answers. - As soon as possible. 96 00:04:53,623 --> 00:04:54,633 - We're on it. 97 00:04:54,699 --> 00:04:57,135 - Nick, doors open in five minutes. 98 00:04:57,235 --> 00:04:59,271 Just stay on message to the extent possible, 99 00:04:59,304 --> 00:05:01,072 and just be charming. 100 00:05:01,206 --> 00:05:02,874 - It's what I do. 101 00:05:02,974 --> 00:05:04,609 Gotta go. Keep me updated, OK? 102 00:05:04,643 --> 00:05:05,977 - Good luck. 103 00:05:07,946 --> 00:05:10,473 [indistinct speech] 104 00:05:10,540 --> 00:05:15,620 - Wally Kane carried out airstrikes in Bosnia, 105 00:05:15,687 --> 00:05:19,958 flew sorties in Kosovo, 106 00:05:20,025 --> 00:05:23,195 coordinated strikes against the Taliban. 107 00:05:23,261 --> 00:05:26,932 We've become generous with the word "hero." 108 00:05:26,965 --> 00:05:31,286 But out there, character reveals itself 109 00:05:31,319 --> 00:05:35,440 in ways land rats can't understand. 110 00:05:35,507 --> 00:05:39,502 If there was risk, he faced it. 111 00:05:39,569 --> 00:05:43,807 Consequence--he absorbed it. 112 00:05:43,840 --> 00:05:46,117 Recognition or praise-- 113 00:05:46,184 --> 00:05:48,486 well, he passed that on to you. 114 00:05:48,553 --> 00:05:53,683 Honor him by obeying his wishes. 115 00:05:53,750 --> 00:05:57,062 Take care of your shipmates. 116 00:05:57,128 --> 00:05:58,463 We have the watch. 117 00:05:58,496 --> 00:06:00,532 all: Aye, aye, sir! 118 00:06:03,001 --> 00:06:07,973 - Wally Kane and I were friends for 30 years. 119 00:06:08,106 --> 00:06:10,375 - Sounds like he meant a lot to this crew. 120 00:06:10,442 --> 00:06:13,245 - We understand he spent most of his time on this ship. 121 00:06:13,311 --> 00:06:14,371 - Uh-huh. 122 00:06:14,437 --> 00:06:17,983 He--he loved the job, the mission. 123 00:06:18,016 --> 00:06:21,052 - Right. Were you with him last night? 124 00:06:21,119 --> 00:06:22,254 - No. 125 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:24,122 When we're here for Fleet Week, I'm slammed. 126 00:06:24,222 --> 00:06:27,259 Part of the routine is we open up the fleet to the public, 127 00:06:27,359 --> 00:06:28,560 show off what we do. 128 00:06:28,627 --> 00:06:30,428 So I was stuck here on the ship. 129 00:06:30,528 --> 00:06:32,430 - Did Vice Admiral Kane seem like he was under 130 00:06:32,497 --> 00:06:34,099 any strain lately? 131 00:06:34,165 --> 00:06:35,600 Anything seem off? 132 00:06:35,700 --> 00:06:38,236 - No. If anything, he was on a high. 133 00:06:38,303 --> 00:06:39,938 You may have read that I've been nominated 134 00:06:40,038 --> 00:06:41,506 to be the next Secretary of Defense, 135 00:06:41,606 --> 00:06:45,343 which meant that Wally was in line to take my job, 136 00:06:45,410 --> 00:06:47,913 getting his fourth star. 137 00:06:47,979 --> 00:06:50,415 - We got access to Vice Admiral Kane's credit cards, 138 00:06:50,482 --> 00:06:53,485 and it looks like he took out a $4,000 cash advance 139 00:06:53,585 --> 00:06:55,587 last night downtown on Orchard Street. 140 00:06:55,687 --> 00:06:57,822 - Any idea why he might have been in that part of town? 141 00:06:57,923 --> 00:06:59,582 - No. Sorry. 142 00:06:59,649 --> 00:07:00,842 - Excuse me, sir. - Yeah. 143 00:07:03,995 --> 00:07:05,630 - Admiral, Seaman Harris and Seaman Nicholls 144 00:07:05,730 --> 00:07:07,324 request permission to speak with the officers. 145 00:07:07,424 --> 00:07:10,302 - Detectives. 146 00:07:10,368 --> 00:07:12,270 Carry on. 147 00:07:15,098 --> 00:07:18,443 - We have something we need to confess. 148 00:07:18,543 --> 00:07:20,103 - Wally Kane paid their tab? 149 00:07:20,170 --> 00:07:21,771 - Yeah, apparently, these two dopey sailors 150 00:07:21,838 --> 00:07:24,149 got way in over their head playing blackjack. 151 00:07:24,249 --> 00:07:26,568 Kane shows up with four grand to bail them out. 152 00:07:26,601 --> 00:07:28,186 - That's a hell of a boss. 153 00:07:28,286 --> 00:07:29,554 - You'd do the same thing for me, right? 154 00:07:29,587 --> 00:07:31,189 - No, I definitely would not. 155 00:07:31,256 --> 00:07:33,124 - We're putting together a timeline here. 156 00:07:33,191 --> 00:07:35,694 Looks like Kane left the card room around 9:30 p.m., 157 00:07:35,794 --> 00:07:37,395 assuming he was going back to the ship. 158 00:07:37,429 --> 00:07:39,164 - An elevated walkway would have been a good way to go. 159 00:07:39,230 --> 00:07:40,398 - Until it wasn't. 160 00:07:40,465 --> 00:07:42,592 - Hey, check this out. 161 00:07:42,625 --> 00:07:43,969 Just got footage of the incident 162 00:07:44,035 --> 00:07:45,937 from this little bodega across the street. 163 00:07:46,004 --> 00:07:47,864 - Of the actual crime? - Mm-hmm. 164 00:07:47,964 --> 00:07:49,207 I mean, the quality's not great, 165 00:07:49,307 --> 00:07:52,202 but if you step through it, it tells the story. 166 00:07:52,302 --> 00:07:53,561 There's Kane. 167 00:07:55,513 --> 00:07:56,581 Here comes another guy. 168 00:07:56,614 --> 00:07:58,274 I can't quite make out his features. 169 00:08:00,652 --> 00:08:01,586 They argue. 170 00:08:01,619 --> 00:08:03,888 It gets nasty quick. 171 00:08:03,955 --> 00:08:05,523 And then-- 172 00:08:05,590 --> 00:08:07,826 - [exhales] - Man, what a way to go. 173 00:08:07,926 --> 00:08:10,720 - Yeah, we lose the perp after that. 174 00:08:10,787 --> 00:08:11,963 - The warrant landed. 175 00:08:12,030 --> 00:08:13,932 We just got access to Kane's text messages. 176 00:08:14,065 --> 00:08:15,100 - And? 177 00:08:15,166 --> 00:08:17,394 - "You owe me. Alternative bad for all." 178 00:08:17,460 --> 00:08:18,770 9:40 p.m. last night. 179 00:08:18,837 --> 00:08:21,331 - 9:40 p.m. 180 00:08:21,398 --> 00:08:23,500 Kane was dead an hour later. 181 00:08:23,566 --> 00:08:25,243 Who sent that? - I don't know yet. 182 00:08:25,310 --> 00:08:27,504 The contact name on the phone is just FM. 183 00:08:27,570 --> 00:08:28,838 - Okay. 184 00:08:28,905 --> 00:08:30,682 Let's figure it out and find him. 185 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:34,019 "Alternative bad for all." 186 00:08:34,085 --> 00:08:36,788 I'm no genius, Mr. Mazzeo, but it feels like 187 00:08:36,855 --> 00:08:39,457 the alternative in this case was murder. 188 00:08:39,524 --> 00:08:42,961 - No, it was--I was-- 189 00:08:43,094 --> 00:08:45,463 Wally and I have known each other forever. 190 00:08:45,530 --> 00:08:46,464 It was a little dispute. 191 00:08:46,531 --> 00:08:47,599 - Dispute about what? 192 00:08:47,699 --> 00:08:49,067 - Business. 193 00:08:49,167 --> 00:08:50,535 - Wally Kane was in the Navy. 194 00:08:50,602 --> 00:08:53,571 - We were talking about investing in a new venture. 195 00:08:53,638 --> 00:08:56,433 I own and lease ports all over the country. 196 00:08:56,533 --> 00:08:58,743 So his skill set was useful to me. 197 00:08:58,843 --> 00:09:01,996 - Well, when was the last time you saw Vice Admiral Kane? 198 00:09:02,030 --> 00:09:03,940 - I don't know. 199 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:05,333 A few months? 200 00:09:05,366 --> 00:09:07,485 - Hmm. 201 00:09:07,519 --> 00:09:11,047 Frank, we tracked his Fitbit. 202 00:09:11,114 --> 00:09:14,117 We know you were with him last night 203 00:09:14,217 --> 00:09:16,094 at Bub O'Malley's bar, 8:30 p.m. 204 00:09:16,161 --> 00:09:18,563 It's really not a good look. 205 00:09:18,630 --> 00:09:20,932 - It's not what you think. - No? 206 00:09:21,032 --> 00:09:23,034 'Cause it seems pretty simple to me. 207 00:09:23,067 --> 00:09:24,269 Wally owed you money. 208 00:09:24,369 --> 00:09:25,670 You tried to resolve it at the bar. 209 00:09:25,804 --> 00:09:27,672 It didn't work out, so you hunted him down 210 00:09:27,739 --> 00:09:29,107 on the elevated walkway, 211 00:09:29,174 --> 00:09:30,742 and then you pushed him overboard. 212 00:09:30,809 --> 00:09:32,510 - No. - No? 213 00:09:32,577 --> 00:09:35,013 - That's not--we met up to talk about business, 214 00:09:35,046 --> 00:09:39,050 and then I went home, I swear, and I can prove it to you. 215 00:09:39,083 --> 00:09:40,643 [knock at door] [door opens] 216 00:09:40,743 --> 00:09:42,871 - Hey, Lou, I need you out here a minute. 217 00:09:42,904 --> 00:09:44,214 - Now? 218 00:09:44,247 --> 00:09:46,049 - ADIC's here. 219 00:09:46,082 --> 00:09:47,258 - Who is here? 220 00:09:47,325 --> 00:09:49,828 - Assistant Director In Charge of the FBI. 221 00:09:49,928 --> 00:09:52,755 [suspenseful music] 222 00:09:52,822 --> 00:09:59,729 ♪ ♪ 223 00:10:00,538 --> 00:10:02,165 - You need to release Frank Mazzeo. 224 00:10:02,265 --> 00:10:03,641 - Why is that? 225 00:10:03,708 --> 00:10:05,643 - I can't get into the details at the moment. 226 00:10:05,743 --> 00:10:07,562 - Well, we're investigating him for the murder 227 00:10:07,595 --> 00:10:09,397 of a vice admiral in the United States Navy. 228 00:10:09,430 --> 00:10:11,674 - He didn't do it. I assure you. 229 00:10:11,774 --> 00:10:13,485 - Okay. Well, then, forget it. 230 00:10:13,585 --> 00:10:15,720 - I can explain more later, but right now, I-- 231 00:10:15,753 --> 00:10:17,255 - What's his alibi? 232 00:10:17,322 --> 00:10:19,324 I mean, do you have any proof for us that he's not involved? 233 00:10:19,424 --> 00:10:22,193 - Like I said, we can talk about all this down the road, 234 00:10:22,260 --> 00:10:25,188 but right now, we need to pull him out. 235 00:10:25,255 --> 00:10:26,431 - I'm not releasing him. 236 00:10:26,464 --> 00:10:28,500 - Then that would be a bad career move. 237 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:30,835 - Are you seriously threatening me? 238 00:10:30,902 --> 00:10:32,595 - All right, Jess, come on. 239 00:10:32,629 --> 00:10:34,672 We just need to know that Mr. Mazzeo is not 240 00:10:34,772 --> 00:10:37,742 gonna be leaving town anytime soon. 241 00:10:37,809 --> 00:10:39,010 - He's not. 242 00:10:39,077 --> 00:10:43,773 ♪ ♪ 243 00:10:43,806 --> 00:10:45,308 - Fine, he's all yours. 244 00:10:45,375 --> 00:10:52,115 ♪ ♪ 245 00:10:52,982 --> 00:10:54,993 - Time to go. 246 00:10:55,093 --> 00:11:02,125 ♪ ♪ 247 00:11:08,106 --> 00:11:09,674 - What the hell is going on? 248 00:11:09,774 --> 00:11:12,010 ♪ ♪ 249 00:11:17,081 --> 00:11:17,181 . 250 00:11:17,407 --> 00:11:18,416 - Thank you. 251 00:11:18,483 --> 00:11:19,951 Frank Mazzeo's alibi holds up. 252 00:11:20,018 --> 00:11:21,419 He was home at the time of the murder. 253 00:11:21,486 --> 00:11:23,321 - But he admits talking business with Wally Kane 254 00:11:23,454 --> 00:11:25,323 and then sending him a nasty text afterward. 255 00:11:25,423 --> 00:11:27,016 - And apparently, he's so important 256 00:11:27,116 --> 00:11:28,526 that the FBI can just rip him out of the middle 257 00:11:28,660 --> 00:11:30,153 of an interrogation. 258 00:11:30,186 --> 00:11:31,796 - Well, just because Mazzeo didn't commit the murder 259 00:11:31,863 --> 00:11:33,598 doesn't mean he's not involved somehow. 260 00:11:33,631 --> 00:11:35,700 Let's track his movements from the time he left the bar 261 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:38,036 at 8:30 until the 911 call. 262 00:11:41,364 --> 00:11:45,643 - Mr. Campisi, is that your vehicle, sir? 263 00:11:45,710 --> 00:11:49,547 - That's my vehicle. - So you know Frank Mazzeo. 264 00:11:49,647 --> 00:11:51,549 - I do. - How? 265 00:11:51,683 --> 00:11:53,217 - We work together. 266 00:11:53,351 --> 00:11:55,670 - You own and lease ports too? 267 00:11:55,703 --> 00:11:57,055 - No. 268 00:11:57,188 --> 00:12:00,391 I work for the FBI. 269 00:12:00,525 --> 00:12:02,527 - So Mazzeo was working undercover? 270 00:12:02,560 --> 00:12:04,854 - No. He's an informant. 271 00:12:04,887 --> 00:12:06,731 - And you're his handler? 272 00:12:06,831 --> 00:12:08,858 - That's why I was over at Bub O'Malley's that night. 273 00:12:08,891 --> 00:12:11,336 - Was Wally Kane involved in this? 274 00:12:11,402 --> 00:12:13,605 - Look, we're on the same team. 275 00:12:13,671 --> 00:12:15,231 I get it. 276 00:12:15,365 --> 00:12:18,343 But this needs to stay off the record. 277 00:12:18,443 --> 00:12:20,111 - You got it. 278 00:12:20,178 --> 00:12:23,948 - Wally Kane was our target. 279 00:12:24,015 --> 00:12:25,541 - Can you be more specific? 280 00:12:27,885 --> 00:12:29,545 - Look, we don't need chapter and verse here. 281 00:12:29,579 --> 00:12:31,022 We just wanna know if your operation has anything 282 00:12:31,089 --> 00:12:32,206 to do with our murder. 283 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:33,875 - I don't know. 284 00:12:33,908 --> 00:12:36,094 Sorry. - What kind of case is it? 285 00:12:36,227 --> 00:12:38,363 - Bribery. 286 00:12:38,429 --> 00:12:41,399 Mazzeo controls a big chunk of the waterfront around here. 287 00:12:41,532 --> 00:12:42,884 And he was paying people off 288 00:12:42,917 --> 00:12:45,194 so they would dock their boats in his ports. 289 00:12:45,261 --> 00:12:48,222 - And Wally Kane was one of those people? 290 00:12:48,256 --> 00:12:50,742 So he's taking bribes to dock Navy vessels 291 00:12:50,842 --> 00:12:52,560 with this Mazzeo guy, huh? 292 00:12:52,593 --> 00:12:54,545 - Yes. 293 00:12:54,646 --> 00:12:55,880 - Anyone else involved? 294 00:12:55,947 --> 00:12:58,708 [suspenseful music] 295 00:12:58,775 --> 00:13:00,051 - What is your business with the admiral? 296 00:13:00,151 --> 00:13:01,719 - Well, we need to discuss that with him. 297 00:13:01,819 --> 00:13:03,621 - Flag officer on deck! 298 00:13:06,282 --> 00:13:07,725 - As you were. 299 00:13:07,792 --> 00:13:09,327 Detectives. And-- 300 00:13:09,394 --> 00:13:11,629 - This is Lieutenant Brady. 301 00:13:11,696 --> 00:13:12,797 - Have you made an arrest? 302 00:13:12,930 --> 00:13:14,916 - No, but we think we might be close. 303 00:13:14,949 --> 00:13:16,918 - Could we have a word with you in private? 304 00:13:16,951 --> 00:13:18,236 - Anything you need to say to me, 305 00:13:18,269 --> 00:13:19,370 you can say in front of them. 306 00:13:19,437 --> 00:13:22,507 We don't keep secrets on this ship. 307 00:13:22,573 --> 00:13:24,901 - Okay. 308 00:13:24,967 --> 00:13:26,644 We think you were taking bribes. 309 00:13:26,778 --> 00:13:29,947 We think you met with Wally Kane to talk about Frank Mazzeo 310 00:13:29,981 --> 00:13:31,015 because you knew the Feds would-- 311 00:13:31,082 --> 00:13:32,550 - Get the hell out of here. 312 00:13:32,617 --> 00:13:35,103 - Sorry, that's not how this works. 313 00:13:35,136 --> 00:13:36,120 - Now! 314 00:13:36,220 --> 00:13:37,814 - What is this? 315 00:13:37,914 --> 00:13:39,857 - This is a United States Navy vessel, 316 00:13:39,924 --> 00:13:41,759 a protected federal enclave 317 00:13:41,793 --> 00:13:44,454 under maritime and territorial jurisdiction law. 318 00:13:44,487 --> 00:13:48,282 No one comes aboard without my express permission. 319 00:13:48,316 --> 00:13:51,636 [tense music] 320 00:13:51,769 --> 00:13:58,259 ♪ ♪ 321 00:14:01,512 --> 00:14:03,106 - Where's my evidence? 322 00:14:03,172 --> 00:14:05,483 - We've got 17 cash deposits made to Admiral Garvey's 323 00:14:05,550 --> 00:14:06,818 account over four months. 324 00:14:06,851 --> 00:14:09,987 - All just less than $10,000 to avoid detection. 325 00:14:10,054 --> 00:14:11,180 - Okay, but we need more. 326 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:12,990 - I got some video. 327 00:14:13,057 --> 00:14:15,460 Haven Avenue, a quarter mile from the murder scene, 328 00:14:15,526 --> 00:14:18,654 six minutes after the 911 call. 329 00:14:18,688 --> 00:14:20,690 And it looks like Garvey. 330 00:14:20,823 --> 00:14:23,167 - Yeah, that's that scarf from the walkway video. 331 00:14:23,267 --> 00:14:25,002 - Now, I couldn't get a hit on facial rec, 332 00:14:25,103 --> 00:14:30,199 but he stops and talks to this guy who's in uniform, a sailor. 333 00:14:30,333 --> 00:14:31,876 And we can see his face clear as day. 334 00:14:32,009 --> 00:14:35,179 And every member of the military is in facial rec. 335 00:14:35,213 --> 00:14:37,048 - Great. Track him down. 336 00:14:38,883 --> 00:14:41,002 - You bet. That's me. 337 00:14:41,035 --> 00:14:43,755 - You're positive you were talking to Admiral Garvey? 338 00:14:43,821 --> 00:14:44,956 - Are you kidding? 339 00:14:44,989 --> 00:14:47,959 To guys like us, Admiral Garvey is a celebrity. 340 00:14:47,992 --> 00:14:50,294 I never even talked to him before. 341 00:14:50,361 --> 00:14:52,021 I wasn't gonna miss my chance. 342 00:14:52,054 --> 00:14:56,401 - How did he seem when you talked to him? 343 00:14:56,534 --> 00:14:59,670 - A little shaken up, to be honest. 344 00:14:59,737 --> 00:15:03,566 Wasn't interested in a long conversation, that's for sure. 345 00:15:03,699 --> 00:15:06,544 [suspenseful music] 346 00:15:06,677 --> 00:15:11,849 ♪ ♪ 347 00:15:11,916 --> 00:15:14,886 - State your business. 348 00:15:14,986 --> 00:15:16,053 - Don't bother. 349 00:15:16,154 --> 00:15:19,023 - Pursuant to MRE 315, NCIS has determined 350 00:15:19,090 --> 00:15:21,159 that probable cause exists for these authorities 351 00:15:21,225 --> 00:15:23,177 to conduct a search of this vessel. 352 00:15:25,096 --> 00:15:26,255 This is a legal order. 353 00:15:26,355 --> 00:15:28,966 All hands will cooperate and will not interfere. 354 00:15:29,033 --> 00:15:35,356 ♪ ♪ 355 00:15:36,774 --> 00:15:37,859 - Shoot me. 356 00:15:53,191 --> 00:15:54,992 - You wanna tell me just what the hell it is 357 00:15:55,059 --> 00:15:58,254 you're trying to accomplish? 358 00:15:58,287 --> 00:16:00,798 I can read. This is goddamn outrageous. 359 00:16:00,932 --> 00:16:02,567 - The law? 360 00:16:02,633 --> 00:16:04,435 Yeah, it's wild stuff. 361 00:16:04,535 --> 00:16:05,803 - Lou. 362 00:16:10,208 --> 00:16:11,142 - So? 363 00:16:11,242 --> 00:16:14,303 - So... 364 00:16:14,437 --> 00:16:16,347 this is you 365 00:16:16,414 --> 00:16:18,649 wearing that scarf and pushing your friend to his death. 366 00:16:18,783 --> 00:16:22,086 Can you turn around, Admiral? 367 00:16:22,153 --> 00:16:24,889 - Place your hands behind your back, please, sir. 368 00:16:24,922 --> 00:16:27,124 - Rusten Garvey, you're under arrest 369 00:16:27,225 --> 00:16:29,961 for the murder of Vice Admiral Wally Kane. 370 00:16:30,094 --> 00:16:31,495 ♪ ♪ 371 00:16:31,629 --> 00:16:35,733 [soldiers shouting] 372 00:16:35,766 --> 00:16:38,469 - Take off my handcuffs so I can return their salute. 373 00:16:38,503 --> 00:16:41,105 - Enough theatrics. Let's go. 374 00:16:41,138 --> 00:16:43,341 - I will be back on this deck! 375 00:16:45,476 --> 00:16:48,137 And you are gonna regret this. 376 00:16:53,834 --> 00:16:53,976 . 377 00:16:54,085 --> 00:16:56,187 - Okay, we'll talk soon. 378 00:16:56,287 --> 00:17:00,124 - Are you really doing this? 379 00:17:00,224 --> 00:17:02,251 - How's it going, Jack? 380 00:17:02,318 --> 00:17:03,694 I can't believe you're out and about, 381 00:17:03,761 --> 00:17:05,963 seeing how dangerous this city is and all. 382 00:17:05,997 --> 00:17:09,200 - Admiral Garvey is a legend, a war hero, 383 00:17:09,267 --> 00:17:11,903 and you're gonna put him on trial for murder? 384 00:17:11,936 --> 00:17:14,305 - The evidence against him is significant. 385 00:17:14,405 --> 00:17:16,040 - It doesn't look like that to me, 386 00:17:16,107 --> 00:17:17,775 or the people I work with. 387 00:17:17,842 --> 00:17:19,844 He's set to be the next Secretary of Defense, 388 00:17:19,944 --> 00:17:20,811 for God's sake. 389 00:17:20,912 --> 00:17:23,306 - Irrelevant. 390 00:17:23,372 --> 00:17:25,583 - To charge Garvey with murder 391 00:17:25,616 --> 00:17:29,387 is a slap in the face to a lot of very important people, Nick. 392 00:17:29,487 --> 00:17:31,639 - Not if he actually did it. 393 00:17:35,459 --> 00:17:36,527 [camera shutters clicking] 394 00:17:36,627 --> 00:17:38,663 - The People's case is strong, Your Honor. 395 00:17:38,729 --> 00:17:40,965 We have video of the admiral at the crime scene. 396 00:17:41,032 --> 00:17:42,366 And we believe the defendant presents 397 00:17:42,466 --> 00:17:44,201 a significant flight risk. 398 00:17:44,302 --> 00:17:46,604 He is an admiral in the U.S. Navy, and if released, 399 00:17:46,637 --> 00:17:48,706 he will retake the helm of his naval fleet 400 00:17:48,806 --> 00:17:50,633 and set sail for the Middle East. 401 00:17:50,700 --> 00:17:52,310 - Mr. Banks. 402 00:17:52,376 --> 00:17:54,670 - We plead not guilty and look forward 403 00:17:54,737 --> 00:17:57,214 to clearing Admiral Garvey's reputation. 404 00:17:57,248 --> 00:17:59,684 As for bail, 405 00:17:59,750 --> 00:18:03,913 this man has served our nation for three decades. 406 00:18:03,980 --> 00:18:05,556 We request reasonable bail. 407 00:18:05,589 --> 00:18:06,916 - This is a murder case. 408 00:18:07,016 --> 00:18:08,659 Defendant is hereby remanded. 409 00:18:08,726 --> 00:18:10,928 - Your Honor, this is a political witch hunt. 410 00:18:10,995 --> 00:18:13,656 You can't penalize the defendant for the DA's office-- 411 00:18:13,723 --> 00:18:15,266 - Watch it, Mr. Banks. 412 00:18:15,366 --> 00:18:17,435 Next case. [gavel bangs] 413 00:18:20,596 --> 00:18:22,940 - We're challenging your video evidence. 414 00:18:30,181 --> 00:18:32,917 - Judge Sullivan, the video the People claim 415 00:18:33,017 --> 00:18:34,986 places my client at the crime scene 416 00:18:35,052 --> 00:18:36,879 was obtained from a bodega. 417 00:18:36,946 --> 00:18:39,957 It employed extremely dated technology. 418 00:18:40,024 --> 00:18:43,728 This is an analog DVR-based system, 419 00:18:43,794 --> 00:18:45,863 first generation of black box recorders. 420 00:18:45,896 --> 00:18:48,899 Back then, storage was at a premium. 421 00:18:48,933 --> 00:18:51,560 They saved space by using compression. 422 00:18:51,627 --> 00:18:53,529 When the storage is nearly full, 423 00:18:53,596 --> 00:18:55,564 which it always is at this little shop, 424 00:18:55,631 --> 00:18:59,910 the frames per second rate drops to 10 per minute. 425 00:18:59,944 --> 00:19:01,946 This is not reliable evidence. 426 00:19:02,046 --> 00:19:03,547 - What say you? 427 00:19:03,648 --> 00:19:06,250 - Your Honor, the law does not require perfect technology. 428 00:19:06,350 --> 00:19:09,120 It requires reliable authentication and relevance, 429 00:19:09,220 --> 00:19:10,287 and we have both. 430 00:19:10,388 --> 00:19:11,922 - Now, yes, the system is older, 431 00:19:12,023 --> 00:19:14,458 but it doesn't mean that these images are unreliable. 432 00:19:14,558 --> 00:19:17,161 - I'm worried that the jury might give undue weight 433 00:19:17,228 --> 00:19:19,663 to what appears to be visual confirmation. 434 00:19:19,730 --> 00:19:21,290 - But it is visual confirmation. 435 00:19:21,323 --> 00:19:23,801 - Clearly with demonstrable deficiencies. 436 00:19:23,901 --> 00:19:25,761 The video is out. 437 00:19:25,828 --> 00:19:27,338 - Your Honor, this is-- 438 00:19:27,405 --> 00:19:30,257 - And that's the end of the conversation, Mr. Price. 439 00:19:33,177 --> 00:19:35,279 - Can we win without the video? 440 00:19:35,312 --> 00:19:37,348 - Yes, the evidence is strong. 441 00:19:37,448 --> 00:19:38,774 - Motive? 442 00:19:38,841 --> 00:19:40,818 - Admiral Garvey was trying to cover his own ass. 443 00:19:40,851 --> 00:19:42,453 - What does that mean? 444 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:45,848 - Wally Kane knew that Mazzeo was coming for him, 445 00:19:45,915 --> 00:19:47,124 that he was wearing a wire. 446 00:19:47,191 --> 00:19:49,318 So he called Garvey, told him what was going on. 447 00:19:49,351 --> 00:19:52,730 They met up, presumably to talk about the bind they were in. 448 00:19:52,763 --> 00:19:56,258 - And Garvey got upset and pushed Kane to his death. 449 00:19:56,325 --> 00:19:57,601 - Something like that. 450 00:19:57,635 --> 00:19:59,370 - Do the phone records and cell data support all that? 451 00:19:59,437 --> 00:20:00,463 - Yes. 452 00:20:00,529 --> 00:20:02,598 - Okay, good. 453 00:20:02,665 --> 00:20:05,543 So we're still on solid ground. 454 00:20:05,609 --> 00:20:07,303 - We are, yeah. 455 00:20:07,369 --> 00:20:11,982 But this whole video thing, it was a pretty routine matter. 456 00:20:12,016 --> 00:20:13,851 I mean, we're talking about surveillance video. 457 00:20:13,951 --> 00:20:15,986 It's the foundation of modern police work. 458 00:20:16,087 --> 00:20:17,488 And as a result, 459 00:20:17,521 --> 00:20:19,448 the foundation of most criminal trials. 460 00:20:19,515 --> 00:20:22,284 So for Sullivan to flat-out suppress it, 461 00:20:22,351 --> 00:20:23,828 based on the simplistic argument that 462 00:20:23,861 --> 00:20:27,298 Attorney Banks put forth, it-- 463 00:20:27,364 --> 00:20:28,657 it's hard to fathom. 464 00:20:28,724 --> 00:20:31,402 - Well, judges have a lot of discretion. 465 00:20:31,502 --> 00:20:34,004 And like you said, the surveillance system's outdated, 466 00:20:34,105 --> 00:20:36,707 so let it go and move on to jury selection. 467 00:20:36,807 --> 00:20:37,975 Build a case with what you have, 468 00:20:38,075 --> 00:20:39,310 not with what you wish you had. 469 00:20:39,343 --> 00:20:42,847 Just make sure you put together a solid jury, 470 00:20:42,947 --> 00:20:44,782 and they're not paying too much attention 471 00:20:44,815 --> 00:20:47,118 to all that fake news out there. 472 00:20:47,184 --> 00:20:48,586 - Yeah. 473 00:20:48,686 --> 00:20:51,522 I came across this little gem a few hours ago. 474 00:20:51,622 --> 00:20:53,190 Thought you might appreciate it. 475 00:20:53,224 --> 00:20:55,317 - Oh, God. 476 00:20:55,384 --> 00:20:57,553 Doesn't stop, does it? 477 00:21:00,831 --> 00:21:05,427 - In our system of justice, a defendant is presumed innocent. 478 00:21:05,494 --> 00:21:07,997 And that doesn't change unless and until the People-- 479 00:21:08,063 --> 00:21:10,199 that is myself and Ms. Maroun-- 480 00:21:10,266 --> 00:21:13,869 prove our case beyond a reasonable doubt. 481 00:21:13,936 --> 00:21:16,947 If we don't do that, the law requires you 482 00:21:17,047 --> 00:21:20,050 to return a verdict of not guilty. 483 00:21:20,117 --> 00:21:23,187 So is there anybody here 484 00:21:23,254 --> 00:21:27,716 who feels that if a person has been charged with a crime, 485 00:21:27,783 --> 00:21:30,211 they probably did something wrong? 486 00:21:32,429 --> 00:21:33,430 Very good. 487 00:21:33,464 --> 00:21:36,033 A-plus so far in civics. 488 00:21:36,133 --> 00:21:39,537 Another issue that we run into is media coverage. 489 00:21:39,570 --> 00:21:41,739 Information is everywhere, in the newspapers, 490 00:21:41,839 --> 00:21:43,532 our phones, social media. 491 00:21:43,599 --> 00:21:46,677 This case has garnered some publicity. 492 00:21:46,744 --> 00:21:51,916 Has anyone here read or heard anything about this case? 493 00:21:51,949 --> 00:21:53,717 It's perfectly understandable. 494 00:21:53,784 --> 00:21:57,988 Juror 211, could you describe what you've read or heard? 495 00:21:58,055 --> 00:22:00,958 - This thing's been all over the talk shows and stuff. 496 00:22:00,991 --> 00:22:02,827 My understanding is that the cops 497 00:22:02,927 --> 00:22:05,629 might have arrested the wrong guy. 498 00:22:05,663 --> 00:22:06,931 - Goodness. 499 00:22:06,964 --> 00:22:09,433 Anyone else heard anything like that? 500 00:22:09,533 --> 00:22:10,401 Yeah, juror 214. 501 00:22:10,501 --> 00:22:11,902 - Yeah, I heard the same stuff. 502 00:22:11,969 --> 00:22:13,637 Like, this whole thing is political. 503 00:22:13,737 --> 00:22:15,239 - A witch hunt. - Right. 504 00:22:15,339 --> 00:22:17,208 That's the word they used. - Thank you. 505 00:22:17,241 --> 00:22:21,679 Your Honor, the People move to excuse jurors 211, 214, and 216 506 00:22:21,745 --> 00:22:23,414 and thank them for their service. 507 00:22:23,514 --> 00:22:25,266 - Approach. 508 00:22:29,144 --> 00:22:32,022 [suspenseful music] 509 00:22:32,122 --> 00:22:34,491 ♪ ♪ 510 00:22:34,525 --> 00:22:38,020 Mr. Price, Admiral Garvey is a Southern white male. 511 00:22:38,120 --> 00:22:39,788 - Uh, yes, correct. 512 00:22:39,855 --> 00:22:42,958 - Well, you moved to excuse three white men from this jury. 513 00:22:43,025 --> 00:22:44,493 - I'm sorry, Your Honor. I'm not following. 514 00:22:44,526 --> 00:22:46,337 - As a matter of integrity, it's my job 515 00:22:46,370 --> 00:22:47,838 to guard against any impression 516 00:22:47,938 --> 00:22:50,799 that we might be stacking the jury. 517 00:22:50,866 --> 00:22:54,211 Batson tells us that these strikes could be viewed 518 00:22:54,311 --> 00:22:57,314 as eliminating white men in favor of minorities 519 00:22:57,381 --> 00:23:01,610 less inclined to sympathize with the defendant. 520 00:23:01,677 --> 00:23:03,220 - Your Honor, I am not moving to strike 521 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:05,055 because they are white men. 522 00:23:05,155 --> 00:23:07,391 I'm moving to strike because they acknowledged 523 00:23:07,458 --> 00:23:10,811 suggesting literal fake news about this case. 524 00:23:12,329 --> 00:23:14,231 - Help us out here, fellas. 525 00:23:14,298 --> 00:23:17,726 Could you still be objective about this case, 526 00:23:17,826 --> 00:23:21,163 despite what you might have heard on the news? 527 00:23:21,230 --> 00:23:22,564 - Yeah, sure. 528 00:23:22,631 --> 00:23:25,167 - You didn't walk in here today with your mind made up 529 00:23:25,234 --> 00:23:29,071 regarding this man's guilt or innocence? 530 00:23:29,171 --> 00:23:31,181 - I don't guess so. 531 00:23:31,215 --> 00:23:32,641 - There you have it. 532 00:23:32,708 --> 00:23:34,985 - Your Honor, we're not impugning the character 533 00:23:35,085 --> 00:23:37,821 of these jurors, but there's no question 534 00:23:37,888 --> 00:23:39,648 that they've been exposed to material 535 00:23:39,715 --> 00:23:42,084 that would never be admissible in this courtroom. 536 00:23:42,184 --> 00:23:44,495 This creates an unacceptable risk of prejudice. 537 00:23:44,561 --> 00:23:46,322 - Trial by jury does not require us 538 00:23:46,388 --> 00:23:50,968 to seek jurors who have lived in isolation in this world. 539 00:23:51,035 --> 00:23:54,438 Motion to strike these men is denied. 540 00:23:54,538 --> 00:23:58,067 ♪ ♪ 541 00:24:03,305 --> 00:24:03,447 . 542 00:24:03,631 --> 00:24:05,441 - These are two of the most aggressive 543 00:24:05,541 --> 00:24:07,518 pro-defense rulings I've ever seen. 544 00:24:07,584 --> 00:24:09,945 Video compression? Nonsense. 545 00:24:10,012 --> 00:24:12,681 And this Batson ruling-- it's absurd. 546 00:24:12,748 --> 00:24:15,284 Batson was designed to protect Black defendants 547 00:24:15,384 --> 00:24:18,220 who used to get railroaded by all-white juries, 548 00:24:18,287 --> 00:24:19,563 not powerful white men. 549 00:24:19,596 --> 00:24:22,232 It makes no sense-- 550 00:24:22,333 --> 00:24:26,128 unless, of course, that is the whole point. 551 00:24:26,228 --> 00:24:27,972 - Meaning what? - Meaning, 552 00:24:28,072 --> 00:24:31,141 unless Sullivan knows what he's doing makes no sense. 553 00:24:31,241 --> 00:24:32,843 - Wait, are you suggesting-- 554 00:24:32,910 --> 00:24:35,646 - I can't prove that he is in Garvey's pocket, 555 00:24:35,713 --> 00:24:39,316 but it definitely feels that way. 556 00:24:39,416 --> 00:24:42,886 - Are you seriously accusing Sullivan of being corrupt? 557 00:24:42,953 --> 00:24:44,521 He's been on the bench for 20 years. 558 00:24:44,588 --> 00:24:46,081 He was a prosecutor for 15. 559 00:24:46,148 --> 00:24:48,125 He started out right here in this office. 560 00:24:48,158 --> 00:24:49,893 He held your job for, like, five. 561 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:50,986 - Exactly. 562 00:24:51,053 --> 00:24:52,062 That is why this is so concerning, 563 00:24:52,162 --> 00:24:53,964 because he knows better. 564 00:24:54,064 --> 00:24:55,999 I think he should recuse himself. 565 00:24:56,100 --> 00:24:57,726 - On what grounds? 566 00:24:57,793 --> 00:24:59,803 Does he know the defendant, his family members? 567 00:24:59,837 --> 00:25:00,829 - Not to my knowledge. 568 00:25:00,929 --> 00:25:02,005 - Does he have any special relationship 569 00:25:02,106 --> 00:25:03,640 with Attorney Banks, with the Navy? 570 00:25:03,674 --> 00:25:05,209 - Not to my knowledge. 571 00:25:05,275 --> 00:25:06,577 - So what, are you gonna ask him to step aside 572 00:25:06,643 --> 00:25:08,612 'cause you think he's a prick? 573 00:25:08,645 --> 00:25:11,348 For starters, he's gonna tell you to go to hell. 574 00:25:11,448 --> 00:25:13,909 And then he's really gonna jam you. 575 00:25:13,976 --> 00:25:16,578 Going to war with a judge is bad business, Nolan. 576 00:25:16,645 --> 00:25:19,757 - [laughs] So you want me to pretend this isn't happening? 577 00:25:19,823 --> 00:25:21,458 - I want you to pretend that he doesn't matter 578 00:25:21,492 --> 00:25:23,093 as much as you think he does. 579 00:25:23,127 --> 00:25:25,662 The jury makes the decision, not him. 580 00:25:25,763 --> 00:25:29,099 [tense music] 581 00:25:29,133 --> 00:25:34,338 ♪ ♪ 582 00:25:34,438 --> 00:25:36,707 Kenneth. 583 00:25:36,807 --> 00:25:39,143 - Nick. - Hey. 584 00:25:39,243 --> 00:25:40,969 You know, as you might expect, I've been following 585 00:25:41,036 --> 00:25:42,671 this Garvey case pretty closely. 586 00:25:42,704 --> 00:25:43,881 - Is that right? 587 00:25:43,981 --> 00:25:46,283 - Yeah, a lot of eyes on this one. 588 00:25:46,383 --> 00:25:50,020 - I'm guessing you're pleased with that. 589 00:25:50,120 --> 00:25:52,548 - Is that what this is all about? 590 00:25:52,614 --> 00:25:56,026 Me getting the nod for the DA position instead of you? 591 00:25:56,059 --> 00:25:57,728 I know you wanted it. 592 00:25:57,795 --> 00:26:00,330 Your people weren't very subtle about it. 593 00:26:00,431 --> 00:26:02,800 - I have no idea what you're talking about. 594 00:26:02,900 --> 00:26:06,562 - Well, let me be a little more direct. 595 00:26:06,628 --> 00:26:09,239 You've made two questionable legal rulings, 596 00:26:09,306 --> 00:26:10,908 and I'm trying to understand why. 597 00:26:11,008 --> 00:26:14,044 - Every decision I make is based on the law. 598 00:26:14,144 --> 00:26:15,337 - I sure hope so. 599 00:26:15,404 --> 00:26:17,239 That's the whole point of this, isn't it? 600 00:26:17,306 --> 00:26:19,883 To follow the law? 601 00:26:19,983 --> 00:26:22,411 To get justice? 602 00:26:22,478 --> 00:26:24,788 I'm gonna give you the benefit of the doubt on this one, 603 00:26:24,855 --> 00:26:26,190 Kenneth, for the time being. 604 00:26:26,223 --> 00:26:28,392 - Is that a threat? 605 00:26:28,425 --> 00:26:31,028 - No, it's a compliment. 606 00:26:31,095 --> 00:26:33,730 I have too much respect for you and your career 607 00:26:33,764 --> 00:26:36,400 to ask for a recusal. 608 00:26:36,500 --> 00:26:39,503 - Ask me, you're the one acting unethically. 609 00:26:39,603 --> 00:26:40,904 - Excuse me? 610 00:26:41,004 --> 00:26:44,475 - Reaching out to me on an ex parte basis, 611 00:26:44,541 --> 00:26:47,077 trying to influence a case. 612 00:26:47,177 --> 00:26:49,046 - No! 613 00:26:49,146 --> 00:26:52,015 We're just two people trying to do the right thing 614 00:26:52,082 --> 00:26:53,383 who happened to bump into each other 615 00:26:53,484 --> 00:26:56,186 outside the courthouse. 616 00:26:56,253 --> 00:26:58,413 Have a nice evening. 617 00:27:01,783 --> 00:27:05,729 - Vice Admiral Wallace Kane was a hero. 618 00:27:05,762 --> 00:27:09,199 But like all of us, 619 00:27:09,299 --> 00:27:11,969 he was far from perfect. 620 00:27:12,035 --> 00:27:14,129 Two years ago, the FBI discovered 621 00:27:14,229 --> 00:27:18,041 that a man named Frank Mazzeo was bribing naval officers 622 00:27:18,108 --> 00:27:20,511 to dock their vessels at his slips. 623 00:27:20,577 --> 00:27:23,313 The FBI asked Mr. Mazzeo to cooperate 624 00:27:23,413 --> 00:27:26,550 to implicate the men that he was paying off. 625 00:27:26,650 --> 00:27:30,988 Vice Admiral Kane was one of those men. 626 00:27:31,054 --> 00:27:34,191 On the night of the murder, Mr. Mazzeo met with Kane, 627 00:27:34,224 --> 00:27:36,960 wearing a wire, hoping to incriminate him. 628 00:27:37,060 --> 00:27:40,898 But Wally Kane was nobody's fool. 629 00:27:40,964 --> 00:27:45,235 He clammed up, he rushed out, and the first thing he did 630 00:27:45,302 --> 00:27:49,923 was to call his partner in crime, the defendant. 631 00:27:51,466 --> 00:27:53,944 It was clear to Admiral Garvey that their secrets 632 00:27:53,977 --> 00:27:56,179 might be exposed, that this whole mess 633 00:27:56,246 --> 00:27:59,283 had to be put to bed, loose ends tied up. 634 00:27:59,349 --> 00:28:02,519 So he pushed Wally Kane off the side of a walkway 635 00:28:02,619 --> 00:28:06,456 and watched him fall to his death. 636 00:28:06,557 --> 00:28:09,326 This is the story of two good men, 637 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:13,589 two brave men doing bad things. 638 00:28:13,655 --> 00:28:18,869 One of those men is now dead, and the other is the killer. 639 00:28:23,098 --> 00:28:25,943 - As Mr. Price just stated, 640 00:28:26,009 --> 00:28:30,480 Admiral Garvey is a brave man, 641 00:28:30,581 --> 00:28:33,817 a hero of several wars. 642 00:28:33,850 --> 00:28:37,955 Admiral Garvey did not kill Wally Kane. 643 00:28:38,021 --> 00:28:39,223 He loved Wally Kane. 644 00:28:39,323 --> 00:28:40,724 They were roommates at Annapolis. 645 00:28:40,824 --> 00:28:45,162 They worked together for 20 years. 646 00:28:45,229 --> 00:28:49,166 The sad truth here is... 647 00:28:49,266 --> 00:28:53,570 the NYPD and the District Attorney's Office 648 00:28:53,637 --> 00:28:57,241 knew they were under a political scrutiny, 649 00:28:57,307 --> 00:29:01,378 that the world was watching and judging them 650 00:29:01,478 --> 00:29:03,572 for allowing something like this 651 00:29:03,672 --> 00:29:05,582 to happen in the first place. 652 00:29:05,682 --> 00:29:07,918 - Objection. - Overruled. 653 00:29:07,985 --> 00:29:09,620 - And the cherry on top, of course, 654 00:29:09,653 --> 00:29:14,625 was the chance to embarrass the federal government, the Navy. 655 00:29:14,691 --> 00:29:18,195 As this trial moves forward, 656 00:29:18,228 --> 00:29:20,764 please pay attention 657 00:29:20,831 --> 00:29:24,426 to the lack of specific evidence 658 00:29:24,526 --> 00:29:26,703 and the far-fetched narrative 659 00:29:26,803 --> 00:29:29,539 the prosecution is attempting to craft. 660 00:29:29,573 --> 00:29:32,809 If you do that, you will come to two conclusions-- 661 00:29:32,876 --> 00:29:36,513 one, that Admiral Garvey did not kill Wally Kane, 662 00:29:36,613 --> 00:29:39,508 and two, the DA's office 663 00:29:39,574 --> 00:29:44,187 cares more about politics than the law. 664 00:29:44,287 --> 00:29:49,459 Thank you for your time, for your service, 665 00:29:49,559 --> 00:29:50,927 and your fairness. 666 00:29:51,028 --> 00:29:52,362 - We will break for lunch. 667 00:29:52,429 --> 00:29:54,723 All parties back here in 90 minutes. 668 00:29:54,790 --> 00:29:57,626 [gavel bangs] 669 00:29:57,726 --> 00:29:59,069 [handcuffs clicking] 670 00:29:59,169 --> 00:30:01,897 - Call Mazzeo. - Now? 671 00:30:01,963 --> 00:30:03,707 - Yeah, we're gonna kick this thing off in style, 672 00:30:03,740 --> 00:30:05,400 make it clear right from the start 673 00:30:05,467 --> 00:30:07,736 that despite the fancy title and uniform, 674 00:30:07,803 --> 00:30:11,148 Garvey is not a knight in shining armor. 675 00:30:12,482 --> 00:30:14,418 - Navy ships are big. 676 00:30:14,518 --> 00:30:18,088 They need a lot of dock space, especially during Fleet Week, 677 00:30:18,188 --> 00:30:20,457 when a bunch need to park at the same time. 678 00:30:20,557 --> 00:30:24,928 So you know, I would incentivize 679 00:30:24,961 --> 00:30:28,598 certain people to use my ports here in New York, 680 00:30:28,699 --> 00:30:30,434 New Orleans, San Diego. 681 00:30:30,534 --> 00:30:32,869 - And by "incentivize," you mean paying them cash? 682 00:30:32,936 --> 00:30:34,104 - Yeah. 683 00:30:34,204 --> 00:30:36,673 - And Wally Kane was one of those people? 684 00:30:36,740 --> 00:30:37,841 - Yes. 685 00:30:37,941 --> 00:30:39,009 - When was the last time you saw him? 686 00:30:39,076 --> 00:30:40,444 - The night he was killed. 687 00:30:40,544 --> 00:30:42,671 We met for a drink at a bar on 18th Street. 688 00:30:42,771 --> 00:30:44,448 - What was your agenda that evening? 689 00:30:44,481 --> 00:30:47,843 - To get Wally to say something stupid. 690 00:30:47,943 --> 00:30:49,845 - Can you elaborate? 691 00:30:49,911 --> 00:30:52,756 - I was wearing a wire, a listening device. 692 00:30:52,856 --> 00:30:54,349 I was trying to get him to acknowledge 693 00:30:54,449 --> 00:30:56,593 that we were doing business together, 694 00:30:56,693 --> 00:30:59,830 and he was being paid. 695 00:30:59,930 --> 00:31:01,365 He didn't--he didn't bite. 696 00:31:01,431 --> 00:31:03,367 - You ever do business with the defendant? 697 00:31:03,467 --> 00:31:06,436 - No, not directly, but Wally said 698 00:31:06,470 --> 00:31:08,363 he shared the bribes with his boss. 699 00:31:08,430 --> 00:31:11,074 - Objection--hearsay. - Sustained. 700 00:31:11,141 --> 00:31:14,678 - Nothing further. 701 00:31:14,778 --> 00:31:18,148 - This--this bribery scheme was your idea? 702 00:31:18,181 --> 00:31:19,983 - Correct. 703 00:31:20,050 --> 00:31:22,319 - And you obviously knew what you were doing was illegal. 704 00:31:22,352 --> 00:31:23,720 - Correct. 705 00:31:23,787 --> 00:31:27,290 - So breaking the law doesn't bother you? 706 00:31:27,391 --> 00:31:29,192 - No, it bothered me. 707 00:31:29,292 --> 00:31:31,094 It bothered me. 708 00:31:31,161 --> 00:31:33,522 Just not enough, I suppose. 709 00:31:33,555 --> 00:31:36,066 - [chuckles] Was that meant to be funny? 710 00:31:36,166 --> 00:31:38,034 - No, just honest. 711 00:31:38,135 --> 00:31:40,604 - So you're honest about being a criminal, 712 00:31:40,670 --> 00:31:45,108 about your willingness to deceive people, skirt the law. 713 00:31:45,175 --> 00:31:47,744 - That's one way to put it. 714 00:31:47,811 --> 00:31:52,149 - Isn't it also true that you were arrested 715 00:31:52,215 --> 00:31:54,851 nine years ago for domestic assault? 716 00:31:54,918 --> 00:31:55,986 - Objection. 717 00:31:56,086 --> 00:31:57,587 - It goes to the witness's credibility, Your Honor. 718 00:31:57,687 --> 00:31:58,889 - Your Honor, this is outrageous. 719 00:31:58,989 --> 00:32:00,056 - Relax. 720 00:32:00,090 --> 00:32:01,917 No need for hyperbole. 721 00:32:02,017 --> 00:32:04,419 Let's discuss this in chambers. [gavel bangs] 722 00:32:04,519 --> 00:32:06,930 Court is adjourned. 723 00:32:06,997 --> 00:32:09,658 [tense music] 724 00:32:09,724 --> 00:32:12,035 - Yeah, Mazzeo was arrested but never convicted. 725 00:32:12,068 --> 00:32:13,370 Hell, he wasn't even charged. 726 00:32:13,437 --> 00:32:15,906 - But even if he had been and was then convicted, 727 00:32:16,006 --> 00:32:17,741 it still isn't admissible. 728 00:32:17,774 --> 00:32:19,876 It has absolutely nothing to do 729 00:32:19,910 --> 00:32:21,503 with his propensity for truthfulness. 730 00:32:21,570 --> 00:32:23,705 - I don't know about that. - Excuse me? 731 00:32:23,772 --> 00:32:26,183 - People who commit crimes are inherently 732 00:32:26,283 --> 00:32:28,210 less believable than people who don't. 733 00:32:28,276 --> 00:32:30,036 - That's not-- 734 00:32:32,614 --> 00:32:35,358 All right, okay. 735 00:32:35,425 --> 00:32:37,260 All right, let's--let's say that you're right. 736 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:39,796 But the defense has already made that point. 737 00:32:39,863 --> 00:32:41,790 - And they already established that the FBI 738 00:32:41,857 --> 00:32:43,300 was investigating Mazzeo for bribery 739 00:32:43,366 --> 00:32:46,127 and that they gave him immunity in exchange for his cooperation. 740 00:32:46,194 --> 00:32:47,504 - And that all makes sense. 741 00:32:47,571 --> 00:32:49,206 That is directly related to this case 742 00:32:49,272 --> 00:32:50,640 and to the defendant's motive. 743 00:32:50,707 --> 00:32:53,743 But this alleged domestic assault from nine years ago 744 00:32:53,810 --> 00:32:57,481 has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not 745 00:32:57,547 --> 00:32:59,082 Admiral Garvey killed Wally Kane. 746 00:32:59,182 --> 00:33:00,183 - Sure, it does. 747 00:33:00,250 --> 00:33:04,646 It speaks to who this man is in full. 748 00:33:04,746 --> 00:33:05,947 - I agree. 749 00:33:05,981 --> 00:33:08,884 The jury has a right to know that the man accusing 750 00:33:08,950 --> 00:33:12,554 a war hero of fraud, and, by implication, murder, 751 00:33:12,621 --> 00:33:16,766 is not only a career hustler, but a wife beater. 752 00:33:16,867 --> 00:33:19,135 You may proceed. 753 00:33:19,236 --> 00:33:22,172 [pensive music] 754 00:33:22,272 --> 00:33:25,901 ♪ ♪ 755 00:33:25,967 --> 00:33:28,245 - I don't know what to say, 756 00:33:28,278 --> 00:33:30,847 other than this is a highly unusual decision. 757 00:33:30,914 --> 00:33:32,082 - No, it's more than that, Nick. 758 00:33:32,182 --> 00:33:35,585 He is jamming us at every turn. 759 00:33:35,652 --> 00:33:38,722 Can't be a coincidence. It is not a coincidence. 760 00:33:38,788 --> 00:33:43,460 I know you don't wanna hear this right now or accept it, 761 00:33:43,493 --> 00:33:45,462 but he is in Garvey's pocket. 762 00:33:45,495 --> 00:33:49,533 There is no other explanation. 763 00:33:49,599 --> 00:33:53,203 - The question is, can we prove it? 764 00:33:53,303 --> 00:33:56,373 ♪ ♪ 765 00:34:02,195 --> 00:34:02,337 . 766 00:34:02,479 --> 00:34:04,648 - I'm not sure I understand where you're coming from. 767 00:34:04,714 --> 00:34:07,642 - I'm just trying to-- 768 00:34:07,709 --> 00:34:12,480 this case has been unusual in many ways. 769 00:34:12,547 --> 00:34:14,149 - Oh, how so? 770 00:34:14,215 --> 00:34:17,811 - There have been a series of questionable rulings 771 00:34:17,877 --> 00:34:22,223 that I'd prefer not to bring into the weeds on this. 772 00:34:22,324 --> 00:34:25,060 - I appreciate that, I think. 773 00:34:25,126 --> 00:34:27,237 - To put my paranoia to bed, 774 00:34:27,337 --> 00:34:30,298 I need to know how Sullivan caught this case. 775 00:34:30,332 --> 00:34:32,033 You're the chief administrative judge. 776 00:34:32,133 --> 00:34:34,970 The docket flows through your office. 777 00:34:35,003 --> 00:34:39,516 Was this case assigned to Sullivan, or did he ask for it? 778 00:34:39,616 --> 00:34:42,177 - [sighs] Are you really saying what I think you're saying? 779 00:34:42,243 --> 00:34:45,488 - I don't know what to tell you, Charles, 780 00:34:45,555 --> 00:34:47,374 other than I wouldn't be here 781 00:34:47,407 --> 00:34:49,359 if this weren't a serious matter. 782 00:34:49,426 --> 00:34:52,420 [suspenseful music] 783 00:34:52,487 --> 00:34:55,682 ♪ ♪ 784 00:34:55,749 --> 00:34:57,033 - Off the record? 785 00:34:57,100 --> 00:34:59,302 - Of course. 786 00:34:59,336 --> 00:35:01,663 - Yeah, Sullivan asked for it-- claimed he had some expertise 787 00:35:01,730 --> 00:35:04,766 handling cases involving the military. 788 00:35:04,833 --> 00:35:08,770 ♪ ♪ 789 00:35:08,870 --> 00:35:12,182 - I kept hoping I was wrong, that I was overthinking it, 790 00:35:12,248 --> 00:35:15,443 but you bastards are really doing this. 791 00:35:15,510 --> 00:35:17,787 You're really trying to fix this damn thing. 792 00:35:20,949 --> 00:35:23,893 - That's--that's a hell of an accusation. 793 00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:26,554 - Sullivan requested this case. 794 00:35:26,621 --> 00:35:29,766 He's now on the short list for the Federal Court of Appeals. 795 00:35:29,866 --> 00:35:32,235 He's made pro-defense ruling after ruling 796 00:35:32,302 --> 00:35:34,404 that made no sense, unless, of course, 797 00:35:34,471 --> 00:35:35,905 you look at them through a different lens, 798 00:35:36,006 --> 00:35:37,899 and then they make a whole lot of sense. 799 00:35:37,932 --> 00:35:40,435 - Why are we really here, Nick? 800 00:35:40,535 --> 00:35:42,812 - I guess I just wanted a chance to look you in the face 801 00:35:42,846 --> 00:35:45,081 and say, I know, 802 00:35:45,181 --> 00:35:47,809 and that I'm coming for you and Sullivan 803 00:35:47,909 --> 00:35:49,953 and everyone else involved in this damn thing. 804 00:35:50,020 --> 00:35:51,880 - That would be unwise. 805 00:35:51,913 --> 00:35:54,049 - But I don't care. 806 00:35:54,082 --> 00:35:59,454 I am done with this nonsense. 807 00:35:59,554 --> 00:36:03,099 Does everything have to be so damn political? 808 00:36:03,166 --> 00:36:05,427 Us vs. You? 809 00:36:05,460 --> 00:36:07,128 Can't it just be about the law? 810 00:36:07,228 --> 00:36:08,671 - [sighs] 811 00:36:08,772 --> 00:36:10,607 - Garvey was taking bribes. 812 00:36:10,674 --> 00:36:13,943 He was afraid he was gonna get caught and he killed a guy. 813 00:36:14,010 --> 00:36:16,279 That's what happened. 814 00:36:16,346 --> 00:36:18,114 - Does it really matter? 815 00:36:18,181 --> 00:36:19,774 - What the hell does that mean? 816 00:36:19,841 --> 00:36:22,585 - [scoffs] It means we want what we want. 817 00:36:22,652 --> 00:36:26,848 And if I were you, I would find a brilliant legal reason 818 00:36:26,948 --> 00:36:29,017 to give it to us, to dismiss the case. 819 00:36:29,084 --> 00:36:30,785 Win, win. 820 00:36:30,819 --> 00:36:33,296 We get the Secretary of Defense we want, 821 00:36:33,363 --> 00:36:36,766 and you get to wrap yourself in the Constitution 822 00:36:36,833 --> 00:36:40,136 and reassure the voters that you are a noble prosecutor 823 00:36:40,236 --> 00:36:44,432 who would never convict someone without sufficient evidence. 824 00:36:44,466 --> 00:36:46,042 - Not gonna happen. 825 00:36:46,076 --> 00:36:49,112 Our case is still strong, 826 00:36:49,179 --> 00:36:51,514 despite your attempts to undermine it. 827 00:36:51,614 --> 00:36:55,185 [tense music] 828 00:36:55,285 --> 00:36:56,845 - Oh. 829 00:36:56,945 --> 00:37:02,158 ♪ ♪ 830 00:37:02,225 --> 00:37:03,651 - You were right, Nolan. 831 00:37:03,718 --> 00:37:05,562 You were right all along. 832 00:37:05,662 --> 00:37:07,297 - I wish that weren't true. 833 00:37:07,363 --> 00:37:09,390 - I'm gonna demand a mistrial. 834 00:37:09,457 --> 00:37:10,533 - Really? 835 00:37:10,633 --> 00:37:11,835 - And then I'm gonna file criminal charges 836 00:37:11,935 --> 00:37:13,828 against Sullivan and everyone else 837 00:37:13,862 --> 00:37:15,572 involved in this damn conspiracy. 838 00:37:15,638 --> 00:37:17,574 - I'm not so sure that's-- 839 00:37:17,607 --> 00:37:19,400 - What's the alternative? 840 00:37:19,467 --> 00:37:22,245 To stand by and let them make a mockery of the judicial system? 841 00:37:22,345 --> 00:37:24,814 - No, but you're the one who told me 842 00:37:24,848 --> 00:37:27,250 not to get emotional, that attacking judges 843 00:37:27,350 --> 00:37:28,810 is bad business-- - Stop. 844 00:37:28,843 --> 00:37:30,879 Just stop. 845 00:37:30,979 --> 00:37:33,823 I'm not here for conversation or a lecture. 846 00:37:33,890 --> 00:37:36,885 Just send me the file. I'll handle it from here. 847 00:37:36,985 --> 00:37:42,515 ♪ ♪ 848 00:37:42,582 --> 00:37:44,225 [doorbell chimes] 849 00:37:52,258 --> 00:37:53,693 - Ah. 850 00:37:55,545 --> 00:37:57,405 Is this what I think it is? 851 00:38:01,242 --> 00:38:04,320 Well, I'm happy to talk, 852 00:38:04,354 --> 00:38:08,191 but we're feeling pretty good about where we stand. 853 00:38:08,258 --> 00:38:10,518 - Good enough to toss a coin? 854 00:38:10,552 --> 00:38:12,195 Heads, Garvey walks. 855 00:38:12,262 --> 00:38:15,215 Tails, he spends the rest of his life in prison. 856 00:38:27,343 --> 00:38:29,896 - Criminally negligent homicide? 857 00:38:29,963 --> 00:38:31,639 You really cut a deal with Admiral Garvey 858 00:38:31,739 --> 00:38:33,733 without my consent? 859 00:38:39,455 --> 00:38:41,749 - Yes, I did, given the facts. 860 00:38:41,816 --> 00:38:43,393 - He'll be out in a year. 861 00:38:43,426 --> 00:38:44,953 Hell, they might even suspend his sentence. 862 00:38:45,053 --> 00:38:47,447 - Yeah, maybe, but at least we got something. 863 00:38:47,480 --> 00:38:49,365 'Cause we didn't have the cards, Nick, we just didn't. 864 00:38:49,399 --> 00:38:53,661 - That is my decision, not yours. 865 00:38:53,728 --> 00:38:55,997 - [sighs] 866 00:38:56,064 --> 00:38:58,041 I just couldn't stand there 867 00:38:58,107 --> 00:39:00,143 and watch you destroy your career. 868 00:39:00,243 --> 00:39:02,245 [solemn music] 869 00:39:02,312 --> 00:39:05,348 - You should worry about you, 870 00:39:05,448 --> 00:39:07,517 about your career. 871 00:39:07,617 --> 00:39:09,185 - Well, that's what I'm doing, Nick. 872 00:39:09,252 --> 00:39:10,678 - And how's that? 873 00:39:10,745 --> 00:39:12,789 - You go after Sullivan, you will get blown up, 874 00:39:12,856 --> 00:39:15,391 you'll lose the election, and I will lose my job. 875 00:39:15,425 --> 00:39:17,160 And I like what I do, and I'm good at it. 876 00:39:17,260 --> 00:39:19,520 So if it makes you feel any better, 877 00:39:19,587 --> 00:39:24,626 I did this for me, not you. 878 00:39:24,692 --> 00:39:26,327 - It doesn't. 879 00:39:26,427 --> 00:39:31,132 ♪ ♪ 880 00:39:31,165 --> 00:39:34,811 Someone needs to hold the line. 881 00:39:34,877 --> 00:39:38,640 Why not us? 882 00:39:38,673 --> 00:39:41,676 Why not now? 883 00:39:41,776 --> 00:39:45,146 ♪ ♪ 884 00:39:45,213 --> 00:39:47,323 This morning, Admiral Rusten Garvey 885 00:39:47,423 --> 00:39:53,054 pleaded guilty to one count of criminally negligent homicide. 886 00:39:53,121 --> 00:39:56,291 Based on the evidence and the specific facts 887 00:39:56,357 --> 00:39:59,168 and circumstances of this case, 888 00:39:59,235 --> 00:40:03,640 we believe this is a just result for all parties. 889 00:40:03,673 --> 00:40:08,511 In this country, we do not prosecute to please a crowd, 890 00:40:08,611 --> 00:40:12,815 and we do not neglect to prosecute to appease one. 891 00:40:12,882 --> 00:40:18,146 The courtroom is a place where facts still matter, 892 00:40:18,179 --> 00:40:20,548 where evidence still matters, 893 00:40:20,648 --> 00:40:26,095 where the law quietly and deliberately does its work. 894 00:40:26,162 --> 00:40:28,881 And we must fight as hard as we can 895 00:40:28,915 --> 00:40:31,501 to protect the sanctity of this hallowed institution 896 00:40:31,567 --> 00:40:35,763 because if we don't, this whole thing, 897 00:40:35,863 --> 00:40:39,776 this grand experiment will crumble. 898 00:40:42,779 --> 00:40:46,015 When we feel ill... [sighs] 899 00:40:46,082 --> 00:40:49,886 When we feel that lies and injustice 900 00:40:49,986 --> 00:40:52,989 are beginning to invade our collective well-being, 901 00:40:53,022 --> 00:40:57,961 law is the medicine that can help us heal. 902 00:40:58,061 --> 00:41:05,093 ♪ ♪ 903 00:41:10,873 --> 00:41:13,810 [dramatic music] 904 00:41:13,910 --> 00:41:20,650 ♪ ♪ 905 00:41:41,003 --> 00:41:44,007 [wolf howls]