1 00:00:14,101 --> 00:00:16,190 ♪ I don't like staying at home 2 00:00:16,233 --> 00:00:18,670 ♪ When the moon is bleeding red ♪ 3 00:00:18,714 --> 00:00:20,455 ♪ Woke up stoned in the back seat ♪ 4 00:00:20,498 --> 00:00:23,849 ♪ From a dream where my teeth fell out of my head ♪ 5 00:00:23,893 --> 00:00:26,069 ♪ Cut it up, cut it up, yeah 6 00:00:26,113 --> 00:00:28,506 ♪ Everybody's on something here ♪ 7 00:00:28,550 --> 00:00:30,639 ♪ My godsend chemical best friend ♪ 8 00:00:30,682 --> 00:00:33,381 ♪ Skeleton whispering in my ear ♪ 9 00:00:33,424 --> 00:00:38,299 ♪ Walk with me to the ennnd 10 00:00:38,342 --> 00:00:43,086 ♪ Stare with me into the abyss ♪ 11 00:00:43,130 --> 00:00:48,135 ♪ Do you feel like letting go? ♪ 12 00:00:48,178 --> 00:00:50,137 ♪ I wonder how far down it is ♪ 13 00:01:12,463 --> 00:01:14,900 I didn't know you were into scrapbooking. 14 00:01:14,944 --> 00:01:16,902 Didn't know we were speaking. We're not. 15 00:01:16,946 --> 00:01:18,774 Thought I'd get a head start on your next case. 16 00:01:18,817 --> 00:01:20,950 See, that sounds like a conversation. 17 00:01:20,993 --> 00:01:22,343 Earl Slavitt-- Shot and killed 18 00:01:22,386 --> 00:01:24,867 an Assistant U.S. Attorney, a man named Tom Simon. 19 00:01:24,910 --> 00:01:26,912 Fascinating. I still don't want to hear it. 20 00:01:26,956 --> 00:01:29,480 Tom was a good friend. We were roommates in law school. 21 00:01:29,524 --> 00:01:30,960 I was the best man at his wedding. 22 00:01:31,003 --> 00:01:32,744 Where you embarrassed him with a story 23 00:01:32,788 --> 00:01:35,095 about the time he choked on a live goldfish. 24 00:01:35,138 --> 00:01:37,184 Hayes, this is Susan Simon, Tom's wife. 25 00:01:37,227 --> 00:01:38,837 I'm sorry for your loss. 26 00:01:38,881 --> 00:01:40,361 Nice to meet you. 27 00:01:40,404 --> 00:01:42,711 I voted for your mother-- absentee ballot. 28 00:01:42,754 --> 00:01:44,669 I keep forgetting to do that. 29 00:01:44,713 --> 00:01:46,280 I'm sure that has no deeper meaning. 30 00:01:46,323 --> 00:01:47,716 Well, thank you for taking the case. 31 00:01:47,759 --> 00:01:49,109 I know Tom would've wanted this, 32 00:01:49,152 --> 00:01:51,241 and I brought all of the files from his home office. 33 00:01:51,285 --> 00:01:52,677 I will dive right in after breakfast. 34 00:01:52,721 --> 00:01:56,116 Wallace, will you help me find the Wheaties? 35 00:01:56,159 --> 00:01:57,900 You can't just come--Thought we aren't speaking. 36 00:01:57,943 --> 00:01:59,902 We're not, so whatever ulterior motive you have, 37 00:01:59,945 --> 00:02:01,251 you can shove it up your-- 38 00:02:01,295 --> 00:02:03,079 Look, I know I shouldn't have come in here-- 39 00:02:03,123 --> 00:02:05,168 And pretended to be protecting me from the U.S. Attorney 40 00:02:05,212 --> 00:02:07,301 when in reality, my parents were protecting you. 41 00:02:07,344 --> 00:02:11,174 Yes, but I'm hoping we can put that aside for Tom and his wife. 42 00:02:11,218 --> 00:02:13,045 She just heard Earl lost his last appeal, 43 00:02:13,089 --> 00:02:14,786 and she's desperate to know for sure he's guilty, 44 00:02:14,830 --> 00:02:16,832 that his punishment is appropriate. 45 00:02:16,875 --> 00:02:18,964 Tom was a staunch advocate against the death penalty. 46 00:02:19,008 --> 00:02:21,228 Okay, but New York State doesn't permit capital punishment. 47 00:02:21,271 --> 00:02:22,794 But the United States does. The man who killed Tom 48 00:02:22,838 --> 00:02:24,840 was convicted on a federal murder charge. 49 00:02:24,883 --> 00:02:27,973 He's going to be executed... in five days. 50 00:02:30,715 --> 00:02:33,762 - Captions by VITAC-- 51 00:02:36,852 --> 00:02:39,202 You started a new case without us? 52 00:02:39,246 --> 00:02:41,117 - No, I did. - And he's just leaving. 53 00:02:41,161 --> 00:02:42,292 I'm working this one with you. 54 00:02:42,336 --> 00:02:43,554 Let's not fight in front of the kids. 55 00:02:43,598 --> 00:02:45,295 Nothing to fight about. I'm your boss. 56 00:02:45,339 --> 00:02:47,819 The victim is my friend, and it's a death-penalty case, 57 00:02:47,863 --> 00:02:49,212 so, yeah, I'm working it with you. 58 00:02:49,256 --> 00:02:50,387 The death penalty? 59 00:02:50,431 --> 00:02:51,823 This is the Tom Simon case. 60 00:02:51,867 --> 00:02:53,651 The victim was an A.U.S.A. 61 00:02:53,695 --> 00:02:55,044 His murder's a capital offense. 62 00:02:55,087 --> 00:02:57,481 Earl Slavitt was convicted on federal fraud charges 63 00:02:57,525 --> 00:02:59,701 for embezzling a half a million dollars from Fenton Bank. 64 00:02:59,744 --> 00:03:01,311 He served three years. 65 00:03:01,355 --> 00:03:02,834 A week after his release, 66 00:03:02,878 --> 00:03:05,576 he shot Tom Simon, the A.U.S.A. who prosecuted the case. 67 00:03:05,620 --> 00:03:06,621 Where's Earl now? 68 00:03:06,664 --> 00:03:08,884 Federal penitentiary in Indiana. 69 00:03:08,927 --> 00:03:10,842 Execution is in five days. 70 00:03:10,886 --> 00:03:12,104 Oh, hell, no. 71 00:03:12,148 --> 00:03:13,584 Hell no because there's not enough time, 72 00:03:13,628 --> 00:03:15,804 or because killing a man for killing a man is redundant 73 00:03:15,847 --> 00:03:17,066 and hypocritical? 74 00:03:17,109 --> 00:03:18,633 'Cause all of that, and people change. 75 00:03:18,676 --> 00:03:20,287 Or aren't guilty. 76 00:03:20,330 --> 00:03:24,900 Since 1973, 156 people have been exonerated while on death row. 77 00:03:24,943 --> 00:03:26,684 Nobody can be sure of anything. 78 00:03:26,728 --> 00:03:28,512 True, but until they abolish capital punishment 79 00:03:28,556 --> 00:03:30,253 across the board--Off with their heads. 80 00:03:30,297 --> 00:03:32,647 It is the rule of law and our job to enforce it, 81 00:03:32,690 --> 00:03:33,778 whether we like it or not. 82 00:03:33,822 --> 00:03:35,998 Way not to take a side, Sam. 83 00:03:36,041 --> 00:03:37,695 Sorry. Parent-teacher conference. 84 00:03:37,739 --> 00:03:39,958 We were just exchanging views on the death penalty. 85 00:03:40,002 --> 00:03:41,699 Actually, I was presenting a case. 86 00:03:46,530 --> 00:03:48,750 When Tom was shot, fragments of the bullet 87 00:03:48,793 --> 00:03:50,708 couldn't be removed from his brain. 88 00:03:50,752 --> 00:03:52,362 Earl went away for attempted murder. 89 00:03:52,406 --> 00:03:54,712 Two years later, the bullet fragment shifted, 90 00:03:54,756 --> 00:03:57,889 Tom died, attempted murder became federal capital murder. 91 00:03:57,933 --> 00:03:59,282 Maxine, yea or nay? 92 00:03:59,326 --> 00:04:01,371 Punishment isn't really my thing. 93 00:04:01,415 --> 00:04:02,981 I prefer to focus on the investigation. 94 00:04:03,025 --> 00:04:04,548 What if it was your kid who was the victim? 95 00:04:04,592 --> 00:04:06,376 I'd flip the switch myself. 96 00:04:06,420 --> 00:04:09,249 Capital punishment is immoral, unconstitutional... 97 00:04:09,292 --> 00:04:11,251 Untrue....it is cruel, unusual punishment, 98 00:04:11,294 --> 00:04:14,297 it is unfairly applied, it has no deterrent value, 99 00:04:14,341 --> 00:04:16,081 and don't even try to argue it is a money thing, 100 00:04:16,125 --> 00:04:18,736 because it's way more expensive to execute someone 101 00:04:18,780 --> 00:04:20,564 than to let them rot in prison until they die. 102 00:04:20,608 --> 00:04:22,218 I'm well aware of your views. 103 00:04:22,262 --> 00:04:25,874 That's part of why I wanted you on the case-- for balance. 104 00:04:25,917 --> 00:04:27,658 The weapon was found at the scene. 105 00:04:27,702 --> 00:04:29,094 No serial numbers on it. 106 00:04:29,138 --> 00:04:31,401 It was a ghost gun-- a homemade gun put together 107 00:04:31,445 --> 00:04:33,316 with parts from different manufacturers, 108 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:34,839 none of which have a serial number. 109 00:04:34,883 --> 00:04:36,188 Totally untraceable. 110 00:04:36,232 --> 00:04:38,103 And a preferred weapon of experienced felons, 111 00:04:38,147 --> 00:04:39,627 not high-end embezzlers. 112 00:04:39,670 --> 00:04:41,455 Prosecution argued Earl may have gone into prison 113 00:04:41,498 --> 00:04:43,805 a white-collar criminal, but he came out a stone-cold killer. 114 00:04:43,848 --> 00:04:45,415 He had no alibi. 115 00:04:45,459 --> 00:04:47,330 He sent Tom threatening letters. 116 00:04:47,374 --> 00:04:48,505 So, where's Earl on appeals? 117 00:04:48,549 --> 00:04:50,028 They've all been exhausted. 118 00:04:50,072 --> 00:04:51,508 Habeas petition has been denied, too. 119 00:04:51,552 --> 00:04:53,554 If Earl killed Tom, there's nothing we can do. 120 00:04:53,597 --> 00:04:55,904 If he didn't, we have to stop the execution. 121 00:04:55,947 --> 00:04:57,122 Tom handled some rough cases. 122 00:04:57,166 --> 00:04:58,385 Look at his work file, 123 00:04:58,428 --> 00:05:00,387 see who he prosecuted or was prosecuting. 124 00:05:00,430 --> 00:05:02,127 Check the files his wife brought in. 125 00:05:02,171 --> 00:05:04,434 I'll talk to the A.U.S.A. who put Earl on death row. 126 00:05:04,478 --> 00:05:06,262 He should be arriving at my office any minute. 127 00:05:06,306 --> 00:05:07,785 We'll talk to him together. 128 00:05:07,829 --> 00:05:09,439 Lucky me. 129 00:05:14,705 --> 00:05:17,229 Earl Slavitt shot and killed Tom. 130 00:05:17,273 --> 00:05:18,622 No doubts? 131 00:05:18,666 --> 00:05:20,581 None at all. I knew the evidence inside and out. 132 00:05:20,624 --> 00:05:22,452 Had that case won at opening argument. 133 00:05:22,496 --> 00:05:24,280 Someone's a little full of themselves. 134 00:05:24,324 --> 00:05:26,326 Well, it's not bragging if you can back it up, 135 00:05:26,369 --> 00:05:27,979 and I owe it all to Tom Simon. 136 00:05:28,023 --> 00:05:29,894 He was a great mentor and friend. 137 00:05:29,938 --> 00:05:31,113 After he was shot, 138 00:05:31,156 --> 00:05:32,680 we were neighbors on the Upper East Side. 139 00:05:32,723 --> 00:05:34,029 Tom was a good man. 140 00:05:34,072 --> 00:05:35,596 We'll still need your files. 141 00:05:35,639 --> 00:05:36,988 Sure, and while you're at it, 142 00:05:37,032 --> 00:05:39,382 get the files from the three federally required 143 00:05:39,426 --> 00:05:41,341 post-conviction death-penalty appellate lawyers 144 00:05:41,384 --> 00:05:43,647 and their investigators who reviewed, re-reviewed, 145 00:05:43,691 --> 00:05:48,391 and re-re-reviewed Earl's case. 146 00:05:48,435 --> 00:05:50,393 You're wasting your time and mine. 147 00:05:50,437 --> 00:05:51,916 Bill, come on. 148 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:53,831 Tom didn't believe in the death penalty. 149 00:05:53,875 --> 00:05:56,312 He would've wanted us to make sure Earl was guilty. 150 00:05:56,356 --> 00:05:57,574 We owe him that. 151 00:06:03,058 --> 00:06:04,538 Talk to me. 152 00:06:04,581 --> 00:06:07,279 Hey, we found unopened mail in the files from Tom's wife. 153 00:06:07,323 --> 00:06:09,151 Mostly condolence letters. 154 00:06:09,194 --> 00:06:10,195 She probably didn't have the heart 155 00:06:10,239 --> 00:06:11,806 to open them after he died. 156 00:06:11,849 --> 00:06:13,590 But one of the letters was typewritten, unsigned, 157 00:06:13,634 --> 00:06:15,505 no return address, no postmark. 158 00:06:15,549 --> 00:06:17,202 Writer confessed to shooting Tom. 159 00:06:17,246 --> 00:06:18,421 Plenty of wackos want to take credit 160 00:06:18,465 --> 00:06:19,509 for other people's crimes. 161 00:06:19,553 --> 00:06:20,858 Not this wacko. 162 00:06:20,902 --> 00:06:22,817 He had details that weren't released to the press. 163 00:06:22,860 --> 00:06:24,209 Right, like the ghost gun. 164 00:06:24,253 --> 00:06:26,211 Bragged that he bought an unfinished receiver 165 00:06:26,255 --> 00:06:27,735 and built it himself at home. 166 00:06:27,778 --> 00:06:29,258 Said he was good at not getting caught. 167 00:06:29,301 --> 00:06:31,347 Sent the letter just to clear his conscience. 168 00:06:31,391 --> 00:06:32,740 Dust for prints, swab for DNA, 169 00:06:32,783 --> 00:06:34,350 test the ink, the paper, whatever. 170 00:06:34,394 --> 00:06:35,960 We have to find out who wrote it. 171 00:06:37,397 --> 00:06:38,746 Right. If there's nothing else, 172 00:06:38,789 --> 00:06:40,443 I got to catch a plane to Indiana. 173 00:06:40,487 --> 00:06:42,402 Fly safe. We'll see you there. 174 00:06:42,445 --> 00:06:44,795 You're gonna watch the execution? 175 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:46,536 No, I'm gonna stop it. 176 00:07:00,942 --> 00:07:03,031 I told Earl you were coming. 177 00:07:03,074 --> 00:07:04,249 What do you think of him? 178 00:07:04,293 --> 00:07:05,686 He's a nice guy. 179 00:07:05,729 --> 00:07:08,689 He thinks Earl's guilty. Wants to know where you stand. 180 00:07:08,732 --> 00:07:12,475 I've been superintendent here going on eight years. 181 00:07:12,519 --> 00:07:16,479 Most inmates on death row are loners, don't mix well. 182 00:07:16,523 --> 00:07:18,176 Earl's different. 183 00:07:18,220 --> 00:07:19,221 He's friendly. 184 00:07:19,264 --> 00:07:20,527 Take away his prison jumpsuit, 185 00:07:20,570 --> 00:07:22,093 you might mistake him for one of us. 186 00:07:22,137 --> 00:07:24,661 Not likely. 187 00:07:24,705 --> 00:07:26,750 We have him on 24/7 suicide watch. 188 00:07:26,794 --> 00:07:31,233 Because why not keep a man alive so you can kill him? 189 00:07:31,276 --> 00:07:34,323 I don't like all aspects of my job, Ms. Morrison. 190 00:07:34,366 --> 00:07:37,718 But I do it by the book. 191 00:07:37,761 --> 00:07:39,502 I'll take you to him now. 192 00:07:39,546 --> 00:07:44,115 I've been here seven years, three months, and nine days 193 00:07:44,159 --> 00:07:45,943 for something I didn't do. 194 00:07:45,987 --> 00:07:48,729 Evidence says otherwise. 195 00:07:48,772 --> 00:07:50,905 You think I'm a killer, too? 196 00:07:50,948 --> 00:07:52,080 Mr. Slavitt, we-- 197 00:07:52,123 --> 00:07:53,777 Earl, please. 198 00:07:53,821 --> 00:07:57,259 Earl, we found a letter confessing to the shooting. 199 00:07:57,302 --> 00:07:59,479 It was sent to Tom Simon's address. 200 00:08:02,873 --> 00:08:05,441 I knew it. 201 00:08:05,485 --> 00:08:08,139 I knew if I held on long enough, someone would help me. 202 00:08:08,183 --> 00:08:09,532 Thank you, Ms. Morrison. 203 00:08:09,576 --> 00:08:11,012 Hayes, please. 204 00:08:11,055 --> 00:08:12,535 But there are no guarantees. 205 00:08:12,579 --> 00:08:14,363 Right now we have no idea who wrote it. 206 00:08:14,406 --> 00:08:19,499 For all we know, you did in an attempt to save your ass. 207 00:08:19,542 --> 00:08:21,326 She gives hope, you take it away. 208 00:08:21,370 --> 00:08:23,415 You threatened Tom Simon. 209 00:08:23,459 --> 00:08:25,026 You carried through on that threat. 210 00:08:25,069 --> 00:08:28,812 If you're so sure of that, why are you here? 211 00:08:28,856 --> 00:08:31,598 A man's death shouldn't be taken lightly. 212 00:08:31,641 --> 00:08:33,469 Not even yours. 213 00:08:33,513 --> 00:08:35,036 Wallace and Tom were close. 214 00:08:35,079 --> 00:08:37,038 That's okay... 215 00:08:37,081 --> 00:08:40,041 Hayes. 216 00:08:40,084 --> 00:08:41,912 Being on death row, I've gotten used to 217 00:08:41,956 --> 00:08:45,176 people thinking I'm something I'm not. 218 00:08:45,220 --> 00:08:46,830 You want someone to suffer 219 00:08:46,874 --> 00:08:48,266 for what happened to your friend. 220 00:08:48,310 --> 00:08:49,833 Yes. 221 00:08:49,877 --> 00:08:51,705 He was murdered. 222 00:08:51,748 --> 00:08:54,229 Not by me. 223 00:08:54,272 --> 00:08:56,405 You'll see. 224 00:08:56,448 --> 00:08:58,233 Not by me. 225 00:08:59,713 --> 00:09:01,541 You believe me? 226 00:09:01,584 --> 00:09:03,543 I want to. 227 00:09:03,586 --> 00:09:05,849 Help me prove it. 228 00:09:10,419 --> 00:09:11,986 - He's playing us. - I don't think so. 229 00:09:12,029 --> 00:09:15,816 We need to buy some time to find out what really happened. 230 00:09:15,859 --> 00:09:18,209 Your Honor, I'm requesting a stay of execution 231 00:09:18,253 --> 00:09:19,515 in Mr. Slavitt's case on the grounds 232 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:21,865 that new exculpatory evidence has been found. 233 00:09:21,909 --> 00:09:24,607 A typed, unsigned letter with no return address 234 00:09:24,651 --> 00:09:26,391 doesn't fall within the realm of admissible, 235 00:09:26,435 --> 00:09:28,611 much less clear and compelling evidence. 236 00:09:28,655 --> 00:09:30,047 May it please the court... Tess. 237 00:09:30,091 --> 00:09:31,701 ...Justice Breyer stated in Glossip v. Gross 238 00:09:31,745 --> 00:09:33,877 the death penalty violates the Eighth Amendment. 239 00:09:33,921 --> 00:09:35,400 Bring your little sister 240 00:09:35,444 --> 00:09:37,228 to fight your battles for you, Mr. Spencer? 241 00:09:37,272 --> 00:09:38,882 Actually, I graduated top of my law-school class, 242 00:09:38,926 --> 00:09:40,623 was editor-in-chief of the criminal law journal. 243 00:09:40,667 --> 00:09:42,973 Breyer argues capital punishment is unreliable, 244 00:09:43,017 --> 00:09:46,107 arbitrarily imposed, subject to unconscionably long delays, 245 00:09:46,150 --> 00:09:47,630 as well as--Impressive memory, young lady, 246 00:09:47,674 --> 00:09:48,849 but Justice Breyer's comments 247 00:09:48,892 --> 00:09:50,894 were part of his dissenting opinion, 248 00:09:50,938 --> 00:09:52,983 and as such, have no binding authority. 249 00:09:53,027 --> 00:09:54,550 Doesn't mean he wasn't right. 250 00:09:58,510 --> 00:10:00,861 You haven't brought me proof of innocence. 251 00:10:00,904 --> 00:10:02,602 And until you do, your petition to file 252 00:10:02,645 --> 00:10:06,431 a second Writ of Habeas Corpus is denied. 253 00:10:06,475 --> 00:10:08,390 The execution will proceed as planned. 254 00:10:12,046 --> 00:10:14,439 Nice try, Sam. We just need to find the proof. 255 00:10:14,483 --> 00:10:15,832 Get you back in front of the judge. 256 00:10:15,876 --> 00:10:17,094 Losing sucks, huh? 257 00:10:17,138 --> 00:10:19,444 Got to go. Excuse me? 258 00:10:19,488 --> 00:10:21,055 A second habeas petition? 259 00:10:21,098 --> 00:10:22,752 Even with that so-called confession letter, 260 00:10:22,796 --> 00:10:23,840 it took balls to try that. 261 00:10:23,884 --> 00:10:25,233 Well, someone's got to have them. 262 00:10:25,276 --> 00:10:26,538 Well, like I told you, 263 00:10:26,582 --> 00:10:27,931 there were no errors made during the trial. 264 00:10:27,975 --> 00:10:29,237 You're on a fishing expedition. 265 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:30,673 Ease up, Bill. 266 00:10:30,717 --> 00:10:33,676 I win more cases than any other A.U.S.A. in New York. 267 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:35,373 It's a noble thing you're trying to do, 268 00:10:35,417 --> 00:10:37,419 but you're not gonna save this guy. 269 00:10:37,462 --> 00:10:38,768 We'll see about that. 270 00:10:38,812 --> 00:10:41,292 We need a copy of the execution briefing sheet. 271 00:10:41,336 --> 00:10:43,686 Got to love New Yorkers. Knocking's a formality. 272 00:10:43,730 --> 00:10:45,079 You said for me to make myself at home. 273 00:10:45,122 --> 00:10:47,037 - No, I didn't. - You would've if I knocked. 274 00:10:47,081 --> 00:10:48,517 I need a briefing sheet. 275 00:10:48,560 --> 00:10:50,475 I also need Earl's designation of witnesses. 276 00:10:50,519 --> 00:10:52,216 You're required to have reviewed them with him 277 00:10:52,260 --> 00:10:53,957 at least 30 days before the execution. 278 00:10:54,001 --> 00:10:56,612 I did. 33days prior. 279 00:10:56,656 --> 00:10:58,005 Disposition of his body? 280 00:10:58,048 --> 00:11:00,007 Earl chose to be cremated. 281 00:11:00,050 --> 00:11:01,704 You did this at least 14 days prior-- 282 00:11:01,748 --> 00:11:03,619 19days, to be exact. 283 00:11:03,663 --> 00:11:05,969 Spiritual advisor chosen 16 days prior-- 284 00:11:06,013 --> 00:11:07,623 Roman Catholic priest. 285 00:11:07,667 --> 00:11:09,103 Personnel to assist in the execution? 286 00:11:09,146 --> 00:11:10,626 Selected. 287 00:11:10,670 --> 00:11:12,672 And we have practiced every step of the execution process. 288 00:11:12,715 --> 00:11:14,586 Well, not every step. 289 00:11:14,630 --> 00:11:15,849 Not funny. 290 00:11:15,892 --> 00:11:17,807 Gallows humor. Literally. 291 00:11:17,851 --> 00:11:18,808 Also not funny. 292 00:11:18,852 --> 00:11:20,984 Either you laugh or you cry. 293 00:11:21,028 --> 00:11:22,507 What have you been doing? 294 00:11:22,551 --> 00:11:24,727 Not laughing. 295 00:11:24,771 --> 00:11:27,991 Between days 13 and 7, Earl chose his last meal-- 296 00:11:28,035 --> 00:11:29,950 extra lean corn beef on rye 297 00:11:29,993 --> 00:11:32,082 from Mel's Avenue Deli in New York. 298 00:11:32,126 --> 00:11:35,303 Corn chips and cream soda. 299 00:11:35,346 --> 00:11:37,305 I've done this before. 300 00:11:37,348 --> 00:11:39,437 I know that if I made even one mistake, 301 00:11:39,481 --> 00:11:41,309 missed a deadline by even an hour, 302 00:11:41,352 --> 00:11:43,006 then the entire month of prep stops 303 00:11:43,050 --> 00:11:44,747 and starts all over again. 304 00:11:44,791 --> 00:11:46,749 Then make a mistake. 305 00:11:46,793 --> 00:11:49,883 Give me more time to get to the truth. 306 00:11:49,926 --> 00:11:52,102 You hate this part of your job. 307 00:12:04,071 --> 00:12:06,029 Each step of the pre-execution process 308 00:12:06,073 --> 00:12:09,859 has been followed as required by law. 309 00:12:09,903 --> 00:12:13,036 You'll see. 310 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:15,038 Copy machine's down the hall. 311 00:12:29,270 --> 00:12:30,575 My room smells. 312 00:12:30,619 --> 00:12:31,794 Complain to the manager. 313 00:12:31,838 --> 00:12:33,056 I did. He laughed in my face, 314 00:12:33,100 --> 00:12:35,537 and he told me this place is totally booked. 315 00:12:37,539 --> 00:12:39,062 We're switching rooms. 316 00:12:41,412 --> 00:12:43,327 Fine. 317 00:12:43,371 --> 00:12:45,199 No argument? 318 00:12:45,242 --> 00:12:47,375 You took Tom's case. I owe you. 319 00:12:47,418 --> 00:12:49,072 Thank you. 320 00:12:49,116 --> 00:12:50,770 I still loathe you for lying to me. 321 00:12:50,813 --> 00:12:53,860 And I still find you abrasive, unforgiving, 322 00:12:53,903 --> 00:12:55,035 and completely unsuitable 323 00:12:55,078 --> 00:12:56,906 for a long-term adult relationship. 324 00:12:56,950 --> 00:12:58,560 Glad we're on the same page. 325 00:13:09,527 --> 00:13:10,746 What's going on, Frankie? 326 00:13:10,790 --> 00:13:12,530 We got DNA results on the confession letter. 327 00:13:12,574 --> 00:13:14,619 Traced it back to an ex-con named Harold Redding. 328 00:13:14,663 --> 00:13:17,144 He's a local thug for hire with a long sheet. 329 00:13:17,187 --> 00:13:18,101 Basically a hit man. 330 00:13:18,145 --> 00:13:19,537 Ghost gun makes sense now. 331 00:13:19,581 --> 00:13:21,278 Track him down. Find out who he was working for. 332 00:13:21,322 --> 00:13:23,803 We can't. Harold died of... 333 00:13:25,326 --> 00:13:27,371 ...pancreatic cancer two years ago, 334 00:13:27,415 --> 00:13:28,590 but we're checking his financials 335 00:13:28,633 --> 00:13:29,939 to see who might've paid him for the hit. 336 00:13:29,983 --> 00:13:30,984 And Sam and Maxine are checking 337 00:13:31,027 --> 00:13:32,289 for connections he might've had 338 00:13:32,333 --> 00:13:34,117 to defendants in Tom's other cases. 339 00:13:34,161 --> 00:13:35,684 Maxine just called from the Bureau of Prisons. 340 00:13:35,727 --> 00:13:38,687 Earl and Harold were at Allenwood at the same time. 341 00:13:38,730 --> 00:13:40,210 They were released within days of each other. 342 00:13:40,254 --> 00:13:42,473 Doesn't mean Earl hired him to kill Tom. 343 00:13:42,517 --> 00:13:44,171 But it sure looks like he did. 344 00:13:54,790 --> 00:13:56,444 Two days until the election, 345 00:13:56,487 --> 00:13:57,967 and polls are indicating 346 00:13:58,011 --> 00:14:00,404 Harper Morrison has a 12-point lead 347 00:14:00,448 --> 00:14:02,319 over her nearest competitors. 348 00:14:02,363 --> 00:14:04,713 Her stance on criminal-justice reform... 349 00:14:04,756 --> 00:14:06,846 Do you have any more of those little cans of almonds? 350 00:14:06,889 --> 00:14:09,239 Does the concept of privacy mean nothing to you? 351 00:14:09,283 --> 00:14:11,894 Oh, relax. I've seen you wearing a lot less. 352 00:14:11,938 --> 00:14:13,374 Ooh, someone's been doing his P90X. 353 00:14:13,417 --> 00:14:15,245 Just because we're neighbors does not mean 354 00:14:15,289 --> 00:14:17,465 you can barge in here any time you want. 355 00:14:17,508 --> 00:14:19,467 Why? Naomi wouldn't approve? 356 00:14:19,510 --> 00:14:20,990 Naomi knows better than to worry. 357 00:14:21,034 --> 00:14:23,036 Mm. So, things are good with her? 358 00:14:23,079 --> 00:14:24,776 Yeah. Really good. 359 00:14:24,820 --> 00:14:27,083 ...too great a margin for her competitors to overcome. 360 00:14:27,127 --> 00:14:28,563 Polls look like your mom is gonna pull this out. 361 00:14:28,606 --> 00:14:30,043 Mm, what a relief. 362 00:14:30,086 --> 00:14:31,653 Now she can't blame me for costing her the election. 363 00:14:31,696 --> 00:14:34,569 Come on. If anything, you've helped. 364 00:14:34,612 --> 00:14:37,920 The work you're doing at the CIU, people have noticed. 365 00:14:40,227 --> 00:14:44,709 Naomi transferred to her firm's New York office. 366 00:14:44,753 --> 00:14:46,668 Great. 367 00:14:46,711 --> 00:14:47,974 I'm gonna go and ask Earl 368 00:14:48,017 --> 00:14:50,411 whether he hired his prison buddy hit man Harold. 369 00:14:50,454 --> 00:14:52,804 Let me finish getting dressed. I'll come with. 370 00:14:52,848 --> 00:14:53,805 Better if it's just me. 371 00:14:53,849 --> 00:14:55,111 Easier to get him to open up 372 00:14:55,155 --> 00:14:56,983 without you antagonizing him. 373 00:15:01,291 --> 00:15:04,033 Harold Redding was at Allenwood with you. 374 00:15:04,077 --> 00:15:07,297 His cellblock was 100 yards away from yours. 375 00:15:07,341 --> 00:15:11,301 Might as well be 100 miles. Cellblocks don't mix. 376 00:15:11,345 --> 00:15:14,826 Did you hire him to kill Tom? 377 00:15:14,870 --> 00:15:17,264 You siding with D.A. Wallace now? 378 00:15:17,307 --> 00:15:22,878 I ditched him... so we could talk, just us. 379 00:15:22,922 --> 00:15:26,229 You holding up okay? 380 00:15:26,273 --> 00:15:28,579 I appreciate the visit. 381 00:15:28,623 --> 00:15:30,712 But I'm not interested in your pity, 382 00:15:30,755 --> 00:15:33,280 even if I am on my way out. 383 00:15:33,323 --> 00:15:37,980 I don't do pity, and you're not going anywhere. 384 00:15:38,024 --> 00:15:41,941 If I hired a hit man, I'd tell you. 385 00:15:41,984 --> 00:15:43,768 What have I got to lose? 386 00:15:43,812 --> 00:15:45,422 Me, for starters. 387 00:15:45,466 --> 00:15:48,860 I don't do guilty, either. 388 00:15:48,904 --> 00:15:54,083 All I've got to take to my grave is my integrity. 389 00:15:54,127 --> 00:15:59,045 I didn't hire anyone to shoot Tom Simon. 390 00:15:59,088 --> 00:16:02,874 If I could turn back time, if I could find a way... 391 00:16:02,918 --> 00:16:05,486 You would do a Cher impersonation? 392 00:16:08,402 --> 00:16:11,100 That song has been stuck in my head lately. 393 00:16:11,144 --> 00:16:13,189 I've had "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" 394 00:16:13,233 --> 00:16:16,323 pinging in my brain for the last 30 years. 395 00:16:19,413 --> 00:16:23,808 Thinking maybe I ought to listen to "Stairway to Heaven" soon. 396 00:16:23,852 --> 00:16:25,375 You believe in it? 397 00:16:25,419 --> 00:16:27,029 Heaven? 398 00:16:27,073 --> 00:16:28,857 Don't lie to me, please. 399 00:16:31,860 --> 00:16:35,298 Okay. Um, I don't. 400 00:16:35,342 --> 00:16:40,173 I think that when we die, we're worm food. 401 00:16:40,216 --> 00:16:43,132 I hope you're wrong, though. Me, too. 402 00:16:43,176 --> 00:16:47,223 You think that's where you're headed-- Heaven? 403 00:16:47,267 --> 00:16:48,790 I'm hoping, yep. 404 00:16:48,833 --> 00:16:50,400 Mm. 405 00:16:52,228 --> 00:16:55,840 I didn't shoot Tom Simon. 406 00:16:55,884 --> 00:17:00,062 You can believe I'm innocent. 407 00:17:00,106 --> 00:17:03,370 I just need to prove you didn't pay Harold. 408 00:17:06,547 --> 00:17:08,288 Any chance your financial records 409 00:17:08,331 --> 00:17:11,900 are still kicking around from before Tom was murdered? 410 00:17:11,943 --> 00:17:16,165 Oh. It's been a long time. 411 00:17:16,209 --> 00:17:19,299 But my ex-wife might have them. 412 00:17:19,342 --> 00:17:24,521 She divorced me when I was convicted of the murder charge. 413 00:17:24,565 --> 00:17:28,351 I haven't seen her or my son... 414 00:17:28,395 --> 00:17:30,484 Dean... 415 00:17:30,527 --> 00:17:35,141 for 10 years now. 416 00:17:35,184 --> 00:17:38,840 I still write to him every week, though. 417 00:17:38,883 --> 00:17:42,844 But, you know... 418 00:17:42,887 --> 00:17:46,326 Just find a way out for me, okay? 419 00:17:47,153 --> 00:17:50,373 You're welcome to my ex-husband's financial records. 420 00:17:50,417 --> 00:17:51,983 They're in the Fresh Kills Landfill. 421 00:17:52,027 --> 00:17:53,115 They all went to the dump. 422 00:17:53,159 --> 00:17:55,204 What do you need them for, anyway? 423 00:17:55,248 --> 00:17:56,640 We discovered evidence suggesting 424 00:17:56,684 --> 00:17:58,816 that a hit man killed Tom Simon. 425 00:17:58,860 --> 00:18:01,080 So you're trying to prove that Earl hired him? 426 00:18:01,123 --> 00:18:02,603 Or someone else did. 427 00:18:02,646 --> 00:18:04,213 Tom Simon is all that Earl ever talked about 428 00:18:04,257 --> 00:18:06,433 when he was in prison for the fraud conviction. 429 00:18:06,476 --> 00:18:08,087 He was obsessed with revenge. 430 00:18:08,130 --> 00:18:10,263 Leave us alone. We don't want anything to do with him. 431 00:18:10,306 --> 00:18:13,092 Your father's getting executed in two days. 432 00:18:13,135 --> 00:18:14,571 Maybe a little forgiveness is in order. 433 00:18:14,615 --> 00:18:16,704 He doesn't deserve to be forgiven. 434 00:18:19,881 --> 00:18:22,318 Earl was a lousy husband. 435 00:18:22,362 --> 00:18:24,712 He cheated on me with that bimbo, Nina, from the office. 436 00:18:24,755 --> 00:18:26,757 But I stood by him the whole trial. 437 00:18:26,801 --> 00:18:28,846 We mortgaged the house to pay for his legal bills. 438 00:18:28,890 --> 00:18:30,805 He bankrupted this family. 439 00:18:30,848 --> 00:18:32,633 He left us homeless. 440 00:18:32,676 --> 00:18:34,852 His passing is no loss to us. 441 00:18:38,769 --> 00:18:40,728 I think I remember a female CPA 442 00:18:40,771 --> 00:18:43,513 from the list of employees at Earl's work-- Nina Chen. 443 00:18:43,557 --> 00:18:44,558 She was an accountant. 444 00:18:44,601 --> 00:18:46,037 Maybe she was involved in the fraud. 445 00:18:46,081 --> 00:18:47,300 Or maybe she contracted the hit man. 446 00:18:47,343 --> 00:18:48,910 Let's track her down. 447 00:18:48,953 --> 00:18:51,869 So far, no luck finding payments from Earl to Harold Redding. 448 00:18:51,913 --> 00:18:53,784 But we are getting Harold's old financial records 449 00:18:53,828 --> 00:18:55,438 from archives. We got lucky. 450 00:18:55,482 --> 00:18:57,136 Bank never got around to destroying them. 451 00:18:57,179 --> 00:18:58,267 Hopefully, there'll be deposits 452 00:18:58,311 --> 00:18:59,834 around the time Tom Simon was shot. 453 00:18:59,877 --> 00:19:01,923 We're thinking we find those, we find who paid him. 454 00:19:01,966 --> 00:19:03,316 Look for deposits from Nina Chen. 455 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:04,795 She was an accountant that worked with Earl. 456 00:19:04,839 --> 00:19:06,057 They were close, maybe a little too close. 457 00:19:06,101 --> 00:19:07,624 In the meantime, let's track down Nina, 458 00:19:07,668 --> 00:19:09,060 see what she has to say. 459 00:19:09,104 --> 00:19:11,062 All right, I'll meet you in your office in a minute. 460 00:19:34,303 --> 00:19:35,652 I tracked down Nina Chen. 461 00:19:35,696 --> 00:19:37,480 She's an accountant that worked at Earl's firm. 462 00:19:37,524 --> 00:19:38,960 Now, she doesn't think that Earl committed fraud 463 00:19:39,003 --> 00:19:41,049 - in the first place. - Why does that even matter? 464 00:19:41,092 --> 00:19:42,485 We're not investigating the fraud case. 465 00:19:42,529 --> 00:19:43,834 Well, maybe we should be. 466 00:19:43,878 --> 00:19:45,401 Nina told me that there's an internal memo 467 00:19:45,445 --> 00:19:47,229 that proves that the person who actually committed fraud 468 00:19:47,273 --> 00:19:49,100 is Earl's boss, Sean Rasmullen. 469 00:19:49,144 --> 00:19:51,233 No memo like that was introduced at trial. 470 00:19:51,277 --> 00:19:52,800 Probably because it didn't exist. 471 00:19:52,843 --> 00:19:54,845 There's no proof that memo wasn't just made up. 472 00:19:54,889 --> 00:19:57,935 As a matter of fact, there is. Nina kept a copy. 473 00:19:57,979 --> 00:20:00,199 Why didn't she turn it over as evidence? 474 00:20:00,242 --> 00:20:03,550 She did. She said she gave it to Tom Simon. 475 00:20:03,593 --> 00:20:06,466 I second chaired Earl Slavitt's fraud trial with Tom. 476 00:20:06,509 --> 00:20:08,294 I'm familiar with the case. I've never seen this before. 477 00:20:08,337 --> 00:20:10,252 Nina Chen swears she gave it to Tom. 478 00:20:10,296 --> 00:20:12,515 How do you explain him not turning it over to the defense? 479 00:20:12,559 --> 00:20:14,169 I can't. We gave them everything we had. 480 00:20:14,213 --> 00:20:16,389 Nina has no motivation to lie. 481 00:20:16,432 --> 00:20:18,304 Tom Simon withheld evidence. 482 00:20:18,347 --> 00:20:20,044 That's ridiculous. For all we know, 483 00:20:20,088 --> 00:20:21,698 Earl wrote it to cover his tracks. 484 00:20:21,742 --> 00:20:24,223 Tell her. Tom would never withhold evidence. 485 00:20:24,266 --> 00:20:26,486 I never saw him do anything to suggest he was compromised. 486 00:20:26,529 --> 00:20:28,792 You never saw him? 487 00:20:28,836 --> 00:20:30,054 That's not a ringing endorsement. 488 00:20:30,098 --> 00:20:31,969 - Tom was a good man. - That's not an answer. 489 00:20:32,013 --> 00:20:33,101 Hayes, that's enough. 490 00:20:33,144 --> 00:20:34,929 You didn't seeanything. 491 00:20:34,972 --> 00:20:37,584 Tom was beyond reproach. 492 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:41,065 People talked. 493 00:20:41,109 --> 00:20:42,241 Tom had it pretty good. 494 00:20:42,284 --> 00:20:43,720 Lived in a big house, drove a fancy car. 495 00:20:43,764 --> 00:20:45,505 - He invested well. - People talked about 496 00:20:45,548 --> 00:20:47,246 how he could afford that kind of lifestyle. 497 00:20:47,289 --> 00:20:51,815 Are you saying that Tom was fixing cases for money? 498 00:20:51,859 --> 00:20:54,296 I didn't want to drag his name through the mud. 499 00:20:54,340 --> 00:20:55,428 He was my friend. 500 00:20:55,471 --> 00:20:57,386 He took a bribe from Sean Rasmullen 501 00:20:57,430 --> 00:20:58,909 to pin the fraud on Earl? 502 00:20:58,953 --> 00:21:00,259 I didn't know that, 503 00:21:00,302 --> 00:21:01,521 and this has nothing to do with the murder case. 504 00:21:01,564 --> 00:21:03,479 If Tom was fixing cases, 505 00:21:03,523 --> 00:21:05,351 this opens up a whole new avenue of suspects 506 00:21:05,394 --> 00:21:08,092 in the shooting that you ignored. 507 00:21:08,136 --> 00:21:09,442 Congratulations, Bill. 508 00:21:09,485 --> 00:21:11,618 You may have put an innocent man on death row. 509 00:21:24,326 --> 00:21:26,850 Your Honor, we have proof that A.U.S.A. Tom Simon 510 00:21:26,894 --> 00:21:28,287 hid exculpatory evidence 511 00:21:28,330 --> 00:21:30,376 and was very likely on the payroll of criminals. 512 00:21:30,419 --> 00:21:33,379 We even have an A.U.S.A. who confirmed rumors to this effect 513 00:21:33,422 --> 00:21:34,902 and is willing to testify. 514 00:21:34,945 --> 00:21:36,817 I know how to argue the merits of the petition, Hayes. 515 00:21:36,860 --> 00:21:39,689 Emphasize that you did exactly what was asked. 516 00:21:39,733 --> 00:21:41,517 You brought in proof of innocence. 517 00:21:41,561 --> 00:21:42,866 First show her the memo. 518 00:21:42,910 --> 00:21:44,215 Copy that. Can I go now? 519 00:21:44,259 --> 00:21:46,696 Say that the memo shows that Earl's boss, 520 00:21:46,740 --> 00:21:49,090 Sean Rasmullen, was embezzling, not Earl. 521 00:21:49,133 --> 00:21:50,483 Hayes, he knows what to do. 522 00:21:50,526 --> 00:21:52,006 And if the judge doesn't want to discuss the merits 523 00:21:52,049 --> 00:21:53,486 of Earl's fraud conviction, then-- 524 00:21:53,529 --> 00:21:54,835 I'll argue that the fraud case is 525 00:21:54,878 --> 00:21:56,184 what the prosecution built the murder case 526 00:21:56,227 --> 00:21:57,359 against Mr. Slavitt on. 527 00:21:57,403 --> 00:21:59,753 Then tell her--Sam, just tell the judge 528 00:21:59,796 --> 00:22:01,232 there were rumors Tom was taking bribes 529 00:22:01,276 --> 00:22:02,625 to fix cases for criminals. 530 00:22:02,669 --> 00:22:04,975 Ergo-- That's fancy for "therefore." 531 00:22:05,019 --> 00:22:07,064 Therefore, lots of people, 532 00:22:07,108 --> 00:22:10,546 unsavory people besides Earl, might've wanted Tom dead. 533 00:22:10,590 --> 00:22:12,026 Who could've hired Harold Redding to kill him. 534 00:22:12,069 --> 00:22:13,114 I got it. I got it. 535 00:22:13,157 --> 00:22:14,420 Even if the rumors are unconfirmed, 536 00:22:14,463 --> 00:22:16,639 if there's the smallest risk that an innocent man 537 00:22:16,683 --> 00:22:18,467 is gonna be exe-- 538 00:22:18,511 --> 00:22:19,729 He hung up on me. 539 00:22:19,773 --> 00:22:22,341 Because you're bossy and obnoxious and rude. 540 00:22:22,384 --> 00:22:23,646 Flatterer. 541 00:22:23,690 --> 00:22:24,734 I am also right. 542 00:22:24,778 --> 00:22:25,779 Earl is innocent. 543 00:22:25,822 --> 00:22:27,171 Not necessarily. 544 00:22:27,215 --> 00:22:29,739 The memo might or might not have been given to Tom. 545 00:22:29,783 --> 00:22:31,915 The hit man might or might not have been hired by Earl. 546 00:22:31,959 --> 00:22:34,048 You were just helping me argue for the stay of execution. 547 00:22:34,091 --> 00:22:36,355 He's not necessarily guilty, either. 548 00:22:38,792 --> 00:22:41,577 Sucks, doesn't it? 549 00:22:41,621 --> 00:22:42,839 Finding out somebody you cared about 550 00:22:42,883 --> 00:22:45,233 wasn't the person you thought they were. 551 00:22:45,276 --> 00:22:48,410 Are you talking to me or about me? 552 00:22:51,065 --> 00:22:52,501 First year of law school, 553 00:22:52,545 --> 00:22:55,374 Tom and I were seated next to each other in civ pro. 554 00:22:55,417 --> 00:22:59,290 We were friends ever since. 555 00:22:59,334 --> 00:23:01,989 I thought I knew him. 556 00:23:02,032 --> 00:23:05,427 Reconsidering your stance on the death penalty? 557 00:23:07,908 --> 00:23:09,692 Let's just hope the judge comes through 558 00:23:09,736 --> 00:23:11,302 with a stay for Earl. 559 00:23:15,916 --> 00:23:18,309 - Flight okay? - Fine. 560 00:23:18,353 --> 00:23:20,050 But I'm guessing you didn't ask me here 561 00:23:20,094 --> 00:23:21,617 to discuss my travels. 562 00:23:21,661 --> 00:23:25,926 Susan, were you and Tom okay with money before he was shot? 563 00:23:25,969 --> 00:23:29,495 We had a comfortable life, no problems paying our bills. 564 00:23:29,538 --> 00:23:30,931 Why are you asking? 565 00:23:30,974 --> 00:23:34,891 This is hard, but I have reason to suspect 566 00:23:34,935 --> 00:23:37,590 Tom was taking bribes to fix cases, 567 00:23:37,633 --> 00:23:39,069 and may have been killed by someone 568 00:23:39,113 --> 00:23:40,984 who wanted to cover things up. 569 00:23:44,074 --> 00:23:46,773 Tom treated you like a brother. 570 00:23:46,816 --> 00:23:49,515 You asked me to look into this case. 571 00:23:49,558 --> 00:23:52,213 You wanted to be sure an innocent man wasn't executed. 572 00:23:52,256 --> 00:23:55,346 A man's life is at stake. 573 00:23:55,390 --> 00:23:57,566 I believe in Tom, and I'll do everything in my power 574 00:23:57,610 --> 00:24:00,743 to protect his reputation, but in order to do that, 575 00:24:00,787 --> 00:24:03,572 I need to know the truth, and I don't have much time. 576 00:24:03,616 --> 00:24:06,619 I need access to your banking records. 577 00:24:06,662 --> 00:24:08,577 Will you help me? 578 00:24:12,886 --> 00:24:16,106 Susan gave us all of Tom's accounts and passwords. 579 00:24:16,150 --> 00:24:18,500 I was hoping to find unusual deposits or withdraws 580 00:24:18,544 --> 00:24:21,590 around the time of Earl's fraud case, but so far nothing. 581 00:24:21,634 --> 00:24:24,071 If he was on the take, maybe he had a private account, 582 00:24:24,114 --> 00:24:25,638 something his wife didn't know about. 583 00:24:25,681 --> 00:24:27,074 I did find something interesting 584 00:24:27,117 --> 00:24:29,206 in hit man Harold's financials. 585 00:24:29,250 --> 00:24:32,601 There was a total of almost $38,000 worth of deposits 586 00:24:32,645 --> 00:24:35,474 into Harold's account around the time Tom was shot, 587 00:24:35,517 --> 00:24:38,607 and each of those deposits was just under $2,000. 588 00:24:38,651 --> 00:24:40,740 But that's 19 different checks. 589 00:24:40,783 --> 00:24:42,785 Not checks-- money orders. 590 00:24:42,829 --> 00:24:46,223 Money orders are anonymous if the amount is below $2,000. 591 00:24:46,267 --> 00:24:47,877 Above that, a suspicious activity report 592 00:24:47,921 --> 00:24:49,313 would've been filed. 593 00:24:49,357 --> 00:24:50,706 Whoever hired Harold to kill Tom 594 00:24:50,750 --> 00:24:52,795 did a hell of a job covering his tracks. 595 00:24:52,839 --> 00:24:54,667 I requested the serial numbers of the money orders, 596 00:24:54,710 --> 00:24:56,843 which should help us figure out where they were purchased 597 00:24:56,886 --> 00:25:00,455 and maybe even who purchased them. 598 00:25:03,763 --> 00:25:05,068 Maxine. 599 00:25:05,112 --> 00:25:06,983 Been a ghost around here lately. Where you been? 600 00:25:07,027 --> 00:25:09,812 Just trying to track down Earl's boss, Sean Rasmullen. 601 00:25:09,856 --> 00:25:11,379 Hasn't been easy. That guy's slippery. 602 00:25:11,422 --> 00:25:12,815 Most financial guys are. 603 00:25:12,859 --> 00:25:14,295 Yeah. 604 00:25:15,514 --> 00:25:18,386 I'm gonna say something that might piss you off. 605 00:25:22,303 --> 00:25:25,915 Lately you've seemed a little off, showing up late. 606 00:25:25,959 --> 00:25:27,134 I told you I had a meeting. 607 00:25:27,177 --> 00:25:28,701 Reminds me of how you were. 608 00:25:28,744 --> 00:25:31,181 You know, right before you retired. 609 00:25:31,225 --> 00:25:33,009 You having trouble again? 610 00:25:33,053 --> 00:25:35,838 All of that is behind me. 611 00:25:35,882 --> 00:25:37,710 I swear. 612 00:25:37,753 --> 00:25:40,364 Okay. 613 00:25:40,408 --> 00:25:43,367 Hey, any news about the stay? 614 00:25:43,411 --> 00:25:44,934 No. 615 00:25:49,722 --> 00:25:52,028 Hurricane Mindy is set to make landfall 616 00:25:52,072 --> 00:25:55,162 tomorrow in Florida with expected rainfall 617 00:25:55,205 --> 00:25:58,948 of two to three inches per hour in hardest-hit areas. 618 00:25:58,992 --> 00:26:01,690 Officials plan to open polling places early... Yeah. 619 00:26:01,734 --> 00:26:04,127 ...to beat out the storm in Florida, Georgia, 620 00:26:04,171 --> 00:26:05,564 and South Carolina. 621 00:26:05,607 --> 00:26:07,174 Okay, got it. And in New York, 622 00:26:07,217 --> 00:26:10,220 latest polls show Harper Morrison in the lead. 623 00:26:10,264 --> 00:26:11,308 That-- 624 00:26:14,181 --> 00:26:15,399 Wallace! 625 00:26:15,443 --> 00:26:16,966 Sam just called. 626 00:26:17,010 --> 00:26:18,881 - Yeah? - You were right about Tom. 627 00:26:18,925 --> 00:26:21,057 No suspect deposits made into his account. 628 00:26:21,101 --> 00:26:22,755 Good. I knew there wouldn't be. 629 00:26:22,798 --> 00:26:26,019 And the judge granted a stay. We did it. 630 00:26:26,062 --> 00:26:28,151 We got Earl a reprieve. 631 00:26:28,195 --> 00:26:30,066 We have time to figure out the truth now. 632 00:26:30,110 --> 00:26:31,502 We did it. We did! 633 00:26:31,546 --> 00:26:33,635 You and me! We're awesome! 634 00:26:35,506 --> 00:26:37,073 Yes, we are. 635 00:26:45,255 --> 00:26:47,257 Why aren't we really? 636 00:26:50,086 --> 00:26:52,262 I don't know. 637 00:26:52,306 --> 00:26:55,788 I really don't. 638 00:26:55,831 --> 00:26:59,313 I'm too impulsive, you're too calculated. 639 00:26:59,356 --> 00:27:01,097 One issue. Among many. 640 00:27:05,754 --> 00:27:07,016 Sounds like things are getting serious 641 00:27:07,060 --> 00:27:08,844 between you and Naomi. 642 00:27:08,888 --> 00:27:10,716 Yeah. 643 00:27:10,759 --> 00:27:13,849 Big step, her moving to New York. 644 00:27:13,893 --> 00:27:17,113 You worried about it? 645 00:27:17,157 --> 00:27:22,118 She says she's not just doing it for me, but... I don't know. 646 00:27:22,162 --> 00:27:25,731 It's hard not to feel some pressure. 647 00:27:25,774 --> 00:27:30,823 Look, Naomi's great. 648 00:27:30,866 --> 00:27:33,739 She's absurdly hot... 649 00:27:33,782 --> 00:27:36,045 smart... 650 00:27:36,089 --> 00:27:40,484 probably better for you than I was. 651 00:27:40,528 --> 00:27:42,443 You should give it a shot. 652 00:27:46,839 --> 00:27:49,537 Does it freak you out? 653 00:27:49,580 --> 00:27:54,890 The idea of committing to someone, settling down? 654 00:27:54,934 --> 00:27:57,719 I know it used to, but what about now? 655 00:28:02,506 --> 00:28:05,118 Depends on the person, I guess. 656 00:28:09,209 --> 00:28:10,732 Hayes. 657 00:28:10,776 --> 00:28:13,822 See you in the morning, Wallace. 658 00:28:44,070 --> 00:28:46,550 Not gonna happen. 659 00:28:46,594 --> 00:28:48,814 Bill Newton appealed the stay. 660 00:28:48,857 --> 00:28:50,467 He's such a douche. 661 00:28:50,511 --> 00:28:54,341 Any other prosecutor would've done the same thing. 662 00:28:54,384 --> 00:28:55,951 The Supreme Court just ruled. 663 00:28:55,995 --> 00:28:57,387 No, please. 664 00:28:57,431 --> 00:28:58,737 They lifted the stay of execution. 665 00:28:58,780 --> 00:29:00,260 We don't know if he's guilty. We need more time. 666 00:29:00,303 --> 00:29:02,349 We don't have any more. 667 00:29:02,392 --> 00:29:04,960 Earl's going to be executed... 668 00:29:05,004 --> 00:29:06,179 tonight. 669 00:29:13,447 --> 00:29:14,927 Bill! 670 00:29:14,970 --> 00:29:17,407 You had to appeal it to the Supremes? 671 00:29:17,451 --> 00:29:19,801 Couldn't risk your winning record, could you? 672 00:29:19,845 --> 00:29:21,063 That's how the game's played. 673 00:29:21,107 --> 00:29:22,456 I'm reporting you to DOJ 674 00:29:22,499 --> 00:29:24,414 for breaching the canons of professional ethics. 675 00:29:24,458 --> 00:29:27,417 Rumors of corruption do not equal knowledge thereof. 676 00:29:27,461 --> 00:29:29,158 I'll be cleared of all wrongdoing, 677 00:29:29,202 --> 00:29:31,291 and it'll be another win for me. 678 00:29:36,165 --> 00:29:37,819 What about Earl's last meal? 679 00:29:37,863 --> 00:29:39,647 Extra lean corn beef on rye and corn chips. 680 00:29:39,690 --> 00:29:41,083 Ready and waiting. 681 00:29:41,127 --> 00:29:42,345 If it's not from Mel's Avenue Deli in Manhattan-- 682 00:29:42,389 --> 00:29:43,651 They FedEx'd it here this morning. 683 00:29:43,694 --> 00:29:45,871 We've been through this. I followed the protocol. 684 00:29:45,914 --> 00:29:47,437 What about-- No, I know you think you've got 685 00:29:47,481 --> 00:29:48,787 some evidence that Earl may be innocent. 686 00:29:48,830 --> 00:29:50,440 Earl isinnocent. I-I just-- I-- 687 00:29:50,484 --> 00:29:51,833 Look, I see what you're trying to do. 688 00:29:51,877 --> 00:29:55,184 And I admire it. Truly, I do. 689 00:29:55,228 --> 00:29:56,533 I'm afraid Earl's at the end of the line. 690 00:29:56,577 --> 00:29:58,448 This is so wrong! 691 00:29:58,492 --> 00:30:01,277 Someone has to deliver the people's will. 692 00:30:01,321 --> 00:30:02,409 That someone is me. 693 00:30:02,452 --> 00:30:04,193 And most of the time, when you have, 694 00:30:04,237 --> 00:30:05,586 it's been, if not right, then righteous. 695 00:30:05,629 --> 00:30:06,543 In this case, it is not. 696 00:30:06,587 --> 00:30:08,154 It's never right... 697 00:30:08,197 --> 00:30:09,285 or righteous. 698 00:30:13,072 --> 00:30:15,857 Do you know that I am the only one here 699 00:30:15,901 --> 00:30:19,034 who doesn't have a choice about participating in executions? 700 00:30:22,603 --> 00:30:25,432 Earl is gonna have his last meal. 701 00:30:25,475 --> 00:30:27,303 He'll meet with the priest. 702 00:30:27,347 --> 00:30:29,479 He'll be given an opportunity to say any last words. 703 00:30:29,523 --> 00:30:31,177 And in just over two hours... 704 00:30:31,220 --> 00:30:34,484 we're gonna kill him. 705 00:30:34,528 --> 00:30:37,139 So if you want to save him, you better do it quick. 706 00:30:39,011 --> 00:30:40,882 Tess, you have an hour and 54 minutes 707 00:30:40,926 --> 00:30:42,753 to find out who hired Harold to kill Tom. 708 00:30:42,797 --> 00:30:44,059 I'm close on tracking that. 709 00:30:44,103 --> 00:30:45,234 Close won't save Earl's life. 710 00:30:45,278 --> 00:30:46,932 I'm diving back in now. 711 00:30:46,975 --> 00:30:49,325 What'd you get on Sean? 712 00:30:49,369 --> 00:30:51,545 Rasmullen? Earl's boss? 713 00:30:51,588 --> 00:30:53,895 The guy that we think might've bribed Tom Simon. 714 00:30:53,939 --> 00:30:55,505 Killed him to protect his own ass. 715 00:30:55,549 --> 00:30:57,029 Sean's lawyers put up major roadblocks. 716 00:30:57,072 --> 00:30:59,031 They wouldn't give me access to him or his bank records. 717 00:30:59,074 --> 00:31:00,162 We got an hour and 45. 718 00:31:00,206 --> 00:31:01,729 Not enough time to subpoena them. 719 00:31:01,772 --> 00:31:03,644 Well, let's pull some favors, go to the banks directly. 720 00:31:03,687 --> 00:31:05,341 It's a long shot, but worth a try. 721 00:31:07,039 --> 00:31:08,344 Dad. 722 00:31:08,388 --> 00:31:10,651 How's Mom? 723 00:31:10,694 --> 00:31:13,088 Tell her I'm sending good thoughts. 724 00:31:13,132 --> 00:31:15,525 Yeah, I'm in Indiana. Still here. 725 00:31:15,569 --> 00:31:18,311 That's why I called. 726 00:31:18,354 --> 00:31:22,054 It's a matter of life and death. No exaggeration. 727 00:31:22,097 --> 00:31:26,885 I know it's a big favor, but, um... could you put in a call? 728 00:31:26,928 --> 00:31:29,583 The President issued the death warrant, and maybe if you-- 729 00:31:34,805 --> 00:31:37,373 Yeah, I-I understand. 730 00:31:37,417 --> 00:31:40,159 Thanks anyway. 731 00:31:40,202 --> 00:31:42,596 I love you, too. 732 00:31:42,639 --> 00:31:44,511 Good luck tonight. 733 00:31:50,473 --> 00:31:52,432 I'm so sorry. 734 00:31:52,475 --> 00:31:53,868 Are you really? 735 00:31:55,914 --> 00:31:59,918 We're just... running out of time. 736 00:31:59,961 --> 00:32:01,528 Couldn't find a way. 737 00:32:01,571 --> 00:32:03,617 I'll keep trying. Don't give up. 738 00:32:07,055 --> 00:32:13,235 I remember one night with my wife and son. 739 00:32:13,279 --> 00:32:18,284 We were out in a field counting shooting stars. 740 00:32:18,327 --> 00:32:21,330 It was quiet. 741 00:32:21,374 --> 00:32:24,420 Just us and the stars. 742 00:32:27,423 --> 00:32:29,034 They're not coming to see me die. 743 00:32:29,077 --> 00:32:30,818 We'll be there for you. 744 00:32:30,861 --> 00:32:33,299 No. I don't want you remembering me like that. 745 00:32:33,342 --> 00:32:35,779 Not you. Go. Live. 746 00:32:43,309 --> 00:32:44,963 It's time to start the walk. 747 00:33:02,937 --> 00:33:05,592 I'm sure I'm wrong about Heaven. 748 00:33:09,726 --> 00:33:11,293 We'll see. 749 00:33:55,903 --> 00:33:58,297 In New York, polling places are set to close 750 00:33:58,340 --> 00:34:00,038 in just under two hours, 751 00:34:00,081 --> 00:34:03,041 and with 73% of precincts reporting, 752 00:34:03,084 --> 00:34:04,433 things are looking good 753 00:34:04,477 --> 00:34:06,218 for former First Lady Harper Morrison 754 00:34:06,261 --> 00:34:08,524 in the New York State Senate race. 755 00:34:08,568 --> 00:34:10,004 That's right, Nick. 756 00:34:10,048 --> 00:34:11,527 Exit polls indicate she is doing very... 757 00:34:11,571 --> 00:34:14,052 The tacks show where each of the money orders used 758 00:34:14,095 --> 00:34:16,402 to pay Harold to kill Tom were purchased. 759 00:34:16,445 --> 00:34:18,752 You said that already. 760 00:34:18,795 --> 00:34:21,102 Like 10 times. 761 00:34:21,146 --> 00:34:22,799 I'm hoping if I say it over and over again, 762 00:34:22,843 --> 00:34:25,715 we'll finally notice a pattern, and that pattern will lead us 763 00:34:25,759 --> 00:34:27,717 to who bought the money orders-- 764 00:34:27,761 --> 00:34:31,069 who really hired Harold to kill Tom. 765 00:34:38,424 --> 00:34:41,818 Okay, the tacks show where each of the money orders 766 00:34:41,862 --> 00:34:45,648 used to pay Harold to kill Tom were purchased. 767 00:35:14,286 --> 00:35:16,723 We're sure he's guilty, right? 768 00:35:16,766 --> 00:35:18,377 Wish we were. 769 00:35:29,736 --> 00:35:31,955 The demographics in the final precincts 770 00:35:31,999 --> 00:35:33,783 are not expected to change the outcome, 771 00:35:33,827 --> 00:35:36,873 so now we're just waiting to officially project 772 00:35:36,917 --> 00:35:39,572 the winner as Harper Morrison. 773 00:35:39,615 --> 00:35:41,051 Look at the groupings of tacks. 774 00:35:41,095 --> 00:35:43,184 The 4, 5, 6 subway runs through all of them. See it? 775 00:35:43,228 --> 00:35:46,013 From the Upper East Side to Union Square to downtown. 776 00:35:46,056 --> 00:35:47,406 Look at the downtown grouping. 777 00:35:47,449 --> 00:35:49,016 It's right around Foley Square. 778 00:35:49,059 --> 00:35:50,452 That's where the U.S. Attorney's office is, 779 00:35:50,496 --> 00:35:52,889 and Bill Newton, the prosecutor on Earl's case, 780 00:35:52,933 --> 00:35:54,456 lives in the Upper East Side. 781 00:35:54,500 --> 00:35:55,979 But why would he order the hit? 782 00:35:56,023 --> 00:35:58,591 Find Nina, Earl's co-worker, the one that had the memo. 783 00:35:58,634 --> 00:36:00,332 I'm innocent. 784 00:36:02,334 --> 00:36:04,553 Any other last words? 785 00:36:06,990 --> 00:36:10,080 Thanks for always being decent. 786 00:36:12,518 --> 00:36:14,998 Same to you. 787 00:36:15,042 --> 00:36:17,175 Nina, this is important. 788 00:36:17,218 --> 00:36:18,654 You said you gave the memo 789 00:36:18,698 --> 00:36:21,222 that showed Sean Rasmullen was embezzling to Tom Simon. 790 00:36:21,266 --> 00:36:22,310 That's right. 791 00:36:22,354 --> 00:36:23,964 You delivered it to him in person? 792 00:36:24,007 --> 00:36:26,488 I didn't want Earl being blamed for something he didn't do. 793 00:36:26,532 --> 00:36:28,621 This was the man you gave the memo to? 794 00:36:28,664 --> 00:36:30,275 Yes. Tom Simon. 795 00:36:30,318 --> 00:36:33,234 We met at a coffee shop, and I handed it to him. 796 00:36:40,720 --> 00:36:42,678 Wallace, it was Bill, Bill Newton. 797 00:36:42,722 --> 00:36:44,158 He was the one taking the bribes. 798 00:36:44,202 --> 00:36:47,117 It wasn't Tom-- it was Bill, and he had Tom killed. 799 00:36:47,161 --> 00:36:48,641 We traced the payments back to him. 800 00:36:48,684 --> 00:36:50,164 He paid for the hit. 801 00:36:50,208 --> 00:36:52,775 Wallace, you have to stop that execution. Call me back. 802 00:36:53,820 --> 00:36:55,038 It was Bill who got that memo. 803 00:36:55,082 --> 00:36:56,214 I mean, he got the call from Nina. 804 00:36:56,257 --> 00:36:57,867 Tom was away on vacation. 805 00:36:57,911 --> 00:37:00,653 He knew Harold Redding and Earl were in Allenwood together. 806 00:37:00,696 --> 00:37:02,959 He used Harold to pin the whole thing on Earl. 807 00:37:03,003 --> 00:37:05,223 There were massive deposits made into Bill's accounts 808 00:37:05,266 --> 00:37:06,702 around the time of Earl's fraud case. 809 00:37:06,746 --> 00:37:09,183 They were payoffs for making that memo go away. 810 00:37:09,227 --> 00:37:11,054 Bill appealed the stay of execution 811 00:37:11,098 --> 00:37:12,882 because he wants Earl dead! 812 00:37:52,400 --> 00:37:54,576 ...wants him out of the way. Earl is innocent. 813 00:37:54,620 --> 00:37:56,186 We can't let him die. We can't. 814 00:37:56,230 --> 00:37:58,188 We have to find a way-- 815 00:38:51,372 --> 00:38:53,331 I'm not cleaning up your mess again. 816 00:39:07,910 --> 00:39:12,785 ♪ Take my mind and take my pain ♪ 817 00:39:15,396 --> 00:39:18,878 ♪ Like an empty bottle takes the rain ♪ 818 00:39:20,880 --> 00:39:23,230 Hayes? 819 00:39:23,273 --> 00:39:25,537 ♪ And heal, heal 820 00:39:25,580 --> 00:39:28,670 I know it's terrible. 821 00:39:28,714 --> 00:39:30,019 ♪ Heal, heal 822 00:39:30,063 --> 00:39:33,022 But we got Bill. 823 00:39:33,066 --> 00:39:34,807 He's going down for capital murder. 824 00:39:34,850 --> 00:39:37,113 ♪ Take my past and take my sense ♪ 825 00:39:37,157 --> 00:39:40,203 Please say something. 826 00:39:40,247 --> 00:39:42,510 Open the door. 827 00:39:42,554 --> 00:39:44,077 ♪ Like an empty sail takes the wind ♪ 828 00:39:44,120 --> 00:39:47,559 I knew I couldn't do this job. I told you. 829 00:39:47,602 --> 00:39:50,518 Open the door. 830 00:39:50,562 --> 00:39:53,652 ♪ Heal, heal 831 00:39:53,695 --> 00:39:57,438 I gave him hope. 832 00:39:57,482 --> 00:40:02,356 You wanted the truth, and I found it. 833 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:04,706 Earl was innocent. 834 00:40:04,750 --> 00:40:06,665 I know. 835 00:40:06,708 --> 00:40:11,060 And he-- he died anyway. 836 00:40:11,104 --> 00:40:12,758 I couldn't save him. 837 00:40:12,801 --> 00:40:13,889 You did everything you could. 838 00:40:13,933 --> 00:40:16,544 ♪ Take my heart and take my hand ♪ 839 00:40:16,588 --> 00:40:20,461 I told him he was worm food. 840 00:40:20,505 --> 00:40:21,636 Why did I do that? 841 00:40:21,680 --> 00:40:24,117 ♪ Like an ocean takes the dirty sand ♪ 842 00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:26,554 What do I know? 843 00:40:26,598 --> 00:40:28,121 Open the door. 844 00:40:28,164 --> 00:40:32,778 ♪ And heal, heeeal 845 00:40:32,821 --> 00:40:37,913 ♪ Hell, heal 846 00:40:37,957 --> 00:40:42,004 ♪ And take my mind and take my pain ♪ 847 00:40:45,181 --> 00:40:49,447 ♪ Like an empty bottle takes the rain ♪ 848 00:40:51,971 --> 00:40:57,019 ♪ And heal, heeeal 849 00:40:57,063 --> 00:40:59,631 ♪ Hell, heal 850 00:41:01,546 --> 00:41:08,074 ♪ And tell me sooome things last ♪ 851 00:41:10,511 --> 00:41:15,211 ♪ And tell me sooome things last ♪