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NARRATOR:
In the criminal justice system
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the people are represented by two
separate yet equally important groups,
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the police who investigate crime
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and the district attorneys
who prosecute the offenders.
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These are their stories.
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(LAUGHING)
I'm going to call her.
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You're not going to call her.
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She gave me her card,
didn't she?
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Uh, no! You gave
her your card.
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Besides, she was, like,
undressing Darby, anyway.
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Get out.
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With her eyes.
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(TIRES SCREECHING)
(HONKING)
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Whoa!
What's your problem?
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I'm hungry, man.
Help a guy out.
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Wait, wait! I'll tell you
what, I'll tell you what.
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You go into that bar and
you give a guy named Darby
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a big wet one right on the lips,
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I'll buy you a porterhouse
at The Palm.
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No. Pardon my friend, pal.
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He's in heat. He...
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That's okay.
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No way!
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Darby's so smart. He should
really learn to lock his doors.
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This is stupid, I have
nothing to do with this.
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You're right. You're right.
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Never screw with a man's wheels.
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His golf clubs are
a whole other story.
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You are crazy.
You know that?
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He just got those
Titleists with the...
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GARVIN: Couple of yuppies
drank too much.
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Decided they'd play
a prank on their buddy.
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They thought they'd break into a
Lexus, but they got the wrong Lexus.
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There's The Lone Ranger and Tonto over
there, and I sprang for the coffee.
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Hey, much as I love
seeing your face, Garvin,
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pranks aren't exactly
our department.
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Well, one man's prank
is another man's homicide.
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Oh, that does it.
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I'm going to stay
with the Crown Vic.
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Detroit knows a thing or
two about trunk space.
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Word.
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Well, we don't have to go far
to find the murder weapon.
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BRISCOE: Let's get
a look at him.
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White male, looks to be
in his mid-twenties.
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The good news is,
he never saw it coming.
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The name's Gordon Meeks. The
car's registered in his name.
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Just bought it last month.
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He should have
thought about leasing.
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What do you want? We don't
know anything else.
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Just a few more questions.
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Now your friend, Gordon Meeks...
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Our friend's name is Ryan Darby.
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Okay. Well, who
is Gordon Meeks?
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Don't you see
what they're doing?
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They think we're
common criminals.
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You did break into a car.
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It was a prank.
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You know... Ha-ha?
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We work at Bennington Hart,
on Wall Street.
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Oh, so the thing about being common
criminals wasn't that far off.
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If I didn't feel like
throwing up, I'd laugh.
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Darby!
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Thank God! Tell them
you've got a black Lexus.
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What? I drive a Porsche.
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I'm sorry, I've never seen
either one of them before.
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You know what?
I'm beat.
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Let's just book them and worry
about it tomorrow morning.
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Damn it, Darby! What the hell were
you going to do to my Titleists?
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Oh! Another prankster.
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All right. All three
of you, out of here.
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I should have let you rot.
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There's nothing
on this guy Meeks.
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The only prints in
the car were his.
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Well, we've got a name
for the deceased.
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That usually comes
with an address.
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Mr. Meeks had a nice life.
Armani, Brioni, Prada...
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What happened to "Buy American"?
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What happened
to American quality?
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Hey, my suits were made
right on Sixth Avenue.
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Yeah, 10 years ago.
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And your point is?
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Whoa! Looks like Gordon
hit the lotto.
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On more than one occasion.
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Lennie, look.
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BRISCOE: Maybe it does.
GREEN: What?
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BRISCOE: Grow on trees.
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Something tells me
Gordon was up to no good.
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There's got to be
over $100,000 in here.
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D-N-345. P-N-937.
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That looks like
some kind of code.
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Think Meeks was a loan shark?
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Well, I don't think he was a
colonel in the Salvation Army.
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What are you doing?
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Well, these envelopes
were sealed.
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The cash was probably going out.
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Which means that something had to
come in to fill that suitcase.
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947 Fifth Avenue.
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Now, that address
costs a chunk of change.
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What you want to do with this?
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Well, there's this Ferrari
I've had my eye on...
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Are you sure Gordon sent you?
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Let's say we're here
on his behalf.
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Because he usually tells me ahead
of time if someone new is coming.
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Yeah? Well, Mr. Meeks
is busy.
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Was I short?
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It looks like it.
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I could have sworn I counted
out five dimes, like always.
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Ah. Five dimes.
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So Gordon Meeks is your bookie.
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Who are you guys?
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Detectives Briscoe and Green.
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Oh, come on! You've got to
have something better to do.
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Slow news day.
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I'm a dermatologist.
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Do you have any idea
how boring that is?
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I put a few dollars on a ballgame
now and then. Is that a crime?
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Actually, it is.
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Not if I place the bet overseas.
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Five grand? You must have a lot
of frequent flyer miles, Doc.
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I call an 800 number,
I log on to the Internet.
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Either way, the bet is
actually placed in Costa Rica,
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where betting
is perfectly legal.
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Until money changes hands here.
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Okay, so they haven't worked
out all the kinks yet.
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But everybody does it,
nobody gets hurt...
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ED: Wrong again, Doc.
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Gordon Meeks is dead.
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What?
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BRISCOE: So you go up or down five
grand, you get a visit from Gordon?
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Or Stevie.
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Monday's the day
we balance the books.
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Stevie?
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Strelzik. He's Gordon's partner.
Boss, actually.
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BRISCOE: Do you know where
we can find Mr. Strelzik?
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You're sure it was Gordon?
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He looked like his photo ID.
Drove a Lexus.
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In the trunk of his car!
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What, you'd like it better if
they dumped him in an alley?
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Uh, what my partner meant to
say was, in your line of work
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you might expect a little
violence now and then.
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Are you kidding?
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Our clientele was a who's
who of New York money.
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Besides, we don't let anyone bet
more than they can afford to lose.
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Aw, the bookie with a heart.
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We run a legitimate
business, Detective.
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That's for a later discussion.
For now, can you just tell us
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how long Gordon worked for you?
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Now where did you get that idea?
He didn't work for me.
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We're both employees
of First Run Gaming, Inc.
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Let me guess.
Incorporated in Costa Rica.
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You know, I warned him.
Low profile.
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But he had to show off with the fancy
suits, the hundred dollar tips.
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Did Gordon go see any
of his clients last night?
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Yeah.
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Sprewell looked great
in shoot-arounds,
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so I call maybe a minute
before tip-off. (CHUCKLES)
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The line's Knicks
minus eight and a half,
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so what the hell,
I put a nickel to win.
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Yeah, but they only
won by eight.
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Tell me about it. That toll-free phone
call cost me five hundred bucks.
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Hey, what time
did Gordon come by?
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Around 5:00. My secretary
called me out of a deposition.
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And your partners
don't mind any of this?
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Hey, we're lawyers, not monks.
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My husband is on Wall Street
18 hours a day.
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So, it's either find a lover or
put a couple of bucks on a game.
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Well, I guess doing
the latter's a lot safer.
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If I got caught doing the former, I
couldn't afford to do the latter.
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And your husband don't mind?
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Hey, with the way Wall Street's
going, I'm doing better than he is.
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And at least I can trust
the people I invest with.
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Hey, when Gordon Meeks came by, did
he come by to deliver or collect?
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You want to hear stupid?
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I never in my life
bet the Knicks.
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Bad karma, you know,
betting the home team.
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But Sunday night I'm surfing the web and I
see that Allan Houston's over his cold.
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I get in under the gun, right,
30 seconds before game time.
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I log on and take the Knicks
minus the eight for two dimes.
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Hey, a push beats
the hell out of a loss.
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Sure, but if Spree hit the damn
free throw, I would have won.
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And Gordon wouldn't have had
a reason to come calling.
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I don't mind losing.
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It's waiting on line at the ATMs
to get the cash that kills me.
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Yeah, especially when
they hit back, Susan.
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Oh, this?
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Kickboxing class.
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ED: That's some shiner.
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I forgot to duck.
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Hmm.
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Hey, what time
did Gordon come by?
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Around 6:00.
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After my manicure.
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I'm just saying it's odd.
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The lady and the lawyer both placed
bets on the Knicks just before tip-off.
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He lost, she pushed.
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People have patterns.
They're creatures of habit.
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The book knows that
you like the Jets,
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so when you call in, he bumps
the line a half a point.
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Excuse me, how do you
score a half a point?
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ED: You don't. It just means
that there can't be a push.
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A push?
A tie.
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And intelligent people throw
away their money like this?
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A dollar earned gambling is
better than two earned working.
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That's the American way.
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To the tune of several
billion dollars a year.
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(PHONE RINGING)
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Yes?
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Okay, thanks.
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Although I'd love to continue discussing
this, you guys are wanted uptown.
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A neighbor called the
precinct to let us know
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someone cut down the yellow tape
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you guys put up on Meeks' door.
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We found the perpetrator
in the apartment.
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Well, how did he get in?
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She had a key.
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His wife?
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It's hard to say.
You'll see.
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For you, Betsy.
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Oh, this is wonderful. What
are these bums going to do?
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Slap me upside the head
until I break?
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This is Betsy. Sweet young
thing, don't you think?
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Betsy, we're detectives.
Go ahead, sweat it out of me.
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You can give me
the 12th degree...
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Listen! Listen. We're investigating
the murder of Gordon Meeks.
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Murder?
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As in dead?
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Yeah. We found him
Monday night.
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Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.
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How could I think a bum like him
would ever put a ring on my finger?
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Pre-engaged?
What the hell is that?
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Don't ask me. All I
know is post-married.
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Did you and Gordon
live together?
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Uh-uh. He said, "Wait, babycakes,
until we formalize it."
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What a crock.
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He said I'd have
a ring by Christmas.
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Okay, so that makes the $64,000
question, what were you doing in there?
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I called the bum last night.
He didn't answer.
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I called him again this morning.
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I figure he's dunking
his donut, you know?
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And the police tape
across the door
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didn't give you a hint that
something might be wrong?
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You don't know some of the
bull he's tried to feed me.
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Hey, can you think of anybody
that would want to hurt him?
244
00:10:45,764 --> 00:10:47,427
BETSY: Try every bimbo
in Bensonhurst.
245
00:10:47,869 --> 00:10:49,863
I answered his phone
a couple of days ago,
246
00:10:50,107 --> 00:10:53,639
and it's some babe, all fancy-schmancy
like she's putting on the Ritz.
247
00:10:54,016 --> 00:10:57,684
She just has to talk to Gordon, like it's
a matter of life or death or something.
248
00:10:58,493 --> 00:11:01,934
When I say he's not here, she
goes nutzo screaming at me.
249
00:11:02,170 --> 00:11:03,399
ED: You know this girl's name?
250
00:11:03,472 --> 00:11:05,944
Yeah. Yeah. Susan.
251
00:11:07,014 --> 00:11:08,643
Black-eyed Susan.
252
00:11:08,752 --> 00:11:10,722
Maybe Gordon
forgot to duck, too.
253
00:11:13,396 --> 00:11:15,925
You've got to see it from our
point of view, Ms. Ashman.
254
00:11:16,804 --> 00:11:19,241
You make a hysterical
phone call to your bookie.
255
00:11:19,310 --> 00:11:21,805
You end up with a black eye,
and he ends up dead.
256
00:11:22,485 --> 00:11:23,954
I didn't kill Gordon.
257
00:11:24,122 --> 00:11:27,893
Fine. So where was it you
took this kickboxing class?
258
00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:32,430
Okay, this was George,
my husband.
259
00:11:33,109 --> 00:11:34,772
But he isn't like that usually.
260
00:11:34,881 --> 00:11:36,723
Oh, God, please don't say,
"I wouldn't listen."
261
00:11:36,784 --> 00:11:39,256
SUSAN: I wouldn't.
About the gambling, anyway.
262
00:11:39,725 --> 00:11:41,559
How much were you really
into Meeks for?
263
00:11:42,665 --> 00:11:43,964
Around 25.
264
00:11:44,035 --> 00:11:45,368
BRISCOE: Thousand?
265
00:11:45,438 --> 00:11:46,839
Damn Knicks.
266
00:11:47,710 --> 00:11:49,145
$25,000?
267
00:11:49,214 --> 00:11:51,048
Susan spends more
than that on shoes.
268
00:11:51,119 --> 00:11:52,679
Well, at least then she has
something to show for it.
269
00:11:52,756 --> 00:11:55,320
What do you think I do
on Wall Street? I gamble.
270
00:11:55,396 --> 00:11:56,455
It's the same thing.
271
00:11:56,532 --> 00:11:59,596
Wouldn't I be hypocritical to tell Susan
she couldn't wager a few dollars?
272
00:11:59,673 --> 00:12:00,972
Sure, if she won.
273
00:12:01,410 --> 00:12:03,711
I know if my wife threw away
my hard earned cash...
274
00:12:03,883 --> 00:12:05,078
I don't hit women.
275
00:12:05,453 --> 00:12:07,252
Let's go find her.
Come on, Ed.
276
00:12:08,293 --> 00:12:10,058
No, no, just...
Hold on a second.
277
00:12:11,100 --> 00:12:13,264
Why would I kill
anyone over $25,000?
278
00:12:13,339 --> 00:12:16,744
I don't know. I also don't why
you'd give Gordon Meeks a call.
279
00:12:17,181 --> 00:12:19,550
We checked the records
on your cell phone.
280
00:12:22,260 --> 00:12:23,261
(SIGHS)
281
00:12:24,164 --> 00:12:26,260
Okay.
I'll tell you the truth.
282
00:12:26,403 --> 00:12:27,404
Finally.
283
00:12:28,073 --> 00:12:29,542
Susan swore she would stop.
284
00:12:30,112 --> 00:12:31,775
I mean, maybe it is a disease.
285
00:12:32,317 --> 00:12:33,980
She wouldn't tell me
how much she lost.
286
00:12:34,054 --> 00:12:35,977
I mean, the son of a bitch
was sleeping with her.
287
00:12:36,092 --> 00:12:37,721
Turning her into a whore
for the money.
288
00:12:37,930 --> 00:12:38,989
So you killed him.
289
00:12:39,199 --> 00:12:40,762
If I ever found him,
maybe I would have.
290
00:12:41,405 --> 00:12:43,035
Susan wouldn't even
give me his name.
291
00:12:43,376 --> 00:12:46,042
Remember, Mr. Ashman,
we know that you called him.
292
00:12:46,183 --> 00:12:48,450
I had my lawyers check into
this company in Costa Rica.
293
00:12:48,522 --> 00:12:49,923
They gave me his phone number.
294
00:12:50,260 --> 00:12:51,455
Meeks just laughed at me.
295
00:12:53,367 --> 00:12:55,049
Finally, he agreed to
meet me Monday night,
296
00:12:55,104 --> 00:12:57,098
after his meeting
with his accountant.
297
00:12:57,644 --> 00:12:59,273
People like this
have accountants.
298
00:13:00,451 --> 00:13:01,749
He never showed up.
299
00:13:05,730 --> 00:13:08,726
As far as I knew, they were
entertainment consultants.
300
00:13:09,271 --> 00:13:11,754
ED: Well, it's not tax time. Why
were they here on Monday night?
301
00:13:13,314 --> 00:13:15,478
Look, it's a cash business.
302
00:13:15,552 --> 00:13:19,551
In a cash business, sometimes profits
have a way of getting misplaced.
303
00:13:19,930 --> 00:13:21,797
In other words,
somebody ripped him off.
304
00:13:22,469 --> 00:13:23,836
Gordon thought it was Stevie.
305
00:13:24,073 --> 00:13:25,440
ED: Now, how much are
we talking about here?
306
00:13:25,510 --> 00:13:28,506
Almost 600 grand.
They were really going at it.
307
00:13:28,918 --> 00:13:32,324
Gordon wanted me to go over the books and
find proof that Stevie was stealing.
308
00:13:32,393 --> 00:13:33,394
Was he?
309
00:13:33,462 --> 00:13:35,456
Put it this way...
They were short.
310
00:13:35,634 --> 00:13:38,698
Did Mr. Meeks and
Mr. Strelzik leave together?
311
00:13:38,809 --> 00:13:40,973
They went for steaks at
Paul's, around the corner.
312
00:13:41,347 --> 00:13:43,215
I thought it was
to kiss and make up.
313
00:13:44,923 --> 00:13:46,757
Mr. Strelzik is
the New York, medium.
314
00:13:46,828 --> 00:13:48,730
Mr. Meeks,
the T-bone, rare.
315
00:13:48,798 --> 00:13:50,165
And the creamed spinach.
316
00:13:50,235 --> 00:13:51,226
(CHUCKLES) What do you think?
317
00:13:51,305 --> 00:13:52,432
It sounds like they're regulars.
318
00:13:52,507 --> 00:13:54,137
The chef comes out
to greet them.
319
00:13:54,212 --> 00:13:55,647
This is their regular table.
320
00:13:55,982 --> 00:13:56,984
So, Monday night?
321
00:13:57,052 --> 00:14:00,355
The usual. Maybe a bit
more to drink than normal.
322
00:14:00,426 --> 00:14:01,452
Both of them?
323
00:14:01,729 --> 00:14:03,062
Mr. Strelzik, mostly.
324
00:14:03,132 --> 00:14:05,501
Lennie, this look familiar?
325
00:14:07,376 --> 00:14:08,811
You mind if we borrow this?
326
00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:10,783
We sell them.
Six for 55.
327
00:14:10,851 --> 00:14:11,852
(SIGHS)
328
00:14:12,188 --> 00:14:13,782
Go. It's yours.
329
00:14:15,262 --> 00:14:18,463
Problem number one, these
knives are hardly unique.
330
00:14:18,536 --> 00:14:20,139
I checked with
a restaurant supply house.
331
00:14:20,140 --> 00:14:21,939
Half the steak houses
in the city use these.
332
00:14:22,011 --> 00:14:23,674
Problem number two?
So quick?
333
00:14:23,749 --> 00:14:24,842
Beck!
334
00:14:25,586 --> 00:14:28,992
Well, this one, wiped clean.
Not a print to be found.
335
00:14:29,061 --> 00:14:31,932
We're running fibers found here,
but I wouldn't hold my breath.
336
00:14:32,201 --> 00:14:33,830
What about these?
337
00:14:34,073 --> 00:14:36,271
Uh, the prints were
too smudged to read.
338
00:14:36,913 --> 00:14:38,211
Nada, fellas.
339
00:14:38,383 --> 00:14:40,114
Yeah, but these are
reading glasses.
340
00:14:40,220 --> 00:14:42,020
There you go,
the librarian did it.
341
00:14:43,061 --> 00:14:45,294
Gordon Meeks was 25.
342
00:14:45,701 --> 00:14:47,227
He didn't need reading glasses.
343
00:14:47,404 --> 00:14:49,375
But Stevie Strelzik,
on the other hand.
344
00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:53,575
Meeks realized Strelzik
was ripping him off.
345
00:14:53,653 --> 00:14:56,751
Strelzik made sure he didn't tell the
big boys back at the home office.
346
00:14:56,827 --> 00:14:59,094
And we've got a murder weapon.
Without prints.
347
00:14:59,199 --> 00:15:02,196
Yeah, but those were Strelzik's
glasses next to the dead body.
348
00:15:02,273 --> 00:15:04,175
Uh-huh, in Meeks' car.
They were partners.
349
00:15:04,244 --> 00:15:06,442
Maybe they went to
the company picnic together.
350
00:15:06,517 --> 00:15:09,148
Sounds like you don't think
we have enough for an arrest.
351
00:15:09,223 --> 00:15:10,624
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
352
00:15:12,096 --> 00:15:13,360
Yes?
353
00:15:14,536 --> 00:15:16,267
No... No, I'll tell them.
354
00:15:16,775 --> 00:15:17,902
That was Beck.
355
00:15:17,977 --> 00:15:21,076
Fibers from the blade match the
tablecloths at Paul's Steakhouse.
356
00:15:23,056 --> 00:15:25,585
Hi, sweetheart. Is your dad in?
Daddy?
357
00:15:29,538 --> 00:15:30,939
ED: We'd like to talk
to you, Mr. Strelzik.
358
00:15:31,141 --> 00:15:32,508
We're eating dinner.
359
00:15:32,713 --> 00:15:35,618
It can't wait. Uh, you might
want to do this in private.
360
00:15:36,688 --> 00:15:38,157
Honey, go back to Mommy.
361
00:15:41,467 --> 00:15:44,064
Sweet kid. Too bad you're
going to miss her wedding.
362
00:15:44,474 --> 00:15:47,276
Steven Strelzik, you are under arrest
for the murder of Gordon Meeks.
363
00:15:47,414 --> 00:15:49,317
Steven? You have the
right to remain silent,
364
00:15:49,385 --> 00:15:52,152
anything you say can be used
against you in a court of law.
365
00:15:52,226 --> 00:15:54,959
You have the right to an attorney.
If you cannot afford one...
366
00:15:59,777 --> 00:16:05,086
"Docket number 57893, the People v.
Steven H. Strelzik. "
367
00:16:07,161 --> 00:16:10,795
Murder one. Great. Get the
day started off with a bang.
368
00:16:11,271 --> 00:16:12,272
How do you plead?
369
00:16:12,339 --> 00:16:14,640
Your Honor, the Defense objects
to your cavalier attitude
370
00:16:14,712 --> 00:16:15,907
and demands an apology.
371
00:16:17,786 --> 00:16:18,787
Who is this?
372
00:16:18,855 --> 00:16:20,154
Furthermore, in
light of the lack of...
373
00:16:20,225 --> 00:16:21,923
Is this going to
take long, Mr...
374
00:16:21,996 --> 00:16:24,092
Dworkin, Randolph J.,
Your Honor.
375
00:16:24,302 --> 00:16:25,703
And yes, I do have
several points I'd like to...
376
00:16:25,772 --> 00:16:28,369
You win, Mr. Dworkin.
I apologize.
377
00:16:29,915 --> 00:16:31,782
Thank you, Your Honor. Now...
Don't push it.
378
00:16:32,321 --> 00:16:34,052
How does your client plead?
379
00:16:35,561 --> 00:16:37,030
Not guilty, Your Honor.
380
00:16:37,499 --> 00:16:38,558
JUDGE: Counselor.
381
00:16:38,636 --> 00:16:40,333
Due to the heinous
nature of the crime,
382
00:16:40,406 --> 00:16:43,038
the People request that the defendant
be remanded without bail, Your Honor.
383
00:16:43,113 --> 00:16:45,550
Your Honor, I object.
What murder isn't heinous?
384
00:16:46,220 --> 00:16:48,248
Good point. No bail.
385
00:16:48,626 --> 00:16:49,925
Next.
386
00:16:53,537 --> 00:16:55,872
Mr. McCoy.
Dworkin, Randolph J.
387
00:16:55,943 --> 00:16:57,880
I'm honored to cross
swords with a legend.
388
00:16:57,948 --> 00:17:00,477
I was just telling my client here...
Oh, I'm sorry.
389
00:17:00,554 --> 00:17:02,387
Steven Strelzik, Jack McCoy.
390
00:17:02,458 --> 00:17:03,927
You've already had the pleasure, Ms.
Southerlyn.
391
00:17:03,996 --> 00:17:06,661
So, I was just telling Steven
all about the Gelfant case.
392
00:17:06,735 --> 00:17:08,763
You really knocked it
out of the park on that one.
393
00:17:08,974 --> 00:17:11,002
Front page, law journal?
(GRUNTS)
394
00:17:11,514 --> 00:17:13,576
My hat's off. Sit. Sit.
395
00:17:14,154 --> 00:17:15,281
Make yourself at home.
396
00:17:20,234 --> 00:17:22,671
I assume you asked us here
to talk about a deal?
397
00:17:23,108 --> 00:17:25,191
What did I tell you? Better
than him, they don't come.
398
00:17:25,513 --> 00:17:28,037
So, I was thinking we could brush
this all under the carpet with,
399
00:17:28,087 --> 00:17:30,558
say, assault two,
suspended sentence?
400
00:17:30,625 --> 00:17:32,823
Your client's been indicted
for murder one.
401
00:17:32,897 --> 00:17:34,366
Hey, we all make mistakes.
402
00:17:34,435 --> 00:17:38,536
Maybe you don't understand. I'll put
an offer on the table for murder two.
403
00:17:38,946 --> 00:17:43,184
It will stay there until I leave this
room, which will be in about 60 seconds.
404
00:17:43,423 --> 00:17:44,892
That's fine.
That's fine.
405
00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:47,329
But, uh, there is
something you should know.
406
00:17:47,867 --> 00:17:51,239
Mr. Strelzik here is
one of those fussbudgets,
407
00:17:51,308 --> 00:17:53,073
you know the type,
who writes everything down...
408
00:17:53,146 --> 00:17:54,980
Names, dates, dollars and cents.
409
00:17:55,117 --> 00:17:57,088
The police have already
confiscated his records.
410
00:17:57,322 --> 00:18:02,596
Of course they have. But, you see, it
turns out Mr. Strelzik has maintained...
411
00:18:03,638 --> 00:18:04,765
What shall we call it?
412
00:18:05,108 --> 00:18:09,551
Um, a separate set of records for
his more esoteric clientele.
413
00:18:09,618 --> 00:18:11,087
Are you trying to blackmail us?
414
00:18:11,289 --> 00:18:12,691
God forbid I should
do such a thing!
415
00:18:13,194 --> 00:18:17,830
No! No, no, no, no! This is just
a bit of the old give and take.
416
00:18:18,606 --> 00:18:20,041
Goodbye, Mr. Dworkin.
417
00:18:25,356 --> 00:18:27,053
What is a Randy Dworkin?
418
00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:30,190
I checked him out in Martindale.
Harvard. Harvard.
419
00:18:30,268 --> 00:18:32,432
Clerked for Judge Tattleman
in the Southern District,
420
00:18:32,507 --> 00:18:34,568
then worked six years
for Pettijohn Burser.
421
00:18:34,645 --> 00:18:36,912
Turned down partnership
to go out on his own,
422
00:18:37,552 --> 00:18:39,682
and since then he's had
a really good track record.
423
00:18:40,224 --> 00:18:41,956
What, beating speeding tickets?
424
00:18:42,029 --> 00:18:43,430
Federal Court, actually.
425
00:18:43,766 --> 00:18:46,830
My point is, is that Mr.
Strelzik's little black book
426
00:18:46,907 --> 00:18:49,778
might embarrass
a lot of influential people.
427
00:18:50,248 --> 00:18:51,512
Did he kill Gordon Meeks?
428
00:18:51,585 --> 00:18:52,918
JACK: We think he did.
429
00:18:53,557 --> 00:18:57,225
Does anyone in this room have his or
her name in that little book of his?
430
00:18:57,599 --> 00:18:58,966
Of course not.
431
00:18:59,036 --> 00:19:00,437
Then convict the S.O.B.
432
00:19:05,016 --> 00:19:08,616
I'm Jack McCoy, Mrs. Ruben.
I'll be prosecuting this case.
433
00:19:09,260 --> 00:19:10,752
I have to ask you
certain questions
434
00:19:10,830 --> 00:19:12,926
to determine whether
there are any conflicts
435
00:19:13,002 --> 00:19:17,342
that would prevent you from judging the
facts in this case fairly and honestly.
436
00:19:17,547 --> 00:19:18,548
I understand.
437
00:19:19,551 --> 00:19:23,425
First, are you acquainted with
the defendant, Steven Strelzik?
438
00:19:23,861 --> 00:19:24,887
No.
439
00:19:24,998 --> 00:19:26,866
His attorney,
Mr. Dworkin?
440
00:19:26,969 --> 00:19:28,028
No.
441
00:19:28,105 --> 00:19:31,010
The defendant in this case is
accused of first degree murder,
442
00:19:31,078 --> 00:19:33,072
the penalty for
which can be either
443
00:19:33,150 --> 00:19:36,556
25-years-to-life in prison
or the death penalty.
444
00:19:37,795 --> 00:19:42,067
Would your conscience prevent you from
applying either one of those sentences?
445
00:19:42,807 --> 00:19:45,506
An eye for an eye,
that's what I always say.
446
00:19:46,214 --> 00:19:47,513
JACK: Thank you, Mrs. Ruben.
447
00:19:55,103 --> 00:19:56,905
It's a lovely day today,
isn't it, Mrs. Ruben?
448
00:19:57,909 --> 00:20:00,142
It's a little warm in here
for my taste.
449
00:20:01,050 --> 00:20:03,112
We'll see if we can get
the air turned up a bissel.
450
00:20:04,124 --> 00:20:05,423
That would be nice.
451
00:20:07,833 --> 00:20:08,961
She's fine with me.
452
00:20:17,255 --> 00:20:19,419
You consider yourself
a gambler, Mr. Nathan?
453
00:20:19,995 --> 00:20:22,518
I put a couple of dollars into the
Super Bowl pool at the office.
454
00:20:22,835 --> 00:20:23,860
That's it?
455
00:20:23,937 --> 00:20:27,105
I was in Las Vegas once. I won a
couple of dollars on the slots.
456
00:20:27,279 --> 00:20:28,976
JACK: Do you know
any chronic gamblers?
457
00:20:29,150 --> 00:20:30,517
Well, my brother...
458
00:20:30,586 --> 00:20:33,560
His wife left him because he played the
ponies a little more than she liked.
459
00:20:33,895 --> 00:20:37,267
Is there any reason you couldn't give
out the maximum sentence in this case?
460
00:20:37,603 --> 00:20:38,867
Not at all.
461
00:20:39,140 --> 00:20:40,473
Thank you, Mr. Nathan.
462
00:20:41,814 --> 00:20:42,815
He's fine.
463
00:20:48,262 --> 00:20:50,265
That's a nice tie, Mr. Nathan.
Where did you get it?
464
00:20:50,434 --> 00:20:51,493
Barney's.
465
00:20:51,938 --> 00:20:53,373
Cost you an arm
and a leg, I bet.
466
00:20:54,009 --> 00:20:55,102
Maybe just an arm.
467
00:20:55,212 --> 00:20:57,480
(LAUGHS) I love this guy.
468
00:21:02,830 --> 00:21:05,358
You've got to give Dworkin credit.
At least he enjoys his work.
469
00:21:06,372 --> 00:21:09,072
There's a complaint box outside
Branch's office, Serena.
470
00:21:09,179 --> 00:21:10,374
That's not what I meant.
471
00:21:11,149 --> 00:21:14,054
If you're paid in cash, you're
just not that afraid to lose.
472
00:21:14,993 --> 00:21:17,658
Although I would have rejected
two-thirds of his witnesses.
473
00:21:18,668 --> 00:21:20,399
If the facts are
against you, argue the law.
474
00:21:20,472 --> 00:21:22,306
If the law's against you,
charm the jury.
475
00:21:22,410 --> 00:21:24,779
Gee, was that charm? I thought
it was just buffoonery.
476
00:21:25,317 --> 00:21:27,481
Buffoons don't clerk
for federal judges.
477
00:21:32,166 --> 00:21:35,368
The People of the State of New
York against Steven Strelzik.
478
00:21:35,541 --> 00:21:36,737
I object, Your Honor.
479
00:21:36,844 --> 00:21:38,143
We haven't even started yet.
480
00:21:38,315 --> 00:21:41,254
"The People of New York." I'd
say that's a bit prejudicial.
481
00:21:41,455 --> 00:21:44,292
It certainly doesn't mean all
the people of this great state
482
00:21:44,362 --> 00:21:46,128
are against my client
from the get-go.
483
00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:47,829
I know I'm not against him.
484
00:21:47,904 --> 00:21:50,570
And you, Your Honor, you're certainly
open-minded on the matter.
485
00:21:50,644 --> 00:21:53,549
And we can't forget the jury, because
if they're predisposed against my...
486
00:21:53,618 --> 00:21:57,218
Very cute, Counselor. Try it again
and we're talking contempt.
487
00:21:58,061 --> 00:21:59,621
Much thanks, Your Honor.
488
00:22:04,443 --> 00:22:05,844
I did their books
for three years.
489
00:22:05,913 --> 00:22:07,610
JACK: And filed
their tax returns?
490
00:22:07,684 --> 00:22:11,181
That's right. I encouraged
them to report all income.
491
00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:14,088
I'm sure you did. Now, if I
could turn your attention
492
00:22:14,166 --> 00:22:15,567
to the night Mr. Meeks
was killed.
493
00:22:16,238 --> 00:22:18,938
What, if anything, do you
recall about that night?
494
00:22:19,011 --> 00:22:21,539
Well, they were arguing.
Gordon...
495
00:22:21,918 --> 00:22:26,327
I mean, Mr. Meeks was accusing Mr.
Strelzik of stealing some of the profits.
496
00:22:26,395 --> 00:22:27,591
JACK: Was he?
497
00:22:27,665 --> 00:22:28,666
RILEY: Yes.
498
00:22:28,767 --> 00:22:31,069
But you didn't tell
that to the police.
499
00:22:31,174 --> 00:22:32,905
Mr. Strelzik was
still my client.
500
00:22:32,977 --> 00:22:35,278
I had to consider
my professional obligations.
501
00:22:35,350 --> 00:22:36,579
JACK: And now?
502
00:22:36,686 --> 00:22:39,557
Well, he did kill someone.
503
00:22:40,161 --> 00:22:41,721
Do I hear an objection,
Mr. Dworkin?
504
00:22:42,935 --> 00:22:44,495
Why ruin the flow?
505
00:22:50,285 --> 00:22:52,408
Things must have been tense
in your office that night.
506
00:22:52,557 --> 00:22:53,583
They were loud.
507
00:22:53,660 --> 00:22:56,497
I suggested they go have a drink at
Paul's Steakhouse around the corner
508
00:22:56,567 --> 00:22:57,900
and talk it out between them.
509
00:22:58,204 --> 00:22:59,400
Thank you, Mr. Riley.
510
00:23:04,553 --> 00:23:06,996
You're a certified public accountant, Mr.
Riley, is that right?
511
00:23:07,092 --> 00:23:09,621
Yes. Am I allowed to deduct
Knicks tickets if I force myself
512
00:23:09,698 --> 00:23:10,894
to take a client
every now and then?
513
00:23:10,968 --> 00:23:12,095
Objection. Relevance.
514
00:23:12,171 --> 00:23:13,231
You know what these guys charge?
515
00:23:13,407 --> 00:23:14,689
(JURY LAUGHING)
JACK: Your Honor.
516
00:23:15,579 --> 00:23:17,105
I know, I know.
517
00:23:23,531 --> 00:23:28,305
My first appellate case. Judge Kornbeck
asked me to define strict scrutiny
518
00:23:28,376 --> 00:23:30,904
as it pertains to
substantive due process.
519
00:23:30,982 --> 00:23:33,614
With all due respect, any first-year
law student could do that.
520
00:23:34,056 --> 00:23:36,255
Well, perhaps, but there I was,
521
00:23:36,329 --> 00:23:38,926
confronted with the majesty
of the Court of Appeals.
522
00:23:39,001 --> 00:23:42,134
Nine gods in black robes
looking down at me.
523
00:23:42,844 --> 00:23:44,005
And I froze.
524
00:23:44,548 --> 00:23:48,011
And he repeated the question, "Counselor,
what do you mean by strict scrutiny?"
525
00:23:48,523 --> 00:23:50,391
So finally I looked him
straight in the eye,
526
00:23:50,462 --> 00:23:51,658
and I said, "Well, Your Honor,
527
00:23:51,732 --> 00:23:54,603
"it's like regular scrutiny,
with a girdle."
528
00:23:55,474 --> 00:23:58,812
Too bad Judge Kornbeck was
born without a sense of humor.
529
00:23:58,982 --> 00:24:00,849
On the contrary.
He busted up.
530
00:24:01,521 --> 00:24:03,287
And so did his eight brethren.
531
00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:04,360
And you know what?
532
00:24:04,428 --> 00:24:05,863
I won that case.
533
00:24:06,433 --> 00:24:08,962
Opposing counsel had
100 years of precedent,
534
00:24:09,140 --> 00:24:10,473
but I made the judge laugh.
535
00:24:10,543 --> 00:24:12,639
And we have
12 ordinary citizens.
536
00:24:12,748 --> 00:24:15,379
And if they like this guy
more than they like you,
537
00:24:16,324 --> 00:24:18,454
there's a good chance
we could be sucking wind.
538
00:24:21,869 --> 00:24:23,601
Exactly what is it you do,
Mr. Strelzik?
539
00:24:23,674 --> 00:24:25,439
I consult in
the gaming industry.
540
00:24:25,511 --> 00:24:26,502
Let's talk turkey, shall we?
541
00:24:26,581 --> 00:24:28,050
You're a bookie,
is that correct?
542
00:24:28,953 --> 00:24:30,422
Please speak up,
Mr. Strelzik.
543
00:24:30,490 --> 00:24:32,552
Adele's got to
take this all down.
544
00:24:34,099 --> 00:24:35,831
Yes, I'm a bookie.
545
00:24:36,304 --> 00:24:37,506
Just to get our terms straight,
546
00:24:37,540 --> 00:24:40,776
you take wagers on ballgames
from the public?
547
00:24:41,149 --> 00:24:42,618
That's right.
548
00:24:42,819 --> 00:24:44,983
Now, if someone loses,
say, a lot of money.
549
00:24:45,058 --> 00:24:46,688
What? You let them slide
for a couple of weeks
550
00:24:46,763 --> 00:24:49,132
until they win the lotto, or
Uncle Morty kicks the bucket,
551
00:24:49,201 --> 00:24:50,670
leaving them a pot of gelt?
552
00:24:50,738 --> 00:24:52,834
STEVEN: That wouldn't
be good for business.
553
00:24:52,910 --> 00:24:54,004
DWORKIN: No, I suppose not.
554
00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:57,748
So, what would you do to goose
this unfortunate fellow?
555
00:24:57,822 --> 00:25:01,924
Gordon... Mr. Meeks was more the
muscle end of the business.
556
00:25:02,332 --> 00:25:03,392
Just like the movies, huh?
557
00:25:03,469 --> 00:25:04,494
Objection.
558
00:25:04,571 --> 00:25:07,169
Yes, I suppose I'd object to a
couple of broken kneecaps myself.
559
00:25:07,244 --> 00:25:08,543
Enough, Counselor.
560
00:25:09,450 --> 00:25:12,389
Now, Mr. Strelzik, you were in
the courtroom earlier this week
561
00:25:12,457 --> 00:25:14,826
when your accountant, Mr.
Riley, testified, weren't you?
562
00:25:14,896 --> 00:25:15,955
Yes.
563
00:25:16,032 --> 00:25:18,367
He accused you of stealing money.
You heard that, did you?
564
00:25:18,437 --> 00:25:19,439
Yes.
565
00:25:19,507 --> 00:25:20,771
Dirty liar, isn't he?
566
00:25:20,844 --> 00:25:21,845
Objection.
567
00:25:21,912 --> 00:25:23,006
Withdrawn.
568
00:25:23,684 --> 00:25:27,284
To your knowledge,
was Mr. Riley correct
569
00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:29,192
in his assessment of
your business situation?
570
00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:31,802
Yes.
571
00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:34,642
Whoa.
572
00:25:36,347 --> 00:25:38,750
Did I just hear you
testify under oath
573
00:25:39,187 --> 00:25:42,058
that you were stealing money from
the people you were working with?
574
00:25:42,127 --> 00:25:43,187
Yes.
575
00:25:44,366 --> 00:25:47,396
In most businesses, that's a no-no, Mr.
Strelzik.
576
00:25:47,473 --> 00:25:50,572
You had to expect Mr. Meeks to
be just a tad upset with you.
577
00:25:51,216 --> 00:25:53,915
I really didn't care.
I needed the money.
578
00:25:54,557 --> 00:25:56,425
And what was so important,
Mr. Strelzik?
579
00:25:56,495 --> 00:25:59,297
What on earth could justify,
in your mind,
580
00:25:59,368 --> 00:26:02,136
stealing your company's
hard-earned gambling profits?
581
00:26:04,447 --> 00:26:06,314
I was sending
the money to Israel
582
00:26:06,385 --> 00:26:09,221
to help stop the senseless
murder of innocent Jews.
583
00:26:09,459 --> 00:26:10,985
(PEOPLE GASPING)
Chambers, Your Honor!
584
00:26:20,452 --> 00:26:21,574
He sandbagged us, Your Honor.
585
00:26:21,588 --> 00:26:23,717
What? I'm supposed to show you
my hand before you call my bet?
586
00:26:23,793 --> 00:26:25,695
Let me remind you, Counselor,
this is not a game!
587
00:26:25,764 --> 00:26:26,806
You're damn right it's not.
588
00:26:26,867 --> 00:26:28,336
My client has devoted
his adult life
589
00:26:28,437 --> 00:26:31,171
to fighting a disease bigger
than AIDS, bigger than polio.
590
00:26:31,244 --> 00:26:32,245
Beating the gaming laws?
591
00:26:32,313 --> 00:26:33,543
No, anti-Semitism.
592
00:26:33,783 --> 00:26:35,150
They gave Salk a Nobel Prize.
593
00:26:35,220 --> 00:26:36,587
You want to give
my client a life sentence.
594
00:26:36,657 --> 00:26:37,819
He killed an innocent man.
595
00:26:37,893 --> 00:26:40,798
Who was going to stop him from doing
what he knew in his heart was necessary.
596
00:26:40,867 --> 00:26:42,963
There were better ways
than murder, sir!
597
00:26:43,039 --> 00:26:44,099
DWORKIN: Yeah? Name one.
598
00:26:44,175 --> 00:26:46,510
And before you tell me violence
doesn't solve anything,
599
00:26:46,580 --> 00:26:48,448
think about the Afghani women
who are now permitted
600
00:26:48,519 --> 00:26:50,615
to show their faces in
public because of violence.
601
00:26:50,691 --> 00:26:53,789
Think about the black man in America who
had his chains unlocked because of,
602
00:26:53,864 --> 00:26:55,231
you guessed it, violence.
603
00:26:55,301 --> 00:26:57,933
And while we're still on the subject,
let's not forget my great Aunt Sophie
604
00:26:58,008 --> 00:27:02,212
who spent six glorious years in that
garden spot known as Auschwitz,
605
00:27:02,285 --> 00:27:05,349
until American violence said,
"Soph, you can go home now."
606
00:27:05,559 --> 00:27:07,928
Counsel is asserting
justification, Your Honor.
607
00:27:07,998 --> 00:27:10,765
That's an affirmative defense
which requires notice.
608
00:27:10,838 --> 00:27:11,920
I'm not asserting anything.
609
00:27:11,974 --> 00:27:13,842
I asked my client a question.
He answered it.
610
00:27:13,912 --> 00:27:16,042
I didn't hear me use the word
"justification," did you?
611
00:27:16,118 --> 00:27:17,245
Did you?
612
00:27:17,521 --> 00:27:18,956
No, I didn't, Mr. Dworkin.
613
00:27:19,392 --> 00:27:20,794
You're actually going
to allow this?
614
00:27:21,363 --> 00:27:23,026
Would you have prepared
your case any differently?
615
00:27:23,167 --> 00:27:25,001
That's beside the point!
Answer my question.
616
00:27:25,072 --> 00:27:26,541
The statute says
it's irrelevant.
617
00:27:26,742 --> 00:27:29,739
I'll take that as a "no," which
means you haven't been prejudiced.
618
00:27:30,284 --> 00:27:31,719
The People's objection
is overruled.
619
00:27:31,788 --> 00:27:34,021
Your Honor, in effect, the
defendant is changing his plea
620
00:27:34,094 --> 00:27:35,460
to "guilty with a reason."
621
00:27:35,531 --> 00:27:36,760
At this stage of the trial!
622
00:27:36,833 --> 00:27:38,565
I heard him say
he stole the money.
623
00:27:38,638 --> 00:27:40,802
I didn't hear him say he killed anyone.
Did you?
624
00:27:40,876 --> 00:27:41,877
JUDGE: No, I didn't.
625
00:27:41,945 --> 00:27:44,075
If the court will allow us some
time to review our strategy.
626
00:27:44,150 --> 00:27:46,884
What's the difference? Since we're
making up the law as we go along anyway.
627
00:27:46,957 --> 00:27:48,825
You have two choices here,
Mr. McCoy.
628
00:27:49,530 --> 00:27:52,195
You can apologize,
or you can be sanctioned.
629
00:27:52,504 --> 00:27:54,235
He apologizes, Your Honor.
630
00:28:03,028 --> 00:28:05,592
Well, I managed to talk him
out of fining you $1,000.
631
00:28:05,668 --> 00:28:08,835
I have the feeling you're going to be doing
a lot of that throughout this trial.
632
00:28:08,910 --> 00:28:11,039
Damn it, Jack. It doesn't
matter how good our case is
633
00:28:11,115 --> 00:28:12,584
when you antagonize the judge.
634
00:28:12,652 --> 00:28:14,349
We have other problems, Serena.
635
00:28:16,059 --> 00:28:19,431
Ruben, Nathan, Schwartz,
Finkel, Cohen.
636
00:28:20,538 --> 00:28:21,665
Don't go there.
637
00:28:21,740 --> 00:28:24,942
He's got at least eight,
maybe 10 Jews on the jury.
638
00:28:25,382 --> 00:28:26,874
If your point is
anything other than
639
00:28:26,952 --> 00:28:28,923
we should have paid more
attention during jury selection,
640
00:28:28,990 --> 00:28:30,220
I don't want to hear it.
641
00:28:35,606 --> 00:28:39,012
STEVEN: The fact is, millions
of Arabs despise Jews
642
00:28:39,081 --> 00:28:40,847
to the point of seeking
their annihilation.
643
00:28:40,986 --> 00:28:44,016
Objection. This is
completely irrelevant.
644
00:28:44,193 --> 00:28:45,457
JUDGE: This man is
on trial for his life.
645
00:28:45,530 --> 00:28:47,193
I think he's entitled
to speak his mind.
646
00:28:51,778 --> 00:28:52,939
You were saying,
Mr. Strelzik?
647
00:28:53,014 --> 00:28:57,150
The notion that the hatred will stop
if and when Israel gives up occupation
648
00:28:57,224 --> 00:28:59,525
of the West Bank
is an out and out lie.
649
00:29:00,231 --> 00:29:03,296
Propaganda to justify their mass
murder to the rest of the world.
650
00:29:03,373 --> 00:29:06,744
The fact is, the Arab community
wanted Israel destroyed
651
00:29:06,813 --> 00:29:09,684
long before Jews ever set
foot in the West Bank.
652
00:29:10,723 --> 00:29:13,024
And what about the money
you send to Israel?
653
00:29:13,396 --> 00:29:17,395
It buys wheelchairs and blood
banks and other supplies.
654
00:29:17,907 --> 00:29:19,274
Your Honor,
655
00:29:19,611 --> 00:29:23,883
the body was found in the trunk
of a car in downtown Manhattan.
656
00:29:24,823 --> 00:29:26,726
This is all absolutely...
657
00:29:26,795 --> 00:29:28,128
Sit down, Mr. McCoy.
658
00:29:29,033 --> 00:29:30,502
Did your money buy
weapons, Mr. Strelzik?
659
00:29:30,570 --> 00:29:32,803
You can ask that at cross,
Counselor. Now, sit.
660
00:29:40,059 --> 00:29:42,394
But why you, Mr. Strelzik?
661
00:29:44,169 --> 00:29:45,536
If not me, who?
662
00:29:46,208 --> 00:29:47,301
Certainly not him.
663
00:29:51,787 --> 00:29:52,847
You?
664
00:30:02,713 --> 00:30:05,015
Did you steal money
from Gordon Meeks?
665
00:30:07,056 --> 00:30:09,756
He bought $3,000 suits,
666
00:30:09,830 --> 00:30:11,163
$500 shoes.
667
00:30:11,233 --> 00:30:12,897
JACK: Yes or no, please.
668
00:30:14,107 --> 00:30:16,545
It was from our company,
to be precise.
669
00:30:16,613 --> 00:30:18,709
But Mr. Meeks discovered
you were taking it?
670
00:30:18,785 --> 00:30:19,844
Yes.
671
00:30:19,921 --> 00:30:22,290
And he threatened to tell
your bosses in Costa Rica?
672
00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:23,361
Yes.
673
00:30:23,462 --> 00:30:27,370
And if the people in Costa Rica knew you
were stealing, I suppose they'd be upset.
674
00:30:27,439 --> 00:30:29,102
They're in the business
to make money.
675
00:30:29,176 --> 00:30:33,950
So, the truth is what you did was not
for Israel, but for self-preservation.
676
00:30:36,660 --> 00:30:38,654
You didn't want
your legs broken.
677
00:30:38,732 --> 00:30:41,466
First Run Gaming is a
publicly traded company.
678
00:30:41,539 --> 00:30:43,669
They might have sued. They
might have pressed charges.
679
00:30:44,546 --> 00:30:47,212
I doubt it. They wouldn't
have wanted the bad P.R.
680
00:30:47,854 --> 00:30:50,451
In any case, they certainly
wouldn't break my legs.
681
00:30:51,363 --> 00:30:52,764
Did you kill Gordon Meeks?
682
00:30:55,673 --> 00:30:56,698
No.
683
00:31:01,019 --> 00:31:02,454
No further questions.
684
00:31:08,269 --> 00:31:10,172
It's obvious he lied
about killing Meeks.
685
00:31:10,241 --> 00:31:13,042
Yes, it was. It's also obvious
Dworkin opened the door
686
00:31:13,114 --> 00:31:15,642
wide enough for this particular
jury to squeeze through.
687
00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:17,714
You have only yourself
to kick for that.
688
00:31:17,792 --> 00:31:20,594
You had the opportunity to
prevent this at voir dire.
689
00:31:20,799 --> 00:31:23,294
Even if we'd noticed what he was
up to, disqualifying a juror
690
00:31:23,372 --> 00:31:26,573
based solely on religion is a
big, fat constitutional no-no.
691
00:31:26,713 --> 00:31:28,980
This isn't about religion,
it's about politics.
692
00:31:29,252 --> 00:31:31,085
JACK: No, it's about
premeditated murder.
693
00:31:31,156 --> 00:31:32,649
Strelzik took the knife
from the restaurant.
694
00:31:32,728 --> 00:31:34,995
He knew what he was going
to do before he did it.
695
00:31:36,202 --> 00:31:40,406
Only the Honorable Judge Miller is
hell-bent on obfuscating that fact.
696
00:31:40,512 --> 00:31:44,009
There's not a chance of cutting a
deal with this Dworkin fellow?
697
00:31:44,422 --> 00:31:45,823
JACK: Not on his terms, no.
698
00:31:45,992 --> 00:31:47,791
We just need to
keep the jury focused.
699
00:31:47,997 --> 00:31:51,699
They're human, Serena. They come
in with built-in predispositions.
700
00:31:51,939 --> 00:31:54,673
Predispositions this judge
appears to share.
701
00:31:55,782 --> 00:31:59,588
And opposing counsel knew what
they were long before you did,
702
00:32:00,059 --> 00:32:02,223
which leaves you sitting
in that courtroom
703
00:32:02,297 --> 00:32:05,499
looking like a long-tailed cat in
a room full of rocking chairs.
704
00:32:07,176 --> 00:32:09,443
Let me ask you something.
If we were trying a Mafia don
705
00:32:09,514 --> 00:32:11,417
who'd happen to give millions
of dollars to the church
706
00:32:11,486 --> 00:32:14,118
in front of an all-Catholic jury,
would you think the same thing?
707
00:32:15,663 --> 00:32:17,098
It's not the same thing.
708
00:32:17,433 --> 00:32:19,336
I can't wait to hear
you explain that one.
709
00:32:20,173 --> 00:32:22,873
Serena, I'm not anti-Semitic.
710
00:32:22,947 --> 00:32:24,416
Then why are we even
discussing this?
711
00:32:24,484 --> 00:32:25,612
You tell me.
712
00:32:25,687 --> 00:32:27,520
The fact is, we don't
have the ideal jury.
713
00:32:27,591 --> 00:32:29,585
Maybe we can't do
anything about that.
714
00:32:29,662 --> 00:32:32,025
But where is it written we can't
do anything about the judge?
715
00:32:36,980 --> 00:32:39,076
I'd better not have heard
you correctly, Mr. McCoy.
716
00:32:39,152 --> 00:32:41,055
It's a perfectly reasonable
request, Your Honor.
717
00:32:41,457 --> 00:32:45,057
Reasonable? You want me to recuse
myself because I happen to be Jewish.
718
00:32:45,300 --> 00:32:46,495
With all due respect,
719
00:32:46,569 --> 00:32:50,238
it appears you are bending over backwards
for this particular defendant.
720
00:32:51,014 --> 00:32:52,643
You've got a set on you,
you know that?
721
00:32:52,717 --> 00:32:54,039
It's that Irish thing,
Your Honor.
722
00:32:54,054 --> 00:32:55,079
That's offensive.
723
00:32:55,156 --> 00:32:56,557
Oh, and this is
cherries and ice cream?
724
00:32:56,626 --> 00:32:58,654
Stereotypes swing both
ways, Ms. Southerlyn.
725
00:32:58,731 --> 00:33:00,395
You don't like
how I run my courtroom,
726
00:33:00,469 --> 00:33:01,938
keep putting your objections
on the record.
727
00:33:02,006 --> 00:33:03,805
You know that
we can't do that, sir.
728
00:33:03,877 --> 00:33:07,477
To have those sitting in judgment
who hate you for no logical reason.
729
00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:09,082
Gee, I wonder what
that feels like.
730
00:33:10,025 --> 00:33:11,324
I think we're done here.
731
00:33:15,204 --> 00:33:18,268
Steven and I have been
married for 16 years.
732
00:33:18,679 --> 00:33:20,802
And you have no problem with
what he does for a living?
733
00:33:22,188 --> 00:33:24,625
Would I prefer he were
a doctor? Yes.
734
00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:28,030
But these days, what with
HMOs and insurance premiums,
735
00:33:28,102 --> 00:33:31,907
you might not have $600,000 in cold
cash lying around the apartment.
736
00:33:32,679 --> 00:33:36,951
Let me ask you, Mrs. Strelzik, did
your husband buy you big diamonds?
737
00:33:37,591 --> 00:33:38,616
No.
738
00:33:39,061 --> 00:33:40,154
Fancy cars?
739
00:33:40,230 --> 00:33:41,597
We don't have a car.
740
00:33:42,536 --> 00:33:45,407
Then, uh, how do you get your
daughter to her private school?
741
00:33:46,545 --> 00:33:47,912
Rachel is in public school.
742
00:33:49,352 --> 00:33:52,690
Maybe, if your husband wasn't
so carefree with his money,
743
00:33:53,127 --> 00:33:56,157
you might be able to enjoy more
of life's simple pleasures.
744
00:33:56,302 --> 00:34:00,209
Last year we took Rachel to
Jerusalem for her bat mitzvah.
745
00:34:01,314 --> 00:34:04,982
I know, I know, I read about
the violence in the papers,
746
00:34:05,056 --> 00:34:06,821
but once you see it yourself...
747
00:34:06,893 --> 00:34:07,953
Objection.
748
00:34:08,030 --> 00:34:09,055
Overruled.
749
00:34:09,767 --> 00:34:11,100
Continue, Mrs. Strelzik.
750
00:34:11,772 --> 00:34:15,679
It's like Oklahoma City
every day.
751
00:34:16,449 --> 00:34:20,619
Bombs going off,
people losing arms, legs.
752
00:34:22,331 --> 00:34:27,605
Children dying just because they walk
down the street for a piece of candy.
753
00:34:28,145 --> 00:34:30,172
I mean, can you imagine
that happening here?
754
00:34:30,249 --> 00:34:32,744
If every day was September 11th?
755
00:34:33,190 --> 00:34:37,291
People would be marching on Washington
to destroy everything remotely Arab.
756
00:34:37,667 --> 00:34:39,102
But what does our president do?
757
00:34:39,171 --> 00:34:42,008
He warns Israel
to show restraint.
758
00:34:51,299 --> 00:34:53,293
I sympathize, Mrs. Strelzik.
759
00:34:54,474 --> 00:34:59,144
But the fact is, this case is about
one death here in New York City,
760
00:34:59,586 --> 00:35:03,288
and not about a conflict between
Palestinians and Israelis.
761
00:35:03,394 --> 00:35:07,028
You see? Even you...
You've been brainwashed.
762
00:35:07,538 --> 00:35:11,104
The fact is, there is no
such thing as a Palestinian.
763
00:35:11,848 --> 00:35:14,479
Before Israel took
the land in the '67 war,
764
00:35:14,788 --> 00:35:18,627
Gaza was owned by Egypt and there
were no Palestinians then.
765
00:35:18,697 --> 00:35:20,030
Mrs. Strelzik...
766
00:35:20,101 --> 00:35:23,872
The West Bank was owned by Jordan and
there were no Palestinians then.
767
00:35:24,211 --> 00:35:28,984
Tell me, where does this heartfelt bond
with their long-lost land come from?
768
00:35:29,390 --> 00:35:32,124
These people hate Jews
because they're Jews.
769
00:35:32,932 --> 00:35:35,096
They want to
destroy Israel, period.
770
00:35:36,507 --> 00:35:39,776
And believe me, America's next.
771
00:35:44,926 --> 00:35:46,225
Are you done?
772
00:35:55,151 --> 00:35:56,780
Did you know Gordon Meeks?
773
00:35:57,155 --> 00:35:58,157
Of course.
774
00:35:58,425 --> 00:36:00,862
You socialized with him
on more than one occasion?
775
00:36:00,932 --> 00:36:01,991
Yes.
776
00:36:02,101 --> 00:36:04,733
And you think he deserved
to be stabbed in the back
777
00:36:04,807 --> 00:36:06,572
and shoved into
the trunk of a car?
778
00:36:08,349 --> 00:36:11,117
Do I feel badly
for him? Yes.
779
00:36:11,858 --> 00:36:13,657
Will I lose sleep over it?
780
00:36:14,230 --> 00:36:15,289
Not a wink.
781
00:36:15,365 --> 00:36:19,535
Because he was the muscle end of
an illegal gambling operation
782
00:36:19,609 --> 00:36:23,015
who was killed in pursuit
of a greater good?
783
00:36:23,084 --> 00:36:24,109
MRS. STRELZIK: That's right.
784
00:36:24,187 --> 00:36:26,784
JACK: What if he were a heart
surgeon, Mrs. Strelzik?
785
00:36:27,327 --> 00:36:31,029
What if it were a Nobel Laureate
who got in your husband's way?
786
00:36:33,508 --> 00:36:36,812
The fact is he wasn't,
Mr. McCoy.
787
00:36:37,251 --> 00:36:38,811
What if he were Jewish?
788
00:36:55,795 --> 00:36:57,891
So, do you really think it would
have made a difference to the jury
789
00:36:57,967 --> 00:36:59,699
if Meeks was Jewish?
790
00:37:00,205 --> 00:37:02,039
I really don't know.
Then why did you ask?
791
00:37:02,110 --> 00:37:03,977
I was dancing
as fast as I could.
792
00:37:07,289 --> 00:37:09,226
Here's a hypothetical
for you, okay?
793
00:37:09,796 --> 00:37:12,495
A group of Jews is taken over
by some bad guys.
794
00:37:12,568 --> 00:37:14,904
They're given the option, give over
one of your group to be killed
795
00:37:15,008 --> 00:37:17,138
or all of you will get slaughtered.
What do they do?
796
00:37:18,415 --> 00:37:21,947
They unlock the jail cell and sacrifice
the vilest criminal they have.
797
00:37:22,024 --> 00:37:24,553
The Talmud says they should all
allow themselves to be killed
798
00:37:24,630 --> 00:37:27,296
rather than to give over
even one Jewish soul.
799
00:37:28,339 --> 00:37:30,435
Since when did you become
a Talmudic scholar?
800
00:37:30,578 --> 00:37:32,013
That's beside the point.
801
00:37:32,749 --> 00:37:33,843
Which is?
802
00:37:33,919 --> 00:37:36,843
Dworkin has turned this into an "us
against them." Let's just deal it down.
803
00:37:37,093 --> 00:37:38,859
Well, you certainly
did a 180 on this.
804
00:37:38,931 --> 00:37:41,494
I watched the jury when Mrs.
Strelzik was on the stand.
805
00:37:41,570 --> 00:37:43,039
Look, I agree with you, Jack.
806
00:37:43,107 --> 00:37:46,411
Strelzik should rot in a cell for
as long as the state will have him.
807
00:37:47,317 --> 00:37:49,083
But now you think
we're going to lose.
808
00:37:52,096 --> 00:37:53,963
You know, my only predisposition
809
00:37:54,301 --> 00:37:56,568
is that a killer deserves
to be punished.
810
00:37:58,745 --> 00:38:00,909
Dworkin wanted assault one.
811
00:38:01,217 --> 00:38:02,744
Let's just play
the old give and take.
812
00:38:02,821 --> 00:38:04,222
If we put man two on the table,
813
00:38:04,292 --> 00:38:07,059
he will grab it and run
as fast as he can.
814
00:38:11,241 --> 00:38:14,180
I'm sorry, I'm sorry. The cab
thing is a whole situation...
815
00:38:14,482 --> 00:38:16,042
It's not a problem,
Mr. Dworkin.
816
00:38:16,219 --> 00:38:17,483
So? Why the chitchat?
817
00:38:17,856 --> 00:38:19,884
I'm willing to go down
to man two.
818
00:38:21,666 --> 00:38:23,933
Now, don't think
I'm not an appreciative sort,
819
00:38:24,005 --> 00:38:25,807
but I'm going to have
to say "no" on this one.
820
00:38:26,110 --> 00:38:29,049
As it turns out, there are considerations
beyond innocence and guilt.
821
00:38:30,152 --> 00:38:31,644
Like a stacked jury?
822
00:38:32,625 --> 00:38:36,293
Yeah, that's right. Those people.
They all stick together.
823
00:38:36,869 --> 00:38:40,240
It's kind of like back in the
day, when Billy Bob was on trial
824
00:38:40,310 --> 00:38:43,341
for lynching poor Willie for looking
at Bettie Lou the wrong way,
825
00:38:43,418 --> 00:38:47,018
and the jury hearing the case
was Goober and Gomer and Beau.
826
00:38:47,460 --> 00:38:49,192
It is hardly the same thing.
827
00:38:49,265 --> 00:38:50,392
Why, because we're
the chosen people?
828
00:38:50,467 --> 00:38:52,461
(IN SOUTHERN ACCENT) Well, if
that's the case, I wish y'all would
829
00:38:52,539 --> 00:38:53,838
choose someone else
for a change.
830
00:38:53,909 --> 00:38:57,247
I'd like to think that we've taken a few
steps forward since the day, Mr. Dworkin.
831
00:38:57,317 --> 00:39:00,017
Why? Because there's no one
goose-stepping down the Strasse?
832
00:39:00,091 --> 00:39:03,087
At least the Nazis hid their
sadism from their own people.
833
00:39:03,165 --> 00:39:06,002
The Arab anti-Semites
who kill Jews are deified.
834
00:39:06,072 --> 00:39:08,202
Their pictures hang in
the public squares.
835
00:39:08,277 --> 00:39:11,045
Their families are
compensated financially.
836
00:39:11,685 --> 00:39:14,054
But, hey, everyone's
got to earn a living, no?
837
00:39:22,410 --> 00:39:25,144
Let's, for the moment,
assume he did it.
838
00:39:25,818 --> 00:39:28,416
Steven Strelzik
killed Gordon Meeks.
839
00:39:29,828 --> 00:39:30,829
Why?
840
00:39:33,302 --> 00:39:35,273
Because he was scared.
841
00:39:36,611 --> 00:39:39,846
He was scared because
on the news
842
00:39:39,919 --> 00:39:42,447
he saw people dancing
in the streets
843
00:39:42,525 --> 00:39:46,865
after a suicide bomber killed elderly
women in a social club in Jerusalem.
844
00:39:47,537 --> 00:39:49,974
He was scared because
governments around the globe
845
00:39:50,043 --> 00:39:54,348
turn their backs on this killing to pursue
oil and other commercial interests.
846
00:39:54,420 --> 00:39:56,891
And he was really scared
because his own country,
847
00:39:57,394 --> 00:39:59,991
the land of the free
and the home of the brave,
848
00:40:00,066 --> 00:40:03,097
a country which itself was
the recent victim of terror,
849
00:40:03,174 --> 00:40:06,477
does not regard men who strap
themselves with explosives
850
00:40:06,548 --> 00:40:09,453
and walk into a pizzeria
filled with Jews
851
00:40:09,522 --> 00:40:11,425
as terrorists
worthy of fighting.
852
00:40:15,336 --> 00:40:18,138
Somebody had to do something.
853
00:40:20,716 --> 00:40:24,988
Steven Strelzik did what
he thought was necessary.
854
00:40:40,864 --> 00:40:42,857
JACK: Mr. Dworkin is
a first-rate attorney.
855
00:40:43,369 --> 00:40:45,738
Hell, he's a magician.
856
00:40:46,109 --> 00:40:49,641
He put the facts into a box,
sawed the box in half,
857
00:40:49,718 --> 00:40:52,315
and out popped
thousands of years
858
00:40:52,390 --> 00:40:55,124
of the most despicable
hatred known to man.
859
00:40:56,067 --> 00:41:00,031
Like any good magician, he kept
you busy with what he was saying,
860
00:41:00,444 --> 00:41:03,349
hoping you wouldn't notice what
he was doing with his hands.
861
00:41:03,684 --> 00:41:06,350
Hoping you wouldn't catch him
862
00:41:06,858 --> 00:41:08,886
trying to hide a corpse,
863
00:41:10,266 --> 00:41:13,900
trying to make
a murdered man disappear.
864
00:41:15,345 --> 00:41:17,373
I'm betting
you saw through the trick.
865
00:41:17,985 --> 00:41:22,155
So the only question is,
will you pretend it worked,
866
00:41:22,864 --> 00:41:25,769
or will you make
this illusion disappear?
867
00:41:29,379 --> 00:41:31,782
One bookie killed
another bookie.
868
00:41:32,286 --> 00:41:34,279
That's it. Period.
869
00:41:34,992 --> 00:41:38,228
The defense hardly bothers
to say otherwise.
870
00:41:38,300 --> 00:41:43,472
Mr. Dworkin just now all but said
his client killed Mr. Meeks.
871
00:41:44,782 --> 00:41:48,348
Not once did he claim
Mr. Strelzik was innocent.
872
00:41:49,026 --> 00:41:52,397
Like I say,
he's a good attorney.
873
00:41:53,503 --> 00:41:55,974
He knows no one
would believe him.
874
00:41:58,615 --> 00:42:02,990
Instead, he had
the deeply offensive idea
875
00:42:03,861 --> 00:42:06,857
to use your sympathy for Israel
876
00:42:06,934 --> 00:42:10,306
to put a killer
back on the street.
877
00:42:13,550 --> 00:42:17,960
Mr. Dworkin wants you to choose
culture over citizenship.
878
00:42:18,028 --> 00:42:21,195
Visceral hatred
over codified laws.
879
00:42:21,269 --> 00:42:24,470
He's counting on at least
one of you saying to himself,
880
00:42:24,544 --> 00:42:28,246
"I'm a Jew first, and only
after that, an American."
881
00:42:30,223 --> 00:42:32,855
I asked you back when you
were selected for this job
882
00:42:32,930 --> 00:42:37,874
whether you could look at the facts
presented without passion or prejudice,
883
00:42:38,142 --> 00:42:42,745
and each one of you swore
under oath that you could.
884
00:42:44,591 --> 00:42:46,357
I know it's hard,
885
00:42:47,899 --> 00:42:49,334
but if you don't,
886
00:42:54,080 --> 00:42:55,572
all of this
887
00:42:57,053 --> 00:42:58,819
is meaningless.
888
00:43:20,810 --> 00:43:22,132
JUDGE: Have you reached
a verdict?
889
00:43:22,380 --> 00:43:23,622
FOREPERSON: We have,
Your Honor.
890
00:43:23,951 --> 00:43:26,650
On the only count of the indictment,
murder in the first degree,
891
00:43:26,724 --> 00:43:27,750
how do you find?
892
00:43:28,295 --> 00:43:32,464
We find the defendant, Steven H.
Strelzik, guilty as charged.
893
00:43:57,130 --> 00:43:58,292
May I?
894
00:43:59,468 --> 00:44:00,630
Help yourself.
895
00:44:00,872 --> 00:44:04,244
Hell of a job. You're top of the legal
food chain, Jack. No question about it.
896
00:44:05,850 --> 00:44:07,149
You're not upset?
897
00:44:07,789 --> 00:44:11,457
Hey, giving money to Israel is a
good thing. Everyone should do it.
898
00:44:11,531 --> 00:44:13,125
Murder, on the other hand...
899
00:44:14,070 --> 00:44:16,564
Here's to hoping the Big Guy
upstairs has a little more sympathy
900
00:44:16,643 --> 00:44:19,639
for Mr. Strelzik than did the
People of the State of New York.