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the people are represented
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by two separate
yet equally important groups:
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The police,
who investigate crime
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and the district attorneys
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who prosecute the offenders.
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These are their stories.
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Here you go.
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Thanks.
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It's up to 26 mil this week.
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They're selling
10,000 tickets a minute
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and today, Isaac picks
to oversleep.
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You forgot the milk.
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Yeah, yeah.
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Look at that, will you?
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You know, Isaac's never been
this late.
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POLICEMAN:
They should have never traded
this guy.
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He damn near led the league
last year in Philly.
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He couldn't hit
lefties in Shea.
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Look, I'm gonna
go check this out.
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Maybe Isaac's in there.
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He just forgot to turn
on the lights.
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Jimmy!
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Corner of 12th and Elizabeth!
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We got an EMU--
we need an EMU here immediately!
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Captioning sponsored by
NBC/Universal
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Back door is open.
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Forced?
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Nope.
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Anyone coming in or going out?
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Not through
the front door, no.
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How close
were you looking?
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We were waiting right
outside for him to open.
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The place was
locked up.
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Cash register's clean.
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His name's Isaac--
Solnik, Skolnik...
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Real nice guy-- Russian.
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Hell of a "Welcome to America."
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CORONER:
He's got acute subdural
hematoma.
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That's, uh, bleeding
around the brain.
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The pressure
gets built up.
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Fatal?
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Eh, five to two against.
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Then again,
I bet heavy on Oakland.
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We'll have to drill holes
to make sure it doesn't go pop.
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When will Mr. Skolnik
be able to talk to us?
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Couple or three days,
if we're lucky.
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I'm doing
another CAT scan this afternoon.
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If we're unlucky?
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Intercranial damage--
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brain edema,
spastic hemiplegia... never.
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MAN:
Joey, hand me that bundle.
I'm short one.
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Every morning around 5:30.
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What about
this morning?
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Same as usual.
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I don't even know the guy.
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I mean, he's still closed
when I get there
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in the morning,
you know?
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I leave the papers out
front-- que sera, sera.
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Did you see anything unusual in
the neighborhood this morning?
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It's Greenwich Village, man.
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You tell me.
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Like junkies, for instance?
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No, no, they're
over on Tenth.
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I toss those papers
and I haul ass.
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You know, come to think of it,
there's usually this weirdo
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hanging out
outside the store.
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Sleeps on the
subway grating,
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over on the corner,
you know?
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Real scuzzy,
know what I mean?
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And Loony Tunes, man!
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Wears this ripped-up army jacket
with a blue watch cap.
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Looks like he's stoned
all the time.
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There is no fire like passion.
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There is no shark like hatred.
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There is no snare like folly.
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There is no torrent like greed.
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Look, Mr. Hoover, you had
112 bucks in your pocket.
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Now, either business
was real good
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or you did something
real nasty.
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Sergeant Greevey?
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Yeah?
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Meg Hennessey,
Homeless Defense League.
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I'm sure you read Mr. Hoover
his rights.
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Mr. Hoover's not
under arrest.
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He willingly agreed to help us
with our investigation.
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From now on, keep quiet, Edgar.
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Edgar Hoover.
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My client
has spent six years
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in an institution.
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Oh, well, he's cured.
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There is no way
he could be
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charged with any crime,
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let alone serve any time.
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I'm sure you gentlemen
are familiar
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with the word "incompetent"?
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Yeah, well, from where I sit,
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he's competent enough
to do 3 1/3 to ten years.
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Isaac was a capitalist.
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What?
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But he couldn't help himself.
He had a good heart.
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He gave me cigarettes.
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And 112 bucks?
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Don't answer
that, Edgar.
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Ah, men have done time for less,
Miss Hennessey.
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He was already down.
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And you helped yourself
to the money?
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Fast-forward, Hoover.
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I've seen this before.
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Look.
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Look at him.
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Look at me.
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Isaac had six inches
and 60 pounds on me.
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If I tried anything, I'd be the
one with tubes up my nose.
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I saw a guy come out the back
in the alley.
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Mean-looking, fancy suit.
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Like Donald Trump.
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Could you recognize him?
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His face is etched right here.
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Let me ask you something.
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If you liked Isaac so much,
why'd you clean his register?
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Didn't look like he was going
to need it.
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So, all we got is the wacko?
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Our guy lets the perp in.
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He does his business
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without even peeking
into the register.
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Well, maybe he was a rookie.
Maybe he forgot.
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Maybe he was after
something else.
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And maybe he wasn't, Max.
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This is New York, remember?
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Sometimes, people get beat up
just for the hell of it.
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Sometimes, they even get dead.
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It's a fact of life.
It's not always
a conspiracy.
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All I'm saying is that..
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I just got a nibble.
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Guy named Ahkbar.
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He's an Indian.
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Owned a candy store
down on 14th.
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Two months ago,
he's beat to a pulp.
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Get this--
no robbery,
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no witnesses, no arrests.
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Okay, once,
it's part of the freak show.
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Twice, maybe
it's a little more organized.
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LOGAN:
M.O.-- Brutal.
Could be gangs.
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GREEVEY:
Westies, Koreans,
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Russians, Vietnamese...
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The guy was wearing a suit,
remember?
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Donald Trump?
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Go talk to the Indian.
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Yeah, well, we're a little late.
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He wasn't as lucky as Isaac.
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WOMAN ( over P.A. ):
Dr. Nash to orthopaedics.
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Dr. Nash to orthopaedics.
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Is it true
that most robberies go unsolved?
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Well, uh, we don't think
this was a robbery.
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Does your father
have any enemies?
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He works, he sleeps...
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on the holidays
he goes to shul.
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Since my mother died,
he's kept very much to himself.
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Does he gamble?
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No, never.
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Borrow money?
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Why would he borrow?
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He makes $75,000 a year
at the store.
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I don't understand
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what you're getting at,
Detective.
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This was not
an isolated incident.
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My father never broke the law
in his life.
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Maybe he ruffled
somebody's feathers.
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We would just like to get on
with our lives.
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Why would we put ourselves
into further jeopardy?
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Well, it looks to me like
you're already in jeopardy.
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You don't want to go
through this again, do you?
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Two weeks ago,
I was at the store.
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I answered the phone.
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It was a man
by the name of Pilefsky.
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My father made me hang up.
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You know what it was about?
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No, he wouldn't say,
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but he warned me
never to say anything to anyone.
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He was scared.
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LOGAN:
Joe Pilefsky.
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'71-- assault, '73-- assault.
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'75, '76-- more assault.
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Charges KO'd.
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Sounds like muscle.
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'80-- possession
of stolen goods.
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'82-- extortion.
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'84-- federal extortion.
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No convictions.
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A real sweetheart.
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Alleged sweetheart.
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You think Edgar
can ID him?
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Depends on what planet
he's on today.
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I don't think he'd
recognize himself,
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if he looked
in the mirror.
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If he hits, I want to put him
up in a hotel until trial.
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No way.
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We can't hold him,
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and we can't be sure
he won't disappear.
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The Filmore's only
30 bucks a night.
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That's the guy.
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LOGAN:
You sure?
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Etched in stone.
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See if you can find
something a little cheaper
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than the Filmore.
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And pick up Pilefsky-- quick.
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Look, I never heard of Skolnik.
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I never heard of Ahkbar.
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Tuesday night,
I worked till almost 3:00.
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And after that?
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Early to bed.
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Early to rise.
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I'm sure somebody
can confirm that.
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Yeah, but I never got her name.
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You've got zippo
on Mr. Pilefsky.
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Only an eyewitness.
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Your Mr. Hoover
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is the Babe Ruth of crazy.
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You know what
I'm gonna do to him
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on the stand?
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No secrets, gentlemen.
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There's got to be something more
going on.
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A guy that wears $1,200 suits
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doesn't do a number
in a candy store just for kicks.
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Joe Pilefsky stinks.
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Somebody, somewhere,
ordered this.
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Whoa, Mike-- the stink test
doesn't wash with a jury.
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We'd be lucky to
convict on assault.
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Hey, Pilefsky's mobbed up.
We all know it.
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I say let's give it a spin,
see where it lands.
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I figure we do
a complete bio--
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friends, relatives,
cellmates.
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Fine! Great!
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Be my guest--
but when the wheel stops,
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my guess is we're going to be
back where we were yesterday--
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a witness who, on a great day,
belongs in a rubber room.
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In other words, we got zip,
bubkes, zero!
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( phone rings )
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What?
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Less than zero.
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WOMAN:
I looked in-- Hoover's dead
as a doornail.
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LOGAN:
Why'd you look?
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TV was playing
all night.
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The guy in 212 was complaining
about the noise.
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Check-out was noon.
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Somebody's got
to pay for today.
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He lives for ten years
on the street, eating garbage.
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We give him a meal and a bed,
and a day later, he's dead.
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You sure it was
the booze?
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He had a smile
on his face.
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A pig in poop.
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Well, it's bad timing.
Screws the pooch
on Pilefsky.
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Nobody knows about Hoover.
Nobody has to.
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Let me hold on to Pilefsky
for a couple of days,
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at least
until Isaac can talk.
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We've got a
constitution, Max.
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News flash!
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Pilefsky's
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co-defendant on
the federal extortion rap
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00:13:25,872 --> 00:13:28,072
was a wise guy
named Mario Zalta.
261
00:13:28,074 --> 00:13:29,174
Masucci family?
262
00:13:29,176 --> 00:13:30,942
What would
the Mob want
263
00:13:30,944 --> 00:13:33,812
with a guy
who sells newspapers?
264
00:13:33,814 --> 00:13:35,313
They want to keep up
on current events.
265
00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:38,850
Yeah, well, it seems like Zalta
is a real choirboy now.
266
00:13:38,852 --> 00:13:42,220
He's got an import-export
business, down near the river.
267
00:13:42,222 --> 00:13:46,191
Well, I'm sure he wouldn't mind
answering a few questions.
268
00:13:46,193 --> 00:13:48,126
We don't need to go
headhunting here, Max.
269
00:13:48,128 --> 00:13:50,929
Cutting off a couple of toes
would make me very happy.
270
00:13:50,931 --> 00:13:52,831
Meaning?
271
00:13:52,833 --> 00:13:54,966
Meaning Pilefsky first.
272
00:13:54,968 --> 00:13:57,101
Anyone else is gravy.
273
00:13:58,038 --> 00:14:00,071
LOGAN:
How's this sound?
274
00:14:00,073 --> 00:14:01,072
Pilefsky, Zalta.
275
00:14:01,074 --> 00:14:03,107
Zalta, Masucci.
276
00:14:03,109 --> 00:14:04,943
But that's like,
you know...
277
00:14:04,945 --> 00:14:07,078
you know, uh,
past tense.
278
00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:10,882
Yeah. You don't associate
with Mr. Masucci anymore, huh?
279
00:14:10,884 --> 00:14:12,250
Hey.
280
00:14:12,252 --> 00:14:17,121
Honesty is the best policy, hmm?
281
00:14:17,123 --> 00:14:19,290
Also, it's
a lot safer.
282
00:14:19,292 --> 00:14:20,892
Think about it.
283
00:14:20,894 --> 00:14:22,894
What would Frank Masucci want
284
00:14:22,896 --> 00:14:25,864
with some old Russian
candy store owner?
285
00:14:25,866 --> 00:14:28,199
Protection?
286
00:14:28,201 --> 00:14:31,336
He's been watching
too many old flicks here.
287
00:14:31,338 --> 00:14:34,439
This isn't Chicago
in the '20s over here, eh?
288
00:14:34,441 --> 00:14:37,108
I forgot--
the Mafia doesn't exist.
289
00:14:37,110 --> 00:14:39,410
What about
Joe Pilefsky?
290
00:14:39,412 --> 00:14:41,379
He's just dumb muscle.
291
00:14:41,381 --> 00:14:44,315
He probably just got mad
because your Russian
292
00:14:44,317 --> 00:14:46,451
sold him a bad
Lotto ticket.
293
00:14:46,453 --> 00:14:50,121
People don't end up in ICU
over a Lotto ticket.
294
00:14:50,123 --> 00:14:52,390
This is New York.
295
00:14:52,392 --> 00:14:54,425
Go figure.
296
00:14:56,429 --> 00:14:58,296
( Greevey sighs )
297
00:15:00,967 --> 00:15:04,168
It could be anything--
drugs, weapons...
298
00:15:04,170 --> 00:15:06,471
Masucci's diversified.
299
00:15:08,975 --> 00:15:11,242
How about I check
the back?
300
00:15:11,244 --> 00:15:13,194
Looks good.
301
00:15:13,195 --> 00:15:15,145
My old lady says
I should eat more salad.
302
00:15:15,148 --> 00:15:16,347
I figure
what's the point?
303
00:15:16,349 --> 00:15:18,549
I live
a couple more years.
304
00:15:18,551 --> 00:15:20,451
Only to eat
more salad, huh?
305
00:15:20,453 --> 00:15:21,452
You got it, man.
306
00:15:21,454 --> 00:15:23,221
What's in
the boxes?
307
00:15:23,223 --> 00:15:26,090
Garbage-- he calls it art.
I wouldn't even give you
308
00:15:26,092 --> 00:15:28,059
ten cents
for any of it.
309
00:15:28,061 --> 00:15:30,161
Is that all that
comes through here?
310
00:15:30,163 --> 00:15:32,080
Are you kidding?
311
00:15:32,081 --> 00:15:33,998
Everything from screwdrivers
to kiwi berries.
312
00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,301
Zalta's not what
you call a specialist.
313
00:15:36,303 --> 00:15:38,804
Anything else?
314
00:15:38,805 --> 00:15:41,306
Look, man, you know
how hard it is to get work?
315
00:15:41,308 --> 00:15:44,242
I keep my eyes closed,
I keep my job.
316
00:15:44,244 --> 00:15:46,044
What about
your ears?
317
00:15:46,046 --> 00:15:47,545
Sure, I hear stuff.
318
00:15:47,547 --> 00:15:49,447
What kind of stuff?
319
00:15:49,449 --> 00:15:52,450
Like guys that talk
don't talk for very long.
320
00:15:52,452 --> 00:15:55,486
Look, I seen
Godfather I, II, and III.
321
00:15:55,488 --> 00:15:57,188
That's Hollywood.
322
00:15:57,190 --> 00:16:00,158
Look, I hear
Zalta's connected.
323
00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:01,192
To whom?
324
00:16:01,194 --> 00:16:03,561
Guys whose names end in vowels,
325
00:16:03,563 --> 00:16:06,064
and I don't mean Shapiro.
326
00:16:06,066 --> 00:16:09,267
Really, man,
I don't know nothing.
327
00:16:16,242 --> 00:16:17,508
Smoke?
328
00:16:17,510 --> 00:16:19,110
You don't smoke.
329
00:16:19,112 --> 00:16:20,378
Check it out.
330
00:16:23,350 --> 00:16:25,550
No tax stamp.
331
00:16:28,088 --> 00:16:31,456
They're bootlegging
cigarettes.
332
00:16:31,458 --> 00:16:34,392
But you didn't have a warrant.
333
00:16:34,394 --> 00:16:36,995
I had a hunch.
334
00:16:36,997 --> 00:16:38,529
He had a hunch.
335
00:16:38,531 --> 00:16:42,467
Well,
I'm really glad for you, Mike,
336
00:16:42,469 --> 00:16:44,235
but it's not probable cause.
337
00:16:44,237 --> 00:16:46,104
Ergo,
it was an illegal search.
338
00:16:46,106 --> 00:16:47,405
Ergo, the cigarettes
are not admissible.
339
00:16:47,407 --> 00:16:48,506
Ergo, we got squat!
340
00:16:48,508 --> 00:16:50,475
At least we know
their motive.
341
00:16:50,477 --> 00:16:52,577
Oh, I know I'm going
to sleep better.
342
00:16:52,579 --> 00:16:54,512
250 million packs
of cigarettes
343
00:16:54,514 --> 00:16:57,048
are sold every year
in this city.
344
00:16:57,050 --> 00:16:58,649
State and city taxes
come to what?
345
00:16:58,651 --> 00:17:01,319
35 cents a pack?
This is big business.
346
00:17:01,321 --> 00:17:03,421
Isaac was about
to get in their way.
347
00:17:09,462 --> 00:17:12,530
Get me some probable cause.
348
00:17:13,500 --> 00:17:17,135
Max, listen to this.
349
00:17:17,137 --> 00:17:18,603
Zalta's warehouse is owned
350
00:17:18,605 --> 00:17:20,538
by a Meridian
Property Management.
351
00:17:20,540 --> 00:17:22,440
It's a DBA for a guy
named Harv Beigel.
352
00:17:22,442 --> 00:17:25,043
Is that supposed to ring a bell?
353
00:17:25,045 --> 00:17:27,145
Not unless you read Page Six.
354
00:17:27,147 --> 00:17:29,314
I checked him out.
355
00:17:29,315 --> 00:17:31,482
Four years ago, Beigel
married Katherine Masucci,
356
00:17:31,484 --> 00:17:33,901
Frank's sister.
357
00:17:33,902 --> 00:17:36,319
Zalta's a capo
in the Masucci family.
358
00:17:36,322 --> 00:17:38,723
Now, you don't think
359
00:17:38,724 --> 00:17:41,125
that the don would hire
his own brother-in-law
360
00:17:41,127 --> 00:17:44,162
to work in the family
business, do you?
361
00:17:44,164 --> 00:17:46,097
I love this job.
362
00:17:52,305 --> 00:17:54,672
You guys want something
on Frank Masucci?
363
00:17:54,674 --> 00:17:57,108
You're coming
to the wrong guy.
364
00:17:57,110 --> 00:17:58,676
I'm into real estate, period.
365
00:17:58,678 --> 00:18:00,511
Mr. Beigel,
why don't you just tell us
366
00:18:00,513 --> 00:18:02,180
about your warehouse on 23rd?
367
00:18:02,182 --> 00:18:03,314
Do you want it?
368
00:18:03,316 --> 00:18:04,549
The real estate taxes
are killing me,
369
00:18:04,551 --> 00:18:07,185
not to mention
the interest payments.
370
00:18:07,187 --> 00:18:08,719
What can you tell us
about the lessee?
371
00:18:08,721 --> 00:18:11,556
I haven't dealt with tenants in
years-- nothing but headaches.
372
00:18:11,558 --> 00:18:13,357
Gotta talk with
my managing agent.
373
00:18:14,327 --> 00:18:17,428
Ask for, uh...
374
00:18:17,430 --> 00:18:18,529
Lichtenstein.
375
00:18:18,531 --> 00:18:21,232
He handles my
commercial buildings.
376
00:18:21,234 --> 00:18:24,469
Look, let me just refresh your
memory a little, all right?
377
00:18:24,471 --> 00:18:26,237
Your tenant, Mr. Zalta,
378
00:18:26,239 --> 00:18:29,540
and your brother-in-law,
Mr. Masucci, are like this.
379
00:18:30,743 --> 00:18:34,612
Five years ago, I was in Saks,
shopping for ties.
380
00:18:34,614 --> 00:18:37,482
I couldn't decide
between the Adolpho
381
00:18:37,484 --> 00:18:39,217
and the Hermes.
382
00:18:39,219 --> 00:18:43,554
Those long curls and eyes
helped me decide.
383
00:18:43,556 --> 00:18:45,723
Four years ago,
I married her.
384
00:18:45,725 --> 00:18:47,525
And you didn't know
she was Masucci's sister?
385
00:18:47,527 --> 00:18:48,626
I didn't care.
386
00:18:48,628 --> 00:18:51,262
I married the girl,
not her family.
387
00:18:51,264 --> 00:18:53,297
Matrimony is not a crime.
388
00:18:53,299 --> 00:18:56,601
Then it's just a coincidence
that you rent to Zalta.
389
00:18:56,603 --> 00:19:00,505
I own three office buildings,
two apartment houses,
390
00:19:00,507 --> 00:19:03,374
five parking lots
and six warehouses.
391
00:19:03,376 --> 00:19:05,676
You can't expect me
to be familiar with
all of my tenants.
392
00:19:07,547 --> 00:19:08,513
Hey, uh, by the way,
393
00:19:08,515 --> 00:19:10,481
which tie did you buy?
394
00:19:10,483 --> 00:19:11,482
Both.
395
00:19:11,484 --> 00:19:13,551
If you'll excuse me.
396
00:19:14,521 --> 00:19:17,688
I remember
when this cost a nickel.
397
00:19:17,690 --> 00:19:20,525
Yeah, when you used
to walk barefoot
398
00:19:20,527 --> 00:19:23,327
12 miles through the
snow to school, right?
399
00:19:23,329 --> 00:19:24,462
Two hours, Max.
400
00:19:24,464 --> 00:19:26,697
All we got to do
is find one guy
401
00:19:26,699 --> 00:19:29,267
who's selling
the bootleg cigarettes.
402
00:19:29,269 --> 00:19:30,568
Yeah, then convince
him to talk.
403
00:19:30,570 --> 00:19:32,370
If it is the mob, it
ain't going to be easy.
404
00:19:32,372 --> 00:19:34,405
You know how many places
sell cigarettes?
405
00:19:34,407 --> 00:19:35,673
You got a better idea?
406
00:19:35,675 --> 00:19:37,341
All this to get
probable cause
407
00:19:37,343 --> 00:19:38,676
to find out what
we already know.
408
00:19:38,678 --> 00:19:41,546
Send your complaints
to the supreme court.
409
00:19:45,552 --> 00:19:48,519
Let me have a pack of those...
410
00:19:48,521 --> 00:19:50,588
pack of those...
411
00:19:50,590 --> 00:19:53,491
pack of those.
412
00:19:53,493 --> 00:19:55,593
$6.75.
413
00:19:57,430 --> 00:19:59,463
You're closed
for the day, pal.
414
00:19:59,465 --> 00:20:02,333
GREEVEY:
There's a guy
in Saint Vincent's
415
00:20:02,335 --> 00:20:06,437
with holes drilled in his skull
to relieve the pressure
416
00:20:06,439 --> 00:20:09,240
caused by bleeding
around his brain.
417
00:20:09,242 --> 00:20:11,442
What's that got
to do with me?
418
00:20:11,444 --> 00:20:13,678
He was sent there by Pilefsky.
419
00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,380
I never heard of him.
420
00:20:16,382 --> 00:20:18,449
( Greevey sighs )
421
00:20:20,587 --> 00:20:25,389
Think the DA will call
Mr. Spivak a co-conspirator?
422
00:20:25,391 --> 00:20:26,757
Maybe.
423
00:20:26,759 --> 00:20:29,560
But selling
of stolen goods, tax fraud.
424
00:20:29,562 --> 00:20:31,596
We're talking
three years minimum.
425
00:20:31,598 --> 00:20:34,532
Look, I'm just trying
to make a buck.
426
00:20:34,534 --> 00:20:36,400
The rent on my place
427
00:20:36,402 --> 00:20:39,303
has doubled
over the last couple of years.
428
00:20:39,305 --> 00:20:40,605
A guy comes up to me
429
00:20:40,607 --> 00:20:42,740
and offers to supply me
with butts
430
00:20:42,742 --> 00:20:46,677
at 25 cents less
than my normal distributor.
431
00:20:46,679 --> 00:20:49,413
And you didn't ask
any questions?
432
00:20:49,415 --> 00:20:50,715
SPIVAK ( laughs ):
I'm not on salary.
433
00:20:50,717 --> 00:20:52,617
Every penny counts.
434
00:20:52,619 --> 00:20:55,353
I never heard of no Pilefsky.
435
00:20:55,355 --> 00:20:57,521
Who's your supplier?
436
00:20:59,626 --> 00:21:00,791
Obstruction.
437
00:21:00,793 --> 00:21:02,860
That's another year.
438
00:21:02,862 --> 00:21:03,861
Mm-hmm.
439
00:21:03,863 --> 00:21:07,465
Uh, what's in it for me?
440
00:21:07,467 --> 00:21:08,699
Peace of mind.
441
00:21:08,701 --> 00:21:11,869
Maybe you can keep
your store.
442
00:21:14,807 --> 00:21:18,643
Zalta. A guy named Zalta.
443
00:21:18,645 --> 00:21:20,911
Assault, possession
of stolen goods, tax fraud.
444
00:21:20,913 --> 00:21:22,680
I wouldn't be surprised
445
00:21:22,682 --> 00:21:24,515
if they reopened the case
where the store owner died.
446
00:21:24,517 --> 00:21:25,750
Right, what's his name?
Ahkbar.
447
00:21:25,752 --> 00:21:26,851
The list goes on.
448
00:21:26,853 --> 00:21:28,486
Mind turning around?
449
00:21:28,488 --> 00:21:30,788
I don't know what
you're talking about.
450
00:21:30,790 --> 00:21:32,857
Come on, Mario.
451
00:21:32,859 --> 00:21:34,659
Three truckloads
of bootleg cigarettes
452
00:21:34,661 --> 00:21:36,694
just happen to appear
in your warehouse?
453
00:21:36,696 --> 00:21:37,895
And a store owner
454
00:21:37,897 --> 00:21:40,798
just happens to pull
your name out of a hat?
455
00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:43,401
Suppose I was
in the business.
456
00:21:43,403 --> 00:21:45,303
Certainly no need for muscle.
457
00:21:45,305 --> 00:21:46,937
It's a big market out there.
458
00:21:46,939 --> 00:21:49,540
One vendor don't want
to do business
459
00:21:49,542 --> 00:21:52,476
so then there's a lot
of other takers.
460
00:21:52,478 --> 00:21:53,744
Yeah, and you've never
heard of Pilefsky.
461
00:21:53,746 --> 00:21:55,613
I told you...
462
00:21:55,615 --> 00:21:59,884
I don't associate
with guys like that no more.
463
00:21:59,886 --> 00:22:01,485
Yeah. Sure.
464
00:22:01,487 --> 00:22:04,689
ROBINETTE:
Your witness died.
465
00:22:04,691 --> 00:22:07,558
We can't even charge
Pilefsky with jaywalking.
466
00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:09,694
But Pilefsky used
to work for Zalta.
467
00:22:09,696 --> 00:22:11,613
Past tense.
468
00:22:11,614 --> 00:22:13,531
We know he beat the
hell out of Isaac.
469
00:22:13,533 --> 00:22:15,766
But we can't prove it
with a dead witness.
470
00:22:15,768 --> 00:22:17,401
So he walks?
471
00:22:17,403 --> 00:22:19,470
Unless you can connect them.
472
00:22:19,472 --> 00:22:23,374
Zalta swears on a stack
that he knows squat
473
00:22:23,376 --> 00:22:26,644
about Pilefsky's number
on Skolnik.
474
00:22:26,646 --> 00:22:28,613
We don't need to show knowledge,
475
00:22:28,614 --> 00:22:30,581
just actions furthering
a common criminal goal.
476
00:22:30,583 --> 00:22:32,583
That's the beauty
of conspiracy.
477
00:22:32,585 --> 00:22:33,684
And if not?
478
00:22:33,686 --> 00:22:36,687
Pilefsky walks.
479
00:22:39,659 --> 00:22:42,960
( over speaker ):
Well, fellows,
the good news is
480
00:22:42,962 --> 00:22:48,866
the guy who ID'd you
isn't going to testify.
481
00:22:48,868 --> 00:22:52,403
The bad news
is he's dead.
482
00:22:52,405 --> 00:22:54,672
I don't know
nothing about it.
483
00:22:54,674 --> 00:22:55,740
I'm sure you don't.
484
00:22:55,742 --> 00:22:57,375
It's a coincidence
485
00:22:57,377 --> 00:23:00,611
that your attorney
knew all about our witness
486
00:23:00,613 --> 00:23:03,681
who then unexpectedly
finds himself dead.
487
00:23:03,683 --> 00:23:05,816
You had me locked up.
488
00:23:05,818 --> 00:23:07,518
Even you got friends.
489
00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,887
I guess one of them thought
they were doing you a favor.
490
00:23:09,889 --> 00:23:11,889
That's not my problem.
491
00:23:11,891 --> 00:23:13,991
The law says it is.
492
00:23:13,993 --> 00:23:15,726
You're stretching, Logan.
493
00:23:15,728 --> 00:23:19,397
Detective Logan is implying
that the witness's death
494
00:23:19,399 --> 00:23:23,734
was part of some conspiracy
to keep you from going to trial.
495
00:23:23,736 --> 00:23:25,770
And if you had knowledge of it,
496
00:23:25,772 --> 00:23:28,506
you'd be culpable
in the eyes of the law.
497
00:23:28,508 --> 00:23:29,507
That's crap.
498
00:23:29,509 --> 00:23:31,142
I don't know nothing.
499
00:23:31,143 --> 00:23:32,776
Well, someone's making it look
like you did.
500
00:23:32,779 --> 00:23:34,011
Are you charging him?
501
00:23:34,013 --> 00:23:35,780
We're checking into it.
502
00:23:35,782 --> 00:23:38,983
No secrets, right, Counselor?
503
00:23:38,985 --> 00:23:40,751
It's a con, Joe.
504
00:23:40,753 --> 00:23:41,886
Don't fall for it.
505
00:23:41,888 --> 00:23:43,654
GREEVEY:
He's like a
dirty sponge.
506
00:23:43,656 --> 00:23:46,424
Squeeze him, all kinds
of scum comes out.
507
00:23:46,426 --> 00:23:48,692
He don't spin
on Zalta, he walks.
508
00:23:48,694 --> 00:23:50,811
He'll spin.
509
00:23:50,812 --> 00:23:52,929
LOGAN:
Murder two is 25 to life, Joe.
510
00:23:52,932 --> 00:23:56,434
You should have stuck
with assault.
511
00:23:56,436 --> 00:24:01,705
How much did Masucci pay you
to go down on murder two anyway?
512
00:24:03,476 --> 00:24:06,811
So maybe... maybe
I roughed up the Russian.
513
00:24:06,813 --> 00:24:08,579
Shut up, Joe.
514
00:24:08,581 --> 00:24:09,814
I'll talk to you later.
515
00:24:09,816 --> 00:24:11,982
I had nothing to do
with no cigarettes.
516
00:24:11,984 --> 00:24:14,985
I don't know nothing about them
or whacking the nutcase.
517
00:24:14,987 --> 00:24:17,488
So why the number on Isaac then?
518
00:24:17,490 --> 00:24:19,690
He bothered me.
519
00:24:19,692 --> 00:24:21,559
( laughs )
520
00:24:21,561 --> 00:24:25,696
Well, last I heard, annoyance
isn't a valid defense.
521
00:24:25,698 --> 00:24:27,631
They were scared he'd talk.
522
00:24:27,633 --> 00:24:28,632
About what?
523
00:24:28,634 --> 00:24:30,034
Oh, I don't know.
524
00:24:30,036 --> 00:24:32,670
Who was scared, Joe?
525
00:24:32,672 --> 00:24:34,572
You need a road map?
526
00:24:34,574 --> 00:24:39,710
25 years is a long time.
527
00:24:39,712 --> 00:24:41,745
So is dead.
528
00:24:44,684 --> 00:24:46,650
Look, I want to deal.
529
00:24:46,652 --> 00:24:49,787
I don't know nothing
about whacking Hoover.
530
00:24:49,789 --> 00:24:52,990
I'm sure the DA will listen.
531
00:24:52,992 --> 00:24:54,758
Wait a minute.
532
00:24:57,530 --> 00:24:59,663
Harv Beigel.
533
00:24:59,665 --> 00:25:00,731
Mistake.
534
00:25:00,733 --> 00:25:01,932
We want protection.
535
00:25:01,934 --> 00:25:04,568
There's
our connection.
536
00:25:06,072 --> 00:25:09,273
We know that Pilefsky
did a number on Isaac.
537
00:25:09,275 --> 00:25:10,741
The vic can't talk
538
00:25:10,743 --> 00:25:13,744
and our only witness
has passed on.
539
00:25:13,746 --> 00:25:16,113
So far, you've got nothing.
540
00:25:16,115 --> 00:25:17,147
So it seems.
541
00:25:17,149 --> 00:25:19,016
But we also know
our friend Zalta
542
00:25:19,018 --> 00:25:21,919
has been selling bootleg
cigarettes to small vendors.
543
00:25:21,921 --> 00:25:23,287
We got a seller who will talk.
544
00:25:23,289 --> 00:25:25,289
Did Zalta supply Skolnik?
545
00:25:25,291 --> 00:25:28,626
No. It seems Isaac overdosed
on the American Dream.
546
00:25:28,628 --> 00:25:31,262
He wanted nothing to do
with these guys.
547
00:25:31,264 --> 00:25:34,031
LOGAN:
He figure he was
about to squeal
548
00:25:34,033 --> 00:25:36,634
so our friend Pilefsky taught
him that silence is golden.
549
00:25:36,636 --> 00:25:38,168
Now, Pilefsky swears
550
00:25:38,170 --> 00:25:41,005
he knows nothing
about the cigarettes.
551
00:25:41,007 --> 00:25:43,307
He did, however, admit
he was just doing a favor
552
00:25:43,309 --> 00:25:46,176
for his old friend Beigel.
553
00:25:46,178 --> 00:25:48,646
So Beigel is an accomplice
to assault.
554
00:25:48,648 --> 00:25:50,180
It gets better.
555
00:25:50,182 --> 00:25:52,650
Mr. Zalta says
he's too chichi
556
00:25:52,652 --> 00:25:55,152
to associate with riffraff
like Pilefsky.
557
00:25:55,154 --> 00:25:57,154
But it just so happens
he has several truckloads
558
00:25:57,156 --> 00:25:59,657
of stolen cigarettes
in his warehouse.
559
00:25:59,659 --> 00:26:01,191
Guess who owns the warehouse?
560
00:26:01,193 --> 00:26:02,192
Beigel.
561
00:26:02,194 --> 00:26:03,794
LOGAN:
So even if Zalta
562
00:26:03,796 --> 00:26:06,697
and Pilefsky are
telling the truth...
563
00:26:06,699 --> 00:26:08,232
The left hand doesn't know
what the right hand is doing...
564
00:26:08,234 --> 00:26:10,200
STONE:
But they're
washing each other,
565
00:26:10,202 --> 00:26:12,202
so it's conspiracy, gentlemen.
566
00:26:12,204 --> 00:26:14,305
They could all go away
for a long time.
567
00:26:14,307 --> 00:26:17,107
With the possible bonus being...
568
00:26:22,782 --> 00:26:26,150
Oh, no, no,
that's a different story.
569
00:26:26,152 --> 00:26:29,787
Frank Masucci,
he goes for a walk in the woods,
570
00:26:29,789 --> 00:26:32,356
he doesn't leave
many bread crumbs.
571
00:26:32,358 --> 00:26:34,992
Defendants are charged
with assault,
572
00:26:34,994 --> 00:26:39,196
conspiracy to commit assault,
tax fraud and extortion.
573
00:26:39,198 --> 00:26:42,600
JUDGE:
How do you plead,
gentlemen?
574
00:26:42,602 --> 00:26:44,301
Not guilty, Your Honor.
575
00:26:46,005 --> 00:26:47,171
Not guilty.
576
00:26:49,208 --> 00:26:50,708
Not guilty.
577
00:26:50,710 --> 00:26:54,111
Recommendations on bail,
Mr. Stone?
578
00:26:54,113 --> 00:26:56,714
Each of the defendants
has known connections
579
00:26:56,716 --> 00:26:58,749
to organized crime, Your Honor,
and as such,
580
00:26:58,751 --> 00:27:00,284
there is certainly
a risk of flight
581
00:27:00,286 --> 00:27:02,186
from the jurisdiction
of this court.
582
00:27:02,188 --> 00:27:04,388
My client
has a business to run.
583
00:27:04,390 --> 00:27:06,190
May I remind your honor
584
00:27:06,192 --> 00:27:10,094
that he was in no way associated
with the assault?
585
00:27:10,096 --> 00:27:12,062
The assault is part and parcel
586
00:27:12,064 --> 00:27:14,264
of the conspiracy charges,
Mr. Davis.
587
00:27:14,266 --> 00:27:15,799
Your Honor,
588
00:27:15,801 --> 00:27:18,035
Mr. Beigel
has a spotless record.
589
00:27:18,037 --> 00:27:21,205
His only connection
to any so-called criminals
590
00:27:21,207 --> 00:27:22,806
is by way of marriage.
591
00:27:22,808 --> 00:27:25,409
JUDGE:
Many people think blood
is thicker than water.
592
00:27:25,411 --> 00:27:29,113
Bail is set at $150,000.
593
00:27:29,115 --> 00:27:32,249
( indistinct conversations )
594
00:27:34,654 --> 00:27:37,087
Give me a break,
will you, Stone?
595
00:27:37,089 --> 00:27:40,391
Howard Beigel is a major
player in this town.
596
00:27:40,393 --> 00:27:42,292
You want my advice,
597
00:27:42,294 --> 00:27:44,328
I wouldn't bring that up
in court.
598
00:27:44,330 --> 00:27:45,429
Face the facts.
599
00:27:45,431 --> 00:27:47,164
All you've got on Beigel
600
00:27:47,166 --> 00:27:50,134
is the testimony of
some third-rate hoodlum.
601
00:27:50,136 --> 00:27:53,270
Implicating your client
in a major-league conspiracy.
602
00:27:53,272 --> 00:27:54,738
Look, Ben,
603
00:27:54,740 --> 00:27:58,175
we don't want to have
the public humiliation
604
00:27:58,177 --> 00:27:59,443
of a trial.
605
00:27:59,445 --> 00:28:00,911
I'm listening.
606
00:28:00,913 --> 00:28:03,113
Suppose he testifies
607
00:28:03,115 --> 00:28:05,115
against Zalta
and Pilefsky.
608
00:28:05,117 --> 00:28:07,117
I don't need
Beigel's testimony.
609
00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:11,455
How about possession
of stolen goods?
610
00:28:11,457 --> 00:28:13,223
In exchange for what?
611
00:28:13,225 --> 00:28:15,092
Suspended sentence.
612
00:28:15,094 --> 00:28:16,326
You'll be a hero.
613
00:28:16,328 --> 00:28:18,929
Not to that girl
who visits her father
614
00:28:18,931 --> 00:28:20,164
every day in the hospital.
615
00:28:20,166 --> 00:28:22,332
What do you want?
616
00:28:25,471 --> 00:28:27,705
Frank Masucci.
617
00:28:27,707 --> 00:28:31,442
Beigel has nothing to do
with Masucci.
618
00:28:31,444 --> 00:28:33,210
It's a shame.
619
00:28:33,212 --> 00:28:35,279
Guess I'll see you in court.
620
00:28:38,384 --> 00:28:39,783
I don't even smoke.
621
00:28:39,785 --> 00:28:41,852
I hear it's not very good
for your health.
622
00:28:41,854 --> 00:28:43,253
Is it true
your brother-in-law
623
00:28:43,255 --> 00:28:45,155
is involved
in a conspiracy...?
624
00:28:45,157 --> 00:28:48,225
Hey, as far as I know, Harvey's
in the real estate business,
625
00:28:48,227 --> 00:28:50,494
although you never can tell
about in-laws.
626
00:28:50,496 --> 00:28:52,863
Can you comment
on rumors of your involvement
627
00:28:52,865 --> 00:28:55,733
with the disappearance of
union president Russell Mackey?
628
00:28:55,735 --> 00:28:58,302
What do I look like,
a travel agent?
629
00:28:58,304 --> 00:29:00,204
Excuse me.
630
00:29:02,208 --> 00:29:03,807
Big Frankie.
631
00:29:03,809 --> 00:29:05,342
Dandy don.
632
00:29:05,344 --> 00:29:08,345
You, too, can have
monogrammed socks.
633
00:29:08,347 --> 00:29:10,848
I once saw a kid
on the news.
634
00:29:10,850 --> 00:29:13,250
He was going
for a world record.
635
00:29:13,252 --> 00:29:15,853
He had 10,000 dominoes
lined up.
636
00:29:15,855 --> 00:29:18,789
They filled the floor
of Madison Square Garden,
637
00:29:18,791 --> 00:29:20,491
and he flicked the first one
638
00:29:20,493 --> 00:29:23,927
and 30 minutes later,
the last one fell.
639
00:29:23,929 --> 00:29:25,395
Where are you going?
640
00:29:25,397 --> 00:29:26,997
It would be nice, wouldn't it,
641
00:29:26,999 --> 00:29:29,233
to put Frank Masucci
out of business?
642
00:29:29,235 --> 00:29:31,268
The fed has tried.
643
00:29:31,270 --> 00:29:33,537
Always finds a way.
644
00:29:33,539 --> 00:29:36,206
Even if it does turn out
645
00:29:36,208 --> 00:29:39,543
that Masucci was
in on this cigarette scam...
646
00:29:39,545 --> 00:29:42,246
people won't testify
against him.
647
00:29:42,248 --> 00:29:43,547
The dominoes are all lined up.
648
00:29:43,549 --> 00:29:45,015
Why don't we just knock over
the first one,
649
00:29:45,017 --> 00:29:46,450
see where it leads?
650
00:29:46,452 --> 00:29:47,885
A bird in the hand.
651
00:29:47,887 --> 00:29:50,220
Don't forget what
you already got.
652
00:29:54,326 --> 00:29:57,327
It's called
spastic hemiplegia.
653
00:29:57,329 --> 00:30:00,197
He won't be able
to walk.
654
00:30:00,199 --> 00:30:01,565
Sorry.
655
00:30:01,567 --> 00:30:03,300
You got the man?
656
00:30:03,302 --> 00:30:04,434
Yes.
657
00:30:04,436 --> 00:30:07,037
He'll go to jail.
658
00:30:07,039 --> 00:30:09,973
Well, you never know
with a jury.
659
00:30:09,975 --> 00:30:15,512
But I'd feel more secure
if your father would testify.
660
00:30:15,514 --> 00:30:18,248
It's the right thing.
661
00:30:18,250 --> 00:30:20,584
He did the
right thing once.
662
00:30:20,586 --> 00:30:23,554
Look what happened.
663
00:30:23,556 --> 00:30:26,957
I don't know nothing
about assaulting that Russian.
664
00:30:26,959 --> 00:30:28,258
That's the beauty
of conspiracy--
665
00:30:28,260 --> 00:30:30,060
the right hand
can get the left hand
666
00:30:30,062 --> 00:30:31,929
in a whole lot
of trouble.
Hey...
667
00:30:31,931 --> 00:30:33,530
Tell me about Frank Masucci,
was he involved?
668
00:30:33,532 --> 00:30:38,569
What, you actually think I know
what goes on in Camelot?
669
00:30:38,571 --> 00:30:42,406
You're saying that Frank Masucci
was not involved.
670
00:30:42,408 --> 00:30:46,310
I'm saying nobody knows
what Masucci knows.
671
00:30:46,312 --> 00:30:50,614
That's why he eats at 21
and I'm sitting here.
672
00:30:50,616 --> 00:30:54,351
See you in court.
673
00:30:54,353 --> 00:30:55,552
Before we start,
674
00:30:55,554 --> 00:30:59,623
I want simple assault,
suspended sentence.
675
00:30:59,625 --> 00:31:02,960
That depends
on Mr. Beigel's song.
676
00:31:02,962 --> 00:31:04,094
You'll be happy.
677
00:31:04,096 --> 00:31:06,563
No matter what happens
in court,
678
00:31:06,565 --> 00:31:08,365
the deal stands.
679
00:31:08,367 --> 00:31:10,567
You're smart, Stone,
680
00:31:10,569 --> 00:31:13,370
but Frank Masucci...
681
00:31:13,372 --> 00:31:15,539
I'm listening.
682
00:31:20,112 --> 00:31:22,446
Russell Mackey.
683
00:31:28,387 --> 00:31:32,623
What do you know about
our missing union president?
684
00:31:35,027 --> 00:31:37,494
Maybe where he is.
685
00:31:37,496 --> 00:31:41,398
Did Frank Masucci
provide the transportation?
686
00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:43,901
Do we have a deal?
687
00:31:43,903 --> 00:31:48,372
If what Mr. Beigel tells me
helps Mr. Masucci into court,
688
00:31:48,374 --> 00:31:50,374
we can arrange something.
689
00:31:50,376 --> 00:31:54,344
Frank told me
he ordered the hit.
690
00:31:54,346 --> 00:31:57,014
Who pulled the trigger?
691
00:31:59,151 --> 00:32:00,684
Vinny Ruffo.
692
00:32:00,686 --> 00:32:03,320
Masucci's
top mechanic.
693
00:32:03,322 --> 00:32:05,055
And where's the body?
694
00:32:09,929 --> 00:32:12,162
We're not that close.
695
00:32:12,164 --> 00:32:15,132
What about Ruffo?
696
00:32:15,134 --> 00:32:17,034
Um...
697
00:32:17,036 --> 00:32:20,337
my guess is
he's across the Atlantic.
698
00:32:20,339 --> 00:32:21,705
But talk to Pilefsky.
699
00:32:21,707 --> 00:32:24,107
He and Ruffo are old buddies.
700
00:32:24,109 --> 00:32:26,410
Deal?
701
00:32:28,113 --> 00:32:30,380
We're not even sure
Russell Mackey's dead.
702
00:32:30,382 --> 00:32:32,482
He's been missing
for eight months.
703
00:32:32,484 --> 00:32:35,619
Beigel will testify
to Masucci's confession.
704
00:32:35,621 --> 00:32:37,087
And you're going
to believe him?
705
00:32:37,089 --> 00:32:38,722
It's a dangerous lie
to tell.
706
00:32:38,724 --> 00:32:40,457
I don't see a body, do you?
707
00:32:40,459 --> 00:32:43,160
You can't even prove a crime
has been committed.
708
00:32:43,162 --> 00:32:45,729
Adam, the dominoes
are starting to fall.
709
00:32:45,731 --> 00:32:47,731
Beigel ordered the assault
on Skolnik
710
00:32:47,733 --> 00:32:50,067
and you're willing
to let him walk?
711
00:32:50,069 --> 00:32:51,635
Aren't you?
712
00:32:51,636 --> 00:32:53,202
This is Frank Masucci
we're talking about.
713
00:32:53,205 --> 00:32:54,471
All right.
714
00:32:54,473 --> 00:32:56,740
Get me something to corroborate
715
00:32:56,742 --> 00:32:58,709
Beigel's testimony.
716
00:32:58,711 --> 00:33:02,479
Who's going to explain this
to Skolnik and his daughter?
717
00:33:07,619 --> 00:33:09,519
First the homeless guy,
then Mackey.
718
00:33:09,521 --> 00:33:10,988
What next, JFK?
719
00:33:10,990 --> 00:33:12,389
We're not
charging you yet.
720
00:33:12,391 --> 00:33:13,623
What's that supposed to mean?
721
00:33:13,625 --> 00:33:14,992
We know Vinny Ruffo
pulled the trigger.
722
00:33:14,994 --> 00:33:15,993
We know
you were friends.
723
00:33:15,995 --> 00:33:17,027
I don't know nothing.
724
00:33:17,029 --> 00:33:18,195
Put your thinking
cap on, Joe.
725
00:33:18,197 --> 00:33:19,596
Who do you suppose
told us about Ruffo?
726
00:33:19,598 --> 00:33:21,098
How do you think we knew
you were friends?
727
00:33:21,100 --> 00:33:22,632
Sure, I know him,
but that doesn't mean...
728
00:33:22,634 --> 00:33:24,101
Why you protecting him?
729
00:33:24,103 --> 00:33:25,535
Can't you see
you're being fingered?
730
00:33:25,537 --> 00:33:27,604
Beigel wants to deal,
you're the barter.
731
00:33:27,606 --> 00:33:29,206
Beigel and Zalta
are out on bail.
732
00:33:29,208 --> 00:33:31,041
Don't you think it's funny
nobody came forward to help you.
733
00:33:31,043 --> 00:33:32,642
Big fish eat littler fish.
734
00:33:32,644 --> 00:33:34,111
I had nothing to do with it.
735
00:33:34,113 --> 00:33:36,213
Beigel and Zalta
tell a different story.
736
00:33:36,215 --> 00:33:38,215
You know the truth, Joe.
737
00:33:38,217 --> 00:33:39,616
Was it Ruffo?
738
00:33:39,618 --> 00:33:41,184
Did he kill Mackey
on Masucci's orders?
739
00:33:41,186 --> 00:33:43,186
You don't know
what you're asking me.
740
00:33:43,188 --> 00:33:44,721
Was it Ruffo?
741
00:34:06,478 --> 00:34:07,711
Frank Masucci?
742
00:34:07,713 --> 00:34:09,079
MASUCCI:
Yes?
743
00:34:09,081 --> 00:34:10,180
You're under arrest
744
00:34:10,182 --> 00:34:11,515
for the murder
of Russell Mackey.
745
00:34:11,517 --> 00:34:13,033
You have the right
to remain silent.
746
00:34:13,034 --> 00:34:14,550
If you do not choose to
exercise that right...
747
00:34:14,553 --> 00:34:18,188
Don't ruin lunch
for my guests.
748
00:34:23,128 --> 00:34:25,128
Seven to one, I'll be teeing off
at Lacoste Wednesday morning.
749
00:34:25,130 --> 00:34:27,397
What about the
eyewitness testimony?
750
00:34:27,399 --> 00:34:29,833
Ever draw
to an inside straight?
751
00:34:29,835 --> 00:34:32,202
Greed makes people see things
that aren't there.
752
00:34:32,204 --> 00:34:35,439
Mr. Masucci
is a successful businessman.
753
00:34:35,441 --> 00:34:37,858
The DA's office
754
00:34:37,859 --> 00:34:40,276
has this irrational vendetta
against him and his family
755
00:34:40,279 --> 00:34:42,779
simply because of his
Sicilian background.
756
00:34:42,781 --> 00:34:46,183
That's not justice,
it's prejudice.
757
00:34:48,187 --> 00:34:49,786
Mr. Stone, Mr. Stone.
758
00:34:49,788 --> 00:34:52,456
The defense is claiming
that this case is based
759
00:34:52,458 --> 00:34:56,593
solely on your bias against
Mr. Masucci's background.
760
00:34:56,595 --> 00:34:59,362
The laws of
the State of New York
761
00:34:59,364 --> 00:35:02,632
draw a line between civil
and uncivil behavior.
762
00:35:02,634 --> 00:35:05,235
Some people
step over that line.
763
00:35:05,237 --> 00:35:08,505
Against those people, yes,
I am prejudiced.
764
00:35:08,507 --> 00:35:10,440
Excuse me.
765
00:35:12,344 --> 00:35:14,111
Please state your full name
for the record.
766
00:35:14,113 --> 00:35:15,378
Florence Mackey.
767
00:35:15,380 --> 00:35:16,513
Are you married, Ms. Mackey?
768
00:35:16,515 --> 00:35:18,031
I was.
769
00:35:18,032 --> 00:35:19,548
Objection.
Can the witness produce
770
00:35:19,551 --> 00:35:21,118
either a certificate
of divorce
771
00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:22,252
or a death certificate?
772
00:35:22,254 --> 00:35:23,820
Sustained.
773
00:35:23,822 --> 00:35:25,622
Who was your husband?
774
00:35:25,624 --> 00:35:27,524
Russell Mackey.
775
00:35:27,526 --> 00:35:33,130
And what position did he...
excuse me, does he hold?
776
00:35:33,132 --> 00:35:36,399
He's the president of local 297.
777
00:35:36,401 --> 00:35:37,901
And when was the last time
778
00:35:37,903 --> 00:35:39,903
you spoke to or saw
your husband?
779
00:35:39,905 --> 00:35:41,671
Last May-- May 16th.
780
00:35:41,673 --> 00:35:43,173
Thank you.
781
00:35:43,175 --> 00:35:44,841
No further questions.
782
00:35:44,843 --> 00:35:46,543
Do you have
any children, Mrs. Mackey?
783
00:35:46,545 --> 00:35:48,311
Relevance,
Your Honor.
784
00:35:48,313 --> 00:35:50,313
I believe that the
jury is entitled to hear
785
00:35:50,315 --> 00:35:53,416
about the alleged victim's
family life, Your Honor.
786
00:35:53,418 --> 00:35:55,185
I'll allow it.
787
00:35:55,187 --> 00:35:57,888
I have a son.
788
00:35:57,890 --> 00:36:01,925
And when was the last time
you saw your son?
789
00:36:03,562 --> 00:36:06,329
Please answer
the question.
790
00:36:06,331 --> 00:36:08,431
Two years ago.
791
00:36:08,433 --> 00:36:11,201
Did you ever think, Mrs. Mackey,
792
00:36:11,203 --> 00:36:13,570
that perhaps it's your company
that's repellant
793
00:36:13,572 --> 00:36:15,438
to the men
in your life?
794
00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:16,573
Objection, Your Honor.
795
00:36:16,575 --> 00:36:17,607
Withdrawn.
796
00:36:22,314 --> 00:36:25,182
Mr. Zalta, what, if any,
business relationship
797
00:36:25,184 --> 00:36:26,917
do you have with the defendant?
798
00:36:26,919 --> 00:36:29,286
I don't know what you mean.
799
00:36:29,288 --> 00:36:32,589
Permission to treat this witness
as hostile, Your Honor.
800
00:36:32,591 --> 00:36:34,324
Go ahead, Mr. Stone.
801
00:36:34,326 --> 00:36:37,194
In your dealings in the
import-export business,
802
00:36:37,196 --> 00:36:39,362
you frequently retain
trucking companies.
803
00:36:39,364 --> 00:36:40,430
Is that true?
804
00:36:40,432 --> 00:36:41,999
Oh, yes.
805
00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:43,567
Was one of
those companies
Beckner Trucking?
806
00:36:43,569 --> 00:36:45,535
Yeah.
807
00:36:45,537 --> 00:36:49,206
Isn't it true that you have
in the past 24 months
808
00:36:49,208 --> 00:36:52,442
used Beckner Trucking
for 92% of your deliveries?
809
00:36:52,444 --> 00:36:54,611
Could be.
810
00:36:54,613 --> 00:36:55,645
Your Honor?
811
00:36:55,647 --> 00:36:57,480
Make your answers
more responsive,
812
00:36:57,482 --> 00:36:59,416
or you'll be held in contempt.
813
00:37:00,485 --> 00:37:03,253
Did you use Beckner
that much?
814
00:37:03,255 --> 00:37:04,487
Yeah... yes.
815
00:37:04,489 --> 00:37:06,656
And Beckner is a
non-union shop?
816
00:37:06,658 --> 00:37:08,358
Yeah.
817
00:37:08,360 --> 00:37:10,493
So naturally, Mr. Russell
Mackey, as president
818
00:37:10,495 --> 00:37:12,629
of the trucking union, would be
very upset, isn't that true?
819
00:37:12,631 --> 00:37:15,232
I wouldn't know.
820
00:37:15,234 --> 00:37:17,734
Who owns
Beckner Trucking?
821
00:37:19,738 --> 00:37:21,771
You're under oath, sir.
822
00:37:26,645 --> 00:37:28,511
Frank Masucci.
823
00:37:28,513 --> 00:37:30,480
I beg your pardon?
824
00:37:30,482 --> 00:37:32,249
( coughs )
825
00:37:32,251 --> 00:37:34,317
Frank Masucci.
826
00:37:36,788 --> 00:37:39,422
Uh, it was the 4th of July.
827
00:37:39,424 --> 00:37:41,524
I was at Frank's house.
828
00:37:41,526 --> 00:37:44,527
That's the defendant,
Frank Masucci?
829
00:37:44,529 --> 00:37:45,962
Uh, yes.
830
00:37:45,964 --> 00:37:48,531
That's when
he told me.
831
00:37:48,533 --> 00:37:50,667
Told you what,
Mr. Beigel?
832
00:37:50,669 --> 00:37:52,969
Uh...
833
00:37:52,971 --> 00:37:58,441
Frank was tired of Mackey
showing up with his hand out.
834
00:37:58,443 --> 00:38:01,678
Said it wasn't curiosity
that killed the cat.
835
00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:03,680
It was greed.
836
00:38:03,682 --> 00:38:05,582
STONE:
What else
did he say?
837
00:38:05,584 --> 00:38:07,584
Calls for hearsay,
Your Honor.
838
00:38:07,586 --> 00:38:10,387
No, it's a statement
against interest, Your Honor.
839
00:38:10,389 --> 00:38:12,055
Overruled.
840
00:38:12,057 --> 00:38:14,457
He said, uh...
841
00:38:14,459 --> 00:38:20,597
Mackey would no longer
be any trouble,
842
00:38:20,599 --> 00:38:26,603
and he said that Vinny Ruffo
took care of him.
843
00:38:26,605 --> 00:38:28,605
So the defendant
confessed to you
844
00:38:28,607 --> 00:38:31,508
that he ordered
Russell Mackey's murder?
845
00:38:31,510 --> 00:38:34,444
I told you what he said.
846
00:38:34,446 --> 00:38:36,579
Thank you, Mr. Beigel.
847
00:38:39,051 --> 00:38:41,551
So you would
have us believe
848
00:38:41,553 --> 00:38:45,722
that Frank Masucci just
volunteered this information?
849
00:38:45,724 --> 00:38:47,791
That's right.
850
00:38:47,793 --> 00:38:50,694
Did he offer
any colorful details?
851
00:38:50,696 --> 00:38:54,431
Frank said he was disgusted.
852
00:38:54,433 --> 00:38:58,601
He said he wasted four hours
trying to convince him.
853
00:38:58,603 --> 00:39:03,606
So, no cement shoes,
no horse's head in the bed?
854
00:39:03,608 --> 00:39:04,574
Your Honor...
855
00:39:04,576 --> 00:39:06,710
Mr. Zuckert.
856
00:39:06,712 --> 00:39:11,047
Mr. Beigel, isn't it true
857
00:39:11,049 --> 00:39:12,816
that you cut a deal
with the district attorney
858
00:39:12,818 --> 00:39:14,751
in exchange for this testimony?
859
00:39:15,821 --> 00:39:17,721
Yes.
860
00:39:17,723 --> 00:39:21,624
And isn't it also true
that the defendant
861
00:39:21,626 --> 00:39:24,594
is your brother-in-law?
862
00:39:24,596 --> 00:39:25,628
Yes.
863
00:39:27,065 --> 00:39:30,900
There goes that invitation
to Christmas dinner, Mr. Beigel.
864
00:39:30,902 --> 00:39:33,136
Your Honor, please...
865
00:39:33,138 --> 00:39:34,504
Your Honor, even if we assume
866
00:39:34,506 --> 00:39:36,373
that this witness's testimony
is true--
867
00:39:36,375 --> 00:39:38,441
that my client
868
00:39:38,443 --> 00:39:39,776
would be dumb enough
to confess to the murder
869
00:39:39,778 --> 00:39:42,545
of Mr. Mackey--
the rules of evidence are clear
870
00:39:42,547 --> 00:39:44,647
that when
there is no corpus delicti,
871
00:39:44,649 --> 00:39:46,716
the defendant
cannot be convicted
872
00:39:46,718 --> 00:39:49,386
on the basis
of his confession alone.
873
00:39:49,388 --> 00:39:51,888
Where's the beef, Your Honor?
874
00:39:51,890 --> 00:39:53,656
There's no proof
that Mr. Mackey is dead,
875
00:39:53,658 --> 00:39:55,425
let alone murdered.
876
00:39:55,427 --> 00:39:57,794
Now, unless Mr. Stone
can offer some independent
877
00:39:57,796 --> 00:40:01,664
corroborating evidence that
a crime was even committed
878
00:40:01,666 --> 00:40:05,668
I move
for an immediate dismissal.
879
00:40:05,670 --> 00:40:10,740
Thank you for your eloquent
summary of the law, Mr. Zuckert.
880
00:40:11,910 --> 00:40:14,677
Mr. Stone?
881
00:40:14,679 --> 00:40:16,112
The State plans to offer
882
00:40:16,114 --> 00:40:18,681
such corroborating evidence,
Your Honor.
883
00:40:18,683 --> 00:40:21,684
I'm looking forward to it.
884
00:40:21,686 --> 00:40:23,853
Tomorrow, gentlemen.
885
00:40:23,855 --> 00:40:26,556
So Masucci didn't like
paying Mackey off,
886
00:40:26,558 --> 00:40:28,925
but that doesn't mean
that he killed him.
887
00:40:28,927 --> 00:40:31,561
The jury is looking
to convict, Adam.
888
00:40:31,563 --> 00:40:33,563
I think they believe
Beigel's testimony.
889
00:40:33,565 --> 00:40:34,764
Yeah, they may also believe
890
00:40:34,766 --> 00:40:36,699
that he'd say anything
to stay out of jail.
891
00:40:36,701 --> 00:40:38,568
People don't usually
jump at the chance
892
00:40:38,570 --> 00:40:40,437
to testify against
Frank Masucci.
893
00:40:40,439 --> 00:40:42,205
Skolnik's daughter
wasn't pleased.
894
00:40:42,207 --> 00:40:44,707
She know who Frank Masucci is?
895
00:40:44,709 --> 00:40:45,842
She doesn't care.
896
00:40:45,844 --> 00:40:47,577
I don't know if I do either.
897
00:40:47,579 --> 00:40:49,212
We all know you're infallible
898
00:40:49,213 --> 00:40:50,846
when it comes to matters
of faith and morals, Ben.
899
00:40:50,849 --> 00:40:52,949
But for some of us,
it's not so easy.
900
00:40:52,951 --> 00:40:54,784
Isaac Skolnik
is in a hospital bed.
901
00:40:54,786 --> 00:40:56,186
Harv Beigel put him there.
902
00:40:56,188 --> 00:40:57,487
That's real.
903
00:40:57,489 --> 00:40:58,655
I can see that.
904
00:40:59,858 --> 00:41:01,624
Adam?
905
00:41:01,626 --> 00:41:05,562
I don't photograph well
with egg on my face.
906
00:41:05,564 --> 00:41:07,397
How about you?
907
00:41:07,398 --> 00:41:09,231
Since when does
losing a case bother you?
908
00:41:09,234 --> 00:41:11,468
When it affects
public perception
909
00:41:11,470 --> 00:41:12,635
of this office.
910
00:41:14,606 --> 00:41:16,005
Yes, it's a shame
that Beigel walks.
911
00:41:16,007 --> 00:41:17,607
Yes,
912
00:41:17,609 --> 00:41:18,708
it bothers me terribly,
913
00:41:18,710 --> 00:41:19,876
and, yes,
I'd do it again tomorrow
914
00:41:19,878 --> 00:41:21,611
and the next day,
and the day after that
915
00:41:21,613 --> 00:41:23,746
to put a Frank Masucci away,
because as long as he's free,
916
00:41:23,748 --> 00:41:27,016
there will be more Mackeys
and more Skolniks.
917
00:41:32,757 --> 00:41:35,692
The State calls
Joseph Pilefsky.
918
00:41:40,732 --> 00:41:42,899
BAILIFF:
Raise your right hand.
919
00:41:42,901 --> 00:41:44,784
Do you swear
to tell the truth,
920
00:41:44,785 --> 00:41:46,668
the whole truth and nothing
but the truth, so help you God?
921
00:41:46,671 --> 00:41:48,238
PILEFSKY:
I do.
922
00:41:48,240 --> 00:41:51,708
Would you state your full name
for the record, please.
923
00:41:51,710 --> 00:41:53,810
Joe Pilefsky.
924
00:41:53,812 --> 00:41:56,513
Are you employed,
Mr. Pilefsky?
925
00:41:56,515 --> 00:42:00,216
I work at Vincent's
restaurant on 46th.
926
00:42:00,218 --> 00:42:02,719
Been there three years.
927
00:42:02,721 --> 00:42:03,820
Are you familiar
928
00:42:03,822 --> 00:42:05,955
with the name
Vinny Ruffo?
929
00:42:05,957 --> 00:42:07,790
Sure.
930
00:42:07,792 --> 00:42:09,692
Is he employed?
931
00:42:09,694 --> 00:42:13,796
Vinny works for Frank.
932
00:42:13,798 --> 00:42:14,964
Masucci?
933
00:42:14,966 --> 00:42:16,699
That's right.
934
00:42:16,701 --> 00:42:20,603
When was the last time
you met with Mr. Ruffo?
935
00:42:20,605 --> 00:42:22,539
Last spring.
936
00:42:22,541 --> 00:42:25,608
Could it have
been May 16th?
937
00:42:26,545 --> 00:42:28,711
That sounds about right.
938
00:42:28,713 --> 00:42:31,314
Tell us what happened
at that meeting.
939
00:42:31,316 --> 00:42:32,916
I was at the restaurant.
940
00:42:32,918 --> 00:42:35,752
Vinny called.
941
00:42:35,754 --> 00:42:38,955
Asked if he could
come in after I closed.
942
00:42:38,957 --> 00:42:42,091
He said he had
an important meeting.
943
00:42:42,093 --> 00:42:43,960
And did you oblige him?
944
00:42:43,962 --> 00:42:47,330
Sure. Vinny and I go way back.
945
00:42:47,332 --> 00:42:49,566
Then what happened?
946
00:42:49,568 --> 00:42:52,969
Well, um, around 2:00,
947
00:42:52,971 --> 00:42:55,838
this guy Mackey comes in,
948
00:42:55,840 --> 00:42:57,941
and he says he's there
to meet Vinny
949
00:42:57,943 --> 00:42:59,709
so I give him a table.
950
00:42:59,711 --> 00:43:02,011
Was anyone else there?
951
00:43:02,013 --> 00:43:06,583
Just me...
and then Vinny showed up.
952
00:43:06,585 --> 00:43:08,718
And then what happened?
953
00:43:08,720 --> 00:43:11,588
Garrotting.
954
00:43:11,590 --> 00:43:13,823
I had nothing to do with it.
955
00:43:13,825 --> 00:43:15,858
Would you explain for the jury
956
00:43:15,860 --> 00:43:18,661
the meaning
of the word "garrotting"?
957
00:43:18,663 --> 00:43:24,734
It's a wire around the neck.
958
00:43:24,736 --> 00:43:26,769
It's over... like that.
959
00:43:26,771 --> 00:43:29,872
( murmuring )
960
00:43:31,142 --> 00:43:33,042
Thank you.
961
00:43:34,312 --> 00:43:36,713
You said you've
been at the restaurant
962
00:43:36,715 --> 00:43:39,749
for three years, isn't that
correct, Mr. Pilefsky?
963
00:43:39,751 --> 00:43:41,751
PILEFSKY:
Yeah, give or take.
964
00:43:41,753 --> 00:43:43,620
Let's not.
965
00:43:43,622 --> 00:43:47,624
Let's try to be precise.
966
00:43:47,626 --> 00:43:49,892
How many nights a week
do you work?
967
00:43:49,894 --> 00:43:52,695
Six. Sundays off.
968
00:43:52,697 --> 00:43:54,397
Vacations?
969
00:43:54,399 --> 00:43:56,733
I don't like
to travel.
970
00:43:56,735 --> 00:44:00,036
So you worked six nights a week
for three years?
971
00:44:00,038 --> 00:44:01,738
That's right.
972
00:44:02,874 --> 00:44:05,942
How's your health, Mr. Pilefsky?
973
00:44:05,944 --> 00:44:07,844
Relevance, Your Honor.
974
00:44:07,846 --> 00:44:10,713
Goes to the credibility
of this witness's testimony.
975
00:44:10,715 --> 00:44:11,881
I'll allow it.
976
00:44:13,151 --> 00:44:14,784
I'm fine.
977
00:44:14,786 --> 00:44:16,986
Ever been to a hospital?
978
00:44:22,761 --> 00:44:24,127
Yeah.
979
00:44:24,129 --> 00:44:26,362
As a matter of fact,
you had an appendicitis
980
00:44:26,364 --> 00:44:28,698
earlier this year.
981
00:44:28,700 --> 00:44:30,933
So?
982
00:44:30,935 --> 00:44:34,737
So? So, I have your hospital
records here, Mr. Pilefsky.
983
00:44:34,739 --> 00:44:37,140
It appears
that you had complications
984
00:44:37,142 --> 00:44:39,108
following your appendectomy.
985
00:44:39,110 --> 00:44:41,678
It appears that you were
confined to a bed
986
00:44:41,680 --> 00:44:44,447
at Manhattan Memorial Hospital
for the entire month of May.
987
00:44:44,449 --> 00:44:45,815
Isn't that correct?
988
00:44:45,817 --> 00:44:47,884
Why are you perjuring yourself,
989
00:44:47,886 --> 00:44:49,085
Mr. Pilefsky?
990
00:44:49,087 --> 00:44:51,688
What has Mr. Stone
promised you?
991
00:44:51,690 --> 00:44:52,755
Objection, Your Honor.
992
00:44:52,757 --> 00:44:55,425
I demand an immediate mistrial.
993
00:44:55,427 --> 00:44:56,793
A continuance, Your Honor.
994
00:44:56,795 --> 00:44:58,194
Approach.
995
00:45:01,833 --> 00:45:03,733
I want a mistrial
and sanctions
996
00:45:03,735 --> 00:45:05,702
against Mr. Stone.
997
00:45:05,704 --> 00:45:06,869
Sanctions?!
998
00:45:06,871 --> 00:45:08,838
Yes. Prosecutorial misconduct.
999
00:45:08,840 --> 00:45:10,707
Knowingly offering
perjured testimony.
1000
00:45:10,709 --> 00:45:12,709
Get off it, Mr. Zuckert.
1001
00:45:12,711 --> 00:45:14,877
I did not know
Mr. Pilefsky was lying.
1002
00:45:14,879 --> 00:45:17,747
That's what you get
when you bargain for testimony.
1003
00:45:17,749 --> 00:45:19,816
Now I submit that this entire
thing was a set up,
1004
00:45:19,818 --> 00:45:21,017
and with a continuance,
Your Honor...
1005
00:45:21,019 --> 00:45:22,952
Do you have any proof,
Mr. Stone?
1006
00:45:22,954 --> 00:45:24,854
Of course he doesn't.
1007
00:45:24,855 --> 00:45:26,755
This is not the first time
that an overzealous DA...
1008
00:45:31,730 --> 00:45:35,998
Does the State
plan to offer any further
1009
00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:38,000
corroborating evidence?
1010
00:45:38,002 --> 00:45:39,268
With a continuance,
Your Honor.
1011
00:45:39,270 --> 00:45:41,738
Oh, at the expense of
my client's reputation.
1012
00:45:41,740 --> 00:45:46,075
Mr. Stone should have a case
before he comes to trial.
1013
00:45:46,077 --> 00:45:48,911
I'm sorry, Mr. Stone
1014
00:45:48,913 --> 00:45:51,214
but you know the law.
1015
00:45:53,084 --> 00:45:55,451
LOGAN:
Dismissed?
1016
00:45:55,453 --> 00:45:59,856
You mean Masucci
walks for good?
1017
00:45:59,858 --> 00:46:01,858
For Mackey's murder, yes.
1018
00:46:01,860 --> 00:46:03,159
Double jeopardy.
1019
00:46:03,161 --> 00:46:04,494
What about Beigel?
1020
00:46:04,496 --> 00:46:05,895
We can still get
him for conspiracy
1021
00:46:05,897 --> 00:46:07,497
and assault on Skolnik.
1022
00:46:07,499 --> 00:46:09,532
We made a deal.
1023
00:46:09,534 --> 00:46:11,834
He kept his end
of the plea bargain.
1024
00:46:15,807 --> 00:46:18,207
You got greedy.
1025
00:46:18,209 --> 00:46:20,943
They knew it,
and they set you up.
1026
00:46:24,482 --> 00:46:26,816
So Pilefsky's perjury
1027
00:46:26,818 --> 00:46:30,153
was all part of Frank Masucci's
plan to free Beigel?
1028
00:46:30,155 --> 00:46:33,556
And unfortunately,
we can't prove that.
1029
00:46:33,558 --> 00:46:35,792
And if we
rescind the deal,
1030
00:46:35,794 --> 00:46:37,293
we lose all credibility
in the future.
1031
00:46:37,295 --> 00:46:39,562
They don't play by rules,
why should we?
1032
00:46:39,564 --> 00:46:41,798
Because that's our job.
1033
00:46:41,800 --> 00:46:46,068
Great. Beigel walks,
Masucci walks,
1034
00:46:46,070 --> 00:46:47,870
we got squat.
Oh, no.
1035
00:46:49,874 --> 00:46:52,341
Masucci's not walking.