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THE PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTED
THE PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTED

BY TWO SEPARATE

THE POLICE,
WHO INVESTIGATE CRIME

AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS,
WHO PROSECUTE THE OFFENDERS.

THESE ARE THEIR STORIES.

WE WEREN'T FLAPPING IN THE WIND,
OR ANYTHING.

WE WERE LYING ON OUR STOMACHS.

YOU WERE LYING ON HER STOMACH.

THAT WAS TOTALLY INNOCENT.

HEY, LOOK, PAL, IN THIS HEAT

I DON'T SEE HOW YOU COULD
DO IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

BUT YOU WERE, AND IT'S GOING
TO COST YOU 75 BUCKS.

THIS REALLY CHEWS.

SHOTS!

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

BACK THERE!

HE'S SHOOTING EVERYBODY!

THIS IS PARK-10!
WE HAVE SHOTS FIRED!

MAN WITH GUN
BEHIND THE CONSERVATORY!

DON'T STOP. KEEP MOVING.

THIS IS PARK-10.
WE GOT PEOPLE DOWN.

I SEE 15, 20...

WE'RE BEHIND THE CONSERVATORY.

WE'RE GOING TO NEED E.M.S.
DOWN HERE BIG TIME!

WITNESSES
SAW A MALE WHITE

MID TO LATE 20s,
AVERAGE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT

T-SHIRT, SHORTS, SUNGLASSES,
BLUE BASEBALL CAP.

THE FASTEST WAY
OUT OF THE PARK

IS THROUGH
THE VANDERBILT GATE.

YOU GOT PEOPLE
COVERING THAT AREA?

YES, SIR,
CANVASSING FIFTH AVENUE.

FIRST SHOTS CAME
FROM OVER THERE.

GUY JUST MOVED
THROUGH THE CROWD

EMPTIED THE CLIP,
RELOADED FROM A BLACK KNAPSACK.

WE GOT 11 PEOPLE DOWN.

WOUNDED ARE
AT MOUNT SINAI.

SO, WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO DO FIRST?

MAYBE THE GUY'S A.C.
WENT ON THE FRITZ.

YOU THINK?

OH, GOD!

OH!

OH...

OH, NO! NO!

OH, BABY. MY...

MY BABY.

LET'S GO.

COME ON.

LET'S GO TALK TO SOME WITNESSES.

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I GOT THREE KINDS
OF PATIENTS DOWN HERE--

HYSTERICAL,
UNCONSCIOUS AND EXPIRED.

YOU WANT TO TALK TO SOMEONE,
TRY X RAY, SECOND FLOOR.

EDDIE, THE ELEVATOR'S
OVER HERE.

STAIRS ARE FASTER.

HEY, LIEUT.

WHAT'S THE COUNT?

I HEARD 11 ON THE RADIO.

YEAH,
PLUS FOUR HERE.

AND 12 WOUNDED.
15 DEAD.

WE'RE GOING UPSTAIRS

TO TALK TO ONE
OF THE SURVIVORS.

MS. DRAKE, I'M DETECTIVE GREEN.

THIS IS
DETECTIVE BRISCOE

AND LIEUTENANT
VAN BUREN.

CAN YOU TALK TO US
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED?

YES, I THINK SO.

HOW ARE
YOU FEELING?

LUCKY.

THERE WAS THIS GIRL
LYING NEXT TO ME IN THE FIELD--

CLAUDIA SHUE.

I WAS SITTING
WITH OUR GROUP.

WHAT GROUP IS THAT?

WE'RE PREMED
AT HUDSON.

I HEARD THESE POPS

AND LAURA FELL OVER.

THEN CLAUDIA... THERE WAS
THIS GUY COMING TOWARDS US.

I GOT UP TO RUN,
BUT MY LEG JUST GAVE OUT.

THIS GUY-- WHAT
DID HE LOOK LIKE?

HE WAS WHITE.

I BARELY SAW HIM.

I KEPT MY HEAD DOWN.

I PLAYED DEAD.

HE WALKED RIGHT
PAST ME, SHOOTING

AND MUTTERING
STUFF.

MUTTERING WHAT?

"DAMN BITCHES."

HE JUST KEPT SAYING THAT.

"DAMN BITCHES."

Van Buren:
THE WEAPON'S

A NINE MILL S.M.G.
FIRED AT FULL AUTO.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR
A CONVERTED INGRAM OR A ROLF.

MOST OF THE DEAD
AND WOUNDED ARE WOMEN?

ALL BUT TWO, AND THERE WERE
PLENTY OF MEN TO SHOOT AT.

17 OF THE FEMALE VICTIMS
WERE PREMED STUDENTS AT HUDSON.

THERE WERE THE FIRST ONES SHOT,
RIGHT HERE.

SO THE GUY
TROLLED THE PARK

FOR WOMEN TO SHOOT.

IS THERE A SKETCH?

YEAH, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE
HALF THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM.

I GOT A CALL
FROM THE DAILY NEWS.

THEY WANT TO RUN IT
ON THE FRONT PAGE.

MEDIA CALLS GET ROUTED
TO PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

THERE WAS A PERSONAL CONTACT.

I HOPE YOU DIDN'T MAKE ANY PROMISES YOU
CAN'T KEEP. QUESTIONS?

NO, BUT I THINK WE OUGHT TO RELEASE THE
SKETCH.

IT'S TOO GENERIC.

THAT COULD WORK
TO OUR ADVANTAGE.

IF THE GUY HAS A FALSE
SENSE OF SECURITY

HE MIGHT MAKE A MISTAKE.

HE MIGHT MAKE ONE
IF HE THINKS

THERE'S GOING TO BE A KNOCK
ON HIS DOOR ANY MINUTE.

ANY OTHER GROUPS OF WOMEN
IN THE AREA?

THERE WAS A SOCCER GAME
IN THE EAST MEADOW.

YEAH, AND A BUNCH
OF FLOWER SNIFFERS

FROM THE CONSERVATORY.

BUT HE CHOSE
THESE PREMED STUDENTS.

LET'S FIND OUT WHO KNEW

THEY WERE MEETING
IN THE PARK.

IT WAS AN ORIENTATION

TO DISCUSS GENDER ISSUES
IN MED SCHOOL.

THERE WAS A FLYER ABOUT IT
IN THE LOBBY.

YOU HAVE
A COPY OF IT?

YEAH. SURE.

IT'S OKAY.

TAKE YOUR TIME.

HOW LONG WAS
THIS POSTED?

UH... A COUPLE WEEKS.

THIS SAYS THAT
THE ORIENTATION

WAS BY THE POOL
ON THE WEST SIDE.

HOW DID THEY END UP
CLEAR ACROSS THE PARK?

THERE WERE PEOPLE
PLAYING FRISBEE

SO WE HAD
TO FIND SOMEPLACE ELSE.

OH, YOU WERE WITH THEM?

YES. WE HAD TO

WALK ACROSS THE PARK
BEFORE WE FOUND SOMEPLACE QUIET.

WE HAD ALREADY
WASTED HALF AN HOUR

AND I HAD TO LEAVE
FOR A MEETING.

I HAVE TO GET THAT.

ALL THESE PARENTS
HAVE BEEN CALLING.

IF THE SHOOTER FOLLOWED THE GIRLS FROM THE
WEST SIDE

THERE'S A CHANCE
HE LEFT THAT WAY.

AND A CHANCE
WE WERE LOOKING

ON THE WRONG SIDE
OF THE PARK.

I'LL BREAK THE NEWS
TO THE LIEUTENANT.

THIS IS MR. GILBERT GOOBA.

N'GOUEBA. GILBERT N'GOUEBA,
FROM THE IVORY COAST.

FROM ABIDJAN?

YES. YOU KNOW ABIDJAN?

THE PARIS OF AFRICA.

MY FATHER WORKED THERE.

YOU TOLD THE OFFICERS
YOU SAW SOMETHING YESTERDAY?

YES. I SAW A WHITE MAN IN
SHORT PANTS RUN OUT OF THE PARK.

HE HAD BLOOD ON HIS SHORT PANTS.

HE WENT TO THE SUBWAY.

DID YOU GET
A LOOK AT HIS FACE?

NOT VERY GOOD.

HE HAD BIG SUNGLASSES
AND A BASEBALL HAT.

WAS HE CARRYING
ANYTHING--

LIKE A BAG
OR A KNAPSACK?

NO, NO. IF HE HAD
A BAG, I'D SEE IT.

HE MUST HAVE
DITCHED IT IN THE PARK.

THANKS.

HEY, OLD SPICE

WHAT DID THE LIEUT
TELL YOU ABOUT ME?

NOTHING.

DID SHE TELL YOU
I DON'T LIKE NICKNAMES?

YEAH?

YEAH.

"LENNIE" WILL DO.

THE OLD MAN USED
TO WEAR OLD SPICE.

DETECTIVES!

BLACK KNAPSACK, RIGHT?

ROLF NINE MILL.

THERE'S STILL
THREE FULL CLIPS IN HERE.

ALL RIGHT, CORDON OFF THE AREA AND RADIO
C.S.U.

TELL THEM WE GOT
A PICKUP FOR THE LAB.

I'LL TAKE IT IN,
GET THEM TO HUMP RIGHT ON IT.

HEY, ED, IT'S
AFTER 7:00.

YOU KNOW SHRIER'S NOT GOING TO LOOK AT IT
TONIGHT.

SURE, SHE WILL.

THE WEAPON, THE BAG

AND THE CLIPS WERE CLEAN FOR FINGERPRINTS.

AND THIS IS WHY YOU PAGED ME
AT 6:00 A.M.?

THE GUY TRIED TO BURN
THE SERIAL NUMBER OFF

BUT THE LAB
RECOVERED IT.

THE GUN
MANUFACTURER SAID

THE WEAPON WAS SOLD
FOUR MONTHS AGO

TO A WHOLESALER IN PENNSYLVANIA.

THE CALLER I.D.

ON YOUR PAGE
SHOWED A 609 AREA CODE.

WHERE WERE YOU? ATLANTIC CITY?

UH-HUH. WENT DOWN THERE
LAST NIGHT TO PLAY SOME POKER.

OH, YEAH? HOW DID YOU DO?

I STARTED UP A CADILLAC,
I FINISHED DOWN A ROLEX--

A STAINLESS STEEL ROLEX.

OKAY, I DID A PROCTOSCOPY

ON OUR LITTLE PATIENT.

YOU SEE THESE STRAIGHT LINES
ON THE INSIDE OF THE BARREL?

YEAH, WHAT ARE THEY-- SCRATCHES?

AFTER SHOOTING UP THE PARK

YOUR SUSPECT RAMMED A METAL FILE DOWN THE
BARREL

TO DISTORT
THE RIFLING.

MEANS THE BEST I CAN
DO IS A 50% MATCH

TO THE SLUGS
OF THE VICTIMS.

THIS GUY PUT SOME
THOUGHT INTO IT.

HE USED
FINGERPRINT-RESISTANT GRIPS

CONVERTED THE PIECE
FROM A SEMI TO A FULL AUTO.

A REAL
HANDYMAN, HUH?

WELL, ONCE YOU BUY
THE CONVERSION KIT

ALL YOU NEED IS A SCREWDRIVER

A FILE AND A SOLDERING GUN.

20 MINUTES,
YOU'RE READY TO MAKE HISTORY.

50 ROLF NINES CAME IN
BACK IN MARCH.

THE PIECE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR,
IT WENT OUT TWO MONTHS AGO

TO A FIREARMS DEALER
IN READING.

A LICENSED DEALER?

OF COURSE.

BY THE LAW,
I CAN ONLY SELL

TO A FEDERALLY
LICENSED DEALER.

WE NEED THE STORE'S ADDRESS.

HE DOESN'T HAVE A STORE.

NOWHERE
DOES IT SAY

I CAN ONLY SELL
TO A DEALER WITH A STORE.

SO WHERE DOES
HE SELL HIS GUNS--

OUT OF A GOOD HUMOR TRUCK?

THIS IS MY STORE.

I SELL THROUGH THE CLASSIFIEDS
ON THE INTERNET.

AND THIS IS MY
DEALER'S LICENSE.

AND WHERE ARE THE GUNS?

IN THERE.

DO YOU REMEMBER
SELLING THIS GUN?

ROLF NINE.

THAT'S THE SERIAL NUMBER?

UH, LOOK, GUYS

TECHNICALLY,
YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR JURISDICTION.

I DON'T HAVE TO TALK TO YOU.

MAYBE IF YOU TOLD ME

WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT
ABOUT THIS MERCHANDISE...

THIS "MERCHANDISE" WAS USED
TO KILL 15 INNOCENT PEOPLE.

OH... WAIT.

THIS IS THE CENTRAL PARK THING?

OH, SHOOT.

"OH, SHOOT"?

BY LAW, WHEN I SELL A GUN,
I'M SUPPOSED TO SHIP IT

TO A LICENSED DEALER
WHERE THE BUYER LIVES

SO THE BUYER CAN FILL OUT
THE PAPERWORK.

BUT YOU DIDN'T DO THAT?

THIS GUY SAID
HE WAS HOUSEBOUND

IN A WHEELCHAIR, AND SINCE
THE SHIPPING ADDRESS MATCHED

HIS ADDRESS
ON HIS CREDIT CARD...

YOU SHIPPED IT
RIGHT TO HIM?

MAN, THAT LICENSE IS COMING
OFF THE WALL.

HEY, RELAX.

READ THE FEDERAL STATUTE.

IT'S BARELY A TRAFFIC TICKET.

SO YOU WANT THE GUY'S NAME
OR WHAT?

IT'S LEE COATS. NEW YORK CITY.

PURCHASED A MONTH AGO.

POLICE! SEARCH WARRANT!

GO! GO! GO!

SOMEBODY OPEN A WINDOW.

WELL, SHE'S AT LEAST
A COUPLE OF DAYS

PAST THE EXPIRY DATE.

LOOKS LIKE A HEART ATTACK.

HEY, LENNIE.

HELLO. EXCUSE ME.

WHO ARE YOU?

I'M MRS. FELDER.

I LIVE ACROSS THE HALL.

OH, MY.

DO YOU KNOW WHO THIS IS?

YES. IT'S LEE. LEE COATS.

SHORT FOR LEEANNE?

YES. THIS IS TERRIBLE.

SHE LIVE HERE
WITH ANYONE?

NO. SHE
JUST GOT OUT

OF THE HOSPITAL TWO WEEKS AGO.

HUDSON PRESBYTERIAN. WHAT HOSPITAL?

SHE HAD A PACEMAKER PUT IN.

SHE WAS THERE
FOR NEARLY A MONTH.

THE GUN WAS SHIPPED WHILE THE OLD LADY WAS
IN THE HOSPITAL.

SHIPPING COMPANY MADE TWO TRIPS TO HER
APARTMENT.

NOBODY WAS HOME, SO THEY LEFT A SIGNATURE
CARD.

THE NEXT DAY,
THE CARD WAS SIGNED

SO THEY LEFT
THE PACKAGE.

A NEIGHBOR?

NOBODY WHO FITS
THE DESCRIPTION.

NOW, HUDSON PRESBYTERIAN

IS THE TEACHING HOSPITAL
FOR HUDSON.

THE VICTIMS WERE
ALL PREMEDS AT HUDSON.

A HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE?

WHO HAD ACCESS
TO HER CREDIT CARD.

SOMEBODY IN ADMITTING.

GOOD PLACE TO START.

OH, BY THE WAY

DID YOU HAPPEN TO READ
THE NEWS THIS MORNING?

IT'S PRETTY MUCH
A REHASH

OF DEPARTMENTAL PRESS RELEASES,
BUT THE FUNNY THING

THE ONLY NAME THEY MENTIONED
WAS YOURS, DETECTIVE GREEN.

MAYBE 'CAUSE IT WAS
EASY TO SPELL.

THIS LADY HAD MEDICARE,
BLUE CROSS, C.N.A.

I DIDN'T NEED
HER CREDIT CARD.

FIRST THING
MY DOCTOR WANTS TO SEE

IS A SPECIMEN OF MY MONEY.

WHY ARE THERE
TWO ADMITTING FORMS IN HERE

WITH TWO DIFFERENT DATES?

I FILLED OUT THIS ONE WHEN THE PARAMEDICS
BROUGHT HER IN.

SHE DIDN'T HAVE
HER INSURANCE CARDS

SO I COULDN'T PUNCH
IN THE INFORMATION.

SHE'D LOST HER PURSE.

BUT YOU HAD
ALL THE INFORMATION

BY THE TIME YOU FILLED OUT THE SECOND
FORM?

THEY MUST HAVE
FOUND HER PURSE.

WHO'S "THEY"?
ASK SECURITY.

FOUND HER PURSE
IN THE AMBULANCE THE NEXT DAY.

MUST HAVE FALLEN
OFF THE STRETCHER.

JUST LIKE THAT?

YEAH. THINGS GOT
A LITTLE CRAZY.

SHE FLATLINED
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUN.

OLD LADY'S GOT NINE LIVES.

EIGHT. IF YOU DON'T MIND,
WE NEED TO TALK

TO YOUR PARTNER
AT THE TIME.

DENNIS TROPE?

HE'S ON DISABILITY.

WHAT KIND OF DISABILITY?

SOMETHING WITH
HIS NERVES.

IS HE EVER COMING
BACK TO WORK?

I'VE BEEN HOLDING
SOME STUFF

HE LEFT IN HIS LOCKER.

HE WAS SUPPOSED
TO COME PICK IT UP.

"DON'T TRUST ANYTHING

"THAT BLEEDS FOR FIVE
DAYS AND LIVES."

HILARIOUS.

WE GOT A COUPLE LADY PARAMEDICS WORKING
HERE.

DENNIS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT.

I DON'T KNOW
HIS COMINGS AND GOINGS.

IS THAT HIS?

YOU CAN'T LOOK IN THOSE.

JUST CHECK THE WARRANT,
MRS. TROPE.

WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT?

IT'S ABOUT THE SHOOTINGS
IN CENTRAL PARK.

THE ONE ALL THOSE
GIRLS GOT KILLED?

OH, NO, NO.
NOT DENNIS.

BASIC RESEARCH.

I GOT MEDICAL BOOKS
IN HERE.

DENNIS IS GOING TO
BE A GREAT DOCTOR.

HE'S ALMOST BEEN
ACCEPTED AT HUDSON

BUT THEY GIVE
PREFERENCE TO WOMEN.

MM-HMM. LOOK, MA'AM

IT'LL WORK OUT BETTER
FOR DENNIS

IF YOU TELL US
WHERE HE IS.

BUT I DON'T KNOW
WHERE HE IS.

WHAT? HE DIDN'T CALL
ASKING ABOUT THIS?

DISABILITY CHECK.

SO IS HE COMING HERE OR ARE YOU MEETING
HIM?

YOU KNOW, WE GOT TRIGGER-HAPPY PEOPLE ON
THE FORCE.

IF WE HAVE TO GO FIND HIM,
HE'S LIKELY TO GET HIMSELF SHOT.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

Mrs. Trope:
THAT'S HIM-- OVER THERE.

HE'S GOT A GUN!

DON'T DO THAT.
DON'T DO THAT.

STAY AWAY FROM ME!

OH, GOD, I'M DYING!

YOU AIN'T DYING, MAN!
IT'S JUST A SCRATCH!

YOU GET NOTHING UNTIL I GET
A STATEMENT FROM YOU

ABOUT THOSE GIRLS
YOU SHOT!

YOU GOT TO TAKE ME
TO A HOSPITAL!

YOU WANT TO GO
TO A HOSPITAL?

SAY THE MAGIC WORDS.

SAY THE MAGIC WORDS!

NO, STOP!
IT HURTS!

SAY THE MAGIC WORDS!

"I SHOT THE WOMEN!"

Mrs. Trope:
OH, PLEASE, STOP HIM!

GET HIM AWAY FROM MY SON! ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, ED.
LAY OFF HIM.

EDDIE, COME ON,
COME ON, LET HIM GO.

YOUR SON'S GETTING
MEDICAL TREATMENT, MRS. TROPE.

I DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU CAN TALK TO HIM.

WELL, I'M GETTING A LAWYER.

THE OTHER DETECTIVE,
THE BLACK ONE

HE BRUTALIZED MY DENNIS.

YOU BETTER KEEP
YOUR HANDS OFF HIM.

WHAT DID GREEN DO
TO MR. TROPE?

HE TRIED TO GET
A STATEMENT, THAT'S ALL.

JUST A LITTLE
ENERGETIC POLICE WORK.

I HOPE THIS DOESN'T TURN
INTO ANOTHER COMPLAINT.

"ANOTHER"?

GREEN HAS TWO COMPLAINTS
FOR EXCESSIVE FORCE.

REVIEW BOARD GAVE
HIM PROBATION.

TROPE HAS A RESTRAINING
ORDER AGAINST HIM

FROM A LISA FIORI
ISSUED LAST FEBRUARY

WHICH EXPLAINS WHY HE USED THE OLD LADY TO
BUY THE PIECE.

HOW'D THE EYEWITNESSES DO?

THEY COULDN'T PICK TROPE
OUT OF THE PHOTO ARRAY.

FORENSICS PROCESSED HIS CLOTHING, HIS
BELONGINGS.

NO POWDER RESIDUE,
NO BLOOD SPLATTERS.

SO, EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE
OF REMARKABLE COINCIDENCES

WE CAN'T TIE HIM
TO THE GUN OR THE KILLINGS.

HE ASKED
FOR A LAWYER YET?

UH-UH.

WELL, WE DON'T
HAVE MUCH TIME

BEFORE HIS MOTHER
COMES BACK WITH ONE.

I PULLED SOME OLD CHILDREN'S
SERVICES FILES ON HIM.

THERE WAS ABUSE IN THE FAMILY.

I GOT HIS EMPLOYEE FILE
FROM THE CITY

AND I GOT HIS HUDSON
MED SCHOOL APPLICATION.

I'M READY FOR HIM.

ALL ROADS LEAD TO YOU, DENNIS--

FROM THE GUN
TO THE OLD LADY

TO THE HOSPITAL
TO THE AMBULANCE TO YOU.

I DIDN'T KILL
ANYBODY.

OH, NO?

YOU KNOW
WHO'S ON JURIES NOWADAYS?

WOMEN. RIGHT, EDDIE?

MOST OF THEM GOT
NOTHING BETTER TO DO

THAN HANG AROUND
AND REPORT FOR JURY DUTY.

ONCE THEY HEAR YOUR TAKE
ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS

THEY'LL CUT YOUR KIWIS OFF
AND HAND THEM TO YOU ON A STICK.

YOU REALLY WANT THOSE BITCHES
DECIDING IF YOU LIVE OR DIE?

YOU REALLY WANT TO GIVE THEM
THAT LAST BIT OF POWER?

I MEAN, THEY ALREADY GOT BOTH
HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL.

THEY'RE DRIVING BUSES,
DIRECTING TRAFFIC

WORKING CONSTRUCTION...

WHO THE HELL INVITED
THEM TO THE PARTY ANYWAY?

THEY SHOULD BE AT HOME
WATCHING OVER THEIR KIDS.

DETECTIVE GREEN.

YES, MA'AM.

I GOT IT RIGHT HERE.

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T
GET IT TO YOU SOONER.

I'VE BEEN IN THIS HOUSE A MONTH.

THERE ISN'T A DAY
THAT BITCH DOESN'T RIDE MY ASS.

LENNIE-- DETECTIVE BRISCOE--

HE WAS IN LINE
FOR THE JOB.

HE HAD THE SENIORITY.

THEY MADE HER
LIEUTENANT.

I BET IT'S THE SAME
WHERE YOU WORK.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

IT BELITTLES US.

IT DISRESPECTS US.

ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU FELT?

WE DON'T SIT AROUND
AND MOPE, DO WE?

TAKE YOU.

YOU TRIED TO MOVE
UP THE LADDER...

TO GET INTO MED SCHOOL.

AND THEY EVEN DENIED YOU
THAT OPPORTUNITY, DIDN'T THEY?

YEP.

IT'S A TERRIBLE THING
THEY DID TO YOU.

THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN

HELPING YOU,
DENNIS...

TAKING CARE
OF YOU.

THAT'S WHAT
WOMEN ARE FOR--

TO LOOK OUT
FOR YOU.

BUT THEY LET YOU DOWN.

THEY ALWAYS HAVE,
HAVEN'T THEY?

I SAW YOUR CHILDREN'S
SERVICES FILE.

YOUR OLD MAN BEAT ON YOU?

HE BEAT YOUR MOTHER?

I KNOW WHAT THAT'S LIKE.

YOUR OWN MOTHER WAS SUPPOSED
TO LOOK OUT FOR YOU...

TO PROTECT YOU.

SHE JUST LET IT HAPPEN,
DIDN'T SHE?

SHE DIDN'T PROTECT
HER BABY...

AND NOW THESE WOMEN GET
A CRACK AT KILLING YOU.

DENNIS...

YOU ARE IN A DEEP HOLE
RIGHT NOW, MAN.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY OUT.

YOU TELL US WHAT YOU DID

THERE'S NO TRIAL, NO JURY,
NO DEATH PENALTY.

PLEASE, MAN,
PLEASE.

DON'T LET THEM
DO THIS TO YOU.

DON'T LET THEM WIN.

YOU TRIED HARD
TO BE A GOOD MAN...

AND DID THEY GIVE YOU
THE RESPECT YOU DESERVE?

THOSE BITCH DOCTORS
AT THE HOSPITAL...

WHAT ABOUT THEM, DENNIS?

WHAT DID THEY DO?

THEY SAID THAT I
SHOULD APPLY AT NURSING SCHOOL.

SEE?

THEY HUMILIATED YOU.

BUT IN THE PARK

YOU SET EVERYTHING RIGHT,
DIDN'T YOU?

YEAH.

YOU PUT THEM BACK
IN THEIR PLACE?

YES.

AND THAT'S WHY
YOU SHOT THEM, RIGHT?

YES.

WE NEED TO HEAR YOU SAY IT,
DENNIS.

THAT'S WHY I SHOT THEM.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE
ALL RIGHT, DENNIS.

WE JUST NEED YOUR HELP
ON ONE MORE THING

TO MAKE THIS WORK.

THE CLOTHES YOU WORE--
YOU GOT SOME BLOOD ON THEM.

YOU THREW THEM AWAY.

WHERE DID YOU PUT THEM?

IN A BAG...

ON THE TRAIN TRACKS ON 36th.

Van Buren: MR. TROPE, THIS IS MR. POWELL,
A LAWYER HIRED BY YOUR MOTHER

TO REPRESENT YOU.

I WANT TO TALK
TO MY CLIENT ALONE.

TAKE YOUR TIME.

WE NEED TO AMEND
THE CHARGES

TO INCLUDE
15 COUNTS OF MURDER.

YOU DID GOOD, DENNIS.

YOU WIN.

THEY TOLD HIS MOTHER HE WAS GETTING
MEDICAL TREATMENT.

INSTEAD, THEY
INTERROGATED HIM

THOUGH THEY'D BEEN TOLD A LAWYER WAS BEING
HIRED.

HIRED WHEN?
THAT DAY? THE NEXT DAY?

THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL
DOESN'T ATTACH

UNTIL AN ATTORNEY
IS ACTUALLY...

MR. McCOY,
THIS IS A MESS.

MR. TROPE'S STATEMENT

DOESN'T HAVE MUCH
PROBATIVE VALUE ANYWAY.

I'M GOING TO SUPPRESS IT.

YOUR HONOR

THIS WASN'T SOME BODEGA ROBBERY.

MR. TROPE SPRAYED CENTRAL PARK
WITH AUTOMATIC GUNFIRE.

HE WAS OUT TO KILL EVERY WOMAN HE
ENCOUNTERED.

HE FACES THE DEATH PENALTY.

IF ANYTHING, THE POLICE SHOULD
BE HELD TO A HIGHER STANDARD.

THE STATEMENT LED THE POLICE
TO SOME CLOTHING.

I WANT THAT
OUT, TOO.

THAT CLOTHING HAD BLOOD
SPLATTERS FROM FIVE VICTIMS.

FRUIT OF THE POISONOUS TREE.

I'M SORRY. MOTION GRANTED.

DO WE KNOW
WHERE TROPE GOT

THE CONVERSION KIT
FOR HIS WEAPON?

NOT YET. BUT EVEN IF WE DID,
IT WON'T SOLVE OUR BIG PROBLEM.

WE HAVE
SMALL PROBLEMS?

WELL, SINCE THE RIFLING
WAS SCRATCHED UP

BALLISTICS COULD
ONLY GIVE US

A 50% MATCH-UP FROM
THE WEAPON TO THE SLUGS.

THAT'S REASONABLE DOUBT.

DON'T WE HAVE ROCKET SCIENTISTS
ON THE PAYROLL?

WELL, THEY SAY THEY CAN RECREATE THE
RIFLING ON THE COMPUTER

BUT THEY NEED TECHNICAL DATA

FROM THE GUN MAKER,
ROLF FIREARMS.

OKAY.

WELL, THE COMPANY'S IGNORED
ALL OF OUR REQUESTS SO FAR.

WE WEREN'T IGNORING YOUR REQUEST.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,
WE HAD A MEETING

WITH OUR LAWYERS ABOUT IT.

AND WHAT DID
YOU ALL DECIDE?

MUCH AS WE'D LIKE
TO COOPERATE

IT WOULD FORCE US
TO REVEAL TRADE SECRETS

THAT WOULD DAMAGE OUR ABILITY
TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE.

TRADE SECRETS?

MR. WEBER,
YOU MAKE GUNS

NOT SODA POP.

YOU'RE ASKING US
FOR THE SPECS TO OUR

MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT... I DON'T
UNDERSTAND.

IF IT WAS MY PRODUCT
THAT WAS USED TO KILL 15 PEOPLE

I'D SURE AS HELL FEEL
IT WAS MY CIVIC DUTY

TO HELP CONVICT THE PERSON
WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER.

BEING GOOD CORPORATE CITIZENS
ALSO MEANS

WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY
TO OUR EMPLOYEES

TO KEEP THIS COMPANY
IN BUSINESS.

OKAY, WE'LL GO
THE HARD WAY, THEN.

YOU CAN EXPECT A SUBPOENA
ON YOUR DESK

BY TOMORROW
MORNING.

MY LAWYERS TELL ME SUBPOENAS
FROM NEW YORK DON'T TRAVEL WELL.

I'M SORRY YOU CAME
ALL THE WAY

UP TO CONNECTICUT
FOR NOTHING.

IT'S NOT TRADE SECRETS;
IT'S LAWSUITS.

WE'RE ASKING THEM TO HELP PROVE
THEIR GUN KILLED 15 PEOPLE.

SO, THEY'D RATHER SPEND
A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS

FIGHTING A SUBPOENA?

IT'S LIKE THE BASTARDS
ARE ASKING FOR IT.

15 DEAD PREMED STUDENTS.

WHAT'S THAT WORTH THESE DAYS?

GOT TO BE BILL GATES BALLPARK.

I MEAN, A FAMILY IN CALIFORNIA

GOT $5 BILLION
FOR AN EXPLODING GAS TANK.

I'D BE HAPPY IF MR. TROPE

GOT A FIVE-DOLLAR INJECTION.

HE MADE A TOLL CALL
TO NEWBURGH IN JUNE...

ABOUT A WEEK AFTER
HE BROUGHT THE GUN.

WHAT'S IN NEWBURGH?

BESIDES DEER TICKS?

HELLO?

AUTOMATED INFORMATION LINE
FOR THE NEWBURGH ARENA.

WAIT A MINUTE!
I JUST SAW

AN AD IN ONE OF THESE... YEAH.

"SHOW-GUN GUN SHOW.
JUNE 10. NEWBURGH ARENA."

"CHINESE AKs,
GERMAN MACHINE PISTOLS.

THOUSANDS OF GUNS,
BARRELS OF FUN."

SO I HAD A BOOTH AT NEWBURGH.

I TAKE A BOOTH AT A SHOW
EVERY WEEKEND.

SINCE I'M NOT GETTING RICH
ON MY STOCK OPTIONS...

NO, YOU'RE DOING IT
THE ALL-AMERICAN WAY:

SELLING CONVERSION KITS
FOR ASSAULT WEAPONS.

I DON'T SELL KITS.

I SELL INSTRUCTION SHEETS

WHICH IS LEGAL
UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT.

AND ON THE OTHER
END OF THE TABLE

YOU SELL RECOIL SPRINGS

AND A GUIDE PLATE
FOR A 30-ROUND CLIP.

YOU SAY GUIDE PLATE.

I SAY A PIECE
OF JUNK METAL.

AT $50 A POP?

MR. LIDELL, WE JUST
WANT TO KNOW

IF YOU SOLD A KIT FOR A ROLF NINE THAT
WEEKEND.

I HAD ONE CUSTOMER BOUGHT ONE SET OF
INSTRUCTIONS

ONE SET OF HARDWARE.

GOOD. NOW YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT
ONE SET OF PICTURES.

BIG DEMAND
FOR YOUR KITS?

MOSTLY AS IT RELATES
TO THE ROLF NINE.

IT'S THE EASIEST
TO CONVERT.

THANKS TO YOU.

YOU WANT TO PUT ME
OUT OF BUSINESS?

MAKE THE GUN
TAMPER-PROOF?

JUST REDESIGN
THE SLIDE BOLT.

IT'LL COST YOU ALL
OF $10 PER UNIT.

THIS IS HIM.

IT DOESN'T ADDRESS OUR CORE
PROBLEM.

WE STILL HAVE TO PROVE
WE HAVE THE RIGHT GUN.

YOU CALLED THE
MANUFACTURER AGAIN?

THEY FILED A MOTION TO QUASH
THE SUBPOENA THIS MORNING.

DO YOU FEEL LUCKY?

I WON'T OFFER
TROPE A DEAL.

WELL, AS A MATTER OF LAW

CAN YOU PROVE THAT YOU HAVE
THE MURDER WEAPON?

'CAUSE THE JURY
MIGHT WANT TO ACQUIT

RATHER THAN SEND AN INNOCENT MAN TO DEATH
ROW.

THAT SUBPOENA HASN'T
BEEN QUASHED YET.

YES. THAT'S WHY
NOW MIGHT BE THE TIME

TO MAKE YOUR BEST DEAL
WITH TROPE.

YOU'RE TAKING THE DEATH PENALTY

OFF THE TABLE WITH THE CITY
SCREAMING FOR BLOOD?

THE VICTIM'S FAMILIES
NEED CLOSURE, NOT BLOOD.

OH. MY CLIENT'S
A HEALTHY, YOUNG MAN.

LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE--
THAT COULD BE 50, 60 YEARS.

HE COULD ALWAYS
TAKE UP SMOKING.

GOING ONCE,
GOING TWICE...

I WAS READING
THE LAW JOURNAL ON THE BUS.

I NOTICED THIS MOTION HEARING

IN THE CRIMINAL COURT

ROLF FIREARMS v. NEW YORK.

JUDGE FLINT PRESIDING.

I CALLED FLINT'S CLERK.

SEEMS YOU HAVE
AN EVIDENTIARY PROBLEM.

MY PROBLEM IS,
I'VE GOT TOO MUCH EVIDENCE.

THE ONLY EVIDENCE THAT MATTERS IS THE
GUN--

WHICH YOU CAN'T PROVE BEYOND A DOUBT IS
THE MURDER WEAPON.

YOU'RE WILLING TO BET
YOUR CLIENT'S LIFE ON THAT?

YOU MUST HAVE QUITE A PAIR
OF CRYSTAL BALLS.

WE'D GO 25 YEARS TO LIFE.

ALL SENTENCES TO BE CONCURRENT.

THAT'S A LOT OF CLOSURE.

MR. TROPE, IN ACCORDANCE

WITH YOUR PLEA AGREEMENT
WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY

I SENTENCE YOU TO A TERM
OF NOT LESS THAN 25 YEARS

AND NOT MORE
THAN YOUR NATURAL LIFE

TO BE SERVED AT A FACILITY

TO BE DETERMINED
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION.

WAIT! THIS SON OF A BITCH
COULD BE OUT IN 25 YEARS?

YOUR HONOR, THIS ISN'T RIGHT.
HE KILLED MY GIRL!

ORDER!
OFFICERS, CLEAR THE GALLERY.

McCOY, YOU...

WHY ARE YOU JUST SITTING THERE?

IT ISN'T RIGHT.

MY GIRL'S DEAD!

HE KILLED
MY GIRL!

IT ISN'T RIGHT!

THOSE FAMILIES DESERVE BETTER.

THEY DESERVE TO GET THEIR
DAUGHTERS BACK.

THEY WERE ENTITLED TO AN EYE FOR AN
EYE.

WE COULDN'T DELIVER BECAUSE
ROLF FIREARMS GOT IN THE WAY.

THE LEAST WE CAN DO NOW
IS GIVE THEM A SENSE

THAT THEIR KIDS DIDN'T DIE
FOR NO PURPOSE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

ROLF MAKES
A PRODUCT

THAT ANY CLEVER 12-YEAR-OLD

CAN TURN INTO A WEAPON
OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

I'M APPALLED.

WRITE THEM A LETTER.

IF THEY DON'T KNOW IT ALREADY,
ADAM, THEY SHOULD.

LAST YEAR, 284 VIOLENT CRIMES

WERE COMMITTED IN THE STATE USING A ROLF
NINE.

ALL BUT SIX OF THEM
HAD BEEN MODIFIED

FOR AUTOMATIC FIRE.

AND THAT'S THEIR FAULT?

WHAT ARE THOSE,
GRAND JURY SLIPS?

YES.

WHAT ARE YOU CHARGING THEM WITH?

15 COUNTS OF CRIMINALLY
NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE?

IT'S UNPRECEDENTED.

MR. WEBER MAKES
A LEGAL PRODUCT.

MR. McCOY

IF THE ADMITTED KILLER TAMPERED
WITH THEIR PRODUCT

WHY BLAME MR. WEBER
AND HIS COMPANY?

BECAUSE
THE EVIDENCE

THEIR PRODUCT POSED
AN UNJUSTIFIABLE RISK

WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM,
AND THEY FAILED TO LOOK.

NEW YORK HAS STRICT GUN LAWS
WHICH AREN'T ENFORCED.

HER CLIENT'S BUSINESS PRACTICES
HELP CRIMINALS

CIRCUMVENT
OUR LAWS.

THE WEAPONS USED TO COMMIT CRIMES IN NEW
YORK

WERE TRACED BACK TO WHOLESALERS

IN STATES
WITH FAR MORE LENIENT GUN LAWS.

RECORDS SHOW THAT ROLF

SHIPPED WEAPONS
TO THOSE STATES

FAR IN EXCESS
OF THE LOCAL DEMAND.

MY CLIENT
WAS FILLING

LEGITIMATE ORDERS.

THEY NEVER ASK
WHO'S BUYING THEIR GUNS

OR WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THEM.

ONE LOOK AT THE STATISTICS--

THOSE GUNS ARE FINDING THEIR WAY
BACK TO NEW YORK

IN THE HANDS
OF CRIMINALS.

ROLF FIREARMS
IS A CONNECTICUT COMPANY.

THEY DON'T SELL,
MANUFACTURE, TRANSPORT

OR ADVERTISE THEIR PRODUCT
IN NEW YORK STATE.

THERE IS NO JURISDICTIONAL NEXUS

FOR THESE
CHARGES.

THE VICTIMS WERE KILLED HERE.

THEY'RE DEAD BECAUSE THE DESIGN
OF MR. WEBER'S GUN

MADE IT ATTRACTIVE
TO MR. TROPE.

HIS MARKETING PRACTICES
AS GOOD AS PUT IT

IN MR. TROPE'S
HANDS.

MR. McCOY, YOU'RE TRYING TO USE
MY COURT TO MAKE SOCIAL POLICY.

I WON'T STAND FOR IT.

AND MY INTERPRETATION
OF THE STATUTE

DOESN'T PERMIT IT.

YOU DON'T HAVE
THE AUTHORITY

TO BRING
THESE CHARGES.

MOTION TO DISMISS IS GRANTED.

JUDGE WRIGHT--
30 YEARS I'VE SEEN HIM

EAT THE SAME PORK CHOP
FOR LUNCH AT FORLINI'S.

I'M FILING AN APPEAL.

MAN OF LA MANCHA?

YOU READ THE
OP-EDS, ADAM.

THE PUBLIC WANTS US
TO DO SOMETHING.

THE FACT THAT ROLF FIREARMS
PRODUCTS

ARE USED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK

DE JURE GIVES US
JURISDICTION

OVER THE CORPORATION
AND ITS OFFICERS.

THAT ALL THE CRIMINAL ACTS
EXCEPT THE MURDERS

TOOK PLACE OUTSIDE
THE STATE IS IMMATERIAL.

THANK YOU, MR. McCOY.

MR. McCOY WANTS
TO PUNISH MY CLIENT

FOR EXERCISING HIS RIGHTS
UNDER THE SECOND AMENDMENT.

AS LONG AS THE SUPREME COURT
UPHOLDS THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS

THE MANUFACTURE OF THOSE ARMS...

THE SUPREME COURT
DOES RECOGNIZE

THE STATE'S RIGHT
TO REGULATE FIREARMS.

THAT'S THE POINT.

MR. WEBER MAKES FIREARMS
THAT CAN LEGALLY

BE SOLD IN NEW YORK STATE.

HE ENGAGES IN BUSINESS PRACTICES

THAT ARE LEGAL
UNDER NEW YORK LAW.

MR. McCOY'S PROBLEM
IS WITH THE LAW.

LET HIM SEEK REDRESS IN
THE LEGISLATURE, NOT THE COURTS.

THANK YOU,
COUNSELOR.

YOUR POINT IS WELL TAKEN.

MR. McCOY...

IN THE REMAINING TIME...

CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE
IS NOT A LEGAL ACTIVITY.

WHILE ADHERING ONLY TO
THE LETTER OF THE LAW

MR. WEBER IGNORES THE
FACT THAT HIS PRODUCT

IS THE PREFERRED CHOICE

OF BANK ROBBERS, GANG MEMBERS
AND MASS MURDERERS.

IT DOES SOUND LIKE
YOU WANT TO MAKE SOCIAL POLICY.

THE COURTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
AGENTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE.

THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS

ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES
TO THIS ISSUE

HAS BEEN CORRUPTED

BY WELL-FUNDED
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS.

SO I URGE YOU

TO LET A JURY-- TO LET
12 ORDINARY CITIZENS--

IMPARTIAL AND ANSWERABLE
ONLY TO THEIR CONSCIENCES

DECIDE ON THE EVIDENCE WHERE
THE CRIMINAL LIABILITY RESTS.

IN THEIR INFINITE WISDOM

THE APPELLATE COURT
HAS OVERTURNED MY RULING

AND REMANDED THIS CASE
FOR TRIAL.

I'VE GIVEN A LOT
OF THOUGHT TO THIS MATTER

PARTICULARLY TO THE PEOPLE'S
BURDEN OF PROOF.

NOW, HERE'S WHAT THE GROUND

MR. McCOY,
THE PEOPLE MUST PROVE

THAT THE FIREARM AS MANUFACTURED WAS
HAZARDOUS PER SE.

YOUR HONOR...

NOW BE QUIET.

UNLESS YOU CAN SHOW
THAT MR. TROPE USED THE WEAPON

AS IT WAS INTENDED
TO BE USED BY ROLF FIREARMS

I WILL ENTERTAIN
A MOTION TO DISMISS

AT THE CONCLUSION
OF THE PEOPLE'S CASE.

THAT'S AN IMPOSSIBLE
STANDARD, YOUR HONOR.

TRIAL DATE TO BE SET
IN TWO WEEKS.

MECHANICAL ENGINEERS,
INDUSTRY ANALYSTS

MARKETING
SPECIALISTS...

RIVETING WITNESS LIST.

ONCE THE VICTIMS'
FAMILIES

TAKE THE STAND...

YES, YOU
HAVE THEM.

THE OTHER SIDE HAS JUDGE WRIGHT,
AND HE HAS SET THE BAR HIGHER

THAN YOU CAN JUMP
WITH A POGO STICK.

JACK WANTS
THE JURY TO MAKE

A FINDING OF EMOTION,
NOT OF FACT.

THIS ISN'T A TRIAL; THIS IS
GUN CONTROL BY OTHER MEANS.

WHEN THEY
CAN SELL GUNS

ON THE INTERNET,
TALKING ABOUT CONTROL IS A JOKE.

SO, THIS IS YOUR ANSWER,
PUTTING GUN MAKERS IN JAIL?

I'D LIKE TO
START BY PUTTING

ROLF FIREARMS OUT OF BUSINESS.

RESPONSIBLE ADULTS CAN OWN
FIREARMS

WITHOUT THE COUNTRY SINKING
INTO CRIMINAL ANARCHY.

WHAT'S THE POINT?

MAYBE WHEN REDCOATS CAME
OVER BUNKER HILL...

HOW ABOUT SOMEBODY SIX-FOOT-FIVE
COMING THROUGH MY DOOR?

THE PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT
TO DEFEND THEMSELVES.

AND COPS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT RUNNING INTO RAMBO

EVERY TIME
THEY PULL OVER A CAR.

BEFORE YOU SETTLE
THIS SPAT WITH A DUEL

FIND A WAY TO WIN YOUR CASE
OR DROP IT.

ROLF NEVER PUT RESTRICTIONS
ON US.

WE CAN SELL TO ANY RETAILER.

IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHETHER HE HAS A STORE

OR A BOOTH AT A GUN SHOW

AS LONG AS HE HAS
A FEDERAL LICENSE.

DID THEY EVER QUESTION
WHY THEIR GUNS WERE

IN SUCH HIGH DEMAND
IN YOUR AREA?

WELL, UH,
I GOT A CALL

LAST YEAR FROM SOMEBODY
AT ROLF ASKING ME

ABOUT SALES VOLUME...
RETAIL OUTLETS.

WHAT WAS HE--
SALES REP?

HE WAS IN MARKETING.

UH, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING.

GUY BY THE NAME
OF VICTOR COLBY.

HE SAID HE WAS DOING
A SURVEY FOR ROLF.

HE'S NOT
ON THEIR EMPLOYMENT ROLLS.

UNLESS ROLF FIREARMS
GIVES ME PERMISSION

THERE ISN'T MUCH I CAN TELL
YOU ABOUT MY WORK THERE--

JUST NAME, RANK
AND SERIAL NUMBER.

YOU SIGNED
A NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

WHEN YOU LEFT?

YES. WE ALL DID.

THEY LAID OFF A THIRD
OF THE SALES DEPARTMENT.

THEY LAID YOU OFF...
AFTER 16 YEARS...

AND YOU WON'T TALK TO US
ABOUT A MARKETING SURVEY?

I CAN'T.

DID THEY OFFER YOU
A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE

TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT?

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO LEAVE.

I'M SURE YOU KNOW WHAT KILLED
THESE PEOPLE.

ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE US...

IT'S AN INTERNAL MEMO
ABOUT THE SURVEY.

THE COMPANY CONCLUDED

THAT MAKING THE
ROLF NINE TAMPERPROOF

WOULD REDUCE SALES

BY ALMOST 40%.

IT WAS CHEAPER
TO SETTLE ANY LAWSUITS

THAN TO CHANGE THE DESIGN.

WITH THIS, WE CAN MEET JUDGE
WRIGHT'S STANDARD OF PROOF.

THEY KNOW
THEIR GUN'S EASY TO MODIFY.

IT'S THEIR WHOLE
MARKETING STRATEGY.

MMM, TROPE USED THE GUN

THE WAY THEY INTENDED IT
TO BE USED.

FIRST THING TOMORROW,
WE REFILE THE INDICTMENT--

MURDER TWO,
DEPRAVED INDIFFERENCE...

15 COUNTS.

MR. COLBY SIGNED

A LEGALLY
BINDING AGREEMENT

WITH ROLF FIREARMS.

IF HE CHOOSES TO TESTIFY

HER CLIENTS CAN SEEK
THEIR REMEDIES IN CIVIL COURT.

YOU CAN'T KEEP HIM OFF
THE STAND, MS. SWANN.

MOTION DENIED.

NOW, WHAT ABOUT THIS MEMO?

IT'S A PRIVILEGED
COMMUNICATION.

WRITTEN BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF
MARKETING

AND ADDRESSED
TO MR. WEBER.

WHERE'S THE PRIVILEGE?

IT WAS C.C.'d TO THE
COMPANY'S IN-HOUSE COUNSEL.

IT'S A COMMUNICATION

BETWEEN A CLIENT--

THE CORPORATION
AND ITS OFFICERS--

AND AN ATTORNEY.

THE MEMO'S PRIVILEGED.

MOTION GRANTED.

WE FUND SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

WE PARTICIPATE IN AN
INDUSTRY-WIDE EFFORT

TO DEVELOP
"SMART GUN" TECHNOLOGY...

AND YET, TRAGICALLY

INNOCENT PEOPLE STILL GET KILLED
BY CRIMINALS USING YOUR GUN.

YES. WE DEEPLY REGRET THAT.

WE KNOW THE VERY NATURE
OF WHAT WE DO IMPOSES ON US

A GRAVE RESPONSIBILITY.

THE IDEA THAT WE
PASSIVELY ENCOURAGE

CRIMINAL CONDUCT JUST TO MAKE
A PROFIT IS REPUGNANT.

IT NEVER HAPPENED.

YOU KNEW YOUR GUNS

WERE BEING SOLD UNLAWFULLY
TO CRIMINALS?

WE HAVE NO CONTROL
OVER THAT.

IF A LIQUOR STORE SELLS BEER

TO AN ADULT WHO TURNS AROUND
AND SELLS IT TO A MINOR

IS THE BREWER
RESPONSIBLE?

HE IS IF HE MAKES
BUBBLE GUM-FLAVORED BEER.

THIS IS THE SLIDE BOLT
FOR A ROLF NINE

THE PART THAT'S BEING MODIFIED
FOR AUTOMATIC FIRE.

THIS IS WHERE
THE DESIGN FLAW IS, ISN'T IT?

THE DESIGN IS NOT FLAWED.

THE GUN IS SIMPLY VULNERABLE
TO TAMPERING, LIKE ALL FIREARMS.

IF IT'S VULNERABLE,
WHY DIDN'T YOU CORRECT IT?

SUPPOSE WE DID.

WE SHUT DOWN PRODUCTION.

WE REDESIGNED THE GUN.

WE RETOOLED
THE FACTORIES.

SIX MONTHS FROM NOW, SOME OTHER BRIGHT KID

FINDS ANOTHER WAY
TO TAMPER WITH THE GUN.

DO WE CHANGE THE DESIGN AGAIN

JUST TO KEEP PACE
WITH THE CRIMINAL MIND?

BUT THE REAL PROBLEM
IS SALES, ISN'T IT?

NO. THE REAL PROBLEM IS,
NO ONE'S ENFORCING

THE LAWS.

"THE LAWS."

MR. WEBER, DIDN'T YOU CONTRIBUTE

TO A SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP
THAT LOBBIED CONGRESS

TO PASS THE SO-CALLED
"GUN OWNERS' RIGHTS BILL"

THAT WEAKENED GUN CONTROL LAWS?

WE HAVE A RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS.

YOU NOT ONLY ARMED DENNIS TROPE

YOU UNDERMINED THE VERY LAWS

THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT US
FROM HIM, DIDN'T YOU?

NO.

NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE.

LOOK, NONE OF THIS IS OUR FAULT.

NO MORE QUESTIONS.

YOUR HONOR, THE DEFENSE RESTS.

MR. McCOY, REBUTTAL WITNESSES?

YES, YOUR HONOR.

THE PEOPLE CALL
DENNIS TROPE.

THOSE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS OUT WEST

HAD SEMIAUTOMATICS,
BUT THERE WERE TWO OF THEM.

TO... DO WHAT I WANTED
TO DO... ALONE

I WAS GOING TO NEED

TO CONVERT A SEMIAUTO
TO A FULL AUTO

AND THE EASIEST ONE,
I FOUND OUT, WAS THE ROLF NINE.

IS THIS THE ONE YOU BOUGHT
THROUGH THE INTERNET?

YES.

THE LITERATURE SAID IT
HAD A TENDENCY TO JAM

BUT... IT WORKED
LIKE A PRO FOR ME.

AFTER YOU GOT

THIS WEAPON,
WHAT DID YOU DO?

I BOUGHT A CONVERSION KIT AT A GUN
SHOW FOR $50.

SHOW US HOW YOU CONVERTED
THIS WEAPON.

THE BOLT COMES
WITH A LITTLE HUMP RIGHT HERE.

THAT KEEPS THE GUN

FROM FIRING
ON AUTOMATIC.

I FILED IT DOWN.

HOW LONG DID THAT TAKE?

TEN MINUTES.

THEN I CHANGED
THE RECOIL SPRING--

THAT TOOK FIVE MINUTES--
AND, THEN...

I SOLDERED THE NEW GUIDE PLATE

ON THE MAGAZINE FEED RIGHT HERE.

HOW MUCH TIME, ALL TOLD?

HALF AN HOUR.

NO MORE QUESTIONS.

LET ME MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND.

YOU WANTED TO KILL AS
MANY WOMEN AS POSSIBLE

IN THE SHORTEST AMOUNT OF TIME?

YES.

AND THE ROLF NINE

AS YOU BOUGHT IT

WASN'T ADEQUATE TO THE TASK?

NO.

NO MORE QUESTIONS.

GUN MAKERS ARE AMONG THE MOST
HEAVILY REGULATED GROUPS

IN THIS COUNTRY, WITH AN ARMY
OF PEOPLE WATCHING OVER THEM.

BUT DESPITE ALL THAT,
THIS FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS.

15 PEOPLE WERE KILLED.

NOW, MR. McCOY WANTS YOU

TO BELIEVE
THERE'S A STRAIGHT LINE

BETWEEN THEIR SHATTERED BODIES
AND MY CLIENT'S FACTORY.

THERE ISN'T.

THERE'S JUST DENNIS TROPE.

HE WAS THE ONE
WHO BROKE THE LAW

WHEN HE BOUGHT THE GUN,
MODIFIED IT

AND FIRED IT INTO THAT CROWD.

HORRIFYINGLY SIMPLE.

SO...

WHY DOESN'T MR. McCOY GET IT?

RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERSHIP
IS AN AMERICAN TRADITION

PROTECTED BY THE CONSTITUTION

BUT MANY PEOPLE WOULD LIKE
TO GET RID OF GUNS.

WELL, WE ALL KNOW

CAIN DIDN'T NEED A GUN
TO KILL HIS BROTHER.

AS LONG AS THERE ARE
DENNIS TROPES IN THIS WORLD

THEY WILL FIND A WAY
TO KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE

WHETHER IT'S WITH A GUN

OR A FEW HUNDRED POUNDS
OF FERTILIZER.

BUT YOU CAN'T BLAME
THE FERTILIZER COMPANY

ANY MORE THAN THE GUN MAKER
FOR THAT.

YOU PUT THE BLAME
WHERE IT BELONGS.

THAT'S ANOTHER
AMERICAN TRADITION.

GUN OWNERSHIP IS NOT

AN AMERICAN TRADITION.

THAT'S A MYTH

LIKE GEORGE WASHINGTON'S
CHERRY TREE.

MOST AMERICANS,
GOING BACK TO COLONIAL TIMES

DID NOT OWN A GUN

DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
HOW TO SHOOT ONE.

THAT'S STILL TRUE TODAY.

YOU HEARD EXPERT TESTIMONY
THAT REDESIGNING THE SLIDE BOLT

OF A ROLF NINE WOULD ADD $27.64
TO THE MANUFACTURING COST

OF A WEAPON THAT SELLS FOR $900.

MR. WEBER KNEW THAT HIS GUN

WAS BEING BOUGHT
FOR THE PURPOSE

OF BEING CONVERTED
TO AN AUTOMATIC WEAPON.

HIS REFUSAL

TO CHANGE THE DESIGN IS
TANTAMOUNT TO ADMITTING

THAT ITS INTENDED USE WAS

AS AN AUTOMATIC WEAPON.

REASONABLE PEOPLE CAN DISAGREE
ABOUT THE SECOND AMENDMENT

BUT THIS CAN'T BE

WHAT THE FRAMERS
OF THE CONSTITUTION HAD IN MIND.

OF COURSE, YOU MUST
HOLD DENNIS TROPE RESPONSIBLE--

HE PULLED THE TRIGGER--

BUT REMEMBER...

BECAUSE OF MR. WEBER'S REFUSAL
TO CHANGE THE DESIGN OF HIS GUN

INSTEAD OF FIRING
THIS MANY BULLETS...

IN THE 30 SECONDS
THAT HE PULLED THE TRIGGER...

DENNIS TROPE WAS ABLE TO FIRE
THIS MANY.

Judge Wright:
MADAM FOREPERSON

AS TO EACH OF THE 15 COUNTS
OF THE INDICTMENT

MURDER IN THE
SECOND DEGREE

HAS THE JURY REACHED
A UNANIMOUS VERDICT?

YES, WE HAVE, YOUR HONOR.

WE FIND THE DEFENDANT GUILTY.

Judge Wright:
ORDER. ORDER!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
OF THE JURY

I THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SERVICE.

YOU ARE EXCUSED.

DON'T PACK IT UP

JUST YET, LINDA.

I'M FINDING

AS A MATTER OF LAW,
THE PEOPLE FAILED

TO MEET THE STANDARD OF PROOF
I SET

AT THE BEGINNING OF TRIAL.

THE PEOPLE DID
NOT ESTABLISH

THAT THE WEAPON WAS
HAZARDOUS PER SE

NOR THAT
THE MAIN ACTOR

IN THE HOMICIDES
USED THE WEAPON

AS IT WAS INTENDED TO
BE USED BY MR. WEBER.

THEREFORE, I'M SETTING ASIDE
THE JURY VERDICT

AND ISSUING A DIRECTED VERDICT
OF "NOT GUILTY."

THE DEFENDANT IS FREE TO GO.

OBJECTION!

Judge Wright:
ORDER!

ORDER! I'M FILING NOTICE

OF THE PEOPLE'S
INTENT TO APPEAL.

THIS IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE
OF YOUR AUTHORITY.

MR. McCOY, I'M NOT GOING
TO SANCTION A VERDICT

THAT CAN'T POSSIBLY
BE SUSTAINED ON APPEAL.

THIS CONVICTION ISN'T
BASED ON ANY PROVEN FACTS.

IT'S BASED ON THE
JURY'S OUTRAGE

AT MR. WEBER'S IRRESPONSIBLE
AND INEXCUSABLE CONDUCT.

YOU WANT TO END THE VIOLENCE,
THE BLOODLETTING.

SO, DO I, MR. McCOY.

IN MY 30 YEARS
ON THE BENCH

I'VE SEEN EVERY
PERMUTATION OF IT

AND IT SICKENS ME
WHEN SOMEBODY PROFITS FROM IT.

BUT TEMPTED THOUGH I MAY BE

PUTTING MR. WEBER IN JAIL
WON'T END THE CARNAGE.

UNTIL WE CURE
WHAT AILS THE HUMAN HEART

WE WON'T MAKE A DENT
IN THE BODY COUNT.

IN THE MEANTIME, NO MATTER
HOW PROFOUND OUR GRIEF

OUR INDIGNATION,
I CAN'T LET YOU

USE THIS COURT
TO RAISE A LYNCH MOB.

I WON'T ALLOW YOU TO EXPLOIT
THE SAME BASE PASSIONS

MR. WEBER COUNTS ON TO
BEEF UP HIS BOTTOM LINE.

IT'S NOT ABOUT BEING RIGHT,
MR. McCOY.

IT'S ABOUT DOING RIGHT.

NOW WE'RE
ADJOURNED.

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