BY TWO SEPARATE YET EQUALLY IMPORTANT GROUPS:
THE POLICE, WHO INVESTIGATE CRIME
AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS WHO PROSECUTE THE OFFENDERS.
THESE ARE THEIR STORIES.
SO WE WENT TO THIS PLACE YOU KNOW, THIS S.R.O.
IT'S UP ON 113th STREET.
AND WE HEAR THIS GUY
MUFFLED-LIKE, GOING, "HELP! HELP!"
BUT INSIDE SOMEPLACE.
WE SEARCH.
WE CAN'T FIND THIS GUY.
I MEAN, THIS ROOM IS MAYBE 12 BY 12.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF SPACE TO HIDE.
CAN'T FIND HIM
UNTIL HANDLER LOOKS UP AND SEES THIS GUY--
JAYBIRD NAKED--
GAFFER-TAPED TO THE CEILING.
( screams )
HEY! HEY!
MY DOG-- HE JUST FOUND SOMETHING DOWN THERE.
I THINK IT'S A GUY OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW.
HE'S DEAD OR HURT.
OH, MY GOD.
SOMEBODY...
RIGHT DOWN THERE.
BACK HERE?
IT'S RIGHT OVER HERE.
AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS A GLOVE OR SOMETHING.
AND, UH...
LOOK AT IT.
Walkie-talkie: 186 Lincoln...
READY TO LIFT?
YEAH.
GO.
HE'S HURT PRETTY BAD, BUT HE'S NOT DEAD.
I.D.?
NOPE, NOTHING ON HIM.
HEY, BOBBY, MAKE SURE YOU BAG IT ALL.
( siren )
Greevey: HE GOING TO WAKE UP?
THE NURSES' POOL SAYS NO.
HOW MUCH IS IN THE POT?
UH, 30 BUCKS.
IF THEY WERE SURE, THERE WOULD BE A HUNDRED.
HE'S GOT A SHOT.
LET ME SHOW YOU.
THERE'S A HAIRLINE FRACTURE
AND SUBDURAL HEMATOMA.
BAD ENOUGH, BUT IT LOOKS WORSE THAN IT IS.
RIGHT, JUST A LOVE TAP.
THEY WEREN'T TRYING TO KILL HIM.
HIS FAMILY WILL FIND THAT COMFORTING.
THE HEAD ISN'T AS BAD AS THE HEART ATTACK.
HEART ATTACK?
CAUSED BY THE BLOW?
IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL.
HE COULD HAVE HAD THE HEART ATTACK FIRST.
BUT THERE IS ONE ODD THING.
YEAH?
HIS UNDERPANTS
WERE ON BACKWARDS.
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
GLASS EYE.
GARBAGE.
HEY, LISTEN TO THIS.
WHEN I WORKED THE 9th
WE GET A SCRATCH, TOMPKINS SQUARE.
SO WE NOSE AROUND THE PARK, THE STREETS...
WHAT DO WE FIND UNDER THE BENCH?
A HUMAN HAND
WITH THE WATCH STILL ON THE WRIST
TICKING.
EWW!
BRONTOSAURUS REX-- GARBAGE.
ROLLING PAPERS.
MAYBE.
BINGO!
ALL RIGHT.
7:00 OR 8:00, I DON'T KNOW.
DINNER WAS ON THE TABLE WHEN HE CALLED.
DID YOU KNOW WHERE HE WAS GOING?
JUST THAT HE HAD TO WORK LATE
AND, UH...
I'M SORRY.
I WAS UP MOST OF THE NIGHT.
P.A.: Mr. Kirsch to Medical Records.
THESE PICTURES JUST CAME BACK FROM BEING PROCESSED.
MAY I?
Woman: I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
IRV DOESN'T WORK ANYWHERE NEAR CENTRAL PARK.
Logan: WHERE DOES HE WORK?
Greevey: ...SO YOU LEFT WITH MR. DIAMOND?
Woman: ABOUT 5:30.
HE SAID HE WANTED TO DISCUSS RECEIVABLES
OVER A DRINK AT JANGLES.
DID YOU DO A LOT OF WORK WITH HIM OVER DRINKS?
I LIKE MY JOB, BUT NOT THAT MUCH.
THANK YOU.
SURE, I REMEMBER HIM.
COMES IN HERE ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH.
WINDOW SHOPPING.
THEN HE GOES HOME TO THE WIFEY.
WHAT ABOUT LAST NIGHT?
HE'S WITH SOME KNOCKOUT
WHO'S PRETENDING SHE'S GOT NOTHING TO LOOK AT.
I WOULDN'T GO NEAR ONE LIKE THAT.
I MEAN, FIRST IT'S "DON'T TOUCH, DON'T TOUCH."
AND THEN IT'S, "WHY NOT? WHY NOT?"
HUH?
DID YOU THINK THEY WERE GOING TO SWIM
OR JUST SIT ON THE BEACH?
SHE WASN'T INTERESTED.
THE GUY WAS IN HEAT.
HE'S PAWING HER.
SHE'S GOT ZERO INTEREST AND SHE WALKS.
AND?
AND IN COME THE B-B-Qs.
BROOKLYN, BRONX, QUEENS-- THE BRIDGE AND TUNNEL SET.
TEASED-HAIR TEASERS.
HE GOES AFTER THREE IN A ROW-- BIM, BAM, BOM.
THE MIKE TYSON OF ROMANCE.
I MEAN, DEAD MEAT.
SO, I BUY HIM A DRINK
HE BUYS HIMSELF A COUPLE OR THREE MORE AND, UH...
BY THE TIME HE LEFT, HE COULDN'T WALK.
HMM.
THANKS.
ANOTHER STRIKEOUT.
WHAT'S LEFT?
WITHIN FIVE BLOCKS OF THAT BAR
WE'VE GOT THE PEQUOT, THE STANDISH, THE STANLEY.
THEN PAST THAT...
IN HIS CONDITION
YOU THINK HE MADE MORE THAN FIVE BLOCKS?
LET'S WORK THE PHONES.
NO, I DON'T WANT THIS TO GET COLD.
IT'S JUST A LITTLE HUMMA-HUMMA.
DID YOU SEE THE PICTURES?
LOTS OF VICS GOT KIDS.
YEAH, AND UNTIL YOU HAVE SOME, YOU WON'T UNDERSTAND.
MR. DIAMOND? AH, YES.
HE CHECKED IN LAST NIGHT ABOUT 8:00.
ALONE, NO LUGGAGE.
GOLD CARD.
MAID JUST CLEANED HIS ROOM.
THE MAID QUARTERS ARE DOWNSTAIRS?
UH-HUH.
THANKS A LOT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Greevey: DID YOU CLEAN HIS ROOM THIS MORNING?
MM-HMM.
DID YOU SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY?
SIGNS OF A FIGHT?
BLOOD?
UH-UH.
DID HE USE HIS BED?
MM-HMM.
DID YOU FIND ANYTHING IN THE ROOM?
MM-HMM.
PLEASE GET IT.
PLEASE.
"PERSONALS FOR PLEASURE."
OH, A SPORTS FAN.
GRACIAS.
COME ON, DON'T READ THAT OR YOU'LL GO BLIND.
WAIT A MINUTE.
Man: 50 CENTS.
I BEEN WORKING HOTELS FOR 40 YEARS
AND I AIN'T SEEN A TWO-BIT TIP
SINCE THOSE KENNEDYS BEEN IN OFFICE.
THEN THIS DUKE ASKED ME ABOUT GETTING A GIRL.
AND I TELL HIM
A BIG TIPPER LIKE YOU DON'T NEED NO GIRL.
AND THAT'S WHEN HE ORDERED THE CHAMPAGNE?
NO, LATER.
HE ORDERED TWO GLASSES
SO I FIGURE HE SOLVED THAT PROBLEM BY HIMSELF.
NOW, WHEN I GET TO HIS ROOM
HE'S IN HIS DRAWERS AND SOCKS AND ON THE BED IS THIS BLONDE--
A CUTE LITTLE THING WITH A FARM GIRL FACE.
THE FARM GIRL GOT A NAME?
EVERYONE GOT A NAME
BUT HE DON'T CALL HER NOTHING THAT I HEAR.
THEY TALK ABOUT ANYTHING?
OH, SHE'S TALKING AND TALKING
AND I FIGURE SHE'S TALKING A LITTLE LOVEY
BUT SHE WASN'T TALKING THAT.
WHAT WERE THEY TALKING ABOUT?
POOL.
( laughing )
20th PRECINCT SHOOTS TOMORROW NIGHT, FELLAS.
SERGEANT GREEVEY, DETECTIVE LOGAN.
WHO HAS A PROBLEM?
A BLONDE.
WELL, THAT'S HELPFUL.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR A YOUNG GIRL WITH A FRESH FACE.
VERY WHOLESOME, LIKES TO PLAY POOL.
RING A BELL?
COULD BE JOLENE.
SHE IN SOME KIND OF TROUBLE?
I DON'T KNOW HER LAST NAME.
UH, GREEN LEAGUE, TUESDAYS.
SHE STARTED PLAYING IN JULY, AFTER THE FOURTH.
WHAT'S HER TEAM?
THEY CALL THEMSELVES THE FEMME FATALES.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?
POOL'S IN.
GIRL TEAMS, GAY TEAMS...
EVEN TRANSVESTITES.
AS LONG AS THEY PAY FEES.
HOW DOES SHE PAY?
CHECK.
FROM SOME BUSINESS.
FUNNY NAME, UH...
MESSILINA.
YEAH.
YEAH!
CORRESPONDENCE UNIT REPORT ON MESSILINA.
NO LIENS
NO CREDIT CODES, NO JUDGMENTS
NO RECORDS OF ANY MESSILINA CORPORATION.
HOLD ON.
I GOT A D.B.A.
COUNTY CLERK?
YEAH.
MESSILINA ENTERPRISES DOING BUSINESS
AS POPPY CATERING.
ADDRESS?
689 EAST 79th STREET.
THAT PUTS IT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EAST RIVER.
THANKS.
GREAT.
WELL, WHAT NOW?
OUR MR. DIAMOND...
MAYBE HE'LL WAKE UP AND TELL US WHAT HAPPENED.
OH, YEAH. RIGHT.
THIS DIAMOND GUY...
HE'S GOT A NICE WIFE.
HE'S GOT THREE KIDS.
WHAT'S HE DOING GOING TO A HOOKER?
YOUR OBJECTION MORAL OR ECONOMIC?
I'LL TELL YOU THIS.
I'M NEVER GOING TO PAY FOR IT.
LET'S TALK ABOUT IT
AFTER YOU'VE BEEN MARRIED 20 OR 30 YEARS
AND HAVE NOTHING MORE TO LOOK FORWARD TO
EXCEPT THE SAME HOME COOKING.
YOU SAYING YOU'D DO IT?
ME?
AW, I'M LUCKY.
I LIKE MY WIFE'S COOKING.
BUT I DON'T JUDGE.
YOU CAN NEVER KNOW SOMEONE ELSE'S STORY.
WAIT A MINUTE.
POPPY CATERING?
YEAH.
"POPPY ESCORTS."
( imitates gunshot )
WHAT CAN I TELL YOU?
THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE THEM.
YOUNG, FRESH, BLONDE
WHOLESOME, LIKE THEY JUST CAME OFF A FARM.
THANK YOU.
( knocking )
JUST A MINUTE.
BE RIGHT THERE.
( knocking )
COMING! COMING!
HERE I AM.
SORRY.
HI, GUY.
HI.
I'M JOLENE.
YOU CAN CALL ME MIKE.
I'LL CALL YOU DAISY IF YOU WANT
BUT WHAT'S YOUR REAL NAME?
MIKE.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM... MIKE?
UPSTATE.
I SURE HOPE YOU HAVE A PLANE TICKET.
UH...
YOU KNOW, MIKE
YOU'RE NOT THE KIND OF GUY WHO WOULD TAKE OFFENSE
IF I ASK YOU A PERSONAL QUESTION.
NO, NOT AT ALL.
ARE YOU A COP?
NO, WHY?
YOUR SHOES.
BROGANS AND KNIT SOCKS.
COP SHOES, COP SOCKS.
BUT I'M NOT A COP.
IT'S 220 FOR A HALF HOUR, 250 FOR AN HOUR
AND FOR THAT YOU GET STRAIGHT OR A HALF-AND-HALF.
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT, MIKE?
I SAY YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.
YOU SAID YOU WEREN'T A COP.
I LIED.
ISN'T THERE SOMETHING ILLEGAL ABOUT THAT?
WHAT? LYING?
I'M ALLOWED TO LIE.
THEY PAY ME TO LIE.
DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.
WELL, MAYBE WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT.
LIKE WHAT?
YOU WERE WITH A GUY NAMED DIAMOND NIGHT BEFORE LAST.
WHAT HAPPENED?
THE NIGHT BEFORE LAST?
I WAS...
UPSTATE.
Logan: MAX.
HOSPITAL JUST CALLED.
DIAMOND HAD ANOTHER CORONARY.
HE'S DEAD.
I SURE HOPE YOU HAVE A PLANE TICKET.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I DIDN'T REALIZE HE WAS STILL ALIVE.
I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE DIE BEFORE.
JUST TELL US WHAT HAPPENED.
I CALLED MY DRIVER.
HE WAS WAITING FOR ME IN THE GARAGE.
HE TOLD ME TO SPLIT.
SO, I WENT HOME.
YOU DIDN'T TRY TO GIVE HIM C.P.R.?
I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS STILL ALIVE.
HE WASN'T BREATHING.
I GOT SCARED, OKAY?
I WOULD NEVER JUST LEAVE SOMEBODY TO DIE.
DO YOU THINK HE WOULD HAVE BEEN ALL RIGHT?
HOW DID HE GET TO CENTRAL PARK?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU'D HAVE TO ASK COOKIE.
COOKIE MOLINA.
THE DRIVER.
WHERE CAN WE FIND HIM?
IN HIS CAR, I GUESS.
HE WORKS OUT AT THE WEST END GARAGE.
Greevey: YOU GUYS KNOW A GUY NAMED COOKIE?
YEAH, HE'S RIGHT OVER THERE.
YO! COOKIE MOLINA?
WHO WANTS TO KNOW?
HEY, I THOUGHT COOKIE WAS A GIRL'S NAME.
COME ON, GET OUT OF THE CAR.
COPS.
SO, TELL US ABOUT MR. DIAMOND.
NEVER HEARD OF HIM.
HOPE YOU BELONG TO A SOFTBALL LEAGUE.
HE MUST BE AN ALL-STAR.
HE'S HITTING THE BALL SO HARD IT BLEEDS.
Logan: MR. DIAMOND, THEY FOUND TINY WOODEN SLIVERS IN HIS HEAD.
SOMEBODY HIT HIM WITH SOMETHING.
LIKE A BAT.
COULD HAVE BEEN THIS BAT.
SINCE YOU DON'T KNOW MR. DIAMOND
WE'LL TAKE IT AND SEE WHAT TURNS UP.
THE GUY WAS DEAD BEFORE I HIT HIM.
HEART ATTACK.
Greevey: WRONG ORDER, COOKIE.
HEART ATTACK, YOU HIT HIM, THEN HE DIED.
NO WAY. HE WAS HISTORY IN THE ROOM.
I'M AFRAID THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE CROAKED
WOULD DISAGREE.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST TALK IT THROUGH.
BLOW BY BLOW.
JOLENE BEEPS ME.
I GO UP.
JOHN'S LYING THERE.
HE AIN'T MOVING.
HE AIN'T BREATHING.
I CALL JASMINE...
JASMINE?
SHE RUNS THE DAY-TO-DAY.
I TELL HER WE GOT TROUBLE.
SHE PUTS ME ON HOLD, COMES BACK
AND SAYS, "DRESS THE GUY."
DIAMOND?
DIAMOND. PRETEND HE'S DRUNK.
TAKE HIM TO THE CAR, DUMP HIM SOMEPLACE.
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A MUGGING.
SO, I DRIVE TO THE PARK, DUMP HIM.
TURN OUT HIS POCKETS
TOSS HIS KEY AND WALLET INTO THE BUSHES.
THEN YOU HIT HIM.
WHEN I TOLD JASMINE, SHE FREAKED.
"WHAT YOU DO THAT FOR?" SHE'S SCREAMING.
IT'S NOT MY FAULT.
SHE SAID MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A MUGGING.
YOU DID A GOOD JOB.
I CAN SEE THE FUTURE.
OH, YEAH?
YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO READ ME MY RIGHTS.
Woman: HELLO?
I'M JASMINE.
HELLO.
I BELIEVE YOU ASKED FOR ME?
YEAH.
FIRST TIME?
WHAT?
FIRST TIME HERE?
YEAH.
WELL, RELAX.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.
DID THEY EXPLAIN THE RATES DOWNSTAIRS?
NO.
IT'S 250 AN HOUR.
I DON'T DO HALVES
AND I ONLY DO STRAIGHT SEX.
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU JUST SAID THE MAGIC WORD.
LOOK AT ME.
I'M OVERWEIGHT.
SUPPOSE I HAD A BAD HEART LIKE DIAMOND.
DOESN'T THAT BOTHER YOU?
GIVE ME A BREAK.
DOES JACK LaLANNE ASK FOR A CARDIOGRAM?
JOHNS ARE BIG BOYS.
IF THEY CHOOSE TO GO
TO AN ESCORT SERVICE...
YOU MEAN WHOREHOUSE.
YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD HAVE SENT YOUR PARTNER.
I DON'T USUALLY DO DISCIPLINE
BUT I WOULD LOVE TO TEACH HIM SOME MANNERS.
IN AND OUT, JUST LIKE WORK, HUH?
I'M ONLY AS QUICK AS THE GUY I'M WITH.
YOU LOOK LIKE UNDER A MINUTE.
JOE.
HER LAWYER, THIS GUY AUCLAIR--
JUST SET A NEW RECORD, BAIL IN UNDER AN HOUR.
KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIM?
DRESSES SHARP.
NEVER SEEN HIM AROUND BEFORE.
NOT A REGULAR PROSS-POPPER.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
OF A HOOKER WHO'S GOT A LAWYER
WHO SPENDS MORE ON CLOTHES THAN I MAKE IN A YEAR?
I THINK WHOEVER'S PAYING HIS BILL
OUGHT TO ADOPT ME.
WHAT'S IT BEEN, EIGHT HOURS?
I HATE THIS.
WHAT HAVE WE GOT?
WELL, JASMINE'S LAWYER, ROGER AUCLAIR, ESQUIRE
HAS NEVER HANDLED A PROSS BUST BEFORE.
IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, AUCLAIR HANDLED
ONLY 34 CRIMINAL CASES.
NOTHING COMPLICATED.
ALL THE REST CORPORATE STUFF.
FAVORS FOR CORPORATE CLIENTS.
HE'S THE FIRM'S FIXER.
19 DRUG-RELATED CHARGES
SEVEN LARCENY OR SHOPLIFTING, SIX ASSAULT--
WIFE-BEATING, HUSBAND-BEATING PET POODLE-BEATING.
MORE DROPPED CHARGES.
WHAT DO YOU SAY WE PACK IT IN
AND CATCH A COUPLE HOURS' SLEEP?
ROACH COACH IS OPEN.
LET'S GET SOME FRESH COFFEE.
FIVE POSSIBILITIES LEFT, MAX.
MIKE, WE SHOULD HAVE STARTED AT THE OTHER END OF THE PILE.
FOUR MONTHS AGO, AUCLAIR STARTS A THEFT OF SERVICES CASE
AGAINST A GUY NAMED STRINGFELLOW ON BEHALF OF...
POPPY CATERING.
STRINGFELLOW'S WIFE-- SHE WON'T PAY THE BILL.
THIS IS THE PART OF THE JOB THAT I LIKE.
BEAUTIFUL, MAX.
Woman: YES, WE ARE BEING SUED BY POPPY CATERING
BUT, GENTLEMEN, THEY ARE NOT CATERERS.
THEY ARE WHORES.
WHORES MY HUSBAND USED.
AND CHARGED ON HIS GOLD CARD.
YES.
BUT I'M SURE I DON'T NEED TO REMIND YOU
THAT A CONTRACT ENTERED INTO FOR AN ILLEGAL ACT IS VOID.
IN ANY CASE, I CERTAINLY DO NOT INTEND TO PAY THIS BILL.
IT'S THE PRINCIPLE OF THE THING.
WHAT ABOUT THE PUBLICITY?
I HAD A LITTLE RESEARCH DONE.
THE WOMAN WHO IS RUNNING POPPY CATERING--
THIS WHOREHOUSE-- IS A WINTHROP.
LAURA WINTHROP.
HER MOTHER IS A MATTHEWS.
I WENT TO SPENCE WITH HER.
LAURA IS A VERY CAPABLE WOMAN.
SHE HOLDS AN M.B.A. FROM HARVARD.
IMAGINE, MY HUSBAND PAID $1,000 FOR FOUR HOURS' SERVICE.
THAT'S ALMOST AS MUCH AS I'M PAYING MY DIVORCE LAWYER.
YOU GOT EVERYTHING?
YOU ALL SET?
WE GOT A WARRANT.
WHAT ELSE DO WE NEED?
YOU'RE CRANKY WHEN YOU DON'T SLEEP.
CRANKY? I LOVE THIS.
LET'S GO BUST...
( doorbell ringing )
POLICE, HERE TO SEE LAURA WINTHROP.
SEARCH WARRANT!
Greevey: LAURA WINTHROP
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT
AND REFUSE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
HOW DOES THE DEFENDANT PLEAD?
NOT GUILTY, YOUR HONOR.
YOU ARE REQUESTING BAIL?
Auclair: WE ARE.
Stone: MS. WINTHROP IS NOT
A FLIGHT RISK.
HOWEVER, THE DEFENDANT'S PROSTITUTION RING
IS ONE OF THE LARGEST UNCOVERED IN RECENT YEARS.
LISTEN UP, ANDREW
AND GET SOME POINTERS.
THIS IS ALLEGED TO BE AN EFFICIENTLY-RUN BUSINESS.
THOROUGHLY COMPUTERIZED.
THE CLIENT LIST INCLUDES DOCTORS
DIPLOMATS, C.E.O.s OF LARGE CORPORATIONS.
Judge: GET TO THE POINT.
DESPITE THE IMPRESSIVE LIST OF ASSETS
PROMOTING PROSTITUTION IS STILL MERELY A CLASS D FELONY.
WE REQUEST BAIL
COMMENSURATE WITH THE IMPACT
ON THE MORAL FIBER OF THIS COMMUNITY.
HEAR THAT, ANDREW?
FIBER.
I TOLD YOU
WE ALL NEED FIBER.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I REALIZE IT'S LATE
AND ALL OF US WOULD RATHER BE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
SINCE WE ARE COMPELLED TO SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER
PERHAPS WE COULD HAVE A LITTLE ORDER.
BAIL, $5,000.
Reporter: WILL THIS AFFECT YOUR CATERING?
YES, AND THEY WEREN'T EVEN INVITED.
COUNSELOR
YOU'RE TREADING WATER.
MY CLIENT INVESTED IN THE CATERING BUSINESS.
SHE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH PROSTITUTION.
THE RECORDS WE GOT PROVE OTHERWISE.
CIRCUMSTANTIAL, AT BEST.
SEE YOU IN COURT.
IT STINKS.
D.A. AIN'T GOING TO GIVE YOU A TOTAL WALK.
YOU WANT TO NAIL WINTHROP?
I CAN SING YOU A TOP-TEN HIT
BUT I GOT TO SLIDE TO A MISDEMEANOR
AND TIME SERVED.
GIVE HIM THE WALK.
IF PEOPLE ONLY KNEW.
YOU KNOW HOW MANY JOHNS' HEADS
THIS JERK HAS PROBABLY HIT FUNGOS WITH?
I DON'T CARE IF HE'S THE DAMN SULTAN OF SWAT.
I'M OUT FOR BIGGER FISH, MAX.
HER OPERATION COULD KILL HUNDREDS.
THE DEAL'S APPROVED.
"MILLION-DOLLAR MADAME.
"BLUE BLOOD BUSTED IN PROSTITUTION RING.
COPS CALLED HER MADAME."
WHAT DO HER TELEPHONE RECORDS SAY?
NO CALLS TO OR FROM THE WHOREHOUSE.
SHE'S SMART.
BUT SLOPPY.
LAST FEBRUARY, THE HEAT WENT OFF IN THE WHOREHOUSE.
WINTHROP CALLED THE BUILDING MANAGER.
SHE WAS SNOBBY ON THE PHONE.
Robinette: WHEN SHE CALLED
SHE IDENTIFIED HERSELF?
Woman: NOT JUST ON THE PHONE.
SHE CAME IN!
WOULD YOU LIKE SOME DANISH OR SOME COFFEE?
NO, THANKS.
Woman: WHAT A SCENE!
PLUMBERS ARE NOT THE EASIEST THING
TO GET IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER.
IT TAKES TIME.
IT TAKES A LOT OF DOING.
BUT NOT FOR MISS IMPATIENCE, NO.
MAYBE IT'S EASIER IN HOITY-TOITY CONNECTICUT.
SHE SAID CONNECTICUT?
NO, SHE REMINDS ME OF MY SISTER-IN-LAW
FROM CONNECTICUT.
IS THIS THE WOMAN?
Woman: YEAH.
SHE EVEN LOOKS LIKE MY SISTER-IN LAW.
YOU COPY THE WHOLE TRICK BOOK?
JUST THE "A" LIST.
15 NAMES, EACH WORTH OVER 100 MILL.
PHIPPS MACKENZIE, COLIN METCALF, DAVID HAMILTON
IT READS LIKE THE SOCIAL REGISTER.
Boy: ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE...
ANYONE AROUND MY BASE IS IT.
I UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION.
BUT YOU UNDERSTAND THERE'S NO WAY I COULD TESTIFY.
I UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION
BUT YOU'LL BE UNDER SUBPOENA.
I DON'T HAVE TO REMIND YOU THE PENALTY FOR PERJURY.
YOU PUT ME ON THE STAND AND I'LL MAKE SURE
YOU SPEND THE REST OF YOUR INSIGNIFICANT CAREER
PROSECUTING JAYWALKERS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, MR. HAMILTON.
AND I HOPE YOUR GRANDSON HAS A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
BEN!
LOOKING FOR A LUNCH DATE?
I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE ON FOR LUNCH.
WE'RE NOT.
HELLO, PAUL.
STILL FLACKING FOR THE MAYOR?
THE MAYOR REALLY LOVES YOUR PARTNER, BEN
ESPECIALLY YOUR WORK ON PROSTITUTION.
HE THINKS YOU SHOULD HAVE
A BIGGER STAFF, A BIGGER BUDGET
A TASK FORCE.
SINCE CRACK HAS BECOME MUCH MORE VISIBLE
A MAJOR TASK FORCE, A MAJOR EFFORT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, BEN?
YOU INTERESTED?
I THINK WE OUGHT TO PUT STOCKS, GUARDED AND HEATED
ALL THE WAY UP AND DOWN BROADWAY.
ANYONE CONVICTED FOR CRACK
GOES IN THOSE STOCKS
WEARING A DUNCE CUP
AND CLOWN NOSE.
THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IF THAT'S THE WAY
YOU WANT TO PLAY IT, BEN.
GENTLEMEN.
MS. WINTHROP'S FRIENDS ARE GETTING NERVOUS.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR A SCAPEGOAT.
LIKE MAYBE JOLENE AND COOKIE CONSPIRED TO ROLL DIAMOND?
WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT JOLENE IS NOT CONNECTED TO COOKIE.
CHECK THE BAT.
MAKE SURE HER PRINTS AREN'T ON IT.
GET A SAMPLE OF HER BLOOD.
SEE IF THEY MATCH WITH THE BLOOD
ON COOKIE'S BAT.
ALL THE CLICHÉS ARE TRUE.
SUCH AS?
POLITICS MAKES STRANGE BEDFELLOWS.
MURDER TWO, THAT'S ABSURD.
DIAMOND DIED.
YOU CAN'T PROVE A BLOW TO THE HEAD.
I CAN PROVE RECKLESS DISREGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE.
BULL!
WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT THE JURY HAS TO SAY.
COUNSELOR.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
SHE'LL PLEAD TO PROMOTING PROSTITUTION.
I WANT HER TO DO TIME.
WHAT ARE YOU, A RELIGIOUS FANATIC?
AND MORE THAN ONE YEAR.
I WANT PRISON, NOT JAIL.
AUCLAIR WANTS TO MAKE A DEAL.
THAT THE LAB REPORT?
THE WOOD FOUND IN DIAMOND'S HEAD MATCHES...
COOKIE'S BAT.
THE BLOOD TYPE...
MATCH DIAMOND'S.
SOME OF IT.
THERE ARE OTHER TYPES.
SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
ALL THE LAB REPORTS CAME IN, INCLUDING JOLENE'S.
HER BLOOD WAS ON THE BAT?
NO, IT WASN'T THAT.
THERE'S A NEW BLIND SCREENING PROGRAM FOR H.I.V.
SHE'S GOT AIDS?
MAKES HER A HELL OF A COMPELLING WITNESS.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH ANGLE IS EXPLOSIVE.
ACTUALLY, I'M GLAD YOU CALLED, MR. STONE.
I'VE DECIDED NOT TO TESTIFY.
I'LL PLEAD TO THE PROSTITUTION CHARGE.
I'M SORRY. I REALLY AM.
I KNOW YOU WERE COUNTING ON MY TESTIMONY
BUT LAURA WINTHROP'S BEEN GOOD TO ME.
THAT'S NOT WHY WE'RE HERE.
IT'S NOT?
WHY?
THE BLOOD SAMPLE THAT WAS TAKEN...
IT BECAME PART OF A BLIND TEST.
WHAT KIND OF TEST?
AN AIDS TEST?
THEY DID AN H.I.V. TEST?
YES.
NO.
NO, I WAS TESTED...
TWO MONTHS AGO.
ALL POSITIVES ARE DOUBLE-CHECKED.
HEALTH FOOD.
WE GOT HER NAILED ON PROSTITUTION.
THE OTHER CHARGES ARE GOING TO PUT HER BEHIND BARS.
MY DAD USED TO SAY
UNLESS YOU'RE HOLDING A FULL HOUSE
CALL, DON'T RAISE.
HE WAS A PHILOSOPHER.
WITH JOLENE AND COOKIE, I'M STILL IN THE GAME.
SOUNDS LIKE A LOW PAIR.
YOUR WIFE HAS BEEN AN INVALID FOR 14 YEARS.
IS THAT CORRECT?
YES.
DURING THAT TIME
HAVE YOU HAD OCCASION
TO USE THE SERVICES OF PROSTITUTES?
YES.
HOW MANY?
MAYBE 2,000.
EVER USE THE SAME WOMAN TWICE?
NOT OFTEN.
MOST OF THE GIRLS WEREN'T WORTH USING ONCE, LET ALONE TWICE.
( laughter )
WHAT ABOUT JOLENE CURTIS?
JOLENE...
I USED HER WHENEVER SHE WAS AVAILABLE.
SHE'S VERY, VERY GOOD AT WHAT SHE DOES.
WHAT DOES SHE DO?
OH, SHE GETS YOU VERY, VERY EXCITED.
WHATEVER SHE DOES, IS IT HARD ON THE HEART?
SHE'S HARD ON EVERYTHING.
( laughter )
Stone: MR. HAMILTON, CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE WHIPPING INCIDENT?
WHAT I DID AT MISS WINTHROP'S ESTABLISHMENT
DIDN'T EXACTLY INVOLVE ANY WHIPPING.
WASN'T A WHIP IN THE ROOM?
WAS ANYONE HOLDING THE WHIP?
( mumbling )
I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
PLEASE SPEAK UP.
THE YOUNG WOMAN
WAS HOLDING THE WHIP.
I DON'T RECALL HER NAME.
YOUR WITNESS.
I KNOW HOW AWKWARD, HOW EMBARRASSING
THIS SITUATION MUST BE FOR YOU.
I WONDER IF YOU WOULD MIND ELABORATING ON YOUR VISIT
TO MISS WINTHROP'S SERVICE.
WITH THE YOUNG WOMAN, ABOUT THE WHIP?
SHE ONLY USED IT TO DRESS UP.
PLAYING... MAKE BELIEVE?
YES.
Auclair: HELPING TO ALLEVIATE
THE PERFECTLY UNDERSTANDABLE ENNUI
THAT COMES AFTER SO MANY YEARS OF MARRIAGE.
THEY'RE BUYING IT.
YUP.
Cookie: JASMINE CHECKED WITH WINTHROP
WHEN THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH CLIENTS.
WERE THE CLIENTS GENERALLY HEALTHY?
THE SERVICE HAD CLIENTS
WHO WEREN'T IN THE BEST OF HEALTH.
MEN WITH BAD HEARTS
LIKE MR. DIAMOND?
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT HIS HEART.
DID ANY OTHER OF HER CLIENTS HAVE BAD HEARTS?
LOOK, THEIR HEARTS--
THAT'S NOT THE PART OF THEIR ANATOMY
THE GIRLS WERE MOST INVOLVED WITH.
ANSWER THE QUESTION.
A LOT OF THE GUYS I DRIVE--
I HEARD THEM COMPLAINING TO THE GIRLS
ABOUT THEIR WIVES, THEIR WORK.
THEY WERE A TENSE BREED.
WORKAHOLICS.
WHAT WAS MISS WINTHROP'S ATTITUDE TOWARD THEM?
I NEVER MET MISS WINTHROP.
BUT YOU MUST HAVE OVERHEARD SOME CONVERSATION
SHE HAD ABOUT THEM.
YEAH, WITH JASMINE.
THEY WERE IN A COFFEE SHOP.
THEY DIDN'T SEE ME.
THEY WERE JOKING ABOUT THE HARD-DRIVING JOHNS.
AND WHAT WAS HER ATTITUDE?
OBJECTION. SUPPOSITION ON THE PART OF THE WITNESS.
HE HAS NO IDEA
WHAT MISS WINTHROP HAD IN MIND.
I'LL REPHRASE THE QUESTION.
CAN YOU TELL ME
EXACTLY WHAT MISS WINTHROP SAID?
OH, YEAH. IT STUCK IN MY MIND.
SHE SAID, "A DEUCE"--
THAT'S TWO HOURS--
"WILL EITHER KILL THEM OR CURE THEM.
"I DON'T CARE WHICH, AS LONG AS THEIR GOLD CARDS
ARE STILL GOOD."
YOUR HONOR, THIS MAN
IS DESPICABLE.
HE'S MADE A DEAL TO WALK.
BUT IT DIDN'T
AFFECT MY MEMORY.
I HEAR YOU'RE IN TROUBLE.
CHECK YOUR SOURCES.
MOLINA GAVE US
AN EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
WHAT WAS AUCLAIR'S REACTION?
STILL WANTS TO MAKE A DEAL.
YEAH, WELL, YOU WANT MY ADVICE?
MAKE THE DEAL.
YOU CAN'T PROVE WINTHROP GAVE THE ORDER.
WHY NOT?
WHAT MAKES THIS CASE SO IMPORTANT?
ADAM, YOU GOT ME WRONG.
WILL YOU MAKE A DEAL WITH AUCLAIR?
NO. I MEAN THEY'RE ALL IMPORTANT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE VERY BAD IF SHE WALKS.
SHE WON'T WALK.
Stone: AS A MEMBER OF HEALTH BOARD
YOU WORKED ON THE MAYOR'S AIDS WHITE PAPER.
I DID.
HOW MANY PROSTITUTES WERE PRESUMED H.I.V.-POSITIVE?
FROM 70-85%.
IT'S DIFFICULT TO BE MORE PRECISE
BECAUSE THE VIRUS'S
INCUBATION TIME RANGES FROM MONTHS UP TO TEN YEARS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I ONLY JUST FOUND OUT I'VE GOT THE AIDS VIRUS.
Stone: HOW MANY MEN DID YOU HAVE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WITH
IN THE 18 MONTHS YOU WORKED FOR MISS LAURA WINTHROP?
EIGHT HUNDRED...
MAYBE 1,000.
AM I MISSING SOMETHING?
SHE'S OUR WITNESS.
WATCH.
AND DURING THOSE 18 MONTHS
YOU WORKED SOLELY FOR MISS WINTHROP?
YES.
YOUR WITNESS.
MISS CURTIS, I'M SURE THAT YOU'RE AWARE
THE INCUBATION PERIOD FOR H.I.V. CAN BE UP TO TEN YEARS.
YES.
MISS CURTIS, WERE YOU A VIRGIN
BEFORE YOU BEGAN YOUR ASSOCIATION
WITH POPPY ESCORTS?
MMM... I...
A SIMPLE "YES" OR "NO" WILL SUFFICE.
NO.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
REDIRECT, YOUR HONOR.
Judge: GO AHEAD, MR. STONE.
JOLENE...
BEFORE YOU WENT TO WORK FOR MISS WINTHROP
HOW MANY MEN HAD YOU SLEPT WITH?
THREE.
AND TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE, ARE THEY ALL HEALTHY?
THEY'RE VERY HEALTHY.
THE PROSECUTION RESTS, YOUR HONOR.
DO YOU CARE ABOUT THE HEALTH OF YOUR EMPLOYEES?
I'M QUITE CONCERNED
ABOUT THEIR HEALTH.
ALONG WITH REGULAR CHECKUPS
I INSIST THEY CARRY MEDICAL INSURANCE.
AND YOU URGE THEM TO SEEK PSYCHOTHERAPY?
YES, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS
THEY CARRY MEDICAL INSURANCE.
IT PAYS FOR THE THERAPY.
WE DO ENCOURAGE IT.
THANK YOU.
YOUR WITNESS, SIR.
THIS INSISTENCE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
AND MEDICAL CHECKUPS--
DO YOU DO THIS OUT OF ALTRUISM?
LET'S SAY, ENLIGHTENED SELF-INTEREST.
IF MY MALE GUESTS PICKED UP A BUG...
MISS WINTHROP
DO YOU CONSIDER AIDS A BUG?
AIDS IS A VERY SERIOUS DISEASE.
I DON'T WANT ANYONE IN MY LITTLE FAMILY INFECTED.
YOU SCREEN PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES
AND IF THEY TESTED POSITIVE...
I WOULDN'T HIRE HER.
THEY WOULDN'T BE PART OF YOUR LITTLE FAMILY?
MY LITTLE FAMILY
WAS THE BEST FINISHING SCHOOL ON THE EAST COAST.
GIRLS CAME TO ME
WITHOUT EDUCATION, WITHOUT WIT, WITHOUT CLASS.
I TAUGHT THEM HOW TO SPEAK
HOW TO DRESS, AND AFTER A YEAR
THESE NAIVE YOUNG WOMEN LEARNED SOPHISTICATION.
AND FOR THAT, MISS WINTHROP, SHAME ON YOU.
YOU ACT AS THOUGH I DON'T CARE ABOUT THEM.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT.
HAVE YOU EVER HELPED ANY OF THESE GIRLS
LIKE THE ONES YOU DIDN'T HIRE?
NO.
IF THEY TESTED POSITIVE FOR AIDS...
THEY WOULD STOP WORKING FOR ME.
AND IN THE PAST THREE YEARS
HOW MANY OF YOUR LONG-TERM EMPLOYEES
STOPPED WORKING FOR YOU
BECAUSE THEY TESTED POSITIVE FOR AIDS?
I'D SAY ABOUT A DOZEN.
HAVE YOU TRIED TO HELP ANY OF THEM?
NO.
HAVE YOU VISITED ANY OF THEM?
HAVE YOU?
NO.
DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THEM?
TRIED TO FIND OUT?
NO.
I'VE NEVER TRIED TO FIND OUT.
HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU MAKE IN ONE YEAR?
IN THIS PAST YEAR?
YEAH.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW.
100,000?
PROBABLY.
ONE MILLION?
I DON'T THINK SO.
OH, I DO THINK YOU DO THINK SO.
I THINK THAT YOU MADE $1,672,000.
THAT'S WHAT YOU STATED
ON YOUR NEW YORK STATE INCOME TAX RETURN.
AND WITH ALL THAT MONEY
YOU DIDN'T HELP THESE GIRLS ONCE.
AND AS FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS--
MISS WINTHROP, HAVE YOU EVER TRIED
TO CONTACT CUSTOMERS AND WARN THEM
THAT THEY HAD SLEPT WITH WOMEN WHO ARE H.I.V.-POSITIVE?
( softly: ) NO.
MISS WINTHROP, I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
WOULD YOU PLEASE SPEAK UP.
NO.
ISN'T IT TRUE
THAT YOU ARE CREATING AN ATMOSPHERE
OF DISREGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE
WHICH MUST LEAD TO SOMEONE'S DEATH
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER?
ALL RIGHT, STONE, WHAT DO YOU WANT?
MAKE ME AN OFFER.
Winthrop: LET'S HEAR MR. STONE'S THOUGHTS
ON THE MATTER FIRST.
IT MIGHT BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO LET YOUR LAWYER HANDLE THIS.
IF YOU DON'T MIND
I FIND THIS QUITE FASCINATING.
HOW ABOUT INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER?
I CAN BE OUT IN FIVE YEARS, RIGHT?
TWO AND A HALF
WITH GOOD BEHAVIOR.
I'M ALWAYS ON MY BEST BEHAVIOR, MR. STONE.
IT'S A DEAL.
Woman: EXCUSE ME, MISS.
CAN WE GET A COMMENT FROM YOU ON THE WINTHROP CASE?
YOU WERE THE FOREMAN OF THE JURY.
COULD YOU TELL
WHAT THE VERDICT WOULD HAVE BEEN?
I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE OTHERS.
SHE SEEMED LIKE SUCH A NICE GIRL
A REAL LADY.
STILL, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE VOTED TO CONVICT.
THANK YOU.
Robinette: MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE A DEAL.
MAYBE.
BUT IT AIN'T BAD FOR A PAIR OF TREYS.