1 00:00:00,908 --> 00:00:02,913 In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:02,979 --> 00:00:06,661 the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups- 3 00:00:06,723 --> 00:00:08,728 the police who investigate crime, 4 00:00:08,795 --> 00:00:11,075 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 5 00:00:11,135 --> 00:00:13,140 These are their stories. 6 00:00:14,176 --> 00:00:18,792 Cold, cold, cold. Gonna be slower than yesterday, if that's possible. 7 00:00:18,855 --> 00:00:23,538 Might be a good idea to toss a extra wrap on old Henry. His age, he shouldn't be out. 8 00:00:23,601 --> 00:00:26,450 Our age, neither should we. Heh! 9 00:00:26,508 --> 00:00:29,221 Oh, my God. What-- Phil! What? 10 00:00:29,283 --> 00:00:31,699 Phil! It's Jer! What? What's the matter? 11 00:00:31,756 --> 00:00:33,761 Jerry Tortino. 12 00:00:35,299 --> 00:00:39,219 Oh, Lord. What a mess. 13 00:00:39,276 --> 00:00:41,282 Call 911. 14 00:00:42,585 --> 00:00:45,571 Two in the back of the head, small cal, no exit. 15 00:00:45,626 --> 00:00:49,079 Point blank. Set his stocking cap on fire. 16 00:00:49,136 --> 00:00:52,520 Rigor's two over five. I figure he's been dead three maybe four hours. 17 00:00:52,577 --> 00:00:57,193 Yeah, that was a smart move, Russell, gettin' the Discovery Channel. Hey, you can learn a lot. 18 00:00:57,257 --> 00:00:59,901 Everybody's a crime scene expert these days. He have anything on him? 19 00:00:59,963 --> 00:01:03,850 The works-- wallet, watch, money, a ring. 20 00:01:03,908 --> 00:01:06,655 Jerry Tortino. Lived in the neighborhood. 21 00:01:06,716 --> 00:01:08,721 Who called it in? 22 00:01:10,024 --> 00:01:13,705 Either of you know the victim? Jer? Sure. 23 00:01:13,767 --> 00:01:17,847 Part-timer. Filled in for some of the regular drivers. 24 00:01:17,911 --> 00:01:23,063 Gracie don't like most folks. Looks like she's taken a shine to you. So much for horse sense. 25 00:01:23,126 --> 00:01:26,944 You two always here this early? Come in about 5:00 every day. 26 00:01:27,002 --> 00:01:29,988 Prep the buggies. Day shift don't start till 7:00. 27 00:01:30,043 --> 00:01:33,462 - What was Tortino doing here? - No reason in the world for him to be in this early. 28 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:37,703 Did you notice anything unusual this morning? No. Quiet as an empty church. 29 00:01:37,764 --> 00:01:40,146 Just the horses, waiting to be fed. 30 00:01:40,204 --> 00:01:43,122 I don't suppose any of 'em are named Mister Ed. 31 00:02:32,175 --> 00:02:34,557 He'd sub when he needed the cash. 32 00:02:34,615 --> 00:02:37,658 Truth be told, Jerry wasn't 't all that crazy about drivin 'a buggy 33 00:02:37,723 --> 00:02:40,766 He'd rather be watchin' 'em run than, uh, steerin' 'em around a park. 34 00:02:40,831 --> 00:02:43,942 Oh, he played the horses? No, not him. His clients. 35 00:02:44,006 --> 00:02:48,223 He was a bookie? Back in the day, he was the go-to guy to go to in these parts. 36 00:02:48,284 --> 00:02:51,567 Biggest book on the West Side. So how'd he end up driving a carriage? 37 00:02:51,627 --> 00:02:57,484 Ah, well, how do I put this? Uh,Jer and the State of New York... He did time. 38 00:02:57,541 --> 00:03:01,861 And while he was gone, uh-- Well, nature abhors a vacuum and like that. 39 00:03:01,920 --> 00:03:03,925 Somebody took his book? Yeah. 40 00:03:03,992 --> 00:03:07,171 When was this? Ten years ago now, maybe more. 41 00:03:07,234 --> 00:03:10,312 So how did he react to that, losing his turf? 42 00:03:10,376 --> 00:03:14,194 He had a good run. He knew when to bow out gracefully. 43 00:03:14,253 --> 00:03:17,638 Uh, he still had some die-hard clients who wouldn't give him up. 44 00:03:17,696 --> 00:03:19,804 What about the other drivers? How'd he get along with them? 45 00:03:19,867 --> 00:03:24,517 Well, there's always disputes. He was goin' at it with Albie Sullivan yesterday. 46 00:03:24,580 --> 00:03:28,626 Eh, like an old married couple, those two. Where do we find this Albie? 47 00:03:28,691 --> 00:03:32,110 He's working, Central Park South, across from Essex House. 48 00:03:33,103 --> 00:03:36,522 You're here about Jerry, right? You two had a beef yesterday. 49 00:03:36,579 --> 00:03:40,499 Say we did. So what? He was my best friend. 50 00:03:40,555 --> 00:03:43,063 We were like brothers. Brothers beef. Don't mean nothin'. 51 00:03:43,130 --> 00:03:46,777 Well, why don't you tell us about it anyway? 52 00:03:46,839 --> 00:03:49,119 He poached some customers. 53 00:03:49,179 --> 00:03:53,726 I was sweet-talkin' these Canucks. He butts in, offers to let the kid ride up top. 54 00:03:53,791 --> 00:03:56,709 After I'd been workin' on 'em for 20 minutes. 55 00:03:56,765 --> 00:03:59,045 I told him where he could get off. That was it. 56 00:03:59,105 --> 00:04:02,957 - Okay. How about you? Where were you last night? - I had a few beers after quittin' time. 57 00:04:03,016 --> 00:04:05,500 Went home, went to bed. 58 00:04:05,556 --> 00:04:08,667 Got to work this mornin'. Th-That's when I heard. 59 00:04:08,730 --> 00:04:11,614 Anybody who can vouch for you? 60 00:04:11,672 --> 00:04:14,954 I live alone. How about you? 61 00:04:17,053 --> 00:04:19,560 Your cop at the scene wasn't 't that far off 62 00:04:19,626 --> 00:04:24,310 Based on core temperature and rigor, I estimate time of death to be around midnight. 63 00:04:24,372 --> 00:04:28,053 I don't suppose you got a couple of small-caliber slugs floatin' around in there. 64 00:04:28,115 --> 00:04:30,690 Pair of .380s. Hallmark execution. 65 00:04:30,755 --> 00:04:35,405 First shot was close contact. Second, inches away. Both seared his scalp. 66 00:04:35,468 --> 00:04:38,511 Damn. He was right about that too. Now we'll never hear the end of it. 67 00:04:38,576 --> 00:04:40,890 Double tap, point blank to the back of the head. 68 00:04:40,949 --> 00:04:44,870 .380, nothing at the scene. Shooter must've picked up his brass. 69 00:04:44,927 --> 00:04:47,035 This victim's a mobbed-up ex-con. 70 00:04:47,098 --> 00:04:50,016 This was a hit. Has all the earmarks. 71 00:04:50,073 --> 00:04:55,430 Yeah. Speaking of marks-- see that one? On his neck, behind the right ear? 72 00:04:55,487 --> 00:04:58,701 Crescent moon. Looks like a burn. It's a brand. 73 00:04:58,762 --> 00:05:02,011 Somebody branded him? Like with a hot piece of metal? Mm-hmm. Postmortem. 74 00:05:02,072 --> 00:05:06,289 If he is a pro, maybe that's how he signs his work- like a calling card or something. 75 00:05:06,350 --> 00:05:08,561 Have gun, will travel. 76 00:05:09,993 --> 00:05:12,443 A change of address in the work? 77 00:05:12,499 --> 00:05:15,678 My dad's idea. Me, I'm not eager to move. 78 00:05:15,742 --> 00:05:19,194 Lived here all my life, but we already signed a lease. 79 00:05:19,250 --> 00:05:21,861 What're you gonna do? Why'd your dad wanna move? 80 00:05:21,924 --> 00:05:26,073 Opportunity of a lifetime. He met a broker who put a bug in his ear. 81 00:05:26,136 --> 00:05:29,954 Bigger place, better neighborhood, blah, blah, blah. 82 00:05:30,012 --> 00:05:34,628 Uh, there were some cards in your dad's wallet, real estate agents-- 83 00:05:34,691 --> 00:05:37,107 Evans, Gramercy, Stillman-- 84 00:05:37,165 --> 00:05:40,641 Stillman, that's the guy. A real miracle worker, gotta say. 85 00:05:40,707 --> 00:05:43,555 Found us this big three-bedroom in the East 20s. 86 00:05:43,615 --> 00:05:46,327 Just a little more on the rent for twice the space. 87 00:05:46,389 --> 00:05:48,964 And that's the only reason that your father wanted to move? 88 00:05:49,029 --> 00:05:52,711 What do you mean? Oh, maybe he, uh, wanted to get out of Dodge. 89 00:05:52,773 --> 00:05:55,553 You know, leave the old neighborhood? I know what you're getting at. 90 00:05:55,613 --> 00:06:00,628 Everybody in the neighborhood loved my pop. He was a fixture here. 91 00:06:00,694 --> 00:06:05,549 Still, in your father's line of work, he had to have a few disgruntled customers. 92 00:06:05,607 --> 00:06:08,957 More than a few. But that was the never-come-again, good-old days. 93 00:06:09,015 --> 00:06:13,768 Most of my dad's clients are dead or gone to Florida. 94 00:06:13,828 --> 00:06:17,908 Why do you think he was driving a buggy in Central Park? 95 00:06:19,510 --> 00:06:23,521 We're checking open homicides to see if this crescent moon thing crops up. 96 00:06:23,587 --> 00:06:27,599 His daughter's got a point. Who'd hire a hit for a part-time carriage driver? Hm. 97 00:06:27,665 --> 00:06:30,879 Hey, Ident section faxed over Tortino's rap sheet. 98 00:06:30,941 --> 00:06:35,830 Yeah, his boss said he'd been away. He didn't tell us he did two of a possible 10 at Ossining. 99 00:06:35,887 --> 00:06:41,244 For bookmaking? Huh! Burglary, grand larceny one, possession of stolen goods, assault-- 100 00:06:41,301 --> 00:06:45,255 It's important to diversify. Two years. That's hard time for a bookie. 101 00:06:45,311 --> 00:06:48,160 On the other hand, two instead of 10, you might say he got off light. 102 00:06:48,219 --> 00:06:50,760 - Makes you wonder, doesn't it? - Gets better. 103 00:06:50,826 --> 00:06:53,368 He spent most of his stretch in protective custody. 104 00:06:53,433 --> 00:06:56,442 It'd be interesting to find out why. 105 00:06:58,881 --> 00:07:04,100 Jerry was part of a crew knocked over a showroom in the fur district. Beat up a security guard 106 00:07:04,161 --> 00:07:06,338 We collared him with a Cadillac full of mink. 107 00:07:06,401 --> 00:07:09,854 He cut a deal? He was gonna be a stand-up guy-- 108 00:07:09,910 --> 00:07:12,622 do the whole dime, tough it out. 109 00:07:12,684 --> 00:07:16,571 Then he found himself in gen pop at Sing Sing. Changed his mind in a hurry. 110 00:07:16,628 --> 00:07:21,608 Well, wouldn't you? No more showering with the fellas, and you shave eight years off your sentence. 111 00:07:21,674 --> 00:07:25,788 - So who did he rat out? - Federico Righetti. 112 00:07:25,852 --> 00:07:28,929 He's a crew boss for the Masucci family. 113 00:07:28,993 --> 00:07:34,452 Jerry was Righetti's biggest book. Twenty grand a day on the street. Double during football season. 114 00:07:34,508 --> 00:07:38,862 He got pinched, put a real crimp in the Masucci family's income stream. 115 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:40,960 Do the Masuccis know he ratted 'em out? If they had known, 116 00:07:41,025 --> 00:07:43,566 I don't think he would've lived nearly as long as he did. 117 00:07:43,633 --> 00:07:46,676 Righetti pulled a psycho act at the trial, right? Yeah. 118 00:07:46,741 --> 00:07:51,060 He was auditioning to go where they make you butter your toast with your finger instead of a knife. 119 00:07:51,119 --> 00:07:53,865 Jury didn't buy it. Why? You like him for Tortino? 120 00:07:53,927 --> 00:07:56,571 It looks like a professional hit. Righetti's got the motive. 121 00:07:56,634 --> 00:07:59,449 Would he still have the juice to ordera hit from the inside? 122 00:07:59,508 --> 00:08:03,759 Doesn't need to. He's on the street. Feds cut him loose three weeks ago. 123 00:08:03,820 --> 00:08:09,438 He gets out; a week later, the guy that gave him up gets shot dead. You know where we can find Righetti? 124 00:08:09,501 --> 00:08:12,544 I'd check his nephew Peter's social club on 10th Avenue. 125 00:08:12,609 --> 00:08:15,561 That's where the old man used to rule the roost. 126 00:08:17,923 --> 00:08:20,738 Ahh, another tough day at the office, huh? 127 00:08:20,798 --> 00:08:23,339 We're on an espresso break. And who are you? 128 00:08:23,404 --> 00:08:25,820 O.C. Task Force? Homicide. 129 00:08:25,878 --> 00:08:28,887 Homicide. You're in the wrong place, Homicide. 130 00:08:28,952 --> 00:08:31,334 Stiffs are around the corner at Razzoni's Funeral Home. 131 00:08:31,392 --> 00:08:34,003 Ah, this is why they call them “wise guys." 132 00:08:34,066 --> 00:08:36,140 So, Peter, where's your uncle? I don't see him. 133 00:08:36,205 --> 00:08:39,954 My uncle's not a well man. Maybe you've heard. 134 00:08:40,016 --> 00:08:43,093 Yeah, what I heard is, he might be goin' around town settling old scores. 135 00:08:43,157 --> 00:08:46,234 And who would he wanna settle a score with? Jerry Tortino. 136 00:08:46,299 --> 00:08:49,615 Oh. That homicide. 137 00:08:49,675 --> 00:08:51,680 Why didn't you say so? 138 00:08:51,746 --> 00:08:54,755 What I hear, Jerry got caught a little short Sunday... 139 00:08:54,821 --> 00:08:58,799 when the Jets, against all-- Against all expectations. 140 00:08:58,865 --> 00:09:02,978 Covered the spread. It's a miracle. Our Lady o' the Meadowlands. 141 00:09:03,043 --> 00:09:05,618 Freakin' Jets. We all took a hosin' on that one. 142 00:09:05,683 --> 00:09:08,692 - No wonder Jerry couldn't cover his action. - There you go. 143 00:09:08,758 --> 00:09:13,214 One of Jerry's clients clipped him. I were you, I'd be lookin' for a disgruntled Jets fan. 144 00:09:13,269 --> 00:09:17,190 We hear that Jerry was more or less retired like your uncle. 145 00:09:17,247 --> 00:09:20,996 Yeah, and since your uncle's got so much time on his hands, we'd like to talk to him. 146 00:09:21,057 --> 00:09:24,670 You wanna search the joint you got a warrant, knock yourselves out. 147 00:09:24,733 --> 00:09:28,916 Otherwise, take it on the arches Find another place to haunt. 148 00:09:28,978 --> 00:09:32,021 Where do they get the lingo? 149 00:09:33,323 --> 00:09:37,710 According to the feds, his nephew's been bossing the crew since the old man went away. 150 00:09:37,768 --> 00:09:40,514 Well, after about 10 years, you might start thinking the job is yours. 151 00:09:40,575 --> 00:09:43,994 So are you saying he might not be all that overjoyed to see his Uncle Fred? 152 00:09:44,051 --> 00:09:46,662 There's something else you should know. 153 00:09:46,726 --> 00:09:49,370 The feds also told me they're running a task force. 154 00:09:49,432 --> 00:09:52,213 They've got someone deep inside with the Masuccis. 155 00:09:52,273 --> 00:09:55,691 That takes stones. It'd be nice if he could get us to the old man. 156 00:09:55,750 --> 00:10:00,901 I don't know how easy it'll be to bring him up, but let me see what I can do. 157 00:10:02,868 --> 00:10:05,352 Briscoe? Green? 158 00:10:05,407 --> 00:10:08,052 Vinny. Sorry I'm late. 159 00:10:08,115 --> 00:10:10,189 Had to make sure I was clean when I left the club. 160 00:10:10,254 --> 00:10:13,103 Sol took the scenic route down the West Side, via Weehawken. 161 00:10:13,162 --> 00:10:17,345 That'll add an hour to your commute. Hey, man, did you really lose a bundle on the jets? 162 00:10:17,406 --> 00:10:20,586 Man, I got killed. Don't tell the bureau I bet the game. 163 00:10:20,649 --> 00:10:23,692 Oh, don't worry. Your secret's safe with him. How long you been under? 164 00:10:23,757 --> 00:10:26,800 Nearly a year. You seen the old man since he got out? 165 00:10:26,865 --> 00:10:30,113 He's come around a few times. He still doing the “Mad Hatter” act? 166 00:10:30,173 --> 00:10:32,453 He may not be crazy, but he's definitely one strange duck. 167 00:10:32,513 --> 00:10:34,827 How are he and his nephew doing? 168 00:10:34,886 --> 00:10:39,035 Circlin' each other like a couple of cats. Really? How do you think that's gonna pan out? 169 00:10:39,097 --> 00:10:42,140 I wouldn't bet against the old man. 170 00:10:42,205 --> 00:10:44,884 He comes across as a sweet, old geezer, but make no mistake, 171 00:10:44,946 --> 00:10:48,330 he's a stone killer- dozens of bodies on his head. 172 00:10:48,388 --> 00:10:51,033 You think he had Tortino hit? 173 00:10:51,096 --> 00:10:54,412 About six months ago, the Masuccis found out it was Tortino who ratted him out. 174 00:10:54,471 --> 00:10:58,654 Peter wanted to deal with it himself, immediately. His uncle said wait. 175 00:10:58,715 --> 00:11:01,029 So he's trying to make a comeback. Settling unfinished business. 176 00:11:01,088 --> 00:11:04,337 It certainly helps his street cred, Tortino getting whacked. 177 00:11:04,398 --> 00:11:07,509 We're gonna need a sit-down with the sweet, old geezer. 178 00:11:07,572 --> 00:11:09,988 Mott Street, across from Old St. Pat's. 179 00:11:10,046 --> 00:11:13,967 Above the deli, third floor, front. 180 00:11:16,663 --> 00:11:20,412 Boy, livin' down here in this dump, he must think he's been exiled to Siberia. 181 00:11:20,473 --> 00:11:24,188 Which stands to reason why he'd want his old job back. 182 00:11:25,721 --> 00:11:28,262 Hi, we're here to see Federico Righetti. 183 00:11:28,327 --> 00:11:31,837 He's in the bathroom getting ready for his walk. You mind if we come in? 184 00:11:31,903 --> 00:11:36,360 Mr. Righetti doesn't like to be disturbed. Heh! Any more than he is already? 185 00:11:36,416 --> 00:11:38,923 Excuse me! Sorry. Thanks. 186 00:11:41,161 --> 00:11:43,669 Maybe we should wait for him to get out of the shower. 187 00:11:43,735 --> 00:11:47,746 Maybe we should check to make sure he's still there and didn't go down the fire escape. 188 00:11:50,353 --> 00:11:52,302 Hmm! 189 00:11:53,361 --> 00:11:58,341 We needed this. The reservoirs are down 40%. 190 00:11:58,407 --> 00:12:01,119 He looks right as rain to me. 191 00:12:02,819 --> 00:12:04,824 Ahh! 192 00:12:08,266 --> 00:12:10,477 You remember Jerry Tortino? 193 00:12:10,539 --> 00:12:14,152 Uh, I prefer rigatoni 'cause of the name. 194 00:12:14,216 --> 00:12:17,567 Tortino. He was your bookie back when you ran the crew. 195 00:12:17,625 --> 00:12:20,941 He gave you up to the feds. He put you in the penitentiary for the last 10 years. 196 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,211 I remember you. 197 00:12:23,273 --> 00:12:26,817 Huh? Dewar's straight, beer chaser. 198 00:12:26,883 --> 00:12:28,923 That was your drink. 199 00:12:28,988 --> 00:12:33,102 Stayed with it, too, till your face hit the bar. Yeah, I'm strictly club soda now. 200 00:12:33,165 --> 00:12:37,781 - Straight up with a twist. - Jerry Tortino! Somebody shot him twice in the back of the head. 201 00:12:37,845 --> 00:12:40,922 She had red hair, didn't she, your wife? Huh? 202 00:12:40,986 --> 00:12:44,029 That's right! Tall girl. 203 00:12:44,094 --> 00:12:48,778 Looked great in a tight skirt, huh, doin' the hula? Hm! How's she been? 204 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:51,621 You'd have to ask her new husband. 205 00:12:51,682 --> 00:12:54,531 I'd make Tortino my first stop if I were in your shoes. 206 00:12:54,590 --> 00:12:57,838 Shoes? Nah! Sandals. 207 00:12:57,898 --> 00:13:02,149 Sandals. Easy on the feet. It's aromatic, don't you think? 208 00:13:02,209 --> 00:13:05,388 Yeah, and they go so nice with an orange jumpsuit. 209 00:13:05,452 --> 00:13:08,666 Threatening a sick, old man with jail time? Have you no shame? 210 00:13:08,727 --> 00:13:13,707 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.