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PREVIOUSLY ON "NYPD BLUE"...

PATRICK FRAKER WALKED INTO THE 15th PRECINCT

AND FIRED A SHOT POINT‐BLANK

INTO THE CHEST OF LIEUTENANT TONY RODRIGUEZ.

THE ONLY QUESTION IS WHY.

TONY RODRIGUEZ WENT FOR HIS GUN FIRST

IN AN EFFORT TO SILENCE HIS LOUDEST CRITIC.

THE ONLY THING CAPTAIN FRAKER IS GUILTY OF IS DOING HIS JOB.

WHAT HE DESERVES IS NOT A CONVICTION BUT A COMMENDATION.

WHAT DID YOU SAY TO CAPTAIN FRAKER?

I SAID I'D TELL HIS WIFE

THAT HE WAS SLEEPING WITH A SUBORDINATE.

YOU BLACKMAILED A SUPERIOR OFFICER

WHO HAD YOU UNDER INVESTIGATION,

AND WE'RE SUPPOSED TO TAKE YOUR TESTIMONY AT FACE VALUE?

HE'S A BAD COP!

THAT'S ENOUGH!

HE TRIED TO MURDER MY BOSS!

AND YOU'RE GETTING YOUR REVENGE NOW.

HOW'D YOU KNOW HIM?

"HER," IF YOU DON'T MIND.

MELISSA LIVED AS A WOMAN FOR 10 YEARS.

THIS AIN'T NO SENSITIVITY SEMINAR, DAN.

I'VE KNOWN MEL FOR GOING ON FIVE YEARS NOW.

MELISSA LeCLAIRE‐‐ APPARENTLY STRANGLED.

REAL NAME'S, UH...

CARL GUSTAVSON.

[ PAGER BEEPS ]

IT'S THE SQUAD.

MONICA, HOW'S IT GOING?

YOU KNOW HIM?

YEAH.

SHE GAVE US A RUNAROUND ON A MURPHY GAME MURDER.

FIVE MINUTES AGO, WHEN I SAID,

"DON'T I KNOW YOU FROM SOMEWHERE?"‐‐

WE WERE NEVER INTRODUCED, SIR.

WE SAW EACH OTHER, SO, TECHNICALLY, WE NEVER DID MEET.

AND TECHNICALLY, YOU'RE STILL A MAN, DAN,

WHICH MEANS I CAN KNOCK YOU AROUND LIKE ONE.

YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

GO AHEAD. TAKE THIS.

THE TRUTH, OR WE'LL DO THIS AT THE STATION HOUSE.

THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I CAME BY ABOUT 8:30 TO RETURN SOME CD's,

[Voice breaking] AND I SAW MEL LIKE THAT,

SO I CALLED THE COPS.

HOW'D YOU GET IN? A KEY.

MEL HAD ONE TO MY PLACE, TOO.

MELISSA A PROSS, TOO? KINDA SORTA.

BOYFRIENDS, GIRLFRIENDS? JOSH McCAIN.

HE WORKS AT A GYM ON 14th AND 2nd AVENUE.

THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLES, THOUGH.

WHAT KIND?

HE'S MARRIED. THAT KIND.

WE'RE GONNA NEED WHERE YOU WERE BEFORE THIS, MONICA.

SHE WANTED TO BE A ROCKETTE.

TAKE A MINUTE.

A DOCTOR GOT ATTACKED AT JEFFERSON MEMORIAL.

WE GOTTA RESPOND.

WE GOT THIS. GO AHEAD.

IF IT CAME DOWN TO IT, WOULD YOU REALLY KNOCK HER AROUND?

YEAH.

[ SIGHS ]

SO, SERGEANT MARTENS, THE HANDS‐ON ATTENTION

CAPTAIN FRAKER WAS GIVING THE 15th SQUAD WAS UNUSUAL?

IN MY EXPERIENCE, UNHEARD‐OF.

DID YOU SEE ANYTHING

THAT WOULD JUSTIFY SUCH INTENSIVE SCRUTINY OF THE 15th?

NO.

DID ANY OF THE DEFENDANT'S INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE 15th

RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY ACTION?

NO, THE ALLEGATIONS ALWAYS CAME BACK UNFOUNDED.

DID THE DEFENDANT EVER SAY ANYTHING DISPARAGING

ABOUT LIEUTENANT RODRIGUEZ IN YOUR PRESENCE?

OBJECTION.

OVERRULED. THE WITNESS CAN ANSWER.

HE SAID THE LIEUTENANT WAS A BACKSTABBER

AND COULDN'T BE TRUSTED,

AND THAT SOMEONE LIKE THAT HAD TO BE DIRTY.

YOU EVER SEE ANY EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT SUCH AN ALLEGATION?

NONE.

ON THE DAY LIEUTENANT RODRIGUEZ WAS SHOT,

DID YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE DEFENDANT?

THE CAPTAIN INFORMED ME

HIS AFFAIR WITH A SUBORDINATE HAD BEEN FOUND OUT

AND THAT HE HAD JUST BEEN PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTION.

DID THE DEFENDANT INDICATE THAT HE BLAMED LIEUTENANT RODRIGUEZ

FOR ANY OF THAT?

YES. HE SAID THE LIEUTENANT

HAD SCREWED HIM FOR THE LAST TIME.

NOTHING FURTHER.

YOU SAY YOU SAW NOTHING

TO JUSTIFY INTENSIVE SCRUTINY OF THE 15th?

ARE YOU SUGGESTING THE CAPTAIN CONDUCTED INVESTIGATIONS

THAT WERE WITHOUT MERIT?

NO, BUT THEY WEREN'T WHAT YOU'D CALL STRONG CASES.

AND ISN'T IT TRUE

THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF I. A. B. INVESTIGATIONS

RESULT IN NO DISCIPLINARY ACTION?

MOST ALLEGATIONS ARE UNSUBSTANTIATED.

SO FIVE INVESTIGATIONS YIELDING NOTHING‐‐

THAT'S NOT UNUSUAL, IS IT?

NOT IN AND OF ITSELF.

THAT A NO?

IT'S A NO.

HOW LONG WERE YOU IN INTERNAL AFFAIRS

BEFORE THE INCIDENT

THAT RESULTED IN OUR BEING HERE TODAY?

EIGHT YEARS.

AND DURING THAT TIME, DID YOU EVER RECEIVE SUPERVISORY PAY?

NO.

ISN'T IT A FACT THAT ONE WEEK AFTER CAPTAIN FRAKER'S ARREST,

YOU RECEIVED A PAY BUMP TO TOP LIEUTENANT'S PAY?

OBJECTION!

COUNSEL'S ASKING THE JURY TO DRAW AN IMPROPER INFERENCE.

I'LL LET YOU REDIRECT, MISS HAYWOOD.

YOU CAN ANSWER, SERGEANT.

YES, I RECEIVED A PAY BUMP.

NOTHING FURTHER.

SERGEANT, WHAT EXPLANATION WERE YOU GIVEN

FOR YOUR PAY HIKE?

EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.

DID YOUR SUPERIORS EVER DRAW ANY CONNECTION,

EXPLICIT OR OTHERWISE,

BETWEEN CAPTAIN FRAKER'S ARREST AND PROSECUTION

AND YOUR PAY HIKE?

NO.

THANK YOU.

THE VICTIM'S DR. TED ARKIN.

GOT MUGGED AND STABBED IN THE HAND

BY A BLACK GUY IN THE PARKING LOT.

ANY DESCRIPTION OF THE PERP?

THE DOC SAID HIS EYES WERE ON THE KNIFE.

ALL RIGHT, THANKS. YEAH.

HEY. HEY.

IS THE DOCTOR ALL RIGHT?

HE'LL LIVE, BUT THIS IS BAD LUCK.

THE KNIFE CUT THE BRANCH OF THE MEDIAN NERVE TO HIS THUMB.

HE'LL PROBABLY NEVER OPERATE AGAIN.

THEY GONNA TRY TO FIX IT?

WE CAN'T GET AN O. R. WITH A MICROSCOPE

UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON, SO HE'S ALL YOURS.

IF I CAN PUT IN A WORD FOR SPECIAL ATTENTION ON THIS...

HE'S A GOOD GUY?

AND A GOOD DOC, GOOD TEACHER.

I'LL CALL YOU LATER. OKAY.

MY PARTNER, DETECTIVE CLARK.

I WAS SAYING THAT I HAD JUST GOTTEN OUT OF MY CAR

WHEN THIS PERSON CAME UP AND DEMANDED MY WALLET.

HE WAS A TEENAGER, OLDER?

HONESTLY, ALL I COULD DESCRIBE TO YOU WAS THE KNIFE.

START THERE.

PLAIN KITCHEN KNIFE, BLACK HANDLE.

AS FAR AS HANDING OVER THE WALLET,

DID YOU COOPERATE WITH HIM RIGHT AWAY?

I'M NOT MUCH OF A HERO.

DID HE SEEM DRUGGED OR AGITATED?

JUST RUSHED, I GUESS.

IF YOU COOPERATED, I'M WONDERING WHY HE'D STAB YOU.

ANYBODY GOT A GRUDGE AGAINST YOU, DOC?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

BUT AFTER HE PULLED THE CASH OUT,

I ASKED FOR MY WALLET BACK.

I HAVE I. D. CARDS AND A MEMENTO FROM MY WIFE.

BUT WHEN I HELD MY HAND OUT,

HE MUST HAVE SEEN IT AS A THREAT, SO HE LUNGED AT ME.

NOT MY BRIGHTEST THINKING. AGAIN, I'M NOT MUCH OF A HERO.

IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE IF YOU'D HAVE TRIED TO BE.

I DON'T KNOW. THIS COULD BE A DISASTER.

WE'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE TIME,

SEE IF YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING ELSE.

I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T SEE HIM.

SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE ARE RELUCTANT

TO MAKE AN IDENTIFICATION,

IT'S BECAUSE THEY WERE THREATENED BY THEIR ATTACKER.

HE SAID HE'D KILL ME IF I TALKED TO POLICE,

BUT I REALLY DIDN'T GET A LOOK AT HIS FACE.

WOULD YOU REMEMBER HIS VOICE IF YOU HEARD IT AGAIN?

MAYBE. I DON'T KNOW. I NEED SOME PAIN MEDICATION.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.

WHERE ARE WE AT?

WE GOT THE D. O. A.'s BOYFRIEND AT WORK. HE'S COMING IN.

WHAT KIND OF WORK?

HE CO‐OWNS A GYM ON 14th STREET. MANAGES, TOO.

HE GOT A RECORD? CLEAN.

THIS DR. ARKIN'S GOT SOME JUICE.

I JUST GOT OFF WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

DID HE OPERATE ON THE MAYOR?

HE TOOK OUT THE MAYOR'S SISTER'S GALL BLADDER OR SOMETHING.

THE DOC DIDN'T GET MUCH OF A LOOK AT THE PERP.

HE CAN I. D. THE WEAPON, THOUGH.

KITCHEN KNIFE WITH A BLACK HANDLE.

WHAT ABOUT THE CAMERAS IN THE PARKING LOT?

UNDER REPAIR, NOT FUNCTIONING.

HOSPITAL SECURITY SAID A NATHAN DALE

FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST DR. ARKIN TWO WEEKS AGO.

THERE WAS A SHOUTING MATCH, AND DALE HAD TO BE RESTRAINED.

THE GUY WE TALKED TO SAID DALE WAS YELLING THREATS.

DALE DID THREE YEARS FOR ROBBERY AND HE LIVES ON DELANCEY.

GET HIM IN.

I'D LOVE NOTHING BETTER THAN TO TELL THE MAYOR THERE'S PROGRESS.

WORD IS MARTENS STOOD UP THIS MORNING IN COURT.

WHAT, DO YOU GOT A MOLE DOWN THERE?

I GOT A FRIEND WHO'S A COURT OFFICER.

HE SAYS THINGS SEEM TO BE GOING WELL FOR THE PROSECUTION.

2‐TO‐1 ODDS, HE SAID.

MEDAVOY, DON'T HANDICAP THIS TRIAL.

HOW'S IT GOING?

JOSH McCAIN.

DETECTIVES McDOWELL AND ORTIZ.

COME ON.

NOT LIKE YOU TWO NEED IT, BUT IF YOU WANT,

I COULD GET YOU SOME DAY PASSES TO MY GYM.

TAKE A SEAT. THANKS.

WITHIN FIVE VISITS, PEOPLE START TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS

IN TERMS OF MUSCLE TONE, CARDIO, POSTURE.

NERVOUS ABOUT SOMETHING, JOSH?

NO. WHY WOULD I BE?

IT WOULD EXPLAIN YOUR RAMBLING ON.

I'M JUST TRYING TO BE NICE.

IF YOU'D RATHER KEEP THINGS FROSTY, I COULD DO THAT, TOO.

MELISSA LeCLAIRE‐‐ YOU KNOW HER?

YEAH. SHE WORKS OUT AT MY GYM.

SOMETHING HAPPEN TO HER?

YOU SEE HER SOCIALLY?

SOMETIMES.

SHE'S A TRANSVESTITE.

YOU GUYS HIP TO THAT?

YEAH.

SHE HIDES IT FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE.

IS SHE YOUR GIRLFRIEND?

I'M MARRIED, OKAY? THAT'S "A."

B‐‐ I DON'T GO THERE, PERIOD, EXCLAMATION POINT.

JOSH, WE'VE BEEN COPS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW.

WE'VE SEEN MUCH CRAZIER THINGS

THAN SOME GUY SLEEPING WITH A TRANSVESTITE.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. SLEEPING WITH?

LET'S TOSS THIS THING IN REVERSE HERE, LADIES.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING SOCIALLY WITH MELISSA, THEN?

I DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS A DUDE UNTIL WE STARTED HANGING OUT,

AND AFTER, I STARTED TO LIKE HER AS A PERSON.

DID YOU EVER SEE "THE CRYING GAME"?

SAME DAMN THING.

SO, NO RELATIONSHIP? NO SLEEPING TOGETHER?

FRIENDSHIP, HANGING OUT TOGETHER.

WHERE WERE YOU THIS MORNING?

AT THE GYM IN MY OFFICE, WORKING OUT NEXT WEEK'S SCHEDULE.

WHO CAN CONFIRM THAT?

RICK TULLY. HE WORKS WITH ME.

WE'VE BEEN SIDE‐BY‐SIDE ALL DAY.

WHAT HAPPENED TO MELISSA?

SHE'S DEAD.

YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO WANTED TO HURT HER?

THAT LIFE SHE LED...

WE'RE GONNA NEED RICK TULLY'S INFORMATION.

[ CRUNCHING ]

[ SIGHS ]

YOU WANT ME TO SWALLOW THEM WHOLE?

ALL RIGHT, HERE, YOU TRY AND CHEW THEM QUIET.

THAT WASN'T A VERY NICE THING TO DO.

I'D LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED MY $1.75.

THIS IS HIM.

EXCUSE ME. YOU GOT A SECOND?

HEY!

HEY! STOP RUNNING! DON'T MAKE ME SHOOT YOU!

GET YOUR HANDS UP! HANDS UP!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

YOU NATHAN DALE? NO.

ONE MORE TIME BEFORE YOU REALLY PISS ME OFF.

ALL RIGHT, YEAH.

LET'S GO.

WHAT FOR?

WHERE YOU BEEN THIS MORNING, NATHAN? CHURCH.

PREACHER BACK THAT UP? I DIDN'T SEE HIM, SO‐‐

SO, NO, HE CAN'T BACK THAT UP,

BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T THERE.

GROUND RULE, NATHAN‐‐ NO LYING.

WHO YOU CALLING "LIAR"?

YOU, NATHAN DALE,

WHO SAID NO WHEN WE ASKED, "IS YOUR NAME NATHAN DALE?"

ONCE MORE‐‐ WHERE WERE YOU THIS MORNING?

SLEPT TILL NOON.

ALONE?

EXCEPT FOR THEM TWO HOES.

I THINK YOU'RE BREAKING OUR NO‐LYING DEAL.

ALONE, YEAH.

YOU'RE STILL BREAKING OUR DEAL, NATHAN.

I THINK YOU WERE OUT THIS MORNING‐‐

JEFFERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, MAYBE, AROUND 8:00? NOPE.

NOT IN THE PARKING LOT? NEVER BEEN THERE.

WE GOT A GUY CAN PUT YOU THERE.

NOW, THAT'S YOUR LIAR.

AND WE GOT YOUR INCIDENT REPORT WITH HOSPITAL SECURITY

TWO WEEKS AGO, MEANING YOU HAVE BEEN THERE

AND WE CAN'T TRUST A WORD YOU SAY.

I WAS THERE WITH MY AUNT TWO WEEKS AGO, BUT NOT SINCE.

WHY'D THE GUARDS DRAG YOU OUT?

MY AUNT WAS DYING! THREE HOURS OF CHEST PAIN?

IF I'D KEPT MY MOUTH SHUT, SHE'D HAVE DIED, COME BACK,

AND DIED AGAIN BEFORE GETTING SEEN.

YOU LAY BLAME FOR THE WAIT ON ONE PARTICULAR DOCTOR?

THEY MAKING A BEEF ON ME? FOR WHAT?

DID YOU GO BACK TO THE HOSPITAL THIS MORNING?

I WAS IN BED!

THIS IS ONE YOU WANT TO GET AHEAD OF, NATHAN.

THE MAYOR'S BEEN CALLING ON THIS!

AND THE FASTER IT CLOSES, THE BETTER OFF YOU ARE!

THE FASTER WHAT CLOSES? I WAS SLEEPING!

AND YOU WERE IN CHURCH

AND YOU NEVER BEEN TO JEFFERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL!

THIS MORNING, I WAS IN MY BED, SLEEPING.

GOT NOTHING MORE FOR YOU.

WELL, NATHAN, OUR OPINION IS

THAT YOU'RE TOTALLY FULL OF CRAP,

SO LET'S TRY THIS ONE AGAIN.

HE IS SUCH A LIAR‐‐

THE FACT THAT JOSH WOULD EVEN SAY

THAT HIM AND MELISSA WERE PLATONIC.

BEFORE THIS TURNS INTO A PING‐PONG MATCH, MONICA,

WHAT CAN YOU GIVE US THAT WOULD PROVE HE'S A LIAR?

ASK HIM ABOUT LAST HALLOWEEN,

WHEN HE TRIED TO GET ME AND MELISSA INTO A THREESOME.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE

WHO KNEW ABOUT JOSH AND MELISSA'S RELATIONSHIP?

RICK TULLY, BUT I DOUBT HE'D TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

RICK TULLY WHO WORKS WITH JOSH AT THE GYM?

YEAH. THICK AS THIEVES, THOSE TWO.

Jones: ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GRAB RICK UP.

Ortiz: THANKS.

RICK'S MOM LIVES WITH HIM.

SHE'S ELDERLY, FEEBLE.

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE THAT AS LEVERAGE.

SUGGESTION.

WE GOT IT HANDLED, THANKS.

AND THERE'S NOTHING ELSE YOU'RE LEAVING OUT, RIGHT, MONICA?

I SWEAR TO GOD.

THAT'S WHEN I KNOW YOU'RE LYING.

JUST KEEP YOUR PHONE ON.

I WILL.

AND IF I COME BACK HERE,

MAYBE YOU CAN TELL MR. NOSY OVER HERE TO QUIT STARING AT ME

BECAUSE I'M NOT THE PROPER QUEER HE THINKS I SHOULD BE.

YOUR SHIRT'S INSIDE OUT.

MY FRIEND DIED.

IT'S BEEN A VERY STRESSFUL DAY.

I UNDERSTAND.

WHAT'S UP WITH DALE?

CLAIMS HE WAS HOME ASLEEP THIS MORNING,

BUT WE'VE BUSTED HIM ON ABOUT 15 LIES SINCE WE GRABBED HIM UP.

WE'LL GO BACK AT HIM IN A BIT.

MEDAVOY AND JONES SENT DALE'S PHOTO OVER TO ROBBERY SQUAD.

THEY SAY DALE MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION

ON FOUR ROBBERY ASSAULTS THEY GOT.

PERP USED A KNIFE IN EACH ONE.

SO, UH, MINE WAS THE ONLY CHAIR OPEN, I GUESS.

YOU'LL LIVE.

[ SIGHS ]

[ SNIFFS ]

NOW IT SMELLS LIKE WHORE.

[ SIGHS, CLEARS THROAT ]

SHOULD WE BRING THE DOCTOR IN, RUN A LINEUP WITH DALE?

NOPE. DOC'S TOO SHAKY.

IF HE BLOWS THE LINEUP, HE BLOWS THE CASE.

WE GET DALE TO GO,

THEN BRING DOC IN FOR A CONFIRMATORY I. D.

[ SIGHS, SNIFFS ]

HAVE A SEAT, RICK.

DO YOU KNOW A JOSH McCAIN?

YEAH. I WORK WITH HIM.

YOU SEEN HIM TODAY?

YEAH. WE WERE WORKING ALL DAY AT THE GYM.

WE WERE JUST GOING OVER SOME SCHEDULES.

HAS JOSH TALKED TO YOU ABOUT HIM BEING HERE TODAY

OR MAYBE WHAT YOU SHOULD SAY IF WE TALK TO YOU?

NO. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HE CAME IN.

DO YOU KNOW A MELISSA LeCLAIRE?

RINGS A BELL.

YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HER AND JOSH

RUBBING ELBOWS TOGETHER AFTER WORK?

NO.

YOU SEEM LIKE A DECENT GUY, RICK.

OBVIOUSLY, VERY LOYAL TO JOSH.

BUT YOU KNOW WHO TENDS NOT TO BE LOYAL?

TRANSVESTITE HOOKERS.

YEAH, THEY BEEN LIED TO, RIDICULED, SMACKED AROUND,

AND AS A RESULT, THEY DON'T HAVE ALLEGIANCE TO ANYBODY‐‐

LEAST OF ALL MARRIED PLAYERS LIKE JOSH.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, MY MAN.

WHAT I'M TELLING YOU IS THAT WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT

WHAT WENT DOWN BETWEEN MELISSA AND JOSH TODAY,

SO YOU'D BETTER BE TELLING THE TRUTH, MY MAN.

'CAUSE IF WE FIND OUT YOU'RE NOT,

ALL OF JOSH'S PROBLEMS ROLL ONTO YOU.

LOOK, I'M NOT TRYING TO BE A DICK HERE,

BUT SERIOUSLY, AM I IN THE RIGHT ROOM?

'CAUSE THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME.

I HOPE THAT'S THE CASE, RICK.

YOUR MOM LIVES WITH YOU, RIGHT?

WHY YOU BRINGING THAT UP?

IF WE CATCH YOU LYING,

WHO ELSE IS GONNA TAKE CARE OF YOUR MOM

WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO GET OUT OF JAIL,

TRYING TO COME UP WITH MONEY FOR LAWYER'S FEES,

TRYING TO PAY YOUR FINES, TRYING TO SAVE YOUR JOB?

THEY WILL SWING BY AND WHEEL HER INTO A VAN, RICK.

YOU GOT FIVE SECONDS, RICK, THEN YOU'RE OFFICIALLY ON THE HOOK.

1...2...3...

JOSH, CAME IN LATE TODAY.

AND HE TOLD YOU TO LIE AND SAY HE WAS THERE THE WHOLE TIME?

YEAH.

SMART MOVE, RICK.

IT MAY STING RIGHT NOW, BUT BELIEVE ME, THAT'S A SMART MOVE.

NICE PICTURE. THAT AIN'T ME.

THAT'S SO YOU. IT'S LIKE YOU POSED FOR IT.

SIT DOWN, NATHAN.

WHERE WERE YOU LAST TUESDAY AT 9:00 P. M.?

SNOWBOARDING. MAN, I DON'T KNOW.

6th STREET AND AVENUE "C,"

RIPPING OFF VIOLET WALKER, 81, WITH A KNIFE TO HER FACE.

HOW ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THAT‐‐ WEDNESDAY, EARLY MORNING?

STARTING TO COME TOGETHER HERE, NATHAN?

12th STREET NEAR 2nd AVENUE, STICKING UP JOHN PETERSON,

A COOPER UNION KID, ALSO AT KNIFEPOINT.

I GOT TWO MORE HERE. YOU WANNA HEAR ABOUT THEM?

I DIDN'T ROB NOBODY!

YEAH, BUT SOMEHOW YOUR FACE GOT BURNED INTO THEIR MEMORY.

THIS IS WHERE THINGS CAN GO ONE OF TWO WAYS, NATHAN.

NOW, WHAT HAPPENED WITH ALL THE ROBBERIES,

AND WE CAN WORK OUT A PACKAGE DEAL WITH THE D. A.

THAT LEAVES OUT ATTEMPTED MURDER ON THE DOCTOR THIS MORNING!

OR DO WE JUST SIT HERE TALKING, WASTING TIME?!

WE'LL GET VIOLET WALKER IN HERE FOR A LINEUP.

AND JOHN PETERSON AND THE DOCTOR,

THEN 8 YEARS FOR ROBBERY

WILL TURN INTO 25 FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER!

COME ON, LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT!

I DID THE OLD LADY, BUT THAT'S THE ONLY ONE.

JOHN PETERSON'S GOT A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY.

IT TOOK HALF A SECOND TO PICK YOU OUT OF A PHOTO ARRAY.

ALL RIGHT, I DID HIM, TOO, BUT I DID NOT DO THAT DOCTOR!

WHO JUST HAPPENS TO HAVE GOTTEN STABBED

AND CARRIES THE MORE SERIOUS CHARGE.

I DIDN'T DO HIM!

YOUR HAND SLIPPED. IT WASN'T INTENTIONAL.

YOU WEREN'T TRYING TO KILL ANYBODY,

BUT WITHOUT AN EXPLANATION, IT SOUNDS COLD‐BLOODED.

AND FOR WHAT NATHAN? A NICK ON THE DOC'S HAND?

A TINY CUT THAT COULD GO FOR SIMPLE ASSAULT

AND THE THREAT TO KILL HIM THAT CAN DISAPPEAR...

OR NOT, AND YOU'RE IN JAIL FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

ALL RIGHT, SUIT YOURSELF. WE'LL SEE YOU AROUND.

GET UP.

FIVE YEARS!

THAT'S LOW‐BALLING IT, NATHAN.

FIVE YEARS MAX.

WE'LL CALL THE D. A., SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

[ SIGHS ]

[ SIGHS ]

SO, D. A. DIDN'T GO FOR IT.

THEY WANT A STATEMENT FIRST.

BUT NOT JUST A REGULAR STATEMENT, NATHAN.

THEY'RE BENDING THE RULES

AND LETTING YOU MAKE A STATEMENT OF REMORSE.

YEAH, JUST LIKE THAT.

DETECTIVE PEARSON, ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE DEFENDANT?

HE WAS MY COMMANDING OFFICER IN INTERNAL AFFAIRS.

WERE THE TWO OF YOU ALSO ROMANTICALLY INVOLVED?

FOR 14 MONTHS UNTIL I ENDED IT.

DID THE DEFENDANT EVER SPEAK TO YOU

ABOUT LIEUTENANT RODRIGUEZ?

YES.

WHAT WAS THE SUBSTANCE OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS?

OBJECTION‐‐ HEARSAY.

YOUR HONOR, THESE ARE ADMISSIONS BY THE DEFENDANT

AND THEREFORE NOT HEARSAY.

I'LL ALLOW IT. DETECTIVE?

HE SAID THE LIEUTENANT RATTED ON HIM WHEN HE WAS IN UNIFORM,

AND THAT'S WHY HE'D BEEN FORCED INTO INTERNAL AFFAIRS.

WAS LIEUTENANT RODRIGUEZ

A SUBJECT HE TALKED ABOUT FREQUENTLY?

ALL THE TIME.

PAT‐‐ CAPTAIN FRAKER WOULD GET SO WORKED UP,

I WAS ALWAYS CHANGING THE SUBJECT TO CALM HIM DOWN.

DID YOU HAVE OCCASION TO SEE THE DEFENDANT

THE DAY LIEUTENANT RODRIGUEZ WAS SHOT?

YEAH. HE PULLED ME INTO A CONFERENCE ROOM

EARLY THAT MORNING.

WHAT DID YOU OBSERVE ABOUT HIS APPEARANCE AT THAT TIME?

HE WAS SWEATING, BREATHING HEAVY.

HE SEEMED VERY DISTURBED ABOUT SOMETHING.

WHAT DID HE SAY TO YOU?

HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT AND HIS WIFE HAD FOUND OUT ABOUT US

THANKS TO RODRIGUEZ.

HE SAID NOTHING WAS STOPPING US FROM BEING TOGETHER NOW.

AND HOW DID YOU RESPOND? I WAS SCARED.

I HAD BROKEN THINGS OFF A MONTH EARLIER,

BUT HE WOULDN'T LET GO.

I TOLD HIM I WAS SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED.

I ALSO SAID THAT I'D HIRED A LAWYER

AND WAS MEETING WITH THE INSPECTOR

TO DISCUSS A SEXUAL‐HARASSMENT SUIT.

WHAT WAS THAT SUIT BASED ON?

THE CAPTAIN HAD MADE IT CLEAR

THAT UNLESS WE GOT BACK TOGETHER,

MY OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCEMENT WERE GOING TO BE LIMITED.

HOW DID THE DEFENDANT REACT TO THE NEWS OF THE SUIT?

HE CURSED AT ME AND STORMED OFF.

DETECTIVE, DOES YOUR LAWSUIT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO

WITH YOUR APPEARANCE HERE TODAY?

NO.

THANK YOU.

DETECTIVE, DID YOU GET YOUR ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE

FROM MORELAND CITY COLLEGE?

I DID.

AND ISN'T IT TRUE

YOU FILED A SEXUAL‐HARASSMENT SUIT AGAINST A PROFESSOR?

OBJECTION. THIS IS IRRELEVANT.

YOUR HONOR, THIS SHOWS A PATTERN OF HOSTILITY TOWARD SUPERIORS.

TOO FAR AFIELD, MR. SINCLAIR. SUSTAINED.

NO MORE QUESTIONS.

JOSH, YOUR FRIEND RICK FOLDED.

FOLDED?

HE SAID YOU CAME IN LATE TO WORK,

WHICH DIFFERS A LITTLE FROM WHAT YOU SAID TO US.

RICK HAD TO CHOOSE

BETWEEN LYING FOR YOU AND GOING TO JAIL,

OR STAYING OUT AND TAKING CARE OF HIS MOM.

SO, I WAS A LITTLE OFF ON MY TIMELINE.

DON'T COMPOUND YOUR PROBLEMS BY BEING AN IDIOT.

WE'LL JUST TOSS YOU IN THE SYSTEM

AND YOU CAN DEAL WITH ALL THIS AT TRIAL.

DO YOU WANT YOUR WIFE AND KIDS

TO HEAR HOW DAD WAS BANGING A GUY?

I NEVER DID THAT WITH MELISSA‐‐ NEVER.

MELISSA? TRY CARL GUSTAVSON.

THAT'S THE NAME THE D. A. WILL BE USING IN COURT.

WHAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING, JOSH, HMM?

LET'S KEEP THE CIRCLE AS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE.

SHE WAS GONNA TELL MY WIFE‐‐

TELL HER THINGS THAT WE NEVER EVEN DID.

DID THE FIGHT JUMP OFF WHILE YOU WERE THERE,

OR WERE YOU PISSED BEFORE YOU SHOWED UP?

NO, IT HAPPENED RIGHT THERE. I JUST LOST IT.

IT WASN'T PREMEDITATED. IT WAS A CRIME OF PASSION.

AIN'T NO PASSION INVOLVED BETWEEN ME AND MELISSA!

SHE WAS GONNA TELL LIES ABOUT ME, AND I REACTED!

IT'S JUST A LEGAL TERM.

I DIDN'T EVEN TAKE HER MONEY.

WHAT MONEY?

SHE HAD 12 GRAND UNDER THE LINOLEUM IN THE LIVING ROOM‐‐

SAVING IT FOR A SEX CHANGE.

I'D ALWAYS YELL AT HER, "PUT IT IN THE BANK."

SHE NEVER TRUSTED NO ONE.

WHERE IN THE LIVING ROOM?

IN THE CLOSET BY THE FRONT DOOR.

I SAW HER ADDING TO IT WHEN I WALKED IN,

AND IT'LL STILL BE THERE

BECAUSE THIS WAS NOT ABOUT TAKING HER MONEY.

THIS WAS ABOUT ME TRYING TO STOP HER

FROM RUINING MY LIFE WITH LIES.

I'LL GET GREG AND BALDWIN TO LOOK INTO IT.

ME AND MELISSA NEVER HAD SEX.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT YOU KEEP SAYING.

YEAH, BUT SEE‐‐

SEE, YOU AIN'T GIVING ME NO GUARANTEES.

YOU GOTTA MAKE THE D. A. HAPPY FIRST,

THEN THEY CONSIDER YOUR EXPLANATION.

SO, I DO MY STATEMENT, RIGHT?

WHAT'S KEEPING THEM FROM SAYING,

"SCREW HIM‐‐ 20 YEARS"?

BECAUSE OF THE SYMPATHETIC CONTENT OF YOUR STATEMENT.

LET ME SHOW YOU.

TELL ME WHAT WENT DOWN

WITH THE OLD WOMAN ON AVENUE C‐‐ VIOLET WALKER.

JUST CAME UP, SAID, "KEEP IT COOL.

GIVE ME THE PURSE."

DID YOU RAISE YOUR VOICE TO HER?

KEPT IT QUIET.

YOU INTEND TO HURT HER?

HELL, NO.

SEE, THAT SHOWS CHARACTER. WHY'D YOU NEED THE MONEY?

I MEAN, FOOD, BOOZE, NEW GEAR.

NATHAN, YOU GOT A SICK AUNT, RIGHT?

SHE GOT DOCTOR BILLS, SHE NEEDS MEDICINE.

THAT STUFF ADDS UP.

SHE GOT INSURANCE.

BUT DON'T A FEW EXTRA BUCKS HERE AND THERE

MAKE HER MORE COMFORTABLE?

MAYBE IT'S THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN A GOOD DOCTOR AND A HACK?

ALL RIGHT, I MEAN, YEAH.

THAT CASH WENT TO MY AUNT.

THAT SHOWS YOU WERE SELFLESS.

WHAT HEARTLESS ASSHOLE WOULD GIVE YOU 25 YEARS?

GUESS I DON'T GOT MUCH CHOICE.

ALL RIGHT, SO HERE WE GO, HMM?

BUT I AIN'T GOING FOR THE DOC.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT BAD BLOOD WITH THE DOC. THAT'S ON RECORD.

HE PICKED YOU OUT OF A PHOTO ARRAY. THAT'S ON RECORD.

YOU ARE GOING DOWN FOR THE DOC, WITH OR WITHOUT THE STATEMENT.

WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO HERE IS GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO EXPLAIN

WHY YOU STALKED HIM TO HIS HOSPITAL,

WHY YOU LAID IN WAIT AND CUT HIM AND THREATENED TO KILL HIM.

WITHOUT THIS STATEMENT, IT'S 25 YEARS.

WITH IT, WE CAN ARGUE TO LUMP IT IN WITH THE OTHER ROBBERIES.

WE ASK THEM TO DROP THE THREATS, THE ASSAULTS, THE PAST HISTORY.

INSTEAD OF ATTEMPTED MURDER,

YOU JUST GO FOR FIVE ROBBERIES INSTEAD OF FOUR.

WON'T BUY YOU A SINGLE EXTRA DAY.

THE OFFER IS FADING FAST, NATHAN.

DAMN, DAMN, DAMN!

HOW'D IT GO DOWN?

LIKE YOU SAID.

I WAITED FOR HIM IN THE PARKING LOT,

CAME UP ON HIM, GOT HIS CASH.

WHY DID YOU STAB HIM?

HE CAME AT ME.

IT WASN'T OUT OF ANGER.

WRITE IT UP.

JOSH ADMITTED TO KILLING MELISSA.

OH, THAT SON OF A BITCH.

NOW, IF WE CAN JUST GET THE 12 GRAND

THAT YOU TOOK OUT OF MELISSA'S APARTMENT, WE'LL BE DONE.

EXCUSE ME?

YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID.

ARE YOU CALLING ME A THIEF?

NOT IF WE GET IT BACK.

I DIDN'T TAKE HER MONEY.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD ASK JOSH?

HE'S THE ONE WHO TOLD US WHERE THE MONEY USED TO BE.

HELLO? HE'S A MURDERER.

YEAH, AND HE'S NOT THAT BRIGHT.

HE WOULDN'T TRY AND PULL

SOME DOUBLE‐REVERSE‐PSYCHOLOGY MOVE ON US.

IF HE TOOK THE MONEY, HE WOULDN'T HAVE BROUGHT IT UP.

OKAY, SO THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULD ASK

ONE OF THE COPS WHO WAS THERE.

I DIDN'T SEE ANY HALOS WHEN THEY WALKED IN THE DOOR.

MONICA, TELL US WHERE THE MONEY IS.

ONCE WE HAVE IT, YOU WALK.

THIS IS SO OUTRAGEOUS, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO RESPOND.

OKAY, THEN WE WILL TURN YOU, YOUR APARTMENT,

YOUR LIFE INSIDE OUT,

AND WE WILL FIND THE MONEY THE HARD WAY AND YOU'LL GO TO JAIL.

[ SCOFFS ]

ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE STAYING HERE WHILE WE LOOK.

[ SIGHS ] IT'S GONE.

STOP PLAYING GAMES.

I SWEAR, IT'S GONE.

WHERE'S THE MONEY... DAN?

I SENT IT TO MY SON.

ENOUGH WITH THE LIES.

I SWEAR. ENOUGH!

I GOT A GIRL PREGNANT IN HIGH SCHOOL.

HER PARENTS SAID THAT THEY'D TAKE CARE OF HER AND OUR SON

IF I WASN'T IN THE PICTURE, SO I SPLIT.

HE'S 11.

YOU NEED TO GET THAT MONEY BACK.

HIS MOM'S BROKE. SHE LOST HER JOB.

SHE'S LOOKING TO GET EVICTED,

AND I FINALLY HAVE A CHANCE TO HELP.

MELISSA, BABY, I KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW,

AND I KNOW THAT'S WHERE YOU'D WANT THAT MONEY TO GO.

IF YOU'RE MAKING UP A LIE ABOUT SOME POOR KID...

I'M NOT.

THE MONEY'S GONE, AND IT'S GONNA STAY GONE.

I'LL NEVER TELL YOU WHERE THEY LIVE.

IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN'T FIND OUT.

WELL, THEN JUST PUT ME IN JAIL.

I'LL DO THE TIME,

BUT PLEASE DON'T TAKE THAT MONEY AWAY FROM THEM.

Sipowicz: NUMBER 4.

TELL THE COPS AND I'LL KILL YOU.

I DON'T‐‐ [ SIGHS ]

I'M JUST NOT SURE.

ONE MORE TIME, NUMBER 4.

TELL THE COPS AND I'LL KILL YOU.

AGAIN, I'M SO SORRY I CAN'T BE MORE HELP.

I FEEL LIKE SUCH A FOOL THAT I DIDN'T PAY CLOSER ATTENTION

TO WHAT HE LOOKED LIKE OR HOW HE SOUNDED.

GIVEN THE SITUATION, IT'S FORGIVABLE.

AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE I. D.

THE CASE WILL MAKE REGARDLESS.

HOW SO? THE PERP CONFESSED.

REALLY?

LIEU, YOU HEADING TO COURT?

HAYWOOD JUST CALLED.

DOC, YOU NEED A RIDE BACK TO THE HOSPITAL?

NO, I'LL BE FINE.

THANK YOU...FOR EVERYTHING.

DON'T LET THE SERPENT GET TO YOU.

YEAH. I GOT IT COVERED.

[ SIGHS ]

LIEUTENANT, WHEN DID YOU FIRST SEE THE DEFENDANT

THE DAY YOU WERE SHOT?

EARLY AFTERNOON.

HE CAME BY MY OFFICE,

SAID THAT MY SQUAD WAS OUT OF CONTROL.

LONG LUNCHES, FOLKS LEAVING EARLY‐‐ THAT SORT OF THING.

COULD YOU DESCRIBE THE DEFENDANT'S DEMEANOR?

CONFRONTATIONAL, AS USUAL‐‐ ANGRY.

DID YOU HAVE OCCASION TO SEE THE DEFENDANT LATER THAT AFTERNOON?

YES. HE BARGED IN MY OFFICE AGAIN

TOWARD THE END OF THE TOUR,

DEMANDED THAT I FIND DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ.

DID YOU NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL

ABOUT HIS APPEARANCE AT THAT TIME?

HE WAS DISHEVELED. HE WAS SLURRING HIS WORDS.

I COULD SMELL THE ALCOHOL ON HIS BREATH FROM ACROSS THE ROOM.

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?

HE SAID THAT I RATTED HIM OUT WHEN HE WAS IN UNIFORM,

AND NOW I RATTED HIM OUT FOR SLEEPING WITH A SUBORDINATE.

NEITHER ALLEGATION WAS TRUE, AND I TOLD HIM THAT.

DID YOU ASK HIM TO LEAVE?

SEVERAL TIMES.

I EVEN SAID I'D GET AN OFFICER TO TAKE HIM HOME.

HE JUST GOT MORE RILED.

FINALLY CALLED ME A DIRTY‐SPIC RAT.

HOW DID YOU RESPOND TO THAT?

I STOOD UP, TOLD HIM IF HE DIDN'T LEAVE,

I'D KICK HIS ASS.

AND DID YOU MOVE TOWARDS HIM AT ANY TIME?

NO, I NEVER CAME OUT FROM BEHIND MY DESK.

RAISE YOUR HANDS AT ANY TIME? NO.

REACH FOR YOUR GUN AT ANY TIME?

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?

THE CAPTAIN TURNED LIKE HE WAS LEAVING.

AND HE PULLED HIS GUN AND SHOT ME IN THE CHEST.

NEXT THING I REMEMBER,

I WAS WAKING UP IN I.C.U. TWO DAYS LATER.

THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT.

LOSE YOUR TEMPER A LOT, LIEUTENANT?

NO, I DON'T.

SO, THREATENING A SUPERIOR OFFICER,

THAT WAS AN UNUSUAL EVENT?

YES, JUST LIKE A SUPERIOR OFFICER

WALKING IN DRUNK AND OUT OF CONTROL WAS UNUSUAL.

SO, THE CAPTAIN PROVOKED YOU, RIGHT?

TO TELLING HIM TO LEAVE MY OFFICE? YOU BET.

AND DID A HOMELESS MAN NAMED ROBERT DELGADO

PROVOKE YOU IN 1996, WHEN YOU BROKE HIS ARM?

OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.

GOES TO PATTERN.

OVERRULED.

I WAS SUPERVISING A NARCOTICS RAID.

MR. DELGADO WAS 6' 4", 240 POUNDS.

HE BECAME AGITATED AND ATTACKED AN OFFICER.

IT TOOK FOUR OF US TO SUBDUE HIM.

BUT YOU WERE PUT ON MODIFIED ASSIGNMENT FOR TWO DAYS, CORRECT?

WHICH IS ROUTINE WHEN A CIVILIAN COMPLAINT IS FILED.

HMM. YOU RECEIVED TWO COMPLAINTS FOR EXCESSIVE FORCE

WHEN YOU WERE IN NARCOTICS, RIGHT?

OVER 14 YEARS.

IF YOU'RE IN THE FIELD AS MUCH AS I WAS,

YOU RUFFLE A FEW FEATHERS.

ANOTHER COMPLAINT WHEN YOU WERE IN UNIFORM.

GOES WITH THE TERRITORY, RIGHT?

I WAS NEVER DISCIPLINED FOR ANYTHING,

AND I'D PUT MY RECORD UP AGAINST ANY COP'S.

HOW ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL LIFE, LIEUTENANT?

ANY TEMPER PROBLEMS THERE?

YOUR HONOR, I MUST OBJECT AGAIN.

LIEUTENANT RODRIGUEZ IS THE VICTIM IN THIS CASE.

HIS CHARACTER IS NOT AT ISSUE.

OVERRULED. ANSWER THE QUESTION, LIEUTENANT.

NO TEMPER PROBLEMS AT HOME.

MM‐HMM.

SO, WHEN THE POLICE RESPONDED TO A DOMESTIC‐DISTURBANCE COMPLAINT

AT YOUR APARTMENT ON MAY 7, 1993,

THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR TEMPER?

MY EX‐WIFE HAD A DRUG PROBLEM.

AT TIMES, SHE'D BECOME PARANOID, HYSTERICAL.

IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO CALM HER DOWN.

BROKEN ARMS, DOMESTIC ARGUMENTS REQUIRING POLICE INTERVENTION,

AND YOU DON'T HAVE A TEMPER‐CONTROL PROBLEM?

OBJECTION‐‐ ARGUMENTATIVE! ASKED AND ANSWERED.

SUSTAINED.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT.

THE FIRST TIME CAPTAIN FRAKER CAME BY,

HE ANNOUNCED A SERIES OF INVESTIGATIONS, CORRECT?

THAT'S RIGHT.

WHAT WOULD THESE INVESTIGATIONS HAVE DONE TO YOUR CAREER?

NOTHING, BECAUSE THE CHARGES WERE WITHOUT MERIT.

ASSUMING THEY HAD MERIT?

OBJECTION‐‐ CALLS FOR SPECULATION!

I'LL ALLOW IT.

I SUPPOSE I COULD HAVE BEEN DISCIPLINED.

NOT JUST DISCIPLINED, LIEUTENANT.

YOU WOULD HAVE LOST YOUR COMMAND, RIGHT?

YOU HAVE TO ASK I. A. B. THAT.

I'M ASKING YOU, LIEUTENANT.

YOU KNEW CAPTAIN FRAKER POSED A GRAVE THREAT TO YOUR CAREER,

DIDN'T YOU? HE DIDN'T.

THEN, HE CAME BY AGAIN, ANTAGONIZED YOU FURTHER.

I DEALT WITH HIM.

AN I. A. B. OFFICER TELLS YOU YOUR CAREER IS OVER,

CALLS YOU A DIRTY SPIC, AND YOU JUST DEALT WITH IT?!

OBJECTION‐‐ ASKED AND ANSWERED!

SUSTAINED.

YOU DIDN'T JUST THREATEN CAPTAIN FRAKER, DID YOU?!

YOU REACHED FOR YOUR GUN, RIGHT?! I DID NOT!

YOU WERE PROVOKED! YOUR CAREER WAS ON THE LINE!

YOUR HONOR, COUNSEL'S BADGERING! SUSTAINED!

HE WAS DRUNK AND HE SHOT ME! THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED!

WOULD THE COURT REMIND THE WITNESS

HE'S TESTIFYING UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY?!

OBJECTION‐‐ THAT'S TOTALLY IMPROPER, AND COUNSEL KNOWS IT!

THE JURY WILL DISREGARD THAT QUESTION!

DON'T TRY THAT AGAIN, MR. SINCLAIR!

YES, YOUR HONOR.

THE DEFENSE HAS NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

THE WITNESS CAN STEP DOWN.

THIS WHOLE THING WITH MONICA IS SUCH A MESS.

AND IF IT WAS YOUR CALL?

WELL, WE GOT THE KILLER.

YEAH, I'D LET MONICA GO AT THIS POINT.

SHE HELPED US CLEAR THE CASE.

I ACTUALLY DO BELIEVE THAT THE D. O. A.

WOULD HAVE WANTED THE MONEY TO GO TO MONICA'S KID.

HOW'D IT GO, BOSS?

IT WENT. WHERE ARE WE AT?

MONICA DID TAKE THE MONEY FROM THE D. O. A.'s APARTMENT.

WHERE IS SHE NOW? DOWNSTAIRS IN A CELL.

THE THING IS, THOUGH, BOSS,

SHE ALREADY SENT THE MONEY TO HER...HIS KID.

WHOSE MOM IS DOWN ON HER LUCK AND COULD REALLY USE THE MONEY.

SO CONSIDERING THAT MONICA AND THE D. O. A. WERE BEST FRIENDS

AND MONICA DIDN'T GO THERE

LOOKING TO STEAL THE D. O. A.'s MONEY...

AND THE D. O. A.'s GOT NO FAMILY TO GET THE MONEY TO...

IF THE MONEY IS GONE, FINE, BUT MONICA'S A COLLAR.

LET THE D. A. FIGURE IT OUT FROM THERE.

[ DOOR SLAMS ]

GUESS IT DIDN'T GO SO GOOD.

GETTING CROSS‐EXAMINED BY THAT SCUMBAG SINCLAIR,

HOW'S IT SUPPOSED TO GO?

HEY, DOC.

YOU NEED SOMETHING?

IF WE COULD HAVE A WORD IN PRIVATE...

SURE.

RIGHT IN HERE.

I HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS FELLOW WHO CONFESSED

AND WHAT KIND OF SENTENCE HE'S FACING.

UP TO LIFE. DEPENDS ON THE JUDGE.

DOES HE HAVE A LONG CRIMINAL HISTORY?

VERY. HE'S A GOOD GUY TO GET OFF THE STREET.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND, DOC?

NOTHING. I JUST, UM...

MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 36 YEARS,

AND 3 YEARS AGO, SHE HAD A STROKE.

SHE CAN'T TALK VERY WELL

OR WALK OR USE THE BATHROOM WITHOUT ASSISTANCE,

AND SHE HAS TO BE FED THROUGH A TUBE BECAUSE...

SHE CAN'T SWALLOW, BUT, STILL, SHE'S MY WIFE.

I LOVE HER.

OF COURSE.

SHE NEEDS 24‐HOUR CARE.

ON TOP OF WHICH SHE HAS PHYSICAL AND SPEECH THERAPY

FOUR TIMES A WEEK.

SHE ALSO HAS A CARDIAC CONDITION

WHICH REQUIRES VERY EXPENSIVE MEDICATIONS.

WE'RE SORRY TO HEAR THAT, DOCTOR, BUT‐‐

OUR INSURANCE MAXED OUT LAST YEAR,

SO I WAS PAYING FOR HER TREATMENT OUT OF POCKET.

THEN, A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO,

IT BECAME CLEAR I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO OPERATE MUCH LONGER,

AND WE'VE SPENT ALL OUR SAVINGS.

DOC, IS THIS A DISABILITY SCAM?

DID YOU SET THIS MUGGING UP?

THERE WAS NO MUGGING.

I CUT MYSELF.

[ SIGHS ]

UNBELIEVABLE.

I HAVE DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS OF THE SPINE.

I CAN'T SIT STRAIGHT OR STAND FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME.

IT ISN'T COVERED BY MY INSURANCE.

SO YOU NEEDED A NEW DISABILITY?

UNBELIEVABLE.

I CAN'T APOLOGIZE ENOUGH.

WE HAVE BEEN TEEING OFF ON THIS DALE ALL DAY.

YOU UNDERSTAND, I HAD MY REASONS?

BUT DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE POSITION THAT WE ARE IN NOW?

WE HAVE SHOVED AN ATTEMPTED MURDER DOWN THIS GUY'S THROAT!

NOT INCLUDING WHERE YOU STAND, WHICH COULD BE IN JAIL.

I'LL TAKE WHAT'S COMING.

I JUST COULDN'T LET A MAN GO TO JAIL FOR SOMETHING HE DIDN'T DO.

THIS GUY MAY NOT GO TO JAIL FOR FOUR MUGGINGS HE DID DO!

YOU GOT THAT SURGERY COMING UP FOR YOUR HAND?

IN AN HOUR.

GO TO THE HOSPITAL AND STAY THERE.

IF WE HAVE ANY TROUBLE FINDING YOU,

WE WILL SNATCH YOU UP OFF THE STREET.

I'LL GO RIGHT THERE.

I'M SO SORRY.

AND PLEASE TELL MR. DALE‐‐

JUST GO TO THE HOSPITAL, DOC.

UNBELIEVABLE.

WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

WE, UH, GOT A LITTLE HICCUP.

HOW ABOUT JUST LAYING IT OUT, ANDY?

THE DOCTOR MADE UP THE STORY ABOUT GETTING ATTACKED.

WHAT?

HE CUT HIMSELF HOPING TO COLLECT INSURANCE.

HOW COME NATHAN DALE WENT FOR IT?

'CAUSE WE PUT TOGETHER A PACKAGE DEAL THAT DALE SIGNED OFF ON

BACK WHEN WE WERE OPERATING UNDER THE ASSUMPTION

THAT THE DOC WAS LEGIT.

DALE ABSOLUTELY DID THE OTHER FOUR MUGGINGS.

THIS THING WITH THE DOCTOR JUST KIND OF GOT FOLDED IN.

APPARENTLY, THE DOC HAS A TERMINALLY ILL WIFE HE WAS‐‐

OKAY, I WANT HOW YOU'RE GOING TO FIX THIS

SO THAT IT GOES AWAY AND IT DOESN'T BITE ME IN THE ASS,

'CAUSE I REALLY DON'T NEED THIS RIGHT NOW.

WE'LL GET AN AMENDED STATEMENT.

WE'RE GONNA TOSS OUT THIS WHOLE THING

SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DEFEND THE FIRST ONE AT TRIAL.

JUST GET IT DONE.

WHAT'S UP?

JUST SEEING HOW IT WENT DOWN AT COURT.

NOTHING NEW.

YOU LEAVING SOON?

IN A BIT.

I'LL WALK OUT WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

LISTEN, ON THAT MONICA THING,

WHATEVER YOU AND CONNIE THINK IS RIGHT.

WE WOULDN'T MIND KICKING HER.

FINE.

THANKS.

IT DOESN'T GET TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL PAGE 4,

SO DO WE KEEP THE FIRST 3 PAGES AT LEAST OR START FRESH?

AW, DITCH THE WHOLE THING.

GO IN THERE, SELL HIM ON HOW WE'RE GONNA LOSE ANY REFERENCE

TO MUGGING THE DOCTOR THIS MORNING,

'CAUSE HE'S BEEN SUCH A GREAT GUY ALL DAY.

THE DOCTOR JUST GOT HIT BY A BUS!

HIT BY A BUS? WHERE?

ON THE CORNER, ON BOWERY.

HE JUST RAN RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!

OKAY, OKAY.

I SWEAR TO GOD!

CAN YOU TAKE HER?

[ SOBBING ]

DON'T LOOK GOOD.

JUST KEEP STILL, DOC.

IT'S WITH MY ATTORNEY.

WE GOT AN AMBULANCE ON THE WAY. YOU JUST HANG ON.

THE WILL, THE INSURANCE.

FOR YOUR WIFE?

YEAH. I HAVE LIFE INSURANCE.

MAKE SURE IT'S‐‐

OKAY, SHE'LL GET TAKEN CARE OF.

BELIEVE ME, I'M WORTH MORE DEAD THAN ALIVE.

DOC, THE AMBULANCE IS HERE. YOU JUST HANG ON FOR US, OKAY?

IT'S NOT LIKE I GOT A BIG UPDATE TO GIVE YOU.

WE MADE OUR POINT. HE TOOK HIS SHOTS.

ALL IN ALL, IT WAS PRETTY MUCH WHAT I EXPECTED.

SO VALERIE SEEMS PRETTY CONFIDENT?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, RITA, THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET THROUGH THIS

IS TO JUST KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

SURE.

IF I STOP TO THINK

ABOUT HOW THIS HAS BEEN TURNED AROUND ON ME

AND WHAT'S BEING SAID ABOUT ME‐‐

FRAKER COULDN'T KILL ME WITH A BULLET.

NOW HE'S TRYING TO DO IT WITH LIES.

LISTEN, NOBODY BELIEVES FRAKER.

YOU TELL A LIE ENOUGH TIMES, IT STICKS.

LIEU, YOU HAVE TO HAVE FAITH THAT THIS IS GONNA WORK OUT.

THAT'S WHAT'S GETTING ME THROUGH.

YEAH, I KNOW YOU'RE INVOLVED IN THIS, TOO,

AND IF THERE'S ANY WAY I CAN HELP...

YOU CAN LET ME KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

MAYBE IT'LL HELP YOU, TOO.

I'M TELLING YOU, I CAN'T THINK ABOUT IT.

I...

I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND.

JUST KNOW THAT I'M HERE IF YOU NEED ME.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

YOU ALL RIGHT GETTING HOME?

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.