All language subtitles for Law and order S17E03 - Home Sweet

(male announcer) 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.

You like the museum.

Mom, I hate the museum.

You like the dinosaurs,
don't you?

No.

You do like Michelle.

Could we go
to Ben & Jerry's
before, please?

First we'll feed your head,
then we'll feed your tummy.

How's that sound?
Cherry Garcia?

Anything you want.

Hey, honey,
where's Lucy?

There she is.
I don't think she's hurt.

[cell phone rings]
Be careful, honey.

Hey, it's me.

Jen!

Jen!

Jen!

(Green)
What the hell?

No kidding.
And the owner survived it.

Miles Schaffner.

Anyone else
in the house?

Neighbors say it's
just him living there,

but there's
a little girl missing.

Fire Marshal's
looking for you.

Was it a bomb?
No.

Just a good old fashioned
electrical burner.

Hit a gas leak and...boom.

The owner's a lucky bastard.

What caused it?

Gas pipe in the basement
was punctured.

Electrical wire was cut.

Please tell me
a rat did that.

Only if the little guy

had a very sharp steak knife
in his claw.

This wasn't an accident.

Somebody definitely wanted this
puppy to come tumbling down.

(man)
We found her!

Jenna!
Jenna!

Jenna!

Jenna!

We'll go to Ben & Jerry's
like I
promised.

The Cherry Garcia like
you like, honey, okay?

[crying]

I should have been
the one who died.

How old was she?

Eight.

Oh, my God.

I don't understand,
I--I--

I had all new wiring put in.

If there's anything
I can do

for those poor people.

When you say
"all new wiring,"

do you mean within
the last year?

Six months.

Don't you worry, Miles,
I've already got an
associate

writing up the complaint.

Are you his lawyer?

And his friend.

Roger Trent.

I wouldn't jump on
that lawsuit just yet,

Mr. Trent.

Look, Mr. Schaffner,
I'm sorry to break
this to you,

but this doesn't look
like an accident.

(Cassady)
Any idea who might
have done it?

(Trent)
You've got to be mistaken.

We're talking
to Mr. Schaffner.

I can't imagine anyone
who'd do anything like this.

If you could give us
the name of the electrician

who put in the new wiring.

I keep Mr. Schaffner's records.
I'll get it for you.

(Schaffner)
My house...

How could someone
do this to my house?

(Emerson)
We used BX350.

There's no better
electrical wiring

for home use on the planet.

Rodent food?
Not a chance.

Unless, of course,
his name is Godzilla.

You get a lifetime guarantee
on that stuff.

And you did
the rewiring yourself?

It was a big job.

I had two or three
of my guys on that.

My top guys.

I personally inspect
all the work on a job.

Did any of your guys
notice anything wrong

with the gas pipes?

Even the slightest
problem with gas,

we would've been out of there
before you could
say

"Mrs. O'Leary's cow."

(Van Buren)
I know this must be very hard
for you, Mrs. Wechsler,

but if you can remember
anyone leaving the building,

or anyone standing
around watching.

Wait a minute.

You don't think
this was an accident.

It's looking like arson.

You're saying some freak
blew up a building

and our daughter
was collateral damage?

I am so sorry.

(Kent)
Where the hell
were you?

Aren't you people
supposed to protect us

from lunatics like this?

What the hell is
going on in this city?

Come on, Dana.

(Dana)
We have a panic room.

A $20,000 security system.

I take her to school
every morning and pick her up.

But who can plan
for a building blowing up?

I need to be with her.

I need to see her again.

We'll keep you in touch
of the developments.

When I was a kid,
I used to be afraid

of falling air conditioners.

When I was a little--
Can we, uh...

skip the existential anguish
and try to figure out

who had a problem
with Mr. Schaffner?

Yes, ma'am.

(Green)
Anybody besides
Mr. Schaffner

have access to the apartment?

No, I told you, Miles
lives there alone.

No wife,

no kids?

He's been divorced
for a while.

But he and Rosalie
don't really speak.

How about a housekeeper?

Flor.

She's in the Dominican Republic
visiting her family.

What does he do for work?

He doesn't.

(Green)
Ever?

Family money.

The idle rich can make
people jealous.

Miles is hardly
what I'd call rich.

(Green)
Are you kidding me?

He's got a four-story brownstone
on the Upper East Side.

His monthly mortgage nut
must be more

than a year of my salary.

It's paid off.

It's his parents' home.

Miles' dad made a little money
in real
estate,

which he left to his only son.

But between some
very bad money management,

and some enormous
divorce payments,

Miles can't afford
to be frivolous.

We need to talk
to that ex-wife.

Yeah.

Did Miles have any enemies?
Maybe.

He definitely didn't
have a friend in me.

Ugly divorce.

Over what?

Money.
What else?

He was born
a spoiled, selfish kid

and he stayed that way.

Just thinking of him makes me
need a glass of wine.

Hmm. Selfish.

Looks like he gave back
a little something.

The judge ruled
I was entitled

to keep the same
lifestyle I had

during the 20 years
we spent together.

She awarded me 20 million.

It's been 10 years.
He's paid maybe 5.

And we'd cry for you,

but we're more concerned
with the dead little girl.

That's awful.

But I had nothing
to do with it.

No? Financially how would you
have made out if Miles died?

Terribly.
I need him living.

His folks put
his inheritance in a trust.

He lives on income.

Principal can only be
distributed in dire emergencies.

He doesn't have anything
that you get if he dies?

Anything left in that trust
after Miles kicks

goes straight to charity.

Then you never get
the rest of your cash?

He has acreage of
undeveloped land
in Brooklyn

he could sell
and be done with me.

But no,
Mr. Al-Gore-Save-the-Fishes

mortgaged his property for cash
to cover his shortfalls,

and then let the Green People
grow vegetables on it.

Doesn't charge them a penny.

But my lawyers went to court,
and I'm forcing a sale.

You wanna see
some pissed off people?

Go talk to them.

Pissed off at Miles?

At Miles, at me.

Scathing emails calling us
greedy bastards.

Tree huggers.

Can you show us
these emails?

"Take our land,
you'll suffer."

"Expect trouble."

"Vengeance."

All signed
by Michael Kaplan,

president of the Brooklyn
Chapter of Green People.

Excuse me.

Is there
a Michael Kaplan here?

I'm just doing my job.
Now get out of my face!

Come on, big man.
What are you gonna
do, huh?

Hey, hey, break it up!

Break it up!

What the hell is
wrong with you?

It's an offense against nature,
that's why.

So is murder.

That depends on who's
getting murdered.

Meaning?

Okay, I'm gonna use really
simple sentences for you.

No earth, no people.

We are living in America

in the 21st century,
and we have every right

to provide our children with
unpolluted, affordable food.

We are talking about
Brooklyn, right?

Sit down.
Sit your ass down!

Wow.

I saw you assault someone.

He was trespassing
on the people's property.

Shut up.
I'm talking.

Should he
"expect trouble?"

You're gonna "make him suffer"?

What was the other thing
in the email, Nina?

"Vengeance"?

That's right.
Vengeance.

Did you already
get your vengeance

on Miles Schaffner, Michael?

What are you talking about?

Somebody tried
to kill him.

You think that I--?

No, Miles has always
been good to us.

He let us use
the property.

He's always been
one of the good guys.

Oh, come on,
we know he's selling

your little Eden
to developers.

You're looking at assault.

You threatened him.

You better say something.

I have nothing
against Miles.

He didn't wanna sell the land.

The courts made him do it
and that bitch ex-wife of his--

Do I need a lawyer?

We're doing the best
we can, counselor.

I am sure you are.

But we've got the mayor
breathing fire on this.

A building blows up
in this town,

and people think terrorism.

And we're confident it's not.

And our concern
is not the mayor.

It's who killed
the little girl.

So is ours.

Where are we
on this guy Kaplan?

He's still a candidate.

But I don't see him doing it.
He's a conservationist.

Or it's a violent
splinter group.

Schaffner's selling
out from under them.

They want to keep
their squat on his land.

(Cassady)
Or Kaplan's
telling the truth,

and he and Schaffner
really are best pals.

Even if they weren't,

why wouldn't he just
stab him or shoot him?

Why blow up
his whole building?

Is there anything
that says this guy

knows his way around
a circuit board?

Gas pipes?
Nothing so far.

Dig faster and harder.

Counselor,

no one is sitting
on their hands.

Keep me apprised.

Look, I got word
Miles Schaffner

is loitering
around the crime scene.

See if you could get an idea
if he's really

so buddy-buddy
with this guy Kaplan.

All right.

Michael Kaplan?

With the group
called Green People?

From my Brooklyn property.

He used to bring me fresh
vegetables every now and again.

Did he ever threaten you?
No.

Ever since they've spoken
with Harvey Wallace.

He's the real estate
developer

who I planned to sell
the land to.

They've got no problem
with the sale.

My father used to say,

"Home is where
you're treated the best,

but complain the most."

If only it had been
me who died,

instead of that
poor little girl.

Come on, Mr. Schaffner.

Come on.

(Wallace)
I tell Miles
the Green People

got no problem
with the sale.

It keeps him calm.

But I've got some letters
from them, nasty emails.

Was there anything that
made specific references

to the deal not
going through?

Yeah, most of them.

Any mention
Mr. Schaffner specifically?

Like threats?
Veiled ones.

(Green)
Like what?

"You have an obligation
to the Earth."

"You will do
the right thing."

Or what? They're gonna
come and get him?

No, they never get
that explicit.

They're smart.

Look, we were over
at the Brooklyn site.

It wasn't exactly peaceful.

Hey, I take them
seriously.

But I've been banking
on the hoopla
dying

once my contract
with Miles was
signed.

After they see they
still have their
vegetable patch,

just not as big.

That's their main concern,
the mini farm?

The rest is just a show
for the IdealMart people.

They've also shown interest
in buying the property.

Miles would never
sell to them,

but the protestors,
they gotta be sure.

Look, anything more
you need, here's my card.

Trade me?

[scoffs]

Heh.

IdealMart is one of
the biggest corporations

in the country.

They don't lose bidding wars
to a dude like Wallace.

Well, maybe Schaffner's
just not a big business
kind of guy.

Although, if he died,
the executor of his
estate

would be legally obligated
to sell the property

to the highest bidder.

Wow, I'm impressed
you know that.

My grandma had a place
in Sheepshead Bay.

When she died,
I was outbid

by a guy who writes
birthday card poems.

How depressing is that?

Anyway, if Miles was dead,

IdealMart would definitely
be in the driver's seat.

You're buying
the hype, folks.

"IdealMart is big bad
box store monster."

We're a company
providing a service.

And we're police officers
investigating a homicide.

Hold up, man.
Correct me if I'm wrong.

You don't have a store
in New York yet,
right?

The one in Brooklyn
would've been our first.

A lot of money
to be
made.

We projected
500 million a year.

And the roadblock to all that
is nearly killed.

We made our play.
He went with Wallace.

What'd you bid?
25 million.

Wallace only paid 10.

I mean, you seem
like a company

Except he went
with Wallace.

Anybody lose a job
over it?

We did 30 billion
in sales last year.

If we wanted the land,
it'd be ours.

But he went with Wallace.

End of story.

So...what am I reading?

It's IdealMart's
withdrawal of
its offer

to purchase the property.

Although, I suppose
if Schaffner died,

they could always
make another
offer.

They have enough money
that if they wanted him dead,

he'd be dead.

(Van Buren)
When does that happen
in the real world?

Not often.
When a guy gets a divorce

and someone tries
to whack him,

the first three people
you talk
to?

The ex, the ex,
and the ex.

We did talk to her.
She wouldn't shut up.

Well, talk to her again.

And see to it
that she listens.

Would I want the SOB
to sell to IdealMart?

Famous for no benefits,
no unions, slave wages?

Damn straight.

Question is, how far would
you go to see it
happen?

I've got lawyers for that.

(Green)
IdealMart was ready

to give Miles
anything he asked for.

I mean, he could've been done
with you forever.

But he decides to sell
to Harvey Wallace in Queens

for less than half
the asking price,

and we hear the deal
doesn't give him

any principal payments
for ten years.

Which once again
means you have
to wait

for your money.

He wakes up in the morning

thinking of different ways
to screw me.

Well, let's just say,
Miles gets blown up

before Harvey
can close the deal.

Property goes to the highest
bidder, which in this case,

would certainly be IdealMart.

More money for you.

How old are you, honey?
28?

Playing the field?
Good for you.

But one day you're gonna
give some lucky
bastard

20-some odd
years of your life.

And you know
what happens then?

You end up like
a leftover rump roast,

all gristle and fat,
and nothing else.

I don't care if Miles dies.

I care about me and
the 20 years that
I gave him.

But I didn't kill him,
and I wanna talk
to my lawyer.

Man, this woman goes
to the hairdresser
a lot.

Check this out.

Bergdorf's, 3 grand.

Bergdorf's, 10.
Barneys, 5.

(Green)
And you're still
on the Bs.

Yeah.
Hermes, 2,500.

Damn, here's something
new and different.

Kaskell Electrical.
$15,000.

Is that what an arson-for-hire
goes for these days?

They're open 'til 9:00.

(Kaskell)
Yeah, I used
to do electric

until the accident.

Then with the insurance money,
I opened up this
joint.

You work here alone?

I'm all there is now,
since Judith passed.

So, I figure you aren't
here for track lights.

No. Listen, Mr. Kaskell,
about two weeks ago,

a woman named Rosalie Schaffner
wrote you a check

for $15,000.
Right.

Don't see anything
in here worth that.

Since when is it against the law

for a kid to help out
her old man?

Mrs. Schaffner is--?

Is a jerk for marrying
that putz, Miles.

I know his old man
out in Queens.

A real get-your-hands-dirty

kind of guy, but the kid,
a real putz.

Everyone knew it,
except for Rosalie.

She sees him
and never picked up

another pair
of stripping pliers again.

Wait a minute.

You're saying
your daughter worked

as an electrician with you.

Yeah, she worked
college summers with me.

Why didn't you tell us your ex
used to be an electrician?

I didn't think
it was relevant.

(Cassady)
No disrespect, Mr. Schaffner,

but your house went boom,

because somebody messed
with the wiring.

(Green)
Look, man, you may
not give a damn

if your ex-wife
tried to kill you,

but the fact of the matter is,

she did kill an innocent
eight-year-old girl.

Now, if she was near your house,
I wanna know.

She still has a key.

(Cassady)
When was the last time
she used it?

I don't know.

(Green)
The day before the explosion,

did you leave the house?

I had lunch with Roger,
my lawyer.

(Rosalie)
How many times
do I have to tell you

that you have to fold
these three ways?

Three ways!
Nina, cuff
her.

Rosalie Schaffner,

you're under arrest for
the murder of Jenna Wechsler,

the attempted murder of
Miles Schaffner, and arson.

What the hell
are you talking about?

What are you doing?

You have the right
to remain silent.

Anything you say
can be used against you

in a court of law.

You have the
to an attorney.

If you cannot afford one--

Docket Number 067823.

People v. Schaffner,
Rosalie
P.

Charges are murder
in the second degree,

arson in the first degree,

and attempted murder
in the second degree.

Do we have a plea?

Lisa Denton from
Gault, Michaels
& Gold

for the defense, Your Honor.

Actually, I--I won't
be handling the case.

Um, what I mean is--

First time, Ms. Denton?

Yes, Your Honor.

(Judge)
Hmm. It's weird,
isn't it?

Hearing your own voice
above the
fray.

Okay, let's just take
a deep breath,

and give it our best shot.

What I meant to say
was that Alissa Goodwyn

will be council of record.

After I make a motion
that she be admitted

to the court
pro hoc vice, that is.

Very good, now where
is the esteemed Ms. Goodwyn?

She's not here. Yet.

I mean, uh, her plane
from Miami was delayed.

You know something?

I'll bet you can handle this
on your own.

Let's give it a shot.

Not guilty.

Okay.
Ms. Rubirosa.

People request bail
in the amount of $1 million.

Ms. Denton.

I'll tell you what,
we'll run with that.

If and when
Ms. Goodwyn arrives,

and wants to oppose
the People's request,

I don't think Ms. Rubirosa
will oppose.

It's fine with me, Your Honor.

Welcome to the club, Ms. Denton.

God, I hope I was
never that green.

I actually felt sorry for her.

My first time in court--

No offense,
war stories bore me.

What I don't get
is Gault, Michaels.

They're a top-notch firm.

Why bring in a ringer
from out of
state?

Does this ringer
have a name?

Allison Goodwyn from Miami.

Alissa, and she's
the Queen of Darkness.

She went from New York
court street divorces,

to standard-bearer

for women's issues
nationwide.

That a friend of yours?

Definitely not, and did I
mention she was gorgeous?

How are you, Alissa?

(Alissa)
Better than you, Jack.

I believe that's
the same suit

you were wearing
the last time
I saw you.

I like gray.

Alissa Goodwyn,
Connie Rubirosa.

Hi.

(Alissa)
Thank you for showing
mercy on thatpoor kid

Gault, Michaels sent
to court this morning.

Sure, we've all
been there.

Where is that, exactly?

This is a bunch of nonsense,
Jack, and you know it.

(McCoy)
But enough about me.

If I had a nickel
for every
time

a woman was falsely accused
for trying to kill her husband

for something
as mundane as money--

It's as good a motive as any.

Make my point,
why don't you.

Greed is a guy thing.

So, I'm just projecting
my own inadequacies

onto the poor misunderstood
defendant.

Nobody said you were dumb.

Let me ask you, Alissa.

If I'm so greedy,
if I'm so venal,

what am I doing still
in the same job,

in the same bar in a variation
of the same suit?

Excuse me.

Are you somehow saying
there are women's issues

hidden somewhere in this case?

There's a women's issue
in every case, honey.

Motion to dismiss.

I'd expect no less.

Actually, Ms. Goodwyn...

I'm glad you're
planning to inject

women's rights
into this case.

She's a quick study, Jack.

Because the victim here,

Jenna Wechsler,

she's never gonna get
the chance to become one.

That's why I'll never
get married again.

Whoa, she was your--?

Second wife's attorney.

(Alissa)
Okay, let's assume

my name isn't Alissa,
it's Alan.

And I have
the physical equipment

that usually accompanies

said appellation.

Now, let's further assume

that I have a contract
with Mr. McCoy

to sell him 100 widgets
on Tuesday for $100.

Tuesday rolls around.
I show up.

He's 50 bucks short.
What happens?

That is an issue
of contract law,

which in this criminal
case is irrelevant,

notwithstanding council's
newfound equipment.

We can either
cancel the deal

or make a new agreement.

He'll pay me the $50
he has on hand.

He'll keep the widgets,

he'll pay me the remaining
amount next
Friday,

plus ten more
for the inconvenience.

But somebody kills
him on
Thursday.

Now, do you actually believe

that I would be the first
person the cops would suspect?

I don't recall her
selling any widgets.

No, she sold her very being.

And her ex didn't live up
to his end of the bargain.

So they made a new agreement,

which included
ending the marriage,

and a payment
of certain consideration.

$20 million is
a little more substantial--

It's the principle,
not the amount.

(McCoy)
If Mrs. Schaffner's ex
had in fact died,

she stood to collect a lot more
money from the sale of land.

If she knew
how much IdealMart

was willing to pay
for the land.

That's a very big "if."

(Rubirosa)
The defendant had
the opportunity

to commit the crime,
Your Honor.

When you blow the smoke away,
Your Honor,

we're right back
to Alan and his widgets.

But he's the least likely
suspect on the block.

But Mrs. Schaffner
is being charged
with several

Class A felonies.
Why the difference?

(McCoy)
We have motive, opportunity,
and the ability

to commit the particular crime.

A lot of cases go to trial

solely on circumstantial
evidence.

And hopefully
they're not a result

of latent sexist attitudes.

Do you have a problem?

I do, Your Honor.

The fact that you'd even

listen to this argument
is a problem.

Mr. McCoy.

Fine.
Motion to dismiss is granted.

You wanna go
to trial Mr. McCoy?

Come back with some evidence.

I don't care
what you think,

you don't insult
the judge!

Milbank's had her mind
made up

before we ever
walked into chambers.

She and Goodwyn,
both down for the sisterhood.

Facts and the law
win
cases.

Not personal politics.
Really?

Why don't you tell that
to your girlfriend "Alan"?

I'm sorry if I stepped
over the line,

but I am the one who opens
the case file every day

and looks at photos

of a mangled
eight-year-old little girl.

Then I suggest you do
something productive.

Lisa, right?

Oh, my God.

I'm so embarrassed.

I spent the entire day
with my door locked.

Oh, no.
Forget about it.

Do you mind if I...

Yeah, go ahead.

Um...
I should thank you.

You could have
totally humiliated me.

Oh, what would be
the point of that?

Well, I owe you.

You know, actually
there is something.

I don't know if you
heard what Goodwyn

pulled today
in chambers?

Yeah,
she's a piece of work.

You know, there's a lot

of experienced litigators
at your firm.

In New York City.

Why did Rosalie Schaffner
reach out to
Miami?

Oh, look.
I--I appreciate what you did,

but my firm's name is
still on the court papers.

Oh, I'm not trying
to tip her defense.

Um, Rosalie got a freebie.

Goodwyn did this pro bono?

Her fees are being paid

by the East Coast Women's
Defense League.

They track all cases
that potentially involve

women's issues.

We just get her admitted
on a case-by-case basis.

Kind of like her pimp.

We got her, Jack.

Board of Directors for the East
Coast Women's Defense League.

Fifth name down
from the top.

The honorable
Edith Milbank.

So?

They're paying Goodwyn's fee.

Which means Judge Milbank
should have recused herself.

23 years in the bench.

No one has ever
questioned my integrity.

And I don't mean
to do that now.

It's the appearance
of impropriety

I'm talking about.

No way.

What you did is improper.

Maybe even unethical.

Don't you know you're supposed
to house-break them

before you take them
out in public, Jack?

(Rubirosa)
The bottom line, Judge,
is that not only

are you on the board of
directors for the organization

paying the defense
council's fees,

but you are
on the committee who picks

which cases to take on.

I had nothing to do
with selecting this case.

It doesn't matter.

It's a conflict of interest

that a first-year
law student could spot.

(Alissa)
The question is
whether she was biased

in deciding the issue at bar.

And the answer to that
is also obvious.

(Milbank)
Well, it's not to me.

And I will not recuse myself,

and I will not
reverse my decision.

One more word

and I will hold you
in contempt, counselor.

That looks good.

Help yourself.

Thanks, I'm waiting
for Maggie.

How's she doing?

Well, better than my A team's
doing in your courtroom.

They were out of line.

In their choice
of words, maybe.

So you think
my decision
was biased?

No, I don't think that.
Thank you.

But I know you don't have
a legal leg to stand on.

Since when did
circumstantial evidence

become insufficient
to send a case to the jury?

Legal sufficiency is
always a judgment call.

Lucky for me, I'm the decider.

If you're ever
in the position...

I'm a politician.
I get to have opinions.

I have opinions too.

But I pride myself
on leaving them at the door

when I put my robes on.

Widgets?
Are you kidding me?

When you start
playing politics,

you're playing
in my ball park,

and I don't lose home games.

Is that a threat?

No.

But that Article 78 petition

I'm gonna file
against you tomorrow is.

So you can make
a damn fool out of yourself

before five appellate judges,
or you can reinstate

the indictment and immediately
recuse yourself.

Have a good night, Edie.

I thought you were
waiting for Maggie.

No, no way.
We like our fish fried.

She was just eight years old.

We had a party for her
the week before.

Please tell us what happened
on the morning of the 14th.

She died.

A building blew up, and now,
for no reason whatsoever,

my little girl is dead.

(McCoy)
I show you what
was previously marked

People's 3.

You recognize this,
Mrs. Wechsler?

Yes.

This was Jenna's favorite.

We gave it to her
for her birthday.

She kept it with her
all the time.

(McCoy)
Meaning she had it
with her that morning.

(Mrs. Wechsler)
Yeah.

She dropped it.

I saw it on the sidewalk
lying there,

and she went back to get it.

That's when it happened.

(McCoy)
Did you see her actually
pick it up?

Excuse me.

Yes.
She picked it up...

and she held it up
to show me that it was okay.

She smiled at me.

And...and then
she disappeared.

Just for clarification,
Mrs. Wechsler,

this doll was just a week old
at the time of the explosion?

Objection.
Please.

Sustained.

(McCoy)
No further questions.

(Fire Marshal)
On its own, the cut wire
might have caused some damage.

But with the alarm system
in the house,

plus the flame-retardant
materials

used in the inner lining
of the walls,

I doubt there would've been
a major problem.

So, what happened?

Well, unfortunately,

in addition
to the cut wire,

we've determined there was
a leak in the gas line

in close proximity
to the defective wire.

When the electric current
hit the leaking gas,

there was a sudden,
intense, hot blast of flame,

which then spread
throughout the house

beneath the walls.

Flames filled the space

between the interior
and exterior walls,

eating up all the oxygen,
and the house exploded.

This was previously marked
as People's 7.

Is this the faulty gas line
that you found?

Yes.

You can see the puncture here.

Can you determine
how this hole was made?

Just like the cut wire
I testified about earlier,

it was sabotaged.

So, in your opinion,

this explosion
was caused intentionally?

Definitely.

By someone who knew
what he or she was doing.

No further questions.

Was there any evidence
whatsoever--

a fingerprint, DNA, anything

that might help us determine

who cut that wire
or punctured that gas line?

No.

Yes, I'd probably get more money
for the land in Brooklyn

if I sold to IdealMart.

Which means, the defendant
would get more money.

(Schaffner)
That's correct.

But, this was
my dad's property,

and I wanna do with it what
I believe he would have done.

I owe his memory that much.

When you divorced
the defendant,

how much money did
the judge order you to pay?

It's misleading, I--

st answer the question.

$20 million.

And over the past ten years,

how much do you think
you've actually paid her?

(Schaffner)
I couldn't say for sure.

(Alissa)
Guess.

Nearly five million.

That's not bad.

You've lived up to a quarter
of your legal responsibility.

Objection.

Withdrawn.

Did you ever share
with your ex-wife

the precise numbers involved
with the two competing offers?

She spoke to my attorney.

I can see why you live alone.
Just answer the question.

No.

(Alissa)
So you don't know

if she was actually aware

that she would make more money
if you sold to IdealMart?

She certainly thought--

But she didn't know
for sure, did she?

No.

[knock at door]

I was going through
documents we subpoenaed

relating IdealMart's
potential purchase

of the Brooklyn property.

Yeah.

I don't think
she did it, Jack.

Why?

I don't know
if I should show you.

What I mean is, I'm not sure
that it would be ethical.

Neither is convicting
an innocent woman.

I found a, uh,
confidential memo.

Prepared by IdealMart's
outside
counsel,

Magilicutty Parks.

I've never heard of them.

Neither had I.
They're out of Hartford.

You obviously know
what's in there.

Well, I didn't see that it was
marked "Attorney Work Product"

until after
I'd read the contents.

I can put that stamp
on a Chinese takeout menu.

The memo incriminates
another
party.

Does it implicate IdealMart

or any of its employees
or agents?

No.

Then it's not a problem.

Come on, Jack.

IdealMart is not a defendant
in our prosecution.

"The law firm's due diligence

on the Schaffner Brooklyn
property."

I don't understand.

Here. Go to Section Six.

Down to Paragraph 16.

"During the week
of September 8th,

"Miles Schaffner
let the insurance policies

on his house lapse."

The house blew up
on the
14th.

He kept that insurance policy
alive for over 30
years,

and then killed it six days
before the house was
destroyed.

Looks like he knew
what was gonna happen.

And I'm not sure
that we can use

that memo to find out.

(Alissa)
Why tell me?

Tell a
I'm not sure I can do that.

Why?

This Magilicutty firm
didn't represent him.

They represented IdealMart.

Think about it, Alissa.

Why wouldn't IdealMart
come forward

with this information
about Schaffner on their own?

If Schaffner's imprisoned,
it's just that much easier

for IdealMart to buy
the property in Brooklyn.

The way Magilicutty uncovered
the dirt wasn't
kosher.

I'd be indirectly
exposing their firm

to ethics violations.

Which, in turn,
would put your butt

in an ethical ringer
as well.

So, what about it, Alissa?

Are you in?

It's crazy.

Think about it this way.

Instead of making
a giant step for womankind,

this time you'd actually
be helping one of your clients.

(McCoy)
Mrs. Schaffner
has already expressed

her willingness to accept
my offer of a plea bargain.

Against my advice.

I think she's gonna walk out
of that courtroom a free woman.

As opposed to?

(McCoy)
I drop the arson charge,
and she pleads

to one count of
second degree
manslaughter.

What does that all mean?

(McCoy)
A six-year
prison sentence.

A jury is always a gamble.

What about the little
girl's parents?

(McCoy)
They've already agreed,

but you're a victim here too.

So it's no deal if you're
not okay with it.

No problem,
I'll notify
the judge,

that we'll continue the trial
this
afternoon.

No.

Six years is better
than nothing.

(McCoy)
Good.

Thank you, Mr. Schaffner.

There's no need for you
to wait around.

We're done here?

We've got a deal.

(McCoy)
That's right.

$10 million

in a money market account
for six years?

I can wait for that.

What are you talking about?

You're such a jerk,
Miles.

Insurance.

There's gotta be
a $10 million check

in the mail as we speak.

Don't try to cash it,
though,
sweetie.

Because I've already got
an order of attachment.

You can't legally benefit
from your own crime.

You blew the house up.

But part of the plea bargain

was that she wouldn't
be charged with arson.

You just agreed to it, Miles.

Is that right?

I had no idea.
Can you take the deal back?

I just gave my word,
Mr. Schaffner.

[laughs]

And what if I told you

there is no money in the mail?

I let the insurance
policy lapse.

Don't you think
I know
that?

Alissa knew
you would probably

try to pull
something like this.

She arranged for
the insurance company

to notify me if you ever
missed a payment.

They did, and I
paid it for you.

Hold on!

How long have
you been involved?

Going on three years.

I agreed not to charge
your client with arson.

I didn't say anything
about you, Alissa.

Oh, give it a rest, Jack.

I knew nothing about it.

But what I do know
is human nature.

And I know how men like
to mistreat their wives.

It's my job to make sure
they're compensated for it.

(Rosalie)
You know how
I hate to gloat.

But I finally beat you,
you prick.

I'm not gonna
let you do it.

I'm not gonna let you

pick at the last piece
of meat on my bones.

It's too late, Miles.

It wasn't arson, Mr. McCoy.

I blew the house up.

Why would you do that?

Because I had nothing
left but the house!

And I knew it was next
on her lawyer's hit list.

I wanted to die
in those flames.

And now, I'd rather tell
the truth and go to jail

than watch you pick
at the last scrap of meat.

That means no insurance
settlement, sweetie!

No proceeds for you to attach,
and you know what?

It's all worth it to watch you
clutching with your claws

and there is nothing, absolutely
nothing for you to grab!

Is that good enough?

All charges dropped?

As promised.

Miles Schaffner,
you're under arrest for arson,

and the murder
of Jenna Wechsler.

Love and marriage.

How about steak
and potatoes?

(Rubirosa)
I just heard Schaffner

close negotiations
with IdealMart

for the purchase of the garden
spot in Brooklyn.

Had to cover his bills.

And to all a good night.

IdealMart should send you
a "thank you" note, Connie.

If you hadn't found
that confidential memo,

who knows, they might be
looking for space

in Staten Island
right now.

Actually, I've been
meaning to call them

about their
paralegal's miscue.

If it was a miscue.

Companies like IdealMart

don't end up
in Staten Island, my friend.

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