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Detective Farrow, you just testified that you

arrested my client based upon your suspicion that he was

engaging in drug trafficking, is that correct?

Yes. Officers Silva and Harris

observed Marcos Romesko, an associate of Mr. LaRosa's,

selling another individual over three kilos of cocaine.

Mr. Romesko. Not, Angel LaRosa.

Mr. Romesko had been at Mr. LaRosa's home

- earlier that evening. - He had also been

to McDonald's. Are you planning to arrest

Ronald as well?

Mr. Romesko left Mr. LaRosa's and went directly

to make the drug deal. It's reasonable to infer

that their visit wasn't a social call.

Detective, are you aware that Mr. Romesko has known

Mr. LaRosa since high school? That the two of them served

in the army together? And that Mr. LaRosa was the

Godfather at Mr. Romesko's daughter's baptism 4 years ago?

- No. - So you would have to

concede that it's at least possible that this was

purely a social call between two close friends.

My men had observed them for over two weeks.

I trust their observations and conclusions.

Well I'm glad you bring that up, since I plan to

call three witnesses who will testify that your men have been

proposing that making cash donations to them will make my

witnesses' lives easier.

And I'm not talking about buying raffle tickets to

the Policeman's Ball, am I, Detective?

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- Thank you so much. - Oh, my pleasure.

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So once again the tenacious Laney Henessy

- rules the day. - Oh...

It's getting harder and harder to watch you

beat up on my attorneys.

One of these days I'm going to come in from the bullpen

and teach you another lesson.

Well, I thought you already taught me everything you know.

Oh, not everything. I'm way too smart for that.

You know, things haven't been the same at the office

since you left.

What would you think about coming back as my senior deputy?

Not the same money as you're making now, but you'll be

on the right team again.

Well, I'm flattered, Richard.

But are you sure this isn't just about next spring?

You know, a lot of well placed people are saying they have

my back if I decide to enter the race.

Like Robert Genaro?

You of the bursting campaign coffers and

tailor-made suits are worried about who's funding my campaign?

If I didn't know better, I'd say the thought of

me running is making you a little nervous.

I don't get nervous. You know that.

Hey, I didn't think you smoked cigars.

Always... after a victory!

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I just wanted to say how exciting it is that

you're running for Richard O'Brien's job.

Chicago's first female State's Attorney.

It has a nice ring.

Well, actually I haven't really made any decisions yet,

but thank you for the compliment.

Well, just between us and the four walls, I think when

you've been there as long as O'Brien has, you either get

bored... or go bad.

Oh, it's about to get very crowded here,

I have a feeling. Hi, Bobby.

You look like you had a good day.

I did.

O'Brien just offered me a job as his next top gun.

- I love it. - He's scared.

Well, he should be. The Sun Times already has you

- ahead by double digits. - Well, that may sell papers,

but O'Brien is always a step or two ahead of everyone,

including the pollsters.

Stop looking at me like that. You're going to make me blush.

I can't help it. Power is an aphrodisiac.

Excuse me.

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He's quite a specimen, that Robert Genaro.

He is...

You've done well.

- Um... Brooke... - Hum?

I think you're supposed to tell me that he has done well.

- Oh... Ahem! - What kind of friend are you?

I just meant that I'm glad to see you with someone

who makes you so happy, you know.

Especially after what happened with... Farrow?

Farrow who?

Hmmm...

Yeah....I never thought it was possible.

What? Love?

No. Love's the easy part.

No, I mean trust.

You can't have a real relationship without trust.

Yeah.

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Inscrutable.

35 across.

Even across the table reading upside-down

you're better than I am.

Well you see, your dad taught you how to dance, and

my dad unwittingly turned me into a crossword puzzle guru.

When I was a little kid we'd always to the puzzle together

like this - across the table, upside down.

- Good times. - Hmmm...

Okay... what have you got for 35 down?

A handsome entrepreneur who can cook and dance,

It's a good thing you snore or I'd be convinced I'd found

- the perfect man. - I don't snore.

- Yeah you do. - No, I don't.

How do you know? You're asleep when

- you're doing it. - You snore.

I don't snore!

What?

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Bobby, it's beautiful!

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This last year has been...

incredible.

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I always knew if I waited long enough I would find

someone like you.

I don't ever want to lose you.

You never will.

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Really, I have never seen you like this before.

Let me see that ring again.

Oh, God...

- I am seriously blinded. - Look at that.

- Wow! - Wow.

So tell me... have you guys set a date yet?

Yeah, I think sometime next spring, here in Chicago.

And I'm already in the market for a bridesmaid.

Oh, really? Do you, ahem, have

anybody in mind?

Well, I was actually wondering if you'd talked

to Martha Ryan lately? I was thinking of

- giving her a call. - Okay... all right...

Excuse me, everyone. Listen up here!

This is one of my best friends, Laney Henessy, and she is going

to be the next Cook County State's Attorney, by the way.

And she is getting married! And I think that everybody

should give her a big round of applause.

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- Hello... - Hi.

Hey, babe, I missed you today.

You want to come by for a late dinner?

Oh, I'd love to, but actually I've got a lot of

work stuff piling up on me all of a sudden.

- Sorry. - Oh. Okay... um...

How does the Balcony Room at La Spiaggia tomorrow

night sound? I'd hate for your new dress

- to go to waste. - What new dress?

I'll pick you up at 7:30.

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You've got to see this!

Repeating our top story... Alderman Adam Sutton,

a well-respected watchdog on Chicago's City Council,

has been murdered. Now police are releasing few

details at this time, but have already scheduled a briefing

for tomorrow afternoon.

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You've reached my cell phone.

You know what to do next.

Hey, baby, it's me. It's almost 8:00.

And I thought you were going to come and get me, but...

Oh! That's probably you on my cell. Bye.

Richard?

Laney.

I was wondering when you were going to call to

congratulate me, or don't you read the papers anymore?

We just made an arrest in the Sutton murder.

- They asked for you. - Who is it?

What's with the cryptic routine?

Listen, Richard, I'm about to go and celebrate my

engagement in a stunning new dress that, quite frankly,

I look pretty darn hot in. So, come on, tell me what's up?

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I came as soon as I heard.

- I'm so sorry. - What happened?

They're saying I killed Alderman Sutton.

That is ridiculous.

They grilled me for hours... kept asking me over and over

again, "Why did you kill him? Why did you kill him?"

Who questioned you?

Farrow... then O'Brien.

Whew...

Did you say anything?

Only that I wanted you here.

Unbelievable.

We're going to nail him.

O'Brien says that it was your weapon that killed him,

a .22 automatic.

What?

Last month I had a gun stolen from my car.

But I called in a theft report the next day.

You never told me you had a gun.

I bought it years ago after a rash of car-jackings

near my office building. I kept it in my glove box.

I never even fired it.

But I saw it again tonight when Farrow shoved it in my face.

I guess he thought it would make me confess.

- That bastard. - O'Brien was more tactful.

He told me I could spare you the pain and embarrassment

if I just admit what I did.

Bobby, is there anyone out there with an obvious

- grudge against you? - Laney, you don't get

to where I am without making enemies.

- Who? - Jack Rourke.

He tried to take me over last year, and I wouldn't budge.

He told me it was just a matter of time before he owned me.

Well, Rourke does have quite a reputation.

But we couldn't find anything on him the whole eight years

I was with the State's Attorney.

He has almost 20 percent of all the freight that comes

into the harbor as it is.

If I'm gone he gets over a quarter.

That doesn't make him a murderer.

Better people have killed for less.

I know Sutton was really tough with his investigations,

but he was on the council for a lot of years without

anyone taking a shot at him. Why now?

Maybe you should ask Rourke,

or Farrow... See what ax he has to grind.

- Bobby... - He's never forgiven me for

being with you and you know it.

It was over with him way before I even met you.

- And he knows that. - You didn't see the rage

in his eyes tonight when he was grilling me.

It was like he was savoring it.

He's never let you go.

Laney, in his mind he has his killer, me, and I don't think

that's going to change.

I'll talk to O'Brien.

He calls the shots, not Farrow.

- And if you can't? - Then I'll take the case.

Look, you've got to think rationally about what

that would mean. I mean you've worked way

too hard to risk everything on this.

This isn't about my career. Okay? It's about us.

But if you keep a low profile on this, it may all

blow over for you.

You're my fiancé, Bobby.

The whole City of Chicago knows it.

How is running and hiding going to be better for me?

- It will make things easier. - Well, I've never done

things the easy way, and I do not plan to start now.

But there is something that I have to ask you

- before I take this on. - What?

Did you kill Alderman Sutton, or have anything to do

with his death?

No.

Because if you lie to me,

or if it even appears that you lied to me,

I'll have to withdraw.

Laney, I would never lie to you.

I know.

I just had to ask...

for the record.

Gosh, look at you. You're so calm.

With my fiancé in jail, God, I'd be a basket case.

I am a basket case. Believe me.

I just needed to talk to you outside the office.

Yeah, sure, absolutely. What's up?

Here.

I'm going to take the case.

What... Bobby's case?

No. No, you're not taking the case.

We are not taking the case. It's a possible conflict of

- interest, and you know that. - We'll win.

How do you know we'll win, Laney?

Because you always outwork your opponent,

or because he's your fiancé?

Because I know he didn't kill Alderman Sutton.

- Laney... - Remember when you were first

trying to convince me to leave the State's Attorney's Office

to come and work with you? You said I could make as

big a difference in private practice.

- Yes, I remember but... - Well this is one

of those cases, okay? There's an innocent man

accused of murder, and we can do something about it!

No, Laney. 'You' know he's innocent.

You do. Nobody else does.

And that is why it's so dangerous for you to take your

own fiancé's murder case.

How much does this have to do with the fact that

your name's on the door too?

I beg your pardon? If you're implying that

I have got something to lose by this - like my reputation -

you're right. We all have. You do.

Well, losing your reputation is a little bit different

than being innocent and losing your life.

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Oh, Laney. Come in, come in, come in.

This is... awkward.

Murder is awkward.

Especially when the man accused is innocent.

- Robert's not a killer, Richard. - That's your heart talking.

- It's the truth. - You hope.

Look Laney, people always think the people they love aren't

capable of murder. It's a natural reaction.

Is it also a natural reaction to stop looking

at possible suspects once you've made an arrest?

Who would you suggest?

How about Jack Rourke?

Rourke?

I mean just because a man is arrogant and wealthy doesn't

- make him a killer. - He has more to gain

than anyone with Robert being out of the way.

You forget one of my golden rules.

Don't be led down blind alleys by the accused.

They have most to gain.

Can you at least check out Rourke.

See what your gut tells you.

My gut tells me I have the killer.

So does my head.

You know I'm never wrong when those two agree.

I'm taking the case.

Oh, Laney, no. No, no, no, no.

You're way too smart for that.

Send it over to Chad Duban or Sally Grunwald.

I'm the right person for this case and you know it.

Why, because you're engaged to him?

Because I believe in him.

And because I know how to beat you.

Laney, I taught you better than this.

You taught me to follow my instincts.

It's not too late for you to salvage things.

How? By distancing myself?

Is that what you'd do?

I'm just saying you're going to have to make some

very difficult choices.

I just hope you make the right one.

I already have.

Well, if you're his defense lawyer now, then I suppose

I should share with you some things that I've just learned.

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They found cocaine.

A lot of it.

Packed in crates in a storeroom in your main office complex.

- What? - Ten kilos.

That's a street value of almost three million dollars.

That's enough for an enhanced trafficking charge.

That's absurd.

Do you really believe that I would traffic drugs and

at the same time marry the next State's Attorney?

These are the photos of the confiscated shipment.

O'Brien showed me.

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Did you know Sutton was investigating you, Bobby?

These are photos of your ships and notations that seem to

indicate trafficking activity.

Dates, times, ship names and numbers.

He also got a hold of some of your financials.

But Sutton was murdered before he could make a formal report.

Although they did salvage some other records from

his fireplace.

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Look at me.

Laney, look at me.

I have never lied to you and I'm not going to start now.

I don't know what's happening to me but

I am not running drugs. I fired an employee for

using pot six weeks ago for God's sake!

That's not going to be good enough.

I need something substantial.

Something plausible.

I've never even met Sutton.

Look, I don't know what's happening, Bobby, okay?

But we are sinking before we even get started.

The indictment? That's a done deal.

At this point I'm going to need a break just to keep you

out of jail before the trial.

So I need you to think long and hard about how you're

going to help me win this case, because quite frankly,

I need the help.

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Oh, baby...

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At approximately 3:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon

the Chicago police took a suspect into custody for the

murder of Alderman Adam Sutton.

Robert Genaro, a prominent local businessman, is currently

being held without bail and will likely be bound over to

a grand jury later this week to face charges on both

Murder and Drug Trafficking.

We now have evidence that Alderman Sutton was

investigating Mr. Genaro's company for drug trafficking

at the time of his death.

Detective Farrow and I will now take questions.

Just so I'm clear, you were saying Sutton

was investigating Genaro?

It appears so.

Alderman Sutton had served for many years with the Chicago

Narcotics Task Force, and had often taken it upon himself

to use the resources of his office to investigate

drug trafficking and corruption cases.

Some of you may remember the Norman Hopkins

heroin trafficking case from a few years ago.

Alderman Sutton's diligence proved instrumental in helping

my office secure numerous convictions.

Is it true that Laney Henessy will be

representing her fiancé, and if so, how will that

impact the case proceedings?

I'll have to let Ms. Henessy comment on that,

but I will say that she's a dear friend,

and a capable attorney.

I know she's going through a difficult time right now.

Given her relationship with Robert Genaro, many are

calling his murder arrest the end of her potential run

for State's Attorney against you next spring.

Do you agree?

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Ms. Henessy, why did you take your

own fiancé's murder case?

Isn't it a conflict? Any comment, Ms. Henessy.

I see that the State has secured an indictment.

That was quick.

Yes, Your Honor. One count of Murder in the

First Degree and another of Felony Drug Trafficking.

How does the Defendant plead?

Not guilty, Your Honor.

And since my client is obviously a well respected member of the

Chicago community and poses absolutely no flight risk,

I request that he be granted bail.

We have a brutal, premeditated murder,

executed with icy precision.

Who's to say Mr. Genaro won't run to save himself?

He could live very comfortably in another country with the

assets he owns around the world.

The individual he wants to keep incarcerated employs

roughly 1,000 people. He sits on the boards of three

charitable foundations, and donated 3 million dollars

this spring toward the construction of a shelter

for abused women and children.

He's also a cold-blooded murderer who could

have financed all of these things with drug money.

Mr. Sutton was going to take away his livelihood and he

murdered him to prevent that from happening.

With all due respect to the State's Attorney,

the last I looked, our legal system was based on the

presumption of innocence, not guilt.

He's not entitled to presume anything at this point.

He hasn't proven a single thing.

Ms. Henessy, the prosecution has a murder

weapon, drugs and a very plausible motive for your

client to have killed Alderman Sutton.

I'm inclined to deny bail.

State of Illinois vs. Gordon, 1981.

The Illinois Supreme Court reversed a murder conviction

after it was found that a procedural error was made by

the State's Attorney after securing his indictment.

This compromised the defendant's bail hearing

which, in turn, prejudiced the entire trial.

And...?

Mr. O'Brien did not serve the indictments on me in

writing within hours of them being handed down as he was

required to by Penal Code 36-D.

My office called her instead.

She's trying to keep a murderer out of jail on a technicality.

Perhaps, but I don't like being reversed on appeal.

I'm setting bond at 2 million dollars with the conditions

that the defendant not leave Cook County and that he

surrender his passport.

Trial is set for August 15th.

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You've hardly touched your meal.

Sorry. I'm just not very hungry.

C'mon, Laney. This is supposed to be

a celebration for us. I'm a free man.

For now.

We're going to win this!

You'll have to forgive me if I don't really feel

like celebrating.

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Are we okay?

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I don't know.

I woke up this morning wondering if things can

ever be the way they were.

No matter what happens with the trial.

- And don't you have any...? - Doubts?

No, I don't.

I can't stop thinking about what my life is going to

look like if I can't save you.

It frightens me.

Does it also frighten you to think about what it

will look if you do save me?

Is that why you didn't have your ring on in court today?

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...Genaro's gun doing the shooting.

They have a strong motive, and lack of alibi,

and the drugs. It's not a pretty picture.

But, they have no eyewitness to the murder

and not a single person can corroborate their theory

that he was bringing in drugs for distribution.

I mean those drugs could have been easily planted.

By whom?

Thanks for finding that police file, by the way.

Ach... O'Brien should have given it to us.

He's going to make us dig for every little scrap

- of information. - So, I've been studying it.

You mean the part about the DNA evidence?

No. There was someone else in the hotel room

with Sutton that night. A woman... blonde to be exact.

- And...? - The murder weapon was

a .22 automatic. Weapon of choice for a hit.

So you don't think the woman murdered Sutton?

I'm thinking possible conspiracy.

- Involving whom? - How about Jack Rourke?

Why Rourke?

Well, Robert thinks that Rourke has the most to gain

by Genaro Shipping going under. And he's right.

I mean last year Rourke tried to strong arm him into

selling out his company.

Laney, please tell me we're not already this desperate.

O'Brien isn't even looking at anyone else.

- Doesn't that bother you? - Yes, but it doesn't

mean that Rourke had anything to do with this.

Yeah, well, it doesn't mean that he didn't.

We have gun, motive, opportunity, and lack

- of alibi... - He reported that gun

stolen weeks before the murder.

Yes, and they already told us they don't have any report.

There has to be a report. And I'll find it.

Meanwhile, let's check out Sutton's credit card company.

See what kind of recent activity there was.

Check for a pattern.

Can you at least admit that this is not looking good for us?

We've won tougher cases with less.

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Stan!

Oh, hi, Miss Henessy. Long time no see.

Yeah. How's your brother?

Staying out of trouble... so far.

- And his 'heavy foot'? - A lot lighter since

you got him off that speeding ticket.

Good.

So... what brings you down here, at this time of night?

Well, I need to check a few records, on the Q.T...

Oh sure, Miss Henessy. You won't be long?

I'm already in a bit of a jam with the Sergeant.

I'll be in and out before you know it.

Okay.

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- Can I be of help? - Perhaps...

Well, I see you still have my password.

'Tuff Cop'... not an easy one to forget.

Yeah... Neither are you Laney.

I'd better be going.

You got what you want, and now you're splitting?

We used to be partners.

We shared things... like case work...

- like each other... - That's over.

You know that.

Maybe for you...

You blew it.

I know.

I trusted you.

And now you trust Genaro?

Perhaps you're not a great judge of character.

I've gotten better.

Genaro's missing gun report...

Why was it deleted?

Well, maybe it was misfiled. Incorrect spelling...

wrong social security number... it happens.

What if it was done by design?

If someone messed with that report, they're done as a cop.

I can promise you that.

Good.

I want an answer on this report by tomorrow,

or I'm going to the press.

And you can tell O'Brien I said that.

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- Are you sure? - I've got copies

of receipts to prove it. Sutton used a variety

of escort services.

What about the night the was murdered?

That night he booked a call girl from 'Angel Touch'

a company - get this - in which Rourke is a partner.

So he knew about Sutton's double life.

He knew where he would be, what time he'd be there

- and who he'd be there with. - Yeah, exactly!

Well, I found some interesting evidence.

The gun that was stolen? Apparently Bobby did file

- a report, but it was deleted. - Can we find out who did it?

Well, I've got Farrow checking that out, but...

Brooke, this is really starting to look like a conspiracy.

Laney...?

Don't say a word! You might want to reconsider

the cases you take... ...before it's too late.

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Don't move!

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We've checked the whole house.

Your visitor cleaned up well after himself.

How thoughtful.

I'll meet you outside.

Any idea who it could have been, Laney?

I've been on both sides. I've made a lot of enemies.

Um-hum... Where was your fiancé tonight?

I'm not even going to stoop to answer that one.

I spend my life trying to keep them off of the streets.

You spend yours trying to keep them on.

Doesn't that bother you even a little?

Try saving an innocent man's life.

Just once.

Best feeling you can have.

And what about the guilty ones?

There's an odd comment coming from a man who used

his girlfriend to fabricate evidence in a case

- she was prosecuting. - We both knew he was guilty.

Just like you assume Robert's guilty?

I'll make sure an officer drives by every hour.

Get some sleep, okay?

I won't sleep.

Remember, if you need anything, anything...

all right? You just call me.

Yeah. Okay.

We're going to put the pieces together in the morning.

Hey, Bobby.

- I was just... - Hey, Brooke...

...just leaving...

- Are you okay? - I told you, I'm fine, okay?

I just... I really don't want to talk about this anymore, okay?

You realize they're trying to drive you away from me.

That's why they're doing this.

Well, you might be right.

Look what I got.

This is incredible! Laney, how did you get this?

Well, I've got my ways.

It's kind of a blessing and a curse, though.

It means somebody wants you convicted badly enough

- to tamper with evidence. - Or set someone else up

- to do it. - I am checking out Rourke.

Good!

But... I can't give you any information right now.

- Laney... - Look, whatever I tell you

it has to be strictly on a need-to-know basis.

It's for your own good.

It's so difficult talking to my fiancé every day like...

a client.

This can't happen. I've got so much work to do.

- Take a night off. - Other lawyers take nights

off and that's why I beat them.

Laney...

Bobby... It's not a good idea.

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All my life I've worked so hard to get to where I am,

and so many people have tried to take it away from me.

But I'd give it all up in one second if you and I could be

like we were before.

You're all that matters to me.

I need you.

I need you in my life.

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I thought I was still getting the silent treatment.

- May I come in? - Sure.

I know you're a busy man, Officer Hope,

so I'll get right to why you're here.

Do we have permission to record your statement?

Yes.

When did someone first contact you about

fabricing a police report?

It was June second, the day after Sutton was murdered,

although I didn't know it had happened yet.

I got a call at work.

The person on the other end asked me if I'd like to make

$25,000... and said that the first $10,000 was

already deposited in my account.

Of course, I thought it was either a joke or a scam

so I hung up.

But that afternoon, I noticed that $10,000 had been put

- into my checking account. - Really.

My dad had surgery last year.

And he's still really sick and my mom can't afford

his hospital bills so... I just started thinking, you know?

I know how idiotic this must sound, but...

I'm not here to judge you.

The person called me back that night.

He told me to file a police report that said

a .22 automatic had been stolen from Robert Genaro's Escalade

three weeks before.

I didn't know why and never asked.

I just did it.

When did you change your mind about the case?

After I found out Sutton got killed and I saw who

the suspect was, I put two and two together and got rid of it.

Then this week I heard Detective Farrow was asking

everyone if they knew anything. So I knew it was time

to tell him what happened.

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He scored in the lowest 20th percentile on his

standardized tests back at the academy, yet now he's doing

high level computer fraud in the CPD's encrypted mainframe.

He's suspended. He's probably going to

lose his job. Not much incentive to lie.

And we confirmed the deposits in his bank account.

This money could have come from anywhere.

It could have been an elaborate set-up.

I can give you Murder Two, 10 to 15, and

drop the trafficking charges. And I'll still take heat

for going that easy on him.

No deal.

The last thing you told me before I left your office

was never to sell out a man's innocence.

I've said a lot of things over the years.

And I always believed that you believed them.

- Was I wrong? - C'mon, Laney, we both know

that your interest in this case is purely personal.

And yours?

You have to admit, it's kinda convenient to have me

- out of the race. - Before you go off

on another moral crusade, you should know that we found

someone who is going to finger Genaro for the drugs.

- Who? - A man named Renfro.

He's worked security for Genaro for eleven years.

A family man. No arrests, not even

a speeding ticket. He came to me three days ago,

and said he'd do anything for Genaro, but he can't hide

what he knows... not anymore.

And what does he claim?

He's seen the drugs coming and going... for over a year.

He even confronted Genaro a few months ago.

The good boss that he is, he gave him a 25 percent

raise and set up a college fund for his sons.

We've go the pay stubs both before and after.

Giving his employees merit raises, was hardly novel.

I mean they loved him for it. It even kept the unions

- off his back. - Renfro is going to tell

what he know in front of a jury under oath.

He has nothing to gain.

Maybe it's time you asked Genaro some hard questions.

Think over my offer.

There was someone else in the room with

Sutton that night.

And the evidence to support this?

It's in the police report.

DNA evidence... hair follicles in the bedsheet

- belonging to a blonde woman. - I've read it.

It means nothing.

The follicles could have belonged to a previous guest.

Or to a call girl from 'Angel Touch Escort Services'.

Proof?

Sutton used his credit card to purchase the services of

a call girl from 'Angel Touch' the night he was murdered.

That only proves he had a secret life.

Most men are apt to be unfaithful.

It's in our genes.

She was used as a decoy to lure him to his death.

- Conjecture. - Conspiracy.

I'll walk you out.

You see Rourke is part owner of 'Angel Touch' in Chicago.

Jack Rourke owns many businesses in the city.

I think Rourke is responsible for Sutton's murder.

Well, you lack two basic fundamentals - motive and proof.

Sutton was exposing Rourke's drug trafficking activities.

And the pesky little 'P' word?

I'll get the proof, O'Brien, don't you worry

- about that. - Oh, I don't.

You see, I have both the motive and the murder weapon.

Consider my offer.

You know what you can do with your offer.

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♪ ♪

- Yes? - I'm Laney Henessy.

Would it be okay if I asked you a few questions

- about Robert Genaro? - Sure.

How long have you worked for Genaro Freight?

Forever... First job out of high school.

So Mr. Genaro gives you your first job,

and yet you're still willing to testify against him?

Why are you doing this to him?

He did this to himself, Ms. Henessy.

I kept quiet as long as I could.

Did you know that Mr. O'Brien made me take a lie detector

test when I told him what I knew?

I have never in my whole life been interrogated like that.

Like I was the accused.

Lie detector tests are as unreliable as some witnesses.

I worked security for Robert for a decade.

I literally would have taken a bullet for him.

So believe me, coming forward with this was the most

difficult decision I have ever had to make.

But he was bringing drugs in, Ms. Henessy, whether you want

to believe it or not. And I was still willing

to protect him...

until someone died.

Then I no longer had a choice.

I'm sorry... I need to pick up my kids now.

Okay, doesn't it seem a bit convenient to

have a cop suddenly ready to testify that Bobby hired him

to file a fake report, and then another guy

ready to testify he was running drugs?

Yeah, well, that's why I checked out

- Hope's employment history. - What did you find?

He used to be a security guard for Rourke.

See? It's all coming together for us.

Just one break and their entire case is going to unravel.

Listen, just... Laney, listen...

This is really notasy for me, but I have something that

I really need to talk to you about.

and I just need you to listen to me, okay?

You lied to me!

You lied to me and you said you would never do that!

Just... tell me what this is all about, what...?

Brooke has a contact at the Port Authority.

At least a dozen people know about the incident, Robert,

which means it's only a matter of time before

O'Brien does, too. Just tell me the truth.

He came to work drunk and I took exception to it.

I told him to go home and he took a swing at me.

- I was defending myself. - You broke his cheekbone.

He had brain swelling. And then you paid people

- to keep it quiet. - I overreacted, but it

really wasn't that big a deal. And yes, I threw some money

at a couple of guys to stop them from exploiting it.

As anyone would in my position.

My reputation means millions.

Which makes it even more believable that you

- paid off Mason Renfro. - That is not fair.

Withholding information from me is not fair!

Laney, I'm sorry I didn't tell you about it.

But let's say that I had. What would you have thought?

Wha... Is this where I'm supposed to thank you

for being noble, for sparing me the truth?

I trusted you. And you know what that

- means to me! - Laney...

Is there anything else? Because I need for you to

picture yourself on that witness stand, in front of

the jury just for a minute. Tell me how you think the case

is working out for you. And I'm not even talking

about the cop who's willing to testify that you paid him to

file a backdated police report saying that your gun was stolen.

I told you before. I am innocent!

♪ ♪

I can't do this anymore.

Don't do this to me, Laney.

I love you, Bobby, and because of that I have

given you the benefit of every doubt.

But right now I'm just not sure that you deserve it.

Are you saying that you don't believe me?

I'm saying that things fall apart when you stop

- being honest. - Well, have you stopped to

think for one second on what it will to do to me

if you drop my case?

I'm no guarantee against you losing.

Not anymore.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

- Maybe it's time to move on. - It's not that simple.

I can make a call in the morning to Logan and Martino

to initiate the hand off. I think Kyle Brownstone would

take this case in a heartbeat.

I don't know if I'm ready to do that yet.

Laney, if we are dropping this case, we should do it

sooner rather than later... for him.

He was so upset when I told him I was thinking about it.

I know, I'm sorry.

No... I mean he scared me.

Listen, come on. I'm going to drive you home.

No, that's okay. I just parked around

the corner. A walk through the park will

- probably do me good anyway. - Are you sure?

Um hum.

All right. Be safe, okay?

I've got this... thanks.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

OH!

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

This is going to sting a little.

Did you get any plate numbers?

No.

It was a dark gray SUV or something, like...

...an Escalade. I don't know.

What does your fiancé drive?

♪ ♪

- Thanks. - Naw, you don't need to

thank me.

Mark, can I ask you a question?

Shoot.

Say you're a multi-millionaire CEO

with everything in the world going for you.

Why would you risk it all and get involved in drug

- trafficking and murder? - Some people don't know

a good thing when it's staring them in the face.

Okay, now it's my turn.

Do you ever think back and wonder about us?

If I hadn't screwed up so royally?

- No. - Well, just so you know

I still regret what happened.

Every day.

You should go.

Okay...

but I'm going to send a cruiser by every 15 minutes.

Thanks.

Laney... I know how complicated all

this must be for you right now. But... if you need to ask me

a few weeks before trial whether or not I think

your fiancé is guilty, well...

maybe that should tell you something.

♪ ♪

I'm not here, leave a message.

Laney, I'm pretty sure you're there.

So please just listen.

I know that you don't want to see me right now,

and I can understand why you haven't returned my calls.

I really can.

But we're learning just how far they're willing to go.

And maybe next time you won't walk away.

I can't live with that possibility.

I've thought about this a lot, and I realize now just how

selfish I've been. You need to get as far away

from this whole thing as you possibly can.

I love you too much to put you through any more of this.

I just wanted you to know that I already have a call to

Sally Grunwald.

She's going to take over my case.

I'm sorry, Laney... for everything.

I just hope that someday I may have a chance to be

with you again.

♪ ♪

Oh, Laney! My God, are you okay?

Who did this to you?

- Oh, God only knows. - God, I'm so sorry

I didn't drive you home last night.

- Someone is stalking you. - Well, we've both made

our fair share of enemies over the years.

Um... Laney, do you think that it's

- possible that Bobby... - Brooke!

Is it possible that Bobby could have done this?

The break-in, the hit and run? I mean, he drives an Escalade.

No...

He lied to you about the assault...

I know, but that doesn't make him a murderer

- or a drug dealer. - And what about his temper?

Bobby wouldn't hurt me.

Intimidation isn't his style. It's more Rourke's 'MO'.

I mean, we already know that Rourke is into

- drug trafficking, right? - Yeah.

And that Sutton was threatening his operation.

Okay, so Rourke retaliates. He digs up Sutton's dirty

- little secrets and tries to... - ..blackmail him?

Right. But it doesn't work.

Okay, so then he decides he's going to set him up

and kill him?

All right, so then how do you tie the blackmail to Rourke?

We start by talking to the person who was betrayed.

♪ ♪

Look, if you don't feel well today,

you call me, okay? Get Mrs. Hudson to call me

right away and I'll come and pick you up, okay, darling?

In you get. Atta girl.

- Okay, sweeties? - Mrs. Sutton?

HUH...!

- I'm.... - I know who you are!

I was wondering if you had a moment to speak with me.

I have nothing to say to you.

Mrs. Sutton, please accept my condolences,

but a man's life is at stake.

Your fiance's, if I'm not mistaken.

I read the society column.

I need your help.

Your fiancé is accused of murdering my husband,

- and you want me to help you? - He's innocent.

Do you want to condemn an innocent man?

How do know he's innocent?

How does any woman know anything...

about the man she loves?

Mrs. Sutton, I know you've been through hell.

The shame and the loss...

must be unbearable.

And I can't even pretend that I know what that feels like.

But I do know what it's like to have been betrayed.

So...

I really need to ask you a question.

Do you think your husband was being blackmailed?

How did you know?

I didn't... not really.

He tried to get therapy. We tried...

Deep down inside he really was a good man.

But then there was that other part....

Why didn't you go to the police?

It would have ruined him...

everything...

I suppose it did anyway.

Do you know who was blackmailing him?

I'm not sure.

But I found...

the photographs.

You can have them...

if you want.

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♪ ♪

You look even more elegant in person.

Can I get you something to drink?

No thank you.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

- Do you mind? - Actually, I do.

All men have their vices... this one's mine.

Sancho Perra, $6,000 a dozen.

I picked up some a few weeks ago.

Worth every cent.

Only 500 got out of Cuba last year.

What can you tell me about Clayton Hope?

He worked for you for two years in the late '90s.

Oh, I've had over 20,000 employees working for me

over the years.

He was in your security detail.

You saw him every day.

Yeah... I remember him.

He was very enthusiastic. He wanted to be a cop,

so I recommended he join the academy.

Do you still talk to him?

I hope this doesn't come off as arrogant,

Ms. Henessy, but Mr. Hope and I... how could I put this...

we run in different circles.

Your former employee is saying that my client

hired him to cover up a murder.

- I think he's lying. - Really.

Do you know why he might be saying that?

Are you suggesting that I have anything to do with your

- fiancé's dilemma up to now? - Did you?

How well did you know Alderman Sutton?

How well does anyone know anyone?

Let's just skip the philosophical, shall we?

I believe you that knew where he would be on the night

he was murdered. With whom, and at what time.

You're entitled to your beliefs.

Does the 'Angel Touch Escort Service' mean

- anything to you? - Only in a business sense.

How about Sutton's investigation into your

drug trafficking activities?

I like a blunt woman. So let me be equally blunt.

I wanted to meet you because I thought you were a beautiful,

intelligent woman whom I found found intriguing.

But if you're going to accuse me of murder, you'd better

have your ducks in row.

I do.

I have the blackmail letters you gave to Sutton.

And that's just the beginning.

Thank you for your time, Mr. Rourke.

I look forward to chatting with you again.

♪ ♪

- Laney! - In here.

- Hi. - Hi...

- Listen... - No, I need to say

- something. - No...

Let me go first.

Listen, I know what I said the other night.

And I want you to know that I've thought a lot about this.

Yeah, well I have, too.

Let me finish.

I know how hard this has been on you, and somehow I lost

sight of that. I just started thinking about

all the things that were going wrong with my life

and I lost touch with us.

Anyway, you had every right to feel that way.

I put you in an impossible position.

Yeah, well, you didn't help things,

but neither did I.

And I just want you to know that I still believe that

we are worth fighting for.

But I need to get you acquitted first.

So you just need to let me do my job, my way.

My new attorney's going to be crushed, you know.

Well, Sally's a big girl and I'm sure she will get over it.

♪ ♪

I think I need to get you up to speed on a few things.

Well, that would be nice.

♪ ♪

Hey.

I'm trusting your instincts on this one, Laney.

- You know that, right? - I know that,

and I appreciate it.

Now what have you got for me?

I have the Rourke Shipping financials you asked for.

You ready for this one?

Rourke's Freight Company has done very well for

- itself lately. - What's the net?

Oh, it's a monster. Roughly four times it's three

biggest rivals combined, with Genaro Freight a distant second.

And what about Rourke's client lists and manifests?

Bill Baker down at the Port Authority rounded

those up for me, and reminded me that I owe him dinner.

You owe a lot of people dinner.

Yeah... thanks. It's a good thing I like to eat.

Anyway, at first blush, it all looks pretty boring -

a lot of units, a diverse base of clients and products.

No red flags anywhere - coffee, clothes, durable goods.

But then finally one client caught my eye.

Have you ever heard of Lytek Enterprises?

Yeah, of course. Back in the late '90s, the

Customs Service and DEA came down really hard on them

when they were um... Sereda Limited, right?

And guess why? They were allegedly funneling

drugs and guns to and from Colombia.

Five bigwigs resigned over it. The Feds let up on the gas...

Yeah, but their company stayed afloat.

Uh huh, it restructured and cranked back up again,

popping up distribution offices in Mexico, Canada, Miami.

And guess what company Rourke gave over two million dollars

in annual business to, starting in 2003?

Yeah...

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♪ ♪

Hello?

Laney. I'm glad I reached you.

Why? What's up?

Okay, I've got to deal with this.

- When did it happen? - Last night.

It looks like sometime after midnight.

Hope was 32.

Foul play?

It's too early to tell.

He was out on his sailboat. He lived on it.

He was drinking a lot.

We found his boat 500 feet down the shore.

We're swabbing for prints right now.

Where was Genaro last night?

At home, I presume. We don't live together.

Bring him down to the station.

I need to ask him a few questions,

- in your presence, of course. - You think Bobby did this?

I'm not saying that. I'm just a curious guy.

♪ ♪

We found your prints on Hope's boat.

Six sets of prints, spread throughout the boat.

- You were there, partner. - You don't know what

- you're talking about. - I know exactly what

I'm talking about. Now sit down before

- I do it for you. - Cool it!

Hope officially died of drowning.

His blood alcohol was .27. Somehow he ended up

in the water.

I have a theory on how he got there.

How about you?

I needed to know why Hope was lying about the report.

Yeah, well, that's my job, not yours.

Mine just got a lot harder.

I thought I could reason with him if I could

just talked with him face to face.

I wasn't there the night he died.

It was over a week ago. He wasn't even on the boat.

I was so close to having this tied back to Rourke,

and your little stunt may have just ruined everything.

O'Brien can't ignore Rourke anymore.

It's way past that now.

Okay, you know what? He is under no obligation to

make it easier for me to acquit you.

Look, Laney, I wasn't sure if you were still my lawyer.

This may sound idiotic to you, but I felt like I needed

to do something.

I know.

- I need a continuance. - Laney, I can't...

The same cop that said Robert hired him to file

that report used to work security for one of

Rourke's companies. That same company has current

contracts with at least one other corporation known to

run illegal guns and drugs.

It also has every reason to want Genaro Freight to disappear

so it can swallow up all of its business.

Where are the facts?

I'm only need a couple of weeks.

Laney, If I agree to a continuance I'll take heat

from every corner of this city.

There was another woman in that hotel room and you know it.

Look, Richard, this is me, this is my life.

Don't you want to get it right?

I've already got it right.

You know what I think? I think you want to go to trial

as quickly as possible because you're afraid of what I've got.

Or maybe it's because if Genaro goes to jail you don't

have to worry about me ever taking your job.

I can't believe I'm hearing this!

What's happened to you?

That's funny...

I was thinking the same thing about you.

♪ ♪

Hey...

I couldn't sleep at all last night.

♪ ♪

My father once told me, when we were down at half-time

in the state basketball championships...

He said, "There's no shame in losing with honor."

I guess he didn't have this in mind, huh?

That jury is going to smell fear.

You can't go there. Not even for a second.

What about you?

Don't worry about me.

You know what the toughest part about all of this

has been for me? Tougher in some ways than

facing murder charges?

What that?

Us. Being like this.

Sitting five feet from each other.

But talking like we're business associates

instead of what we really are.

I should probably get ready.

Yeah, me, too.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

I'll see you in court.

So what happened with the basketball game?

We came back from 15 points down, and won in overtime.

♪ ♪

It's red letter day for State's Attorney

Richard O'Brien as he faces off today against his

former protégé Laney Henessy in what can best be described as

Chicago's trial of the century, the Genaro murder trial.

- Ms. Hennessy...! - O'Brien's got a lot.

He's got the murder weapon, the drugs, and Bobby's prints

- all over Hope's boat... - Yeah, we'd be in

trouble if we didn't have the blackmail evidence.

Yeah, well, that's if the judge allows

the photos and the police report into evidence.

Okay, don't even think like that.

Just wait for O'Brien to drop his guard and hit him

- with our best shot. - All right, girl, it's

- going to be a prize fight. - With the gloves off.

♪ ♪

Mr. Farrow, we've heard Mr. Dinsmore testify

that the murder weapon was a .22 calibre handgun

fired at point blank range.

Would this be consistent with a mob style execution?

- Objection... - Goes to Mr. Genaro's

- motive Your Honor. - I'll allow it,

but you'd better make your point quickly.

A .22 calibre weapon is most common in

- professional executions. - And why is that?

Because the caliber is small, but velocity is high.

Could you elaborate?

When it enters the skull it plays pin ball with the brain.

♪ ♪

Our investigation has determined that, at the time

of his murder, Alderman Sutton was actively investigating

Mr. Genaro and his ties to narcotics trafficking.

We found multiple documents establishing this connection

- at his office. - Such as?

Shipping manifests, schedules, cargo details.

And a number of financial documents relating to

Mr. Genaro, including bank records and

wire transfer reports.

Please enter into evidence, Prosecution Exhibit A.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

After I had heard that Mr. Genaro had been arrested

for the murder of Alderman Sutton,

I knew what I had to do.

And what was that?

To tell the truth.

And what's the truth?

I had to tell the police about the hidden drugs

in Mr. Genaro's warehouse. I only looked inside because

my crew needed some empty crates.

It's a lie...

When did you first discover drugs at the

Genaro Freight company?

Just over a year ago, but I told Mr. Genaro about it

- right away. - And what did

Mr. Genaro do when you told him of the drugs in his warehouse?

He raised my salary by 25 percent and started

a college fund for both my boys, Michael and David.

I got the message.

But, honestly, I thought so highly of him, that even after

I found out about the drugs I never even considered

turning him in. Never.

But once I heard that he'd been arrested and accused of

murdering Alderman Sutton, I knew I had no choice.

♪ ♪

- Your witness. - No questions.

The prosecution rests Your Honor.

Your Honor, at this point defense would like to introduce

the police report... a letter of blackmail...

- Objection... - ...and photos of

- Mr. Sutton... - Objection

- Your Honor... - ...as Defense exhibit C.

- Your Honor! - Could you both please

approach the bench for sidebar.

♪ ♪

Those photographs prove that someone was

blackmailing Mr. Sutton. Someone else had motive

- for this murder. - This is just

a cheap trick that counsel is performing to try and

- get a continuance. - A continuance I should

- have been granted. - Have you forgetten, counsel,

who has the authority to grant continuances in this courtroom?

- Your Honor, I... - This is a trial for

first degree murder, not for blackmail!

We'll have a ten minute recess while I take

the defense's evidence under advisement.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Cavenaugh.

All right, thanks.

They're not going to allow the evidence.

♪ ♪

I...

I guess I'd better go to O'Brien and see if there's

anything left on the table.

♪ ♪

Laney...

I'm sorry...

♪ ♪

Yeah, the judge ruled them inadmissible.

I don't know where she got them, maybe from Sutton's wife.

Now, I'm certain she's going to appeal.

Hold on.

Hold on, I'll call you back.

No, no, I said I'll call back! I'll call you back!

Laney, Laney, come in, come in.

My client wants to know if there's still

an offer on the table.

He pleads to Murder Two, I'll drop the trafficking

charge and accept 15 years, no parole.

He gets out a relatively young man.

How about Manslaughter One, five years.

I can't do that.

You know I'm winning this case tomorrow no matter what you do.

Consider Murder Two a personal favor.

Scotch?

I could probably use one.

I don't think it'll do much good though.

♪ ♪

Do you mind?

♪ ♪

Actually, I do.

♪ ♪

Do you mind?

♪ ♪

You know... I'm sorry it had to go

this way for you, Laney.

Really I am.

Could I have until tomorrow to think about the offer?

Sure. Call tonight if you need.

Okay.

Laney...

I still think you're the best attorney I've ever known.

Besides you, right?

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Rourke.

♪ ♪

I need to talk to you.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

- What's going on? - I finally put

the pieces together! I still can't believe it!

- What are you talking about? - Rourke and O'Brien

- are in this together. - In on what, Laney?

Rourke's been trafficking drugs through his

shipping company. Sutton got wind and

began investigating. He found evidence linking

Rourke to O'Brien.

Are you accusing the State's Attorney of

- criminal activity? - O'Brien offered Rourke

protection from anyone who threatened him... Sutton.

And in return, Rourke has been funding O'Brien's

- political campaign. - Laney, that's crazy.

That's just the beginning, though.

When Sutton turned up the heat, Rourke and O'Brien came up

with the perfect solution - blackmail.

It turns out Sutton likes kinky sex, and Rourke has

- the photographs to prove it. - Blackmail.

- Okay, but why kill him? - Because it didn't work.

Sutton came clean. Told his wife everything.

He was going to go to the police... and that's when

- he met an angel. - What do you mean?

An angel as in 'Angel Touch Escort Services' as in

one of Rourke's companies. He set Sutton up to be

murdered and then tried to pin it on Robert.

He's been killing everyone who got in his way!

Okay, okay, so they got to Hope, but what about Renfro?

How does he fit in?

They paid him off.

His wife has cancer. She's been getting cutting

edge cancer treatments from the Mayo Clinic.

And you know what? I checked,

his insurance doesn't cover it.

Bravo. Bravo.

I'm impressed.

I have to admit, amazing work, even for you.

I can't believe I used to look up to you.

You're nothing but a common criminal.

I'm definitely not common. If I'm a criminal,

I'm in good company

You're such a hypocrite.

Me? Now Sutton, there's a hypocrite.

Buying sex off the same streets he's campaigning to clean up.

Now, one can't be too careful... you're a smart girl.

Do you know how many lives you've ruined

for the sake of your own greed?

Lust, greed, lies, deception... it's the

way of the world. Those of us who are naive

pretend that we're pure and noble, and end up poor.

Others decide to make peace with this fact of life

and end up rich.

You know what your problem is?

You're a romantic. It's your fatal flaw.

I may be a romantic,

but I'm no fool.

That remains to be seen.

You know what to do.

♪ ♪

Well, you got me again.

I never took you for a killer.

I'm not.

You're under arrest, O'Brien.

Don't be stupid.

I own you!

See, that's where you're wrong.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

You're going to be okay.

Without you?

Maybe...

Well, now you got the proof that you wanted.

It was you at the house that night, wasn't it?

You were the one who ran me off the road in the SUV.

When you decided to take the case O'Brien wanted me

to keep you off balance... plant the seed of doubt

about Bobby.

But me?

It was just so nice to be needed by you again.

♪ ♪

I'm sorry, Laney. I really am.

I mean when I got involved with O'Brien and Rourke...

I never meant for any of this to happen.

I got the whole thing.

It'll come in handy when we fry Rourke.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Ms. Henessy, in light of the startling events

that have just taken place, do you feel vindicated?

I can tell you my client certainly does.

Yes, I most certainly do...

Given the remarkable outcome of this

case, many are already throwing your name back in

the State Attorney's race. Would you care to comment?

I was never really out.

♪ ♪