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In the criminal justice system
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the people are represented by two
separate yet equally important groups,
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the police who investigate crime
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and the district attorneys
who prosecute the offenders.
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These are their stories.
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I'm going to call her.
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You're not going to call her.
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She gave me her
card, didn't she?
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Uh, no! You gave her your card.
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Besides, she was, like,
undressing Darby, anyway.
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Get out.
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With her eyes.
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Whoa! What's your problem?
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I'm hungry, man. Help a guy out.
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Wait, wait! I'll tell you
what, I'll tell you what.
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You go into that bar and
you give a guy named Darby
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a big wet one right on the lips,
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I'll buy you a
porterhouse at The Palm.
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No. Pardon my friend, pal.
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He's in heat. He...
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That's okay.
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No way!
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Darby's so smart. He should
really learn to lock his doors.
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This is stupid, I have
nothing to do with this.
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You're right. You're right.
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Never screw with a man's wheels.
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His golf clubs are
a whole other story.
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You are crazy. You know that?
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He just got those
Titleists with the...
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Couple of yuppies
drank too much.
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Decided they'd play a
prank on their buddy.
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They thought they'd break into a
Lexus, but they got the wrong Lexus.
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There's The Lone Ranger and Tonto
over there, and I sprang for the coffee.
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Hey, much as I love
seeing your face, Garvin,
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pranks aren't exactly
our department.
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Well, one man's prank is
another man's homicide.
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Oh, that does it.
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I'm going to stay
with the Crown Vic.
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Detroit knows a thing
or two about trunk space.
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Word.
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Well, we don't have to go
far to find the murder weapon.
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Let's get a look at him.
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White male, looks to
be in his mid-twenties.
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The good news is, he
never saw it coming.
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The name's Gordon Meeks.
The car's registered in his name.
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Just bought it last month.
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He should have
thought about leasing.
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What do you want? We
don't know anything else.
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Just a few more questions.
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Now your friend, Gordon Meeks...
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Our friend's name is Ryan Darby.
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Okay. Well, who is Gordon Meeks?
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Don't you see
what they're doing?
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They think we're
common criminals.
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You did break into a car.
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It was a prank.
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You know... Ha-ha?
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We work at Bennington
Hart, on Wall Street.
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Oh, so the thing about being
common criminals wasn't that far off.
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If I didn't feel like
throwing up, I'd laugh.
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Darby!
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Thank God! Tell them
you've got a black Lexus.
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What? I drive a Porsche.
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I'm sorry, I've never seen
either one of them before.
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You know what? I'm beat.
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Let's just book them and
worry about it tomorrow morning.
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Damn it, Darby! What the hell
were you going to do to my Titleists?
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Oh! Another prankster.
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All right. All three
of you, out of here.
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I should have let you rot.
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There's nothing
on this guy Meeks.
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The only prints
in the car were his.
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Well, we've got a
name for the deceased.
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That usually comes
with an address.
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Mr. Meeks had a nice
life. Armani, Brioni, Prada...
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What happened to "Buy American"?
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What happened to
American quality?
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Hey, my suits were made
right on Sixth Avenue.
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Yeah, 10 years ago.
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And your point is?
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Whoa! Looks like
Gordon hit the lotto.
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On more than one occasion.
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Lennie, look.
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Maybe it does. - What?
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Grow on trees.
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Something tells me
Gordon was up to no good.
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There's got to be
over $100,000 in here.
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D-N-345. P-N-937.
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That looks like
some kind of code.
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Think Meeks was a loan shark?
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Well, I don't think he was a
colonel in the Salvation Army.
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What are you doing?
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Well, these
envelopes were sealed.
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The cash was probably going out.
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Which means that something
had to come in to fill that suitcase.
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947 Fifth Avenue.
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Now, that address
costs a chunk of change.
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What you want to do with this?
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Well, there's this Ferrari
I've had my eye on...
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Are you sure Gordon sent you?
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Let's say we're
here on his behalf.
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Because he usually tells me ahead
of time if someone new is coming.
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Yeah? Well, Mr. Meeks is busy.
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Was I short?
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It looks like it.
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I could have sworn I counted
out five dimes, like always.
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Ah. Five dimes.
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So Gordon Meeks is your bookie.
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Who are you guys?
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Detectives Briscoe and Green.
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Oh, come on! You've got to
have something better to do.
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Slow news day.
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I'm a dermatologist.
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Do you have any
idea how boring that is?
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I put a few dollars on a ballgame
now and then. Is that a crime?
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Actually, it is.
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Not if I place the bet overseas.
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Five grand? You must have a
lot of frequent flyer miles, Doc.
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I call an 800 number,
I log on to the Internet.
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Either way, the bet is
actually placed in Costa Rica,
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where betting
is perfectly legal.
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Until money changes hands here.
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Okay, so they haven't
worked out all the kinks yet.
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But everybody does
it, nobody gets hurt...
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Wrong again, Doc.
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Gordon Meeks is dead.
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What?
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So you go up or down five
grand, you get a visit from Gordon?
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Or Stevie.
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Monday's the day
we balance the books.
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Stevie?
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Strelzik. He's Gordon's
partner. Boss, actually.
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Do you know where
we can find Mr. Strelzik?
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You're sure it was Gordon?
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He looked like his
photo ID. Drove a Lexus.
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In the trunk of his car!
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What, you'd like it better if
they dumped him in an alley?
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Uh, what my partner meant
to say was, in your line of work
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you might expect a little
violence now and then.
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Are you kidding?
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Our clientele was a who's
who of New York money.
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Besides, we don't let anyone bet
more than they can afford to lose.
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Aw, the bookie with a heart.
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We run a legitimate
business, Detective.
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That's for a later discussion.
For now, can you just tell us
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how long Gordon worked for you?
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Now where did you get that
idea? He didn't work for me.
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We're both employees
of First Run Gaming, Inc.
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Let me guess.
Incorporated in Costa Rica.
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You know, I warned
him. Low profile.
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But he had to show off with the
fancy suits, the hundred dollar tips.
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Did Gordon go see any
of his clients last night?
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Yeah.
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Sprewell looked
great in shoot-arounds,
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so I call maybe a
minute before tip-off.
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The line's Knicks
minus eight and a half,
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so what the hell, I
put a nickel to win.
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Yeah, but they
only won by eight.
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Tell me about it. That toll-free
phone call cost me five hundred bucks.
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Hey, what time did
Gordon come by?
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Around 5:00. My secretary
called me out of a deposition.
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And your partners
don't mind any of this?
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Hey, we're lawyers, not monks.
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My husband is on Wall
Street 18 hours a day.
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So, it's either find a lover or
put a couple of bucks on a game.
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Well, I guess doing
the latter's a lot safer.
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If I got caught doing the former,
I couldn't afford to do the latter.
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And your husband don't mind?
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Hey, with the way Wall Street's
going, I'm doing better than he is.
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And at least I can trust
the people I invest with.
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Hey, when Gordon Meeks came by,
did he come by to deliver or collect?
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You want to hear stupid?
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I never in my life
bet the Knicks.
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Bad karma, you know,
betting the home team.
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But Sunday night I'm surfing the web and
I see that Allan Houston's over his cold.
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I get in under the gun, right,
30 seconds before game time.
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I log on and take the Knicks
minus the eight for two dimes.
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Hey, a push beats
the hell out of a loss.
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Sure, but if Spree hit the damn
free throw, I would have won.
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And Gordon wouldn't have
had a reason to come calling.
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I don't mind losing.
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It's waiting on line at the ATMs
to get the cash that kills me.
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Yeah, especially when
they hit back, Susan.
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Oh, this?
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Kickboxing class.
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That's some shiner.
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I forgot to duck.
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Hmm.
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Hey, what time did
Gordon come by?
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Around 6:00.
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After my manicure.
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I'm just saying it's odd.
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The lady and the lawyer both placed
bets on the Knicks just before tip-off.
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He lost, she pushed.
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People have patterns.
They're creatures of habit.
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The book knows
that you like the Jets,
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so when you call in, he
bumps the line a half a point.
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Excuse me, how do
you score a half a point?
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You don't. It just means
that there can't be a push.
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A push? A tie.
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And intelligent people throw
away their money like this?
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A dollar earned gambling is
better than two earned working.
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That's the American way.
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To the tune of several
billion dollars a year.
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Yes?
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Okay, thanks.
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Although I'd love to continue discussing
this, you guys are wanted uptown.
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A neighbor called the
precinct to let us know
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someone cut down the yellow tape
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you guys put up on Meeks' door.
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We found the perpetrator
in the apartment.
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Well, how did he get in?
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She had a key.
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His wife?
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It's hard to say. You'll see.
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For you, Betsy.
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Oh, this is wonderful. What
are these bums going to do?
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Slap me upside the
head until I break?
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This is Betsy. Sweet
young thing, don't you think?
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Betsy, we're detectives.
Go ahead, sweat it out of me.
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You can give me
the 12th degree...
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Listen! Listen. We're investigating
the murder of Gordon Meeks.
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Murder?
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As in dead?
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Yeah. We found him Monday night.
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Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.
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How could I think a bum like him
would ever put a ring on my finger?
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Pre-engaged?
What the hell is that?
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Don't ask me. All I
know is post-married.
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Did you and
Gordon live together?
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Uh-uh. He said, "Wait,
babycakes, until we formalize it."
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What a crock.
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He said I'd have a
ring by Christmas.
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Okay, so that makes the $64,000
question, what were you doing in there?
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I called the bum last
night. He didn't answer.
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I called him again this morning.
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I figure he's dunking
his donut, you know?
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And the police
tape across the door
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didn't give you a hint that
something might be wrong?
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You don't know some of
the bull he's tried to feed me.
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Hey, can you think of anybody
that would want to hurt him?
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Try every bimbo in Bensonhurst.
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I answered his phone
a couple of days ago,
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and it's some babe, all fancy-schmancy
like she's putting on the Ritz.
245
00:10:52,619 --> 00:10:56,283
She just has to talk to Gordon, like it's
a matter of life or death or something.
246
00:10:57,090 --> 00:11:00,527
When I say he's not here, she
goes nutzo screaming at me.
247
00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:01,989
You know this girl's name?
248
00:11:02,061 --> 00:11:04,530
Yeah. Yeah. Susan.
249
00:11:05,598 --> 00:11:07,226
Black-eyed Susan.
250
00:11:07,333 --> 00:11:09,302
Maybe Gordon
forgot to duck, too.
251
00:11:11,971 --> 00:11:14,497
You've got to see it from
our point of view, Ms. Ashman.
252
00:11:15,375 --> 00:11:17,810
You make a hysterical
phone call to your bookie.
253
00:11:17,877 --> 00:11:20,369
You end up with a black
eye, and he ends up dead.
254
00:11:21,047 --> 00:11:22,515
I didn't kill Gordon.
255
00:11:22,682 --> 00:11:26,449
Fine. So where was it you
took this kickboxing class?
256
00:11:27,954 --> 00:11:30,981
Okay, this was
George, my husband.
257
00:11:31,658 --> 00:11:33,320
But he isn't like that usually.
258
00:11:33,426 --> 00:11:35,266
Oh, God, please don't
say, "I wouldn't listen."
259
00:11:35,328 --> 00:11:37,797
I wouldn't. About the
gambling, anyway.
260
00:11:38,264 --> 00:11:40,096
How much were you
really into Meeks for?
261
00:11:41,201 --> 00:11:42,499
Around 25.
262
00:11:42,569 --> 00:11:43,901
Thousand?
263
00:11:43,970 --> 00:11:45,370
Damn Knicks.
264
00:11:46,239 --> 00:11:47,673
$25,000?
265
00:11:47,740 --> 00:11:49,572
Susan spends more
than that on shoes.
266
00:11:49,642 --> 00:11:51,253
Well, at least then she
has something to show for it.
267
00:11:51,277 --> 00:11:53,837
What do you think I do
on Wall Street? I gamble.
268
00:11:53,913 --> 00:11:54,972
It's the same thing.
269
00:11:55,048 --> 00:11:58,109
Wouldn't I be hypocritical to tell
Susan she couldn't wager a few dollars?
270
00:11:58,184 --> 00:11:59,482
Sure, if she won.
271
00:11:59,919 --> 00:12:02,218
I know if my wife threw
away my hard earned cash...
272
00:12:02,388 --> 00:12:03,583
I don't hit women.
273
00:12:03,957 --> 00:12:05,755
Let's go find her. Come on, Ed.
274
00:12:06,793 --> 00:12:08,557
No, no, just...
Hold on a second.
275
00:12:09,596 --> 00:12:11,758
Why would I kill
anyone over $25,000?
276
00:12:11,831 --> 00:12:15,233
I don't know. I also don't why
you'd give Gordon Meeks a call.
277
00:12:15,668 --> 00:12:18,035
We checked the records
on your cell phone.
278
00:12:22,642 --> 00:12:24,736
Okay. I'll tell you the truth.
279
00:12:24,877 --> 00:12:25,877
Finally.
280
00:12:26,546 --> 00:12:28,014
Susan swore she would stop.
281
00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:30,243
I mean, maybe it is a disease.
282
00:12:30,783 --> 00:12:32,445
She wouldn't tell me
how much she lost.
283
00:12:32,518 --> 00:12:34,438
I mean, the son of a
bitch was sleeping with her.
284
00:12:34,554 --> 00:12:36,182
Turning her into a
whore for the money.
285
00:12:36,389 --> 00:12:37,448
So you killed him.
286
00:12:37,657 --> 00:12:39,217
If I ever found him,
maybe I would have.
287
00:12:39,859 --> 00:12:41,487
Susan wouldn't even
give me his name.
288
00:12:41,828 --> 00:12:44,491
Remember, Mr. Ashman,
we know that you called him.
289
00:12:44,631 --> 00:12:46,896
I had my lawyers check into
this company in Costa Rica.
290
00:12:46,966 --> 00:12:48,366
They gave me his phone number.
291
00:12:48,701 --> 00:12:49,896
Meeks just laughed at me.
292
00:12:51,804 --> 00:12:53,484
Finally, he agreed to
meet me Monday night,
293
00:12:53,539 --> 00:12:55,531
after his meeting
with his accountant.
294
00:12:56,075 --> 00:12:57,703
People like this
have accountants.
295
00:12:58,878 --> 00:13:00,176
He never showed up.
296
00:13:04,150 --> 00:13:07,143
As far as I knew, they were
entertainment consultants.
297
00:13:07,687 --> 00:13:10,207
Well, it's not tax time. Why
were they here on Monday night?
298
00:13:11,724 --> 00:13:13,886
Look, it's a cash business.
299
00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:17,954
In a cash business, sometimes
profits have a way of getting misplaced.
300
00:13:18,331 --> 00:13:20,197
In other words,
somebody ripped him off.
301
00:13:20,867 --> 00:13:22,233
Gordon thought it was Stevie.
302
00:13:22,468 --> 00:13:23,879
Now, how much are
we talking about here?
303
00:13:23,903 --> 00:13:26,896
Almost 600 grand. They
were really going at it.
304
00:13:27,307 --> 00:13:30,709
Gordon wanted me to go over the books
and find proof that Stevie was stealing.
305
00:13:30,777 --> 00:13:31,777
Was he?
306
00:13:31,844 --> 00:13:33,836
Put it this way...
They were short.
307
00:13:34,013 --> 00:13:37,074
Did Mr. Meeks and
Mr. Strelzik leave together?
308
00:13:37,183 --> 00:13:39,345
They went for steaks at
Paul's, around the corner.
309
00:13:39,719 --> 00:13:41,585
I thought it was to
kiss and make up.
310
00:13:43,289 --> 00:13:45,121
Mr. Strelzik is the
New York, medium.
311
00:13:45,191 --> 00:13:47,092
Mr. Meeks, the T-bone, rare.
312
00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:48,526
And the creamed spinach.
313
00:13:48,594 --> 00:13:49,638
What do you think?
314
00:13:49,662 --> 00:13:50,839
It sounds like they're regulars.
315
00:13:50,863 --> 00:13:52,491
The chef comes
out to greet them.
316
00:13:52,565 --> 00:13:53,999
This is their regular table.
317
00:13:54,334 --> 00:13:55,334
So, Monday night?
318
00:13:55,401 --> 00:13:58,701
The usual. Maybe a bit
more to drink than normal.
319
00:13:58,771 --> 00:13:59,795
Both of them?
320
00:14:00,073 --> 00:14:01,405
Mr. Strelzik, mostly.
321
00:14:01,474 --> 00:14:03,841
Lennie, this look familiar?
322
00:14:05,712 --> 00:14:07,146
You mind if we borrow this?
323
00:14:07,213 --> 00:14:09,114
We sell them. Six for 55.
324
00:14:10,516 --> 00:14:12,109
Go. It's yours.
325
00:14:13,586 --> 00:14:16,784
Problem number one, these
knives are hardly unique.
326
00:14:16,856 --> 00:14:18,434
I checked with a
restaurant supply house.
327
00:14:18,458 --> 00:14:20,256
Half the steak houses
in the city use these.
328
00:14:20,326 --> 00:14:21,988
Problem number two? So quick?
329
00:14:22,061 --> 00:14:23,154
Beck!
330
00:14:23,896 --> 00:14:27,298
Well, this one, wiped
clean. Not a print to be found.
331
00:14:27,367 --> 00:14:30,235
We're running fibers found
here, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
332
00:14:30,503 --> 00:14:32,131
What about these?
333
00:14:32,372 --> 00:14:34,568
Uh, the prints were
too smudged to read.
334
00:14:35,208 --> 00:14:36,506
Nada, fellas.
335
00:14:36,676 --> 00:14:38,406
Yeah, but these
are reading glasses.
336
00:14:38,511 --> 00:14:40,309
There you go,
the librarian did it.
337
00:14:41,347 --> 00:14:43,578
Gordon Meeks was 25.
338
00:14:43,983 --> 00:14:45,508
He didn't need reading glasses.
339
00:14:45,685 --> 00:14:47,654
But Stevie Strelzik,
on the other hand.
340
00:14:49,355 --> 00:14:51,847
Meeks realized Strelzik
was ripping him off.
341
00:14:51,924 --> 00:14:55,019
Strelzik made sure he didn't tell
the big boys back at the home office.
342
00:14:55,094 --> 00:14:57,359
And we've got a murder
weapon. Without prints.
343
00:14:57,463 --> 00:15:00,456
Yeah, but those were Strelzik's
glasses next to the dead body.
344
00:15:00,533 --> 00:15:02,434
Uh-huh, in Meeks'
car. They were partners.
345
00:15:02,502 --> 00:15:04,698
Maybe they went to the
company picnic together.
346
00:15:04,771 --> 00:15:07,400
Sounds like you don't think
we have enough for an arrest.
347
00:15:10,343 --> 00:15:11,606
Yes?
348
00:15:12,779 --> 00:15:14,509
No... No, I'll tell them.
349
00:15:15,014 --> 00:15:16,141
That was Beck.
350
00:15:16,215 --> 00:15:19,310
Fibers from the blade match the
tablecloths at Paul's Steakhouse.
351
00:15:21,287 --> 00:15:23,813
Hi, sweetheart. Is
your dad in? Daddy?
352
00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:29,338
We'd like to talk
to you, Mr. Strelzik.
353
00:15:29,362 --> 00:15:30,728
We're eating dinner.
354
00:15:30,930 --> 00:15:33,832
It can't wait. Uh, you might
want to do this in private.
355
00:15:34,901 --> 00:15:36,369
Honey, go back to Mommy.
356
00:15:39,672 --> 00:15:42,267
Sweet kid. Too bad you're
going to miss her wedding.
357
00:15:42,675 --> 00:15:45,474
Steven Strelzik, you are under
arrest for the murder of Gordon Meeks.
358
00:15:45,611 --> 00:15:47,512
Steven? You have the
right to remain silent,
359
00:15:47,580 --> 00:15:50,345
anything you say can be used
against you in a court of law.
360
00:15:50,416 --> 00:15:53,147
You have the right to an
attorney. If you cannot afford one...
361
00:15:57,957 --> 00:16:03,260
"Docket number 57893, the
People v. Steven H. Strelzik."
362
00:16:05,331 --> 00:16:08,961
Murder one. Great. Get the
day started off with a bang.
363
00:16:09,435 --> 00:16:10,435
How do you plead?
364
00:16:10,503 --> 00:16:12,802
Your Honor, the Defense
objects to your cavalier attitude
365
00:16:12,872 --> 00:16:14,067
and demands an apology.
366
00:16:15,942 --> 00:16:16,942
Who is this?
367
00:16:17,009 --> 00:16:18,353
Furthermore, in
light of the lack of...
368
00:16:18,377 --> 00:16:20,073
Is this going to
take long, Mr...
369
00:16:20,146 --> 00:16:22,240
Dworkin, Randolph
J., Your Honor.
370
00:16:22,448 --> 00:16:23,892
And yes, I do have
several points I'd like to...
371
00:16:23,916 --> 00:16:26,511
You win, Mr. Dworkin.
I apologize.
372
00:16:28,054 --> 00:16:29,920
Thank you, Your Honor.
Now... Don't push it.
373
00:16:30,456 --> 00:16:32,186
How does your client plead?
374
00:16:33,693 --> 00:16:35,161
Not guilty, Your Honor.
375
00:16:35,628 --> 00:16:36,687
Counselor.
376
00:16:36,762 --> 00:16:38,458
Due to the heinous
nature of the crime,
377
00:16:38,531 --> 00:16:41,210
the People request that the defendant
be remanded without bail, Your Honor.
378
00:16:41,234 --> 00:16:43,669
Your Honor, I object.
What murder isn't heinous?
379
00:16:44,337 --> 00:16:46,363
Good point. No bail.
380
00:16:46,739 --> 00:16:48,037
Next.
381
00:16:51,644 --> 00:16:53,977
Mr. McCoy. Dworkin, Randolph J.
382
00:16:54,046 --> 00:16:55,981
I'm honored to cross
swords with a legend.
383
00:16:56,048 --> 00:16:58,574
I was just telling my
client here... Oh, I'm sorry.
384
00:16:58,651 --> 00:17:00,483
Steven Strelzik, Jack McCoy.
385
00:17:00,553 --> 00:17:02,064
You've already had the
pleasure, Ms. Southerlyn.
386
00:17:02,088 --> 00:17:04,751
So, I was just telling Steven
all about the Gelfant case.
387
00:17:04,824 --> 00:17:06,850
You really knocked it
out of the park on that one.
388
00:17:07,059 --> 00:17:09,085
Front page, law journal?
389
00:17:09,595 --> 00:17:11,655
My hat's off. Sit. Sit.
390
00:17:12,231 --> 00:17:13,358
Make yourself at home.
391
00:17:18,304 --> 00:17:20,739
I assume you asked us
here to talk about a deal?
392
00:17:21,173 --> 00:17:23,293
What did I tell you? Better
than him, they don't come.
393
00:17:23,576 --> 00:17:26,121
So, I was thinking we could
brush this all under the carpet with,
394
00:17:26,145 --> 00:17:28,614
say, assault two,
suspended sentence?
395
00:17:28,681 --> 00:17:30,877
Your client's been
indicted for murder one.
396
00:17:30,950 --> 00:17:32,418
Hey, we all make mistakes.
397
00:17:32,485 --> 00:17:36,581
Maybe you don't understand. I'll put
an offer on the table for murder two.
398
00:17:36,989 --> 00:17:41,222
It will stay there until I leave this
room, which will be in about 60 seconds.
399
00:17:41,460 --> 00:17:42,928
That's fine. That's fine.
400
00:17:42,995 --> 00:17:45,362
But, uh, there is
something you should know.
401
00:17:45,898 --> 00:17:49,266
Mr. Strelzik here is one
of those fussbudgets,
402
00:17:49,335 --> 00:17:51,146
you know the type, who
writes everything down...
403
00:17:51,170 --> 00:17:53,002
Names, dates, dollars and cents.
404
00:17:53,139 --> 00:17:55,108
The police have already
confiscated his records.
405
00:17:55,341 --> 00:18:00,609
Of course they have. But, you see, it
turns out Mr. Strelzik has maintained...
406
00:18:01,647 --> 00:18:02,774
What shall we call it?
407
00:18:03,115 --> 00:18:07,553
Um, a separate set of records
for his more esoteric clientele.
408
00:18:07,620 --> 00:18:09,088
Are you trying to blackmail us?
409
00:18:09,288 --> 00:18:10,688
God forbid I should
do such a thing!
410
00:18:11,190 --> 00:18:15,821
No! No, no, no, no! This is
just a bit of the old give and take.
411
00:18:16,596 --> 00:18:18,030
Goodbye, Mr. Dworkin.
412
00:18:23,336 --> 00:18:25,032
What is a Randy Dworkin?
413
00:18:25,137 --> 00:18:28,164
I checked him out in
Martindale. Harvard. Harvard.
414
00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,402
Clerked for Judge Tattleman
in the Southern District,
415
00:18:30,476 --> 00:18:32,536
then worked six years
for Pettijohn Burser.
416
00:18:32,612 --> 00:18:34,877
Turned down partnership
to go out on his own,
417
00:18:35,514 --> 00:18:37,642
and since then he's had
a really good track record.
418
00:18:38,184 --> 00:18:39,914
What, beating speeding tickets?
419
00:18:39,986 --> 00:18:41,386
Federal Court, actually.
420
00:18:41,721 --> 00:18:44,782
My point is, is that
Mr. Strelzik's little black book
421
00:18:44,857 --> 00:18:47,725
might embarrass a
lot of influential people.
422
00:18:48,194 --> 00:18:49,457
Did he kill Gordon Meeks?
423
00:18:49,528 --> 00:18:50,860
We think he did.
424
00:18:51,497 --> 00:18:55,161
Does anyone in this room have his
or her name in that little book of his?
425
00:18:55,534 --> 00:18:56,900
Of course not.
426
00:18:56,969 --> 00:18:58,369
Then convict the S.O.B.
427
00:19:02,942 --> 00:19:06,538
I'm Jack McCoy, Mrs. Ruben.
I'll be prosecuting this case.
428
00:19:07,179 --> 00:19:08,670
I have to ask you
certain questions
429
00:19:08,748 --> 00:19:10,842
to determine whether
there are any conflicts
430
00:19:10,916 --> 00:19:15,251
that would prevent you from judging
the facts in this case fairly and honestly.
431
00:19:15,454 --> 00:19:16,454
I understand.
432
00:19:17,456 --> 00:19:21,325
First, are you acquainted with
the defendant, Steven Strelzik?
433
00:19:21,761 --> 00:19:22,785
No.
434
00:19:22,895 --> 00:19:24,761
His attorney, Mr. Dworkin?
435
00:19:24,864 --> 00:19:25,923
No.
436
00:19:25,998 --> 00:19:28,900
The defendant in this case is
accused of first degree murder,
437
00:19:28,968 --> 00:19:30,960
the penalty for
which can be either
438
00:19:31,037 --> 00:19:34,439
25-years-to-life in prison
or the death penalty.
439
00:19:35,675 --> 00:19:39,942
Would your conscience prevent you from
applying either one of those sentences?
440
00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:43,377
An eye for an eye,
that's what I always say.
441
00:19:44,083 --> 00:19:45,381
Thank you, Mrs. Ruben.
442
00:19:52,958 --> 00:19:54,758
It's a lovely day today,
isn't it, Mrs. Ruben?
443
00:19:55,761 --> 00:19:57,992
It's a little warm in
here for my taste.
444
00:19:58,898 --> 00:20:00,958
We'll see if we can get
the air turned up a bissel.
445
00:20:01,967 --> 00:20:03,265
That would be nice.
446
00:20:05,671 --> 00:20:06,798
She's fine with me.
447
00:20:15,081 --> 00:20:17,243
You consider yourself
a gambler, Mr. Nathan?
448
00:20:17,817 --> 00:20:20,377
I put a couple of dollars into
the Super Bowl pool at the office.
449
00:20:20,653 --> 00:20:21,677
That's it?
450
00:20:21,754 --> 00:20:24,918
I was in Las Vegas once. I won
a couple of dollars on the slots.
451
00:20:25,091 --> 00:20:26,787
Do you know any
chronic gamblers?
452
00:20:26,959 --> 00:20:28,325
Well, my brother...
453
00:20:28,394 --> 00:20:31,394
His wife left him because he played
the ponies a little more than she liked.
454
00:20:31,697 --> 00:20:35,065
Is there any reason you couldn't give
out the maximum sentence in this case?
455
00:20:35,401 --> 00:20:36,664
Not at all.
456
00:20:36,936 --> 00:20:38,268
Thank you, Mr. Nathan.
457
00:20:39,605 --> 00:20:40,605
He's fine.
458
00:20:46,045 --> 00:20:48,085
That's a nice tie, Mr. Nathan.
Where did you get it?
459
00:20:48,214 --> 00:20:49,273
Barney's.
460
00:20:49,715 --> 00:20:51,149
Cost you an arm
and a leg, I bet.
461
00:20:51,784 --> 00:20:52,877
Maybe just an arm.
462
00:20:52,985 --> 00:20:55,250
I love this guy.
463
00:21:00,593 --> 00:21:03,119
You've got to give Dworkin
credit. At least he enjoys his work.
464
00:21:04,130 --> 00:21:06,827
There's a complaint box
outside Branch's office, Serena.
465
00:21:06,932 --> 00:21:08,127
That's not what I meant.
466
00:21:08,901 --> 00:21:11,803
If you're paid in cash, you're
just not that afraid to lose.
467
00:21:12,738 --> 00:21:15,401
Although I would have rejected
two-thirds of his witnesses.
468
00:21:16,408 --> 00:21:18,138
If the facts are against
you, argue the law.
469
00:21:18,210 --> 00:21:20,042
If the law's against
you, charm the jury.
470
00:21:20,146 --> 00:21:22,513
Gee, was that charm? I
thought it was just buffoonery.
471
00:21:23,048 --> 00:21:25,210
Buffoons don't clerk
for federal judges.
472
00:21:29,889 --> 00:21:33,087
The People of the State of
New York against Steven Strelzik.
473
00:21:33,259 --> 00:21:34,454
I object, Your Honor.
474
00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:35,858
We haven't even started yet.
475
00:21:36,028 --> 00:21:38,964
"The People of New York."
I'd say that's a bit prejudicial.
476
00:21:39,165 --> 00:21:41,999
It certainly doesn't mean all
the people of this great state
477
00:21:42,067 --> 00:21:43,831
are against my
client from the get-go.
478
00:21:43,903 --> 00:21:45,531
I know I'm not against him.
479
00:21:45,604 --> 00:21:48,267
And you, Your Honor, you're
certainly open-minded on the matter.
480
00:21:48,340 --> 00:21:51,260
And we can't forget the jury, because
if they're predisposed against my...
481
00:21:51,310 --> 00:21:54,906
Very cute, Counselor. Try it
again and we're talking contempt.
482
00:21:55,748 --> 00:21:57,307
Much thanks, Your Honor.
483
00:22:02,121 --> 00:22:03,521
I did their books
for three years.
484
00:22:03,589 --> 00:22:05,285
And filed their tax returns?
485
00:22:05,357 --> 00:22:08,850
That's right. I encouraged
them to report all income.
486
00:22:09,228 --> 00:22:11,754
I'm sure you did. Now, if
I could turn your attention
487
00:22:11,831 --> 00:22:13,231
to the night
Mr. Meeks was killed.
488
00:22:13,899 --> 00:22:16,596
What, if anything, do
you recall about that night?
489
00:22:16,669 --> 00:22:19,195
Well, they were
arguing. Gordon...
490
00:22:19,572 --> 00:22:23,976
I mean, Mr. Meeks was accusing Mr. Strelzik
of stealing some of the profits.
491
00:22:24,043 --> 00:22:25,238
Was he?
492
00:22:25,311 --> 00:22:26,311
Yes.
493
00:22:26,412 --> 00:22:28,711
But you didn't tell
that to the police.
494
00:22:28,814 --> 00:22:30,544
Mr. Strelzik was
still my client.
495
00:22:30,616 --> 00:22:32,915
I had to consider my
professional obligations.
496
00:22:32,985 --> 00:22:34,214
And now?
497
00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:37,188
Well, he did kill someone.
498
00:22:37,790 --> 00:22:39,349
Do I hear an
objection, Mr. Dworkin?
499
00:22:40,559 --> 00:22:42,118
Why ruin the flow?
500
00:22:47,900 --> 00:22:50,020
Things must have been
tense in your office that night.
501
00:22:50,169 --> 00:22:51,193
They were loud.
502
00:22:51,270 --> 00:22:54,104
I suggested they go have a drink at
Paul's Steakhouse around the corner
503
00:22:54,173 --> 00:22:55,505
and talk it out between them.
504
00:22:55,808 --> 00:22:57,003
Thank you, Mr. Riley.
505
00:23:02,147 --> 00:23:04,627
You're a certified public
accountant, Mr. Riley, is that right?
506
00:23:04,683 --> 00:23:07,209
Yes. Am I allowed to deduct
Knicks tickets if I force myself
507
00:23:07,286 --> 00:23:08,530
to take a client
every now and then?
508
00:23:08,554 --> 00:23:09,681
Objection. Relevance.
509
00:23:09,755 --> 00:23:10,966
You know what these guys charge?
510
00:23:10,990 --> 00:23:12,270
Your Honor.
511
00:23:13,158 --> 00:23:14,683
I know, I know.
512
00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:25,868
My first appellate case. Judge
Kornbeck asked me to define strict scrutiny
513
00:23:25,938 --> 00:23:28,464
as it pertains to
substantive due process.
514
00:23:28,540 --> 00:23:31,169
With all due respect, any
first-year law student could do that.
515
00:23:31,610 --> 00:23:33,806
Well, perhaps, but there I was,
516
00:23:33,879 --> 00:23:36,474
confronted with the majesty
of the Court of Appeals.
517
00:23:36,548 --> 00:23:39,677
Nine gods in black
robes looking down at me.
518
00:23:40,386 --> 00:23:41,547
And I froze.
519
00:23:42,087 --> 00:23:45,546
And he repeated the question, "Counselor,
what do you mean by strict scrutiny?"
520
00:23:46,058 --> 00:23:47,924
So finally I looked
him straight in the eye,
521
00:23:47,993 --> 00:23:49,193
and I said, "Well, Your Honor,
522
00:23:49,261 --> 00:23:52,129
"it's like regular
scrutiny, with a girdle."
523
00:23:52,998 --> 00:23:56,332
Too bad Judge Kornbeck was
born without a sense of humor.
524
00:23:56,502 --> 00:23:58,368
On the contrary. He busted up.
525
00:23:59,038 --> 00:24:00,802
And so did his eight brethren.
526
00:24:00,873 --> 00:24:01,873
And you know what?
527
00:24:01,941 --> 00:24:03,375
I won that case.
528
00:24:03,943 --> 00:24:06,469
Opposing counsel had
100 years of precedent,
529
00:24:06,645 --> 00:24:07,977
but I made the judge laugh.
530
00:24:08,047 --> 00:24:10,141
And we have 12
ordinary citizens.
531
00:24:10,249 --> 00:24:12,878
And if they like this guy
more than they like you,
532
00:24:13,819 --> 00:24:15,947
there's a good chance
we could be sucking wind.
533
00:24:19,358 --> 00:24:21,088
Exactly what is it
you do, Mr. Strelzik?
534
00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:22,924
I consult in the
gaming industry.
535
00:24:22,995 --> 00:24:24,039
Let's talk turkey, shall we?
536
00:24:24,063 --> 00:24:25,531
You're a bookie,
is that correct?
537
00:24:26,432 --> 00:24:27,900
Please speak up, Mr. Strelzik.
538
00:24:27,967 --> 00:24:30,027
Adele's got to
take this all down.
539
00:24:31,570 --> 00:24:33,300
Yes, I'm a bookie.
540
00:24:33,772 --> 00:24:34,983
Just to get our terms straight,
541
00:24:35,007 --> 00:24:38,239
you take wagers on
ballgames from the public?
542
00:24:38,610 --> 00:24:40,078
That's right.
543
00:24:40,279 --> 00:24:42,441
Now, if someone loses,
say, a lot of money.
544
00:24:42,514 --> 00:24:44,192
What? You let them
slide for a couple of weeks
545
00:24:44,216 --> 00:24:46,583
until they win the lotto, or
Uncle Morty kicks the bucket,
546
00:24:46,652 --> 00:24:48,120
leaving them a pot of gelt?
547
00:24:48,187 --> 00:24:50,281
That wouldn't be
good for business.
548
00:24:50,356 --> 00:24:51,449
No, I suppose not.
549
00:24:51,523 --> 00:24:55,187
So, what would you do to
goose this unfortunate fellow?
550
00:24:55,260 --> 00:24:59,356
Gordon... Mr. Meeks was more
the muscle end of the business.
551
00:24:59,765 --> 00:25:00,824
Just like the movies, huh?
552
00:25:00,899 --> 00:25:01,923
Objection.
553
00:25:02,001 --> 00:25:04,596
Yes, I suppose I'd object to a
couple of broken kneecaps myself.
554
00:25:04,670 --> 00:25:05,968
Enough, Counselor.
555
00:25:06,872 --> 00:25:09,808
Now, Mr. Strelzik, you were in
the courtroom earlier this week
556
00:25:09,875 --> 00:25:12,242
when your accountant,
Mr. Riley, testified, weren't you?
557
00:25:12,311 --> 00:25:13,370
Yes.
558
00:25:13,445 --> 00:25:15,778
He accused you of stealing
money. You heard that, did you?
559
00:25:15,848 --> 00:25:16,848
Yes.
560
00:25:16,915 --> 00:25:18,178
Dirty liar, isn't he?
561
00:25:18,250 --> 00:25:19,250
Objection.
562
00:25:19,318 --> 00:25:20,411
Withdrawn.
563
00:25:21,086 --> 00:25:24,682
To your knowledge,
was Mr. Riley correct
564
00:25:24,757 --> 00:25:26,589
in his assessment of
your business situation?
565
00:25:28,193 --> 00:25:29,193
Yes.
566
00:25:31,030 --> 00:25:32,030
Whoa.
567
00:25:33,732 --> 00:25:36,133
Did I just hear you
testify under oath
568
00:25:36,568 --> 00:25:39,436
that you were stealing money from
the people you were working with?
569
00:25:39,505 --> 00:25:40,564
Yes.
570
00:25:41,740 --> 00:25:44,767
In most businesses,
that's a no-no, Mr. Strelzik.
571
00:25:44,843 --> 00:25:47,938
You had to expect Mr. Meeks
to be just a tad upset with you.
572
00:25:48,580 --> 00:25:51,277
I really didn't care. I
needed the money.
573
00:25:51,917 --> 00:25:53,783
And what was so
important, Mr. Strelzik?
574
00:25:53,852 --> 00:25:56,651
What on earth could
justify, in your mind,
575
00:25:56,722 --> 00:25:59,487
stealing your company's
hard-earned gambling profits?
576
00:26:01,794 --> 00:26:03,660
I was sending
the money to Israel
577
00:26:03,729 --> 00:26:06,563
to help stop the senseless
murder of innocent Jews.
578
00:26:06,799 --> 00:26:08,324
Chambers, Your Honor!
579
00:26:17,776 --> 00:26:18,887
He sandbagged us, Your Honor.
580
00:26:18,911 --> 00:26:21,089
What? I'm supposed to show you
my hand before you call my bet?
581
00:26:21,113 --> 00:26:23,033
Let me remind you,
Counselor, this is not a game!
582
00:26:23,082 --> 00:26:24,159
You're damn right it's not.
583
00:26:24,183 --> 00:26:25,651
My client has
devoted his adult life
584
00:26:25,751 --> 00:26:28,482
to fighting a disease bigger
than AIDS, bigger than polio.
585
00:26:28,554 --> 00:26:29,554
Beating the gaming laws?
586
00:26:29,621 --> 00:26:30,850
No, anti-Semitism.
587
00:26:31,090 --> 00:26:32,456
They gave Salk a Nobel Prize.
588
00:26:32,524 --> 00:26:33,935
You want to give my
client a life sentence.
589
00:26:33,959 --> 00:26:35,120
He killed an innocent man.
590
00:26:35,194 --> 00:26:38,139
Who was going to stop him from doing
what he knew in his heart was necessary.
591
00:26:38,163 --> 00:26:40,257
There were better
ways than murder, sir!
592
00:26:40,332 --> 00:26:41,391
Yeah? Name one.
593
00:26:41,467 --> 00:26:43,800
And before you tell me
violence doesn't solve anything,
594
00:26:43,869 --> 00:26:45,780
think about the Afghani
women who are now permitted
595
00:26:45,804 --> 00:26:47,898
to show their faces in
public because of violence.
596
00:26:47,973 --> 00:26:51,068
Think about the black man in America
who had his chains unlocked because of,
597
00:26:51,143 --> 00:26:52,509
you guessed it, violence.
598
00:26:52,578 --> 00:26:55,256
And while we're still on the subject,
let's not forget my great Aunt Sophie
599
00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:59,479
who spent six glorious years in
that garden spot known as Auschwitz,
600
00:26:59,551 --> 00:27:02,612
until American violence said,
"Soph, you can go home now."
601
00:27:02,821 --> 00:27:05,188
Counsel is asserting
justification, Your Honor.
602
00:27:05,257 --> 00:27:08,022
That's an affirmative
defense which requires notice.
603
00:27:08,093 --> 00:27:09,173
I'm not asserting anything.
604
00:27:09,228 --> 00:27:11,094
I asked my client a
question. He answered it.
605
00:27:11,163 --> 00:27:13,323
I didn't hear me use the
word "justification," did you?
606
00:27:13,365 --> 00:27:14,492
Did you?
607
00:27:14,766 --> 00:27:16,200
No, I didn't, Mr. Dworkin.
608
00:27:16,635 --> 00:27:18,035
You're actually
going to allow this?
609
00:27:18,604 --> 00:27:20,381
Would you have prepared
your case any differently?
610
00:27:20,405 --> 00:27:22,237
That's beside the point!
Answer my question.
611
00:27:22,307 --> 00:27:23,775
The statute says
it's irrelevant.
612
00:27:23,976 --> 00:27:26,969
I'll take that as a "no," which
means you haven't been prejudiced.
613
00:27:27,513 --> 00:27:28,947
The People's
objection is overruled.
614
00:27:29,014 --> 00:27:31,254
Your Honor, in effect, the
defendant is changing his plea
615
00:27:31,316 --> 00:27:32,682
to "guilty with a reason."
616
00:27:32,751 --> 00:27:33,980
At this stage of the trial!
617
00:27:34,052 --> 00:27:35,782
I heard him say
he stole the money.
618
00:27:35,854 --> 00:27:38,016
I didn't hear him say he
killed anyone. Did you?
619
00:27:38,090 --> 00:27:39,090
No, I didn't.
620
00:27:39,158 --> 00:27:41,336
If the court will allow us some
time to review our strategy.
621
00:27:41,360 --> 00:27:44,139
What's the difference? Since we're
making up the law as we go along anyway.
622
00:27:44,163 --> 00:27:46,029
You have two choices
here, Mr. McCoy.
623
00:27:46,732 --> 00:27:49,395
You can apologize, or
you can be sanctioned.
624
00:27:49,701 --> 00:27:51,431
He apologizes, Your Honor.
625
00:28:00,212 --> 00:28:02,772
Well, I managed to talk
him out of fining you $1,000.
626
00:28:02,848 --> 00:28:06,012
I have the feeling you're going to be
doing a lot of that throughout this trial.
627
00:28:06,084 --> 00:28:08,212
Damn it, Jack. It doesn't
matter how good our case is
628
00:28:08,287 --> 00:28:09,755
when you antagonize the judge.
629
00:28:09,821 --> 00:28:11,517
We have other problems, Serena.
630
00:28:13,225 --> 00:28:16,593
Ruben, Nathan,
Schwartz, Finkel, Cohen.
631
00:28:17,696 --> 00:28:18,823
Don't go there.
632
00:28:18,897 --> 00:28:22,095
He's got at least eight,
maybe 10 Jews on the jury.
633
00:28:22,534 --> 00:28:24,025
If your point is
anything other than
634
00:28:24,102 --> 00:28:26,114
we should have paid more
attention during jury selection,
635
00:28:26,138 --> 00:28:27,367
I don't want to hear it.
636
00:28:32,744 --> 00:28:36,146
The fact is, millions
of Arabs despise Jews
637
00:28:36,215 --> 00:28:37,979
to the point of seeking
their annihilation.
638
00:28:38,116 --> 00:28:41,143
Objection. This is
completely irrelevant.
639
00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:42,630
This man is on
trial for his life.
640
00:28:42,654 --> 00:28:44,316
I think he's entitled
to speak his mind.
641
00:28:48,894 --> 00:28:50,094
You were saying, Mr. Strelzik?
642
00:28:50,128 --> 00:28:54,259
The notion that the hatred will stop if
and when Israel gives up occupation
643
00:28:54,333 --> 00:28:56,632
of the West Bank
is an out and out lie.
644
00:28:57,336 --> 00:29:00,397
Propaganda to justify their mass
murder to the rest of the world.
645
00:29:00,472 --> 00:29:03,840
The fact is, the Arab community
wanted Israel destroyed
646
00:29:03,909 --> 00:29:06,777
long before Jews ever
set foot in the West Bank.
647
00:29:07,813 --> 00:29:10,112
And what about the
money you send to Israel?
648
00:29:10,482 --> 00:29:14,476
It buys wheelchairs and
blood banks and other supplies.
649
00:29:14,987 --> 00:29:16,353
Your Honor,
650
00:29:16,688 --> 00:29:20,955
the body was found in the trunk
of a car in downtown Manhattan.
651
00:29:21,893 --> 00:29:23,794
This is all absolutely...
652
00:29:23,862 --> 00:29:25,194
Sit down, Mr. McCoy.
653
00:29:26,098 --> 00:29:27,609
Did your money buy
weapons, Mr. Strelzik?
654
00:29:27,633 --> 00:29:29,864
You can ask that at
cross, Counselor. Now, sit.
655
00:29:37,109 --> 00:29:39,442
But why you, Mr. Strelzik?
656
00:29:41,213 --> 00:29:42,579
If not me, who?
657
00:29:43,248 --> 00:29:44,341
Certainly not him.
658
00:29:48,820 --> 00:29:49,879
You?
659
00:29:59,731 --> 00:30:02,030
Did you steal money
from Gordon Meeks?
660
00:30:04,069 --> 00:30:06,766
He bought $3,000 suits,
661
00:30:06,838 --> 00:30:08,170
$500 shoes.
662
00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:09,902
Yes or no, please.
663
00:30:11,109 --> 00:30:13,544
It was from our
company, to be precise.
664
00:30:13,612 --> 00:30:15,706
But Mr. Meeks discovered
you were taking it?
665
00:30:15,781 --> 00:30:16,840
Yes.
666
00:30:16,915 --> 00:30:19,282
And he threatened to tell
your bosses in Costa Rica?
667
00:30:19,351 --> 00:30:20,351
Yes.
668
00:30:20,452 --> 00:30:24,355
And if the people in Costa Rica knew you
were stealing, I suppose they'd be upset.
669
00:30:24,423 --> 00:30:26,085
They're in the business
to make money.
670
00:30:26,158 --> 00:30:30,926
So, the truth is what you did was
not for Israel, but for self-preservation.
671
00:30:33,632 --> 00:30:35,624
You didn't want
your legs broken.
672
00:30:35,701 --> 00:30:38,432
First Run Gaming is a
publicly traded company.
673
00:30:38,503 --> 00:30:40,631
They might have sued. They
might have pressed charges.
674
00:30:41,506 --> 00:30:44,169
I doubt it. They wouldn't
have wanted the bad P.R.
675
00:30:44,810 --> 00:30:47,405
In any case, they certainly
wouldn't break my legs.
676
00:30:48,313 --> 00:30:49,713
Did you kill Gordon Meeks?
677
00:30:52,617 --> 00:30:53,641
No.
678
00:30:57,956 --> 00:30:59,390
No further questions.
679
00:31:05,197 --> 00:31:07,098
It's obvious he lied
about killing Meeks.
680
00:31:07,165 --> 00:31:09,964
Yes, it was. It's also obvious
Dworkin opened the door
681
00:31:10,035 --> 00:31:12,561
wide enough for this particular
jury to squeeze through.
682
00:31:12,637 --> 00:31:14,629
You have only
yourself to kick for that.
683
00:31:14,706 --> 00:31:17,505
You had the opportunity
to prevent this at voir dire.
684
00:31:17,709 --> 00:31:20,201
Even if we'd noticed what he
was up to, disqualifying a juror
685
00:31:20,278 --> 00:31:23,476
based solely on religion is a
big, fat constitutional no-no.
686
00:31:23,615 --> 00:31:25,880
This isn't about
religion, it's about politics.
687
00:31:26,151 --> 00:31:27,983
No, it's about
premeditated murder.
688
00:31:28,053 --> 00:31:29,597
Strelzik took the knife
from the restaurant.
689
00:31:29,621 --> 00:31:31,886
He knew what he was
going to do before he did it.
690
00:31:33,091 --> 00:31:37,290
Only the Honorable Judge Miller
is hell-bent on obfuscating that fact.
691
00:31:37,396 --> 00:31:40,889
There's not a chance of cutting
a deal with this Dworkin fellow?
692
00:31:41,299 --> 00:31:42,699
Not on his terms, no.
693
00:31:42,868 --> 00:31:44,666
We just need to
keep the jury focused.
694
00:31:44,870 --> 00:31:48,568
They're human, Serena. They
come in with built-in predispositions.
695
00:31:48,807 --> 00:31:51,538
Predispositions this
judge appears to share.
696
00:31:52,644 --> 00:31:56,445
And opposing counsel knew
what they were long before you did,
697
00:31:56,915 --> 00:31:59,077
which leaves you
sitting in that courtroom
698
00:31:59,151 --> 00:32:02,349
looking like a long-tailed cat
in a room full of rocking chairs.
699
00:32:04,022 --> 00:32:06,287
Let me ask you something.
If we were trying a Mafia don
700
00:32:06,358 --> 00:32:08,302
who'd happen to give
millions of dollars to the church
701
00:32:08,326 --> 00:32:10,955
in front of an all-Catholic jury,
would you think the same thing?
702
00:32:12,497 --> 00:32:13,931
It's not the same thing.
703
00:32:14,266 --> 00:32:16,167
I can't wait to hear
you explain that one.
704
00:32:17,002 --> 00:32:19,699
Serena, I'm not anti-Semitic.
705
00:32:19,771 --> 00:32:21,239
Then why are we
even discussing this?
706
00:32:21,306 --> 00:32:22,433
You tell me.
707
00:32:22,507 --> 00:32:24,339
The fact is, we don't
have the ideal jury.
708
00:32:24,409 --> 00:32:26,401
Maybe we can't do
anything about that.
709
00:32:26,478 --> 00:32:28,878
But where is it written we can't
do anything about the judge?
710
00:32:33,785 --> 00:32:35,879
I'd better not have heard
you correctly, Mr. McCoy.
711
00:32:35,954 --> 00:32:37,855
It's a perfectly reasonable
request, Your Honor.
712
00:32:38,256 --> 00:32:41,852
Reasonable? You want me to recuse
myself because I happen to be Jewish.
713
00:32:42,093 --> 00:32:43,288
With all due respect,
714
00:32:43,361 --> 00:32:47,025
it appears you are bending over
backwards for this particular defendant.
715
00:32:47,799 --> 00:32:49,427
You've got a set on
you, you know that?
716
00:32:49,501 --> 00:32:50,812
It's that Irish
thing, Your Honor.
717
00:32:50,836 --> 00:32:51,860
That's offensive.
718
00:32:51,937 --> 00:32:53,381
Oh, and this is
cherries and ice cream?
719
00:32:53,405 --> 00:32:55,431
Stereotypes swing both
ways, Ms. Southerlyn.
720
00:32:55,507 --> 00:32:57,169
You don't like how
I run my courtroom,
721
00:32:57,242 --> 00:32:58,753
keep putting your
objections on the record.
722
00:32:58,777 --> 00:33:00,575
You know that we
can't do that, sir.
723
00:33:00,645 --> 00:33:04,241
To have those sitting in judgment
who hate you for no logical reason.
724
00:33:04,483 --> 00:33:05,843
Gee, I wonder
what that feels like.
725
00:33:06,785 --> 00:33:08,083
I think we're done here.
726
00:33:11,957 --> 00:33:15,018
Steven and I have been
married for 16 years.
727
00:33:15,427 --> 00:33:17,587
And you have no problem
with what he does for a living?
728
00:33:18,930 --> 00:33:21,365
Would I prefer he
were a doctor? Yes.
729
00:33:21,500 --> 00:33:24,766
But these days, what with
HMOs and insurance premiums,
730
00:33:24,836 --> 00:33:28,637
you might not have $600,000 in
cold cash lying around the apartment.
731
00:33:29,407 --> 00:33:33,674
Let me ask you, Mrs. Strelzik, did
your husband buy you big diamonds?
732
00:33:34,312 --> 00:33:35,336
No.
733
00:33:35,780 --> 00:33:36,873
Fancy cars?
734
00:33:36,948 --> 00:33:38,314
We don't have a car.
735
00:33:39,251 --> 00:33:42,119
Then, uh, how do you get your
daughter to her private school?
736
00:33:43,255 --> 00:33:44,621
Rachel is in public school.
737
00:33:46,057 --> 00:33:49,391
Maybe, if your husband wasn't
so carefree with his money,
738
00:33:49,828 --> 00:33:52,855
you might be able to enjoy
more of life's simple pleasures.
739
00:33:52,998 --> 00:33:56,901
Last year we took Rachel to
Jerusalem for her bat mitzvah.
740
00:33:58,003 --> 00:34:01,667
I know, I know, I read about
the violence in the papers,
741
00:34:01,740 --> 00:34:03,504
but once you see it yourself...
742
00:34:03,575 --> 00:34:04,634
Objection.
743
00:34:04,709 --> 00:34:05,733
Overruled.
744
00:34:06,444 --> 00:34:07,776
Continue, Mrs. Strelzik.
745
00:34:08,446 --> 00:34:12,349
It's like Oklahoma
City every day.
746
00:34:13,118 --> 00:34:17,283
Bombs going off,
people losing arms, legs.
747
00:34:18,990 --> 00:34:24,258
Children dying just because they
walk down the street for a piece of candy.
748
00:34:24,796 --> 00:34:26,822
I mean, can you imagine
that happening here?
749
00:34:26,898 --> 00:34:29,390
If every day was September 11th?
750
00:34:29,834 --> 00:34:33,930
People would be marching on Washington
to destroy everything remotely Arab.
751
00:34:34,306 --> 00:34:35,740
But what does our president do?
752
00:34:35,807 --> 00:34:38,641
He warns Israel
to show restraint.
753
00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:49,911
I sympathize, Mrs. Strelzik.
754
00:34:51,089 --> 00:34:55,754
But the fact is, this case is about
one death here in New York City,
755
00:34:56,194 --> 00:34:59,892
and not about a conflict
between Palestinians and Israelis.
756
00:34:59,998 --> 00:35:03,628
You see? Even you...
You've been brainwashed.
757
00:35:04,135 --> 00:35:07,697
The fact is, there is no
such thing as a Palestinian.
758
00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:11,069
Before Israel took
the land in the '67 war,
759
00:35:11,376 --> 00:35:15,211
Gaza was owned by Egypt and
there were no Palestinians then.
760
00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:16,612
Mrs. Strelzik...
761
00:35:16,681 --> 00:35:20,448
The West Bank was owned by Jordan
and there were no Palestinians then.
762
00:35:20,785 --> 00:35:25,553
Tell me, where does this heartfelt
bond with their long-lost land come from?
763
00:35:25,957 --> 00:35:28,688
These people hate Jews
because they're Jews.
764
00:35:29,494 --> 00:35:31,656
They want to
destroy Israel, period.
765
00:35:33,064 --> 00:35:36,330
And believe me, America's next.
766
00:35:41,473 --> 00:35:42,771
Are you done?
767
00:35:51,683 --> 00:35:53,311
Did you know Gordon Meeks?
768
00:35:53,685 --> 00:35:54,685
Of course.
769
00:35:54,953 --> 00:35:57,388
You socialized with him
on more than one occasion?
770
00:35:57,455 --> 00:35:58,514
Yes.
771
00:35:58,623 --> 00:36:01,252
And you think he deserved
to be stabbed in the back
772
00:36:01,326 --> 00:36:03,090
and shoved into
the trunk of a car?
773
00:36:04,863 --> 00:36:07,628
Do I feel badly for him? Yes.
774
00:36:08,366 --> 00:36:10,164
Will I lose sleep over it?
775
00:36:10,735 --> 00:36:11,794
Not a wink.
776
00:36:11,870 --> 00:36:16,035
Because he was the muscle end
of an illegal gambling operation
777
00:36:16,107 --> 00:36:19,509
who was killed in
pursuit of a greater good?
778
00:36:19,577 --> 00:36:20,655
That's right.
779
00:36:20,679 --> 00:36:23,274
What if he were a heart
surgeon, Mrs. Strelzik?
780
00:36:23,815 --> 00:36:27,513
What if it were a Nobel Laureate
who got in your husband's way?
781
00:36:29,988 --> 00:36:33,288
The fact is he
wasn't, Mr. McCoy.
782
00:36:33,725 --> 00:36:35,284
What if he were Jewish?
783
00:36:52,243 --> 00:36:54,388
So, do you really think it would
have made a difference to the jury
784
00:36:54,412 --> 00:36:56,142
if Meeks was Jewish?
785
00:36:56,648 --> 00:36:58,480
I really don't know.
Then why did you ask?
786
00:36:58,550 --> 00:37:00,416
I was dancing
as fast as I could.
787
00:37:03,722 --> 00:37:05,657
Here's a hypothetical
for you, okay?
788
00:37:06,224 --> 00:37:08,921
A group of Jews is taken
over by some bad guys.
789
00:37:08,993 --> 00:37:11,405
They're given the option, give
over one of your group to be killed
790
00:37:11,429 --> 00:37:13,557
or all of you will get
slaughtered. What do they do?
791
00:37:14,833 --> 00:37:18,361
They unlock the jail cell and
sacrifice the vilest criminal they have.
792
00:37:18,436 --> 00:37:20,962
The Talmud says they should
all allow themselves to be killed
793
00:37:21,039 --> 00:37:23,702
rather than to give over
even one Jewish soul.
794
00:37:24,743 --> 00:37:26,837
Since when did you
become a Talmudic scholar?
795
00:37:26,978 --> 00:37:28,412
That's beside the point.
796
00:37:29,147 --> 00:37:30,240
Which is?
797
00:37:30,315 --> 00:37:33,275
Dworkin has turned this into an "us
against them." Let's just deal it down.
798
00:37:33,485 --> 00:37:35,249
Well, you certainly
did a 180 on this.
799
00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:37,880
I watched the jury when
Mrs. Strelzik was on the stand.
800
00:37:37,956 --> 00:37:39,424
Look, I agree with you, Jack.
801
00:37:39,491 --> 00:37:42,791
Strelzik should rot in a cell for
as long as the state will have him.
802
00:37:43,695 --> 00:37:45,459
But now you think
we're going to lose.
803
00:37:48,466 --> 00:37:50,332
You know, my only predisposition
804
00:37:50,668 --> 00:37:52,933
is that a killer deserves
to be punished.
805
00:37:55,106 --> 00:37:57,268
Dworkin wanted assault one.
806
00:37:57,575 --> 00:37:59,100
Let's just play the
old give and take.
807
00:37:59,177 --> 00:38:00,577
If we put man two on the table,
808
00:38:00,645 --> 00:38:03,410
he will grab it and
run as fast as he can.
809
00:38:07,585 --> 00:38:10,521
I'm sorry, I'm sorry. The cab
thing is a whole situation...
810
00:38:10,822 --> 00:38:12,381
It's not a problem, Mr. Dworkin.
811
00:38:12,557 --> 00:38:13,820
So? Why the chitchat?
812
00:38:14,192 --> 00:38:16,218
I'm willing to go
down to man two.
813
00:38:17,996 --> 00:38:20,261
Now, don't think I'm
not an appreciative sort,
814
00:38:20,331 --> 00:38:22,131
but I'm going to have
to say "no" on this one.
815
00:38:22,433 --> 00:38:25,369
As it turns out, there are considerations
beyond innocence and guilt.
816
00:38:26,471 --> 00:38:27,962
Like a stacked jury?
817
00:38:28,940 --> 00:38:32,604
Yeah, that's right. Those
people. They all stick together.
818
00:38:33,178 --> 00:38:36,546
It's kind of like back in the
day, when Billy Bob was on trial
819
00:38:36,614 --> 00:38:39,641
for lynching poor Willie for
looking at Bettie Lou the wrong way,
820
00:38:39,717 --> 00:38:43,313
and the jury hearing the case
was Goober and Gomer and Beau.
821
00:38:43,755 --> 00:38:45,485
It is hardly the same thing.
822
00:38:45,557 --> 00:38:46,734
Why, because we're
the chosen people?
823
00:38:46,758 --> 00:38:48,803
Well, if that's the
case, I wish y'all would
824
00:38:48,827 --> 00:38:50,125
choose someone
else for a change.
825
00:38:50,195 --> 00:38:53,529
I'd like to think that we've taken a few
steps forward since the day, Mr. Dworkin.
826
00:38:53,598 --> 00:38:56,295
Why? Because there's no one
goose-stepping down the Strasse?
827
00:38:56,367 --> 00:38:59,360
At least the Nazis hid their
sadism from their own people.
828
00:38:59,437 --> 00:39:02,271
The Arab anti-Semites
who kill Jews are deified.
829
00:39:02,340 --> 00:39:04,468
Their pictures hang
in the public squares.
830
00:39:04,542 --> 00:39:07,307
Their families are
compensated financially.
831
00:39:07,946 --> 00:39:10,313
But, hey, everyone's
got to earn a living, no?
832
00:39:18,656 --> 00:39:21,387
Let's, for the moment,
assume he did it.
833
00:39:22,060 --> 00:39:24,655
Steven Strelzik
killed Gordon Meeks.
834
00:39:26,064 --> 00:39:27,064
Why?
835
00:39:29,534 --> 00:39:31,503
Because he was scared.
836
00:39:32,837 --> 00:39:36,069
He was scared
because on the news
837
00:39:36,140 --> 00:39:38,666
he saw people
dancing in the streets
838
00:39:38,743 --> 00:39:43,078
after a suicide bomber killed elderly
women in a social club in Jerusalem.
839
00:39:43,748 --> 00:39:46,183
He was scared because
governments around the globe
840
00:39:46,251 --> 00:39:50,552
turn their backs on this killing to
pursue oil and other commercial interests.
841
00:39:50,622 --> 00:39:53,091
And he was really scared
because his own country,
842
00:39:53,591 --> 00:39:56,186
the land of the free and
the home of the brave,
843
00:39:56,261 --> 00:39:59,288
a country which itself was
the recent victim of terror,
844
00:39:59,364 --> 00:40:02,664
does not regard men who
strap themselves with explosives
845
00:40:02,734 --> 00:40:05,636
and walk into a
pizzeria filled with Jews
846
00:40:05,703 --> 00:40:07,604
as terrorists
worthy of fighting.
847
00:40:11,509 --> 00:40:14,308
Somebody had to do something.
848
00:40:16,881 --> 00:40:21,148
Steven Strelzik did what
he thought was necessary.
849
00:40:37,001 --> 00:40:38,993
Mr. Dworkin is a
first-rate attorney.
850
00:40:39,504 --> 00:40:41,871
Hell, he's a magician.
851
00:40:42,240 --> 00:40:45,768
He put the facts into a
box, sawed the box in half,
852
00:40:45,843 --> 00:40:48,438
and out popped
thousands of years
853
00:40:48,513 --> 00:40:51,244
of the most despicable
hatred known to man.
854
00:40:52,183 --> 00:40:56,143
Like any good magician, he kept
you busy with what he was saying,
855
00:40:56,554 --> 00:40:59,456
hoping you wouldn't notice
what he was doing with his hands.
856
00:40:59,791 --> 00:41:02,454
Hoping you wouldn't catch him
857
00:41:02,961 --> 00:41:04,987
trying to hide a corpse,
858
00:41:06,364 --> 00:41:09,994
trying to make a
murdered man disappear.
859
00:41:11,436 --> 00:41:13,462
I'm betting you saw
through the trick.
860
00:41:14,072 --> 00:41:18,237
So the only question is,
will you pretend it worked,
861
00:41:18,943 --> 00:41:21,845
or will you make this
illusion disappear?
862
00:41:25,450 --> 00:41:27,851
One bookie killed
another bookie.
863
00:41:28,353 --> 00:41:30,345
That's it. Period.
864
00:41:31,055 --> 00:41:34,287
The defense hardly
bothers to say otherwise.
865
00:41:34,359 --> 00:41:39,525
Mr. Dworkin just now all but
said his client killed Mr. Meeks.
866
00:41:40,832 --> 00:41:44,394
Not once did he claim
Mr. Strelzik was innocent.
867
00:41:45,069 --> 00:41:48,437
Like I say, he's
a good attorney.
868
00:41:49,540 --> 00:41:52,009
He knows no one
would believe him.
869
00:41:54,645 --> 00:41:59,015
Instead, he had the
deeply offensive idea
870
00:41:59,884 --> 00:42:02,877
to use your sympathy for Israel
871
00:42:02,954 --> 00:42:06,322
to put a killer
back on the street.
872
00:42:09,560 --> 00:42:13,964
Mr. Dworkin wants you to
choose culture over citizenship.
873
00:42:14,032 --> 00:42:17,196
Visceral hatred
over codified laws.
874
00:42:17,268 --> 00:42:20,466
He's counting on at least
one of you saying to himself,
875
00:42:20,538 --> 00:42:24,236
"I'm a Jew first, and only
after that, an American."
876
00:42:26,210 --> 00:42:28,839
I asked you back when
you were selected for this job
877
00:42:28,913 --> 00:42:33,851
whether you could look at the facts
presented without passion or prejudice,
878
00:42:34,118 --> 00:42:38,715
and each one of you swore
under oath that you could.
879
00:42:40,558 --> 00:42:42,322
I know it's hard,
880
00:42:43,861 --> 00:42:45,295
but if you don't,
881
00:42:50,034 --> 00:42:51,525
all of this
882
00:42:53,004 --> 00:42:54,768
is meaningless.
883
00:43:16,727 --> 00:43:18,047
Have you reached a verdict?
884
00:43:18,296 --> 00:43:19,576
We have, Your Honor.
885
00:43:19,864 --> 00:43:22,561
On the only count of the
indictment, murder in the first degree,
886
00:43:22,633 --> 00:43:23,657
how do you find?
887
00:43:24,202 --> 00:43:28,367
We find the defendant, Steven
H. Strelzik, guilty as charged.
888
00:43:52,997 --> 00:43:54,158
May I?
889
00:43:55,333 --> 00:43:56,494
Help yourself.
890
00:43:56,734 --> 00:44:00,102
Hell of a job. You're top of the legal
food chain, Jack. No question about it.
891
00:44:01,706 --> 00:44:03,004
You're not upset?
892
00:44:03,641 --> 00:44:07,305
Hey, giving money to Israel is a
good thing. Everyone should do it.
893
00:44:07,378 --> 00:44:08,971
Murder, on the other hand...
894
00:44:09,914 --> 00:44:12,434
Here's to hoping the Big Guy
upstairs has a little more sympathy
895
00:44:12,483 --> 00:44:15,476
for Mr. Strelzik than did the
People of the State of New York.
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