Shark s01e09 Episode Script
Dial M for Monica
Dad, I don't need a $2,000 dress.
Well, $1,700.
And "need" is a relative term.
Okay, it's a party for the end of the track and field season.
People are going to wear sneakers and jeans.
Yeah, but you look so cute.
Okay, fine.
How did I end up with the only kid in LA who will not let her father spoil her? Just so you know, I plan on skipping rehab, too.
Ha.
So, things with Eddie are Really good.
Oh, good.
By "really good," you mean? Something you want to know? Something you want to tell me? (phone ringing) Oh, hold on.
Sweetie, I got to go.
Sorry.
We'll talk later.
You're going to be okay? Yeah.
Sure.
(garbled radio transmission) Isaac.
What do we got? Male and female vics shot through the windshield at close range.
Robbery? Cash and jewelry weren't touched.
ID's? Uniforms are under orders not to talk to anyone.
I hired you 'cause you used to be a cop, remember? We, something's up.
STARK: Run the plates.
Thanks for the tip.
It figures to be her car.
She's behind the wheel.
And judging by his suit, the Beemer's out of his league.
Plot thickens.
Since when does the D.
A.
show up at a crime scene? You may not want to mention It's all about timing.
You don't usually make house calls.
??? Deputy District Attorney s.
Dean Gorman.
Wife and a two-year-old son.
Wild guess That's not the wife.
DEVLIN: Married him right out of law school.
Ambitious, hard working I assume you'll be handling the leg work on this one? Uh Yeah.
Yes, ma'am.
Jess, actually, I meant to mention No, you didn't, , but trust me if I didn't approve, you'd know it.
Remember how it felt to lose your partner? Yeah.
That's how I feel now.
Whoever did this, I want their head on a stick.
i can't believe Dean's dead.
' How well did you know him? My first assignment here was in the Domestic Violence Unit and we worked a spousal abuse case together.
Was he a straight-up guy? Yeah.
He was kind of quiet.
But he worked his butt off.
It could have been any one of us.
A lot of pissed- off husbands in Dean's line of work.
You think this came off one of his cases? My friend Andy has a desk next to his at DVU.
They were pretty tight.
You and Martin go talk to him.
And I want you to pull everything Gorman handled in the past 18 months.
The female victim was Allison Adams, 26, single.
Moved to L.
A.
five years ago from Omaha.
Worked as a lingerie model, then an exotic dancer.
No current employment, but she wasn't hurting for money.
@VHooker.
Judging from her car and these photos, very high end.
Oh, man.
"The Prosecutor and the Prostitute.
" Not a pretty headline.
M.
E.
found no evidence of recent sexual activity.
Shooter saw to that, but something tells me they didn't go up there to talk politics.
You two go see Gorman's widow, you tag along.
See what you can find inside the house.
What do we say abt his companion? Nothing.
If we get very lucky, we nail the shooter, we make a deal.
The wife never has to know anything.
Trial is war.
They just killed one of our own.
Somebody's got to pay.
The entire office extends its condolences, Mrs.
Gorman.
Chloe, please.
If there's anything you need Everyone's been really kind.
D.
A.
Devlin stopped by.
How's your son? My mom took him, just so I can make the arrangements.
We're going to find the person who did this.
I assume you want to know where I was last night? I'm a prosecutor's wife.
I know the drill.
Uh, my sister and I were shopping in Century City till around 9:30.
My mom was with the baby.
Police told me there was a woman in the car with Dean.
Who was she? We really don't know yet.
I love my husband, but if he was having an affair, I want to know.
We'll keep you posted on everything we find out.
Did Dean tell you where he was going last night? He said he might have to work late on a case.
Was that unusual? Not since he started his project.
RAINA: What exactly is this? I'm not sure.
Dean's been working on it for months.
Whenever he was home, he'd be in here making lists, making calls.
Carlo Acampora.
This guy's a heavy-duty drug trafficker.
CHLOE: Well, that makes sense.
It does? Dean loved being a D.
A.
, but he got tired of prosecuting domestic violence.
All he cared about was getting into the Narcotics Unit.
Did he ever apply? He was turned down twice.
They said he wasn't suited for that kind of work-- it was dangerous (voice breaking): He had a family.
But he just couldn't let it go.
It was like he had to prove himself.
(phone ringing) I got a line on the dead girl's former roommate.
Veronica Demm? Monica didn't say anything about a couple.
Monica who? My mistake.
We're from the D.
A.
's office.
We have a few questions.
And I have an appointment.
es the management know that you're working the bar? I don't work the bar.
And if I did, you couldn't afford me.
You must work for Monica Tanner.
It's it's high-end hookers.
It's an escort service.
Did Allison Adams work for Monica, too? Yeah, I heard what happened.
Well, she ever talk about a y named Dean Gorman? Look, Monica doesn't like us talking to the cops.
I'm a lawyer.
Even worse.
It's a murder investigation, so drop the attitude and answer the question.
Dean Gorman.
I don't know.
There were a lot of guys.
Do you know anyone who would want to hurt Allison? Even rich johns can be twisted.
It's part of the business.
Do you ever consider changing jobs? I like my BMW.
So did Allison Adams.
This definitely beats chemistry.
(laughs) You sure your dad's not coming home? He's on a big case.
You know how you know how we talked about? You know? Yeah? I think I'm ready.
Really? Uh-huh.
'Cause it totally doesn't matter to me if we wait.
I mean it matters-- obviously.
You know I want to, but You're freaked out because it's my first time.
Well, yeah.
I just don't want you to feel pressured.
I don't.
I mean, I I know we've only been dating for a litt while but we've been friends for a really long time.
I trust you.
And when we find the right time and place I want you to be the one.
Howdy, stranger.
How's tricks, Monica? Clever.
Heard you're working for the good guys now.
Times change.
So, I guess we're done sharing clients? Luckily for you, I don't prosecute vice cases.
You're saying you wouldn't give an old friend a break? (chuckles) I'm here about Allison Adams.
I understand she worked for you.
Who's asng? You or the D.
A.
? You know me.
I don't have a problem with the way you make a living.
Have a seat.
(sighs) So? Allison Adams.
What happened was horrible.
Allison was a wonderful girl.
Was DDA Gorman a customer? Not unless she was giving him a serious discount.
You know, we dumped Allison's cell phone and there were a number of calls to a Freddy Hopper.
Turns out he's a local drug dealer.
Ring a bell? Yeah, I think he and Allison got together sometimes.
Off the clock.
I warned her to be careful of that.
She liked to live on the edge.
(footsteps) Thank you.
Monica, I'm going to need to talk to every one of Allison's clients for the past week.
Good luck with that.
I'm not looking to bust anyone.
But one of them may know something.
You know my clientele.
Athletes, producers, politicians, actors.
Successful, upstanding men, like yourself, who rely on my discretion.
A D.
A.
was executed.
One of your girls was sitting next to him when he died.
We can do it easy, or we can do it hard.
You want my Blackberry? Get a subpoena.
You and I don't need to have a problem, Monica.
Good, because if my client list goes public, a lot of very powerful people are going to be really upset.
Keep your Blackberry, but I need that list of names.
The city's outraged by the brutal slaying of Deputy District Attorney Gorman.
Every law enforcement agency is working to apprehend his killer, and we extend our deepest condolences to his wife Chloe and to the Gorman family.
Thank you.
DEVLIN: Where are we? Well, the wife's alibi is solid.
She's good people, by the way, and it's not looking like one of Gorman's domestic violence defendants.
Which leaves us where? In the world of high-priced hookers and low-rent drug dealers.
I don't want Gorman's name dragged through the mud.
Maybe no choice.
Turns out, Gorman and Allison Adams did have a relationship.
Sexual? Legal.
He was working Arraignment Court the night she was arrested for solicitation.
I thought she had no record.
She doesn't.
He dropped the charges.
Maybe they had no case.
According to the arresting officer, they had her cold.
What's the bottom line? Okay Gorman was willing to sell his soul for a transfer to Narcotics.
Allison was tight with a dealer named Freddy Hopper who works for drug kingpin Carlo Acampora.
Are you implying there was a quid pro quo here? Oh, let's see.
Gorman lets Allison walk.
He begins building a drug case against Acampora.
@A He was talking to Allison on the telephone every day.
Where do you think he was getting his information? So Gorman figures if he gets enough to indict a major dealer, he gets his transfer.
Instead, Freddy, he finds out, kills them both.
So, what's the game plan? Under normal circumstances, we'd build a case and I'd nail Freddy Hopper to the cross.
But I'm telling you, Manny, we open those floodgates, everything comes out.
A DDA consorting with call girls and drug dealers? Everyone looks bad What's our alternative? It all goes away.
Dean Gorman's death becomes another unsolved LA murder.
James Ellroy writes another book, and we move on.
It's your call, Jessica.
This could get awfully messy.
DEVLIN: Let's get Freddy Hopper.
That's him.
That's Freddy.
We're gonna need this for evidence, Freddy.
You got him? Nice work.
It's done.
Something tells me it's just getting started.
in the charge of two counts of murder in the first degree, how does the defendant plead? Not guilty.
This matter's set for trial.
Any further motions? Uh, yes, Your Honor.
In light of the potentially sensational nature of this trial, the people move to exclude all media from the courtroom.
Any objection? None, Your Honor.
Media is hereby excluded.
And both sides ordered not to discuss any aspect of this case outside the courtroom.
Yes, Your Honor.
Thank you.
Sorry, guys, sorry.
Sorry.
Sebastian Stark actually shunning the presshe Never have a camera when you need one.
It's thleast we can do for Gorman's family.
But the fact that Allison Adams is a call girl is going to get out no matter what we do.
We need to go after Monica Tanner's black book.
Hey, Heidi Fleiss was last millennium, Jess.
It's a Blackberry, and bringing it in is a huge mistake.
No, it can establish meetings between Freddy and Allison.
Monica said he wasn't a paying customer.
And you're taking the word of a high-pric pimp because 'Cause Monica Tanner is a cooperating witness.
Go after her clients and she'll shut down.
Plus, the defense will turn every single one of Allison's customers into a suspect.
You want that? It's worth the risk.
Look, here's an idea.
Why don't u just trust me on this? Because Dean Gorman died on my watch.
We need that Blackberry.
Freddy Hopper found out that his sometime girlfriend Allison Adams was feeding information about his drug opetion to Dean Gorman.
He killed them both.
Cell phone records link both men to Allison on the day of the murder.
What about Freddy's gun? Ballistics say the slugs from the scene are a solid match.
Anything off Gorman's crime board? He tracked Freddy's movements in elaborate detail, but there's several gaps in the days leading up to them.
Okay, we're almost home.
Isaac, help Martin track every lead off that board.
See if your pals at LAPD Narcotics can help.
You three Freddy Hopper's a cowboy, okay? He must have shot his mouth off about these murders all over town.
Start with Monica'nis girls.
Find me a witness.
RAINA: Pretty flexible.
I'm Deputy D.
A.
Raina Troy.
I got your number off Allison Adam's cell phone.
So? Did she ever say anything to you about a guy named Freddy Hopper? I know they went out sometimes.
That's it.
Come on.
You guys were friends.
She must have said something.
Allison and I weren'friends.
We had a business relationship.
Don't you work for Monica Tanner? Not anymore.
Allison offered a few of the girls a beer deal to work for her.
What kind of deal? She took less of the top than Monica.
And if we ever got busted, e had a friend in the D.
A.
's office.
I can't believe you got Pink's hot dogs.
You're evil.
I thought they were your favorite.
They are.
They're also, like, a million calories apiece.
I think you can squeeze one in, fatty.
You know Hmm? This is where I brought yo mom on our first date.
A little vino a little (laughs) Manilow.
I'm kidding, no.
Was that your big move? Yeah, it worked every time.
Even with Mom? No, no.
Your mom saw through all that stuff.
She was too smart for me even then.
So, she made you wait.
Yeah, and if we hadn't waited I never would have fallen in love with her, got married, had a stinky kid to eat hot dogs with.
This is about Eddie and me.
I'm sorry? The sex thing is freaking you out.
Have you talked to your mom? No, and don't call her.
I would never do that.
Look, you're going to do what you want.
But I just want to tell you that the one time I waited, even though it didn't last forever, was the only time ever got it right.
You're not wearing a wire, right? You're welcome to pat me down.
Well, that's definitely not a wire.
I hate to interrupt Sorry you had to rent the room.
But if Monica found out I was talking to you, she'd freak.
Do you know Freddy Hopper? Sure.
We all know Freddy.
He keeps the party going.
Drugs? X, coke, Viagra; whatever you need to keep the clients happy.
I thought he was a decent guy till I heard about Allison.
And Monica was okay with the drugs? Everything's available for a price.
Freddy was part of that.
WaitFreddy worked for Monica? Well, he never exactly filled out an I-9, but yeah.
Monica was his best customer.
So, Freddy took good care of her.
Look, I've got to run.
And if you see Monica, don't tell her you talked to me.
Monica Tanner told Stark she hardly knew Freddy Hopper.
And according to Raina, Allison Adams was running her own business on the side using Monica's girls.
Stark's going to want to hear about this right away.
I think Raina can fill him in.
Seems like a shame to waste a perfectly good hotel room.
In the middle of the case? (sighs) All right.
You're right.
Let's go.
This has got to be fast.
It's never been a problem for you.
(chuckles) Thanks for the freebie.
What are you talking about? I thought a guy had to pay big bucks to get screwed around here.
Word is you and Freddy Hopper are old friends.
You told me you barely knew the guy.
Why'd you lie? If you knew Freddy, you wouldn't ask.
The guy's crazy.
He does as many drugs as he sells which makes him paranoid and violent.
He already killed two people.
I really didn't want to be next.
I assume he told you that Allison Adams was starting up her own call girl operation.
That's no big deal.
Allison was ambitious, but she can never compete with me.
So, you were cool with her using your girls? What people do on their own time is their own business.
You know, I'm sick of you playing games with me.
Tell me everything you know about Allison Adams' death now.
Freddy thought Allison was selling him out to that D.
A.
she was with.
He told you that? I believe his exact words were, "That bitch doesn't know who she's messing with.
" In other words, Freddy's boss, Carlo Acampora, tends to eliminate people who mess with his drug business.
Why didn't you just call the cops? The LAPD's not exactly on my speed dial.
So, Acampora hired Frey to kill Allison and Gorman? I have no idea.
Why don't you ask Freddy? Trust me, I will.
Monica gave you up, Freddy.
Said you killed Allison and Gorman for threatening your drug operation.
Monica wouldn't say that.
You can watch her say exactly that in open court when she testifies against you.
What's your point? Here's my point.
And when they stick it in your arm, it's good night, sweet prince.
Yeah, but you got to convict me first.
Attention all brain cells: the entire legal system of Los Angeles is waiting to watch o u burn.
And I'm the guy holding the match.
I want to make a deal.
You're not as dumb as you look.
Hold on, Freddy.
It's my ass on the line! What if I confess? The needle comes off the table.
Okay.
But if I'm going down, I'm taking Monica with me.
Monica Tanner helped you plan the murders? Are you kidding? She paid me to do it.
I'm listening.
Monica found out Allison was planningo go out on her own with some of Monica's best girls.
Paid me 75 large to take her out.
What about Dean Gorman? I never heard of the guy.
Allison was supposed to be alone that night.
I couldn't see inside the car when I started shooting.
Gorman was investigating you, Freddy.
You expect me to believe that you killed him by accident? I just copped to killing two people.
Why the hell would I lie about that? Two madams go to war, and a 30-year-old lawyer gets killed.
(engine starts) I just keep thinking that if I had just given him that transfer, none of this would've happened.
Why didn't you? I didn't want him to get hurt.
??? Monica Tanner hiredm her friendly neighborhood drug dealer to kill the competition.
DDA Gorman was in t wrong place at the wrong time.
Defense is gonna bring up Gorman's questionable relationship with Allison.
Letting her walk was a judgment call.
None of the other girls got busted, so there's no ptern.
As far as the jury's concerned, Gorman is a dedicated prosecutor killed in the line of duty.
Well, Dean's crime board'll help with that.
Oh, you bet-- parade this puppy into court, Gorman looks like Elliot Ness.
Or the guy from A Beautiful Mind.
Anything on Monica's payoff? Wire transfers from Monica Tanner to Freddy Hopper.
Three payments totaling 75 grand.
Nice.
Check out Monica's staff.
If Monica and Freddy made the deal at her place, one of them may have heard something.
Now, anything off the crime board? Mostly dead ends-- Freddy's drug clientele, his daily routine, places to score drugs.
There's a D.
Migert mentioned several times, but we can't get a line on him.
No local arrests or convictions.
DEA's never heard of him.
STARK: Stay on it.
Raina, Madeleine, round up and prep the girls who work for both Monica and Allison.
Especially the one that Monica fired.
Prosecuting Monica Tanner is a whole new ball game.
Her attorney is Gloria Dent, who makes me look shy.
And until this jury is impaneledpaneled and sequestered, we avoid any and all pretrial publicity.
That may not be easy.
TV REPORTER: On the heels of Hollywood Madam Monica Tanner's arrest on murder charges, a document has surfaced which is purported to be a comprehensive list of Miss Tanner's high-powered clientele.
Did Monica leak this? What would she stand to gain? including one sure to set off shock waves the D.
A.
's Office.
Sebastian Stark, head of the high-profile crime unit set to prosecute Monica Tanner, is listed among the entries.
The defense moves for Mr.
Stark's immediate disqualification from this case.
There is no basis for that, Your Honor.
I'm sorry, the fact that you utilized the services of my client's escort service isn't a small conflict of interest? It's certainly cause for concern.
I was not a customer of Miss Tanner, Your Honor.
I am bound by the attorney-client privilege, sir.
Give me a break.
Your Honor, at the very least, there's a glaring appearance of impropriety here.
Yeah, I have to agree.
May I offer an opinion, Your Honor? Please.
Mr.
Stark has assured me that his prior dealings with Miss Tanner offer no conflict of interest.
He has my full confidence in this matter.
Very well.
In view of the District Attorney's representation, I will table Miss Dent's motion to disqualify you, Mr.
Stark.
But if it comes out that you patronized Miss Tanner's business, I will personally advocate for your disbarment.
Thank you, Your Honor.
Hell of a mess.
Tell me about it.
Gotten over 30 calls from prominent members of the community screaming about being named clients of Monica Tanner.
Not a bad day to be a divorce lawyer in Beverly Hills.
How'd you explain your name being on that list? I told the tth.
Said I was working for a client.
End of story.
Okay, fine, you're pissed.
You have every right to be.
Look, I knew my name might come up, so I wasn't exactly eager to subpoena Monica's client list.
And I still think it would've been the wrong move.
So are you gonna speak at some point or not? You're an arrogant, duplicitous bastard.
On second thought, I actually like the silent treatment better.
You're disgusting.
I never had sex with any of Monica's girls.
You actually think I care if you have sex with prostitutes? By withholding your history with Monica Tanner, you endangered this case.
If I'd let you get disqualified back there, we'd never recover.
And I am not about to let Dean Gorman's killers go free because of your bad judgment.
You damn well better win.
Dean Gorman was a prosecutor.
His job was to punish the criminals who prey on innocent people like you.
Now, there are eight women on this jury, Einstein.
The guy prosecuted domestic violence.
Think.
Child abusers.
Wife beaters.
Dean Gorman prosecuted these people to protect you, your children.
What? What about "put them in jail"? You know, instead of "prosecuted them"? It's stronger.
That's a good idea.
"Put them in jl.
" Good, good.
I saw your picture on The Insider.
Pat O'Brien called you "the frisky D.
A.
" (laughs): Oh, he should talk.
(hand slaps desk) I think we need to have a discussion about this.
Not really.
My name is being dragged through the tabloids, sleeping with prostitutes, and what, you're fine with that? No.
It's just not exactly the first negative press u've gotten.
Your friends making a lot of bad jokes? Actually, most of their jokes are pretty good.
(chuckles) I promise you this, Jules.
I was working on a case when I first met with this Monica Tanner and I never had with any of her girls.
I-It's okay.
I believe you.
I'd just rather not go over the whole thing.
Fine.
Okay.
Good.
By the way, Eddie's dad has a place up in Santa Barbara and we're gonna go up for the day, okay? Santa Barbara? Huh.
I guess that's fine.
Just forhe day.
Of course.
Home by midnight, right? Absolutely.
(exhales) STARK: Our legal system defines certain crimes as so vicio and amoral that they belong in a separate category called Special Circumstances.
Murder for hire is such a crime.
So is the killing of a district attorney.
Now, Monica Tanner is a businesswoman.
The nature of her business is irrelevant to this case.
And all businesses face competition.
Miss Tanner decided the best way to beat the competition was to eliminate it with a gun.
Now, the people will present conclusive evidence that the defendant paid an associate to murder Allison Adams in cold blood, and in the process, a second person.
Deputy District Attorney Dean Gorman, a father and a husband was also killed.
And you will hear testimony from the ultimate eyewitness: the killer himself.
Now, there is a powerful and compelling reason why murder for hire is punishable by death in the State of California.
By ordering the killing of Allison Adams, Miss Tanner took it upon herself to place a dollar value on a human life.
Monica Tanner murdered for profit, and it is your job to make sure she pays for it.
DENT: Murder for hire is a despicable act, but the problem is, Mr.
Stark put the wrong person on trial.
The paid killer, Frederick Hopper, is a known drug dealer.
And what Mr.
Stark failed to mention was that at the time of his death, DDA Gorman was investigating Mr.
Hopper and the violent criminals that he worked for.
Not a bad motive for murder.
The prosecution made a deal with Mr.
Hopper to identify my client as the person who hired him.
This is a false theory.
And we will show that Mr.
Hopper drove to Mulholland Drive to kill Mr.
Gorman, not Ms.
Adams, and he did so not at the behest of Monica Tanner, but of the drug lord who was so angered by DDA Gorman's investigation of him.
My client is a businesswoman, but she's no murderer.
Don't you ever stop? Going over prep scripts.
I want our working girls ready for the cross tomorrow.
You think Dent will ask them about their juvenile records? Only if she has an obsessive eak like you working for her.
You're really pushing the type "A" thing on this one.
Yeah, well, I owe it to Dean.
You two didn't? God, no.
Doesn't matter.
It obviously matters to you.
After DVU, I transferred to Narcotics and I won my first few cases, I was climbing the ladder.
I'm shocked.
You know what? Forget it.
Hey, look, I'm sorry.
Tell me what happened.
He asked me to put a good word in for him with the head of the ut, and I blew him off.
If you didn't think he could cut it you were right not to put yourself on the line.
He wouldn't have made the best lawyer in the unit, but he wouldn't have been the worst, either.
So why not recommend him? All the reasons you hate my guts.
I'm a self-centered, hyper-competitive, narcissistic Yeah, well, that's part of your charm.
What happened it wasn't your fault.
Were you aware of the power struggle between Monica Tanner and Allison Adams? Yeah.
Everyone was.
I mean, it got pretty ugly.
Monica hated Allison-- she wanted to get rid of her.
Isn't it true you were convicted of credit card fraud three years ago? That was a misunderstanding.
Did Monica Tanner ever threaten you? She threatened everybody.
You didn't want to cross Monica.
She would definitely make you pay.
Miss Tanner fired you for stealing cash from your clients.
Trust me, they could afford it.
You witnessed Miss Tanner and Allison Adams nearly come to blows earlier this year? Yeah.
Monica found out that Allison was stealing her clients.
I thought they were going to kill each other.
How many times have you checked into rehab for substance abuse? Uh, uh, six, I think.
M-Maybe seven.
I-I don't know.
My short-term memory's shot.
Monica's girls definitely didn't help us.
They were completely discredited.
Excuse me, they had no credibility to begin with.
But Dent ripping them apart hurt Monica in the eyes of the jury.
Guilty by association.
Thank you.
Only a criminal hires criminals.
Exactly.
And we established a turf war between two madams that led to murder.
That's our theory.
That's pretty slick.
Those girls weren't going to get us a conviction.
That's up to Freddy the hit man.
We're here to see Freddy Hopper.
STARK: Remember this, whatever else happens in this trial, if the jury believes Freddy, we win.
You'd better come with me.
When the hell did this happen? About two hours ago.
Got shanked in the bathroom.
Some dude in on drug charges.
You guys were supposed to be protecting him.
What can I tell you? Jail's a dangerous place.
I can fix this.
Just as soon I figure out how to raise the dead.
??? We still have his statement that Monica Tanner ordered the hit.
It's not enough.
We needed Freddy to earn the jury's trust.
The killer live and in person.
I think the live part's gonna be pretty tough to pull off at this point, don't you think? I checked out the inmate who killed Freddy.
He's a low-level dealer named Deacon Carr.
Now, he works for Carlo Acampora.
And that's the same guy Freddy got his stuff off.
Sounds like Carlo wasn't thrilled with the prospect of being used as a fall guy by Monica Tanner.
For all we know, Dent's theory could be right.
Maybe it was Acampora who ordered the hit on Dean and lison.
Yeah, or maybe Freddy talked to one of his drug connections about the hit.
You know what? Even if you got someone to talk, their creditability would be pretty sketchy, wouldn't it? I'd have to say we're screwed.
This guy picked a really inconvenient time to die.
You are definitely right about that.
Oh, God, here we go.
I need Monica and her lawyer in an interview room in one hour.
(door buzzes) You're looking good, Monica.
Blue's your color.
Go to hell.
I have a condo there.
This better be good, Stark.
Don't you know it's bad manners to bite the hand that feeds you, Gloria? I just ate.
I think you're going to purge when you hear this deal: manslaughter, 15 years.
For double murder? Well, Monica and I are old friends.
I'd hate to see how you treat your enemies.
Either you're going soft or your se is in the crapper.
You think this is from me? Straight from the D.
A.
herself.
Gorman's widow is in the ER.
Her blood pressure's off the charts.
'Cause she's afraid you're gonna leak the fact that her husband was consorting with hookers and drug dealers.
That would be unethical.
You mean, like leaking Monica's client list to get me disqualified? Not to mention smearing my reputation? Yeah, right.
Thergoes your sainthood.
You're guilty.
You know it, I know it, the jury knows it.
And after Freddy Hopper testifies tomorrow, well, let's just say you're going to be the hottest babe on death row Six years, minimum security.
Whatever you're smoking, count me in.
Twelve, take it or leave it.
And I mean, take it or leave it.
You've got yourself a deal.
You bet I do, and I took the liberty of drawing up the papers.
I'll send copies to your office.
No, you sign now, or the deal's off.
(phone ringing) Yes? Honey, sign on the dotted line.
Right there.
Here you go.
You sleazy son of a bitch.
JUDGE: Let me get this straight.
You attempted to elicit a plea from the defendant based on the testimony of a witness you knew to be dead? Your Honor, I had no knowledge of Mr.
Hopper's tragic demise.
Good luck proving that.
Starting to sound like me.
There are video cameras at Men's Central Jail, Mr.
Stark, as well as log books and Sheriff's deputies with 20/20 vision.
Your point being, Your Honor? If I find out that you knew Mr.
Hopper was dead, you'll not just be disbarred, you go to jail.
Sounds fair.
You got the security video? Warden led me to the office, and the deputy sheriff you talked to is on board.
Well, I just hope they keep their mouths shut.
The system closes ranks when a D.
A.
gets killed.
I'm not paying you enough.
You got that right.
How do we win without Freddy? We could bribe the jury You really want to do that before they're sequestered.
How about the payoff? You can't conclusively tie the money Monica paid Freddy to the hit.
Hey, your colleagues are drowning over here.
Care to hop in the pool? Gorman put months into this case.
Everything's here to bust Freddyq except for certain critical omissions.
Maybe he was just a lousy lawyer.
No way.
No, the ga are surgical, like he intentionally took out the important parts.
And put them where? Where do people hide their secrets? MADELEINE: A journal.
Professional secrets.
RAINA: In a safe.
D.
Migert, 886-749-9016.
The dementia is definitely getting worse.
It's not a phone number.
It's a safety deposit box.
This is Mr.
Gorman's box.
Thank you, Mr.
Migt.
All right.
Passport.
Birth certificate.
Computer memory stick.
It's always the little guys.
(chuckles) MONICA (on computer): I'll make sure the cops know that you and Acampora keep the entire Westsree high.
Do this for me, Freddy, or it's your ass.
o self: Don't piss off Monica Tanner.
Did I miss the part where I talk about killing Allison? She's right.
There's no specific reference to the homicides at issue.
Well, I'm betting I can sell it to a jury.
A killer's voice from the grave.
They love that stuff.
The only problem is, they'll never hear it.
There's no way Gorman had authorization for that wire tap, which means it's illegal, hence, inadmissible.
So, where are we? Your eyewitness was killed, you're threatening me with a tape you can't use.
What happened to that old Stark magic? Ever see me saw a woman in half? A list of high-end johns n't the only thing that can be leaked.
You're not still pissed about that, are you? Not half as pissed as Carlo Acampora's going to be when he hears you threatening to rat him out to the LAPD.
They'll be finding pieces of you all over town.
You can't do that.
You're a prosecutor.
So was Dean Gorman.
Carlo knows I would never turn on him.
(chuckling): Really? 'Cause see, in my experience, hard-core drug lords tend to have major trust issues.
But if you're willing to bet your life, I'm happy to call my bookie.
So, what's it going to be? Manslaughter.
Murder One, 20 to 40.
Forget it.
I hear Acampora does this clever little thing with a lit cigarette and a pair of pliers.
It is an ugly way to die.
Take the d Wise choice.
Screw you.
Maybe when you get out.
I have a thing for older women.
Spoke to Chloe Gorman.
She wanted me to say thanks.
Is she going to be okay? She has a son a family.
It'll take some time.
Maybe it'll help if she knows that Dean finally scored a major narcotics bust.
Low-life that killed Freddy Hopper-- Isaac just got him to roll over on Carlo Acampora for ordering the hit.
Nice.
It's too bad Dean didn't live to see it.
Yes, it is.
You know, I guess this one got a little messy.
You say that like i's something new and different.
Listen, you defended this office.
You defended the system.
Keep it down, will you? I've got a reputation to protect.
MAYOR: I owe you one, hermano.
That's an understatement.
I didn't know she was a prostitute.
So you said.
It was all good until she tried to blackmail me.
That'll make a great campaign slogan when you run for governor.
I never thought this would come back and bite you in the ass.
I was your lawyer, you had a problem.
I took care of it.
Boy, I wish she hadn't written down my appointment.
I won't forget this.
You took a bullet for me.
Well, next time, I'm going to duck.
(car door slams) (answering machine beeps) Mr.
Stark, it's, uh, Tommy.
I'll be out tomorrow to detail the cars.
JULIE: Hey, Dad.
It's me.
You're not going to believe this.
Um, Eddie's car is making a really funky noise.
He thinks it's probably the transmission.
Anyway, we can't get it fixed until tomorrow.
so, we got to stay up here at his dad's place.
I'll try to call you later, but the reception is pretty bad up here.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Love you.
Well, $1,700.
And "need" is a relative term.
Okay, it's a party for the end of the track and field season.
People are going to wear sneakers and jeans.
Yeah, but you look so cute.
Okay, fine.
How did I end up with the only kid in LA who will not let her father spoil her? Just so you know, I plan on skipping rehab, too.
Ha.
So, things with Eddie are Really good.
Oh, good.
By "really good," you mean? Something you want to know? Something you want to tell me? (phone ringing) Oh, hold on.
Sweetie, I got to go.
Sorry.
We'll talk later.
You're going to be okay? Yeah.
Sure.
(garbled radio transmission) Isaac.
What do we got? Male and female vics shot through the windshield at close range.
Robbery? Cash and jewelry weren't touched.
ID's? Uniforms are under orders not to talk to anyone.
I hired you 'cause you used to be a cop, remember? We, something's up.
STARK: Run the plates.
Thanks for the tip.
It figures to be her car.
She's behind the wheel.
And judging by his suit, the Beemer's out of his league.
Plot thickens.
Since when does the D.
A.
show up at a crime scene? You may not want to mention It's all about timing.
You don't usually make house calls.
??? Deputy District Attorney s.
Dean Gorman.
Wife and a two-year-old son.
Wild guess That's not the wife.
DEVLIN: Married him right out of law school.
Ambitious, hard working I assume you'll be handling the leg work on this one? Uh Yeah.
Yes, ma'am.
Jess, actually, I meant to mention No, you didn't, , but trust me if I didn't approve, you'd know it.
Remember how it felt to lose your partner? Yeah.
That's how I feel now.
Whoever did this, I want their head on a stick.
i can't believe Dean's dead.
' How well did you know him? My first assignment here was in the Domestic Violence Unit and we worked a spousal abuse case together.
Was he a straight-up guy? Yeah.
He was kind of quiet.
But he worked his butt off.
It could have been any one of us.
A lot of pissed- off husbands in Dean's line of work.
You think this came off one of his cases? My friend Andy has a desk next to his at DVU.
They were pretty tight.
You and Martin go talk to him.
And I want you to pull everything Gorman handled in the past 18 months.
The female victim was Allison Adams, 26, single.
Moved to L.
A.
five years ago from Omaha.
Worked as a lingerie model, then an exotic dancer.
No current employment, but she wasn't hurting for money.
@VHooker.
Judging from her car and these photos, very high end.
Oh, man.
"The Prosecutor and the Prostitute.
" Not a pretty headline.
M.
E.
found no evidence of recent sexual activity.
Shooter saw to that, but something tells me they didn't go up there to talk politics.
You two go see Gorman's widow, you tag along.
See what you can find inside the house.
What do we say abt his companion? Nothing.
If we get very lucky, we nail the shooter, we make a deal.
The wife never has to know anything.
Trial is war.
They just killed one of our own.
Somebody's got to pay.
The entire office extends its condolences, Mrs.
Gorman.
Chloe, please.
If there's anything you need Everyone's been really kind.
D.
A.
Devlin stopped by.
How's your son? My mom took him, just so I can make the arrangements.
We're going to find the person who did this.
I assume you want to know where I was last night? I'm a prosecutor's wife.
I know the drill.
Uh, my sister and I were shopping in Century City till around 9:30.
My mom was with the baby.
Police told me there was a woman in the car with Dean.
Who was she? We really don't know yet.
I love my husband, but if he was having an affair, I want to know.
We'll keep you posted on everything we find out.
Did Dean tell you where he was going last night? He said he might have to work late on a case.
Was that unusual? Not since he started his project.
RAINA: What exactly is this? I'm not sure.
Dean's been working on it for months.
Whenever he was home, he'd be in here making lists, making calls.
Carlo Acampora.
This guy's a heavy-duty drug trafficker.
CHLOE: Well, that makes sense.
It does? Dean loved being a D.
A.
, but he got tired of prosecuting domestic violence.
All he cared about was getting into the Narcotics Unit.
Did he ever apply? He was turned down twice.
They said he wasn't suited for that kind of work-- it was dangerous (voice breaking): He had a family.
But he just couldn't let it go.
It was like he had to prove himself.
(phone ringing) I got a line on the dead girl's former roommate.
Veronica Demm? Monica didn't say anything about a couple.
Monica who? My mistake.
We're from the D.
A.
's office.
We have a few questions.
And I have an appointment.
es the management know that you're working the bar? I don't work the bar.
And if I did, you couldn't afford me.
You must work for Monica Tanner.
It's it's high-end hookers.
It's an escort service.
Did Allison Adams work for Monica, too? Yeah, I heard what happened.
Well, she ever talk about a y named Dean Gorman? Look, Monica doesn't like us talking to the cops.
I'm a lawyer.
Even worse.
It's a murder investigation, so drop the attitude and answer the question.
Dean Gorman.
I don't know.
There were a lot of guys.
Do you know anyone who would want to hurt Allison? Even rich johns can be twisted.
It's part of the business.
Do you ever consider changing jobs? I like my BMW.
So did Allison Adams.
This definitely beats chemistry.
(laughs) You sure your dad's not coming home? He's on a big case.
You know how you know how we talked about? You know? Yeah? I think I'm ready.
Really? Uh-huh.
'Cause it totally doesn't matter to me if we wait.
I mean it matters-- obviously.
You know I want to, but You're freaked out because it's my first time.
Well, yeah.
I just don't want you to feel pressured.
I don't.
I mean, I I know we've only been dating for a litt while but we've been friends for a really long time.
I trust you.
And when we find the right time and place I want you to be the one.
Howdy, stranger.
How's tricks, Monica? Clever.
Heard you're working for the good guys now.
Times change.
So, I guess we're done sharing clients? Luckily for you, I don't prosecute vice cases.
You're saying you wouldn't give an old friend a break? (chuckles) I'm here about Allison Adams.
I understand she worked for you.
Who's asng? You or the D.
A.
? You know me.
I don't have a problem with the way you make a living.
Have a seat.
(sighs) So? Allison Adams.
What happened was horrible.
Allison was a wonderful girl.
Was DDA Gorman a customer? Not unless she was giving him a serious discount.
You know, we dumped Allison's cell phone and there were a number of calls to a Freddy Hopper.
Turns out he's a local drug dealer.
Ring a bell? Yeah, I think he and Allison got together sometimes.
Off the clock.
I warned her to be careful of that.
She liked to live on the edge.
(footsteps) Thank you.
Monica, I'm going to need to talk to every one of Allison's clients for the past week.
Good luck with that.
I'm not looking to bust anyone.
But one of them may know something.
You know my clientele.
Athletes, producers, politicians, actors.
Successful, upstanding men, like yourself, who rely on my discretion.
A D.
A.
was executed.
One of your girls was sitting next to him when he died.
We can do it easy, or we can do it hard.
You want my Blackberry? Get a subpoena.
You and I don't need to have a problem, Monica.
Good, because if my client list goes public, a lot of very powerful people are going to be really upset.
Keep your Blackberry, but I need that list of names.
The city's outraged by the brutal slaying of Deputy District Attorney Gorman.
Every law enforcement agency is working to apprehend his killer, and we extend our deepest condolences to his wife Chloe and to the Gorman family.
Thank you.
DEVLIN: Where are we? Well, the wife's alibi is solid.
She's good people, by the way, and it's not looking like one of Gorman's domestic violence defendants.
Which leaves us where? In the world of high-priced hookers and low-rent drug dealers.
I don't want Gorman's name dragged through the mud.
Maybe no choice.
Turns out, Gorman and Allison Adams did have a relationship.
Sexual? Legal.
He was working Arraignment Court the night she was arrested for solicitation.
I thought she had no record.
She doesn't.
He dropped the charges.
Maybe they had no case.
According to the arresting officer, they had her cold.
What's the bottom line? Okay Gorman was willing to sell his soul for a transfer to Narcotics.
Allison was tight with a dealer named Freddy Hopper who works for drug kingpin Carlo Acampora.
Are you implying there was a quid pro quo here? Oh, let's see.
Gorman lets Allison walk.
He begins building a drug case against Acampora.
@A He was talking to Allison on the telephone every day.
Where do you think he was getting his information? So Gorman figures if he gets enough to indict a major dealer, he gets his transfer.
Instead, Freddy, he finds out, kills them both.
So, what's the game plan? Under normal circumstances, we'd build a case and I'd nail Freddy Hopper to the cross.
But I'm telling you, Manny, we open those floodgates, everything comes out.
A DDA consorting with call girls and drug dealers? Everyone looks bad What's our alternative? It all goes away.
Dean Gorman's death becomes another unsolved LA murder.
James Ellroy writes another book, and we move on.
It's your call, Jessica.
This could get awfully messy.
DEVLIN: Let's get Freddy Hopper.
That's him.
That's Freddy.
We're gonna need this for evidence, Freddy.
You got him? Nice work.
It's done.
Something tells me it's just getting started.
in the charge of two counts of murder in the first degree, how does the defendant plead? Not guilty.
This matter's set for trial.
Any further motions? Uh, yes, Your Honor.
In light of the potentially sensational nature of this trial, the people move to exclude all media from the courtroom.
Any objection? None, Your Honor.
Media is hereby excluded.
And both sides ordered not to discuss any aspect of this case outside the courtroom.
Yes, Your Honor.
Thank you.
Sorry, guys, sorry.
Sorry.
Sebastian Stark actually shunning the presshe Never have a camera when you need one.
It's thleast we can do for Gorman's family.
But the fact that Allison Adams is a call girl is going to get out no matter what we do.
We need to go after Monica Tanner's black book.
Hey, Heidi Fleiss was last millennium, Jess.
It's a Blackberry, and bringing it in is a huge mistake.
No, it can establish meetings between Freddy and Allison.
Monica said he wasn't a paying customer.
And you're taking the word of a high-pric pimp because 'Cause Monica Tanner is a cooperating witness.
Go after her clients and she'll shut down.
Plus, the defense will turn every single one of Allison's customers into a suspect.
You want that? It's worth the risk.
Look, here's an idea.
Why don't u just trust me on this? Because Dean Gorman died on my watch.
We need that Blackberry.
Freddy Hopper found out that his sometime girlfriend Allison Adams was feeding information about his drug opetion to Dean Gorman.
He killed them both.
Cell phone records link both men to Allison on the day of the murder.
What about Freddy's gun? Ballistics say the slugs from the scene are a solid match.
Anything off Gorman's crime board? He tracked Freddy's movements in elaborate detail, but there's several gaps in the days leading up to them.
Okay, we're almost home.
Isaac, help Martin track every lead off that board.
See if your pals at LAPD Narcotics can help.
You three Freddy Hopper's a cowboy, okay? He must have shot his mouth off about these murders all over town.
Start with Monica'nis girls.
Find me a witness.
RAINA: Pretty flexible.
I'm Deputy D.
A.
Raina Troy.
I got your number off Allison Adam's cell phone.
So? Did she ever say anything to you about a guy named Freddy Hopper? I know they went out sometimes.
That's it.
Come on.
You guys were friends.
She must have said something.
Allison and I weren'friends.
We had a business relationship.
Don't you work for Monica Tanner? Not anymore.
Allison offered a few of the girls a beer deal to work for her.
What kind of deal? She took less of the top than Monica.
And if we ever got busted, e had a friend in the D.
A.
's office.
I can't believe you got Pink's hot dogs.
You're evil.
I thought they were your favorite.
They are.
They're also, like, a million calories apiece.
I think you can squeeze one in, fatty.
You know Hmm? This is where I brought yo mom on our first date.
A little vino a little (laughs) Manilow.
I'm kidding, no.
Was that your big move? Yeah, it worked every time.
Even with Mom? No, no.
Your mom saw through all that stuff.
She was too smart for me even then.
So, she made you wait.
Yeah, and if we hadn't waited I never would have fallen in love with her, got married, had a stinky kid to eat hot dogs with.
This is about Eddie and me.
I'm sorry? The sex thing is freaking you out.
Have you talked to your mom? No, and don't call her.
I would never do that.
Look, you're going to do what you want.
But I just want to tell you that the one time I waited, even though it didn't last forever, was the only time ever got it right.
You're not wearing a wire, right? You're welcome to pat me down.
Well, that's definitely not a wire.
I hate to interrupt Sorry you had to rent the room.
But if Monica found out I was talking to you, she'd freak.
Do you know Freddy Hopper? Sure.
We all know Freddy.
He keeps the party going.
Drugs? X, coke, Viagra; whatever you need to keep the clients happy.
I thought he was a decent guy till I heard about Allison.
And Monica was okay with the drugs? Everything's available for a price.
Freddy was part of that.
WaitFreddy worked for Monica? Well, he never exactly filled out an I-9, but yeah.
Monica was his best customer.
So, Freddy took good care of her.
Look, I've got to run.
And if you see Monica, don't tell her you talked to me.
Monica Tanner told Stark she hardly knew Freddy Hopper.
And according to Raina, Allison Adams was running her own business on the side using Monica's girls.
Stark's going to want to hear about this right away.
I think Raina can fill him in.
Seems like a shame to waste a perfectly good hotel room.
In the middle of the case? (sighs) All right.
You're right.
Let's go.
This has got to be fast.
It's never been a problem for you.
(chuckles) Thanks for the freebie.
What are you talking about? I thought a guy had to pay big bucks to get screwed around here.
Word is you and Freddy Hopper are old friends.
You told me you barely knew the guy.
Why'd you lie? If you knew Freddy, you wouldn't ask.
The guy's crazy.
He does as many drugs as he sells which makes him paranoid and violent.
He already killed two people.
I really didn't want to be next.
I assume he told you that Allison Adams was starting up her own call girl operation.
That's no big deal.
Allison was ambitious, but she can never compete with me.
So, you were cool with her using your girls? What people do on their own time is their own business.
You know, I'm sick of you playing games with me.
Tell me everything you know about Allison Adams' death now.
Freddy thought Allison was selling him out to that D.
A.
she was with.
He told you that? I believe his exact words were, "That bitch doesn't know who she's messing with.
" In other words, Freddy's boss, Carlo Acampora, tends to eliminate people who mess with his drug business.
Why didn't you just call the cops? The LAPD's not exactly on my speed dial.
So, Acampora hired Frey to kill Allison and Gorman? I have no idea.
Why don't you ask Freddy? Trust me, I will.
Monica gave you up, Freddy.
Said you killed Allison and Gorman for threatening your drug operation.
Monica wouldn't say that.
You can watch her say exactly that in open court when she testifies against you.
What's your point? Here's my point.
And when they stick it in your arm, it's good night, sweet prince.
Yeah, but you got to convict me first.
Attention all brain cells: the entire legal system of Los Angeles is waiting to watch o u burn.
And I'm the guy holding the match.
I want to make a deal.
You're not as dumb as you look.
Hold on, Freddy.
It's my ass on the line! What if I confess? The needle comes off the table.
Okay.
But if I'm going down, I'm taking Monica with me.
Monica Tanner helped you plan the murders? Are you kidding? She paid me to do it.
I'm listening.
Monica found out Allison was planningo go out on her own with some of Monica's best girls.
Paid me 75 large to take her out.
What about Dean Gorman? I never heard of the guy.
Allison was supposed to be alone that night.
I couldn't see inside the car when I started shooting.
Gorman was investigating you, Freddy.
You expect me to believe that you killed him by accident? I just copped to killing two people.
Why the hell would I lie about that? Two madams go to war, and a 30-year-old lawyer gets killed.
(engine starts) I just keep thinking that if I had just given him that transfer, none of this would've happened.
Why didn't you? I didn't want him to get hurt.
??? Monica Tanner hiredm her friendly neighborhood drug dealer to kill the competition.
DDA Gorman was in t wrong place at the wrong time.
Defense is gonna bring up Gorman's questionable relationship with Allison.
Letting her walk was a judgment call.
None of the other girls got busted, so there's no ptern.
As far as the jury's concerned, Gorman is a dedicated prosecutor killed in the line of duty.
Well, Dean's crime board'll help with that.
Oh, you bet-- parade this puppy into court, Gorman looks like Elliot Ness.
Or the guy from A Beautiful Mind.
Anything on Monica's payoff? Wire transfers from Monica Tanner to Freddy Hopper.
Three payments totaling 75 grand.
Nice.
Check out Monica's staff.
If Monica and Freddy made the deal at her place, one of them may have heard something.
Now, anything off the crime board? Mostly dead ends-- Freddy's drug clientele, his daily routine, places to score drugs.
There's a D.
Migert mentioned several times, but we can't get a line on him.
No local arrests or convictions.
DEA's never heard of him.
STARK: Stay on it.
Raina, Madeleine, round up and prep the girls who work for both Monica and Allison.
Especially the one that Monica fired.
Prosecuting Monica Tanner is a whole new ball game.
Her attorney is Gloria Dent, who makes me look shy.
And until this jury is impaneledpaneled and sequestered, we avoid any and all pretrial publicity.
That may not be easy.
TV REPORTER: On the heels of Hollywood Madam Monica Tanner's arrest on murder charges, a document has surfaced which is purported to be a comprehensive list of Miss Tanner's high-powered clientele.
Did Monica leak this? What would she stand to gain? including one sure to set off shock waves the D.
A.
's Office.
Sebastian Stark, head of the high-profile crime unit set to prosecute Monica Tanner, is listed among the entries.
The defense moves for Mr.
Stark's immediate disqualification from this case.
There is no basis for that, Your Honor.
I'm sorry, the fact that you utilized the services of my client's escort service isn't a small conflict of interest? It's certainly cause for concern.
I was not a customer of Miss Tanner, Your Honor.
I am bound by the attorney-client privilege, sir.
Give me a break.
Your Honor, at the very least, there's a glaring appearance of impropriety here.
Yeah, I have to agree.
May I offer an opinion, Your Honor? Please.
Mr.
Stark has assured me that his prior dealings with Miss Tanner offer no conflict of interest.
He has my full confidence in this matter.
Very well.
In view of the District Attorney's representation, I will table Miss Dent's motion to disqualify you, Mr.
Stark.
But if it comes out that you patronized Miss Tanner's business, I will personally advocate for your disbarment.
Thank you, Your Honor.
Hell of a mess.
Tell me about it.
Gotten over 30 calls from prominent members of the community screaming about being named clients of Monica Tanner.
Not a bad day to be a divorce lawyer in Beverly Hills.
How'd you explain your name being on that list? I told the tth.
Said I was working for a client.
End of story.
Okay, fine, you're pissed.
You have every right to be.
Look, I knew my name might come up, so I wasn't exactly eager to subpoena Monica's client list.
And I still think it would've been the wrong move.
So are you gonna speak at some point or not? You're an arrogant, duplicitous bastard.
On second thought, I actually like the silent treatment better.
You're disgusting.
I never had sex with any of Monica's girls.
You actually think I care if you have sex with prostitutes? By withholding your history with Monica Tanner, you endangered this case.
If I'd let you get disqualified back there, we'd never recover.
And I am not about to let Dean Gorman's killers go free because of your bad judgment.
You damn well better win.
Dean Gorman was a prosecutor.
His job was to punish the criminals who prey on innocent people like you.
Now, there are eight women on this jury, Einstein.
The guy prosecuted domestic violence.
Think.
Child abusers.
Wife beaters.
Dean Gorman prosecuted these people to protect you, your children.
What? What about "put them in jail"? You know, instead of "prosecuted them"? It's stronger.
That's a good idea.
"Put them in jl.
" Good, good.
I saw your picture on The Insider.
Pat O'Brien called you "the frisky D.
A.
" (laughs): Oh, he should talk.
(hand slaps desk) I think we need to have a discussion about this.
Not really.
My name is being dragged through the tabloids, sleeping with prostitutes, and what, you're fine with that? No.
It's just not exactly the first negative press u've gotten.
Your friends making a lot of bad jokes? Actually, most of their jokes are pretty good.
(chuckles) I promise you this, Jules.
I was working on a case when I first met with this Monica Tanner and I never had with any of her girls.
I-It's okay.
I believe you.
I'd just rather not go over the whole thing.
Fine.
Okay.
Good.
By the way, Eddie's dad has a place up in Santa Barbara and we're gonna go up for the day, okay? Santa Barbara? Huh.
I guess that's fine.
Just forhe day.
Of course.
Home by midnight, right? Absolutely.
(exhales) STARK: Our legal system defines certain crimes as so vicio and amoral that they belong in a separate category called Special Circumstances.
Murder for hire is such a crime.
So is the killing of a district attorney.
Now, Monica Tanner is a businesswoman.
The nature of her business is irrelevant to this case.
And all businesses face competition.
Miss Tanner decided the best way to beat the competition was to eliminate it with a gun.
Now, the people will present conclusive evidence that the defendant paid an associate to murder Allison Adams in cold blood, and in the process, a second person.
Deputy District Attorney Dean Gorman, a father and a husband was also killed.
And you will hear testimony from the ultimate eyewitness: the killer himself.
Now, there is a powerful and compelling reason why murder for hire is punishable by death in the State of California.
By ordering the killing of Allison Adams, Miss Tanner took it upon herself to place a dollar value on a human life.
Monica Tanner murdered for profit, and it is your job to make sure she pays for it.
DENT: Murder for hire is a despicable act, but the problem is, Mr.
Stark put the wrong person on trial.
The paid killer, Frederick Hopper, is a known drug dealer.
And what Mr.
Stark failed to mention was that at the time of his death, DDA Gorman was investigating Mr.
Hopper and the violent criminals that he worked for.
Not a bad motive for murder.
The prosecution made a deal with Mr.
Hopper to identify my client as the person who hired him.
This is a false theory.
And we will show that Mr.
Hopper drove to Mulholland Drive to kill Mr.
Gorman, not Ms.
Adams, and he did so not at the behest of Monica Tanner, but of the drug lord who was so angered by DDA Gorman's investigation of him.
My client is a businesswoman, but she's no murderer.
Don't you ever stop? Going over prep scripts.
I want our working girls ready for the cross tomorrow.
You think Dent will ask them about their juvenile records? Only if she has an obsessive eak like you working for her.
You're really pushing the type "A" thing on this one.
Yeah, well, I owe it to Dean.
You two didn't? God, no.
Doesn't matter.
It obviously matters to you.
After DVU, I transferred to Narcotics and I won my first few cases, I was climbing the ladder.
I'm shocked.
You know what? Forget it.
Hey, look, I'm sorry.
Tell me what happened.
He asked me to put a good word in for him with the head of the ut, and I blew him off.
If you didn't think he could cut it you were right not to put yourself on the line.
He wouldn't have made the best lawyer in the unit, but he wouldn't have been the worst, either.
So why not recommend him? All the reasons you hate my guts.
I'm a self-centered, hyper-competitive, narcissistic Yeah, well, that's part of your charm.
What happened it wasn't your fault.
Were you aware of the power struggle between Monica Tanner and Allison Adams? Yeah.
Everyone was.
I mean, it got pretty ugly.
Monica hated Allison-- she wanted to get rid of her.
Isn't it true you were convicted of credit card fraud three years ago? That was a misunderstanding.
Did Monica Tanner ever threaten you? She threatened everybody.
You didn't want to cross Monica.
She would definitely make you pay.
Miss Tanner fired you for stealing cash from your clients.
Trust me, they could afford it.
You witnessed Miss Tanner and Allison Adams nearly come to blows earlier this year? Yeah.
Monica found out that Allison was stealing her clients.
I thought they were going to kill each other.
How many times have you checked into rehab for substance abuse? Uh, uh, six, I think.
M-Maybe seven.
I-I don't know.
My short-term memory's shot.
Monica's girls definitely didn't help us.
They were completely discredited.
Excuse me, they had no credibility to begin with.
But Dent ripping them apart hurt Monica in the eyes of the jury.
Guilty by association.
Thank you.
Only a criminal hires criminals.
Exactly.
And we established a turf war between two madams that led to murder.
That's our theory.
That's pretty slick.
Those girls weren't going to get us a conviction.
That's up to Freddy the hit man.
We're here to see Freddy Hopper.
STARK: Remember this, whatever else happens in this trial, if the jury believes Freddy, we win.
You'd better come with me.
When the hell did this happen? About two hours ago.
Got shanked in the bathroom.
Some dude in on drug charges.
You guys were supposed to be protecting him.
What can I tell you? Jail's a dangerous place.
I can fix this.
Just as soon I figure out how to raise the dead.
??? We still have his statement that Monica Tanner ordered the hit.
It's not enough.
We needed Freddy to earn the jury's trust.
The killer live and in person.
I think the live part's gonna be pretty tough to pull off at this point, don't you think? I checked out the inmate who killed Freddy.
He's a low-level dealer named Deacon Carr.
Now, he works for Carlo Acampora.
And that's the same guy Freddy got his stuff off.
Sounds like Carlo wasn't thrilled with the prospect of being used as a fall guy by Monica Tanner.
For all we know, Dent's theory could be right.
Maybe it was Acampora who ordered the hit on Dean and lison.
Yeah, or maybe Freddy talked to one of his drug connections about the hit.
You know what? Even if you got someone to talk, their creditability would be pretty sketchy, wouldn't it? I'd have to say we're screwed.
This guy picked a really inconvenient time to die.
You are definitely right about that.
Oh, God, here we go.
I need Monica and her lawyer in an interview room in one hour.
(door buzzes) You're looking good, Monica.
Blue's your color.
Go to hell.
I have a condo there.
This better be good, Stark.
Don't you know it's bad manners to bite the hand that feeds you, Gloria? I just ate.
I think you're going to purge when you hear this deal: manslaughter, 15 years.
For double murder? Well, Monica and I are old friends.
I'd hate to see how you treat your enemies.
Either you're going soft or your se is in the crapper.
You think this is from me? Straight from the D.
A.
herself.
Gorman's widow is in the ER.
Her blood pressure's off the charts.
'Cause she's afraid you're gonna leak the fact that her husband was consorting with hookers and drug dealers.
That would be unethical.
You mean, like leaking Monica's client list to get me disqualified? Not to mention smearing my reputation? Yeah, right.
Thergoes your sainthood.
You're guilty.
You know it, I know it, the jury knows it.
And after Freddy Hopper testifies tomorrow, well, let's just say you're going to be the hottest babe on death row Six years, minimum security.
Whatever you're smoking, count me in.
Twelve, take it or leave it.
And I mean, take it or leave it.
You've got yourself a deal.
You bet I do, and I took the liberty of drawing up the papers.
I'll send copies to your office.
No, you sign now, or the deal's off.
(phone ringing) Yes? Honey, sign on the dotted line.
Right there.
Here you go.
You sleazy son of a bitch.
JUDGE: Let me get this straight.
You attempted to elicit a plea from the defendant based on the testimony of a witness you knew to be dead? Your Honor, I had no knowledge of Mr.
Hopper's tragic demise.
Good luck proving that.
Starting to sound like me.
There are video cameras at Men's Central Jail, Mr.
Stark, as well as log books and Sheriff's deputies with 20/20 vision.
Your point being, Your Honor? If I find out that you knew Mr.
Hopper was dead, you'll not just be disbarred, you go to jail.
Sounds fair.
You got the security video? Warden led me to the office, and the deputy sheriff you talked to is on board.
Well, I just hope they keep their mouths shut.
The system closes ranks when a D.
A.
gets killed.
I'm not paying you enough.
You got that right.
How do we win without Freddy? We could bribe the jury You really want to do that before they're sequestered.
How about the payoff? You can't conclusively tie the money Monica paid Freddy to the hit.
Hey, your colleagues are drowning over here.
Care to hop in the pool? Gorman put months into this case.
Everything's here to bust Freddyq except for certain critical omissions.
Maybe he was just a lousy lawyer.
No way.
No, the ga are surgical, like he intentionally took out the important parts.
And put them where? Where do people hide their secrets? MADELEINE: A journal.
Professional secrets.
RAINA: In a safe.
D.
Migert, 886-749-9016.
The dementia is definitely getting worse.
It's not a phone number.
It's a safety deposit box.
This is Mr.
Gorman's box.
Thank you, Mr.
Migt.
All right.
Passport.
Birth certificate.
Computer memory stick.
It's always the little guys.
(chuckles) MONICA (on computer): I'll make sure the cops know that you and Acampora keep the entire Westsree high.
Do this for me, Freddy, or it's your ass.
o self: Don't piss off Monica Tanner.
Did I miss the part where I talk about killing Allison? She's right.
There's no specific reference to the homicides at issue.
Well, I'm betting I can sell it to a jury.
A killer's voice from the grave.
They love that stuff.
The only problem is, they'll never hear it.
There's no way Gorman had authorization for that wire tap, which means it's illegal, hence, inadmissible.
So, where are we? Your eyewitness was killed, you're threatening me with a tape you can't use.
What happened to that old Stark magic? Ever see me saw a woman in half? A list of high-end johns n't the only thing that can be leaked.
You're not still pissed about that, are you? Not half as pissed as Carlo Acampora's going to be when he hears you threatening to rat him out to the LAPD.
They'll be finding pieces of you all over town.
You can't do that.
You're a prosecutor.
So was Dean Gorman.
Carlo knows I would never turn on him.
(chuckling): Really? 'Cause see, in my experience, hard-core drug lords tend to have major trust issues.
But if you're willing to bet your life, I'm happy to call my bookie.
So, what's it going to be? Manslaughter.
Murder One, 20 to 40.
Forget it.
I hear Acampora does this clever little thing with a lit cigarette and a pair of pliers.
It is an ugly way to die.
Take the d Wise choice.
Screw you.
Maybe when you get out.
I have a thing for older women.
Spoke to Chloe Gorman.
She wanted me to say thanks.
Is she going to be okay? She has a son a family.
It'll take some time.
Maybe it'll help if she knows that Dean finally scored a major narcotics bust.
Low-life that killed Freddy Hopper-- Isaac just got him to roll over on Carlo Acampora for ordering the hit.
Nice.
It's too bad Dean didn't live to see it.
Yes, it is.
You know, I guess this one got a little messy.
You say that like i's something new and different.
Listen, you defended this office.
You defended the system.
Keep it down, will you? I've got a reputation to protect.
MAYOR: I owe you one, hermano.
That's an understatement.
I didn't know she was a prostitute.
So you said.
It was all good until she tried to blackmail me.
That'll make a great campaign slogan when you run for governor.
I never thought this would come back and bite you in the ass.
I was your lawyer, you had a problem.
I took care of it.
Boy, I wish she hadn't written down my appointment.
I won't forget this.
You took a bullet for me.
Well, next time, I'm going to duck.
(car door slams) (answering machine beeps) Mr.
Stark, it's, uh, Tommy.
I'll be out tomorrow to detail the cars.
JULIE: Hey, Dad.
It's me.
You're not going to believe this.
Um, Eddie's car is making a really funky noise.
He thinks it's probably the transmission.
Anyway, we can't get it fixed until tomorrow.
so, we got to stay up here at his dad's place.
I'll try to call you later, but the reception is pretty bad up here.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Love you.