Shark s02e09 Episode Script

I've got the victim, I'm coming out! Adams! Adams! Morning.
Omelet a la Sebastian.
Get it while it's lukewarm.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Trevor's gonna be here any minute.
It's Wolfgang's recipe, sweetie.
Mm, prosciutto and bell pepper? And hints of Muenster.
That's the "a la Sebastian" part.
Don't tell Puck.
He'll have a heart attack.
I wish I had time.
Come on, Jules.
I thought we were gonna make an effort to have breakfast together.
We were.
We are.
It's just that my alarm didn't go off again.
Are you wearing your helmet on Trevor's bike these days? What happened to our whole noninterference pact? I believe I retain the right to protect my daughter's welfare.
- I think your exact words were - Yes, I'm wearing a helmet.
- See? Was that so difficult? - And for your information, Trevor's benn working really hard.
I like the sound of that.
He's taking Web design courses at Brentwood College.
Oh,good.
I hear that Internet thing's gonna catch on one of these days.
And he's working nights at the AV Emporium to support himself.
He hates it, but he's trying to be responsible.
That's good, Jules, really.
I'm glad.
I'm sorry about breakfast.
It's your loss.
I'm gonna eat 'em both.
Ooh, do you really think that's a good idea? What's that supposed to mean? I love you.
LAFD has linked this latest brush fire with three other confirmed cases of arson in the past two weeks.
With the tragic loss of firefighter Paul Adams and the innocent victim he tried to save, we're no longer seeking an arsonist.
We're seeking a murder.
We will not rest until the individual responsible for this senseless devastation is brought to justice.
Thank you all.
Takes some serious stones to run into a burning building.
These guys are the real thing, and they've been on this line 24/7 since the fire started.
Hey.
I talked to the lead arson investigator.
They know one guy set all four fires, but they got no solid leads.
As a proud homeowner, not exactly reassuring.
Which is why I called you down here.
The arson unit's chasing its tail.
These things take time.
Tell that to the dead fireman's widow and his twin daughters.
- I'm putting you in charge.
- Me? LAPD and the LAFD are like the Crips and the Bloods-- there's major tension.
So you bring Stark in to play peacemaker? I hate to admit it, but he's right, Manny, for once.
- I'm a divider, not a uniter.
- Exactly, so divide and conquer.
I want this bastard caught.
Congratulations, buddy.
Yuck it up, but remember this, if I'm screwed, you get screwed twice as hard.
Okay, guys, any ideas? - You could retire.
- Cute.
I want every inch of tape they've got.
I want you to talk to reporters; talk to LAFD.
I want to know every detail about these fires.
You talk to your pals on the force.
Everybody plays nice until we catch this guy, all right? Bad blood with the fire department runs pretty deep.
Spread the word: I'm gonna nail this freak.
Anybody who gets in my way is toast.
There, the lab found this guy in news footage - on all four fires.
- Got an ID? We're running him through every database we've got.
Anything on the civilian victim? The house is owned by a Richard Johnson, 46, certified public accountant.
A description matches the body recovered.
We're waiting on dental records.
Isaac talked to some of the firemen on the scene.
LAFD set a controlled burn near those homes.
Why? Apparently, they thought they could stop it before the houses went up.
So much for that plan.
This arsonist is setting fires - at approximately 72-hour intervals.
- Great.
That gives us 48 hours before he lights another match.
We need to ID this guy now.
The original fire was started by a common incendiary device, but the way the accelerant was added shows our guy knows his stuff.
The good news is he has a specific MO.
So what's the problem? We've got every available man on the line.
I'm here to make sure you don't have to bury any more of 'em, Chief.
Look, we heard there was a controlled burn set near the house where the victims died.
- So? - It seems kinda risky.
And how many brush fires have you fought, son? None, and I'm definitely not your son.
Okay, hey, guys, come on.
On the line, conditions change in a split second.
You react or you die.
That's the job.
I was a narcotics detective for nine years.
You're preaching to the choir.
Here's the deal, okay? We're gonna nail this guy, and when we do, his lawyer is gonna try to deflect blame from his client.
Unfortunately, you guys are the easiest target.
We didn't make any mistakes.
And I'm surethe incident reports will back that up.
Those reports are confidential.
Chief, I have all the respect in the world for what you guys do, but if you try to obstruct this investigation, these wildfires are gonna be the least of your problems.
So what happened to helping me keep the peace? Man, they act like they're the only ones who put their asses on the line.
I need the fire department to make our case, all right? You're the one threatening 'em.
I was just laying the ground rules.
Now, why wasn't this Richard Johnson evacuated from the fire zone along with everyone else? I don't know.
Could have been asleep.
Could have been trying to save his home.
Unfortunately,we're never gonna get a chance to ask him.
Sebastian Stark meet Richard Johnson.
I stand corrected.
The late Richard Johnson? Not yet.
Wish I could say the same about my house.
Mr.
Johnson was on vacation in Baja.
My neighbor called me as soon as the fires got close.
- I just got back.
- In more ways than one.
Was anyone staying at your house? My cleaning lady came last Monday-- that's it.
Well, now that Mr.
Johnson's back among the living, who's that lying in the morgue? Where are we on ID'ing the second victim? ??ME's working on it.
The body was pretty well fried.
Then call Colonel Sanders.
Just get me a name.
How about our firebug? Deno Orr,34, Works at Video Track.
See how that works? I ask for a name, you give it to me.
His guy wasn't all burned up.
It's about results, not excuses.
Any luck in tracking this guy down? Yeah, he's cooling his jets in the conference room waiting to talk to you.
Results, wow.
What a concept.
Deno, I assume your parents are big Rat Pack fans.
It's actually spelled with an E.
- I'll make a note of that.
So I assume you've heard about this recent spate of wildfires we've had.
It's hard not to.
It's all over the news.
You didn't wait for the news, Deno.
You were front and center at all four fires.
Santa Monica Mountains, upper Malibu, Griffith Park.
And here's a nice shot of you at Porter Ranch where those two people died.
Those also come in the handy wallet size.
I'm sorry-- is it illegal to film wildfires? Only if you set 'em.
I'm a video artist.
Fire is my current subject.
I've got a fire department scanner.
When I hear about something worth filming, I go for it.
Right, and when things get slow, you decide to build a little fire of your own? There's a big difference between artist and arsonist.
Not without an alibi.
I was at home with my girlfriend when all four fires started.
You're welcome to check with her.
Count on it.
Deno, this may surprise you but I like watching things burn myself.
The heat the sound the smell It's beautiful.
And sometimes, if people get hurt - They were told to evacuate.
- accidents happen, and if you could level with me right now, I could help you with these charges but I need you to trust me.
If you have any more questions, I'd like to talk to my lawyer.
Okay, Deno, but just remember this, I tried to help you.
It won't happen again.
Is that our guy? Oh, yeah, we just need to figure out how to get a warrant to search his place.
Like you always say, warrants are overrated.
Orr's live-in girlfriend Tori Smith did some time for check kiting-- she's on parole.
Which means her parole officer can search her place without a warrant.
How's that for results? Dig the vest.
This doesn't work out, you can always get a job as a crossing guard.
What are you doing here? I just love to shop for crap I don't really need in the middle of the night.
Relaxes me.
Just so you know, this isn't my life's ambition.
I'm just trying to pay the rent.
Yeah, I know.
In fact, I was going to talk to you about how you're going to do that.
Why do you care? What's the difference? You're into Web site design, is that right? Yeah.
Okay, I have a friend who's an Internet retailer-- needs help.
Flexible hours, good money, and you don't have to wear a life preserver to work.
Let me guess-- I take the job and I never talk to Julie again.
I like the way you think.
But since you and I both know that's not going to happen, I only need one thing from you.
Just don't tell Julie I was here.
Why not? That's my business.
What do you care? Thanks anyway.
I'm not going to lie to Julie.
It's not a lie, okay? It's what we call an error of omission.
Be like if I were to say, "Hey, I saw Trevor at work today," and I left out how pathetic and miserable he looked.
Still not going to lie to her.
Boy, clean up on aisle 12.
Some drunk puked all over the monster cable.
You're going to need the big mop.
I'm going to level with you, okay? This is the last place I want to be after a 15-hour day.
I'm exhausted, and you are the last guy on earth that I want to help, but I'm doing it because I care about my daughter.
- Yeah, I care about her, too.
- Good.
Then think about my offer.
- Hello, Tori.
- Hey, uh Mr.
Qualls, did I miss an apintment? 'Cause I didn't think I was seeing you till next week.
No, it's just a routine visit.
Mind if we come in? Is your, uh, is your boyfriend around? No.
Nice place you got here.
Thanks.
When was the last time you saw him? Let me go! Deno?! Fire extinguisher and call 911! Please let it burn.
Please let it burn.
Please let it burn.
SID worked the shed.
Recovered pretty much everything you need to build an incendiary device.
Anything that matches the devices that started our fire? That's the problem-- all the stuff they found is available at your local hardware store.
And the girlfriend's backing Orr's alibi.
So, Anything short of a confession means he probably walks.
Make sure we're not disturbed, okay? Second and third degree burns over 30% of your body.
That's got to hurt.
Leave me alone.
Maybe we should come back.
Let's just review this, okay? You're at the scene of every fire, you've got an arson lab in the shed behind your house and you are totally nuts.
So here's the deal.
You confess to me right now, and you've got a shot at a state mental hospital.
If not, you're going to be playing your video art for the boys upstate.
And trust me on this, Deno, they are one tough audience.
You go to hell.
Wrong answer.
I'm sorry, what is this? Is this your morphine? Oh, this stuff is great.
You know, I had a tooth pulled last year, and I was on Vicodin must have been for like a month.
Can you imagine how you would feel without your happy juice? They say that when the pain gets too intense your brain, it stops functioning.
First your eyes go, then your ears, and then, all of a sudden, you're in shock and it's good night, sweet prince.
You've got five seconds.
Just tell us about the fires.
Four, three All right.
I did it.
- I set the fires.
- Proof, Deno.
I've got to have something for when you go before the court and start whing that this confession was coerced.
Videotapes-- I got a stash of videotapes in a lock box that's buried behind the garage.
- You filmed yourself setting the fires? - Hello? Video artist.
The jury's going to love your work.
Hey, take two aspirin, call me in the morning.
Have you lost your mind? Depends on who you ask.
You can't just go into a hospital room and coerce a confession.
I could have sworn I just did.
Hey, this guy burns people to death for a living.
Which justifies torture? I never touched him.
Check the Geneva Convention-- the suggestion of torture is tantamount to torture.
Hey, you know what, I make the rules in this war.
And the rule is here: Deno Orr's going down.
If you think I'm going to back you on this - What is? - think again.
Let me tell you something, I just interrogated a suspect, I got a confession, end of story.
You can't get behind that, you and I are going to have a major problem.
Is everything okay? Ask your girlfriend.
What happened? Well, obviously a small difference of opinion.
Sang like an angel.
What's up with Raina? She blew right past me.
She hates hospitals.
You know what, Orr filmed himself setting the fires.
He buries the tapes behind his garage.
Book him: Four counts of arson, two counts of murder.
Can't do it.
Not for two murders.
Did I miss the memo here on the coup d'etat? ??ME's report-- They ID'd the victim in Johnson's house as George Hadley.
Yeah, and? And autopsy shows that Hadley had no smoke in his lungs, which means he didn't die in that fire.
He was killed several hours earlier and then dumped in the house.
Which means we've got another murder on the loose? Exactly.
George Hadley, 43-year-old contractor.
Married with one kid.
Volunteers at his church and coaches Little League.
So how'd he die? Blunt force trauma-- probably a tire iron.
Several hours prior to the Porter Ranch fire.
No unusual cell phone calls, standard credit card transactions.
George woke up in his house in Torrance, ended up dead in Porter Ranch.
- Any connection to Deno Orr? - Nothing yet.
And Orr's got a solid alibi for the time of Hadley's death.
He was 40 miles away stocking up on fire supplies.
So being an arsonist just saved our boy Deno from a second count of murder.
Yeah,well,the videos in his backyard confirm he's our firebug and the guy who killed one of LA's bravest.
But we've still got the unsolved murder of George Hadley on our hands.
Anybody talk to the wife? I'm actually headed over there right now.
Detectives say they got a three-month-old kid.
Sometimes this job really sucks.
The police came to our church.
I volunteer there.
I couldn't believe what they were telling me.
How long were you two married, Mrs.
Hadley? Four years.
George was so excited when Holden was born.
Now he'll never remember his father.
Was there anyone who had a grudge against your husband? Someone who may have wanted to hurt him? George got along with everyone.
I'm sorry to ask this, but was your husband seeing anyone else? You mean, like a girlfriend? George would never do that.
Look, we don't mean any disrespect, Mr Hadley, but someone was angry enough with your husband to kill him, and it's our job to punish whoever did it.
George cared about people.
He was kind and giving.
I don't know what we're going to do without him.
She makes this guy out to be some kind of saint.
She's not going to trash her husband an hour after she finds out he's dead.
Look, I'm just saying there's something off about her.
You think there's someone off about everyone.
Right, and there usually is.
Are you ready? Yes.
- Chopped salad from the Ivy? - And that's just the appetizer.
- Lobster? And I didn't know if you like broiled or baked, so I got one of each.
Trevor, this must have cost you a fortune.
Don't worry about it.
I got it covered.
Okay, but you also have to go to work in an hour, so Negative.
I quit.
You what? I quit.
I got a better job.
- Seriously? - Seriously.
Doing Web design for this Internet company.
Twice the pay.
I work when I want.
No graveyard shift.
That's amazing.
How did you? Well, a friend of mine works there and he recommended me, so I sent in my portfolio.
I'm so proud of you.
Orr's attorney's challenging the confession.
I wonder why.
- I know you're mad at me - Look, this isn't personal.
You broke the law, now you're going to answer for it.
Mr.
Stark threatened to cut off my client's morphine, Your Honor.
Your client has a vivid imagination.
You should check out the videos of the fires he set.
He's quite an artist.
Counsel is well-known for his unethical tactics.
You're well-known for being a sniveling whiner, but hey, let's not get personal Enough.
Your Honor,I questioned Mr.
Orr about the incidents of arson.
About why he ran from my investigator when he visited his house.
Why he set fire to a small shed with damning evidence inside.
Why he lied about his whereabouts This isn't about Mr.
Orr, this is about you.
I am simply pointing out that Ms.
Hernandez' client is clearly guilty.
When confronted with overwhelming evidence, he confessed his crimes.
Case closed.
Ms.
Troy, you were present in Mr.
Orr's hospital room? - Yes, Your Honor.
- Is Mr.
Stark's version of events accurate? He's her boss, Judge.
She's also a member of the bar, and as such, understands the penalty for inducing a confession under threat of torture.
I remind you the rules of perjury apply in chambers, Ms.
Troy.
With that in mind, do you corroborate Mr.
Stark's account? It was a complicated situation.
But it's a simple question, counselor.
Yes or no, did Mr.
Stark coerce Mr.
Orr's confession? Mr.
Orr confessed voluntarily.
There was no coercion.
Your Honor, obviously she's going to cover for him.
Yes or no, did Mr.
Stark coerce Mr.
Orr's confession? Mr.
Orr confessed voluntarily.
There was no coercion.
Your Honor, obviously she's going to cover for him.
What, we should trust your psychotic client who's staring at the death penalty? All right, I've heard enough.
Mr.
Orr's confession is upheld.
Ms.
Hernandez, I would encourage you to pursue a plea in this matter.
Thank you, Your Honor.
You did the right thing.
You wouldn't know the right thing if it bit you in your pompous ass.
- I understand you're upset - Upset? My career is on the line because you have no respect for the law.
The purpose of the law is to deliver justice.
As long as you're the one who decides what that means? In my book, it means murders go to prison.
Mr.
Orr will plea to arson and involuntary manslaughter.
He killed a fireman.
Man One, 20 to life, or I sell a jury on Murder Two.
I'll talk to my client.
Congratulations.
You just put a dangerous felon behind bars.
He's not the only one who's dangerous.
We found George Hadley's car in a hardware store parking lot about a mile frohis house.
Now, there's no sign of foul play, but surveillance cameras show he went into the hardware store about noon, but he never came out.
I checked the plates of the cars in that lot.
Nothing suspicious.
Yeah, then we checked the cars at a diner across the alley, and we came up with this.
Captain Joseph Stevens.
He was running the show at the Porter Ranch fire.
So our hero firefighter was at the blaze where Hadley's body was found, and also at the place where he was last seen alive? That's a pretty big coincidence.
Get him in here now.
Thank you for coming in.
Anything I can do to help.
I'm sure it's just an oversight, but we still haven't received those incident reports for the Porter Ranch fire.
Oh, that's not my call.
Those decisions are made at HQ.
Well, then just tell me what you remember about the controlled burn, and the decision to change the direction of the fire toward those houses.
It's pretty complicated, actually.
Take your time.
This is Stevens' car right here.
It's going to take a minute.
We don't have a minute.
Oh, you definitely didn't learn that in law school.
Old habits.
Let's go.
So, with the wind shifting, we determined that moving the controlled burn area to the southwest was the best option.
Except you couldn't stop the fire.
Well, it was a calculated risk.
And Paul Adams paid the price.
- Got it? - Yeah.
Do you recognize this man? No.
That's the man Mr.
Adams was trying to save.
His name was George Hadley.
Mr.
Hadley actually disappeared from a store in Torrance.
Your car was parked across the alley.
So? So his body later turned up in the middle of a fire that you happened to be fighting, Captain.
Are you accusing me of something? Just looking for answers.
Over here, by the spare.
Get a sample.
Get a sample.
According to your personnel file, you've never missed a shift, and yet you showed up late because you took personal time in the middle of the biggest fire of the year, on the same day that George Hadley went missing.
I lost my son recently.
I had a few things to take care of regarding his estate.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Thank you.
If you don't mind, I really have to get back to work.
Of course.
I appreciate your time.
Thank you.
He's on his way down.
I got it.
Let's wrap it up, fellas.
Let's wrap it up.
We found blood in Stevens' trunk.
Smart money says the lab matches it to George Hadley.
We got him.
Even if the bloods match, how do we get it admitted? We broke into the guy's car.
Well, thanks to a certain former DA, employees driving vehicles on city business must submit to random searches.
I knew the policy would come in handy someday.
Stevens drove here on official business, so the search is legal.
All right, keep tabs on this guy.
The second that lab work comes back, arrest him for murder.
Hey.
How about dinner tonight? I'll cook.
Thanks, but I'm just going to head home.
Are you and Stark still going at it? I had to lie to a judge to save his ass.
Well, you didn't have to lie.
You had a choice.
And so what, now you're taking his side? He did what he had to do to take down an arsonist.
You don't get to break the law in order to enforce it.
You ought to know that.
It's a little more complicated than that.
I'm just saying I don't know if I can work for a guy like Stark.
All right, then quit, 'cause he's not going to change.
Raina Troy.
Got it.
Blood came back.
It's a match.
Captain Stevens? Will you come with us, please? I'm about to bury one of my men.
If you come quietly, I'll tell them not to use the cuffs.
Get the hell out of here, Stark.
I have a warrant for this man's arrest.
I don't give a damn what you've got.
You're not going to disrespect this department.
Captain Stevens is under arrest for murder.
It's very likely that his attempt to cover that crime cost the life of the man you're burying today.
Take him.
He's the one who disrespected your department.
Mr.
Stark didn't request a search warrant because he knew there was no probable cause.
Personal vehicles used by municipal employees are subject to random search.
They broke into the car.
Captain Stevens was in a meeting.
In your office.
The administrative code is clear, Your Honor.
I've read the code, Mr.
Stark, and it doesn't mention anything about breaking and entering.
however, an employee's consent is not required for a random search to be conducted, which, I am sure, has James Madison rolling over in his grave.
Regardless, the blood evidence is upheld.
Thank you.
I would now petion the court to compel the Los Angeles Fire Department to turn over all incident reports related to the Porter Ranch fire.
LAFD would be happy to comply.
Unfortunately, in the chaos of the arson spree, the reports in question were inadvertently destroyed.
Is there an 181/2-minute gap in the tape as well? There's no conspiracy, Your Honor, just simple human error.
Yeah, just simple humans trying to cover for one of their own.
Mr.
Stark's skepticism is understandable, Counselor.
These are sworn affidavits documenting how and when the incident reports were destroyed.
Yeah.
All this proves is that the LAFD knows how to circle its wagons.
If you look at affidavit number four, you'll note that it's signed by your boss District Attorney Cutler, and by Mayor Delgado.
Maybe you should vent your frustration to them.
The Medal of Valor is given for exemplary courage in the line of duty.
Although this award won't bring back Engineer Adams, it serves as a constant reminder that he's given his life to protect ours.
Sorry for your loss.
Since when are you sleeping with the enemy? Those incident reports were shredded.
You want to go after the LAFD brass for criminal conspiracy? I got plenty of arrest warrants to go around.
You declare war on the LAFD, their guys will walk off the line, and we're in the middle of the worst fire season in a decade.
So these guys get away with obstructing justice 'cause they know how to aim a hose? You got Hadley's blood in Stevens' trunk.
You got Stevens at the scene of Hadley's disappearance, and the house where the body was found.
You ask me, you got enough to win.
You're going to level with me right now, Manny, or I'm going to convene a grand jury, and I'm going to find out how those fire reports went up in smoke.
Those incident reports detailed unintentional, unjustified diversion of a controlled burn.
Stevens diverted the fire to the house where he dumped Hadley's body so he could destroy the evidence.
And, in the process, several mansions in the area were spared at the expense of working class homes.
Can you imagine the liability issue if this gets out? We'll be fighting lawsuits instead of fires.
Wait a minute.
I'm supposed to let Stevens walk on a murder charge so you don't take a hit in the polls? No.
You're supposed to do what you do best.
You find a way to win.
Thank you for coming in, Mrs.
Hadley.
We just wanted to ask you a few more questions before the trial starts.
I don't know what else I can tell you.
Well, the one area of the case we're still a little weak on is motive.
Did your husband know Captain Stevens? I don't think so.
- Did you? - No.
So the two of you never met? Not that I know of.
Captain Stevens was at the Wilford Hotel bar a week before the murder.
According to your credit card records, so were you.
And a bartender said he saw the two of you sitting together.
We also know you met with a divorce lawyer two days later.
So much for the perfect marriage.
It's not what you think.
What I think is that you were having an affair with the guy who killed your husband.
I also think you're going to be charged as a coconspirator unless you start telling the truth.
Now.
Okay.
Yes, we had an affair, but I swear I had no idea that he was going to hurt George.
Stevens never talked to you about murdering your husband so the two of you could be together? Well, maybe he said some things like that, but I didn't think that he would do anything violent.
You'll have to testify about the affair, the threats, all of it.
Do you believe her? She doesn't seem like the type to have an affair.
If she's telling the truth, it helps us out big-time with Stevens' motive.
I told Isaac to do a little more digging on her.
All right, so what's happening with the incident reports? No one at City Hall or LAFD is willing to tell me who gave the orders to kill the files, but there is one guy who benefits by coming clean.
Actually, I think you two are old friends.
Maybe you could reach out to him.
- No.
No way.
- Come on, Jess.
We need this.
You dated Rhodes.
How do you know? It's a small courthouse.
Look he's Stevens' lawyer, right? If he could help us, I'm just saying talk to the guy.
You tell Stark I will cut your throat.
Thank you.
You won't regret this.
this place brings back memories, huh? Thanks for meeting me.
You kidding? I've been waiting for this call for three years.
Yeah.
From what I hear, you haven't exactly been lonely since we broke up.
Aw, it's just empty sex.
We had so much more than that.
Like what? Sushi afterwards.
Thanks.
Scotch rocks, right? I'm touched you remember.
Now, I'd love to think that I'm here - 'cause you miss me.
- I do.
Every once in a while.
But, actually, this is about business.
Let me save you a little time.
I'm not going to sell out my client.
Just hear me out.
Okay? We know Stevens didn't destroy those incident reports.
But, regardless of how high the cover-up goes, Stark's going after whoever did.
So why should I help? Because, if you point us in the right direction, it could save your client some jail time.
Okay, my client benefits.
What's in it for me? What do you want? Dinner.
Just dinner? It's up to you.
Chief Alston.
He made those reports go away.
At your client's request? No comment.
Thank you, Peter.
Dinner's on me.
That was always my favorite part.
I know you ordered those incident reports destroyed.
And I know you did it to cover for Joe Stevens.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Fine.
Just remember, obstruction of justice is a felony.
You want to come after me, Stark, I'm standing right here.
Captain Stevens redirected the controlled burn.
He did it because he wanted to make sure the body of the man he had just killed was barbecued beyond recognition.
But he didn't plan on Paul Adams charging into that house, did he? Joe Stevens and I worked for the same company for eight years.
He saved plenty of people, including me a couple of times.
Okay, so you owed him.
Right? You repaid a debt out of loyalty.
I get it, and I respect it.
But Joe Stevens is a murderer who's going to prison.
So you've got a choice.
You can be taken down with him, or you can get up on that stand and you can tell the jury everything that happened.
I won't testify against Joe.
You're trying to protect a guy who killed a man so he could steal his wife.