Once and Again (1999) s02e19 Episode Script

Who said you could walk around like that? - Like what? - Come back here.
Why would l do that? Because l told you to.
You get up so early.
l have to stop that.
l really shouldn't walk around here like this.
l can't find that red blouse that you bought me.
l wanted to wear it.
- The one time l need tape.
- l put it in the wash.
There is tape.
lt's in the drawer like always.
- l wanted to wear it.
- We'll put it in the dryer, sweetie.
- Oh, my God.
- [Lily.]
What? They're pink.
Those were in the washer? - Yeah.
l put them in last night.
- Oh, my God.
l don't think you're supposed to mix colors and khaki stuff.
Are you? How do l make them not pink? l don't think you can.
- Sorry.
- l think they're cool, actually.
- You don't have to wear them.
- Why did you put them in? l think Atlantor would appreciate seeing a different side of Rick.
The pinker side.
l don't have to take this abuse.
l'm out of here.
l hope not in those pants.
- Fade-away jump! - Jess.
- Oh, just until l make one.
- What time is your appointment? Why? My teeth are straight.
To justify charging me more money that l don't have.
Robert Dumanjik from the District Attorney's office.
The District Oh, yeah, okay, put him through.
- [telephone rings.]
- Hello? Hi, Karen, This is Bob Dumanjik, We haven't met, I'm the,,, - No, l know who you are.
- Oh, good, good, I understand that you're representing that suit against Atlantor, Yes, I wondered if we could talk about it, Talk about what exactly? Well, that's what we'd talk about, But l don't think that l understand.
Well, we'd talk about that too, How about tomorrow? What is this about? Should l be expecting a subpoena? Oh, no, no, I just think there are some things that are in our mutual interest to talk about, Let's say 10:00? - Downtown? - If that's okay, - Okay.
- Great, See you then, What was that about? l'm trying to figure that out myself.
Does this much slate exist? They'll have to dig up Rhode lsland to find this much.
- Do they make pink slate? - That's enough.
lf it doesn't match your pants, l don't want it.
Slate is a word that falls apart if you say it more than three times.
So 21 ,000 tons of slate by June.
- Slate, slate, slate.
- Slate is a stone around my neck.
- Because you took it for granite.
- Right.
Cut it out.
We're slated to install these interiors l'm going to do the rest of this job by myself.
- Yeah? Rick.
- Huh? lt's for you.
Yeah.
Uh Now? Okay.
Miles is here.
- l thought l smelled sulfur.
- You shut up.
Sammler and associates, l greet you.
Sorry for the intrusion, but l needed a word with you, Rick, sooner rather than later.
Well, sure, Miles.
How was your vacation, by the way? Vacations can only be judged by the degree of discomfiture upon one's return.
ln this case, the vacation was a grand success.
Do you believe in portents, Rick? What do you mean? - How's your filing system here? - Excuse me? You don't keep a lot of old, useless paperwork around, do you? l have found shredders to be quite useful in eliminating clutter.
- Miles, what's happening? - Did l say something was happening? lf l knew something was happening and l told you, then l might be seen to be conspiring with you, which, of course, l never would.
Conspiring with me? About what? Conspiring with you? About what? Miles, are you trying to scare the bejesus out of me? Hard drives are particularly vexing when it's time for spring cleaning, though l understand there's software available for that purpose.
- Miles, what is happening? - l'm off to a lunch now.
l just thought l'd stop by and say hello and let you know l'm thinking of you.
Karen? Hi.
l'm Bob Dumanjik.
- How are you? - l'm fine.
Thanks for coming down.
- l know you're really busy.
- You do? Well, l assume it.
Should l not assume it? Are you secretly lazy? Um, this way.
Stop it.
Not you.
Oh, l'm sorry.
Of course, it's always a mess around here.
Go ahead and sit.
Whoa, whoa! Oh! lt's signed.
- You like the Bulls? You ever go? - Not often.
Oh, okay.
So we're doing some stuff on Atlantor.
Some stuff? Yeah, stuff, DA Stuff.
And because we're great investigators, we discovered you are too.
l'm not investigating, l'm trying to get them to stop building this.
Cool, to protect the neighborhood.
l like it there.
l grew up in Bridgeport.
- Mr.
Dumanjik - Bob.
Are you going to tell me what this is about? You mean about the grand jury? Excuse me? The grand jury we impaneled to investigate Atlantor.
lnvestigate what about Atlantor? Well, that would be telling.
Wait a minute.
A grand jury is investigating Atlantor.
And l was hoping you'd be happy about that.
This is strange.
You can't tell me? What did they do? l was hoping since you've been developing evidence for your own civil case that maybe you could share what you've found in a neighborly way.
l this is you're going to have to tell me more about this.
l have all sorts of constraints, confidentiality issues And your ex-husband is the architect.
- What do you want? - l'm on your side, l swear.
l'm gonna tell you as soon as l can.
lt's in the best interest of your case if we can cooperate.
l need to know what you're trying to do.
We're trying to do what we always try to do put bad guys in jail.
lncluding my ex-husband? l have no idea, and that's the truth.
And if l don't cooperate? Well, l'll get anxious and depressed, start offering you jobs down here or something or vacation property.
Just kidding.
To tell you the truth, l don't know what l'd do if you don't cooperate.
[knock on door.]
- Hey.
- Hey, sweetie.
l'll be back down in a second.
She she ate.
Good.
How much? Enough.
So how's it going? You're asking me that? Sorry.
What? - What what? - l'm asking you.
Well, l don't understand.
You're you're asking me what? l don't know what l'm asking you.
Rick, we really can't talk about this.
Karen, Karen, l know something's happening.
lf you know what it is, l think you have a responsibility to tell me.
Excuse me.
Any responsibility l might have is to my clients.
- So there is something? - You trying to trick me? l can't have this conversation.
- lf there's a conversation to be had - Ready! All right, see ya, Mom.
Mm-hmm.
See ya.
All right, Dad, let's go.
[Jessie.]
lf l get something long, l couldn't dance.
[Lily.]
l love this, you don't need a longer one.
- What about yours? - l'll find it a week after the wedding.
l'm just going to go on the record right now to say l really don't like salmon.
Would you look at how beautiful your daughter is? - Don't l know it.
- Dad hates all fish.
- That is untrue.
- [Eli.]
Just have pizza.
- We can have pizza for the kids.
- Are we getting paid? - Can we pay you not to play? - [knock on door.]
Since Eli's friends are playing, would you like to invite your friends? - No, thank you.
- Somebody want to get the door? l didn't know planning a wedding would be such a big deal.
- You'll find out soon.
- l'm not getting married till l'm 40.
- You mean when you're old? - Sorry.
She'll be lucky to get married.
You'll be lucky to avoid getting married.
- To who? - Don't ask.
- You're expendable.
- Eli's in love.
- Would you like to bring her? - You know her.
Gracie's friend Carla.
Oh, my goodness.
Really? She's so lively.
Yeah, lively, that's her.
- She's bizarro.
- That's you.
- You're welcome to bring her, Eli.
- Okay, l'll ask her.
Dad, did you read my essay? When you write it, l'll read it.
Oh, my God, that reminds me.
That money for the pictures was due yesterday.
lf you'll give me the form like l keep asking Oh, Rick what is it? l've been subpoenaed to appear.
Subpoenaed? To appear where? Before a grand jury investigation of the Atlantor project.
[Rick.]
No.
You're right.
Walter, this is unbelievable.
Okay.
All right.
You'll call her first thing? Thanks.
Bye.
- Walter can't represent me on this.
- Why not? Because it's criminal.
l don't understand why they want to talk to you.
l told you, l don't know why.
- Rick, l'm not the enemy.
- l'm sorry.
lt's just l don't know what's happening and l suspect that Karen does.
- Karen is behind this? - She wouldn't tell me.
Maybe she wasn't allowed to.
Miles? lt's Rick, again.
Uh, call me as soon as you get this.
lt doesn't matter what time.
Rick, it's okay.
Rick, come here.
Please? l know this is going to be okay.
l know who you are.
l know how you conduct yourself.
Whatever these people may have done, it doesn't concern you.
Hello, Rick? Hi.
Stephanie Arlyn.
l'm sorry.
We were wrapping up a deposition.
That's okay.
- This is my associate, James Davis.
- Hi.
He specializes in corporate crime.
l can imagine what you're going through, but we'll get you past this.
Now, Walter told me a little bit, but why don't you come on in here and fill me in? Well, uh, l'm not exactly sure what to tell you.
l don't even know what a grand jury is.
Am l going to be indicted? Do l have to testify? l don't know what indicted means.
Okay, hold on.
We'll just take it from the beginning.
A grand jury is just a jury, regular people.
Usually older, retired people 'cause they're the only ones with time.
[James.]
A jury to investigate, not judge.
Think of it as a fishing expedition.
- With a really wide net.
- But what are they fishing for? Have you seen anything irregular, bribes, kickbacks, extortion, safety violations? - And the things l share with you? - Stay with me.
They're protected by attorneylclient privilege.
So tell us the truth and then we'll figure out what to do with it.
And you'll be there with me when l testify? - Unfortunately, no.
- You're kidding.
Strange things, grand juries, kind of un-American, really, their proceedings are held in secret.
You do not have the right to counsel, though what you say may be used against you if you're indicted.
So, what should we know? l need to say something right here because l had to deal with this a long time ago.
ln the real world and, certainly, in the construction business, there is a difference between what's legal and what's ethical.
- Do you want to explain that? - Yeah, l do.
l would never, and l have never, done anything, or would let anyone near me do anything that would jeopardize another human being or line my own pockets, period.
But there are times in business when you cannot move forward unless you play by somebody else's rules.
Are you asking me did l turn my head, did l look the other way when l knew it should take six weeks to get a safety permit, and somehow it came in two? Who gets precedence when there aren't enough concrete trucks to cover the work we're doing? Or how many skilled mechanics are actually needed on a job this size, as opposed to how many the union makes us use? Am l going to be indicted for the doing my job the same way every architect does his? - ls that what this is about? - We don't know.
All we can do is prepare you for the possibilities.
Well, do you want me to admit what l just said if l'm asked? Our President gave us all a great lesson on that a couple of years ago.
The dumbest thing you can ever do is lie to a grand jury.
[telephone rings.]
Yes? Now? Okay.
Send him in.
Hi, Karen.
l hope this isn't barging in, but l was in the neighborhood.
l had to pick up some basketball uniforms.
- Oh.
- Uh, yeah.
The uniforms these kids have, they're as good as the pros'.
- lt's unbelievable.
- ls this for your son? Huh? Oh, no, l'm not of the parental persuasion.
l just coach at St.
Cecilia's.
Oh.
Well, that's very good.
Yeah.
Well, we're At the moment, we're 2 and 8.
We lost four starters to high school, but we're on the upswing.
Great.
So since l was in the neighborhood, l was Well, l thought maybe we could continue our conversation.
Well, let's just say that l'm ready for you to continue your part of the conversation, and l'll decide whether or not l'm ready to respond.
Are you a lawyer? Okay, so you tried to save this building.
You got a TRO.
May l? Uh, and you tried to make it stick, and what did you think your chances were of getting a permanent injunction? Pretty good.
That's a lawyerly phrase.
l like its specificity.
What do you want? How good was your case? lt was very good.
We discovered there had been a verbal agreement by the occupants to purchase the building.
Sounds good, yet the judge threw it out on its merits.
How did you feel about that? - Was l sad? - Okay, were - Were you surprised? - There's something that l missed? l can't imagine someone of your ability could've missed anything.
Well, then, what's the point of asking whether or Oh, my God.
- They bought the judge.
- Bite your tongue.
This is a public official we're talking about.
- God, that's what this is about.
- lmagine a powerful corporation supporting justice to serve their own ends.
lt's shocking.
My ex-husband would never agree to any of that.
The lady doth protest too much.
l haven't mentioned your ex-husband.
You're going after my ex-husband unless l cooperate? Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hold on.
l haven't made any threats.
l'm the one who needs help here.
Okay, what exactly do you want? What have you got? Who were the Atlantor players? What was the chain of command? Who is this Miles Drentell? - Who interfaced with the community? - Other people were bribed? Did any witnesses lose interest? How good are your records? - Very good.
- Like you never throw anything away.
Well, l have been called a pack rat on occasion.
By your ex-husband? No.
That's the pot calling the kettle black.
You still like him.
Excuse me? Did l say that? l'm sorry Can l see these records? You'll see everything that l find appropriate for you to see.
Wait.
Remember, if l take the big guys down, this project goes down with them.
l understand.
Um, cool.
Cool! Now l get to go yell at 1 2-year-olds.
Um, Karen, thank you.
Uh This is a good thing you've just done.
Well, l hope so.
[Rick.]
And you called him at home? And you still have the messages from yesterday? l need to know if he's getting these messages or not.
Okay, well, look, if he calls in, just tell him again.
[dialing.]
- Who are you calling? - Uh, Miles.
You've called 700 times since yesterday.
Cell phone.
Oh, well, that makes it all make sense.
l think Miles may be in flight.
He just got back from vacation.
As in fleeing.
A fugitive from justice.
Should l put a hold on the concrete? Judy, l'm not allowed to talk about it.
Because l'm not.
lf you could please respect that.
Lily, l need you to come in here for a second.
- How much do you know about it? - Excuse me? - Lily.
- What? Stop pretending.
You know what l'm talking about.
l don't know what you're doing.
Whatever it is, l don't want to talk about it.
For a little magazine, we have very good sources.
You want to know why? l am relentless and driven.
l make it easier for them to tell than to resist me.
l know about the grand jury.
l know about Rick's indictment.
lndictment? He hasn't even appeared.
- That's just what l hear.
- From who? And you're going to print this? l thought l should let you know.
You're going to print an article that says Rick is going to be indicted when you haven't interviewed him, and you are not naming any sources? l can't.
The testimony's sealed.
You are not going to print this.
Because it's a lie.
- You know it's a lie? - lt's a lie.
- How? - How do you think? He told me.
He has done nothing wrong, and l will not be party to anything that might hurt him, not to mention protecting you in a libel suit.
Whoa.
Lily.
Ferocious in defense of her man.
l'm serious.
- And what if you're wrong about him? - l'm not.
l'm just not.
Okay.
l'll get corroboration from another source.
Thank you.
All right, Dad, what did we do wrong this time? Nothing.
l just l have something l have to tell you guys.
ls somebody sick? No, sweetie, it's nothing like that.
Something has happened at work, or because of work, and l don't know that it's bad yet.
lt's too soon to tell, but it might be bad.
- You're going broke? - No, but l suppose it could happen.
- There's an investigation of Atlantor.
- By the police? Sort of, yeah.
lt's called a grand jury.
- [Eli.]
That's serious.
- [Jessie.]
Do you get arrested? No, honey.
No, no.
lt's not like that.
[Jessie.]
Then what's wrong? Well, l'm not exactly sure, and that's part of the problem.
There are some people who could be arrested, - l guess.
- But not you.
Well, there's nothing they would arrest me for.
We should not worry about this before anything You're saying you could be arrested? Well, anything's possible, E, but, no, l really don't think that that's what this is about.
Jess, honey, listen, listen to me.
l do not think anything bad is going to happen, okay? l can't guarantee you that, and l'm sorry.
That's why l'm even telling you guys this to begin with, because, you know, when things like this happen, sometimes people talk about them.
You might hear something at school, or you might see Miles or even me on television, and l just wanted to prepare you for it.
l don't understand.
Why would you be arrested? Well, l don't know, and that's just it.
lt's possible that some people connected with this project did bad things.
That you didn't know about.
That l did not know about.
- Why would you be arrested? - l'm not going to be arrested.
l'm not going to be arrested.
l do not want you to worry about this, all right? l'm just trying to prepare you in case people talk about it.
Okay? - Yeah, okay.
- Yeah? Okay? lt's really okay.
l have to leave anyway.
No, it's ready.
lf l could find the syrup lf we have it, it's in that cabinet right there.
- Of course.
- [knock on door.]
That's Mom.
- Hey.
- Hey, sweetie.
- Are you all ready to go? - Yeah, l was, um - Oh, hi.
- Hi, Karen.
They're ready.
l was just giving Jessie some waffles.
- Well, that's - l'll get my stuff.
Okay.
Should l? Do we have You take a second.
You go ahead and eat.
l'm still trying to find where everything is in this house.
Oh, congratulations, by the way.
Thank you.
Have you guys set, or maybe you haven't - Oh, May 1 2th.
- Well, that will be beautiful then.
Thank you.
l need to get ready myself, actually.
You don't need any more, do you, Jessie? - Oh, no.
- Here you go.
- Hey, you.
- l'll be down in a couple of minutes.
Jess, you almost ready? Yeah, l just have to get my things.
l can't get him to tell me what's going on.
- He's hiding something? - l think he's terrified, ashamed, and he doesn't want me to worry.
But he's not hiding something.
l don't know.
You're the one who thinks he's been a criminal the whole time.
- You said you didn't trust him.
- l didn't trust him emotionally.
You don't get sent to prison for that.
Oh, God.
Prison? Oh, God, don't even say that word.
Honey, it's okay.
l know it's going to be okay, really.
How does everything change in a day? lt's probably just business stuff, you know? Cutting corners and inspectors.
Remember Daddy used to bribe inspectors.
He did not.
He left an envelope of $20 bills in the kitchen so they could take it.
He did? But his kitchen was unbelievably clean.
You have to pay in order to stay in business.
You think that's what Rick did? How do l know? But it's a pretty big project, so who knows how many people might want a piece? Don't worry.
l hear those white-collar prisons are okay.
They play golf with millionaires.
Municipal waiting rooms can be so dreary.
- l thought you'd left town.
- Why would l do that? Why haven't you returned my calls? - To protect the innocent.
- And who does that include? Whomever you want it to.
All right, look, do you understand how much l have riding here? My career, my whole life? This is scary.
lt's really scary for me, Miles, and l need to ask you, do l have anything to worry about? Did you do anything wrong? All right, look, the second permit for the high-rise, it was supposed Shh, shh.
[ classical music playing.]
lt was supposed to take six weeks.
lt took 1 0 days.
l didn't ask questions.
Should l have? You know, l was once a boy scout myself.
We brought concrete from lndiana.
l don't remember a sales tax.
Was there one, or was it made to dematerialize? How come the union allowed us to use 50 mechanics when their contract stipulated Why would l know any of this? Wasn't all this your job? l didn't make these things happen.
Somebody else did.
l've tried not to ask who.
- So you don't know? - What are you saying to me? A lawyer once told me you can't be convicted of perjury for something you didn't say.
What are you talking about perjury? What is going on? l have to tell the truth about what l know.
And so you shall.
And that's it? You have nothing more to say, nothing to warn me about, nothing to help me to know what to expect? They really could have come up with a more attractive plaza to represent our city, don't you think? Rick.
Where you're standing right now used to be a mountain range, and before that, an ocean.
Keep that in mind.
All things pass away.
[sighs.]
- What are you doing here? - Hey, Dad.
- You're supposed to be in school.
- l ditched.
Sorry.
E, what are you doing here? l thought you might need some company.
l lied to my father once.
lt was three months before he died.
l'd stolen his car keys and taken the car around the block even though l was only 1 4.
Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, so help you God? l do.
My dad went out the next morning, and l had parked the car a foot back from where he had, and l couldn't for the life of me figure out how he noticed that.
[Bob clears his throat.]
And, uh, this contract dated October 8th, this is for more concrete? Uh, yeah.
Yes.
And is, uh, this your signature on the bottom? Yes, it is.
Well, your signature's more illeg ille illegible than mine.
So, um, isn't there usually a sales tax denoted on receipts? Uh, l guess so.
Can't say l noticed.
You guess so.
You can't say.
Hmm.
Yes or no? You're in business.
You're familiar with sales tax.
ls sales tax a part of every transaction or not? Yes, it is.
So you or someone connected to the project broke the law here.
Mr.
Dumanjik, l'm the architect, not the contractor.
l may have signed for delivery of materials, but l was not charged with paying the bill or handling any of the paperwork.
Did you check to see that the tax was paid? - No.
- Why not? lf l paid attention to every detail, l'd never get my real work done.
So paying tax isn't part of your real work? No, not mine.
No, it isn't.
My real work is seeing that the building is safely and correctly built.
And when my dad asked me, the look on his face was so scary, l just l lied right to his face.
''No, Dad, l didn't take the car.
'' And that was it.
So l'm confused because l see this permit, and it's dated February 23rd.
Then that's when it came in.
l was never very good at math.
That's nine days.
Didn't you tell me that level of permit takes seven weeks normally? lssuing of permits is the city's responsibility.
l'm given to understand that in extremely rare circumstances, and almost never in the city of Chicago, people have been known to pay bribes in order to have these permits speeded up.
lf you're accusing me, l'd like to see your evidence.
The room's small for a high horse, Mr.
Sammler.
This is a grand jury.
We're chasing down facts.
Any accusations will come later.
But if you had any information regarding the bribing of any official say, a county judge who was asked to rule on a temporary injunction, - we'd better know about it.
- Excuse me? Were you aware that Judge Piwowarczyk, who ruled on the temporary restraining order sought by the firm of Harris, Reigert, and Sammler, was captured on videotape accepting a bribe from a man by the name of JD Gummersall? l was not.
You've never met Mr.
Gummersall nor had any conversation with anyone or knowledge of anyone with the intent to influence a decision in county court? And think very carefully before you answer.
l remind you, perjury is a felony, Mr.
Sammler.
No.
No to all of it.
No.
l was never punished, except for the fact that he wouldn't look at me or speak to me for an entire week.
lt was the longest week of my life.
And you've given us copies of all these contracts? Uh, yeah.
We only had 48 hours, but my lawyer and l have done the best we could.
Are there other documents? l don't see any e-mails between you and Mr.
Drentell after December.
l We're We changed computer systems, uh, in December, l think it was, because we couldn't handle the volume of a job this size.
lt's possible that some e-mails were misplaced at that time.
- Or destroyed.
- They were not destroyed.
- You keep copies of correspondence? - l do.
They're all there.
- They're not.
- l'll check into it.
How hard? lf you want to accuse me of perjury, you go ahead, but otherwise l understand you're a pack rat when it comes to keeping things.
We'll keep this part of the inquiry open while Mr.
Sammler checks into materials he needs.
[Bob fading.]
Now, in March, there was a disagreement between the corporation [Lily.]
l don't understand why they have to make it adversarial.
[Rick.]
They're looking for people to put in jail.
- [Grace.]
Good night, Mom, Rick.
- Good night, honey.
- Good night, Grace.
- Five hours? lt felt like five days.
You have nothing to be ashamed of.
l don't care what they say.
These people can make putting on your pants seem like a criminal conspiracy.
Forget it.
You had to be in the room to understand.
Okay.
Sorry.
- Did something happen in this room? - l just told you what happened.
l know, but you sounded like you were afraid, like something happened.
l don't know if you're afraid you can't tell me or that you have to protect me.
l mean, l just - l don't know what l'm saying.
- You know that l'm with you, right? l mean, God forbid you were to get indicted or, worst-case scenario - l don't know, that - Say it.
- Say what? - Go ahead.
Say it.
Worst-case scenario, l go to prison.
- That's not what l'm saying.
- That is what you were saying.
- Am l going to prison? - You're not.
lf l am, then how does that affect you and your kids - and whether you marry me or not? - No.
l would think about it too.
You should be, because l sure am.
You're scaring me now.
l don't want to talk to you when you're like this.
lt's okay.
l l feel like l should go home, anyway.
- l don't think you should.
- Please.
Rick, please, l didn't mean to start anything like this.
Please just let me hold you.
You need to sleep.
Lil, l'll call you.
lt'll be okay.
lt will.
You wouldn't want to be a flower girl.
[Zoe.]
How would you know? You're supposed to look like a robot who marches up the aisle dropping rose petals.
- What's wrong with that? - l'm so glad you're not making this complete spectacle with this wedding.
What if you have two flower girls, me and Jessie? Mom? - Mom.
- lt's okay.
What's the matter? Nothing.
l'll tell you later.
Mom, are you okay? [whispering.]
No.
No, honey, l'm not, but l will be.
Oh, Mom.
l'm okay.
- [woman.]
Karen Sammler's here, - Oh, great.
Oh, uh, how you doing? [stammering.]
l want you to know how much l appreciate this.
- l'm not doing this for you.
- l didn't mean - lt's for my clients.
- Of course.
And l need something from you in return.
l didn't know you engage in back-scratching.
Excuse me? l'm sorry.
Go ahead.
l want to know what your intentions are.
Excuse me? - ln regards to Rick Sammler.
- Well, l like him as a friend.
Are you capable of being serious? Karen, this is a sealed investigation.
You think l could answer a question like that? We know he had nothing to do with conspiring to suborn judges or anyone.
You know him that well? l want to know he's not going to be indicted.
That's not up to me.
lt's up to 1 6 people who will make that decision.
- Whom you will influence.
- lf they're not prejudiced or idiots.
- Whom you will influence.
- Karen, l l don't want to say how much l actually like you, so l won't, but l'm sorry.
l believe in what l do just as you believe in what you do.
l swore an oath, which l spent a lot of years upholding, and l cannot stop now, and l wouldn't ask you to, either.
And l would completely understand if you were to walk away with those right now.
Go home, chief.
[Amanda.]
Oh, hi.
How are you? Well, you know, he's back there.
My name is Ozymandias, King of kings.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.
l'm sorry, Rick.
Truly sorry.
And that's a word l don't say very often, believe me.
What are you sorry for, Miles? Are you sorry for the payoffs? Are you sorry for the bribes? Or are you just sorry you got caught? l'm sorry that my sepulchre may be too late.
Your sepulchre? We may not have many opportunities to speak in the near future.
l owe you an explanation.
- You're losing me, Miles.
- No, you're losing me.
- Where the hell you going this time? - Ha.
That is actually quite funny.
l'll send a report once l get there.
Are you telling me that you know the outcome of this investigation? l know my outcome.
Fourth-stage pancreatic carcinoma.
Amusing, isn't it, how we're all hostage to the politics of scale? - You have cancer? - Look at this.
For months, this has been the vessel of our ambition, yours and mine, and now in a day, it's nothing more than bits of cardboard and balsa wood held together with children's glue.
- ls there no cure? - For ambition? No.
For my other disease, apparently not, either.
Why did you come here, Miles? To tell you that what you did was remarkable, even if no one ever sees it but me.
[Jessie laughing.]
[Jessie.]
Yeah.
[Jessie and Karen talking.]
- [Karen.]
Oh, that is way too big.
- No, it isn't.
lt's fine.
Ow.
Okay.
Oh, Dad's here.
l gotta go.
l love you, Mommy.
[Karen.]
l love you too.
- Hey.
- You set to go? Mm-hmm.
Let's go.
You can call the Romans a lot of things, but stupid isn't one of them.
Okay, well, not really stupid, but, all right, they built roads, and they had a million armies, but all they did was enslave and conquer people.
- What about their system of law? - Oh, great.
They introduced law to barbarians, but how did the barbarians feel about that? All their art was copied from the Greeks, all their philosophies were stolen from the Greeks.
The gods were stolen from the Greeks.
They just gave them different names.
Think of one thing that they did that was original.
They didn't even invent Christianity.
lf l was a Roman, l would be so ashamed of myself, l couldn't show my face in the Coliseum.
[Lily.]
Pasta's ready! Eli, you have to save me from Dad! l'll set the table.
Don't worry.
Thank you, Jessie.
We're gonna get through this, whatever happens.
Rick, whatever happens.
Did she actually cook for us? That's pretty cool.
- [knock on door.]
- l got it.
Cook County Sheriff's Department.
We have a warrant to search.
[Jessie.]
What's going on? - Are you Richard Sammler? - l am.
We have a warrant.
ls there another computer? - No, just the kids'.
- Take that too.
- [Jessie.]
My report! - Sweetie.
What are you looking for? lt's in the warrant, read it.
Have your family stand aside.
- Can they do this? - Oh, yeah.
- Oh, my God.
- Hey, watch it! Sir, listen, stand aside now.
[man.]
lnto the back bedroom.
Look, Rick, l've just come from the DA's office.
Where you've been spending a lot of time.
Mason Gould is on 3.
- The opportunity to clear your name.
- On TV? - You didn't know about the bribes? - No, absolutely not.
l want the two of us to face this like people who love each other do.
l can't do that right now.