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Pop the trunk.
Help me with this.
All right, over there.
This motion is a bad joke,
Your Honor.
Not unlike the prosecution's
entire case.
Detective Lawler's testimony
would be highly
prejudicial.
-Gentlemen
-Detective Lawler saw
the defendant sell
a kilo of ***
out of the trunk of his car!
The detective has a highly
documented grudge against my client.
You know, in my experience,
police officers do tend
to resent people
who shoot their partners!
Allegedly.
There's nothing alleged
about the ventilator
Oh, please.
keeping Detective Duncan alive!
Mr.
StarkWould you save
the grandstanding for the jury?
You know what? I don't need
it to beat you, pal.
You will both address the court.
Of course.
Your Honor, will the court
please inform Mr.
Faber
that he cannot challenge
eyewitness testimony
on the basis it will prove
his lowlife client guilty?
And would you please
advise Mr.
Stark
that he's actually not
the judge in this matter?
Enough!
I'm going to take two aspirin
and rule on defense's motion in the morning.
Try not to kill each other
before then.
So, I got rolled-up kings,
and I check-raise him;
Manny pushes all in.
The guy is
a decent mayor,
but he should never,ever play poker.
Don't tell him that, Paul,
because he's paying
for my kid's college
tuition with poker.
College?
I remember you handing out
cigars the day she was born.
We were in the middle
of the Hastings case.
Oh, God,that was a serious dog.
Well, paid the bills.
Thank God it went
uphill from there.
Yeah.
The firm hasn't been the same
this last year and a half, Sebastian.
You look like you're
doing okay, Paul.
The door's always open.
Well,been there, done that.
It was worth a shot.
So last chance to settle.
Dream on.
You forget, I learned
from the master.
Yeah.
But I didn't
teach you everything.
Besides, your guy's
as guilty as sin.
Everybody's guilty
of something.
Everybody okay?
Paul?
You okay?
Oh, my God! Call 911!
Get a doctor
if there's one in there!
Paul, you all right?
Call came over the scanner.
You all right?
Yeah, I'm fine.
I got hit by a little
piece of broken glass.
It's a scratch.
Well, I talked to Jessica.
The team's on their way over.
I want everyone in the bullpen.
I'll be there as soon as I can.
Maybe you should
take the night off.
My friend's in the emergency
room fighting for his life.
I'm gonna find out
who put him there.
All right, I'll talk to
the detectives working the case.
I want a list of every
gun-related crime in
this neighborhoodin the
past five years.
-Dad!
-Hey, sweetie.
The news report
on the radio said you got shot.
No, I'm fine.
It's nothing.
Okay?
-What happened?
-I don't know.
Paul and I were
coming out of Trego,
and someone started shooting.
-You okay, boss?
-Yeah.
One of the detectives
said you were dead.
No.
Wishful thinking.
Sweetie,I need five minutes
with Danny, all right?
Okay.
Anything from LAPD?
No, nothing.
I wanta full-court press
on this--
-OKEY
-Danny,full-court press.
-You got it.
Don't worry.
Faber died on the operating
table five minutes ago.
Paul Faber was one of the top
criminal defense lawyers in the city.
Which means he represented
the *** of the earth.
The rich ***.
Yeah, Faber became the chief
rainmaker at Stark,
Bell after Sebastian
left the firm.
And why does Stark still
keep his name on the door?
Something about getting a piece
of every dollar that comes in.
He's actually over there
right now meeting
with his old partners to
see what they know.
Yeah, we still don't know
that they were
after Faber.
This could've been
a random drive-by.
No way.
The shooter used
high-caliber ammo.
Car was found a
couple miles away,
wiped clean, no prints,
no evidence.
Guy was a pro.
Faber defended mob bosses
and drug lords,
so where do we start?
We run his cases.
We also need to get into his
personal life, talk to the wife.
So what do we do about Stark?
He was right in the middle
of this shooting.
The victim was
one of his closest friends.
If he's running point
on the prosecution,
what happens when
we need him to testify?
He's right.
But who's gonna tell him
to back off?
Just get to work I'll deal
with Stark when the time comes.
Mr.
Bell will be right out.
Sebastian.
Why the hell are you
waiting out here?
Turned in my key, remember?
Are you okay?
Hell of a lot better than Paul.
Changed the carpet, huh?
Oh, the red stuff
gave me a headache.
-Who picked that anyway?
-I did.
So the cops think
it may have been a hit.
Paul *** anyone off
more than usual lately?
You know Paul.
Heliked to throw
elbows;he learned that from you.
-I'll need his files, Frank.
-Well, that could be a problem.
You're a prosecutor now,
Sebastian.
My clients have a right
to expect confidentiality.
I'm not after your clients,
I'm after the guy
who killed Paul.
Hey, he was my friend, too.
You're right.
I'm sorry.
You and I both know there are
other possibilities here.
Vegas?
Yeah.
He was going three,
four times a month-- big money.
-He said he had it under control.
-He always said that.
Carol threatened to leave him.
I'll look into it,
but I'm gonna need those files.
I will bury you in so much paper you
will need to open a branch office.
End of business.
Jennifer Randolph,
meet Sebastian Stark.
The legend returns.
Jennifer came aboard
right after you left.
Yeah,I definitely
would have remembered you.
She was the lead associate
on Paul's team.
He was a hell of a lawyer.
Frank tells me
he was gambling pretty heavily.
That affect his work?
Well, he was
a little distracted sometimes.
He missed some meetings.
Any pissed-off clients?
There was one guy,
a high-level drug dealer
named Duncan Mercer.
I remember him.
Thought we dropped that psychopath.
The Feds got him on tape
moving 20 keys of coke.
We got them down
to seven years.
Mercer was expecting
an acquittal.
He wrote Paul a letter from prison saying
he'd kill him he minute he got out.
Mercer was released
two months ago.
That's quite an impressive
rap sheet, Mr.
Mercer.
Let me save you some time here.
I sell drugs.
I don't shoot people.
But if I did, that *** Faber
would be at the top of my list.
You got an alibi
for the night he was killed?
Are you kidding me?
I've been under house arrest
for the last two months.
When I take a leak,
the FBI jiggles a handle.
The only reason I'm here is
because you guys got me a hall pass.
So who shot Paul Faber?
You ever wear
one of these?
The thing is,is I got a blister,
and I think it's
getting infected,
so if you could
convince the Feds
that I've done my time,
well, maybe I can
help you kids out.
We talked to your landlord
this morning.
Apparently, you've
had a few parties
since you got out.
What can I say?
I'm a people person.
The things is,
there's a security camera
in the parking lot,so we
can ID all of your guests.
And I'm willing to bet there's
at least one felon in your posse,
which would violate your parole
and send you
back inside.
I suggest
you start talking.
There's a heavy hitter
in town from Montreal.
Takes people out
from a moving car.
We need a name.
These guys don't exactly
give out business cards.
They're ghosts.
Big money contracts.
Looks like Faber finally
pissed off the wrong guy.
We meet again.
I hate funerals.
I don't think they make
anybody's top ten.
You seemed kind of
uncomfortable at the office.
My boss just got killed.
Pardon me if I seem distracted.
Distracted's one thing.
Lying through your
teeth is another.
I'm a poker player.
I'm guessing that story about
the pissed-off client was a bluff.
And the nonsense
about his gambling--
Paul deserved better.
I don't know what you're
talking about.
If you weren't a damn good lawyer,
Paul would've thrown you out on
that lovely little *** of yours,
but trust me,
there's a reason my name is
on that building you work in.
I always get what I want,
and I don't take prisoners.
So if you have
something to tell me,
I suggest you
give it up, and soon.
Because if I have
to take it from you,
the next funeral you attend
will be for your career.
All right, where are we?
We keep hearing about
Paul Faber's gambling problem,
but this guy's financials
are rock solid.
Yeah,there's no big withdrawals
and no record of him in Vegas
in the last six months.
:Which leaves us with
our nameless Canadian hit man.
Cops in Montreal are aware of
three guys who do high-level hits.
Two of them alibi out for Faber,
and the third's a guy
named Anton Robitaille.
Did you check
with border authorities?
Yeah, there's not sign of him.
LAPD's got a confidential informant
that works the desk at the Tremont Motel.
They say a guy in room 317 fits
Robitaille's description.
Yeah, a lot of people do.
Yeah, but this guy was trying
to change Canadian currency.
Well, let's get over there.
We need a warrant.
When exigent circumstances
threaten public safety,
no warrant is needed
to enter private property.
What exigent circumstances?
You got to be kidding me.
You want to pull
the fire alarm?
You want to risk this guy
disappearing on us?
She's right, Danny:
issuing a false alarm's a crime.
Thank you.
Can I borrow this for a second?
Unreadable
That was Robitaille.
Whoa.
Take him.
There's someone
I want you to meet.
Who hired you?
You must have me confused
with somebody else.
You're the one who's confused.
Answer the man.
Where did the blood money
come from?
You need to see this.
I found this in his hotel room.
His file on the hit.
Addresses, license plate
numbers, daily schedule.
These guys learn everything
about their target.
They leave nothing to chance.
The thing is
everything in here
is about you.
You giving group discounts
on lawyers, Anton?
First you kill Faber
then you come after me?
Actually, your friend
was a mistake.
I AM COMPLETELY RELAXED.
Come on, Anton.
Hit men never take the bullet.
You'll be drummed out
of the union.
This meeting's over.
Listen, you walk out
that door, Anton,
and you're going to be the one
with the bull's-eye on your forehead.
-Let's go.
-Shut up.
I never meet the individuals
who hire me.
I'm approached by surrogates.
That way,everyone is protected.
Who did you meet with?
Don't answer that question.
Don't interrupt me again.
White guy from L.
A.
Diamond pinkie ring.
Not a scholar.
Well, you're going to have
to do better than that.
He took a call
during our meeting.
Loud voice at the other end
kept on using the name "Buzz.
"
That's it?
In my business,
if you have the cash,
that's all it takes.
What's your hurry?
What the hell
are you doing here?
I missed you.
Is this your idea
of being off the case?
Robitaille give up a name?
More like a nickname.
Go-between was
some guy named Buzz.
Yeah.
How'd you know that?
Hank Busby's been a fixer
in this town for years.
Play this game long enough,
you don't need a scorecard.
-Is he mobbed up?
-Independent contractor.
Makes Pellicano
look like Gandhi.
Busby works for some of
the deepest pockets in L.
A.
Any idea where Buzz
hangs out these days?
I'll show you.
No, no way.
I promised Cutler I'd
keep you off this case.
And how exactly
are you going to do that?
Just tell me
where to find this guy.
Sonny Gore?
Sorry, Officer,
can't help you.
I'm not a cop.
I'm Danny Reyes, DA's office.
Same difference.
Sebastian Stark sent me.
Shark lives.
I'm looking for Hank Busby.
Never heard of him.
Sebastian said
you'd play dumb.
He also said that unless you want
me to grab the bookmaking ledger
you keep behind the pickled eggs
and hand it over to the cops
Oh, Hank Busby.
Yeah.
Right.
Thing is, you looking for Buzz,
you gonna need a shovel.
Come again?
I got to translate?
He's dead.
Toes up.
Drinking with Sinatra.
When?
About four days ago.
Strangled.
Found his body in Reseda.
Buzz hated Reseda.
Was there anything unusual about his
behavior the last week or so?
A couple of days
before he disappeared
homicide badge questioned him
about some stiff they dug up.
??
???
Don't know what
that cop said to him
but it scared the hell
out of Buzz.
??
You tell him if he can't do it,
I'll get somebody who can.
Look, it's your problem.
I remember being on
the other end of that call.
Glad you could make it.
Of course.
Mr.
Normandy,
ou have a beautiful place here.
Well, be it ever so humble.
Please, meet my assistant,
Sarah Belkin.
Pleasure.
And this is Hank Busby.
Buzz is
my troubleshooter.
Hank.
I hear you, Buzz.
Who needs the germs, right?
So here's the deal, gentlemen.
I'm extending my oil interest
throughout the Southwest.
May get
a little ugly.
And I need lawyers who are
willing to get their hands dirty.
Do a good job,
you can write your own ticket.
What do you say?
Well,aren't
you looking well.
Nothing like a near-death
experience to keep you young.
Yeah, I heard about that.
Nasty business.
Almost as bad
as being strangled.
Oh,poor Buzz.
You know, I suppose
it was just a matter of time.
Yeah,time's a funny thing,
isn't it, Jason?
Just when you think you've
got something buried in the past,
it digs its way out
and bites you in the ***.
So what can I do for you,
Sebastian?
Or should I refer you to my
attorneys at Stark, Bell?
I believe you've heard of them.
Yeah, you know,
before his untimely demise,
Buzz was being talked to
by the LAPD
about a body
they found in Ladera Heights.
Out there in the oil fields.
Well you know Buzz.
Always into something.
The bullet that killed
Paul Faber was meant for me.
Well, you kidding?
Now who would want
to kill you, Sebastian?
Somebody with something to hid
Well,we all have
something to hide.
Yeah, but someone
died for my sins.
And no matter what it takes,
the guy who bought that bullet
is going down.
Anything on the cause of death?
Not yet.
We called in
forensic anthropologists,
but there's not much
to work with.
Can I get a copy
of that missing persons report?
Sure.
Mother reported her
missing seven hours after
Sarah
was picked up for a party.
Who picked her up?
Some guy named Busby.
Hank Busby?
Yeah, you know him?
I'm starting to.
Where were they headed?
A cocktail party
at some big shot's mansion.
Jason Normandy.
Yeah.
Maybe I should be
asking you questions.
I don't have
any answers.
But I'm sure as hell
going to get some.
Trust me, you don't
want to know.
Come on, Sebastian.
You got me running around
behind Jessica's back.
The least you could do is tell
me what the hell I'm looking for.
It's complicated, Danny.
Yeah, well so is
obstruction of justice.
Look, I want to know
what a dead girl
in an oil field has to do
with a Canadian hit man
trying to take you out.
I'm curious
about that myself.
Just got a call from
Ladera Heights Homicide.
They're interested
to know why
one of my deputy DAs
is asking questions
about a 12-year-old
*** case.
It's not Danny's fault, Jess.
I sent him out there.
This is my case, Sebastian.
I need you to tell me
everything you know right now.
My old firm's trying to say
Paul Faber was killed
over gambling debts
or by an angry client.
He wasn't.
So what did happen?
Or maybe I should ask
Jason Normandy.
His lawyer's seeking
a restraining order against you.
You went to his house?
He's an old client.
We had some business to discuss.
Which is covered by
attorney-client privilege.
Exactly.
Look, I need you
to trust me, guys.
I have to do this my way.
FYI
I saw Million Dollar Baby.
It didn't end so well.
This is a private gym.
Stark,Bell employees only.
I know.
I built it.
Actually,it was Paul's idea.
He genuinely cared about
the people
who worked here.
I can't help you.
Can't or won't?
Jennifer Anne Randolph--
daughter of a waitress and phone
company repairman from Riverside.
First in her family to go to
college, let alone law school.
Finishes third in
her class at UCLA.
Worked hard to get here, right?
So?
So we have that in common.
When you come
from nothing,
you will lie, cheat or steal
to make sure you never go back.
I did.
And I paid the price.
Okay, so you're my
guardian angel now?
More like the Ghost
of Christmas Future.
Paul Faber
was a good man.
He believed in you.
And now this firm wants to smear
his good name to protect itself.
That's dead wrong.
I think Normandy paid for
the hit that killed Paul Faber.
I need access
to his financial records.
You're asking me
to throw away my career.
Crawling your way up
over the bodies of
people who helped you-- is
that the career you really want?
Normandy is smart.
He copied the firm
on every transaction.
-So he's covered by privilege.
-Yes.
Last week Normandy transferred half
a million dollars into a Swiss account.
-Registered to
-Anton Robitaille.
Our friendly
Canadian hit man.
Hey
You did the right thing.
That's easy for you to say.
We can't prosecute one
of the richest guys in L.
A.
for *** based
on privileged documents.
I know the Swiss bank
Normandy uses.
I'm working on getting
copies from them.
And we have the testimony of
Jennifer Randolph,his former attorney.
How'd you get her
to turn on Normandy?
She didn't do it for me.
She's doing it for Paul.
You're playing a dangerous game.
You took your shot.
??
???
Jason Normandy transferred
half a million dollars
to professional assassin
Anton Robitaille.
Except Robitaille screwed up
and killed Paul Faber instead.
Do you get a refund on that?
According to Robitaille,he was
planning to hit Sebastian at his house
the night we picked him up.
That fire alarm scam turned out
to be a pretty good idea after all.
Fire alarm scam?
You don't want to know.
So Leslie was murdered;Stark was the next target.
The only thing we
don't have is motive.
Why did Jason Normandy
want them dead?
Stark was Normandy's lawyer.
And,as we all know,he's an
expert at *** people off.
Why don't we just
ask Sebastian?
I tried that.
Whatever went
down between him and Normandy,
he's not talking.
Cops ran Busby's phone records for
the week before he was killed.
Anything we can use?
Yeah.
He called Normandy 11 times.
No help there.
He worked for the guy.
Yeah, but there was one
other repeat number.
Three one-minute calls to a
private residence in Bel Air.
It's Stark.
Hey,shouldn't you be at work?
Mental health day.
I was just over at the Fabers'.
How's Natalie?
Horrible.
She and her dad
were really close.
Listen,I know
this is selfish,
but
I keep thinking it could
have been you who died.
I'm not going anywhere.
Okay?
The truth, Sebastian.
You want Normandy,
and I handed him to you
on a silver platter.
Oh, you're in this
up to your ***!
Now, you need
to come clean.
Why did Hank Busby call here
the week before Robitaille
tried to kill you?
Buzz was a hard case.
Drank too much,
couldn't handle his dough.
He called for favors sometimes.
PI work.
Bail money.
Over this last year,
he started calling more often.
I'd delete his messages
without listening to them.
I wish to hell
I hadn't deleted that last one.
You haven't been straight
with me yet.
Why should I believe you now?
Let's take a ride.
out of these fields every day,
right in the heart
of Los Angeles.
It's Fascinating.
But what are we doing here?
that firm was taking off.
Finally tapped into
the serious money in L.
A.
All the biggest cases.
Trouble is,
you always pay a price.
You find out fast that,
the bigger the client,
the uglier the secrets.
Normandy killed Sarah Belkin.
He was sleeping with her.
Thought she was going
to tell his wife.
So your client committed ***
and covered it up.
It's a lot worse than that.
You were there.
Yeah.
Did you know
what they were up to?
No.
No.
Normandy was about to
break ground on a new oil field.
We were out here all the time.
Why didn't you report it?
Because I was greedy,
and I was callous,
and I wasn't about to give up
everything I had worked for.
You just let him
bury that poor girl
in the middle of nowhere.
How could you do that?
Because all those things
you said about me back then--
they were all true.
I never forgot
about Sarah though.
So, when her body
was discovered,
Normandy started cutting
all his ties to the ***.
First, he got Busby.
Then he came after me.
This one's bad, Sebastian.
I know.
You need to get Normandy.
That could mean
putting you on the stand,
making you talk
about that night.
You'll lose your
license, maybe more.
Do what you need to do.
The defendant,
Jason Normandy,
is a powerful man.
He started out as
an itinerant oil field worker,
and built a
billion-dollar empire.
The American dream.
But,like
so many empires,
Mr.
Normandy
built his through greed,
deceit and violence.
And, whenever the law tried to
hold him accountable for his actions,
Mr.
Normandy relied on the services
of the best lawyers money can buy.
But, to a man
like Jason Normandy,
eventually even lawyers
become expendable.
We will provide proof
that Mr.
Normandy hired
a professional assassin
to kill one of his
former attorneys:
Mr.
Sebastian Stark.
But things didn't go
as Mr.
Normandy planned,
and instead another man--
Paul Faber,
a beloved husband hud father--
was brutally murdered.
We will provide you
with a statement
from the contract killer
hired by the defendant
as well as testimony from one of
Mr.
Normandy's current attorneys
that will confirm the financial link
between this killer and the accused.
Jason Normandy
is a powerful man.
He's also a murderer.
Make him pay for his crime.
That was an impressive speech,
but the prosecution
has failed to provide
the most critical
element of its burden:
motive.
Why would a successful,
respected businessman
hire someone to kill a man
he hadn't even spoken to
in five years?
Why would Jason Normandy
risk everything
to kill Sebastian Stark,
his former trusted attorney,
now a respected prosecutor?
Ms.
Devlin must answer
those questions.
She must provide
a motive for this crime
or you must confirm
this simple truth:
Jason Normandy is innocent.
Jennifer Randolph can tie Normandy
to the guy who killed Faber.
Yeah? And I hear it was
windy today in Chicago.
Without motive,
we're done.
Stark's still not talking?
He says his relationship with
Normandy is covered by privilege.
Oh, and we both know what a
stickler Sebastian is for legal ethics.
Has he told you anything?
No.
We've got a major citizen
up for *** one.
If Stark's got
something to hide,
it's going to come out,
and I won't let you or Jessica
or anyone else protect him.
Ms.
Randolph,
as an attorney at Stark, Bell,
you worked with the
victim Paul Faber?
Yes.
And the defendant Jason Normandy
was a client?
You performed legal
services for him?
That's right.
The People's Exhibit A: a wire
transfer in the amount
of $500,000
from the defendant's account
into that of Anton Robitaille,
who has admitted to
killing Paul Faber.
Do you recognize
this document?
Ms.
Randolph?
The witness will answer.
I'm sorry, Your Honor.
As Mr.
Normandy's attorney,
my knowledge of that
document is privileged.
Ms.
Randolph,
did you not
tell my office
that you had direct knowledge
of the defendant's complicity
in the death of Paul Faber?
Anything I told your office
was under direct threat
from prosecutor Sebastian Stark.
Permission to treat
the witness as hostile.
The prosecution has obviously had
ample opportunity to abuse this witness.
The People have failed
to authenticate this document.
It should be excluded
from evidence.
-Your Honor
-Ms.
Troy,
outside
of this witness' testimony,
do you have any means
of authenticating these records?
Not at this time.
The defense motion is granted.
The evidence is out,
and in light of
Ms.
Randolph's testimony,
the court will require
offer of proof
or this case will be dismissed.
Don't tell him you work for me.
Use a blocked line and just get him talking.
Can you excuse us for a minute?
What'd you bribe
Jennifer with, Frank?
Partnership or
just straight cash?
Jennifer Randolph was protecting
her client, plain and simple.
There's nothing plain and simple
about protecting a murderer.
Oh, listen to yourself.
You and I built this place
doing exactly that and worse.
But at the end of the day,
we were loyal to each other.
Paul Faber was the first
associate we ever hired.
He gave everything to this firm
and it cost him his life.
That bullet wasn't
meant for Paul.
You knew about it, didn't you?
Normandy never would have made
a move on me
without talking it over
with you first.
Don't make this
about me, Sebastian.
This is about
original sin.
This is about a night in
an oil field 12 years ago
when you sold your soul
to Jason Normandy.
And what about you, Frank?
We sat in this same room that
very night and you begged me,
you begged me
not to turn Normandy in.
I didn't exactly have
to twist your arm.
-We were in this together!
-Yes, we were!
Then you had a dark night of
the soul and you left me
high and dry.
I left you?
You okayed a hit on me
as revenge for leaving the firm?
Well, that's a
serious allegation
and awfully hard to prove.
I was serving my client
at all costs
just like we used to do
in the old days.
Now if you'll excuse me,
I have to go draft
a motion to dismiss.
I can't let you do this.
Trust me, it's the best thing
that ever happened to you.
Why the hell did you bring me here?
Well, haven't you heard?
Lawyers are
a great alibi.
You think I'm going to help you
get away with ***?
I can give you
everything you ever wanted,
but I need to know
that I can trust you.
Can I trust you, Sebastian?
Relax.
Nobody's gonna miss her.
You just let them
bury her out there?
I'm not proud of it.
It's the biggest mistake
of my life.
It was accessory to ***.
I'm not making any excuses.
I screwed up.
This girl had a family.
They never found out
what happened to her.
And I live with that
every day of my life.
Listen, I can't defend
what you did, but
without Jennifer
Randolph's testimony,
the judge is just gonna
dismiss the case anyway
Actually, the judge denied
the motion to dismiss.
based on the addition
of a new witness.
What witness?
You're looking at him.
I had Danny submit my name.
What?
It's the only way
to put Normandy away.
You do that, you'll be
disbarred for sure.
Not to mention
facing cricinal charges.
It's the right thing to do.
We need to at least
discuss this.
There's nothing to discuss.
I can't change what I did.
But at least
I can tell the truth.
What's up?
I need to tell you something.
It's gonna be hard
for you to hear,
but you need to hear it.
I've done a lot of bad things.
Things
I'm not proud of.
-I know that, Dad.
-Julie.
Just listen.
for a man named Jason Normandy.
I thought it was gonna be
my big break.
But I ended up selling
my soul to the devil.
There was a young
Mr.
Stark, you used to be the
defendant's attorney,correct?
Yes.
And how would you
characterize thaT relationship?
I'd say it was
mutually beneficial.
In fact,during
those years,
Mr.
Normandy's company
doubled in size,
while your firm became
the highest-grossing litigation
practice in Los Angeles.
That's right.
And once you stopped directly
representing Mr.
Normandy,
did you part on good terms?
Quite good.
Then, why would he hire
a hit man to kill you?
Objection!
I think Paul Faber's family
deserves an answer, Your Honor.
The question calls
for speculation.
Actually, it doesn't.
Mr.
Stark.
I know exactly why the
defendant wanted me dead.
Your Honor, the witness
is still bound
by attorney-client privilege
for all events
that transpired during his
employment by Mr.
Normandy.
Mr.
Normandy is a
cold-blooded killer.
Objection!
-We would request some latitude,
Your Honor.
-Denied.
The issue of privilege
must be resolved
before Mr.
Stark's testimony
continues.
-Your Honor.
This man was a
-One more word
and I will have you forcibly
removed from the stand.
We are in recess.
You always did love
the theatrics,Sebastian.
Your client is responsible
for the deaths
of Sarah Belkin and Paul Faber,
so how about you wipe
that damn smile off your face?
Can we get this over with?
I've got a business to run.
You're not walking away
from this.
He already has.
Privilege
prevents you from testifying
about the alleged events
of Sarah Belkin's death.
Without that testimony,
you have no case.
I taught you better
than that, Frank.
Privilege only applies when
there's an expectation of privacy.
Hank Busby was with us in
that oil field that night,
and unless he had a secret
life, he was no lawyer.
Busby's presence violates
the expectation of privacy.
And hence eliminates privilege.
Hey, you should have brought
Frank along to dig the hole instead.
Very impressive, Sebastian,
just one small problem.
Hank Busby is no longer with us,
so it might be kinda tough to
get him to verify his part in this.
You kown what's this
Let me just
-I can being.
-You are so good,
but unless you've learned
how to raise the dead,
this case is over.
You mind telling me what
the hell we're doing out here?
We're meeting someone.
After the day I've had,
this place doesn't seem so bad.
What you tried to do today,
it took a lot of balls.
Well, that doesn't make upfor not
having any for the past 12 years.
You did a stupid thing.
You tried to make up for it.
Maybe you should let it go.
Tell that to
Sarah Belkin.
Actually, that's
why we're here.
The coroner released her body.
They buried her this afternoon.
What are you trying
to prove, Danny?
That I got blood on my hands?
Believe me, I know it.
Normandy killed Sarah Belkin
And I watched him bury her and
I didn't do a damn thing
Well, you tried to do something
about that today and guess what, Stark?
Sarah Belkin is still dead,and
nothing is gonna change that.
You don't get it, do you?
I broke a lot of
rules coming up.
Did my share of damage.
But we were in
the big leagues,
playing for blood,
and everybody knew the rules.
But this, this was
an innocent girl,
and she never had a chance.
You really want to
take Normandy down?
I have to.
No matter what it costs?
Letting him walk would cost
a whole hell of a lot more.
What's this?
Hank Busby called your house
a week before he died.
And I deleted those messages.
Working mob cases,
you get to be kind of
an expert in this stuff.
The phone messages are
never truly deleted.
They're saved on the
phone company server.
As a .
wav file, I know,
but they even delete
those calls after ten days.
Got a guy inside
the server company.
He can dig out
anything.
Did you listen to it?
Puts Busby at the scene
Which means, you can testify against
Normandy and put him away.
Look, Stark.
You and I have had
our share of problems.
You're arrogant,
condescending,abusive
Thank you.
But you're also the best
damn lawyer I've ever seen.
And you're doing
a lot of good.
So, before you use that,
ask yourself
Is it really worth it?
They found Sarah Belkin's body.
The cops are asking questions
about that night.
When Normandy finds out,
he's gonna come after us both.
Stark, call me.
Your Honor,
forensic analysis confirms
that was the voice
of Hank Busby.
Based on this evidence
privilege is waived.
Mr.
Stark may testify
to the events
surrounding the death
of Sarah Belkin
as they relate to the ***
of Paul Faber.
Your Honor,
we request an opportunity
to discuss a plea
with the prosecution.
The people will not pursue
a plea in this matter,Your Honor.
Mr.
Stark,
did u witness the defendant
dispose of the body
of Sarah Belkin in 1995?
Yes.
That might be the bravest thing
I've ever seen anyone do.
You need to get out more.
Normandy's gonna spend the
rest of his life in jail.
Yeah.
We may be
sharing a cell.
Save your breath, Leo.
My resignation'll be on
your desk in the morning.
I'm not gonna fire you.
-Why not?
-You win.
I like that.
I'm also not gonna file
charges against you
for covering up
Sarah Belkin's death.
Why do I sense a massive
"but" coming?
I got a call
from the California State Bar.
They're opening up
an investigation.
There's a good chance
you'll be disbarred.