1 00:00:00,170 --> 00:00:01,730 Previously on The Practice. 2 00:00:01,990 --> 00:00:05,710 You're losing, Helen. I'm taking over first chair. Now I'm going to prep the 3 00:00:05,710 --> 00:00:06,710 investigating officer. 4 00:00:06,870 --> 00:00:09,550 Alone. What other evidence connects Mr. 5 00:00:09,810 --> 00:00:11,290 McIntyre to Mr. Hayden's murder? 6 00:00:11,510 --> 00:00:14,230 Mr. McIntyre was tried for killing his former business partner. 7 00:00:14,590 --> 00:00:16,410 Objection! Sustained. Counsel. 8 00:00:17,150 --> 00:00:19,050 Chambers. You did this intentionally. 9 00:00:19,270 --> 00:00:20,850 You conspired with the detective. 10 00:00:21,130 --> 00:00:25,070 That's completely untrue. Then I want to put Helen Gamble on the stand. Do you 11 00:00:25,070 --> 00:00:27,210 have any basis to believe Mr. 12 00:00:27,430 --> 00:00:30,580 Walsh did intend to cause a mistrial. 13 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:35,900 Yes. Mr. Walsh made sure to exclude me when he prepped Detective Simon. 14 00:00:36,160 --> 00:00:39,060 The case against the defendant is dismissed with prejudice. 15 00:00:39,420 --> 00:00:41,840 I did my ethical duty. 16 00:00:42,180 --> 00:00:45,120 Only because you were dragged into it. You're not a hero. 17 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:56,980 All right. What the hell's going on? 18 00:00:57,610 --> 00:01:01,670 Take it easy. You take it easy. Trial starts tomorrow. Why is our co 19 00:01:01,670 --> 00:01:02,670 talking to the DA? 20 00:01:02,690 --> 00:01:07,510 He's cutting a deal. What? He can't do that. We had a deal. A joint defense all 21 00:01:07,510 --> 00:01:10,390 mapped out. Hey, I called out of courtesy. 22 00:01:10,670 --> 00:01:11,950 But our client is innocent. 23 00:01:12,250 --> 00:01:13,250 Well, mine's pleading guilty. 24 00:01:14,290 --> 00:01:15,290 Sorry, Jimmy. 25 00:01:15,510 --> 00:01:16,610 It's just how it is. 26 00:01:16,910 --> 00:01:21,270 Art, at least tell us what he's saying in there about our client. 27 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:32,560 So hot. 28 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,300 She sucked the air right out of my lungs. 29 00:01:37,780 --> 00:01:40,020 I did play with matches as a boy. 30 00:01:41,820 --> 00:01:44,120 Then you get older and you need it to last. 31 00:01:45,980 --> 00:01:51,500 Give her air. She'll come big for you. She'll come big. Jesus, will you look at 32 00:01:51,500 --> 00:01:52,500 that? 33 00:01:52,660 --> 00:01:55,280 You disgust me. 34 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,940 Helen. We want the jury to believe you, not to be... 35 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:01,640 Thickened by you. You think you can manage that? 36 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:03,560 I love the new haircut. 37 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:06,620 Makes you look like my ex -wife. 38 00:02:06,940 --> 00:02:07,738 You know what? 39 00:02:07,740 --> 00:02:08,740 Mr. Tucker. 40 00:02:13,920 --> 00:02:15,260 Yes, Mr. Walsh? 41 00:02:15,620 --> 00:02:18,020 A night watchman died in that fire. 42 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:23,480 Cooperating against your co -defendant is the only way you avoid a life 43 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:24,480 sentence. 44 00:02:25,420 --> 00:02:26,680 Take this seriously. 45 00:02:28,329 --> 00:02:29,970 Yes, Mr. Walsh, I understand. 46 00:02:32,590 --> 00:02:36,510 I said I'd testify against Ronald D 'Ambrosio, and I will. 47 00:02:37,970 --> 00:02:42,910 He hired me to burn down his business. He's guilty. The jury will believe me. 48 00:02:43,650 --> 00:02:45,670 They'll convict that mobster, I swear. 49 00:02:49,890 --> 00:02:53,170 Now, could I please watch the end of the tape? 50 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:49,000 42 years, biggest manufacturer in the North End. 51 00:03:51,260 --> 00:03:53,580 And it all went in less than five minutes. 52 00:03:54,220 --> 00:03:58,240 You remember it, Jimmy. You worked here as a kid, right? During summer vacation. 53 00:03:58,620 --> 00:04:00,780 I remember, Mr. D 'Ambrosio. 54 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:04,120 I remember how heavy this stuff was to move. 55 00:04:05,020 --> 00:04:10,760 Beautiful tables, chairs, solid craftsmanship. This place was my life. 56 00:04:11,180 --> 00:04:12,540 Your father, Lenny. 57 00:04:12,970 --> 00:04:14,110 Worked 20 years. 58 00:04:14,330 --> 00:04:21,029 He knew the man who died, the watchman. He was a friend of mine. He knew 59 00:04:21,029 --> 00:04:24,870 I would die before I would burn this business. 60 00:04:25,510 --> 00:04:31,490 Mr. D 'Ambrosio, we need to talk about Tucker. How can he say I paid him to do 61 00:04:31,490 --> 00:04:33,970 it before he said we were innocent? 62 00:04:34,290 --> 00:04:36,170 He's agreed to testify against you. 63 00:04:36,700 --> 00:04:38,740 for a reduced sentence. This is a nightmare. 64 00:04:39,020 --> 00:04:43,780 I'm innocent, but I can be convicted of murder anyway, sent away for life. We're 65 00:04:43,780 --> 00:04:46,860 going to do everything we can to make sure that doesn't happen. 66 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:50,600 I'm two times businessman of the year, son to Italy. 67 00:04:50,840 --> 00:04:51,439 I know. 68 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:56,340 Stop saying you know. You don't know. It wasn't always so nice for us here. 69 00:04:57,420 --> 00:05:01,200 Sure, now we got a mayor, a governor, but nothing changes. 70 00:05:01,580 --> 00:05:02,900 Not for us, Jimmy. 71 00:05:03,660 --> 00:05:04,660 What do you mean? 72 00:05:04,830 --> 00:05:06,630 To your face, it's always respect. 73 00:05:07,330 --> 00:05:10,070 But behind your back, they talk, they assume. 74 00:05:10,590 --> 00:05:14,570 I mean, you could be Justice Scalia. If your name ends in a vowel, they think 75 00:05:14,570 --> 00:05:16,110 you're La Cosa Nostra. 76 00:05:21,750 --> 00:05:23,390 I've known him my whole life. 77 00:05:23,610 --> 00:05:28,430 He's not mobbed up. I understand, but his business was hurting, and he did get 78 00:05:28,430 --> 00:05:29,850 the insurance. He's innocent. 79 00:05:30,750 --> 00:05:31,950 In our house. 80 00:05:32,490 --> 00:05:39,390 The Holy Trinity was Pope John XXIII, JFK, and Ronald D 'Ambrosio. Why would 81 00:05:39,390 --> 00:05:41,510 Tucker plead to a crime he didn't commit? 82 00:05:42,070 --> 00:05:45,670 Whatever the reason, he's wrong about Mr. D 'Ambrosio. 83 00:05:47,430 --> 00:05:50,070 Bobby, we can't lose. 84 00:05:56,460 --> 00:06:00,320 For months, we planned a joint defense. Now, out of the blue, our co -defendant 85 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:01,720 pleads guilty. Which is his right. 86 00:06:01,940 --> 00:06:05,540 The DA engineered it so the plea would come on the eve of the trial. 87 00:06:05,780 --> 00:06:11,080 Mr. Tucker initiated that deal, not us. Come on. It is true. He called Mr. Walsh 88 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:15,040 first. Even if that is true, our client has been denied his chance to prepare a 89 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:15,919 new defense. 90 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:20,160 Mr. Donald, your complaint is with Mr. Tucker, not the DA. If he broke his word 91 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:23,720 to you, sue him. I can't keep the DA from making deals. They can make them 92 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:25,540 whenever and with whomever they like. 93 00:06:26,280 --> 00:06:31,260 I can't help you. Then, Your Honor, we ask the court to consider dismissing the 94 00:06:31,260 --> 00:06:33,020 indictment for vindictive prosecution. 95 00:06:34,300 --> 00:06:38,240 Excuse me? We believe they've targeted our client because he's Italian 96 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,100 -American. He's right about that. 97 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:44,200 What are you doing? We would like time to conduct discovery into the issue so 98 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:48,280 that... Do you have any evidence to suggest this happened? Most organized 99 00:06:48,280 --> 00:06:51,700 cases involving arson have been against Italian -Americans. 100 00:06:53,859 --> 00:06:59,760 Why else would a respected businessman even be on trial? Because he collected a 101 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:02,720 huge insurance settlement after his business was burned down. 102 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:05,520 Allegedly. The fire was an accident. 103 00:07:05,860 --> 00:07:09,040 Then he has nothing to worry about. The jury will acquit him. Your motion's 104 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:10,040 denied. 105 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:15,520 The Ambrosio wants you first here. Fine. 106 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:17,440 But pull a stunt like that and you will lose. 107 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:18,680 It was a shot. 108 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:23,000 He needs to see we're fighting for him. Just don't lose your credibility in the 109 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:24,000 process. 110 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:32,880 If you hit this, you go right to the files. 111 00:07:33,260 --> 00:07:34,260 Oh, right. 112 00:07:34,620 --> 00:07:38,080 You're totally computer literate, which is cool. 113 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:41,020 Why isn't Doogie in school? 114 00:07:41,500 --> 00:07:45,480 His name is Skip, and his high school has a work -study program. 115 00:07:45,740 --> 00:07:50,310 He's been here eight... time he's always here and the computers are never fixed 116 00:07:50,310 --> 00:07:55,910 if he quit hitting on lucy is it me or is he kind of cute you've totally 117 00:07:55,910 --> 00:08:00,050 mastered this system most people would take like weeks took you like four days 118 00:08:00,050 --> 00:08:05,450 you're awesome thanks until you guys upgrade there's some things i can't do 119 00:08:05,450 --> 00:08:12,070 thing with computers they offer so much all you have to do is sit back and 120 00:08:12,070 --> 00:08:13,650 let them do it for you 121 00:08:15,020 --> 00:08:16,620 It's as if they want to. 122 00:08:17,820 --> 00:08:19,480 Your hair smells like summer. 123 00:08:20,140 --> 00:08:21,140 Are we done? 124 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:22,320 Oh, I'm sorry. 125 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:23,760 Yes. 126 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:25,040 How much? 127 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:26,080 Uh, three. 128 00:08:26,220 --> 00:08:27,480 You guys are my friends. 129 00:08:27,700 --> 00:08:31,980 Oh, that is so nice. Thank you. Yeah, the computer stuff's just promotional. 130 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:33,320 I have other businesses. 131 00:08:33,780 --> 00:08:35,940 Really? Tutoring, investing. 132 00:08:36,299 --> 00:08:37,640 Plus, I'm a scholar athlete. 133 00:08:37,900 --> 00:08:42,380 Skit? Lettered, cross -country, school, junior achievement. I got a lot going 134 00:08:42,380 --> 00:08:43,259 on. Here. 135 00:08:43,260 --> 00:08:45,020 If it's too much, just put it toward next time. 136 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:47,740 Can I put it toward something for us? 137 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:50,000 Like dinner? 138 00:08:54,680 --> 00:08:56,560 The Ambrosio gave me the key. 139 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:58,080 That's how I got in. 140 00:09:05,740 --> 00:09:06,740 Match? 141 00:09:07,180 --> 00:09:08,180 Go over it again. 142 00:09:14,190 --> 00:09:15,189 I'm a designer. 143 00:09:15,190 --> 00:09:18,190 I bought furniture directly from D 'Ambrosio. 144 00:09:19,170 --> 00:09:21,710 Mostly for my eye -tie clients. 145 00:09:22,270 --> 00:09:25,210 They just love those heavy, dark woods. 146 00:09:25,450 --> 00:09:27,370 When did he give you the key? 147 00:09:27,670 --> 00:09:29,270 You pushy bitch. 148 00:09:30,030 --> 00:09:31,830 Why don't you let me tell the story? 149 00:09:36,970 --> 00:09:38,770 Mr. Walsh, may I speak with you? 150 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:50,200 You're personalizing this. I'm not personalizing anything. The guy is gone. 151 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:51,460 don't get to choose our witnesses. 152 00:09:51,860 --> 00:09:55,660 The jury will hate him, and they will hate us for giving him a break. We have 153 00:09:55,660 --> 00:10:00,120 choice. Cutting a deal with Tucker gets us two convictions. Without him, D 154 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:01,120 'Ambrosio walks. 155 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:02,820 I'm not sure that's a bad thing. 156 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:06,280 We know he's done business with at least two crime families. 157 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:08,800 Legitimate business. He sold these people furniture. 158 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:10,840 And we think laundered money. 159 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:15,460 Look me in the eye and tell me you really think D 'Ambrosio's innocent. 160 00:10:16,300 --> 00:10:17,300 I'm not sure. 161 00:10:17,500 --> 00:10:18,640 I have concerns. 162 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:20,520 You have gone too far before. 163 00:10:20,980 --> 00:10:22,440 So that's what this is about. 164 00:10:22,980 --> 00:10:27,340 You just had a murder case kicked because the court found out you lied. I 165 00:10:27,340 --> 00:10:28,340 lie, Helen. 166 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:29,520 Not really. 167 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:32,880 Besides, you weren't exactly pure on that yourself. 168 00:10:34,020 --> 00:10:39,540 My point is, sometimes in our eagerness to get the bad man, we can lose our way. 169 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:41,700 I haven't lost my way, Helen. 170 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:45,080 I'm still doing the job the public wants me to do. 171 00:10:45,500 --> 00:10:48,520 If anyone has lost their way, maybe it's you. 172 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:13,290 Once he broke the lamp... He used the sparks to light the legal pad. 173 00:11:13,530 --> 00:11:15,750 You gotta be kidding. This is your chief witness. 174 00:11:15,990 --> 00:11:21,070 A sick lunatic. Who your client hired to... He didn't. Jimmy, you're 175 00:11:21,070 --> 00:11:22,290 a good man's life. 176 00:11:22,550 --> 00:11:25,690 You want to impeach Tucker with the fact he committed arson in custody. 177 00:11:26,070 --> 00:11:27,070 That's your right. 178 00:11:27,150 --> 00:11:30,070 Sure. You want us to do that. It'll help your case. 179 00:11:30,530 --> 00:11:34,570 Look, we have a continuing discovery obligation to tell you if our witness 180 00:11:34,570 --> 00:11:37,150 commits a crime so you can use it against him on cross. 181 00:11:38,210 --> 00:11:39,210 We've done that. 182 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:41,400 See you in court. 183 00:11:46,560 --> 00:11:50,800 If he's not guilty, why would your guy have met with Tucker? 184 00:11:53,020 --> 00:11:58,360 Maybe I talked to Tucker about business being bad. So what? I told you before. 185 00:11:58,560 --> 00:12:03,520 He was a customer. He bought furniture from me. But there are no receipts. 186 00:12:04,010 --> 00:12:05,390 They burned up in the fire. 187 00:12:05,670 --> 00:12:07,090 Your accountant didn't keep copies? 188 00:12:07,330 --> 00:12:10,270 Bobby, we've been over this. And it's never made any sense. 189 00:12:11,450 --> 00:12:14,590 Look, without proof Tucker was a customer, we're screwed. 190 00:12:15,090 --> 00:12:18,770 No jury's going to believe he did business with a crazy man? He was an 191 00:12:18,770 --> 00:12:21,370 decorator, for God's sake. They're all crazy. 192 00:12:22,890 --> 00:12:28,510 Okay, the thing is, all the sales were off the books, cash. 193 00:12:29,010 --> 00:12:30,870 There never was paperwork. 194 00:12:32,959 --> 00:12:33,959 Wait a minute. 195 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:35,500 I don't understand. 196 00:12:36,380 --> 00:12:37,500 You were evading tax. 197 00:12:37,900 --> 00:12:39,940 I'm not the only one, believe me. 198 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:41,380 How could you do that? 199 00:12:41,680 --> 00:12:46,900 Am I on trial for not being a saint now? I paid millions in taxes over my life, 200 00:12:46,900 --> 00:12:47,960 more than my share. 201 00:12:48,180 --> 00:12:51,940 Just how much of your business was under the table? What the hell difference 202 00:12:51,940 --> 00:12:55,600 does it make? I'm on trial for murder, not... I'm just trying to understand. 203 00:12:55,780 --> 00:12:56,780 Jimmy, let it go. 204 00:12:59,020 --> 00:13:00,020 So? 205 00:13:00,410 --> 00:13:03,570 It's bad. There's no proof. He bought furniture. What do we do? 206 00:13:04,230 --> 00:13:05,310 We've got no choice. 207 00:13:06,410 --> 00:13:11,070 We stick with our original plan. There was no arson. The fire was accidental. 208 00:13:11,150 --> 00:13:13,550 Even if Tucker did set it, you weren't involved. 209 00:13:15,870 --> 00:13:18,770 It's not great, but it's all we got. 210 00:13:29,610 --> 00:13:31,030 Did our lottery ticket hit? 211 00:13:31,550 --> 00:13:32,550 No. 212 00:13:33,370 --> 00:13:37,150 You're lucky in love. You came so late, you missed the singers. 213 00:13:37,430 --> 00:13:40,890 Don't tell me that they were pretty good. You think Skip will ask you to the 214 00:13:40,890 --> 00:13:42,750 prom? I'll drive you guys if you want. You know what? 215 00:13:42,950 --> 00:13:45,630 This isn't funny. I'm going to have to tell Skip to stop it. 216 00:13:46,610 --> 00:13:48,110 You know how bad that makes me feel? 217 00:13:53,250 --> 00:13:58,030 When the heat of the fire reached 165 degrees, it set off the sprinkler 218 00:13:58,490 --> 00:14:01,590 and that dropped the water pressure, which tripped an alarm at dispatch. 219 00:14:02,230 --> 00:14:04,810 When did the first engine company arrive? 220 00:14:05,450 --> 00:14:10,110 Within five minutes, but by then, flashover had taken place. The fire 221 00:14:10,110 --> 00:14:13,150 hot and so fast, it literally exploded the building. 222 00:14:13,470 --> 00:14:14,550 Where did the fire start? 223 00:14:14,950 --> 00:14:16,270 It had two points of origin. 224 00:14:16,590 --> 00:14:21,790 Now, fires don't naturally have two starting points, so we brought in a dog 225 00:14:21,790 --> 00:14:23,630 trained to sniff out fire accelerants. 226 00:14:23,910 --> 00:14:24,910 What did you find? 227 00:14:24,990 --> 00:14:26,930 The place had been soaked in linseed oil. 228 00:14:27,390 --> 00:14:28,349 That's it. 229 00:14:28,350 --> 00:14:32,610 Common fire accelerant. Did you review a coroner's report of the man who died? 230 00:14:32,950 --> 00:14:33,950 I did. 231 00:14:33,990 --> 00:14:38,170 The position of the body and the pink flesh in the trachea show that he did 232 00:14:38,170 --> 00:14:40,630 die of smoke inhalation. He burned to death. 233 00:14:41,390 --> 00:14:45,770 Combustion was so quick and so intense, it was more like a bomb than a fire. 234 00:14:47,030 --> 00:14:51,150 Before the fire was even out, you assumed this was arson. 235 00:14:51,450 --> 00:14:54,490 I assume all fires are arson until I can prove otherwise. 236 00:14:54,830 --> 00:14:59,290 But you had no direct evidence this was arson. Unless we catch them at the scene 237 00:14:59,290 --> 00:15:00,890 holding a match, we never do. 238 00:15:01,190 --> 00:15:04,790 Did you check the electrical system to see if that could have caused the fire? 239 00:15:04,990 --> 00:15:06,610 We didn't find any system failures. 240 00:15:06,930 --> 00:15:08,150 There still could have been one. 241 00:15:08,470 --> 00:15:13,850 It's possible, but... Your report says you found forced entry into the 242 00:15:14,050 --> 00:15:17,790 I found a door had been kicked open, but that could have been one of our men 243 00:15:17,790 --> 00:15:18,790 ventilating smoke. 244 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:23,540 Or a homeless person could have broken in to get warm and accidentally caused a 245 00:15:23,540 --> 00:15:25,360 fire. It was cold that night. 246 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:27,200 Isn't that possible? 247 00:15:27,700 --> 00:15:33,120 Yes, but... You just told Miss Gamble the place was soaked in linseed oil. But 248 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:36,800 your report said you didn't smell any. It's possible the fire was so hot it 249 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:37,820 burned off that evidence. 250 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:41,740 Couldn't something else in the warehouse have contributed to the fire's heat? 251 00:15:42,170 --> 00:15:46,890 They use lacquer to finish tables, solvents, thinners, all of which can 252 00:15:46,890 --> 00:15:50,750 when it's hot. But as you said, it was cold that night. So that kind of 253 00:15:50,750 --> 00:15:52,110 combustion is not possible. 254 00:15:52,730 --> 00:15:55,970 Plus, the dog didn't alert to other fuels, meaning they weren't there. 255 00:15:56,230 --> 00:15:57,230 Well, they were. 256 00:15:57,330 --> 00:16:01,510 But like you said, the fire was so hot, it burned them all up. 257 00:16:08,370 --> 00:16:10,950 If you're going to believe a theme from Ice Castle, be careful. How do you know? 258 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:15,060 You don't say anything. 259 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:16,520 Just come here. 260 00:16:19,340 --> 00:16:20,340 What are you doing? 261 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:24,240 I don't like to give these people material to make fun of me with. I'm 262 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:27,200 I just really want to show you how I feel. I know. 263 00:16:28,020 --> 00:16:29,340 Okay? I know. 264 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:33,740 You're embarrassing me by sending flowers and showing up like this. 265 00:16:33,980 --> 00:16:38,360 You're the most beautiful, most special woman I have ever seen. 266 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:40,400 Skip. You are. 267 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:45,500 My whole life, I've always thought if you want something and you work hard and 268 00:16:45,500 --> 00:16:47,420 believe enough, you can have it. 269 00:16:48,020 --> 00:16:50,280 Why do you talk about me like I'm a school project? 270 00:16:51,060 --> 00:16:53,200 I would do anything for you. 271 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:56,360 My parents were young when they met. 272 00:16:58,500 --> 00:17:01,300 Lucy, I love you. 273 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:10,119 I want you to take this with my heart. 274 00:17:13,069 --> 00:17:17,530 I know it'll be tough because we're young, but I think we can be happy. 275 00:17:25,190 --> 00:17:27,670 I have absolutely no idea what to say to this. 276 00:17:28,930 --> 00:17:30,030 Just don't say no. 277 00:17:36,770 --> 00:17:40,670 Have the defendant recently increased his fire insurance policy? 278 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:43,080 A month before the fire, he doubled it. 279 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:49,000 The warehouse was insured for $6 million, the stock an additional $2 280 00:17:49,420 --> 00:17:51,740 After the fire, did he file a claim? 281 00:17:51,980 --> 00:17:52,980 For the full amount. 282 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:57,700 We conducted an investigation and found that Mr. D 'Ambrosio's business was 283 00:17:57,700 --> 00:17:59,320 losing money prior to the fire. 284 00:17:59,580 --> 00:18:01,320 His orders had dried up. 285 00:18:01,580 --> 00:18:05,900 Yet he was still manufacturing new merchandise to stock his warehouse. 286 00:18:06,460 --> 00:18:07,460 What did you do? 287 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:09,920 We forwarded our suspicions to the DA. 288 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:11,860 along with our findings. 289 00:18:12,220 --> 00:18:15,000 But you paid the claim anyway. Why would you do that? 290 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:18,920 The law says if we fail to make a payment within a reasonable time, we can 291 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:21,440 sued for bad faith and face triple damages. 292 00:18:22,380 --> 00:18:26,280 Juries don't like insurance companies, and we didn't want to risk a trial. 293 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:31,540 You didn't want to risk a trial. You'd rather my client risk one. Is that a 294 00:18:31,540 --> 00:18:35,540 question? If my client is convicted of arson, he'll be ordered to pay 295 00:18:35,540 --> 00:18:38,980 restitution to you, meaning you'll get all your money back. 296 00:18:39,420 --> 00:18:40,419 Plus interest. 297 00:18:40,420 --> 00:18:45,140 If he defrauded us, I think we're entitled to that. You could also bring a 298 00:18:45,140 --> 00:18:48,020 fraud action against my client and get triple damages. 299 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:52,440 Meaning your company could end up making money off of this fire. 300 00:18:52,700 --> 00:18:57,620 I suppose. When you handed the fire inspector your report, you were hoping 301 00:18:57,620 --> 00:19:02,220 they'd come after Mr. D 'Ambrosio. The law requires that we report all 302 00:19:02,220 --> 00:19:03,420 suspicious fires. 303 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:08,640 But you have the most to gain if my client is convicted of arson. 304 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:14,860 Arson costs insurance companies billions of dollars, which, frankly, we pass on 305 00:19:14,860 --> 00:19:15,860 to consumers. 306 00:19:16,300 --> 00:19:19,240 We all gain when arsonists are punished. 307 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:20,479 Move to strike. 308 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:25,000 Non -responsive. Sorry, Mr. Belluti, I'd say you responded very directly to your 309 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,000 question. Objection overruled. 310 00:19:31,740 --> 00:19:34,740 So far, I'd say we played them even. Which is good. 311 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:37,200 Honestly, no. 312 00:19:38,700 --> 00:19:40,000 Trials have a momentum. 313 00:19:40,460 --> 00:19:44,760 People make up their mind before closings. We wanted to create reasonable 314 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:47,120 with the jury before Tucker got on the stand. 315 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:51,680 That stuff about the insurance and your business going down. We knew they were 316 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:55,280 going to bring that up. The whole country's in an economic downturn. Every 317 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:59,840 business has insurance. The point is to have any chance at all, we need to take 318 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:00,840 Tucker out. 319 00:20:02,940 --> 00:20:05,740 Bobby, I want you to cross -examine Tucker. 320 00:20:07,169 --> 00:20:09,970 Mr. D 'Ambrosio, I am preparing for that. 321 00:20:10,430 --> 00:20:14,970 Jimmy, you're getting shelled in there. That gamble, she scores every time she 322 00:20:14,970 --> 00:20:17,630 gets up. I got a right to call for relief. 323 00:20:17,910 --> 00:20:19,630 You're not doing the job. 324 00:20:19,910 --> 00:20:20,910 I don't think that's fair. 325 00:20:21,210 --> 00:20:24,750 I don't care what you think. They want to put me in prison for murder. You 326 00:20:24,750 --> 00:20:25,750 understand that? 327 00:20:26,090 --> 00:20:29,850 They're treating me like I'm public enemy number one, like I'm from the 328 00:20:29,870 --> 00:20:33,370 after I spent my whole life proving that I'm as good as any of them. 329 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:39,520 I can't afford to care about your feelings. I gotta be smart about this. 330 00:20:41,120 --> 00:20:44,520 I want the Irishman to cross Tucker. 331 00:20:45,340 --> 00:20:46,340 Not you. 332 00:20:58,300 --> 00:20:59,300 It's him. 333 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:03,720 I can't answer it. I can't believe you got engaged before me. I'm not engaged. 334 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:08,620 Two carats. How much did that cost? I don't want to know. At least $6 ,000. 335 00:21:10,120 --> 00:21:11,360 What are you going to do? 336 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:13,100 Well, I tried to give it back. 337 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:16,700 But he wouldn't leave until I promised to at least think about it. 338 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:18,100 It is kind of sweet. 339 00:21:18,360 --> 00:21:19,360 I know. 340 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:21,960 Hello, Skip. 341 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:25,040 You're where? 342 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:30,540 Listen to me. I don't care how you feel right now. Don't say anything. 343 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:35,640 No. Until we get there, do not speak to the FBI. 344 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:39,060 Did you just say the FBI? 345 00:21:39,460 --> 00:21:40,460 Skip's been arrested. 346 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:41,720 For what? 347 00:21:41,980 --> 00:21:43,920 Something about federal wire fraud. 348 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:51,100 The police arrested me at the scene. I was videotaping the fire. 349 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:52,400 You do that a lot? 350 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:53,900 Only when I set him. 351 00:21:54,250 --> 00:21:56,570 The police searched my house. They found my whole collection. 352 00:21:56,890 --> 00:21:58,590 How did you set this fire? 353 00:21:58,870 --> 00:22:00,810 I soaked some fabric with fuel. 354 00:22:01,350 --> 00:22:05,990 There was a bolt of upholstery in the warehouse, a very nice flame -stitched 355 00:22:05,990 --> 00:22:07,610 pattern which seemed appropriate. 356 00:22:08,130 --> 00:22:09,570 What kind of fuel did you use? 357 00:22:09,910 --> 00:22:10,910 That dog was right. 358 00:22:11,790 --> 00:22:12,790 Linseed oil. 359 00:22:13,010 --> 00:22:14,610 Tell us how you ignited the fire. 360 00:22:15,030 --> 00:22:20,110 Not wanting to burn myself up, I used a delay device. All you need is a lit 361 00:22:20,110 --> 00:22:22,670 cigarette. Why did you set this fire? 362 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:27,180 My ex -wife's lady lawyer got her a huge alimony. 363 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:34,080 So when D 'Ambrosio complained that his business was tubing, I offered to burn 364 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:35,400 it down for $50 ,000. 365 00:22:35,980 --> 00:22:37,500 When did you make this offer? 366 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:42,260 One week before I did it. We met on the commons in the middle of the day. 367 00:22:42,620 --> 00:22:43,840 How did he pay you? 368 00:22:44,220 --> 00:22:45,560 Up front, in cash. 369 00:22:47,020 --> 00:22:48,900 We did all our business in cash. 370 00:22:51,210 --> 00:22:53,290 How many fires have you set in your life? 371 00:22:53,510 --> 00:22:56,990 That's like asking me how many times I beat my ex -wife. I can't remember 372 00:22:56,990 --> 00:23:01,070 exactly. By testifying against my client, you get a pass on those fires. 373 00:23:01,370 --> 00:23:02,209 I better. 374 00:23:02,210 --> 00:23:05,670 And a reduced sentence for felony murder of the night watchman in this case. 375 00:23:06,230 --> 00:23:07,370 I deserve that. 376 00:23:07,890 --> 00:23:09,450 I never meant to hurt anyone. 377 00:23:09,730 --> 00:23:10,990 Your obsession with fire. 378 00:23:11,390 --> 00:23:14,850 You ever gratify yourself sexually watching a fire? 379 00:23:15,150 --> 00:23:16,150 Have you? 380 00:23:16,190 --> 00:23:17,210 Answer the question. 381 00:23:19,660 --> 00:23:20,680 Yeah, I've done that. 382 00:23:21,180 --> 00:23:24,460 So your motive for setting fires isn't economic. 383 00:23:25,180 --> 00:23:26,840 You never set them for money before. 384 00:23:27,660 --> 00:23:31,620 No, that's the first time I took money for it. Ever lie about setting a fire? 385 00:23:31,620 --> 00:23:32,860 avoid getting caught? Yeah. 386 00:23:33,140 --> 00:23:35,080 Like you're lying now to avoid punishment? 387 00:23:35,420 --> 00:23:41,280 I am not lying now, Mr. Donald. Nobody can verify any part of your story about 388 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:43,420 getting paid for this. Your client could. 389 00:23:43,660 --> 00:23:44,499 Move to strike. 390 00:23:44,500 --> 00:23:46,120 Sustained. The jury will disregard. 391 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:48,020 Mr. Tucker, isn't it a fact? 392 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:53,120 That you approached the DA and suggested you'd accuse my client? It seemed like 393 00:23:53,120 --> 00:23:53,999 a good idea. 394 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:58,460 You say my client gave you a key to the warehouse. Where is it? I lost it. What 395 00:23:58,460 --> 00:23:59,460 about the money? 396 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:04,520 Sorry? The $50 ,000 you say my client gave you, where is it? 397 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:06,860 You wouldn't believe me. Try me. 398 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:13,120 It burnt in the fire. I left it behind in the warehouse. I always wanted to 399 00:24:13,120 --> 00:24:14,120 money to burn. 400 00:24:14,260 --> 00:24:16,620 You were right. I didn't do it for money after all. 401 00:24:17,230 --> 00:24:18,310 You're so smart. 402 00:24:19,350 --> 00:24:22,830 You're not. Not if you expect this jury to believe that story. 403 00:24:25,090 --> 00:24:26,090 Nothing further. 404 00:24:39,410 --> 00:24:43,930 Your boyfriend ran a pyramid scheme. 405 00:24:44,150 --> 00:24:45,210 He's not my boyfriend. 406 00:24:45,430 --> 00:24:46,430 Please. 407 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:51,060 What do you people think Skip did? He promised a million -dollar return on a 408 00:24:51,060 --> 00:24:52,060 investment. 409 00:24:52,620 --> 00:24:57,300 How? Through a chain -letter e -mail. Each person sends out $5 to five other 410 00:24:57,300 --> 00:24:59,220 people, one of whom is always Hyman. 411 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:05,020 Then they forward the e -mail to as many people as possible. Hyman got $5 from 1 412 00:25:05,020 --> 00:25:06,400 ,400 people. 413 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:09,640 He must have used that money to buy the ring. 414 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:11,980 He's not even 18. 415 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,440 I thought the feds didn't do juvie cases. 416 00:25:14,890 --> 00:25:18,210 We don't, unless it's federal jurisdiction. He committed federal wire 417 00:25:18,430 --> 00:25:23,050 The U .S. attorney must have better things to do than this. Oh, we always 418 00:25:23,050 --> 00:25:25,510 time for high -visibility cases. 419 00:25:25,810 --> 00:25:28,570 Wait a minute. You're putting out a press release on this? For deterrent 420 00:25:28,570 --> 00:25:29,570 purposes, absolutely. 421 00:25:29,770 --> 00:25:30,950 You're going to ruin this kid's life. 422 00:25:33,290 --> 00:25:34,670 How much trouble is he in? 423 00:25:34,910 --> 00:25:37,870 1 ,400 separate counts of wire fraud at five per. 424 00:25:38,810 --> 00:25:40,090 7 ,000 years? 425 00:25:40,330 --> 00:25:44,110 Only if they run consecutively. The good news is we've decided you were not 426 00:25:44,110 --> 00:25:48,870 involved. Me? What makes you think she was involved? She barely knows Skip. 427 00:25:49,570 --> 00:25:50,570 Oh, really? 428 00:25:51,070 --> 00:25:53,010 Then why did he spend the night at her place? 429 00:25:54,810 --> 00:25:56,870 Eleanor, not here. 430 00:25:57,830 --> 00:25:58,830 Not now. 431 00:26:04,430 --> 00:26:06,170 They arrested me at a track meet. 432 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:09,440 I even took my fight. 433 00:26:10,540 --> 00:26:11,640 Skip, where's your mom? 434 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:14,060 I didn't call her. 435 00:26:14,540 --> 00:26:15,640 I called Lucy. 436 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:17,700 You need to call her. 437 00:26:17,980 --> 00:26:20,020 I want to introduce you when it's right. 438 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:22,520 Not now, like this. 439 00:26:23,140 --> 00:26:25,800 What were you thinking with that chain letter? 440 00:26:26,100 --> 00:26:28,260 I swear, I didn't know it was illegal. 441 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:31,660 Someone sent it to me first. It doesn't matter. Please. 442 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:36,040 Don't let this affect your decision. We can still be happy. 443 00:26:40,110 --> 00:26:42,950 I have to admit I did cash business with Tucker. 444 00:26:43,170 --> 00:26:47,390 You need to explain how it is you knew him and why there is no proof. 445 00:26:47,630 --> 00:26:50,870 I'll have the IRS all over me. You'd rather get convicted of murder? 446 00:26:51,230 --> 00:26:52,590 You need to testify. 447 00:26:53,290 --> 00:26:57,330 If you don't, the jury will think you're hiding something. I got nothing to 448 00:26:57,330 --> 00:27:02,090 hide. I do business just like they do it up on Beacon Hill, only they don't 449 00:27:02,090 --> 00:27:03,170 charge them with murder. 450 00:27:03,390 --> 00:27:06,810 Can't he take the fifth on the taxes? If he does, his whole testimony will be 451 00:27:06,810 --> 00:27:08,710 struck and then he will definitely be convicted. 452 00:27:09,120 --> 00:27:13,420 If you had crossed Tucker better, I wouldn't have to testify. You know what? 453 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:14,419 I've had enough of it. 454 00:27:14,420 --> 00:27:17,480 I haven't said anything before out of respect to Jimmy, but you're out of 455 00:27:17,620 --> 00:27:20,920 Hey, I'm paying for performance here, not excuses. End of story. 456 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:23,920 I'm putting you back in charge. 457 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:34,000 They just called. 458 00:27:34,420 --> 00:27:37,020 D 'Ambrosio's testifying. He's up after lunch. 459 00:27:37,260 --> 00:27:38,260 That's good. 460 00:27:38,650 --> 00:27:42,690 Is it? The defendant doesn't take the stand unless he has to. Or unless he's 461 00:27:42,690 --> 00:27:43,690 a good story. 462 00:27:44,510 --> 00:27:45,870 Better be good after Tucker. 463 00:27:46,250 --> 00:27:48,250 I wasn't so thrilled by his performance. 464 00:27:48,950 --> 00:27:49,950 He did enough. 465 00:27:50,230 --> 00:27:53,050 He looked like something that just crawled out of the toilet. 466 00:27:53,330 --> 00:27:56,670 The jury knows what's going on. They know D 'Ambrosio's guilty. 467 00:27:57,070 --> 00:27:58,470 I'm not so sure I agree. 468 00:27:58,710 --> 00:27:59,710 I don't care. 469 00:28:01,550 --> 00:28:04,230 I can't afford your internal debates, Helen. 470 00:28:04,950 --> 00:28:06,810 We've been losing too much. 471 00:28:07,530 --> 00:28:11,270 It's hard enough to win these cases without you second -guessing our motives 472 00:28:11,270 --> 00:28:12,270 methods. 473 00:28:13,350 --> 00:28:16,010 If you can't do the job, then get the hell out. 474 00:28:16,630 --> 00:28:22,250 But until you do, you go after D 'Ambrosio hard and win this case. 475 00:28:29,550 --> 00:28:31,410 I've been in business a long time. 476 00:28:31,810 --> 00:28:36,670 A lot of companies went overseas or down south to save money. I stayed in 477 00:28:36,670 --> 00:28:41,810 Boston. I've done a lot of good by giving jobs to a lot of people. It's 478 00:28:41,810 --> 00:28:43,870 just been about money. Not to me. 479 00:28:44,150 --> 00:28:47,230 The people in my business, they're family. 480 00:28:47,750 --> 00:28:50,330 And I would never hurt my family. 481 00:28:50,730 --> 00:28:53,230 Do you deny knowing Norman Tucker? 482 00:28:53,490 --> 00:28:57,410 No, he was my customer. I sold them furniture for several years. 483 00:28:57,750 --> 00:29:00,110 Did you hire him to burn your business? 484 00:29:01,010 --> 00:29:02,370 Absolutely not. 485 00:29:03,210 --> 00:29:04,350 I have nothing further. 486 00:29:10,100 --> 00:29:14,700 There's no record that you ever sold any furniture to Mr. Tucker. It was done in 487 00:29:14,700 --> 00:29:16,600 cash to avoid taxes. 488 00:29:17,100 --> 00:29:19,200 That was wrong. I admit it. 489 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:22,400 What about the chemical dumping? Do you admit that was wrong? 490 00:29:22,620 --> 00:29:23,620 Objection. Relevant. 491 00:29:23,780 --> 00:29:27,440 Ghost motive. Your Honor, the EPA was investigating the warehouse for illegal 492 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:30,580 waste disposal. The fire made the investigation moot. 493 00:29:30,980 --> 00:29:33,080 Overruled. I'm an American businessman. 494 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:38,040 I'm used to being overregulated. I don't burn my business because of it. 495 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:39,320 Business for you was bad. 496 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:43,120 Business goes in cycles. It goes up, it goes down. 497 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:47,560 You had operating losses for six straight quarters. I don't shrivel up 498 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:51,080 because of a bad streak. I worked through it. I was coming back. 499 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:55,760 The fire came just in time to save you from losing your shirt. Times were 500 00:29:56,000 --> 00:30:00,200 yes, but it didn't stop me from serving on charity boards, raising money for a 501 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:03,440 new hospital in the North End, paying my employees on time. 502 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:06,060 I didn't commit any crime. 503 00:30:06,740 --> 00:30:08,360 Mr. Tucker was your customer. 504 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:11,260 When was the last time you two met? 505 00:30:12,140 --> 00:30:13,160 I don't remember. 506 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:18,360 If we have a witness who says he saw you with him on the common one week before 507 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:21,360 the fire, would that refresh your recollection? 508 00:30:26,860 --> 00:30:28,020 No, it wouldn't. 509 00:30:29,860 --> 00:30:31,540 You don't sound so sure. 510 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:33,320 Objection. Withdrawn. 511 00:30:39,790 --> 00:30:40,790 I have nothing further. 512 00:30:57,230 --> 00:30:58,910 It's been going on for six weeks. 513 00:30:59,470 --> 00:31:00,910 24 -6 at computers. 514 00:31:01,910 --> 00:31:04,030 It was the end of the day. We talked. 515 00:31:05,110 --> 00:31:06,110 To begin with. 516 00:31:07,590 --> 00:31:08,710 It's really a moment. 517 00:31:09,150 --> 00:31:10,950 And he's got the energy. 518 00:31:11,450 --> 00:31:15,210 It's just the age difference. He told me he was 18. 519 00:31:15,410 --> 00:31:17,410 Besides, I never slept with him. 520 00:31:18,090 --> 00:31:20,130 He just stayed over one night because it was late. 521 00:31:20,430 --> 00:31:25,450 Lucy, I'm the last person to judge anyone about things like this. Believe 522 00:31:26,330 --> 00:31:27,690 I don't know how it happened. 523 00:31:29,790 --> 00:31:32,230 But there's a part of me that really likes him. 524 00:31:33,050 --> 00:31:34,530 And there's nothing wrong with that. 525 00:31:34,870 --> 00:31:36,350 It's just... Lucy Hatcher? 526 00:31:37,450 --> 00:31:38,610 I'm Skip's mom. 527 00:31:39,050 --> 00:31:40,250 Betsy Hyman. Hi. 528 00:31:41,690 --> 00:31:43,650 I'm really sorry that we had to meet like this. 529 00:31:44,670 --> 00:31:45,670 Skip is right. 530 00:31:46,690 --> 00:31:47,750 You are very pretty. 531 00:31:49,710 --> 00:31:54,030 As a mother, you worry who your son will fall for. 532 00:31:55,690 --> 00:31:57,550 Too bad Skip fell for such a slut. 533 00:31:57,830 --> 00:31:59,930 Hey! My son was perfect. 534 00:32:00,210 --> 00:32:01,390 Then he meets you. 535 00:32:01,850 --> 00:32:02,890 Now he's a criminal. 536 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:09,560 A man is dead. A business is ruined. 537 00:32:11,380 --> 00:32:12,720 All because of greed. 538 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:18,180 Ronald D 'Ambrosio may not have lit the match, but he's the one who started the 539 00:32:18,180 --> 00:32:22,180 fire. The day he hired Norman Tucker to torch his warehouse. 540 00:32:22,860 --> 00:32:26,520 But for D 'Ambrosio, the fire never happened. 541 00:32:27,300 --> 00:32:30,320 And the night watchman is never burned alive. 542 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:36,300 See, most arson cases are based on circumstantial evidence. This one isn't. 543 00:32:37,060 --> 00:32:40,800 Norman Tucker gave direct testimony against the defendant. 544 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:44,720 He told you how he committed the crime and why. 545 00:32:45,860 --> 00:32:46,860 Money. 546 00:32:47,740 --> 00:32:50,820 Norman Tucker wanted to earn some by lighting a fire. 547 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:54,560 D 'Ambrosio wanted to earn some through insurance fraud. 548 00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:56,940 You may not like Tucker. 549 00:32:57,340 --> 00:32:59,260 You may be disgusted by him. 550 00:33:01,100 --> 00:33:02,100 I am. 551 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:04,340 But the fact remains. 552 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:11,080 Tucker pled guilty to an arson that the defendant paid him to commit. 553 00:33:11,740 --> 00:33:16,860 When you have a criminal conspiracy, you can't expect to find nice people 554 00:33:16,860 --> 00:33:17,860 involved. 555 00:33:18,280 --> 00:33:20,480 We didn't choose Tucker as a witness. 556 00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:25,520 D 'Ambrosio chose him to be a partner in crime. 557 00:33:27,100 --> 00:33:29,300 You stick a crook in a nice suit, 558 00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:31,500 He's still a crook. 559 00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:37,580 Ronald D 'Ambrosio is a crook. 560 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:44,620 My client has been a pillar of the community for almost half a century. 561 00:33:45,140 --> 00:33:48,720 You could argue that they should build a statue for him. 562 00:33:49,540 --> 00:33:52,800 Instead, they charge him with murder. 563 00:33:53,860 --> 00:33:57,480 My client thinks what they really blame him for. 564 00:33:58,030 --> 00:34:00,050 is being an Italian -American. 565 00:34:01,050 --> 00:34:05,850 He thinks if his name was Cabot or Lodge, they would never have charged 566 00:34:06,330 --> 00:34:07,330 I don't know. 567 00:34:07,670 --> 00:34:11,909 There's been so many bad movies and overhyped television shows. 568 00:34:12,530 --> 00:34:18,350 Maybe people do think if you're a successful Italian -American, you must 569 00:34:18,350 --> 00:34:19,350 mobbed up. 570 00:34:20,030 --> 00:34:21,130 I know this. 571 00:34:21,790 --> 00:34:24,449 Having insurance is not a motive. 572 00:34:24,969 --> 00:34:27,760 Filing an insurance claim... is not a crime. 573 00:34:28,420 --> 00:34:32,480 They didn't even prove this was arson beyond a reasonable doubt. 574 00:34:32,860 --> 00:34:38,920 And they never presented any evidence linking my client to any arson involving 575 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:39,920 Norman Tucker. 576 00:34:40,260 --> 00:34:47,040 Their whole case is built on the testimony of a demented, admitted liar 577 00:34:47,040 --> 00:34:53,000 or may not have started this fire, but who says he sexually gratifies himself 578 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:54,820 watching buildings burn. 579 00:34:55,719 --> 00:35:00,740 When the government gets into bed with lowlifes like Norman Tucker, it ought to 580 00:35:00,740 --> 00:35:01,740 make you mad. 581 00:35:02,620 --> 00:35:08,460 Don't convict an innocent man on the basis of bought testimony from a crazy 582 00:35:10,580 --> 00:35:14,160 Ronald D 'Ambrosio is not guilty. 583 00:35:18,900 --> 00:35:20,540 A Brooklyn plan for this guy? 584 00:35:20,780 --> 00:35:24,820 Yeah. He pleads to one felony. If he keeps his nose clean, you expunge the 585 00:35:24,820 --> 00:35:26,070 conviction. Please. 586 00:35:26,470 --> 00:35:27,470 He's a good boy. 587 00:35:28,410 --> 00:35:29,410 I don't know. 588 00:35:36,250 --> 00:35:40,510 He'll have to make full restitution and immediately forfeit any property bought 589 00:35:40,510 --> 00:35:41,510 with criminal proceeds. 590 00:35:43,450 --> 00:35:45,130 Can I talk to Skip for a minute? 591 00:35:45,510 --> 00:35:48,550 Stay out of this. Mr. Hyman, please. Maybe this could help. 592 00:35:50,430 --> 00:35:53,670 Lucy, please don't. I'm sorry. 593 00:35:54,700 --> 00:35:56,780 I'm just not ready for that kind of a commitment. 594 00:35:57,140 --> 00:36:01,620 I love you. Oh, for God's sake. Maybe we should give them a little privacy. If 595 00:36:01,620 --> 00:36:05,160 it's the ring, I'll get you another one. Please. It's not the ring. 596 00:36:06,020 --> 00:36:07,980 I care for you. 597 00:36:08,840 --> 00:36:11,260 But this is just way too... Give me that. 598 00:36:14,420 --> 00:36:16,280 My son is taking the deal. 599 00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:17,660 He'll plead guilty. 600 00:36:19,980 --> 00:36:23,900 And you, stay the hell away from my son. 601 00:36:41,070 --> 00:36:42,070 to take my Rolex. 602 00:36:43,630 --> 00:36:47,190 If they take me into custody, I don't want the guards to steal them. 603 00:36:58,250 --> 00:36:59,970 Will the defendant please rise? 604 00:37:02,950 --> 00:37:04,570 Has the jury reached the verdict? 605 00:37:05,410 --> 00:37:06,410 We have, Your Honor. 606 00:37:06,860 --> 00:37:11,920 As to the charge of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to defraud and felony 607 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:13,500 murder, how say you? 608 00:37:14,180 --> 00:37:19,660 We, the jury, find the defendant, Ronald D 'Ambrosio, not guilty. 609 00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:25,160 Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I thank you. This concludes your service 610 00:37:25,160 --> 00:37:25,959 the Commonwealth. 611 00:37:25,960 --> 00:37:27,640 This court is adjourned. 612 00:37:40,080 --> 00:37:41,080 What a relief. 613 00:37:42,260 --> 00:37:43,280 Thank you both. 614 00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:50,060 Jimmy, you're a good man. 615 00:37:52,220 --> 00:37:55,840 Right. You saved me from being wrongly convicted. 616 00:37:57,220 --> 00:37:58,600 Not that it didn't cost. 617 00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:03,400 What you made on this case would have taken your old man five years to make. 618 00:38:03,620 --> 00:38:05,980 He would have been so proud of you. 619 00:38:07,720 --> 00:38:09,400 You think you knew my father? 620 00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:10,800 Jimmy? 621 00:38:11,660 --> 00:38:12,660 Didn't I? 622 00:38:13,700 --> 00:38:17,040 My father admired you. I admired him. 623 00:38:18,500 --> 00:38:21,280 Blue -collar guy, son, becomes a lawyer. 624 00:38:21,740 --> 00:38:23,340 That's the American dream. 625 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:25,540 You didn't know my father. 626 00:38:26,340 --> 00:38:27,840 What are you talking about? 627 00:38:30,260 --> 00:38:32,500 A clerk once gave him too much change. 628 00:38:33,300 --> 00:38:34,420 Maybe two dollars. 629 00:38:35,500 --> 00:38:37,240 He realized when he got home. 630 00:38:38,250 --> 00:38:41,450 Drove ten miles in the rain to give it back. 631 00:38:42,410 --> 00:38:44,010 The man couldn't lie. 632 00:38:45,250 --> 00:38:47,990 And I used to think, what a chump. 633 00:38:48,690 --> 00:38:52,390 He has so little, and he doesn't even know how the world works. 634 00:38:53,590 --> 00:38:58,750 He paid his taxes, waited his turn, played by the rules. 635 00:38:59,890 --> 00:39:04,170 He was so naive, he thought guys like you did too. 636 00:39:08,160 --> 00:39:09,160 to the Ambrosio. 637 00:39:10,260 --> 00:39:14,760 My father was a better man than I will ever be. 638 00:39:16,780 --> 00:39:18,500 I wish I could tell him that. 639 00:39:23,980 --> 00:39:27,300 And tell him the kind of a guy you really are. 640 00:39:32,260 --> 00:39:35,320 Jimmy, I was innocent. 641 00:39:39,210 --> 00:39:45,410 If your father thought I was a hero, well, maybe he was wrong. 642 00:39:46,290 --> 00:39:47,290 I'm sorry. 643 00:39:48,910 --> 00:39:53,950 The truth is, I'm just a businessman. 644 00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:12,500 I waited to the last minute to plead because I knew Walsh would be desperate 645 00:40:12,500 --> 00:40:13,660 he'd give me a good deal. 646 00:40:14,120 --> 00:40:15,900 I'm going to ask you one more time. 647 00:40:16,580 --> 00:40:22,160 Did Mr. Walsh encourage you to falsely incriminate D 'Ambrosio or not? 648 00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:28,200 If I admit lying on the stand, I want to get a reduced sentence for the fire. 649 00:40:29,680 --> 00:40:35,140 Unless you want to give me a bigger break for giving up Walsh. 650 00:40:38,390 --> 00:40:39,390 No. 651 00:40:40,290 --> 00:40:41,790 You're still going to serve time. 652 00:40:42,510 --> 00:40:45,870 You need to go away for as long as possible. 653 00:40:46,330 --> 00:40:49,870 You can't prove that my testimony was untruthful. 654 00:40:50,510 --> 00:40:53,070 You still have to give me a reduced sentence. 655 00:40:53,450 --> 00:40:54,450 Unfortunately. 656 00:40:55,130 --> 00:40:56,410 Goodbye, Mr. Tucker. 657 00:40:56,850 --> 00:40:58,430 I'm sorry I can't help. 658 00:40:59,190 --> 00:41:04,370 I know it would make you feel so much better to blame Walsh. You're such a 659 00:41:04,370 --> 00:41:05,370 player. 660 00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:09,000 Walsh wanted to believe me. 661 00:41:09,860 --> 00:41:11,240 What was your excuse? 662 00:41:13,340 --> 00:41:17,920 Whenever you got close to asking me about the details of the fire, about the 663 00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:22,980 key, all I had to do was insult you, and you forgot to pursue it. 664 00:41:24,060 --> 00:41:28,120 A good prosecutor would have known I was lying the whole time. 665 00:41:29,820 --> 00:41:32,680 Ambitious and incompetent. 666 00:41:33,460 --> 00:41:35,980 They'll make you a judge if you're not careful. 667 00:41:38,160 --> 00:41:41,980 Turns out I burnt the place because I hated the style of the furniture and it 668 00:41:41,980 --> 00:41:43,180 made such a big fire. 669 00:41:47,400 --> 00:41:50,040 Of course, I never said any of this. 670 00:41:51,700 --> 00:41:52,700 Good night, honey. 671 00:41:54,940 --> 00:41:55,940 Guard!