Unforgettable s01e12 Episode Script

Here you go.
Oh, hard way to start the day? Uh, I was up late.
You have a date? I, uh, found a kitten.
Way too much information.
No, I actually found a kitten.
I was walking home from the subway.
I heard a meow, and I found this little kitten, Like, this big under a car.
Looked all over, couldn't find the mother.
So, you had to take it home.
Hey, it was the decent thing to do.
It's not like I'm gonna keep him.
Have a name? - Stanley.
- You named it.
No Yes.
Here you are.
One toasted plain, Low-fat schmear, nova and onions, enjoy.
- My favorite.
- Once you're a regular, I never forget a name, never forget an order.
Mind like a steel trap.
Yeah, since when do you eat onions? I just take them off.
Guess they don't make steel traps like they used to.
We're just around the corner.
Yeah, you want us to get you something? You got a 20? No, we can be there in 15 minutes.
Thank you, Saul.
Keep the change.
Have a great day, Carol.
Copy that.
No, I'm telling you, Carol, was it? Onions are good for you.
I mean, for the antioxidant purposes alone.
Not to mention, you can kill flies with your breath.
Which is useful.
Guys arriving for work found him.
Looks like blunt force trauma to the head.
There's no weapon yet.
Architecture used to have some character.
And I remember when this whole area Was nothing but farms and crack houses.
Hey, look.
We got one of Charlie's Angels.
Which one are you, sweetheart? The one with the big gun.
Huh, what do we got? Maybe an accident, a fall? Our vic's got a dent in his head like that.
It wasn't an accident.
Quitting time was at 4:00.
M.
E.
puts the time of death around 10:00 last night.
So, what was he still doing here at that hour? Not working.
Maybe meeting someone? What about surveillance cameras? Nothing yet.
At least one of the cameras was blocked by a shipment of lumber.
Yeah, Nina? Okay.
We got the project manager, William Spence, goes by Bud.
I'll have Mike and Roe start a canvass; Let's figure out if someone had a beef with Feeney.
If he had any problems with gambling, drugs, debts.
And what he was doing here at 10:00 at night.
Yeah, and there's that.
Chris has been with us about six months.
Good kid, gets here early, works hard.
What'd you have him doing? Mostly post-tension recently.
But Chris worked on everything rigging, pre-cast.
Was he having any trouble with anyone on the site? Not that I know of.
How about his work record? Pretty spotless.
Like all the new guys, I had to keep on him about safety and stuff.
That's it.
Any idea what he was doing here so late? No idea.
Any guesses? I mean, we've had occasion in the past, where, uh, Kid'll bring a girl back to the site, you know.
Is there really no other reason you could imagine Chris was here after hours? I'm not sure what you mean.
You've been having some security problems lately, haven't you? I'm hearing five theft reports in the past two months alone.
Sure, we got issues.
Just like every building site in the city.
We talking building materials? Anything that isn't nailed down: copper pipe, wire.
Last week we lost a two-ton skid loader.
There a reason you didn't mention this before? Chris didn't have anything to do with that.
Why are you so sure? Look, I didn't know the kid that well, But he's third- generation ironworker.
His dad Jack worked on the Citicorp Building.
Chris was first in his family to go to college, But he came back two years early after Jack took a fall, Wound up in a wheelchair about a year later.
I'm telling you, this is a good kid.
Good kid, with a tough situation at home.
Personal and financial.
You're going the wrong way, guys.
So the guy who sits at the gate Is getting us yesterday's sign-in sheet.
It'll have all the comings and goings.
Roe's doing interviews with the crew who's supposed to work today.
What time does the guy at the gate leave? And locks the gate up behind him.
Says he didn't see Chris hanging around.
What's up? You, smart-ass guy.
What kind of wrench is that? A spud wrench.
Spud wrench? All you guys carry them? Yeah, but, uh, some of us got bigger tools than others.
You know, some of you are bigger tools than others.
Nothing back here, Lieutenant.
What am I supposed to do When this load of concrete locks up on me? What, are you gonna pay for it? Hey, you got some gloves? Project manager told me This dumpster was supposed to be hauled away early this morning.
I'm guessing our killer knew that.
I'm guessing you're right.
Bud Spence, the project manager, is giving us A list of personnel, but that's only direct hires.
We'll need background on subcontractors, subs.
If there's so much as a taco truck that makes daily stops here, - I want to know about it.
- I got the taco truck.
Of course you do, and let's see If we get any prints off that wrench.
Excuse me? You the detective in charge? Lieutenant Burns, Queens Homicide.
I'm Jay Barrett.
This is my attorney Ron Pappas.
Where do we stand? Where we stand is there's been a murder.
And we're investigating that murder.
What is that, Bud? It's just a list of folks working on the site.
I'll be coordinating the Barrett Group's response.
Either I or an attorney from our department will need to Be present for any interview with one of our employees.
That's not necessary.
And, despite what Mr.
Spence may have told you, Access to company records will be case by case.
Thank you, Bud.
Are you saying I need to go to a judge Every time I want information? The point is, no fishing expeditions.
What do you think we might catch? Obviously, the death of any member of our team is a tragedy That we take very seriously.
But since I'm convinced that no member Of my employment is responsible, I want to make sure that I protect them.
Of course.
How long do you need? Minimum 48 hours to process evidence.
I need longer, I can go to a judge.
Mr.
Barrett? As long as I have you here, where were you last night? - Don't be a smart-ass, Detective.
- That's Lieutenant.
Teterboro.
I was looking at a plane I might buy.
Town car over the GW Bridge, Dropped by the office to pick up some papers.
Home with the wife by midnight.
I don't recall stopping by here to kill anyone.
I sure hope this guy's guilty.
You see that pile of bricks he threw up at Citi Plaza? We should arrest him for that.
Let's check Barrett's alibi.
I want to talk to the victim's parents.
When Jack had his accident, We pleaded with Chris to stay in school.
He insisted on coming home to help out.
But he was planning to go back to college? Yes, one year.
Jack said he'd kick him out if he had to.
- Here you go.
- Thank you, Sara.
You notice any changes in Chris recently? - Maybe new friends? Keeping strange hours? - No.
I'm sorry to have to ask you this, But were you aware of any problems he was having? - Drugs? - My son never touched drugs.
We think Chris was at the construction site After 10:00 p.
m.
last night; Now, that's kind of late to be on the job.
I spent my entire life around construction sites.
You don't have to tell me anything; I got no idea what he was doing there.
Mr.
Feeney, you said he was helping out? He was sharing his paycheck with you? I wasn't happy about it, but what could I do? We had bills.
The insurance was a joke.
You have to understand.
Our bedroom is upstairs.
Without the help, We never could have built this room for Jack.
Chris paid to build this? From his college savings.
He had over $50,000.
After the scholarship came through, He didn't need it for tuition.
We said no at first, but I'm sorry, how did he have so much money? Oh, he worked.
From an early age, he always had a job.
Newspaper route, grocery store, Summers he was a lifeguard at Jones Beach.
He loved that job.
You know how lifeguards are, Girls were crazy about him.
$50,000.
That's a lot.
Chris worked hard.
You gonna ask to see pay stubs, too? 'Cause we could probably find some.
I'm sorry, Chris meant everything to him.
Thank you.
Edith, What was the name of the scholarship Chris got? The Regents Scholarship.
Full tuition, two years.
The most prestigious.
You must have been very proud.
Thank you.
Mm-hmm, yeah.
So more like 11:30? All right, got it.
Yeah, thanks.
Well, that developer Barrett's alibi checks out.
- You seem disappointed.
- Aren't you? A guy like that, Just because he didn't kill Chris Feeney, Doesn't mean he couldn't have hired someone to do it If the kid was a threat.
Yeah, or stealing from him.
Construction site thefts are real.
$2 million in claims for stolen material.
Any of it recovered? Yeah, it's kind of hard to identify copper pipe once it's in the wall.
I tell you one thing, from what I've been reading, Barrett's leveraged to his eyeballs.
He just kept building right through the recession.
He's still waiting for a turnaround.
You add that to two divorces, those cost him.
His current wife is no bargain.
She's a regular on the charity banquet circuit.
And then there's this.
This is great.
She is a big supporter of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association.
All right, so I dug around in the area of construction-related theft.
Quite a lucrative little business.
Bless you.
And it looks like big scores are mostly tied to organized crime.
So, Chris Feeney never received a Regents Scholarship from Georgetown, Mostly because there isn't one.
You okay? Yeah, I'm fine.
So he lied to his parents about how he could give 'em 50 grand.
Yeah, and the most he ever had in his account was $7,000.
Let's say the kid's stealing from the site.
He could've either been working with one of these families or crossed them.
Either way, he could end up dead.
Which families are we talking about? In this area, three names keep popping up, The Fedorovs of Brighton Beach, Zuchettis in Brooklyn and the Cioffis.
The Cioffis? Thank you, Sara.
What is it? At the house, the Feeney house, There was a flower arrangement with a card on it From the Cioffi family.
Maybe he was working for 'em.
Check it out, The great man himself, Stefano Cioffi.
I'd say "Ho ho ho," too, If I beat as many murder raps as this guy.
What do you think, we dig around, Establish a connection between Chris Feeney and Cioffi? We do and we hand this whole thing off to Organized Crime.
- That's no fun.
- It's procedure.
And you don't want to get in a shouting match with Organized Crime.
But I'm really good in a shouting match.
The Cioffis don't mess around.
It goes that way, we're out.
Okay, fine.
Fine? Fine.
If the Cioffis are involved, We'll give it to Organized Crime.
Where are you going? To find out if the Cioffis are involved.
Can I help you? Yeah.
Carrie Wells, Queens Homicide.
I'm looking for Stefano Cioffi.
Sorry, Mr.
Cioffi is busy right now.
Why don't you tell him it's about Chris Feeney? Go ahead.
Just tell him.
Right this way.
Thanks.
After you.
Okay.
Please.
Hello?! - Are you out of your mind? - Let me explain.
- You got five seconds! - Marco made a mistake.
- Two seconds.
- He was just being careful.
You don't look like any police officer he'd seen before.
Marco's a little old school.
My apologies.
Okay.
At least it's a wine cellar.
It would have been a box in the Meadowlands.
Oh, lucky me.
I'm looking for Stefano Cioffi.
You found him.
I go by "Steve.
" I know, you're looking for the old guy, The leathery skin, heavy lids? That's my dad.
He's retired.
Carrie Wells, is it? Homicide? Yeah.
You said something about Chris Feeney? You know who killed him? No.
I'm a little puzzled that you think I do.
Chris was working on a construction site.
There were thefts.
You know if he was involved? Construction theft? Chris? - Not a chance.
- And you know this how? 'Cause I've known Chris for years.
He wouldn't get involved in anything like that ever.
You know what I want to know? How does the Cioffi family get so close to the son Of a family of Irish ironworkers? Fair question.
I have a cousin Adrianna.
She's my dad's sister's kid.
We'd all go out to Jones Beach, summers.
Chris was a lifeguard.
She had a crush on him.
She always swam in front of his lifeguard station.
One day she got caught in a riptide, And Chris swam out, I mean, way out And brought her back to shore.
Now, she was in the hospital for two weeks.
No one knew if she was gonna make it.
But Chris visited her every day.
It meant a lot.
So you got him the job with Barrett? Yeah.
After his father's accident.
He came back from school.
Now, there were other guys in the union, Guys with seniority.
Fortunately, there are certain old relationships we still have.
You did more than just get him the job, didn't you? Yes, we helped him out with college.
- To the tune of $50,000? - Something like that.
My Uncle Frank, Adrianna's father, He cut the check.
He wasn't paying two points a week, was he? I think you've seen Goodfellas a few too many times, Detective.
Really? You know, Marty Scorsese comes in all the time.
You should swing by, I'll introduce you.
We think Chris' death is linked to those construction site thefts.
Now, I know, it's not what you do, But one of those "old relationships," They may provide us with some leads, so There's a guy I grew up with, He's big in the union, Jerry Mason.
I'll give him a call.
Great.
Oh, and just so you know I'm not buying any of this.
Fair enough.
But Chris Feeney was a good kid.
And I want to get whoever did this just as much as you.
- I'll see you around.
- You should hope not.
Like I told Steve, I don't know nothing about no thefts.
Now, the other night, We were over at the Wrought Iron, that's a bar over on the Avenue.
Chris had a fight with another guy.
- I'm pretty sure it was over some girl.
- Who? I don't know, some girl.
I only saw her once.
No, not, not the girl, Jerry, the guy.
Who was the guy? Uh, it's a truck driver.
Uh, Manny Armondo.
It was a hell of a fight.
Not physical, just, you know, real angry.
You know where I can find him? No idea.
Maybe you could ask around for me.
Get me a phone number, an address.
Come on.
I barely know the guy.
All right, what about the girl? The only reason I'm talking to you Is Stevie C asked me to.
And I appreciate that.
Yeah, well, you know, he said you were, uh What? Uh, cute.
Cute? I believe that's the word he used.
Really? Cute? The girl's name, Jerry? I'll see what I can do.
Thank you.
Cute? Hey, boss, Manny's rap sheet's long enough.
Maybe Chris caught him at something, Manny didn't want to make it any longer.
Yeah, but look at his priors.
It's nickel-and-dime: joyriding, Bad checks, a fistfight over a parking space.
Yeah, you're gonna love this: Fast-food joint caught him on camera Trying to put a roach in his food.
Uh-huh, that's how it starts.
I don't know.
It feels to me like a Good Time Charlie Who can't get his act together more than a murderer.
Where are we with finding him? We checked his apartment, pinged his phone.
Nothing.
And he didn't show up to work at the concrete company.
And which in my book Just saying is a little suspicious.
What about the girlfriend? Oh, yeah.
Shop foreman got us a name.
Tori Guerrero.
Lives out in Uniondale.
Why don't you and Carrie head out there? Good luck.
L.
I.
E.
this time of day is like a parking lot.
It can't be as bad as what I got to do.
Mr.
Barrett? Lieutenant.
Glad I caught you.
Mrs.
Barrett, I'm Lieutenant Burns.
I'm investigating the murder at your husband's construction site.
Oh, I heard about that.
- Isn't it awful? He was so young.
- Yes, he was.
And I want to thank you for your generosity to the PBA.
It means a lot to us.
It's nice to know I can make a difference.
Nicole, why don't you go ahead and get started With the others while I talk to Lieutenant Burns? Of course.
It was so nice to meet you, lieutenant.
Likewise.
I'm late for a board meeting, Burns.
Why the charm offensive? The gate guard at your site checks workers in and out.
I'd like to see those records.
Talk to Ron Pappas.
He'll say no, then I'll have to go to a judge.
I can't help you.
On the other hand, I could go to a judge with a different kind of request.
To keep the site closed for more evidence gathering.
It wouldn't work.
The judge would laugh you out of court.
Maybe.
But it would take a day to hear the motion.
In the meantime, The interest on your $200 million construction loan Would tick up, what? You tell me, you're the businessman.
$85,000? A hundred? Mr.
Barrett, I'm trying to solve a murder.
Work with me please.
I'll tell Pappas.
Enjoy your board meeting.
Manny and Chris had a fight, but it wasn't about me.
Guy must've been kidding you.
Why do you say that? Because Chris is out of my league.
I like him and all, but come on, Chris and Manny were buddies.
No way Manny would've done anything to him.
Okay, so if it wasn't about you, - then what was the fight about? - Work, I think.
Chris was always telling Manny to get serious about his career.
Sounded like maybe Manny might have screwed up on something.
He was afraid Chris would tell on him.
And get him fired? What is your relationship with Manny, exactly? Basically, it's just kind of fun, You know, no strings attached.
How often do you see him? Well, I got a kid and it's kind of a small place.
Usually Manny will swing by in the morning On his way to work while Troy is at preschool.
Am I painting enough of a picture? Yeah.
You don't think something might have happened to him, because I've been trying his cell phone, and he's not picking up.
Yeah, same for us.
Are you trying his 917 number? Because that's broken.
He's using his cousin's cell.
I got the number here.
Do you need me to write it down? No, I got it.
Okay, well, check that number, And get right back to me.
Thanks.
That's what I need.
One of those no-strings-attached relationships.
Oh, I don't know about that.
Oh, come on.
My relationships, they get real stringy real fast.
Yeah, well, the whole no-strings-attatched thing Becomes kind of a string itself, you know what I mean? - I think I know what you mean.
- Roe.
Okay, great.
We're on our way.
Got a ping off Manny's cell phone.
He's at the construction site.
Keep trying.
Call the phone company, See if there's some kind of glitch.
False alarm; he's not here.
It's a big site.
It's a big site with no Manny.
We searched everywhere.
Okay.
No Manny, but there might be a phone.
Maybe he dropped it.
No phone, either.
By the way, how'd you get to this Manny? Union guy.
And how did you get to this union guy? Uh I'm gonna just go keep looking over there.
As a matter of fact, I talked to Steve Cioffi.
You talked to Stefano Cioffi? No.
That's the dad.
I made the same mistake.
I talked to his son.
Where'd you talk to him? At a restaurant.
Locked me a wine cellar, But then he let me out.
You know, in the interest of protecting my own career, I'm not going to ask you any more questions about that.
Okay.
- Lieutenant.
- Thank you.
See, while you were having a wine tasting With the second largest crime family in New York, I got Barrett to give us access to gate records.
Hey, look, it's one of Charlie's Angels.
Which one are you, sweetheart? The one with the big gun.
There was no work done here today, right? No.
Or yesterday.
Site's closed.
Yesterday there was no concrete in that column.
It was just a wooden frame.
Oh, my God.
Looks like we found Manny.
You, uh, have any allergy medicine? It's, like, 40 degrees outside.
What can you possibly be allergic to all of a sudden? Do you have any or not? Think so.
It's just saying, I, uh, got this kitten at home.
Turns out, I'm allergic.
That would've been good to find out before you brought him home.
Yeah, well, I really wasn't thinking about it when I You know, I found him under a car.
You rescued a kitten? I did.
You have levels of unmined complexity, Roe.
He's a kitten, okay? Let's not get too deep about it.
Did you name him? Stanley Atkins, DDS.
He reminds me of my dentist.
Every four hours.
ESU pulled him out.
It's definitely Manny.
Still had his wallet.
His phone, too.
Send everything to the lab, dump the cell.
Cause of death? Right now, looks like a blow to the head.
Just like Chris Feeney.
Didn't we have uniforms out there last night? There was a three-alarm out in Sunnyside at 2:30.
They took off to help with traffic control.
Can't catch a break.
There's got to be a connection.
Try this.
After Chris, Manny bolts.
We thought he was guilty.
But I'm guessing he was just scared.
Because he knew who killed Chris and/or he knew why.
Yeah, I met Tori Guerrero.
I don't think their fight was about her.
So they leave Chris' body as a warning To Manny and whoever else to shut up.
They figure we'll see it as a random killing.
But Manny they have to hide 'cause there'd be too many questions.
Yeah, and Hello.
How did you get this number? Yeah, it matters to me.
Okay, fine.
I'll meet you in 15 minutes.
That was Steve Cioffi.
He wants to meet me.
Something about the case.
Great.
I'm calling Organized Crime.
I don't think he is in Organized Crime, Al.
I'll ask the folks who know.
Go ahead.
Try a Chianti.
Hey.
Sorry for the short notice.
I, uh, didn't want to do this over the phone.
Go ahead.
How about dinner? How about dinner, what? How about you and me have dinner? Really? Is that, is that why you asked me to meet you here? So you could ask me out? That's not the only reason.
You'll consider it? Well, it depends on the other reason.
I was thinking Saturday night.
Okay, screw it.
I don't need the other reason.
I'm done here.
Okay, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Okay, you may not believe me, But I run a restaurant.
That's all I do.
The truth is, I still hear things.
And what I hear Is that it might be worth your while To watch that construction site.
I just came from there.
We have cops crawling all over that place.
It's going down tonight.
What is? Copper pipe.
Valuable stuff.
That's all I know.
You know, for a guy who just runs a restaurant, You know an awful lot.
I'm clean, Carrie.
You can check me out.
Okay, there may be others in my family who still dabble.
But we all cared about Chris.
Here.
It's got my number on it.
In case you change your mind.
Boss, Barrett's alibi is bogus.
You said it was golden.
Teterboro, GW, the office.
Yeah, I was wrong.
Times did a piece on him.
His first two wives took him to the cleaners 'cause he's a hound dog.
They hired private eyes? Yeah, Pls.
Key logger on his e-mail, everything.
So with number three, he wised up.
So when he steps out, he always creates a false account Of his whereabouts that can stand up in court.
This was all in the Times? No, I called the reporter.
She couldn't get the paper to run the full story 'cause her sources weren't on the record, But she's sure.
Nice.
So where was Barrett? I don't know, but the other night didn't go like he said.
I got a guard in the lobby who says Barrett didn't step foot in his place.
Okay, Barrett is tight with people downtown.
I already got the D.
A.
On my rear not to screw up.
We can't go after him with smoke.
Based on the holes Nina's picking in his alibi, I want to take a fresh look at Barrett.
What you thinking, boss? Chris Feeney and Manny Armondo were part of something.
If Barrett's lying about his alibi, he must know what it is.
Okay, well, our best motive right now Is the construction material theft.
We know that's real.
How about we catch someone in the act? There's thousands of dollars Of copper pipe sitting at that construction site.
And I heard something's gonna go down there tonight.
This one of your tips? - Yeah.
- Fine.
I'm coming with you.
Let's pull the unis off the site.
"Come into my parlor," said the spider to the fly.
Okay, how about the chop shop? Even I remember that case.
Spring 2000.
Bettendorf's, right? Was way out in the country on, um Old Post Road.
Ah, we must have sat on that place for a month Waiting for that guy to show his face.
But there was one saving grace.
Phylo's Diner.
Best milk shake in New York.
Unbelievable.
Wait a second, I think I hear Bettendorf.
- It's a bird.
- It's not a bird.
- Then it's a deer.
- I think I hear Bettendorf! I'll be damned.
It is Bettendorf.
Oh, God! We should call for backup.
You I'll show you backup! Carrie? You seeing this? Police! Don't move! Hands up.
Turn around.
Cut him off! Police! Don't move.
You okay? Yeah.
I'm all good.
I don't know anything about two murders.
One of my detectives was dangling 100 feet above ground because of you.
Why should I believe you wouldn't kill two other people? Look, I didn't have anything to do with that.
Fine.
Let's talk about what you were doing.
Who hired you to steal that copper pipe? The guys at the warehouse.
They told me to pick up a load.
I thought it was legal.
How you doing, Jess? Remember me? - Yeah, I'm really glad you're okay.
- Shut up! I can handle this.
No.
I was the one hanging off the side of a building.
I'm gonna handle this.
I'm asking the questions.
You're a dead man, you know that? You can't touch me.
All I have to do is say you're cooperating with us And let you walk right out the door.
I don't know anything! You're a liability now.
Even if you didn't kill Manny and Chris, The people you work for did, And they're not gonna take a chance of letting you live.
- I want a lawyer.
- No, you don't.
You want to live.
So tell us what you know, and we'll protect you.
- Otherwise - All right.
They told me, I had to pick up the pipe And take it back to the warehouse.
They even gave me a key.
You take the pipe to the warehouse, then what? Then nothing.
I get paid.
- They handle it.
- You sign a statement? Yeah.
Here's what we got, Mr.
Barrett.
We got a warehouse leased By one of your shell companies in Bayonne.
Right now, it's full of construction materials stolen From your own construction site.
You charging my client with anything? I'll get to that.
And we found out your alibi is bogus.
Based on this, We could build a case you killed Chris Feeney.
Only I didn't, and you know it.
Maybe.
Here's what I think happened.
You did have an alibi, but you couldn't use it Because it involved a lady named Micheline at the St.
Laurent.
Now, I can't help you with the theft charge.
That's for you and Counsel to sort through.
The matrimonial issue is another story.
What are you proposing? Jay, let me handle this.
It's very simple.
I want full access to your records, everything.
No more hiding behind process.
- And in return? - And in return, I don't blow a big gaping hole in your marriage.
How's Stanley the dentist? Ah, if you're telling people, that means you're attached.
I did not tell her.
I borrowed some allergy medicine.
She guessed kind of.
So, how is he? He's fine.
Okay.
His paw stopped bleeding, but I think he has fleas.
And hair balls and that goop in his eyes.
There.
Okay, here's a weird thing.
What's the drive time like from the concrete plant In Uniondale to the site? About 20 minutes.
That's what I thought.
How come it took Manny longer? Traffic? And he's the only one caught in it? Other drivers made their first delivery at 8:30.
He didn't make his till 10:00.
Well, I got a kid.
It's kind of a small place.
Usually Manny will swing by in the morning On his way to work while Troy is at preschool.
Tori, the girlfriend in Uniondale She said Manny stopped by on his way to work.
She didn't mean the cement plant.
She meant afterwards, on his way to the construction site, Which means, the whole time he was at her house, He had a truck full of wet cement.
What am I supposed to do When this load of concrete locks up on me? What, are you gonna pay for it? He was afraid Chris would tell on him.
And get him fired? Mr.
Barrett, you actually know about construction.
Right? You're more than just a financial guy? What's your point? I got a question that combines two areas of your expertise.
What if a guy wants to have a rendezvous with his girlfriend, Only problem he's driving a fully-loaded cement truck? This some kind of joke? No.
The guy's an idiot.
The cement would set.
What if he stuck a hose in the back of the truck? He'd ruin the load.
He'd ruin the load.
What if he showed up to the site anyway? And what if this happened day after day after day? You'd have pretty crappy concrete, wouldn't you? And the building would be structurally unsound.
Yeah, but two city inspections we passed both.
Who handles that? Is there a way to cheat, rig the samples? My guy Spence, but Oh, my God.
What's going on, Detective? What are you doing with those cement bags? Not a whole hell of a lot I can do with them, Except maybe get a good workout.
They're, like, 80 pounds each.
That's got to be what, 2,000 pounds? I don't understand.
Well, unless I'm mistaken, I am standing on a floor Made exclusively from concrete delivered by Manny Armondo's truck.
What's your point? Come over here, and I'll tell you.
Things haven't been going so well for you lately, have they, Bud? I mean, first, you screwed up that Indian casino out west, Had to delay their opening by nine months, And then there were all those safety violations On that college dorm in Hartford, and now This! If you're suggesting this building isn't structurally sound, You're way off base.
That is what I'm suggesting.
In fact, I'm going to do more than just suggest it.
I'm gonna prove it.
What do you weigh, like, 185 pounds? I'm about 115.
Yeah, you know, I don't think that 25 bags of cement are going to do it.
What the hell is this? You're not under arrest.
I'm just detaining you for questioning.
The law says I can do that.
If we do a real test, Go with the ASTM standards, That platform should hold 10,000 pounds.
If there's 2,000 pounds out there already, And then there's you, And then there's me And I got 55 hundred pounds here Well, we should have nothing to worry about.
Unless what I think is true, And then we have a whole lot to worry about.
See, I think Chris Feeney knew Manny screwed up, Knew that he was watering down the concrete While he was out with Tori Guerrero in Uniondale.
But Chris did the right thing.
He came to you, told you what was going on, Left Manny out of it.
You told him you'd handle it.
You're wrong.
Two weeks passed, nothing happened.
And now Chris is pissed, Threatens to go above your head.
And all of a sudden, You have a whistleblower on your hands.
So you ask him to meet you here after work, Give you a chance to explain.
I didn't kill Chris! I think you did.
And Manny he finds out, Panics, gives himself away, So you got to kill him, too.
You're looking a little green, Bud.
You're crazy.
Let's find out how crazy I am.
Stop! Just stop! You're right.
The kid said he was gonna go to Barrett.
I offered him money.
I tried.
He wouldn't listen.
So you just killed him? I needed the job.
Well, gosh, why didn't you say so? So you just killed him? I needed the job.
You sure got a flair for the dramatic.
- You know that? - Not so dramatic.
I knew how it was gonna end.
With you under a pile of concrete? Hardly.
You know those, uh, Little foam squiggly things they pack boxes with? A little repurposing.
Who knew? Yeah, yeah, he seems to like my bath mat, So I just put it in the box.
Oh, you're right.
He's cute.
But he looks more like a periodontist.
I mean, she could call him Gummy.
No.
No, that-that's a deal breaker.
His name's Stanley.
Oh, and, uh, Sometimes, in the middle of the night, he-he, like, Tries to crawl under my pillow, so I just Okay, my niece doesn't care.
I mean, I I've only had him three days.
All right, so everything's perfect right? I got the flowers, I got the tux.
Now, we're waiting on the limo, right, And she looks she looks great.
Okay, so perfect prom night so far.
Right, right, right, so this gorgeous limo pulls up.
My dad went a little overboard.
So I open up the back door, she gets in, I get in.
Suddenly, In the back seat it's me and Alison And three federal agents.
- No.
- Yeah.
- Really? - Yeah, they thought my dad was trying to skip town.
And I kid you not, one of the feds truns to me and says Stevie, happy prompt night.
Wow.
That Yeah, that's bad.
It's bad.
It's maybe the second worst prom night I've ever heard in my life.
- Oh, come on.
- Mine is worse.
Top it.
Okay, so, at my prom, All of these kids Poured a bucket of blood on my head, and Then the gym caught fire, And the whole school burned down.
I thought I knew your name from somewhere.