The Guardian (2001) s03e19 Episode Script
Remember
[Footsteps on gravel.]
Thank you, dear.
I gotta run.
Bye.
Take care.
- [Door opens.]
- Oh.
Honey, you forgot this.
- [Laughs.]
What would I do without you? - I know.
- Take care.
- Bye, honey.
Hello.
Can I help you? [Man on radio.]
And it looks like one of the lanes of the Ft.
Pitt Tunnel inbound is closed.
So you might want to take the West End Bridge if you possibly can.
Now checking the news.
Another shooting.
This time in a quiet suburb south of the city Hey.
So shall I wear my new shirt tonight? [Both laugh.]
- Your new purple shirt? - It's lavender.
Um no.
You should not wear your new purple shirt tonight.
No? You don't like my lavender shirt, huh? I like purple on women over the age of 70.
You don't want to do this, huh? Attend your new members' dinner? Right.
Well, maybe you'll get lucky.
Maybe they'll cancel it or something.
Why would they do that? Well, there's some guy running around the city shooting people in cold blood.
Other people's tragedies don't prohibit the WASPs from gathering.
In fact, it only encourages them.
It really bothers you that I'm joining your father's club, doesn't it.
Black shoes with this, not brown.
Morning.
Mail? This is a subpoena from the District Attorney's office.
- Uh, Nick, you have a second? - Sure.
We're gonna need some more client forms.
- How are you doing with that course? - What course? - The course you're doing with Victoria? - Coping with ALS? - Yeah.
- Very fun.
Very entertaining.
Good.
A few days ago we learned that at a certain point in the not-too-distant future, I would have to use my eyebrows to communicate.
So Victoria has a major meltdown.
We kinda break off the engagement.
Alvin Laurie's got an interesting case for you.
Child's name is Andrew Ford.
Ten days ago, he was attacked in his bedroom.
He was molested and then stabbed.
The police think that the father was the attacker, so Social Services wants to remove him from his home.
- Has the father been arrested? - Yes, but he's out on bail.
Laurie's, getting all the details right now.
Listen, Alvin, I'm sorry about Victoria.
Thanks.
You know, if there's anything I can do Laurie will bring you up to speed.
Okay.
~ There is trouble in my mind ~ ~ There is dark ~ ~ There's dark and there is light ~ ~ There is no order ~ ~ There is chaos and there is crime ~ ~ There is no one home tonight ~ ~ In the empire in my mind ~ What do you got? One of his father's T-shirts was found in Andrew's room with semen stains on it.
And just a few hours before the attack, his father downloaded pornographic images from the Internet.
- Child porn? - No.
Well, it doesn't seem enough to implicate the father.
There were no signs of forced entry.
Mr.
And Mrs.
Ford no longer share a bedroom, so he doesn't have an alibi, and Mr.
Ford refused to allow the police to conduct a sexual assault exam on Andrew.
What's the what's the kid saying? When he was in the hospital, he told the police his attacker kept repeating "Don't tell anyone.
" But when the police asked him if he could identify his attacker, he said, "No.
" And now he says he doesn't remember anything at all.
What do you think? Andrew has defensive wounds on his forearm and his fingers.
So I think he probably saw who did this to him.
All right.
Okay.
Hey, Andrew.
This is Nick Fallin.
Hi.
How do you do? I have to make a recommendation to the court about where you should live while the police are sorting this thing out.
Okay.
So I have to ask you a few questions.
I just want to go home.
Right.
I understand.
You're not concerned about living with your father? I really can't remember what happened.
I'm not lying.
I really can't remember.
Well, Emily, are you sure you don't want the job? Thank you for the offer, but no.
Why not? The organization is, as I see it, kind of it's set up to fail.
Alvin Masterson is ill with - Right.
Right.
- And you're short of attorneys.
And your volunteer program, save for that Nick guy, it's basically non-existent.
You're gonna have a baby soon, so The organization, it's set up to You came here for a reason, right? Yeah, I did.
I mean, look, I don't know why you got fired from Kirk & McGee, but to tell you the truth, it's probably why I want to hire you.
Lulu You came here because you want to have an impact, you know you can make a difference.
Just give it a week.
[Nick.]
Uh, no, I don't have time for that right now.
Do you have those forms for me? Thank you.
How did it go with the kid? Well, he says he doesn't remember, and, uh, he wants to go home.
Alvin, we've been subpoenaed to appear at a hearing to show cause.
Why? The DA wants to see some of our clients' files.
[Sighs.]
Come with me.
- Nick? - Yeah? - Emily.
- Yeah, I remember.
I heard about the Ford case, and I was wondering if I might help you.
- Help me? - Right.
If you need some help, I'd like to- - No.
Thanks.
I appreciate it, but I can handle it myself.
It says in the subpoena that they want the names of any clients who were placed in the White Oak group home between June and December of 1985.
White Oak? I've never heard of that.
That's because they were shut down ten years ago.
Yeah, but what was it? A treatment center for sexually abused boys.
And why are the police seeking the records? It doesn't say.
But there's no way that we're handing them over.
These kids trusted us, Lulu.
They trusted us to look after them.
- Hi, Carl.
- Hey, Jake.
I'll get those mints.
And, uh These the only flowers you got? What, they're not good enough for your secretary? - Oh, these aren't for my secretary.
- Good for you.
Maybe I'II, uh, get the lavender ones.
Jake, If a girl actually likes you, don't buy flowers from me.
Go someplace good.
That's a dollar for the mints.
All right.
Thanks, Carl.
Your Honor, these records are protected by attorney/client confidentially.
Furthermore, these records are sealed because they concern the sexual abuse of minors.
Mr.
Masterson, allow Mr.
Finneran to explain.
Your Honor, our subpoena requests information regarding those LSP clients who lived in the White Oak group home between June and December of 1985.
Why are the police interested in these residents? This is somewhat complicated.
Well, then do your best to be clear.
Those men who were recently murdered are accused pedophiles.
Each had allegedly abused children in their care.
And you're saying these pedophiles lived together in a group home? No.
No, no.
Of course not, Your Honor, no.
The victims lived together in the White Oak group home, Why does this interest you? According to detectives, one of the former White Oak residents remembers another one fantasizing, repeatedly about hunting down and killing their abusers.
- Which one? - Well, this is our problem.
Our witness can't remember the name.
It was, after all, 20 years ago.
Mr.
Masterson, as a child advocate, aren't you required to act in your clients' best interests? Yes.
And doesn't that sometimes require you to reveal confidential information? Well, that's true, Your Honor, but I fail to see how this situation has any bearing Mr.
Masterson, I'm ordering you to produce these files.
- Thank you, Your Honor.
- But not to Mr.
Finneran.
I'll review them first and then decide which of these files the police can see.
[Sighs.]
Social Services is attempting to pull Brandon Ford's son from his home based on unfounded allegations.
Your Honor, the allegations were substantial enough to justify an arrest.
Brandon Ford is innocent of any wrongdoing, and we believe the charges will be dismissed at the upcoming preliminary hearing.
All we're asking is that Andrew be placed in foster care until the charges against his father are resolved.
Your Honor, Andrew wants to go home.
Is that true, Mr.
Fallin? Yes.
And what is your recommendation? Either Mr.
Ford should leave the home and agree to supervised visits or Andrew should be placed in foster care.
Your Honor, may I speak? I didn't hurt my son.
I'm being blamed for something I would never do.
Everywhere I go, newspapers are writing about this.
People are calling my house and threatening me.
And I love my son, and I want to take care of him.
And I didn't do this.
I did not do this.
Andrew will live in foster care until the criminal charges are resolved.
Do you have a placement, Ms.
Solt? We do, Your Honor.
Thank you.
[Pounds gavel.]
Let's go.
It's all right.
What? Do you want some coffee? I don't use caffeine.
Nick.
I just got a call from the District Attorney's office about the Ford case.
It turns out that the DNA on the t-shirt is contaminated, and they think the pornography is gonna be inadmissible.
So they want Andrew to testify at his father's preliminary hearing the day after tomorrow.
Otherwise the judge is gonna throw the case out.
- All right.
I'll talk to Andrew.
- Okay.
- Alvin.
- Hey, Laurie.
- I'd like to talk to you sometime.
- Of course.
- See what I can do.
- Thank you.
You have a second? Yeah, come on in.
The DA has a theory that the person going around the city shooting people was the victim of sexual abuse.
Really? That's why he subpoenaed the records of our former clients.
Oh.
Okay.
Okay? This is a distortion of how an abused child reacts.
It's unfounded and it's invasive.
- Well, what does the judge say? - The judge is an idiot.
She has no expertise regarding child abuse issues, no understanding of the intricacies.
But, Alvin, if the judge ordered us to hand over the files - It's a witch hunt, Lulu.
- Then we hand over the files.
Handing over these records punishes people for being victimized.
- Alvin - Look, one of these men is a former professional athlete who never went public with what happened to him.
Another is a man who was so badly abused by his father that he ended up with a brain injury.
[Knocks on door.]
Oh, I'm sorry.
Was I interrupting something? No, no.
What's up? You know the kid whose father was charged with stabbing him? - Yeah.
Andrew Ford.
- Right.
The evidence against his father has been thrown out, so the DA wants Andrew to testify.
So what's the problem? Andrew's gonna lie on the stand.
Well, do you think you should challenge his competency? Well, if that works then he's straight back with his father.
Right.
And you think that his father attacked him? Yeah, I do.
Lulu, I gotta hand these papers over in an hour.
Alvin, we do not have the resources to appeal the judge's decision.
Are you forcing me to do this? You know, if it makes you feel better, then, yes, I'm ordering you to hand over the files.
- Oh.
- What is it? [Laughs.]
Oh.
The baby just kicked.
Hey, Alvin? How did it go with the judge? I have to hand over the records.
I could help you look for them.
See if you can find Charles Lambert and William Henson.
Wasn't there a football player named Charles Lambert? Yeah.
He was a big guy.
I remember him.
He's huge.
Here are those other two files.
John Rose.
Raped by his uncle and then molested by an older boy in the first group home I placed him in.
I don't see how bringing this up helps the police at all.
I'll get the Henson file ready.
My uncle, he made me.
My uncle made me do those things.
He told me I had to.
He told me I was in trouble if I didn't.
I'm not saying that what my uncle did to me didn't change my life.
But I dealt with it.
My uncle had a problem, and he never came to terms with it.
He, uh He died without ever admitting what he'd done.
But that's his cross to bear, it's not mine.
John It's our policy to inform people when we must reveal confidential information.
Mr.
Masterson, I don't live in the past.
So if talking to me about this will help the police solve a crime, I mean I understand.
Well, don't feel intimidated or that you have to talk to the police about this.
My family supports me and understands and God sees us through.
You have a beautiful family.
Thank you.
It's good to see you doing so well.
Um, maybe you'd like to stay for dinner? I can't.
I have other people I need to talk to about this.
I'm sorry for the intrusion.
The past is I'm sorry for the intrusion.
You gonna tell the guys on my team about this? You can't tell nobody about what happened.
I'm sorry, Charles.
It's out of my control.
I never told nobody about this, Alvin.
Never.
I understand.
- A guy in my position.
- Of course.
I got a good thing going here.
This place is going good.
I can see that.
I still got some endorsements.
Local, but they pay.
Right.
I can't have people knowing what my step-dad did to me.
I know.
- I'm gonna get a lawyer.
- They have the records.
Maybe you should just cooperate and get it over with.
- Alvin - Hey, Charles, sweetie.
Can I talk to you for a sec? Hey, baby! - We've got the caterers in an hour.
- Uh-huh.
Um who's this? Uh just, um Well, just, um Who did you want this made out to, sir? - Alvin.
- Alvin.
- I'm a huge fan.
- Hmm.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
Okay, the groomsmen, they need to get their measurements in.
Charles, will you get on that? - Yes.
- Okay, good.
I made it out of balsa wood.
There was extra balsa wood in the craft room.
They were just gonna throw it out.
And you said you liked boats.
L I mean, you did like boats, right? You had a motorboat for a while.
I did.
Kept it in the marina not far from here.
- Yeah, I remember that.
- Yeah.
So Billy, the reason I'm here.
- You want an apple? - An apple? I got some apples.
Billy, the police came to my office today.
- Am I in trouble? - No.
- Did I do something? No, Billy.
No.
How how come the police came to see you about me? They want your records.
L I don't know what that means.
They want to know about what happened to you, when you were a boy, with your father.
So? Billy, the point is they're gonna talk to you about what happened.
They're gonna know all the details.
Did I do something? No.
It's about all these men who have been killed.
Men are getting killed? In the city.
It's been in the news.
So Billy Do you have a job? No.
- Still drinking? - You? What? You always smelled like scotch.
[Laughs.]
Ah, Billy, no.
I, uh I don't drink anymore.
That's good.
That's good for you.
Can I ask you something? What? Well, I need someone to help build some things for me.
What kind of things? Ramps, install stuff.
- You know, for people like - Handicap stuff? Handicap stuff.
How come? I, uh I have this disease, and my, uh, my life's gonna change.
Here, come to my office tomorrow.
We'll talk about it.
And call me if the police hassle you too much.
Okay.
[Knock on door.]
William Henson? Detective DeMaria, Pittsburgh Police.
We would like to ask you a few questions if you've got a minute.
Hey.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Oh! Here.
This is for you.
- Oh! Jake! And, uh, good news: You're off the hook.
The guy from the club called and postponed.
Yeah, the man who was shot this morning? His name was Ken Graham.
He worked at Hemphill-Smith.
- Really? - Yeah.
He's been a member of the club for years.
- Well, did you know him well? - Mr.
Graham? No.
I remember he used to laugh a lot and tell stupid jokes.
I did know his son, Ken Jr.
- Oh, and you were friends? - With Ken Jr.
? No.
You know, we knew each other, but he died freshman year of college.
Overdosed.
The family's been through so much.
Oh.
Well, listen, I mean, if you want to call it a night, I mean, I understand.
Well, you are all dressed up.
And you wore your black shoes.
- I did.
- I bet your socks even match.
[Laughs.]
They do.
Maybe we should just get something to go.
Head back to your place.
All right.
You can, uh, make sure I hang up my suit correctly.
Okay.
Can I help you? I'm here to fix up Alvin's office.
Excuse me? I'm here to fix up Alvin's office.
Oh, hey, Billy.
Uh, this is Lulu's office now.
My office is somewhere else.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Ah.
Emily, uh - Bernsley.
Emily, this is Billy Henson.
Oh.
Oh.
Hi.
Hi.
Come on.
Let's go, Billy.
Uh, I'm gonna need a hand rail.
And I was hoping you'd build me some smaller filing cabinets and bookshelves.
- Lower? - Yeah, yeah, lower.
[Knocks on door.]
I got a call this morning from the criminal courts.
They want Andrew evaluated by a psychiatrist.
- When's the test? - Quarter past one this afternoon.
The Juvenile Wing of Southwestern Psych.
- All right.
Thanks.
- Okay.
I can lower the light switches, too, if you want.
Why not? - Billy? - Yeah? How did it go with the police? They just kept asking about my dad.
- Right.
- About how he died.
How did he die? He got stabbed about three years ago.
Oh.
They kept asking what I thought happened and who I thought did it.
- They never found the killer? - No, they never did.
What do they need to know about me? The doctor just wants to see if there's a reason you can't remember what happened the night you were attacked.
I just can't remember.
Right.
But you did say something to the police in the hospital.
That's what the District Attorney wants to talk to you about.
What I said to the police? Right.
I don't remember what I said.
That's why the judge wants you to talk to the doctor.
So maybe I don't have to testify? Maybe.
[Sighs.]
[Woman.]
Sir, can I help you? - I'm sorry, you can't come back here.
- Get out of my way, lady.
Alvin? Alvin? Charles? Charles.
It's too late, Charles.
I need my files, Alvin.
I never told my fiancée what my step-father did to me.
Never told nobody.
Now the cops are coming around to talk to me about it.
And she wants to know what's going on.
I'm marrying this woman in two weeks.
What's she gonna say when I tell her what happened? If this comes out in public, I'm suing your ass, Alvin.
I'm gonna come after you.
Take care of yourself, Billy.
Hi, Billy.
L I made this, just now.
Looking for William Henson.
Oh, he's, uh, right back there.
Billy? Detective DeMaria.
We spoke yesterday.
Yeah, l I remember.
I was hoping you'd come down to the station and talk with us again.
- Why? - We have some more questions.
- Is Billy a suspect? - Are you his lawyer? Yes.
I'm advising him not to talk to you.
- Then you should arrange his bail.
- You arresting him? You have the right to remain silent.
[AIvin.]
Don't answer any questions.
[Billy.]
It's all right, Alvin.
[AIvin.]
Don't answer any questions, Billy.
You have the right to speak to an attorney.
If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you at government expense.
You understand these rights as I've explained them to you? Okay.
How did it go? Uh, excuse me.
Do you have a minute? Just take a seat.
Uh, what did you find? Andrew seems to be functioning well, given the circumstances.
He definitely understands the difference between truth and lies.
Do you think there's any psychological/physical reasons why he can't remember what happened? In my opinion, no.
[Elevator dings, doors open.]
What are you doing? Sorry, I was just That file's none of your business.
I'm sorry.
I, uh I'm sorry.
- Did they let him out? - Uh, no.
His arraignment isn't until tomorrow morning.
- How's he doing? - Don't know.
They wouldn't let me see him.
I thought you were his lawyer? Yeah, I said I was, but Billy didn't ask for me.
[Sighs.]
It's just I mean, clearly the police think that he's doing these No.
They arrested him for an outstanding vagrancy warrant, not for the killings.
Why would they do that? They want to interrogate him about these shootings, and they're trying to intimidate him.
I read his files.
I know.
Things his father did to him.
You think he could be doing it? Billy? No.
[Sighs.]
I don't know.
No.
[Clock's radio clicks on.]
[Man on radio.]
Police have arrested a 29-year-old man in relation to the recent shootings.
William Henson, a handyman from the South Side, confessed to the killings late last night after police brought him in on an outstanding warrant.
In other news, a greater alarm fire on the South Side kept fire departments busy.
So this is it.
You'll be seated on the witness stand.
The District Attorney will be asking you questions.
What kind of questions is he gonna ask? He's gonna ask you what you remember about the night.
But I don't remember anything.
The District Attorney is not gonna believe that.
And the psychiatrist that examined you doesn't believe it.
What other questions are they gonna ask me? What you did that day.
What you had for dinner.
What time you went to bed.
Right.
Do you remember any of that? We had macaroni and cheese.
I did my homework and I went to sleep.
So he'll want to know why you can remember all of that but you can't remember being attacked.
Andrew, it's one thing to lie outside of the courtroom.
It's another thing to lie on the stand.
You think I'm lying? I know you're lying.
I just wish you wouldn't.
I'm not lying.
But you remember you had macaroni and cheese for dinner that night? Yes.
And that you did your homework in your room.
Yeah.
That you went to bed at 10:00.
Yeah.
And you just don't remember what happened next.
I woke up in the hospital.
You sure you don't remember what happened before you got to the hospital? I don't remember.
Andrew, do you remember how you got those cuts on your hands and arms? No.
You don't remember fighting someone off in your bedroom? I don't remember.
You remember telling the police about someone being in your room? - No.
- Mr.
Connolly! When you interviewed this witness, did he name the defendant as his attacker? No.
But now you're hoping he'll suddenly name him on the witness stand? He told the police that a man attacked him in his bedroom and that the attacker told him not to tell anyone.
[Judge.]
Andrew, did you say that? I don't remember.
Thank you, Andrew.
You can step down.
I'm dismissing these charges.
[Pounds gavel.]
[Reporters chatting.]
Not now, please.
So I can go home now? What? Andrew, there's nothing more we can do to help you unless you help us.
All right? Call me if you need anything.
Hey.
We're thrilled to have our kid back.
It's just the best day of my life, really.
John! [People screaming.]
[Officer.]
Put the weapon down! Don't shoot him! Don't shoot him! Drop the weapon! John! Put it down, John.
Please, John.
Put the gun down.
Oh, please, John! John! Don't don't do that, John.
John.
John, I can help you.
Let me help you.
- No.
- Please let me help.
It doesn't matter any more, Mr.
Masterson.
John, you have a beautiful child, a wife.
You can't It doesn't matter any more.
[Gunshot.]
[Whispering.]
John.
- Oh, Alvin, we were so worried.
- I'm fine.
Police had a bunch of questions, but I'm fine.
Well, why don't you go home and get some rest? We've got everything covered here.
- I'm all right, Lulu.
- Are you sure? [Sighs.]
I'm invincible.
- Alvin.
- Any news on Andrew Ford? No.
Well, I heard about it at the police station.
They've got a lot of people out looking for him.
Yeah.
Alvin, wh What? What were you thinking? - What was I thinking? - Yeah.
What do you think? - Hey.
- Oh, hey.
How was the wake? It was sad.
And given everything that's come out since, I mean Yeah.
People just don't know what to think about Mr.
Graham, now that they're saying his killer was a vigilante.
Right.
I just hate to think that's what happened to Ken, Jr.
But I've been in this business too long to miss the signs.
I mean, Ken, Jr.
Was a textbook case of child abuse.
What do you mean? Well, the drugs, the failing out of school, the moving around.
But don't you think he chose to do those things? No.
But you're defining someone's life by how they were victimized.
Being victimized like that, it changes people.
It changes them.
If money were no object Excuse me? If money were no object, where would you work? Here or at Fallin & Fallin? Fallin & Fallin.
Or maybe here.
Really? Well, this place matters.
People here do very good work for clients that actually need them.
But money is an object.
Andrew.
Where have you been? I remember.
There's this kid, Troy, who lives down my street.
Right.
He's in high school.
I'm friends with his little brother Dave.
Andrew, do you want me to call your mother? Let me finish.
The night it happened, me and Troy and Dave were playing video games in my room.
And I beat Troy, like, six times in a row 'cause I'm good at the game.
Did Troy attack you? Because of the game? Why? Troy came over, later that night.
I mean I invited him over.
And we started playing the game again.
And I let him win.
And I told him we could do some other stuff together.
Right.
And we did.
Right.
And Troy after Troy was really mad.
He said it never happened.
He was really mad.
Troy didn't want me to tell anybody.
- Is Alvin in his office? - Yes.
Billy, thanks for the flower.
It was just some old wood.
Thanks.
I came to finish up.
[Knocks on door.]
What's the job pay again? And how many cases would I have to take a year? Probably 300-400.
And what's your plan for when you take maternity leave? [Chuckles.]
Uh, honestly, I have no idea.
Doesn't sound too good, does it? It doesn't.
I'll take the job.
I talked to Charles.
He said he told his fiancée.
He said it went all right.
[Drilling.]
You guys, uh You guys talk a lot? We talk.
[Drilling.]
Why did you tell the police you did it? Well, they kept saying I did it or l I wanted to do it.
And you know what, Alvin? I kinda wish I did kill those guys.
I wish I did.
[Drilling.]
Thank you, dear.
I gotta run.
Bye.
Take care.
- [Door opens.]
- Oh.
Honey, you forgot this.
- [Laughs.]
What would I do without you? - I know.
- Take care.
- Bye, honey.
Hello.
Can I help you? [Man on radio.]
And it looks like one of the lanes of the Ft.
Pitt Tunnel inbound is closed.
So you might want to take the West End Bridge if you possibly can.
Now checking the news.
Another shooting.
This time in a quiet suburb south of the city Hey.
So shall I wear my new shirt tonight? [Both laugh.]
- Your new purple shirt? - It's lavender.
Um no.
You should not wear your new purple shirt tonight.
No? You don't like my lavender shirt, huh? I like purple on women over the age of 70.
You don't want to do this, huh? Attend your new members' dinner? Right.
Well, maybe you'll get lucky.
Maybe they'll cancel it or something.
Why would they do that? Well, there's some guy running around the city shooting people in cold blood.
Other people's tragedies don't prohibit the WASPs from gathering.
In fact, it only encourages them.
It really bothers you that I'm joining your father's club, doesn't it.
Black shoes with this, not brown.
Morning.
Mail? This is a subpoena from the District Attorney's office.
- Uh, Nick, you have a second? - Sure.
We're gonna need some more client forms.
- How are you doing with that course? - What course? - The course you're doing with Victoria? - Coping with ALS? - Yeah.
- Very fun.
Very entertaining.
Good.
A few days ago we learned that at a certain point in the not-too-distant future, I would have to use my eyebrows to communicate.
So Victoria has a major meltdown.
We kinda break off the engagement.
Alvin Laurie's got an interesting case for you.
Child's name is Andrew Ford.
Ten days ago, he was attacked in his bedroom.
He was molested and then stabbed.
The police think that the father was the attacker, so Social Services wants to remove him from his home.
- Has the father been arrested? - Yes, but he's out on bail.
Laurie's, getting all the details right now.
Listen, Alvin, I'm sorry about Victoria.
Thanks.
You know, if there's anything I can do Laurie will bring you up to speed.
Okay.
~ There is trouble in my mind ~ ~ There is dark ~ ~ There's dark and there is light ~ ~ There is no order ~ ~ There is chaos and there is crime ~ ~ There is no one home tonight ~ ~ In the empire in my mind ~ What do you got? One of his father's T-shirts was found in Andrew's room with semen stains on it.
And just a few hours before the attack, his father downloaded pornographic images from the Internet.
- Child porn? - No.
Well, it doesn't seem enough to implicate the father.
There were no signs of forced entry.
Mr.
And Mrs.
Ford no longer share a bedroom, so he doesn't have an alibi, and Mr.
Ford refused to allow the police to conduct a sexual assault exam on Andrew.
What's the what's the kid saying? When he was in the hospital, he told the police his attacker kept repeating "Don't tell anyone.
" But when the police asked him if he could identify his attacker, he said, "No.
" And now he says he doesn't remember anything at all.
What do you think? Andrew has defensive wounds on his forearm and his fingers.
So I think he probably saw who did this to him.
All right.
Okay.
Hey, Andrew.
This is Nick Fallin.
Hi.
How do you do? I have to make a recommendation to the court about where you should live while the police are sorting this thing out.
Okay.
So I have to ask you a few questions.
I just want to go home.
Right.
I understand.
You're not concerned about living with your father? I really can't remember what happened.
I'm not lying.
I really can't remember.
Well, Emily, are you sure you don't want the job? Thank you for the offer, but no.
Why not? The organization is, as I see it, kind of it's set up to fail.
Alvin Masterson is ill with - Right.
Right.
- And you're short of attorneys.
And your volunteer program, save for that Nick guy, it's basically non-existent.
You're gonna have a baby soon, so The organization, it's set up to You came here for a reason, right? Yeah, I did.
I mean, look, I don't know why you got fired from Kirk & McGee, but to tell you the truth, it's probably why I want to hire you.
Lulu You came here because you want to have an impact, you know you can make a difference.
Just give it a week.
[Nick.]
Uh, no, I don't have time for that right now.
Do you have those forms for me? Thank you.
How did it go with the kid? Well, he says he doesn't remember, and, uh, he wants to go home.
Alvin, we've been subpoenaed to appear at a hearing to show cause.
Why? The DA wants to see some of our clients' files.
[Sighs.]
Come with me.
- Nick? - Yeah? - Emily.
- Yeah, I remember.
I heard about the Ford case, and I was wondering if I might help you.
- Help me? - Right.
If you need some help, I'd like to- - No.
Thanks.
I appreciate it, but I can handle it myself.
It says in the subpoena that they want the names of any clients who were placed in the White Oak group home between June and December of 1985.
White Oak? I've never heard of that.
That's because they were shut down ten years ago.
Yeah, but what was it? A treatment center for sexually abused boys.
And why are the police seeking the records? It doesn't say.
But there's no way that we're handing them over.
These kids trusted us, Lulu.
They trusted us to look after them.
- Hi, Carl.
- Hey, Jake.
I'll get those mints.
And, uh These the only flowers you got? What, they're not good enough for your secretary? - Oh, these aren't for my secretary.
- Good for you.
Maybe I'II, uh, get the lavender ones.
Jake, If a girl actually likes you, don't buy flowers from me.
Go someplace good.
That's a dollar for the mints.
All right.
Thanks, Carl.
Your Honor, these records are protected by attorney/client confidentially.
Furthermore, these records are sealed because they concern the sexual abuse of minors.
Mr.
Masterson, allow Mr.
Finneran to explain.
Your Honor, our subpoena requests information regarding those LSP clients who lived in the White Oak group home between June and December of 1985.
Why are the police interested in these residents? This is somewhat complicated.
Well, then do your best to be clear.
Those men who were recently murdered are accused pedophiles.
Each had allegedly abused children in their care.
And you're saying these pedophiles lived together in a group home? No.
No, no.
Of course not, Your Honor, no.
The victims lived together in the White Oak group home, Why does this interest you? According to detectives, one of the former White Oak residents remembers another one fantasizing, repeatedly about hunting down and killing their abusers.
- Which one? - Well, this is our problem.
Our witness can't remember the name.
It was, after all, 20 years ago.
Mr.
Masterson, as a child advocate, aren't you required to act in your clients' best interests? Yes.
And doesn't that sometimes require you to reveal confidential information? Well, that's true, Your Honor, but I fail to see how this situation has any bearing Mr.
Masterson, I'm ordering you to produce these files.
- Thank you, Your Honor.
- But not to Mr.
Finneran.
I'll review them first and then decide which of these files the police can see.
[Sighs.]
Social Services is attempting to pull Brandon Ford's son from his home based on unfounded allegations.
Your Honor, the allegations were substantial enough to justify an arrest.
Brandon Ford is innocent of any wrongdoing, and we believe the charges will be dismissed at the upcoming preliminary hearing.
All we're asking is that Andrew be placed in foster care until the charges against his father are resolved.
Your Honor, Andrew wants to go home.
Is that true, Mr.
Fallin? Yes.
And what is your recommendation? Either Mr.
Ford should leave the home and agree to supervised visits or Andrew should be placed in foster care.
Your Honor, may I speak? I didn't hurt my son.
I'm being blamed for something I would never do.
Everywhere I go, newspapers are writing about this.
People are calling my house and threatening me.
And I love my son, and I want to take care of him.
And I didn't do this.
I did not do this.
Andrew will live in foster care until the criminal charges are resolved.
Do you have a placement, Ms.
Solt? We do, Your Honor.
Thank you.
[Pounds gavel.]
Let's go.
It's all right.
What? Do you want some coffee? I don't use caffeine.
Nick.
I just got a call from the District Attorney's office about the Ford case.
It turns out that the DNA on the t-shirt is contaminated, and they think the pornography is gonna be inadmissible.
So they want Andrew to testify at his father's preliminary hearing the day after tomorrow.
Otherwise the judge is gonna throw the case out.
- All right.
I'll talk to Andrew.
- Okay.
- Alvin.
- Hey, Laurie.
- I'd like to talk to you sometime.
- Of course.
- See what I can do.
- Thank you.
You have a second? Yeah, come on in.
The DA has a theory that the person going around the city shooting people was the victim of sexual abuse.
Really? That's why he subpoenaed the records of our former clients.
Oh.
Okay.
Okay? This is a distortion of how an abused child reacts.
It's unfounded and it's invasive.
- Well, what does the judge say? - The judge is an idiot.
She has no expertise regarding child abuse issues, no understanding of the intricacies.
But, Alvin, if the judge ordered us to hand over the files - It's a witch hunt, Lulu.
- Then we hand over the files.
Handing over these records punishes people for being victimized.
- Alvin - Look, one of these men is a former professional athlete who never went public with what happened to him.
Another is a man who was so badly abused by his father that he ended up with a brain injury.
[Knocks on door.]
Oh, I'm sorry.
Was I interrupting something? No, no.
What's up? You know the kid whose father was charged with stabbing him? - Yeah.
Andrew Ford.
- Right.
The evidence against his father has been thrown out, so the DA wants Andrew to testify.
So what's the problem? Andrew's gonna lie on the stand.
Well, do you think you should challenge his competency? Well, if that works then he's straight back with his father.
Right.
And you think that his father attacked him? Yeah, I do.
Lulu, I gotta hand these papers over in an hour.
Alvin, we do not have the resources to appeal the judge's decision.
Are you forcing me to do this? You know, if it makes you feel better, then, yes, I'm ordering you to hand over the files.
- Oh.
- What is it? [Laughs.]
Oh.
The baby just kicked.
Hey, Alvin? How did it go with the judge? I have to hand over the records.
I could help you look for them.
See if you can find Charles Lambert and William Henson.
Wasn't there a football player named Charles Lambert? Yeah.
He was a big guy.
I remember him.
He's huge.
Here are those other two files.
John Rose.
Raped by his uncle and then molested by an older boy in the first group home I placed him in.
I don't see how bringing this up helps the police at all.
I'll get the Henson file ready.
My uncle, he made me.
My uncle made me do those things.
He told me I had to.
He told me I was in trouble if I didn't.
I'm not saying that what my uncle did to me didn't change my life.
But I dealt with it.
My uncle had a problem, and he never came to terms with it.
He, uh He died without ever admitting what he'd done.
But that's his cross to bear, it's not mine.
John It's our policy to inform people when we must reveal confidential information.
Mr.
Masterson, I don't live in the past.
So if talking to me about this will help the police solve a crime, I mean I understand.
Well, don't feel intimidated or that you have to talk to the police about this.
My family supports me and understands and God sees us through.
You have a beautiful family.
Thank you.
It's good to see you doing so well.
Um, maybe you'd like to stay for dinner? I can't.
I have other people I need to talk to about this.
I'm sorry for the intrusion.
The past is I'm sorry for the intrusion.
You gonna tell the guys on my team about this? You can't tell nobody about what happened.
I'm sorry, Charles.
It's out of my control.
I never told nobody about this, Alvin.
Never.
I understand.
- A guy in my position.
- Of course.
I got a good thing going here.
This place is going good.
I can see that.
I still got some endorsements.
Local, but they pay.
Right.
I can't have people knowing what my step-dad did to me.
I know.
- I'm gonna get a lawyer.
- They have the records.
Maybe you should just cooperate and get it over with.
- Alvin - Hey, Charles, sweetie.
Can I talk to you for a sec? Hey, baby! - We've got the caterers in an hour.
- Uh-huh.
Um who's this? Uh just, um Well, just, um Who did you want this made out to, sir? - Alvin.
- Alvin.
- I'm a huge fan.
- Hmm.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
Okay, the groomsmen, they need to get their measurements in.
Charles, will you get on that? - Yes.
- Okay, good.
I made it out of balsa wood.
There was extra balsa wood in the craft room.
They were just gonna throw it out.
And you said you liked boats.
L I mean, you did like boats, right? You had a motorboat for a while.
I did.
Kept it in the marina not far from here.
- Yeah, I remember that.
- Yeah.
So Billy, the reason I'm here.
- You want an apple? - An apple? I got some apples.
Billy, the police came to my office today.
- Am I in trouble? - No.
- Did I do something? No, Billy.
No.
How how come the police came to see you about me? They want your records.
L I don't know what that means.
They want to know about what happened to you, when you were a boy, with your father.
So? Billy, the point is they're gonna talk to you about what happened.
They're gonna know all the details.
Did I do something? No.
It's about all these men who have been killed.
Men are getting killed? In the city.
It's been in the news.
So Billy Do you have a job? No.
- Still drinking? - You? What? You always smelled like scotch.
[Laughs.]
Ah, Billy, no.
I, uh I don't drink anymore.
That's good.
That's good for you.
Can I ask you something? What? Well, I need someone to help build some things for me.
What kind of things? Ramps, install stuff.
- You know, for people like - Handicap stuff? Handicap stuff.
How come? I, uh I have this disease, and my, uh, my life's gonna change.
Here, come to my office tomorrow.
We'll talk about it.
And call me if the police hassle you too much.
Okay.
[Knock on door.]
William Henson? Detective DeMaria, Pittsburgh Police.
We would like to ask you a few questions if you've got a minute.
Hey.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Oh! Here.
This is for you.
- Oh! Jake! And, uh, good news: You're off the hook.
The guy from the club called and postponed.
Yeah, the man who was shot this morning? His name was Ken Graham.
He worked at Hemphill-Smith.
- Really? - Yeah.
He's been a member of the club for years.
- Well, did you know him well? - Mr.
Graham? No.
I remember he used to laugh a lot and tell stupid jokes.
I did know his son, Ken Jr.
- Oh, and you were friends? - With Ken Jr.
? No.
You know, we knew each other, but he died freshman year of college.
Overdosed.
The family's been through so much.
Oh.
Well, listen, I mean, if you want to call it a night, I mean, I understand.
Well, you are all dressed up.
And you wore your black shoes.
- I did.
- I bet your socks even match.
[Laughs.]
They do.
Maybe we should just get something to go.
Head back to your place.
All right.
You can, uh, make sure I hang up my suit correctly.
Okay.
Can I help you? I'm here to fix up Alvin's office.
Excuse me? I'm here to fix up Alvin's office.
Oh, hey, Billy.
Uh, this is Lulu's office now.
My office is somewhere else.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Ah.
Emily, uh - Bernsley.
Emily, this is Billy Henson.
Oh.
Oh.
Hi.
Hi.
Come on.
Let's go, Billy.
Uh, I'm gonna need a hand rail.
And I was hoping you'd build me some smaller filing cabinets and bookshelves.
- Lower? - Yeah, yeah, lower.
[Knocks on door.]
I got a call this morning from the criminal courts.
They want Andrew evaluated by a psychiatrist.
- When's the test? - Quarter past one this afternoon.
The Juvenile Wing of Southwestern Psych.
- All right.
Thanks.
- Okay.
I can lower the light switches, too, if you want.
Why not? - Billy? - Yeah? How did it go with the police? They just kept asking about my dad.
- Right.
- About how he died.
How did he die? He got stabbed about three years ago.
Oh.
They kept asking what I thought happened and who I thought did it.
- They never found the killer? - No, they never did.
What do they need to know about me? The doctor just wants to see if there's a reason you can't remember what happened the night you were attacked.
I just can't remember.
Right.
But you did say something to the police in the hospital.
That's what the District Attorney wants to talk to you about.
What I said to the police? Right.
I don't remember what I said.
That's why the judge wants you to talk to the doctor.
So maybe I don't have to testify? Maybe.
[Sighs.]
[Woman.]
Sir, can I help you? - I'm sorry, you can't come back here.
- Get out of my way, lady.
Alvin? Alvin? Charles? Charles.
It's too late, Charles.
I need my files, Alvin.
I never told my fiancée what my step-father did to me.
Never told nobody.
Now the cops are coming around to talk to me about it.
And she wants to know what's going on.
I'm marrying this woman in two weeks.
What's she gonna say when I tell her what happened? If this comes out in public, I'm suing your ass, Alvin.
I'm gonna come after you.
Take care of yourself, Billy.
Hi, Billy.
L I made this, just now.
Looking for William Henson.
Oh, he's, uh, right back there.
Billy? Detective DeMaria.
We spoke yesterday.
Yeah, l I remember.
I was hoping you'd come down to the station and talk with us again.
- Why? - We have some more questions.
- Is Billy a suspect? - Are you his lawyer? Yes.
I'm advising him not to talk to you.
- Then you should arrange his bail.
- You arresting him? You have the right to remain silent.
[AIvin.]
Don't answer any questions.
[Billy.]
It's all right, Alvin.
[AIvin.]
Don't answer any questions, Billy.
You have the right to speak to an attorney.
If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you at government expense.
You understand these rights as I've explained them to you? Okay.
How did it go? Uh, excuse me.
Do you have a minute? Just take a seat.
Uh, what did you find? Andrew seems to be functioning well, given the circumstances.
He definitely understands the difference between truth and lies.
Do you think there's any psychological/physical reasons why he can't remember what happened? In my opinion, no.
[Elevator dings, doors open.]
What are you doing? Sorry, I was just That file's none of your business.
I'm sorry.
I, uh I'm sorry.
- Did they let him out? - Uh, no.
His arraignment isn't until tomorrow morning.
- How's he doing? - Don't know.
They wouldn't let me see him.
I thought you were his lawyer? Yeah, I said I was, but Billy didn't ask for me.
[Sighs.]
It's just I mean, clearly the police think that he's doing these No.
They arrested him for an outstanding vagrancy warrant, not for the killings.
Why would they do that? They want to interrogate him about these shootings, and they're trying to intimidate him.
I read his files.
I know.
Things his father did to him.
You think he could be doing it? Billy? No.
[Sighs.]
I don't know.
No.
[Clock's radio clicks on.]
[Man on radio.]
Police have arrested a 29-year-old man in relation to the recent shootings.
William Henson, a handyman from the South Side, confessed to the killings late last night after police brought him in on an outstanding warrant.
In other news, a greater alarm fire on the South Side kept fire departments busy.
So this is it.
You'll be seated on the witness stand.
The District Attorney will be asking you questions.
What kind of questions is he gonna ask? He's gonna ask you what you remember about the night.
But I don't remember anything.
The District Attorney is not gonna believe that.
And the psychiatrist that examined you doesn't believe it.
What other questions are they gonna ask me? What you did that day.
What you had for dinner.
What time you went to bed.
Right.
Do you remember any of that? We had macaroni and cheese.
I did my homework and I went to sleep.
So he'll want to know why you can remember all of that but you can't remember being attacked.
Andrew, it's one thing to lie outside of the courtroom.
It's another thing to lie on the stand.
You think I'm lying? I know you're lying.
I just wish you wouldn't.
I'm not lying.
But you remember you had macaroni and cheese for dinner that night? Yes.
And that you did your homework in your room.
Yeah.
That you went to bed at 10:00.
Yeah.
And you just don't remember what happened next.
I woke up in the hospital.
You sure you don't remember what happened before you got to the hospital? I don't remember.
Andrew, do you remember how you got those cuts on your hands and arms? No.
You don't remember fighting someone off in your bedroom? I don't remember.
You remember telling the police about someone being in your room? - No.
- Mr.
Connolly! When you interviewed this witness, did he name the defendant as his attacker? No.
But now you're hoping he'll suddenly name him on the witness stand? He told the police that a man attacked him in his bedroom and that the attacker told him not to tell anyone.
[Judge.]
Andrew, did you say that? I don't remember.
Thank you, Andrew.
You can step down.
I'm dismissing these charges.
[Pounds gavel.]
[Reporters chatting.]
Not now, please.
So I can go home now? What? Andrew, there's nothing more we can do to help you unless you help us.
All right? Call me if you need anything.
Hey.
We're thrilled to have our kid back.
It's just the best day of my life, really.
John! [People screaming.]
[Officer.]
Put the weapon down! Don't shoot him! Don't shoot him! Drop the weapon! John! Put it down, John.
Please, John.
Put the gun down.
Oh, please, John! John! Don't don't do that, John.
John.
John, I can help you.
Let me help you.
- No.
- Please let me help.
It doesn't matter any more, Mr.
Masterson.
John, you have a beautiful child, a wife.
You can't It doesn't matter any more.
[Gunshot.]
[Whispering.]
John.
- Oh, Alvin, we were so worried.
- I'm fine.
Police had a bunch of questions, but I'm fine.
Well, why don't you go home and get some rest? We've got everything covered here.
- I'm all right, Lulu.
- Are you sure? [Sighs.]
I'm invincible.
- Alvin.
- Any news on Andrew Ford? No.
Well, I heard about it at the police station.
They've got a lot of people out looking for him.
Yeah.
Alvin, wh What? What were you thinking? - What was I thinking? - Yeah.
What do you think? - Hey.
- Oh, hey.
How was the wake? It was sad.
And given everything that's come out since, I mean Yeah.
People just don't know what to think about Mr.
Graham, now that they're saying his killer was a vigilante.
Right.
I just hate to think that's what happened to Ken, Jr.
But I've been in this business too long to miss the signs.
I mean, Ken, Jr.
Was a textbook case of child abuse.
What do you mean? Well, the drugs, the failing out of school, the moving around.
But don't you think he chose to do those things? No.
But you're defining someone's life by how they were victimized.
Being victimized like that, it changes people.
It changes them.
If money were no object Excuse me? If money were no object, where would you work? Here or at Fallin & Fallin? Fallin & Fallin.
Or maybe here.
Really? Well, this place matters.
People here do very good work for clients that actually need them.
But money is an object.
Andrew.
Where have you been? I remember.
There's this kid, Troy, who lives down my street.
Right.
He's in high school.
I'm friends with his little brother Dave.
Andrew, do you want me to call your mother? Let me finish.
The night it happened, me and Troy and Dave were playing video games in my room.
And I beat Troy, like, six times in a row 'cause I'm good at the game.
Did Troy attack you? Because of the game? Why? Troy came over, later that night.
I mean I invited him over.
And we started playing the game again.
And I let him win.
And I told him we could do some other stuff together.
Right.
And we did.
Right.
And Troy after Troy was really mad.
He said it never happened.
He was really mad.
Troy didn't want me to tell anybody.
- Is Alvin in his office? - Yes.
Billy, thanks for the flower.
It was just some old wood.
Thanks.
I came to finish up.
[Knocks on door.]
What's the job pay again? And how many cases would I have to take a year? Probably 300-400.
And what's your plan for when you take maternity leave? [Chuckles.]
Uh, honestly, I have no idea.
Doesn't sound too good, does it? It doesn't.
I'll take the job.
I talked to Charles.
He said he told his fiancée.
He said it went all right.
[Drilling.]
You guys, uh You guys talk a lot? We talk.
[Drilling.]
Why did you tell the police you did it? Well, they kept saying I did it or l I wanted to do it.
And you know what, Alvin? I kinda wish I did kill those guys.
I wish I did.
[Drilling.]