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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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Cold, cold, cold. Gonna be slower
than yesterday, if that's possible.
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Might be a good idea to toss a extra wrap on old Henry.
His age, he shouldn't be out.
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Our age, neither should we. Heh!
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Oh, my God. What-- Phil!
What?
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Phil! It's Jer!
What? What's the matter?
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Jerry Tortino.
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Oh, Lord. What a mess.
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Call 911.
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Two in the back of the head,
small cal, no exit.
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Point blank.
Set his stocking cap on fire.
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Rigor's two over five. I figure he's
been dead three maybe four hours.
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Yeah, that was a smart move, Russell,
gettin' the Discovery Channel.
Hey, you can learn a lot.
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Everybody's a crime scene expert these days.
He have anything on him?
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The works--
wallet, watch, money, a ring.
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Jerry Tortino.
Lived in the neighborhood.
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Who called it in?
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Either of you know the victim?
Jer? Sure.
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Part-timer. Filled in for
some of the regular drivers.
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Gracie don't like most folks. Looks like she's
taken a shine to you. So much for horse sense.
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You two always here this early?
Come in about 5:00 every day.
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Prep the buggies.
Day shift don't start till 7:00.
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- What was Tortino doing here?
- No reason in the world for him to be in this early.
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Did you notice anything unusual this morning?
No. Quiet as an empty church.
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Just the horses, waiting to be fed.
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I don't suppose any of 'em
are named Mister Ed.
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He'd sub when he needed the cash.
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Truth be told, Jerry wasn't 't all that crazy
about drivin 'a buggy
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He'd rather be watchin' 'em run
than, uh, steerin' 'em around a park.
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Oh, he played the horses?
No, not him. His clients.
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He was a bookie?
Back in the day, he was the
go-to guy to go to in these parts.
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Biggest book on the West Side.
So how'd he end up driving a carriage?
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Ah, well, how do I put this? Uh,Jer and
the State of New York...
He did time.
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And while he was gone, uh-- Well,
nature abhors a vacuum and like that.
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Somebody took his book?
Yeah.
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When was this?
Ten years ago now, maybe more.
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So how did he react to that,
losing his turf?
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He had a good run.
He knew when to bow out gracefully.
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Uh, he still had some die-hard clients
who wouldn't give him up.
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What about the other drivers?
How'd he get along with them?
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Well, there's always disputes. He was goin'
at it with Albie Sullivan yesterday.
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Eh, like an old married couple, those two.
Where do we find this Albie?
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He's working, Central Park South,
across from Essex House.
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You're here about Jerry, right?
You two had a beef yesterday.
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Say we did. So what?
He was my best friend.
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We were like brothers.
Brothers beef. Don't mean nothin'.
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Well, why don't you
tell us about it anyway?
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He poached some customers.
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I was sweet-talkin' these Canucks.
He butts in, offers to let the kid ride up top.
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After I'd been workin' on 'em
for 20 minutes.
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I told him where he could get off.
That was it.
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- Okay. How about you? Where were you last night?
- I had a few beers after quittin' time.
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Went home, went to bed.
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Got to work this mornin'.
Th-That's when I heard.
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Anybody who can vouch for you?
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I live alone.
How about you?
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Your cop at the scene wasn't 't that far off
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Based on core temperature and rigor, I
estimate time of death to be around midnight.
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I don't suppose you got a couple
of small-caliber slugs floatin' around in there.
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Pair of .380s.
Hallmark execution.
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First shot was close contact.
Second, inches away. Both seared his scalp.
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Damn. He was right about that too.
Now we'll never hear the end of it.
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Double tap, point blank
to the back of the head.
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.380, nothing at the scene.
Shooter must've picked up his brass.
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This victim's a mobbed-up ex-con.
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This was a hit.
Has all the earmarks.
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Yeah. Speaking of marks-- see that one?
On his neck, behind the right ear?
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Crescent moon. Looks like a burn.
It's a brand.
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Somebody branded him?
Like with a hot piece of metal?
Mm-hmm. Postmortem.
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If he is a pro, maybe that's how he signs
his work- like a calling card or something.
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Have gun, will travel.
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A change of address in the work?
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My dad's idea.
Me, I'm not eager to move.
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Lived here all my life,
but we already signed a lease.
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What're you gonna do?
Why'd your dad wanna move?
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Opportunity of a lifetime.
He met a broker who put a bug in his ear.
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Bigger place, better neighborhood,
blah, blah, blah.
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Uh, there were some cards
in your dad's wallet, real estate agents--
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Evans, Gramercy, Stillman--
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Stillman, that's the guy.
A real miracle worker, gotta say.
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Found us this big three-bedroom
in the East 20s.
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Just a little more on the rent
for twice the space.
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And that's the only reason
that your father wanted to move?
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What do you mean?
Oh, maybe he, uh,
wanted to get out of Dodge.
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You know, leave the old neighborhood?
I know what you're getting at.
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Everybody in the neighborhood
loved my pop. He was a fixture here.
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Still, in your father's line of work,
he had to have a few
disgruntled customers.
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More than a few. But that was
the never-come-again, good-old days.
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Most of my dad's clients
are dead or gone to Florida.
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Why do you think he was
driving a buggy in Central Park?
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We're checking open homicides to see
if this crescent moon thing crops up.
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His daughter's got a point. Who'd hire
a hit for a part-time carriage driver?
Hm.
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Hey, Ident section faxed over
Tortino's rap sheet.
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Yeah, his boss said he'd been away.
He didn't tell us he did two
of a possible 10 at Ossining.
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For bookmaking?
Huh! Burglary, grand larceny one,
possession of stolen goods, assault--
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It's important to diversify.
Two years. That's hard time for a bookie.
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On the other hand,
two instead of 10,
you might say he got off light.
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- Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
- Gets better.
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He spent most of his stretch
in protective custody.
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It'd be interesting to find out why.
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Jerry was part of a crew knocked over
a showroom in the fur district.
Beat up a security guard
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We collared him
with a Cadillac full of mink.
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He cut a deal?
He was gonna be a stand-up guy--
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do the whole dime, tough it out.
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Then he found himself
in gen pop at Sing Sing.
Changed his mind in a hurry.
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Well, wouldn't you?
No more showering with the fellas,
and you shave eight years off your sentence.
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- So who did he rat out?
- Federico Righetti.
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He's a crew boss for the Masucci family.
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Jerry was Righetti's biggest book.
Twenty grand a day on the street.
Double during football season.
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He got pinched, put a real crimp
in the Masucci family's income stream.
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Do the Masuccis know he ratted 'em out?
If they had known,
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I don't think he would've
lived nearly as long as he did.
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Righetti pulled a psycho act
at the trial, right?
Yeah.
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He was auditioning to go where
they make you butter your toast
with your finger instead of a knife.
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Jury didn't buy it.
Why? You like him for Tortino?
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It looks like a professional hit.
Righetti's got the motive.
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Would he still have the juice
to ordera hit from the inside?
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Doesn't need to. He's on the street.
Feds cut him loose three weeks ago.
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He gets out; a week later, the guy
that gave him up gets shot dead.
You know where we can find Righetti?
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I'd check his nephew Peter's social club
on 10th Avenue.
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That's where the old man
used to rule the roost.
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Ahh, another tough day
at the office, huh?
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We're on an espresso break.
And who are you?
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O.C. Task Force?
Homicide.
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Homicide.
You're in the wrong place, Homicide.
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Stiffs are around the corner
at Razzoni's Funeral Home.
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Ah, this is why
they call them “wise guys."
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So, Peter, where's your uncle?
I don't see him.
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My uncle's not a well man.
Maybe you've heard.
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Yeah, what I heard is,
he might be goin' around town
settling old scores.
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And who would he wanna settle a score with?
Jerry Tortino.
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Oh. That homicide.
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Why didn't you say so?
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What I hear, Jerry got
caught a little short Sunday...
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when the Jets, against all--
Against all expectations.
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Covered the spread.
It's a miracle.
Our Lady o' the Meadowlands.
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Freakin' Jets.
We all took a hosin' on that one.
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- No wonder Jerry couldn't cover his action.
- There you go.
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One of Jerry's clients clipped him.
I were you, I'd be lookin' for
a disgruntled Jets fan.
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We hear that Jerry
was more or less retired
like your uncle.
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Yeah, and since your uncle's
got so much time on his hands,
we'd like to talk to him.
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You wanna search the joint
you got a warrant,
knock yourselves out.
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Otherwise, take it on the arches
Find another place to haunt.
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Where do they get the lingo?
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According to the feds,
his nephew's been bossing the crew
since the old man went away.
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Well, after about 10 years,
you might start thinking
the job is yours.
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So are you saying he might not
be all that overjoyed to see
his Uncle Fred?
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There's something else
you should know.
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The feds also told me
they're running a task force.
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They've got someone deep inside
with the Masuccis.
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That takes stones.
It'd be nice if he could
get us to the old man.
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I don't know how easy
it'll be to bring him up,
but let me see what I can do.
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Briscoe? Green?
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Vinny. Sorry I'm late.
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Had to make sure I was clean
when I left the club.
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Sol took the scenic route down
the West Side, via Weehawken.
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That'll add an hour to your commute.
Hey, man, did you really
lose a bundle on the jets?
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Man, I got killed.
Don't tell the bureau I bet the game.
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Oh, don't worry.
Your secret's safe with him.
How long you been under?
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Nearly a year.
You seen the old man
since he got out?
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He's come around a few times.
He still doing the “Mad Hatter” act?
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He may not be crazy,
but he's definitely one strange duck.
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How are he and his nephew doing?
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Circlin' each other like a couple of cats.
Really? How do you think
that's gonna pan out?
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I wouldn't bet against
the old man.
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He comes across
as a sweet, old geezer,
but make no mistake,
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he's a stone killer-
dozens of bodies on his head.
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You think he had Tortino hit?
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About six months ago,
the Masuccis found out it was
Tortino who ratted him out.
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Peter wanted to deal with it himself,
immediately. His uncle said wait.
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So he's trying to make a comeback.
Settling unfinished business.
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It certainly helps his street cred,
Tortino getting whacked.
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We're gonna need a sit-down
with the sweet, old geezer.
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Mott Street, across from Old St. Pat's.
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Above the deli, third floor, front.
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Boy, livin' down here in this dump,
he must think he's been exiled to Siberia.
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Which stands to reason
why he'd want his old job back.
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Hi, we're here to see
Federico Righetti.
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He's in the bathroom
getting ready for his walk.
You mind if we come in?
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Mr. Righetti doesn't like to be disturbed.
Heh! Any more than he is already?
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Excuse me!
Sorry. Thanks.
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Maybe we should wait for him
to get out of the shower.
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Maybe we should check
to make sure he's still there
and didn't go down the fire escape.
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Hmm!
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We needed this.
The reservoirs are down 40%.
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He looks right as rain to me.
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Ahh!
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You remember Jerry Tortino?
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Uh, I prefer rigatoni
'cause of the name.
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Tortino. He was your bookie
back when you ran the crew.
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He gave you up to the feds.
He put you in the penitentiary
for the last 10 years.
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I remember you.
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Huh? Dewar's straight, beer chaser.
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That was your drink.
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Stayed with it, too, till your face hit the bar.
Yeah, I'm strictly club soda now.
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- Straight up with a twist.
- Jerry Tortino! Somebody shot him twice
in the back of the head.
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She had red hair,
didn't she, your wife? Huh?
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That's right! Tall girl.
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Looked great in a tight skirt, huh,
doin' the hula? Hm! How's she been?
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You'd have to ask her new husband.
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I'd make Tortino my first stop
if I were in your shoes.
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Shoes? Nah! Sandals.
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Sandals. Easy on the feet.
It's aromatic, don't you think?
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Yeah, and they go so nice
with an orange jumpsuit.
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Threatening a sick, old man with jail time?
Have you no shame?
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Well, well.
If it isn't that rarest of birds,
the mob lawyer with a heart.
211
00:13:13,773 --> 00:13:15,984
Would that the same could be
said of you, Detectives.
212
00:13:16,046 --> 00:13:18,690
Mr. Righetti undergoes
dialysis three times a week.
213
00:13:18,753 --> 00:13:21,169
He finds these sessions
extremely arduous.
214
00:13:21,227 --> 00:13:24,007
Afterwards, he has trouble
holding a spoon, much less a gun.
215
00:13:24,067 --> 00:13:26,780
He didn't have to.
He could hire somebody to do it for him.
216
00:13:26,841 --> 00:13:31,730
On the eve of Mr. Tortino's murder,
Mr. Righetti's dialysis left him
not only enervated,
217
00:13:31,788 --> 00:13:36,506
but gave him a low-grade infection,
which he had treated that night
at the clinic.
218
00:13:36,567 --> 00:13:39,849
Like he said, we never claimed
he did his own wet work.
219
00:13:39,909 --> 00:13:42,690
Nevertheless, his whereabouts that evening
have been accounted for.
220
00:13:42,750 --> 00:13:46,671
You had no reason to roust him
in the first place, and you've got no reason
to question him further.
221
00:13:46,728 --> 00:13:50,307
- Let's go, Federico.
- I suppose you have witnesses.
222
00:13:50,371 --> 00:13:53,015
As many as I need.
223
00:14:00,664 --> 00:14:03,946
He was running a temp.
I gave it aspirin and some antibiotics.
224
00:14:04,006 --> 00:14:06,286
How did he seem?
Aside from the fever?
225
00:14:06,346 --> 00:14:09,628
Same as always.
He's quite a character, Mr. Righetti.
226
00:14:09,688 --> 00:14:14,110
Which is a polite way of saying
he's nuttier than a fruitcake, huh?
Oh, no.
227
00:14:14,167 --> 00:14:18,121
Mr. Righetti's old,
and sometimes his mind wanders,
but he's not crazy.
228
00:14:18,178 --> 00:14:20,388
Not at all. Lucid as you or I.
229
00:14:20,450 --> 00:14:22,866
Funny too.
You two talk?
230
00:14:22,923 --> 00:14:26,776
I consider him a friend.
He even helped me find
a bigger apartment.
231
00:14:26,834 --> 00:14:29,079
How-How did he manage that?
232
00:14:29,140 --> 00:14:31,920
Hooked me up with this
genius real estate broker.
233
00:14:31,980 --> 00:14:34,464
Found me a two-bedroom
way below market rate,
234
00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:39,307
rent stabilized, Lexington
and East 26th Street,
across from Curry in a Hurry.
235
00:14:39,366 --> 00:14:41,942
You got a name for
this real estate genius?
236
00:14:42,007 --> 00:14:45,517
Stillman, I think.
I have his card here somewhere.
237
00:14:46,519 --> 00:14:49,505
Yeah, you got a number?
238
00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:54,381
Okay. Okay, thanks. Ah, it's the same
guy that got Tortino and his daughter
their new apartment.
239
00:14:54,439 --> 00:14:56,548
So this broker-
Cary Stillman.
240
00:14:56,612 --> 00:14:59,598
Just happens to know Tortino
and the guy who had him whacked?
241
00:14:59,654 --> 00:15:01,865
Small world.
Hey, man, that may mean nothin'.
242
00:15:01,927 --> 00:15:04,377
Or it does, and we just
don't know what yet.
243
00:15:05,402 --> 00:15:09,551
I have 20 minutes left of my lunch break.
They're yours if you need them.
244
00:15:09,613 --> 00:15:13,762
Uh, yeah Mr. Stillman, your name
came up in the course of our investigation.
245
00:15:13,824 --> 00:15:17,243
Oh, dear.
What kind of investigation?
246
00:15:17,300 --> 00:15:21,186
- Homicide.
- Homicide? Well, how on earth?
247
00:15:21,244 --> 00:15:24,628
You got an apartment for Jerry Tortino
and his daughter?
248
00:15:24,686 --> 00:15:28,265
Yes, I did. Oh, of course.
249
00:15:28,329 --> 00:15:32,717
That's the murder you're investigating
I was so upset when I read about it
in the paper.
250
00:15:32,775 --> 00:15:37,892
A lovely man. How can I help?
How do you know Federico Righetti?
251
00:15:37,955 --> 00:15:40,804
I don't. Oh, wait. Um,
252
00:15:40,863 --> 00:15:45,479
a Peter Righetti looked at some co-ops
that I had listed last month.
253
00:15:45,542 --> 00:15:47,992
- Would he be related?
- Federico's his uncle.
254
00:15:48,049 --> 00:15:51,160
I don't think I met him.
Peter Righetti was accompanied...
255
00:15:51,223 --> 00:15:56,648
by a very striking young woman--
I got the feeling, not his wife.
256
00:15:56,705 --> 00:15:59,691
- How did you meet Jerry Tortino?
- He was a walk-in off the street.
257
00:15:59,746 --> 00:16:02,287
I found him a very good deal
in the East 20s.
258
00:16:02,353 --> 00:16:05,465
Little India? Curry Hill?
259
00:16:05,528 --> 00:16:07,704
It's an up-and-coming neighborhood.
260
00:16:08,703 --> 00:16:12,247
So much for that lead.
Peter Righetti gave
Stillman's card to his uncle.
261
00:16:12,313 --> 00:16:14,957
And he gave it to his nurse.
Least she got an apartment out of it.
262
00:16:15,019 --> 00:16:19,476
Hey, man, if Righetti was dropping
the crazy act with the nurse,
maybe he was doing it other places too.
263
00:16:19,532 --> 00:16:21,708
You mean like on the phone?
264
00:16:21,770 --> 00:16:24,152
What we need is a friendly judge.
265
00:16:25,313 --> 00:16:29,997
- I thought he was still in stir.
- No, he's out, Judge, almost a month now.
266
00:16:30,059 --> 00:16:32,202
Oh, they must've kept it under wraps.
I didn't hear about it.
267
00:16:32,266 --> 00:16:34,546
You read about
the West Side stables murder?
268
00:16:34,605 --> 00:16:38,924
The victim helped the feds
put together their racketeering case
against Righetti.
269
00:16:38,983 --> 00:16:41,763
And you think this is payback.
270
00:16:41,824 --> 00:16:47,214
You know, the first time I had Righetti
in my courtroom, he was just startin'
to road test that “Crazy Eddie" routine.
271
00:16:47,272 --> 00:16:50,588
Showed up, dead of winter,
in flip-flops and a Speedo.
272
00:16:50,647 --> 00:16:53,326
Huh!
Thanks for sharing.
273
00:16:53,388 --> 00:16:57,274
I held him in contempt,
and he says, “Kiss my ass, Judge."
274
00:16:57,332 --> 00:17:00,842
Well, I told him, “Motion denied."
Bang!
275
00:17:00,908 --> 00:17:03,917
And sent him to the Tombs
to spend the night in that outfit.
276
00:17:03,983 --> 00:17:08,166
- Last time he tried that stunt, at least with me.
- So, you're gonna help us?
277
00:17:08,227 --> 00:17:10,974
I don't like being played by that old crook
any more than you do.
278
00:17:11,035 --> 00:17:14,180
Just make sure there's something
on that tape worth a listen.
279
00:17:14,243 --> 00:17:17,457
East 79th Street,
off the park, there's a lovely building--
280
00:17:17,518 --> 00:17:20,197
Is it all like that?
281
00:17:20,259 --> 00:17:24,408
- Those are the highlights.
- It's like watching cement harden.
282
00:17:24,470 --> 00:17:28,049
He wants to be an uptown don,
the whole package, doorman and all.
283
00:17:28,113 --> 00:17:33,070
Who can blame him for wanting an elevator?
I mean, a third-floor walk-up at his age?
284
00:17:33,126 --> 00:17:36,773
Upper East Side?
That's a whole different kind
of social club up there.
285
00:17:36,836 --> 00:17:40,312
Wait a minute.
East 79th Street?
286
00:17:40,379 --> 00:17:44,094
Someone from East 79th Street
was killed last night,
287
00:17:44,155 --> 00:17:46,435
right around midnight, in the park.
288
00:17:46,495 --> 00:17:50,644
Here-- an attorney named Alec Ravello.
289
00:17:50,706 --> 00:17:52,951
Let me hear that again.
290
00:17:55,219 --> 00:17:57,829
Any particular neighborhood in mind?
291
00:17:57,892 --> 00:18:02,713
East 79th Street, off the park,
there's a lovely building-- 71, I think it was.
292
00:18:02,772 --> 00:18:04,949
- Caught my eye.
- Let me look into it.
293
00:18:05,011 --> 00:18:09,296
Something on a higher floor would be nice,
say the, uh, ninth floor?
294
00:18:09,356 --> 00:18:12,171
A nice one-bedroom.
That would be the "A" Line.
295
00:18:12,230 --> 00:18:15,809
That sounds about right.
I would like to move
as soon as possible, you know.
296
00:18:15,873 --> 00:18:19,189
I don't want to wait.
I'll have an answer for you
in a day or two.
297
00:18:19,248 --> 00:18:23,966
He tells Stillman
he likes the ninth floor,
298
00:18:24,028 --> 00:18:26,775
one-bedroom, “A” Line.
299
00:18:26,836 --> 00:18:30,916
The victim lived in apartment 9-A
in this particular building.
300
00:18:30,980 --> 00:18:33,555
71 East 79th Street.
301
00:18:33,620 --> 00:18:36,332
Righetti wasn't 't talking to Stillman
about an apartment.
302
00:18:36,395 --> 00:18:38,742
He was ordering a hit.
303
00:18:40,505 --> 00:18:43,754
9-A, yeah. How'd you know?
Anything else about it strike you?
304
00:18:43,814 --> 00:18:46,925
Same M.O. as yours-
two to the head, .380,
305
00:18:46,989 --> 00:18:50,340
no witnesses,
takes time to pick up his brass.
306
00:18:50,398 --> 00:18:54,511
There was one other thing.
We kept it out of the papers.
What was that?
307
00:18:54,576 --> 00:18:58,689
Weird.
On the vic's neck, right here?
308
00:18:58,753 --> 00:19:03,141
Let me guess-- a crescent moon
branded into the skin?
309
00:19:03,199 --> 00:19:05,204
Yeah.
310
00:19:07,175 --> 00:19:10,024
Come in.
311
00:19:10,083 --> 00:19:12,658
A.D.A. Southerlyn,
Lieutenant Van Buren,
312
00:19:12,724 --> 00:19:15,538
I'd like you to meet a friend of mine,
Jean Piccone,
Assistant United States Attorney.
313
00:19:15,598 --> 00:19:17,878
How do you do?
314
00:19:21,145 --> 00:19:23,892
Alec Ravello was my husband.
315
00:19:25,791 --> 00:19:29,074
I'm so sorry.
Thank you.
316
00:19:29,134 --> 00:19:33,851
I'm also the prosecutor who sent
Federico Righetti to prison.
317
00:19:35,484 --> 00:19:38,470
- That's why--
- You don't kill an Assistant U.S. Attorney...
318
00:19:38,525 --> 00:19:41,204
without the full weight
of the federal government falling on you.
319
00:19:42,335 --> 00:19:44,785
So they killed my husband instead.
320
00:19:46,379 --> 00:19:51,633
Both my husband's murder
and the Tortino murder
were committed by the same individual?
321
00:19:51,694 --> 00:19:55,614
We think Righetti's settling old scores
in a bid to reclaim his crew.
322
00:19:56,673 --> 00:20:00,456
Is this Stillman character the hit man
or just the go-between?
323
00:20:00,516 --> 00:20:03,331
- We don't know that yet.
- Doesn't matter.
324
00:20:03,391 --> 00:20:07,813
At the very least, he was involved
in a conspiracy to commit murder for hire.
325
00:20:07,870 --> 00:20:10,480
- We'll pick him up.
- What about Righetti?
326
00:20:10,543 --> 00:20:14,156
Make the case against Stillman,
he 'll give us Righetti.
327
00:20:16,793 --> 00:20:19,540
He's the one I want,jack.
328
00:20:19,601 --> 00:20:21,606
Mr. Stillman.
329
00:20:21,672 --> 00:20:25,718
Oh, I'd love to talk to you gentlemen further,
but we have tickets for the Met this evening.
We're running a little late.
330
00:20:25,784 --> 00:20:28,268
Well, you're in luck.
It's opera week at Rikers.
331
00:20:28,323 --> 00:20:31,799
They're doing an all-male version of Carmen.
Rikers? What are you talking about?
332
00:20:31,866 --> 00:20:35,080
We're talking about the murders
of Alec Ravello and Jerry Tortino.
333
00:20:35,142 --> 00:20:37,455
You're under arrest for
conspiracy to commit them.
334
00:20:37,514 --> 00:20:40,295
Commit murder?
I-I'm a real estate broker.
335
00:20:40,355 --> 00:20:45,176
Well, think of it as a career builder.
Everybody in prison will be lookin'
for a new place to live when they get out.
336
00:20:45,235 --> 00:20:48,984
You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can be used
against you in a court of law.
337
00:20:49,045 --> 00:20:50,823
You have the right to an attorney--
338
00:20:51,184 --> 00:20:54,797
Docket number 27565,
People v. Cary Stillman.
339
00:20:54,861 --> 00:20:57,847
Two counts of conspiracy
to commit murder in the first degree,
340
00:20:57,902 --> 00:21:00,477
two counts of enterprise corruption.
341
00:21:00,542 --> 00:21:03,494
You're first up in the batter's box,
Mr. Stillman.
342
00:21:03,550 --> 00:21:05,693
One swing. Make it count.
343
00:21:05,756 --> 00:21:08,400
Not guilty, Your Honor.
People on bail, Ms. Southerlyn?
344
00:21:08,463 --> 00:21:13,181
No bail, Your Honor.
We're charging the defendant pursuant
to the Organized Crime Control Act.
345
00:21:13,242 --> 00:21:16,821
These are mob charges, Your Honor.
My client sells real estate.
He rents people apartments.
346
00:21:16,885 --> 00:21:21,866
- He also arranges to have them killed.
- There is not one scintilla of evidence
to support that allegation.
347
00:21:21,933 --> 00:21:25,078
Obviously, the police felt otherwise,
Mr. Margolis.
348
00:21:25,141 --> 00:21:28,059
Defendant is held without bail.
349
00:21:28,115 --> 00:21:30,326
You're pulling at straws
with this, Jack.
350
00:21:30,388 --> 00:21:32,895
I'm looking at two cold-blooded,
for-hire murders,
351
00:21:32,962 --> 00:21:35,914
both linked to a ranking member
of an organized crime family.
352
00:21:35,970 --> 00:21:38,146
Give me a straw
that strong any day.
353
00:21:38,209 --> 00:21:42,687
- We have Federico Righetti
and your client on a wire.
- Talking about an apartment.
354
00:21:42,754 --> 00:21:45,706
Talking about killing a man.
That's a matter of interpretation.
355
00:21:45,762 --> 00:21:48,076
I agree. Let a jury decide.
356
00:21:48,135 --> 00:21:50,745
Why take the chance you'll lead
them down the garden path?
357
00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,632
Motion to exclude the wire.
One less straw to pull on, Jack.
358
00:21:55,688 --> 00:21:58,070
He can't challenge the tap.
He lacks standing.
359
00:21:58,128 --> 00:22:00,442
Let a judge decide.
360
00:22:05,581 --> 00:22:08,795
I would like to move as soon as possible.
I don't want to wait.
361
00:22:08,856 --> 00:22:11,603
I'll have an answer for you in a day or two.
362
00:22:11,664 --> 00:22:14,912
Mr. Stillman wasn't
a target of the wiretap.
He therefore lacks standing--
363
00:22:14,972 --> 00:22:19,257
To challenge the wire. I know, know.
The point is, my client's done nothing wrong.
364
00:22:19,317 --> 00:22:23,602
He wasn't hatching a murder plot
with a Mafia chieftain. He was helping
an old man find a bigger place to live.
365
00:22:23,663 --> 00:22:27,948
What you heard on that tape,
Your Honor, was a conspiracy
to murder Alec Ravello.
366
00:22:28,008 --> 00:22:32,623
Look, maybe Mr. McCoy's ears
are sharper than mine. What I heard
was a conspiracy to buy an apartment.
367
00:22:32,686 --> 00:22:36,436
Did the police have prior knowledge
Righetti and Stillman were going to meet?
No, Your Honor,
368
00:22:36,497 --> 00:22:41,511
but shortly after they spoke, Alec Ravello,
the man who lived in the apartment
they were discussing, was shot to death.
369
00:22:41,576 --> 00:22:44,425
That's not a crime. That's a coincidence.
Some coincidence.
370
00:22:44,484 --> 00:22:49,875
Is it also a coincidence that the murdered man
was the husband of the prosecutor
who sent Mr. Righetti to prison?
371
00:22:49,932 --> 00:22:52,781
She's sent hundreds of people to prison.
Any one of them could have done it.
372
00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:55,758
This is all moot, Your Honor.
He can't challenge the tape--
373
00:22:55,815 --> 00:22:58,926
The tape should never have been
authorized in the first place.
374
00:22:58,989 --> 00:23:03,844
As we are all well aware, Judge Stamos
has a well-documented history
of mutual antagonism with Mr. Righetti,
375
00:23:03,902 --> 00:23:06,318
and he should have recused himself.
376
00:23:06,375 --> 00:23:08,985
Sorry, Mr. McCoy.
Judge Stamos should have bowed out.
377
00:23:09,049 --> 00:23:13,437
You're gonna have to prove your case
the old-fashioned way. Wire's gone.
378
00:23:13,495 --> 00:23:16,309
Without the wire, how can we prove
Stillman's involvement?
379
00:23:16,369 --> 00:23:22,090
We need to tie him directly to the murders
or to the person he hired to commit them
on Righetti's behalf.
380
00:23:22,150 --> 00:23:26,732
You know, Briscoe and Green met
with an undercover who's working
on the inside with the Righetti crew.
381
00:23:26,796 --> 00:23:29,406
He might know
something about Stillman.
382
00:23:29,470 --> 00:23:31,852
Contact our liaison
at the U.S. Attorney's office.
383
00:23:31,910 --> 00:23:34,725
See if you can set up a meet.
384
00:23:34,784 --> 00:23:37,963
Could be a weekend warrior.
Fits the profile.
385
00:23:38,026 --> 00:23:41,035
Weekend warrior?
Used to be, you wanted somebody clipped,
386
00:23:41,100 --> 00:23:44,747
there were 15, 20 guys
you'd reach out to-- hard cases.
387
00:23:44,810 --> 00:23:49,164
You wanted it done right at a good price
and not find your ass in the slammer
at the end of the day.
388
00:23:49,223 --> 00:23:52,904
Stillman strikes me more
as Caspar Milquetoast
than a cold-blooded killer.
389
00:23:52,966 --> 00:23:57,821
There's a new breed of hitter out there.
Doesn't need to make a killing
to make a living, if you know what I mean.
390
00:23:57,878 --> 00:24:01,627
Are you saying that Stillman
is moonlighting as a murderer?
391
00:24:01,688 --> 00:24:05,403
Exactly.
Earn extra cash in your spare time.
392
00:24:05,466 --> 00:24:09,079
A week in Maui, a ring for the wife
out of Tiffany's window--
393
00:24:09,142 --> 00:24:11,592
Kid needs a sports car
for her Sweet 16, whatever.
394
00:24:11,649 --> 00:24:15,296
And then he goes back to his day job?
Who would ever suspect?
395
00:24:15,358 --> 00:24:19,541
Which makes him perfect
for a guy like Righetti,
who's all the time under the microscope.
396
00:24:19,603 --> 00:24:22,087
So you think Stillman killed them?
397
00:24:22,143 --> 00:24:27,123
Why farm it out and take the commission
when you could do it yourself
and pocket the whole enchilada?
398
00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:31,837
I hear some of these guys
like to leave a mark of some kind--
signature.
399
00:24:31,902 --> 00:24:35,013
Shows who did the job.
You know who to hire next time.
400
00:24:35,077 --> 00:24:38,724
Both victims, crescent moon,
side of the neck, behind the ear.
401
00:24:38,787 --> 00:24:41,738
Beats droppin' a resume
on top of the body.
402
00:24:41,794 --> 00:24:44,176
We still have to connect
Stillman to the marks.
403
00:24:44,235 --> 00:24:48,850
Okay. If he is the hitter,
how's he make that mark?
404
00:24:48,913 --> 00:24:53,631
He brands them somehow.
Well, with what? Where's he keep it?
405
00:24:53,693 --> 00:24:57,340
Well, we searched his house.
Safe-deposit box?
406
00:24:58,572 --> 00:25:00,749
We haven't found one yet.
407
00:25:00,812 --> 00:25:03,592
I were you,
I'd try Stuyvesant Savings on Grand.
408
00:25:03,653 --> 00:25:07,972
Masuccis are always braggin'
how they got their hooks
in some vice president over there.
409
00:25:08,031 --> 00:25:11,712
Maybe they gave Stillman
a place to stash his stuff.
410
00:25:14,549 --> 00:25:17,626
I'm kind of excited
My first search warrant.
411
00:25:17,690 --> 00:25:21,701
I've always wondered
what people really keep
in their safe-deposit boxes.
412
00:25:21,767 --> 00:25:24,548
Well, you're about to find out.
413
00:25:24,608 --> 00:25:27,617
This one keeps cash, plenty of it,
414
00:25:29,654 --> 00:25:34,509
and ammunition
for a .380 semiautomatic pistol.
415
00:25:34,568 --> 00:25:36,744
Ammunition, my goodness.
416
00:25:36,807 --> 00:25:39,314
Eh, no gun to go with it.
I should hope not.
417
00:25:39,381 --> 00:25:41,625
Yeah, that would've been
too good to be true.
418
00:25:41,686 --> 00:25:45,903
Uh-oh, what have we here?
You know what this is?
419
00:25:45,964 --> 00:25:49,281
Uh, a money clip
and a cigarette lighter? Heh!
420
00:25:49,340 --> 00:25:51,345
Branding iron.
421
00:25:55,623 --> 00:25:59,635
We now know you're the shooter,
Mr. Stillman, not a mere go-between.
422
00:25:59,701 --> 00:26:03,656
Really. How do you know that?
We found your safe-deposit box--
423
00:26:03,712 --> 00:26:05,820
the lighter, the money clip...
424
00:26:05,884 --> 00:26:10,500
which matches
the crescent moon marks
on both victims perfectly.
425
00:26:10,563 --> 00:26:12,979
Crescent moon,
a common art deco design.
426
00:26:13,036 --> 00:26:17,549
I don't suppose you found D.N.A. from
the victims on Mr. Stillman's money clip,
or you would have mentioned it.
427
00:26:17,616 --> 00:26:20,795
I thought not.
He cleans his tools after
he uses them. Commendable.
428
00:26:20,857 --> 00:26:24,709
What matters more is the cash,
which far exceeds Mr. Stillman's
legitimate income.
429
00:26:24,767 --> 00:26:27,753
Mr. Stillman has a gambling problem,
which accounts for both the cash...
430
00:26:27,808 --> 00:26:31,695
and how he met Mr. Tortino
and Peter and Federico Righetti
in the first place.
431
00:26:31,753 --> 00:26:34,864
I'm not proud of it,
but there it is.
432
00:26:34,927 --> 00:26:39,110
I've explained to Mr. Stillman that
evading taxes on illegitimate income
is a serious offense,
433
00:26:39,172 --> 00:26:43,788
and we're prepared to negotiate
in good faith with the I.R.S. as soon
as these ridiculous charges are dropped.
434
00:26:43,851 --> 00:26:47,931
And how do you explain
the box of .380 ammunition,
435
00:26:47,996 --> 00:26:51,073
the same caliber bullets
used in both killings?
436
00:26:51,137 --> 00:26:54,750
I like to shoot for recreation.
It-It relaxes me.
437
00:26:54,814 --> 00:26:57,891
Yeah, you can't tie that ammunition
to a murder weapon. You don't have one.
438
00:26:57,955 --> 00:27:00,998
Don't let your lawyer mislead you,
Mr. Stillman. We're going to convict you.
439
00:27:01,063 --> 00:27:04,516
I don't see how. I'm innocent.
Keep on thinking that,
440
00:27:04,573 --> 00:27:07,582
and while you're scratching the clays
off of a jailhouse calendar,
441
00:27:07,647 --> 00:27:11,500
waiting for your appeals process
to be exhausted,
442
00:27:11,558 --> 00:27:14,338
the man who paid for these murders
will be on the street,
443
00:27:14,398 --> 00:27:16,939
enjoying what's left of the rest of his life.
444
00:27:17,006 --> 00:27:21,257
If you are referring to Mr. Righetti
I-I wish him many more years
of health and happiness.
445
00:27:21,317 --> 00:27:25,500
He's a nice man.
Off the record and for my memoirs,
what'd you have in mind?
446
00:27:25,562 --> 00:27:30,644
Two counts of man one
to be served concurrently
if he gives us Mr. Righetti.
447
00:27:32,078 --> 00:27:35,531
It's your decision, Cary.
448
00:27:35,588 --> 00:27:38,905
Sorry, Mr. McCoy.
I didn't do it.
449
00:27:38,964 --> 00:27:41,140
No sale.
450
00:27:41,203 --> 00:27:43,208
See you at trial.
451
00:27:48,222 --> 00:27:50,570
Mr. Ravello was murdered
shortly afler midnight,
452
00:27:50,628 --> 00:27:53,044
passersby heard gunshots,
called 911.
453
00:27:53,101 --> 00:27:58,355
- Did you recover the bullets?
- Ballistics determined they were fired
from a .380 semiautomatic handgun.
454
00:27:58,415 --> 00:28:02,427
The same kind of ammunition found
in Mr. Stillman safe--deposit box.
455
00:28:02,493 --> 00:28:06,174
The same weapon
used to kill Jerry Tortino.
456
00:28:06,236 --> 00:28:08,550
Both victims were shot twice
in the back of the head at close range,
457
00:28:08,609 --> 00:28:12,620
and both had crescent moons
branded on their necks,
Just behind the right ear.
458
00:28:12,686 --> 00:28:16,230
- And the size and shape of those marks.
- Identical.
459
00:28:21,243 --> 00:28:24,491
The same type of gun
was used in both murders?
Yes, sir.
460
00:28:24,551 --> 00:28:28,095
Was the same gun used in both murders?
The same individual weapon?
461
00:28:28,161 --> 00:28:32,811
No. Ballistics determined the slugs
came from two different weapons.
462
00:28:32,873 --> 00:28:38,389
So, two different .380 caliber
semiautomatic pistols used in
the commission of two different crimes.
463
00:28:38,455 --> 00:28:40,460
Have the police recovered
either of those weapons?
464
00:28:40,526 --> 00:28:43,034
No, they haven't.
And the identical marks--
465
00:28:43,101 --> 00:28:48,388
Can you say for an absolute certainty that
both marks were inflicted by the same person,
using the same money clip?
466
00:28:48,447 --> 00:28:54,066
- They're identical. Stands to reason.
- But you don't know that. You can't.
467
00:28:54,130 --> 00:28:56,671
No, I-I guess not.
468
00:28:56,736 --> 00:29:00,588
Two different murders, two different guns,
why not two different money clips?
469
00:29:00,647 --> 00:29:03,690
Could've been.
Or something else entirely...
470
00:29:03,755 --> 00:29:08,837
that might've left the same marks
and none of them necessarily Mr. Stillman's.
471
00:29:08,902 --> 00:29:11,581
Objection.
Nothing further.
472
00:29:15,252 --> 00:29:17,964
The police found ammunition
in your safe-deposit box.
473
00:29:18,026 --> 00:29:21,377
I like to target shoot.
It relaxes me.
474
00:29:21,435 --> 00:29:24,215
Selling real estate in Manhattan
can be very stressful.
475
00:29:24,276 --> 00:29:28,629
And we have a young child.
just seemed safer to store
the bullets there.
476
00:29:28,688 --> 00:29:31,936
They found ammunition but no gun.
Oh, I don't own a gun.
477
00:29:31,996 --> 00:29:34,241
I borrow one at the firing range.
478
00:29:34,302 --> 00:29:37,550
They're not supposed to,
but I know the owner.
He loans me his.
479
00:29:37,612 --> 00:29:39,959
What about the stacks
and stacks of cash?
480
00:29:40,018 --> 00:29:43,527
I won it betting on sporting events.
481
00:29:43,593 --> 00:29:46,602
And I'm ashamed to say,
I was trying to avoid paying taxes on it.
482
00:29:46,669 --> 00:29:49,814
A serious lapse in judgment on my part,
I know.
483
00:29:49,877 --> 00:29:53,387
And the money clip and the cigarette lighter?
My dad's.
484
00:29:53,453 --> 00:29:56,632
The only things of his I have,
so I-I like to keep them in the bank.
485
00:29:56,695 --> 00:29:59,977
Mr. McCoy has suggested
you used these items to brand your victims.
486
00:30:00,038 --> 00:30:03,047
Oh, that's just so--
487
00:30:03,112 --> 00:30:06,725
I don't know what that is. Outlandish?
488
00:30:06,789 --> 00:30:09,934
You didn't brand Mr. Tortino
and Mr. Ravello?
No, of course not.
489
00:30:09,997 --> 00:30:13,975
- After you shot them?
- I didn't do either of those things.
490
00:30:14,041 --> 00:30:16,046
It-It's absurd.
491
00:30:21,361 --> 00:30:24,279
You just happen to know
Mr. Tortino and Mr. Righetti?
492
00:30:24,335 --> 00:30:27,914
Yes, from playing the ponies
and selling real estate.
493
00:30:27,978 --> 00:30:30,896
You just happen to have
$300,000 in cash...
494
00:30:30,953 --> 00:30:34,600
and a box of .380 ammunition
squirreled away under lock and key?
495
00:30:34,662 --> 00:30:36,645
I've explained that.
496
00:30:36,701 --> 00:30:41,749
Along with a money clip that matches exactly
the marks on the two murder victims?
497
00:30:41,815 --> 00:30:46,635
I now know it's not the rare antique
I always thought it was.
498
00:30:46,695 --> 00:30:49,943
Still, it's awfully precious to me.
499
00:30:50,003 --> 00:30:53,684
That is a remarkable
string of coincidences.
500
00:30:53,746 --> 00:30:56,026
Life, huh?
501
00:31:05,310 --> 00:31:09,858
I know I should have stayed
for the whole thing, but I can't bear it.
502
00:31:09,922 --> 00:31:13,876
It's one thing to listen to them
lie under oath as a prosecutor,
503
00:31:13,933 --> 00:31:16,212
quite another as someone's widow.
504
00:31:17,910 --> 00:31:22,765
So, Jack.
How do you think we're doing?
505
00:31:22,823 --> 00:31:28,009
I can tie all the inferences
and coincidences together
and make them add up.
506
00:31:29,407 --> 00:31:34,387
But at the end of the day,
we still don't have any eyewitnesses.
507
00:31:34,453 --> 00:31:36,459
No weapon.
508
00:31:36,526 --> 00:31:40,675
No hard evidence that ties
Stillman directly to the murders.
509
00:31:41,739 --> 00:31:44,189
You saw him.
510
00:31:44,247 --> 00:31:47,928
He doesn't fit anyone's idea
of what a hit man should be.
511
00:31:49,928 --> 00:31:54,111
He's quite convincing
as the clueless real estate broker.
512
00:31:54,173 --> 00:31:56,657
I won't lie to you, Jean.
513
00:31:56,713 --> 00:31:59,288
I'm afraid that the jury's
buying his act.
514
00:32:01,359 --> 00:32:06,476
And if you can't--
don't-- convict Stillman?
515
00:32:06,538 --> 00:32:09,524
Then he and Righetti both walk.
516
00:32:14,526 --> 00:32:19,074
Alec was always worried
about my safety all the time--
517
00:32:19,139 --> 00:32:22,615
the kind of people
I convicted and sent to prison,
518
00:32:22,682 --> 00:32:24,687
the death threats.
519
00:32:27,060 --> 00:32:29,601
He had nothing to do
with any of that.
520
00:32:32,107 --> 00:32:35,616
He lived and worked
in the civilized world.
521
00:32:38,357 --> 00:32:42,140
I can't stand it that they
killed him to get to me.
522
00:32:44,573 --> 00:32:47,422
How's Ms. Piccone holding up?
523
00:32:47,481 --> 00:32:49,829
She's afraid we're gonna
lose both of them.
524
00:32:49,887 --> 00:32:54,343
Are you?
I think she has reason
to be concerned.
525
00:32:54,399 --> 00:32:56,610
Vinny who?
Vinny called me?
526
00:32:56,672 --> 00:32:58,677
An undercover agent.
He wants to see me.
527
00:32:58,743 --> 00:33:02,596
What about?
Well, he wouldn't say
on the phone.
528
00:33:02,654 --> 00:33:05,229
He wants to meet
this morning.
529
00:33:05,294 --> 00:33:07,300
So, go.
530
00:33:09,071 --> 00:33:11,955
I was beginning to think you'd stood me up.
531
00:33:12,012 --> 00:33:15,465
Sorry. Always late these days.
Occupational hazard.
532
00:33:19,064 --> 00:33:22,643
Pond near Central Park South.
Southeast corner, there's a little inlet.
533
00:33:22,707 --> 00:33:26,593
Drag it, you'll find the gun
killed Jerry Tortino.
Are you serious?
534
00:33:26,650 --> 00:33:29,568
Whether you can
tie it to Stillman or not,
that's a horse of a different color.
535
00:33:29,625 --> 00:33:32,874
We have to.
Where did you get this?
536
00:33:32,934 --> 00:33:34,939
Uh.
537
00:33:36,911 --> 00:33:39,726
Off a wire.
Who?
538
00:33:39,786 --> 00:33:41,791
Think about it.
539
00:33:43,696 --> 00:33:45,838
Peter Righetti?
540
00:33:45,902 --> 00:33:49,948
He talked about this on a wiretap?
Hmm, that would be
careless of him.
541
00:33:50,013 --> 00:33:52,794
These guys know
they're wired for sound.
542
00:33:52,854 --> 00:33:55,931
Social club, cell phones--
They don't talk about nothin'.
543
00:33:55,995 --> 00:33:58,502
They whisper in the streets.
544
00:33:58,569 --> 00:34:01,555
Why would he talk about this
if he knew he was being bugged?
545
00:34:06,256 --> 00:34:08,740
He wants us to nail Stillman.
Say he does.
546
00:34:08,796 --> 00:34:13,378
Say the cops find the gun.
Stillman cuts a deal, gives you the old man.
547
00:34:13,442 --> 00:34:15,858
Who either cuts a deal
of his own and cooperates--
548
00:34:15,915 --> 00:34:18,456
Which means Witness Protection-
Or goes back to prison.
549
00:34:18,521 --> 00:34:21,940
- Either way--
- Peter stays boss.
550
00:34:21,998 --> 00:34:25,382
Smart. Thanks.
551
00:34:25,439 --> 00:34:28,357
For what?
I didn't give you anything.
552
00:34:29,852 --> 00:34:33,533
We found the gun
used to kill Jerry Tortino...
553
00:34:33,595 --> 00:34:35,772
in a pond in Central Park.
554
00:34:35,834 --> 00:34:38,318
Congratulations.
Now you can start searching
for the real killer.
555
00:34:38,374 --> 00:34:40,619
I'm looking at him.
556
00:34:40,681 --> 00:34:45,502
Ballistics matches the ammunition
found in your safe-deposit
with the murder weapon.
557
00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:48,408
How is that even possible?
Don't say anything. It's a bluff.
558
00:34:48,467 --> 00:34:52,354
You can't tie this gun or any other
to that particular box of bullets.
559
00:34:52,411 --> 00:34:55,488
Apparently,
Mr. Stillman is a frugal fellow.
560
00:34:55,553 --> 00:34:59,975
The police found a couple of unused rounds
that had been chambered in the gun
he shot Tortino with...
561
00:35:00,032 --> 00:35:03,507
and then put back in the box
for use at another time.
562
00:35:03,574 --> 00:35:08,726
You see, Mr. Stillman, when you do that,
when you chamber a bullet
and then extract it again
563
00:35:08,788 --> 00:35:14,145
you leave specific marks on the shell casing,
just as if you'd fired it.
564
00:35:14,202 --> 00:35:16,777
Your mistake, Mr. Stillman.
565
00:35:16,842 --> 00:35:19,349
You threw away the gun,
but you saved the bullets.
566
00:35:21,923 --> 00:35:24,567
I just can't waste anything, you know?
567
00:35:26,201 --> 00:35:28,617
Plastic utensils.
568
00:35:28,674 --> 00:35:30,919
Paper cups.
569
00:35:30,980 --> 00:35:33,259
Tinfoil.
570
00:35:33,320 --> 00:35:36,100
Those crummy wooden chopsticks
you get with take-out Chinese.
571
00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:39,203
I wash them. Reuse them.
572
00:35:39,268 --> 00:35:41,775
- Drives my wife crazy
- Cary--
573
00:35:41,843 --> 00:35:43,848
Hey.
574
00:35:48,259 --> 00:35:51,177
I still get man one.
575
00:35:56,748 --> 00:35:59,666
Ah. One of youse plays winner.
576
00:35:59,723 --> 00:36:02,572
That'll be me,
but you gotta be patient.
577
00:36:02,631 --> 00:36:06,380
This guys a foxy little featherweight
He's light on his feet.
578
00:36:06,440 --> 00:36:11,295
Federico Righetti, you're under arrest for
the murders of Jerry Tortino and Alec Ravello.
What the hell is this?
579
00:36:11,353 --> 00:36:16,368
And after we're done,those guys from
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy are gonna
wanna have a serious sit-down with you.
580
00:36:16,434 --> 00:36:19,648
You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can be used against you...
581
00:36:19,709 --> 00:36:22,023
Any news?
582
00:36:22,082 --> 00:36:25,900
Righetti's in custody.
Briscoe and Green picked him up
a couple of hours ago.
583
00:36:25,959 --> 00:36:29,640
Great. Stillman allocutes tomorrow
as part of his plea.
584
00:36:29,703 --> 00:36:33,178
Congratulations. It's fantastic, Jack.
585
00:36:33,245 --> 00:36:35,388
Southerlyn.
586
00:36:35,451 --> 00:36:37,935
He's here.
587
00:36:37,991 --> 00:36:40,704
All right. Right away.
588
00:36:40,765 --> 00:36:43,181
Arthur would like
to see us in his office.
589
00:36:43,238 --> 00:36:45,278
Victory toast.
590
00:36:45,343 --> 00:36:49,560
First of all, I want to say congratulations
on closing the Ravello murder.
Great work.
591
00:36:49,621 --> 00:36:52,129
Everyone in the U.S. Attorney's office
is very proud of you.
592
00:36:52,195 --> 00:36:55,181
That pleases me enormously.
593
00:36:58,010 --> 00:37:00,324
We still have one more step to take.
594
00:37:01,720 --> 00:37:05,732
I understand Mr. Stillman will testify
Righetti hired him to commit both murders.
595
00:37:05,798 --> 00:37:09,776
Stillman allocutes tomorrow.
He can corroborate his story?
596
00:37:09,842 --> 00:37:12,885
There's no question he absolutely
acted at the behest of Mr. Righetti.
597
00:37:12,950 --> 00:37:15,366
Mm-hmm.
598
00:37:17,128 --> 00:37:19,168
Is there a problem?
599
00:37:19,233 --> 00:37:23,690
- Not a problem.
- You can have him when we're done.
600
00:37:23,746 --> 00:37:27,461
I'm sorry?
Isn't that why you're here, Ms. Myers?
601
00:37:27,522 --> 00:37:32,206
Righetti's the centerpiece
of some RICO indictment
you're crafting against the Masucci family?
602
00:37:32,268 --> 00:37:36,245
- This is not about a turf war, Jack.
- No?
603
00:37:36,311 --> 00:37:38,591
We're not trying to poach your defendant,
Mr. McCoy.
Fine.
604
00:37:38,651 --> 00:37:41,603
After the State of New York tries him
on two counts of capital murder,
he's all yours.
605
00:37:41,659 --> 00:37:44,270
But we do need you to withdraw
your offer to Mr. Stillman.
606
00:37:45,703 --> 00:37:50,490
- He can't allocute in open court.
- Why the hell not?
He's our whole case against Righetti.
607
00:37:50,550 --> 00:37:53,331
- We're not ready to move
on Mr. Righetti just yet.
- We are.
608
00:37:53,391 --> 00:37:58,178
If we leave him on the street, we can use
Righetti to make half a dozen other cases,
roll up the whole crew.
609
00:37:58,237 --> 00:38:00,687
- Have you told Jean Piccone
what you're planning?
- She'll understand.
610
00:38:00,744 --> 00:38:05,667
Oh, will she?
If she'd been killed instead of her husband,
we wouldn't be having this conversation.
611
00:38:05,723 --> 00:38:09,872
- You wouldn't dream of letting him go.
- The greater good, Mr. McCoy.
612
00:38:09,934 --> 00:38:12,248
And if he orders someone else killed?
613
00:38:12,307 --> 00:38:15,783
How many more murders
are you willing to countenance
in the name of the greater good?
614
00:38:15,850 --> 00:38:18,198
You've got your undercover.
You don't need Righetti.
615
00:38:18,257 --> 00:38:23,044
Righetti'll be brought to justice,
Jack, when the time's right.
616
00:38:23,103 --> 00:38:25,747
The time is right now. We're committed.
He's already been arrested.
617
00:38:25,809 --> 00:38:29,592
- We'll charge him tomorrow
as soon as Stillman allocutes.
- No, we won't.
618
00:38:29,653 --> 00:38:34,440
I want you to withdraw the offer
to Stillman and release Righetti... today.
619
00:38:39,446 --> 00:38:42,898
Would you ladies excuse me for a moment?
620
00:38:46,431 --> 00:38:48,779
I'd advise you not to forget
whose name's on the door.
621
00:38:48,837 --> 00:38:51,185
How could you do that to me, Arthur?
622
00:38:51,243 --> 00:38:54,719
Sandbag me like that
in front of the U.S. Attorney's office?
623
00:38:54,786 --> 00:38:58,706
How am I supposed
to deal with them now?
I apologize for springin' that on you,
624
00:38:58,763 --> 00:39:04,188
but this is not about you saving face
or looking bad in front of
an Assistant United States Attorney.
625
00:39:04,245 --> 00:39:08,667
This is nonsense, Arthur.
They don't need Righetti!
What the hell's going on here?
626
00:39:08,723 --> 00:39:12,107
Exactly what you were told in there--
nothing more, nothing less.
I don't believe that!
627
00:39:12,166 --> 00:39:16,314
Push comes to shove,
the feds corner Righetti,
they'll cut a deal with him!
628
00:39:16,377 --> 00:39:19,225
He'll give up his nephew and his crew,
629
00:39:19,284 --> 00:39:23,398
and they'll send the old man to Tucson to play
shuffleboard in the sun, and you won't be able
to do a damn thing about it.
630
00:39:23,462 --> 00:39:27,645
Sometimes we make deals that
leave a bad taste in everyone's mouth.
631
00:39:27,706 --> 00:39:30,749
You've done it yourself
a million times, Jack!
632
00:39:30,815 --> 00:39:33,231
You spit it out and move on!
633
00:39:33,288 --> 00:39:36,103
Now, you're letting your friendship
with Jean Piccone cloud your judgment.
634
00:39:37,232 --> 00:39:39,910
And what I want you to do--
what I need you to do--
635
00:39:39,972 --> 00:39:43,448
is withdraw that plea agreement
and let Righetti go.
636
00:39:51,302 --> 00:39:54,117
You're withdrawing your offer?
What the hell?
637
00:39:54,177 --> 00:39:56,491
I'm not at liberty to discuss it.
638
00:39:56,550 --> 00:39:59,330
You're just gonna shine us on
without an explanation?
639
00:39:59,391 --> 00:40:03,003
I don't owe you an explanation,
Mr. Stillman.
I think you do.
640
00:40:04,638 --> 00:40:10,621
What, you made some sort of arrangement
involving Righetti, didn't you?
Traded up for a bigger fish?
641
00:40:10,687 --> 00:40:16,146
- You should have made your deal
when you had the chance.
- Come on, McCoy. That's not right.
642
00:40:16,202 --> 00:40:18,847
What can you do for us?
643
00:40:19,845 --> 00:40:24,096
With the weapon, we've got you
dead to rights on the Tortino murder.
644
00:40:24,156 --> 00:40:27,005
The money-clip marks
tie you to Ravello too.
645
00:40:27,064 --> 00:40:30,243
Plead guilty to both now,
646
00:40:30,306 --> 00:40:33,724
and we'll drop the criminal enterprise charges
and take the death penalty off the table.
647
00:40:33,782 --> 00:40:36,631
Life in prison.
648
00:40:38,494 --> 00:40:41,446
Take it or leave it.
649
00:40:50,493 --> 00:40:53,034
Mr. McCoy, it's your office.
650
00:40:56,208 --> 00:40:58,214
McCoy.
651
00:41:00,218 --> 00:41:02,223
When?
652
00:41:07,404 --> 00:41:09,888
Detectives.
Counselors. Sorry to drag you out so late.
653
00:41:09,944 --> 00:41:11,949
Where did it happen?
Over here.
654
00:41:12,016 --> 00:41:14,900
Seems he was out taking his
usual evening constitutional.
655
00:41:14,957 --> 00:41:17,237
Passersby heard gunshots.
Any witnesses?
656
00:41:17,297 --> 00:41:20,249
All these people around?
Of course not.
657
00:41:21,775 --> 00:41:27,428
I could care less about these mob guys.
It's the collateral damage that gets to me.
658
00:41:34,108 --> 00:41:37,652
I heard.
The nurse too.
659
00:41:37,718 --> 00:41:40,566
Collateral damage,
the cops called it.
660
00:41:42,330 --> 00:41:47,915
We romanticize these people,
make movies about 'em,
and they're nothing but heartless scum.
661
00:41:47,978 --> 00:41:51,328
You think they knew-- the feds--
662
00:41:51,387 --> 00:41:53,894
that Peter Righetti
was gonna have his uncle killed?
663
00:41:55,331 --> 00:41:58,944
They might've predicted.
That's a long way from knowing.
664
00:41:59,008 --> 00:42:01,686
What if they used us
to put Righetti back on the street?
665
00:42:03,519 --> 00:42:07,063
Once we arrested the old man
and let him go again,
666
00:42:07,129 --> 00:42:11,209
- Peter must've figured that his uncle
had cut a deal and gave him up.
- Hm!
667
00:42:11,273 --> 00:42:15,490
I think you're giving the feds
way too much credit. They ain't that clever.
668
00:42:15,551 --> 00:42:17,500
Still.
669
00:42:17,556 --> 00:42:20,167
Lucky break for them.
670
00:42:20,230 --> 00:42:25,278
Now they roll up the whole crew
starting with Peter Righetti
for the murder of his uncle.
671
00:42:27,148 --> 00:42:29,861
Good riddance.