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NARRATOR:
In the criminal justice system

the people are represented
by two separate
yet equally important groups,

the police
who investigate crime

and the district attorneys
who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

BOUNCER: I'm sorry, ladies,
you're not on the list.

We're supposed
to have reservations.
We're friends of Jellybean.

Yeah?
You and half
of Flatbush.

Listen, can't we
just go in and tell
him we're here?

(CHUCKLES)
You disappoint me.

What's happening,
C.J.
How's everything?

All right.

Good to see you.
Good to see you,
too. Okay.

How come you didn't
check to see if
he was on the list?

You probably get off
on fine women like us
sweating you all night.

Y'all need to
step back now, please.

(sun FIRING)

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

Hey, hey,
hold on a second.
What's happening?

What's going on?
Some cat pulled out
his piece in there!

SERGEANT: We got here
at 2:45,

same time EMS was
putting him in the bus.

They took him to Roosevelt.
Two shots to the chest.

He gonna make it?
Died on the
way over.

Got a name?

Checked his ID
as they were
loading him up.

Jerome Cabey, black,
24 years old.
Brooklyn address.

There's where
we found him.
ED: This money was left
lying here like this?

Nobody touched
a thing, Detective.

I'm surprised nobody
scooped it up.

Place was pretty crowded.
Four, five hundred people.

Well, I'm glad
they all stuck around
to do their civic duty.

Do you know what
something like this is
going to do to business?

First time this
happened here?

Mega-Fly is
an upscale club.

We have models,
actors, sports figures
in almost every night.

And you don't
use metal detectors?

Our clientèle
doesn't appreciate

being hand-scanned
on the way in.

So how do you
provide security?

We have a guest list.
You have to be
on it to get in.

Was Jerome Cabey
on the list?
No.

Fool-proof
system, huh?

Any drugs ever sold
in the club, Mr. Listen?

This isn't some
bridge-and-tunnel
spot, Detective.

Yeah, I know,
it's real upscale.

But I'm still
asking the question.

Nothing I know of,
all right?

ED: And what about
the guy who got shot?

What about him?
BRISCOE: You never
saw him before, huh?

I saw him laying
there on the ground.

Well, how did
he get in?

I mean, you're
running this real
secure spot and all.

BOUNCER: I've been
up front six months now.

I worked the rope at Lotus,
Sound Factory...

I mean, I got
a pretty good idea
of somebody's shape.

Was Cabey cool
with you?

BOUNCER: I don't
remember the brother.

I mean, I can't keep
track of everybody.

You were just saying
how good you are.

I know, but it was
800 people in and out
of here last night.

And one of 'em was
some nobody you let in
who wound up dead.

BOUNCER: So you
putting this on me?
Well, if there's

a reasonable explanation
for this, it's time to
put it out there.

And it doesn't get
back to my boss?
You have my word.

(SIGHS)

I used to work
with his big sister
in the Bronx.

I let him in sometimes,
just to see the DJs.

I mean, Bone had ambitions,
you know what I'm saying?

Bone?
Yeah, that's what
they called him.

I mean, he had
kind of an attitude.

You know, not bad,
just stubborn.

ED: We ran Cabey's
name through BCI.
He's never been arrested.

And none of the 500
people in the place
saw anything?

Well, we talked to about
a half-dozen employees
who stuck around.

They all heard the shots,
then the rest was just mayhem.

We sent the cash
we found on the floor

and the shell
casings to Latent.

Cordova's breaking down
the credit card receipts
and the guest list.

Excuse me.
You locate the
next of kin?

The bouncer at the club
mentioned a sister,

but he didn't have
a current address.

Well, the hospital sent
the body to the M.E.

Maybe there's something
in the personal effects.

M.E.: He took two shots
to the upper torso.

Penetrated the right lung
and the left ventricle.

He was pronounced
at 2:53 a.m.

Any guess on the gun?

From the size
of the entry wounds,
a 9mm or .357.

You run a tox screen?

No drugs,
no alcohol.

Like the man said,
he just came
for the music.

This stuff was
on the body.

ED: Funky shades, ID, keys
Ah, it's a two-way.

Still holding a charge.
Anything on it
from last night?

The last page was
at 12:40 a.m.

"Meet you at Mega-Fly."

I can run the caller ID,
see who sent it.

Hey, why not
kill two birds?

Let's hit this guy back,
ask him to meet Bone
at his apartment.

Cabey live
here alone?
Far as I know.

Any problems?
Oh, he rides my ass
about fixing

the lock on
the vestibule door.

No, not your problems, his.

No, but he
gives the tenants

a lot of trouble here
with all this here music.

This dude was
into spinning.

There's about five to six
thousand dollars' worth of
mixing equipment up in here.

I gotta hound him every
month about the rent.

MAN: Check it out.
Bone left his door open.

Yo, Bone!
Oh, uh, wrong
apartment. Sorry.

ED: We've been waiting
for you, fellas.

(EXHALES)
Where's Bone at?

He's indisposed.

It's a setup, fool.
You two at Mega-Fly
last night?

Bone got shot.

Is he okay?

(MAN EXCLAIMS)
Hey, if you guys
saw anything,

you might be able
to help find out
who shot him.

We couldn't get in.

ED: You know if he had
a beef with anybody?

With Bone?
Why would they?

Well, we were just
admiring all his fancy
recording equipment.

Bone have a job to
pay for all this stuff?

I don't know.

All right, tough guys.
He have any relatives
we can notify he's dead?

ED: We're very sorry about
your brother, Mrs. Royal.

Was he in a fight
or something like that?

Why do you say that?

(SIGHS) Jerome had
a chip on his shoulder.

He didn't go
looking for trouble,

but he just never knew
when to back down.

Was he having trouble
with anybody recently?

I don't know.
(EXHALES)

I mean, I did the best
I could for him
after our mother died

but I've got a family
of my own now, you know.

These last few years,
Jerome was out there
on his own mostly.

When was the last
time you saw him?

He came by last week
to play me his demo.

He was real proud of it.
Said he was going to send it
to the record companies.

Do you have any idea
how he paid

for all that equipment
he had in his apartment?

(SIGHS)

BRISCOE: What is it,
Mrs. Royal?

Jerome used to bring
his laundry over.

I found a bunch of
those little plastic bags
in one of his pockets,

like the ones
they sell cocaine in.

There was nothing
in them,

but I meant to talk
to him about it.

I thought he went
for the music.

Not a bad place
to do business.

We didn't find
any drugs on him.

Maybe he dumped his stash
before the fun started.

Well, Latent says three
of the bills from the club
had Cabey's prints on them.

Nothing on the shell casings.

So, we know he
handled the money.

Here are all the names and
addresses on the credit card
users at Mega-Fly that night.

Anybody willing
to talk to us?

Nobody who'll admit
to seeing anything.

But there are
a few here we're
already familiar with.

I ran all the names
for drug arrests.

So, how many
of the A-list clients
have A-list records?

Uh, three for possession,
two for sale.

Either one of
the sales for coke?

Ernie Salerno.

Here's his description
and the last known address.

(BEATBOXING)

Hey, Ernie!
Yo?

Take a long walk, fellas.

We heard you were
selling drugs out here.

We got probable
cause to go through
your pockets.

You make it sound
like I got a choice.

Well, if you're
straight with us,
you got plenty of choices.

Unless you want us to
play finders-keepers with
whatever you're holding.

What do you
want to know?

What happened
at Mega-Fly
Saturday night?

I wasn't there.
So, you're not
the Ernie Salerno

that was on the guest list
that lives in this building?

Now, stop screwing around
and tell us how a drug
dealer got on that list.

Lonnie, the floor manager,
he knows me.

What happened once
you got in there?

I seen the dead kid
doing some business.

And then,
him and Lonnie was
beefing about something.

I think Lonnie was
trying to throw him out.

ED: You lied to us
about drugs in the club,
Mr. Listen.

You can't put that on me.
Nobody'd be selling
if nobody was buying.

So, what? You just
look the other way for
your high-tone clientèle?

We got a witness
that said you and
Bone had a problem.

What happened, Lonnie?
You selective about who
does business in there?

I don't have anything
to do with that.

ED: But you did
have an argument?
Yeah.

BRISCOE: So,
what was it about?

Look, Bone wanted
to spin at the club.

A few weeks back,
he gave me a demo
to listen to.

I thought his stuff was wack,
and I told him so.

You know, Lonnie,
I gotta tell you,

I don't buy this
for a minute.

You know, if you think
business is bad now,

wait till we slap
a padlock on the place.

Look, he mouthed off at me,
and that was all.

Sol headed him over
to the coat check,
then I went back to my office.

A few minutes later,
I heard the shots.

This guy's playing us, Ed.
Let's call ESU.

Get a locksmith over
there right away.

LONNIE: Wait.

You heard of G-Trane?
The G-Trane?

Even I've heard
of G-Trane.

Well, Trane was there
that night with a bunch
of his people.

And what I heard was,
this kid Cabey threw
some bills in Trane's face,

called him a sellout,
and then all hell broke loose.

Why didn't you
tell us this before?

(SCOFFS) You think I want
to be known as the brother
who dimed out Trane Collins?

(SIGHS)

According to
the floor manager,

G-Trane was there
with a small entourage.

His name's not
on the list.

Uh-uh. There's
a secret list.

Allie Lawrence.
I just saw her in a
movie with Brad Pitt.

From Compton to
the silver screen.

Her and G-Trane were in
the VIP room together.

Now, they both came down
to leave just before
the shooting started.

So, you're telling me G-Trane
Collins blew someone away
in front of 500 people.

If he did,
ain't nobody say
boo about it.

BRISCOE: Hey,
for what it's worth,
the guy's sheet is clean.

Is the Prince
of Hip-Hop in town?

Yep. At his Park
Avenue townhouse.

Where's Allie Lawrence?

Her agent said she left
the next morning to
do a movie in Mexico.

This club manager,
is he a reliable witness?

He didn't see it go down,
but he heard it from one
of his coat-check girls,

who didn't stick around
to tell us her story.

Yeah, so let's get it straight
from the horse's mouth.

You know, this whole thing
could be just a rumor
gone out of control.

So what? We're gonna cut
the guy some slack because
he won a couple of Grammys?

Nope. But we're gonna lock
it down as tight as we can

so we don't embarrass anyone,
including ourselves.

I was so excited
when they came in.

I mean, we have
famous people coming
in there all the time,

but G-Trane
and Allie Lawrence?
Oh, my God.

Did you see
what happened?

Not really.

Look, I wouldn't
worry to much about
your job, Ms. Reese.

I don't think there are
gonna be too many coats to
check at Mega-Fly for a while.

Just so you know,
your boss is probably gonna
do a little time for this.

I was working
in the coatroom.

I saw Trane
and Allie Lawrence
walking down the stairs.

Then the big guy who
was with Trane, I guess
it was his bodyguard,

came over and
got Allie's jacket.

The guy who was shot
started following them.

And then
what happened?

It was a little hard to see.
The place was packed,
you know.

He said something to Trane,
and then he threw a handful
of money in Trane's face,

and then I saw his
bodyguard with something
shiny in his hand.

I'm pretty sure
it was a gun.

A few seconds later
I heard the shots,

and then the people
started going for the door.

Did you ever see a gun
in Mr. Collins' hands?

No. I never did.

Nice to know
the hip-hop business
is recession-proof.

This is the
corporate headquarters

for Top Dawg Records,
Top Dawg Music.

Where's the top dog?
Is he in his
office, Shandra?

He left about
a half an hour ago.

Where did he go?

He had to run
out to the studio.

Is there something
I can help you with?

Yeah, would you mind
writing down the name of
your boss' bodyguard?

(LAUGHS) You'll have
to talk to Mr. Collins about
any personal information.

ED: What about an address?

An address for the studio.

(HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING)

Right there,
right there. Yeah.

Now run that base line in.

Right there, right there.

What can we
do for you?

We're here
to see G-Trane.

Hey, drop in the vocals
a little bit lower, please.

He's busy.
So are we.

Trane don't like visitors,
especially while
he's working.

We just need
to see him for
a few minutes.

Time is money, man.
Well, we're gonna talk
to him sooner or later.

It don't matter.
Hey, you want to at
least tell him we're here.

You guys want anything
from Trane, you gotta
talk to his lawyers.

Oh, yeah.
Yeah, you banging
now, baby.

My client has no obligation
to speak to the police.

It just makes
it look like he's got
something to hide.

Is he a suspect?

Right now,
he's just a witness.

He tells me
he didn't see a thing.

Look, I don't care who
your client is, Mr. Garber.

Unless we get
a statement from him,
we're going to the D.A.

Let's not get bent
out of shape, Detective.

Maybe I can convince Daryl
to make himself available.

Just how long is this
convincing going to take?

How's tomorrow?

Bring him by the
precinct in the morning.

Here, in my office.

Were you at Mega-Fly last
Saturday night, Mr. Collins?

Yeah, I was there.

BRISCOE: Who else was
there with you?

Why don't you
just ask him
what he saw?

We already know
that Allie Lawrence
was there, Mr. Garber.

She got nothing
to do with this.

How can we know that
unless you tell us
what happened?

(SIGHS) The three of us was
getting ready to leave,

when this guy comes
up to me and tries to...
BRISCOE:
The three of you?

Allie Lawrence and
Mr. Collins' bodyguard.

Like I said,
the guy approached me,
threw money at me.

You ever see
the guy before?

Could you be a little
more specific, Detective?

ED: It was
a pretty basic question.

Is he a friend of his?

Were you ever
introduced before?

Did you see him
on the way in?

All of the above.

No, I never seen him before.

What happened then?

We walked away.

Halfway to the door
I hear shots,

run out with everybody else.

Did you exchange words
with the guy?

Let's assume he did.
Next question.

Did your bodyguard
have a gun?

I'm sure he did.
He has a carry license.

He's downstairs
with my client's car.

So what went down?

We're going out,
dude throws some
money at Trane,

we walk away,
somebody opens up.

BRISCOE: How far
did you get before
you heard the gunshots?

Halfway to the door.

Do you know the guy
that dissed your boss?

Nah, I never
seen him, man.

You strapped?

That's a 9mm?

That's right.
I'm going in my pocket
for my permit.

(EXHALES)

You mind if we take
custody of the gun?

Hell, yeah.
I need it for my job.

ED: We'll be in touch.
Yeah, whatever.

They got their
stories straight.

We gotta get a look
at that 9mm.

Oh, you know what?

You're parked in
a no-standing zone,
big guy.

Move the car.

Write me
a damn ticket.

I don't have to,
'cause I can arrest you

for refusing to obey
a lawful order.

Take custody of
his gun, Ed.
We did ask nicely.

We've got witnesses
who saw you pull
a gun on the victim.

We're having it
tested right now.
Yeah, so test it.

So what happened?
This guy disses your boss,

and you administer
a little street justice?

I didn't do a damn thing.

Listen, if this guy
was all up in your face,

you can always
plead self-defense.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Ballistics report.
Thanks.

I told you,
I ain't shoot nobody.

Now I'd like someone
to call me a cab.

BRISCOE: Sit down.

You 9mm's not
the murder weapon,

but it's also
not the gun
you're licensed for.

Different serial numbers.

So, you're walking
around with an
unregistered weapon.

I watch Trane when
he's out in Cali.

Now, I bought that
gun legal in LA.

Or you tossed
your New York piece

after you shot
Jerome Cabey.

I told you,
I ain't shoot nobody.

Look, we'd like
to believe that, but...

The suit I was wearing
that night's waiting to
go to the cleaners.

You can test the sleeves
for gunshot residue.

You been watching the
Discovery Channel, James?

How do we know
it's the same suit?

'Cause 20 people
took pictures of me
wearing it that night,

and Trane spilled
some Cristal on my pants.
Got a big stain.

Yeah. You and Monica Lewinsky.

It's at the bottom
of my closet.

I didn't run any tests
on the suit pants yet,

but there is a stain,
and it sure smells
like stale wine.

Is there any gunshot residue
on his jacket cuffs?

I checked
the right and the left.
They're both clean.

So, the guy could
be telling the truth.

Is he right-handed?

Uh, his holster
was on the left.
Yeah. Why do you ask?

I expanded the test area
just for the hell of it.

There's a spray of GAR
on the outer right arm,
below the shoulder.

Well, he couldn't
shoot his gun with
his right hand

and wind up with residue
on his right shoulder.

And that means
he was standing to
the left of the shooter.

I wonder who that was.

You think the bodyguard's
protecting Collins?

According to the witness,
they were standing together
when the shooting broke out.

It could be that
Mr. Collins grabbed
the bodyguard's gun.

The one he doesn't
have anymore.

Why not a gun
of his own?

You think he's stupid
enough to be packing?

Well, it's all
about image, Lennie.

He's on one of his CDs
flashing gang signs
and a MAC-10.

Yeah, but a gun permit
would've popped
when we ran his sheet.

I mean, if he's carrying
a piece, it's illegal.

In New York.

ED: This is a fax
from the LAPD.

Your client bought
a Glock 9mm

from a Los Angeles
gun shop two years ago.

And?
And we'd like him to
produce the weapon

for ballistics examination.

I'm a suspect?

Well, let's just say
you're on our guest list.

And you expect him
to produce evidence
against himself?

Well, if he wants
to get off the list,

all he has to do
is turn in the gun.

If he doesn't,
we'll just have
to turn his home

and his office
inside out.

Let me have a word
with my client.

(WHISPERING INAUDIBLY)

I'm sorry, Detectives,
but my client is
through cooperating,

and this conversation
is over.

Psychologically,
it could make sense.

When Jerome Cabey
insulted him,

he challenged Collins'
artistic integrity.

But the motive
for the shooting plays
right into a stereotype.

A stereotype Collins
himself embraces.

Right. From what I've read,
he's a middle-class kid
from the suburbs.

We have to be careful
not to make assumptions
about Collins

based on the persona
he uses to sell his records.

Well, everything we know
lines up against Collins.

He had a confrontation
with the victim moments
before the shooting started.

Our forensics evidence
exonerates the bodyguard,

and Collins won't
produce his gun.

It's the same
make and caliber
as the murder weapon.

Can we prove he was
carrying it that night?

SERENA: His bodyguard's
still stonewalling us.

How about
Allie Lawrence?

Nobody's been able
to interview her.

She flew off to Mexico the
morning after the shooting.

Now she's in
Los Angeles.

Be nice to know what
she has to say before
we stick our necks out.

Why don't you
fly to LA and talk
to her, Jack? Sorry.

Serena, you might want
to take another shot
at the bodyguard.

You're wasting
your time here.

My client's got
nothing more to say.

I noticed that
Top Dawg Records

posted $25,000 bail for him
on the weapons charge.

And they're paying
my fee as well.

There's nothing wrong
with a company taking
care of an employee.

Unless it's hush money.

I wouldn't point fingers
with a gun charge that's
tantamount to blackmail.

If he's buying your
allegiance, Mr. Wilson,

maybe we can make you
a better offer.

Testify about what happened,
and my boss guarantees
a walk on the gun.

Not a chance.

You're looking
at seven years.
I don't care.

I'll go down for the gun and
whatever else you got on me,

but I'm not testifying.

LAWYER: Is this thing
against G-Trane really
going to happen?

Let's see what your
client has to say
about that night.

I want you to understand
that as her agent,

I do my best
to steer her away
from that element.

Dennis. Sonya.
Allie.

Allie, this is, uh...
This is Mr. McCoy from
the Manhattan D.A.'s office.

Oh, sorry I'm late.
The freeways are
crazy today.

Can we get you some coffee?
Some spring water?
Oh, no, no, no, I'm cool.

I'm here to ask you some
questions about your visit

to Mega-Fly with Mr. Collins
about three weeks ago.

Yes, I understand.

Could you tell me
what happened as you
were leaving the club?

Well, I didn't
see the shooting,

if that's what
you're asking.

Daryl told me later on
that somebody had been
shot in there, but...

Is that why you
left New York in
such a hurry?

SONYA: Allie had a commitment
to shoot a feature in Mexico.

Her flight was set for weeks.

We know Mr. Collins had
an argument with a patron.
Did you see that?

No, I didn't.

Do you know
if he was carrying a gun
that night, Ms. Lawrence?

Can't you ask him?

We have.

Well, I think he remembers
everything better than me.

I'd like to hear
what you remember.

Suppose she doesn't have
anything more to say?

If she's evading
our investigation,

we can serve her
with a subpoena.

If she refuses to comply,
she can be arrested

as a material witness
here in Los Angeles,

or anywhere else,
for that matter.

Dennis, I really don't
need this right now.

Can't we work something
out here Mr. McCoy?

There are
contractual penalties

if she doesn't
fulfill her obligations.

We can accommodate her
if she's more forthcoming
with us.

You know,
I don't like to have
my arm twisted.

I think the best thing is
for me to say what I have
to say in court.

(SIGHS) Good morning.

Red-eye?

You could've taken
the day off, Jack.

And waste some more time.

Mmm. Sounds like your meeting
went about as well as mine.

LEWIN: The bodyguard
was loyal to a fault.

Maybe we have to
get these people
inside a courtroom

before they realize
we're serious.

What about this
sinking feeling that we're
stepping into quicksand?

Well, if a jury is
looking for an excuse
to acquit a celebrity,

I'm not saying
they can't find one.

But in my opinion,
it's a good
circumstantial case.

No matter how strong
the evidence is,

the media's going
to have a field day.

So what are our options?

SERENA: Well,
this case is not going
to improve with age.

The cops can't find
a witness who saw Collins
pull the trigger.

In almost every murder
we prosecute,

the only eyewitness
is the victim.

So if we stand still,
it looks like
we're indecisive.

JACK: And if we run scared,
we're complicit

in condoning the culture
of violence Collins
glorifies to turn a buck.

Which all militates
in favor of an arrest.
So what's our downside?

Well, win or lose,
some people are going to
make Collins into a martyr.

And we're his persecutors.

LEWIN: So, in other words,
this is an
eight-alarm migraine.

What if we give Collins
the chance to come clean?

Like I told the cops,
I did not shoot this man.

SERENA: Then why won't
you produce your gun?

Because it's an
unreasonable request.

We're asking you to
set the record straight

in the shooting death
of a young man.

I don't see
anything unreasonable
about that at all.

Maybe you should be
concentrating your efforts
on finding out who did it.

There's no other
theory of the crime
that makes any sense.

Mr. Collins had
motive, opportunity,

and all his stonewalling
makes him look
guilty as sin.

What is a jury
going to think
about your client

when we call his
bodyguard to the stand
to take the Fifth?

The point is, Mr. Garber,
we're left with no choice
but to run with it.

You won't get very far
without a witness.

SERENA: We've
got a decent
circumstantial case.

And we think
the jury will understand
your client's popularity

makes it difficult for
people to come forward.

I got nothing to say.

You can't spend your millions
when you're doing 25 years
in prison, Mr. Collins.

You have 24 hours to
surrender on a murder charge.

Come on. Come on.

Docket ending 989,
People v. Daryl Collins,
Murder in the Second Degree.

How's he plead,
Mr. Garber?
Not guilty.

(AUDIENCE PROTESTING)
We don't need that.

You asking for bail,
Ms. Southerlyn?
It's a murder,
Your Honor.

GARBER: Where does
she think my client's
going to hide?

I'm more concerned about
approaching this differently
because of his celebrity.

We're concerned about
the same thing, Your Honor.

All right,
you both made your points.

Bail is set
at $1,000,000.

He'll post that now.

(JUDGE BANGS GAVEL)

CROWD: (CHANTING)
Trane, Trane, Trane, Trane.

(CROWD CHEERING)

They're acting like
he just got acquitted.

Everybody except Collins.

Do they really believe
he's innocent?

I don't think they care.

There's nothing we can
do to shore up our case?

It is what it is.

What about Allie Lawrence?

Under subpoena.

I can't believe
she'll incriminate
her boyfriend.

Her representatives are
pushing her to separate
herself from Collins.

How far she'll be
willing to go is
an open question.

The only alternative
is to dismiss for
lack of evidence.

How would that sit
with Cabey's family?

So, we take our shot.

Um...

What do you think
about Ron Carver
second-seating on this?

'Cause he's black?

Yes. Well,
and because he's
an excellent attorney.

It's a mistake, Nora.
Serena knows the case.

Carver has more
trial experience.

Serena can bring
him up to speed.

JACK: This is exactly what
we should not be doing.

We all know race will
be a factor in this case.

We should make this
case about the facts.

Having Carver second-chair
undercuts that from the start.

Well, ego aside,
I'm with Jack on that.

All right.

Don't let the
defense derail you.

REESE: I was working
in the coat room.

That's when I saw G-Trane...
I mean, Mr. Collins

and Allie Lawrence
walking up the stairs.

Was there anyone else
with them at the time?

His bodyguard.

What happened then,
Ms. Reese?

Well, it was like people
coming out of the woodwork.

Uh, Allie stopped
to talk to somebody,

and the bodyguard
came over with Trane
to get her jacket.

And as they walked away,
this man came up to them

and got up in G...
Mr. Collins', um, face.

I show you what has been
previously identified as
a photograph of Jerome Cabey.

That's him.

JACK: When did you
first notice him?

REESE: He was waiting
for his coat when
Mr. Collins came over.

But you helped
Mr. Collins first?

Well, yes.

What happened next?

Uh, Trane and his
bodyguard walked away,

and then Cabey went
after them and stopped
them from leaving.

And how far away were you

at the time Mr. Cabey
confronted Mr. Collins?

(EXHALES) I'd say, like,
25 or 30 feet.

JACK: Did you hear
what Mr. Cabey said?

Well, I didn't hear all of it
because of the commotion,

but he cursed at Mr. Collins
and called him a sellout,

and then he threw
a bunch of money
in his face.

JACK: What happened next?

There was some more
back and forth, and then
the shooting started.

Did you see the defendant
with a gun?

I can't say I did.

Just his bodyguard
holding something metal.

JACK: Where was Mr. Collins
when the shots were fired?

You know, right there.

And his bodyguard?

Standing next to Mr. Collins,
on his left.

At the time of this incident,
Ms. Reese, the club was dark.

Well, it was light
enough for people to
see each other.

Only there was a crush
of people between you
and my client, wasn't there?

I could still see
what was happening.

GARBER: So if Mr. Collins
had pulled a gun on Mr. Cabey,

you would have seen
that, wouldn't you?

Well, maybe.

And if he had fired it
in a darkened room,
you would have seen that.

Like you said, there were
a lot of people there.

Two days ago, Ms. Reese,
you were paid $20,000

by a television
entertainment magazine

for an interview,
were you not?

Yes.

And they wouldn't have been
interested in paying you
that kind of money

if you weren't willing
to dish dirt on my client,
would they?

JACK: Objection.
JUDGE: Sustained.

Nothing further.

When I ran the test,
there was no GAR on either
of Mr. Wilson's jacket cuffs.

But I found GAR on
the right arm of his suit,

between his shoulder
and elbow.

And in your expert opinion,
where did the shots come from?

Well, the shots were
fired by someone
on Mr. Wilson's right.

Based on the amount of GAR,
the muzzle had to be one
or two feet from his jacket.

Which means
the shooter was standing
behind Mr. Wilson,

not to the side.

TECH: That's
one interpretation.

Mr. Wilson's arm could
have been extended,

or the shooter stepped back
from Mr. Wilson before firing.

We can put in the evidence
of the missing gun.
End on a high note.

The jury'll wonder
why we didn't
call Allie Lawrence.

I thought a lawyer's
first commandment was,
"Don't call a witness

"if you're not sure
what she'll say."

Except this one
isn't on the defense's
witness list.

Oh, and if
she's not willing
to stand by her man,

maybe the jury
won't either.

Notify her
for tomorrow.

JACK: How long have
you dated the defendant,
Ms. Lawrence?

ALLIE: We're not seeing
each other anymore.

Why not?

Well, it's just I'm trying
to keep my head more
focused on my career.

Do you still love him,
Ms. Lawrence?

I'll always love him, yes.

JACK: Move to have
Ms. Lawrence declared
a hostile witness.

Her answers have been
totally responsive up to
this point, Your Honor.

Hostility is
not a requirement,

given the romantic nature
of the relationship.

I see no harm
in giving Mr. McCoy

a little latitude
with this witness.

Would it be fair
to say that your agents

don't want you dating
Mr. Collins because
of his image?

Objection. Now it's
character assassination.

JUDGE: (SIGHS)
The question is stricken.
Move on, Mr. McCoy.

Were you with Mr. Collins

at Mega-Fly on
the night of April 14?

Yes, I was.

And was the defendant
carrying a gun that night?

I don't know.

Well, does he
usually carry a gun?

Well, I can't say
I've never seen Daryl
with a gun before.

He carries a 9mm Glock
semi-automatic,

the same as
the murder weapon,
doesn't he?

Look, it's not like
he's some kind
of criminal, okay?

There are a lot
of crazies out there.

So he would protect
himself if provoked?

GARBER: Objection.

Sustained.

Do you remember a man
provoking him in the club?

No, I only saw some
of what happened.

I came down
from the VIP room.

Daryl was getting my jacket.

A witness testified that
you were present at
the time of the incident.

Yes. I was behind
Daryl and James,

but there were a bunch
of people between us.

JACK: And what did you see?

I just heard the gunshots
and ran out to the car.

Did Mr. Collins say
anything about a shooting?

He just said that
we should get
away from there,

but nothing about him
shooting anyone.

JACK: And where
did you go?

We drove straight
out to his house
in the Berkshires.

A hundred miles
outside the city?

GARBER: Objection.
Asked and answered.

JUDGE: Sustained.

Have no further questions
of this witness.

JUDGE: The witness
may step down.

The People rest.

Allie and I got to
the club around 12:30.

We met some friends upstairs,

listened to the DJ,
danced a little,

had a few drinks.

How many drinks
did you have?

Two glasses
of champagne.

Were you drunk?

Not in the least.

Were you carrying a gun
that night, Mr. Collins?

No, I wasn't.

Where is the 9mm handgun
you purchased in Los Angeles
two years ago?

It was stolen from
a hotel room in Detroit

when I did a show
there last year.

I didn't report it because

I knew I wasn't
supposed to take it
out of California.

Please, tell the jury
what happened at
the club that night.

James and me came down
from the VIP room
to get Allie's jacket.

She was behind us,
talking to somebody,
I think.

As we walked away
from the coat room,
this man approached us.

GARBER: Jerome Cabey,
the deceased?

Yeah. He stepped
in front of us.

And what did he say?

First, he was angry
about his coat.

Then he told me
he ain't really care
for my music.

Not those words.

It was like a diatribe.

Then what happened?

I have to admit,
I came back at him.

Asked him when his
latest CD went platinum.

You know, sarcastically.

In hindsight,
that was a mistake.

Why is that?

He reached into his pocket,
pulled out some money,
and threw it in my face.

And then what did you
do at that time?

Nothing.

Then I saw James
pull out his gun,

so I grabbed him
and said, "Let's go."

We turned around
and started to walk away,

and this guy Cabey's
still talking trash.

Yelling "sellout"
and whatnot.

A few seconds later,
I heard the shots.

GARBER: From where?

From behind us,
where we left Cabey.

Then what
did you do?

I thought the dude
was shooting at me.

So, the three of us
just ran out of there.

We got into the car
and drove away.

Thank you. Nothing further.

Collins and Allie Lawrence
both put themselves apart
at the time of the shooting.

So neither can
contradict the other.

But Collins testified
that they left together.

How did they manage
to find each other
in all that chaos?

What are you saying?

If they're walking out,

the bodyguard's back
was to Amanda Reese
during the argument.

How'd she see a gun?

Well, he must have turned
back towards the coat room.

But why would
he go back

if Collins was pulling
him away from Cabey
and toward the door?

He didn't shoot Cabey.

But he was standing
there next to who...

Whoever did.

Think about it.

I was trying to figure out
why an intelligent, talented
man with everything to lose

would walk into
a crowded nightclub
with a loaded gun.

Save your summation
for the courtroom.

You gave her the gun
at some point,
didn't you, Mr. Collins?

GARBER: That's ridiculous.
My ex used to give me
his cell phone

to put in my purse
all the time.

GARBER: Where are you
going with this?

In all that confusion,
you still managed to
leave the club together.

So what?

JACK: I'm impressed
by your chivalry.

Even though
it defies logic,

you're doing everything
you can to keep her
out of this.

You think he's
covering for Allie?

Aren't you,
Mr. Collins?

Are you willing
to go back into court
and face 25-to-life?

That's right.

(SIGHS)

If he's right, Daryl,
you'd be crazy
not to tell him.

It's one thing to play
a thug on the cover
of a CD, Mr. Collins.

It's quite another
to do it in Sing Sing.

Yeah, well, they tell me
I have to be hard
to sell records.

If I hadn't listened
to that, maybe...

Maybe none of this
would've happened.

I don't want to sacrifice
an innocent man
to perpetuate a myth.

(EXHALES)

Let's go.

I'm ready for court.

We're going to
get a continuance.

I have one other
stop to make.

FOSTER: This is
highly irregular,
Mr. McCoy.

My client's
already testified.

I might need to
call her in rebuttal.

What's she going to rebut?
She didn't see anything.

You said you still
love Mr. Collins.

Do you realize what's
going to happen now?

I've been doing
this for a long time,
Ms. Lawrence.

I'm about to go into court
and take him apart.

Maybe he'll get lucky
and the jury will
believe his story.

Daryl says he's going
to beat the case.

He'll spend
the next 25 years

in a six-by-nine cell
before he's eligible
for parole.

What do you want from her?

I want the truth.

FOSTER: She's come this far.
She's not going to
incriminate him now.

Then, it's about time
she exonerated him.

What're you talking about?

Why don't you
ask your client?

Allie?

I saw Mr. Collins
this morning.

He was this close
to giving you up.

But he held his ground.

He's going to risk
the rest of his life
in prison, and for what?

Because some
marketing consultant
has him believing

that a real man
takes the weight
for the woman?

This conversation's over.

Anything she wants
to say in this room
is off the record.

I'm still advising you
not to continue.

I don't think
I can let Daryl
go through with it.

Then, it's time
we put an end to this.

If there was provocation,
Ms. Lawrence,

it could mitigate
your responsibility.

There was.

What did this man, Cabey,
say to you?

He threw some money
at Daryl,

and Daryl started
to go at him.

And I said,
"It's not worth it, baby,
let's just go."

Allie.

He touched me.

(CRYING) When I turned
to leave,

he slid his hand
between my legs
and he touched me.

And I looked
back at him like...

(STAMMERS)
I don't know, I just...
I couldn't believe it.

And he said,
"What are you
looking at, bitch?

"You think you're
better than me?"

And I said, "Nobody touches
me like that. Nobody!"

And he said he'd touch me
any way he liked

'cause I'm just another
ho from the 'hood.

Why not just
walk away, then?

Because I have walked away
from guys like that
my whole damn life!

And this time,
I had Daryl's gun
in my purse.

Where's the gun now,
Ms. Lawrence?

Daryl threw it
off a bridge.

What now,
Mr. McCoy?

That's an explanation,
not a defense, counselor.

Wait, I'm going to jail?

Without your statement,
they don't have
much of a case.

Have we set a Grand Jury
date for Ms. Lawrence?

JACK: And call what witnesses?

The only ones
we can find are two men

who'd rather go to jail
than tell the truth.

LEWIN: So, we indict Collins
for perjury.

We can't prove he lied.

Lawrence and
Collins both walk?

We got dissed.

Apparently, two careers
are worth more
than a person's life.

In a weird way,
the dismissal hurt Collins
more than the indictment.

When his fans found out
he wasn't the killer,

his CD dropped 10 places
on the charts.

At this rate,
he might have to go out
and actually shoot somebody.