All language subtitles for Equal.Justice.S02E10.Do.The.Wrong.Thing.1080p.AMZN.DDP2.0.H.264-BTN_4_text

And for the final shovel,
ladies and gentlemen,

it gives me great pleasure
to present the man

who has fought so hard
to make this jail a reality...

District Attorney Arnold Bach.

Thank you, Councilman Persky,
thank you.

Never thought I'd see
those two smile at each other.

Let this new jail
serve as a warning
to all the pushers,

the murderers,
robbers, rapists,

and any other criminals
who prey on our society.

We are building a room
just for you.

[applause]

Thank you.

This Lincoln County
Corrections facility...

Gene... it's his last hurrah.

You should know
there's a very short list
of challenges.

-I don't want to hear this.
-Yes, you do.

Can you meet Colin Baker?
You know him.

-Just hear us out.
-The man made a mistake.

That doesn't mean
I have to profit from it.

-We all make mistakes.
-Well, it's a pattern.

Backs are scratched
and deals are made.

Look, all I'm asking--

[applause]

This is Baker's number.
Give him a call.

[Arnold] ...professionals
let them get to work.

Thank you so much for coming.

-Hey, Frank. Tom.
-Good job.

Dave, I'm counting on you
this year.

You got it.

Warren.

-Arnold.
-Look at you.

You've lost weight.
You look great.

Me too, down 20.
The election diet.

Where's Channel Six?

I thought Persky's office
was handling the list.

Well, that explains a lot.

Jesse, why don't you
come with us in the limo?

-Got to make sure that
baby gets the life of Riley.
-Thanks. We've got our own car.

Arnold.

Congratulations.
You've got your jail.

Thank you, Judith.
This is my wife, Claire.

Hello.

Jesse and Gene Rogan.

This is Judith Corman.

When she speaks,
everyone in City Hall listens.

So I've heard.

-[Jesse] What exactly do you do?
-I lobby.

And she's one of the best.
It's nice to see you again,
Judith. Thanks for coming.

Nice to meet you.

So I see you're back
at the office--

Arnold, you let that bitch
anywhere near me again,

I'm taking the house, the kids,
everything you've got.

♪
Living in a real world
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We try to rise above
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All we see, searching for
something to believe
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One day, you'll find
you can make a life
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That's worth living through
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If you are living
for the truth
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All that we're trying to win
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Feels like a mountain
to climb
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We can make it over
over time
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Hold on
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Hold on
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We can make it over
over time
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Hold on
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Hold on
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We can make it over
over time
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[indistinct chatter]

[judge] Judge Harold will hear
this case next Thursday
at 10:00am

-in courtroom 7.
-[gavel bangs]

Next case, People versus, um...

John Doe?
I want a real name here.

The state's running prints,
Your Honor.

We'll update records
when we match.

I want your real name.

Things will go easier.

I am Jesus of Nazareth.

-[chuckling]
-[man] Oh, yeah, I'm Joseph.

All right.

With what is the state
charging Mr. Nazareth?

A robbery in the third degree,
Your Honor.

Stonehurst Savings and Loan
at 39th Street.

He threw away the money.

$417 is still unrecovered.

Do we have a plea?

I plead for all mankind.

I take that as a not guilty
unless counsel instructs
otherwise.

Your Honor, he doesn't
want me to represent him.

She...

with the pure spirit.

She represents me.

No, I can't.

My life is in your hands.

That, sir,
may be truer than you think.

Ms. Harris
is the prosecutor here.

Let's mark the papers,
noting Mr. Nazareth's objection.

Don't think you're off
the hook, Mr. Peterson.

-You're still on this case.
-Yes, sir.

Ms. Harris, I'll hear
the state on bail now.

People request bail
on the amount of $1,000.

Your Honor, we ask for release

on the defendant's
own recognizance
on the basis

that we absolutely
deny that any robbery
took place.

Would you two
step forward, please?

[indistinct chatter]

Either there was a crime
or there was not a crime.
Now, which is it?

My client simply asked
the clerks to give him
the money, and they did.

Come on, do you really
expect us to believe

that a savings and loan is just
gonna give away its money?

I mean, this isn't a scandal.
I mean, it's a stickup.

No weapon, no coercion,
no personal gain.

This whole thing
is a little hinky.

Step back.

I want a psychiatric evaluation,

but I also want to know
who this man really is.

Bail is set at $1,000,
10% cash alternative.

-[gavel bangs]
-Next.

[Briggs] John Wayne Gacy.

[people chattering]

[Julie] All right, all right,
okay, David Berkowitz.

-Oh, Son of Sam.
-Son of Sam, Son of Sam.

[Briggs] Ted Bundy, Ted Bundy.

-Hey!
-Oh, yeah, okay, yeah.

-Oh, yeah.
-Charles Manson.

-Yeah?
-Helter Skelter.

Helter Skelter.

Angelo Buono.

Yes, good.

-Hey, this is one-on-one,
come on, come on.
-[Julie] All right.

-What are you doing?
-Okay, people, we better
move it along here.

-Just give me a second.
-[mimics buzzer]

Over.

Aw, too bad.

You get an A for effort,
Julie, it was good.

-A pleasure doing
business with you.
-Oh, Briggs, just be quiet.

Excuse me.
You can't be here.

It is not good to take
the children's bread
and throw it to the little dogs.

Yeah.

I'm sorry, unless you
have some business here,

you really need to move along.

Um, I won this,
fair and square.

Briggs.

Hey, good morning.

-Good morning.
-Look at the list.

[overlapping conversations]

The ground is officially
broken on our new jail,

and the district attorney
will be on the early news,
for those of you so inclined.

He said he'd be tough
on crime, and he did it
in all of 15 seconds, mind you.

I won't miss it.

That's good, Arnold is best
in measured doses.

Searls, medical lab extortion.
Witness check out?

Sure did, all the way.

Guy says the company
that's hauling away
his lab's medical waste

got his business
by undercutting prices.

Well, now they're jacking 'em
way up and forcing him
to make cash payments.

The guy's really scared.

I hear
the U.S. Attorney's Office
is working the same area.

Can you get any of the other
haulers to be corroborating
witnesses?

-No, they're afraid to talk.
-Well, that's too bad.

You wave that guy
in front of the feds,

and you'll be on their team
faster than you can say
"task force".

I know, Searls, you might
even get a new office.

Yeah, salary bonus too, huh?

I understand the attraction of
being a federal cross-designate,

but unless we have something
solid, we cannot afford
the manpower to make this case.

What if my guy wore a wire?

No, he's not a professional.

But he really wants
to nail these guys.

You can ask,
but make very sure
you explain the risk

he's taking, and if he
doesn't wanna do it,

let's kick your case
to the U.S. Attorney's.

Got it. No problem.

[John on TV]
Well, we'll be
having a news conference later.

-Maybe we could have
some answers for you then.
-[reporter]
Thank you, John.

-[knock on door]
-You wanted to see me?

Yeah. Gene.

Looks like we got a clean sweep
on the early news,
except for Channel Six.

Of course, I called 'em
and chewed 'em out,

and they're gonna send a crew
here and do a live shoot
with me.

-That's great.
-Oh, yeah. Maybe I get
a couple of minutes

out of it instead of
a couple of seconds.

[door closes]

Uh, Gene, about this morning...

It's no secret
that Claire's been drinking,

and I'm really sorry
if she embarrassed
you and Jesse.

That's okay, we're fine.

We are looking into
the Betty Ford Center.

Arnold, it's all right.

That's really between
the two of you.

Thank you, Gene.

Sit down, let's talk.

[Arnold clears throat]

We kicked each other around
pretty good the other day.

Now, there's nothing wrong
with saying what you feel...

but we both want
the same thing, don't we?

I'm not sure.

Gene, we both wanna
get the job done,

and I think we gotta
get this thing behind us
in order to do it.

-I don't know
if that's possible.
-What's the beef?

That I'm not perfect?

Gene, I'm not.
I've made mistakes.

Have I learned from them?
You bet I have.

That's not it, Arnold.
It's lying to me about them.

You came to me
with some information,
I told you what I knew.

After I already found out
from somebody else.

If this office is compromised
in any way...

I wanna hear it from you.

You got it.

Hey, come on,
today was a great day
for the office.

Let's remember that.

We put it on the line
for that jail,
we made it happen.

No... you made it happen.

Well, if I worked
a little harder, it's 'cause
I have more to gain.

I'm the guy
who sits in this chair,

I'm the one who gets
his picture on the tube.

[chuckles] What a picture
that was. Persky handing you
a shovel.

I should've hit him
over the head with it.
He's a tough nut.

I wonder what made him
change his mind about putting
the jail in his district.

I'm just glad
he came to his senses
before the election.

Now, listen, you and I,
we're back on track?

I think we can
get the job done.

Good, good.

Gene, you'll have to excuse me,

-I gotta get ready
for this interview.
-Okay.

You gotta do something.
This is straight out of pocket.

I'm not gonna be
able to make the mortgage.

We run a family business,
it's all we've got.

[doorknob locks]

There is a way.

But I don't know.

-I'll make that decision.
-All right.

You have to set another meeting
and wear a hidden microphone.

We have to get it as evidence.

He's already been
threatened by these people.

We'll make this case anyway.

Your husband will be
subpoenaed, regardless.

By wearing the wire,
you make it more certain
we can put them away.

They can't threaten you,
they can't threaten anybody.

Wear a wire, like Serpico?

Oh, my God, George,
they'll kill you.

[Christopher] No, no they won't.

They wouldn't want to bring
any more heat on themselves.

They'll ask their family lawyers
to step in.

The rest, it's up to us.

I can't keep paying.
They don't care
if I have to rob a bank

as long as the money
keeps coming.

George, he's trying to use you.

No, I'm trying
to give you a way out.

What am I supposed to do?

I've got 12 years
in this business.

Quit. We could just quit,
George. We could walk away.

[bangs on table]
Come on, George.

We can nail these guys.

You've got to fight
to keep what's yours.

[telephone ringing]

-Good morning, George.
-Morning, boss.

-Good morning.
-Hi.

My witness in the lab case,
he agreed to wear the wire.

I filled out all the paperwork.
All you have to do is sign
right here.

-And you leveled with him?
-Yeah, I explained
the situation

and he understands
it's in his own best interest.

Okay.

Be very careful.

Got it. Careful.

Thank you.

Hey, Mike.

-Yeah?
-I'm sorry.

You gotta hear this.

[orchestra music
playing on player]

Ooh.

That's great.

Can we bounce something
for a few minutes?

Sure.

-This stays between us, okay?
-Okay.

Persky.

-Bach didn't support him
for city council, right?
-Right.

And he never supported
Bach for DA, right?

-Right again.
-This jail is Bach's
pet project.

Persky is the only guy
holding it up.

These guys wouldn't speak
if they ran into each other
in a men's room.

-[chuckles]
-Then, all of a sudden,

one day, Persky has this
miraculous conversion
to the cause.

So?

Well... I've heard talk.

-It's an election year.
Everybody talks.
-Just humor me.

Bach gets his back scratched
because he gets his jail
in an election year.

So...

who scratched Persky's back?

Maybe the man had
an honest change of heart.

Hmm.

-[man] Hi, Jo Ann.
-Hi.

Listen--

What is the deal with this
Jesus of Nazareth thing?

-New Testament. Check it out.
-[chuckles]

He's a homeless guy.
They think he's schizophrenic.

He hears voices,
actually, a voice,

which makes him the son of God
who has to spread the message.

-Why?
-Hmm.

No reason.
It's just that he should be

-hitting the lobby
any second now.
-What?

Oh, no, no.

I'm not supposed to talk to...
Can you, please?

I thought you'd never ask.

Thank you.

[indistinct chatter]

I demand to speak to the one
with the pure spirit.

Don't worry,
I'll take care of it.

[woman] It's Jesus again.

Hello.

I don't really know
how to put this,

but this place
where you are, here,

this is where all of
the assistant district
attorneys work,

and it's kind of like a--
it's a holy site
for prosecutors.

Wherever people are in need
is where I must be.

That's not quite true.

See, because you're a defendant,
and you being here,

it's kind of like being
an infidel in a church.

All men are welcome
in the eyes of God.

Could you please go?

Okay, Ms. Harris
will see you in court.

[church choir music playing]

Do you feel
the power of love?

No, I feel your hands
on my shoulders.

Uh...

Look, why don't...
why don't you

and the disciples go
have some lunch, okay?

Take heed.

Do not do your charitable deeds

before men to be seen by them.

[Finestra] Okay, pull it in.

Good, good, turn around.

Okay, excuse me,
have to get in here.

I don't think George should be
alone with those criminals.

If he's not, they won't talk.

Everything will be okay.
We're gonna have
the police outside.

George, you have to
get these guys to threaten you.

Wait, wait a second,
wait a second.

Look, these guys
are real touchy-feely.

They're always
patting you on the back.

All right, what can we do?
Where else can we put it?

It doesn't have to go
on his back.

Great, good.
Where do you put it then?

Drop.

You're kidding.

Gene, there's no mystery here.

There you go.

I'm an idealist.

I believe that politics can
be an honorable profession.

Well, that makes you
an optimist.

-Yeah, well, in any case--
-In any case,

why don't you say
what it is that
you have to say?

You can skip the sugarcoating.

Direct.

I like that.

Arnold Bach has broken
his faith with the people.

He dishonors his profession.

-Your opinion.
-Yours, too.

I can understand that
you're not able to share it
so fully and freely.

If you feel that way,
why don't you support
Patrick Quinn Cannon?

He's incompetent.

-We need to find somebody else.
-Good.

Go find him.

Take on Arnold Bach.
Just leave me out of it.

Can't do that, Gene.

You're the man we found.

[scoffs]

Don't look so shocked.

You know what
this meeting is about.

[Gene] I can't believe
I'm hearing this.

Yes, you can.

You want this.
You picked up the phone
and called me.

Arnold Bach made me
Felony Bureau Chief.

Personal loyalty
is very important.

[chuckles]

Come on, Gene.

You've been dreaming
of this from the first minute

you set foot in
the Lincoln County courthouse.

Can you tell me that your heart
isn't racing 120 beats
to the minute right now?

I'm not your man.

Gene, there's nothing wrong
with being ambitious.

It's not a dirty word.

If you weren't ambitious,
we wouldn't be talking.

[thunder rumbling]

So the whole time that
Baker and I are going at it,

I feel like I'm... I don't know,
I feel like I'm this observer.

Oops, sorry.

I feel like I'm up
on the ceiling looking down
on this scene and it's not real.

I mean, it's still not real.

Oh, it's very real, Gene.
You were there.

They want you.

Okay, yes, I do wanna be
the district attorney someday,

but... to go up against Arnold?

No, he gave me my job.

And we've been camping
with the guy.

Remember, with the kids?

And how many times
have we been
to his house for dinner?

Gene, Arnold cheats on his wife.

You told me he's lied to you.

He cuts deals
that you'd never cut.

What's your point?

Well, the point, if you want
to run for district attorney,

then you should run.

And if you don't,
then you shouldn't.

Arnold Bach shouldn't make
the difference.

What am I thinking about?
I can't go off campaigning

and making speeches
and raising money.

I should be with you,
especially now.

Don't try to make this a choice
between running for

district attorney
or taking Lamaze classes, Gene.

I'm not.

It's just...

I know what you want.

Don't tell me what I want.

What am I
supposed to say to you?

I'm damned if I do
and damned if I don't.

Just be honest with me.

Fine.

I'm a 38-year-old woman
and I'm pregnant again.

I had a plan all mapped out
and the plan just took a detour.

So, I should change
my plans, too.

Wait a minute. Let me finish.

Do I want you to run?

In a perfect world?
No, not right now.

Because I know how hard
this is gonna be on us.

-Wow.
-But I also know...

how badly you want this.

[sighs]

And I know that
if you don't try

and you don't
take this opportunity,

that you'll regret it.

And so will I.

-You'd never hear me say that.
-Well, maybe not.

Maybe not. But I'd know.

Anyway, Gene,
you want me to be honest?

You be honest.

Do you think that you'd make
a better district attorney
than Arnold Bach?

[sighs]

Yeah. I think I would.

Damn right you would.

[engine whirring]

Hey! Hey, wake up! Showtime!

[loud banging]

You guys said
you'd be here at 5:30.

Hey, George, relax.

We ran late.

It's business.
We give all our customers

the same high-quality service
and attention that you demand.

[George] Yeah, sure.
I understand.

-[Savino]
Where's our money?
-[George]
I got it right here.

[clattering]

But... I got a problem.

It's these payments.
They're killing me.

You don't think he's turning
into a problem, do you?

No, George, you're not
turning into a problem,
are you?

We all got expenses.

You'll find a way.

How about this?

I'll pay the regular
hauling charges,

and when business starts
to pick up, I'll pay you
extra again.

That's not the deal, George.

You don't wanna owe me money.

Believe me.

You don't wanna owe me money.

How's the wife?

-She's fine. She ain't here.
-Give her our regards.

I will.

Hey, listen, guys.

I've been thinking, you know?

What have you been
thinking, George?

I wanna go
with another carting company.

Don't you make this simple,
George, okay?

We need to get this right.

You pay the money,
you stay alive.

-Let me go!
-That's all I need to hear.

Backup, situation may be
getting out of control.
Stand by.

I just wanna make sure
we got an understanding.

-Do we have an understanding?
-We have an understanding.

Tell me, George.
What do we understand?

-You want your money.
-That's right.

-We're partners, right?
-We're partners.

-We're partners.
-Good, George, good.

[George panting]

-[radio crackling]
-[voice breaking]

What's going on?

-Do you understand?
-I understand.

It shorted out.

Savino, look...

You scared
the piss out of this guy.

Oh, man.

George, look at yourself.

Go get yourself cleaned up.

We'll be back next week.

Say hi to the wife, George.

-You okay?
-Where were you guys?

You were all over me
and you're nowhere.

George, calm down, all right?
Try to relax.

Don't tell me to relax.
They knew I had a wire.

It shorted out.
We couldn't tell
what was going on.

What was going on?
They were trying to kill me.

-That's what was going on.
-You're okay.

I wet my pants.

They knew I had a wire.

I know they knew that.

George, they didn't know.

They threatened you.
They left, just like
we wanted them to.

-We got it.
-I don't know, man.
You weren't here.

I want my wife.
Where's Lorene?

I'm gonna put these guys away.
They're never gonna
bother you again.

[breathing heavily]
They knew I had a wire.
I know they knew it.

Hey, it's okay.
It's okay. All right.

We're gonna be all right.
We got it.

-[knock on door]
-[Julie] How much longer?

Just a second.

[Jo Ann] Peter,
can you hand me
a towel, please?

Yeah, just a sec.

I think Julie wants her turn.

Peter, you're wasting water.
That's seven gallons a minute.

Yeah? Aren't you wasting going
for the world shower record?

Can I just please have
my toothbrush?

-Morning.
-Morning.

Red, green, blue?

-Blue.
-Hi.

-I need toothpaste.
-Toothpaste.

So the psychiatrist
says the guy who thinks

he's Jesus understands
the charges against him.

So now, Jesus wants to testify.

-I've got grand jury
this afternoon.
-Well, what do you think?

I mean, does the guy
really think he's Jesus
or is he just pretending?

I don't know.

Either way, I feel like a Roman.

Look, the guy robbed a bank,
didn't he?

Savings and loan.

This guy's a hero.

-Ugh.
-I'm sorry.

-I'm sorry.
-I'm sorry.

-Christopher.
-Sandra.

-Keep you waiting?
-Oh, no, wow.
God, you look great.

You always said that
when you needed to sit
next to me in criminal law.

Never helped your grades any.

And these older woman
fantasies, they wouldn't quit.

-You could've studied.
-I couldn't concentrate.

Okay, so what's up?

If it's any good, I may even
spring for breakfast.

Medical waste.
U.S. Attorney's Office
is interested, right?

After all those needles
got washed up
on the public beaches,

we kind of got orders
to get interested.

They're finding truckloads
of it in the middle of farms
in Pennsylvania?

-Have a good idea
where it's coming from.
-So do we.

You gotta tell me something
I don't know.

I got a guy. He runs a lab.
Mob started picking up

his waste parks about
a year ago. He wanted out.

They got him some
pretty heavy extortion.
I got the guy to wear a wire.

Got some great stuff.

-I'd like to see it.
-No, no, not yet.

Not yet.

Look, Christopher.

I'm sure whatever
you got is great stuff.

But your man's leaning on guys
from the bottom of the chain.

-We need the guys at the top.
-Come on, Sandra.

You know how this works.
You start low, you trade up.

-What do you want?
-We help each other.

The guys I work for,
they'd nail my butt if they knew
I was talking to you.

It's gotta look like your idea.

[laughs] Christopher,
you haven't changed a bit.

[chuckles] Well...

Hey, Gene.

-Hey.
-How you doing?

Just got this file from Julie.

[clears throat] It's a DWI.

It's been pulled on us
three times.

Why are you telling me this?

Kid ends up in a wheelchair
and is going to trial,

but Bach gave us
specific instructions
on how to dispose of it.

Such as?

Two years probation,
community service,
no jail time.

He was clear about that.

No jail time.

He's the DA.
He can make calls like that.

Mm-hmm.
Read the name of the defendant.

"Walter Brademan."

-The husband of Cheryl Brademan.
-Who is?

Persky's sister.

Hmm.

So...

Her husband gets in trouble,

she goes to her brother,
the city councilman,
who goes to Bach.

-Who gets his jail.
-And everybody wins.

Maybe you weren't
so paranoid after all.

Do you understand that
you do not have to testify
before this grand jury?

And that anything you say here
could be used against you

in the prosecution
of this case?

I must bear witness
to the truth.

Mr. Thompson...

did you enter
the Stonehurst Savings and Loan

last Tuesday with the purpose
of taking money?

If a man has so much money
that he has to keep it
locked up,

then he should share it
with those who are in need.

It is the way.

Mr. Thompson, did you
take money from the clerks at
Stonehurst Savings and Loan?

Yes or no?

I asked them to practice charity
toward their fellow man.

With their own money, fine.

Did you threaten these
clerks, Mr. Thompson?

Only the threat
of eternal damnation.

And I am Jesus of Nazareth.

Whether you care
to admit it or not,

we are prepared to prove that
you are Mr. Kenneth Thompson,

and we will show a string
of convictions, including...

a similar stunt
where you entered a church,

you seized the proceeds
of a bingo game,

and you dumped them out
of a second story window.

They were poor people.

They were losing their money,
gambling on false dreams.

We are not here
to preach or pretend.

Do we not all pretend
when we see misery
and turn the other way?

When some people have money
and others have none?

You started your testimony today
by saying you had to bear
witness to the truth.

Is that correct?

It is written in the gospel.

And in those scriptures,
Jesus told the truth, right?

Yes.

But you're not telling me
the truth about last Tuesday.

-Moneychangers!
-No.

No more preaching,
Mr. Thompson.
Let's just get to the truth.

-I've told--
-Lies, Mr. Thompson.

You have told me lies.

Jesus would tell me the truth.

So how about the truth?

The truth...

is that the world does not
need Kenneth Thompson.

It needs Jesus Christ.

Out on the streets
where I preach,

people need to believe
in something.

The message of the gospel...

gives them hope.

That is truth.

Did you take the money from
Stonehurst Savings and Loan?

There are so many people
who have nothing.

I wanted them
to have something.

Thank you.

Ah, Searls, the ADA
on the hot streak, huh?

Well, they're all guilty.

I just had to lead the jury
in the right direction.

They're always guilty.

I understand you got some
real strong stuff on tape.

Everything we need.

Somehow the feds
got wind of your success.

-They have?
-Yeah.

It's amazing what people
know around here.

They want you to be
a cross-designate,
coordinate your cases.

We don't have to do this.

This is our ball. We can
run with it as we see fit.

I'm sure they're doing
important work.

-I'd hate to undercut it.
-I wouldn't.

A lot of those U.S. attorneys
are scheming little ferrets,

but we do have a joint
news conference

when the indictments come down
and our office could use
the boost.

-Congratulations.
-Thank you, sir.

Just remember
who signs your paycheck.

We'll keep you posted.

And, Searls...

I want you to report
directly to me.

You go on ahead, man.

[door closes]

What's that supposed to mean?

You wanna sit in this chair,
Gene? Is that what you want?

What?

Come over here,
sit in this chair.

Sit in the chair, damn you!

I'm not sitting
in your chair, Arnold.

Don't you stand there
and play dumb with me

and tell me that you didn't talk
to Baker yesterday because

I knew about it
before you even got back
to this office.

I told Colin Baker
I wasn't interested
in your job...

but from what I've heard,
I'm not so sure
you should have it, either.

They're throwing you morsels
and you're eating them up
just like a lapdog.

Arnold, I know about the jail.

What do you know about
the jail, Mr. Smart Guy?

I know that last September,

Persky's brother-in-law
slammed his car
into a phone booth

and put a little boy
in a wheelchair.

Oh, you dumb bastard.

I don't know
how the family got paid off,

but I do know that you
have asked one of my people

to make sure the brother-in-law
doesn't do any real time.

Persky asked me to look into it
and there were mitigating
circumstances.

So that's how Persky
changed his mind about the jail,
"mitigating circumstances".

You traded justice for a favor.

An otherwise decent guy
gets a second chance,
the people get the jail.

What about the slime
that gets second, third,

and fourth chances 'cause
we have nowhere to put them?

What about the little boy
in the wheelchair?

He's a victim, Gene.
They're going to help him,
but he's a victim.

Every day of our lives,
we deal with victims.

I've told Julie Janovich to go
just as hard on this case
as any other. No difference.

Hey, Gene, I am the DA here
and I make the decisions.

Now, if you wanna make them,
you gotta take this chair
away from me.

My decision stands.

You force her to make that deal,
you'll read about it
in the paper.

That is crap.

I learned from the best.

Let me ask you something.

What do you really think
of this guy?

[laughs]

I've recently come up with
one of the freshest angles

on bank robbery
I've ever seen,
but he ain't Jesus.

Yeah, I know.
Hey, come here.

Can we work something out?

I mean, I feel like I was
a little rough on him in there.

I mean, I know
it's my job, but...

Getting soft on me here, Harris?

No, your client may
have some problems,

but I just, I feel like
putting him in prison is
not gonna solve anything.

[Peterson] Well, look,
I'll recommend the plea,
but he's not gonna take it.

I've already spoken to him.

I know this is unusual.
Can we talk to him together?

Why not? He still thinks
you're his attorney, anyway.

Come on.

Mr. Thompson?

Jesus?

The grand jury
wants to put you on trial.

"Judge not,
and you shall not be judged."

It's not that simple.

I know there's a lot of people
out there who need your help.

Will you become a disciple
and follow me?

Oh, no, I'm sorry, I can't.

But you won't be able
to lead anyone anywhere
if you go to jail, either.

See, it's just not okay
to steal money,

even if it's for a good reason.

It's still a sin.

You think I must repent?

In a way.

I think that you should tell
the judge that you're sorry,

and I'll ask him to keep you
free so you can keep preaching.

"Let he who is without sin
cast the first stone."

We are all guilty.

You'd have to pay
the money back,

and you'd have to
stay around here for a while
and see the probation officer.

But you know what?

There is still a lot of
really lost souls in this city
that could use your help.

Could do community service.

You know, maybe 1,000 hours.

Every hour I'm awake,
I serve the community.

It would be good.

"Ask, and it will be given you."

You no longer deny me.

I wanna help.

[Christopher] Finestra's
freaking 'cause she's only
hearing every other word.

Dawkins is ready to kick
the door down.

I'm sweating bullets
'cause I figure they got
our guy made.

It's come down to this.
My life is passing
before my eyes.

My career is in ashes,
and what do we hear?

Some wise guy completely
grossed out that a grown man
would wet his pants.

[all laughing]

Don't forget the little
people on the way up.

Briggs, I could
never forget you.

Searls, I am very happy for you.

-It should have been me,
I am happy for you.
-[phone rings]

Maybe I can hire
an assistant.

If you leave, I'm first
in line for your desk.

Okay, you got it.

Who? Just a second, hold on.

[Jo Ann] Cross-designate
has a nice ring to it.

Searls, it's for you.
Detective Dawkins.
He says it's urgent.

[dispatcher on radio]
Unit 59,
responding to 1182 on Howard.

[indistinct police
radio chatter]

I'm ADA Searls.

[police radio chatter continues]

[people chatter indistinctly]

[siren blaring]

Okay, let's get some room here.

They did him
with a baseball bat.

Bashed his head wide open.

I guess he was right.

They made him, they knew.

Just had to wait
for the right time.

Listen, man,
it's not your fault.

Your guy knew
what he was doing, right?

[Lorene] You bastard!

You said you'd protect him!

You gave him your word!

I hate you!

I hate you! [sobbing]

[sobbing]

You ready?

Hi, yeah, just a minute.

How was work?

Few problems.

Arnold's done it again.

Or tried to.

I don't really know
where we are,
but it's not good.

Remember how Persky and Bach...

Are you okay?

[siren blaring]

I got this phone call
this afternoon in my office

and someone said,

"Ask your husband about
working late with Linda Bauer."

-Who said that?
-[scoffs]

I didn't recognize the voice.

Why would anybody
ask me that?

I don't know.

And why Linda?

Gene, did you have an affair
with Linda Bauer?

No.

She's just a good friend.

Now, the worst possible thing
that you could do to me
right now is lie to me.

-So you tell me the truth.
-I always tell you the truth.

[sighs] Just promise me.

I promise you.

No affair.

Oh, Gene, what's happening?

[knocking] Arnold!

[dog barking]

[knocking] Arnold!

Where is he?

-Well, he's just--
-Where is he? Arnold!

-Arnold.
-You leave my family
out of this.

-What the hell is going on here?
-You tell your people
to leave my wife out of this.

You better have a good reason
for pulling a stunt like this.

-You know why I'm here.
-I don't know why,

if it's something out
of the ordinary,
I'll put a stop to it.

You lie so often, you're not
even good at it anymore.

Your whole life, your career
is one big plea bargain!

You keep your voice down,
you're making an ass
of yourself.

-I made an ass out of myself
the day I believed in you.
-Poor Gene, listen--

You come after my family
again, I will tear you apart.

I have people out there
with jobs who depend on me.

If you wanna pick a fight
with me, they're gonna pick

a fight with you.
That's politics.

If you don't have the stomach
for it, then think of it
as a warning.

You're history, Arnold.

You don't have the spine
to say that you want my job.

I want your job,

and I'm taking you down.

I'll bury you, Gene.

You're weak, you feel.

I understand, I can get things
done that you could never do.

That's a great record
of accomplishment, Arnold.

You don't turn your back
on your friends, Gene.
That's bad politics.

We're not friends.

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