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So, what brings you
down from vice, detective?

Got a complaint yesterday
from a guy named Vincent kelmer.

Vice president of his
home owners association.

- Neighborhood block captain.
- What's his problem?

Well, he's noticed an
unusual number of men

coming in and out of the
home of one of his neighbors.

Shannon Cooke,
housewife, mother of two.

So, he jumps to the conclusion
that she's turning tricks.

[Chuckles] That's logical.
Does he have proof?

Eh, he's been
videotaping guys coming in

and out of her house
for a couple of weeks.

Creepy. I know.

Maybe Shannon Cooke is a cpa

who works out of
an at-home office.

My cpa doesn't do
my returns in a Teddy.

- Have you talked to her?
- Not yet.

Thought you might
want to join me.

I'm not real interested
in busting my neighbors

for having sex.

- 'Thank you, gentlemen.'
- Hey, Steve.

What do you think
about a soccer mom

who's turning tricks at
home in her spare time?

I'm going to assume that's
a hypothetical question.

Not if you live next
door to this lady.

Well, if it's true, we're
not going to ignore it.

If it's true, it's
a misdemeanor.

Wait till you see the tape.

I'm telling you, this
lady's hot to trot.

One bored housewife
turning a few tricks

while her kids are
at school isn't exactly

a public menace, detective.

And you'd need to
literally catch her in the act

of exchanging sex for money
in order to press charges.

Well, that's what I'm saying.
I mean, we set up a sting.

[Annabeth chuckles]

A $6,000 sting to make
her pay a $200 fine?

I don't think so.

Decaf? You're drinking decaf
now? What's the point of that?

Do we need to go through
this again? I'm breast-feeding.

Trying not to get my
child addicted to caffeine

if you don't mind.

You really want to set up a
sting to catch one lousy hooker?

Well, this neighborhood
block captain

he's threatening to
go to the media with it

if we don't shut her down.

- Then let's get ahead of it.
- Oh, come on, Steve.

This is a misdemeanor.

Not to mention a
victimless crime.

This has "time suck"
written all over it.

It also had "lead story
on the 10 o'clock news"

written all over it, annabeth.

It's a waste of
time and resources.

Well, good thing you're
not paid by the hour.

- Whoa.
- Uh-huh.

Talk about your
desperate housewife.

Okay, people, let's adjourn
the gossip and get started.

Issue one, we need to
get our conviction rate up.

[Clears throat] Is there something
you want to share with us, annabeth?

Uh..

I bet Danny a dollar that
the stats on convictions

came out today.

You're taking money
from a paralegal?

Am I right the stats
came out today?

Yes.

Okay. Updates? Annabeth.

Well, Steve, I've got a soccer
mom prostitute to interrogate

pushing my armed robbery

and granny extortion
ring to the back-burner.

Could someone explain the
broken window theory to Ms. Chase?

Maureen.

Ignoring small crimes
emboldens criminals

to commit more serious ones.

(Steve) 'Prostitution
attracts criminals'

criminals attract crime

so we don't ignore
the small stuff.

'More updates.'

(Maureen) 'So you're serious.'

you've got a soccer mom
turning tricks out of her house?

Allegedly.

Her neighbor may just
have an active imagination.

Well, nothing upsets
some people more

than the idea of other
people having lots of sex.

I know it upsets me.

[Chuckles]

I get mad just
thinking about it.

Oh, man, I've got a baby.

I get mad thinking
about other people getting

a good night's sleep,
never mind getting busy.

Play it safe out there. Let
me know if you need me.

Thanks.

(Cesario) 'We got a complaint
from a concerned citizen'

about the number of
visitors you receive.

Is that a crime?

Well, it is if you're
turning tricks.

Oh, that's ridiculous.

I'm married. I have
two kids in grade school.

Why on earth would I..

So you're not
turning tricks at home

while your
husband's at the office

and your boys are
going to school?

No, no, absolutely not.

(Cesario) Now how do you
explain these gentlemen?

I have a lot of friends.

Yeah. Well, you
sure are friendly.

I'll give you that.

Mrs. Cooke, please just give us

a reasonable explanation
for what's going on here

and we'll drop
this whole matter.

What do you want from me?

We want what you're
doing to stop. That's it.

We're not looking to
ruin anyone's life here

but your neighbors don't
want to live next door

to the chicken ranch.

You can't arrest me.

In Indiana, you have to
solicit an undercover cop

to be prosecuted and money
has to exchange hands.

So if you don't mind, I
have to go pick up my son.

How does your husband
feel about you entertaining

so many friends?

I have his number right here.

Why don't I give him a call?

Please, don't contact him.

He just started at this new job.

Look, he got laid
off for six months.

And we got behind
on our mortgage.

I was only going to do
it until he got his bonus

and we could catch
up on the payments.

So how long have
you been turning tricks?

A month or so.

Terri said we'd be okay
if we didn't solicit a cop

and if we didn't
handle the money.

(Annabeth) 'Who's Terri?'

was it Terri who did all
this research on solicitation

and the technicalities
of the law?

I can't tell you that.

Is Terri the one who
got you into this?

I can't talk about that.

Are there other
women involved in this?

Oh, no. Please, please,
please. Don't call my husband.

He'd die a thousand deaths if
he knew. Please, he can't find out.

My god, what if
my kids find out?

- 'Calm down.'
- 'Am I going to be arrested?'

- am I going to jail?
- Not if you tell us the truth.

And if I do, will you promise
not to tell my husband?

- I think that can be arranged.
- You think, or you promise?

I'll Grant you immunity
from prosecution

and I'll do my best to
protect your anonymity.

(Annabeth) But
first, we need to know

exactly who this
Terri person is.

And how many other
ladies are involved

in this line of work?

(Steve) 'Need your help.'

the state of Indiana
has allocated

forty-two million dollars
for weed and seed grants.

Weed and seed?

You go into a neighborhood
and weed out the drug dealers.

- Then seed the good stuff.
- Such as?

(Steve) 'After-school
clubs, treatment programs.'

the point is, we want
our weed money.

- Could mean $7 million.
- What do we have to do?

Get our conviction
rate up on drug dealers.

And what about all the murderers

who don't happen
to be drug dealers?

That's the beauty part.

They give us money
for drug dealers

which frees up money in our
budget to prosecute murderers.

As long as we're not
spending all our time

drumming up drug cases.

Don't have to.

Police stopped a truck with
25 pounds of ammonium nitrate

and various other chemicals.

- Meth dealer.
- 'Right.'

(Steve) There were
three guys in the car.

- I want you to charge 'em all.
- Were they all dealers?

- They are now.
- Steve.

The law says anyone in the
truck can be held accountable

for its contents, trust me.

None of these
guys are boy scouts.

It's a three-for-one deal.

Take it.

(Annabeth) I had Danny pull
priors on the woman Shannon says

was the ringleader,
Terri shaffer.

She managed Mrs. Cooke's
career as a suburban working girl.

She's a jd-mba, business
school and law school.

(Cesario) Terri shaffer was arrested
three years ago by Tulsa vice.

Charges were dropped
on a technicality.

'We think she's running the
same mo here in Indianapolis.'

stay-at-home
housewives turning tricks?

It's not quite as
far-fetched as it sounds.

Our witness tells us a lady
sees five or six clients a week

three hundred bucks a pop.

Terri takes half for
making the arrangements.

They keep the rest.

Terri, meanwhile, keeps upwards

of $400,000 a year profit.

Tax free, huh?

The ladies charge more
for special requests.

Uh, overnights, multiple
partners, mixed doubles.

'It's all on the website.'

- there's a website?
- Oh, yeah.

With lots of things to click on.

"Raunchymamas.com"

how many raunchy
mamas are there?

According to the
website at least nine.

Our witness, Mrs. Cooke,
says they all know each other

through their kids,
the gym, stuff like that.

One friend tells another friend

how easy it is to
make extra money

and that's how Terri
builds a stable of women.

"The premiere listing of
adult entertainment models."

For legal cover it bills
itself as a modeling service.

Oh, so you show up at
this lady's house and she, uh

models lingerie for you.

(Matt) 'It's a smart operation.'

they run a credit card
check and background

to screen for law enforcement.

You need a referral.
No exceptions. I tried.

- What are these?
- 'Reviews.'

(Matt) 'The Johns
use a rating system.'

'from "okay if you're drunk"'

to "forgot I was paying for it."

So, how do I make a date?

Uh-uh, hypothetically.

You order through the website.

Pay through an
online billing service.

Shows up on your
credit card statement

just as if you were
purchasing a book.

'Three hundred dollar book.'

which makes it almost
impossible to prosecute.

It's not impossible,
but difficult.

Around 70 percent
of high-end call girls

have a web presence these days.

And the women
never touch the money.

They're instructed
not to even ask.

Well, the money has to
change hands sometime.

Mrs. Cooke says they meet
every other Tuesday night

and Terri pays them in cash.

'They call it "book club."'

my wife's in a book club.

So, you're going to wire this
Mrs. Cooke lady and send her in?

You got it.

If we can tie the
money to the girls

we can get Terri shaffer for
running a criminal enterprise

and we can shut this
whole operation down.

What about these other ladies?

Steve, I don't
really see any good

in sending a bunch of
working moms to jail.

I mean, hopefully we
scare them enough

they'll never do it again.

I want the madam, not the moms.

Okay.

My client is way too much

of a waste case
to run a meth lab.

- Hmm. That's your defense?
- Yes. Derrick's a meth head.

He-he can't remember his
own phone number let alone

operate a highly sophisticated
drug making operation.

That must be the most pathetic
argument I've ever heard.

Maureen, seriously

you don't believe he's
running a meth lab.

- I can make the case.
- Why would you want to?

The guy's a wasteoid.

Let him plead six
month's possession.

He was in a car with 25
pounds of ammonium nitrate.

You know who the dealer is.

He was driving the
car. He owns the car.

He's got an arrest record
a mile long for dealing.

My client was just..

Getting a ride from him.

He should have taken the bus.

[Sighs]

- Calm down, Shannon.
- You can do this.

We just want Terri.

But we need her to say
the money is for sex, okay?

You need to literally get
her to say those words.

The money is an
exchange for sex.

Well, what if
they figure it out?

What if they can
tell it's a camera?

Listen to me. Nothing
is going to happen.

(Cesario) 'Hey, stop worrying
about your good friends.'

think about the judge who's
going to take your kids away

if you don't cooperate.

[Sighs]

Are you ready?

(Female #1) 'Hey,
Shannon, how're you doing?'

(Shannon) 'I-I'm really
good. How are things going?'

(female #1) 'Good. Good.'

I thought this was a brothel.
Looks like a tea party.

It's a book club..

For hookers.

Oh. Put your hands off
the camera, Shannon.

Hands off the camera.

- She's freaking out.
- She'll be fine.

So, did you read the book?

[Shannon laughs]

(Shannon) 'Yeah.'

(annabeth) 'Nobody
ever reads the book.'

that's why I quit the book club.

My sister goes to get
away from her kids.

When does that start?

Wanting to be away from them?

All I want is to
be with my baby.

When they start talking back

and slam the door in your face

and tell you they hate you.

So, like around 15?

More like two.

You bring your suits?
We're going to hit the pool.

Yeah, great.

Did you hear what
happened to Jackie?

- Let's not get into that.
- What happened?

She broke her wrist.

Or should I say it was

broken for her.

'A client threw her off the bed'

and then Terri wouldn't
let her cancel her week.

Come on, Ryan.

Terri will freak if she
sees you're drunk.

Oh, screw her.

Come on. Let's get our
money and get out of here.

Okay. Here we go.
We just want Terri.

'Find Terri and get her to
say "the money is for sex."'

three hundred for
special requests.

- Here's $2,100.
- 'Thank you.'

(Terri) 'Shannon
I need you to..'

are those financial records?

(Shannon) 'MacKenzie
wanted the blindfold thing again..'

it must be. She's doing payroll.

(Annabeth) 'I want
that computer.'

you should've reported that.

Okay. There you go.

'Thanks. Bye.'

- we should go in.
- No, wait.

- They haven't said it.
- If the girls are dispersing..

- 'We're gonna lose them.'
- 'We don't want the girls.'

we want that computer.

I don't want this
search thrown out

for lack of probable cause.

We have plenty
of probable cause.

No, we don't. Why
did you want me here

if you're not gonna
listen to my advice?

If you go in now, you
put the warrant at risk.

We have nine prostitutes and
their madam exchanging cash.

They haven't directly
tied the money to sex.

They talked about
the blindfold thing.

The blindfold thing
could mean anything.

Wait until the girls are
gone and limit the search

and seizure to the
madam's computer.

I can't believe we're
gonna let 'em walk.

(Annabeth) I made
a deal with Shannon.

And I'm not gonna
risk exposing her now.

(Cesario) 'Indianapolis
police. We have a warrant.'

please step back.

This warrant authorizes

the Indianapolis
police department

to search 6624
havenhurst Avenue.

If you touch anything outside

the exact grounds
of this warrant

I'll sue you, your department

and the city for harassment.

Do I make myself clear?

Wow. That's a whole lot of
money and a whole lot of Johns.

[Door closes]

I hear you don't
want to cooperate.

I've asked to speak to
my lawyer three times.

I'm sure he's on his way.

That's unlikely
since I haven't been

allowed to use the phone.

We know about
your arrest in Tulsa.

What are you writing?

I'm taking
contemporaneous notes.

They hold up in court.

Yeah, I heard
something about that

in law school.

Maybe we were there together.

- Yale?
- No.

Columbia?

I'll get you a phone.

Oh, state school.

Don't you feel
embarrassed doing this?

Putting Scarlet letters on
women who aren't hurting anyone?

If you believe
nobody's being hurt

you haven't been
listening to those women.

How many other
jackies are there?

Well, don't judge
them just because

their life goals are
different from yours.

No little girl raises
her hand in fifth grade

and says, "I want to be a
hooker when I grow up."

You're preying on them.

Well, maybe she says,
"I want to feel attractive."

Or, "I don't want to depend
on a man for money."

Now, I'm just guessing of course

you'd have to ask them.

I've never been a prostitute.

No, you just make
money off them.

Oh, another uninspired
attempt to entrap me.

You definitely went
to a state school.

It's becoming
less and less likely

we're gonna offer you a deal.

I don't need a deal.

But I do wish to
speak to my lawyer.

He went to Yale.

[Gavel thuds] I will now
hear pretrial motions

in people versus Terri shaffer.

Motion to dismiss the
charges, your honor.

There's no probable
cause to hold my client.

We have a computer
full of payroll records.

Names, dates, events.

Constituting proof
of a prostitution ring.

(George) 'Motion to
suppress the laptop.'

police had a warrant
for a computer

but not for its contents.

Are you kidding me?

That's like saying
I can check a book

out of the library,
but I can't read it.

It's a matter of privacy.

Information on a computer
is inherently private.

Your honor, I've had
half a dozen warrants

with this language
stand up in court.

It's implied that if you seize a
computer you want the contents.

Your honor, I have post-it
notes up on my computer monitor

'with all kinds of information.'

dates, passwords,
information to myself.

'And as I recall, judge
Ryker, so do you.'

interesting theory. I'll
take it under advisement.

'The computer will be held'

pending my ruling
on admissibility.

Remand the laptop to the vault.

'Let's talk about bail.'

Derrick. Over here.

Oh, sorry.

Alright, this looks good to me.

Can we set a trial date?

Uh, the defense
would like to add

an additional item into
evidence, your honor.

- 'Exhibit 7a.'
- What is this?

A Grant application for
targeted criminal justice funding

through the weed
and seed program.

What's going on here, Mr. Hobbs?

The da's office is applying
for a $7 million Grant

that is tied to their
drug conviction rate.

'The charges against my client'

'are a clear example
of prosecutorial excess.'

and this Grant
application goes to motive.

'The da is systematically
overcharging defendants'

'to increase their
federal funding.'

Grant applications reflect

the ongoing multi-year
efforts of any office

not one-off prosecutions.

Furthermore, this application
is the confidential property

of the district
attorney's office.

A concerned source
furnished me with the document.

Your honor, this document
will be used out of context

in order to discredit the
da's office with the jury.

Yes, it will.

And you'll have ample
opportunity to explain yourself.

We'll see who the jury believes.

The document is admissible.

We should have
picked up those girls.

I only need one, and I
already have Shannon.

- What's going on?
- We may not get the laptop.

So, while we're waiting
for the judge to decide

let's focus on
Terri's financials.

Any luck with the website?

Raunchymamas.com is hosted

by a Czech company
via New Delhi.

'She bouncing through
four or five proxy servers.'

what about the credit cards?

The Johns use a
web-based payment service.

- Did you get the records?
- I put in a request.

Okay. Let's subpoena them.

And their phone records
too, while we're at it.

Let's figure out how
they're all connected.

We'll just have to
work a little harder.

[Instrumental music]

[Cellphone ringing]

This is annabeth.

(Shannon) 'How could
you do this to me?'

- they're all over my lawn.
- Shannon, what's wrong?

- Who-who's there?
- Reporters.

People with cameras.

You said no one would find out.

- I don't know what happened.
- Shannon's on TV.

(Male reporter on TV) 'Confidential
sources say the accused soccer mom'

'and part-time prostitute,
Shannon Cooke'

'was taken in for
questioning and released.'

'these crimes came to
light because of a videotape'

'made by a concerned
citizen who supplied wpkw'

'with the exclusive footage.'

- the neighbor sold the tape.
- Oh, that creep.

Don took the kids.

He said he's leaving me

and I'll never see
my kids again.

Shannon, listen to me.

Calm down. Keep
your curtains closed.

- I'll be right there.
- No. I want out of this.

I want out of the whole thing.

Look, Shannon, I
know this is horrible

but we still need
you to testify.

No. I never want
to see you again.

I never should have trusted you.

[Line disconnects]

[Sighs]

Thanks.

You okay?

Yeah.

Honey, you tried to
protect her identity, okay?

If some jackass wants
to make a few bucks

and put her on the
news, he's gonna do it.

I know.

Shannon's right. She's
probably gonna lose her kids.

And for what?

So she can keep up
the mortgage payments

on a five bedroom house?

It seems backwards, doesn't it?

You should see these women.

Nice looking,
educated, middle class.

Why would they put
everything at risk to turn tricks?

Well, for a thrill.

That is a male fantasy.

[Chuckles]

I don't know. Maybe
they're sick of carpools.

Maybe they're tired of baking
cookies for dance recitals.

You know, maybe they,
they want to feel wild again.

Are you saying I'm
not wild enough?

Oh, I would never say that.

[Laughs]

[Cellphone ringing]

Hmm.

Annabeth chase.

[Indistinct chatter]

[Door squeaks]

Oh, my god.

- Oh, no.
- She took sleeping pills.

Downed a bottle of wine.

Her mother called the cops
when she couldn't get Shannon

to answer the door.

They broke in.

She was already dead.

[Instrumental music]

Sorry about Shannon.

'So, what are you gonna do?'

I'm gonna get Terri.

It's time to go after the
rest of these girls, annabeth.

I can make my case
without blowing up more lives.

They're having sex for money.

They're blowing
up their own lives.

So, it's okay if they
commit suicide?

Look, if you don't
care about them

think about what
else could happen.

How long before we start
seeing angry husbands

killing their wives after
some concerned citizen

leaks their names?

Angry wives hunting
down prostitutes?

That proves my point.

We need to shut this
operation down now.

And to do that I still only need

one of these women to testify.

So, which one is it gonna be?

(Annabeth) Ryan.

She's not having a good time.

- I think she'll talk.
- Give it a shot.

But get the information
on the rest of these girls.

We're gonna have to
be ready to move on

if this one goes away.

- Sometime next week?
- Absolutely.

Alright. Take care.

- Why're you talking to him?
- Who? Oscar?

He's an old friend.
We just had lunch.

Did you tell him about
the weed and seed Grant?

- No.
- Because somebody just..

Blew my case
right out of the water

by leaking a copy of our
Grant to the other side.

What happens in this
office stays in this office.

I didn't do it.

And just so you know,
those Grant applications

are a matter of public record.

All he needed to find
was a good paralegal.

You're a good paralegal, Danny.

But it wasn't me.

And, uh, all due
respect, Maureen

I can't believe that
you would accuse me.

I'm a prosecutor. I
accuse people for a living.

- I thought we were...
- What?

[Sighs] I want to
believe in this office.

But is this what we do?

- What?
- Overcharge people.

The guy's a user, right?

You know he's not a dealer.

I don't mean to question you.

I guess i'm-i'm-I'm not
sure what I'm signing up for.

Ryan?

Yes?

I'm annabeth chase.

'I work in the prosecuting
attorney's office.'

hmm. I was wondering
when it'd be my turn.

Look. I'm not interested
in prosecuting you.

- I only want Terri. Why not?
- I can't help you.

- She's not a nice person.
- In what way?

In a way that I am not
about to tell a prosecutor.

Come on, sweetie,
let's go inside.

Ryan, why did you do it? Why..

'Why would you risk everything?'

my marriage was a mess.

I-I wanted something
to wake me up.

Terri told me how
beautiful I was.

How men would want me.

And it seemed exciting.

Weren't you afraid
someone would expose you?

I used to go to the movies
and worry I'd see a John

and he'd recognize me

and then one day,
during a session

I realized..

They don't see me.

That's why they pay.

Why didn't you just stop?

Terri decided when you'd stop.

She blackmailed you.

- Threatened to expose you?
- Come on, sweetie.

You know, getting
involved was my mistake.

But she knew when you were down

and she'd zero in and use that

and-and not let go.

Now I'm just trying to
hold onto everything I have

as long as possible.

[Instrumental music]

(Cesario) 'Here's how all
these hookers know each other.'

this woman is a team mom
on her son's soccer team.

Playing on the same
team is this woman's son.

Now, both these
boys go to school..

With this woman's daughter.

- What's up with this one?
- 'She hasn't come up anywhere.'

and none of the
women are talking.

Ryan won't testify, either.

She's scared she'll lose
custody of her daughter.

- Just like Shannon.
- Uh, excuse me.

The judge is ready
to rule on the laptop.

(Oscar) 'My client is
eager to cooperate.'

'he may have some
information about his friends'

that would strengthen
your case in exchange

for a lighter sentence.

Okay.

- What do you got?
- About what?

(Maureen) About the driver..

Of the truck you were in

that was carrying 25
pounds of ammonium nitrate.

Um, we were, we
were partying together.

He, uh, he sold me some ice.

And then he, uh, had to

he had to drop off some stuff

in the back of his big,
monster SUV, you know?

[Clears throat] So,
we, uh, we drove

and then he, uh, said
we were gonna get some

candy bars 'cause I
was seriously tweaking.

[Sighs]

But then the cops,
they-they stopped us

and I was, like, "oh, man."

Where were you
taking the chemicals?

Oh, dude, I know he told me.

'Cause-'cause we were
gonna go by the 7-Eleven

'and get some candy bars.'

this is not helpful.

Derrick, this is important.

Do you remember where
the lab was located?

- The meth lab!
- I wish.

Would that, would
that help you guys out?

I've read the case
log, gone over this

particular search and seizure

and I'm denying the
motion to suppress.

The police had a valid warrant
to enter the defendant's home

'and seize the laptop.'

the incriminating spreadsheet
was displayed on the laptop

in plain view of the officers.

My clerk will see that all
paperwork is completed

and the laptop is
ready for transfer

to the prosecutor's
office no later than

let's say 1 o'clock today.

[Gavel thuds]

- I heard you lost a witness.
- We'll make the case.

Let's save ourselves
a huge headache

and a lot more broken hearts.

- Six months suspended.
- Forget it.

And so we're clear, when
a witness commits suicide

it suggests witness intimidation

which gets your client a
lot more than probation.

'I'm not gonna forget what your
client did to Shannon Cooke.'

[knock on door]

Mrs. Chase?

I'm Don Cooke, Shannon
Cooke's husband.

Mr. Cooke, I am so
sorry for your loss.

I found these for you.

Uh, it's her calendar,
address book.

Some photo's. I..

- I hope it helps.
- I'm sure it will. Thank you.

Please, have a seat.

When they downsized my company

I told Shannon we could
move into an apartment

until I found another job.

But Shannon said we'd
figure something out.

- Then that letter came.
- What letter?

From Terri.

She sent me a letter

listing all the men
Shannon had..

Had slept with.

All the things she had done,
how much she was paid.

I didn't know what to do.

And then I saw that video of
Shannon on the news, and..

And I went nuts.

And I took the kids and I left.

I should've let her explain.

I should've listened.

And now my kids
have lost their mother.

Is there is anything
I can do, Mr. Cooke..

You can make Terri pay
for what she did to my family.

'Please, tell me you'll
do whatever it takes'

'to get that woman.'

whatever it takes.

What is this?

It's a routine memo saying

I'm reducing the charges
against Derrick rivers

due to insufficient evidence.

Why didn't you talk to me first?

A, because I knew you would
freak out, which you are doing.

B, because since when do I
have to get your permission

on a routine drug case?

And c..

It was the right thing to do.

He needs rehab, not jail.

And if you want to accuse
me of being soft on crime

good luck making that stick.

People like Derrick

support these dealers, Maureen.

- You know that.
- Get him on possession.

But there was a
greater good here.

This money means less crime

which means lives are
saved down the line, real lives.

I hear you.

But I looked at that
kid, I talked to him.

He's not a dealer.

There are probably
thousands of people in jail

across the country
because of these grants

and maybe they need
to serve some time

but when it becomes
about blood money

I'm not gonna be a part of it.

And in Derrick's
case, it's blood money.

Point taken.

Why is it doing that?
You-you gotta make that stop.

Okay. Okay.

- What's happening?
- It's eating the data.

- Why? How?
- I don't know.

- Well, stop it.
- 'I can't.'

every time I try
to open a program

it starts deleting files.

Ugh! Unplug it.

- That was hi-tech.
- This is our case.

- No one else will testify.
- I know.

There's a few more
things I can try.

No, I can't afford to
lose anymore material.

I have someone. I've used him
before to retrieve information.

You're not taking
this away from me?

This is no time for ego.

We need to solve
this problem now.

(Annabeth) Thanks
for all your help, Elliott.

So, how's it look?

A time bomb was installed

that caused the
data to self-delete.

I was able to boot
into safe mode

and bypass the operating
system completely.

So, can you get anything off it?

Yeah, I got it all

except for the files that
were deleted this afternoon.

You mean when the
computer started eating itself?

No, there were files
deleted before that.

I don't understand.

Well-well, the file system says

that sixteen files were
deleted at 2:01 P.M.

Just before the time bomb
was installed at 2:39 P.M.

No. No, that's not possible.

We had control of
the laptop by then.

We?

Well, my computer expert, Matt.

Well, then your computer
expert Matt deleted the files.

Did Terri pay you,
or did she comp you?

That's a printout
of the file system

showing the exact time
you erased the data.

Tampering with evidence
is a class d felony.

You'd have been
better off dealing

with the embarrassment
of your friends knowing..

- You hire hookers.
- I don't.

Then why did you
delete those files?

- Your name was on that laptop.
- It wasn't me.

- Stop lying to me.
- It was my daughter.

- What?
- Lily.

She got into some trouble.

She dropped out of school.

Since her mom and I
split up, she's been lost.

I tried to talk to her but
she pretty much hates me

'cause I left her mom.

When you put her photo up there

I almost died.

- I went over to Terri's house.
- Matt.

I know.

I thought I could show her
my temporary consultant badge

and somehow intimidate her.

Tell her to get her
hands off my daughter.

[Chuckles] What a joke.

She had a printout of
every trick Lily had turned.

She said she'd tell her,
Lily's mom, our family

our friends if I didn't
erase the laptop.

I was just trying
to protect her.

- I can't ignore this.
- I know.

You need to tell
me where Lily is.

Uh, you wanted to see me?

I made a deal
with Oscar's client.

He's pleading to
probation violation.

Six months suspended.

Oh. Um, okay.

(Maureen) I believe in what
we do in this office, too, Danny.

Sometimes things
get complicated.

Sometimes they get off track.

Well, thanks for telling me.

[Door bell rings]

[Door opens]

Lily, I'm annabeth chase

from the prosecuting
attorney's office.

I don't want to talk to you.

Did your dad call you?

I don't talk to my dad.

Leave me alone or
my mom will hear you.

You know he's
going to jail for you.

What're you talking about?

My dad doesn't
give a crap about me.

I'm sorry to disappoint
you, but that's not true.

Your dad destroyed
evidence in this case

to protect your identity.

He didn't want to see you hurt.

And now he's
in a lot of trouble.

If that's not love, Lily,
I don't know what is.

This isn't who you are.

This is just a mistake you made.

You can correct it, and
get your life back on track.

- It's too late.
- It's not too late.

For anything.

Your dad loves you
enough to go to jail for you.

What're you willing to do?

Lily, tell us your relationship

with the defendant.

- She hired me.
- To do what?

To work with clients.

Lily, please speak
up for the mic.

What did Terri hire you to do?

I was a prostitute.

How did you start
working for her?

(Lily) 'I quit school.'

I was bumming around.

I guess Terri was looking
for someone like me.

You know, young.
Some guys want that.

Terri saw me at the mall.

She asked me to
come to her book club.

I was all, like, "what?
I'm not reading a book."

And, she explained that's
just what she called it.

And then what happened?

Terri said I could make
$300 if I slept with this guy.

Three hundred every time?

Half went to Terri.

The guys were gross.

Mainly fat and old.

(Annabeth) 'How
did it make you feel?'

how do you think?

Lily, why didn't you just stop?

She'd make you pay.

She had these lists of all
the gross things we'd done.

Like the extras and stuff.

The other girls told me.

She sent it to Shannon's
husband the day that she died.

(George) 'Objection, your
honor. Facts not in evidence.'

sustained.

How old were you when
you started working for Terri?

Sixteen.

How old are you now?

Seventeen.

No more questions.

(George) 'Your honor, I'd like
to request a brief recess, please.'

let's be reasonable.
Two years probation.

I don't need to make a deal.

Seventeen percent
of American men have

slept with a prostitute.

That's one in five.

Odds are in my favor that
one guy on the jury has.

Your client solicited
and employed

an underage girl to
have sex with men.

'You preyed on a troubled
teenager to make a buck.'

you found women
who were weakened

by financial troubles,
divorces and depression

'and you put their
lives in more jeopardy.'

you're not gonna drive
away from this mess

in your luxury SUV.

You're gonna pay for
what you did to them.

- 'To Lily and Shannon.'
- I'll be out in a year.

Two at the most. I'll sell
a book like Heidi fleiss.

I'm already negotiating
the mow rights to my story.

(Annabeth) I only
went to state school

but I seem to remember
something about how

sexual photos of underage
girls like Lily on a website

constitutes child pornography

'which triggers the FBI.'

'for the rest of your life'

'you won't be able
to get on an airplane'

'without a strip search.'

'you move to a new neighborhood'

you're a registered
sex offender.

No deal.

(Judge Ryker) '"State of
Indiana versus Terri shaffer"'

"under count one, we the
jury, find the defendant guilty

'"of the crime of
promoting prostitution'

"a class c felony.

'"Under count two, we
the jury, find the defendant'

'guilty of the crime
of child solicitation."'

(Don) 'Mrs. Chase?'

Mr. Cooke.

I just wanted to say thank you.

You're welcome.

I miss her.

Mr. Cooke..

She loved you and
the kids so much.

She made a mistake

but she did it out of love
for you and your family.

Please don't ever doubt that.

Thank you.

(Jack) It's a good day
for the chase family.

You put that Ivy
league witch away.

Yeah. The look on
her face when I told her

she'd spend the rest of her
life as a registered sex offender.

Hm.

- Can I ask you something?
- Yeah.

You've never..

Thought about..

You know?

Seeing a call girl?

Yeah.

Why would I?

I've already got the
hottest chick in Indianapolis.

[Chuckles]

Seriously, honey.

Do we..

You know, do we keep
it interesting enough?

My buddy, Mac, said to
me after Haley was born

"it's a very long
first year, my friend."

I never liked Mac.

[Chuckles]

So is it?

A long year?

I have a kick-ass wife.

I have the most beautiful
baby in the world.

I count my blessings.

Aw!

[Sighs]

(Female narrator) Stay tuned
for scenes from our next episode.

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