All language subtitles for Law and order S18E04 - Bottomless

(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 don't think your claim
is a little excessive?

We have laws in this country
for a reason--

to protect consumers.

Those your pants.

I told you at your store,
those are not my pants.

What if my clients bought you
a new pair of pants?

They were part of a suit.

A $2,000 suit.

Okay, a $2,000 suit.

And free dry cleaning.

It's too late for that.

We don't have to keouword

that these aren't your pants.

We can have them examined.

Knock yourself out.
Arthur.

I guess we'll see you people
in court.

(Green)
Lily yee, she graduated
from nyu law six months ago.

This must be her first office.

That's a nasty laceration
on the back of her
head.

There's blood and hair
on the corner of this chest.

She got shoved?

Officially, I don't know yet.
Unofficially, a good
guess.

Would have been some time
last
night.

This is mr. Metzler.
He owns the office suite.

He was renting a space
to miss yee.

Lovely girl.

She needed a place
to start out.

(Lupo)
When was the last time
you saw her?

Last night, about 8:00.

I was leaving.
She was going out for dinner.

But she said
she was coming back after.

Coming back to meet somebody?

No, to work.

She liked to work
when no one else was around.

Anything expensive
in her office?

Puter.

Where are the pants?
What
pants?

They were evidence
in a lawsuit.

Pants?

Some imbecile was suing
her parents.

They own a dry cleaner's.

Lily was representing them.

And the pants were
on the chair?

Yeah, hanging right there.

What was he suing for?

He wanted a spot removed
or something?

No.

He wanted $20 million.

Lily is our only child.

She's top five in her class.

She never do
anything wrong before.

What did she do wrong now,
mr.
yee?

To be murdered.
We are so sorry.

It wasn't her fault,
mr. Yee.

We're sorry, too.

Do you have to be here today?

Yes, for customers.

We heard
that there was a dispute

about a pair of pants.

[Mrs. Yee speaking mandarin]

[Speaking mandarin]

Customer say,
we lose his pants.

But we find them.

He sue us anyway.

[Both speaking mandarin]

Two men come into the store
last week.

They say they want those pants.

Was one of them
the man who is suing?

No.
Different men.

One white, one black.
They are smiling.

But they want those pants
very strong.

That's why lily take them
to her office.

Piece of cake.

We just look for a black guy
and a white guy

together in new york city.

Well, there's us.

Maybe it was the guy
with the lawsuit who sent them.

If those really were his pants,
he loses his case.

It's better for him
if they disappear.

The jury's really gonna give
this guy $20 million?

Has this country gone nuts?

Yeah, kinda.

And mr. and mrs. Yee
are supposed to pay him

$20 million, how?

Maybe he's expecting them

to take
in a little extra dry cleaning.

I wanna meet this joker.

(Wiggins)
It's statutory.

Consumer fraud carries
punitive damages

to deter future wrongdoing.

Like what?
Losing a pair of socks next?

You don't like the law,
write your assemblyman.

I needed that suit
for my niece's wedding.

Those cleaners had a sign
that said, "one day service,"

which turned out to be a lie,
and, legally, a fraud.

(Lupo)
But they did find your pants,
eventually.

They weren't my pants.

But if they were,
your lawsuit gets thrown out

and everybody thinks
you're an idiot.

You think I'm an idiot anyway.

I know that. I am not an--

idiot?

Someone's dead, mr. Wiggins,

and the only thing missing
from her office is your pants.

Those pants were chilean wool,
not italian.

They had cuffs,
which I'm too short to wear,

and pleats,
which I'm too thin to wear.

They weren't my pants.

So these are them?

We pulled these
from lily yee's file.

These pants have a pleat
and a cuff.

Wrong pants.

Well, that's worth $20 million.

Detective green,

these are the old dd-5's you
needed for the dennison parole.

I had to dig them
out of the basement.

Watch out for spiders.

Thanks.

Hey, um, I was thinking
maybe I could--

i would come over

on friday night,
see the kids.

Great, I need a babysitter.

Can you be there by 7:00?

Sure.

Perfect.

Bye.

How's she doing
since your brother's death?

Good. Fine. Thanks.

You know, if these pants
really didn't belong

to the guy who's suing,
someone's missing them.

So let's find out who the pants
actually belong to.

Here.

Zero-four-nine-seven.

Four years overseas
chasing terrorists.

Now I'm the pants police.

These are the last ones
from over
there.

Here are the last
of the
tickets.

Match 'em,
if you can read 'em.

Anybody else complain
about missing clothes lately?

Besides mr. Wiggins?

One man come in with a ticket.

We don't find his clothes,

but he say,
sorry, his mistake,

he must already have got them.

And then he just leave.

96 pairs of men's pants,
97 tickets. Ok.

Pantsless.

Rachel monroe.
Do you know her?

No.
We'll get her number.

You want to know
about my dry cleaning?

Yeah, about a pair of pants
that you brought in

about six weeks ago.

You never picked them up.

I've been traveling.

I work for savingsmart.

Ah, the big chain.

2,700 stores.
I'm a purchasing executive.

What's this about?

Someone stealing clothes
from my dry cleaner?

No, it's, it's
about a murder investigation.

Murder?
Who was murdered?

A woman named lily yee.

Do you know her?

I don't think so.

I really don't see
how I could help you.

I'm sorry.

(Lupo)
Uh, you're back in town now.

You could have picked 'em up.

I didn't need them.

They were an old pair.

So they were your pants?

Of course.

Are you married,
miss monroe?

No.

(Lupo)
Got a male roommate?
A boyfriend?

No.

It's our mistake then.

We're looking for the owner
of a pair of men's pants.

Wool. Light gray.

You think he had something
to do with the murder?

Uh, anyway,
if you think of anything else,

you'll let us know, okay?

She's gonna tell him
we were here, right?

Oh, hell, yeah--
some guy didn't want anybody

to know he was out of his pants
in her apartment.

You know, it would be nice

if she went to tell him
in person,

so we didn't have to wait around
to subpoena her phone records.

I got an idea.
What's--what's her number?

It's ic tt.

[Lupo makes static sound]

What was that,
the call of the wild muskrat?

Huh?
It was the phone tap,

so she'll be afraid
to call him, what?

Phone taps don't sound
like that,
man,

they don't sound
like anything.

Well, they do in the movies.

Think it'll work?

I'll give you 15 minutes.

So you and my sister-in-law,
you guys

are getting pretty friendly,
huh?

Friendly enough for her
to tell me

that she was with you
before she married
your brother.

That's--
that's pretty friendly.

You guys, like--like,
getting together or anything?

No, man,
she's just widowed.

She ain't getting together
with
nobody.

Friday night, she's going
to a show with her mother.

(Lupo)
There she goes.

Look, look,
look, look, look.

One white guy, one black guy.

(Lupo)
And it's not us.

Come on.

Taxi!

Hands up, hands up!

Hands up,
where we can see 'em.

Why were you following
rachel monroe?

The other guy's stashed
in interview one.

They came in voluntarily,

made one call,
then not a word.

And you lost the girl?

Yeah, we lost the girl.

[Knock on door]

Lieutenant.

Inspector.

Not any more, lieutenant.

I'm just a civilian retiree.

I'm working
for savingsmart now.

I understand you pulled
in a couple of guys

that work for me.

Work for you?

Following a woman
named rachel monroe?

That'd be them.

Do you mind telling me
why they were doing that?

Internal corporate stuff.

Nothing very interesting.

Oh, let's go to my office.

Sure.

Who's that?

One of the best officers
I ever worked
for.

Everything he does
is
interesting.

[Van buren laughs]

They're good guys,

but obviously not as good
as yours.

Well, they beat the hell
out of mine

at keeping their mouths shut.

Savingsmart is a little bit
on the bureaucratic side.

No one speaks
without being authorized

by a superior.
Sounds more like

the white house than
a discount department store.

But you're the superior,
right?

So you're authorized
to speak.

That's right.

We have been investigating
an allegation

that ms. Monroe
has been fraternizing

with another
savingsmart employee,

which is strictly
against company rules.

Fraternizing?

Being friendly
without her clothes on.

And you--
you put a team on this?

Well, our founder was
a very moral man.

It's the company culture.

He would have fit in great
where you and I met.

Inspector fuller was my captain
when I got to vice.

Before we officially gave up
on worrying about morality.

Well, I guess only
the private sector can afford

to keep an eye on morals
nowadays.

Well, it can also afford
to pay me a 50% bump

over my department salary.

If you're ever tempted,
anita...

I'll keep it in mind.

Uh, did you ever find out
who ms. Monroe was messing with?

We saw her drop off a pair

of men's pants
at a dry cleaner's.

My guys tried to pick them up,
but the cleaners blew 'em off.

So you got a good look
at the pants,

but not the guy
that goes with them?

Ms. Monroe and her friend

were obviously being
very careful.

And your investigation

had nothing to do
with the murder of lily yee?

I don't know who that is.

Anyway, we don't do homicide.

The allegation
against ms. Monroe,

where'd it come from?

[Woman on tape]
Her name is rachel
monroe,

and she's screwing around.

I don't know who with,
but he's in the company.

And I don't think it's right.

(Fuller)
That call came
into our integrity hotline

two months ago.

Integrity hotline?

Reports on employee theft,

company buyers getting favors
from vendors...

The guy that's screwing around
with miss monroe,

what happens
if you find him?

Unless he has a damned good
reason for her having his pants,

they both get fired.

End of job, end of benefits,
end of career.

I guess that's motive
to get the pants before you did.

What if
you had gotten them?

How would you know
whose they were?

Dna.

We have employees' dna on file,

in case of medical emergency.

Like what?

A kidney transplant
during office hours?

It's happened.

Can you play the tape back?

(Woman)
Her name is rachel monroe,
and she's screwing around.

I don't know who with,
but he's in the company.

And I don't think it's right.

W-W-What was that
in the background?

"Attention...

Savingsmart shoppers."

That's our pink light special.

So the call was made
from the store.

Does miss monroe work
out of a store?

No.
She's in our midtown office.

But the caller knows her.

Can we get a list of women
who recently transferred

from miss monroe's office
to a store?

Do they know you're talking
to me?

They?

The company.

Let's move over there.

Ma'am,

this is a police investigation.

The company doesn't matter.

Right.

Look, rachel's a friend of mine.

I would never do anything
to hurt her.

The call was recorded,
miss good.

We can do a voiceprint match
in about 30 seconds.

It just wasn't fair.

There was one opening
in procurement.

Big raise,
foreign travel.

I'd been with the company
longer than her.

And you think she got the job
the old-fashioned
way.

Only because she told me she was
"sleeping" her way to the top,

after we had three cosmos
one night.

The next day she said
she'd only been joking.

Did she say
who she was only joking

about sleeping her way
to the top with?

(Man)
Who is it, hon?

Uh, the police.
They want to talk to you.

Mind if we come in?

Sure, I guess not.

Don't trip
on thomas the tank engine.

You want both of us,
or just me?

Just you is fine.

Okay, come on in.

Now, what's this about?

Yeah, we're investigating
the murder of an attorney

named lily yee.

Whoever killed her
stole a pair of pants

that was taken
to a dry cleaner's

by rachel monroe.

Rachel?

We're looking for the man
who owns the pants

that were taken to the cleaner's
by miss monroe.

Do you recognize these?
Size
34.

What's your waist?

Do you always wear
cuffs and pleats?

I think you've made
some kind of mistake.

We know that you and miss monroe
recently spent

three weeks together in china.

Yeah, doing company business.

I didn't have an affair
with her.

I didn't kill anyone.

And I take in
my own dry cleaning.

They were in dongying
and weifang.

Buying health and beauty
products for savingsmart.

They spend, like,
a billion dollars a year there.

These are cahill's phone records
since they got back,

his calls to rachel monroe
both day and night.

But they could have been talking
about shampoo from weifang.

Well, the credit card statement
doesn't show

any romantic weekend trips,

but mrs. Cahill definitely
enjoys the finer things.

Bergdorf's,
day spas.

Lieutenant?

Detectives.

So is our front door
wide open,

or does the desk sergeant
remember you too?

I heard you might be interested
in a guy named derek cahill.

You--you heard?

I thought I might be able
to help you out.

Photos of cahill
from the company
newsletter:

Presenting a check
to the boys club,

shaking hands with the chinese
factory manager,

(lupo)
In a gray suit
while doing it.

But we can't make a positive
match from an old photo

to a pair of pants
we don't have.

What do you have?

Could you excuse us a minute?

Inspector--

not any more, just a--

civilian retiree, I know,
which is why I can't tell you

what else we have.

You know that.

Aren't I allowed
to help out if I can?

Well, up to a point.

Look, why don't we have dinner
and we can catch up?

Sure.

Uh, check this out.

These calls cahill made
to rachel,

there's like a dozen calls
on here

to her home phone,
which is 212-555-0188.

And then one day last week,

he suddenly calls 917-555-0188
and 646-555-0188.

Same number,
different area code.

So what?

Did he all of a sudden
forget her area code?

The dry cleaner filed clothes

by phone number.

Mr. Yee said
that some guy came in,

with a ticket,

and they couldn't find
his clothes.

So if that was cahill trying
to get his pants back,

after rachel told him

savingsmart
was sniffing around...

Right, he didn't want to make
a scene, so he just went away,

but maybe he guessed
that the cleaner's

had given his pants
to the wrong customer.

I mean, the place
is kind of a mess.

Someone with the same number,
but a different area
code.

What, he just started dialing?

Let's see. 917-555-0188.

It's wiggins' cell phone.

He didn't give his name.

Just said he wanted to make sure
I had the right pants.

I thought he was an investigator
the cleaner's had hired

to trick me.

I told him
he knew damn well I didn't.

Did you tell him
where the pants were?

I told him,
"pal, you know damn well

where those pants are.

They're with
the chinese lawyer."

(Lupo)
Wiggins told you where they
were.

The office was easy
to break into.

(Green)
Maybe you didn't mean
to hurt anybody.

You didn't know
she was going
to show up.

That's right, all you wanted
were these.

(Cahill)
No, you're wrong.

This is so wrong.

There's no way
derek murdered anyone.

We don't think
he meant
to.

I know him.

Look, I really don't care
who you screw,

but this isn't
about an affair anymore.

You need to tell me everything,
and you need to tell me now.

He told his wife he was going
to a meeting in kansas,

but he spent the weekend
with me.

[Sighs]

We were so careful.

Because of the company,
we borrowed an apartment.

We wore disguises.

I never thought
I had to be that careful

with his dry cleaning.

Why did you
even have his pants?

They...

Got my lipstick on them.

On the fly.

So I took them to the cleaner's,
so his wife wouldn't see.

And then savingsmart security
came around.

They would have
fired us both.

I told them
the pants were mine.

And you warned him.

He took the ticket.

He just wanted
to get them back.

He wouldn't kill anyone.

[Knock on door]

What?

Mr. Fuller brought us
a little present.

Wool. Light gray.
And you know what?

I think that's a spot
of blood.

Think it might be a match
for lily yee?

Where'd you get these?

Cahill's apartment,
back of his closet.

(Green)
You searched it
without a warrant?

I don't need a warrant.
I'm not a cop anymore.

Besides, that apartment
is savingsmart property.

The company
makes it available

to executives
on assignment in new york.

Right, right.
It's still his home.

You don't want 'em?

I'll take 'em back.

Looks like there's still
some lipstick on the fly.

You want them,
or not?

My lawyer's going to be here
any minute.

Just in time.

Derek cahill,
you're under arrest

for the murder of lily yee.

Not guilty.
The people seek remand.

The defendant has
extensive foreign connections.

In china.
Not the first place
I'd flee to.

And the evidence against him
is compelling.

An item of clothing stolen

from the victim
with the victim's blood on it

was found
in mr. Cahill's possession.

That evidence that is
about to be suppressed,

your honor.

Wonderful, then your client
won't have to worry

about raising bail,
which is set at $1 million.

[Judge slams gavel]
Next.

Connie, why are
you even bothering?

The pants fit,
they can't acquit.

What pants?

She filed a motion to suppress

before I even got
out of the courthouse.

The pants were seized illegally

in a warrantless search.

Not by the police
or any other government agency.

No, just by agents a multination

that behaves like a government,

and is bigger
than most governments,

and bends or breaks every rule
in the book

to stock its shelves
with products at prices

that are unbelievably low.

You shop at savingsmart?

A child's bicycle is $150
on columbus avenue.

$35.99 at savingsmart.

You ride a child's bicycle?

My nephew's daughter does.

How important are these pants
to your case?

Without them,
we have motive, opportunity...

Nothing.
Yeah.

Make sure those cops had nothing
to do with that search.

Utr) Thlaw says:

If a private citizen
obtains evidence in any way,

legally or illegally,

and comes in and hands it
to the police, we can use it.

As long as the police

had nothing to do
with them finding it.

Well, fuller just walked in,

carrying a brown paper bag.

We didn't know
he was going to do it,

and I certainly didn't ask him.

How about you guys?

No, we were about to apply
for a search warrant.

Fuller just showed up.

And he didn't even give you
a hint

he'd be bringing it in?

I understand
he's your former boss,

your mentor.

That's right.

But he taught me
to do police work,

not outsource it
to rent-a-cops.

(Woman)
Mr. Fuller,
do you recall the circumstances

that led to your bringing

this pair of pants
to the police?

Yes, I do.

The pants were obtained

at the request
of lieutenant van buren.

The lieutenant knew
you were bringing them in?

I was already cooperating
with the police investigation.

I had brought them a photograph
of mr. Cahill

wearing what they thought
were the pants in question.

And what, if anything,
did the lieutenant say

when your brought
that photograph?

That they couldn't make
a positive match

without having
the actual pants.

Are you aware

that three new york city
police officers,

including lieutenant van buren,
have sworn they had no idea

you were gonna look
for these pants?

What do you expect them
to say?

I expect them
to tell the truth.

Are you telling
the truth, sir?

Yes.

But when you were
a police officer

in their situation,
you would have lied.

I would have been motivated
to catch a murderer.

Just like they were.

I knew what they wanted.

Lieutenant van buren
took me aside

for a private conversation.

She said that we should
get together later and talk.

She knew that I could do stuff
that they couldn't--

mr. Cutter,
I'm afraid I've heard enough.

Your honor, even if you believe
this witness,

which I do not, the police would
inevitably have discovered

those pants on their own.

They were within minutes

of applying
for a search warrant.

(Judge brewer)
But they didn't.

They took the easy way out.

And I, for one,

am getting tired
of government officials

taking shortcuts
through our constitution.

(Cutter)
There was no bad
faith here.

Are you gonna tell these people

that their daughter's murderer
is gonna go free

because somebody was
overenthusiastic?

(Judge brewer)
No, mr. Cutter,

you are.

The evidence is suppressed.

Fuller was lying.

I-I didn't see it coming.

(Mccoy)
Why was he lying?

Savingsmart believes
all murderers should be freed

so they can shop?

I don't know,
there had to be some
collusion.

Somebody got to somebody.

Looks like one
of those somebodies was cahill.

Three days ago, he made a call
from rikers island

to savingsmart's
new york headquarters.

And the next day, two executives
from savingsmart and fuller

visited cahill in jail.

How courteous.

Let's repay the visit.

(Cutter)
Are you an attorney,
mr. Reynolds?

I am.

Do you represent mr. Cahill
in any capacity?

No, I work for savingsmart.

Are you an attorney too,
mr. Beckett?

No, senior vice president
of public affairs.

Public relations.

How do you spin something

like savingsmart helping
a killer get away with murder?

The company does not condone
the alleged crime of mr. Cahill,

and all of us here,
including mr. Fuller,

have done our public duty
as asked

and spoken truthfully
at all times.

Truthfully! Mr. Fuller, you
haven't let them in on the joke.

We're meeting with you
as a courtesy, mr. Cutter.

Mr. Fuller has nothing to say

beyond what he's already said
in court.

If you're not representing
mr. Cahill,

why'd you go running to see him
at rikers when he called?

He was a senior
savingsmart executive

who left his post
rather
suddenly.

There was some unfinished
business matters to discuss.

Business matters--with the
company cop, flack, and lawyer.

I don't see a businessman
in this room.

I think we're done here.

Oh, I think
we're just beginning,

if you're engaged
in a criminal conspiracy

to protect a murderer.

Thank you for coming uptown.

Not a real chatty group,
are they?

I think they superglued
fuller's mouth
shut.

No, they're all
top brass, mike.

Rallying to protect a mid-level
purchasing executive.

Would you and jack
do the same for me?

What did cahill do
at savingsmart exactly?

Health and beauty.

Health and beauty what?

You didn't return my calls.

They told me
I don't have to talk to you.

Did they threaten you?
Say you'd be fired?

Because that's illegal.
It's obstruction of justice.

No, nothing like that.

Are you moving?

I've been transferred
to singapore.

It's a promotion.

Singapore?

They're just trying
to keep you quiet.

About what?

I don't know anything
about this murder.

But you do know
about derek cahill.

I had an affair with him.
All right?

We were in china.

It was like being
on another planet.

So what was he doing in china,

when you and he weren't
on another planet?

Nothing.

Buying mouthwash and shampoo.

Leave me alone.
Please.

They spent most of their time
in dongying,

which is mostly oi
and petrochemicals.

But here
is a dongying prefecture

business promotion page.

And there is one company
who makes mouthwash and shampoo.

Bright day manufacturing.

(Cutter)
Our mouthwash has
antiseptic formula

for world class
oral cleansing.

Well, that's nice.

Do you think maybe

we're spinning
our wheels here, connie?

Derek cahill is about
to get away, scot-free,

after murdering lily yee,

and we're busy
tracing his travels

among mouthwash manufacturers.

Mike, a month ago,

the plant manager
at bright day manufacturing

committed suicide,
right after

the company was shut down
by the chinese government.

I've checked mr. Cahill's
visa records.

He was a frequent visitor
to china

on behalf of savingsmart.

And he bought products
at bright day manufacturing?

Yes.

He and his colleague,
ms. Monroe,

were registered buyers
at that facility.

Of mouthwash and shampoo?

And various other items.

(Cutter)
What happened there?

Why was the company
shut down?

There were some
quality control issues,

which are universal,
as I'm sure you know.

I presume the bright day
manager was shamed,

even though my government's
action was purely cautionary.

As you say,
better safe than sorry, right?

Better safe than sorry
about
what?

Toothpaste.

There may have been
some impurities.

We've seen unconfirmed
press reports from belize.

Of impurities?

Of deaths.
Unconfirmed.

Also in dominican republic.

But nothing definitive.

But your government
thought it was better

to be safe than sorry?

Yes.

And one of those other items
mr. Cahill bought

for savingsmart
was toothpaste.

Poisoned toothpaste.

That has not been established.

How much did he buy?

Three million tubes.

Exported to the united states.

Two deaths
in the dominican republic,

half a dozen in belize.

The thickening agent in
the toothpaste was antifreeze.

Which saved bright day
manufacturing a penny a tube.

So the stuff was cheap.

The perfect savingsmart product.

These articles were published
after cahill's trip to china.

He couldn't have known
at the time he bought the stuff.

But he knew about it afterward.

When he got in trouble,
he called e mpy

but heand offered a deal.Rward.

He'd keep his mouth shut
if it helped him out

with the murder charges.

So savingsmart sent fuller
into court to lie

to get the evidence
against cahill tossed.

Did it ever make it
onto the shelves,

the toothpaste
at savingsmart?

Not as far
as we can tell.

There's nothing
in the news.

I checked with the fda
and the cdc.

So what was the company
afraid cahill would say?

That america's favorite store
almost poisoned its customers.

But it didn't.

You say cahill bought
three million
tubes?

At least.
Mm-hmm.

Where are they?

Tell him it's urgent,
all right?

Mr. Reynolds
is out of the office.

They don't know where
to reach him.

Not r problem,
mr. Sawchuck.

This warrant requires you
to produce the records.

They'll fire me.

They'll have to bail you
out of jail first.

Uh, we get deliveries
from bright day all the time,

or did.

Uh, mouthwash, shampoo,
sometimes soap.

Where does it go
from here?

Regional centers,
then the stores.

We're interested
in toothpaste.

We got one shipment,
20 containers.

But it was pulled off
the distro list

before it went anywhere.

So it's still here?

No.

(Cutter)
In a landfill ?

Mm, m & m novelties,
kansas city.

Savingsmart bought the stuff
for 20 cents a tube.

They sold it to m & m novelties
for a dime.

But m & m never took delivery.

They resold it to a specialty
toiletries
distributor

in alabama.

What's their specialty,

toiletries made
of industrial chemicals?

Institutions--hospitals,
prisons, old age homes.

Places where people die
all the time,

so who's gonna notice a few
with antifreeze on their breath?

I've alerted
the state health departments.

This doesn't even make sense.

Savingsmart is a multi-billion
dollar operation.

Why are they dumping poison
on little old ladies

to save a few bucks?

Why didn't they just shove
the stuff in a landfill?

Maybe the company
didn't
know.

The fax that instructed
the warehouse

to take the toothpaste
out of distribution
and sell it,

it didn't come from corporate.

It came from procurement.

Cahill?

No.

(Monroe)
I don't understand.

No. (Rubira)
I never saw this before.

You gotta believe me.

We do.

We've got some other copies
of your signature,

and that's not a match.

Then what am I doing here?

Deb, send them in,
please.

Cutter, if you're
really ready to deal--

rachel.

You didn't tell me
it was a surprise party.

I thought these two lovebirds

might have
some catching up to do.

Derek?

Do you know anything
about this?

I don't know what that is.

You told me the company
destroyed that toothpaste.

What toothpaste?
It did.

Wrong, it dumped it on prisons
and nursing homes

per this order signed
by ms. Monroe.

But I never saw that before.

Then who do you think
signed your name?

Who bought that toothpaste?

Who wanted to make it go away

before the company found out
he'd wasted its money?

What were you afraid of,
mr. Cahill?

Getting a bad quarterly
performance review?

Rachel,
you can't believe that.

Who wouldn't want his name

on that document
in case anyone ever
caught on?

He's trying
to trick you.

You said you loved me.

They're twisting things.

Maybe you did kill that girl.

Rachel!

Did he say anything to you
about the murder, rachel?

No...
But now I understand.

The company asked me
about the toothpaste.

I didn't know why.

So the company knew.

You tried to hide it,

but they found out anyway.

You son of a bitch.

This is all very entertaining,
but it seems your witness

has no evidence to offer
on the murder.

And as for whatever toothpaste
it is

you're all blabbing about,

somehow that doesn't seem
very relevant either.

Call me when you're ready
to drop the
charge.

Mr. Cahill.

She's kind of right.
We're nowhere.

Wrong,
now we can prove

savingsmart knew
about thaste.

So?

(Mccoy)
We're not alleging
that you knew

e toothpaste
at the time.

Cahill acted alone.

But you found out
and covered it up.

Retrieved from the sunny hill
retirement
home

does anyone want
to freshen their breath?Ama.

You planning another one

of your grandstanding
prosecutions, mr. Mccoy?

Bring down
the big bad corporation?

By your own admission,
we didn't knowingly buy

or sell the stuff.

If any wrongdoing was committed,
it apparently took place

in gadsden, alabama,

which is
out of your jurisdiction.

Fine, then I'll just prosecute
you two personally

for conspiring
to obstruct justice

in the trial of derek cahill.

To buy his silence,

you sent mr. Fuller
into a courtroom

to commit perjury.

You can't prove that either.

I'll take my chances.

How long do you think

savingsmart will keep you
on the
payroll

after you're indicted?

What do you want?

Your full cooperation
with health authorities

tracking down every tube
of chinese toothpaste

in north america.

Plus mr. Fuller clarifies
his testimony

so we can get those pants
back in evidence against cahill.

And what will you do for us?

Nothing.

No statements?
No accusations?

No press release?
No
charges?

I don't suppose we could get
that in writing?

Shut up, larry.

We'll get that toothpaste.

And mr. Fuller will be in court
at your disposal.

You're giving them a pass

on a national
public health threat

to convict one murderer.

I'm getting them
to put the toothpaste

back into the tube.

And I'm convicting a murderer.

I thought you might care
about that since it's
your case.

When you were in my job,

you took on bigger targets
than savingsmart.

So what?

Don't shoot
at what you can't hit.

Call judge brewer.

Reopen the suppression hearing.
You're settling.

Call the judge.

What are you gonna say,
inspector?

Inspector?

Is that a taunt?

A reminder.

You know, you once told me

we had to be twice as good
as anyone
else.

They want me
to say I misspoke.

So you'll fix the first lie
by telling another one.

I don't suppose
you'd be interested

in hearing any kind
of explanation.

Oh no, I get it.

You spend 30 years
picking up the trash,

half the time
fighting the brass

worse than the criminals.

They give you a pension
and forget your
name

before you're
even out of the door.

And along comes savingsmart,

putting a lot of dollars
in your pocket,

and asking you

to shade the truth
just a little.

You almost
make it sound okay.

Almost.

Not quite.

I want to make sure
I'm understanding this.

You're amending
your previous testimony?

Yes, ma'am.

I regret to say
that I misplaced my emphasis.

My people had been working
with lieutenant van buren

and her detectives,
but they had no idea

that I was going to search
mr. Cahill's apartment.

When I walked in
with those pants,

they were completely surprised.

(Judge brewer)
Well, if that's the case,
why did you misplace

your emphasis
the last time you were here?

I was protecting the reputation
of savingsmart.

I thought it would be
embarrassing

to the company
if one of its executives

was convicted of murder.

(Judge brewer)
Well, that was very diligent
of you.

And I suggest you
engage an attorney

to defend you against
possible perjury charges.

Meanwhile, I'm reversing

my previous judgment
suppressing the pants.

They are back in evidence.

Mr. Cahill,
your bail is revoked.

Your honor,

i have a few more questions
for the
witness.

Game's over, mr. Cutter.
You won.

Very well.

Mr. Fuller,
have you told the whole truth

here today?

Yes.

The police had nothing to do
with me getting those pants.

I'm not talking
about the pants, sir.

I'm talking
about why you lied

the first time you were here.

Did you just tell the truth
about that?

No.

It wasn't just about keeping
him from being convicted.

It was part of a deal
to keep him quiet.

He, cahill,

was blackmailing
the company.

If it, I,
we didn't get him off,

he would tell what he knew

about some poisoned toothpaste

that we imported from china
that ended up being dumped

in hospitals and old age homes.

And, by the way,
I quit.

Fuller had it all documented--

the toothpaste,
the cover-up,

the perjury.

He had emails, tapes,
a dossier.

He turned it over
to the u.s. attorney.

Cop instincts,
they never go away.

I did make a deal
with savingsmart, however,

on behalf of the district
attorney's
office.

But you didn't want to.

Now you're reading my mind?

You broke the deal.

It's okay.
You don't have to thank me.

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