1 00:00:05,405 --> 00:00:05,506 . 2 00:00:05,689 --> 00:00:07,207 - In the criminal justice system, 3 00:00:07,274 --> 00:00:08,575 the people are represented 4 00:00:08,675 --> 00:00:11,069 by two separate, yet equally important groups: 5 00:00:11,136 --> 00:00:12,980 the police, who investigate crime, 6 00:00:13,046 --> 00:00:15,816 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 7 00:00:15,883 --> 00:00:17,768 These are their stories. 8 00:00:19,052 --> 00:00:21,555 [lively chatter] 9 00:00:21,655 --> 00:00:23,081 [up-tempo piano music playing] 10 00:00:23,181 --> 00:00:24,825 - [sighs] 24. 11 00:00:24,858 --> 00:00:27,811 Tough luck. 12 00:00:27,844 --> 00:00:29,855 - Son of a bitch! 13 00:00:29,922 --> 00:00:31,164 You're killing me. 14 00:00:31,231 --> 00:00:33,325 - What are you doing, hitting the 16 against a 5? 15 00:00:33,358 --> 00:00:34,468 It's suicide. 16 00:00:34,601 --> 00:00:36,987 - I do it my way. 17 00:00:37,020 --> 00:00:38,639 - Hey. 18 00:00:38,672 --> 00:00:41,375 Take it easy, okay? 19 00:00:41,441 --> 00:00:45,345 Your marker to cover this last shoe didn't go through. 20 00:00:45,412 --> 00:00:48,348 - That's impossible, bro. 21 00:00:48,382 --> 00:00:51,051 - I need you two to come with me. 22 00:00:51,151 --> 00:00:53,378 ♪ ♪ 23 00:00:53,445 --> 00:00:55,222 - Leave the chips. 24 00:01:04,998 --> 00:01:06,333 - Your guy's late. 25 00:01:06,466 --> 00:01:07,701 [tense music] 26 00:01:07,768 --> 00:01:09,503 - He's coming. 27 00:01:09,536 --> 00:01:11,672 I promise. 28 00:01:11,705 --> 00:01:16,176 - See, when you hand over a credit card to pay for cards, 29 00:01:16,209 --> 00:01:18,812 that's a promise, too, right? 30 00:01:18,912 --> 00:01:22,032 So your word doesn't mean a whole lot around here 31 00:01:22,065 --> 00:01:23,750 right now, you understand? 32 00:01:27,154 --> 00:01:29,489 What are you two doing here anyway? 33 00:01:29,556 --> 00:01:31,383 You're out there for months at a time. 34 00:01:31,416 --> 00:01:34,486 You have 48 hours in the city. You wind up in here, 35 00:01:34,586 --> 00:01:37,431 playing cards you suck at and can't afford. 36 00:01:37,497 --> 00:01:38,824 - I don't know. 37 00:01:38,924 --> 00:01:42,394 [door clicks] 38 00:01:43,437 --> 00:01:44,896 - Oh, good. 39 00:01:44,930 --> 00:01:47,140 Daddy's here. 40 00:01:47,207 --> 00:01:53,338 ♪ ♪ 41 00:01:53,405 --> 00:01:55,248 - Let's get this done. 42 00:01:55,282 --> 00:01:56,842 Four grand. 43 00:01:56,942 --> 00:01:58,952 - Make it six. 44 00:02:00,821 --> 00:02:04,658 It's a little motto I learned in business school. 45 00:02:04,725 --> 00:02:08,962 Where there's four, there is six. 46 00:02:09,062 --> 00:02:11,623 ♪ ♪ 47 00:02:11,690 --> 00:02:14,701 - Then we have two choices. 48 00:02:14,801 --> 00:02:16,737 - Educate me, please. 49 00:02:16,770 --> 00:02:20,007 - I give you the four grand that they owe you, 50 00:02:20,107 --> 00:02:22,768 or you're gonna ask me for six again, 51 00:02:22,801 --> 00:02:25,479 and when you do, 52 00:02:25,545 --> 00:02:28,982 make sure you got those guys by your side. 53 00:02:29,082 --> 00:02:36,156 ♪ ♪ 54 00:02:37,357 --> 00:02:39,443 [camera shutter snapping] 55 00:02:39,476 --> 00:02:42,963 [sirens whooping] 56 00:02:43,030 --> 00:02:45,223 - Okay, Officer, what do we got? 57 00:02:45,323 --> 00:02:47,200 - It happened up there. 58 00:02:47,267 --> 00:02:49,494 No way he's surviving that. 59 00:02:49,561 --> 00:02:51,271 - We're sure he didn't fall? 60 00:02:51,304 --> 00:02:52,639 - Or jump? 61 00:02:52,672 --> 00:02:53,940 'Cause that's a different department. 62 00:02:53,974 --> 00:02:56,777 - No, he was pushed. 63 00:02:56,843 --> 00:02:58,336 That lady called 911. 64 00:02:58,403 --> 00:03:01,615 At 10:35, she was walking down here, 65 00:03:01,648 --> 00:03:03,417 heard arguing between two men. 66 00:03:03,517 --> 00:03:06,153 Next thing she knew, this guy went over the side, 67 00:03:06,186 --> 00:03:08,413 screaming, grabbing at the air. 68 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,190 Cracked his head open. 69 00:03:10,257 --> 00:03:12,017 - Hey. 70 00:03:12,084 --> 00:03:13,060 - Hey, what are you doing here, Lou? 71 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,429 - Victim's name is Wally Kane. 72 00:03:15,495 --> 00:03:17,989 He's a vice admiral in the U.S. Navy, 73 00:03:18,023 --> 00:03:20,817 commander of a strike group visiting for Fleet Week. 74 00:03:20,851 --> 00:03:22,327 Everybody's watching this one... 75 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:24,871 [phone buzzes] Including the DA. 76 00:03:27,140 --> 00:03:28,875 - Damn. 77 00:03:30,777 --> 00:03:33,880 [dramatic music] 78 00:03:33,980 --> 00:03:41,012 ♪ ♪ 79 00:04:16,573 --> 00:04:19,192 - Why was Wally Kane in New York, huh? 80 00:04:19,326 --> 00:04:23,864 For Fleet Week, a celebration of America's maritime power. 81 00:04:23,997 --> 00:04:27,100 That's who New York City managed to fail this time, 82 00:04:27,167 --> 00:04:28,827 our very best. 83 00:04:28,927 --> 00:04:30,237 Why? Look right to the top, 84 00:04:30,270 --> 00:04:33,165 to the weak, soft-on-crime DA. 85 00:04:33,265 --> 00:04:34,374 This city is overrun-- 86 00:04:34,407 --> 00:04:36,042 - No worse enemy than a former friend. 87 00:04:36,076 --> 00:04:37,811 - They can't even protect-- [TV switches off] 88 00:04:37,878 --> 00:04:40,572 - Well, I already contributed to your campaign, so... 89 00:04:40,605 --> 00:04:42,249 - Thanks for stopping by. 90 00:04:42,315 --> 00:04:44,676 The death of Vice Admiral Kane has already gotten political. 91 00:04:44,743 --> 00:04:45,719 It's only been 12 hours. 92 00:04:45,819 --> 00:04:47,112 - Political how? 93 00:04:47,179 --> 00:04:50,090 - Well, it turns out that the soft-on-crime DA 94 00:04:50,157 --> 00:04:51,391 is to blame for all this. 95 00:04:51,491 --> 00:04:53,518 - Okay, so you need answers. - As soon as possible. 96 00:04:53,618 --> 00:04:54,628 - We're on it. 97 00:04:54,694 --> 00:04:57,130 - Nick, doors open in five minutes. 98 00:04:57,230 --> 00:04:59,266 Just stay on message to the extent possible, 99 00:04:59,299 --> 00:05:01,067 and just be charming. 100 00:05:01,201 --> 00:05:02,869 - It's what I do. 101 00:05:02,969 --> 00:05:04,604 Gotta go. Keep me updated, OK? 102 00:05:04,638 --> 00:05:05,972 - Good luck. 103 00:05:07,941 --> 00:05:10,468 [indistinct speech] 104 00:05:10,535 --> 00:05:15,615 - Wally Kane carried out airstrikes in Bosnia, 105 00:05:15,682 --> 00:05:19,953 flew sorties in Kosovo, 106 00:05:20,020 --> 00:05:23,190 coordinated strikes against the Taliban. 107 00:05:23,256 --> 00:05:26,927 We've become generous with the word "hero." 108 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:31,281 But out there, character reveals itself 109 00:05:31,314 --> 00:05:35,435 in ways land rats can't understand. 110 00:05:35,502 --> 00:05:39,497 If there was risk, he faced it. 111 00:05:39,564 --> 00:05:43,802 Consequence--he absorbed it. 112 00:05:43,835 --> 00:05:46,112 Recognition or praise-- 113 00:05:46,179 --> 00:05:48,481 well, he passed that on to you. 114 00:05:48,548 --> 00:05:53,678 Honor him by obeying his wishes. 115 00:05:53,745 --> 00:05:57,057 Take care of your shipmates. 116 00:05:57,123 --> 00:05:58,458 We have the watch. 117 00:05:58,491 --> 00:06:00,527 all: Aye, aye, sir! 118 00:06:02,996 --> 00:06:07,968 - Wally Kane and I were friends for 30 years. 119 00:06:08,101 --> 00:06:10,370 - Sounds like he meant a lot to this crew. 120 00:06:10,437 --> 00:06:13,240 - We understand he spent most of his time on this ship. 121 00:06:13,306 --> 00:06:14,366 - Uh-huh. 122 00:06:14,432 --> 00:06:17,978 He--he loved the job, the mission. 123 00:06:18,011 --> 00:06:21,047 - Right. Were you with him last night? 124 00:06:21,114 --> 00:06:22,249 - No. 125 00:06:22,315 --> 00:06:24,117 When we're here for Fleet Week, I'm slammed. 126 00:06:24,217 --> 00:06:27,254 Part of the routine is we open up the fleet to the public, 127 00:06:27,354 --> 00:06:28,555 show off what we do. 128 00:06:28,622 --> 00:06:30,423 So I was stuck here on the ship. 129 00:06:30,523 --> 00:06:32,425 - Did Vice Admiral Kane seem like he was under 130 00:06:32,492 --> 00:06:34,094 any strain lately? 131 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:35,595 Anything seem off? 132 00:06:35,695 --> 00:06:38,231 - No. If anything, he was on a high. 133 00:06:38,298 --> 00:06:39,933 You may have read that I've been nominated 134 00:06:40,033 --> 00:06:41,501 to be the next Secretary of Defense, 135 00:06:41,601 --> 00:06:45,338 which meant that Wally was in line to take my job, 136 00:06:45,405 --> 00:06:47,908 getting his fourth star. 137 00:06:47,974 --> 00:06:50,410 - We got access to Vice Admiral Kane's credit cards, 138 00:06:50,477 --> 00:06:53,480 and it looks like he took out a $4,000 cash advance 139 00:06:53,580 --> 00:06:55,582 last night downtown on Orchard Street. 140 00:06:55,682 --> 00:06:57,817 - Any idea why he might have been in that part of town? 141 00:06:57,918 --> 00:06:59,577 - No. Sorry. 142 00:06:59,644 --> 00:07:00,837 - Excuse me, sir. - Yeah. 143 00:07:03,990 --> 00:07:05,625 - Admiral, Seaman Harris and Seaman Nicholls 144 00:07:05,725 --> 00:07:07,319 request permission to speak with the officers. 145 00:07:07,419 --> 00:07:10,297 - Detectives. 146 00:07:10,363 --> 00:07:12,265 Carry on. 147 00:07:15,093 --> 00:07:18,438 - We have something we need to confess. 148 00:07:18,538 --> 00:07:20,098 - Wally Kane paid their tab? 149 00:07:20,165 --> 00:07:21,766 - Yeah, apparently, these two dopey sailors 150 00:07:21,833 --> 00:07:24,144 got way in over their head playing blackjack. 151 00:07:24,244 --> 00:07:26,563 Kane shows up with four grand to bail them out. 152 00:07:26,596 --> 00:07:28,181 - That's a hell of a boss. 153 00:07:28,281 --> 00:07:29,549 - You'd do the same thing for me, right? 154 00:07:29,582 --> 00:07:31,184 - No, I definitely would not. 155 00:07:31,251 --> 00:07:33,119 - We're putting together a timeline here. 156 00:07:33,186 --> 00:07:35,689 Looks like Kane left the card room around 9:30 p.m., 157 00:07:35,789 --> 00:07:37,390 assuming he was going back to the ship. 158 00:07:37,424 --> 00:07:39,159 - An elevated walkway would have been a good way to go. 159 00:07:39,225 --> 00:07:40,393 - Until it wasn't. 160 00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:42,587 - Hey, check this out. 161 00:07:42,620 --> 00:07:43,964 Just got footage of the incident 162 00:07:44,030 --> 00:07:45,932 from this little bodega across the street. 163 00:07:45,999 --> 00:07:47,859 - Of the actual crime? - Mm-hmm. 164 00:07:47,959 --> 00:07:49,202 I mean, the quality's not great, 165 00:07:49,302 --> 00:07:52,197 but if you step through it, it tells the story. 166 00:07:52,297 --> 00:07:53,556 There's Kane. 167 00:07:55,508 --> 00:07:56,576 Here comes another guy. 168 00:07:56,609 --> 00:07:58,269 I can't quite make out his features. 169 00:08:00,647 --> 00:08:01,581 They argue. 170 00:08:01,614 --> 00:08:03,883 It gets nasty quick. 171 00:08:03,950 --> 00:08:05,518 And then-- 172 00:08:05,585 --> 00:08:07,821 - [exhales] - Man, what a way to go. 173 00:08:07,921 --> 00:08:10,715 - Yeah, we lose the perp after that. 174 00:08:10,782 --> 00:08:11,958 - The warrant landed. 175 00:08:12,025 --> 00:08:13,927 We just got access to Kane's text messages. 176 00:08:14,060 --> 00:08:15,095 - And? 177 00:08:15,161 --> 00:08:17,389 - "You owe me. Alternative bad for all." 178 00:08:17,455 --> 00:08:18,765 9:40 p.m. last night. 179 00:08:18,832 --> 00:08:21,326 - 9:40 p.m. 180 00:08:21,393 --> 00:08:23,495 Kane was dead an hour later. 181 00:08:23,561 --> 00:08:25,238 Who sent that? - I don't know yet. 182 00:08:25,305 --> 00:08:27,499 The contact name on the phone is just FM. 183 00:08:27,565 --> 00:08:28,833 - Okay. 184 00:08:28,900 --> 00:08:30,677 Let's figure it out and find him. 185 00:08:31,995 --> 00:08:34,014 "Alternative bad for all." 186 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:36,783 I'm no genius, Mr. Mazzeo, but it feels like 187 00:08:36,850 --> 00:08:39,452 the alternative in this case was murder. 188 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:42,956 - No, it was--I was-- 189 00:08:43,089 --> 00:08:45,458 Wally and I have known each other forever. 190 00:08:45,525 --> 00:08:46,459 It was a little dispute. 191 00:08:46,526 --> 00:08:47,594 - Dispute about what? 192 00:08:47,694 --> 00:08:49,062 - Business. 193 00:08:49,162 --> 00:08:50,530 - Wally Kane was in the Navy. 194 00:08:50,597 --> 00:08:53,566 - We were talking about investing in a new venture. 195 00:08:53,633 --> 00:08:56,428 I own and lease ports all over the country. 196 00:08:56,528 --> 00:08:58,738 So his skill set was useful to me. 197 00:08:58,838 --> 00:09:01,991 - Well, when was the last time you saw Vice Admiral Kane? 198 00:09:02,025 --> 00:09:03,935 - I don't know. 199 00:09:04,035 --> 00:09:05,328 A few months? 200 00:09:05,361 --> 00:09:07,480 - Hmm. 201 00:09:07,514 --> 00:09:11,042 Frank, we tracked his Fitbit. 202 00:09:11,109 --> 00:09:14,112 We know you were with him last night 203 00:09:14,212 --> 00:09:16,089 at Bub O'Malley's bar, 8:30 p.m. 204 00:09:16,156 --> 00:09:18,558 It's really not a good look. 205 00:09:18,625 --> 00:09:20,927 - It's not what you think. - No? 206 00:09:21,027 --> 00:09:23,029 'Cause it seems pretty simple to me. 207 00:09:23,062 --> 00:09:24,264 Wally owed you money. 208 00:09:24,364 --> 00:09:25,665 You tried to resolve it at the bar. 209 00:09:25,799 --> 00:09:27,667 It didn't work out, so you hunted him down 210 00:09:27,734 --> 00:09:29,102 on the elevated walkway, 211 00:09:29,169 --> 00:09:30,737 and then you pushed him overboard. 212 00:09:30,804 --> 00:09:32,505 - No. - No? 213 00:09:32,572 --> 00:09:35,008 - That's not--we met up to talk about business, 214 00:09:35,041 --> 00:09:39,045 and then I went home, I swear, and I can prove it to you. 215 00:09:39,078 --> 00:09:40,638 [knock at door] [door opens] 216 00:09:40,738 --> 00:09:42,866 - Hey, Lou, I need you out here a minute. 217 00:09:42,899 --> 00:09:44,209 - Now? 218 00:09:44,242 --> 00:09:46,044 - ADIC's here. 219 00:09:46,077 --> 00:09:47,253 - Who is here? 220 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:49,823 - Assistant Director In Charge of the FBI. 221 00:09:49,923 --> 00:09:52,750 [suspenseful music] 222 00:09:52,817 --> 00:09:59,724 ♪ ♪ 223 00:10:00,533 --> 00:10:02,160 - You need to release Frank Mazzeo. 224 00:10:02,260 --> 00:10:03,636 - Why is that? 225 00:10:03,703 --> 00:10:05,638 - I can't get into the details at the moment. 226 00:10:05,738 --> 00:10:07,557 - Well, we're investigating him for the murder 227 00:10:07,590 --> 00:10:09,392 of a vice admiral in the United States Navy. 228 00:10:09,425 --> 00:10:11,669 - He didn't do it. I assure you. 229 00:10:11,769 --> 00:10:13,480 - Okay. Well, then, forget it. 230 00:10:13,580 --> 00:10:15,715 - I can explain more later, but right now, I-- 231 00:10:15,748 --> 00:10:17,250 - What's his alibi? 232 00:10:17,317 --> 00:10:19,319 I mean, do you have any proof for us that he's not involved? 233 00:10:19,419 --> 00:10:22,188 - Like I said, we can talk about all this down the road, 234 00:10:22,255 --> 00:10:25,183 but right now, we need to pull him out. 235 00:10:25,250 --> 00:10:26,426 - I'm not releasing him. 236 00:10:26,459 --> 00:10:28,495 - Then that would be a bad career move. 237 00:10:28,595 --> 00:10:30,830 - Are you seriously threatening me? 238 00:10:30,897 --> 00:10:32,590 - All right, Jess, come on. 239 00:10:32,624 --> 00:10:34,667 We just need to know that Mr. Mazzeo is not 240 00:10:34,767 --> 00:10:37,737 gonna be leaving town anytime soon. 241 00:10:37,804 --> 00:10:39,005 - He's not. 242 00:10:39,072 --> 00:10:43,768 ♪ ♪ 243 00:10:43,801 --> 00:10:45,303 - Fine, he's all yours. 244 00:10:45,370 --> 00:10:52,110 ♪ ♪ 245 00:10:52,977 --> 00:10:54,988 - Time to go. 246 00:10:55,088 --> 00:11:02,120 ♪ ♪ 247 00:11:08,101 --> 00:11:09,669 - What the hell is going on? 248 00:11:09,769 --> 00:11:12,005 ♪ ♪ 249 00:11:17,076 --> 00:11:17,176 . 250 00:11:17,402 --> 00:11:18,411 - Thank you. 251 00:11:18,478 --> 00:11:19,946 Frank Mazzeo's alibi holds up. 252 00:11:20,013 --> 00:11:21,414 He was home at the time of the murder. 253 00:11:21,481 --> 00:11:23,316 - But he admits talking business with Wally Kane 254 00:11:23,449 --> 00:11:25,318 and then sending him a nasty text afterward. 255 00:11:25,418 --> 00:11:27,011 - And apparently, he's so important 256 00:11:27,111 --> 00:11:28,521 that the FBI can just rip him out of the middle 257 00:11:28,655 --> 00:11:30,148 of an interrogation. 258 00:11:30,181 --> 00:11:31,791 - Well, just because Mazzeo didn't commit the murder 259 00:11:31,858 --> 00:11:33,593 doesn't mean he's not involved somehow. 260 00:11:33,626 --> 00:11:35,695 Let's track his movements from the time he left the bar 261 00:11:35,795 --> 00:11:38,031 at 8:30 until the 911 call. 262 00:11:41,359 --> 00:11:45,638 - Mr. Campisi, is that your vehicle, sir? 263 00:11:45,705 --> 00:11:49,542 - That's my vehicle. - So you know Frank Mazzeo. 264 00:11:49,642 --> 00:11:51,544 - I do. - How? 265 00:11:51,678 --> 00:11:53,212 - We work together. 266 00:11:53,346 --> 00:11:55,665 - You own and lease ports too? 267 00:11:55,698 --> 00:11:57,050 - No. 268 00:11:57,183 --> 00:12:00,386 I work for the FBI. 269 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:02,522 - So Mazzeo was working undercover? 270 00:12:02,555 --> 00:12:04,849 - No. He's an informant. 271 00:12:04,882 --> 00:12:06,726 - And you're his handler? 272 00:12:06,826 --> 00:12:08,853 - That's why I was over at Bub O'Malley's that night. 273 00:12:08,886 --> 00:12:11,331 - Was Wally Kane involved in this? 274 00:12:11,397 --> 00:12:13,600 - Look, we're on the same team. 275 00:12:13,666 --> 00:12:15,226 I get it. 276 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:18,338 But this needs to stay off the record. 277 00:12:18,438 --> 00:12:20,106 - You got it. 278 00:12:20,173 --> 00:12:23,943 - Wally Kane was our target. 279 00:12:24,010 --> 00:12:25,536 - Can you be more specific? 280 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:29,540 - Look, we don't need chapter and verse here. 281 00:12:29,574 --> 00:12:31,017 We just wanna know if your operation has anything 282 00:12:31,084 --> 00:12:32,201 to do with our murder. 283 00:12:32,235 --> 00:12:33,870 - I don't know. 284 00:12:33,903 --> 00:12:36,089 Sorry. - What kind of case is it? 285 00:12:36,222 --> 00:12:38,358 - Bribery. 286 00:12:38,424 --> 00:12:41,394 Mazzeo controls a big chunk of the waterfront around here. 287 00:12:41,527 --> 00:12:42,879 And he was paying people off 288 00:12:42,912 --> 00:12:45,189 so they would dock their boats in his ports. 289 00:12:45,256 --> 00:12:48,217 - And Wally Kane was one of those people? 290 00:12:48,251 --> 00:12:50,737 So he's taking bribes to dock Navy vessels 291 00:12:50,837 --> 00:12:52,555 with this Mazzeo guy, huh? 292 00:12:52,588 --> 00:12:54,540 - Yes. 293 00:12:54,641 --> 00:12:55,875 - Anyone else involved? 294 00:12:55,942 --> 00:12:58,703 [suspenseful music] 295 00:12:58,770 --> 00:13:00,046 - What is your business with the admiral? 296 00:13:00,146 --> 00:13:01,714 - Well, we need to discuss that with him. 297 00:13:01,814 --> 00:13:03,616 - Flag officer on deck! 298 00:13:06,277 --> 00:13:07,720 - As you were. 299 00:13:07,787 --> 00:13:09,322 Detectives. And-- 300 00:13:09,389 --> 00:13:11,624 - This is Lieutenant Brady. 301 00:13:11,691 --> 00:13:12,792 - Have you made an arrest? 302 00:13:12,925 --> 00:13:14,911 - No, but we think we might be close. 303 00:13:14,944 --> 00:13:16,913 - Could we have a word with you in private? 304 00:13:16,946 --> 00:13:18,231 - Anything you need to say to me, 305 00:13:18,264 --> 00:13:19,365 you can say in front of them. 306 00:13:19,432 --> 00:13:22,502 We don't keep secrets on this ship. 307 00:13:22,568 --> 00:13:24,896 - Okay. 308 00:13:24,962 --> 00:13:26,639 We think you were taking bribes. 309 00:13:26,773 --> 00:13:29,942 We think you met with Wally Kane to talk about Frank Mazzeo 310 00:13:29,976 --> 00:13:31,010 because you knew the Feds would-- 311 00:13:31,077 --> 00:13:32,545 - Get the hell out of here. 312 00:13:32,612 --> 00:13:35,098 - Sorry, that's not how this works. 313 00:13:35,131 --> 00:13:36,115 - Now! 314 00:13:36,215 --> 00:13:37,809 - What is this? 315 00:13:37,909 --> 00:13:39,852 - This is a United States Navy vessel, 316 00:13:39,919 --> 00:13:41,754 a protected federal enclave 317 00:13:41,788 --> 00:13:44,449 under maritime and territorial jurisdiction law. 318 00:13:44,482 --> 00:13:48,277 No one comes aboard without my express permission. 319 00:13:48,311 --> 00:13:51,631 [tense music] 320 00:13:51,764 --> 00:13:58,254 ♪ ♪ 321 00:14:01,507 --> 00:14:03,101 - Where's my evidence? 322 00:14:03,167 --> 00:14:05,478 - We've got 17 cash deposits made to Admiral Garvey's 323 00:14:05,545 --> 00:14:06,813 account over four months. 324 00:14:06,846 --> 00:14:09,982 - All just less than $10,000 to avoid detection. 325 00:14:10,049 --> 00:14:11,175 - Okay, but we need more. 326 00:14:11,275 --> 00:14:12,985 - I got some video. 327 00:14:13,052 --> 00:14:15,455 Haven Avenue, a quarter mile from the murder scene, 328 00:14:15,521 --> 00:14:18,649 six minutes after the 911 call. 329 00:14:18,683 --> 00:14:20,685 And it looks like Garvey. 330 00:14:20,818 --> 00:14:23,162 - Yeah, that's that scarf from the walkway video. 331 00:14:23,262 --> 00:14:24,997 - Now, I couldn't get a hit on facial rec, 332 00:14:25,098 --> 00:14:30,194 but he stops and talks to this guy who's in uniform, a sailor. 333 00:14:30,328 --> 00:14:31,871 And we can see his face clear as day. 334 00:14:32,004 --> 00:14:35,174 And every member of the military is in facial rec. 335 00:14:35,208 --> 00:14:37,043 - Great. Track him down. 336 00:14:38,878 --> 00:14:40,997 - You bet. That's me. 337 00:14:41,030 --> 00:14:43,750 - You're positive you were talking to Admiral Garvey? 338 00:14:43,816 --> 00:14:44,951 - Are you kidding? 339 00:14:44,984 --> 00:14:47,954 To guys like us, Admiral Garvey is a celebrity. 340 00:14:47,987 --> 00:14:50,289 I never even talked to him before. 341 00:14:50,356 --> 00:14:52,016 I wasn't gonna miss my chance. 342 00:14:52,049 --> 00:14:56,396 - How did he seem when you talked to him? 343 00:14:56,529 --> 00:14:59,665 - A little shaken up, to be honest. 344 00:14:59,732 --> 00:15:03,561 Wasn't interested in a long conversation, that's for sure. 345 00:15:03,694 --> 00:15:06,539 [suspenseful music] 346 00:15:06,672 --> 00:15:11,844 ♪ ♪ 347 00:15:11,911 --> 00:15:14,881 - State your business. 348 00:15:14,981 --> 00:15:16,048 - Don't bother. 349 00:15:16,149 --> 00:15:19,018 - Pursuant to MRE 315, NCIS has determined 350 00:15:19,085 --> 00:15:21,154 that probable cause exists for these authorities 351 00:15:21,220 --> 00:15:23,172 to conduct a search of this vessel. 352 00:15:25,091 --> 00:15:26,250 This is a legal order. 353 00:15:26,350 --> 00:15:28,961 All hands will cooperate and will not interfere. 354 00:15:29,028 --> 00:15:35,351 ♪ ♪ 355 00:15:36,769 --> 00:15:37,854 - Shoot me. 356 00:15:53,186 --> 00:15:54,987 - You wanna tell me just what the hell it is 357 00:15:55,054 --> 00:15:58,249 you're trying to accomplish? 358 00:15:58,282 --> 00:16:00,793 I can read. This is goddamn outrageous. 359 00:16:00,927 --> 00:16:02,562 - The law? 360 00:16:02,628 --> 00:16:04,430 Yeah, it's wild stuff. 361 00:16:04,530 --> 00:16:05,798 - Lou. 362 00:16:10,203 --> 00:16:11,137 - So? 363 00:16:11,237 --> 00:16:14,298 - So... 364 00:16:14,432 --> 00:16:16,342 this is you 365 00:16:16,409 --> 00:16:18,644 wearing that scarf and pushing your friend to his death. 366 00:16:18,778 --> 00:16:22,081 Can you turn around, Admiral? 367 00:16:22,148 --> 00:16:24,884 - Place your hands behind your back, please, sir. 368 00:16:24,917 --> 00:16:27,119 - Rusten Garvey, you're under arrest 369 00:16:27,220 --> 00:16:29,956 for the murder of Vice Admiral Wally Kane. 370 00:16:30,089 --> 00:16:31,490 ♪ ♪ 371 00:16:31,624 --> 00:16:35,728 [soldiers shouting] 372 00:16:35,761 --> 00:16:38,464 - Take off my handcuffs so I can return their salute. 373 00:16:38,498 --> 00:16:41,100 - Enough theatrics. Let's go. 374 00:16:41,133 --> 00:16:43,336 - I will be back on this deck! 375 00:16:45,471 --> 00:16:48,132 And you are gonna regret this. 376 00:16:53,829 --> 00:16:53,971 . 377 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:56,182 - Okay, we'll talk soon. 378 00:16:56,282 --> 00:17:00,119 - Are you really doing this? 379 00:17:00,219 --> 00:17:02,246 - How's it going, Jack? 380 00:17:02,313 --> 00:17:03,689 I can't believe you're out and about, 381 00:17:03,756 --> 00:17:05,958 seeing how dangerous this city is and all. 382 00:17:05,992 --> 00:17:09,195 - Admiral Garvey is a legend, a war hero, 383 00:17:09,262 --> 00:17:11,898 and you're gonna put him on trial for murder? 384 00:17:11,931 --> 00:17:14,300 - The evidence against him is significant. 385 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:16,035 - It doesn't look like that to me, 386 00:17:16,102 --> 00:17:17,770 or the people I work with. 387 00:17:17,837 --> 00:17:19,839 He's set to be the next Secretary of Defense, 388 00:17:19,939 --> 00:17:20,806 for God's sake. 389 00:17:20,907 --> 00:17:23,301 - Irrelevant. 390 00:17:23,367 --> 00:17:25,578 - To charge Garvey with murder 391 00:17:25,611 --> 00:17:29,382 is a slap in the face to a lot of very important people, Nick. 392 00:17:29,482 --> 00:17:31,634 - Not if he actually did it. 393 00:17:35,454 --> 00:17:36,522 [camera shutters clicking] 394 00:17:36,622 --> 00:17:38,658 - The People's case is strong, Your Honor. 395 00:17:38,724 --> 00:17:40,960 We have video of the admiral at the crime scene. 396 00:17:41,027 --> 00:17:42,361 And we believe the defendant presents 397 00:17:42,461 --> 00:17:44,196 a significant flight risk. 398 00:17:44,297 --> 00:17:46,599 He is an admiral in the U.S. Navy, and if released, 399 00:17:46,632 --> 00:17:48,701 he will retake the helm of his naval fleet 400 00:17:48,801 --> 00:17:50,628 and set sail for the Middle East. 401 00:17:50,695 --> 00:17:52,305 - Mr. Banks. 402 00:17:52,371 --> 00:17:54,665 - We plead not guilty and look forward 403 00:17:54,732 --> 00:17:57,209 to clearing Admiral Garvey's reputation. 404 00:17:57,243 --> 00:17:59,679 As for bail, 405 00:17:59,745 --> 00:18:03,908 this man has served our nation for three decades. 406 00:18:03,975 --> 00:18:05,551 We request reasonable bail. 407 00:18:05,584 --> 00:18:06,911 - This is a murder case. 408 00:18:07,011 --> 00:18:08,654 Defendant is hereby remanded. 409 00:18:08,721 --> 00:18:10,923 - Your Honor, this is a political witch hunt. 410 00:18:10,990 --> 00:18:13,651 You can't penalize the defendant for the DA's office-- 411 00:18:13,718 --> 00:18:15,261 - Watch it, Mr. Banks. 412 00:18:15,361 --> 00:18:17,430 Next case. [gavel bangs] 413 00:18:20,591 --> 00:18:22,935 - We're challenging your video evidence. 414 00:18:30,176 --> 00:18:32,912 - Judge Sullivan, the video the People claim 415 00:18:33,012 --> 00:18:34,981 places my client at the crime scene 416 00:18:35,047 --> 00:18:36,874 was obtained from a bodega. 417 00:18:36,941 --> 00:18:39,952 It employed extremely dated technology. 418 00:18:40,019 --> 00:18:43,723 This is an analog DVR-based system, 419 00:18:43,789 --> 00:18:45,858 first generation of black box recorders. 420 00:18:45,891 --> 00:18:48,894 Back then, storage was at a premium. 421 00:18:48,928 --> 00:18:51,555 They saved space by using compression. 422 00:18:51,622 --> 00:18:53,524 When the storage is nearly full, 423 00:18:53,591 --> 00:18:55,559 which it always is at this little shop, 424 00:18:55,626 --> 00:18:59,905 the frames per second rate drops to 10 per minute. 425 00:18:59,939 --> 00:19:01,941 This is not reliable evidence. 426 00:19:02,041 --> 00:19:03,542 - What say you? 427 00:19:03,643 --> 00:19:06,245 - Your Honor, the law does not require perfect technology. 428 00:19:06,345 --> 00:19:09,115 It requires reliable authentication and relevance, 429 00:19:09,215 --> 00:19:10,282 and we have both. 430 00:19:10,383 --> 00:19:11,917 - Now, yes, the system is older, 431 00:19:12,018 --> 00:19:14,453 but it doesn't mean that these images are unreliable. 432 00:19:14,553 --> 00:19:17,156 - I'm worried that the jury might give undue weight 433 00:19:17,223 --> 00:19:19,658 to what appears to be visual confirmation. 434 00:19:19,725 --> 00:19:21,285 - But it is visual confirmation. 435 00:19:21,318 --> 00:19:23,796 - Clearly with demonstrable deficiencies. 436 00:19:23,896 --> 00:19:25,756 The video is out. 437 00:19:25,823 --> 00:19:27,333 - Your Honor, this is-- 438 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:30,252 - And that's the end of the conversation, Mr. Price. 439 00:19:33,172 --> 00:19:35,274 - Can we win without the video? 440 00:19:35,307 --> 00:19:37,343 - Yes, the evidence is strong. 441 00:19:37,443 --> 00:19:38,769 - Motive? 442 00:19:38,836 --> 00:19:40,813 - Admiral Garvey was trying to cover his own ass. 443 00:19:40,846 --> 00:19:42,448 - What does that mean? 444 00:19:42,515 --> 00:19:45,843 - Wally Kane knew that Mazzeo was coming for him, 445 00:19:45,910 --> 00:19:47,119 that he was wearing a wire. 446 00:19:47,186 --> 00:19:49,313 So he called Garvey, told him what was going on. 447 00:19:49,346 --> 00:19:52,725 They met up, presumably to talk about the bind they were in. 448 00:19:52,758 --> 00:19:56,253 - And Garvey got upset and pushed Kane to his death. 449 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:57,596 - Something like that. 450 00:19:57,630 --> 00:19:59,365 - Do the phone records and cell data support all that? 451 00:19:59,432 --> 00:20:00,458 - Yes. 452 00:20:00,524 --> 00:20:02,593 - Okay, good. 453 00:20:02,660 --> 00:20:05,538 So we're still on solid ground. 454 00:20:05,604 --> 00:20:07,298 - We are, yeah. 455 00:20:07,364 --> 00:20:11,977 But this whole video thing, it was a pretty routine matter. 456 00:20:12,011 --> 00:20:13,846 I mean, we're talking about surveillance video. 457 00:20:13,946 --> 00:20:15,981 It's the foundation of modern police work. 458 00:20:16,082 --> 00:20:17,483 And as a result, 459 00:20:17,516 --> 00:20:19,443 the foundation of most criminal trials. 460 00:20:19,510 --> 00:20:22,279 So for Sullivan to flat-out suppress it, 461 00:20:22,346 --> 00:20:23,823 based on the simplistic argument that 462 00:20:23,856 --> 00:20:27,293 Attorney Banks put forth, it-- 463 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:28,652 it's hard to fathom. 464 00:20:28,719 --> 00:20:31,397 - Well, judges have a lot of discretion. 465 00:20:31,497 --> 00:20:33,999 And like you said, the surveillance system's outdated, 466 00:20:34,100 --> 00:20:36,702 so let it go and move on to jury selection. 467 00:20:36,802 --> 00:20:37,970 Build a case with what you have, 468 00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:39,305 not with what you wish you had. 469 00:20:39,338 --> 00:20:42,842 Just make sure you put together a solid jury, 470 00:20:42,942 --> 00:20:44,777 and they're not paying too much attention 471 00:20:44,810 --> 00:20:47,113 to all that fake news out there. 472 00:20:47,179 --> 00:20:48,581 - Yeah. 473 00:20:48,681 --> 00:20:51,517 I came across this little gem a few hours ago. 474 00:20:51,617 --> 00:20:53,185 Thought you might appreciate it. 475 00:20:53,219 --> 00:20:55,312 - Oh, God. 476 00:20:55,379 --> 00:20:57,548 Doesn't stop, does it? 477 00:21:00,826 --> 00:21:05,422 - In our system of justice, a defendant is presumed innocent. 478 00:21:05,489 --> 00:21:07,992 And that doesn't change unless and until the People-- 479 00:21:08,058 --> 00:21:10,194 that is myself and Ms. Maroun-- 480 00:21:10,261 --> 00:21:13,864 prove our case beyond a reasonable doubt. 481 00:21:13,931 --> 00:21:16,942 If we don't do that, the law requires you 482 00:21:17,042 --> 00:21:20,045 to return a verdict of not guilty. 483 00:21:20,112 --> 00:21:23,182 So is there anybody here 484 00:21:23,249 --> 00:21:27,711 who feels that if a person has been charged with a crime, 485 00:21:27,778 --> 00:21:30,206 they probably did something wrong? 486 00:21:32,424 --> 00:21:33,425 Very good. 487 00:21:33,459 --> 00:21:36,028 A-plus so far in civics. 488 00:21:36,128 --> 00:21:39,532 Another issue that we run into is media coverage. 489 00:21:39,565 --> 00:21:41,734 Information is everywhere, in the newspapers, 490 00:21:41,834 --> 00:21:43,527 our phones, social media. 491 00:21:43,594 --> 00:21:46,672 This case has garnered some publicity. 492 00:21:46,739 --> 00:21:51,911 Has anyone here read or heard anything about this case? 493 00:21:51,944 --> 00:21:53,712 It's perfectly understandable. 494 00:21:53,779 --> 00:21:57,983 Juror 211, could you describe what you've read or heard? 495 00:21:58,050 --> 00:22:00,953 - This thing's been all over the talk shows and stuff. 496 00:22:00,986 --> 00:22:02,822 My understanding is that the cops 497 00:22:02,922 --> 00:22:05,624 might have arrested the wrong guy. 498 00:22:05,658 --> 00:22:06,926 - Goodness. 499 00:22:06,959 --> 00:22:09,428 Anyone else heard anything like that? 500 00:22:09,528 --> 00:22:10,396 Yeah, juror 214. 501 00:22:10,496 --> 00:22:11,897 - Yeah, I heard the same stuff. 502 00:22:11,964 --> 00:22:13,632 Like, this whole thing is political. 503 00:22:13,732 --> 00:22:15,234 - A witch hunt. - Right. 504 00:22:15,334 --> 00:22:17,203 That's the word they used. - Thank you. 505 00:22:17,236 --> 00:22:21,674 Your Honor, the People move to excuse jurors 211, 214, and 216 506 00:22:21,740 --> 00:22:23,409 and thank them for their service. 507 00:22:23,509 --> 00:22:25,261 - Approach. 508 00:22:29,139 --> 00:22:32,017 [suspenseful music] 509 00:22:32,117 --> 00:22:34,486 ♪ ♪ 510 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:38,015 Mr. Price, Admiral Garvey is a Southern white male. 511 00:22:38,115 --> 00:22:39,783 - Uh, yes, correct. 512 00:22:39,850 --> 00:22:42,953 - Well, you moved to excuse three white men from this jury. 513 00:22:43,020 --> 00:22:44,488 - I'm sorry, Your Honor. I'm not following. 514 00:22:44,521 --> 00:22:46,332 - As a matter of integrity, it's my job 515 00:22:46,365 --> 00:22:47,833 to guard against any impression 516 00:22:47,933 --> 00:22:50,794 that we might be stacking the jury. 517 00:22:50,861 --> 00:22:54,206 Batson tells us that these strikes could be viewed 518 00:22:54,306 --> 00:22:57,309 as eliminating white men in favor of minorities 519 00:22:57,376 --> 00:23:01,605 less inclined to sympathize with the defendant. 520 00:23:01,672 --> 00:23:03,215 - Your Honor, I am not moving to strike 521 00:23:03,315 --> 00:23:05,050 because they are white men. 522 00:23:05,150 --> 00:23:07,386 I'm moving to strike because they acknowledged 523 00:23:07,453 --> 00:23:10,806 suggesting literal fake news about this case. 524 00:23:12,324 --> 00:23:14,226 - Help us out here, fellas. 525 00:23:14,293 --> 00:23:17,721 Could you still be objective about this case, 526 00:23:17,821 --> 00:23:21,158 despite what you might have heard on the news? 527 00:23:21,225 --> 00:23:22,559 - Yeah, sure. 528 00:23:22,626 --> 00:23:25,162 - You didn't walk in here today with your mind made up 529 00:23:25,229 --> 00:23:29,066 regarding this man's guilt or innocence? 530 00:23:29,166 --> 00:23:31,176 - I don't guess so. 531 00:23:31,210 --> 00:23:32,636 - There you have it. 532 00:23:32,703 --> 00:23:34,980 - Your Honor, we're not impugning the character 533 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,816 of these jurors, but there's no question 534 00:23:37,883 --> 00:23:39,643 that they've been exposed to material 535 00:23:39,710 --> 00:23:42,079 that would never be admissible in this courtroom. 536 00:23:42,179 --> 00:23:44,490 This creates an unacceptable risk of prejudice. 537 00:23:44,556 --> 00:23:46,317 - Trial by jury does not require us 538 00:23:46,383 --> 00:23:50,963 to seek jurors who have lived in isolation in this world. 539 00:23:51,030 --> 00:23:54,433 Motion to strike these men is denied. 540 00:23:54,533 --> 00:23:58,062 ♪ ♪ 541 00:24:03,300 --> 00:24:03,442 . 542 00:24:03,626 --> 00:24:05,436 - These are two of the most aggressive 543 00:24:05,536 --> 00:24:07,513 pro-defense rulings I've ever seen. 544 00:24:07,579 --> 00:24:09,940 Video compression? Nonsense. 545 00:24:10,007 --> 00:24:12,676 And this Batson ruling-- it's absurd. 546 00:24:12,743 --> 00:24:15,279 Batson was designed to protect Black defendants 547 00:24:15,379 --> 00:24:18,215 who used to get railroaded by all-white juries, 548 00:24:18,282 --> 00:24:19,558 not powerful white men. 549 00:24:19,591 --> 00:24:22,227 It makes no sense-- 550 00:24:22,328 --> 00:24:26,123 unless, of course, that is the whole point. 551 00:24:26,223 --> 00:24:27,967 - Meaning what? - Meaning, 552 00:24:28,067 --> 00:24:31,136 unless Sullivan knows what he's doing makes no sense. 553 00:24:31,236 --> 00:24:32,838 - Wait, are you suggesting-- 554 00:24:32,905 --> 00:24:35,641 - I can't prove that he is in Garvey's pocket, 555 00:24:35,708 --> 00:24:39,311 but it definitely feels that way. 556 00:24:39,411 --> 00:24:42,881 - Are you seriously accusing Sullivan of being corrupt? 557 00:24:42,948 --> 00:24:44,516 He's been on the bench for 20 years. 558 00:24:44,583 --> 00:24:46,076 He was a prosecutor for 15. 559 00:24:46,143 --> 00:24:48,120 He started out right here in this office. 560 00:24:48,153 --> 00:24:49,888 He held your job for, like, five. 561 00:24:49,955 --> 00:24:50,981 - Exactly. 562 00:24:51,048 --> 00:24:52,057 That is why this is so concerning, 563 00:24:52,157 --> 00:24:53,959 because he knows better. 564 00:24:54,059 --> 00:24:55,994 I think he should recuse himself. 565 00:24:56,095 --> 00:24:57,721 - On what grounds? 566 00:24:57,788 --> 00:24:59,798 Does he know the defendant, his family members? 567 00:24:59,832 --> 00:25:00,824 - Not to my knowledge. 568 00:25:00,924 --> 00:25:02,000 - Does he have any special relationship 569 00:25:02,101 --> 00:25:03,635 with Attorney Banks, with the Navy? 570 00:25:03,669 --> 00:25:05,204 - Not to my knowledge. 571 00:25:05,270 --> 00:25:06,572 - So what, are you gonna ask him to step aside 572 00:25:06,638 --> 00:25:08,607 'cause you think he's a prick? 573 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:11,343 For starters, he's gonna tell you to go to hell. 574 00:25:11,443 --> 00:25:13,904 And then he's really gonna jam you. 575 00:25:13,971 --> 00:25:16,573 Going to war with a judge is bad business, Nolan. 576 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:19,752 - [laughs] So you want me to pretend this isn't happening? 577 00:25:19,818 --> 00:25:21,453 - I want you to pretend that he doesn't matter 578 00:25:21,487 --> 00:25:23,088 as much as you think he does. 579 00:25:23,122 --> 00:25:25,657 The jury makes the decision, not him. 580 00:25:25,758 --> 00:25:29,094 [tense music] 581 00:25:29,128 --> 00:25:34,333 ♪ ♪ 582 00:25:34,433 --> 00:25:36,702 Kenneth. 583 00:25:36,802 --> 00:25:39,138 - Nick. - Hey. 584 00:25:39,238 --> 00:25:40,964 You know, as you might expect, I've been following 585 00:25:41,031 --> 00:25:42,666 this Garvey case pretty closely. 586 00:25:42,699 --> 00:25:43,876 - Is that right? 587 00:25:43,976 --> 00:25:46,278 - Yeah, a lot of eyes on this one. 588 00:25:46,378 --> 00:25:50,015 - I'm guessing you're pleased with that. 589 00:25:50,115 --> 00:25:52,543 - Is that what this is all about? 590 00:25:52,609 --> 00:25:56,021 Me getting the nod for the DA position instead of you? 591 00:25:56,054 --> 00:25:57,723 I know you wanted it. 592 00:25:57,790 --> 00:26:00,325 Your people weren't very subtle about it. 593 00:26:00,426 --> 00:26:02,795 - I have no idea what you're talking about. 594 00:26:02,895 --> 00:26:06,557 - Well, let me be a little more direct. 595 00:26:06,623 --> 00:26:09,234 You've made two questionable legal rulings, 596 00:26:09,301 --> 00:26:10,903 and I'm trying to understand why. 597 00:26:11,003 --> 00:26:14,039 - Every decision I make is based on the law. 598 00:26:14,139 --> 00:26:15,332 - I sure hope so. 599 00:26:15,399 --> 00:26:17,234 That's the whole point of this, isn't it? 600 00:26:17,301 --> 00:26:19,878 To follow the law? 601 00:26:19,978 --> 00:26:22,406 To get justice? 602 00:26:22,473 --> 00:26:24,783 I'm gonna give you the benefit of the doubt on this one, 603 00:26:24,850 --> 00:26:26,185 Kenneth, for the time being. 604 00:26:26,218 --> 00:26:28,387 - Is that a threat? 605 00:26:28,420 --> 00:26:31,023 - No, it's a compliment. 606 00:26:31,090 --> 00:26:33,725 I have too much respect for you and your career 607 00:26:33,759 --> 00:26:36,395 to ask for a recusal. 608 00:26:36,495 --> 00:26:39,498 - Ask me, you're the one acting unethically. 609 00:26:39,598 --> 00:26:40,899 - Excuse me? 610 00:26:40,999 --> 00:26:44,470 - Reaching out to me on an ex parte basis, 611 00:26:44,536 --> 00:26:47,072 trying to influence a case. 612 00:26:47,172 --> 00:26:49,041 - No! 613 00:26:49,141 --> 00:26:52,010 We're just two people trying to do the right thing 614 00:26:52,077 --> 00:26:53,378 who happened to bump into each other 615 00:26:53,479 --> 00:26:56,181 outside the courthouse. 616 00:26:56,248 --> 00:26:58,408 Have a nice evening. 617 00:27:01,778 --> 00:27:05,724 - Vice Admiral Wallace Kane was a hero. 618 00:27:05,757 --> 00:27:09,194 But like all of us, 619 00:27:09,294 --> 00:27:11,964 he was far from perfect. 620 00:27:12,030 --> 00:27:14,124 Two years ago, the FBI discovered 621 00:27:14,224 --> 00:27:18,036 that a man named Frank Mazzeo was bribing naval officers 622 00:27:18,103 --> 00:27:20,506 to dock their vessels at his slips. 623 00:27:20,572 --> 00:27:23,308 The FBI asked Mr. Mazzeo to cooperate 624 00:27:23,408 --> 00:27:26,545 to implicate the men that he was paying off. 625 00:27:26,645 --> 00:27:30,983 Vice Admiral Kane was one of those men. 626 00:27:31,049 --> 00:27:34,186 On the night of the murder, Mr. Mazzeo met with Kane, 627 00:27:34,219 --> 00:27:36,955 wearing a wire, hoping to incriminate him. 628 00:27:37,055 --> 00:27:40,893 But Wally Kane was nobody's fool. 629 00:27:40,959 --> 00:27:45,230 He clammed up, he rushed out, and the first thing he did 630 00:27:45,297 --> 00:27:49,918 was to call his partner in crime, the defendant. 631 00:27:51,461 --> 00:27:53,939 It was clear to Admiral Garvey that their secrets 632 00:27:53,972 --> 00:27:56,174 might be exposed, that this whole mess 633 00:27:56,241 --> 00:27:59,278 had to be put to bed, loose ends tied up. 634 00:27:59,344 --> 00:28:02,514 So he pushed Wally Kane off the side of a walkway 635 00:28:02,614 --> 00:28:06,451 and watched him fall to his death. 636 00:28:06,552 --> 00:28:09,321 This is the story of two good men, 637 00:28:09,354 --> 00:28:13,584 two brave men doing bad things. 638 00:28:13,650 --> 00:28:18,864 One of those men is now dead, and the other is the killer. 639 00:28:23,093 --> 00:28:25,938 - As Mr. Price just stated, 640 00:28:26,004 --> 00:28:30,475 Admiral Garvey is a brave man, 641 00:28:30,576 --> 00:28:33,812 a hero of several wars. 642 00:28:33,845 --> 00:28:37,950 Admiral Garvey did not kill Wally Kane. 643 00:28:38,016 --> 00:28:39,218 He loved Wally Kane. 644 00:28:39,318 --> 00:28:40,719 They were roommates at Annapolis. 645 00:28:40,819 --> 00:28:45,157 They worked together for 20 years. 646 00:28:45,224 --> 00:28:49,161 The sad truth here is... 647 00:28:49,261 --> 00:28:53,565 the NYPD and the District Attorney's Office 648 00:28:53,632 --> 00:28:57,236 knew they were under a political scrutiny, 649 00:28:57,302 --> 00:29:01,373 that the world was watching and judging them 650 00:29:01,473 --> 00:29:03,567 for allowing something like this 651 00:29:03,667 --> 00:29:05,577 to happen in the first place. 652 00:29:05,677 --> 00:29:07,913 - Objection. - Overruled. 653 00:29:07,980 --> 00:29:09,615 - And the cherry on top, of course, 654 00:29:09,648 --> 00:29:14,620 was the chance to embarrass the federal government, the Navy. 655 00:29:14,686 --> 00:29:18,190 As this trial moves forward, 656 00:29:18,223 --> 00:29:20,759 please pay attention 657 00:29:20,826 --> 00:29:24,421 to the lack of specific evidence 658 00:29:24,521 --> 00:29:26,698 and the far-fetched narrative 659 00:29:26,798 --> 00:29:29,534 the prosecution is attempting to craft. 660 00:29:29,568 --> 00:29:32,804 If you do that, you will come to two conclusions-- 661 00:29:32,871 --> 00:29:36,508 one, that Admiral Garvey did not kill Wally Kane, 662 00:29:36,608 --> 00:29:39,503 and two, the DA's office 663 00:29:39,569 --> 00:29:44,182 cares more about politics than the law. 664 00:29:44,282 --> 00:29:49,454 Thank you for your time, for your service, 665 00:29:49,554 --> 00:29:50,922 and your fairness. 666 00:29:51,023 --> 00:29:52,357 - We will break for lunch. 667 00:29:52,424 --> 00:29:54,718 All parties back here in 90 minutes. 668 00:29:54,785 --> 00:29:57,621 [gavel bangs] 669 00:29:57,721 --> 00:29:59,064 [handcuffs clicking] 670 00:29:59,164 --> 00:30:01,892 - Call Mazzeo. - Now? 671 00:30:01,958 --> 00:30:03,702 - Yeah, we're gonna kick this thing off in style, 672 00:30:03,735 --> 00:30:05,395 make it clear right from the start 673 00:30:05,462 --> 00:30:07,731 that despite the fancy title and uniform, 674 00:30:07,798 --> 00:30:11,143 Garvey is not a knight in shining armor. 675 00:30:12,477 --> 00:30:14,413 - Navy ships are big. 676 00:30:14,513 --> 00:30:18,083 They need a lot of dock space, especially during Fleet Week, 677 00:30:18,183 --> 00:30:20,452 when a bunch need to park at the same time. 678 00:30:20,552 --> 00:30:24,923 So you know, I would incentivize 679 00:30:24,956 --> 00:30:28,593 certain people to use my ports here in New York, 680 00:30:28,694 --> 00:30:30,429 New Orleans, San Diego. 681 00:30:30,529 --> 00:30:32,864 - And by "incentivize," you mean paying them cash? 682 00:30:32,931 --> 00:30:34,099 - Yeah. 683 00:30:34,199 --> 00:30:36,668 - And Wally Kane was one of those people? 684 00:30:36,735 --> 00:30:37,836 - Yes. 685 00:30:37,936 --> 00:30:39,004 - When was the last time you saw him? 686 00:30:39,071 --> 00:30:40,439 - The night he was killed. 687 00:30:40,539 --> 00:30:42,666 We met for a drink at a bar on 18th Street. 688 00:30:42,766 --> 00:30:44,443 - What was your agenda that evening? 689 00:30:44,476 --> 00:30:47,838 - To get Wally to say something stupid. 690 00:30:47,938 --> 00:30:49,840 - Can you elaborate? 691 00:30:49,906 --> 00:30:52,751 - I was wearing a wire, a listening device. 692 00:30:52,851 --> 00:30:54,344 I was trying to get him to acknowledge 693 00:30:54,444 --> 00:30:56,588 that we were doing business together, 694 00:30:56,688 --> 00:30:59,825 and he was being paid. 695 00:30:59,925 --> 00:31:01,360 He didn't--he didn't bite. 696 00:31:01,426 --> 00:31:03,362 - You ever do business with the defendant? 697 00:31:03,462 --> 00:31:06,431 - No, not directly, but Wally said 698 00:31:06,465 --> 00:31:08,358 he shared the bribes with his boss. 699 00:31:08,425 --> 00:31:11,069 - Objection--hearsay. - Sustained. 700 00:31:11,136 --> 00:31:14,673 - Nothing further. 701 00:31:14,773 --> 00:31:18,143 - This--this bribery scheme was your idea? 702 00:31:18,176 --> 00:31:19,978 - Correct. 703 00:31:20,045 --> 00:31:22,314 - And you obviously knew what you were doing was illegal. 704 00:31:22,347 --> 00:31:23,715 - Correct. 705 00:31:23,782 --> 00:31:27,285 - So breaking the law doesn't bother you? 706 00:31:27,386 --> 00:31:29,187 - No, it bothered me. 707 00:31:29,287 --> 00:31:31,089 It bothered me. 708 00:31:31,156 --> 00:31:33,517 Just not enough, I suppose. 709 00:31:33,550 --> 00:31:36,061 - [chuckles] Was that meant to be funny? 710 00:31:36,161 --> 00:31:38,029 - No, just honest. 711 00:31:38,130 --> 00:31:40,599 - So you're honest about being a criminal, 712 00:31:40,665 --> 00:31:45,103 about your willingness to deceive people, skirt the law. 713 00:31:45,170 --> 00:31:47,739 - That's one way to put it. 714 00:31:47,806 --> 00:31:52,144 - Isn't it also true that you were arrested 715 00:31:52,210 --> 00:31:54,846 nine years ago for domestic assault? 716 00:31:54,913 --> 00:31:55,981 - Objection. 717 00:31:56,081 --> 00:31:57,582 - It goes to the witness's credibility, Your Honor. 718 00:31:57,682 --> 00:31:58,884 - Your Honor, this is outrageous. 719 00:31:58,984 --> 00:32:00,051 - Relax. 720 00:32:00,085 --> 00:32:01,912 No need for hyperbole. 721 00:32:02,012 --> 00:32:04,414 Let's discuss this in chambers. [gavel bangs] 722 00:32:04,514 --> 00:32:06,925 Court is adjourned. 723 00:32:06,992 --> 00:32:09,653 [tense music] 724 00:32:09,719 --> 00:32:12,030 - Yeah, Mazzeo was arrested but never convicted. 725 00:32:12,063 --> 00:32:13,365 Hell, he wasn't even charged. 726 00:32:13,432 --> 00:32:15,901 - But even if he had been and was then convicted, 727 00:32:16,001 --> 00:32:17,736 it still isn't admissible. 728 00:32:17,769 --> 00:32:19,871 It has absolutely nothing to do 729 00:32:19,905 --> 00:32:21,498 with his propensity for truthfulness. 730 00:32:21,565 --> 00:32:23,700 - I don't know about that. - Excuse me? 731 00:32:23,767 --> 00:32:26,178 - People who commit crimes are inherently 732 00:32:26,278 --> 00:32:28,205 less believable than people who don't. 733 00:32:28,271 --> 00:32:30,031 - That's not-- 734 00:32:32,609 --> 00:32:35,353 All right, okay. 735 00:32:35,420 --> 00:32:37,255 All right, let's--let's say that you're right. 736 00:32:37,355 --> 00:32:39,791 But the defense has already made that point. 737 00:32:39,858 --> 00:32:41,785 - And they already established that the FBI 738 00:32:41,852 --> 00:32:43,295 was investigating Mazzeo for bribery 739 00:32:43,361 --> 00:32:46,122 and that they gave him immunity in exchange for his cooperation. 740 00:32:46,189 --> 00:32:47,499 - And that all makes sense. 741 00:32:47,566 --> 00:32:49,201 That is directly related to this case 742 00:32:49,267 --> 00:32:50,635 and to the defendant's motive. 743 00:32:50,702 --> 00:32:53,738 But this alleged domestic assault from nine years ago 744 00:32:53,805 --> 00:32:57,476 has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not 745 00:32:57,542 --> 00:32:59,077 Admiral Garvey killed Wally Kane. 746 00:32:59,177 --> 00:33:00,178 - Sure, it does. 747 00:33:00,245 --> 00:33:04,641 It speaks to who this man is in full. 748 00:33:04,741 --> 00:33:05,942 - I agree. 749 00:33:05,976 --> 00:33:08,879 The jury has a right to know that the man accusing 750 00:33:08,945 --> 00:33:12,549 a war hero of fraud, and, by implication, murder, 751 00:33:12,616 --> 00:33:16,761 is not only a career hustler, but a wife beater. 752 00:33:16,862 --> 00:33:19,130 You may proceed. 753 00:33:19,231 --> 00:33:22,167 [pensive music] 754 00:33:22,267 --> 00:33:25,896 ♪ ♪ 755 00:33:25,962 --> 00:33:28,240 - I don't know what to say, 756 00:33:28,273 --> 00:33:30,842 other than this is a highly unusual decision. 757 00:33:30,909 --> 00:33:32,077 - No, it's more than that, Nick. 758 00:33:32,177 --> 00:33:35,580 He is jamming us at every turn. 759 00:33:35,647 --> 00:33:38,717 Can't be a coincidence. It is not a coincidence. 760 00:33:38,783 --> 00:33:43,455 I know you don't wanna hear this right now or accept it, 761 00:33:43,488 --> 00:33:45,457 but he is in Garvey's pocket. 762 00:33:45,490 --> 00:33:49,528 There is no other explanation. 763 00:33:49,594 --> 00:33:53,198 - The question is, can we prove it? 764 00:33:53,298 --> 00:33:56,368 ♪ ♪ 765 00:34:02,190 --> 00:34:02,332 . 766 00:34:02,474 --> 00:34:04,643 - I'm not sure I understand where you're coming from. 767 00:34:04,709 --> 00:34:07,637 - I'm just trying to-- 768 00:34:07,704 --> 00:34:12,475 this case has been unusual in many ways. 769 00:34:12,542 --> 00:34:14,144 - Oh, how so? 770 00:34:14,210 --> 00:34:17,806 - There have been a series of questionable rulings 771 00:34:17,872 --> 00:34:22,218 that I'd prefer not to bring into the weeds on this. 772 00:34:22,319 --> 00:34:25,055 - I appreciate that, I think. 773 00:34:25,121 --> 00:34:27,232 - To put my paranoia to bed, 774 00:34:27,332 --> 00:34:30,293 I need to know how Sullivan caught this case. 775 00:34:30,327 --> 00:34:32,028 You're the chief administrative judge. 776 00:34:32,128 --> 00:34:34,965 The docket flows through your office. 777 00:34:34,998 --> 00:34:39,511 Was this case assigned to Sullivan, or did he ask for it? 778 00:34:39,611 --> 00:34:42,172 - [sighs] Are you really saying what I think you're saying? 779 00:34:42,238 --> 00:34:45,483 - I don't know what to tell you, Charles, 780 00:34:45,550 --> 00:34:47,369 other than I wouldn't be here 781 00:34:47,402 --> 00:34:49,354 if this weren't a serious matter. 782 00:34:49,421 --> 00:34:52,415 [suspenseful music] 783 00:34:52,482 --> 00:34:55,677 ♪ ♪ 784 00:34:55,744 --> 00:34:57,028 - Off the record? 785 00:34:57,095 --> 00:34:59,297 - Of course. 786 00:34:59,331 --> 00:35:01,658 - Yeah, Sullivan asked for it-- claimed he had some expertise 787 00:35:01,725 --> 00:35:04,761 handling cases involving the military. 788 00:35:04,828 --> 00:35:08,765 ♪ ♪ 789 00:35:08,865 --> 00:35:12,177 - I kept hoping I was wrong, that I was overthinking it, 790 00:35:12,243 --> 00:35:15,438 but you bastards are really doing this. 791 00:35:15,505 --> 00:35:17,782 You're really trying to fix this damn thing. 792 00:35:20,944 --> 00:35:23,888 - That's--that's a hell of an accusation. 793 00:35:23,955 --> 00:35:26,549 - Sullivan requested this case. 794 00:35:26,616 --> 00:35:29,761 He's now on the short list for the Federal Court of Appeals. 795 00:35:29,861 --> 00:35:32,230 He's made pro-defense ruling after ruling 796 00:35:32,297 --> 00:35:34,399 that made no sense, unless, of course, 797 00:35:34,466 --> 00:35:35,900 you look at them through a different lens, 798 00:35:36,001 --> 00:35:37,894 and then they make a whole lot of sense. 799 00:35:37,927 --> 00:35:40,430 - Why are we really here, Nick? 800 00:35:40,530 --> 00:35:42,807 - I guess I just wanted a chance to look you in the face 801 00:35:42,841 --> 00:35:45,076 and say, I know, 802 00:35:45,176 --> 00:35:47,804 and that I'm coming for you and Sullivan 803 00:35:47,904 --> 00:35:49,948 and everyone else involved in this damn thing. 804 00:35:50,015 --> 00:35:51,875 - That would be unwise. 805 00:35:51,908 --> 00:35:54,044 - But I don't care. 806 00:35:54,077 --> 00:35:59,449 I am done with this nonsense. 807 00:35:59,549 --> 00:36:03,094 Does everything have to be so damn political? 808 00:36:03,161 --> 00:36:05,422 Us vs. You? 809 00:36:05,455 --> 00:36:07,123 Can't it just be about the law? 810 00:36:07,223 --> 00:36:08,666 - [sighs] 811 00:36:08,767 --> 00:36:10,602 - Garvey was taking bribes. 812 00:36:10,669 --> 00:36:13,938 He was afraid he was gonna get caught and he killed a guy. 813 00:36:14,005 --> 00:36:16,274 That's what happened. 814 00:36:16,341 --> 00:36:18,109 - Does it really matter? 815 00:36:18,176 --> 00:36:19,769 - What the hell does that mean? 816 00:36:19,836 --> 00:36:22,580 - [scoffs] It means we want what we want. 817 00:36:22,647 --> 00:36:26,843 And if I were you, I would find a brilliant legal reason 818 00:36:26,943 --> 00:36:29,012 to give it to us, to dismiss the case. 819 00:36:29,079 --> 00:36:30,780 Win, win. 820 00:36:30,814 --> 00:36:33,291 We get the Secretary of Defense we want, 821 00:36:33,358 --> 00:36:36,761 and you get to wrap yourself in the Constitution 822 00:36:36,828 --> 00:36:40,131 and reassure the voters that you are a noble prosecutor 823 00:36:40,231 --> 00:36:44,427 who would never convict someone without sufficient evidence. 824 00:36:44,461 --> 00:36:46,037 - Not gonna happen. 825 00:36:46,071 --> 00:36:49,107 Our case is still strong, 826 00:36:49,174 --> 00:36:51,509 despite your attempts to undermine it. 827 00:36:51,609 --> 00:36:55,180 [tense music] 828 00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:56,840 - Oh. 829 00:36:56,940 --> 00:37:02,153 ♪ ♪ 830 00:37:02,220 --> 00:37:03,646 - You were right, Nolan. 831 00:37:03,713 --> 00:37:05,557 You were right all along. 832 00:37:05,657 --> 00:37:07,292 - I wish that weren't true. 833 00:37:07,358 --> 00:37:09,385 - I'm gonna demand a mistrial. 834 00:37:09,452 --> 00:37:10,528 - Really? 835 00:37:10,628 --> 00:37:11,830 - And then I'm gonna file criminal charges 836 00:37:11,930 --> 00:37:13,823 against Sullivan and everyone else 837 00:37:13,857 --> 00:37:15,567 involved in this damn conspiracy. 838 00:37:15,633 --> 00:37:17,569 - I'm not so sure that's-- 839 00:37:17,602 --> 00:37:19,395 - What's the alternative? 840 00:37:19,462 --> 00:37:22,240 To stand by and let them make a mockery of the judicial system? 841 00:37:22,340 --> 00:37:24,809 - No, but you're the one who told me 842 00:37:24,843 --> 00:37:27,245 not to get emotional, that attacking judges 843 00:37:27,345 --> 00:37:28,805 is bad business-- - Stop. 844 00:37:28,838 --> 00:37:30,874 Just stop. 845 00:37:30,974 --> 00:37:33,818 I'm not here for conversation or a lecture. 846 00:37:33,885 --> 00:37:36,880 Just send me the file. I'll handle it from here. 847 00:37:36,980 --> 00:37:42,510 ♪ ♪ 848 00:37:42,577 --> 00:37:44,220 [doorbell chimes] 849 00:37:52,253 --> 00:37:53,688 - Ah. 850 00:37:55,540 --> 00:37:57,400 Is this what I think it is? 851 00:38:01,237 --> 00:38:04,315 Well, I'm happy to talk, 852 00:38:04,349 --> 00:38:08,186 but we're feeling pretty good about where we stand. 853 00:38:08,253 --> 00:38:10,513 - Good enough to toss a coin? 854 00:38:10,547 --> 00:38:12,190 Heads, Garvey walks. 855 00:38:12,257 --> 00:38:15,210 Tails, he spends the rest of his life in prison. 856 00:38:27,338 --> 00:38:29,891 - Criminally negligent homicide? 857 00:38:29,958 --> 00:38:31,634 You really cut a deal with Admiral Garvey 858 00:38:31,734 --> 00:38:33,728 without my consent? 859 00:38:39,450 --> 00:38:41,744 - Yes, I did, given the facts. 860 00:38:41,811 --> 00:38:43,388 - He'll be out in a year. 861 00:38:43,421 --> 00:38:44,948 Hell, they might even suspend his sentence. 862 00:38:45,048 --> 00:38:47,442 - Yeah, maybe, but at least we got something. 863 00:38:47,475 --> 00:38:49,360 'Cause we didn't have the cards, Nick, we just didn't. 864 00:38:49,394 --> 00:38:53,656 - That is my decision, not yours. 865 00:38:53,723 --> 00:38:55,992 - [sighs] 866 00:38:56,059 --> 00:38:58,036 I just couldn't stand there 867 00:38:58,102 --> 00:39:00,138 and watch you destroy your career. 868 00:39:00,238 --> 00:39:02,240 [solemn music] 869 00:39:02,307 --> 00:39:05,343 - You should worry about you, 870 00:39:05,443 --> 00:39:07,512 about your career. 871 00:39:07,612 --> 00:39:09,180 - Well, that's what I'm doing, Nick. 872 00:39:09,247 --> 00:39:10,673 - And how's that? 873 00:39:10,740 --> 00:39:12,784 - You go after Sullivan, you will get blown up, 874 00:39:12,851 --> 00:39:15,386 you'll lose the election, and I will lose my job. 875 00:39:15,420 --> 00:39:17,155 And I like what I do, and I'm good at it. 876 00:39:17,255 --> 00:39:19,515 So if it makes you feel any better, 877 00:39:19,582 --> 00:39:24,621 I did this for me, not you. 878 00:39:24,687 --> 00:39:26,322 - It doesn't. 879 00:39:26,422 --> 00:39:31,127 ♪ ♪ 880 00:39:31,160 --> 00:39:34,806 Someone needs to hold the line. 881 00:39:34,872 --> 00:39:38,635 Why not us? 882 00:39:38,668 --> 00:39:41,671 Why not now? 883 00:39:41,771 --> 00:39:45,141 ♪ ♪ 884 00:39:45,208 --> 00:39:47,318 This morning, Admiral Rusten Garvey 885 00:39:47,418 --> 00:39:53,049 pleaded guilty to one count of criminally negligent homicide. 886 00:39:53,116 --> 00:39:56,286 Based on the evidence and the specific facts 887 00:39:56,352 --> 00:39:59,163 and circumstances of this case, 888 00:39:59,230 --> 00:40:03,635 we believe this is a just result for all parties. 889 00:40:03,668 --> 00:40:08,506 In this country, we do not prosecute to please a crowd, 890 00:40:08,606 --> 00:40:12,810 and we do not neglect to prosecute to appease one. 891 00:40:12,877 --> 00:40:18,141 The courtroom is a place where facts still matter, 892 00:40:18,174 --> 00:40:20,543 where evidence still matters, 893 00:40:20,643 --> 00:40:26,090 where the law quietly and deliberately does its work. 894 00:40:26,157 --> 00:40:28,876 And we must fight as hard as we can 895 00:40:28,910 --> 00:40:31,496 to protect the sanctity of this hallowed institution 896 00:40:31,562 --> 00:40:35,758 because if we don't, this whole thing, 897 00:40:35,858 --> 00:40:39,771 this grand experiment will crumble. 898 00:40:42,774 --> 00:40:46,010 When we feel ill... [sighs] 899 00:40:46,077 --> 00:40:49,881 When we feel that lies and injustice 900 00:40:49,981 --> 00:40:52,984 are beginning to invade our collective well-being, 901 00:40:53,017 --> 00:40:57,956 law is the medicine that can help us heal. 902 00:40:58,056 --> 00:41:05,088 ♪ ♪ 903 00:41:10,868 --> 00:41:13,805 [dramatic music] 904 00:41:13,905 --> 00:41:20,645 ♪ ♪ 905 00:41:40,998 --> 00:41:44,002 [wolf howls]