(male announcer) IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, THE PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTED
BY TWO SEPARATE YET EQUALLY IMPORTANT GROUPS:
THE POLICE, WHO INVESTIGATE CRIME,
AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS WHO PROSECUTE THE OFFENDERS.
THESE ARE THEIR STORIES.
YOU DON'T THINK YOUR CLAIM IS A LITTLE EXCESSIVE?
WE HAVE LAWS IN THIS COUNTRY FOR A REASON--
TO PROTECT CONSUMERS.
THOSE YOUR PANTS.
I TOLD YOU AT YOUR STORE, THOSE ARE NOT MY PANTS.
WHAT IF MY CLIENTS BOUGHT YOU A NEW PAIR OF PANTS?
THEY WERE PART OF A SUIT.
A $2,000 SUIT.
OKAY, A $2,000 SUIT.
AND FREE DRY CLEANING.
IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE YOUR WORD
THAT THESE AREN'T YOUR PANTS.
WE CAN HAVE THEM EXAMINED.
KNOCK YOURSELF OUT. ARTHUR.
I GUESS WE'LL SEE YOU PEOPLE IN COURT.
(Green) LILY YEE, SHE GRADUATED FROM NYU LAW SIX MONTHS AGO.
THIS MUST BE HER FIRST OFFICE.
THAT'S A NASTY LACERATION ON THE BACK OF HER HEAD.
THERE'S BLOOD AND HAIR ON THE CORNER OF THIS CHEST.
SHE GOT SHOVED?
OFFICIALLY, I DON'T KNOW YET. UNOFFICIALLY, A GOOD GUESS.
WOULD HAVE BEEN SOME TIME LAST NIGHT.
THIS IS MR. METZLER. HE OWNS THE OFFICE SUITE.
HE WAS RENTING A SPACE TO MISS YEE.
LOVELY GIRL.
SHE NEEDED A PLACE TO START OUT.
(Lupo) WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW HER?
LAST NIGHT, ABOUT 8:00.
I WAS LEAVING. SHE WAS GOING OUT FOR DINNER.
BUT SHE SAID SHE WAS COMING BACK AFTER.
COMING BACK TO MEET SOMEBODY?
NO, TO WORK.
SHE LIKED TO WORK WHEN NO ONE ELSE WAS AROUND.
ANYTHING EXPENSIVE IN HER OFFICE?
NO. A LAPTOP COMPUTER.
WHERE ARE THE PANTS? WHAT PANTS?
THEY WERE EVIDENCE IN A LAWSUIT.
PANTS?
SOME IMBECILE WAS SUING HER PARENTS.
THEY OWN A DRY CLEANER'S.
LILY WAS REPRESENTING THEM.
AND THE PANTS WERE ON THE CHAIR?
YEAH, HANGING RIGHT THERE.
WHAT WAS HE SUING FOR?
HE WANTED A SPOT REMOVED OR SOMETHING?
NO.
HE WANTED $20 MILLION.
LILY IS OUR ONLY CHILD.
SHE'S TOP FIVE IN HER CLASS.
SHE NEVER DO ANYTHING WRONG BEFORE.
WHAT DID SHE DO WRONG NOW, MR. YEE?
TO BE MURDERED. WE ARE SO SORRY.
IT WASN'T HER FAULT, MR. YEE.
WE'RE SORRY, TOO.
DO YOU HAVE TO BE HERE TODAY?
YES, FOR CUSTOMERS.
WE HEARD THAT THERE WAS A DISPUTE
ABOUT A PAIR OF PANTS.
[Mrs. Yee speaking Mandarin]
[speaking Mandarin]
CUSTOMER SAY, WE LOSE HIS PANTS.
BUT WE FIND THEM.
HE SUE US ANYWAY.
[both speaking Mandarin]
TWO MEN COME INTO THE STORE LAST WEEK.
THEY SAY THEY WANT THOSE PANTS.
WAS ONE OF THEM THE MAN WHO IS SUING?
NO. DIFFERENT MEN.
ONE WHITE, ONE BLACK. THEY ARE SMILING.
BUT THEY WANT THOSE PANTS VERY STRONG.
THAT'S WHY LILY TAKE THEM TO HER OFFICE.
PIECE OF CAKE.
WE JUST LOOK FOR A BLACK GUY AND A WHITE GUY
TOGETHER IN NEW YORK CITY.
WELL, THERE'S US.
MAYBE IT WAS THE GUY WITH THE LAWSUIT WHO SENT THEM.
IF THOSE REALLY WERE HIS PANTS, HE LOSES HIS CASE.
IT'S BETTER FOR HIM IF THEY DISAPPEAR.
THE JURY'S REALLY GONNA GIVE THIS GUY $20 MILLION?
HAS THIS COUNTRY GONE NUTS?
YEAH, KINDA.
AND MR. AND MRS. YEE ARE SUPPOSED TO PAY HIM
$20 MILLION, HOW?
MAYBE HE'S EXPECTING THEM
TO TAKE IN A LITTLE EXTRA DRY CLEANING.
I WANNA MEET THIS JOKER.
(Wiggins) IT'S STATUTORY.
CONSUMER FRAUD CARRIES PUNITIVE DAMAGES
TO DETER FUTURE WRONGDOING.
LIKE WHAT? LOSING A PAIR OF SOCKS NEXT?
YOU DON'T LIKE THE LAW, WRITE YOUR ASSEMBLYMAN.
I NEEDED THAT SUIT FOR MY NIECE'S WEDDING.
THOSE CLEANERS HAD A SIGN THAT SAID, "ONE DAY SERVICE,"
WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A LIE, AND, LEGALLY, A FRAUD.
(Lupo) BUT THEY DID FIND YOUR PANTS, EVENTUALLY.
THEY WEREN'T MY PANTS.
BUT IF THEY WERE, YOUR LAWSUIT GETS THROWN OUT
AND EVERYBODY THINKS YOU'RE AN IDIOT.
YOU THINK I'M AN IDIOT ANYWAY.
I KNOW THAT. I AM NOT AN--
IDIOT?
SOMEONE'S DEAD, MR. WIGGINS,
AND THE ONLY THING MISSING FROM HER OFFICE IS YOUR PANTS.
THOSE PANTS WERE CHILEAN WOOL, NOT ITALIAN.
THEY HAD CUFFS, WHICH I'M TOO SHORT TO WEAR,
AND PLEATS, WHICH I'M TOO THIN TO WEAR.
THEY WEREN'T MY PANTS.
SO THESE ARE THEM?
WE PULLED THESE FROM LILY YEE'S FILE.
THESE PANTS HAVE A PLEAT AND A CUFF.
WRONG PANTS.
WELL, THAT'S WORTH $20 MILLION.
DETECTIVE GREEN,
THESE ARE THE OLD DD-5'S YOU NEEDED FOR THE DENNISON PAROLE.
I HAD TO DIG THEM OUT OF THE BASEMENT.
WATCH OUT FOR SPIDERS.
THANKS.
HEY, UM, I WAS THINKING MAYBE I COULD--
I WOULD COME OVER
ON FRIDAY NIGHT, SEE THE KIDS.
GREAT, I NEED A BABYSITTER.
CAN YOU BE THERE BY 7:00?
SURE.
PERFECT.
BYE.
HOW'S SHE DOING SINCE YOUR BROTHER'S DEATH?
GOOD. FINE. THANKS.
YOU KNOW, IF THESE PANTS REALLY DIDN'T BELONG
TO THE GUY WHO'S SUING, SOMEONE'S MISSING THEM.
SO LET'S FIND OUT WHO THE PANTS ACTUALLY BELONG TO.
HERE.
ZERO-FOUR-NINE-SEVEN.
FOUR YEARS OVERSEAS CHASING TERRORISTS.
NOW I'M THE PANTS POLICE.
THESE ARE THE LAST ONES FROM OVER THERE.
HERE ARE THE LAST OF THE TICKETS.
MATCH 'EM, IF YOU CAN READ 'EM.
ANYBODY ELSE COMPLAIN ABOUT MISSING CLOTHES LATELY?
BESIDES MR. WIGGINS?
ONE MAN COME IN WITH A TICKET.
WE DON'T FIND HIS CLOTHES,
BUT HE SAY, SORRY, HIS MISTAKE,
HE MUST ALREADY HAVE GOT THEM.
AND THEN HE JUST LEAVE.
OKAY.
96 PAIRS OF MEN'S PANTS, 97 TICKETS.
PANTSLESS.
RACHEL MONROE. DO YOU KNOW HER?
NO. WE'LL GET HER NUMBER.
YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT MY DRY CLEANING?
YEAH, ABOUT A PAIR OF PANTS THAT YOU BROUGHT IN
ABOUT SIX WEEKS AGO.
YOU NEVER PICKED THEM UP.
I'VE BEEN TRAVELING.
I WORK FOR SAVINGSMART.
AH, THE BIG CHAIN.
2,700 STORES. I'M A PURCHASING EXECUTIVE.
WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
SOMEONE STEALING CLOTHES FROM MY DRY CLEANER?
NO, IT'S, IT'S ABOUT A MURDER INVESTIGATION.
MURDER? WHO WAS MURDERED?
A WOMAN NAMED LILY YEE.
DO YOU KNOW HER?
I DON'T THINK SO.
I REALLY DON'T SEE HOW I COULD HELP YOU.
I'M SORRY.
(Lupo) UH, YOU'RE BACK IN TOWN NOW.
YOU COULD HAVE PICKED 'EM UP.
I DIDN'T NEED THEM.
THEY WERE AN OLD PAIR.
SO THEY WERE YOUR PANTS?
OF COURSE.
ARE YOU MARRIED, MISS MONROE?
NO.
(Lupo) GOT A MALE ROOMMATE? A BOYFRIEND?
NO.
IT'S OUR MISTAKE THEN.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE OWNER OF A PAIR OF MEN'S PANTS.
WOOL. LIGHT GRAY.
YOU THINK HE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE MURDER?
UH, ANYWAY, IF YOU THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE,
YOU'LL LET US KNOW, OKAY?
SHE'S GONNA TELL HIM WE WERE HERE, RIGHT?
OH, HELL, YEAH-- SOME GUY DIDN'T WANT ANYBODY
TO KNOW HE WAS OUT OF HIS PANTS IN HER APARTMENT.
YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE NICE
IF SHE WENT TO TELL HIM IN PERSON,
SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT AROUND TO SUBPOENA HER PHONE RECORDS.
I GOT AN IDEA. WHAT'S--WHAT'S HER NUMBER?
IT'S ON THE TICKET.
[Lupo makes static sound]
WHAT WAS THAT, THE CALL OF THE WILD MUSKRAT?
HUH? IT WAS THE PHONE TAP,
SO SHE'LL BE AFRAID TO CALL HIM, WHAT?
PHONE TAPS DON'T SOUND LIKE THAT, MAN,
THEY DON'T SOUND LIKE ANYTHING.
WELL, THEY DO IN THE MOVIES.
THINK IT'LL WORK?
I'LL GIVE YOU 15 MINUTES.
SO YOU AND MY SISTER-IN-LAW, YOU GUYS
ARE GETTING PRETTY FRIENDLY, HUH?
FRIENDLY ENOUGH FOR HER TO TELL ME
THAT SHE WAS WITH YOU BEFORE SHE MARRIED YOUR BROTHER.
THAT'S-- THAT'S PRETTY FRIENDLY.
YOU GUYS, LIKE--LIKE, GETTING TOGETHER OR ANYTHING?
NO, MAN, SHE'S JUST WIDOWED.
SHE AIN'T GETTING TOGETHER WITH NOBODY.
FRIDAY NIGHT, SHE'S GOING TO A SHOW WITH HER MOTHER.
(Lupo) THERE SHE GOES.
LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK.
ONE WHITE GUY, ONE BLACK GUY.
(Lupo) AND IT'S NOT US.
COME ON.
TAXI!
HANDS UP, HANDS UP!
HANDS UP, WHERE WE CAN SEE 'EM.
WHY WERE YOU FOLLOWING RACHEL MONROE?
THE OTHER GUY'S STASHED IN INTERVIEW ONE.
THEY CAME IN VOLUNTARILY,
MADE ONE CALL, THEN NOT A WORD.
AND YOU LOST THE GIRL?
YEAH, WE LOST THE GIRL.
[knock on door]
LIEUTENANT.
INSPECTOR.
NOT ANY MORE, LIEUTENANT.
I'M JUST A CIVILIAN RETIREE.
I'M WORKING FOR SAVINGSMART NOW.
I UNDERSTAND YOU PULLED IN A COUPLE OF GUYS
THAT WORK FOR ME.
WORK FOR YOU?
FOLLOWING A WOMAN NAMED RACHEL MONROE?
THAT'D BE THEM.
DO YOU MIND TELLING ME WHY THEY WERE DOING THAT?
INTERNAL CORPORATE STUFF.
NOTHING VERY INTERESTING.
OH, LET'S GO TO MY OFFICE.
SURE.
WHO'S THAT?
ONE OF THE BEST OFFICERS I EVER WORKED FOR.
EVERYTHING HE DOES IS INTERESTING.
[Van Buren laughs]
THEY'RE GOOD GUYS,
BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT AS GOOD AS YOURS.
WELL, THEY BEAT THE HELL OUT OF MINE
AT KEEPING THEIR MOUTHS SHUT.
SAVINGSMART IS A LITTLE BIT ON THE BUREAUCRATIC SIDE.
NO ONE SPEAKS WITHOUT BEING AUTHORIZED
BY A SUPERIOR. SOUNDS MORE LIKE
THE WHITE HOUSE THAN A DISCOUNT DEPARTMENT STORE.
BUT YOU'RE THE SUPERIOR, RIGHT?
SO YOU'RE AUTHORIZED TO SPEAK.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING AN ALLEGATION
THAT MS. MONROE HAS BEEN FRATERNIZING
WITH ANOTHER SAVINGSMART EMPLOYEE,
WHICH IS STRICTLY AGAINST COMPANY RULES.
FRATERNIZING?
BEING FRIENDLY WITHOUT HER CLOTHES ON.
AND YOU-- YOU PUT A TEAM ON THIS?
WELL, OUR FOUNDER WAS A VERY MORAL MAN.
IT'S THE COMPANY CULTURE.
HE WOULD HAVE FIT IN GREAT WHERE YOU AND I MET.
INSPECTOR FULLER WAS MY CAPTAIN WHEN I GOT TO VICE.
BACK WHEN IT WAS CALLED "PUBLIC MORALS,"
BEFORE WE OFFICIALLY GAVE UP ON WORRYING ABOUT MORALITY.
WELL, I GUESS ONLY THE PRIVATE SECTOR CAN AFFORD
TO KEEP AN EYE ON MORALS NOWADAYS.
WELL, IT CAN ALSO AFFORD TO PAY ME A 50% BUMP
OVER MY DEPARTMENT SALARY.
IF YOU'RE EVER TEMPTED, ANITA...
I'LL KEEP IT IN MIND.
UH, DID YOU EVER FIND OUT WHO MS. MONROE WAS MESSING WITH?
WE SAW HER DROP OFF A PAIR
OF MEN'S PANTS AT A DRY CLEANER'S.
MY GUYS TRIED TO PICK THEM UP, BUT THE CLEANERS BLEW 'EM OFF.
SO YOU GOT A GOOD LOOK AT THE PANTS,
BUT NOT THE GUY THAT GOES WITH THEM?
MS. MONROE AND HER FRIEND
WERE OBVIOUSLY BEING VERY CAREFUL.
AND YOUR INVESTIGATION
HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MURDER OF LILY YEE?
I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS.
ANYWAY, WE DON'T DO HOMICIDE.
THE ALLEGATION AGAINST MS. MONROE,
WHERE'D IT COME FROM?
[woman on tape] HER NAME IS RACHEL MONROE,
AND SHE'S SCREWING AROUND.
I DON'T KNOW WHO WITH, BUT HE'S IN THE COMPANY.
AND I DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT.
(Fuller) THAT CALL CAME INTO OUR INTEGRITY HOTLINE
TWO MONTHS AGO.
INTEGRITY HOTLINE?
REPORTS ON EMPLOYEE THEFT,
COMPANY BUYERS GETTING FAVORS FROM VENDORS...
THE GUY THAT'S SCREWING AROUND WITH MISS MONROE,
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU FIND HIM?
UNLESS HE HAS A DAMNED GOOD REASON FOR HER HAVING HIS PANTS,
THEY BOTH GET FIRED.
END OF JOB, END OF BENEFITS, END OF CAREER.
I GUESS THAT'S MOTIVE TO GET THE PANTS BEFORE YOU DID.
WHAT IF YOU HAD GOTTEN THEM?
HOW WOULD YOU KNOW WHOSE THEY WERE?
DNA.
WE HAVE EMPLOYEES' DNA ON FILE,
IN CASE OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY.
LIKE WHAT?
A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT DURING OFFICE HOURS?
IT'S HAPPENED.
CAN YOU PLAY THE TAPE BACK?
(woman) HER NAME IS RACHEL MONROE, AND SHE'S SCREWING AROUND.
I DON'T KNOW WHO WITH, BUT HE'S IN THE COMPANY.
AND I DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT.
W-W-WHAT WAS THAT IN THE BACKGROUND?
"ATTENTION...
SAVINGSMART SHOPPERS."
THAT'S OUR PINK LIGHT SPECIAL.
SO THE CALL WAS MADE FROM THE STORE.
DOES MISS MONROE WORK OUT OF A STORE?
NO. SHE'S IN OUR MIDTOWN OFFICE.
BUT THE CALLER KNOWS HER.
CAN WE GET A LIST OF WOMEN WHO RECENTLY TRANSFERRED
FROM MISS MONROE'S OFFICE TO A STORE?
DO THEY KNOW YOU'RE TALKING TO ME?
THEY?
THE COMPANY.
LET'S MOVE OVER THERE.
MA'AM,
THIS IS A POLICE INVESTIGATION.
THE COMPANY DOESN'T MATTER.
RIGHT.
LOOK, RACHEL'S A FRIEND OF MINE.
I WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING TO HURT HER.
THE CALL WAS RECORDED, MISS GOOD.
WE CAN DO A VOICEPRINT MATCH IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS.
IT JUST WASN'T FAIR.
THERE WAS ONE OPENING IN PROCUREMENT.
BIG RAISE, FOREIGN TRAVEL.
I'D BEEN WITH THE COMPANY LONGER THAN HER.
AND YOU THINK SHE GOT THE JOB THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY.
ONLY BECAUSE SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS "SLEEPING" HER WAY TO THE TOP,
AFTER WE HAD THREE COSMOS ONE NIGHT.
THE NEXT DAY SHE SAID SHE'D ONLY BEEN JOKING.
DID SHE SAY WHO SHE WAS ONLY JOKING
ABOUT SLEEPING HER WAY TO THE TOP WITH?
(man) WHO IS IT, HON?
UH, THE POLICE. THEY WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
MIND IF WE COME IN?
SURE, I GUESS NOT.
DON'T TRIP ON THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE.
YOU WANT BOTH OF US, OR JUST ME?
JUST YOU IS FINE.
OKAY, COME ON IN.
NOW, WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
YEAH, WE'RE INVESTIGATING THE MURDER OF AN ATTORNEY
NAMED LILY YEE.
WHOEVER KILLED HER STOLE A PAIR OF PANTS
THAT WAS TAKEN TO A DRY CLEANER'S
BY RACHEL MONROE.
RACHEL?
WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE MAN WHO OWNS THE PANTS
THAT WERE TAKEN TO THE CLEANER'S BY MISS MONROE.
DO YOU RECOGNIZE THESE? SIZE 34.
WHAT'S YOUR WAIST?
DO YOU ALWAYS WEAR CUFFS AND PLEATS?
I THINK YOU'VE MADE SOME KIND OF MISTAKE.
WE KNOW THAT YOU AND MISS MONROE RECENTLY SPENT
THREE WEEKS TOGETHER IN CHINA.
YEAH, DOING COMPANY BUSINESS.
I DIDN'T HAVE AN AFFAIR WITH HER.
I DIDN'T KILL ANYONE.
AND I TAKE IN MY OWN DRY CLEANING.
THEY WERE IN DONGYING AND WEIFANG.
BUYING HEALTH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS FOR SAVINGSMART.
THEY SPEND, LIKE, A BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR THERE.
THESE ARE CAHILL'S PHONE RECORDS SINCE THEY GOT BACK,
HIS CALLS TO RACHEL MONROE BOTH DAY AND NIGHT.
BUT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SHAMPOO FROM WEIFANG.
WELL, THE CREDIT CARD STATEMENT DOESN'T SHOW
ANY ROMANTIC WEEKEND TRIPS,
BUT MRS. CAHILL DEFINITELY ENJOYS THE FINER THINGS.
BERGDORF'S, DAY SPAS.
LIEUTENANT?
DETECTIVES.
SO IS OUR FRONT DOOR WIDE OPEN,
OR DOES THE DESK SERGEANT REMEMBER YOU TOO?
I HEARD YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN A GUY NAMED DEREK CAHILL.
YOU--YOU HEARD?
I THOUGHT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU OUT.
PHOTOS OF CAHILL FROM THE COMPANY NEWSLETTER:
PRESENTING A CHECK TO THE BOYS CLUB,
SHAKING HANDS WITH THE CHINESE FACTORY MANAGER,
(Lupo) IN A GRAY SUIT WHILE DOING IT.
BUT WE CAN'T MAKE A POSITIVE MATCH FROM AN OLD PHOTO
TO A PAIR OF PANTS WE DON'T HAVE.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
COULD YOU EXCUSE US A MINUTE?
INSPECTOR--
NOT ANY MORE, JUST A--
CIVILIAN RETIREE, I KNOW, WHICH IS WHY I CAN'T TELL YOU
WHAT ELSE WE HAVE.
YOU KNOW THAT.
AREN'T I ALLOWED TO HELP OUT IF I CAN?
WELL, UP TO A POINT.
LOOK, WHY DON'T WE HAVE DINNER AND WE CAN CATCH UP?
SURE.
UH, CHECK THIS OUT.
THESE CALLS CAHILL MADE TO RACHEL,
THERE'S LIKE A DOZEN CALLS ON HERE
TO HER HOME PHONE, WHICH IS 212-555-0188.
AND THEN ONE DAY LAST WEEK,
HE SUDDENLY CALLS 917-555-0188 AND 646-555-0188.
SAME NUMBER, DIFFERENT AREA CODE.
SO WHAT?
DID HE ALL OF A SUDDEN FORGET HER AREA CODE?
THE DRY CLEANER FILED CLOTHES
BY PHONE NUMBER.
MR. YEE SAID THAT SOME GUY CAME IN,
WITH A TICKET,
AND THEY COULDN'T FIND HIS CLOTHES.
SO IF THAT WAS CAHILL TRYING TO GET HIS PANTS BACK,
AFTER RACHEL TOLD HIM
SAVINGSMART WAS SNIFFING AROUND...
RIGHT, HE DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE A SCENE, SO HE JUST WENT AWAY,
BUT MAYBE HE GUESSED THAT THE CLEANER'S
HAD GIVEN HIS PANTS TO THE WRONG CUSTOMER.
I MEAN, THE PLACE IS KIND OF A MESS.
SOMEONE WITH THE SAME NUMBER, BUT A DIFFERENT AREA CODE.
WHAT, HE JUST STARTED DIALING?
LET'S SEE. 917-555-0188.
IT'S WIGGINS' CELL PHONE.
HE DIDN'T GIVE HIS NAME.
JUST SAID HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD THE RIGHT PANTS.
I THOUGHT HE WAS AN INVESTIGATOR THE CLEANER'S HAD HIRED
TO TRICK ME.
I TOLD HIM HE KNEW DAMN WELL I DIDN'T.
DID YOU TELL HIM WHERE THE PANTS WERE?
I TOLD HIM, "PAL, YOU KNOW DAMN WELL
WHERE THOSE PANTS ARE.
THEY'RE WITH THE CHINESE LAWYER."
(Lupo) WIGGINS TOLD YOU WHERE THEY WERE.
THE OFFICE WAS EASY TO BREAK INTO.
(Green) MAYBE YOU DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT ANYBODY.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS GOING TO SHOW UP.
THAT'S RIGHT, ALL YOU WANTED WERE THESE.
(Cahill) NO, YOU'RE WRONG.
THIS IS SO WRONG.
THERE'S NO WAY DEREK MURDERED ANYONE.
WE DON'T THINK HE MEANT TO.
I KNOW HIM.
LOOK, I REALLY DON'T CARE WHO YOU SCREW,
BUT THIS ISN'T ABOUT AN AFFAIR ANYMORE.
YOU NEED TO TELL ME EVERYTHING, AND YOU NEED TO TELL ME NOW.
HE TOLD HIS WIFE HE WAS GOING TO A MEETING IN KANSAS,
BUT HE SPENT THE WEEKEND WITH ME.
[sighs]
WE WERE SO CAREFUL.
BECAUSE OF THE COMPANY, WE BORROWED AN APARTMENT.
WE WORE DISGUISES.
I NEVER THOUGHT I HAD TO BE THAT CAREFUL
WITH HIS DRY CLEANING.
WHY DID YOU EVEN HAVE HIS PANTS?
THEY...
GOT MY LIPSTICK ON THEM.
ON THE FLY.
SO I TOOK THEM TO THE CLEANER'S, SO HIS WIFE WOULDN'T SEE.
AND THEN SAVINGSMART SECURITY CAME AROUND.
THEY WOULD HAVE FIRED US BOTH.
I TOLD THEM THE PANTS WERE MINE.
AND YOU WARNED HIM.
HE TOOK THE TICKET.
HE JUST WANTED TO GET THEM BACK.
HE WOULDN'T KILL ANYONE.
[knock on door]
WHAT?
MR. FULLER BROUGHT US A LITTLE PRESENT.
WOOL. LIGHT GRAY. AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK THAT'S A SPOT OF BLOOD.
THINK IT MIGHT BE A MATCH FOR LILY YEE?
WHERE'D YOU GET THESE?
CAHILL'S APARTMENT, BACK OF HIS CLOSET.
(Green) YOU SEARCHED IT WITHOUT A WARRANT?
I DON'T NEED A WARRANT. I'M NOT A COP ANYMORE.
BESIDES, THAT APARTMENT IS SAVINGSMART PROPERTY.
THE COMPANY MAKES IT AVAILABLE
TO EXECUTIVES ON ASSIGNMENT IN NEW YORK.
RIGHT, RIGHT. IT'S STILL HIS HOME.
YOU DON'T WANT 'EM?
I'LL TAKE 'EM BACK.
LOOKS LIKE THERE'S STILL SOME LIPSTICK ON THE FLY.
YOU WANT THEM, OR NOT?
MY LAWYER'S GOING TO BE HERE ANY MINUTE.
JUST IN TIME.
DEREK CAHILL, YOU'RE UNDER ARREST
FOR THE MURDER OF LILY YEE.
NOT GUILTY. THE PEOPLE SEEK REMAND.
THE DEFENDANT HAS EXTENSIVE FOREIGN CONNECTIONS.
IN CHINA. NOT THE FIRST PLACE I'D FLEE TO.
AND THE EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM IS COMPELLING.
AN ITEM OF CLOTHING STOLEN
FROM THE VICTIM WITH THE VICTIM'S BLOOD ON IT
WAS FOUND IN MR. CAHILL'S POSSESSION.
THAT EVIDENCE THAT IS ABOUT TO BE SUPPRESSED,
YOUR HONOR.
WONDERFUL, THEN YOUR CLIENT WON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT RAISING BAIL, WHICH IS SET AT $1 MILLION.
[judge slams gavel] NEXT.
CONNIE, WHY ARE YOU EVEN BOTHERING?
THE PANTS FIT, THEY CAN'T ACQUIT.
WHAT PANTS?
SHE FILED A MOTION TO SUPPRESS
BEFORE I EVEN GOT OUT OF THE COURTHOUSE.
THE PANTS WERE SEIZED ILLEGALLY
IN A WARRANTLESS SEARCH.
NOT BY THE POLICE OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY.
NO, JUST BY AGENTS OF A MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION
THAT BEHAVES LIKE A GOVERNMENT,
AND IS BIGGER THAN MOST GOVERNMENTS,
AND BENDS OR BREAKS EVERY RULE IN THE BOOK
TO STOCK ITS SHELVES WITH PRODUCTS AT PRICES
THAT ARE UNBELIEVABLY LOW.
YOU SHOP AT SAVINGSMART?
A CHILD'S BICYCLE IS $150 ON COLUMBUS AVENUE.
$35.99 AT SAVINGSMART.
YOU RIDE A CHILD'S BICYCLE?
MY NEPHEW'S DAUGHTER DOES.
HOW IMPORTANT ARE THESE PANTS TO YOUR CASE?
WITHOUT THEM, WE HAVE MOTIVE, OPPORTUNITY...
NOTHING. YEAH.
MAKE SURE THOSE COPS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT SEARCH.
(Cutter) THE LAW SAYS:
IF A PRIVATE CITIZEN OBTAINS EVIDENCE IN ANY WAY,
LEGALLY OR ILLEGALLY,
AND COMES IN AND HANDS IT TO THE POLICE, WE CAN USE IT.
AS LONG AS THE POLICE
HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM FINDING IT.
WELL, FULLER JUST WALKED IN,
CARRYING A BROWN PAPER BAG.
WE DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS GOING TO DO IT,
AND I CERTAINLY DIDN'T ASK HIM.
HOW ABOUT YOU GUYS?
NO, WE WERE ABOUT TO APPLY FOR A SEARCH WARRANT.
FULLER JUST SHOWED UP.
AND HE DIDN'T EVEN GIVE YOU A HINT
HE'D BE BRINGING IT IN?
I UNDERSTAND HE'S YOUR FORMER BOSS,
YOUR MENTOR.
THAT'S RIGHT.
BUT HE TAUGHT ME TO DO POLICE WORK,
NOT OUTSOURCE IT TO RENT-A-COPS.
(woman) MR. FULLER, DO YOU RECALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES
THAT LED TO YOUR BRINGING
THIS PAIR OF PANTS TO THE POLICE?
YES, I DO.
THE PANTS WERE OBTAINED
AT THE REQUEST OF LIEUTENANT VAN BUREN.
THE LIEUTENANT KNEW YOU WERE BRINGING THEM IN?
I WAS ALREADY COOPERATING WITH THE POLICE INVESTIGATION.
I HAD BROUGHT THEM A PHOTOGRAPH OF MR. CAHILL
WEARING WHAT THEY THOUGHT WERE THE PANTS IN QUESTION.
AND WHAT, IF ANYTHING, DID THE LIEUTENANT SAY
WHEN YOUR BROUGHT THAT PHOTOGRAPH?
THAT THEY COULDN'T MAKE A POSITIVE MATCH
WITHOUT HAVING THE ACTUAL PANTS.
ARE YOU AWARE
THAT THREE NEW YORK CITY POLICE OFFICERS,
INCLUDING LIEUTENANT VAN BUREN, HAVE SWORN THEY HAD NO IDEA
YOU WERE GONNA LOOK FOR THESE PANTS?
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT THEM TO SAY?
I EXPECT THEM TO TELL THE TRUTH.
ARE YOU TELLING THE TRUTH, SIR?
YES.
BUT WHEN YOU WERE A POLICE OFFICER
IN THEIR SITUATION, YOU WOULD HAVE LIED.
I WOULD HAVE BEEN MOTIVATED TO CATCH A MURDERER.
JUST LIKE THEY WERE.
I KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED.
LIEUTENANT VAN BUREN TOOK ME ASIDE
FOR A PRIVATE CONVERSATION.
SHE SAID THAT WE SHOULD GET TOGETHER LATER AND TALK.
SHE KNEW THAT I COULD DO STUFF THAT THEY COULDN'T--
MR. CUTTER, I'M AFRAID I'VE HEARD ENOUGH.
YOUR HONOR, EVEN IF YOU BELIEVE THIS WITNESS,
WHICH I DO NOT, THE POLICE WOULD INEVITABLY HAVE DISCOVERED
THOSE PANTS ON THEIR OWN.
THEY WERE WITHIN MINUTES
OF APPLYING FOR A SEARCH WARRANT.
(Judge Brewer) BUT THEY DIDN'T.
THEY TOOK THE EASY WAY OUT.
AND I, FOR ONE,
AM GETTING TIRED OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
TAKING SHORTCUTS THROUGH OUR CONSTITUTION.
(Cutter) THERE WAS NO BAD FAITH HERE.
ARE YOU GONNA TELL THESE PEOPLE
THAT THEIR DAUGHTER'S MURDERER IS GONNA GO FREE
BECAUSE SOMEBODY WAS OVERENTHUSIASTIC?
(Judge Brewer) NO, MR. CUTTER,
YOU ARE.
THE EVIDENCE IS SUPPRESSED.
FULLER WAS LYING.
I-I DIDN'T SEE IT COMING.
(McCoy) WHY WAS HE LYING?
SAVINGSMART BELIEVES ALL MURDERERS SHOULD BE FREED
SO THEY CAN SHOP?
I DON'T KNOW, THERE HAD TO BE SOME COLLUSION.
SOMEBODY GOT TO SOMEBODY.
LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THOSE SOMEBODIES WAS CAHILL.
THREE DAYS AGO, HE MADE A CALL FROM RIKERS ISLAND
TO SAVINGSMART'S NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS.
AND THE NEXT DAY, TWO EXECUTIVES FROM SAVINGSMART AND FULLER
VISITED CAHILL IN JAIL.
HOW COURTEOUS.
LET'S REPAY THE VISIT.
(Cutter) ARE YOU AN ATTORNEY, MR. REYNOLDS?
I AM.
DO YOU REPRESENT MR. CAHILL IN ANY CAPACITY?
NO, I WORK FOR SAVINGSMART.
ARE YOU AN ATTORNEY TOO, MR. BECKETT?
NO, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
PUBLIC RELATIONS.
HOW DO YOU SPIN SOMETHING
LIKE SAVINGSMART HELPING A KILLER GET AWAY WITH MURDER?
THE COMPANY DOES NOT CONDONE THE ALLEGED CRIME OF MR. CAHILL,
AND ALL OF US HERE, INCLUDING MR. FULLER,
HAVE DONE OUR PUBLIC DUTY AS ASKED
AND SPOKEN TRUTHFULLY AT ALL TIMES.
TRUTHFULLY! MR. FULLER, YOU HAVEN'T LET THEM IN ON THE JOKE.
WE'RE MEETING WITH YOU AS A COURTESY, MR. CUTTER.
MR. FULLER HAS NOTHING TO SAY
BEYOND WHAT HE'S ALREADY SAID IN COURT.
IF YOU'RE NOT REPRESENTING MR. CAHILL,
WHY'D YOU GO RUNNING TO SEE HIM AT RIKERS WHEN HE CALLED?
HE WAS A SENIOR SAVINGSMART EXECUTIVE
WHO LEFT HIS POST RATHER SUDDENLY.
THERE WAS SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS MATTERS TO DISCUSS.
BUSINESS MATTERS--WITH THE COMPANY COP, FLACK, AND LAWYER.
I DON'T SEE A BUSINESSMAN IN THIS ROOM.
I THINK WE'RE DONE HERE.
OH, I THINK WE'RE JUST BEGINNING,
IF YOU'RE ENGAGED IN A CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY
TO PROTECT A MURDERER.
THANK YOU FOR COMING UPTOWN.
NOT A REAL CHATTY GROUP, ARE THEY?
I THINK THEY SUPERGLUED FULLER'S MOUTH SHUT.
NO, THEY'RE ALL TOP BRASS, MIKE.
RALLYING TO PROTECT A MID-LEVEL PURCHASING EXECUTIVE.
WOULD YOU AND JACK DO THE SAME FOR ME?
WHAT DID CAHILL DO AT SAVINGSMART EXACTLY?
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY WHAT?
YOU DIDN'T RETURN MY CALLS.
THEY TOLD ME I DON'T HAVE TO TALK TO YOU.
DID THEY THREATEN YOU? SAY YOU'D BE FIRED?
BECAUSE THAT'S ILLEGAL. IT'S OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.
NO, NOTHING LIKE THAT.
ARE YOU MOVING?
I'VE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO SINGAPORE.
IT'S A PROMOTION.
SINGAPORE?
THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP YOU QUIET.
ABOUT WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS MURDER.
BUT YOU DO KNOW ABOUT DEREK CAHILL.
I HAD AN AFFAIR WITH HIM. ALL RIGHT?
WE WERE IN CHINA.
IT WAS LIKE BEING ON ANOTHER PLANET.
SO WHAT WAS HE DOING IN CHINA,
WHEN YOU AND HE WEREN'T ON ANOTHER PLANET?
NOTHING.
BUYING MOUTHWASH AND SHAMPOO.
LEAVE ME ALONE. PLEASE.
THEY SPENT MOST OF THEIR TIME IN DONGYING,
WHICH IS MOSTLY OIL AND PETROCHEMICALS.
BUT HERE IS A DONGYING PREFECTURE
BUSINESS PROMOTION PAGE.
AND THERE IS ONE COMPANY WHO MAKES MOUTHWASH AND SHAMPOO.
BRIGHT DAY MANUFACTURING.
(Cutter) OUR MOUTHWASH HAS ANTISEPTIC FORMULA
FOR WORLD CLASS ORAL CLEANSING.
WELL, THAT'S NICE.
DO YOU THINK MAYBE
WE'RE SPINNING OUR WHEELS HERE, CONNIE?
DEREK CAHILL IS ABOUT TO GET AWAY, SCOT-FREE,
AFTER MURDERING LILY YEE,
AND WE'RE BUSY TRACING HIS TRAVELS
AMONG MOUTHWASH MANUFACTURERS.
MIKE, A MONTH AGO,
THE PLANT MANAGER AT BRIGHT DAY MANUFACTURING
COMMITTED SUICIDE, RIGHT AFTER
THE COMPANY WAS SHUT DOWN BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
I'VE CHECKED MR. CAHILL'S VISA RECORDS.
HE WAS A FREQUENT VISITOR TO CHINA
ON BEHALF OF SAVINGSMART.
AND HE BOUGHT PRODUCTS AT BRIGHT DAY MANUFACTURING?
YES.
HE AND HIS COLLEAGUE, MS. MONROE,
WERE REGISTERED BUYERS AT THAT FACILITY.
OF MOUTHWASH AND SHAMPOO?
AND VARIOUS OTHER ITEMS.
(Cutter) WHAT HAPPENED THERE?
WHY WAS THE COMPANY SHUT DOWN?
THERE WERE SOME QUALITY CONTROL ISSUES,
WHICH ARE UNIVERSAL, AS I'M SURE YOU KNOW.
I PRESUME THE BRIGHT DAY MANAGER WAS SHAMED,
EVEN THOUGH MY GOVERNMENT'S ACTION WAS PURELY CAUTIONARY.
AS YOU SAY, BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY, RIGHT?
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY ABOUT WHAT?
TOOTHPASTE.
THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME IMPURITIES.
WE'VE SEEN UNCONFIRMED PRESS REPORTS FROM BELIZE.
OF IMPURITIES?
OF DEATHS. UNCONFIRMED.
ALSO IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
BUT NOTHING DEFINITIVE.
BUT YOUR GOVERNMENT THOUGHT IT WAS BETTER
TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY?
YES.
AND ONE OF THOSE OTHER ITEMS MR. CAHILL BOUGHT
FOR SAVINGSMART WAS TOOTHPASTE.
POISONED TOOTHPASTE.
THAT HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED.
HOW MUCH DID HE BUY?
THREE MILLION TUBES.
EXPORTED TO THE UNITED STATES.
TWO DEATHS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,
HALF A DOZEN IN BELIZE.
THE THICKENING AGENT IN THE TOOTHPASTE WAS ANTIFREEZE.
WHICH SAVED BRIGHT DAY MANUFACTURING A PENNY A TUBE.
SO THE STUFF WAS CHEAP.
THE PERFECT SAVINGSMART PRODUCT.
THESE ARTICLES WERE PUBLISHED AFTER CAHILL'S TRIP TO CHINA.
HE COULDN'T HAVE KNOWN AT THE TIME HE BOUGHT THE STUFF.
BUT HE KNEW ABOUT IT AFTERWARD.
WHEN HE GOT IN TROUBLE, HE CALLED THE COMPANY
AND OFFERED A DEAL.
HE'D KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT IF IT HELPED HIM OUT
WITH THE MURDER CHARGES.
SO SAVINGSMART SENT FULLER INTO COURT TO LIE
TO GET THE EVIDENCE AGAINST CAHILL TOSSED.
DID IT EVER MAKE IT ONTO THE SHELVES,
THE TOOTHPASTE AT SAVINGSMART?
NOT AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL.
THERE'S NOTHING IN THE NEWS.
I CHECKED WITH THE FDA AND THE CDC.
SO WHAT WAS THE COMPANY AFRAID CAHILL WOULD SAY?
THAT AMERICA'S FAVORITE STORE ALMOST POISONED ITS CUSTOMERS.
BUT IT DIDN'T.
YOU SAY CAHILL BOUGHT THREE MILLION TUBES?
AT LEAST. MM-HMM.
WHERE ARE THEY?
TELL HIM IT'S URGENT, ALL RIGHT?
MR. REYNOLDS IS OUT OF THE OFFICE.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO REACH HIM.
NOT OUR PROBLEM, MR. SAWCHUCK.
THIS WARRANT REQUIRES YOU TO PRODUCE THE RECORDS.
THEY'LL FIRE ME.
THEY'LL HAVE TO BAIL YOU OUT OF JAIL FIRST.
UH, WE GET DELIVERIES FROM BRIGHT DAY ALL THE TIME,
OR DID.
UH, MOUTHWASH, SHAMPOO, SOMETIMES SOAP.
WHERE DOES IT GO FROM HERE?
REGIONAL CENTERS, THEN THE STORES.
WE'RE INTERESTED IN TOOTHPASTE.
WE GOT ONE SHIPMENT, 20 CONTAINERS.
BUT IT WAS PULLED OFF THE DISTRO LIST
BEFORE IT WENT ANYWHERE.
SO IT'S STILL HERE?
NO.
(Cutter) IN A LANDFILL?
MM, M & M NOVELTIES, KANSAS CITY.
SAVINGSMART BOUGHT THE STUFF FOR 20 CENTS A TUBE.
THEY SOLD IT TO M & M NOVELTIES FOR A DIME.
BUT M & M NEVER TOOK DELIVERY.
THEY RESOLD IT TO A SPECIALTY TOILETRIES DISTRIBUTOR
IN ALABAMA.
WHAT'S THEIR SPECIALTY,
TOILETRIES MADE OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS?
INSTITUTIONS--HOSPITALS, PRISONS, OLD AGE HOMES.
PLACES WHERE PEOPLE DIE ALL THE TIME,
SO WHO'S GONNA NOTICE A FEW WITH ANTIFREEZE ON THEIR BREATH?
I'VE ALERTED THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.
THIS DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE.
SAVINGSMART IS A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR OPERATION.
WHY ARE THEY DUMPING POISON ON LITTLE OLD LADIES
TO SAVE A FEW BUCKS?
WHY DIDN'T THEY JUST SHOVE THE STUFF IN A LANDFILL?
MAYBE THE COMPANY DIDN'T KNOW.
THE FAX THAT INSTRUCTED THE WAREHOUSE
TO TAKE THE TOOTHPASTE OUT OF DISTRIBUTION AND SELL IT,
IT DIDN'T COME FROM CORPORATE.
IT CAME FROM PROCUREMENT.
CAHILL?
NO.
(Monroe) I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
(Rubirosa) IS THAT YOUR SIGNATURE?
NO. I NEVER SAW THIS BEFORE.
YOU GOTTA BELIEVE ME.
WE DO.
WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER COPIES OF YOUR SIGNATURE,
AND THAT'S NOT A MATCH.
THEN WHAT AM I DOING HERE?
DEB, SEND THEM IN, PLEASE.
CUTTER, IF YOU'RE REALLY READY TO DEAL--
RACHEL.
YOU DIDN'T TELL ME IT WAS A SURPRISE PARTY.
I THOUGHT THESE TWO LOVEBIRDS
MIGHT HAVE SOME CATCHING UP TO DO.
DEREK?
DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
YOU TOLD ME THE COMPANY DESTROYED THAT TOOTHPASTE.
WHAT TOOTHPASTE? IT DID.
WRONG, IT DUMPED IT ON PRISONS AND NURSING HOMES
PER THIS ORDER SIGNED BY MS. MONROE.
BUT I NEVER SAW THAT BEFORE.
THEN WHO DO YOU THINK SIGNED YOUR NAME?
WHO BOUGHT THAT TOOTHPASTE?
WHO WANTED TO MAKE IT GO AWAY
BEFORE THE COMPANY FOUND OUT HE'D WASTED ITS MONEY?
WHAT WERE YOU AFRAID OF, MR. CAHILL?
GETTING A BAD QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REVIEW?
RACHEL, YOU CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.
WHO WOULDN'T WANT HIS NAME
ON THAT DOCUMENT IN CASE ANYONE EVER CAUGHT ON?
HE'S TRYING TO TRICK YOU.
YOU SAID YOU LOVED ME.
THEY'RE TWISTING THINGS.
MAYBE YOU DID KILL THAT GIRL.
RACHEL!
DID HE SAY ANYTHING TO YOU ABOUT THE MURDER, RACHEL?
NO... BUT NOW I UNDERSTAND.
THE COMPANY ASKED ME ABOUT THE TOOTHPASTE.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHY.
SO THE COMPANY KNEW.
YOU TRIED TO HIDE IT,
BUT THEY FOUND OUT ANYWAY.
YOU SON OF A BITCH.
THIS IS ALL VERY ENTERTAINING, BUT IT SEEMS YOUR WITNESS
HAS NO EVIDENCE TO OFFER ON THE MURDER.
AND AS FOR WHATEVER TOOTHPASTE IT IS
YOU'RE ALL BLABBING ABOUT,
SOMEHOW THAT DOESN'T SEEM VERY RELEVANT EITHER.
CALL ME WHEN YOU'RE READY TO DROP THE CHARGE.
MR. CAHILL.
SHE'S KIND OF RIGHT. WE'RE NOWHERE.
WRONG, NOW WE CAN PROVE
SAVINGSMART KNEW ABOUT THE TOOTHPASTE.
SO?
(McCoy) WE'RE NOT ALLEGING THAT YOU KNEW
ABOUT THE TOOTHPASTE AT THE TIME.
CAHILL ACTED ALONE.
BUT YOU FOUND OUT AND COVERED IT UP.
RETRIEVED FROM THE SUNNY HILL RETIREMENT HOME
IN GADSDEN, ALABAMA.
DOES ANYONE WANT TO FRESHEN THEIR BREATH?
YOU PLANNING ANOTHER ONE
OF YOUR GRANDSTANDING PROSECUTIONS, MR. MCCOY?
BRING DOWN THE BIG BAD CORPORATION?
BY YOUR OWN ADMISSION, WE DIDN'T KNOWINGLY BUY
OR SELL THE STUFF.
IF ANY WRONGDOING WAS COMMITTED, IT APPARENTLY TOOK PLACE
IN GADSDEN, ALABAMA,
WHICH IS OUT OF YOUR JURISDICTION.
FINE, THEN I'LL JUST PROSECUTE YOU TWO PERSONALLY
FOR CONSPIRING TO OBSTRUCT JUSTICE
IN THE TRIAL OF DEREK CAHILL.
TO BUY HIS SILENCE,
YOU SENT MR. FULLER INTO A COURTROOM
TO COMMIT PERJURY.
YOU CAN'T PROVE THAT EITHER.
I'LL TAKE MY CHANCES.
HOW LONG DO YOU THINK
SAVINGSMART WILL KEEP YOU ON THE PAYROLL
AFTER YOU'RE INDICTED?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
YOUR FULL COOPERATION WITH HEALTH AUTHORITIES
TRACKING DOWN EVERY TUBE OF CHINESE TOOTHPASTE
IN NORTH AMERICA.
PLUS MR. FULLER CLARIFIES HIS TESTIMONY
SO WE CAN GET THOSE PANTS BACK IN EVIDENCE AGAINST CAHILL.
AND WHAT WILL YOU DO FOR US?
NOTHING.
NO STATEMENTS? NO ACCUSATIONS?
NO PRESS RELEASE? NO CHARGES?
I DON'T SUPPOSE WE COULD GET THAT IN WRITING?
SHUT UP, LARRY.
WE'LL GET THAT TOOTHPASTE.
AND MR. FULLER WILL BE IN COURT AT YOUR DISPOSAL.
YOU'RE GIVING THEM A PASS
ON A NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT
TO CONVICT ONE MURDERER.
I'M GETTING THEM TO PUT THE TOOTHPASTE
BACK INTO THE TUBE.
AND I'M CONVICTING A MURDERER.
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT CARE ABOUT THAT SINCE IT'S YOUR CASE.
WHEN YOU WERE IN MY JOB,
YOU TOOK ON BIGGER TARGETS THAN SAVINGSMART.
SO WHAT?
DON'T SHOOT AT WHAT YOU CAN'T HIT.
CALL JUDGE BREWER.
REOPEN THE SUPPRESSION HEARING. YOU'RE SETTLING.
CALL THE JUDGE.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA SAY, INSPECTOR?
IS THAT A TAUNT?
NEVER MIND.
YOU KNOW, YOU ONCE TOLD ME
WE HAD TO BE TWICE AS GOOD AS ANYONE ELSE.
THEY WANT ME TO SAY I MISSPOKE.
SO YOU'LL FIX THE FIRST LIE BY TELLING ANOTHER ONE.
I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU'D BE INTERESTED
IN HEARING ANY KIND OF EXPLANATION.
OH NO, I GET IT.
YOU SPEND 30 YEARS PICKING UP THE TRASH,
HALF THE TIME FIGHTING THE BRASS
WORSE THAN THE CRIMINALS.
THEY GIVE YOU A PENSION AND FORGET YOUR NAME
BEFORE YOU'RE EVEN OUT OF THE DOOR.
AND ALONG COMES SAVINGSMART,
PUTTING A LOT OF DOLLARS IN YOUR POCKET,
AND ASKING YOU
TO SHADE THE TRUTH JUST A LITTLE.
YOU ALMOST MAKE IT SOUND OKAY.
ALMOST.
NOT QUITE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS.
YOU'RE AMENDING YOUR PREVIOUS TESTIMONY?
YES, MA'AM.
I REGRET TO SAY THAT I MISPLACED MY EMPHASIS.
MY PEOPLE HAD BEEN WORKING WITH LIEUTENANT VAN BUREN
AND HER DETECTIVES, BUT THEY HAD NO IDEA
THAT I WAS GOING TO SEARCH MR. CAHILL'S APARTMENT.
WHEN I WALKED IN WITH THOSE PANTS,
THEY WERE COMPLETELY SURPRISED.
(Judge Brewer) WELL, IF THAT'S THE CASE, WHY DID YOU MISPLACE
YOUR EMPHASIS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE?
I WAS PROTECTING THE REPUTATION OF SAVINGSMART.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EMBARRASSING
TO THE COMPANY IF ONE OF ITS EXECUTIVES
WAS CONVICTED OF MURDER.
(Judge Brewer) WELL, THAT WAS VERY DILIGENT OF YOU.
AND I SUGGEST YOU ENGAGE AN ATTORNEY
TO DEFEND YOU AGAINST POSSIBLE PERJURY CHARGES.
MEANWHILE, I'M REVERSING
MY PREVIOUS JUDGMENT SUPPRESSING THE PANTS.
THEY ARE BACK IN EVIDENCE.
MR. CAHILL, YOUR BAIL IS REVOKED.
YOUR HONOR,
I HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE WITNESS.
GAME'S OVER, MR. CUTTER. YOU WON.
VERY WELL.
MR. FULLER, HAVE YOU TOLD THE WHOLE TRUTH
HERE TODAY?
YES.
THE POLICE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ME GETTING THOSE PANTS.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE PANTS, SIR.
I'M TALKING ABOUT WHY YOU LIED
THE FIRST TIME YOU WERE HERE.
DID YOU JUST TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT THAT?
NO.
IT WASN'T JUST ABOUT KEEPING HIM FROM BEING CONVICTED.
IT WAS PART OF A DEAL TO KEEP HIM QUIET.
HE, CAHILL,
WAS BLACKMAILING THE COMPANY.
IF IT, I, WE DIDN'T GET HIM OFF,
HE WOULD TELL WHAT HE KNEW
ABOUT SOME POISONED TOOTHPASTE
THAT WE IMPORTED FROM CHINA THAT ENDED UP BEING DUMPED
IN HOSPITALS AND OLD AGE HOMES.
AND, BY THE WAY, I QUIT.
FULLER HAD IT ALL DOCUMENTED--
THE TOOTHPASTE, THE COVER-UP,
THE PERJURY.
HE HAD EMAILS, TAPES, A DOSSIER.
HE TURNED IT OVER TO THE U.S. ATTORNEY.
COP INSTINCTS, THEY NEVER GO AWAY.
I DID MAKE A DEAL WITH SAVINGSMART, HOWEVER,
ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
BUT YOU DIDN'T WANT TO.
NOW YOU'RE READING MY MIND?
YOU BROKE THE DEAL.
IT'S OKAY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO THANK ME.