[siren wails, indistinct conversations]
ABSOLUTELY. SIR, I'LL LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS I KNOW ANYTHING.
NOT AT ALL. IT'S MY PLEASURE.
[shuts cell phone]CRAP.
DIRECTOR?
BERTRAM WANTS REGULAR UPDATES.
SOMEBODY INVOLVED IN THIS CASE MUST BE CONNECTED.
WELL, MAYBE WE'LL GET LUCKY, CATCH A DUNK.
WE'RE DUE AN EASY ONE.UGH, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT.
SAID WHAT?"WE'RE DUE AN EASY ONE." NOW WE'RE JINXED.
SORRY.
[footsteps approach]AMBER SUTHERLAND, DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER.
THE HOUSE IS A RENTAL.
SHE'S BEEN IN CRANE CREEK FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS
MAKING A CAMPAIGN VIDEO FOR MAYOR KENYON BAGSHAW.
ISN'T A CAMPAIGN VIDEO OVERKILL FOR A SMALL TOWN MAYOR?WELL, BAGSHAW'S MOVING UP.
HE'S RUNNING IN A SPECIAL ELECTION
FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.SURPRISE. CONNECTED.
AGENT LISBON? CHIEF ARNOLD NAIL, CRANE CREEK P.D.
MY MEN RESPONDED TO A SHOTS-FIRED CALL LAST NIGHT,
FOUND THE BODY.AGENT CHO, AGENT RIGSBY.
MEN.YOUR MEN SEARCH THE AREA?
WE FOUND A .38 IN A TRASH CAN DOWN THE STREET.
SERIAL NUMBER SHOWS IT REPORTED STOLEN FROM A MAN ONE TOWN OVER,
ABOUT A YEAR AGO.WE'RE GONNA NEED THAT.
GOT IT. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW,
I GET IT. CBI'S IN CHARGE. WE'RE HERE TO ASSIST.
THANKS, CHIEF. WE DON'T ALWAYS GET A WELCOME.
WELL, I SAID I GET IT. I DIDN'T SAY I LIKED IT.
LOOKS LIKE THE KILLER TOSSED THE PLACE. ANYTHING MISSING?
APPARENTLY, AMBER HAD A LOT OF HIGH-END VIDEO EQUIPMENT.
THERE'S NO SIGN OF IT, SO WE FIGURE THE KILLER TOOK IT.ROBBERY GONE BAD?
NO, THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER VALUABLES LEFT BEHIND.
OKAY, GET A LIST OF WHAT'S MISSING
AND CALL JANE AND ASK HIM WHY HE ISN'T HERE ALREADY.
PATRICK JANE, CBI. I'M ON THE WAY TO A CRIME SCENE.
DO YOU KNOW HOW FAST YOU WERE GOING, SIR?
DO I GET A PRIZE IF I GUESS CORRECTLY?
13 MILES PER HOUR OVER THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT.OH.
I NEED YOUR LICENSE AND PROOF OF INSURANCE.
I'D LOVE TO, BUT, UH, WE GOT A MURDER TO SOLVE.
FIRST 48 HOURS-- YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?LICENSE AND PROOF OF INSURANCE.
I MEAN, IS THIS REALLY NECESSARY?
AREN'T WE ALL PART OF THE JUSTICE LEAGUE?
DO YOU THINK AQUAMAN WOULD GIVE BATMAN A TICKET?
JUST CONSIDER THAT.
STEP OUT OF THE CAR.
THERE'S NO SIGN OF A STRUGGLE. SHE PROBABLY KNEW THE KILLER.
BUT IF IT WAS PERSONAL, WHY TAKE HER VIDEO EQUIPMENT?
AGENT LISBON, WE MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING.
ONE OF MY OFFICERS IS ENGAGED IN A PURSUIT OFF A TRAFFIC STOP.
DRIVER WAS ACTING CRAZY. COULD BE OUR GUY.
DON'T SAY A WORD.
VEHICLE IS A BLUE CITROEN, ABOUT 30 YEARS OLD,
CALIFORNIA PLATES.
SEE WHAT YOU DID?
[siren wailing]
[man] Pull over right now.
[siren stops wailing]
MORNING, LISBON.
LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS!
DID I MISS ANYTHING?
♪♪
AGENT, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO EXTENDING PROFESSIONAL COURTESY,
BUT YOUR MAN IGNORED A REASONABLE REQUEST
FROM MY OFFICER AND FLED.
HE WILL PAY THE TICKET.MEH. SPEED TRAPS. LEGALIZED EXTORTION.
YOU WANT PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN?
PARK OUT IN THE OPEN, WHERE THEY CAN SEE YOU.
BUT NO, YOU LAY IN WAIT, LIKE THIEVES IN THE NIGHT.HE WILL PAY THE TICKET TODAY.
I'M NOT GONNA PAY IT.JANE!
I WON'T PAY IT. I'M NOT PAYING IT.STOP--STOP THAT.
EXTORTIONIST.
IF MR. JANE WILL GO TO CITY HALL
AND SETTLE THIS TODAY, WE CAN MOVE ON.THANK YOU.
I'D LIKE AN APOLOGY.
OH, REALLY?
DREAM BIGGER, PAL. YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET ONE FROM ME.
I SAID WE'D MOVE ON.
YES, WE'RE MOVING ON.
DON'T KNOW WHY YOU WERE IN SUCH AN ALL-FIRED HURRY TO GET HERE.
I'LL TELL YOU WHO KILLED THAT WOMAN.
WHO'S THAT?
LOCAL SCUMBAG NAMED RONALD CROSSWHITE.
KILLED HIS WIFE TWO YEARS AGO.
HE WAS INDICTED FOR MURDERING HIS WIFE.
OH, HE DID IT, ALL RIGHT. SERGEANT ROWLEY.
WHY ISN'T HE IN PRISON?
THERE WAS A... SCREW-UP.
EVIDENTIARY PAPERWORK GOT FILED LATE.
JUDGE EXCLUDED SOME SECURITY FOOTAGE.
CRITICAL EVIDENCE. CROSSWHITE WALKED.
AHA.
AND YOU'RE THE ONE THAT SCREWED UP.
THAT'S WHY YOU CAN'T STOP LOOKING
AT THAT POOR WOMAN'S BODY-- BECAUSE YOU FEEL RESPONSIBLE.
ALSO EXPLAINS WHY WHEN THERE'S A MURDER IN TOWN,
YOU'RE OUT WORKING THE SPEED TRAP.
YOU SMART-ASS.
STAND DOWN. NOW.
YEAH.LOOKS LIKE WE BOTH HAVE
A LITTLE PROBLEM CONTROLLING OUR UNDERLINGS.
UNDERLING?
EVEN IF CROSSWHITE DID KILL HIS WIFE,
WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH AMBER SUTHERLAND?
SAW THE TWO OF 'EM TOGETHER DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY.
NOW SHE'S DEAD.
NO WAY THAT'S A COINCIDENCE.
UNDERLING? REALLY? LISBON, WOULD YOU EXPLAIN TO THIS MAN I'M--YOU NEED TO STOP.
I'M A CONSULTANT.HE'S A CONSULTANT.
I'M NOT BELOW OR ABOVE.SHH--SHH.
I AM TO THE SIDE.THAT'S ENOUGH.
GINGER CROSSWHITE WAS 31. WORKED AT CITY HALL, DMV CLERK.
SHOT AND KILLED IN THEIR LIVING ROOM TWO YEARS AGO.
THE D.A. CLAIMED CROSSWHITE DID IT FOR INSURANCE MONEY.
HE HAD AN UPHOLSTERY SHOP THAT WAS STRUGGLING.
AND HE WALKED?Well, Crosswhite claimed
he came home from a drive and found the body.
A security camera image showed him arriving home
an hour before he said he got there. Destroyed his alibi.
But Sergeant Rowley missed the deadline
to file the search warrant,
THE JUDGE EXCLUDED IT, AND THE CASE COLLAPSED.Good work.
THE MAYOR'S WIFE IS COMING IN TO THE OFFICE.
HER NAME'S JESSICA BAGSHAW.
SHE WAS SUPERVISING AMBER SUTHERLAND'S VIDEO WORK.
I'LL GET HER STATEMENT.Okay. Be careful.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF PULL.
TERESA LISBON, TOUGHEST GAL WEST OF THE PECOS,
AND YOU'RE SCARED OF A SMALL TOWN MAYOR AND HIS WIFE.[knocks]
YEAH?
MR. CROSSWHITE, WE'RE WITH THE CBI.
I'M AGENT TERESA LISBON.AND I'M PATRICK JANE.
WE WANT TO ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS
ABOUT AMBER SUTHERLAND.TOM ROWLEY TELL YOU ABOUT ME?
YES, HE DID.
THAT'S MY BUDDY TOM.
CAN WE COME IN?
HOW DID YOU KNOW AMBER?
SHE, UM... [clears throat]
SHE WAS FILMING ME FOR A DOCUMENTARY.
THE ONE ABOUT THE MAYOR?
NO, THIS WAS ABOUT MY WIFE'S DEATH.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOUR WIFE LOOKED LOVELY. SHE HAD A VERY GENTLE FACE.
PUT THAT DOWN.
WHY?
JUST PUT IT DOWN.
FAIR ENOUGH.
SO AMBER WAS MAKING A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT YOU?
YEAH. SHE--SHE DID A COUPLE INTERVIEWS.
SHE SAID SHE'D NEED TO-- TO RAISE MONEY TO FINISH IT.
THAT MUST HAVE BEEN NICE FOR YOU--TELL YOUR SIDE TO AMBER.
MM.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
THE MAN WHO KILLED MY WIFE IS STILL OUT THERE.
BUT EVERYONE IN TOWN THINKS I'M THE KILLER.
IT'S--IT'S AROUND ME ALL THE TIME...
IT'S LIKE BEING UNDERWATER.
FEELS LIKE I CAN'T BREATHE.
WELL, IF YOU DIDN'T KILL YOUR WIFE, WHAT'D YOU DO TO HER?
WHAT?
YOU'RE THE GUILTIEST-LOOKING MAN I'VE EVER SEEN--
THE THEATRICAL SQUALOR,
FORCING YOURSELF TO LIVE WITH THE HATRED OF YOUR NEIGHBORS.
IF YOU DIDN'T KILL YOUR WIFE, THEN WHY THE SELF-PUNISHMENT?
YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE.
NOW.
I HAVE TO AGREE.
WELL, IT'S JUST AN HONEST OPINION,
A LEGIT QUESTION. I'M DOING MY JOB.
OKAY. HAVE A NICE DAY.
IT JUST SEEMS INSANE-- AMBER, GONE. [sighs]
SHE WORKED CLOSELY WITH YOU.
SHE WAS WITH US PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY,
THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
WE'LL NEED TO SPEAK WITH YOUR HUSBAND, MAYOR BAGSHAW.
OF COURSE. HE'S FORGING AWAY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
ELKS CLUBS AND COFFEE KLATCHES.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY SOMEONE WOULD WANT TO HURT AMBER?
I CAN'T IMAGINE.
[cell phone vibrates]
I MEAN, SHE WAS JUST... [sighs]
SUCH A GENTLE SOUL.
YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HER PERSONAL LIFE?
SHE SEEING ANYBODY?
UM, SHE HAD BEEN ON A FEW DATES WITH ZACH GLADDEN.
HE WORKS AT CITY HALL.
WAS SHE CLOSE WITH ANYONE ELSE?
MAYBE SOMEONE WITH THE CAMPAIGN?
WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING?
NOTHING. JUST...
SHE WAS PRETTY AND--
AND MY HUSBAND IS ATTRACTIVE AND CHARMING AND POWERFUL.
RIGHT?
UM, THAT'S NOT WHAT I WAS SUGGESTING.
IT'S HOW RUMORS GET STARTED. UM...
WE HAVE NO INTEREST
IN HAVING A PRETTY DEAD WOMAN ATTACHED TO THE CAMPAIGN,
IF YOU GET MY DRIFT, AGENT?
JESSICA.
DIRECTOR BERTRAM.
GALE. I WAS GONNA COME AND SEE YOU,
SOON AS AGENT VAN PELT WAS DONE WITH ME.AGENT, IS SHE DONE?
YES, SIR.
LET'S GRAB A CUP OF COFFEE.
[sighs]
ZACH GLADDEN?
TELL US ABOUT AMBER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. SHE WAS COOL.
GOD, THAT'S LAME.
SHE WAS FROM LOS ANGELES. SHE WAS FUNNY.
REALLY HARD-WORKING. TENACIOUS.
WE HEAR SHE WAS SPENDING SOME TIME WITH A MAN
NAMED RONALD CROSSWHITE, MAKING A DOCUMENTARY?
HE HAD BEEN BUGGING HER SINCE SHE GOT INTO TOWN.
SOMEONE NEW TO LISTEN TO HIS GARBAGE.GARBAGE--IS THAT HOW AMBER SAW IT?
SHE SAID SHE WAS MAINTAINING HER JOURNALISTIC OBJECTIVITY.
LEAST UNTIL A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.WHAT HAPPENED?
SHE HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH HIM AND SHE SAID CROSSWHITE...
FREAKED OUT.
YOU OKAY?
YEAH, I GUESS I'M JUST... NERVOUS, YOU KNOW?
LET'S START THE QUESTIONS.
AMBER E-MAILED THIS VIDEO OF THE CROSSWHITE INTERVIEW
TO A PRODUCER FRIEND IN L.A. FOUR DAYS AGO.
UH, JUST GOTTA JUMP RIGHT IN, HUH?
THAT'S RIGHT. YOUR UPHOLSTERY SHOP WAS STILL OPEN THEN.
THIS THE SCARY PART?WAIT.
[click]
THERE'S A DISCREPANCY ABOUT THE TIME--
THERE--THERE'S NO DISCREPANCY.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE--
D-D-DON'T TELL ME ABOUT S-SECURITY FOOTAGE.
I WAS THERE WHEN I SAID I WAS THERE.
I CAME HOME, AND MY WIFE WAS DEAD. I MEAN, DON'T YOU GET IT?
THERE'S--THERE'S A REAL KILLER OUT THERE SOMEWHERE. OKAY.
YOU SAID YOU BELIEVED ME. CALM DOWN.
WERE YOU LYING? WERE YOU LYING, TOO? ARE YOU ONE OF THEM?
PLEASE CALM DOWN. YOU ONE OF THE--I MEAN, WHAT IS--DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN!
WHAT IS THIS? WHAT IS THIS, A SET-UP? I JUST--
TURN THAT OFF! TURN THAT OFF! PLEASE--
[click]I'LL GET A WARRANT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. GET A LIST
OF AMBER'S MISSING EQUIPMENT AND THE SERIAL NUMBERS.ON IT.
WE'RE SERVING A WARRANT ON CROSSWHITE
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, AND YOU'RE COMING WITH.
OH, SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
DON'T WORRY. WE'RE DROPPING YOU
AT CITY HALL SO YOU CAN PAY THAT SPEEDING TICKET.
I THOUGHT I MADE MY FEELINGS VERY, UH, CLEAR
ON THAT PARTICULAR SUBJECT--
WHICH IS WHY I TOLD CHIEF NAIL
IF YOU DON'T PAY IT BY NOON TOMORROW,
HE'S FREE TO GET A BENCH WARRANT FOR YOUR ARREST.
WE'RE CITIZENS, TOO. WE'RE NOT ABOVE THE LAW.
OH, WELL, THANKS FOR THAT, GANDHI.
WHAT I DON'T APPRECIATE IS THIS CHEAP POLICE STATE TACTICS.
WHATEVER WORKS.
[knock on door]
HE'S NOT HERE.
WARRANT'S GOOD EITHER WAY, SO, CHO, OPEN THE DOOR.
[click]
BOSS.
FOUND THIS IN THE GARAGE.
THE SERIAL NUMBER MATCHES AMBER'S VIDEO EQUIPMENT.
CALL VAN PELT. HAVE HER PUT A BOLO OUT ON CROSSWHITE.
WE NEED TO BRING HIM IN.
[telephone rings]
THANK YOU.
[clears throat]
UH, EXCUSE ME, MA'AM? UM, I HAVE A--I HAVE A TICKET.
YES, SEE THAT CLERK.
UH-HUH.
SO... YOU'RE THE BAGMAN.
I GUESS.
WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO PAY THIS TICKET...
BUT UNDER PROTEST.NOBODY PAYS ANY OTHER WAY.
[gunshot, screams]EVERYBODY STAY WHERE THEY ARE!
NOW, YOU... YOU GET OUT THERE AND LOCK THOSE FRONT DOORS.
TRY RUNNING, YOU'LL HAVE BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS. GO.
[cell phone rings]
OKAY. OKAY, EV-- EVERYBODY OVER THERE.
OVER THERE BY THE WINDOW!
[sputters, grunts]
[thud, crowd yelling]
GET OVER THERE!
STAY THERE.
NOBODY MOVE!
[sirens wailing]
OH, GOOD. MORE GUNS.
[siren wailing]
[siren stops wailing]
CHIEF. WHAT'S GOING ON?
GOT A REPORT CROSSWHITE'S IN THERE WITH A GUN.
HE'S GOT HOSTAGES.WE SHOULD SECURE THE PERIMETER
AND MAKE CONTACT WITH CROSSWHITE.WELL, THANKS FOR THE ADVICE.
MY PEOPLE AND I ARE GONNA HANDLE THIS.
YOU DON'T WANT TO START A GUNFIGHT UNLESS YOU NEED TO.
WE SHOULD GET THE INFORMATION FIRST.IF I'M HEARING RIGHT,
GOT A GROUP OF CITIZENS IN THERE BEING THREATENED BY A NUT
WITH A GUN. I DON'T NEED TO KNOW MORE THAN THAT.
GET OVER THERE!
OTHER--OTHER SIDE! MOVE![woman screams]
MOVE!
I SAID MOVE!
[grunts][woman screams]
OKAY. THREE WITH ME THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR.
THE REST OF YOU, HIT THE FIRE EXIT ROUND BACK.YOU START
A SHOOTING GALLERY IN THERE, AND PEOPLE ARE GONNA GET KILLED.
SEE YOU WHEN WE'RE DONE.CBI HAS AUTHORITY HERE.
I WILL START ARRESTING YOUR MEN AND PUTTING THEM IN CUFFS
IF YOU DON'T STAND DOWN RIGHT NOW.
CHIEF, THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
NO, SHE'S RIGHT.
CBI HAS JURISDICTION...
FOR NOW.
YOU.
[whimpers]
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?DONNA.
DONNA? YOU LOOK FAMILIAR. YOU A D.A.?
I'M A PARALEGAL.
[panting]
JANE, RIGHT? CBI? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
NOTHING. IN FACT, I WAS JUST-- I WAS JUST LEAVING.
I JUST HEARD ON MY POLICE SCANNER
THAT YOU GUYS WERE LOOKING TO ARREST ME.
YOU PEOPLE THOUGHT ALL ALONG THAT I KILLED AMBER, DIDN'T YOU?
WHAT I THOUGHT IS IRRELEVANT NOW, BUT HOW EXACTLY
IS THIS GUN-WAVING SUPPOSED TO ESTABLISH YOUR INNOCENCE?
OH, I TRIED TALKING. IT DOESN'T WORK. NOBODY LISTENS.
[cell phone ringing]MIND IF I GET THAT?
[ring]
HELLO?
JANE? ARE YOU IN CITY HALL?
Uh...
YES, UNFORTUNATELY.
IS ANYBODY HURT?
NOT MORTALLY, YET.
What's going on?
I'D LOVE TO CHAT WITH YOU, LISBON, BUT THERE'S A MAN HERE
WITH A LARGE GUN, WHO WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.WHO'S THIS?
MR. CROSSWHITE, THIS IS AGENT LISBON.
LET'S JUST TAKE IT EASY, OKAY?
YOU TELL ALL THOSE COPS TO STAY OUT OF HERE.
I WILL. WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS, MR. CROSSWHITE?
WHY--WHY AM I DOING THIS? WHY ARE YOUDOING THIS?
I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING BUT TALKING TO YOU.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?I WANT A GUARANTEE FROM THE GOVERNOR
AND THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL THAT I WILL NOT BE PROSECUTED
FOR THE DEATH OF AMBER SUTHERLAND.WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT.
AND I WANT--
I WANT A NEW INVESTIGATION INTO MY WIFE'S DEATH,
and I want the real killer found.
DO IT NOW.
I HAD TWO MONTHS LEFT ON THAT PLAN.
MAY HAVE FOUND A WAY TO HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON IN THERE.
IF WE CAN PATCH INTO THE MAIN SWITCHBOARD FOR CITY HALL,
WE CAN TURN ANY PHONE WITH A SPEAKER ON IT
INTO A MICROPHONE.DO IT. WHERE'S NAIL?
HE'S TAKEN OVER THE CAFE ON THE CORNER FOR A COMMAND CENTER.
NAIL'S TAPPED INTO THE CAMERAS AROUND CITY HALL.
IT'S CLEVER.WELL, JUST TRYING TO KEEP UP.
IT'S THE REAR ENTRANCE TO CITY HALL.
IT'S ALARMED, BUT WE CAN DISARM IT FROM HERE.
WE CREATE A DISTRACTION IN FRONT, SEND MEN IN THAT WAY,
AND WE'LL MINIMIZE CASUALTIES.IT'S PROCEDURE TO TRY AND TALK THE PERSON
WHO'S TAKEN THE HOSTAGES OUT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
WORK WITH ME, LISBON. WE NEED A PLAN "B."
HELL WITH THAT. LET'S GO.WE ARE NOT GOING IN UNLESS CROSSWHITE FIRES FIRST.
IT'S THE SAFEST PATH.
UNLESS YOU'RE THE FIRST HOSTAGE CROSSWHITE DECIDES TO SHOOT.
SOMEONE WANT TO TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON?
MAYOR BAGSHAW, I'M AGENT LISBON WITH THE CBI.
GLAD TO HEAR IT.
NAIL, WHAT'S THE PLAN?FLASHBANGS THROUGH THE SIDE WINDOW,
MOVE IN THROUGH THE BACK, TAKE CROSSWHITE OUT.
GET STARTED ON IT.
AN ASSAULT LIKE THAT SHOULD BE THE LAST RESORT, NOT THE FIRST.
A HALF-DOZEN PEOPLE, INCLUDING MY WIFE, ARE IN THAT BUILDING
WITH AN ARMED LUNATIC. I WANT THEM OUT.
I WON'T ALLOW IT. CBI HAS THE AUTHORITY HERE.
NO. NOT ANYMORE. YOU'RE TO WORK WITH US NOW.
IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, TALK TO YOUR BOSS. I ALREADY DID.
[clears throat][taps key]
LISBON, IT'S A MATTER
OF TAKING THE FEELINGS OF THE LOCALS INTO ACCOUNT.
SIR, THIS IS A MATTER OF PEOPLE NOT GETTING KILLED.
You'll do your best to prevent that, I trust.
I CAN'T IF I DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY.
NOW I KNOW MAYOR BAGSHAW HAS A LOT OF INFLUENCE, BUT--
NO, THERE'S NO "BUT." ALL RIGHT? INFLUENCE HAS INFLUENCE.
I DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN THE POLITICS OF THIS TO YOU,
DO I?
SIR, THIS ISN'T ABOUT POLITICS.
EVERYTHING'S POLITICS, LISBON...
one way or another.
TRY PERSUASION. WORKS WONDERS.[elevator bell dings]
WHAT'S THE WORD?WE'RE ON OUR OWN.
NO, YOU DON'T WANT THEM GOING IN. WE BETTER DO SOMETHING.
THEY'RE SADDLING UP.TERESA, I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY,
BUT I'M BABYSITTING A BUNCH OF REPORTERS OUT THERE
WHO'LL TAKE A MINUTE WHENEVER YOU'VE GOT ONE.NOT NOW, BRENDA.
FINE. UH, LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU CAN.
WAIT A MINUTE. ONE. NOW.
GREAT. UH, ANYONE IN PARTICULAR?
OR SHOULD I JUST PICK SOMEBODY?
WHO DO YOU THINK HAS THE BEST ACCESS TO DIRECTOR BERTRAM?
WE'RE HUMAN BEINGS. WE HAVE A RIGHT TO USE THE BATHROOM.
THERE'S ONE IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
JUST RIGHT AROUND THAT CORNER.
[lowered voice] HEY, YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE COPS
FROM OUT OF TOWN, RIGHT?
UH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YEAH.
ARE YOU, LIKE, WORKING ON A PLAN TO GET US OUT OF THIS?
YES. OF COURSE I AM.WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WELL, I'M-- I'M THINKING. AND WAITING.
WHAT ARE YOU, LIKE, 5? A LITTLE PATIENCE HERE.
[car door closes]
[indistinct conversations]
[tires screech]
[Patrick] THEY'RE GONNA COME IN, YOU KNOW.
AND IT'S GONNA GET ALL SHOOTY.
WHAT'S THAT GONNA PROVE?
YOU KNOW WHAT? DON'T PUT THIS ON ME.
YOU'RE LIKE ALL THE REST OF THEM.
YOU JUST DECIDED I KILLED AMBER. S-SAME WAY THEY JUST DECIDED
I KILLED MY WIFE.WELL, MORE TIMES THAN NOT, IT IS THE HUSBAND THAT DID IT.
YEAH, WELL, I DIDN'T. THERE WERE BREAK-INS
ALL AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS WAS A ROBBERY GONE WRONG.
I MEAN, JUST BECAUSE SOME CAMERA SAYS I WAS SOMEPLACE
WHEN I WASN'T. NO, THEY DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO--TO--
TO LOOK INTO THE ROBBERIES.THAT'S NOT TRUE.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
WE LOOKED INTO THOSE BREAK-INS. IT WAS JUST KIDS.
THEY TURNED ON EACH OTHER THE MOMENT THEY GOT ARRESTED.
THEY'RE NOT KILLERS.DONNA...
YOU SAID YOU WEREN'T IN THE D.A.'s OFFICE.
NO, I-I JUST SAID I WAS A PARALEGAL.SOMEBODY KILLED MY WIFE,
AND YOU WERE TOO BUSY BLAMING ME TO CATCH THEM.
I-I-I'M SORRY I SAID ANYTHING. PLEASE--
PLEASE DON'T SHOOT ME. [crying]I'M NOT GONNA SHOOT YOU. I--
WELL, WAVING THE GUN IN HER FACE IS NOT A GREAT IDEA.EVERYBODY JUST NEEDS TO SHUT UP!
[crying]LOOK, I'M SORRY, ALL RIGHT? I'M SORRY. JUST PLEASE...
JUST STOP IT.
[Donna continues crying]
I CAN HELP HER.YEAH, PLEASE.
[crying continues]
IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.
JUST STAND UP. BREATHE.
JUST COME OVER HERE AND TAKE A SEAT.
YOU KNOW THE BREATH IS THE SWITCH
BETWEEN THE CONSCIOUS AND THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND?
IT'S HOW ONE CONTROLS THE OTHER.
JUST BREATHE. [inhales deeply]
[whimpers]JUST BREATHE AND RELAX.
BOSS, WE'VE TAPPED INTO THE PHONES AT CITY HALL.
YOU'RE GONNA WANNA HEAR THIS.[cell phone rings]
LISBON.[Bertram] Agent Lisbon.
I just had a conversation with a reporter from the "Examiner."
HE SEEMED TO KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE SITUATION IN CRANE CREEK.
Now, I told him
THAT NO MATTER WHAT ANY UNNAMED SOURCE MIGHT SAY,
CBI puts civilian safety first
and that we were not bowing
to local pressure to do otherwise.
I ALSO TOLD HIM THAT AUTHORITY IN CRANE CREEK
RESIDES WITH OUR HEAD AGENT IN THE FIELD. YOU.
I've let Bagshaw and his chief know that you're in charge.
THANK YOU, SIR.
WE'LL DISCUSS THIS AGAIN.
GOOD LUCK, AGENT.
[siren wailing]
[Patrick] In...
[exhales deeply] out. That's good.
In... letting yourself relax.
In and out. Just relaxing.WHAT'S HE PLAYING AT?
SOUND LIKE HE'S HYPNOTIZING SOMEONE....all the way.
Breathing in and out.SIR, WE'RE READY TO GO.
STAND DOWN. NO ASSAULT UNLESS CROSSWHITE STARTS SHOOTING.
AGENT LISBON IS IN CHARGE.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
IT'S DONE.
GET BACK TO YOUR POST.
Relaxing your body...
IN...
AND OUT.
RELAXING YOUR BODY.
LET YOUR EYES CLOSE.
THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD.
YOUR MIND IS IN FIGHT-OR-FLIGHT MODE.
THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THAT NOW,
SO JUST BREATHE IN... [inhales deeply]
AND OUT. LET IT ALL FALL AWAY...
FALL INTO THE FLOOR.
NOW, SEE YOURSELF...
IN A WARM, SAFE PLACE.
[click]
IN... AND OUT.
NOW YOU'RE DRIFTING.
JUST DRIFTING AWAY.
[glass shatters, ricochet][screams]
OOH!
[Crosswhite] THEY TRIED TO KILL ME. THEY TRIED TO KILL ME.
[Crosswhite] I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
THEY TRIED TO KILL ME.[Donna moans]
THEY TRIED TO KILL ME.
CLOSE THE BLINDS! GO!
STAND DOWN! DO NOT FIRE!
DO NOT FIRE!
[Cho] ON THE GROUND! GET ON THE GROUND!
FACE DOWN! DO IT NOW!
[handcuffs clicking]
[telephone ringing]
[multiple telephones ringing]
WELL, WHAT NOW?
YOU GOT ME.
[ringing continues]
YOU COULD ANSWER THE PHONE.
[ringing continues]
AAH!
[ringing continues]
[crash]
WELL, THAT'S GONNA MAKE IT A LITTLE TRICKY TO TALK TO 'EM.
[ring, crash]
YOU'RE GONNA TALK TO THEM.
OKAY.
I WANNA TAKE DONNA WITH ME. SHE'S HURT. SHE NEEDS HE--NO.
WE'RE GONNA BOOK YOU FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER.
CALL YOUR LAWYER, YOUR UNION REP, I DON'T CARE.
I'M THE REASON THAT SUTHERLAND GIRL'S DEAD.
I WANTED TO MAKE IT RIGHT.CHO, GET HIM OUT OF HERE.
[Cho] COME ON.
BOSS--YEAH, I KNOW. WE LOST THE PHONES INSIDE.
NO, NO, NO. IT'S JANE.
[indistinct conversations]
DON'T SHOOT ME.
[crowd murmuring]
OH, LISBON. NICE OF YOU TO SHOW UP.
YOU KNOW, YOU PEOPLE OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES.
CROSSWHITE HASN'T SHOT ANYONE, AND YOU'VE SHOT DONNA.
IS SHE ALL RIGHT?
UH, FOR A SHOT PERSON, YEAH. SHE'S FINE. IT'S JUST A GRAZE.
WELL, THAT WAS SERGEANT ROWLEY, ACTING ON HIS OWN.
SAYS YOU.
LOOK, ROWLEY'S SCREWUPS HAVE COST ME ENOUGH.
IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM, NONE OF US WOULD BE HERE.
YOU'RE ANGRY? HOW DO YOU THINK HE FEELS?
DON'T START TO SYMPATHIZE WITH HIM.
WHO IS RONALD CROSSWHITE? HE'S A MAN THAT NO ONE
HAS LISTENED TO, A MAN THAT HAS BEEN ABUSED AND PUSHED AROUND.
IT'S HARD NOT TO SYMPATHIZE WITH THE MAN. I DO. I FEEL FOR HIM.
DAMN IT! THIS ISN'T A THERAPY SESSION!
NO, IT'S NOT. HE SAYS YOU GOT ONE HOUR
TO PUT HIM IN TOUCH WITH THE GOVERNOR
AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, OR HE STARTS SHOOTING HOSTAGES.WE'LL GET ON THAT. IN THE MEANTIME,
COULD YOU ASK HIM TO PLEASE RELEASE THE INJURED WOMAN?
I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
[lock clicks]
NOT BAD, CBI.
TELL ME YOU DIDN'T KILL YOUR WIFE.
I DIDN'T KILL MY WIFE.
HMM. YOU CHEAT ON HER?
NO.
YOU KEPT SOME SECRET FROM HER.
NO.
YES. THERE'S SOMETHING.
YOU JUST THOUGHT ABOUT IT. WHAT WAS IT?
I...
I-I WAS A SMOKER.
SHE HATED IT. YOU TOLD HER YOU QUIT, BUT YOU HADN'T.
WHAT DID YOU DO?
I...
WENT FOR LONG DRIVES, UH, CLEAR MY HEAD...
SNUCK A SMOKE, FIGURED WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL, RIGHT?
THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE DOING THE NIGHT SHE DIED.
UH, I WENT FOR A DRIVE, I LISTENED TO SOME MUSIC,
HAD A FEW SMOKES.
CAME HOME, SHE WAS ON THE GROUND.
THERE WAS BLOOD.
PUT MY HANDS TO MY FACE, SMELLED THE SMOKE ON MY FINGERS.
[voice breaking] THE LAST THING I TOLD HER WAS A LIE.
AND THAT'S THE GUILT YOU CARRY AROUND.
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE.
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE WITH HER.
HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED
THAT THE KILLER WAS WAITING FOR YOU TO LEAVE?
[sniffles] DOES THAT MEAN YOU BELIEVE ME?
SURE, I GUESS.
BUT TAKING US HOSTAGE TO PROVE IT
IS THE DUMBEST IDEA YOU'VE EVER HAD.
DONNA...
THE SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE--
THE BIG EVIDENCE AGAINST MR. CROSSWHITE--WHO OWNED IT?
UH, THE EL-ELECTRIC COMPANY.
PERFECT. AND ROWLEY'S MISTAKE-- THE ONE THAT GOT IT THROWN OUT--
PRETTY STUPID? HARD TO ANTICIPATE?
OF ALL THE PAPERWORK TO FORGET,
ROWLEY PICKED THE WORST.
THAT'LL DO.
CROSSWHITE, FORGET ABOUT THE DEADLINE.
I WILL TELL YOU WHO MURDERED YOUR WIFE IN 20 MINUTES.
I JUST NEED THREE THINGS.WHAT?
FIRST, DONNA HERE IS INJURED.
LET HER GO SO SHE CAN BE TAKEN CARE OF.
THERE'S PLENTY OF US HERE TO SHOOT
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU FEEL LIKE DOING.HEY, WHA--
SECOND--I NEED TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.
OH, ME, TOO.AND ME.
FINE.WE ALL GET TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.
AND THIRD, I NEED A PEN AND SOME PAPER.
THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO FIND MY WIFE'S KILLER?
YEAH. YOU THINK THE GOVERNOR CAN SAY THAT?
I DOUBT IT.
OKAY.
[paper rustles]
YOU OKAY TO WALK?OH, I'M FINE. FINE.
TELL KENYON THAT I'M OKAY. TELL HIM--
NO MESSAGES. GO AHEAD. OPEN HER UP.
[keys jangle]
[click]
DONNA.
DONNA. SO BRAVE. OH, SO--
OW! OOH! OOH. OOH.OH! SORRY. FORGOT ABOUT YOUR...
I'M ALL RIGHT.
MY BAD.
DID JANE TELL YOU TO SAY ANYTHING? GIVE YOU A MESSAGE?
NO. HE JUST GAVE ME A HUG.
A HUG?
EXCUSE ME.
[police radio chatter]
WHAT'S IT SAY?
"HEY, EVERYBODY. SOLVED THE CASE.
"SAW ENVELOPE ON MAYOR'S DESK LEFT BY AMBER.
"MUST BE WHAT THE KILLER WAS LOOKING FOR.
"CAN'T GET TO IT RIGHT NOW. YOURS TRULY, JANE.
P.S.--LISBON, I'M NOT PAYING THE TICKET."
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL THAT MEANS,
BUT IN TEN MINUTES, THE DEADLINE'S UP.
CROSSWHITE SAID HE'S GONNA START SHOOTING PEOPLE.
NOW, I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU HAVE ON BERTRAM.
IF THAT PSYCHO HURTS MY WIFE,
I WILL BREAK YOU.
YOUR BALL GAME, LISBON.
SO WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
WELL, WHAT HAPPENS NOW IS, YOU AND I TAKE A WALK OUTSIDE.
ARE YOU CRAZY?EASY AS PIE.
UH, THEY'LL SHOOT ME.NOT IF I'M STANDING NEXT TO YOU.
I WON'T TAKE THAT CHANCE.
WELL, YOU CAN TAKE THE WALK OUTSIDE,
OR YOU CAN STAY IN HERE AND WAIT FOR THEM TO COME IN SHOOTING.
PERSONALLY, I LIKE YOUR CHANCES OUT THERE.
I WON'T DO IT. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I'M LISTENING TO YOU.
BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
YOU'RE ON THE EDGE, AND I'VE BEEN THERE.
IT'S A DARK AND LONELY PLACE, AND I'M TELLING YOU,
THIS IS THE WAY BACK.
AND MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, I'M OFFERING YOU WHAT YOU WANT--
YOUR WIFE'S KILLER STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU IN CHAINS.
NOW, IF YOU GO OUT THERE,
THERE'S A CHANCE THAT YOU WILL SEE THAT,
BUT IF YOU STAY IN HERE, YOU WILL PROBABLY DIE.THIS IS JUST A TRICK.
OH, I WISH. IF THIS WAS A TRICK, I'D BE A LOT MORE CONFIDENT.
THIS IS 60/40 AT BEST. BUT WHAT'S PLAN "B," HUH?
YOU COMING?
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[doors close]
[police radio chatter]
OH, THAT'S A LOT OF GUNS.
DROP YOUR WEAPON NOW!
[crowd murmuring]
YOU GET CROSSWHITE. WE'LL GET THE HOSTAGES OUT.
ON YOUR BELLY! HANDS BY YOUR SIDES!
SPREAD YOUR LEGS AND DON'T MOVE!
YOU ALL RIGHT?RIGHT AS RAIN.
EASY, RIGSBY. EASY.
[handcuffs click]
[Bertram] JESSICA!
WELL, LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD IT WRONG.
THERE WAS NO ENVELOPE ON THE MAYOR'S DESK.
YOU'RE GONNA WANNA SEE THIS.
THERE'S NOTHING THERE BECAUSE YOU HAVE IT STUFFED
INSIDE YOUR BULLETPROOF VEST.
EXCUSE ME?
AND HE KILLED AMBER SUTHERLAND.
ARNOLD?
WHAT POSSIBLE REASON COULD I HAVE TO HURT THOSE WOMEN?
WELL, GINGER, I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT YET, BUT AMBER...
SHE FOUND OUT, DIDN'T SHE?YOU GOT YOUR KILLER RIGHT THERE.
YEAH, AND YOU WERE TERRIFIED I WAS STARTING TO BELIEVE HIM.
IF HE WAS TELLING THE TRUTH
ABOUT WHAT TIME HE CAME HOME THAT NIGHT...THEN THE SECURITY FOOTAGE DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?WELL, IT'S UNLIKELY THE ELECTRIC COMPANY MEDDLED WITH IT.
YOU HAD ACCESS TO THE EVIDENCE AND YOU CHANGED IT.
AMBER, THE VIDEO EXPERT, FIGURED IT OUT.
AND THEN YOU KILLED HER. BUT WHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW
IS SHE LEFT A MESSAGE ABOUT WHAT SHE FOUND
ON THE MAYOR'S DESK.THERE WAS NO ENVELOPE.
YES, THERE WAS... 'CAUSE I PUT IT THERE.
NOW LET'S SEE IT.
CHIEF NAIL, TAKE OFF YOUR VEST.
[Velcro rips]
OPEN IT.
READ IT OUT.
"ARREST ME."
OKAY.
LOOK AT THAT, HUH?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY THAT TWICE.
I'M NOT GOING TO JAIL!
DON'T DO IT!
UHH!
THAT WAS CLOSE.
WE HAVE PEOPLE LOOKING AT THE SECURITY FOOTAGE RIGHT NOW.
IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME
BEFORE THEY FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU DID.
NOW YOU'RE A COP ABOUT TO GO INTO THE SYSTEM.
YOU DO THE MATH.
GINGER CROSSWHITE GOT HERSELF KILLED.
I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT.
WE'D TALKED AT CITY HALL. SHE WAS NOT AN INNOCENT.
SHE MARRIED DOWN. ANYBODY COULD SEE THAT--
I CERTAINLY COULD.
IT WAS CLEAR AS DAY THAT SHE WAS UNHAPPY.
THERE WAS A CONNECTION BETWEEN US.
VERY POWERFUL ONE. AT LEAST, I FELT THERE WAS.
BUT SHE WAS GONNA TELL THE WORLD...
LIKE I ASSAULTED HER.
DEFILED...
LIKE I WAS SOME
DISGUSTING...
THING.
WHERE'D YOU GET THE VIDEO OF CROSSWHITE?
I HACKED INTO THE SECURITY FOOTAGE,
CHANGED THE TIME STAMP.
I HAD CROSSWHITE COLD.
AND THAT IDIOT ROWLEY FORGOT TO FILE THE WARRANT.
SO CROSSWHITE WALKED...
AND LIVED IN A PURGATORY YOU CREATED FOR HIM
UNTIL HE MET AMBER, AND SHE FIGURED OUT
THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FOOTAGE?
SAID THE "META-DATA" DIDN'T MATCH.
SHE HAD NO IDEA I WAS INVOLVED.
AND SHE SAID THAT SHE HADN'T TOLD ANYONE ELSE, SO...
I MET HER AT HER HOME.
[gunshots]
AND YOU TOOK HER CAMERAS,
AND YOU PLANTED ONE AT CROSSWHITE'S.
IN FOR A PENNY.
I THOUGHT THAT...
WHEN I CONFESSED, I WOULD FEEL A WEIGHT LIFT.
I DON'T FEEL ANYTHING.
CROSSWHITE. IT'S TIME.
HEY, UH...
SORRY ABOUT THE WHOLE JAIL THING,
BUT YOU DID TAKE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE HOSTAGE.
I DON'T CARE.
JAIL DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO ME NOW.
YEAH, WELL, SEE HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT IN A COUPLE YEARS.
I'LL BE FINE.
I CAN BREATHE AGAIN.
THANK YOU.
[telephone rings in distance]
ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE REGULATIONS
REGARDING AGENTS GIVING ANONYMOUS STATEMENTS
TO THE PRESS?
CBI EMPLOYEES SHALL NOT GIVE
ANONYMOUS OR "OFF THE RECORD" STATEMENTS
TO MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA.
AND WHAT ARE THE REPERCUSSIONS OF SAID VIOLATION?
SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION.
YES.
HOWEVER, BOTH THE BAGSHAWS ARE HAPPY. EVERYONE'S ALIVE.
WE CAUGHT THE KILLER.
YES, SIR.
SEE, YOU--YOU FIND THE RIGHT LEVER,
AGENT, YOU CAN MOVE THE WORLD.
YOU FOUND THE RIGHT LEVER.
THAT WAS A SMART PLAY.
[chuckles]
I HOPE YOU STAY SMART.
WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?
OH, IT WAS JUST BUSINESS. WHAT'S THAT?
THIS--THIS IS MY SPEEDING TICKET THAT I REFUSE TO PAY.
WELL, I'M NOT PAYING IT.
WELL, THEN I GUESS NO ONE'S GONNA PAY.
I'LL GET BERTRAM TO PAY IT.
[muffled] HOW ARE YOU GONNA DO THAT?I HAVE MY WAYS.
[telephone rings in distance]
IT'S ON YOUR DESK!