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Have you any idea, Mr. Reichel, why someone would wish to kidnap you?

Probably because of my activity during the war.

Excuse me?

During the last great German offensive in 1943, I was Waffen-Assist Tank

Brigade Fuhrer on the Eastern Front in Russia.

I utilized Jewish slave labor from Auschwitz, building roads, repairing

bridges. When the work was concluded...

I ordered them shot.

Um, how... how many?

Around two thousand.

We never took a head count.

What's wrong?

The kind of people you prosecute.

I'm not surprised he was fighting.

Who is the victim?

Who is this man?

Not all Nazis were just.

Following orders.

They believed in Hitler's message.

I feel guilty.

For hating him?

Be glad your family was American.

There should be no guilt for missing out on a race nightmare.

The defendants?

Children trying to hide a 50-year-old home.

So what becomes of them?

Give them a good deal.

They shouldn't suffer too badly.

of foolish idealism.

Here's another architect of Jewish justice.

Mr. Reichel is here to ensure that we don't offer any plea bargains.

Since when is this officer's decisions dictated by a victim's desires?

Since we're prepared to file a lawsuit against the city of Chicago for failure

to prosecute. I want the criminals in jail.

And I want to live out what is left of my life in peace.

You let them out and we'll sue for round-the-clock police protection.

Or eight million dollars in damages so Mr. Reichel can hire his own security.

I resent being blackmailed. And I resent the way all your Jews stick together.

Boy, you really are a bigoted old bastard, aren't you?

It's a free country, Mr. Cobb. I'm entitled to my opinion.

Nazi.

An old damn Nazi. How did I get this lucky?

The city can't afford this.

Oh, but the city can afford to be intimidated.

I have my orders, too.

No deal.

Where were you going with Mr. Reichel?

Or were you just gonna kill him?

My sister and I are not murderers.

You got a gun.

We wanted him to stand trial. Go to jail.

Not live peacefully in Evanston.

How did you find out about Mr. Reichel's past?

Mr. Kaplan, my clients have no prior criminal record.

They're honor students at Northwestern. Save it for your summation, Mr. Glass.

We're unable to offer any kind of deal.

That's okay.

We don't want this swept under the rug.

People should know what he did. Reichel is not real worried about keeping

secrets. He told us about Russia.

Cunning, too.

Making sure we can't surprise the jury.

And nothing happens to him.

We go to jail and he just goes on?

He broke the law.

Hess, listen to me.

These kids had help.

I don't care.

Hey, I know that it's crazy that this guy can admit to murder and we can't

touch him.

I looked.

Reichel has no criminal record in this country.

Look at the rock, please.

Come on. Oh, no, no.

I'm driving.

You come on.

Will we have an actual copy of Reichel's visa application?

No, but all the relevant information will be in the file.

What exactly are we looking for?

Yeah.

What are we looking for?

Fuck! Are you trying to find grounds for deportation?

Well, if this guy lied on his visa application about his Nazi affiliations,

then his citizenship can be revoked, and getting him deported is a snap. Look.

Nobody is stupid enough to put on their visa application, yes, I was a Nazi.

I know you guys just spent years fighting us, but can I move to your

country? Oh, guys.

That's just what he did.

Never forget!

Your dad, uh, sure doesn't hide his past.

My father was a soldier, decorated for his valor.

He's not ashamed of that.

In your father's visa application, he admits that he was a Nazi. And you want

to know how he got into this country?

My father was a tank commander, fighting almost exclusively on the Eastern Front.

He probably knew more about Soviet armor and tactics than any man alive.

And the CIA...

wanted that expertise.

Yes.

You have to understand something.

My father was Waffen-SS.

They were soldiers, some of the best the world has ever known.

They had nothing to do with that... other... But your father admits

ordering the execution of 2,000 people. It was war.

And it was so long ago.

In the past 40 years, he's helped America defeat communism.

Doesn't that count for something?

Begin to remove the sin.

There's nothing else.

Frustrated, Miss Kaufmann?

As you've discovered, I'm an honored legal citizen of the United

States of America.

So why don't you stop investigating me and go after my attackers?

Leon Glass told us there was a good chance we could get a deal.

Certain political facts altered the situation.

Politics? It was politics and cowardice that let the Nazis destroy us 50 years

ago. He's admitted he's a criminal.

A murderer.

But it's my children that are going into court to be found guilty. Go to jail?

Suddenly they're the criminals.

And what would you call Reichel's actions?

Out of our jurisdiction.

This is a surveillance log.

And damn final.

A professional prepared this.

He gave it to the kids.

Exactly.

Once he knew Reichel's schedule, it was easy to snatch him.

We think your clients had help.

Maybe more than help.

Someone who planned this. Put them up to it.

Interesting notion.

Will your clients roll over on this person?

Why should I or my clients do your job for you?

Because if we can find this person and prosecute him, it might satisfy Reichel.

And I can offer David and Rebecca a deal.

They'd still have a criminal record.

At a much reduced charge.

I don't believe there's a jury in America that will convict my clients

once they've heard about Reichel.

But they won't hear.

His past is inadmissible.

Maybe. Maybe not.

See you in court, Ms. Kaufman.

It's going to be us in 50 years.

You think so?

I hope so.

Fear. Your country became so obsessed with communism that you supported any

right-wing dictator who said he opposed it.

Planted asylum for Nazis.

You're really going to proceed with this?

I have to.

Reichel outmaneuvered you.

Maybe your bosses wanted him to.

I want you to be a Jew first, an American second, and a lawyer

third.

I can.

Ride with me.

To the pump room.

I need you to run outstanding parking tickets in these neighborhoods.

Up our back.

I must do it.

See if you can find some plates that turn up in a couple places.

Got it.

Tell me what I gotta do to get rid of Peggy Elliott.

Ask around.

What's the problem with Elliott, Caddis?

She had been assigned to serious crimes, but that lasted about a day, and now

I've inherited her. She's got the makings of a good cop. She tries too

hard. She needs time. She's a cowboy.

You know what that's like. They do something stupid, and you end up taking

the bullet. You give her a chance to do her job.

One chance.

Commission of a crime?

I saw that van last month. I ran an ad in the paper, $500 or best offer. It was

a really ratty van. It was used for a crime.

I don't know nothing about it. Okay, you sold the van.

But the title is still in there. People don't register in a car. That's not my

fault. The person who bought the van, it was a guy.

Did he give you his name? He gave me cash.

I look like the guy?

Nah, he was an older guy.

Tall, about six feet, curly dark hair.

He had an accent.

Accent? What kind of accent?

You know, Arab sort of, but different.

I appreciate your help. Thanks.

It's always busy.

This is a virtual?

Eh, crowds make me feel secure.

Your call indicated you had something urgent to discuss with me.

You're involved in the Reichold kidnapping.

Excuse me?

It must take a long time to develop this boyish charm

of yours, Asher.

You have defendants, I believe.

Yeah, and I knew from the start they had help.

So, of all the people in Chicago, you cast me in this hole?

Found books from your store in the kids' room.

A lot of people shop in this store.

Are they part of this conspiracy, too?

And we took a Beretta 22 off the kids.

Tess found a gun in your place.

Sounds to me a lot like a Beretta 22.

Still got the gun.

Then there's the surveillance log.

While you were hiding in the bushes spying on Reiko, your car got ticketed.

Bad luck, Bubba.

Good police work.

And then there's the van.

The guy who sold it to you was...

Struck by your accent.

Maybe I'll pull you into a lineup.

Will you?

Oh, I don't know.

No.

I want to give you a chance.

To do what?

I'll pass.

I didn't get much.

A few leads.

I'm still waiting.

You see Asher last night?

Yes. Why?

I... Talk about the case?

No.

About something.

about us i'm not certain yet i

checked on the gun they

took off the kids it's a very professional gun does beretta 22

the weapon of choice of the israeli masad

That look like the gun that Asher had?

Yes.

Asher's car spent a lot of time in the neighborhoods that Reichel frequented.

I found the guy who sold Asher the van that the kids used in the kidnapping.

I'm sorry, Tess.

I'll have to get the car.

I'd love to take credit for it, great police work, but it was a fluke, pure

fluke, we caught him.

The defendants?

Yeah, I was running a routine holiday roadblock, and frankly, it was a relief

to see those kids, because they knew I wasn't going to get my shoes puked on.

But they were acting hinky, so I asked them to open up the back of the van.

You couldn't see inside?

No, it was one of those old panel jobbies, no windows.

So I tell my partner, you keep your eye on the boy, and I took the girl around

back, she opened the door, and there's this old geezer in there all trussed up,

and he was sort of gasping and wheezing, so I called for an ambulance and

arrested the kids.

Did you ever find out what was wrong with Mr. Reichel?

Bum ticker.

Thank you. Nothing further.

No questions, Your Honor.

They canceled court today?

First time.

You want half my sandwich?

Did you believe these disturbing things Dickie has told you?

I don't want to.

Tess, we've been together for a while now.

You know me.

Can't you trust that happiness?

I'm an Israeli, Tess.

I know how to shoot. I know how to fight. I have to.

Or would you prefer I just lay down and died, huh?

This subject being my supposed involvement in the Reichel kidnapping.

Yes.

Detective Korb is entitled to his theories.

The truth.

What about justice?

Do you and your American legal system have any obligation to that? Yes.

I'm not prosecuting the wrong person.

Riker is the criminal.

Riker is the killer. Riker is the enemy.

If you decide to tell me the truth...

When Officer Jacks took the girl around to the back, the boy put his hand on the

stick and started to shift.

What did you do? I lunged in the window and yanked the keys.

Then I hauled him from the cab and got him proned out.

Did you search him? You bet.

What did you find?

A concealed, non-licensed firearm.

Is this the weapon?

Yeah.

Yeah, that's my signature on the evidence tag.

Thank you. Nothing further.

Mr. Glass?

No questions, Your Honor.

Mr. Glass, are you here to defend your clients or merely catch up on your

sleep?

I assure you, Your Honor, the truth will be heard.

Connie, have you seen Singer around?

Florida, playing golf.

Elliot! Hey, Elliot!

You don't look happy.

No different, Marujo.

You know, Peg, you got a real knack for endearing yourself to people.

You always walk into a new situation with a chip the size of Montana on your

shoulder. Oh, I see Gaddis didn't waste any time coming to whine about the

bitch. No, he was worried, Elliot, about your attitude, about your recklessness.

He wanted to know if I was... Shared his woes with the boys' club.

I am so tired of hearing you women whine about the damn boys club. You guys will

stick together. You play poker together. You hang out together. Hey, you want to

play poker with us? Fine.

Wednesday nights. Bring some beer. That is not the point. The point is you won't

let us in. Oh.

You taking flack about quitting serious crimes?

File a complaint, Ellie. Do something about it. Sure.

That would really endear me to the boys. This is not a conspiracy.

That's crap, Cobb.

You can't understand it because you've never experienced it.

You graduate from the academy and you're accepted.

You're a police officer. I have to keep proving myself and proving myself and

proving myself.

You think I'm a hot dogger?

Yeah, I am. I have to be.

I hold back and they're all meeting after work saying how you can't count on

those broads to back you up. It's there, Elliot. I can't deny that.

But right now I can't do anything about it either.

I'm not asking you to.

Thanks for listening. I'll see you around, Colin.

I had just come out of the dry cleaner and was going to my car when the boy

came up behind me and stuck a gun in my back.

What did you do?

I told him my wallet was in my breast pocket.

He began to push me toward the van.

He didn't resist?

He had a gun.

What happened then?

He forced me into the van. The girl was waiting. They tied me up, gagged me.

The rest was just an uncomfortable ride until the police came and rescued me.

You did suffer a heart attack?

A small one.

You have a history of heart problems.

Yes.

Thank you. Nothing further.

It's time, Mr. Glass.

I'm waiving my right of cross-examination, Your Honor.

The stipulation that I can recall, Mr. Reichel.

As a hostile witness for the defense?

Very well, Mr. Glass. I suppose I have to agree.

Otherwise, we may not have a defense at all.

This court is adjourned until 9 a.m. tomorrow morning.

I'm glad you're home.

Tried your work.

Ken?

He didn't want to play detective. I do have one of these.

No, it wasn't that kind of call.

Peggy Elliott's dead.

How? We've been sticking out a Medellin hitman. He got wise to us tonight.

Decided a return to Columbia was indicated.

He was going through one of my guys with a machete.

Elliot intervened.

So, she backed him up.

No doubt about that.

Make sure the boys' club knows.

I'll get it.

Trust me, as a memorial, it'll be flowers.

You haven't called.

And I made the move.

I'm here.

Are you going to tell me if it's real?

No?

We all have obligations.

How can you do this?

They are not children.

And they made this decision on their own.

Assuming I did exert this powerful and charming influence over them, so what?

The decision they made was the right one.

No, not because they're protecting me. Because Reichelt shouldn't escape.

And it isn't just Judaism that demands it. It's human decency.

Enough!

I'm here because you matter to me more than laws, more than lies,

and more than old Nazis.

Did you hire David and Rebecca?

What do you want from me?

To trust you again.

The defense calls Ash and Roth.

Is this what you needed?

I made the acquaintance of the defendants at their university and told

them about Reichel. And about your Mossad affiliation. Yes.

I observed Mr. Reichel's routine and planned the kidnapping accordingly.

I provided Rebecca and David with money, a firearm, a vehicle.

And what was their final destination, Major? They were to meet me in Canada.

And using an El Al cargo plane, I would have flown Reichel back to Israel.

Is it common practice for Israel to take these actions?

No.

We prefer for the country harboring the criminal to take action, but that was

not likely to happen in this case. And why was that?

Objection, Your Honor. What possible relevance does this have to... It goes

to establish state of mind.

I will allow it.

Reichel is a legal citizen of the United States.

Despite American knowledge of his Nazi past, it was unlikely the U.S. would

have revoked his citizenship in time for it to make any difference.

And why did you hire David and Rebecca Teitelbaum instead of handling this

yourself? It's an issue of deniability.

Your country is naturally very touchy on the subject of foreign agents operating

within its borders.

This way, no foreigners were involved.

No further questions.

Ms. Kaufman?

Ms. Kaufman?

He came clean for you.

I don't think me and you and falling for you is part of the plan.

He's the man you fell in love with.

Whether he calls himself Asher Roth or Major Roth.

Is he?

I don't think he was lying when he said he loved you.

Nice jails in this country.

I rate them by continents.

No, I would not have vanished without a word to you.

Calling me from Tel Aviv?

I probably would have finished my business trip and returned.

I prefer to think of them as words rather than lies.

And I found Asher Roth's bookseller.

Quite a pleasant one.

My clients approached you. Did they say anything?

He called me a Nazi pig.

And are you?

Objection. Argumentative. Could you rephrase, Mr. Glass?

Mr. Reichel, were you a Nazi?

During the period 1937 to 1945, I was a member of the Nazi Party. Yes.

But you were more than just a mere member, weren't you?

You were a soldier.

Objection.

The prejudice outweighs the probative value of this testimony.

Your Honor, I don't think the jury can sit in judgment of my clients unless

they possess the same facts known to my clients.

I am willing to ride this out and see where it's going.

Mr. Reichelt.

I was a brigade fuhrer of a tank unit.

In the Wehrmacht?

The Waffen-SS.

Which division, please?

The Totenkopf.

Would you translate that, please?

That's X.

This is extremely prejudicial. Overruled, Ms. Kaufman.

What you're doing is unconscionable.

You're using a sympathetic judge to manipulate the system to your benefit.

Turnabout, Ms. Kaufman.

Reichel's been manipulating the system for 40 years.

I despise Reichel.

What he's been, what he represents.

But what you're doing is something... Defending my clients.

By prosecuting Reichel.

How long are you going to keep this up?

Days and days.

Reichel's the one who put us here, put himself on the witness stand. He

insisted on this trial. He insisted on putting those kids away.

He's hidden for 40 years behind our legal system.

There's no cause to complain now that it's finally being used against them.

How many?

How many volunteers out of Auschwitz were detailed to your command?

4,000.

All men?

A mix of men and women.

A lot of people. And an army on the move?

Supply line 1,000 miles long?

What did you feed them?

You did feed them.

Objection, Your Honor.

I think we've already established that this is... Very interesting, Ms.

Kaufman. Overruled. You may answer the question, Mr. Reichel.

Excuse me?

Boiled grouts.

Mr. Gold?

Your Honor, the people believe that Major Roth represents a substantial

flight risk and request that he be held without bail.

Mr. Glass?

Your Honor, my client came forward to make a judicial confession.

This is hardly the act of a criminal.

Some would argue that the crime of which he stands accused is hardly a crime at

all. Mr. Glass, try your case when it's time to try your case.

Yes, Your Honor.

Major Roth is also a citizen of another nation.

A country which is closely allied with the United States. Mr. Glass, it is not

my job to plot foreign policy for the United States. Thank God.

I'm only interested in one thing.

Is Major Roth a flight risk?

Will he run?

Your Honor, we believe he is.

In the interest of harmony between nations, bail us set at $250,000.

The Russians destroyed the bridges behind them.

So you had your slave labor rebuild them.

There was no time. We created artificial forts.

How? By dumping rocks, dirt, to lower the level of the water.

And how did you move this earthen rock?

By hand.

By hand.

Okay, now how many were left?

I don't recall.

You don't recall. I don't recall.

You started with 4,000. You ended with two. Maybe three.

A thousand non-military casualties in a month. It was wartime.

Your Honor, people request a conference in chambers.

He's old and ill.

You're working him to death in there.

How is that any different than his actions 49 years ago?

You're not a Nazi.

Your Honor, however horrific his past, however unrepentant his present, Klaus

Reichel is not on trial.

If not here, then where?

Your thirst for justice does you credit.

Does that even extend to defending your clients?

This is how I'm choosing to do it.

Your Honor, if you allow this to continue, the state will have no choice.

but to repeal your ruling allowing the presentation of this testimony.

And that will probably be reversed.

But I can live with that.

What I cannot live with is this man hiding behind our legal system.

Now, we're up to July 1943.

All your roads are rebuilt, your rivers are crossed. All that's left is the push

toward Kyrsten and 2,000 starving Jews.

Tell us what you did then.

Brigade Führer.

They were starving, but there was not enough food for them and for my men.

I made the humane decision.

Did you watch?

Were you even there for this humane action?

Did they dig their own graves?

Did you have the bodies stripped after this humane action?

Or was there anything left to steal after you robbed them of their life and

their dignity?

Were any of them able to look you in the eye before they died?

Justice! Justice!

Ten minute recess.

He died.

It isn't what I came about.

It's over.

Done.

No.

No. I suppose we won't ever be free of it.

The question is... Can we forgive?

This is a plane ticket to Tel-Adiv.

If you find you can live with the legacy... I'll be waiting.

That old Nazi hadn't been cold ten seconds before Gold was telling Tess to

cut a deal for the kids.

Lawyers.

Bag it and drive on.

No time to think.

No time to look back.

How's that different from cops?

He laid false trails.

Had duplicate reservations.

Azure Roth.

Flying to Paris, Azure Roth.

Traveling by bus to Toledo.

He had us running in circles.

Boy.

Was this real? He sure lost a bundle.

Why'd you call?

To tell me that he was about to jump bail.

I had to.

You both put your principles and your jobs out of your feelings.

That probably makes you perfect for each other.

So this could have a happy ending, huh?

You're going, Dan?