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the worst criminal offenders
are pursued

by the detectives
of the Major Case Squad.

These are their stories.

[rock music]

♪ Prowlin' past
your door last night ♪

♪ It made me wonder

♪ What would it feel like
to be over and under? ♪

♪ Give me time,
I'll make you mine ♪

♪ I'm gonna get you

♪ Yeah, I'm gonna get you

[music stops]

[sighs]

Sorry, Curtis.
I get self-conscious.

Don't.

Just do what you did
in the video.

[playback]

My club makes hits
for you, Curtis.

You mean our club, right?

I listened to what
you said, Curtis.

Goro, what I said was
I don't do rap.

Goro, who's on the door?

I am. Get back outside.

As soon as Curtis
plays my CD.

[woman]
Who wants a line?

Okay, Seamus,
party's over.

Seamus, get that crap
and your posse out of here.

We're done.

All right, Brooks,
he's a busy man.

Let's go. Goro.

Goro, come on!
Chop-chop!

Let's--let's call it
a night, May.

But you said we could show
my husband the video.

When it's finished.
Not tonight.

[exhales]

[click]

Hello.

[taps]

Is somebody out there?

Hello.

Unh!

You and you.
Not you.

Look, let's just
get a taxi.

You're not my daddy, Peaches.

Carrie, you're in
no shape to drive.

[people screaming]

[woman]
Call 911! Call 911!

What's the body count?

Five to St. Vincent's.
Four to Bellevue.

All near the door
trying to get in.

Plus the DOA.

Car's not that banged up.

Is he the only one
that got thrown this far?

[man]
Seems so.
His name's Curtis Gold.

That's his studio.

Brad and five friends
swear she didn't hit him.

Claims she backed up
to avoid him.

They say the guy came
out the door and collapsed.

Oh, yeah, right.

His hands are cut
and bloodied,

but there's no glass
on the ground here.

Other than that,
he looks untouched.

[Logan]
Looks like all the action
took place here.

No sign of forced entry.

[Wheeler]
But lots of glass
for Gold to cut himself on

when he crawled out of here.

It's a recording studio.

Good burglary target.

[Logan]
It looks like they took

stuff off the wall
just to smash it.

"Give me your money
or I'll bust up your Grammy."

You'd think they'd take
the $4,000 microphone.

I dated
a recording engineer.

At least he wasn't
a drummer.

Oh, look.

Cocaine in a recording studio.

I'm shocked. Shocked.

Here's another shock.

They left his stash.

So it's not a hit and run
and not a robbery.

And not our problem.

The rich girl
stays off the hook,

this gets kicked back
to the One-Five.

Hey, detective,
it's all yours.

We should check
with Captain Ross.

Wheeler...

You don't wake
your captain up for this.

Trust me.

All I want to know is,
what were you thinking?

Okay, look.

I've got guys here
that can't wait to see me

fall on my face.

I need help.

I need you to keep me
in the loop, clear?

[Wheeler] Yes. Good-bye.

[office door closes]

Your rabbi looks pissed.

- You know what?
- Save it.

Take it easy, Wheeler.
He can't want this case.

Don't worry,
I didn't tell him

it was your idea
to kick it.

The M.E.'s waitingfor us.

I don't get it.
Who was this guy?

It's the guy.
It's the neighborhood.

The One-Five's overwhelmed.

There's too many clubs.
Too much crime.

The mayor's worried Chelsea's
reached a tipping point.

Tipping point?

The last moment
before an outbreak

turns into an epidemic.

Oh.

Tipping point.

You were right.

He wasn't hit
by that twit's SUV.

Two blows, one to the face,
one to his left side.

You're telling me somebody
killed him with two punches?

Exsanguination.

I love it when you talk
Latin, Rogers.

He bled to death.

One blow ruptured
his spleen.

Died maybe
an hour later.

That's one hell
of a punch.

He had Gaucher's Disease.

That means you bleed easily,
bruise easily,

fracture easily, and it
makes the spleen swell.

I talked
to Curtis' doctor.

He was scheduled to have his
spleen removed next Tuesday.

Was he partying?

'Cause we found cocaine
and pills in his studio.

No, tested clean,
unless you count

pain meds and Epogen.

The guy was beyond fragile.
He was brittle.

Maybe that's why the crime scene
was so poorly staged.

Whoever he was with didn't
know about his condition.

Curtis went down fast.
The killer panicked.

Maybe.

Or maybe the killer knew.

Aimed right for
his soft spot.

You're a half-glass-empty
kinda guy, aren't you?

Depends what's in it, Wheeler.

Curtis was working late
the night he died.

Studios keep logs.

Let's track who his
last session was with.

Let's do that.

We just started working
together two months ago.

Curtis was a genius.

You know, he had
two MTV awards.

Are you new in town?

Everybody asks me that.

Um, my husband and I
moved here

from Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania.

You're a long way from home.

Have a seat, May.

My husband Zack,
his dad died,

left a VA policy.

Zach's dream--

Our dream is for me
to make it as a singer.

Zack said,
"Now's our chance."

And I met Curtis here,
and he said he wanted to help.

Curtis was single.

Did he have a girlfriend?

No.

Curtis was in that studio
from morning to midnight.

So your relationship was...

strictly professional, right?

You mean...

God, no.
I'm married.

You're married.
He's single.

How'd your husband feel

about you working
late nights together?

My husband, Zack, he--

he thought Curtis
was a gay.

So I kind of
let him think that

just so he wouldn't
worry for me.

You remember the last time
you worked with Curtis?

Sure.

Thursday night,
the night he--

We were supposed to work
together till 9:00,

but friends of his kept
stopping by,

so we ended early.

Do these friends
have names?

Seamus something.

He owns Spire, the club
across the street.

Seamus Flaherty?

You know him?

Short guy,
lot of mileage?

And his girlfriend, Brooke.

And, um, one of
the club's bouncers.

I don't know his name,
but he's...

a big black guy.

Any arguments
with these friends?

The bouncer was pretty angry.
He kind of made me nervous.

He had a CD that he wanted
Curtis to play,

and Curtis told him
he was through with rap.

And drugs.

That's why Curtis made
everyone leave.

He said, "Party's over.
Get that crap out of here,"

to Seamus.

Logan.

How come I never see you
with the same partner twice?

Flaherty and I
go way back.

To one of the first murders
in one of as many bars.

Been so many, he probably
can't keep track.

We're unlucky.

Kennedys are unlucky.

He tell you about
the cop he shot?

We were talking
about Curtis Gold's murder

and the coke vial
you left.

Me? No.

My date was young.

It inappropriate of her
to have brought out the coke.

Curtis had a problem,

which I did not have
a problem with.

She's gone.

We understand
one of your bouncers

was also at Curtis' studio
Thursday night.

[Seamus]
I don't recall.

So much chaos
with the accident.

Tragic night.

Come on, Flaherty,
after all these years

you think it's
in your interest

to lie to the NYPD?

One of your bouncers.

A big, threatening
black guy.

Whoa! Your partner's
a dinosaur here.

Curtis was helping
this guy with a rap CD.

That could be Goro.

How about a real name?

As far as I know,
that is his real name.

I haven't seen him
since Thursday night.

No idea where he is.

If I hear from Goro, though,
you'll be the first I call.

If you'll excuse me.

Goro?
Heh!

Hey, I know you.

You worked the door
last night.

Tough one.

We're looking for one of
your coworkers.

- Goro?
- Goro?
Don't know him.

We got 20 guys working
security, give or take.

Why do you guys always
gotta be so difficult, huh?

I'm gonna ask you
one more time.

Who was the black guy
working the door

holding back
the crowd last night?

I keep to myself
on the job.

Sorry.

[spits]
Logan, he's afraid of him.

Big mountain
of a guy like you?

That can't be true.

Last week, Goro had
the kitchen make an omelet.

Egg whites he wanted.

He got yolks instead.

Goro went all kung fu on him,
broke both his arms.

We think Goro's
involved in a murder.

We make the case
against him,

he's off your door,
out of your life.

I'm not showing
you this, okay?

You gonna talk to him,
you might want to bring backup.

Kids. Great.

Mr. Goro.

Police.

Please don't move.

[breathing heavily]

Welcome.

I'm ready to join
your investigation.

Goro is the name
I gave myself.

The symbol for "crisis"
is two symbols.

"Danger" and "opportunity."

Goro means "crisis"?

It means I see
opportunity in danger.

I study Chinese philosophy.

Martial arts.

I am ready to defend
my street.

My city.

So you're like the Batman
of bouncers, huh?

Anyway, uh, Thursday night,

you pay a visit
to Curtis Gold?

I wanted him
to listen to my CD.

But I interrupted his work,
which I regret.

I did not stay.

He said he was through
with rap music

and didn't like
your music.

That had to
piss you off.

Curtis just needed
to listen to it.

Because of this killer,
he won't get that chance.

And I won't get mine.

So you're basically saying
you had no motive

to kill him, correct?

Of course not.

But my guilt is not
at issue.

Mr. Goro, we think
whoever killed Curtis,

it wasn't
a purposeful act.

It might be that someone,

maybe upset about
a rejection,

threw a punch
that caused more damage

than anyone could've known.

Does that makes sense?

I'm working
on the same theory.

The sooner I get back
to my investigation,

the sooner Curtis' death
shall be avenged.

I must go now.

I must protect my block.

Okay.

Uh, hold that thought, okay?

Unless he threatens
someone else,

we can't hold him.

Well, he's crazy
as a loon.

We send him back
out on the street,

he's going to hunt
for Curtis' killer.

Boy, that's a mess
I don't want to clean up.

[Ross]
I thought you said

he is Curtis' killer.

Well, we're not sure.

He may be,
or he may know who it is.

Motive?

[Logan]
Motive?

Look at him!
I mean--

He's at his tipping point.

Look...

the guy's gonna do
a black Rambo on the streets.

Wheeler...

is he dangerous?

I'd say yes.

But he didn't make
an explicit threat

we can hold him on.

You heard him, Wheeler.

"Curtis' death
shall be avenged."

You don't call
that a threat?

Could be,
or could be the plot

of one of the Mortal Kombat
video games

he got his name from.

Under his real name,
he has no rap sheet.

No medical history.

And I bet he has
an alibi.

[Wheeler]
Four of his fellow bouncers

confirmed that he was
on the door

from 9:00 p.m. on.

And if you worked for him,
you'd confirm his alibi too.

Detective, what do
you want me to do?

Ask the DA to hold him
on suspicion

on being a large, scary
black man?

Oh, come on, man.

Fine.

You still
have to street him.

You come up
with something else,

you can take
another shot at him.

No point in going back
to Flaherty?

He's covering for him.

Whatever Goro did,
Flaherty's in on it.

Got a hit
on the coke vial.

Flaherty's girlfriend,
Miss Brooke St. Claire.

She's on parole.
Maybe wants to talk.

Brooke St. Claire?

I told you I didn't
see anything that night.

Seamus, Goro, and me all left
Curtis' club at the same time.

I went to my shift here, I swear.

You left out the part about
why Curtis kicked you out.

The party favors.

Who told you that?
Seamus?

[Wheeler]
It's your prints
on the vial, Brooke.

You're the one on parole.

So about that argument
between Goro and Curtis?

Look, I don't want
to bad-mouth the guy.

And we don't want
to bring you in.

You just don't know
what'll set him off.

This one time this big cafone
spilled a drink on my pants,

and Goro threw him
out on the street...

from the second story.

I don't remember there
being windows at Spire.

Not Spire.
The last club I worked.

Leather and Lace.
It's where I met Seamus.

Leather and Lace.

Who ran that?

Little Paddy Egan.

And Goro was
the bouncer there?

When?

Last year.

Before he went to Spire.

It was too bad, too.

Because when Goro
worked the floor,

nobody bothered us twice.

Who's
Little Paddy Egan?

Flaherty's brother-in-law.

Leather and Lace.

It's another
Flaherty family jewel.

Sounds familiar.

Double homicide
in the basement

next-door
last Christmas Eve.

Two club patrons.
Drug dealers.

Shot execution style.

Case is still open.

And shortly thereafter,
Goro transfers to Spire

where Curtis Gold
is found dead.

It's a nice coincidence,
but there MOs are different

and we still don't
have a motive for Goro.

Maybe because they're
not Goro's motives.

Maybe Flaherty's running
a one-man execution staff

on his payroll.

Set him off,
watch him go.

Should we keep
captain in the loop?

He's your rabbi,
not mine.

Well, he's not
dressing to blend.

Jeff.

Tell Seamus Goro is here.

He didn't
come in today.

I will tell him myself.

Come on, Goro,
let's you and I go--

[women screaming]
That's enough.

Don't take a bullet
that is not meant for you.

Gun!

Goro, hands in the air.

Hands in the air!

Bouncers aren't allowed
to carry weapons, Goro.

You know that.

You're kidding.

Criminal possession
of a weapon.

That's the only charge
that'll stick.

Mr. Goro didn't have
his gun out.

He wasn't brandishing it.

Oh, gee.

Well, next time wait
till he shoots

and then you can
charge him with murder.

[Ross]
Logan.

Do me a favor, would you?
Don't let him post bail.

Detective Logan believes

Goro was involved
in the Curtis Gold murder.

Maybe the Leather and Lace
homicides too.

He worked there last year.

Why am I just now
finding out about this?

We wanted to wait
for ballistics.

Turns out Goro's gun
is a match

for the Christmas Eve executions.

I'm not saying anything.

[Goro]
I don't deny this.

I made them kneel
and I shot them in their heads.

They sold drugs

and defiled women
in my club.

It was a just thing
to do.

Goro, how did you know
they sold drugs?

Did someone tell you?

Mr. Flaherty.

He also told me they were
disrespecting our dancers.

Okay, that's good.

That's good, Goro.

You could really
help yourself out here.

So tell us.

Did Flaherty ask you
to shoot them?

He didn't need to.

I knew what had to be done

for the sake of justice.

Okay.

And the next man
you killed, Curtis Gold.

No.

I did not kill Curtis.

He gave me notes
on my songs.

But he turned you down
that night.

He said he wasn't
into rap music.

He did not disrespect me.

[Wheeler]
Maybe Seamus Flaherty
put you up to it.

Did he ask you
to punch Curtis

because Curtis refused
to help his girlfriend?

I would never hurt Curtis.

He came into the club.

I took care of him.

I made sure
he got his table.

Mr. Flaherty always said,

"Always take care
of our investors."

I did not kill Curtis Gold.

[Wheeler]
Goro was right.

Curtis Gold was
a silent partner in Spire.

Flaherty burned him.

That gives Curtis
the motive, not Flaherty.

What about
Leather and Lace?

Anything there
implicate Seamus?

Goro's toting
that whole load.

He's completely loyal
to Flaherty.

Well, loyalty is
a one-way street with Flaherty.

Squeeze him a bit
on the money.

Something may come out.

[Seamus]
Really?

Goro a stone killer.

Man, you just never know.

You knew Goro had
his own moral code,

his own sense
of justice.

What did you think
he would do

when you told him
your two clients

from Leather and Lace
insulted the dancers?

That's hardly
a solicitation of murder.

It got results.
For Goro, too.

Just a week
after the shooting,

he was working
for you at Spire.

Goro told the girls

he was, uh--
What do you call it?

That they were
debasing themselves.

Who needs a monk
in a strip club?

We transferred him.
End of story.

Detectives, unless you have
something substantive,

that's the end
of interrogation.

By the way, Curtis Gold.

You were with him the night
he was murdered, right?

Yeah, I told you that.

And I told you
he was alive when I left him.

Hmm. [Wheeler]
What you didn't tell us

was Curtis was
about to file

a million-dollar lawsuit
against you for fraud.

[scoffs]

You think this is about
Curtis getting his money back?

From a nightclub?

If I was gonna
kill everyone

who was upset about losing
their money

in the bar business,

I wouldn't have enough
time to run my club.

Yeah, but the thing is,

your clubs are losing money,
but you're not.

You got a condo
on Perry Street

and a house
in Westhampton?

You a detective
or a CPA?

The mayor wants the Chelsea
club scene cleaned up.

If the state liquor authority
won't do its job,

maybe a city audit will.

Worked for Al Capone.

[whispering]

All right.

Look, my client had
absolutely nothing

to do with the death
of Curtis Gold.

But in a spirit
of cooperation,

he's willing to give you
some information.

About Goro?

[Seamus]
I told you,
he was with me

when I left.

The one who wasn't was
May from Pennsylvania.

She, uh, she and Curtis were
having, you know, an affair.

[Wheeler]
May Daltrie?

She said Curtis
was all about work.

Yeah, Curtis?
Come on.

Maybe she told you that,
but those little runts?

Those are the ones
you gotta watch for.

The two of 'em used to come
into Spire.

So did you see them
touch, kiss?

No, but I'm behind the bar
my whole life.

Think I don't know when
something's going on

that shouldn't be
going on?

Is that it?
A bartender's intuition?

No, check out
Curtis' studio.

She bought him a trophy.

A little plastic thing
that says,

"World's Best Producer."

I saw it in the booth
when I was there that night.

Gee, that's hot.

Well, then you turn
it over,

and it says,
"Because you're mine.

Love, May."

May, you want to offer
these people something?

Oh, sure, uh...

Oh, coffee, black.
Can I help you?

She's fine.
Have a seat.

I'm sure you've been
working all day, like me.

Yeah.
Construction?

Yeah, had my own business
back home,

but you go somewhere new,

you gotta prove yourself
all over again.

Tell me about it.

But we're in
for the long haul.

When May makes it,
it'll all be worth it.

So I heard you guys
arrested the... bouncer.

We did, but it turns out
he didn't kill Curtis.

That's why we're here.

Really?

Everyone on the block
was scared of him.

I just assumed.

So did we,
but he didn't do it.

So, we're hoping
you or Zach

can shed some light
onto Curtis' personal life.

His personal life?

Well, gee, I only
met him once.

And Curtis and I mostly
just talked about music.

Curtis called my songs
cow punk, country-rock mix.

Whatever you call it,

May is gonna
be a star.

She has got the voice
of an angel.

So Curtis was gay, huh?

Yeah, seemed gay to me.

You met him once.
You could tell?

Well, the way he dressed.
Never had a wife.

We put it together.

May, did Curtis
ever hit on you?

Gosh, no.

[spits]

Truth be told, we didn't
know Curtis well at all.

Is there anything else?

Yeah, where were you
the night of the murder?

Just for the record.

Zach picked me up
and we went home.

We watched a DVD.

Anything good?

Oh, Walk the Line.

Oh, yeah, that's
the Johnny Cash bio.

Did you like it?

I didn't like it much, no.

[Logan]
I don't think he'd suspect
a scrawny guy like Curtis

was gonna seduce his wife.

Unless a friend on the block
tipped him off.

Jeff, the bouncer?

You think all white guys
who chew tobacco are buddies?

In Chelsea?

Yeah.

Zach's good people.

He always picked up
May outside the studio.

She usually worked late,

so he'd wait for her
at the bar.

Talk about her singing career.
How talented she was.

He didn't just love her.

It was like
he worshipped her.

Yeah, well, if you ask me,

he loved her
a little too much.

I mean, he was blind
to what was going on.

That's what I thought.

He gave up everything
for her,

and she gives herself
up to that runt.

Yeah, and I bet
everybody at the club

was laughing about it.

It was getting bad.

Seamus and Brooke was
joking about it

when they came back
from Curtis' that night.

How come
nobody warned him?

I tried.

I said, "Just 'cause
Curtis is puny

doesn't mean you should
trust him with your wife."

I'll tell you what.

If it was me,
I'd have kicked his ass.

No.

He was real calm.

He goes,
"If he tries anything,

I'll scare Curtis so bad
he won't try twice."

But by scare,
he meant talk to him.

Yeah.

[Zach]
Should you people
have a warrant?

You got nothing
to hide, right?

No, of course not.

So?

Are they gonna go through
May's personals?

She'll skin me alive.

I'll give them a hand.

So, uh, what's May
gonna do next?

[Zach]
Guess we're gonna have to
find another producer.

I mean, May can't just
give up her singing

just because the guy
Curtis ends up dead.

Yeah, tough business, huh?

Tough.
We're learning.

Yeah.

But May's too good
to quit.

She's gonna be
a star.

We'll find another way.

Zach, what's going on?

I told 'em we've got
nothing to hide.

What's that?

Stolen from Curtis' studio
the night he was killed.

"Because you're mine.
Love, May."

"You're mine"?
What the hell does that mean?

A joke.

Just...
"You're my producer."

I was trying to show him that
I was grateful, that's all.

I think it was a little
more than grateful.

According to the gang
at the club.

Don't listen to him, Zach.

[Wheeler]
He knows
all about it, May.

We got a witness
who quote Zach as saying,

"I'll scare Curtis so bad
he won't try twice."

[Wheeler]
It's on the night
of the murder.

No.
Zach--

Sit in the chair
and wait for my call.

I can't.

May, you sit down
and shut up.

I can't let you do this
when it was me!

I did it.

God help me.

I killed him.

I had to sleep
with Curtis.

I was afraid to say no.

Afraid?

He physically
threatened you?

No.

I was afraid that
he'd drop me as a client.

But Thursday night
I told Curtis

that I loved my husband.

That I was gonna
tell him the truth.

And how did
Curtis react?

He told me not to.

He wanted me to stay.

But... I left.

I told Zach everything.

That I was gonna
end it with Curtis.

And then I went
back upstairs.

Your husband
let you go alone?

To confront a man
who had coerced you?

Zach wanted to show
Curtis a lesson,

but I said no.

I had to be the one.

So I could walk away
with my dignity.

And when you told
Curtis it was over?

He tried to kiss me.

He wouldn't listen.

So... I hit him.

Can you show me where?

Once in the face like that.

And that's it?

You hit him once
and he went down?

I think
I hit him twice.

Is that in the face again?

No.

The second one was lower.

Here.

He went down
after two punches.

I might have kicked him too.
I don't remember.

But you didn't mean
to kill him.

Of course not.

You wouldn't have
kicked him very hard

knowing how sick he was.

Sick?

Curtis wasn't sick.

[knock on door,
door opens]

Wheeler, a word.

You buy May's story?

Could be protecting
her husband.

He could be
protecting her.

Zach just came in.

He says he needs to get
something off his chest.

[Zach]
It was my fault.

I thought May
would be safe.

It's your fault
that Curtis slept with May?

He forced himself
- on her.
- She told you that?

He practically raped her.

Then she gave him
a trophy?

Whatever May did,
she felt she had to.

When I heard what Curtis
had done, I went nuts.

So you decided
to teach him a lesson.

Went upstairs and I clocked
the guy in the face.

Guess he must've
hit his head, right?

I hit him once
and he went down.

I thought he'd get up,
but he just...

stayed down.

I've had couples point
the fingers at each other

lots of time, but fighting
to take the blame?

That's new.

Don't you believe
in true love?

You mean true confusion.

He says it's him.
She says it's her.

They each have
reasonable doubt.

It's a good strategy.

Strategy?

One of them
punched Curtis,

panicked when he
went down,

then they staged
a fake robbery.

And then blamed the big scary
black man on the corner.

Okay, we have to
keep it simple.

We know that Zach would
attack Curtis

to defend her honor,

but what's May's motive?

Well...

maybe Curtis
went cold on her.

Cut her off.
Ended her dream.

Well, what did
the M.E. say?

Any blow to the spleen
would do it.

He was that sick?
And she didn't know about it?

She knew it.
Curtis told her.

Guys use whatever
they have to get over.

If they have
a tragic story, a sickness.

Even if they have
a dead cat,

they'll work it
into their rap.

Heartwarming.

But May did point
to my left side

to show where
she had hit him.

Because she knew it would
make her confession

more believable.

[Logan]
Zach didn't have a clue.

He thought he died
from a head wound.

As long as he's
standing by her,

I still have two
conflicting confessions.

Let her go
and book him for assault.

Maybe a little taste
of prison life

will weaken his bond
to her.

You need to get
new evidence

or break up their marriage
for good.

Otherwise, we have no case.

Counselor--[cell phone rings]

Wait, this is my sitter.

I'll be right back.
Hello?

Okay, well, Zach stood by May
through infidelity and murder.

A few nights in jail
won't shake him.

No, it's May
whose loyalty is shaking.

She betrayed Zach once.

She'd do it again
in a Nashville minute.

So let's give her
the chance.

Seamus Flaherty wants
to meet with me?

Why?

It turns out
he co-owned Curtis' studio.

He says he wants
to give you back your tapes.

You don't believe him.

No, I don't.

Seamus only looks out
for Seamus.

My guess is,
he smells money.

Money? But I don't
have any money at all.

This case is gonna get
a lot of exposure, May.

You know, good kids
from out of town

corrupted by
the big bad city.

Your story is gonna be
worth a lot of money.

Seamus wants
a piece of it.

Well, what about Zach?
Should I tell him?

I'm sure Zach will
want a piece too.

But, May, you need to start
looking out for yourself.

This will always be
Curtis Gold Studios.

May, I'm right outside
if you need anything.

[scoffs]
What is she,
your den mother?

Where was I?

The studio. Right.

Yeah, I'm never gonna
change the name.

[Seamus]
I'm gonna keep this place
in honor of Curtis.

He was a good man.
He loved you.

Just ignore the camera.

The tape's only gonna be

seen by my investors.

Investors?

May, I mean, you know, you got
your 15 minutes of fame,

but we're gonna
need a little help

to turn that into,
you know,

fifteen years
of rock and roll stardom.

I'm sorry if this
question is rude.

[Seamus] Shoot.

Do you know anything
about music?

I mean, you own a bar.

[laughs]

I knew that babe in the woods
routine was just an act.

You want to talk business?

Okay, May...

I got the money
and the connections

to make all your dreams
come true.

Look at that.

I told you everything
that happened that night.

I don't know how much more
I could show you.

Humor me.
I'm a visual learner.

Uncuff him.

My partner's in the booth

downloading tape files, evidence.

You shouldn't be
watching that.

Can you leave it on?

[May]
"I Was the Devil's Darling"?

That's the name
of my show?

- Limited engagement.
- My club.

Industry professionals only.

I'm even gonna get you
a career architect

to create the show.

You know what that is?
No.

It's this guy,
he writes the songs.

He constructs your image.

Best in the business,
a real star maker.

I showed him your video.

He liked the video,
but he loves your story.

But that video isn't
anything like me,

and my story--

I Was the Devil's
Darling.

I Was the Devil's Darling.

That's your story.
That's your image.

That's your ticket, okay.

You, you shared a bed
with the devil,

and you lived
to tell the tale.

You want me to say
that my husband is the devil?

[Seamus]
Well, he did kill
a guy, right?

[May]
That's not what happened.

Okay, you know,
you got a little of that

"victim who falls
for the abuser" thing,

which I personally
find very sexy.

I'm gonna push that.

Zach didn't abuse me.

Well, he didn't really treat you
very well, now, did he?

"Death is
an aphrodisiac"?

I don't even know
what that means.

It's Greek.

It means, you know,
sexual turn-on.

I need to think
about this.

No, no, thinking
is not an option, okay?

We gotta get this in place

so we can open the show
just when you take the stand.

Take the stand?

Your husband killed
Curtis Gold.

He admitted it.

It's a tragedy, but you gotta
put yourself in front of it.

Hey, don't torture yourself.

[turns off set]

[turns on set]

All you gotta do
is verify his account.

[May]
It wasn't his fault.

[Seamus]
Whatever.

I am prepared to offer you...

this...

[rips check
from check book]

this amount of money...

today...

to cement
our partnership.

That's a lot of money.

[Seamus]
May, you cannot tour

with an open
murder investigation

hanging over your head.

Your husband beat Curtis
to a pulp.

That's not what happened.
He only hit him twice.

Twice, yes, yeah.

He's an animal,

and he doesn't deserve
to be on the streets.

That's not what happened.
He--

Curtis was sick.

May, let it go.

He had a bad spleen.

I was gonna take him
to the hospital.

My husband didn't know.
I did.

[door opens]

He can't be here.
His wife's inside.

You said it was tape.

You set me up.

Zach, no.

Fellas, we're in
a meeting here.

Meeting's over, Flaherty.

Let's go.

[Zach]
He was sick.

I heard
the whole thing, May.

You told me to kick him
in the side.

You made me kill him.

No, Zach, you don't
understand.

I saw you, May.

You wanted to be
a star so bad,

you were--you were
gonna take his money.

I wanted the money
for the lawyer, Zach.

Everything I did,
I did for you.

You broke
our marriage vows for me?

What do you think?

Curtis Gold was gonna
work with me

just based on my talent?

Curtis said you were
gonna be a star.

Everybody says so.

Who?
My father?

Our friends back home?

Curtis was interested in me
and my voice at first,

but later on
I had to sleep with him.

We spent all our money
moving here

chasing your stupid dream.

Our dream.

Your dream.

And I was too much
of a coward to tell you.

Your eyes shining with pride,
loving me so much.

Bragging to all our friends
back home.

I slept with Curtis,

the only other man
I've ever slept with

other than you.

And I did it because
I love you.

You loved him so much,
you set him up for murder?

It wasn't like that.

You had him kill Curtis,

and then you were
gonna blame Goro.

Goro was a killer.

He was gonna end up
in jail someday anyway.

[Zach]
Why, May?

Why'd you make me
kill him?

I just wanted
to throw a punch.

Get it out of my system
is all I needed.

If Curtis was still alive,

my sin would hang over us.

But if he was dead,

it would be like
nothing ever happened.

We would be pure again.

I was trying to save us.
Don't you see that?

[door opens]

Okay, sir.
Put your arms back.

I love you, Zach.

Please say you love me, please.

Zach, we'll go home.

We'll forget we ever came
to New York City.

Please.

We're not like Goro.
We're good people.

We just want to go home. Please.

We just want to go home.

We misjudged her.

She put love
for Zach first

every step of the way.

"I love my husband so much
I had to kill my lover."

Make a good country song.

It's a shame Curtis is
too dead to record it.