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NARRATOR:
In the criminal justice system

the people are represented by two
separate yet equally important groups,

the police
who investigate crime

and the district attorneys
who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

You like
the museum.

Mom, I hate
the museum.

You like the dinosaurs, don't you?
No.

Well, you do
like Michelle.

Can we go to Ben &
Jerry's before, please?

First we'll feed your head,
then we'll feed your tummy.

How's that sound?

Cherry Garcia?
Anything you want.

Hey, honey,
where's Lucy?

There she is. I don't
think she's hurt.

Be careful, honey.
(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Hey, it's me.

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

MAN: Somebody get help here!
(WOMAN CRYING)

Jen? Jen? Jen! Jen!

Jenna! Help!

(MEN CHATTERING)

(CHATTERING ON RADIO)

ED: What the hell?

No kidding. And the owner
survived it, Miles Schaffner.

Anyone else
in the house?

Neighbors say it's
just him living there,

but there's a little
girl missing.

Fire marshall's
looking for you.

Was it a bomb?
No.

Just a good, old-fashioned
electrical burner.

Hit a gas leak
and boom.

The owner's
a lucky bastard.

What caused it?

Gas pipe in the
basement's punctured,

electrical wire was cut.

Please tell me
a rat did that.

Only if the little guy had a very
sharp steak knife in his claw.

This wasn't an accident.

Somebody definitely wanted this
puppy to come tumbling down.

MAN: We found her!

Watch your back.

Jenna? Jenna! Jenna!

Jenna!

Come on, baby. We'll get some Cherry
Garcia like you like, honey, okay?

(CRYING)

(SIRENS WAILING)

I should have been
the one who died.

How old was she?

Eight.
Oh, my God!

I don't understand. I... I
had all new wiring put in.

If there's anything I can
do for those poor people.

When you say "all new wiring", do
you mean within the last year?

Six months.

Don't you worry, Miles.

I've already got an associate
writing up the complaint.

Are you his lawyer?

And his friend.
Roger Trent.

Well, lwouldn't jump on that
lawsuit just yet, Mr. Trent.

Look, Mr. Schaffner, I'm
sorry to break this to you,

but this doesn't
look like an accident.

CASSADY: Any idea
who might have done it?

ROGER: You gotta
to be mistaken.

We're talking to
Mr. Schaffner.

I can't imagine anyone who
would do anything like this.

If you could give us the name of the
electrician who put in the new wiring.

Ikeep Mr. Schaffner's records.
I'll get them for you.

My house...

How could someone
do this to my house?

We use BX-350. No better electrical
wire for home use on the planet.

Rodent food?
Ah, not a chance.

Unless, of course,
his name was Godzilla.

You get a lifetime
guarantee on that stuff.

And you did the
rewiring yourself?

It was a big job.

I had two or three of my
guys on it, my top guys.

And I personally inspect
all the work on a job.

Did any of your guys notice
anything wrong with the gas pipes?

Even the slightest
problem with gas,

we would've been
out of there

before you could say
"Mrs. O'Leary's cow."

VAN BUREN: I know this must be
very hard for you, Mrs. Wechsler,

but if you can remember
anyone leaving the building

or anyone standing
around watching.

Wait a minute. You don't
think this was an accident?

It's looking like arson.

You're saying some
freak blew up a building

and our daughter
was collateral damage?

I am so sorry.

KENT: Where the hell
were you?

Aren't you people supposed to
protect us from lunatics like this?

What the hell's
going on in this city?

Come on, Dana.

DANA: We have
a panic room.

A $20,000
security system.

I take her to school every
morning and pick her up.

But who can plan
for a building blowing up?

I need to be with her.
I need to see her again.

We'll keep you in touch
with the developments.

When I was a kid
I used to be afraid

of falling
air conditioners.

When I was little...

Can we, uh, skip the existential
anguish and try to figure out

who had a problem
with Mr. Schaffner?

Yes, ma'am.

ED: Anybody besides Mr. Schaffner
have access to the apartment?

I told you, Miles
lives there alone.

CASSADY:
No wife? No kids?

He's been divorced
for awhile,

but he and Rosalie
don't really speak.

How about a housekeeper?

Flor. She's in the Dominican
Republic visiting her family.

What does
he do for work?

He doesn't.

ED: Ever?

Family money.

The idle rich can
make people jealous.

Miles is hardly
what I'd call rich.

ED: Are you kidding me?

He's got a four-story brownstone
on the Upper East Side,

his monthly mortgage nut must be
more than a year of my salary.

It's paid off.
It's his parents' home.

Miles's dad made a little
money in real estate,

which he left
to his only son.

But between some
very bad money management

and some enormous
divorce payments,

Miles can't afford
to be frivolous.

We need to talk
to the ex-wife.

Yeah.

Did Miles have
any enemies?

Maybe. He definitely didn't
have a friend in me.

Ugly divorce.

Over what?

Money, what else?

He was born a spoiled, selfish
kid and he stayed that way.

Just thinking of him makes
me need a glass of wine.

Hmm. Selfish?

Looks like he gave
back a little something.

Thejudge ruled I was entitled to
keep the same lifestyle I had

during the 20 years
we spent together.

She awarded
me 20 million.

It's been 10 years,
he's paid maybe five.

And we'd cry for you,

but we're more concerned
with a dead little girl.

That's awful.

But I had nothing
to do with it.

No?

Financially, how would you
have made out if Miles died?

Terribly.
I need him living.

His folks put his inheritance in a trust.
He lives on income.

Principal can only be distributed
in dire emergencies.

He doesn't have anything
that you get if he dies?

Anything left in that trust after
Miles kicks goes straight to charity.

And you never get the
rest of your cash.

He has acreage of undeveloped
land in Brooklyn

he could sell
and be done with me.

But no,
Mr. Al Gore-Save the Fishes

mortgaged his property for
cash to cover his shortfalls

and then let the Green People
grow vegetables on it.

Doesn't charge
them a penny.

But my lawyers went to court
and I'm forcing a sale.

You wanna see some pissed off
people, go talk to them.

Pissed off at Miles?

At Miles, at me.

Scathing e-mails calling
us greedy bastards.

Tree huggers.

Can you show us
these e-mails?

"Take our land,
you'll suffer.

"Expect trouble.
Vengeance."

All signed by Michael Kaplan.

"President of the Brooklyn
Chapter of Green People."

(PEOPLE PROTESTING)

Excuse me, is there
a Michael Kaplan here?

MICHAEL: You're stinking
up the neighborhood!

I'm just doing my job,
now get out of my face!

Come on, big man. What are
you going to do? Huh?

Hey, hey! Hey,
break it up!

What the hell
is wrong with you?

(PEOPLE CLAMORING)

It's an offense against
nature, that's why.

So's murder. Now that depends
on who's getting murdered.

Really?

Okay, I'm gonna use really
simple sentences for you.

No earth, no people.

We are living in America
in the 21st century

and we have every right
to provide our children

with unpolluted,
affordable food.

We are talking about
Brooklyn, right?

Sit down.
Sit your ass down!

Whoa!

I saw you assault someone.

Yeah, he was trespassing
on the People's property.

Shut up. I'm talking.

Should he expect trouble? Are
you going to "make him suffer"?

What was the other thing
in the e-mail, Nina?

Vengeance. ThafsfighL vengeance.

Did you already get your vengeance
on Miles Schaffner, Michael?

What are you
talking about?

Somebody tried
to kill him.

You think that I...

No, Miles has always
been good to us.

He let us use the property. He's
always been one of the good guys.

Oh, come on.

We know he's selling your
little Eden to developers.

You're looking at assault.
You threatened him.

You better say something.

I have nothing
against Miles.

He didn't want
to sell the land.

The courts made him do it
and that bitch ex-wife of...

Do I need a lawyer?

We're going the best
we can, Counselor.

I am sure you are, but we've got
the mayor breathing fire on this.

A building blows up in this
town and people think terror.

And we're
confident it's not

and our concern
is not the mayor,

it's who killed
the little girl.

So is ours.

Hey, Ed. Where are we
on this guy, Kaplan?

Uh, he's still
a candidate,

but I don't see him doing it.
He's a conservationist.

Or it's a violent
splinter group.

Schaffner's selling
out from under them.

They want to keep
their squat on his land.

Or Kaplan's telling the truth and he
and Schaffner really are best pals.

Even if they weren't, why wouldn't
he just stab him or shoot him?

Why blow up
his whole building?

Is there anything
that says this guy

knows his way around a circuit board?
Gas pipes?

Nothing so far.

Dig faster and harder.

Counselor, no one is
sitting on their hands.

Keep me apprised.

Look, I got word
Miles Schaffner

is loitering around
the crime scene.

See if you could get an idea
if he's really so buddy-buddy

with this guy Kaplan.

All right.

Michael Kaplan? The group
called Green People?

From my Brooklyn
property. He...

He used to bring me fresh
vegetables every now and again.

Did he ever
threaten you?

No.

Ever since they've spoken
with Harvey Wallace,

he's the real estate developer who
I planned to sell the land to.

They got no problem
with the sale.

My father used to say,

"Home was where you're treated the
best, but complain the most."

If only it had been me who died
instead of that poor, little girl.

Come on, Mr. Schaffner.
Come on.

HARVEY: I tell Miles
the Green People

got no problem with the sale.
It keeps him calm.

But I've got some letters
from them, nasty e-mails.

Was there anything that
made specific reference

to the deal not
going through?

Uh, yeah,
most of them.

Any mention of Mr.
Schaffner specifically?

Uh, like threats?
Veiled ones.

ED: Like what?

Uh, you have an
obligation to the earth.

You will do
the right thing.

Or what? They're gonna
come and get him?

No, they never get that explicit.
They're smart.

Look, we were over
at that Brooklyn site.

It wasn't
exactly peaceful.

Hey, I take
them seriously,

but I've been banking
on the hoopla dying

once my contract
with Miles was signed.

After they see they still
have their vegetable patch,

just not as big.

That's their main concern?
The mini-farm?

The rest is just a show for
the Ideal Mart people.

They've also shown interest
in buying the property.

Miles would never
sell to them,

but the protesters,
they gotta be sure.

Look, anything more you
need, here's my card.

Trade me?

(SCOFFS)

(CHUCKLES)

Ideal Mart is one of the biggest
corporations in the country.

They don't lose bidding wars
to a dude like Wallace.

Well, maybe Schaffner's just not
a big business kind of guy.

Although, if he died, the
executor of his estate

would be legally obligated to sell
the property to the highest bidder.

Wow. I'm impressed
you know that.

My grandma had a place
at Sheepshead Bay.

When she died, I was outbid by a guy
who writes birthday card poems.

How depressing
is that?

Anyway,
if Miles was dead,

Ideal Mart would definitely
be in the driver's seat.

You're buying
the hype, folks.

Ideal Mart is big,
bad box store monster.

We're a company
providing a service.

And we're police officers
investigating a homicide.

Hold up, man. Correct
me if I'm wrong.

You don't have a store
in New York yet, right?

The one in Brooklyn would
have been our first.

A lot of money
to be made.

We projected
500 million a year.

And the roadblock to all
that is nearly killed.

We made our play.
He went with Wallace.

What did you bid?
Twenty five million.

Wallace only paid 10.

I mean, you seem like a company
that gets what it wants.

Except, he went
with Wallace.

Anybody lose
a job over it?

We did 30 billion
in sales last year.

If we wanted the land,
it would be ours.

But he went
with Wallace.

End of story.

So, what am I reading?

It's Ideal Man's
withdrawal

of its offer to
purchase the property.

Although, I suppose
if Schaffner died,

they could always
make another offer.

They have enough money that if they
wanted him dead, he'd be dead.

VAN BUREN: When does that
happen in the real world?

Not often.

When a guy gets a divorce and
someone tries to whack him,

the first three people
you talk to,

the ex, the ex,
and the ex.

We did talk to her.
She wouldn't shut up.

Well, talk to her again and
see to it that she listens.

Would I want the SOB
to sell to Ideal Mart?

Famous for no benefits,
no unions, slave wages.

Damn straight.

The question is, how far would
you go to see it happen?

I've got lawyers
for that.

Ideal Mart was ready to give
Miles anything he asked for.

I mean he could have been
done with you forever.

But he decides to sell to
Harvey Wallace in Queens

for less than half
the asking price.

And we hear the deal
doesn't give him

any principal payments
for 10 years.

Which once again means you
have to wait for your money.

He wakes up in the morning thinking
of different ways to screw me.

Well, let's just say

Miles gets blown up

before Harvey can
close the deal.

Property goes to the highest
bidder, which in this case,

would certainly be
Ideal Mart.

More money for you.

How old are you, honey?

Twenty-eight?
Playing the field?

Good for you.

But one day you're gonna
give some lucky bastard

20-some odd years
of your life

and you know
what happens then?

You end up like a
leftover rump roast,

all gristle and fat
and nothing else.

I don't care
if Miles dies.

I care about me and the
20 years that I gave him.

But I didn't kill him and
I want to talk to my lawyer.

Man, this woman goes
to the hairdresser a lot.

Check this out.
Bergdorf's, three grand.

Bergdorf's, 10.
Barneys, five.

And you're still
on the Bs.

Yeah. Hermes
2,500.

Damn. Here's something new and
different, Kaskell Electrical.

$15,000.

Is that what an arson for
hire goes for these days?

They're open until 9:00.

Yeah, I used to do electric
until the accident.

Then with the insurance money
I opened up this joint.

Do you work
here alone?

I'm all there is now
since Judith's passed.

So, I figure you aren't
here for track lights.

No. Listen, Mr. Kaskell,

about two weeks ago a woman
named Rosalie Schaffner

wrote you a check
for $15,000.

Right.

Don't see anything
in here worth that.

Since when is it
against the law

for a kid to help
out her old man?

Mrs. Schaffner is...

ls ajerk for marrying
that putz Miles.

I know his old man
out in Queens.

A real get-your-hands-dirty
kind of guy.

But the kid, a real putz.

Everyone knew it
except for Rosalie.

She sees him and never picked up another
pair of stripping pliers again.

Wait a minute.

You're saying your daughter worked
as an electrician with you?

Yeah, she worked college
summers with me.

Why didn't you tell us your
ex used to be an electrician?

I didn't think
it was relevant.

No disrespect,
Mr. Schaffner,

but your house went boom because
somebody messed with the wiring.

Look, man, you may not give a damn
if your ex-wife tried to kill you,

but the fact
of the matter is,

she did kill an innocent
eight-year-old girl.

Now, if she was near
your house, I wanna know.

She still has a key.

CASSADY: When was the
last time she used it?

I don't know.

The day before the explosion,
did you leave the house?

Ihadlunch with Roger, my lawyer.

How many times
do I have to tell you

that you have to
fold these three ways?

Three ways!
Nina, cuff her.

Rosalie Schaffner,
you're under arrest

for the murder
of Jenna Wechsler,

the attempted murder of
Miles Schaffner, and arson.

What the hell are you talking about?
What are you doing?

You have the right
to remain silent.

Anything you say can be used
against you in a court of law.

You have the right to...

"Docket number 067823

”People v.
Schaffner, Rosalie P.

"Charges are murder
in the second degree,

"arson in the first degree and attempted
murder in the second degree."

Do we have a plea?

Lisa Denton from Gault, Michaels &
Gault for the defense, Your Honor.

Actually, I... I won't be
handling the case, uh...

Um, what I mean is...

First time, Ms. Denton?
Yes, Your Honor.

Hmm. It's weird,
isn't it?

Hearing your own
voice above the fray.

Okay, let's just take a deep
breath and give it our best shot.

What I meant to say was that Alissa
Goodwyn will be counsel of record.

After I make a motion
that she be admitted

to the court
pro hoc vice, that is.

Very good. Now, where's
the esteemed Ms. Goodwyn.

She's not here yet.

I mean, uh, her plane
from Miami was delayed.

You know something? I'll bet you
can handle this on your own.

Let's give it a shot.

Not guilty.

Okay. Ms. Rubirosa?

People request bail in the
amount of $1 million.

Ms. Demon .

I'll tell you what.
We'll run with that.

If and when Ms. Goodwyn arrives and
wants to oppose the people's request,

I don't think Ms.
Rubirosa will oppose.

It's fine with me,
Your Honor.

Welcome to the club,
Ms. Denton.

God, I hope I was
never that green.

I actually felt
sorry for her.

My first time
in court...

No offense,
war stories bore me.

What I don't get is Gault, Michaels,
they're a top notch firm.

Why bring in a ringer
from out of state?

Does this ringer
have a name?

Allison Goodwyn
from Miami.

Alissa.

She's the queen
of darkness.

She went from New York
court street divorces

to standard bearer for
women's issues nationwide.

Is that a friend
of yours?

Definitely not. Did I
mention she was gorgeous?

How are you, Alissa?

Better than you, Jack.

I believe that's the same suit you
were wearing the last time I saw you.

I like gray.

Alissa Goodwyn.
Connie Rubirosa.

Hi.

ALISSA: Thank you for showing
mercy on that poor kid

Gault, Michaels sent
to court this morning.

Sure. We've all
been there.

Where is that exactly?

This is a bunch of nonsense,
Jack, and you know it.

JACK: But enough
about me.

If I had a nickel for
every time a woman

was falsely accused for
trying to kill herhusband

for something as
mundane as money.

It's as good
a motive as any.

Make my point, why don't you?
Greed is a guy thing.

So, I'm just projecting my own
inadequacies onto the poor,

misunderstood defendant?

Nobody said that
you were dumb.

Let me ask you, Alissa,

if I'm so greedy,
if I'm so venal,

what am I doing still in the
same job, in the same bar,

in avariation
of the same suit?

Excuse me,
are you somehow saying

there are women's issues
hidden somewhere in this case?

There's a woman's issue
in every case, honey.

Motion to dismiss.

I'd expect no less.

Actually, Ms. Goodwyn,

I'm glad you're playing to inject
women's rights into this case.

She's a quick study, Jack.

Because the victim here,
Jenna Wechsler,

she's never gonna get the
chance to become one.

That's why I'll never
get married again.

Whoa! She was your...

Second wife's attorney.

ALISSA: Okay, let's assume my
name isn't Alissa, it's Alan.

And I have the physical equipment that
usually accompanies said appellation.

Now let's further assume
that I have a contract

with Mr. McCoy to
sell him 100 widgets

on Tuesday for $100.

Tuesday rolls around, I show
up, he's 50 bucks short.

What happens?

That is an issue
of contract law,

which in this criminal
case, is irrelevant.

Not withstanding counsel's
newfound equipment.

We can either cancel the deal
or make a new agreement.

He'll pay me the $50
he has on hand.

He'll keep the widgets,

he'll pay me the remaining
amount next Friday,

plus 10 more
for the inconvenience.

But somebody kills
him on Thursday.

Now do you actually
believe that I would be

the first person the
cops would suspect?

(SIGHING) I don't recall
her selling any widgets.

No, she sold
her very being.

And her ex didn't live up
to his end of the bargain,

so they made
a new agreement,

which included
ending the marriage

and a payment of
certain consideration.

$20 million is a little
more substantial.

It's the principle,
not the amount.

JACK: If Mrs. Schaffner's
ex had, in fact, died,

she stood to collect a lot more
money from the sale of land.

If she knew how much Ideal Mart
was willing to pay for the land.

That's a very big if.

The defendant had
the opportunity

to commit the crime,
Your Honor.

When you New the smoke
away, Y our Honor,

we're right back to
Alan and his widgets.

But he's the least likely
suspect on the block.

But Mrs. Schaffner
is being charged

with several Class A felonies.
Why the difference?

JACK: We have
motive, opportunity,

and the ability to commit
the particular crime.

A lot of cases
go to trial

solely on
circumstantial evidence.

And hopefully they're not a result
of latent sexist attitudes.

Oh...

Do you have
a problem?

I do, Your Honor.

The fact that you'd even listen
to this argument is a problem.

Mr. McCoy?

Fine. Motion to dismiss
is granted.

You want to go
to trial, Mr. McCoy?

Come back with
some evidence.

I don't care
what you think.

You don't insult
the judge.

Milbanks had her mind made up before
we ever walked into chambers.

She and Goodwyn, both
down for the sisterhood.

Facts and the law win cases,
not personal politics.

Really? Why don't you tell
that to your girlfriend Alan?

I'm sorry if I stepped
over the line,

but I am the one who opens
the case file every day

and looks at photos of a mangled
eight-year-old little girl.

Then I suggest you do
something productive.

Lisa, right?

Oh, my God.
I'm so embarrassed.

I spent the entire day
with my door locked.

Oh, no.
Forget about it.

Do you mind if I...

Uh, yeah, go ahead.

Um, I should thank you.

You could have
totally humiliated me.

Oh, now what would
be the point of that?

Well, I owe you.

You know, actually
there is something.

I don't know if you heard what
Goodwyn did today in chambers.

Yeah, she is
a piece of work.

There's a lot of experienced
litigators at your firm

in New York City.

Why did Rosalie Schaffner
reach out to Miami?

Oh, look, I appreciate
what you did, but um...

My firm's name is still
on the court papers.

Oh, I'm not trying to get
you to tip her defense.

Um, Rosalie
got a freebie.

Goodwyn did this
pro bono?

Her fees are being paid by the
East Coast Women's Defense League.

They track all cases that
potentially involve women's issues.

We just get her admitted
on a case-by-case basis.

Kind of like her pimp.

We got her, Jack.

Board of Directors for the East
Coast Women's Defense League.

Fifth name
down from the top.

The Honorable
Edith Milbanks. So?

They're paying
Goodwyn's fee.

Which means Judge Milbank
should have recused herself.

Twenty-three years
on the bench

and no one has
questioned my integrity.

And I don't mean
to do that now.

It's the appearance of
impropriety I'm talking about.

No way.

What you did is improper.
Maybe even unethical.

Don't you know you're
supposed to housebreak them

before you take them
out in public, Jack?

The bottom line, Judge,
is that not only are you

on the board of directors
for the organization

paying the defense
council's fees,

but you are on the committee who
picks which cases to take on.

I had nothing to do
with selecting this case.

It doesn't matter.

It's a conflict of interest that a
first-year law student could spot.

The question is whether she was
biased in deciding the issue at bar.

And the answer to that
is also obvious.

EDITH: Well,
it's not to me.

And I will not recuse myself and
I will not reverse my decision.

One more word and I will hold
you in contempt, Counselor.

Looks good.

Help yourself.

Thanks. I'm waiting for Maggie.

How's she doing?

Well, better than my A-team's
doing in your courtroom.

They were out of line.

In their choice
of words, maybe.

So you think my
decision was biased?

No, I don't think that.

Thank you.

But I know you don't have
a legal leg to stand on.

Since when did
circumstantial evidence

become insufficient to
send a case to the jury?

Legal sufficiency is
always ajudgment call.

Lucky for me,
I'm the decider.

If you're ever
in the position...

I'm a politician.
I get to have opinions.

I have opinions, too.

But I pride myself on
leaving them at the door

when I put my robes on.

(SCOFFS) Widgets?
Are you kidding me?

When you start
playing politics,

you're playing
in my ballpark

and I don't
lose home games.

Is that a threat?

No.

But that Article-78 petition I'm going
to file against you tomorrow is.

So, you can make a damn
fool out of yourself

before five
appellate judges

or you can reinstate
the indictment

and immediately
recuse yourself.

Have a good night, Edie.

I thought you were
waiting for Maggie.

No, no way.
We like our fish fried.

She was just
eight years old.

We had a party for her
the week before.

Please tell us
what happened

on the morning
of the 14th.

She died.

A building blew up and now
for no reason whatsoever,

my little girl is dead.

I show you what was previously
marked People's three.

You recognize this,
Mrs. Wechsler?

Yes.

This was
Jenna's favorite.

We gave it to her
for her birthday.

She kept it with her
all the time.

Meaning she had it
with her that morning?

She dropped it.

I saw it on the
sidewalk lying there.

She went back to get it.
That's when it happened.

Did you see her
actually pick it up?

Excuse me.

Yes.

She... She picked it up,

and she held it up to
show me that it was okay.

She smiled at me.

And... And then
she disappeared.

Just for clarification,
Mrs. Wechsler,

this doll was just a week old
at the time of the explosion?

Objection, please.
Sustained.

JACK: No further questions.

FIRE MARSHALL: On its own, the cut
wire might have caused some damage,

but with the alarm
system in the house

plus the flame retardant used in
the inner lining of the walls,

I doubt there would have
been a major problem.

So, what happened?

Unfortunately, in
addition to the cut wire,

we've determined there was
a leak in the gas line

in close proximity
to the defective wire.

When the electric current
hit the leaking gas,

there was a sudden, intense
hot blast of flame,

which then spread throughout
the house beneath the walls.

Flames filled the space between
the interior and exterior walls,

eating up all the oxygen
and the house exploded.

This was previously
marked as People's seven.

Is this the faulty
gas line that you found?

Yes.

You can see
the puncture here.

Can you determine
how this hole was made?

Just like the cut wire testified
about earlier, it was sabotaged.

So, in your opinion, this explosion
was caused intentionally?

Definitely.

By someone who knew
what he, or she, was doing.

No further questions.

Was there any
evidence whatsoever,

a fingerprint, DNA,

anything that might
help us determine

who cut that wire or
puncture that gas line?

No.

Yes, I'd probably get more
money for the land in Brooklyn

if I sold to Ideal Mart.

Which means the defendant
would get more money.

That's correct.

But this is
my dad's property

and I want to
do with it

what I believe
he would have done.

I owe his memory
that much.

JACK: Thank you.

When you divorced
the defendant,

how much money did the
judge order you to pay?

It's misleading, I...

Just answer the question.

$20 million.

And over the past
10 years,

how much do you think
you've actually paid her?

I couldn't say
for sure.

Guess.

Nearly five million.

That's not bad.

You've lived up to a quarter
of your legal responsibility.

Objection.
Withdrawn.

Did you ever share with your
ex-wife the precise numbers

involved with the two
competing offers?

She spoke to my attorney.

(SIGHING) I can see why you live alone.
Just answer the question.

No.

You don't know
if she was actually

aware that she would make more
money if you sold to Ideal Mart?

She certainly thought.

But she didn't know
for sure, did she?

No.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

I was going through
documents we subpoenaed

relating Ideal Mart's potential
purchase of the Brooklyn property.

I don't think
she did it, Jack.

Why?

I don't know
if I should show you.

I mean, what I mean is I'm not
sure that it would be ethical.

Neither is convicting
an innocent woman.

I found the, uh,
confidential memo

prepared by Ideal Mart's outside
council, Magilicutty Parks.

I've never
heard of them.

Neither had I. They're
out of Hartford.

You obviously know
what's in there.

I didn't see that it was
marked Attorney Work Product

until after I had
read the contents.

I can put that stamp on a
Chinese take-out menu.

The memo incriminates
another party.

Does it implicate
Ideal Mart

or any of its
employees or agents?

No.
Then it's not a problem.

Come on, Jack.

Ideal Mart is not a defendant
in our prosecution.

"The law firm's
due diligence

"on the Schaffner
Brooklyn property."

I don't understand.

Here. Go to section 6,
down to paragraph 16.

"During the week
of September 8th,

"Miles Schaffner

"let the insurance policies
on his house lapse?"

The house blew up
on the 14th.

He kept that insurance policy
alive for over 30 years

and then killed it six days
before the house was destroyed.

Looks like he knew what
was going to happen.

And I'm not sure that we can
use that memo to find out.

Why tell me? Tell ajury
and convict the SOB.

I'm not sure
I can do that.

Why? This Magilicutty firm
didn't represent him.

They represented
Ideal Mart.

Think about it, Alissa. Why
wouldn't Ideal Mart come forward

with this information about
Schaffner on their own?

If Schaffner's in prison,

it's just that much
easier for Ideal Mart

to buy the property
in Brooklyn.

The way Magilicutty uncovered
the dirt wasn't kosher.

I'd be indirectly exposing their
firm to ethics violations.

Which, in turn,
would put your butt

in an ethical
ringer, as well.

So, what about it,
Alissa? Are you in?

It's crazy.

Think about it this way.

Instead of making a giant
step for womankind,

this time you'd actually be
helping one of your clients.

JACK: Mrs. Schaffner has already
expressed her willingness

to accept my offer
of a plea bargain.

Against my advice.

I think she's going to walk out
of that courtroom a free woman.

As opposed to?

JACK: I drop
the arson charge,

and she pleads to one count of
second degree manslaughter.

What does that all mean?

A six-year
prison sentence.

The jury is
always a gamble.

What about the little
girl's parents?

They've already agreed, but
you're a victim here, too.

So, it's no deal if
you're not okay with it.

No problem.

I'll notify the judge that we'll
continue the trial this afternoon.

No.

Six years is better
than nothing.

Good. Thank you,
Mr. Schaffner.

There's no need for
you to wait around.

We're done here?
We've got a deal.

JACK: That's right.

$10 million in a money market
account for six years.

I can wait for that.

What are you
talking about?

You're such
ajerk, Miles.

Insurance.

There's got to be a $10
million check in the mail

as we speak.

Don't try to cash it,
though, sweetie,

because I've already got
an order of attachment.

You can't legally benefit
from your own crime.

You blew
the house up.

But part of the plea
bargain was that

she wouldn't be
charged with arson.

You just agreed
to it, Miles.

Is that right?

I had no idea.

Can you take
the deal back?

I just gave
my word, Mr. Schaffner.

(LAUGHING)

What if I told you there
is no money in the mail?

I let the insurance
policy lapse.

ROSALIE: Don't you
think I know that?

Alissa knew you'd probably try
to pull something like this.

She arranged for the
insurance company

to notify me if you
ever missed a payment.

They did, and I
paid it for you.

Hold on.

How long have
you been involved?

Going on three years.

I agreed not to charge
your client with arson.

I didn't say anything
about you, Alissa.

Oh, give it a rest, Jack.
I knew nothing about it.

But what I do know
is human nature

and I know how men like
to mistreat their wives.

It's my job to make sure
they're compensated for it.

ROSALIE: You know
how I hate to gloat,

but I finally
beat you, you prick.

MILES: I'm not gonna
let you do it.

I'm not going to let you pick at the
last piece of meat on my bones.

It's too late, Miles.

It wasn't arson,
Mr. McCoy.

I blew the house up.

Why would you do that?

Because I had nothing
left but the house!

And I knew it was next
on her lawyer's hit list.

I wanted to die
in those flames.

And now I'd rather tell
the truth and go to jail

than watch you pick at
the last scrap of meat.

That means no insurance
settlement, sweetie!

No proceeds
for you to attach.

And you know what?
It's all worth it,

to watch you clutching with
your claws and there's nothing,

absolutely nothing,
for you to grab.

Is that good enough?

All charges dropped?

As promised.

Miles Schaffner,
you're under arrest

for arson and the murder
of Jenna Wechsler.

Love and marriage.

How about steak
and potatoes?

I just heard Schaffner closed
negotiations with Ideal Mart

for the purchase of the
garden spot in Brooklyn.

Had to cover his bills.

And to all a good night.

Ideal Mart should send you
a thank you note, Connie.

If you hadn't found
that confidential memo,

who knows, they might be looking for
space in Staten Island right now.

Actually, I've been
meaning to call them

about their
paralegal's miscue.

If it was a miscue.

Companies like Ideal Mart don't end
up in Staten Island, my friend.