All language subtitles for Law.and.Order.Trial.By.Jury.S01E08

[Man Narrating] In the
criminal justice system...

all defendants are
innocent until proven guilty,

either by confession,
plea bargain or trial by jury.

This is one of those trials.

What's the latest on Detective
Green? Some improvement.

Are we gonna be able to get a
statement any time soon? I don't know.

His doctors say there's a chance he
may not even remember getting shot.

I really wanna get
whoever did this.

Yeah, we all want that.

I'm asking you to make some
room for me on this. It's still my case.

And you're starting
another trial next week.

Okay. I can handle both.

Kibre's freed up.

You know she'd
get it done right.

- I don't want— -
Let's be realistic.

All right. I'll bring
her up to speed.

It was all routine.

There was no threats, no reason to
believe anything like this would happen.

Detective Green was assigned
to pick up this witness...

Kenny Peluso—
At Borgia's request.

They were ambushed
on the way back to the car.

Killer walked out
and fired three shots.

It's all there in my D.D.-5.

How is Detective Green?
[Sighs] It's hard to say.

He was back in the O.R. last
night. I'm sorry to hear that.

Well, the shooter was
definitely after Peluso.

He was hit by two rounds.

Green only once, even
after he drew his gun.

Excuse me. Detective,
we're not done.

Yes, ma'am.

The D.A.'s office is gonna have
an active role in this investigation.

I want you to work with one
of our guys— Hector Salazar.

- Yes, ma'am.
- I agreed to keep you on this case
because your lieutenant...

called Jack McCoy and pushed,

but I'm concerned
about your bias.

The defense is gonna look
for any excuse to find fault...

with your involvement.
Counselor,

we can put together
a solid case.

Are we done now, ma'am?

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[Machines Beeping]

Well,

you have no idea of the crap that
I'm going through because of you.

[Chuckles]

Hey, Joe.

You get the guy?

No. Not yet.

As a matter of fact,
I'm at a dead end.

The only witness I have is you.

So, sir,

do you remember anything?

Hispanic guy.

Uh, late 20s.

Uh, I...

I barely got a
chance to see him.

You're sure he was
gunnin' for Peluso?

Mm-hmm.

He rolled up...

and said, "Yo, Kenny."

Like he knew him? Mmm.

Uh, I wish I could do
better for you, man.

No, no, no. You did good.

I mean, you did good.
Really, really, really good.

Really good.

Pulled Peluso's department file,

and I've been working
on a couple of leads.

Did you talk to Fontana yet?

Guy doesn't return my phone
calls, so I spoke to Van Buren.

She said that Green gave a
description of the shooter...

Hispanic male, 20s.

Guys said, "Yo, Kenny," before
firing. Sounds like he knew him.

He arrested over 60
Hispanics working Vice.

You know, minor stuff. Nothing jumps
out. Did you talk to his lieutenant yet?

Says Peluso was unofficially
suspended before he turned his badge in.

Guy took no pension.

That's weird. Way I hear it,
guy got caught with a prostitute.

So you gonna talk to I.A.B.?
I.A.B. didn't investigate.

Special Victims did.

[Munch] Name is Jody Watson.

She was 15 years old, working
as a stripper on a phony I.D.

Doesn't look like she
could have fooled anyone.

Except for Peluso, so he says.

He indulged himself with
her on a weekly basis.

So how did Special Victims
get involved? Jody got busted...

by a couple of cops
grabbing a lunchtime show.

She wanted to beat the charge.
Implicated Peluso on a rape.

You guys gonna make a case?

He was suspended
pending our investigation.

I.A.B. got involved.
The girl took off.

Everything fell apart.

Look, I doubt Jody Watson
was this guy's first indiscretion.

He was a sleazy cop.

Well, what about the
shooter? Any connection?

Peluso had plenty of
friends. Ask his fellow officers.

I got this. Good
luck with the case.

Thanks. My pleasure.

Kenny Peluso dead?
You made my day.

Me and Peluso were
partners about six months.

I couldn't wait
to get out of Vice.

I wasn't looking for any side
action. You know the type.

Meanwhile, Peluso was hitting
on any female that had a pulse.

First shift that we ever
worked, he busted a hooker.

She paid him off with
a little favor in the alley.

I stayed in the car.
Read the paper.

I don't think shaking down
hookers is what got him killed.

[Salazar] Maybe he shook
down their pimps. I don't know.

Yeah, maybe.

We're looking to talk to a
male Hispanic in his 20s.

All right, you might want to
talk to this guy, Emiliano Ortiz.

Ran a handful of
girls. Nothin' street.

It was all clubs and hotels.

I don't know what it was
between them, but it seemed

like they might have been
doing business together.

Look, I really gotta get back.

Thanks. Any time.

- Hector Salazar, D.A.'s office.
- Joe Fontana.

I think maybe we should check out if
Green can make a positive I.D. of Ortiz.

Yeah. I'll take care
of it. Excuse me.

[Machines Beeping] [Fontana]
We're in no hurry here.

Take your time.
Look it over carefully.

- It could be him.
- [Fontana] Good choice.

I'll call Van Buren, see if she
has a last known address on him.

He's two months out of Rikers.
His parole officer will probably know.

Who is he?

Emiliano Ortiz, a
pimp piece of crap.

Him and Peluso
did some business.

Lieutenant Van Buren, please.

Joe.

I'm not sure he's the one.

Oh, we'll make sure
he's the right guy.

Lieutenant?

♪♪ [Salsa]

Was Green 100%?
Close enough for me.

We can't arrest this guy.
We got no P.C. It'd get tossed.

Look. We're gonna
talk to this guy.

Either there's probable cause or
there isn't, in which case we'll move on.

Is that all right with
you? Now get over there.

♪♪ [Stops] [Man] Who is it?

[Speaking Spanish] Hey,
there's water comin' into my room.

Abre la puerta.

- [Groans] - Stay
down and shut up.

Check this room out.

What the hell are you doin'? You
can't just barge into my crib like this.

It's clear. How's
the whore business?

Why? You need a date?

Got some questions
to ask you, Emil.

Well, I'm on parole, man. I don't
know nothin'. You're not too sharp...

for a guy who's on
parole, you know that?

We haven't asked you anything yet.
How do you know what you don't know?

- All I'm saying is, I'm out of the game.
- Out of the game? Then you got nothin'
to worry about, right?

We're here on a murder investigation.
Yeah? And what's that got to do with me?

Kenny Peluso's murder.
Kenny's dead, huh?

Well, I ain't seen
that guy in a long time.

A New York City police
detective got shot with him.

I'm a little upset about
that. Maybe you can tell.

I don't know anything
about it, man. What do

you think we did,
just fall out of the sky?

You got identified.
That's why we're here.

Now I'm gonna ask you something,

and I'm gonna ask you
one time, and one time only.

Where's that gun you
used in the hit? Hmm?

It's under the mattress, man.

[Fontana] There's a
ballistics match on the gun.

You're through. We don't
need you for anything more.

¿Yqué? Tu vida—

You're looking at life without
the possibility of parole.

Murder of a material witness,
attempted murder of a police officer.

Unless you got something that can help
you get out from underneath all of this.

We're at that place, Emil.

That's what this is about.

Okay. I can give you something.

I was paid to do it.

By who? No.

Why don't you get your D.A. down
here. Then maybe I'll remember who.

Look, I read the
little rat his rights.

This isn't his first dance.
He didn't ask for a lawyer.

I talked to Kibre.

I'm authorized to put
a deal on the table,

but I'm not gonna do
it without his attorney.

Counselor, he lawyers up, we
won't get another peep out of him.

And before we give
up more than we lose,

let me go back there and talk
to him, keep workin' on him.

Yeah, you push too hard, we risk
having the entire confession thrown out.

We still have the gun evidence.

The case won't work on that alone.
And if the defense argues illegal search...

What illegal search?

Get Ortiz to our office.

I'll have his lawyer
meet us there.

Peluso and me had
a— What do you call it?

A reciprocal type of
relationship, all right?

You know, he'd tip me to Vice
stings, and I'd let him get with my girls.

He was hanging out at a
party I had a while back,

and he met this guy I know.

This guy wanted to use my girls
for some special videos he made.

Pornographic videos? Yeah, yeah,
yeah, but, like, weird stuff, you know?

Like kinky sex, B&D, rape fantasies—
Like that type of thing, you know?

I said no way, but
Kenny and him hung out...

and Kenny got off on that stuff.

You know cops. So I
come home from Rikers.

I needed money. Kenny wasn't a cop
no more. Wasn't doin' nothin' for me.

So this guy offered
me 10 grand to kill him.

Why'd this guy want him dead?

He said he'd killed a girl, and Kenny
knew about it and was talking to the D.A.

You still haven't given
us the name. No, no, no.

I talked, now you deal.

Full cooperation and testimony.

If his story checks out,
concurrent sentences, 25 to life.

That's the best I can do.

All right.

I want his name, Mr. Ortiz.

Shane Lucas.

[Branch] What do we know
about this fellow Lucas?

Convictions for pandering,
rape and assault.

Released from
Attica two years ago.

Paroled? Served
his entire sentence.

[Kibre] Since he got out he's
made an attempt at legitimacy.

- If you can call it that.
- He produces and distributes pornography.

Extreme stuff, like
simulated rapes and assaults.

He sells it via mail order in
the back of fringe magazines.

I ran the company
name by Justice.

They haven't red-flagged it
beyond obscenity concerns.

This guy pays his taxes.

So why kill Peluso?

Ortiz says Lucas killed a
woman. Peluso knew about it.

Any corroboration
beyond Ortiz's testimony?

You mean like a
dead body? Not yet.

Murder for hire
is difficult to prove.

Well, according to Ortiz,

Lucas still owes him
money for the murder.

We can get him to meet with
Lucas and make him wear a wire.

- Risky.
- Suppose we put Salazar with Ortiz?

He'd be under
constant surveillance.

We'd control the location of the
meeting and have police backup.

What would you need from me?

I just wanna make
sure you've got my back.

You've got it. Get it done.

Stay on Ortiz. Make
sure he doesn't blow it.

Look, when you're in there, you keep the
conversation on the murder of Peluso, okay?

Thanks, Chris. I've
done this before.

So when do we move in on him?

When Lucas makes an admission
of guilt. Or he pays off Ortiz.

Hector—You okay with this?

Yeah. Let's do it.

[Man] We're wired with
omnidirectional mikes.

Wherever he goes, we got him.

I need a jury to
hear every word.

We're good, as long as no
one turns on a faucet or a radio.

[Man On Radio] King 5, he's in
the lobby, heading for the elevators.

Two minutes out.
Copy that. King 5.

[Ravell] Game time.
He's on his way.

[Ortiz] I don't know about this, man.
You know, Shane's kind of smart.

We got plenty of
eyes on you, okay?

- Yeah, I just don't think it's gonna work.
- You mess it up, it's your ass.

So why don't you focus
on that? I'm out of here.

[Radio Chatter]

Here we go.

Shane, what's up, man? You were
supposed to call me two days ago.

Hey, I know. I'm
just laying low.

Who the hell's this? It's
cool, man. That's Hector.

- Hector, meet Shane.
- Told you to come alone.

Yeah, I know, but— Just...

What is wrong with you?
Yo. My boy got concerns.

I'm just here to make sure he gets
paid, man. [Ortiz] Yeah, man, that's it.

Not that I don't trust you.

Oye. ¿Qué está pasando con éste?

Nothin', nothin'. It's cool.
He's just checking it out.

So listen, I did the kill.
Now where's my money?

I don't know what you're
talking about. Yeah, you do.

That guy Peluso's
dead like you wanted.

He rushed it. He's not bitin'.

Think he figured us
out? Come on, Hector.

Are you strapped? Hector— Hey, man,
can we cut this gangster crap out, please?

Let's just settle our business.

What the hell you doin',
man? You think I'm wired? Hey.

Just pay him. Just...

Police! Drop the
gun! Drop it! Drop it!

Drop it! Drop it!

Get down. Down.

You're 5,000 too short.

I want my lawyer.

Damn it.

We got nothing.

He's an ex-felon with
a concealed weapon.

The other thing is, Tracey...

Lucas didn't bring the money.

I know.

He only had a gun.

Jumped too soon on
the arrest, you know that?

Danielle Blair. I'm
representing Shane Lucas.

Serious crime. We're gonna
have him remanded at arraignment.

Your key witness is the person
responsible for the murder.

He'll testify that
Lucas paid him to do it.

You have no corroboration. Your
client has plenty of dirt on him.

Convictions for rape and
assault— He hasn't had so

much as a speeding
ticket in the last two years.

So he's a killer who
drives like my mother.

[Lucas] They can't
tie me to the murder.

At this point they're weak,

unless there is some way
to trace you to Peluso...

Phone records,
bank statements...

Nothin'. Kenny was paid cash.

Anyone see you together?

Some girls who will be hard
to track down. Them and Emil.

Ortiz will be easy to discredit.

Which leaves your arrest.

That sting— No. I said nothing.

Only thing that jams me up
is my gun in that cop's face.

We'll call the sting entrapment.

You felt threatened so
you protected yourself.

Against your better
judgment you brought a gun.

So we're looking to beat this?

Kibre's good.

She'll look under every rock until she
finds something she can use against you.

When do I get out of here?

Your bail is one
million dollars.

You own three
apartment buildings.

The one in Greenpoint
should cover it.

The other two you
sign over to me.

My counsel isn't cheap.

I'll give you the
building in Astoria.

The one in Williamsburg you
get when I walk out of court.

Like an incentive.

Fair enough.

You always look this good
when you visit a place like this?

I do for some clients.

Listen. Until we post bail,

expect the D.A. to be
monitoring your phone calls.

Be careful. Like I've
never been in here before.

I know how it works.

[Buzzer Sounds]

His name's Desmond McCarron.

Told the guard he had information
on Lucas. Got passed up.

We quietly pulled him out
of population this morning.

What's he in for?
Forging a Vicodin scrip.

Who's he run with?
He runs with anybody...

Brotherhood, Netas, you
name it. As long as he can score.

Every jailhouse snitch I ever met
was an addict looking for a break.

No. You help me, I help you.

That's not how it
works, Mr. McCarron.

You proffer the information,
I decide what it's worth.

[Salazar] You've been in here
for three weeks with Shane Lucas.

What do you know?

[Sighs]

I heard Lucas
bragging about his case.

Keep goin'.

He says he's gonna skate, right?

Except he's worried about
some dude talking to the cops.

He thinks this guy's the
only way he gets hung up.

- What's the guy's name?
- I-I don't remember his name.

- But the guy's a freak.
- What do you mean, "freak"?

Lucas said the guy
bought some of his pornos.

But, you know, like
a repeat customer.

A pervert. I mean,
that's Lucas's thing, right?

Did we pull the business records
when we searched Lucas's office? Yeah.

All the videos
go out mail order.

Guess we could run
down some names.

[Gaffney] Mr. Phelps, I can
understand your embarrassment, but—

I don't know anything about this
Shane Lucas person you mentioned.

We checked the phone records. We
know that you spoke to Lucas several times.

We have the dates.

He must have been confirming
receipt of some packages he sent.

Kenny Peluso called you too.

I'm not familiar with that name.

Mr. Peluso was recently murdered,
Mr. Phelps, we believe by Shane Lucas.

A reliable informant says
you know why this went down.

Which makes you
a material witness.

You can't be serious.

Were they extorting
money? Blackmailing you?

[Chuckles]

No. Nothing like that.

If I cooperate, uh,

will I have to go to jail?

Have you broken the law?

Oh, most certainly.

You'll see why Lucas was nervous
about Peluso talking to the police.

Phelps paid 50
grand for this— Cash.

So Peluso was the
go-between in the transaction?

Was he still a cop?

He had already left the police
department and was working a security job,

but he wasn't involved
in McCoy's case yet.

So it's all fitting within
the timeline of the shooting.

I cued it up toward the end.

[Screaming]

[Gunshot]

Oh, my God.

So you're sure that
this video is for real?

Our expert examined
it. He says it's legit.

And we're certain that
Lucas was behind it?

We have corroboration. Lucas
had Peluso killed to keep him quiet.

So why aren't we indicting
for the murder of the girl too?

We don't have a body— And we don't
know where the crime was committed.

And we can't prove beyond a reasonable
doubt that Lucas did the killing.

So you think you can
get it in as a prior bad act?

It goes to motive, and we can
link it to both Peluso and Lucas.

You identify the girl?
[Gaffney] Stephanie Davis.

She's on the books for drug possession and
prostitution. Been missing for six months.

Her mother's driving
down today from Ithaca.

Stephanie ran away
when she was 16...

Almost two years ago.

Her father had walked
out on us and I was...

pulling overtime just
to cover the mortgage.

Ms. Davis, what happened to your
daughter had nothing to do with you.

It's not your fault.

She called...

to say she wanted to come home.

That's when I found out
she was living with Lucas.

And she was on
drugs. I could tell.

After a while I
stopped expecting...

to see her on the
doorstep, you know?

You're absolutely sure...

that it's her?

I called a few months
ago, looking for her.

I just felt like she needed me.

Lucas got on the phone...

and said that she was
never coming home again.

[Sobs]

And now I know,

because she's dead.

So they're saying I had
Peluso killed over the tape.

It's strong evidence.

If they'd had it at your arraignment,
you'd have never made bail.

You know, the girl...

Stephanie...

She gave the
performance of her life.

I'm gonna fight to keep the
tape out, but I may not win.

Phelps is gonna
testify for them?

He'll cut some kind of deal,
tie you and Peluso to the tape.

Will they believe
him? They might.

It's hard to make him look worse than
he does now, for buying a video like that.

So where does that leave me?

Probably looking
at a conviction.

[Sighs]

You're honest. I like that.

You watch the tape?

Wasn't really my thing.

Oh.

So what is your thing?

It's Molineaux evidence that supports
motive in the murder of Kenneth Peluso.

- It has clear probative value.
- The video tape is compelling, Ms. Blair.

Compelling only in
its prejudicial value.

How so? Miss Kibre's insinuating,
not proving, my client's culpability.

There's no proof he
harmed the woman on that

tape, or even knew
her, for that matter.

- Let the jury assess its value.
- It's bait and switch.

The murder depicted
on that video has not met

any burden of proof
beyond a reasonable doubt,

but the jury certainly will be judging
my client on that alleged crime.

Do you have someone that
can tie the defendant to the tape?

We do. We also have
testimony stating...

that the defendant
had Mr. Peluso killed...

in order to silence him
about this woman's murder.

Ms. Blair, you'll have ample time to
cross examine the People's witness.

Your Honor— I'll give
limiting instructions,

but I'm going to
let the jury see it.

Video tape's in.

[Ortiz] I knew Peluso usually came
home from work around 4:00 a.m,

so I figured I'd get him then,

but I fell asleep in my
car and woke up at 8:00.

Thought I missed my shot.
And that's when you saw...

Mr. Peluso and Detective
Green come out of the house?

Yeah. Walked right up
to Kenny and shot him.

I had to shoot the other guy. I mean, he
saw my face. I didn't know he was a cop.

Why did the defendant
want Mr. Peluso killed?

Well, Lucas said Kenny knew
about a murder he'd done— Some girl.

When Lucas found out
he was talking to the cops...

In fact, he was testifying in
another trial, an unrelated case.

Did the defendant
mention this to you?

[Ortiz] Yeah, Lucas didn't know what
it was about. I mean, he was paranoid.

You know? He thought Kenny
might tell them about the murder.

So he offered me
10 grand to kill him.

Nothing further.

Why did you kill him? I thought
you and Mr. Peluso were friends.

Friends? No. No, no, no. He
helped me out, I helped him out.

Strictly business. Once he stopped being
a cop, he wasn't doing nothin' for me.

- So it was an easy decision?
- Objection.

[Judge] Sustained.

What did you do with the money
Mr. Lucas allegedly paid you?

Spent it. He only paid
half of what he owed me.

So the money's gone,
and we're just supposed to

take your word this
payoff actually happened?

Did you attempt to collect the rest of
the money you say you were owed?

The cops set up a
sting to get Lucas to pay.

- They wanted to have it on tape.
- Objection.

Sustained. Did Mr. Lucas pay
you the money for the murder?

- No.
- Because he never actually hired you
to kill Kenny Peluso.

Objection. Sustained.

[Blair] No further questions.

- [Screaming]
- [Gasps]

[Gunshot] [Gasps]

Did the defendant tell you
where he'd obtained this video?

He said he'd made
the film himself.

I was assured
of its authenticity,

and I paid him quite
well for it—$50,000.

How was Kenneth Peluso involved?

Mr. Peluso delivered the
videotape and I gave him the money,

and that was the only
time I ever saw him.

Nothing further.

I think we've had
enough for today.

Ms. Blair, you can cross-examine
this witness tomorrow.

Get dressed. We're going out.

Where?

Just do it.

It's 2:00 a.m.

You'll like it. I promise.

What are we doing here?

Little surprise.

Come on. You like the
unexpected, don't you?

What are you worried
about, Danielle?

We're just meeting somebody.

Meeting who?

Apartment 2-F.

Top of the stairs,
end of the hall.

Where is your
attorney, Mr. Lucas?

I don't know. She
should be here.

Nice of you to
show up, counselor.

You're an hour late.
I'm sorry, Your Honor.

It won't happen again.

[Judge] Would you like to
cross-examine the witness?

Actually, I have no
questions for Mr. Phelps.

In that case, the
People rest, Your Honor.

Mr. Phelps, you can step down.

Should I assume, Ms. Blair, that
you're not ready to present the defense?

Actually, I am, Your Honor,

but I have a last-minute
witness to add.

- We object.
- This person only came
to my attention last night.

- This is unfair surprise.
- She's a crucial witness
to my client's defense.

You'll have time to
prepare, Ms. Kibre.

Call your witness.

The defense calls
Stephanie Susan Davis.

[Spectators Murmuring]

[Bailiff] Stephanie Susan Davis.

I love Shane Lucas.

He'd never hurt me.

So you felt safe
participating in the film?

They showed me the
fake blood and the hood.

It was just acting.

Shane paid me almost $8,000.

[Blair] Was Mr. Peluso involved?

He was there when we filmed.

Since he was a cop, he had to
check the gun to make sure it was okay.

- So you knew Kenny Peluso?
- Shane and Kenny were friends.

Shane said he wanted to
bring Kenny into the business.

It's real sad, what
happened to him.

Lucas was hiding her. Damn it!

He set us up to find that tape. I'm
telling you, we looked everywhere.

This is the kind of screwup
that gets A.D.A.'s fired, Kelly.

Don't put this all on me. We
both thought that tape was real.

I'm talking about both of us.

[Indistinct]

[Elevator Bell Dings]

Call Salazar.

In my office in an hour.

Well, the case is
basically worthless.

Jeopardy's attached. We don't
convict him, that's it. We're done.

So what's the real reason
Lucas had Peluso killed?

Could have been business
conflict. Personal beef. Anything.

But think about the timing. It happened
after Peluso spoke to the police.

It still means that Lucas was
scared of something that he'd say,

and since Lucas obviously
didn't kill Stephanie Davis...

Well, maybe he
killed somebody else.

I'll reinterview people,
see if something pops.

Hey, go to the one
witness you didn't talk to—

Stephanie Davis.

She was close with
Lucas. She knew Peluso.

Fine.

So you think a jury is gonna convict
my client on the testimony of a murderer?

I'm sure you saw their faces
when they watched that video.

They despise you, Mr. Lucas.

Most of them probably made up
their minds right then that you're guilty.

That changed the second
Stephanie Davis walked into court.

Juries don't always rely
on facts alone to convict.

What does that mean? You make pornographic
material depicting the murder of women.

It's not a big leap to think you'd
actually be capable of killing.

Mr. Ortiz's testimony
could seem very credible.

Let's cut the wishful
thinking, and talk reality.

We'll plead to the criminal
solicitation charge. Max, three years.

It's a nonstarter.
Man one, 15 years.

We're not here with our hand
out. We are offering you a deal.

I didn't have Kenny Peluso killed,
but you know this isn't about that.

Shane, stop.

Why don't you tell
us what this is about?

You sit and judge what
I do. I'm a businessman.

I do what I do because there's a
demand for it— creeps like Phelps.

If people didn't want it, didn't
crave it, I'd go do something else.

- Shane.
- I hear your rap all the time.

You're just a repressed bitch.

[Chuckles]

Well— [Clears Throat]

You've certainly clarified
things for us, Mr. Lucas.

We'll let the jury decide.

Ms. Davis, your apartment is
rented under a different name.

It's a sublet. Is that a crime?

No, it just makes
you a hard girl to find.

Doesn't look like you
leave the house much either.

Shane doesn't want
me talking to you guys.

Listen, Ms. Davis—
I got it. I got it.

We don't have much time,
so I'm gonna cut right to it.

Now, your boyfriend...

Pimp, dealer,
whatever he is to you...

He killed somebody.

Kenny Peluso knew about it,
and that's why he got killed too.

That's not true. I
think you know it is.

Did he hurt another
girl? Someone like you?

I don't know. Ms. Davis—

You ever go through
withdrawal in a jail cell?

They said she O.D.'d.

She was with Kenny.

He was afraid it
would get back to him.

Shane just helped him out.

He said he dumped her
inside an emergency room.

It wasn't murder.

- Who was she?
- I didn't know her.

She was Peluso's girl?

I think her name was Jody.

[Elevator Bell Dings]

All right, we found out that Jody
Watson was a 15-year-old girl...

Peluso got busted
with when he was a cop,

and we think he asked
Lucas to help him out.

Lucas got rid of her.

The story about dumping her
body at a hospital doesn't check out.

Probably told Stephanie Davis
that just to cover for Jody's murder.

Okay. Where's the body?

We checked all the Jane Doe deaths
around the time of her disappearance.

You find a murder? Not
quite. It's an accidental death.

Jane Doe died in a car fire,
Meadowlands, New Jersey.

Could be someone covering for a
murder. Now we gotta exhume that body.

Go get the order—
But do it fast.

Closing arguments are today.

Made the I.D. from dental
records. Hell of a guess.

So this is Jody Watson? Can you
confirm the cause of death was murder?

Well, with the initial autopsy,

the tox screen was positive for drugs,
and the body was severely burned.

You can understand why they weren't more
thorough. It just looked like a bad D.U.I.

That's a bullet? Yeah. You wouldn't
have seen it without an X-ray.

Entered through
the base of the skull.

- She was executed.
- You know the caliber?

Yeah. What do you think? .38?

What are the odds this bullet
matches the gun we found on Lucas?

Has the jury reached a verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

[Judge] On the counts in the
indictment, how do you find?

We find the
defendant not guilty.

[Spectators Murmuring]

You just picked up
another piece of real estate.

Ladies and gentlemen of the
jury, thank you for your service.

Mr. Lucas, you have been
found not guilty of these charges.

You are hereby
discharged by this court.

We're adjourned. [Gavel Raps]

[Blair] No surprise.

You should have expected this.

You like the unexpected,
don't you? [Laughs]

Are you Shane Lucas?

Do I know you?

My name is
Detective Joe Fontana.

And you're the son of a
bitch that got my partner shot.

Maybe you didn't
hear the verdict.

I was acquitted.

Excuse us. We're leaving.

I don't think so, counselor.
This is unfinished business.

Turn around and put your hands
behind your back. What is this?

You have no
grounds— Turn around.

This is outright harassment.

Shane Lucas, you're under arrest
for the murder of Jody Watson.

Who? What's the matter?

You didn't get her name before
you put a bullet in her skull?

Come on. We kept
the car running for you.

You have the right
to remain silent.

Anything you do say can
and will be used against you...

So I tracked down
Jody Watson's folks.

Did you tell them?

Told them they get
to bury their daughter.

Yeah. She was just
a messed up kid.

- She helped us get Lucas.
- Better than rotting in potter's field.

You gonna plead
Lucas out this time?

[Scoffs] Not on your life.

Jury already let him walk once.

That's on me.

Well, you can't retry him
for killing Peluso again.

No.

But I can still make
him answer for it.

[Howling]

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