Reckless (2014) s01e13 Episode Script

Previously on Reckless Hello, Roy.
This is Shelby, my ex-wife.
We are gathered to hear the case of Lee Anne Marcus v.
The City of Charleston on the charges of wrongful termination and defamation of character.
They have a tape.
It's footage of you and three other men having sex on a police car.
You will see that a pattern of corruption exists.
I'm not aware of any statement of complaint.
You swore to me that you weren't lying.
You should be the replacement candidate.
I do believe you've made me an offer I can't refuse.
That's Lee Anne's husband.
What happened to him? Where's Arliss? What did you do? Arliss is dead.
I know that now.
When this is over, I'm gonna make you fall in love with me.
Ronnie Porter.
Roy was gonna call him as a witness, but then struck him from the list.
She got me lifting stuff from the, uh, evidence room.
Lee Anne.
Some E and some roofies.
Getting everything I wanted.
And now It's your turn.
Jamie? Enjoying a little relaxation time? I just had to check out.
The trial is so stressful.
It must be.
Especially when you're lying through your teeth every minute of every day.
I've been to see Ronnie Porter.
You weren't harassed, you weren't defamed.
You've been planning this whole thing since the beginning, even the drugs.
You took them yourself.
To tell you the truth, Jamie, I'm surprised it took you so long.
- You're not even going to bother to deny it? - Why should I? Attorney-client privilege You can't say anything.
But if you do have it in your mind to do something reckless, like quit I want you to know I've taken precautions.
The statement of complaint, I didn't find it.
I paid Betsy $5,000 for it.
I'll tell them you told me to buy evidence.
You could be disbarred for that.
I'm sorry.
I really did like being your friend.
How long have you been planning this? A long time.
Things didn't fall into place right away, and unexpected events caused me to rethink a few things.
Like your husband dying? Everything I did, I did for him.
Those benefits they paid him are a joke.
And if you think the good ol' boys at the PD are innocent, you're dead wrong.
Jamie I wanted enough money to take care of Arliss, to make him comfortable for the rest of his life.
He's gone.
If that's what all this was for I have to win.
I won't walk away with nothing after already losing so much.
What if we lose? If I lose, you lose.
Maybe more than me.
You checked the entire area, - not just the grave site? - No human remains.
We did find a dead dog, but no sign of Arliss Fulton.
We've still got Taggett down at the station.
I'll see if we can hold him a little longer.
Keep looking.
Shelby.
I'm so sorry, Roy.
I didn't even know that you were in town.
We came for a birthday party.
Julia was in a bouncy house.
And broke her leg How serious is it? This is the surgeon.
This is my hu This is Julia's father.
Hi.
Nice to meet you.
Your daughter has a comminuted fracture.
The bone shattered into four pieces.
Now, we have to open up the leg to reset the bones on this type of injury.
I'd like to keep her overnight and schedule surgery for tomorrow afternoon, - if that's ok.
- Whatever y-you think, doctor.
Thank you.
You came all the way down here and you weren't even gonna call me? I was gonna call you, of course.
Is she awake? I'd like to see her.
Yeah.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Hey.
Hey.
She's gonna be fine.
She's gonna be fine.
Yeah.
Sometimes you represent guilty people.
I have represented guilty people, but this is It's killing me.
If I just had something on her, some leverage, I could force her to back away, maybe settle.
I just Need something I can use against her.
Until you have something, all you can do is your job.
What about Roy? What about Roy? He could lose his position as city attorney over this verdict.
You're not thinking about telling him? That'll be career suicide.
Yes? Is this too late? Never for you.
Good, 'cause I'm standing at your door.
You prepping for tomorrow? I wasn't snooping.
Thank you.
You have both Preston and Terry on your witness list.
Are you planning on calling them both? Well, I don't know yet.
Am I supposed to tell you all my strategies now? I guess I just wanted to see you.
- I had a rough day.
- Me, too.
Julia's in the hospital.
She was down here for a party and broke her leg, has to have surgery.
Roy, I'm sorry.
That really puts things into perspective, doesn't it? I should go.
Perfect.
You don't have to Is everything okay? I can tell something is not right.
I'm fine.
Tell Julia I'm rooting for her.
"South Knoll.
" Lee Anne's attorney came to see you.
Jamie Sawyer.
What did you tell her? That Lee Anne's a lying whore.
That she seduced me, that she, uh liked to play rough.
That she wanted me to steal GHB for her.
Ronnie When I interviewed you, you gave her a glowing review.
You told me that she was a model officer.
Lee Anne came to see me here.
She promised me things.
I was scared.
But you're willing to tell me now? You're willing to tell a jury? I'm ready to expose her to the whole world for what she really is.
This is the first time we've ever woken up together.
Are you wishing you kicked me out last night? I did kick you out, but you wouldn't listen.
Yeah.
And after a while, you stopped talking.
Roy starts calling witnesses today, saying what a terrible person I am.
Are you gonna be one of them? They haven't called me; They're afraid of what I'll say.
Especially since they took my badge.
Hey.
I have to go.
I have an appeal this morning.
Disciplinary board.
After all this, you still want to be a cop? Never wanted to be anything else.
I got a nose for bad people.
How long have you been a police officer, Detective Cruz? I was a New York City police officer for nine years before I came to Charleston.
Been here one.
And are you aware of the tape that depicts Ms.
Marcus engaging in group sex with a series of officers? Of course.
It's all over the news.
Were you there the night the tape was made? Yes, I was.
And in your opinion, as a police officer with ten years experience, Was Lee Anne Marcus under the influence of drugs that night? No, she was not.
Everything that happened, including that video, was her idea.
Do you recall any words from Lee Anne Marcus? Any specific moment where she explicitly said, "let's film this"? No.
But, for that matter, I don't recall her saying not to, either.
So, you just assumed? Just like you also assumed that she wanted it.
Isn't that what all men say who rape women? Objection! Inflammatory.
Sustained.
Ms.
Sawyer, the detective can't speak for every member of his gender.
Were you drinking that night? No.
So, why did you go along? I don't know.
Maybe because you were undercover, investigating Terry McCandless for illegal gunrunning? Objection! Outside the scope! Sustained.
I'll withdraw, Your Honor.
Detective Cruz, in your opinion, was Lee Anne Marcus fired because she was an attractive woman? In my personal opinion? Yes.
Too attractive for the men to keep their hands off of, and enjoying it too much to stop them.
Thank you for your honesty.
Arliss used to bring me here.
He liked the peacefulness.
And he knew everything, all about the fish.
He hated it when people would knock on the window and scare 'em.
Lee Anne, I know you must miss him, but why did you ask for this meeting? Huh? Everything's going smoothly, and it's a very public place.
Remember the night we met? I came to the Raven's Den on a disturbance call.
You were so gorgeous, I thought you were a joke.
An elaborate birthday surprise for one of the members to unwrap.
And you contacted me later, said we could help each other.
I did everything we planned.
Sued the department, made Knox look bad.
You stepped aside, and now you've announced your candidacy.
But I'm not sure you played fair.
Played fair? What are you talking about? Did you leak that sex tape to the press? Absolutely not.
'Cause the way I see it, this whole little plan has you sitting pretty, while I've been humiliated, and lost my husband, all because somebody leaked that tape.
- It wasn't me.
- If I find out you did I'll make you pay, Dec.
Have a seat, Terry.
How'd the hearing go? You actually care? I don't but Roy does.
I'm thinking about calling you to testify against Lee Anne.
What can I cover that Preston didn't already say? Oh, you can tell the truth.
That you're still sleeping with Lee Anne.
That you were sleeping with her before Arliss disappeared.
If you perform well during this testimony, if the department sees it's in your character to tell the truth, it may influence your disciplinary action.
I can get my badge back? Thank you so much for being here, Roy.
I know this case is huge for you.
Please.
I wouldn't even think of not being here.
How is the case going? Uh, not sure.
It it could go either way at this point.
But I never wanted to win a case more than I want to win this one.
That's because of your father.
You want to show him you're just as good a city attorney as he ever was.
That's exactly what I want to do.
Even though he's dead.
Yeah.
Julia remembers him.
Poppa.
He was always so sweet with her.
It was bizarre.
I just I kept thinking, like, "who the hell is this guy?" You remember the day she was born? I remember driving here in my old Ford at 100 miles an hour.
And we forgot my overnight bag.
All you kept talking about was how cold your feet were.
You took your socks off and gave 'em to me.
And you were standing there barefoot ready to catch her when she came out.
Oh, it was so awful, earlier, when they put her under.
Her eyes you know, they got all I just, I should have been watching her at the party.
Hey.
You are a great mother.
All right? She came through like a champ.
She should be sleeping through the night.
I'll be staying with her.
- Okay.
Great.
- Thank you.
Thank you, doctor.
You're welcome.
I'll be back in the morning to check in on her, okay? Okay.
All right.
Shelby? What's going on with you and Nolan? Shouldn't he be here? I left him, Roy.
I came to my senses.
And you were right a-about him, I mean, everything you said.
Do the girls know? Not yet, but I will tell them.
I know they'll be so happy to be back here with you in Charleston.
Defense calls Ronald Porter.
Mr.
Porter, what is your relationship with Lee Anne Marcus? I was, um I was her training advisor in her rookie year as a police officer.
Did you have a sexual relationship with her? Mr.
Porter? What? Did you have a sexual relationship with Lee Anne Marcus while you were her training advisor? No, I did not.
Uh She was a good, solid officer.
We were friendly and courteous.
Okay.
I have here a sworn statement signed by you, Mr.
Porter, that says, "Lee Anne Marcus relentlessly pursued me, "exposed herself to me on the job and seduced me into a sexual affair.
" I've been in the hospital, and the meds I take cause me to confuse.
Mr.
Porter, didn't you request medical leave from the department because you couldn't handle your relationship, your affair with Ms.
Marcus? Because your affair with Ms.
Marcus became too much for you? Didn't you try to kill yourself when she began her affair with Terry McCandless? Objection.
Hearsay.
Overruled.
The witness may answer.
I'm a diagnosed manic-depressive.
I had an episode.
It had nothing to do with Lee Anne.
In my experience, she was a fine officer.
Roy, wait.
Why the hell would you do that, Jamie? You dump your purse so that I would find that visitor's badge, so I would know that you went there.
And so, of course, of course, I would call Ronnie to the stand.
I didn't know.
I knew he was an unreliable witness.
And I'm sure you did, too.
But I still fell for it.
So I guess it is my own damn fault.
Congratulations, counselor.
What do we got? We got photos from Arliss Fulton's accident.
These skid marks are from Arliss's truck, but forensics was able to identify another set of tire tracks.
Right here.
These have a nail in the left rear wheel.
Oh.
Those tracks look pretty fresh.
Maybe Taggett showed up after the accident, found the wallet in the glove compartment.
Except I got one more thing.
Arliss and Taggett were in different branches of the service, but they both served in Basra at the same time.
Maybe they knew each other.
Okay.
Let's bring him back in.
I want to go out myself.
I want to surprise him this time.
I don't want to give him a chance to hide anything.
Hey.
Give him a knock at the door.
Jasper Taggett, Charleston PD.
Police! You again.
Told you, I ain't know nothing.
Keep him quiet.
Y'all are chasing squirrels and buzzards.
Is it all right with your lawyer if I say good morning? You didn't come by last night.
I had to get home.
I saw you talking with Ronnie Porter.
He's an old buddy.
I feel bad for him.
That bipolar thing.
- That's a killer, man.
- What did you two talk about? He wanted to know if he could go to prison for lying on the stand.
Nothing worse for an ex-cop than going to prison.
- He didn't lie.
- He says he did.
He says that you and he used to play little handcuff games, and that you like to be dominated.
And that's the truth, isn't it? 'Cause if anybody knows how you like it rough, it's me.
He didn't lie on the stand; He lied to you.
- He hates you.
- He told me that you never did it with Ronnie.
That he was all in love, but you only flirted.
But he knew all about you.
The little tattoo on your ass.
Lots of women have tattoos there.
Of a blue forget-me-not? And you know what else? He told me that he scored you some GHB.
Terry, we are close.
- This close to really finally being together.
- Oh, come on.
Why you want to tear that up? It's you.
It's always been you.
Stop it.
Come here.
No.
Stop.
Detective When did you first meet Lee Anne Marcus? I noticed her right away in marksmanship.
We all did.
She has an amazing Aim.
And when did you first start your extramarital affair with Ms.
Marcus? It started one day when I was in the evidence locker and she found me in a back corner.
She offered to steal some drugs from the cage and meet me for a little party later.
So this was not a conventional relationship.
We used to play a game called "No, please, officer.
" She'd text me when she was driving home and I'd pull her over, and then she'd beg me not to give her a ticket, and then she'd have to do me certain favors to get off.
So to speak.
How serious were the two of you? Very serious.
And she told me she could never leave her husband, on account of him being paralyzed.
It's been a worry to me.
It's crossed my mind that she might have had something to do with his disappearance.
Immaterial, - prejudicial.
- Sustained.
Isn't it true, detective, that you were recently suspended from the force for unethical behavior? Yes.
So your motives aren't pure.
You and my client, you hate each other.
If she hates me so much, if I made her lose her job, then why did she have sex with me 20 minutes ago? You don't believe me? Take a swab from her right now.
Hell, take a swab from me.
We can do it here.
I give my consent.
Mr.
McCandless! You will step down, sir.
Counsel, approach.
I have never in my 30 years as a jurist ever seen such a scandalous, shameless, public flouting of our judicial system.
You will control your clients and your witnesses.
Do you read me? I have no more witnesses, Your Honor.
Thank God for small blessings.
We will begin closing arguments tomorrow.
And this sordid chapter in a great city's history will come to an ignominious end.
We are adjourned.
Preston, hey.
Yeah, absolutely.
What is it? Hey, what happened in there? I want you to come by my office tonight at 8:00.
I have reason to believe we'll be getting some good news.
Did Roy say something? Or the judge? Just come by my office at 8:00.
We'll discuss everything then.
Jamie? Vi? What are you doing here? What's going on, Jamie? Arliss? What did they do? What did they do to you? Nobody did anything.
I did it.
You wanted to leave me? I couldn't face it.
I wanted to hurt you.
You did.
You made me think you were dead.
Why'd you even come back? I want you to drop the lawsuit.
Or settle.
If you'll do that for me.
If you'll end all of this and leave, then Then I'll go with you and we'll go together.
Arliss We could win.
I don't care about the money.
Don't you get it? I just want the lies to stop.
I know you, Lee Anne.
You are better than this.
You're better than a man like Terry McCandless.
This isn't you.
This isn't the woman that I know you are inside.
Please, just stop.
If I win, you'll change your mind.
No.
I won't.
Please.
I don't know.
I I need time to think.
I love you.
Who is Lee Anne Marcus? Her counsel would have you believe that she was the victim of a corrupt agency, whose career was ruined when she refused to follow the sacred thin blue line of silence regarding her male coworkers.
Let me ask you this: If you sent the same sexually suggestive photos and e-mails to your coworkers that Ms.
Marcus sent to hers, would you really expect to keep your job once they were exposed? We know for a fact that several male police officers filmed themselves taking turns having sex with my client on a hood of a squad car.
We know from two verified drug tests that she had GHB in her system.
That is a fact.
We know that, afterward, she lost her job while all of the male police officers involved kept theirs.
Ms.
Marcus wants to blame the police department for her own mistakes.
She wants the government to pay her for a job she lost due to her own reckless behavior.
Ladies and gentlemen, today you have the chance to send a message to people like Ms.
Marcus who are out to abuse the system.
The simplest explanation here is that Lee Anne was a beautiful woman in a world full of men who had unfettered access to illegal drugs.
She was preyed upon and victimized by these men, and when their unethical behavior was exposed, it was only Lee Anne Marcus who lost her job, her financial security, her well-being, her home and her marriage.
Please, ladies and gentlemen, consider the facts.
And do the right thing for Lee Anne.
Well done, counselor.
You, too.
As soon as the verdict is in, you and I will no longer be opposing counsel.
Look, I'm sorry if you thought that I was playing you or I don't.
I can see something happened.
I see the strain on your face.
And I know that whatever it is, you cannot tell me about it.
Can't ever tell you.
But, Roy, I swear to you, I did not use you or our affection to win.
Tell you what.
Let's make a date.
The day the verdict is in, that night, I will be at your house at 8:15.
So you better be ready.
No matter what the verdict is? No matter what.
You have a date.
I'll see you in court.
That's the tenth time you've checked your e-mail.
I don't understand what they can be talking about for six days.
Did they send any questions out? Uh, they asked to see Ronnie's statement, the drug test results.
They asked for a clearer definition of defamation of character.
You talk to Roy? We text.
Sometimes.
- I know what's going on, Jamie.
- We need to talk about something.
I see it.
You're making a mistake.
Maybe I am.
This story The one between you and me, it's It's not over.
We'll have our check, please.
Thank you.
I'm going to work.
You got your badge back.
Is that why you sold me out? I sold you out? The worst day of my life was the day I met you.
Everything we did, everything you said to me was a lie so you could get a big payday.
And what did I get? Ronnie Porter's sloppy seconds.
So we're not running away together? I'm right where I want to be.
And I'm done with you, Lee Anne.
We're never done, Terry.
Or haven't you figured that out? New and improved.
Thank you.
Oh, look who's here.
Ooh, it's pink! And everybody can sign it.
Can I draw hearts on it? Honey, grandpa has a pen.
Come on.
You can be the first one to sign.
Thank you, daddy.
Is waiting for the verdict hard? It would've been much harder if you and the girls weren't here.
I am enrolling them in school.
Oh, good.
Yeah, I was gonna ask.
Roy You don't have to answer this right now, but Would you consider us dating again? Just taking it slow and seeing what happens? I I miss our family.
So do I.
Oh.
The verdict's in.
The verdict is in.
All rise.
In the matter of Lee Anne Marcus v.
The City of Charleston, on the charge of defamation of character, the jury finds in favor of the defendant, the city of Charleston.
On the charge of wrongful termination, the jury finds in favor of the plaintiff, Lee Anne Marcus.
The jury awards said plaintiff, Lee Anne Marcus, $54,000 in compensatory damages and $6.
7 million in punitive damages.
I want to thank the jury for their service.
Court is adjourned.
- Did you expect this response from the jury? - Are you shocked at the verdict? Ms.
Marcus, what are your plans now? Do you feel vindicated, Ms.
Marcus? It's not about vindication.
It's about justice.
Ms.
Sawyer, how do you feel about such a huge payday? Mr.
Rayder, where do you think your strategy fell short? Mr.
Rayder, will the city be appealing this decision? O-of course we will appeal.
We are disappointed with the verdict.
All units, respond to 114 Front Street.
Shooting, male victim, paramedics on the scene.
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
Shelby wants to be together, to be a family again.
I understand, Roy.
I wasn't gonna come.
I have to do the right thing.
Always do the right thing.
The gentleman thing is not an act.
That's right.
But then I realized a gentleman doesn't leave the woman he loves waiting alone for dinner.
Ignore it.
Shelby Shelby, no, I can't I can't hear you Slow down.
I can't No, stop Dec's been shot.