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[male announcer]
IN NEW YORK CITY'S
WAR ON CRIME,

THE WORST CRIMINAL OFFENDERS
ARE PURSUED

BY THE DETECTIVES
OF THE MAJOR CASE SQUAD.

THESE ARE THEIR STORIES.

[bell rings]

YOU GIVE GREAT MIC.

CAME BY MESSENGER,ELLIOT.

IT'S MARKED "URGENT"
AND "PERSONAL."

OKAY.

ELLIOT, ELLIOT.
CALM DOWN.

THERE IS NOTHING THAT SAYS
THAT THESE PICTURES

HAVE TO RUN IN MY COLUMN.

NOT NOW, EVIE,
WE'RE ABOUT TO GO LIVE.

[smacks desk]

OPENED IT BY MISTAKE.

T.K., IT'S SOMEBODY
NAME ELLIOT.

HE SOUNDS UPSET.

MM-HMM. THANKS, SIS.

YOU'RE LATE FOR SCHOOL.

BYE.

ELLIOT. YOU GOT MY PACKAGE.

IT'S NOT A BRIBE.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY.

THIS IS GONNA BE
THE HOT NEW PLACE.

THIS IS THE FINAL PAYMENT?

THE CAT'S IN THE BAG

AND THE BAG'S IN THE RIVER.

COME ON, PUSH.
GET HIM TO SAY IT.

IN ENGLISH.

THE PICTURES GO AWAY, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

LOOK, I'M NOT OUT
TO RUIN YOUR LIFE.

YOU'RE AN EAGLE SCOUT
COMPARED TO SOME.

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU TRIED
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME NUN

OR SOME NAIVE LITTLE
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL.

SOME BUM DOES THAT,

THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY
IN THE WORLD.

I DO HAVE A LITTLE INTEGRITY.

[explosion]

AH! WHAT THE HELL
WAS THAT?

HELP ME!

I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING!

I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING!

[Logan]
HEY, WHEELER!

SO YOU WERE OVERSEAS
FOR SIX MONTHS.

THE CITY'S QUIET.

YOU COME BACK,
ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE.

I MISSED YOU TOO, LOGAN.

WHOA, WE GOT SOME CRISPY
CRITTERS HERE.

CATCH ME UP.

VICTIM'S NAME
WAS T.K. RICHMOND.

HE WORKED
FOR THE LEDGER.

THE D.A.'S OFFICE
HAD HIM UNDER SURVEILLANCE.

A GOSSIP COLUMNIST?

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING
AT HIM FOR?

HE WAS BLACKMAILING
ELLIOT FALLS,

THE LOCAL NEWSCASTER.

GAY SEX?

NOPE. CALL GIRLS.

THINK SPITZER,
NOT MCGREEVEY.

ELLIOT WAS WEARING A WIRE
WHEN THE CAR BLEW.

THE BOMB SQUAD'S TRYING
TO PIECE TOGETHER WHAT HAPPENED.

AND HE SURVIVED THIS?

BELLEVUE E.R.

RATTLED, SINGED.
HE'LL BE OKAY.

MIGHT NEED TO SPEAK UP
A LITTLE.

I SAID, "WHO ELSE KNEW

WHERE YOU WERE MEETING
T.K. RICHMOND?"

JUST THE GUYS
FROM THE D.A.'S OFFICE.

LOOK, I WAS TRYING
TO KEEP THIS QUIET.

FOR MY FAMILY'S SAKE.

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.

HOW MUCH DID T.K.
HIT YOU UP FOR?

HE'D ALREADY GOTTEN ME
FOR 100 GRAND.

THEN HE CAME BACK
FOR ANOTHER BITE.

ONLY THIS TIME,

HE GOT CAGEY.

HE SAID IT WAS
FOR AN INVESTMENT.

SOME NEW RESTAURANT.

PLACE HAVE A NAME?

NO. BUT I'D HEARD
OF THE CHEF.

HE'S BEEN ON OUR MORNING SHOW.

T.K. WAS ALWAYS TRYING
TO GET INTO THE BIZ.

HE WANTED TO BE A BIG PLAYER
IN THE CORNER BOOTH.

HOW BIG A PLAYER WAS HE?

THE OTHER DAY HE TOLD ME
HE REELED IN A NEWS GUY

FOR 50K.

WAS THAT HIS FIRST FISH?

THREE OTHERS.
$50,000 A POP.

WE'RE GONNA NEED
THOSE NAMES.

YEAH, SO AM I.

I GOT ARCHITECT BILLS,
YOU KNOW.

YOU DON'T KNOW
YOUR INVESTORS' NAMES?

UM, ONE OF THEM IS,
I THINK, INTO REAL ESTATE.

T.K. THOUGHT IF HE GAVE ME
THE NAMES,

I'D GO AROUND HIM,
WHICH I WOULD HAVE.

T.K. DIDN'T HAVE
THREE OTHER INVESTORS.

HE HAD THREE OTHER MARKS
HE WAS BLACKMAILING.

ELLIOT'S DUMB,
BUT NOT DUMB ENOUGH

TO CAR-BOMB HIMSELF.

MAYBE ONE OF T.K.'S OTHER MARKS
BLEW UP THE DEAL.

T.K.'S BEEN MY LEGAL GUARDIAN

SINCE MOM AND DAD DIED.

HE RENTED US THIS PLACE
LAST YEAR.

HE KNEW THAT I WANTED
TO STAY IN THE CITY

AND GO TO THE PERFORMING ARTS
HIGH SCHOOL.

YOUR BIG BROTHER,
HE TOOK CARE OF YOU.

WHO WOULD DO THIS TO HIM?

JEANNIE, YOU KNEW HE WAS
A GOSSIP COLUMNIST, RIGHT?

OF COURSE I DID.

HE CALLED ME HIS GAL FRIDAY.

HE'D WRITE HIS COLUMNS

AND PEOPLE WOULD GET MAD
LIKE THAT ELLIOT GUY.

AND THE NEXT WEEK,

THEY'D GO OUT
AND LAUGH ABOUT IT.

WHO ELSE WAS ANGRY
BESIDES ELLIOT?

ONCE PEOPLE GOT TO KNOW T.K.,
THEY REALLY LIKED HIM.

WE'LL NEED TO SEE WHAT STORIES
HE WAS WORKING ON.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE
HE KEPT HIS LAPTOP?

HE DIDN'T HAVE ONE.

HE TYPED ALL OF HIS STORIES
ON THAT OLD REMINGTON.

AND THEN I'D RETYPE THEM
ON MY DESKTOP

AND EMAIL THEM
TO THE PAPER.

IS THIS WHERE HE KEPT
HIS FI--

WHOA.

WE GOT VALLEY OF THE DOLLS
IN HERE.

DARVON. SECOBARBITAL.

EVEN HIS DRUGS
WERE OLD SCHOOL.

HE ONLY USED THOSE
TO TRY TO SLEEP.

WELL, MAYBE HE DIDN'T HAVE
A LAPTOP,

BUT HE MUST'VE
KEPT NOTEBOOKS.

HE DIDN'T REALLY TAKE
ANY NOTES.

HE DIDN'T WANT
TO GET THEM SUBPOENAED.

SURE. THAT MAKES SENSE.

BUT THE STORIES YOU TYPED
FOR HIM,

ARE THEY ON YOUR COMPUTER?

YEAH.

BUT IF IT'S EASIER,

I CLIPPED EVERY COLUMN
HE EVER WROTE.

I'LL GO GET YOU
THE SCRAPBOOK.

EXPLOSIVE ITSELF
ISN'T UNUSUAL.

JUST A STANDARD
LITTLE PACK OF C4.

HOW WAS IT SET OFF?

NOW THAT'S INTERESTING.

T.K. PUSHED IN THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER,

WHICH SENT THE FREQUENCY
THAT IGNITED THE CHARGE

IN THE HEADREST.

IT'S BEEN USED A FEW TIMES
IN THE MIDDLE EAST,

BUT NOT HERE.

SO WE'RE LOOKING
FOR AN OLD-TIME PRO

WHO LIKES TO STAY
ON TOP OF TRENDS?

THINK TONY BENNETT,
NOT STEVE & EYDIE.

OKAY, CAPTAIN PETROSINO.

KEEP US POSTED.

NOT MUCH.

EXCEPT WHOEVER PLANTED IT
MUST'VE KNOWN

T.K. WAS A SMOKER.

WELL, THERE'S NO GREAT
DEDUCTION THERE.

HE SMOKED EVERYWHERE.
THE GUY WAS A WALKING VIOLATION.

WELCOME BACK, WHEELER.
YOU WERE MISSED.

TAN LINE
ON YOUR RING FINGER.

I GOT ENGAGED.

WHAT? SINCE WHEN?

YOU'LL MEET HIM.

T.K.'S CLIPS AND PHONE RECORDS.

THERE MAY BE A PATTERN.

HE WOULD TRASH CERTAIN PLAYERS RELENTLESSLY.

THEN THERE'D BE A FLURRY
OF BACK AND FORTH PHONE CALLS.

AND SUDDENLY HE'D START WRITING
PUFF PIECES ABOUT THEM.

MM. SO HE BEAT 'EM
TILL THEY BEG FOR MERCY,

AND THEN HE CHARGED THEM.

WHO ARE WE LOOKIN' AT?

SO FAR,
A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER,

A CONCERT PROMOTER,
AND A CASINO OWNER.

EVEN ODDS ON ANY OF THOSE WORLDS
BREEDING A KILLER.

TRACK HIM DOWN.

HEY, REMEMBER
THE CHEF TOLD US

THAT ONE OF THE INVESTORS
WAS IN REAL ESTATE?

IT COULD BE
THIS BLOWHARD.

TED REGAN.

HE'S GOT THAT BIG
WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT

GOING UP OVER
ON THE WEST SIDE.

HMM.

BY THE WAY, LOGAN,

IS THIS A, UH,
WELCOME HOME GIFT?

IT'S FALLACI.

SHE MUST'VE LEFT IT HERE
BY MISTAKE.

YEAH, I THINK SHE WAS MARKING
MY DESK.

[scoffs]

SHE WANTED TO STAY
YOUR PARTNER.

MM-HMM. WELL, HEY,
WE GOT ALONG OKAY.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, SHE FELT
HAMSTRUNG AT MAJOR CASE.

SHE'S TRAINING AT QUANTICO.

OH. THIS SHOULD GO OVER BIG
WITH THE FEDS.

WHAT?
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!

$30 MILLION. 30!

[scoffs] THIS IS TED REGAN
YOU'RE DEALING WITH HERE.

NOT SOME PISSER FROM QUEENS.

CALL ME BACK
WHEN YOU GROW A SET.

FREAKIN'...

SORRY.

UH, WHAT WERE WE
TALKIN' ABOUT?

T.K. RICHMOND.

HE USED TO HIT YOU
PRETTY HARD IN HIS COLUMN.

HE SAID YOUR PROJECTS
WERE BLOATED, BEHIND SCHEDULE,

AND OVER BUDGET.

MY MOST RECENT PROJECTS,
HE WAS A CONVERT.

SAYS I'M GONNA BE BIGGER
THAN DONALD TRUMP.

SO T.K. JUST SAW THE LIGHT?

I DO PLAY TO WIN.

SO DID T.K.

IT TURNS OUT HIS COLUMN
WAS FOR SALE.

YEAH. SO'S EVERYTHING ELSE
IN THIS TOWN.

EXCEPT T.K. USED BLACKMAIL.

YOU WANT ME TO RESEARCH
WHAT HE HAD ON YOU, TED?

T.K. WAS IN A JAM.

HIS SISTER MOVED IN
WITH HIM.

THEY LIVED IN A WALK-UP.

SO YOU GAVE THEM
ONE OF YOUR APARTMENTS.

YEAH, IT WAS A RENTAL.
LEGITIMATE LEASE.

STABILIZED. $1,100 A MONTH.
CON ED INCLUDED.

WOW. 2 BEDROOM.
THAT'S A STEAL.

YEAH, I CONSIDERED IT
A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT.

ANY OTHER INVESTMENTS?

MAYBE A RESTAURANT?

I MIGHT'VE PUT 100
INTO THAT.

WHY, HE WASN'T GRATEFUL
FOR HOW YOU HELPED HIM OUT?

HE PUSHED YOU?

NO, I PUSHED HIM, ALL RIGHT?

I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIGHT

WITH THE CITY
PLANNING COMMISSION.

I WANTED HIM TO BURY ANYBODY

THAT WAS GOING TO TRY AND STOP
REGAN TOWERS, ALL RIGHT?

HE DIES NOW, NOT GOOD.

NOT GOOD AT ALL.

LISTEN,

SOMEBODY IN MY BUSINESS
WOULD'VE KILLED HIM,

YOU'D HAVE NEVER FOUND THE BODY.
[chuckles]

SO MY CASINO OWNER,
YOUR MUSIC EXEC,

AND A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER

ALL CLAIM TO HAVE
GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH T.K.

INTERESTING.

WE UNDERESTIMATED
THE POWER OF THE PRESS.

HE STARTED OUT
THEIR EXTORTIONIST,

ENDED UP THEIR PUBLICIST.

DON'T FORGET, HE TOOK IN
HALF A MILLION ALONG THE WAY.

BUT THE CHEF SAID
HE HASN'T SEEN A PENNY.

[exhales]
OLD CAR. CHEAP RENT.

WHAT THE HELL DID T.K. DO
WITH THAT MONEY?

HE DIDN'T NEED MUCH.

HE SAID A GOSSIP COLUMNIST
NEVER HAD TO PICK UP A CHECK.

I DON'T SEE ANY STOCKS
OR BONDS.

DID HE HAVE PROPERTY?

NO. HE THOUGHT
IT WOULD ALL CRASH.

UM, EXCUSE ME.

I NEED TO GET READY.

SURE.

HOW'S HIS CHECKING ACCOUNT?

UP AND DOWN
LIKE A ROLLER-COASTER.

WELL, RODGERS SAID
SHE DIDN'T SEE ANY DRUG HABITS

EXCEPT FOR PHARMACEUTICALS.

BIG DEBITS ON MONDAYS
IN WINTER.

HOW ABOUT SPRING?

MARCH, WAY DOWN,

AND THEN SOME DEPOSITS.

SUNDAY FOOTBALL.
MARCH MADNESS. APRIL BASEBALL.

WE MAY HAVE A GAMBLER HERE.

WHO WAS ON A HOT STREAK
THE LAST MONTH.

WHOA. NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE UP
FOR WHAT HE LOST.

I BET THERE'S SOME ANGRY
BOOKIES OUT THERE.

I'M SORRY, I DON'T WANT TO KEEP
PEOPLE WAITING AT THE FUNERAL.

HOW ABOUT WE GIVE YOUA LIFT?

[organ playing softly]

♪

NEW YORK
IS SUCH A BUSY CITY.

A LOT OF PEOPLE
JUST SENT CARDS AND BOUQUETS.

THE ARRANGEMENTS
ARE BEAUTIFUL.

HEY, THREE OF HIS BLACKMAIL
VICTIMS SENT FLOWERS.

[laughs]

YOU KNOW WHO I AM?NO.

DOES THAT LOOK RIGHT
TO YOU?

I'M NOT PLAYIN'.

HEY!

[vase clinks]

HEY! HEY! HEY!
YOU!

YOU FORGET SOMETHING?

OKAY, JOEY SNAILS.

YOU GOT A PERMIT
FOR THAT BROWNING?

LOOK, GUYS, I GOT
THE DIABETES.

I CAN'T DO ANY MORE TIME.

CAN YOU GIVE ME
A LITTLE RHYTHM ON THIS ONE?

WHAT WERE YOU DOIN'
AT THAT SERVICE?

STRAIGHT UP?

T.K. WAS A HEAVY DUTY GAMBLER.
HE OWED MY BOSS 50 LARGE.

YEAH, AND NOW HE'S DEAD.

LOOK, I HAD NOTHIN'
TO DO WITH THAT.

HE'S GONE, MAKES IT HARDER
FOR ME TO COLLECT.

I DON'T LIKE BOTHERIN'
FAMILY AT FUNERALS.

BESIDES, HE WAS STARTIN'
TO DIG OUT.

T.K. DIDN'T HAVE
ANY MONEY.

DID HE SAY HOW HE WAS WORKING
HIS WAY BACK?

WE WOULDN'T TAKE
HIS BOOK ANYMORE.

BUT HE HAD ANOTHER RUNNER
IN CHINATOWN.

LAST MONTH OR SO,
HE GOT ON A STREAK.

THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD YOU.BRAGGED ABOUT IT.

SAID HE HAD THE INSIDE LINE
ON WHICH PLAYERS WERE DOPING

TO COVER UP INJURY.

AN INSIDE LINE
ON JUST ONE TEAM?

NO. TWO SPORTS.
BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL.

SO IS THAT ENOUGH?

SORRY, JOEY,
BUT A GUN'S A GUN.

CAN--CAN WE GET A BITE?

I SKIPPED BREAKFAST.
MY SUGARS ARE CRASHIN'.

WE GOT A REAL NICE BRUNCH
DOWN AT 1 POLICE PLAZA.

T.K. NEVER WROTE
ABOUT SPORTS.

WHO'S HIS INSIDE LINE?

I WONDER IF HIS DOCTOR FEELGOOD
TREATED ANY ATHLETES.

THE NEWER DRUGS
NEVER WORKED FOR T.K.

SO I PRESCRIBED SECOBARBITAL.

HE LIKED THAT OLD
HOLLYWOOD MYSTIQUE.

DR. JACOBY, DID T.K. EVER ASK
YOU ABOUT YOUR OTHER PATIENTS?

ANY ATHLETES?

MM.
NOT THAT I CAN RECALL.

BUT EVEN IF HE DID,
I COULD NEVER TALK ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW, DOCTOR-PATIENT
CONFIDENTIALITY.

IT'S THE LAW.HEY, LISTEN.

T.K. BRAGGED THAT HE HAD
INSIDE INFORMATION

ON PLAYERS' INJURIES.

SO DON'T GIVE US

THAT DOCTOR-PATIENT
CONFIDENTIALITY CRAP.

OKAY?

I'M A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL.

OH, THEN I GUESS YOU WOULDN'T
MIND US TELLING THE STATE BOARD

THAT YOU'RE INVOLVED
IN A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION.

DETECTIVES,

CALL MY LAWYER IF YOU HAVE
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

A DOCTOR WHO KEEPS

A CRIMINAL DEFENSE
LAWYER'S CARD IN HIS POCKET.

DO YOU THINK THAT'S
A BAD SIGN?

I'D SAY SO.

OFF THE RECORD--
WE GOT THE RECORDS--

DR. JACOBY'S NAME

CAME UP IN A SPORTS
STEROIDS INVESTIGATION

A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

THE D.E.A.'S BEEN TRACKING
HIS PRESCRIPTIONS EVER SINCE.

AND WHAT A PRACTICEHE HAS.

ATHLETES JUICING.

MUSICIANS ON PAINKILLERS.

ACTORS ON EVERYTHING.

IS THAT SPENCER LONDON?

IT WAS.

SPENCER LONDON DIED
ON A MOVIE SET

IN LOUISIANA LAST MONTH.

IN ONE OF HIS COLUMNS,

T.K. RAN A BLIND ITEM

ABOUT A MOVIE STAR
IN TROUBLE

DOWN SOUTH.

HERE IT IS.

BAYOU BINGE.

"WHAT FILM CREW'S WORRIED

"THEIR MALE STAR'S POPPING
SO MANY PILLS,

HE'LL NEVER MAKE IT
TO WRAP?"

THE PRESS CALLED SPENCER'S DEATH
HEART FAILURE.

WHAT WAS JACOBY
FEEDING HIM?

WELL...

UM, HERE WE GO.

ANTI-ANXIETY.

ANTIDEPRESSANTS.
SLEEPING PILLS.

PAINKILLERS.

ANYTHING FOR HIS HEART?

NONE OF THE ABOVE.

[Ross]
SPENCER DROPPED DEAD

BEFORE THE MOVIE FINISHED SHOOTING.

FIND OUT IF T.K. VISITED
THE SET.

THE MOVIE IS CALLED
CONTRACT MAN.

WE'RE HOPING
FOR A CHRISTMAS RELEASE.

YOU WERE ABLE TO FINISH
THE SHOOT

AFTER SPENCER DIED?

WELL, WE DID NEED
TO USE A DOUBLE

FOR THE LAST COUPLE DAYS
OF SHOOTING.

LOOK AT SPENCER.
LOOK AT HOW GREAT HE LOOKS.

GIVEN HIS HISTORY,
HIRING HIM WAS RISKY.

BUT I KNEW THAT HE HAD
THIS ROLE IN HIM.

MS. TYSON,

IF HE LOOKED SO GREAT,

WHY DID YOU HAVE TO FLY
DR. JACOBY DOWN TO THE SET

TO SEE HIM?

WELL, SPENCER STARTED

TO FEEL SICK TOWARDS THE END
OF THE SHOOT.

BUT HE WAS A REAL TROOPER.

HE WANTED US TO STAY
ON SCHEDULE.

SO THE DOCTOR GAVE HIM
A FEW B-12 SHOTS.

SOME ANTIBIOTICS.

NO. THE DOCTOR GAVE HIM
HALF A DOZEN SCHEDULE II DRUGS.

WE HAVE THE D.E.A. RECORDS.

NONE OF THEM WERE FOR
HIS HEART CONDITION.

OF COURSE THEY WEREN'T.

HIS HEART CONDITION
WAS CONGENITAL.

HE NEVER EVEN KNEW
ABOUT IT.

DID YOU SEE THAT BLIND ITEM
ABOUT SPENCER

IN T.K.'S COLUMN?

THOSE BLIND ITEMS
CAN BE ABOUT ANYONE.

WAS T.K. AROUND
DURING THE SHOOT?

NO.

HE CAME DOWN
FOR THE MEMORIAL SERVICE.

HE FLIRTED
WITH A FEW EXTRAS.

HE ATE
SOME ALLIGATOR SAUSAGE.

AND THEN HE WENT
TO NEW ORLEANS.

HE'S A GOSSIP COLUMNIST.

AND HE NEVER ASKED
ABOUT YOUR DOCTOR FEELGOOD

OR SPENCER'S DRUG USE?

HONESTLY, THIS THE FIRST TIME
I'M HEARING ABOUT ANY OF IT.

SPENCER WAS GIVING
THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS LIFE.

AND BEFORE YOU TWO
SHOWED UP,

THE ONLY SCANDAL
SURROUNDING HIS DEATH

WAS THAT HE HAD
A HEART CONDITION

THAT NOBODY KNEW ABOUT

UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE.

SPENCER LONDON
DID HAVE A FATAL HEART ATTACK,

AND HE DID HAVE
A CONGENITAL DEFECT.

HE DIED
OF AN AORTIC ANEURYSM.

IT'S LIKE A BOMB
GOING OFF IN YOUR CHEST.

THE ARTERY RUPTURED

AND HE WAS PROBABLY DEAD
IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS.

IT RUPTURED ON ITS OWN.

WELL, IT MIGHT HAVE EVENTUALLY.

AND IT WAS
A REASONABLE CALL

UNTIL THE TOX SCREEN
CAME BACK A FEW WEEKS LATER.

AND SPENCER HAD
SO MANY DRUGS IN HIS SYSTEM,

IT'S A WONDER HIS HEART
DIDN'T BURST SOONER.

WHY DO ALL COPS THINK
IF THEY JUST STAYED IN SCHOOL,

THEY COULD'VE BEEN DOCTORS?

SO THE CORONER MISSED IT.

WELL, NOT IF YOU READ
THE REPORT.

BUT BY THEN, HE'D ALREADY HELD
A PRESS CONFERENCE

AND ANNOUNCED
THE CAUSE OF DEATH.

AND INSURANCE CLAIMS
HAD BEEN FILED,

BODY WAS IN THE GROUND,

WHY NOT JUST BURY
THE TOX REPORT WITH IT.

WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST TIME
A HOLLYWOOD DEATH

GOT HUSHED UP.

DETECTIVES, I'M NOT
A FULL-TIME CORONER,

I'M JUST A COUNTRY DOCTOR.

WE'RE NOT HIGH-TECH.

TOX SCREENS DON'T COME BACK
IN AN HOUR.

WE GET ALL THAT,
DR. BENWAY.

WE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU ANNOUNCED

SPENCER LONDON'S
CAUSE OF DEATH

BEFORE HIS TESTS
WERE DONE.

MA'AM, YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN
HIS HEART.

YOU'DA MADE
THE SAME CALL.

THEN WHY NOT CORRECT
THAT CALL

WHEN HIS TOX REPORT
CAME BACK?

THE MAN WAS GONE.

WHY HURT HIS FAMILY?

YEAH, AND BESIDES,

YOU'D ALREADY HELD
YOUR PRESS CONFERENCE.

DID A REPORTER
NAMED T.K. RICHMOND

QUESTION YOU
AFTER THAT CONFERENCE?

AS A MATTER OF FACT, YES.

HE WAS ONE OF THOSE
OBNOXIOUS NEW YORKERS.

NO OFFENSE.

OH, NO OFFENSE TAKEN.

HOW'D YOU HANDLE HIM?I DIDN'T.

THE MOVIE PEOPLE
TOOK CARE OF IT.

THE MOVIE PEOPLE?

BEVERLY TYSON?

NO. HER HUSBAND,
BARRY FREEBURG.

HE'S HEAD OF THE STUDIO.

AND YOU CALLED HIM?

NO, HE CAME UP TO ME
AFTER THE MEMORIAL.

HE WAS VERY INTERESTED
IN MY EXPERIENCE

IN HELPIN' THE LOCAL VICTIMS
OF HURRICANE KATRINA.

HE SAW THE CINEMATIC POSSIBILITIES.

AND WHAT?

HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT MAKE
A MOVIE?

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

I'M WRITING WHAT BARRY CALLED
A FILM TREATMENT.

IT'S LIKE A BLUEPRINT.

YEAH.

BARRY FREEBURG'S COMPANY,
BFP FILMS,

IS A SILENT PARTNER
ON HIS WIFE'S MOVIE.

THEY'RE DOING DISTRIBUTION.

NOW WAIT A MINUTE.

LET'S TRY TO PUT THIS
TOGETHER HERE.

ALL RIGHT,
SO THIS PRODUCER BROAD,

BEVERLY TYSON,

HER STAR OD'S
ON COMPANY-SUPPLIED DRUGS.

HER HUSBAND BARRY
BLOWS INTO TOWN,

TRIES TO DO DAMAGE CONTROL.

BRIBES THE COUNTRY DOCTOR
TO GIVE A CLEAN BILL OF DEATH.

AND THEN TRIES TO MAKE
THE DEAL WITH T.K.

BUT T.K.'S A SHARK
AND HE'S IN THE HOLE.

SO HE GETS GREEDY.

AND THEN HE GETS THE BACK
OF HIS HEAD BLOWN OFF.

[Freeburg]
THAT WAS FANTASTIC.

JUST GREAT.
JUST GREAT.

MR. FREEBURG,
DO YOU STILL WANT ME

TO PASS BY YOUR OFFICE?

SURE, SURE.
END OF THE DAY ON FRIDAY.

TALK TO MY ASSISTANT.
SHE'LL SET THE WHOLE THING UP.

MR. FREEBURG,

WE TALKED TO YOUR OFFICE.

YEAH, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.

THE DETECTIVES ABOUT T.K.

YEAH, TERRIBLE, TERRIBLETRAGEDY.

YOU MUST'VE KNOWN HIM
A LONG TIME.

SURE, YEAH, YEAH.

I'D SEE HIM AT ALL
THE OPENINGS

AND ALL THE PARTIES.

HE WAS ON EVERYBODY'S LIST.

IS THAT HOW HE ENDED UP
AS SPENCER LONDON'S MEMORIAL

IN LOUISIANA?

ANOTHER TRAGEDY.
SO YOUNG.

WHO KNEW THE GUY
WAS A WALKING TIME BOMB?

HEART'S A MYSTERIOUS ORGAN.

IT MAY'VE BEEN MORE
THAN HIS HEART.

WE SPOKE TO THE DOCTOR
WHO PERFORMED THE AUTOPSY.

REALLY?

I'M SURPRISED BENWAY WOULD
GIVE UP

SPENCER'S PRIVACY LIKE THAT.

DIDN'T YOU GET HIM
A SCREENPLAY DEAL?

KATRINA NIGHTS.
SURE, SURE, SURE.

THAT DOC'S GOT AMAZING STORIES.

I MEAN, IMAGINE YOU HAVE
TO DECIDE

WHICH PATIENT YOU SAVE
BEFORE THE WATERS COME IN.

IMAGINE HAVING TO CHOOSE
WHETHER OR NOT

TO GO PUBLIC WITH A TOX SCREEN
WHEN YOU HAVE A MOVIE DEAL.

JUST TRYING TO SAVE SPENCER'S
FAMILY FROM THE VULTURES.

LIKE T.K. RICHMOND?

YEAH, T.K.

HE PLANTED THOSE BLIND ITEMS

JUST TO GET ME GOING,
YOU KNOW?

WE TALKED ABOUT IT,
CAME TO AN AGREEMENT.

HE MOVED ON TO OTHER STORIES.

AND YOU'RE SAYING
HE DIDN'T COME BACK AT YOU?

COME ON, FROM WHAT WE HEAR
ABOUT T.K.,

HE LIKED TO, YOU KNOW,

SQUEEZE THE LEMON TILL
IT EXPLODED.

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING,
THAT I PLANTED THE BOMB?

COME ON! I CAN'T EVEN PROGRAM
MY OWN DVR.

BUT YOU DO KNOW HOW
TO MAKE SCREENPLAY DEALS.

VERY GOOD, DETECTIVE.

VERY GOOD. OKAY.

MAYBE I SHOULD GIVE YOU
A DEAL.

YOU GOTTA LOOK
AT THE SECOND ACT OF YOUR LIFE.

CAN'T BE A COP FOREVER.

AND I KNOW YOU'VE GOT STORIES.

I GOT A FEW STORIES ALL RIGHT.

BUT LET'S GET BACK
TO T.K.'S DEAL, OKAY?

OKAY, T.K.--

IT WAS, UH, BEFORE THE MEMORIAL

I GAVE HIM 50 GRAND.

TOTALLY LEGIT.

HE TURN IN A SCRIPT?

NAW, JUST A PITCH.

WRITERS, YOU KNOW?

THEY GOT A LOT OF PROBLEMS
WITH DEADLINES.

ALL RIGHT, UM, LISTEN,

I GOTTA GET BACK
TO THE GIRLS.

I HOPE I HELPED YOU.
NICE MEETING YOU.

TAKE CARE.

"THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS.

I LOVE THIS DIRTY TOWN."

BURT LANCASTER.

PLAYED A CORRUPT
GOSSIP COLUMNIST.

IF HE DIDN'T HAVE THE GOODS
ON SOMEONE,

HE'D MAKE 'EM UP.

ANYBODY WANT TO MURDER
THE GOSSIP COLUMNIST?

EVERYBODY.

MAKES YOU WONDER
WHAT T.K.'S VERSION WAS ABOUT.

SCREENPLAY?

MY BROTHER WASN'T WRITING
A SCREENPLAY.

HE MIGHT'VE BEEN DOING
SOME RESEARCH FOR IT DOWN SOUTH.

HIS TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS?

YEAH.

YOU SAID HE DIDN'T TAKE NOTES,

BUT DID HE BRING ANYTHING BACK?

UH, HE BROUGHT ME
SOME MARDI GRAS BEADS.

THAT'S IT?

NO, UM, ONE MORE THING.

ALLIGATOR SAUSAGE.

DOES THAT HELP?

I NEVER GOT TO TRY IT.

T.K. SAID IT TASTED
LIKE CHICKEN.

YEAH...

ONLY GAMIER.

"SELECT DAILIES
FROM CONTRACT MAN."

THE SPENCER LONDON MOVIE.

[man on video]
ACTION!

[Logan]
WHOA.

CUT. DAMN IT!

GUY CAN'T EVEN WALK STRAIGHT.

WHAT IS THIS,
A BLOOPER REEL?

KEEP ROLLING.
I CAN DO THIS.

[Wheeler]
MORE LIKE A BLACKMAIL REEL.

HERE'S SPENCER TRYING TO HIDE
A BOMB IN A TAPE DECK.

IT'S THE OPENING;
IT'S TOO SMALL.

I MEAN WHO THE HELL
BUILT THIS PIECE OF--

[laughing on video]

[Spencer]
DON'T LAUGH AT ME!

THIS GUY'S A DISASTER.

WHAT, DID HE BLOW UP THE BOAT
BY ACCIDENT?

NO, IT'S PART OF THE PLOT.

HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE
A CONTRACT KILLER.

HE BLEW UP THIS JOGGER
ON THAT BOAT.

JOGGER ON A BOAT.
WAIT A MINUTE.

THE BOMB'S
IN THAT CASSETTE PLAYER,

IF HE COULD EVER GET IT IN.

OH, THE EXPLOSION

WAS TRIGGERED BY A TAPE DECK.

I WONDER WHEN THEY
FIGURED THAT OUT.

LOGAN, IT'S A MOVIE.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

THIS MOVIE IS BASED
ON A REAL CASE.

WHEN I WAS A WHITE SHIELD,

A GUY COMES BACK
FROM A JOG,

GETS BLOWN UP
ON HIS HOUSE BOAT.

I DIDN'T KNOW THEY SOLVED IT.

IT'S PRETTY CLEVER.

YEP, THIS IS IT.

TONY FABRE,
HEIR TO A SUPERMARKET CHAIN.

SOME MOB TIES.
KILLED BY A BOAT BOMB.

WHEN DID YOU GUYS BREAK THIS?

WE DIDN'T;
IT'S STILL AN OPEN CASE.

BOMB SQUAD FOUND TRACES OF C4,

BUT WE COULD NEVER FIGURE OUT
HOW THE TRIGGER WORKED.

COULD IT HAVE BEEN SET OFF
BY A TAPE DECK?

THERE WAS ONE ON-BOARD,
A MARANTZ,

JUST LIKE IN YOUR MOVIE.

AND IN EVERYBODY'S DEN
IN THOSE DAYS.

MY DAD HAD ONE TOO.

IN THE MOVIE, THE VICTIM
PRESSES PLAY

TO TRIGGER THE BOMB.

T.K. PUSHES IN A CIGARETTE LIGHTER.

ARE WE TALKING ABOUT
THE SAME BOMBER?

SAME EXPLOSIVE,

SIMILAR BEHIND-THE-PANELTRIGGER.

IT'S A POSSIBLE SIGNATURE.

HELLO, ONE OF THESE BOMBERS
IS FICTIONAL.

THE WRITER PROBABLY READ
SOME ARTICLES

AND MADE THE REST UP.

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

FABRE WENT OUT FOR A JOG.

HE WAS WEARING A WALKMAN.

THAT'S INFORMATION
WE NEVER RELEASED.

YOU TRACK DOWN
YOUR SCREENWRITER,

THE BOMB SQUAD WOULD LIKE
A WORD WITH HIM.

CONTRACT MAN WAS IN DEVELOPMENT
FOR FIVE YEARS.

I--I'M THE SEVENTH WRITER

WORKING WITH THE THIRD DIRECTOR.

IT'S NOT YOUR ORIGINALSTORY.

I'M MILES FROM WHAT
THEY STARTED WITH.

I'M TAKING IT TO ARBITRATION
FOR SOLE CREDIT.

THE BOMB ON THE BOAT,

YOU KNOW, IN THE TAPE DECK.

WAS THAT YOUR IDEA?

UH, THAT WAS FROM
THE FIRST DRAFT.

WELL HOW ABOUT THE VICTIM
THAT WAS OUT JOGGING?

YOU KNOW, WITH THE WALKMAN.
YOU?

UM, I--I THINK THAT WAS
FROM THE FIRST DRAFT TOO.

BUT I DID A LOT
TO SET IT UP.

THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE SUCKED.

WHO WROTE THAT FIRST DRAFT?

UH...

AH...

FRANCESCO X. CESARE
IS THE NAME ON THE TITLE PAGE.

I NEVER HEARD OF THE GUY.

BEV MIGHT KNOW HOW
TO REACH HIM.

BEVERLY TYSON, THE PRODUCER?

SHE BROUGHT YOU THIS STORY?

AND TWISTED MY ARM.

KEPT SAYING THIS WAS
HER BIG PASSION PROJECT.

FIRST WRITER OF CONTRACT MAN.

UH, COULD YOU--

WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO
WITH T.K.'S MURDER?

WE'RE NOT SURE,
BUT WE'RE TRYING

TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM.

THAT CAN'T HAPPEN.

FRANK IS DEAD.

HE DIED RIGHT AFTER
WE OPTIONED THE SCRIPT.

OH, THAT'S TOO BAD.

YOU REMEMBER HOW HE DIED?

UH, I THINK IT WAS
A CAR ACCIDENT

ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO
OUT ON LONG ISLAND.

IT WAS A VERY SAD STORY.

CONTRACT MAN WAS HIS FIRST SCREENPLAY.

I NEVER EVEN GOT A CHANCE
TO MEET HIM.

THEN HOW DID YOU FIND IT?

IT WAS IN THE SLUSH PILE.

IT'S, UH, SCRIPTS
THAT ARE SUBMITTED

WITHOUT AN AGENT.

I LIKE TO SLOG THROUGH THEM

LOOKING FOR A PEARL

AND SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ONE
JUST GRABBED ME.

YOU EVER ASK HIM WHO IT WAS
BASED ON?

I NEVER GOT THE CHANCE.

IT'S TOO BAD.

HE WOULD'VE HAD
A BRILLIANT CAREER.

[sighs]

BOY, CAN SHE SPIN A STORY.

YEAH.

ONLY ONE THING DOESN'T TRACK.

IF SHE NEVER MET
FRANCESCO CESARE,

HOW COME SHE CALLED HIM FRANK?

WE CAN'T FIND
A FRANCESCO X. CESARE

IN THE WRITERS GUILD.

AND THERE'S NO RECORD
OF ANYONE BY THAT NAME

DYING IN A CAR ACCIDENT
ON LONG ISLAND EVER.

WHY WOULD SHE LIE ABOUT THAT?

THAT'S WHAT WE WERE WONDERING.

SO WE TOOK ANOTHER LOOK
AT BEV TYSON.

TURNS OUT HER BIRTH NAME
WAS BEVERLY BANDUCCI

OF TODT HILL, STATEN ISLAND.

NICE FAMILY,

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS,

FATHER OWNS A DRY CLEANER,
NOTHING HINKY.

NOT UNTIL SHE'S 18

WHEN SHE GETS COLLARED
FOR SHOPLIFTING

AT THE LOCAL MALL.

WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST TIME
A CATHOLIC SCHOOLGIRL

GOES BAD FOR A WHILE.

YEAH, BUT LOOK WHO
SHE WAS ARRESTED WITH.

FRANK CHESS.

[Ross]
AKA FRANCESCO CESARE.

WE THINK IT'S THE NAME
HE WROTE UNDER

TO MAKE HIMSELF SOUND
MORE AUTHENTIC.

DO WE HAVE ANYTHING MORE
ON FRANK CHESS?

[Logan]
OH, YEAH, YOU BET.

HE'S A CAPO IN THE SEVERINI
CRIME FAMILY.

PUSHED THE BUTTON
ON SEVEN GUYS,

NEVER GOT CONVICTED.

ANY BOMBINGS?

SUSPECT IN TWO,
AND ONE CAR BOMBING.

FIVE YEARS AGO,

CHESS GOT JAMMED UP,

TESTIFIED AGAINST
HIS ASSOCIATES.

A MONTH LATER HE DIES
IN A CAR CRASH.

HERE'S A COPY
OF THE DEATH CERTIFICATE.

ONLY PROBLEM IS

LOCAL PRECINCT HAS NO RECORD
OF THE CRASH.

[Ross]
BECAUSE THERE WAS NONE.

FEDS FAKED THIS AS A COVER.

IN CONTRACT MAN,

SPENCER LONDON'S CHARACTER

GOES INTO WITNESS PROTECTION
AFTER HIS LAST HIT.

SPENCER PLAYED IT,
BUT FRANK CHESS LIVED IT.

AND THEN HIS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLFRIEND

MADE A MOVIE ABOUT HIM.

IT'S A REAL PASSION PROJECT.

[giggles]

LOGAN, WHEELER,

MEET U.S. MARSHAL
MARY SHANNON.

SHE'S WITH THE FEDERAL
WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM.

DETECTIVES.

WE CAUGHT A BREAK.

MARY'S IN TOWN
TRANSPORTING A WITNESS,

AND SHE WAS FRANK CHESS'
WITSEC INSPECTOR.

OH, SO WHAT CAN YOU TELL US
ABOUT CHESS?

TOTAL PAIN IN THE ASS.

TYPICAL LITTLE DICK TOUGH GUY.

AND YOU RELOCATED HIM
TO ALBUQUERQUE?

FIVE YEARS AGO.

MOPE STEPPED OFF THE PLANE
BITCHING ABOUT THE DRY HEAT

AND DEMANDING WE IMPORT HIM
REAL SOPRESSAT.

HOW LONG DID HE LAST?

MAYBE THREE YEARS,

THEN HE WENT OFF
THE RESERVATION.

WE WROTE HIM OUT OF THE PROGRAM
FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.

THAT MUST'VE HURT HIS FEELINGS.

YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHERE HE IS NOW?

NO, NOT A CLUE.

IF YOU FIND HIM,
DON'T LET THE SMILE FOOL YOU.

GUY'S A PSYCHOPATH.

SOUND LIKE YOU MISS HIM.

YOU WANT IN ON THE HUNT?

OH, I WISH I COULD.

I'M DUE BACK IN ALBUQUERQUE
BY 10:00 TONIGHT.

THANKS.

SEE YA.

SHE'S A SLICE.

I WONDER WHAT YOU DO
IN ALBUQUERQUE

ON A SUNDAY NIGHT AT 10:00.

[Ross]
NOT YOUR PROBLEM.

JUST TRACK DOWN FRANK CHESS.

[Wheeler]
ALREADY STARTED WITH BEV.

JUST GOT
HER PHONE RECORDS.

SO WHO'S IN HER TOP FIVE?

MOST CALLS ARE IN SANTA MONICA,

BEVERLY HILLS, VAIL.

AND HERE WE GO.

A NUMBER OF LONG CALLS

TO WETWORKS AUTO DETAILING
AND CUSTOM SOUND.

MARGATE, NEW JERSEY.

RIGHT NEXT DOOR
TO ATLANTIC CITY.

TAKE THE BOY OUT OF THE MOB,BUT...

[door opens and shuts]

[Logan]
HOLD IT, FRANK.

HEY, HEY, HEY!
HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?

FRANK CHESS, WE'RE OFFERING YOU

A FREE RIDE BACK
TO THE CITY.

HEY, WHERE'S YOUR WARRANT?

WHAT'S YOUR PROBABLE CAUSE?

HERE'S OUR WARRANT

AND THERE'S MY PROBABLE CAUSE.

YOU GUYS ARE MAKING
A MISTAKE.

I'M IN THE PROGRAM.

NOT ANYMORE.
LET'S GO.

WE'LL STOP BY LITTLE ITALY
ON THE WAY BACK,

PICK YOU UP SOME SOPRESSAT.

WHO'S THAT?

FRANK CHESS.

FRANCESCO CESARE,
YOUR SCREENWRITER.

I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE.

YOU WANNA TRY ANOTHER TAKE?

[sighs]

DOES MY HUSBAND KNOW
ABOUT THIS?

YOUR HUSBAND?

OH, LADY, THAT IS THE LEAST
OF YOUR PROBLEMS.

YOU'VE BEEN DOING NOTHING
BUT LYING TO US.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE UP
FOR A MURDER CHARGE HERE?

MURDER?

YEAH. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I--I JUST DIDN'T WANT
MY HUSBAND

TO FIND OUT ABOUT
ME AND FRANK.

YOU'RE HAVING AN AFFAIR
WITH HIM?

TAKE IT SLOW.

WHEN DID IT START?

SHOULD I CALL A LAWYER?

UH, YOU KNOW ANY WHO WON'T CALL
YOUR HUSBAND?

[sighs]

I HADN'T SEEN FRANK
SINCE HIGH SCHOOL.

HE GOT IN TOUCH WITH ME
WHEN HE WENT INTO THE PROGRAM.

HE WAS OUT WEST
AND HE WAS BORED.

HE SENT ME A SCRIPT.

I VISITED HIM ON MY WAY
TO SUNDANCE.

WE WOULD MEET SOMETIMES

AT A LITTLE SPA IN TAOS.

AND THEN TWICE A YEAR
WASN'T ENOUGH FOR US.

HE LEFT WITNESS PROTECTIONFOR YOU?

HE'S CRAZY ABOUT ME.

HM.

AND I'D FORGOTTEN
WHAT IT WAS LIKE

TO FEEL WANTED LIKE THAT.

I CAN'T EVEN GET BARRY
TO TURN OFF HIS BLACKBERRY.

BARRY DOESN'T KNOW
ABOUT YOU AND FRANK.

HE KNEW THAT FRANK
HAD SENT ME A SCRIPT

THAT I WAS EXCITED ABOUT.

IT WASN'T JUST ABOUT
THE SEX.

IT WAS THE WHOLE LIFE
THAT FRANK HAD LED.

THE AURA OF DANGER.

THE AURA OF DANGER?

THIS HELP YOU TO GET OFF?

OH, MY GOD.

NO, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.

FRANK--HE LEFT THAT LIFE
BEHIND HIM.

YOU CAN'T BELIEVE THAT
HE WOULD

DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO T.K.

LISTEN, YOU GOT
A STONE-COLD KILLER

TO LEAVE WITNESS PROTECTION
FOR YOU.

YOU NEVER WONDERED WHAT ELSE
HE MIGHT DO FOR YOU?

NO, NOT MY FRANKIE.

NO.

YOU THINK THAT'S THE STORY
OF MY LIFE?

YOU GOT SOME IMAGINATION.

COME ON, FRANK.

WE FOUND 20 OUNCES OF C4
IN YOUR GARAGE

AND A TRIGGER MECHANISM
IN A BLACKBERRY.

BARRY FREEBURG NEXT
ON YOUR HIT PARADE?

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
ANY OF THIS.

IT'S NOT LIKE WE HAVEN'T

DONE THE MATH, FRANK.

COME ON.

WE KNOW YOU'RE CRAZY
ABOUT BEV,

AND WE KNOW THAT BEV
DIDN'T WANT T.K.

WRITING ABOUT SPENCER LONDON'S
OVERDOSE.

MM-MM.

BEVIE HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH IT.

T.K. GOT SPARKED
BECAUSE HE FIGURED OUT

THAT THE MOVIE WAS BASED
ON ME.

HE WAS GONNA OUT ME.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE
WANNA KNOW WHERE I AM.

HOW'D YOU KNOW
HE WAS GONNA OUT YOU?

I OVERHEARD BEV TALKING
TO HER HUSBAND ON THE PHONE.

SHE THOUGHT I WAS STILL
IN THE SHOWER.

SO YOU DECIDED COMPLETELY
ON YOUR OWN

TO KILL T.K.

GIMME A PEN AND PAPER.

I'LL START WRITING RIGHT NOW.

WELL, THE D.A.
SHOULD BE HAPPY.

BUT YOU'RE NOT?

THEY'RE BOTH LYING.

T.K. DIDN'T TAKE NOTES.

DIDN'T DO RESEARCH.

HOW LIKELY IS IT HE FOUND OUT

FRANK CHESS WAS
THE CONTRACT MAN?

SO WHAT ARE WE SAYING HERE?

THAT BEV AND BARRY TRICKED FRANK
INTO KILLING T.K.?

UNLESS T.K. HAD SOMETHING ELSE
ON HIM.

SOMETHING MONEY COULDN'T FIX.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

T.K. ON TAPE THE NIGHT
HE DIED.

[T.K. on tape]
IT'S NOT LIKE YOU TRIED

TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME NUN

OR SOME NAIVE LITTLE
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL.

SOME BUM DOES THAT,

THERE'S NOT ENOUGH MONEY
IN THE WORLD--

T.K. HAVE A SOFT SPOT
FOR NUNS?

NO.

BUT HIS SISTER JEANNIE,
A NAIVE HIGH SCHOOL GIRL,

WHO WANTS TO BE AN ACTRESS.

WHEELER,
GIVE HER A SHOULDER.

NOW THAT T.K.'S GONE,

I HAVE TO GO LIVE
WITH MY AUNT IN MAINE.

WHAT ABOUT THE PERFORMING ARTS
HIGH SCHOOL?

I DON'T REALLY WANT
TO BE AN ACTRESS ANYMORE.

I'LL JUST STUDY SOMETHING ELSE,

LIKE VETERINARY SCIENCE.

JEANNIE, YOU'RE THE ONE THING
IN THE WORLD

YOUR BROTHER CARED ABOUT.

NO MATTER WHAT
ANYONE ELSE SAYS,

HE ALWAYS LOOKED OUTFOR ME.

THEN YOU NEED TO LOOK OUT
FOR HIM.

YOU SAID YOU DON'T WANT
TO ACT ANYMORE.

WHAT MADE YOU CHANGE
YOUR MIND?

JUST TOO HARD TO BREAK IN.

BUT YOUR BROTHER
KNEW EVERYONE.

COULDN'T HE HELP YOU
GET AUDITIONS?

MAYBE WITH BARRY FREEBURG?

HE DID.

YOU MET HIM
AT THE SOUNDSTAGE?

I WAS SUPPOSED TO.

BUT MR. FREEBURG ASKED ME

TO COME BY HIS OFFICE INSTEAD.

5:30 ON A FRIDAY.

[sniffs]

HE ASKED ALL OF HIS ASSISTANTS
TO GO HOME.

DO I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS?

IT'S OKAY.

I WAS 16 ONCE.

JUST TELL ME WHAT
YOU TOLD T.K.

[voice breaks]
I DIDN'T HAVE TO TELL HIM ANYTHING.

HE JUST LOOKED AT MY FACE

AND HE KNEW THAT SOMETHING
REALLY BAD HAD HAPPENED.

SO T.K. LEVERAGES SPENCER'S
DRUG OVERDOSE

NOT JUST FOR MONEY,

BUT ALSO TO GET HIS SISTER
AN AUDITION.

THEN BARRY GETS BACKAT T.K.

BY BENDING HIS SISTER
OVER THE COUCH.

NICE PEOPLE.

AND WHEN T.K.
PUTS IT TOGETHER,

HE MUST'VE BEEN OUT
FOR BARRY'S BLOOD.

T.K.'S DEAD,
FRANK'S IN JAIL.

HOW COME BARRY'S THE LAST MAN
STANDING?

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

I'LL ASK HIM.

YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO TALK
IN PRIVATE, DETECTIVE.

NO LAWYERS,
NO PARTNERS.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

WE JUST MADE AN ARREST
IN T.K.'S MURDER.

ORGANIZED CRIME GUY
BY THE NAME OF FRANK CHESS.

GOOD TO KNOW,
BUT WHY THE SPECIAL TRIP?

THE D.A. BELIEVES THAT

THE MOVIE YOUR WIFE
WAS PRODUCING

WAS BASED ON FRANK CHESS' LIFE.

CHESS KILLED T.K.
TO KEEP HIS WHEREABOUTS

OUT OF THE GOSSIP COLUMN.

MY GOD, DOES BEV KNOW
ANY OF THIS?

OH, WELL, YOU SHOULD
ASK HER ABOUT THAT.

THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE
I FOUND OUT.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVEN'T
SHARED WITH THE D.A.

OR EVEN MY PARTNER YET.

WHAT'S THAT?

THIS IS A SIGNED STATEMENT

FROM T.K.'S YOUNGER SISTERJEANNIE.

SHE SAYS YOU RAPED HER.

IT'S ALL LIES.

SHE'S A SHAKEDOWN ARTIST,
JUST LIKE HER BROTHER.

WHAT REALLY DID HAPPEN?

OKAY, UH...

T.K. DEMANDED I GIVE HERA PART.

SHE COMES OVER
WITH A SKIRT UP TO HERE.

SHE STARTS WORKING IT.

IT'S LATE AT NIGHT.
WE'RE ALONE.

WHAT DO I LOOK LIKE,GANDHI?

SO THE SEX WAS CONSENSUAL.

ABSOLUTELY.

HM.

THING IS...

JEANNIE WAS 16.

SHE JUST HIT 17 LAST WEEK.

I HAD NO IDEA.

BELIEVE ME, IF YOU'D SEEN
THIS GIRL--

OH, I SAW HER, ALL RIGHT.

PROBLEM IS WE'RE TALKING
STATUTORY RAPE, BARRY.

THIS ISN'T JUST A PUBLICITY NIGHTMARE.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT A SERIOUS
CRIMINAL CHARGE.

DO I HAVE TO BE?

HOW ABOUT SOME BREAKFAST,
DETECTIVE?

YEAH, I'M FEELING A LITTLEHUNGRY.

YOU BEEN AT THIS
A LONG TIME, HUH?

SEEMS LIKE MY WHOLE LIFE.

WHEN WE WERE TALKING
THE OTHER DAY

ABOUT YOUR SECOND ACT,

I CAN'T IMAGINE THE DEPARTMENT

IS, UH, GROOMING YOU
FOR MANAGEMENT.

[scoffs]

IT'S NOT MY STYLE ANYWAY.

I'M JUST THINKING
OUT LOUD HERE.

YOU KNOW THOSE STORIES
YOU TOLD ME ABOUT THE OTHER DAY?

ANY OF 'EM MAKE A GOOD MOVIE?

I'M NOT A WRITER, BARRY.

OH, I GOT WRITERS.

I NEED YOUR STREET SMARTS.

YOUR SOUL.

YEAH, WELL, YOU CAN HAVE THAT.

BUT, UH, THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE
THAT COULD USE

SOME ATTENTION TOO:
THE GIRL.

WELL, SHE'S IN A NEEDY PLACE.

I-I-I DEFINITELY WANT
TO HELP HER OUT.

JUST SO THERE'S
NO HARD FEELINGS.

SO WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING.

YEAH, WE DO.

BUT THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT

TO BE STRAIGHT UP
WITH YOU ABOUT.

GO AHEAD.
WE'RE PARTNERS.

OKAY.
FRANK CHESS.

HE WAS DOING YOUR WIFE.

SORRY I HAVE TO BE THE ONE
TO TELL YOU THAT.

YOU THINK I DIDN'T KNOW THAT?

WHAT DO I LOOK LIKE,
A CHUMP?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU DON'T GET TO BE THE HEAD
OF A MAJOR STUDIO

BY BEING TOO DUMB TO REALIZE

WHEN THERE'S ANOTHER CLOWN
IN THE TENT.

SO YOU JUST LET IT GO ON?

I FILED IT AWAY.

I KNEW THAT EVENTUALLY

I'D GET MORE OUT OF FRANK
THAN SHE EVER WOULD.

WELL, JUST HOW DID YOU
GET FRANK

TO TAKE CARE OF T.K. ANYWAY?

IT'S LIKE PUTTING TOGETHER
A MOVIE.

ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS KNOW
HOW TO PACKAGE THE ELEMENTS.

I TOLD HER THAT HER LOVER
WAS IN TROUBLE,

AND SHE'S VERY PROACTIVE.

FRANK SWORE HE ACTED
ON HIS OWN.

YEAH, FOR NOW.

BUT HE'S A RAT.

ONCE HE FINDS OUT
SHE PUT HIM UP TO IT,

HE'LL TURN ON HER.

SO YOU PUT OUT THE CONTRACT,

AND THOSE TWO HAD NO IDEA
THEY WERE BEING PLAYED.

THAT'S VERY GOOD.

THAT'S WHAT I DO.

NO ONE GETS OVER
ON BARRY FREEBURG.

NOT MY WIFE, NOT FRANK,

NOT THAT LITTLE BOTTOM FEEDER T.K.

THAT SON OF A BITCH

WAS GONNA KEEP ON
GRINDING ME DOWN,

SO I GAVE HIS SISTER
AN AUDITION.

I GAVE HER THE PART
OF A LIFETIME.

DETECTIVE, IF YOU'RE THINKING
YOU'RE GETTING OVER ON ME,

YOU'RE NOT, 'CAUSE
I GOT YOUR NUMBER.

HOW'S THAT?

OH, HOW'S THAT?

LET'S SEE,
I'VE GOT YOU RECORDED

ACCEPTING A BRIBE
AND AGREEING TO A COVER-UP.

HUH.

RIGHT BACK AT YOU, PAL.

STATUTORY RAPE
AND FELONY MURDER.

BARRY FREEBURG,
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

OKAY, THIS'LL NEVER HOLD UP.

THIS IS ENTRAPMENT,
PURE AND SIMPLE.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I GET OUT
FROM UNDERNEATH THIS,

YOU BETTER WATCH OUT

'CAUSE I GOT A LOT OF FRIENDS
AROUND TOWN.

[Barry shouting]

NICE HOUSE.

YEAH, YEAH.

WELL, SO MUCH FOR
MY SECOND ACT.

[chuckles]