1 00:00:02,721 --> 00:00:04,518 In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:04,590 --> 00:00:08,423 the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: 3 00:00:08,493 --> 00:00:10,290 The police who investigate crime... 4 00:00:10,361 --> 00:00:13,159 and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. 5 00:00:13,231 --> 00:00:14,892 These are their stories. 6 00:00:16,734 --> 00:00:18,327 You can thank your luckies 7 00:00:18,403 --> 00:00:20,802 your plane didn't land four hours earlier. 8 00:00:20,872 --> 00:00:23,534 It would have taken us that long to get across the bridge. 9 00:00:23,608 --> 00:00:25,633 'Course we could have splurged $2.50 10 00:00:25,710 --> 00:00:26,802 and taken the tunnel. 11 00:00:26,878 --> 00:00:28,869 Killing ourselves, breathing that air. 12 00:00:30,448 --> 00:00:32,642 Where'd you fly in from, honey? 13 00:00:32,716 --> 00:00:34,650 Lagos, Nigeria. 14 00:00:35,018 --> 00:00:37,179 Africa, oh... 15 00:00:37,921 --> 00:00:40,651 That's about what, 10 hours on a plane? 16 00:00:41,658 --> 00:00:43,558 What time is it here? 17 00:00:45,494 --> 00:00:47,656 Five minutes, it's tomorrow. 18 00:00:47,964 --> 00:00:49,989 I can't keep my eyes open. 19 00:00:51,434 --> 00:00:53,766 Jet lag, huh? It's a bitch. 20 00:00:54,304 --> 00:00:56,771 Guy came in last night from Paris. 21 00:00:57,039 --> 00:00:58,700 Said the best cure 22 00:00:58,774 --> 00:01:01,709 was a hot bath and a bottle of cognac. 23 00:01:03,412 --> 00:01:05,676 I visited my sister down in Tampa. 24 00:01:05,748 --> 00:01:07,943 Six-pack worked just fine. 25 00:01:10,151 --> 00:01:12,619 Statue of Liberty? 26 00:01:13,154 --> 00:01:14,883 Honey, you said Harlem. 27 00:01:14,956 --> 00:01:16,617 No, this. 28 00:01:18,127 --> 00:01:20,095 Oh, yeah, yeah. 29 00:01:20,162 --> 00:01:23,494 Gets going like a blizzard every time I cross a pothole. 30 00:01:25,133 --> 00:01:26,657 Just like that. 31 00:01:28,403 --> 00:01:30,064 Thank you, Mr. Dinkins. 32 00:01:31,639 --> 00:01:33,402 Now hold on, child. 33 00:01:33,474 --> 00:01:35,634 Don't go having your baby in my cab. 34 00:01:37,911 --> 00:01:39,208 Call the code! 35 00:01:39,279 --> 00:01:42,248 Clear the hall! Come on, let's go! 36 00:01:44,518 --> 00:01:45,610 Here we come. 37 00:01:45,686 --> 00:01:47,449 Let's go folks, here they come. 38 00:01:47,521 --> 00:01:48,545 Watch it. 39 00:01:48,622 --> 00:01:50,021 Code Blue, E.R. 3. 40 00:01:50,090 --> 00:01:51,148 Watch your foot. 41 00:01:51,225 --> 00:01:52,749 Pupils fixed and dilated. 42 00:01:52,826 --> 00:01:54,885 Bag her. One amp Narcan. Starting C.P.R. 43 00:01:54,962 --> 00:01:57,692 Get E.K.G. Leads on her. I need a fetal heart monitor. 44 00:01:57,764 --> 00:02:00,459 Get her intubated. One amp atropine. 45 00:02:00,967 --> 00:02:03,561 E.K.G. Hooked up. She's v-tach. 46 00:02:03,636 --> 00:02:05,536 Fetal heart rate 90. 47 00:02:05,605 --> 00:02:07,436 Get the paddles. One amp Narcan. 48 00:02:08,674 --> 00:02:09,698 Ready. 49 00:02:09,775 --> 00:02:11,208 Clear. 50 00:02:12,644 --> 00:02:13,838 She's v-fib. 51 00:02:13,912 --> 00:02:15,140 Fetal heart rate 60. 52 00:02:15,213 --> 00:02:17,546 One amp Narcan. Get a blood gas. 53 00:02:19,018 --> 00:02:20,679 Fetal in bradycardia. 54 00:02:20,753 --> 00:02:22,948 Call O.B., tell them to prep for a crash C-section. 55 00:02:23,022 --> 00:02:26,286 No pressure, no pulse. She's asystolic. 56 00:02:27,759 --> 00:02:29,624 No response. Flat. 57 00:02:29,694 --> 00:02:31,423 Fetal heart rate zero. 58 00:02:31,496 --> 00:02:32,520 One amp Narcan. 59 00:02:34,799 --> 00:02:35,857 Still flat. 60 00:02:35,934 --> 00:02:37,400 Fetal zero. 61 00:02:45,542 --> 00:02:47,374 Okay, let's call it. 62 00:02:48,446 --> 00:02:50,811 Patient and baby died at 00:33. 63 00:04:15,563 --> 00:04:19,225 62 more days in purgatory, then hello, Scarsdale. 64 00:04:19,299 --> 00:04:20,891 People don't O.D. In Scarsdale? 65 00:04:20,967 --> 00:04:23,060 Not on heroin, and not in the back of a cab. 66 00:04:23,136 --> 00:04:25,161 Oh, you prefer sleeping pills and satin sheets. 67 00:04:25,238 --> 00:04:26,296 Well, there's a difference. 68 00:04:26,373 --> 00:04:27,465 Oh, sure, there is, Mike, 69 00:04:27,540 --> 00:04:29,599 like when rich people do it, it's a cry for help. 70 00:04:29,676 --> 00:04:31,836 And people like us, it's a social disease. 71 00:04:31,910 --> 00:04:34,777 For Ms. Amoda, it's an occupational hazard. 72 00:04:35,414 --> 00:04:38,440 She's a smuggler. Found these in her belly. 73 00:04:38,951 --> 00:04:40,976 60 condoms filled with heroin. 74 00:04:41,053 --> 00:04:42,816 One of them broke. 75 00:04:46,792 --> 00:04:49,124 Adult respiratory distress syndrome. 76 00:04:49,194 --> 00:04:51,754 4 ampoules of Narcan. No response. 77 00:04:51,830 --> 00:04:53,491 Nigerian, 20 years old. 78 00:04:53,599 --> 00:04:56,032 Probably hoping her kid's dreams would be American. 79 00:04:56,100 --> 00:04:57,624 She had a kid? 80 00:04:57,702 --> 00:04:58,862 Still-born. 81 00:05:00,171 --> 00:05:02,230 Scarsdale's looking good. 82 00:05:06,244 --> 00:05:07,609 All-weather radials. 83 00:05:07,678 --> 00:05:10,544 Imelda Marcos never owned a pair of these. 84 00:05:11,848 --> 00:05:13,645 Miss Kelani Amoda. 85 00:05:15,586 --> 00:05:19,044 No, make that Mrs. Born in Nigeria. 86 00:05:20,658 --> 00:05:22,318 First time in the U.S. 87 00:05:22,392 --> 00:05:23,723 Lomotil. 88 00:05:24,194 --> 00:05:26,025 Helps clog the drain. 89 00:05:26,096 --> 00:05:30,226 Customs calls them, uh, Nigerian swallowers. 90 00:05:30,300 --> 00:05:32,325 $1,100 and a free plane ride. 91 00:05:32,402 --> 00:05:34,426 You're talking $100,000 won'th of heroin here. 92 00:05:34,503 --> 00:05:36,596 Now, somebody's gotta be holding the claim ticket. 93 00:05:36,672 --> 00:05:39,038 Redeemable for narcotics one and felony murder. 94 00:05:39,108 --> 00:05:40,541 Hey, she's got a baby on the way. 95 00:05:40,609 --> 00:05:43,271 The only person who's gonna talk her into this is Mr. Amoda. 96 00:05:43,345 --> 00:05:45,974 Cab must've been taking her somewhere. 97 00:05:47,149 --> 00:05:49,549 17 years, I delivered three babies. 98 00:05:50,786 --> 00:05:53,516 Got so I can tie the innies and the outies. 99 00:05:53,589 --> 00:05:56,183 But I never had nobody die on me before. 100 00:05:56,258 --> 00:05:57,782 The baby, too? 101 00:05:58,194 --> 00:06:01,685 Poor little girl. She wasrt but about 20. 102 00:06:02,163 --> 00:06:04,791 She leave behind anything besides a suitcase? 103 00:06:04,866 --> 00:06:08,563 Yeah, unfortunately, and I been cleaning it up all morning. 104 00:06:08,970 --> 00:06:11,767 Did she say anything about having a family? 105 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,365 Only about her baby. Hoping it was a boy. 106 00:06:14,442 --> 00:06:16,034 She got her wish. 107 00:06:17,512 --> 00:06:19,912 One minute she's taking in the scenery. 108 00:06:19,981 --> 00:06:23,849 The next, her head is lolling like she's making for a seizure. 109 00:06:24,284 --> 00:06:26,115 I drove as fast as I could. 110 00:06:26,186 --> 00:06:28,711 Where were you gonna take her before the emergency room? 111 00:06:28,789 --> 00:06:30,188 Let me see. 112 00:06:31,758 --> 00:06:34,693 Uh, 126th and Broadway. 113 00:06:45,739 --> 00:06:47,229 So, now what? 114 00:06:48,408 --> 00:06:49,931 Home cooking. 115 00:06:50,243 --> 00:06:53,212 You know, this used to be Roscoe's Snack 'r Chat. 116 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:55,110 You know, right around the corner from here 117 00:06:55,181 --> 00:06:56,842 is the first place I saw Mose Allison. 118 00:06:56,916 --> 00:06:58,042 Who? 119 00:06:58,284 --> 00:07:00,912 I keep forgetting when you were born. 120 00:07:05,991 --> 00:07:08,186 Yes, please. This way. 121 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:09,827 We just ate. 122 00:07:09,895 --> 00:07:11,886 Anybody in here expecting a young girl, 123 00:07:11,963 --> 00:07:13,864 name of Kelani Amoda? 124 00:07:14,766 --> 00:07:16,358 She is Yoruba. 125 00:07:16,434 --> 00:07:17,526 Yoruba? 126 00:07:17,602 --> 00:07:19,467 The largest tribe in Nigeria. 127 00:07:19,538 --> 00:07:21,597 Everyone here is Yoruba. 128 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:23,837 The name Amoda, very common. 129 00:07:23,909 --> 00:07:25,274 And she is from llesha. 130 00:07:25,343 --> 00:07:27,310 I know of three Amodas from llesha. 131 00:07:27,378 --> 00:07:29,243 You know of any in this zip code? 132 00:07:29,313 --> 00:07:32,908 Joseph Amoda. Uh, we are very proud of him. 133 00:07:33,517 --> 00:07:36,748 He's a very important businessman with a thriving trade 134 00:07:36,854 --> 00:07:39,322 on the corner of 42nd and Madison. 135 00:07:41,758 --> 00:07:42,885 Thank you. 136 00:07:43,027 --> 00:07:46,428 I have bakweli, bakota, bambara... 137 00:07:46,497 --> 00:07:49,466 Hey, this bakota would be good for you, oda. 138 00:07:49,533 --> 00:07:50,625 Huh? 139 00:07:50,701 --> 00:07:53,567 It is magical shield. It will stop a bullet. 140 00:07:53,636 --> 00:07:56,400 We're more interested in a member of your tribe. 141 00:07:56,472 --> 00:07:58,064 Kelani Amoda. 142 00:07:58,575 --> 00:08:00,202 She's very beautiful. 143 00:08:00,276 --> 00:08:02,836 She flew in from Nigeria last night. 144 00:08:03,313 --> 00:08:04,439 She had a baby. 145 00:08:04,514 --> 00:08:07,505 Ah, a baby? She was blessed by Shango, 146 00:08:07,583 --> 00:08:09,346 goddess of fertility and thunder. 147 00:08:09,418 --> 00:08:12,080 Yeah. Well, do you know who the proud papa might be? 148 00:08:12,154 --> 00:08:14,020 No. But if you find him, just tell him 149 00:08:14,090 --> 00:08:17,059 I'll be happy to shower the baby with gifts. 150 00:08:17,726 --> 00:08:19,489 We could bring him in. 151 00:08:19,561 --> 00:08:22,689 And he'll sell us a watch before he gives us the time of day. 152 00:08:22,764 --> 00:08:26,359 You know, it seems like hubby should be a little bit more concerned. 153 00:08:26,435 --> 00:08:28,926 I mean, he sends for her, she doesn't show... 154 00:08:29,004 --> 00:08:31,164 Yeah. I don't know. 155 00:08:32,506 --> 00:08:35,304 Wait a minute. He sent for her, right? 156 00:08:35,643 --> 00:08:38,237 So maybe he sent her a plane ticket. 157 00:08:47,355 --> 00:08:49,289 It was booked in Lagos, 158 00:08:49,357 --> 00:08:51,951 through Transmission Travel Services. 159 00:08:52,026 --> 00:08:53,857 What about credit card numbers? 160 00:08:53,928 --> 00:08:55,087 Cash. 161 00:08:55,161 --> 00:08:56,594 How can you be so sure? 162 00:08:56,663 --> 00:08:58,961 Nigeria is an all-cash society. 163 00:08:59,032 --> 00:09:01,728 So what does a pretty woman like you do without a credit card? 164 00:09:01,801 --> 00:09:02,893 Barter. 165 00:09:02,969 --> 00:09:04,436 Excuse me, miss. 166 00:09:04,504 --> 00:09:07,405 They always come in when I'm ready to close. 167 00:09:10,075 --> 00:09:14,069 Hey, suppose Kelani isn't the only smuggler on the plane? 168 00:09:14,981 --> 00:09:18,815 You think Transmission Travel gives frequent swallower miles? 169 00:09:19,486 --> 00:09:22,249 All I know is, 20 years ago, two Cuba Libres 170 00:09:22,321 --> 00:09:24,755 and I'd have the passenger list. 171 00:09:28,527 --> 00:09:31,257 Maybe you ought to order dinner for one. 172 00:09:37,802 --> 00:09:39,429 Good morning. 173 00:09:39,504 --> 00:09:41,028 Hey, Briscoe. 174 00:09:41,172 --> 00:09:42,834 Two Cuba Libres? 175 00:09:42,975 --> 00:09:44,806 Strawberry Daiquiri. 176 00:09:45,277 --> 00:09:46,436 So, 177 00:09:46,844 --> 00:09:50,405 Nigerian Airlines Flight 850, non-stop Lagos-New York. 178 00:09:50,481 --> 00:09:52,972 13 passengers, Transmission Travel. 179 00:09:53,051 --> 00:09:54,712 Any common denominators? 180 00:09:54,819 --> 00:09:57,583 No. But Kelani's entry form, the employment question? 181 00:09:57,655 --> 00:09:59,713 Monday morning she would've been punching a clock 182 00:09:59,790 --> 00:10:02,088 at Nigerian Petroleum Distribution, Brooklyn. 183 00:10:02,159 --> 00:10:05,424 Maybe hubby was planning to pack her a box lunch. 184 00:10:09,232 --> 00:10:11,063 So, I'm the token American. 185 00:10:11,134 --> 00:10:13,534 Makes me a sort of a liaison to the community. 186 00:10:13,603 --> 00:10:15,366 Well, what is it, Mr. Marietta? 187 00:10:15,439 --> 00:10:17,566 No one reads the help-wanted ads but Nigerians? 188 00:10:17,641 --> 00:10:19,609 Well, they like to hire from the same tribe. 189 00:10:19,676 --> 00:10:21,371 Yoruba? 190 00:10:21,445 --> 00:10:24,277 I used to work the oil rigs near Lagos in the '70s. 191 00:10:24,346 --> 00:10:25,677 I learned to respect 192 00:10:25,748 --> 00:10:28,182 the loyalty and work ethic of the Yoruba. 193 00:10:28,250 --> 00:10:30,047 So, what? If you want to work in 194 00:10:30,119 --> 00:10:32,781 the wing-nut division you dial 1-800-YORUBA? 195 00:10:32,855 --> 00:10:35,016 For Nigerians, this is a plum job. 196 00:10:35,091 --> 00:10:37,524 We only bring over highly-trained professionals. 197 00:10:37,592 --> 00:10:39,526 Scientists, technicians, engineers. 198 00:10:39,594 --> 00:10:42,359 And a pregnant 20-year-old village girl? 199 00:10:42,431 --> 00:10:43,557 Uh. 200 00:10:43,632 --> 00:10:45,190 Kelani Amoda. 201 00:10:45,935 --> 00:10:49,267 A nutritional technician. A cook for our cafeteria. 202 00:10:49,437 --> 00:10:51,667 Americans can't make tuna sandwiches? 203 00:10:51,740 --> 00:10:54,607 Americans can't make fufu and Jollof rice. 204 00:10:55,009 --> 00:10:56,601 She'll be starting next week. 205 00:10:57,846 --> 00:10:59,006 Oh? 206 00:10:59,114 --> 00:11:01,707 Uh, where's she gonna be staying until then? 207 00:11:01,782 --> 00:11:04,444 Uh, with her husband. Babatunde Amoda. 208 00:11:19,466 --> 00:11:20,660 You Babatunde Amoda? 209 00:11:20,734 --> 00:11:21,792 No. 210 00:11:21,869 --> 00:11:24,394 All right, you mind opening the door, please? 211 00:11:31,144 --> 00:11:33,009 You Babatunde Amoda? 212 00:11:33,312 --> 00:11:34,438 Yes. 213 00:11:35,715 --> 00:11:38,081 All right, we'd like to ask you a few questions. 214 00:11:38,151 --> 00:11:40,585 My papers are in order. I can show you. 215 00:11:40,653 --> 00:11:42,712 It's not about your papers. 216 00:11:43,022 --> 00:11:44,922 It's about your wife. 217 00:11:45,057 --> 00:11:46,354 Kelani? 218 00:11:46,492 --> 00:11:48,892 Kelani is in llesha. My village. 219 00:11:49,162 --> 00:11:52,494 Your wife arrived here two nights ago from Nigeria. 220 00:11:58,170 --> 00:11:59,569 Two nights? 221 00:12:00,405 --> 00:12:01,838 Is she all right? 222 00:12:01,907 --> 00:12:04,773 I think you ought to come with us. 223 00:12:10,849 --> 00:12:13,409 All the village came to our wedding. 224 00:12:14,486 --> 00:12:16,044 Everyone thought I am blessed 225 00:12:16,121 --> 00:12:18,554 because I could come to America. 226 00:12:20,424 --> 00:12:22,949 I was saving money to send for her 227 00:12:23,794 --> 00:12:25,853 from delivering packages. 228 00:12:27,031 --> 00:12:30,397 Did your wife ever speak about knowing anybody here? 229 00:12:31,167 --> 00:12:32,259 No. 230 00:12:33,636 --> 00:12:35,900 She could not know anyone here. 231 00:12:36,105 --> 00:12:38,801 She knew only people from our village. 232 00:12:39,510 --> 00:12:42,637 So you didn't know that she arranged for a job? 233 00:12:45,381 --> 00:12:49,750 She must have written, but the mails are so slow. 234 00:12:52,155 --> 00:12:54,486 She is dead because she so wanted our child 235 00:12:54,556 --> 00:12:56,490 to be born in America. 236 00:13:09,504 --> 00:13:11,267 If this guy is a heroin smuggler, 237 00:13:11,340 --> 00:13:13,001 he better not quit his day job. 238 00:13:13,075 --> 00:13:15,839 Yeah. He didn't even spring for high-tops. 239 00:13:15,911 --> 00:13:18,812 He's still kicking the village dust off his feet. 240 00:13:18,881 --> 00:13:20,871 So, if hubby isn't it, 241 00:13:20,948 --> 00:13:23,849 who borrowed Kelani's stomach for 16 hours? 242 00:13:24,085 --> 00:13:25,313 Well, last year, 243 00:13:25,386 --> 00:13:28,480 my brother-in-law, the, uh, junk-bond genius, 244 00:13:28,556 --> 00:13:32,218 brought over a French au pair for his spoiled rug rats. 245 00:13:32,525 --> 00:13:35,961 The au pair needed two sponsors on her I.N.S. Form. 246 00:13:40,268 --> 00:13:41,496 I can't believe this. 247 00:13:41,569 --> 00:13:44,094 Labor certified her for native Nigerian dishes. 248 00:13:44,171 --> 00:13:47,367 Employers get away with anything on their ETA-750A and Bs. 249 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:50,068 Just tell us about the sponsors. 250 00:13:50,710 --> 00:13:53,406 Well, let's see. Immigrant visa file. 251 00:13:53,713 --> 00:13:56,238 Admitted N.Y.C., employment based 3rd. 252 00:13:56,316 --> 00:13:59,284 Fasten your seat belts. EB3? 253 00:13:59,618 --> 00:14:02,485 How did an EB3 get processed so fast? 254 00:14:02,554 --> 00:14:04,044 Might have P.I. 255 00:14:04,123 --> 00:14:05,181 P.I.? 256 00:14:05,257 --> 00:14:08,489 Political influence. Let's see these sponsors. 257 00:14:08,561 --> 00:14:10,892 Employer sponsor, Philip Marietta, 258 00:14:10,963 --> 00:14:13,022 Nigerian Petroleum Distribution. 259 00:14:14,266 --> 00:14:16,530 Well, now here's some clout. 260 00:14:16,602 --> 00:14:19,469 Letter of expedition to the Embassy in Lagos 261 00:14:19,538 --> 00:14:22,166 signed by a Nigerian tribal chief. 262 00:14:22,241 --> 00:14:24,868 Olagig-Gim-Ju Nwaka. 263 00:14:35,452 --> 00:14:37,181 Oh, Chief Nwaka? 264 00:14:37,254 --> 00:14:38,381 Gentlemen. 265 00:14:38,456 --> 00:14:41,016 If we could go into my sitting room. 266 00:14:44,929 --> 00:14:48,261 Ignorance is at the root of all tragedy. 267 00:14:51,301 --> 00:14:53,235 Do you mind terribly, gentlemen? 268 00:14:53,303 --> 00:14:55,271 It's one of the few conceits I've retained 269 00:14:55,339 --> 00:14:57,671 from my student days at Oxford. 270 00:15:03,813 --> 00:15:07,146 Kelani. Kelani was just a girl. 271 00:15:07,751 --> 00:15:09,116 She wanted more than anything 272 00:15:09,186 --> 00:15:10,847 to be reunited with her husband, 273 00:15:10,921 --> 00:15:13,480 in time for the child's isomoloruko. 274 00:15:15,358 --> 00:15:17,553 The child's naming ceremony. 275 00:15:20,129 --> 00:15:21,687 And you paid her way? 276 00:15:21,797 --> 00:15:23,321 Wouldrt you, for your daughter? 277 00:15:23,399 --> 00:15:24,764 Daughter? 278 00:15:25,001 --> 00:15:27,628 Every Yoruba is brother and sister. 279 00:15:27,869 --> 00:15:30,929 As chief, I am, in a manner of speaking, their father. 280 00:15:31,006 --> 00:15:33,804 Boy, I'd hate to see your Christmas list. 281 00:15:35,710 --> 00:15:37,474 In Western culture, 282 00:15:37,546 --> 00:15:40,708 goodwill is assigned a value on a balance sheet. 283 00:15:40,782 --> 00:15:42,044 With us, 284 00:15:42,117 --> 00:15:44,381 generosity is a given part of our nature. 285 00:15:44,452 --> 00:15:45,783 Well, didn't it concern you 286 00:15:45,854 --> 00:15:48,652 that she didn't stop by to thank you in person? 287 00:15:48,723 --> 00:15:51,486 My generosities are symbolic. 288 00:15:52,493 --> 00:15:54,927 I have a staff that concerns itself with particulars. 289 00:15:54,995 --> 00:15:56,860 Yeah. Well, in the future, 290 00:15:56,930 --> 00:16:01,060 you might think about getting, uh, just a little bit more involved. 291 00:16:02,803 --> 00:16:05,669 Every summer, the wife sends my daughter up from Miami. 292 00:16:05,738 --> 00:16:07,832 She stays a week, we catch a couple of ballgames. 293 00:16:07,908 --> 00:16:09,603 Now, she's 17 years old, 294 00:16:09,676 --> 00:16:11,644 I'm at La Guardia two hours early. 295 00:16:11,712 --> 00:16:15,273 So, you think the chief's generosity ends at the airport? 296 00:16:16,182 --> 00:16:17,376 Yeah. 297 00:16:19,419 --> 00:16:21,216 Thanks. 298 00:16:22,321 --> 00:16:24,289 The chief's got a resume. 299 00:16:24,357 --> 00:16:26,484 What? V.P., Import-Export? 300 00:16:26,559 --> 00:16:29,959 Two arrests, '87 and '89. Grand larceny two. 301 00:16:30,262 --> 00:16:33,129 Complainant, Bank of Nigeria, North America. 302 00:16:33,198 --> 00:16:34,563 Oh. Well, you're gonna run drugs, 303 00:16:34,633 --> 00:16:36,123 you need capital to invest with. 304 00:16:36,201 --> 00:16:38,261 Charges were dropped both times. 305 00:16:38,337 --> 00:16:39,895 Two C felonies? 306 00:16:39,972 --> 00:16:42,565 Jeez, he should still be on vacation. 307 00:16:46,845 --> 00:16:50,679 In May, 1986, Mr. Nwaka borrowed $250,000 308 00:16:50,749 --> 00:16:53,547 for the purchase of some diamonds in Nigeria. 309 00:16:53,618 --> 00:16:55,016 Just like that? 310 00:16:55,086 --> 00:16:57,748 No. He used the diamonds as collateral. 311 00:16:58,522 --> 00:17:01,184 Unfortunately, in January, 1987, 312 00:17:01,258 --> 00:17:04,386 the bank discovered that Mr. Nwaka had sold said diamonds, 313 00:17:04,462 --> 00:17:06,657 and failed to repay his loan. 314 00:17:06,730 --> 00:17:09,198 Bank robbery in a suit and tie, huh? 315 00:17:09,266 --> 00:17:11,530 So, uh, how come no conviction? 316 00:17:12,937 --> 00:17:16,464 Uh, Lagos, the home office, deemed the loan uncollectible 317 00:17:16,540 --> 00:17:18,337 and converted it to a charge-off. 318 00:17:18,409 --> 00:17:20,740 Lagos apparently found it more prudent 319 00:17:20,810 --> 00:17:22,937 to withdraw from the case. 320 00:17:23,379 --> 00:17:25,643 Things have changed in Nigeria, gentlemen. 321 00:17:25,715 --> 00:17:28,343 In today's banking climate, I can assure you, 322 00:17:28,418 --> 00:17:30,477 Lagos would respond quite differently. 323 00:17:30,553 --> 00:17:31,678 Yeah. Once bitten. 324 00:17:31,753 --> 00:17:33,948 So, why'd you lend him money the second time? 325 00:17:34,022 --> 00:17:35,614 Believe me, if we had known... 326 00:17:35,691 --> 00:17:37,091 In '89, 327 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:39,151 Nwaka used a straw man. 328 00:17:39,429 --> 00:17:41,454 Some guy named Marietta. 329 00:17:45,834 --> 00:17:47,665 Hey, the bank's not the only one 330 00:17:47,736 --> 00:17:49,226 who fell for Nwaka's smooth talk. 331 00:17:49,304 --> 00:17:50,430 They cleared my record, 332 00:17:50,506 --> 00:17:52,497 but it was me who cleared my reputation. 333 00:17:52,574 --> 00:17:55,475 So, does Chief Nwaka still whisper sweet nothings in your ear? 334 00:17:57,011 --> 00:17:58,535 Hey, hey, hey, listen. 335 00:17:58,613 --> 00:18:00,911 A woman flies in with a bellyful of no-nos. 336 00:18:00,982 --> 00:18:03,576 Nwaka pays her way. You give her a job. 337 00:18:03,651 --> 00:18:05,950 I make six figures plus bonus. 338 00:18:06,021 --> 00:18:07,886 I like my co-op. I like my club. 339 00:18:07,956 --> 00:18:09,082 I'm not a risk-taker. 340 00:18:09,158 --> 00:18:11,284 Yeah, well, maybe somebody else around here 341 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:12,621 is a little bit more ambitious. 342 00:18:12,693 --> 00:18:14,718 These people are happy to be in America. 343 00:18:14,795 --> 00:18:17,093 You guys are barking up the wrong tree, here. 344 00:18:17,165 --> 00:18:19,895 So, you'll gladly give us a list of the happy campers. 345 00:18:19,967 --> 00:18:22,457 Gentlemen, the coffee's on the house. 346 00:18:22,536 --> 00:18:24,595 You want cream and sugar, get a warrant. 347 00:18:24,671 --> 00:18:26,036 Just takes a phone call. 348 00:18:26,106 --> 00:18:28,233 And something called probable cause. 349 00:18:28,308 --> 00:18:30,037 One lump or two? 350 00:18:36,783 --> 00:18:38,944 You wanna try for a warrant? 351 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,383 I'd rather have a quicker fix. 352 00:18:41,555 --> 00:18:43,921 Well, you want a list of immigrant employees, 353 00:18:43,990 --> 00:18:46,083 you can ask the employer. 354 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:48,886 Or you can ask Immigration. 355 00:18:52,398 --> 00:18:56,129 Nigerian Petroleum's been playing fast and loose with its E.T.A. -750s. 356 00:18:56,202 --> 00:18:58,363 Look at this. 357 00:18:59,771 --> 00:19:01,966 42 new employees just this month? 358 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:03,632 All of them E.B.3s. 359 00:19:03,708 --> 00:19:06,200 Scientists, engineers, technicians. 360 00:19:06,845 --> 00:19:10,372 Like plenty of qualified Americans can't rotate a gasket? 361 00:19:10,449 --> 00:19:11,780 How's this one? 362 00:19:11,850 --> 00:19:15,285 Fabian Ayinde, certified as a native sanitary engineer. 363 00:19:15,353 --> 00:19:16,684 A janitor? 364 00:19:16,754 --> 00:19:19,052 Educational background to be provided later. 365 00:19:19,123 --> 00:19:22,115 Swinging a mop. Another lost art in America. 366 00:19:23,962 --> 00:19:26,862 I will help you. Please do not flog me. 367 00:19:27,331 --> 00:19:29,891 Flog you? What's he talkir about? 368 00:19:29,967 --> 00:19:32,060 Do not hit me with a cane. 369 00:19:33,804 --> 00:19:37,104 Oh, okay. We won't flog you. This time. 370 00:19:37,507 --> 00:19:40,101 Now, what do we get for it? 371 00:19:41,311 --> 00:19:43,142 They said it was the only way. 372 00:19:43,213 --> 00:19:46,114 Swallow the drugs, I could come to America. 373 00:19:46,283 --> 00:19:48,342 They told me it was safe. 374 00:19:50,186 --> 00:19:51,881 She was so young. 375 00:19:52,088 --> 00:19:54,283 Oh? You knew Kelani? 376 00:19:56,759 --> 00:19:59,523 Every several months, they send me back. 377 00:20:00,162 --> 00:20:02,994 They told me I would have to stay in Lagos for good 378 00:20:03,064 --> 00:20:05,590 if I didn't find other villagers. 379 00:20:06,502 --> 00:20:08,766 My last trip, I met Kelani. 380 00:20:08,871 --> 00:20:12,705 She would do anything for her child to be born an American. 381 00:20:13,442 --> 00:20:16,103 So you filled her with drugs and loaded her on a plane? 382 00:20:16,177 --> 00:20:18,805 No. That would be too dangerous. 383 00:20:19,247 --> 00:20:21,181 I traveled the day before. 384 00:20:21,249 --> 00:20:23,717 I waited for her to arrive at a hotel. 385 00:20:23,785 --> 00:20:26,549 Let me guess. 126th St. And Broadway? 386 00:20:29,056 --> 00:20:31,422 Who told you to do this, Fabian? 387 00:20:34,429 --> 00:20:36,056 Mr. Marietta. 388 00:20:41,769 --> 00:20:43,293 You must've... 389 00:20:43,370 --> 00:20:44,428 What is this? 390 00:20:44,505 --> 00:20:46,132 You guys can't walk in here like this. 391 00:20:46,206 --> 00:20:47,571 We came for the cream and sugar. 392 00:20:47,641 --> 00:20:48,665 Come on, get up. 393 00:20:48,742 --> 00:20:50,232 Philip Marietta, you're under arrest 394 00:20:50,311 --> 00:20:51,835 for conspiracy to criminally possess 395 00:20:51,912 --> 00:20:53,173 and sell controlled substances. 396 00:20:53,246 --> 00:20:54,804 You have the right to remain silent. 397 00:20:54,881 --> 00:20:55,905 Anything you do say 398 00:20:55,982 --> 00:20:57,950 will be used against you in a court of law... 399 00:21:01,054 --> 00:21:03,956 Conspiracy to smuggle drugs. Murder two. 400 00:21:04,158 --> 00:21:06,352 That's hardly white-collar stuff, Jacob. 401 00:21:06,426 --> 00:21:08,553 Arert you a little out of your neighborhood? 402 00:21:08,628 --> 00:21:11,062 It doesn't matter who's at the line, Ben. 403 00:21:11,130 --> 00:21:13,496 A gutterball still gets a goose egg. 404 00:21:13,599 --> 00:21:17,365 I've represented Nigerian Petroleum for the last 10 years. 405 00:21:17,937 --> 00:21:20,166 Phil Marietta's good people. 406 00:21:20,238 --> 00:21:22,069 After Kelani's funeral, 407 00:21:22,140 --> 00:21:25,041 I'll submit him for a good citizers medal. 408 00:21:25,277 --> 00:21:27,142 I'm glad to see you can smile 409 00:21:27,212 --> 00:21:29,976 while your case swirls around the bowl. 410 00:21:30,615 --> 00:21:32,878 Fabian Ayinde gave us a full statement. 411 00:21:32,950 --> 00:21:34,782 Your client's up to his earlobes. 412 00:21:34,853 --> 00:21:36,252 A janitor? 413 00:21:36,355 --> 00:21:40,052 This Fabian Ayinde has probably changed his shorts six times 414 00:21:40,125 --> 00:21:42,685 since you picked him up. He's scared, Ben. 415 00:21:42,761 --> 00:21:44,785 He'll say whatever you want him to. 416 00:21:44,862 --> 00:21:46,625 In view of what he said, 417 00:21:46,697 --> 00:21:49,689 maybe Mr. Marietta should visit his laundry. 418 00:21:49,767 --> 00:21:51,735 Walk down any street in Lagos, 419 00:21:51,802 --> 00:21:53,895 and someone will sell you something. 420 00:21:53,971 --> 00:21:56,905 These people are born gonifs, it's in their blood. 421 00:21:56,973 --> 00:21:58,736 Jacob, do you expect me to believe 422 00:21:58,808 --> 00:22:01,299 that Ayinde engineered this alone? 423 00:22:01,378 --> 00:22:02,811 You want Mr. Big, 424 00:22:03,113 --> 00:22:05,810 he gladly gives you the only white man he knows. 425 00:22:05,883 --> 00:22:07,612 The only problem is, 426 00:22:07,685 --> 00:22:10,653 Mr. Marietta had nothing to do with it. 427 00:22:12,155 --> 00:22:14,282 We'll see if the grand jury agrees. 428 00:22:14,357 --> 00:22:16,587 Just trying to save you some time, 429 00:22:16,659 --> 00:22:18,354 and face, Ben. 430 00:22:18,795 --> 00:22:21,319 Thanks, Jacob. I appreciate that. 431 00:22:23,132 --> 00:22:24,963 Jacob Bloom. 432 00:22:27,035 --> 00:22:30,095 I saw him get an insider trading case dismissed 433 00:22:30,706 --> 00:22:32,537 when the prosecution 434 00:22:32,842 --> 00:22:35,571 had six volumes of documentary evidence. 435 00:22:35,644 --> 00:22:37,009 This is murder, Adam. 436 00:22:37,079 --> 00:22:39,980 You think the jury actually gives a damn? 437 00:22:40,048 --> 00:22:43,176 All they'll see are poor African people with funny names 438 00:22:43,252 --> 00:22:45,482 and they won't know what the case is about. 439 00:22:45,554 --> 00:22:48,522 They'll go with the attorney that they like better. 440 00:22:48,589 --> 00:22:49,851 We have an eyewitness. 441 00:22:49,924 --> 00:22:51,687 You have an accomplice. 442 00:22:51,759 --> 00:22:53,158 That gets you into the theater, 443 00:22:53,227 --> 00:22:55,286 but it won't let you see the show. 444 00:22:55,363 --> 00:22:57,729 You want me to release Marietta? 445 00:22:57,932 --> 00:23:00,559 Until you get some corroboration, yes. 446 00:23:00,734 --> 00:23:01,826 When she arrived, 447 00:23:01,902 --> 00:23:05,066 Kelani had heroin won'th over $100,000 in her stomach. 448 00:23:05,139 --> 00:23:07,835 Now, who's gonna trust a janitor with that kind of money? 449 00:23:07,909 --> 00:23:10,503 There was someone at the hotel with Fabian. 450 00:23:10,578 --> 00:23:13,637 And Fabian conveniently forgot to tell us who. 451 00:23:14,381 --> 00:23:16,611 I already told the officers. 452 00:23:16,716 --> 00:23:18,343 Did you tell them everything, Fabian? 453 00:23:18,418 --> 00:23:19,817 Yes, everything. 454 00:23:19,886 --> 00:23:22,218 Mr. Marietta, he sent me to the hotel 455 00:23:22,289 --> 00:23:24,984 to meet Kelani and collect the drugs. 456 00:23:25,057 --> 00:23:26,957 Did he send you alone? 457 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:29,450 Yes. Alone. 458 00:23:30,429 --> 00:23:32,364 If lying was an Olympic sport, 459 00:23:32,432 --> 00:23:34,593 Jesse Owens would be long forgotten. 460 00:23:34,668 --> 00:23:35,794 He's scared, Don. 461 00:23:35,869 --> 00:23:38,132 25-years-to-life will do that. 462 00:23:38,471 --> 00:23:41,668 My guess is that prison is the least of his fears. 463 00:23:42,441 --> 00:23:45,501 That is the truth. I've told you all I know. 464 00:23:45,878 --> 00:23:46,936 That hotel... 465 00:23:47,012 --> 00:23:48,377 The Chestnut Arms. 466 00:23:48,447 --> 00:23:51,040 Do you remember what room you were in? 467 00:23:51,115 --> 00:23:52,742 392. 468 00:23:53,818 --> 00:23:56,013 Can you spare Briscoe and Logan? 469 00:23:56,087 --> 00:23:58,385 Well, we're talking 126th St. Here, Counselor. 470 00:23:58,456 --> 00:24:01,152 I don't think Fabiars partner used the Platinum Card. 471 00:24:01,226 --> 00:24:03,217 Actually, I was hoping that maid service 472 00:24:03,294 --> 00:24:05,785 hadrt reached the third floor yet. 473 00:24:06,464 --> 00:24:07,726 You got it. 474 00:24:09,667 --> 00:24:11,965 Not one of Mr. Clears scheduled stops. 475 00:24:12,036 --> 00:24:13,094 What's with all the powder? 476 00:24:13,171 --> 00:24:15,695 You guys are throwing around more dust than Mount St. Helens. 477 00:24:15,772 --> 00:24:17,467 Hey, my apologies to Leona. 478 00:24:17,541 --> 00:24:19,509 But a transient flophouse like this? 479 00:24:19,576 --> 00:24:22,204 I got 45 lifts off the bureau alone. 480 00:24:22,279 --> 00:24:23,837 Most of 'em ancient history? 481 00:24:23,914 --> 00:24:26,815 Hey, try the T.V. People like to watch T.V. 482 00:24:28,251 --> 00:24:30,685 This must be the honeymoon suite. 483 00:24:35,492 --> 00:24:37,426 Somebody's living a charmed life. 484 00:24:37,494 --> 00:24:38,688 You've got something? 485 00:24:38,762 --> 00:24:40,160 Michael Kano. 486 00:24:40,229 --> 00:24:42,288 Prints all over the No-Tell. 487 00:24:42,365 --> 00:24:44,458 Michael spent the better part of the last three years 488 00:24:44,534 --> 00:24:46,525 getting his high school diploma by mail. 489 00:24:46,602 --> 00:24:48,229 Home address, Attica. 490 00:24:48,304 --> 00:24:49,601 Assault with a deadly. 491 00:24:49,672 --> 00:24:51,401 Got paroled about eight months ago. 492 00:24:51,474 --> 00:24:52,940 I saw that hotel. 493 00:24:53,008 --> 00:24:56,535 I'm sure Mr. Kano's not the first ex-felon to check into Room 392. 494 00:24:56,611 --> 00:24:58,670 Yeah, but how many ex-felons born in Lagos 495 00:24:58,747 --> 00:25:00,715 you suppose spent the night in there? 496 00:25:00,782 --> 00:25:03,047 Here's the parole officer, Ms. Bononi. 497 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:04,915 91st and Broadway. 498 00:25:05,887 --> 00:25:07,878 Nine out of 10 make my job a snap. 499 00:25:07,956 --> 00:25:10,481 Six weeks after release, they're back in the hole. 500 00:25:10,559 --> 00:25:13,722 I guess mama's cooking doesn't match Mr. Cuomo's. 501 00:25:13,795 --> 00:25:15,456 And Michael Kano? 502 00:25:15,530 --> 00:25:17,157 Exceptions make the rule. 503 00:25:17,232 --> 00:25:19,461 Gainfully employed last six months. 504 00:25:19,533 --> 00:25:22,001 $400 a week. I should be so lucky. 505 00:25:22,069 --> 00:25:23,161 Where's he working? 506 00:25:23,237 --> 00:25:24,431 Drives a limo 507 00:25:24,505 --> 00:25:27,133 for some hoity-toity businessman from Nigeria. 508 00:25:27,207 --> 00:25:30,073 Birds of a feather. Ola-Gim... 509 00:25:30,310 --> 00:25:31,573 Nwaka? 510 00:25:31,712 --> 00:25:33,236 You know him? 511 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:35,004 If he needs more people, tell him. 512 00:25:35,082 --> 00:25:36,674 I got hundreds. 513 00:25:37,384 --> 00:25:40,512 Sure. Maybe I was in that hotel. 514 00:25:41,021 --> 00:25:43,682 I spend the nights in lots of hotels. 515 00:25:44,090 --> 00:25:46,490 I got lots of lady friends, okay? 516 00:25:46,693 --> 00:25:48,627 Was one of them named Kelani Amoda? 517 00:25:48,695 --> 00:25:49,787 Never heard of her. 518 00:25:49,862 --> 00:25:51,659 What about Fabian Ayinde? 519 00:25:51,731 --> 00:25:54,791 Oh, right. Africans. We all know each other. 520 00:25:54,867 --> 00:25:57,198 You're better off without the wiseass, Mr. Kano. 521 00:25:57,269 --> 00:25:59,703 Look, I've been rehabilitated. 522 00:25:59,771 --> 00:26:01,535 I do legitimate work. 523 00:26:01,608 --> 00:26:04,202 And we're all very proud of you, Michael. 524 00:26:04,277 --> 00:26:06,973 And Mr. Stone, I have a 4:00 with Judge Silverman. 525 00:26:07,046 --> 00:26:09,536 How about skipping the dance and cutting right to the song? 526 00:26:09,615 --> 00:26:11,344 Well, how about, uh, conspiracy to import 527 00:26:11,416 --> 00:26:13,475 and sell narcotics, topped off with felony murder? 528 00:26:13,552 --> 00:26:15,110 How about one piece of evidence? 529 00:26:15,187 --> 00:26:17,382 Your client was employed by Chief Nwaka 530 00:26:17,456 --> 00:26:19,720 who sponsored the immigration of a known drug smuggler. 531 00:26:19,791 --> 00:26:21,087 Your client's prints were found 532 00:26:21,158 --> 00:26:22,523 at what would have been the drop 533 00:26:22,593 --> 00:26:24,254 had the smuggler not died en route. 534 00:26:24,328 --> 00:26:26,319 File it under small world, Counselor. 535 00:26:26,397 --> 00:26:28,388 There's not a coincidence, Ms. Turner. 536 00:26:28,466 --> 00:26:29,763 Now, if your client confirms... 537 00:26:29,834 --> 00:26:32,804 Look, they spin the wheel, my name comes up, 538 00:26:32,871 --> 00:26:35,338 I get the honor of representing Mr. Kano. 539 00:26:35,406 --> 00:26:37,601 Do I like him? Too soon to tell. 540 00:26:37,675 --> 00:26:39,472 Do I think he's telling the truth? 541 00:26:39,543 --> 00:26:41,204 Not my business to delve. 542 00:26:41,278 --> 00:26:43,371 And will I cut a deal when all the state has 543 00:26:43,447 --> 00:26:45,506 is a couple of pink elephants? 544 00:26:45,583 --> 00:26:48,107 Not on your life. We'll talk. 545 00:26:49,252 --> 00:26:52,221 Nwaka, Marietta, Kano. I put them together in a courtroom, 546 00:26:52,288 --> 00:26:54,256 a jury can't help but connect the dots. 547 00:26:54,324 --> 00:26:57,418 It's the Supreme Court of the State of New York, not Romper Room. 548 00:26:57,494 --> 00:27:00,588 You're gonna need a lot more than a No. 2 pencil 549 00:27:00,664 --> 00:27:02,825 to establish conspiracy. 550 00:27:03,066 --> 00:27:05,694 The evidence against Kano is circumstantial. 551 00:27:05,769 --> 00:27:09,830 Against Marietta, unreliable. Against Nwaka, speculative. 552 00:27:09,973 --> 00:27:11,837 The conspiracy is a house of cards. 553 00:27:11,907 --> 00:27:14,307 The slightest breeze, and it all comes tumbling down. 554 00:27:14,376 --> 00:27:17,573 Only no little piggy has started huffing and puffing. 555 00:27:17,646 --> 00:27:19,546 Pity the poor janitor. 556 00:27:20,349 --> 00:27:22,374 He had the least to gain, 557 00:27:22,451 --> 00:27:24,077 and he's the only one that loses. 558 00:27:24,152 --> 00:27:26,916 No. One person had nothing to gain yet lost everything. 559 00:27:26,988 --> 00:27:28,649 Babatunde. Right. 560 00:27:28,823 --> 00:27:30,223 Babatunde. 561 00:27:31,093 --> 00:27:33,561 Now he's got nothing left to lose. 562 00:27:33,862 --> 00:27:37,991 So maybe he's got no one left to protect. 563 00:27:44,305 --> 00:27:46,364 Chief Nwaka is an honorable man, 564 00:27:46,441 --> 00:27:48,874 or he could not be a Yoruba chief. 565 00:27:48,942 --> 00:27:52,241 We have reason to believe your chief is using his people. 566 00:27:52,312 --> 00:27:54,610 The way he used your wife, to smuggle heroin. 567 00:27:54,681 --> 00:27:55,841 No. 568 00:27:57,217 --> 00:28:00,016 Chief Nwaka's family is great and powerful. 569 00:28:00,121 --> 00:28:01,678 They built schools in our villages. 570 00:28:01,755 --> 00:28:03,222 He would never do this. 571 00:28:03,290 --> 00:28:05,190 You know Michael Kano? 572 00:28:05,258 --> 00:28:06,316 No. 573 00:28:06,393 --> 00:28:07,951 He works for Nwaka. 574 00:28:08,028 --> 00:28:11,088 Your wife would have given him the heroin when she got here. 575 00:28:12,566 --> 00:28:14,931 Kelani only came to America because she thought 576 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,628 that was what I wanted for our child. 577 00:28:18,204 --> 00:28:19,671 She is dead. 578 00:28:20,172 --> 00:28:21,730 My son is dead. 579 00:28:21,807 --> 00:28:24,435 If I knew anything, I would tell you. 580 00:28:25,344 --> 00:28:26,571 Now go. 581 00:28:26,878 --> 00:28:29,746 I will not join you in insults to my chief. 582 00:28:37,590 --> 00:28:39,420 Listen to Babatunde for half an hour, 583 00:28:39,491 --> 00:28:41,516 you'd think Nwaka's a martyr for the tribe. 584 00:28:41,593 --> 00:28:42,753 Did he convince you? 585 00:28:42,827 --> 00:28:44,692 $1,500 Italian suits. 586 00:28:44,763 --> 00:28:46,060 Not exactly a robe and sandals. 587 00:28:46,131 --> 00:28:48,156 Well, maybe if he dresses like the Dapper Don, 588 00:28:48,233 --> 00:28:49,666 he instills the same sort of fear. 589 00:28:49,734 --> 00:28:50,962 Or gratitude. 590 00:28:51,035 --> 00:28:52,729 Nwaka did sponsor Kelani's immigration. 591 00:28:52,803 --> 00:28:54,930 Which certainly means he aided a narcotics smuggler. 592 00:28:55,005 --> 00:28:56,404 Criminal facilitation? 593 00:28:56,473 --> 00:28:58,304 Maybe the chief would rather deal 594 00:28:58,375 --> 00:29:00,571 than get his suit dirty. Hmm. 595 00:29:04,848 --> 00:29:06,042 Yeah, tell me about it. 596 00:29:06,116 --> 00:29:09,051 Last year, I went out with a girl who lived in one of these. 597 00:29:09,119 --> 00:29:10,882 Four floors, 20 rooms. 598 00:29:10,954 --> 00:29:13,650 Yeah. Bedroom, bathroom. The rest of it's a waste. 599 00:29:13,724 --> 00:29:17,523 Yeah, well, she wanted to experience life on every floor, in every room. 600 00:29:17,593 --> 00:29:18,617 So, what? 601 00:29:18,694 --> 00:29:21,162 You got as far as the downstairs foyer and called it a day? 602 00:29:21,230 --> 00:29:24,597 Hey, we discovered an attic they didn't know they had, pal. 603 00:29:24,801 --> 00:29:26,200 Party time. 604 00:29:41,818 --> 00:29:43,444 Hi, there. Hello. 605 00:29:43,518 --> 00:29:45,452 Ola-Gim-Ju Nwaka? 606 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:46,714 What? 607 00:29:46,788 --> 00:29:49,484 You ought to get 25 years just for making me pronounce it. 608 00:29:49,558 --> 00:29:50,650 You're under arrest 609 00:29:50,725 --> 00:29:52,852 for criminal facilitation in the second degree. 610 00:29:52,928 --> 00:29:54,190 You have the right to remain... 611 00:29:54,262 --> 00:29:55,728 You are making a terrible mistake. 612 00:29:55,796 --> 00:29:57,354 You have no idea what you're doing. 613 00:29:57,431 --> 00:29:59,559 Sounds like my second wife. 614 00:30:01,603 --> 00:30:03,366 Criminal Facilitation two? 615 00:30:03,471 --> 00:30:04,733 I'd actually be upset, Ben, 616 00:30:04,806 --> 00:30:06,535 but you did provide the perfect escape 617 00:30:06,608 --> 00:30:08,734 from one of the most deathly dinner parties. 618 00:30:08,809 --> 00:30:09,969 Get your things, Chief. 619 00:30:10,044 --> 00:30:11,636 I don't think you understand, Marion. 620 00:30:11,712 --> 00:30:13,737 Your client is under arrest. 621 00:30:13,814 --> 00:30:15,611 You didn't tell them? 622 00:30:15,683 --> 00:30:18,811 I thought it best to wait until you advised me. 623 00:30:18,886 --> 00:30:21,445 Mr. Nwaka is not only a Yoruba chief, 624 00:30:21,521 --> 00:30:24,354 he is Trade Consul for the Federal Republic of Nigeria. 625 00:30:24,424 --> 00:30:26,119 Bone up on your international law, boys. 626 00:30:26,192 --> 00:30:27,990 My client's immune. 627 00:30:30,297 --> 00:30:33,231 No one's immune from drug smuggling charges. 628 00:30:33,399 --> 00:30:35,526 He sponsored a Nigerian citizers move 629 00:30:35,602 --> 00:30:37,502 to the United States, period. 630 00:30:37,570 --> 00:30:41,006 Not only is that not a crime, it's his consular duty. 631 00:30:41,875 --> 00:30:43,069 Chief. 632 00:30:52,150 --> 00:30:55,017 Send your written apologies to the Consulate, Ben. 633 00:31:00,292 --> 00:31:02,089 We bag him, you kick him. 634 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:04,355 Next time, save us the trouble. 635 00:31:04,429 --> 00:31:06,761 Nwaka's a Nigerian Trade Consul. 636 00:31:06,865 --> 00:31:09,129 Once he asserted his diplomatic immunity, 637 00:31:09,201 --> 00:31:10,326 we had no choice. 638 00:31:10,401 --> 00:31:11,732 Trade Consul. 639 00:31:11,802 --> 00:31:14,669 Those kind of jobs usually come in a barrel labeled "pork." 640 00:31:14,739 --> 00:31:17,207 Legitimate or not, the Consulate is backing him up. 641 00:31:17,275 --> 00:31:18,936 Maybe you ought to send 'em an 8 by 10 642 00:31:19,010 --> 00:31:21,137 of Kelani and her baby. Maybe they'll reconsider. 643 00:31:21,212 --> 00:31:23,873 Hopefully they'll be impressed by an order from the World Court. 644 00:31:23,947 --> 00:31:25,107 The United Nations? 645 00:31:25,181 --> 00:31:28,015 Come on, all those clowns know how to do is double-park. 646 00:31:28,085 --> 00:31:30,553 Okay. Say you pull the umbrella on Nwaka. 647 00:31:30,621 --> 00:31:33,181 What's to keep him from hopping the next flight back home? 648 00:31:33,257 --> 00:31:36,054 Nothing, except our extradition treaty with Nigeria. 649 00:31:36,126 --> 00:31:38,424 Right. So, in other words, a little grease, 650 00:31:38,495 --> 00:31:42,659 and the chief gets to sleep in his own bed for the rest of his life. 651 00:31:43,266 --> 00:31:46,531 You want him back for another chat, give us a call. 652 00:31:50,806 --> 00:31:51,932 What I want 653 00:31:52,007 --> 00:31:54,999 is Nwaka out of his Armanis and into prison blues. 654 00:31:55,077 --> 00:31:57,069 I checked the World Court's calendar. 655 00:31:57,147 --> 00:31:59,047 This week, they're meeting in The Hague. 656 00:31:59,115 --> 00:32:01,742 I doubt if the States would pick up the airfare. 657 00:32:01,817 --> 00:32:03,079 How about carfare? 658 00:32:03,152 --> 00:32:05,985 They're reconvening here at the United Nations, end of the month. 659 00:32:06,055 --> 00:32:08,216 Oh, if we keep the balls in the air till then... 660 00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:12,788 Stone. 661 00:32:13,695 --> 00:32:15,754 Yeah. Adam wants us. 662 00:32:17,465 --> 00:32:19,626 So, Det. Logan and Briscoe subsequently are... 663 00:32:23,104 --> 00:32:26,335 Assistant District Attorneys Stone and Robinette. 664 00:32:26,574 --> 00:32:28,132 Sir Idris Balewa, 665 00:32:30,611 --> 00:32:31,669 Gentlemen. 666 00:32:31,746 --> 00:32:34,078 Sir Idris is in town from Washington 667 00:32:34,148 --> 00:32:36,673 to address his embassy's concerns 668 00:32:36,751 --> 00:32:38,342 over Chief Nwaka's immunity. 669 00:32:38,418 --> 00:32:39,942 Then I'm sure you understand, sir, 670 00:32:40,020 --> 00:32:42,045 I am prepared to challenge that immunity 671 00:32:42,122 --> 00:32:44,090 under the terms of the Vienna Convention. 672 00:32:44,157 --> 00:32:45,852 And you'll lose. 673 00:32:46,860 --> 00:32:48,725 Mr. Nwaka's appointment 674 00:32:48,795 --> 00:32:51,661 guarantees him protection from prosecution 675 00:32:52,298 --> 00:32:55,199 for all but, um, grave crimes. 676 00:32:55,668 --> 00:32:58,638 He aided in the importation of controlled substances. 677 00:32:58,705 --> 00:33:01,173 Criminal Facilitation two. 678 00:33:01,508 --> 00:33:02,941 A C felony. 679 00:33:03,010 --> 00:33:05,944 Resulting in the death of a mother and her unborn child. 680 00:33:06,012 --> 00:33:07,946 Murder is as grave as it gets, sir. 681 00:33:08,014 --> 00:33:09,948 And if you could prove intent, 682 00:33:10,016 --> 00:33:12,746 I'd drive him to the courthouse myself. 683 00:33:13,119 --> 00:33:14,211 Uh, gentlemen, 684 00:33:14,286 --> 00:33:17,880 I'm here to defend only the principle of consular immunity, 685 00:33:17,956 --> 00:33:21,517 not the criminal actions of a profligate Yoruba chief. 686 00:33:22,327 --> 00:33:25,421 In the tribe, there's nearly 1,600 chiefs, 687 00:33:25,497 --> 00:33:27,989 and Mr. Nwaka is a source of shame. 688 00:33:28,334 --> 00:33:32,360 A playboy, and now apparently a criminal. 689 00:33:32,871 --> 00:33:35,738 I'd like to think we have common ground on this. 690 00:33:35,807 --> 00:33:39,834 My government wishes to see all drug smugglers prosecuted. 691 00:33:42,212 --> 00:33:44,737 I could call Undersecretary Watkins at State 692 00:33:44,815 --> 00:33:47,147 and ask them to withdraw certification. 693 00:33:47,217 --> 00:33:49,947 Nwaka's deported, you try him in Nigeria. 694 00:33:50,020 --> 00:33:52,750 In Nigeria he's still the son of an oba, 695 00:33:53,290 --> 00:33:54,620 a king. 696 00:33:55,291 --> 00:33:58,125 The evidence would have to be more compelling 697 00:33:58,195 --> 00:34:00,425 than that which I've reviewed here. 698 00:34:00,531 --> 00:34:01,691 The problem is 699 00:34:01,765 --> 00:34:05,098 Michael Kano, our best potential witness, refuses to testify. 700 00:34:05,169 --> 00:34:07,728 Insansa. Living death. 701 00:34:09,305 --> 00:34:11,364 Testifying against a chief, 702 00:34:11,441 --> 00:34:14,137 Kano would be banished from the tribe. 703 00:34:14,410 --> 00:34:17,675 Though I imagine Mr. Kano shows more loyalty to his wallet 704 00:34:17,747 --> 00:34:19,941 than to his tribal identity. 705 00:34:20,515 --> 00:34:23,541 He shared in the fruits of Nwaka's corruption, 706 00:34:23,752 --> 00:34:25,948 but another man went hungry. 707 00:34:26,522 --> 00:34:28,387 You mean the janitor. 708 00:34:36,731 --> 00:34:38,596 Nigerian Petroleum must be very happy 709 00:34:38,667 --> 00:34:40,294 with the shine on their floors. 710 00:34:40,368 --> 00:34:41,357 Coffee. 711 00:34:41,436 --> 00:34:43,131 They posted bail for Fabian. 712 00:34:43,205 --> 00:34:45,001 Released last week. 713 00:34:45,072 --> 00:34:46,630 $50,000? 714 00:34:47,408 --> 00:34:50,741 That's a lot of collateral on an immigrant janitor. 715 00:34:51,212 --> 00:34:53,772 Depends on how much you have to lose. 716 00:34:54,916 --> 00:34:56,178 That's our policy. 717 00:34:56,251 --> 00:34:58,309 Company takes care of its own. What can I say? 718 00:34:58,385 --> 00:35:00,444 If you've been tampering with a witness, 719 00:35:00,521 --> 00:35:02,580 you've picked yourself up a felony charge. 720 00:35:02,656 --> 00:35:05,648 Mr. Stone, I issued a check. I haven't seen the guy since. 721 00:35:05,726 --> 00:35:07,091 Fabian doesn't work here anymore? 722 00:35:07,161 --> 00:35:09,288 Our lawyer told me the brass didn't particularly like 723 00:35:09,363 --> 00:35:10,852 the idea of a felon on the payroll. 724 00:35:10,930 --> 00:35:11,988 So you fire him. 725 00:35:12,065 --> 00:35:14,590 Which to Immigration means you revoked his sponsorship. 726 00:35:14,667 --> 00:35:18,068 And the I.N.S. Put him on a plane back to Lagos for a trial. 727 00:35:18,138 --> 00:35:20,572 My guess, he's probably digested his last meal. 728 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:22,072 There's a death penalty? 729 00:35:22,141 --> 00:35:24,838 Ah, they don't coddle drug smugglers in Nigeria. 730 00:35:24,911 --> 00:35:26,003 If he's lucky, 731 00:35:26,079 --> 00:35:27,603 by now he's hanging from a tree. 732 00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:29,511 If you'll excuse me. 733 00:35:30,283 --> 00:35:32,877 Convenient. Now all we have is Michael Kano 734 00:35:32,952 --> 00:35:34,714 and the curse of insansa. 735 00:35:34,786 --> 00:35:37,084 Insansa was described as living death. 736 00:35:37,156 --> 00:35:39,681 Maybe Kano prefers it to the real thing. 737 00:35:42,794 --> 00:35:44,887 I'm supposed to be at Rikers in 10 minutes. 738 00:35:44,963 --> 00:35:47,863 But then, I'm also supposed to be in court right now. 739 00:35:47,965 --> 00:35:49,796 And no offence, but I don't have time 740 00:35:49,867 --> 00:35:51,630 to play Monty Hall with you boys, 741 00:35:51,702 --> 00:35:55,799 when all you have is some faded fingerprints on a hotel television. 742 00:35:56,108 --> 00:35:59,339 Perhaps you should consider dismissing this case. 743 00:36:02,780 --> 00:36:03,974 Fine. 744 00:36:06,017 --> 00:36:07,746 Who do I kiss first? 745 00:36:07,818 --> 00:36:09,945 The case will be dropped, 746 00:36:10,021 --> 00:36:12,420 so that Mr. Kano can be deported. 747 00:36:13,156 --> 00:36:15,852 He'll be tried and punished in Nigeria 748 00:36:16,526 --> 00:36:19,154 for conspiracy to smuggle narcotics, 749 00:36:19,229 --> 00:36:20,958 and felony murder. 750 00:36:21,531 --> 00:36:23,294 You see, Miss Turner 751 00:36:23,366 --> 00:36:26,961 our culture is not as enlightened, perhaps, as yours. 752 00:36:27,737 --> 00:36:30,865 An eye for an eye is still a way of life. 753 00:36:31,107 --> 00:36:32,335 This is extortion. 754 00:36:32,409 --> 00:36:35,776 I don't have time to play Monty Hall either, Counselor. 755 00:36:35,845 --> 00:36:37,812 I will arrange the transit papers. 756 00:36:37,880 --> 00:36:39,040 Wait! 757 00:36:45,421 --> 00:36:47,412 I will not die for him. 758 00:36:49,124 --> 00:36:53,059 "Docket Number 622083. 759 00:36:53,194 --> 00:36:57,427 "People v. Ola-Gim-Ju Nwaka and Philip Marietta. 760 00:36:57,600 --> 00:37:00,626 "Conspiracy to distribute narcotics, first degree. 761 00:37:00,736 --> 00:37:03,033 Felony murder, second degree." 762 00:37:04,439 --> 00:37:05,428 How do you plead? 763 00:37:05,506 --> 00:37:06,700 Not guilty, Your Honor. 764 00:37:06,774 --> 00:37:09,868 And Mr. Nwaka, how do you plead? 765 00:37:10,278 --> 00:37:12,439 Your Honor, my client doesn't plead. 766 00:37:13,114 --> 00:37:15,775 Counselor, are my ears getting a wax build-up? 767 00:37:15,882 --> 00:37:17,577 My client enjoys consular immunity 768 00:37:17,651 --> 00:37:19,983 under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. 769 00:37:20,053 --> 00:37:21,577 Which allows prosecution 770 00:37:21,655 --> 00:37:23,487 for grave crimes such as these. 771 00:37:23,558 --> 00:37:26,527 Mr. Sebalius, this is no parking ticket 772 00:37:26,594 --> 00:37:28,652 your client's wiggling out of. 773 00:37:29,496 --> 00:37:30,463 Applications. 774 00:37:30,530 --> 00:37:32,327 Your Honor, Mr. Marietta holds an interest 775 00:37:32,399 --> 00:37:35,095 in a company with numerous foreign assets. 776 00:37:35,235 --> 00:37:37,226 Chief Nwaka has a diplomatic passport. 777 00:37:37,304 --> 00:37:39,465 Considering the high risk of flight, 778 00:37:39,539 --> 00:37:41,699 we ask that both defendants be held without bail. 779 00:37:41,774 --> 00:37:43,105 No bail? 780 00:37:43,175 --> 00:37:45,871 Your Honor, it's unjust to penalize Mr. Marietta 781 00:37:45,945 --> 00:37:48,243 for the nature of his legitimate business. 782 00:37:48,314 --> 00:37:49,246 I agree. 783 00:37:49,315 --> 00:37:52,182 We'll only penalize for his illegitimate business. 784 00:37:52,251 --> 00:37:54,151 $1 million cash, bail. 785 00:37:54,220 --> 00:37:55,346 No assignment of assets. 786 00:37:55,421 --> 00:37:57,184 Mr. Nwaka, the same for you. 787 00:37:57,256 --> 00:37:59,019 The State requests both defendants 788 00:37:59,091 --> 00:38:00,956 surrender their passports to the court. 789 00:38:01,027 --> 00:38:02,654 So ordered. 790 00:38:02,728 --> 00:38:03,786 And gentlemen, 791 00:38:03,863 --> 00:38:05,762 don't leave home without 'em. 792 00:38:06,698 --> 00:38:09,030 Where's my client gonna get $1 million? 793 00:38:09,134 --> 00:38:11,261 Should've opened an IRA, like everyone else. 794 00:38:11,336 --> 00:38:13,668 You know damn well he won't last a day in prison. 795 00:38:13,738 --> 00:38:14,705 Shame. 796 00:38:14,773 --> 00:38:16,707 He'll be spending the rest of his life there. 797 00:38:16,775 --> 00:38:19,641 Suppose we tell you what you want to hear? 798 00:38:19,710 --> 00:38:22,976 He gives us Nwaka, we cut his stay to 15. 799 00:38:23,048 --> 00:38:24,447 That's a hard sell, Paul. 800 00:38:24,516 --> 00:38:26,848 And that's as good as it gets. 801 00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:30,882 Draw up the papers. 802 00:38:36,894 --> 00:38:39,055 It started with diamonds. 803 00:38:39,196 --> 00:38:42,427 There were poor people in Nwaka's tribe who'd come to this country 804 00:38:42,499 --> 00:38:44,295 just for the price of the airline ticket 805 00:38:44,367 --> 00:38:46,995 or the promise of a job in my company. 806 00:38:47,070 --> 00:38:49,698 They were our first swallowers. 807 00:38:50,406 --> 00:38:52,102 It was a perfect plan. 808 00:38:52,176 --> 00:38:54,508 If we went bust, he'd take the fall, 809 00:38:54,578 --> 00:38:57,171 and hide behind his consular immunity. 810 00:38:57,413 --> 00:38:59,404 How long did you smuggle diamonds? 811 00:38:59,482 --> 00:39:00,972 A year or so. 812 00:39:01,050 --> 00:39:04,383 But Nwaka figured, "steal an inch, steal a mile." 813 00:39:04,921 --> 00:39:07,651 We switched to heroin maybe two years ago. 814 00:39:07,724 --> 00:39:11,250 It was easier to sell, and the numbers were a hell of a lot bigger. 815 00:39:11,326 --> 00:39:13,886 Are you familiar with Kelani Amoda? 816 00:39:14,396 --> 00:39:15,886 I never met her. 817 00:39:15,997 --> 00:39:19,763 But your name appears as a sponsor on her immigration papers. 818 00:39:19,868 --> 00:39:22,996 Nwaka finds them in Lagos, fills them with heroin. 819 00:39:23,071 --> 00:39:24,834 I just give them jobs when they get here. 820 00:39:24,906 --> 00:39:26,874 Thank you. No further questions. 821 00:39:29,010 --> 00:39:31,205 Who is Fabian Ayinde, Mr. Marietta? 822 00:39:31,279 --> 00:39:33,008 He was a janitor in our company. 823 00:39:33,081 --> 00:39:34,741 Was he one of your swallowers, sir? 824 00:39:34,815 --> 00:39:35,941 Yes. 825 00:39:36,016 --> 00:39:37,847 Where is Fabian now? 826 00:39:38,219 --> 00:39:39,618 In Lagos, I suppose. 827 00:39:39,687 --> 00:39:40,654 You suppose? 828 00:39:40,721 --> 00:39:43,281 But you arranged his deportation, isn't that right? 829 00:39:43,357 --> 00:39:44,381 Yes. 830 00:39:44,458 --> 00:39:47,119 And isn't it also true that you arranged his deportation 831 00:39:47,193 --> 00:39:49,991 after he implicated you alone in the smuggling operation? 832 00:39:50,063 --> 00:39:51,291 Objection. 833 00:39:51,432 --> 00:39:52,694 Sustained. 834 00:39:54,535 --> 00:39:56,560 Maybe once or twice a month, 835 00:39:56,637 --> 00:39:59,537 I would meet someone at a hotel in Harlem. 836 00:40:00,240 --> 00:40:01,969 For what purpose? 837 00:40:03,877 --> 00:40:06,072 I'd wait until, you know... 838 00:40:06,146 --> 00:40:08,444 Till they passed the condom. 839 00:40:08,548 --> 00:40:10,607 Which condoms were those? 840 00:40:11,551 --> 00:40:13,916 Condoms filled with heroin. 841 00:40:14,052 --> 00:40:15,883 And what did you do? 842 00:40:18,056 --> 00:40:20,456 Brought it back to Chief Nwaka. 843 00:40:21,094 --> 00:40:25,553 Did Mr. Nwaka tell you to meet Kelani Amoda at the hotel? 844 00:40:25,631 --> 00:40:26,598 Yeah. 845 00:40:26,665 --> 00:40:27,859 What happened? 846 00:40:27,933 --> 00:40:29,161 She never showed. 847 00:40:29,234 --> 00:40:30,394 Thank you. 848 00:40:35,774 --> 00:40:37,001 How long have you been employed 849 00:40:37,074 --> 00:40:39,008 as Chief Nwaka's chauffeur, Mr. Kano? 850 00:40:39,076 --> 00:40:40,134 Eight months. 851 00:40:40,211 --> 00:40:42,236 Immediately prior to that, where did you work? 852 00:40:42,313 --> 00:40:43,678 Relevance? 853 00:40:44,415 --> 00:40:46,110 Credibility, Your Honor. 854 00:40:46,184 --> 00:40:48,584 Overruled, subject to connection. 855 00:40:48,920 --> 00:40:50,511 Answer the question. 856 00:40:50,620 --> 00:40:52,919 I didn't. I was in Attica. 857 00:40:54,091 --> 00:40:56,958 Isn't it true that you had six years remaining on your sentence, 858 00:40:57,028 --> 00:40:58,586 had you not been released on parole? 859 00:40:58,663 --> 00:40:59,789 Yeah. 860 00:41:00,331 --> 00:41:03,299 And isn't it also true that your involvement in narcotics smuggling 861 00:41:03,366 --> 00:41:06,267 is in direct violation of the terms of your release? 862 00:41:06,470 --> 00:41:07,869 I guess so. 863 00:41:08,705 --> 00:41:10,297 So, if my addition is correct, 864 00:41:10,373 --> 00:41:12,773 you'll be spending a minimum of 56 years in prison, 865 00:41:12,843 --> 00:41:14,310 isn't that right? 866 00:41:14,710 --> 00:41:15,699 No. 867 00:41:15,845 --> 00:41:16,834 Why not? 868 00:41:18,314 --> 00:41:20,647 I cut a deal with the prosecutor. 869 00:41:21,551 --> 00:41:23,644 And what was that deal? 870 00:41:27,490 --> 00:41:30,015 I testify against Chief Nwaka, 871 00:41:30,893 --> 00:41:32,554 and I do only 15. 872 00:41:36,499 --> 00:41:37,989 Credibility. 873 00:41:38,667 --> 00:41:41,692 It would be nice if one of your witnesses had an iota. 874 00:41:41,803 --> 00:41:43,998 Well, this is a conspiracy to smuggle drugs, Adam. 875 00:41:44,072 --> 00:41:45,767 You can't expect a busload of nuns. 876 00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:48,274 We can, from the other side of the court. 877 00:41:48,343 --> 00:41:50,175 Nwaka's got 10 character witnesses. 878 00:41:50,246 --> 00:41:53,009 Six of them are members of the Nigerian Parliament. 879 00:41:53,081 --> 00:41:55,515 Uh, and we've got Larry, Moe and Curly. 880 00:41:55,583 --> 00:41:57,448 You don't come up with direct evidence 881 00:41:57,519 --> 00:41:59,714 linking Nwaka to the drugs, 882 00:42:07,294 --> 00:42:10,320 I would still be tending my brother's cattle in llesha, 883 00:42:10,397 --> 00:42:13,662 but Chief Nwaka's generosity brought me to America. 884 00:42:14,868 --> 00:42:16,995 Did Chief Nwaka ask you to smuggle drugs 885 00:42:17,070 --> 00:42:19,537 in exchange for your plane ticket to America? 886 00:42:19,605 --> 00:42:20,630 No. 887 00:42:21,508 --> 00:42:24,409 Chief Nwaka is an honorable Yoruba chief. 888 00:42:25,412 --> 00:42:28,904 He even helps the bad people who now try to harm him. 889 00:42:28,982 --> 00:42:30,346 How so? 890 00:42:30,650 --> 00:42:33,016 Chief Nwaka gives them rich jobs. 891 00:42:33,653 --> 00:42:35,951 His driver, Kano, now has his own apartment 892 00:42:36,022 --> 00:42:39,355 because our chief pays him over $400 every week. 893 00:42:40,593 --> 00:42:42,584 The SOB's been lying. 894 00:42:44,563 --> 00:42:46,258 You're protecting Nwaka. 895 00:42:46,331 --> 00:42:48,026 That makes you part of the conspiracy. 896 00:42:48,099 --> 00:42:50,261 You're going to prison, sir. 897 00:42:50,336 --> 00:42:51,803 My wife is dead. 898 00:42:51,938 --> 00:42:53,565 How can you say I smuggle? 899 00:42:53,639 --> 00:42:55,072 Then why'd you lie? 900 00:42:55,141 --> 00:42:57,608 You told me you didn't know Michael Kano. 901 00:43:01,012 --> 00:43:04,175 I knew if Kano was involved, it would dishonor my chief. 902 00:43:04,282 --> 00:43:06,182 Your chief killed your wife. 903 00:43:06,284 --> 00:43:08,615 No. Chief Nwaka only helped us 904 00:43:08,686 --> 00:43:10,654 as he helps his other children. 905 00:43:10,788 --> 00:43:12,653 He brought my wife to America. 906 00:43:12,723 --> 00:43:14,850 He facilitated all the arrangements. 907 00:43:14,925 --> 00:43:17,086 What kind of arrangements? 908 00:43:18,262 --> 00:43:19,423 Look. 909 00:43:20,998 --> 00:43:24,058 Chief Nwaka told her she need only do what Fabian Ayinde, 910 00:43:24,134 --> 00:43:27,297 a man from a neighboring village, told her to do. 911 00:43:34,510 --> 00:43:36,808 That is what the letter says. 912 00:43:38,214 --> 00:43:40,307 Why didn't you give this to the detectives? 913 00:43:40,383 --> 00:43:42,510 The mails is very slow from my village. 914 00:43:42,585 --> 00:43:44,644 Sometimes, a postcard takes many weeks. 915 00:43:44,721 --> 00:43:47,188 This letter, I received only last Tuesday. 916 00:43:47,289 --> 00:43:49,588 Kelani just mailed us our conviction. 917 00:43:51,494 --> 00:43:54,657 Babatunde, Fabian Ayinde already admitted to us 918 00:43:54,731 --> 00:43:57,256 that he made Kelani swallow the heroin. 919 00:43:57,333 --> 00:44:00,267 Kelani's letter now ties your chief to Fabian. 920 00:44:16,884 --> 00:44:18,682 Your Honor, I respectfully submit 921 00:44:18,754 --> 00:44:20,585 that if Mr. Nwaka hasn't appeared by now, 922 00:44:20,656 --> 00:44:22,487 he's not gonna appear at all. 923 00:44:23,991 --> 00:44:25,481 Mr. Sebalius? 924 00:44:26,327 --> 00:44:28,227 He's only 45 minutes late. 925 00:44:28,329 --> 00:44:30,297 I'm sure there's been some sort of accident. 926 00:44:30,364 --> 00:44:32,696 My secretary's calling all the hospitals. 927 00:44:32,767 --> 00:44:34,166 Not to worry, Counselor. 928 00:44:34,235 --> 00:44:36,032 They have doctors in prison. 929 00:44:36,169 --> 00:44:37,431 Bail is forfeited. 930 00:44:37,504 --> 00:44:39,699 Bench warrant issued for Chief Nwaka. 931 00:44:42,809 --> 00:44:45,141 The FBI traced Nwaka to JFK. 932 00:44:46,279 --> 00:44:47,940 He already had a three-hour jump on us. 933 00:44:48,014 --> 00:44:49,538 You alert Immigration? 934 00:44:49,616 --> 00:44:52,107 His diplomatic passport must've greased the runway. 935 00:44:52,185 --> 00:44:54,380 He's on an Aero Nigeria 747. 936 00:44:54,454 --> 00:44:57,423 Already cleared U.S. Airspace, and halfway home to Lagos. 937 00:44:57,524 --> 00:44:59,492 Thought the judge revoked his passport. 938 00:44:59,559 --> 00:45:00,719 He did. 939 00:45:00,794 --> 00:45:03,626 Only the Nigerian Embassy issued him another one. 940 00:45:03,696 --> 00:45:06,130 Papers signed by Sir Idris Balewa. 941 00:45:08,801 --> 00:45:10,564 That son of a bitch. 942 00:45:11,737 --> 00:45:12,829 It was a con. 943 00:45:12,905 --> 00:45:14,098 You pretended to help us, 944 00:45:14,172 --> 00:45:15,639 and when the fire got too hot... 945 00:45:15,707 --> 00:45:18,768 No, Mr. Stone. I was helping you. 946 00:45:20,045 --> 00:45:21,512 And I certainly want to thank you 947 00:45:21,580 --> 00:45:23,480 for raising the temperature. 948 00:45:23,549 --> 00:45:25,449 You see, in my country, 949 00:45:25,517 --> 00:45:28,610 Nwaka could never have been convicted without this. 950 00:45:29,587 --> 00:45:30,918 The testimony of your witnesses 951 00:45:30,988 --> 00:45:33,388 will assure the chief's conviction. 952 00:45:33,558 --> 00:45:35,253 His crime was committed here. 953 00:45:35,326 --> 00:45:36,987 He should be tried and punished here. 954 00:45:37,061 --> 00:45:38,153 And what? 955 00:45:38,229 --> 00:45:41,527 Live out his life playing squash in an American prison? 956 00:45:42,399 --> 00:45:44,833 Your justice is not our justice. 957 00:45:45,235 --> 00:45:48,330 Nwaka thought nothing of purchasing others' lives. 958 00:45:48,439 --> 00:45:51,033 He should be made to pay with his own. 959 00:45:53,944 --> 00:45:55,502 "Give me your tired, your poor, 960 00:45:55,579 --> 00:45:57,774 your huddled masses yearning to breathe free" 961 00:45:57,848 --> 00:45:59,440 $4 trillion debt. 962 00:45:59,516 --> 00:46:02,212 Unemployment. Banks failing. 963 00:46:02,285 --> 00:46:04,650 We don't know how lucky we are.