All language subtitles for Law and orer S12E23 - Oxymoron

NARRATOR:
In the criminal justice system

the people are represented
by two separate
yet equally important groups,

the police
who investigate crime

and the district attorneys
who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

Tracy's been
doing really well
since John left.

I would have gone
to pieces.

Ten years, two kids,
he leaves her
for a private trainer?

That's what I'm saying.
She hasn't gone to pieces.

She's a rock.

Maybe they just
weren't meant
to be together.

I read that when
you meet someone,

you make
subconscious contract.

When the terms
of the contract
are met,

the relationship
automatically dissolves.

Sounds like
a business deal to me.

(GAS PS)

(SIREN WAILING)
All dressed up
and nowhere to go.

Hey, did anybody
call SVU?

BORAK: There's no evidence
of a sex crime I can see.

BRISCOE:
So what happened?

Mucus in the nostrils.
Petechial hemorrhages.

So, she was strangled?

Sometime
last night.

Pretty risky
to do out here
in the open.

Yeah, I'm thinking
she was killed

somewhere else,
dumped here.

The angle of her body,

abrasions on
her right thigh
and shoulder.

She was probably
tossed from a car.

Expensive jewelry,
nice coat, makeup.

Hey. any m?

Nothing but a house key
and a couple of bucks
in her coat pocket.

And this.

The handwriting's
a little shaky.

Looks like a six,
or a zero.

5-e-4-1-s-a.

We were thinking
it's some kind
of combination.

Or it could be a lotto number.
A dollar and a dream.

The dream's over.

M.E. at the crime scene
was right.

She wasn't
attacked sexually.

So, we're looking
at a straight up
necktie party.

Yeah, perp probably
used a wire or a cord
of some type.

What about
her tox screen?

Alcohol and GHB.

Somebody
slipped her a roofy?

Or she took it herself.

Small dose like she had,
some people say
it's an aphrodisiac.

It either puts you
in the mood or
puts you in a coma.

We ran her prints.
She was never
in the system.

You canvass
the neighborhood?

Nobody recognized her.

That's a hard woman
to miss.

M.E. says the time of death
was about 2:00 a.m.,
give or take an hour.

So, she was
on her way home
or to another party.

Got into
the wrong guy's car.

Well, what about
this piece of paper
in her pocket?

Well, it's seven digits.
It could be a phone number.

You know, if this
first digit is a zero,

it could be
a hack license.

Yeah. I remember her.

She ran out of a deli
and caught me comin'
around the corner.

A real bitch.

Is that why we found
your hack license number
in her coat?

She was drunk,
and we got
into a thing.

What kinda thing?

She crawls in the cab,
and says, "16h Street."

Then she passes out.

So I drive her down there,
then she goes nuts.

Turns out
she meant 60th.

So, did that
piss you off?

She said she was gonna
call the commission on me.

So, what did you do?

I took her
back up to 60th.

Off the meter.

Seriously.

Where on 60th?

The middle of the block,
between West End
and Amsterdam.

When was this?

A little past 1:00.
What is this about?

We found her body
at 93rd Street.

Maybe she went up there
with her friend.

BRISCOE: Her friend?

When I dropped her off,
there was a black Infiniti
double-parked.

Guy called out the window,
she went over and got in.

What did this guy
look like?

SLATER: A white guy.

Dark hair. Look,
I didn't stick around.

Does your trip sheet show
where this deli was
where you picked her up?

82nd and Broadway.

BRISCOE:
Thanks.

Yeah, she was here.
Bought a pack of smokes.

Anybody with her?

No, she was alone.

Hey, did you notice
anything unusual
about her?

Well, her eyes were
kinda glassy.

I think she was high
on something.

Weekends, I get more
than a couple of
these people in here.

ED: What...
What do you mean,
these people?

Nice clothes, jewelry,
with these dumb smiles
on their faces.

One guy gave me a hug
because I gave him
a free book of matches.

(LAUGHS) Rollin' on X.

Any idea where
these people
were coming from?

I asked once.

Lady laughed
and said a party.

Thought I was angling
for an invite.

DOORMAN: You sure
she came here?

We're just checking
all the buildings
in the neighborhood.

She was
wearing a black
leather miniskirt,

black cashmere coat.

May have been
a little friendlier
than usual.

Ah. 18-C.

What,
some kind of party?

I just watch the door.

They know the password
I let 'em up.

Password?
Yeah.

This time it was
"Bill and Monica."

Hey, I stopped
asking questions
long time ago.

Thanks, bro.
Yeah.

Yes, she was here
last night.

You know her name?

She called herself Xena.

Xena?
I think.

Well, it's probably
not her real name.

Some of our guests
have an alias.

What kind of party
was this?

Well, you know,
for adults.
Invitation only.

Oh, hence
the clever password.

We entertain
a sophisticated group
of people, Detective.

The password helps us
screen out the bridge
and tunnel crowd.

You ever
see her before?

MARTHA: Maybe at
another party.

She came
with a friend of ours.

ED: And who's that?
Andrew.

Andrew Skinner.

Do you know if
she left with him?

He's very sweet.
He would never
hurt anyone.

Look, we're a pretty
white-wine kind
of crowd.

BRISCOE:
Xena was on GHB.

Well, she didn't
get it here.

We'll need this Andrew's
phone number and address.

Yeah, and along
with the rest of
your sophisticated group.

I don't know
her real name.
Just Xena.

She was your date.

I hardly knew her.

I met her a couple
of weeks ago
at another party.

It's not easy
for a single guy
to find someone

to bring
to these kind
of things.

Cry me a river, bro.

Well, what's her number?

I don't have it.
I lost my BlackBerry
coming home last night.

Yeah, I lost mine
years ago.

I was kind of wasted.

Where did you
pick her up?

We met in the lobby
at the party.

And what time
was this?

At 10:30.

And then we
split up when we got
to the party.

You bring this girl
to a party and
then you leave her?

They only let guys in
if they're paired up.

You know,
keep the ratio right.

So when's
the last time you saw
the Warrior Princess?

SKINNER:
About an hour later.

But she was in the middle
of an argument
with some girl.

BRISCOE: What did
this girl look like?

Tall, thin,
brown hair.

What were
they arguing about?

Something about drugs.

And I got the feeling
the brunette was dealing.

What makes you
say that?

Well, I didn't
see her
with anybody.

And I thought
I saw one guy
slip her some money.

I thought that kind
of thing went out
in the '80s.

Different decade,
different drug.

Any luck
with the dealer?

We're still trying
to track her down.

Forty, 50 guests
at that party.

The host and hostess
didn't even know
all their names.

But they knew
someone was dealing.

That would be
a good bet.

Well, there's a law
against that kind
of party favor.

BRISCOE: It's called
criminal facilitation.

And if you piss
enough people off,

it could also be called
distributing narcotics.

But we didn't do anything.

I seem to remember
a couple of club owners
who said that.

They're throwing parties
at Sing Sing now.

Look, our parties
are for adults.

As long everyone
behaves themselves,
we look the other way.

Yeah, well, unfortunately,
we don't have
that luxury here.

A woman's
been murdered.

We don't allow
any hard stuff like
cocaine or heroin.

We just wanna make that
absolutely clear.

Oh, good.
Well, now that
that's out of the way,

who was the woman
with the dark brown hair

who was having
the argument with Xena?

Alexandra Shabtai.
She's the hostess
at Kaleidoscope.

You knew
about the argument?

HARRY: We heard about it.

What did you hear?

Just that
they were fighting
about money.

Xena's real name
is Eliza Glazer.

Look, I'm real
sorry she's dead,

but I don't see
why you want
to talk to me.

You two had an argument
the night she was murdered.

(SCOFFS) I wouldn't
call it an argument.

It was just a...

We were talking
Just a what?

Well, we have
some witnesses

who say it was
a little bit more
than that.

Wait. You don't
actually think

I had
something to do
with Eliza's murder?

You deal the same kind
of drug that was found
in her system.

And a few hours
before she was killed,

you two
were "talking"
about money.

In our neck of the woods,
that adds up to
a drug deal gone bad.

That's just insane.

Uh, if I were you,
that defense
never works.

You guys don't
have a clue, do you?

I wasn't selling
drugs to Eliza.

She was selling them to me.

Eliza Glazer
was my doctor.

Eliza was
a cosmetic dermatologist.

Botox,
laser facial peels,
electrolysis.

ED: And you were
a patient?

I met her at
one of the parties.

She had a reputation
for being loose
with scrips.

BRISCOE:
Codeine, Valium?

Oxycodone mostly.

It's a pain reliever.
The high's kind of
like heroin.

How's the addiction?

I'm a recreational user.

One or two pills a day,
nothing hard-core.

And what you don't use,
you sell, right?

Maybe a few pills
to some people
at some parties.

Just a little
drug trafficking
between friends.

ED: The night
of this party,

what happened between
you and Dr. Glazer?

She told me she wasn't
going to take care
of me anymore.

BRISCOE: She was
cutting you off.

I guess that
didn't make you
feel too happy?

Yeah, I was upset.
But I didn't kill her.

Anybody see you
leave the party?

I was with a couple.
I went home with them.

Name and number.

Oxycodone

Yeah. They call it
hillbilly heroin.

Some genius
in West Virginia

figured it was easier
to get than moonshine.

Yeah, yuppies
and housewives

who don't want to
see themselves as users
get it from their doctors.

And the insurance companies
foot the bill.

Mmm-hmm.
Until they stop paying

and then they gotta
go to the guy
on the corner.

Pills go for about
a dollar a milligram
on the street.

80 milligram pills,
100 pills to a bottle.

That's 8,000 bucks
a bottle.

That's not a bad
profit margin.

BRISCOE:
Turns out Dr. Glazer
had a track record.

State of Oregon suspended
her medical license

three years ago for
irresponsible prescription
of amphetamines.

She comes east,
sets up shop
in New York.

Well, if Glazer
was running a pill mill,

someone in her office
had to know about it.

I've been thinking
about getting a little
work done anyway.

I'm really gonna
miss working here.

You never knew
who would walk
through that door.

Actors, models...

Drug addicts.

Excuse me?

Well, from what we hear,
some of the prescriptions
Dr. Glazer wrote

weren't exactly standard
for a cosmetic dermatology
office.

No, I was with Dr. Glazer
for two years.

If she was doing
anything unprofessional,
I think I'd know.

Hey, did you ever see
her writing these scrips
for Oxycodone?

Not many.

You're sure?

Would you have a record
of the Oxycodone
prescriptions she wrote?

Say, for the past year.

It's a C2 narcotic,
like morphine.

Every prescription has
to be filled out
in triplicate.

The DEA has to
get a copy.

They should all
be in there.

ED: So, what are these?

Uh, I don't know.

These are
all prescriptions
for Oxycodone.

Each one has a name
and address.

I guess we're gonna be
making some house calls.

What's this doctor's
name again?

Eliza Glazer.
Her office is
on Park Avenue.

(BABY CRYING)

I'm sorry.
I still don't understand.

What does this have
to do with me?

ED: Two months ago
she wrote you

a prescription
for Oxycodone.

The office records
show there have been
two refills since then.

That's a lot of pain
to be in, Miss Thomas.

Well, there must
be some mistake.

I've never even heard
of a Dr. Glazer.

Well, that is your name
and address, right?

It is, but it isn't me.

Look, I just
had a baby.

Two months ago
I wasn't even allowed
to drink coffee.

Well, did you
lose your wallet or
have it stolen recently?

In December.

Somebody got a hold
of all my credit card
information

and went to town.

Did you report it?
Of course.

I had to change
all my cards,

pin numbers,
bank accounts.
It was a nightmare.

I don't recall ever seeing
this doctor's name before.

Do you, Philip?

No, can't say I have.

Thirty years in business,
you get to know people.

Used to mean something.
Not anymore.

These prescriptions were
from your store.

They were clearly
filled here.

We have verification
from the DEA.

Well, have you spoken
with Peter?

ED: Who's Peter?

Oh, he's our
son-in-law.

He runs the shop
during the week for us.

So, he's a pharmacist?

(LAUGHS) Yeah,
well, we've been

sort of semi-retired
for a few years now.

ED: ls your son-in-law
also in charge
of inventory,

ordering supplies?

Yes, he does all that.

We come in
a few times a week,

you know,
mostly out of habit.

Have you noticed
anything unusual
lately?

Didn't you mention
something to me
last month?

Mr. Clark?

Well, we're talking about
our daughter's husband.

I don't wanna
speak out of turn.

Mr. Clark,
the doctor who wrote

those prescriptions
was murdered.

We think there may
be a connection.

Philip.

All right.

For the past few months
I've noticed that
our orders for Oxycodone

were a little higher
than usual.

BRISCOE:
How much higher?

A lot.

Oh, no.

I told Peter.
Well, he said
he'd look into it.

PETER: I don't know what
you're talking about.

The paperwork's all
in order.

Well, maybe that's
what you thought
when you filed it,

but we double-checked.

None of those people went
to see Dr. Glazer

or got their
prescriptions filled by you.
They were all forged.

We check ID.
But sometimes people can,
you know, get around that.

Especially when
they've had their
identities stolen.

Must have been
a sweet deal
you had with Glazer.

What was your cut once
she flipped the drugs
on the street?

I don't know what
you're talking about.

BRISCOE: We're talking
about serious drug offenses.

Not to mention murder.

I had nothing
to do with that.

Oh, but you had
something to do
with the rest of it.

Let's finish
this conversation
down at the precinct.

Look,
I never actually
met Dr. Glazer.

Somebody else
was involved?

We need a name, Pete.

I can't.
He'll kill me
if I talk.

Maybe he'll kill you
to keep you quiet.

You don't have
a whole lot of
options, kiddo.

We're the only friends
you got right now.

This guy, Tommy.
Tommy Avakian.

Nicky Avakian's kid?

We went to
high school together.

He came to me
with an idea.

He had this doctor,
she was gonna
provide the scrips.

All I had to do
was fill them.

It was supposed to
be no big deal.

But then
it got complicated.

It always does.

RICH: Two years ago
Tommy Avakian

had muscled in
on prescription drugs.

Hits big
with Oxycodone.

Now, he's cornered
the market

in every major city
on the East Coast.

(LAUGHS)
A real entrepreneur.

Chip off the old block.

And word is
his father's back
in New York now.

I thought the Feds
had the old man

in Witness Protection
somewhere.

After he ratted out
his friends
in the Russian mob,

he split the program.

So, Junior keeps
the seat warm

while he waits for Daddy
to come back?

No. These young guys
are sophisticated
and they're impatient.

They're not interested
in loan-sharking
or extortion.

Now, it's pump and dumps.

Identity scams,
anything high tech.

Almost makes me nostalgic
for an old-fashioned
numbers racket.

Well, good news is
Tommy keeps
a pretty high profile.

Runs his organization
from a spot out
in Brooklyn.

COP: Okay,
everybody keep it
nice and quiet.

You touch that buzzer,
you're goin' upstate.

Nobody move!

Oh, nice TV. MSNBC.

What, are you keeping up
on world events, Tommy?

What's this about?

It's about organized crime
in the new millennium.

Oxycodone.
I pulled a muscle.

You got a prescription?

I didn't think so.

You know, your old man
would have at least had
a card game going.

I have no idea
what you guys
are talking about.

I never met no Dr.
Whoever-you-said.

Glazer.
And that's funny

because we have a witness
who puts you two together
selling drugs.

Oxycodone

The same stuff we found
in your pocket.

I told you,
I got back problems.

We also have a witness
that saw her

get into your car
the night she was killed.

Black Infiniti, right?

I was at my bar.

I'm sure 10,
20 people will
back me up on that.

No, see,
you don't even know

what night
we were talking about.

Doesn't matter.

You guys are just tryin'
to rail road me on a murder.

There's no need to
rail road you, Tommy.

We already have
enough evidence to
hold you right now.

And the night's
still young.

Yeah, you're right.

So how about
some coffee while
I wait for my lawyer?

Light, two sugars.

Tommy Avakian?
The U.S. attorney's office

is going
to be extremely
interested in this.

With their history
with his father?

I'm surprised your
phone isn't ringing
off the hook already.

Is there any way
to link Avakian Sr.
to this?

We don't have
anything solid that says
he's back in the game.

This guy admits to
over a dozen murders

and he just walks out
of Witness Protection?

I'd like
to put him back
behind bars.

You, me, and the rest of
New York law enforcement.

(LAUGHS)

So, what about the son?
Did he make a statement?

You know, these guys
might as well

have their lawyers'
phone numbers tattooed
on their arms.

So what do we have that
directly links him
to the murder?

Well, the cab driver
who dropped Glazer off

says Avakian's car
is similar to the one
she got in.

Did he get
a good look at him?

He's not sure,
so I figured

we run a line-up
and find out.

OFFICER: All right,
everybody hit your mark,
turn and face the window.

Okay, Mr. Slater.

What am I
supposed to do?

SERENA:
There's nothing
to worry about.

If the person's there,
you'll let us know.

And if he's not there,
you'll let us know that,
too.

This is not
your procedure,
Miss Simels.

Either shut up
or leave.

Take a look at the men
and tell us if you
recognize anyone

and where you
recognize him from.

I don't know.

VAN BUREN:
Take your time.

(SIGHS)

It could be number two.

Would it help if
they turned sideways?

Maybe.

Everyone please turn
to your right.

Number two looks
like the guy.

SERENA: Number two looks
like the man you saw
in the car that night?

Yes.
He looks like the guy,

but you're not sure
if he is the guy, right?

Out, Counselor.

Out.

I guess
I'm really not sure.

All right, Mr. Slater.
Thank you for your help.

Did I do okay?
You did fine.

Any forensics
that can put Glazer
in his car that night?

We impounded it,
tore it apart.
No trace evidence.

But he had it cleaned.

Anyone see him
in her neighborhood?

The police canvassed
with his photo.

Three grams
of Oxycodone

were recovered
from Avakian's person.

We're holding him on
misdemeanor possession.

How does
a Park Avenue doctor

cross paths with
a Tommy Avakian anyway?

I went through
her patient records.

There wasn't anything
obvious there.

If this was
Avakian's idea

of settling
a business dispute,

why kill his cash cow?

He might have
thought the police
were on to her.

Or she was
getting cold feet.

Tear their life apart.

If they were doing
any business together,

there's gotta
be a trace of it
somewhere.

What about her
bank records?

She definitely had
an increase
in cash flow,

but it's not like
we're gonna find

any canceled checks
or anything.

You'd think being part
of a drug ring

would at least show up
on phone records.

Maybe she was
smart enough
not to use the phone.

Personal contact.

Did Avakian ever try
to visit her?

BRISCOE: Nobody
in Glazer's office

ever remembers
seeing him before.

Doorman didn't either.

Well, maybe they met
at one of his so-called

legitimate places
of business.

'Cause it seems like
he's got quite a few.

Neptune Bar,
Kaleidoscope,
Astro Park.

Kaleidoscope?

Yeah.
Alexandra Shabtai
works there.

I thought
I told you everything
you needed to know.

Yeah, well, as it turns out
you left a few things out.

Like who
your employer is.

Yeah,
why didn't you tell us

Dr. Glazer was dealing
with Avakian?

I didn't know.

ED: Look, you were
in business
with Glazer.

Glazer was in business
with Avakian.

Avakian turns out
to be your boss.

I'm telling you
I had no idea.

You know,
I get the feeling if
we went to your place

and looked around,
we'd find your stash.

Now,
either we can do that

or you can tell us
everything right now.

When Tommy found out
about the Oxy,

he asked me
to introduce him
to Eliza.

And when Tommy asks,
it's really not
a question.

So you got
them together?

I set up a meeting.
But that's all I did.

How often did
Dr. Glazer come here
after that?

A few times that
I know about.

ED: Any idea
how the business
was going?

Oh, don't stop now.

Eliza told me
she was getting nervous

about doing business
with Tommy,

and that he kept
asking her to write
too many bogus scrips.

She wanted out?

I told her she just
couldn't walk away
from Tommy.

I don't think she realized
who she was dealing with.

LEWIN: So now
we have motive.

JACK: And the pharmacist
and Alexandra Shabtai,

either one of whom
could back out
of testifying.

Avakian's reputation
precedes him.

I've seen it
happen before.

(RINGING)

Yes?

Yes, Janine.
Bring her right in.

Feds have arrived.

Jack.
Good to see you
again, Janet.

Miss Naiman called
about Tommy Avakian's
indictment.

I hope you're not here
to poach our case.

Just curious.

I'm sure
you know our history
with the family.

Yes, we hear
Avakian Sr. might
be back in the game?

That's what we hear, too.

You must be eager
to get a case
going against him.

NAIMAN:
I never liked the fact
he only did 20 months,

even if he did hand us
the top three guys
in the Russian mob.

So how's
your case going?

JACK: We're lining up
our ducks.

What kind of evidence
do you have?

Nothing to
implicate Avakian Sr.

LEWIN: I'm sorry,
Counselor,

but is there
something specific
you wanted to know?

Oh, like I said,
I just stopped by
out of curiosity.

So, let us know
if there's any way
we can help.

Actually, there is.
I spoke with your boss.

He mentioned that you
have electronic surveillance

on several of
Avakian Sr.'s businesses.

We'd like to listen
to those tapes

and see if there's anything
that could help our case
against Junior.

Those taps
haven't yielded much

but I'll see
what we have.

Now, don't wait for her
to get back to you.

NAIMAN: I had Agent Blum
go through the tapes

to see if Tommy Avakian
was on them,

and if he made
any references to
Dr. Glazer or Oxycodone.

There's one conversation
we're pretty sure is
with your Dr. Glazer.

Anything relevant?

They argue.
He threatens her.

Sounds pretty relevant.

There's only
one problem.

You can't use 'em.

Why not?

You use it
and the old man'll
know the place is hot.

Why even tell me
about it then?

Because my boss
is making nice
with your boss.

If you heard
this threat on tape,

why didn't you
do anything about it?

His son's drug ring
wasn't our top priority.

Yeah, but now
a woman is dead.

Look, I had
18 agents who spent
every waking hour

cooped up
in sound vans

doing surveillance
on this guy
five years ago.

They weren't too happy
when he flipped

and walked away
the first time.

Well, that problem's
in your family.

When we land him now,
we want it to stick.

NAIMAN: Look,
the best I can do is to
let you listen to the tape.

Now, maybe there's
something on it
that can help.

But I can't let you
use it in court.

The FBI filtered out
most of the background
conversation

to enhance the tape.

GLAZER ON TAPE:
You can't ask me
to write any more.

AVAKIAN:
You wanna bet?

Look,
I'm the one taking
all the risk here.

My license
is on the line.
I'm getting out.

Listen, bitch,
you'll do what
I tell you to do.

And if you don't,
you'll be needing

to take this
Oxy stuff yourself.

You told them
we wouldn't use that?

They wouldn't even
let me listen to it
without an agreement.

It's frustrating
to have this and
not be able to use it.

Depends on
what you mean
by use.

Are you suggesting
that we break
an agreement

Serena made with
the U.S. Attorney?

I don't think we have to.

There's no reason
Avakian has to know

how we came by
that information.

It's possible
he'll remember
the circumstances.

He was in a bar,
right?

We can't lie
to his lawyer

and tell him
we have a witness
that doesn't exist.

We do have a witness.
Avakian himself.

We just don't have
to make that
particularly clear.

JACK: If your client
wants to go to trial,

he's looking at 25
to life for murder.

Your case died
at the line-up.

Investigations don't stop
because you'd like them to,
Miss Simels.

Yes, and evidence
doesn't just appear

because you'd
like it to either.

We have a witness
who heard your client

threaten Eliza Glazer
over their drug venture.

Abracadabra,
Counselor.

What are you
talking about?

According to our witness,
it was a pretty vivid
discussion.

SIMELS:
Who's this witness?

We're not obligated
to tell you that.

AVAKIAN: Then tell me
what he said.

So you can figure out
who it was and
intimidate him?

This is a bluff.

Dr. Glazer expressed
her concern about
her medical license.

You told her
she might need
to take Oxycodone.

Somebody dimed me out.

Out of curiosity,
what kind of time
are we talking about?

Fifteen to life.

I thought this was
a real conversation.

Let's go, Tommy.
Sit down.

What?
What are you doing?
Be quiet a second.

Okay, here's the deal.

I walk on everything.

No time. And I go
into Witness Protection.

What could you
possibly offer

that would justify
that demand?

A lot.

Tommy, whatever it is
you're trying to do...

I told you to shut up.

My father's behind
the whole Oxy operation.

He provides
all the financing,
all the muscle.

You give me this deal,
I'll give you my father.

Nicky Avakian's own son
is going to roll on him.

He says his father
took over that end
of the business.

Told his dad ordered
Glazer's murder
when she wanted out.

Do we believe him?

He also gave up the father
on the two ecstasy dealers

murdered in Chelsea
last January.

The two college kids?

Maybe it's worth it.

I'm not happy about
giving a murderer a walk

to get a guy
the Feds already had.

What do you mean,
a walk?

There's no deal
if there's any
jail time attached.

Daddy taught him well.

Yeah, but you've got
to admit Avakian Sr.'s
a very tempting catch.

His son garroted a woman
and tossed her body
out of a car.

But if we make the deal,
we have a very good shot

of getting Avakian Sr.
off the street for life.

And Eliza Glazer's case
gets lost in the shuffle.

If we don't
accept the son's offer,

you'll be trying a case
without the only piece
of evidence

that links him
to the murder.

Go pick up Papa.

FRASER: Three counts
Murder One.

Three counts Conspiracy
to Commit Murder One.

A little active since you
left Witness Protection,
huh, Mr. Avakian?

People on bail?

The People are asking
for remand, Your Honor.

The charges
in this case speak
for themselves.

And this defendant's
past history

is well-known
to the court.

We believe he's
a serious flight risk.

LYNCH: On the contrary.

Five years ago,
Mr. Avakian testified

for the United States
government at
tremendous personal risk.

And rather than
fleeing New York City
he's returned.

Where he's picked up
the pieces

and has
taken over his son's
criminal enterprise.

Are there any RICO charges
in this indictment?

Just capital murder charges.

Enough.

Just because you were
the government's friend
once, Mr. Avakian,

doesn't mean
you still are.

Remand.
(GAVEL BANGS)

Nice job, Counselor.

What can I do for you,
Mr. Lynch?

It's what
we can do for you.

Tell your boss
I have a present for him.

There's no offer,
Mr. Lynch.

If your client wants
to plead to Murder One,

we'll agree to
leave sentencing
up to the judge.

Come on, Counselor.
You came all the way
down here,

you must be
a little curious about
what my client has to say.

What if
I were to tell you
that Mr. Avakian

has information that
the Feds would die
to get their hands on?

My answer would be,
I'd be skeptical.

Know anything
about urea?

Or sulfate?

They're chemicals used
to make a homemade
explosive compound.

Like the guy who wanted
to blow up LAX
a few years ago had.

These chemicals also
have legitimate
commercial uses.

What are you telling us,
Mr. Avakian?

I can give you
the name of the guy
who sells this stuff

to anybody
who walks in the door.

LYNCH: This man
doesn't ask questions,

doesn't ask for
a customer's hazardous
substance license,

doesn't care what
federal watch lists
they're on.

If you get my drift.

My client can
give you a name.

No. The name.

Write it down.
We'll check it out.

LYNCH: First,
we set the parameters
of the deal,

then my client
starts talking.

Why should we believe him?

Why did you
believe his son?

Let's assume
for a minute

that what your client
says is true.

There's no way
to prosecute a case

based on
that information alone.

Come on, McCoy.

We both know
there are better uses

for what I got
than in court.

The only deal
we'd even consider

is one contingent
on corroboration.

(LAUGHS)

Transactional immunity
from prosecution

for all my client's
past offenses

as of right now,
just for the name.

If I didn't know better,
I'd swear the counsel room
at Rikers was wired.

Nicky Avakian's lawyer
called me.

He hopes
you can talk us
into making a deal.

He's smart enough
to know how valuable

his client's
information might be.

I'm not the one
who's going to make
the call here, Janet.

And I have
to take this
to Washington.

Then why are
we standing here
spinning our wheels?

Because you
have influence
with Lewin.

How do we know
this isn't a con job

by a man who'd
say anything to
avoid a life sentence?

I think
it's worth the risk.

It's easy
for you to say

when you don't
have to answer
to the victim's families.

I can't afford
to be concerned
about that right now.

Do me a favor, Jack.

Before you talk
to your boss,

think about what's
at stake here.

I've gotten seven
or eight calls.

Justice, FBI, CIA.

I just got off
the phone with
a deputy attorney general.

How many times will
they let Avakian bargain
his way out of jail?

Well, some would say
as many times

as he can give us
what we need.

We don't even know
if his information's
any good.

Is there any way
to get some idea
if it's legit?

JACK: No.

The defense won't
give us a crumb

until they get his deal
in place.

The U.S. attorney's office
doesn't seem to mind that?

All he has to do
is imply a connection
to terrorism

and everybody
starts drooling.

Now, even if
the information doesn't
pan out in the long run,

don't we have
a responsibility to
see where it takes us?

That's a tough call.

It means walking away
from three murders

and a significant
drug trafficking case

for what's probably
just pie in the sky.

Yeah, but isn't part
of our job to make
people feel safer?

JACK: Nobody's going
to be any safer

if we let violent criminals
use our fear of terrorism
as currency.

And how do we know
that the father and son

didn't plan this
from day one?

Either one gets caught,
they roll on the other.

The chemical dealer
is their ace
in the hole.

What troubles me is
we have no way

to figure out
if this is all a bluff.

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

Yes.

Thank you.
(PHONE CLICKS)

Federal Judge Anthony Vallone
would like a word with us.

And the U.S. Attorney
for the Southern District,
Franklin Praeger.

LEWIN: Why do
I have the feeling

I'm about to have
both my arms twisted?

VALLONE: Not at all, Nora.
Mr. Praeger asked me
to mediate.

I do that sort of thing
on occasion, you know.

You're aware that
we're in the process

of building a strong case
against Nikolas Avakian

for homicide
and distribution
of narcotics.

What's the big deal?

Avakian's
got information
everybody wants.

You cut deals
all the time.

LEWIN: Yes, but this isn't
your standard
plea bargain.

He wants a walk
on three murders

and several
A-felony counts of
narcotics distribution.

For information
that may turn out
to be worthless.

That may not
even exist.

PRAEGER:
What if it does?

What if someone
blows up a building

and we didn't do
anything about it?

What about all the people
the Avakians are
already killing?

Do we not prosecute
anyone anymore
for anything?

You're talking
about drug dealers.

We're talking
about national security.

Our case has broader
implications, too.

We're talking about
a potential scourge

on the order
of crack cocaine.

I mean, what if we'd
been able to prevent that
from taking hold?

Well, arresting Avakian
won't prevent Oxycodone

from being
the next designer drug.

There's always
someone ready
to step in.

The same would be true
with the people who
black-market chemicals.

Well, if you put this
to your constituents,

I think I know which one
they would choose.

LEWIN: Yes, but I'm not sure
I want to let their fear
dictate my decision.

We're talking about
three flesh and blood
murder victims here.

Well, none of us
has the corner on
the greater evil here, Nora.

And no one can force
the district attorney's
office

to do something
it doesn't want to do.

Are you absolutely sure
this is the call you want
to make, Nora?

No.

I'm not absolutely sure
about anything, Your Honor.

But I do think
it's irresponsible

to put our faith
in someone like
Nikolas Avakian.

He came through for us
five years ago.

And I think he spent
all the real capital
he had then.

So yes,
I think I've made
my decision.

SERENA: How did Avakian's
lawyer take the news?

Be glad you missed
the fireworks.

It was the first time
I saw him anything
but smug.

He probably never
considered the possibility
we'd say no.

So where do we stand?

His own son testifying
against him is powerful

but it's still
a one witness case.

Not anymore.
Avakian Jr.'s lawyer.

They're withdrawing
his offer
of cooperation.

JACK: Your client
never intended
to testify.

This whole thing
was a scam,

coordinated by father
and son in advance.

That is ridiculous,
Judge.

My client and I
simply reassessed
our case

and we both feel
he has a legitimate shot
at an acquittal.

Your client already gave
a complete statement,

one we fully intend
to use against him.

SIMELS: That statement
was given in the context
of plea negations.

My client proffered
what he was willing
to testify to

so that Mr. McCoy could
decide

whether he was interested
in the information.

He can't turn around now

and decide to
use those statements
against him.

KERNER: What about it,
Mr. McCoy?

He's trying to circumvent
the spirit of the
plea-bargaining process.

SIMELS: Judge, if you rule
in their favor,

then defendants
have no protection.

They could offer up
everything they know

and Mr. McCoy
could just say,

"No, I'm not
interested in that

"but thanks
for the confession."

Except I never said
I wasn't interested.
We had an agreement.

All we had was
an agreement to agree.

Until my client allocates
in open court,

he's free to
change his mind.

KERNER: I'm afraid
she's right, Mr. McCoy.

But if Mr. Avakian
takes the stand
in his defense,

these statements
will be admissible
against him.

That, Counselor,
is a promise
you can count on.

Without his statement or
the eavesdropping evidence,
both Avakians walk away.

It's the nature
of the beast.

And it will be as long
as we're forced to rely
on unreliable people

to prosecute
these kind of criminals.

I'm not ready to
throw in the towel.

Maybe we can
get the Feds to
change their mind

about letting us
use the tape.

At least we can proceed
against Avakian Jr.

No, I already ran that
by Franklin Praeger.

Let's just say
he's not in the mood
to be gracious.

So all we have is
the drug misdemeanor.

Which might be enough to
nail both Junior and Senior.

If we're going to
have a revolving door

on the front
of the courthouse,

maybe it's time
we tried to spin it
in our direction.

Why should he plead?
You have no case now.

JACK:
On the murder charge,
maybe not.

But you're forgetting
the Oxycodone

he had in his possession
when we arrested him.

You're right.
I did forget the bag

of twelve pills
he was busted with.

Possession with intent.
It's a B-felony.

You can't
make out intent
with that amount.

With the pharmacist's
testimony

that he was in cahoots
with your client,
it shouldn't be that hard.

You think that wimp
is actually gonna
show up at court?

We have him
in protective custody
as a material witness.

So then my client
will take the stand

and say that
this guy's lying,

that the pills
the police found on him
were for his bad back.

JACK: Except your client
can't testify.

According
to Judge Kerner's ruling,

if he takes the stand,
we can introduce
his murder confession.

So, I blow trial
on the drugs,
I do a few years.

You don't just do
a little jail time.

You have two
felony convictions.

SERENA: Which makes you
a discretionary
persistent felon.

You're facing
a life sentence,

just as if we were trying you
on a murder charge.

JACK: Your client goes down
on the narcotics felony,
it's strike three.

Unless he
gives us his father.

Last time
it was just a scam.

This time you have to
decide whether you'll
do it for real.

You want me to
rat out my own father,
you son of a bitch?

Is that what this country
is coming to?

It was your idea,
Mr. Avakian.

And now that
you've played us,

I'm going to do my best
to see that it comes
to fruition.

How much time
we talkin' about?

Whoa, whoa, whoa.
What are you doing?

It's called
saving his ass.

We need to talk to
your father about this.

No, we don't.

It's got to be
the same deal
as before.

You're not
getting a walk,
Mr. Avakian.

This time it's
10 to 20 for
killing Eliza Glazer.

But I'm giving you
my father.

We'll throw in
the drug charge.

Take it or leave it.

I'll take it.
SIMELS: Tommy!

Are you my lawyer
or my father's?

But you gotta put me
in a federal prison,

and then
Witness Protection.

GARRISON: Any redirect,
Mr. McCoy?

JACK: No, Your Honor.

The witness
may step down.

The jury is dismissed
for the day.

Tommy. Look at me.

You did
what you had to do.

If it was me,

I would probably do
the same thing.

Come on, let's go.

Better watch
your back, Tommy.

Come on.

Some people pass down
pocket watches.

Tradition.