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[people clamoring]

-[man] When do we want it?
-[crowd] Now!

-[man] What do we want?
-[crowd] Justice!

Koreans must go!

Koreans must go!

Koreans must go!

Koreans must go!

Koreans must go!

Koreans must go!

Koreans must go!

Koreans must go!

[people shouting]

No more murder!

D'Alessio, homicide.

-You James?
-Right.

Well, I hope you work well
in front of an audience.

Who's he?

[D'Alessio] Jameel Kimball,
some lawyer.

Yeah, I know who he is.
He helped organize the boycott
on Decker Avenue.

The shooting happened
this morning.

By afternoon, he had
all these people stirred up.

Come on, I'll give you
the guided tour.

[people shouting]

[sirens blaring]

-[Jameel] No more murder!
-[people] No more murder!

-No more murder!
-[Jameel]
You're a police officer.

Why haven't you arrested
the Korean boy who murdered
William Devereaux?

No one's been arrested yet
because this case is still

-under investigation.
-Who are you?

I'm Mike James,
I'm the district attorney
assigned to this case.

Great, I'll save you
some time.

William Devereaux
was shot by the Korean
because he was Black.

It's all about
the color of your skin.

-And the fact--
-Detective, we have

some work to do.
Excuse us.

Arrest Sung!

Arrest Sung!

What do we know
about the victim?

23-year-old kid.

No priors.
He got in some beef with
the grocery owner's son.

We got us a situation.

The Korean, another kid,

named Don Min Sung,
shot from behind the counter.

And our man, Devereaux,
went down.

No forensics yet.

Uh, hello?

I'm Mike James
in the district
attorney's office.

I'd like to talk
to a Don Min Sung.

-You're the DA?
-[Mike] Yeah.

Great.

I'm Unah Yung.

-I represent Don Min
and his family.
-I'd like to talk to him.

Look, the police held him
for five hours.

They videotaped his statement,
which I'm sure you have access.
What more do you need?

Ms. Yung, we have
a very difficult situation here.
I would like you to go back--

No, what I would like you
to do is to enforce
the restraining order.

These people are supposed
to keep at least 30 feet away
from the store.

The police
aren't doing anything.

Look, lady, cops start
pushing people around
their own neighborhood,

you're gonna have
a new situation

that's gonna make this
look like a day at the beach.

[conversing in Korean]

Uh, excuse me?

Mike James.

This is Don Min Sung
and his father, Young Ti.

-[Mike] Nice to meet you.
-[scoffs]

What happened was tragedy.
My son says self-defense.

It's true. Another man
was in the store.

He can tell you
that I had no choice.

I got people looking
all over the neighborhood.

-Can't find him.
-Excuse me.

Would you know this witness
if you saw him again?

Yes.

He'd been in the store
many times.

[glass shatters]

[crowd shouting] No more murder!

Have they considered
closing the store down
until this is settled?

[speaking
in foreign language]

-I'm sorry?
-I'm not closing store.

These people
have sacrificed everything.

They have worked 16 hours a day
to keep this store going.

Now, who the hell
do you think you are

coming in here
and telling them
they should close it down?

If they close it down,
it's just a matter of time

before somebody
puts a match to it.

[crowd chanting]
Koreans must go!

-What do we want?
-Justice!

-When do we want it?
-Now!

-What do we want?
-Justice!

-When do we want it?
-Now!

♪
Living in a real world
♪

♪
We try to rise above
♪

♪
All we see, searching for
something to believe
♪

♪
One day you'll find
you can make a life
♪

♪
That's worth living through
♪

♪
If you are living
for the truth
♪

♪
All that we're trying
to win
♪

♪
Feels like a mountain
to climb
♪

♪
We can make it over
over time
♪

♪
Hold on
♪

♪
Hold on
♪

♪
We can make it over
over time
♪

♪
Hold on
♪

♪
Hold on
♪

♪
We can make it over
over time
♪♪

[Jo Ann] Oh, my God.
You're a professional woman.

How could you ignore three
audit notices from the IRS?

I-- I have my mind
on other things.

I already spoke
to Briggs.

No way, Jo Ann, I can't.

I cannot deal with that worm.

You have to, right after this,
we're talking to him, Julie.

Jo, I can handle
this myself.

-[Jo Ann] You didn't--
-[Julie] I don't need
anyone's help.

Searls, you gotta stop
telling this to yourself.

-Briggs, not now.
-It happens.

It happens? No.

Losing cases happens.
Missing court dates happens.

Killing people,
making your case
is not supposed to happen.

Look, I know how you feel.

[scoffs]

-Briggs, you don't.
-[Gene] Morning.

-[man] Morning.
-Let's get started.

Mike, how's the Korean
grocery homicide coming?

Well, I just got off
the phone with Jameel Kimball.

-You know him?
-Had the pleasure.

Yeah, well, he claims
to have found
the missing witness,

whom he now represents,
and has agreed to meet

with me at the crime scene
at two o'clock.

Good luck. Searls...

Bassler extortion
murder investigation.

Yeah, I'm asking
for a phone tap.

I know,
I got your application.

-It's not sufficient
for a court order.
-What do you mean?

I know Savino did the job,
there's no question.

-Not to you.
-Not to the U.S.
Attorney's Office, either.

Our judges make that call
and you have not shown
probable cause.

What you have to do
is sell the judge on why
there's any reason

-to believe a phone tap is gonna
give you what you need.
-You can't do this to me.

I'm not doing anything,
I'm just responding
to what's here.

What about Bassler's wife?

Possible, if you could get
an affidavit from her

stating that they received
threats by phone.

-I can't go back to his wife.
-Look, Christopher,

I know how you must feel.

Would you just stop
telling me that?

Would everybody just stop
telling me how I feel?

Okay, fine.

I'll get an affidavit
from his wife.

[Julie] Well,
this bag is empty.

[Jo Ann] This bag
is completely full.

-[Julie] I can't believe
I spent so much money.
-Come here.

This is from last year,
so where should I put it?

Why don't--
Just put it under the desk
and I'll refile that.

-On the floor?
-On the floor.

-[knocking]
-Clothes are there.

Isn't it amazing how
a simple note from the IRS

will strike fear into
a grown person's heart?

That's not funny, Briggs.

This is the notice they sent me.

They're threatening
to attach my bank account.

Julie, please.

I spent a year of my life
practicing tax law.

They're just trying
to scare you.

When I opened
that envelope,
I certainly did panic.

[Jo Ann] For a good reason.

Yes, panic was
the appropriate response
in this case.

What are you saying?

What I'm saying is that
you are in deep doo-doo.

Do you think you can
get her postponement?

No, she's already missed
three previous dates.

They get very cranky
about that sort of thing.

You're gonna have to go
to the audit this Thursday,
come hell or high water,

and I would make damn sure
that your accountant's in town.

I don't have an accountant.

I was...

I was hoping that maybe...

She needs you to go
to her audit, Briggs.

[Briggs chuckles]

Well, I am flattered,
of course.

And no doubt,
we'll find a way
for you to repay me.

I am curious,
Julie, though.

However, what possessed you
to do your own taxes?

What? I'm a lawyer.
I can read a form.

I can add. Why shouldn't I
do my own taxes?

Besides, do you know
what it costs to have
an accountant do them?

Cost?

-Or are you hiding
something, Julie?
-[groans]

Julie, you're gonna
have to tell me everything,
as you would a priest.

Let's just forget it,
Briggs, all right?

I can do it myself.
I don't need you.

This is what it's gonna
cost you if they disallow
your deductions.

$5,200.

Ooh, you need him, Julie.

[Christopher] Please, I know
this is a difficult time,
but I need your help.

How dare you
set foot in here?

Mrs. Bassler,
I have to talk to you.

Yeah, I'll phone the police
if I have to.

I'm gonna prosecute the men
that killed your husband.

However, I need an affidavit
from you to help me
get a phone tap.

You bastard.
It's because of you
he was killed,

and you have the nerve
to ask for my help?

-What are you made of?
-I'm gonna have to live
with the tragedy

of your husband's death
for the rest of my life.

Please don't make it
a bigger one by enabling
his killers to go free.

Is this the sales pitch now?
Like the one you gave
my husband?

No, the record
will be sealed.

The only one
who'll know will be the judge.

Oh, do they smash my face
with a baseball bat, too?

Or are they more humane
when it comes to women?

Do I get a choice
to how they kill me?

God.

I wish they would kill me.

They might as well.

I won't let them hurt you.

Mommy.

I'm gonna prosecute them,
I promise.

I promise you,
they won't get away
with what they did.

-What do we want?
-[all] Justice!

-When do we want it?
-Now!

-What do we want?
-Justice!

[Mike] I told you, I want
these people kept back.

Look, what do you
want from me?
I spoke to my boss.

He said the word
from very high up
is to just maintain.

That's what I'm doing,
all right?

[Mike] That's a crock.

Mr. James, this is my client,
Tyrone Reese.

Thanks for coming.

Shall we?

[speaking in Korean]
[in English] That's him.

[crowd chanting]

[Mike] Ms. Yung, Don Min,
I want to go over
what happened.

You were a witness
to the shooting.

-That's right, I was.
-Okay, I'd like to see
where you were,

and, Don Min, could you
go behind the counter
where you were?

To begin with, why were you
in the store that day?

I came in to buy
some coffee and donuts.

Jelly donuts.

Okay.

What did you see?

Well, I came over here
to see what else they had,

and I heard them yelling,
screaming, both of them.

Then I turned about right here,

and that's when I saw
that guy reach under the counter
and come up with a piece.

Then he shot William
right here.

No, that's not
the way it happened.
Don't you remember?

He came at me
with a knife.

I shot him here.

That ain't what I saw.

-He's lying. That's not
the way it happened.
-I know.

I want you to be clear
about this, Tyrone.

Now, you're saying
William Devereaux was here
when Don Min shot him.

He killed the brother,
all right?

-He shot him dead.
-He attacked me.

William was backing up
when you popped him.

You're lying.
He had a knife
raised over my head.

Look, there was no reason
to kill the brother,

except these Koreans think
it's open season on us.

They think they're better.

We just trying to earn
a living here.

You can't take it,
and that's why you're lying.

I shot him here,
and he fell there.

Look, counselor,
if you're not happy

with my client's description
of the events,

I'm sorry, he told you
what happened.

Now, in the interest of justice,
this man should be arrested
for murder, now.

I don't need you to tell me
what my job is, okay, counselor?

[D'Alessio] James,
give me a second.

[Unah] Don Min, it's gonna
be okay, just stay calm.

What can I tell you?

You got yourself
an eyewitness here.

Place is going crazy.
You don't got many choices.

[crowd shouting]

You just have to discredit him
as a witness.

[Don Min] What does this mean?

Does that mean
I'm gonna be arrested?

[Unah] No, I don't think so.

[Unah speaks indistinctly]

Read him his rights.

-[D'Alessio]
You have the right...
-What are you doing?

We have to take him in.
Now, you can meet him
at Central Book.

How can you do this?
Don't you see
what's going on here?

You have a Black man
come in here and tell you
what happened?

This is about racial hatred.

That's for the grand jury
to determine.

[D'Alessio] ...one shall
be appointed to represent you
for your charge.

I'll meet you
at the station.

Don't say anything
till I get there.

[crowd shouting]

[Gene] Both you and Baker
seem to feel Bach can be taken.

What I see is a man
who is consistently leading
Quinn Cannon in the polls.

So, what's your plan?

At appropriate times,

several of Bach's deals
are going to be leaked
to the media.

We won't even
have to do the work.
They'll do it for us.

He's gonna hit back.

At you?
No, you're clean.

He'd be too busy
defending himself.

And this doesn't even take
into account the moral question.

No, we take him
on the issues
and his conduct in office,

-not his conduct
in the bedroom.
-You're the boss.

Baker keeps talking about
all this campaign money
he can get.

We won't be starting
at ground zero.

We have contributors
lined up to get us
up and running

in the neighborhood
of $250,000.

We need more.

To win? Oh, yes.
We think of this
as seed money.

We then get into direct mail
fundraising.

We have computer lists
of everybody

who's ever contributed
anything to anybody
in the last five years.

We then target these people
specifically on whatever issues
they're interested in.

What if I'm not interested
in their issues?

You'll have
final approval.

Besides,
all you'd be doing

is telling these people
what you wanna say.

We're just giving you
the tools.

Wait a minute,
how do you know
what I wanna say?

[laughs] Hell, we even know
that you were a block captain
for McGovern in 1972.

I'm gonna need
a little more time
to think about this.

Unfortunately, that's
one thing we don't have.

There's a great deal
of machinery that has to be
cranked up rather quickly.

We have to know soon.

[sighs]

Here you go, Briggs.
Pastrami, extra lean, pickle.

All of these fancy restaurants,
these fancy nightclubs.

Do you ever stay home?
Are you a vampire or what?

Briggs, the audit is tomorrow,
are we going to make it?

Besides your audit,
I have a very
heavy caseload.

I also have a personal life.

-You do?
-Yeah, I do.

You need a new diary
with the proper entries.

This is a disgrace.

It's interesting,
but it's a disgrace.

Briggs, it's the middle
of the year.

How am I supposed to get
a diary from last year?

Well, I happen to have
a couple of extras on hand
for this sort of thing.

I want you to fill it out,
pay particular attention
to the places I've marked,

and make sure you remember
all of your taxi fares.

You expect me to remember
every time I took a taxi
and what it cost?

To the penny.
Don't forget the tip.

It's impossible.

Make sure it adds up
to this figure.

-Jo Ann.
-Yeah?

Did I go to the County
Prosecutor's Issues

-And Answers Dinner
with you last year?
-Why?

Wait, we did
something that weekend,
didn't we?

No, we weren't seeing
each other then.

-Of course we were.
-No, we weren't.

-What are you
talking about?
-Guys.

-Guys. Jo Ann, Jo Ann.
-[both arguing]

-Guys!
-Oh.

This is for my audit.

[gasps] Oh, that Issues
and Answers Dinner.

Sure, yeah, it's no problem,
put me down.

Okay. Thank you.

We were not seeing
each other in November.

-I know we were--
-[Briggs] Ms. Janovich!

Yes?

One more thing, you took
an $800 deduction

-for a law summer cruise?
-Yeah.

-Well, I need a canceled check.
-Yeah, what month was that?

-June.
-June?

There it is.

Hmm, Originals of
Rock and Roll Cruise.

Yeah, yeah, you see,
the cruise ship was divided.

On the first two decks
were the rock and rollers.

What is that, like Chuck Berry
teaching ex parte motions
or something?

The lawyers
were on the top deck.

It was completely separate,
but to accommodate
their records,

they asked us to make out
the checks to the Originals
of Rock and Roll Cruises.

Look, I'll explain it,
all right? Don't--

November 17th,
Issues and Answers Dinner.

-Can't put me down.
-Why not?

We saw Madonna that night.

I'm using Jo Ann as my business
entertainment write-off.

[Jo Ann] I can only be used
by one person.

-Sorry.
-All right.

-Linda.
-[Linda] Hi.

November 17th,
Saturday, last year.

Do you remember
what you were doing?

Arnold, I've got
Channel 12 over here.

This will put you
at the top of the midday news.

Just a couple of questions.
I still have an office to run.

But you still have to
run for that office.

-What's this guy's name?
-John McKee.

-Hi, John.
Nice to see you.
-Mr. Bach.

-Can I have you stand
right over here?
-Sure.

Light 'em.

Rolling?

Rumors around
the courthouse say
you may not go ahead

with your indictment
of Don Min Sung
and you're going to release him.

-Is that true?
-We haven't come to
a decision on that yet.

If you do release him,
a lot of people feel

it would be like lighting
a match to a stick
of dynamite.

No matter what happens,
I'm not gonna
confirm that.

Let's hope
that common sense
is gonna prevail.

That's why I'm working
to set up a meeting

with local community leaders,
Blacks and Koreans.

I will be having
a news conference later.

We could have
some answers
for you then.

-Thank you, John.
-Thank you.

Thanks, Mark.

-Thanks, Mark.
-Thank you.

Mr. Rogan.

Gene! You got a minute?

You're Felony Bureau Chief.

Your boss doesn't seem
to have anything to say

about an indictment
of Don Min Sung.

-How about you?
-We had sufficient evidence

for an arrest
and we are now
investigating all facts.

-It's all right.
-The minute

that we have sufficient
evidence for an indictment,

-we will ask for one
and we will get it.
-And if you don't have it?

Then we let him go.
That's the way it works.

You say that
on camera, Gene?

-Sure, why not?
-Great.

Okay, light 'em and roll.

Are you saying the DA's office
won't be pressured
into an indictment?

What I'm saying is my people
do not seek indictments
to avoid possible violence,

or because a reporter
needs a certain angle

on a story, or because
it's good politics.

We seek indictments
when we have evidence,

and when we don't,
we do not keep people
locked up. Period.

That's all I have to say.

Gene!

[John] That's all
we're gonna get here.

Let's wrap it up,
get it all back.

What the hell
was that stunt all about?

The man
asked me a question
and I answered it.

I answer for
the district attorney's office,

not you or anyone else,
do you understand me?

-It's your store, Arnold.
-You're right, Gene, it is.

All right, Arnold,
first off this morning

is the Lincoln County
Businessmen's Association.

That's great, 'cause
crime is down 10%
in their area.

You should work that.
Those people have deep pockets
and they write long checks.

-Hi, Mike.
-Hi, Arnold,
I need to talk to you.

Sure, sure,
give us a minute, will ya?

-Okay, but we gotta
leave soon.
-Yeah, we will.

Well, Mike, I think
we finally put a lid
on this Don Min thing.

Boy, it seems
every couple of months
we get a new boycott.

Yeah, that's what
I wanna talk to you about.

I wanna release Don Min
from jail right now.

What are you talking about?
You've got an eyewitness?

I just got the forensic report.

They show powder burns
on both the shirt and the flesh

where the bullet
entered the victim.

It totally supports
the Korean boy's story

that he shot the victim
at close range
and that it was self-defense.

Well, couldn't that show up
from the gunshot at a distance
of 10 feet?

Three feet, maybe. Four feet,
you'd have the benefit
of the doubt,

but 10 feet away
from the gun, no way.

Besides, there were traces
of the victim's blood
on the counter.

We're talking about
a murder investigation.

Forensics could
have made a mistake.

-Arnold...
-You let that kid out now,
you're asking for trouble.

I saw those boycotters
on the news.

-What are you saying?
-Be reasonable.

You have a forensic report
and an eyewitness account.

Both are gonna cancel
each other out.

Maybe we need
a little more investigation
before we free Don Min.

That is absolutely
the wrong thing to do
for the wrong reason.

Mike, we don't want a riot.

Isn't that up to the police?
What's the matter?

You afraid of losing
the Black vote?

Afraid they're gonna
come marching down here?

-That is uncalled for.
-[knocking at door]

Arnold, the car's waiting.
We gotta go.

There could be bloodshed.
You want that on your hands?

The right thing to do
is to release him. Arnold!

Not yet. I wanna talk
to this witness.

Now bring him
in here tomorrow.

Fine.

Mr. Katz, with the exception
of the nominal figure

that Ms. Janovich took
for miscellaneous
cash contributions,

you will find that our receipts
and our canceled checks match
the amount deducted.

You sent nine separate checks
to the Endangered Species
Foundation?

I felt I had to,
with population pressures

and the cutting down
of the rainforests.

It's conceivable that 20%-50%
of all known species

existing today
will be gone by the year 2000.

Here, there's a check there
for $20 to save the pandas.

They send me
a picture of a new animal
every month now,

and I think
it's a very worthy cause.

Shall we go on
to the business deductions?

I see you've taken
a substantial deduction
for in-town taxi fares.

Yes, Mr. Katz,
as a matter of necessity,

Ms. Janovich must be shuttled
to several city facilities
each day.

These taxi fares
are not reimbursable?

No, although in my opinion,
they certainly should be.

Bureau does
not provide a car?

-Definitely not.
-Almost never.

One of you care
to explain that?

-Yes, the...
-This is the way it works.

Why don't you tell me
about it, Ms. Janovich?

Well, in theory, there is a car
for the ADAs to share,
but just try and get it.

What happens inevitably
is Investigations

gets a hold of it,
and they are the worst.

So there is a car?

Yes, Mr. Katz, but even
if it were available,
I would never use it.

I mean, last time
I was in that car,
I had grease up to here.

Ms. Janovich, Mr. Katz
needs to concentrate.

In fact, I had to replace
one of my best businesses

to take on the law seminar
cruise last summer.

Mr. Katz,
wouldn't you appreciate
some silence here?

Cruise? What's this
about a cruise?

It is, it's right here,
Mr. Katz.

Down there, right there.

See, under business deduction
for continuing education.

There may be some confusion
about the canceled check.

It was made out to Originals
of Rock and Roll, but see,
I can explain that.

I don't think
we need to proceed
with these digressions.

I'm just trying
to explain to him

the difference between
the business suits
and the cruise ship.

-But that's not
the issue here.
-No.

May I see those records,
Mr. Brigman?

Skydiving, wow.

Is that you?

Skydive?

You know,
I've been thinking of getting
into this skydiving thing.

It's the greatest feeling
in the world.

On my last dive,
I nearly experienced
cosmic consciousness.

[Briggs] No!

Really?

[Christopher] Maybe
that's why we're losing
the war on crime.

I got the widow
to cooperate,

the judge to issue
the court order for the wiretap,

and then this deputy chief
of detectives telling me

I can't have the manpower
to execute the phone tap
because of reorganization.

Donald! Christopher,
I'd like you to meet my boss,

the U.S. Attorney
from the Southern District,
Donald Holcombe.

Donald,
Christopher Searls.

Mr. Holcombe,
it's a great pleasure
to meet you.

I'm very happy
to be aboard.

Well, we consider
ourselves lucky to have you.

This medical waste dumping's
a top priority for us,

so anything you need,
you let us know.

Any problems,
I wanna hear about it.

-Nothing we can't handle.
-Good.

Nothing we can't handle?
We're talking about
a murder investigation.

I can't get
a damn phone tap.

What about Rogan?
He was supposed
to help you with this.

Rogan said he talked
to the chief of detectives,
but I'm not very optimistic.

Damn. I want
this wiretap, Christopher.

What if I told you
I could get you FBI agents
for the live monitoring?

Sandra, this is
too important to me.

Don't even bring it up
unless you can deliver it.

I'd have to finesse
some paperwork and amend
your affidavit slightly.

It would all be courtesy
of the U.S. attorney's office.

They'd be working
for you, Christopher.

No strings attached.

Hank, this is Sandra.

Could you meet me
in the office next door?

No, now please.

Why don't we meet him
in your office?

My what?

Hello, Heather.

Well, what do you think?

Huh, it's great.

You're a cross-designate,
Christopher.

The U.S. Attorney wants you
to be comfortable.

What am I supposed to do
in this office?

Anything you want.

Use it for your work
at the DA's office
if it's convenient.

Heather will help you
with anything you need.

Ah, Special Agent Dunn.

I'd like you to meet
Christopher Searls.

He's our new
cross-designate.

-Searls.
-Mr. Dunn.

He's gonna need
live monitoring,
phone tap, the whole shot.

When would you like to start?

As soon as possible.
Tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

That's gonna
take three teams of men
working eight-hour shifts.

It's a lot to pull together
in 24 hours.

I don't care
if it takes 50 men.
This is a priority.

You get the pairs and cables
from the phone company,

-Mr. Searls?
-I've got them right here.

Here you are.

Thanks.

Well, it's not gonna be
the easiest place to hook into.

May not be the easiest
to hook into,

but we've got to do this.

I've got to have
that phone tap.

Well, in order to avoid
any chance of detection,
we should run a separate sleeve.

That involves
considerable expense.

We've come too far
to blow this.

Run the separate sleeve.
I want to do this right.

I'll get started.

[laughs] We did it.

You asked for it.
You got it.

We, uh, know
how to please, Christopher.

[jazz music playing]

[Mike] Okay, one more time.

-Devereaux had a hook knife.
-And I told you!

He pulled his knife
after the Korean
took out his gun.

How many times
I gotta tell this story?

-How far away was he?
-10 feet.

-Could have been eight feet?
-I don't know. Maybe.

-How about seven feet?
-Five, maybe closer.

I'm gonna remove my client
from the room if this continues.

-I'm warning you.
-Maybe it was two feet.

Maybe Devereaux was
at the counter, fighting
with him when he got shot.

There was no tussle
at the counter.

Look, two feet, ten feet,
six feet. Who cares?
He popped him.

[Mike] This is
a forensic report.
According to this,

the victim was shot
from a distance
of less than two feet.

And there were traces
of the victim's blood
on the counter.

Well, it's wrong.
He shot that brother
because they hate us.

I mean, you should see
these Koreans.

You know, Don Min,
Ho Chi Kung Fu.

It don't matter.
They all act the same.

They got everything
and we got nothing.

Look, he shot him
because he was Black.

Because they got
no respect for Black people,
only Black money.

[clears throat]
Excuse us a moment.

-Mike.
-[Mike clears throat]

-Well, we got a real problem.
-And you let Don Min go, right?

You can't keep the peace
by keeping Don Min in jail.

Yeah, just don't say anything
to anyone.

I need a few hours
to figure out how I wanna
handle this, okay?

-I'll handle it.
I'll take care of everything.
-Okay.

Next time you wanna
talk to my clients,
you better have a subpoena.

I may have better
than a subpoena.

I may have an indictment
for perjury.

Experts lie. Laboratories
can be wrong and it
wouldn't be the first time

the police have adjusted
the physical evidence
to suit their own scenario.

-I've got an eyewitness.
-Who isn't telling the truth.

Do you hate
the Korean community
that much?

A young Black man
is dead.

I want the murderer punished
and I want the African Americans

who live in that community
to get some respect.

You, more than anyone,
should understand that.

Any white boy from
Princeton could be doing
what you do in here.

Let's go, Tyrone.

[somber music playing]

[Maggie] Now I have
three younger brothers.

Every time my mama
got pregnant,
I would lay in bed

and pray for a little sister
with no such luck.

-Thanks.
-Mm-hmm.

What about your dad?

Did he spend much time
with you or?

No, he left right after
brother number three.

The way my mother tells it...

he sat there
at the breakfast table
one morning,

looked around at us kids,
got up and just walked out

and never came back.

My mom was very proud,
but she loved us

so she took her welfare check
every month, nonetheless.

That's the only way
she was able to take care of us.

You know, the Koreans
won't even take welfare.

Oh, my--
Are you starting that again?

I'm sorry.

I just... I can't shake it,
the whole mentality.

I mean, the Koreans work
a 16-hour day sacrificing
an entire generation

to make it better
for the next one

and I'm not saying
that we don't do that.

[gentle music playing]

I just don't understand.

You don't understand what?

Mike, why is this hitting you
so personally?

I feel guilty for thinking it
and I feel even more guilty
for saying it,

but I just don't think that
we're trying hard enough,
Maggie.

I mean, the African-Americans
in that neighborhood

are so angry because
the Koreans have moved in

and made something
of themselves.

So why can't they?

Try getting alone
in that neighborhood.

If you're Black,
it ain't gonna happen.

There's a red lining, Mike.

The Koreans
can't get alone either.

They band together.

Yes, they live 20 people
in a room.

You cannot ask
African-American people

to live like immigrants
that just got off a boat.

400 years of disappointment
won't allow it.

We've sacrificed,
we've paid our dues

and still, still
we're not members of the club.

I completely understand
the disillusionment.

No, it's more
than disillusionment.

Now, this may sound
like a cover story,

but racism in the '90s
is far from non-existent.

[scoffs] You don't think
I know that?

I live with it every day,
the cops, the judges,

even some of the lawyers
in my own bureau.

I mean, they may address me
as Chief Prosecutor Mike James,

but the racism is still there,
the glass ceiling.

I'm not denying that it exists,

but at some point,
you have to rise above it

and not allow it
to define who you are

because in the final analysis,

no one is gonna change
anything for us but us,

and until
the African-Americans

in that neighborhood
understand that,

they're not gonna own
their own stores.

Then do something.

Get more involved
in the community.

Maybe they'll listen to you,
believe in you.

I do.

[gentle music playing]

Ms. Harris.

-[Jo Ann] Hi.
-Hi.

Okay, listen, a message
from Agent Dunn.

Great, thank you.
FBI calling me for a change.

-Who is he talking to?
-IRS, my audit results.

-All right, okay, yeah.
-It's yours.

I blew it, didn't I, Briggs?
I was too nervous.

Oh, that's the understatement
of the year.

Her behavior
was unprecedented.

I have never seen anyone
dig themselves in such a hole.

-[laughs]
-All right, Briggs,
how much do I owe?

Well, according to the IRS,
you were on the hook
for $5,200?

-Yes.
-Right, so what now?

-$300.
-What?

-$300.
-$300? [laughing]

-Briggs! Good work!
-Oh, he's a genius.

I knew it was that skydiving.
That's what did the skydiving.

Oh, he saved me.

We must now begin
to explore

-what my fee should be.
-Oh, Briggs,

if you think that
you can hold me hostage,
you can just forget it.

Oh, no, hostage, I like that.

I mean, it's a good place
to begin.

I like the sound of that
"hostage".

-I think of better things,
but hostage is better.
-Dreamer.

-Briggs, I can't believe
you got me.
-We hit the jackpot.

That should be plenty
for a murder indictment.

Listen, Hank. Can you
ask them to bring me
the tapes over right now?

I'd like to get
transcripts made.

-[Hank]
Yes, I'll get
them right away.
-Great.

Well, let's hope
it's not affected
by this Korean thing.

I'll see you later, Mark.

Cup of coffee,
half a Danish,
okay, Margaret?

[Gene] Hello, Arnold.

My resignation.

You're gonna
go for it, huh?

It's the biggest mistake
of your life.

We'll see.

When you're on your ass,
don't come crying to me.

I'm not gonna be
on my ass, Arnold.

I'm gonna be sitting
in that chair.

[Sandra] Getting these tapes
is a major coup, Christopher.

Oh! We should celebrate,
don't you think?

No question about it.

Wow, this looks
like my lucky day.

This is how the U.S.
Attorney treats all
his cross-designates?

No, only the best ones.

Oh. I'll tell you what,
where it says best ones,

you go ahead and fill in
my name right there in ink.

[laughing]

[both] Mmm.

Oh, Christopher, this is great.

You got him.

I don't believe this.
Savino even brags

about making Bassler
beg for his life
before he killed him.

Yeah.

He made him beg.

[Sandra] Oh! He's going away
for this, Christopher.

-Are you sure?
-Oh, absolutely.

You not only got Savino,
you got Anthony Discalzo.

He's a made man
in the Fercaro family.

We know he's involved
in medical waste dumping in
at least 15 different states.

Hey, did you read this part?

-What?
-Where Savino's hinting

that permission
to clip Bassler came
from Fercaro himself.

-[groans]
-[chuckles]

Oh, look
Oh, this is the best part.

If I'd have told
these guys what to say,

they couldn't have implicated
themselves any better.

So, Christopher...

after you've been good,

do you ever get the urge
to do something outrageous?

-What do you have in mind?
-[soft music playing]

Same thing you do.

[Mike] Why do we have to be
second guessed by every
idiot reporter in town?

Listen to this.
"The district attorney's office
has bungled the case,

allowing it to escalate
racial tensions.

Prosecutor Mike James
seems to be vacillating,

directing the case
in favor of whomever

is making the most noise
in the community."

-Mike, don't do this
to yourself.
-Oh, I'm fine.

Damn media helps create
a situation when something
happens because of that,

they're the first ones
to turn around
and point a finger.

I know. You don't like
working in a fishbowl.

-No, I don't.
-Neither do I.

Unfortunately,
the public's right to know

often becomes
the public's right
to be influenced.

Well, it's hard enough
to be objective, to keep
some sense of perspective

without having to
navigate around
everybody's private agenda.

-Everybody like Arnold Bach?
-It's not just Bach.
It's Jameel Kimball.

It's the Koreans.
The boycotters.
The police department.

-It's the media. It's--
-[telephone buzzes]

What? What?

James.

What?

Yeah.

Damn it!

The protesters are rampaging
against the grocery store.

[Jameel]
Behind the police line.

These are our streets.

We do have the right
to assemble.

Please stay behind
the police line.

-[indistinct yelling]
-[helicopter whirring]

Don't give them a reason
to arrest you.

These are our streets.

[yelling continues]

[police siren blaring]

[crowd chanting]
Whose streets? Our streets!

Did you see
who did this to you?

Many people.

I had to protect
my mother and father.

I tried.

Did you see a face?

-Faces?
-Would you leave him alone?

Why don't you arrest
all of them?

They all did it.
All of them.

All of them.

I need two units right away.

Now we got a real situation.

The more people we arrest,
the more people show up.

The place is gonna blow again,
believe me.

Our friend Jameel,
he's not helping at all.

I'd like to cuff him
and take him in,

but that'd probably make
things worse, wouldn't it?

[crowd chanting] Koreans out!
Koreans out!

[Mike] Jameel!

Jameel!

Jameel, Jameel, listen.

You're reaping what
you've sown, Mr. James.

I'm not the one with
the bullhorn, Mr. Kimball.

I tried to hold them back.
If you were in touch
with this neighborhood--

-What?
-I said, if you were
in touch with this neighborhood,

-you would have known
this had to happen.
-Enough!

-You don't know
anything about me.
-[indistinct shouting]

[crowd chanting]
Whose street? Our street!
Whose street? Our street!

Tyrone, Tyrone!

Take a good look, Tyrone.

You wanna see
more innocent people get hurt
because that's what they--

That's not my fault!
Don't leave that on me!

This is not over yet!
You're gonna have the blood

of this whole neighborhood
on your hands!

What do you expect me to do?
I can't help you!

I live here,
you understand that?

I want you
to tell these people

-exactly what happened.
-I can't do that. Not now.

[Mike] Give me that bullhorn!

[crowd] Whose street?
Our street!

Listen!

Whose street? Our street!

Listen to me! Listen!

Whose street? Our street!

Whose street? Our street!

Whose street? Our street!

Listen!

Listen to me!
My name is Mike James!

I'm the prosecutor from
the District Attorney's Office!

I have with me Tyrone Reese!

He's the eyewitness
who knows what happened
the day of the shooting!

-[crowd booing]
-Now--

Tyrone has something
he wants to say to you!

Now, either you're gonna
tell the truth,

and you're gonna stop
all this,

or you're gonna
continue to lie,

and more of these people
are gonna get hurt.

[crowd chanting] Tyrone!
Tyrone! Tyrone!

Yeah, I was there!

The brother, Willie Devereaux.

-[glass shattering]
-[crowd exclaiming]

Look, Willie was screaming
at him!

Don Min had accused Willie
of stealing some batteries!

Said he had to pay for 'em!

Well, Willie said
he didn't steal nothing,
and he did!

[crowd shouting]

But then Willie
pulled his knife!

He went after Don Min
with his knife.

I thought
he was gonna kill him.

And that's why Don Min
shot Willie.

He just thought
he was gonna get killed.

Willie shouldn't have
done it.

[helicopter whirring]

He shouldn't have
pulled out his knife.

[police radio chatter]

Come on.

[man] All right,
let's go home.

You heard the man.
Come on.

[cop] Nothing more
to see here.

Get his statement
and take him home.

[officer] You over there,
let's get started.

All right, folks, all right,
let's break it up now.

Let's go home.

Let's go home.

[helicopter whirring]

[theme music playing]

[roaring]