Transcripts - Forever Dreaming

MAN: Superior Court of the State
Of California, County of Los Angeles.

The Family of Turell Baylor v. The
City of Los Angeles, the L.A.P.D...

Mayor Ramon Quintero, Interim
Chief of Police William Pope...

Deputy Chief Brenda
Leigh Johnson...

the Major Crimes Division of the
L.A.P.D and several John Does.

Case number 05CC0131,
Judge Gerald Blake presiding.

State your appearances
for the record.

Peter Goldman appearing
for the plaintiff, Your Honor.

Gavin Q. Baker and City
Attorney Lee for the defense.

I have read the defense's
motion for summary judgment...

and the papers
filed in opposition.

I think there very well might be
some triable issues of material fact.

GAVIN: Yes, Your Honor.

I ask you to look at Page 6 of
Mr. Goldman's pleading, where he states:

"Turell Baylor was m*rder*d
by person or persons unknown."

Defense regards this as an
admission against interest.

If counsel has no idea who k*lled
Mr. Baylor, how do we proceed?

[CROWD MURMURING]

Your Honor, Deputy Chief
Johnson abandoned Turell Baylor...

in g*ng territory where his fellow
Crips were massing to execute him.

GAVIN: Excuse me, Your Honor.

Chief Johnson dropped Mr. Baylor off
at his house, where he requested to go.

It's not the defendant's fault
that Baylor lived in g*ng territory.

Everyone knows Turell Baylor was
m*rder*d by members of his own g*ng.

If everyone knows this, why has counsel
submitted no evidence substantiating this?

Instead, he asks to try his opinion,
an improper use of the justice system...

even if one were to accept that in this
instance, the Warren Rule did not apply.

The Warren Rule would only apply
if Chief Johnson had been negligent.

She wasn't negligent.

She actively facilitated
the m*rder of Turell Baylor.

And this motion for summary
judgment is a feeble excuse...

to get that charge
to just go away.

GAVIN: I congratulate counsel on
so swiftly divining both our objective...

and the definition of
a summary judgment...

which is to immediately terminate
proceedings in favor of the defendants...

and to make these baseless
charges, as he puts it, "just go away."

I notice defendants aren't even waiting
for Your Honor's ruling to go away.

Your Honor, I am saddened to
announce that just moments ago...

a deputy sheriff
was shot and k*lled.

I hope Your Honor
is not offended...

understanding that police
officers are oftentimes required...

to put public safety
ahead of personal interest.

Anything further, Mr. Goldman?

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

[WOMAN SPEAKING
INDISTINCTLY OVER POLICE RADIO]

[SIREN WAILING]

GABRIEL: Hey, chief.

Two plainclothes deputy sheriffs
were driving south on Crenshaw...

when one of them recognized a
stolen Maserati by its license plates.

BRENDA: Were these vanity
plates? GABRIEL: Doesn't look it to me.

They were following the vehicle when
the thieves realized they'd been made.

Thieves? That's plural?

Two guys in the
front seats, chief.

Maserati turned into
this dead end, did a 180.

Front-seat passenger came
out firing, bam, bam, bam...

a .45 auto at the
sheriff's vehicle...

k*lling Deputy Brian Rush,
who was behind the wheel.

sh**t took off on foot.

The victim's
partner, he wasn't hit.

He was able to wrestle the
cuffs on the other suspect.

The sh**t's already escaped.
Carjacked a woman two blocks away.

Knocked her down pretty hard too.
She's in the hospital, but she'll live.

I put a want out on
her car. It's a Honda.

Make sure the driver of the vehicle
is designated armed and dangerous.

I don't want anyone else
walking into an ambush.

If the car is found parked somewhere,
it's stake-and-notify. Thank you.

FLYNN: Hey, chief.

[CLEARS THROAT]

Wanna meet our newest
contender for assh*le of the year?

That's the other car
thief? He looks 15.

FLYNN: We ID'd him
from his cell phone.

Kyle Hayes, age 22. Got one
prior for breaking and entering.

Kyle's just made an aggressive
leap forward in his criminal career.

Chief Johnson,
Deputy Mike Burton.

Deputy, I'm so sorry
about your partner.

- You need a minute?
- No, let's go. How can I help?

Y'all were a long way
from West Hollywood.

Brian and I had been looking
for a missing witness in a trial.

We were headed to Boyle
Heights following a tip.

He recognized the plates of a Maserati
ahead of us as belonging to a stolen car.

Recognized the plates how?

Was there a special
alert out on the Maserati?

No, no. The, uh... The Sheriff's
Office has a Special Problems Unit...

part of a joint task
force with the FBI...

looking for a ring of car thieves
targeting a bunch of high-end vehicles.

They put out a list of
plates once a month.

So you found the
car, started following it.

- Why didn't you radio for backup?
- It happened so fast.

We saw the car, changed lanes,
turned the corner, and were short-stopped.

- They must have flagged us somehow.
- Ahem. Chief.

BRENDA: Uh...

Pardon me, deputy.

The sheriff understands
it's our case now.

POPE: I say take the suspect
we have to an interview room...

and convince him to give up
the sh**t before he kills again.

Tao, I want you to personally
pull all prints from that Maserati.

See if we can identify the k*ller.
Buzz, gather all security video...

from businesses between
here and the carjacking.

A picture of the sh**t
would be nice. Thank you.

And, commander, please keep
Deputy Burton close at hand.

Sheriff's protocol is Burton goes
back to his home department...

exchanges his g*n,
and gets his rep.

I understand, but
when we find the k*ller...

I may need Burton's
help identifying him.

Provenza, I'd like you to supervise
the search for the escape vehicle.

Thank you. Meanwhile, I'll
work with the suspect we do have.

[DOOR OPENS]

Thank you.

You can leave us alone.

[SNIFFS]

You and I both know
you don't have to speak.

But I've been at
this job a while.

Met a lot of young boys
who got into trouble...

just from hanging around
with the wrong crowd.

Does that describe you?
Or are you a cop-k*ller?

I've got the chief's interview
up recording for you.

Oh, thanks.

I ask if you're a cop-k*ller because
unless we find your accomplice...

the DA will charge you as one.

- I never even pulled my g*n.
- Under California law...

you're as responsible for the
death of Rush as your friend.

Now, I don't wanna charge you,
Kyle, but I have to follow the law.

If you follow it with me, I
can help you out of this mess.

Give me the name of the man who was
in that car with you, and I can save you.

[SIGHS]

Now listen to me, Kyle.

If I find the man who shot
the deputy without your help...

you're gonna spend the
rest of your life on death row.

You've made a lot
of bad choices today.

Don't let this be one of them.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Yes. Yes.

[WHISPERS] Chief,
I've ID'd some prints.

Be back in a minute, Kyle. You'd
better hope I still need your help.

[IN NORMAL VOICE] I
pulled 12 prints off the Maserati.

Three belonged to the
owner, two to Hayes...

leaving seven prints that match
up with three other known criminals.

- Three other known criminals?
- Mm.

For heaven's sakes, how many people
does it take to steal a car these days?

Deputy Burton said that there
were just two people in that Maserati.

I have some mug sh*ts.

Now, one of them might match up to
a picture I found on Kyle's cell phone.

David Cobb. Now, his
prints were in the car.

This picture is low-resolution. I
could bump up the contrast ratio, but...

Lieutenant, please, just
give me the mug sh*ts.

I need to show
them to the suspect.

[SIGHS]

- We're getting closer.
- Ah. Thank you.

If Kyle sees how far along we are, maybe
he'll get us the rest of the way home.

TAO: Mm.

[PANTS]

[WHISPERS] He's got a g*n.

[WHISPERING] Call SWAT.

Tao.

[g*n COCKS IN SLOW MOTION]

Monitor. Monitor.

[IN NORMAL VOICE] Kyle, there
are cameras in there. I'm watching you.

I'm watching you right now.

I can see you.

[SOBBING]

I want you to put that g*n on the table
and step to the far corner of the room.

Kyle, put the g*n on the table and
step to the far corner of the room now.

Oh, man.

What a totally screwed-up day.

This b*llet was meant for you.

Kyle?

Kyle?

[g*nsh*t]

Kyle!

This was not your fault. If Burton didn't
find the g*n when he cuffed Hayes...

our patrol officers should
have when they took custody...

- or when they brought him in here.
- No. It was my responsibility...

to make sure Kyle
was properly searched...

before he entered
the interview room.

[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

And it's an in-custody death,
so FID has every right to be here.

[PHONE RINGING]

- Chief Johnson. PROVENZA
[OVER PHONE]: Provenza.

Listen, patrol found the
Honda. It's at 8th and Alameda.

Now, we can sit on it, but I am
certain that the k*ller dumped it and...

No. Tao has prints
from multiple suspects...

to check against
whatever's inside the vehicle.

Please hold off on that
search until he gets there.

Eighth and Alameda.

Is the other guy talking?

You could say he invoked
his right to remain silent.

Uh, Tao will explain
when he gets there.

Chief, I can't leave
until FID interviews me.

No. This is a time-sensitive situation.
They're just gonna have to wait.

Provenza is at this address with
the Honda the k*ller used to escape.

Take the prints you pulled
off the Maserati this morning.

Check them against
what's inside that vehicle.

Get me a positive ID on the
sh**t. That's an order, lieutenant.

Okay, Buzz.

Thank you for saving my life.

Now, let's see if you can act.

[SIGHS]

POPE: Sorry about all this.

- Uh, how are you doing?
- I've had easier mornings.

Cheer up. A cop-k*ller just shot
himself. So one down, one to go.

POPE: About this su1c1de.

I tried to talk her out of it, but
Raydor insists on speaking with you...

- before you resume the investigation.
- I expected to be questioned.

- At least it was just Buzz
and me here. POPE: Right.

- Yes, excellent work, Buzz.
- Thank you, sir.

- Thank you. BRENDA
[ON SCREEN]: Kyle?

HAYES [ON SCREEN]:
This b*llet was meant for you.

BRENDA: Kyle? Kyle?

[HAYES PANTING ON SCREEN]

[g*nsh*t ON SCREEN]

Thank you.

Are you okay?

Uh...

Uh, I think so, yes.

From what I just
saw, you nearly died.

[CLEARS THROAT]

Okay.

Who else in your
division was with you?

As you could see from
the recording, I was alone.

Someone knocked on the door to
your interview room and pulled you out.

BUZZ: I did that, captain.

Chief Johnson didn't
have her earwig with her...

and I had breaking
information from Provenza.

Would you mind
leaving us alone, please?

Thank you.

You know it's always risky to leave
a suspect alone in an interview room.

I know procedure
wasn't properly followed...

and it's a bad day
to have it happen.

I wish I'd done better...

but I'm looking for someone
who's a lot worse than me.

And I'm just asking for this
day to see if I can find him.

Just this day.
That's all I'm asking.

I can absolutely do that. I've
got 72 hours to file this report.

So I will just resume this part
of the investigation after that.

In the meantime, I will
interview every single officer...

who had charge of that suspect
between the crime scene and your room.

Where can I find the deputy sheriff
that took Mr. Hayes into custody?

Commander Taylor
is keeping track of him.

Okay.

Thank you, captain. Thanks.

Okay.

PROVENZA: They'll make a
new rule for searching suspects.

I promise you they'll
make a new rule.

If people are getting into the building
with g*ns, there should be a new rule.

Radial arch with a
delta. Nine ridges.

Huh. It's David Cobb.

I have pictures
of him right here.

His last known address
is 544 South Berendo.

- I'll call for the warrant.
- Don't need a warrant. This is fresh pursuit.

Sanchez, come with me. Call SIS.

I want undercover units in a
three-block radius around Cobb's house.

You guys take these photos
of our suspect, walk around.

See if somebody
can identify him.

If he's still in the vicinity
or if he comes back again...

- Well, come on.
- Be careful.

Let's split up.

No. None of my people
have seen him either.

Okay, and you know that
without even asking them?

It's the same guy the other
cop was looking for an hour ago.

- Carjacked an old lady's Honda, yes?
- Wait, wait.

This other cop give you
his card or his name?

No.

But now that you
ask, he wasn't a cop.

- He was a sheriff's deputy.
- Thank you.

TAYLOR: Yeah, all right. We'll,
uh... We'll sort it out. Thank you.

- Deputy Burton is missing?
- Chief, I did just like you asked.

I told the Sheriff's Office
to have Burton call us...

when he finished giving
his statement. And now...

But now we can't
find him, can we?

- They.
- No, you. You, commander.

I asked you to
keep an eye on him.

Now we have no idea where
Burton is or what he's doing.

The Sheriff's Department is putting a
hundred people on the street to find him.

This will work out. I promise.

We cleared the houses next to the
Cobb residence and across the street.

Okay. Everyone ready?

Okay, take the back.

You stay with Detective
Sanchez, you stay with me. All right.

Be careful. Heads up, now.

Set?

Julio.

Go.

Stay where you are! Don't
move! Hands behind your head.

PROVENZA: Get your hands
above your head. Above your head!

Clear.

It's not what it looks like.

Better not be.

- Read him his rights, Julio.
- You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can be used
against you in a court of law.

You have the right to an
attorney. If you cannot afford one...

one will be appointed
to you by the state.

The g*n used to k*ll Deputy Rush
was the same one used on David Cobb.

- And Deputy Burton's w*apon?
- Not fired.

Well, that doesn't
mean anything.

He could have shot
Cobb with Cobb's own g*n.

So you didn't give the suspect the
g*n he shot himself with, did you?

Gavin, that's not funny.

Hmm. You know
what else isn't funny?

You having another in-custody
death without informing your attorney.

- Baylor was not an in-custody death.
- That's not what Goldman is saying.

Thirty minutes ago, he
demanded a continuance...

based on relevant new information
which he possessed and I did not.

Goldman knows about
this already? How?

From the leak in the division
which you refuse to believe exists.

Oh, my God. I was on the verge of
having this entire case thrown out.

Now it's up in the air.

- Where's Captain Raydor?
- She's back in her office. Why?

I have to talk to her before
another lawsuit is filed against you...

by the family of your
newest dead suspect.

If you could afford it, I could drop
everyone else and defend you for a living.

You know that man
was going to k*ll me?

Maybe he thought he'd end
up representing you in court.

It's natural causes.

You're using up all your nine
lives. You know that, don't you?

Deputy Burton said
that the stolen Maserati...

had something to do with
a Special Problems Unit.

Some kind of joint task force
between the Sheriff's Office and the FBI.

It's a special problem,
all right. Come here.

Take a look. Got a flag on your
stolen Maserati this morning.

BRENDA: Oh.

- There's a ring of high-tech car thieves.
- Is this g*ng-related?

This is a professional organization
run by a competent and disciplined adult.

Okay, 35 vehicles stolen during
the first week of every month.

Probably has to do
with a shipping schedule.

Here's the theory.
Two thieves steal a car.

Use a computer to generate
a counterfeit electronic key.

Drive to a spot where they can
disconnect the vehicle recovery system.

Watch it for a while. When they're
sure they haven't been followed...

two middlemen come in
with fake customs documents.

They drive the stolen car somewhere
near the port to be sent overseas.

Two thieves steal a car,
two other guys ship it off.

Explains why there were four sets
of prints in the Maserati this morning.

And Deputy Burton and Rush.

Were either of them part of
this Special Problems Unit?

No, but they both applied
to join several times...

and several times were
told they lacked seniority.

Now, why were they both so determined
to be part of this investigation?

Because the Sheriff's Office and
the FBI weren't getting anywhere.

Kept arresting guys in
the act of stealing the cars.

You have a problem with
interrupting property theft?

If you're looking for
the guy in charge, I do.

You pick up a couple of
low-level guys, what do you have?

Little fish who won't
say who they work for.

Who lawyer up, spend a little time
in county while we learn nothing.

Brian and I had another idea.

BRENDA: I can't think why the Sheriff's Office
didn't hand over the investigation to you...

considering how
brilliantly you do your job.

Like the man you searched
when you arrested him.

- That was remarkable. Just great.
- Look, I'm sorry I missed the g*n.

My adrenaline was pumping.
My partner was dead.

That deputy just took responsibility for
not searching his suspect this morning.

Should we run off a copy of this
interview for Gavin to show the judge?

Yeah, when we're done here.

With information that you did not
share that was containing the damage?

- Hear me out. Then tell me I
was wrong. BRENDA: We'll listen.

But bear in mind, my concern
here is m*rder, not stolen cars.

Look.

Brian and I, we were just hunting
for a chance to make our mark.

We kept looking at the
Special Problems Unit reports.

They didn't seem any closer to
catching the big fish, the guy in charge.

So the last few months,
whenever we could make the time...

we staked out a parking structure
on Santa Monica Boulevard.

And last week we got lucky.

Watched a couple guys on laptops
create a key for a Maserati and drive off.

Stayed with them all the way
to a lot at 8th and Alameda.

And we sat on that
car till this morning.

Why didn't you call for backup?

We couldn't control the
bureaucratic response.

If the Special Problems Unit
massed, the parking lot would be burnt.

Not to mention you'd have to
share credit for your big idea.

Did you ever see anyone
surveilling the parking lot?

- No.
- Did anyone ever see you?

No, but we did spot a lot of
other cars being dropped off.

That lot is filled
with stolen vehicles.

All right, then.

So two guys came to pick up
the stolen Maserati this morning.

They weren't the little
fish who'd stolen the car.

These were middlemen at least.

Coming to drive the Maserati
off to be shipped somewhere.

They parked the vehicle
they came in up the street...

walked to the Maserati, and
drove off in it toward the port.

We followed at a good distance for
10 minutes, thinking our plan worked.

We had a couple higher-ups...

and were minutes away from finding out
where these cars were being loaded up.

Then for some reason, the guys
in the Maserati made a sharp turn.

Some kind of
countersurveillance move, I guess.

We went after them and...

Your plan worked so well that
your partner was shot to death.

Okay, so tell us, how did you
end up at the k*ller's house?

BRENDA: Wait a minute.

When those guys picked up the
Maserati, they left their vehicle behind.

So when I was with
you at the crime scene...

you knew that the k*ller would
be trying to get back to his car.

- Is that right?
- I thought maybe, yeah.

Cobb's car was gone when I got there. I
ran his plates, which we'd written down.

I had his DMV photo faxed to me.

Checked with businesses to
see if he was in the neighborhood.

I drove to his house,
went in the back.

Cobb was already dead. I was...

I was about to clear the house
and call my office when your guys...

So after your partner, your
partner, was shot dead...

- you kept on playing super cop?
- I was following the lead.

Right over the line that we are
never, ever supposed to cross.

The justice system
works pretty well...

until someone starts thinking they're
smarter than the Sheriff's Office...

the FBI and the entire
L.A.P.D. combined.

You see what happens when you
throw away the rule book, deputy?

- People die.
- I'm sorry.

You think she's conscious
of what she's saying?

Somebody may wanna play
this part of the interview for her...

when she gets home tonight.

BURTON [ON MONITOR]:
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I really am.

But you have the parking lot.

The middlemen are moving
the vehicles to the port today.

They may have paused
to see what we would do.

But if they haven't
abandoned the place?

k*lling Cobb was the big fish
trying to contain his own situation.

He has a schedule to keep
and lots of other cars to move.

We made mistakes.

But we did not burn the lot.

Okay.

So if the parking lot is good, the
question is what do we do with it?

Brenda, listen to me. If
this ends up taking a while...

you'll want to head to the courtroom
and hear the judge rule on your motion.

- Oh, she'll go. I promise you.
- Thank you.

Fine, but remember, we're
not just rounding up thieves.

These are murderers too. And
someone is watching this place.

Just because Burton never figured
out who, doesn't mean they aren't here.

I'm not interested in catching little
fish and letting the shark swim away.

- Now, where have I heard that before?
- Just be careful.

Gentlemen.

- Tao, 11 o'clock.
- Hmm?

- Boots?
- Yeah.

TAO: Here. Psst.
- Wow.

TAO: Hey, hey.

Uh, what's this?

Here we go.

Chief, we have an Aston
Martin, license plate 3YTK118.

GABRIEL: Okay, let's see here.

We got a winner. Stolen
five days ago in Beverly Hills.

- Good luck, guys.
- Copy that.

[ENGINE STARTS]

[ENGINE STARTS]

TAO: We'll let them lead from
behind till we get on the freeway.

Remember, do not take any
unnecessary risks with these people.

Consider them armed
and extremely dangerous.

TAO [OVER RADIO]: Fellas, we're
gonna do a little trade, let them pass.

And here we are,
coming up to the port.

Keep your weapons
handy. Here we go.

Copy that.

FLYNN: Here we go, chief.

[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

FLYNN: Freeze! Right there.

Hands up.

- Put your hands behind
you. SANCHEZ: Face the car.

Hands behind your
head. Face the car.

Call, call, call.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

- Hello?
- Hey.

We're all safe here
with two fresh suspects.

Plus the loading site
and customs documents.

Wait, hold on. Here's
Flynn on speaker.

Okay, chief, the stolen cars
are headed for Argentina.

Being shipped inside containers
that arrived here filled with beef.

Refrigerated shipping.

Perfect way to get cars with
built-in computers out of the country.

- Did you say Argentina?
FRITZ: Yeah, yeah.

It's an enormous break for the case,
but there's still no sign of the big fish.

You and Gabriel sit tight. You're
likely to spot more middlemen...

because I'm looking at a
bunch of empty containers here.

Odds are more cars are
gonna be leaving the lot.

[SIREN WAILING]

We'll wait for them here and follow up
with the two suspects we apprehended.

Uh, hold on just a second.

Buzz, do an Internet
search on the word recoleta.

See if it has some kind of
special connection to Argentina.

In Spanish, recoleta
means "calm."

But it's also the name of a
neighborhood in Buenos Aires.

Um, honey...

while you're finishing
up, uh, with those people...

- would you do me a favor?
- A favor?

In about two minutes, could you
give the suspects their phone calls?

If I give the suspects
their phone calls...

- they might alert the big fish.
BRENDA: That's what I'm counting on.

- I have to hang up now.
- Yeah, well...

[DIAL TONE DRONES]

Okay, Buzz, would you
please call for backup?

And, David, let's
be careful here.

I want to scare this guy,
not start a sh**ting match.

Oh, I'm with you on that.

Hey, guys, hold on a second.

These dirtbags have
to make some calls.

[DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES]

We're closed.
Dinner starts at 5:30.

- It's all right. I'm not hungry, really.
- Oh.

It's you again. Did
you find your fugitive?

No, but actually, we think
he may still be in the area.

I'll be on my guard, then.
Thank you for stopping by.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

Excuse me.

[SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

Huh?

[CONTINUES SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

[PHONE RINGS]

Recoleta.

[SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

Sorry.

You have a moment to
answer a few questions?

Sure. I'm always
happy to help the police.

Let me, uh... Let me
put this in my office.

I'll be back in five, okay?

I'll wait here.

Okay.

Sir, I've had a terrible day.

I'm anxious, I'm
stressed, and a little shaky.

RIOS: Aah.

If you don't drop your g*n right now,
I'm gonna put a b*llet through your head.

Are we clear?

- Thank you.
- Why?

Why are you arresting me?

Because sh**ting you
would get us in a lot of trouble.

Mateo Rios, you have
the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can be used
against you in a court of law.

You have the
right to an attorney.

BAILIFF: Please be seated.
BLAKE: The Family of Turell Baylor...

v. the City of Los Angeles, Deputy
Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson et al.

We're back on the record.

Before my ruling,
I'd like it known...

that whatever crimes
Mr. Baylor may have committed...

he was entitled to be tried in
a court, not the streets of L.A.

Mr. Goldman...

the lack of evidence supporting the
central thesis behind your pleading...

leaves me no choice
but to grant the defense...

its motion for summary judgment.

Case dismissed.

[SOBS]

GAVIN: Oh.

- I told you I'd win.
- You might have told me how.

Well, then you would have told the
leak, and then where would we be?

Mm. I still cannot
believe that it's all over.

Don't worry. We'll have
another crisis soon enough.

And I'll lead us all
through that one too.

That's just what I
was about to say.

Thank you for
showing us the way.

- Everyone, to Gavin.
- Oh, yes.

- Oh, thank you.
- To Gavin.

[BRENDA CHUCKLES]

[ALL CHATTERING]

Congratulations, chief.

Listen, I just wanna
thank you for...

standing by me. I know
it hasn't been easy.

Chief, if our job was easy, no one
would put up with either one of us.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

You're no more difficult than I
am. I mean that as a compliment.

Well, thank you, Sharon.

I'm very grateful
to you. I really am.

You're welcome.

BRENDA: Will. What's the matter?

- Something wrong?
- I'm not sure.

But I need you to talk to someone
without losing your temper.

You think you can do that?

Well, I can't promise
anything, but I'll try. Who is it?

Congratulations, Chief Johnson.

Be sure you get more information
out of him than he gets from us. Okay?

Okay.

You have two
minutes. I'm timing you.

Hope you don't mind my
crashing your victory party.

Not at all. Gives me a chance
to say my final goodbye.

I look forward to
never seeing you again.

Maybe I'm born
to disappoint you.

Why do you say that?

Because after losing in the
State of California today...

I filed a new case
on the federal level.

- You did?
- I did.

And this lawsuit isn't going
to be focusing entirely...

on Turell Baylor's death,
as shameful as that was.

No. It also concerns the
son of a Russian crime boss...

who was working
as an FBI informant...

and who died the same night you revealed
that cooperation to his father's lawyer.

Oh, did I mention that he'd just
been released from your custody?

And then there was
the child molester...

who you threatened to put into
general population after he confessed.

Mr. Stimple. Hanged
himself. Again, in-custody.

It's an unfortunate
trend with you, actually...

because a short
time afterwards...

you arrested a police officer
from Tijuana under a false name...

who was then m*rder*d in jail.

It doesn't seem like
a coincidence to me.

Then there was the su1c1de
in your interview room today.

Not to mention how you continually
harass my colleague, Phillip Stroh.

Calling his clients, bad-mouthing
him to other law enforcement agencies.

Phillip Stroh r*ped and m*rder*d a
girl the night before her 30th birthday.

Prove it in a court of law.

That's the problem
with you, frankly.

What one knows and what one
can prove are two different things.

You don't seem to get that.

So you represent a man who
confessed to murdering prostitutes...

a child molester, a police officer
who worked with the drug cartel...

a r*pist and a cop-k*ller.

That's a pretty impressive list
to add to the saintly Turell Baylor.

And together they all add up
to a past practice and pattern...

of denying suspects their
constitutional privilege to a fair trial.

That is a civil rights violation
for which you, the L.A.P.D...

and the City of Los Angeles
are going to pay dearly.

My two minutes are up.

Besides, I have a very
large discovery motion to file.

Wait, wait, wait, Mr. Goldman.

Do you have some personal
vendetta against me?

I mean, have I ever done anything
to you or someone you love?

No. In fact, I'm reasonably sure
we have almost never crossed paths.

But that's mainly because I'm the
conscience of the justice system...

which, as far as you're concerned,
makes me nearly a perfect stranger.

But don't worry...

by the time I'm done, we're
gonna know each other very well.

Because it's my
intention, Chief Johnson...

to put an end to you
and all your works.