05x15 - Chain of Custody

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Pop, you're gonna cut your fingers off.

Please don't do anything crazy.

I became a husband, I became a
father, I became a businessman.

I ran out of crazy things to do.

Go on. I'll be OK.

Are you sure? Go on. Go on.

Manhattan South.

Lieutenant Kojak, please.
Tell him it's Charlie Gerson.

Hey, Charlie. It's me. Bob. Oh, hello, Bobby.

Did you like the suit? Yeah,
it's all right. The ladies like it.

Charlie...

Lieutenant, Line two. It's Charlie Gerson.

What have you got in the house tooth?

Theo, I... I want to swear out
a warrant against Hennessey.

Wait a minute, Charlie. Who's up?

I am, Lieutenant. Uh... Do
you need a new suit, Stavros?

You and Rizzo go down to
Charlie Gerson's and bring him in.

Charlie, you stay there, OK? I'm sending Stavros.

Charlie, I think you're nuts.

Theo, I don't need an escort.

Hey, Charlie... They know
we're looking into their activities.

Well, let 'em know! Charlie...

I give protection to people I don't like.

Let me do it for a buddy, OK?

Get out of here, Hennessey. I
don't want any trouble. Just payment.

I paid you. I paid you 10 times over.

Late, Charlie. You were always late.

You know you have to pay double
the interest if you don't pay on time.

You don't want anything to happen
to all those new orders, do you?

Hey, stop right there! Stop!

Hey, what's going on?

Hey!

He threw his g*n down there.

Hey, what about my cab, huh?

He owed them.

He was paying them. They didn't have to sh**t him.

It happened just before I got here, Lieutenant.

He's dead, Kojak.

Hey, Jerry, I...

Is there anybody you want to
speak to before we wrap this?

Maybe the kid was right.

These hoods.

You take one out, and 10 more take their place...

Just Like weeds.

Lieutenant, the workers.

Alright, look...

you get the names and addresses of everybody here.

Have them all give a statement to the officers.

Yes, sir.

Yes, you can quote me. Assistant DA Turner.

"We have the k*ller, and we're
going to throw the book at him."

Ah, excuse me, Theo...

Look, what I'd like to do...

Be careful with this one, Tom.
Let's cover ourselves at every turn.

That's the son of Frank Hennessy,
and you know how big he is.

That animal could pull strings
from here to Washington.

They are good. Now, come on,
smile. We'll hang Hennessey together.

Joe, are you all right?

They worked me over, pop.

He hit his head when he was
pulled out of a cab he stole...

when he was trying to escape.
Have you got that straight?

who is the cop on this? You called.

Look who's here. Kojak.

If you can't get me one way, try another.

The Land of opportunity, pop.

Everybody has got to get ahead, you slime.

Who's the DA? The name is Turner.

Why hasn't bail been set yet?
Here, I just put in the request.



He's crazy. m*rder one, Mr Hennessy. m*rder one.

Hey...

I said don't rush it. We can
only hold him for 72 hours.

Grand theft auto, as*ault, things like that.

Don't press the m*rder charge.

What do you need, a videotape?

If ballistics don't tie the b*llet in that
g*n to Charlie Gerson, I will eat it, Theo.

I know you are taking this personally,

but | don't want you to worry.
I will not Let you down. Good.

Just stall. I need more time to build a better case.

Theo, you've got statements from nine witnesses.

They heard the shot, they saw him run.

Yeah, but they are vague, afraid. Oh, come on, now.

The traffic cop swears that he was
holding the g*n. We have the g*n.

Yeah, but we don't have a witness that saw it happen.

We need more time to build a better case.

Besides, I'm working on Charlie's
friends to have them open up.

OK, do whatever you want to.

Remember, though. Anything
you get now is just icing on the cake.

Now, I've got to go.

I am trying an arson case against
a battery of defence attorneys.

Any one of whom earns twice

what you, I, and Kojak combined take home.

Hi, Theo. You look like a leftover dinner.

When I say I want Crocker and
Saperstein available to testify,

I don't want to hear that you can't spare them.

Lakos, you never gave me the chance.

Spare them, Captain. We're on the same team.

Oh, Lakes...

I'm going to need a wiretap on
Frank Hennessy, the loan shark.

A wiretap? You've got to be
joshing. That is too much paperwork.

What about teamwork?

What team? What is he asking...?

Help in bringing criminals to justice.

And Lakos...you're an assistant DA.

You've just said that all of us combined

don't make what one defence attorney makes, right?

Alright, all right, so even
lady DA's has a big mouth.

Can't it work for Turner? He's up to
his neck with the Hennessey case.

OK, but I'm gonna need
probable cause to order a wiretap.

Gerson told me that Joe Hennessey called
that number several times from his office.

But Gerson is dead. Don't you believe Theo?

We're looking for probable cause.

One Greek trusting another isn't enough.

Hennessey told Gerson

he could call that number any time he needed money.

That's probable cause.

You know, us Greeks have got to stick together.

A hand. That's all I have to deal you. A hand.

I'll take a leg. At Least I could walk on it.

Dave, why don't you be good like Louie?

Louie gave up. Look at him. A model of despair.

Hello, fellas. You need a fourth?

You're in luck. I've just finished
a new fall line of sport jackets.

Yeah, well, I didn't come for a sport jacket.

You always come for a sport jacket.

Not this time. This time I came to save lives.

Look at the faces. Surprise, surprise.

How is Theo going to save our lives?

What's he gonna do? Help us cross the street?

well, I'm gonna tell you, "I'm gonna save your lives.”

You're gonna testify that you're
into Hennessey for ill*gal rates.

That way, he won't be busting
your heads, or anything like that,

and you won't have to be paying
them these blood money rates.

I'm into Hennessey?

Dave... For Charlie's sake.

Me deal with that k*ller...
You think I'm out of my mind?

You think I'm some kind of nut?

I know you do. You all do.

It's a rumour. Who believes rumours?

That's the way it was, right? Four hands?

Charlie!

You know those friends you've been
playing poker with all these years?

Well, they won't lift a finger to
catch the k*ller who blew you away.

Hennessey was indicted.

He goes on trial for m*rder.
That's worse than shy locking.

The case is thin... We might Lose him.

That's why I need a reason to
delay, so we can hold onto him.

Charlie...you're gonna have to wait a while

before you can rest in your grave.

You see, your friends... They're
still playing poker for their lives.

And, Charlie...

they're all bluffing.

Lieutenant... Hello.

Are you going to the Hennessey grand jury? Yes.

A bit quick. Well, I think so,
too, but Turner thinks he's ready,

and I can't slow him down. what do you have?

We have the g*n that Hennessey threw
away, and witnesses who saw him run.

Eye-witnesses? No.

Do you want me to do something?

Well, I'd appreciate it.

Just Let me know. Thank you.

Sorry I was delayed. I
couldn't budge Gerson's friends.

I got the indictment. I feel
like I'm on a greased rail.

Well, he's a known felon, Theo.

You can't introduce that. I don't have to.

Look, the press is playing this up.

Any potential jury will be out for his blood.

Listen to this. We won't need
it, but how about Judge Miller.

You can't pick your own judge. I can request him.

Tough, hard, law-and-order. Good idea?

I told you what I think.

Oh, there he is. Judge Miller!

Hello, Tom.

I take it the indictment came through?

Turner wants Judge Miller to sit.

Lieutenant, I realise you knew the victim.

Perhaps you are being overly concerned?

Look, I don't want to wait until the case is blown

before somebody comes up to
me and says, "Kojak, you were right."

It'd be better if you do something while
you can. Talk to Turner. I'll do better than that.

Get me Judge Miller.

Turner has stumbled a few times...

rather unexplainably.

Well, let's try.

Thanks, Walter.

Judge Cleary. Hello, Walter.

What case do you want me to get you off now?

This isn't one of mine. It's the Hennessy case.

Oh, the Hennessy case.

I understand an indictment just came through.

I promised Kojak I'd talk to you about a delay.

Well, Walter, if you want me
to push Turner for a delay...

I will certainly consider it.

Not at all.

I promised I'd call you, that's all.

In the event Kojak asks,

just say that I did. He's a bit of a worrier.

I wouldn't Let it concern me for a minute.

Turner knows his business,

and the public is in good hands.

He is up to something.

He knows I'm next in line for the top job.

He wants it so bad...

...I can feel his breath on my neck.

How are you doing?

Are you guys playing by the rules? Yes.

Every two minutes I shut it off for five seconds.

If it's personal, I shut it off
altogether. I hate these basements.

They are so cold, so damp, so lonely.

Why have we got to stay here?
Cos you're more dedicated than I am.

- Hello. - Hey, pa, listen...

I gave a guy a couple of
bucks to let me make the call.

Where are you? Why aren't you here?

By this afternoon you'll be out
of there, OK? It's been arranged.

Are you sure it's fixed?

Go back to the court and enjoy yourself.

I hope I didn't spoil things by
telling you how it's gonna turn out.

We got him now, Lieutenant.

And do you see the man who
threw the g*n away in this room?

Over there.

Excuse me, Your Honour.

Word is out that Hennessey has
got the trial arranged. How could he?

We've just picked the jury.
What are you asking me for?

I'm just telling you what I heard. Mr Turner...

Any time you're ready to continue...

Uh... Sorry, Your Honour.

I'd just like the g*n for identification.

I object, Your Honour. There's no foundation for this.

The prosecution hasn't established who's g*n it is.

Officer Logan just did that.
Can we have a voir dire on this?

Send the jury out.

The counsel is offering a g*n. One g*n.

Who owns it? Where has it been?

Counsellor, you've got your voir dire.

Officer Logan...

Did you mark, in any way, the
g*n you took out of the garbage? No.

Did anyone write down the
serial number? There was no time.

Were you all chasing the defendant? Yes.

Exactly where was the g*n
while the chase was going on?

In the police car. On the seat.

And the car was locked when
you left to apprehend the defendant?

No, sir.

But as soon as we came back with him in cuffs

the sector car officer locked
it in the glove compartment.

From that moment to this, it's been in custody. I see.

Thank you, Officer. Your Honour,
we still don't know what g*n it is.

It was Left unattended on the car seat.

Chain of custody was clearly broken.

This is no reflection on you, Officer...

You're in traffic. This is homicide. But...

Mr Turner?

Do you have anything more for me?

No, sir.

I see.

No corroborating eye-witness? No, sir.

No eye-witness.

And you can establish no direct tie

between the defendant and the m*rder weapon?

Mmm... What have we?

A man running from a loud noise.

Your Honour, I move for dismissal. I'd like a recess.

Mr Turner, you should have asked
for more time before the trial began.

I have no alternative

but to instruct the jury to
grant the notion for dismissal.

I just feel... Mr Turner, it's already been said.

Bailiff, send the jury back in.

what happened? what do you call this?

Jerry... Jerry, what? No matter
how you say it, my father is dead.

I'll never see him again and you
won't be able to get any more suits,

and the animal who shot him is gonna walk out of here?

How could you Let this happen?
Mr Gerson, I'm sorry. He's sorry, too.

I don't know what to say. Just say you're a dumb fink.

Theo... Come on, Frank.

He's so hungry for a
conviction he Let a k*ller go free.

You're a blundering idiot.

We don't have to go through
all this. Chain of custody, right?!

You didn't even try and prove the g*n was Hennessey's.

Don't put me down in front of...
Put you down? I could k*ll you!

Don't worry. It's not over.

I'm gonna nail him, just to
prove what a dumb dog you are.

And, now, if you're ready, Frank...

What are you gonna do about
it? What do you suggest I do?

Sue him for slander? You know
my boss would never go for it.

At Least you could get an
apology through the department.

Otherwise you're finished...and you know it.

Can't your brother-in-law send
us one machine that works?

Surprise, the brass is waiting up in my office.

Don't walk away from me, you dumb fink!

You are a total incompetent.

Those are your words. I'm just repeating them.

You said them to Tom Turner...

and in front of a group of his associates, too.

I'm sorry.

You see how easy that is?

why don't you say that to Tom
Turner? He's a friend of yours.

I can't, Frank.

It would stick in my throat Like this lousy sandwich.

Don't worry, I'll be OK. I'm not worrying about you.

I'm worrying about me. I know what
happens if you get hung out to dry.

You're miserable as a lieutenant.

You'll be even worse if you're a
lieutenant who gets hung out to dry.

Hey, Kojak! Have you got some glasses?

What? I just thought you'd want to help me celebrate.

I mean, I hear you are in big trouble.

Theo, knock it off. Theo!

Hey, look at this, Captain. Let him go! Look at this.

What's all the fuss about? The guy was only a tailor.

Keep it shut.

And if your business is over, get out.

How does it feel to be on trial, cop?

I can't take this lying down,
Theo. My career won't stand it.

All a retraction means to you, Captain,

is an admission that he was angry. I was, and I am.

I'm begging you, Theo. Go in
there and admit that you were wrong.

It'll blow over. Not for me, it won't,

because what you did in the way you did it...

It's like a wife putting the horns on the husband.

No matter how she apologises,
he never forgets or forgives.

What did I do? I blew a case. Have you never blew one?

I told you. They said they had it
fixed. You did nothing about that.

What are you trying to do to me?

Not only am I going to prove
that you let a guilty bum go free,

I'm going to try to prove that you did it on purpose.

OK, you go on in there. I
hope they roast you on a stick.

We understand Mr Turner requested an apology.

Are you willing to comply? As far
as I'm concerned, I don't give a damn.

He can go to hell, sir.

Theo, your conduct is already in question.

We hoped you would try to reassure us.

No, not until I prove Joe
Hennessey k*lled Charlie Gerson,

and Turner blew the conviction.

Now, that's enough. Take a vacation.

Is your Lieutenant aware of
our need to remain impartial

in our dealings with the district
attorney's office? You know he is.

Can I just say, on his behalf - Mac...

Too much has been said by
members of Manhattan South already.

That's why we are in this mess.

Right or wrong.

Take a rest...

until this cools down.

And when you get back,

keep away from Tom Turner,

and stay off the Hennessy case.

I understand there is a continuing investigation.

Let others do it. Just let this whole thing fade away.

Oh...

Wait a minute, Kojak.

I mean, a man is k*lled...

...and the m*rder*r is caught.

An assistant DA blows the conviction
over a basic rule of procedure.

Shouldn't Tom Turner be coming here on his knees?

Lieutenant, you are suspended,
as of now, pending a hearing.

Well, then I can do what I want to do...

as a private citizen. I promise
you, I will pursue this case.

Turn in your shield to the desk, Lieutenant.

I haven't been avoiding you the last couple of days.

I've really been up to my neck.

You look relaxed. This is what people do,

when they don't have anything to do, right?

How do you feel? I don't know, scared.

Angry. Lost. Your phone messages sounded urgent?

Desperate.

You said the Turner lost many cases unexplainably.

what did you mean by that?
That was a tasteless slip. Forget it.

You said you wanted help. You really going to fight?

With everything I have.

By trying to prove that Tom
Turner is incompetent? Is he?

That's a Lot to ask one man to do to another, Theo.

I don't know that I'm up to it.

I don't even know if it would lead anyplace.

Do you see these pigeons?

Do you see how they fight over a peanut?

But, you know, no matter how they fight,

they stick together, they
don't go their separate ways.

Get some of your friends in the
DA's office to check Turner's cases.

Go back two years. That should be enough. You tell me.

I can't, Theo. If they want to help you, let them.

How do you fix a trial? You try to reach the jury.

If you can't get to the jury?
You try to fix one of the lawyers.

That's the funny thing about juries.

Sometimes, they vote totally against common sense.

What the hell are you asking?

If you wanted to make absolutely certain...

the case was going to go your
way, what would you have to do?

You fix the judge.

I'll see you, Walter.

What do you know about Judge
Miller? He is as tough as nails.

How about Turner? You know, you are a sinking ship.

I shouldn't even be seen here with you.

So give me the information
I asked for, and then leave.

The noquis is good. We are all out.

He is a fellow assistant DA, so
what are you asking me to do?

I'm asking you to tell me if
he's incompetent. That's all.

The roast beef? It didn't get
in yet. Theo, I am not sure.

So why doesn't your boss fire him? Oh, you
don't know any cops that shouldn't be cops?

Hey, Lakos, you're not a doctor, right?

I thought it was only doctors
who protect other doctors.

Where are you going? I just
set up the table. I'm not hungry.

Ask him yourself.

Just sit down, Theo.

He blew several cases in the last couple of years...

and five of the six cases involved
people who worked with Hennessy.

I don't know why I just did that.

Do I just want to get rid of a
rotten apple, or am I jealous

cos he dresses better than me and plays the market?

McNeil. Hey, Frank.

Look, there's a cigar on my
desk. The one that Turner gave me.

Get me the name and address on the
wrapper. You were told to stay away.

I know, Frank. Don't worry. I won't
go near him. Just get the cigar, OK?

This is a good place to start.
Options. Put in some calls.

Once we know the extent of your portfolio,

we can go further in this high-risk area.

You say it's about $250,000 to
start? Is this high risk, low risk?

well, futures, commodities. That sort of thing.

The greater the risk, the bigger the gain.

Yeah. Mr Yardley, do you see these hands?

I got them working on the docks.

That's how Kojak importing got started.

It's true, I gross $15m to
$20m a year, just in olive oil,

but I don't forget how tough
it was. Do you understand?

And this investment thing is all very interesting,

but I'm kind of green at it. What do you suggest?

Well, sir, you said you were
recommended by Tom Turner,

And Tom goes high risk. High risk, huh?

Hey, look, if it's a moneymaker for Tom,

then it's good enough for me.

Well...

Tom don't make money at it? He
must have a rich relative somewhere.

Rich relative. That's me.

Hey, Look, I Like him, so I lend him.

I trust him. That's why I'm here.

Oh, I see.

I was wondering how he got that $25,000

to cover his margins so quickly.

Mr Yardley uh...

It's a very interesting place, don't get me wrong,

but I'm a very cautious man, you understand?

Why don't I just talk this over with Tom?

Can I thank him for sending you in to see me?

Oh, yeah.

Fortunes made, and fortunes lost, right?

Come in.

I never get over the feeling
that I'm about to be buried

every time I put one of these things on.

I just got a call from my stockbroker.

He thanked me for sending him a new client,

the tall, baldheaded Greek importer, Theo Kojak.

He's interested in the same
stocks that I've been playing.

Do you want a drink?

No.

OK.

So he knows you are bad in the market...

...he'll never know you borrowed from Hennessey.

Unless you tell him.

What did we do?

We got you off the hook.

We Let a k*ller go free. That is what we did!

And suppose we found him guilty,

convicted him...

what would he get?

His father wouldn't Like that...

...and we accommodated his father.

He's an influential man, Tom.

Also, he held your marker for a small fortune.

We are the law. We turn it
around and use it for our own needs.

To survive in this world...

you've got to know...

what you need to know,

and close your ears to everything else.

No.

Tom. Tom, wait. Shut the door.

Wait a minute, Tom. What
are you going to tell the police?

Hennessy can't be tried again, no matter what we do.

They're not going to believe you anyway.

Unless you...

...confess...

...that you and I conspired
to intentionally throw a case.

Go home, Tom.

Hennessey was acquitted. What is
all this questioning about? He's free.

Jerry, I can't tell you now, but I
want you to trust me, though. OK?

I don't see any point in cooperating
any further with this investigation.

Look, Jerry, Charlie Gerson
wasn't just a guy who sold me suits.

I know you lost your father,

but I also want you to know
that I lost a very dear friend.

I told you. I have nine people
working here. Six machine operators,

a payroll clerk, a shipping
clerk, and a floor boy. Nine.

Not 10, not eight. Nine.

The first officer on the scene said he counted 10.

He remembered that. Do you know why? He's Irish,

but he said he remembered that among Jewish people,

they need ten to pray over the dead.

It struck him as ironic.

What strikes me is you say there was
only nine people. Who else was here?

Kojak, leave the kid alone.

Let him get it all into the past.

What about when you came into the building?

Did you see anybody? No. Not that day.

What's different about that day?

Am I..? Am I being interrogated?

Will you have to be?

Wouldn't I tell you if I was here?

You were here that day, Louis.

Jerry, no. You're afraid.

This is crazy. No, it's not crazy, Louis.

You came by that day and got a
bolt of linen and here's the receipt.

You signed it, and the receipt is still here,

I forgot.

Did you also forget you saw Hennessey k*ll Charles?

Look, he's dead. He's buried.

What is this? What good is all this?

Louis, no good at all.

I saw him k*ll Charlie.

I saw him.

why didn't you tell this to the
DA when he was questioning you?

He never did.

I told you he was there.

You could have come by sooner.
You've been following me for hours.

I here you ain't a cop any more.
How come you still look the same?

I know you're dumb, but not
this dumb. Do you see a witness?

How about that traffic cop? I wonder where he is now.

Hey, cop, come. Be a witness.

Hey there! Hold it! Get away from him!

Hold it. You stay with him. No.

Are you OK, Lieutenant?

A detective should never see
their lieutenant in this condition.

Let me get this clear in my mind.

You can now prove that a man is guilty of a crime,

after he was acquitted of the crime?

You are also building up a case for
conspiracy against the prosecutor,

while working on a case you were told to stay off,

and ordered to stay away from said prosecutor

by two deputy chief inspectors.

That sounds like a fair day's work.

Why didn't you go after them?

Why aren't you dragging
Hennessy and his hoods in here?

I told them not to.

Oh, great.

I won't even question that. Will you do me a favour?

Do me a big favour.

Stay out of it now.

Frank, what do you want to do?

You want me to arrest the man who I tried to put away

after he's been acquitted.

You think there's a jury in the country

who's not gonna believe
Hennessy when he says that I lied...

in order to try and put him away.

I'll drive you home.

Well, I'm going to go see Turner.

You were suspended. You
were told to stay away from him.

It's a... It's a... It's a personal matter.

well, at last.

We are being sensible.

Go over there, you'll apologise, and get it over with.

Frank, there's no way that he didn't know...

that he didn't have a chain of custody on that g*n.

Tell me, how does a DA,

who makes $20,000 a year, play
the stock market like a millionaire?

Tell me this.

How does he come up with $25,000 in a hurry?

And how come he lost five cases in two years...

all to Frank Hennessy's friends?

Are you saying there's a conspiracy?
We picked it up on a wiretap.

They said they had the case fixed.

And they was sure about that.

$25,000.

You know something, Frank?

Turner was into Hennessey's money.

Theo, Judge Cleary told you.

An attorney can never be
sure he's able to blow a case.

They were sure.

They had the judge, too.

He's going down the drain,
and we are letting it happen.

OK, Captain, what do you want us to do?

He's your lieutenant.

Go with him. What do you think I want you to do?

Should I call for help?

Oh, Theo, I'm glad you're here.

I don't even care why you are here. I'm glad.

I didn't know what I was
going to say when I came here,

but I just had to come and
talk it out. Sit. Please sit.

It's from my stockbroker.

Did he give you any? No.

why did you go there, Theo?

I was mad at you. I wanted to hang you.

I heard from one of my sources
that the Hennessy case was thrown...

and it was.

What has gotten into you on this?

And all the time, I was yelling
at you, when it was really Miller.

That's how they knew that kid was going to get off.

Can you prove that?

Tom, I'm going to need a court order for a wiretap.

On Miller? On a judge? Are you
crazy, Theo? No. On Hennessy.

That issue is dead, Theo.

So is Charlie Gerson. But I can't try Hennessy again.

I'm sorry, Tom, but I just
can't let it go. You understand?

You want to get me into
libel, harassment... What else?

I want you to get me a court
order to tap Hennessey's phone.

So, what do you say, friend?

Thanks, Tom.

Hey, I'm glad I came, too.

I thought you weren't going to call me here?

Kojak just left. He knows the case
was thrown. He wants to wiretap you.

I thought he was out of the
way. I told you he'd never Let go.

You know, I admire the guy.

I'm afraid of him, but I admire a guy I can't buy.

But I bought you, so take care
of it. Well, I am. I'm telling you.

He's such a dedicated fool, I'm
gonna get that court order for him.

There's always the chance
some judge will feel sorry for him

cos he's got a good record and he's in
trouble. How long will it take? A day or two.

OK, as long as we know.

Oh, and my kid says thanks for getting him off.

Call the lieutenant. Oh, hi, Lieutenant.

We can hang this guy now. Stretch him over the coals.

Are you ready for this, dirty rotting shyster lawyer?

Now we can put them away for good.

I guess he's right. I'm just a dedicated fool.

Miller? Yes. Kojak just left Turner.

Did he mention me? Yes.

He's guessing you were in on the fix.

Not a thing. Just don't discuss
it on the phone or I'm in trouble.

Alright.

That's pretty good advice, Lieutenant. Late, but good.

Counsellor... Your Honour...

Did you get the wiretap from the judge?

We were just talking about that. I
have strong feelings about wiretaps.

They are bad business. Oh...

Well, I have strong feelings
about corruption, Your Honour.

Here's an invitation to a party.

It's a grand jury party,

and there's one for each of you.

Theo... Theo, they had me by the throat.

Whatever trouble you were
in, we could have worked it out.

Isn't that what you said?
Listen. Please, listen to me.

Theo, I had such big dreams when I was a kid.

District attorney.

A partner in a law firm with




How does a guy say he's just
not going anywhere with his Life?

He's so dammed eager to make it, he keeps blowing it.

Well, I don't dream about
being chief inspector any more.

What crimes should I commit?

Theo, we are friends.

So were Brutus and Caesar.
Cain and Abel were brothers.

We are in good company.

They are going to throw the book
at me. I'm not going to like that,

but I'm going to help them do it.

I really enjoyed signing those invitations.

I would have enjoyed it more if I had one for you.

Theo, your humour.

Look at me. No laughter.

You turned Turner on me, and
then you turned me on Turner.

You didn't happen to be in the DA's
building. You were waiting for me.

You did research on Turner,
you did research on Miller,

and then you saw your chance.

They let Hennessey go free,
and you didn't do anything about it.

You wanted Miller's job, and you used me for it.

I can't prove it,

and I guess I never will,

but look, you are no criminal like they are.

You are not going to be disbarred.

You will continue to do what's right for society...

after you do what's right for yourself,

Your Honour.

Come on, Frank.

I knew you couldn't prove it,

but it must have felt great saying it.