The Firm (2012) s01e07 Episode Script
Chapter Seven
Previously on The Firm Freeze! You're under arrest for murder.
The ME's report says that Margaret Whittaker was smothered to death.
I didn't kill her.
I'm innocent! You have to believe me! Paper we found at Sarah Holt's apartment, Tammy figured out where she got it.
There's an IP address in the lower corner and it's from Noble Insurance.
She's been hacking into her parent company's system and using the info to target her victims.
I'm Martin Moxon, a VP here at Noble.
This is Kevin Stack, our senior VP.
Has the US Attorney's office subpoenaed any of your records? Even if they have, you understand we couldn't comment on a pending investigation.
I don't know if you have life insurance, Mitch, but if you need more info, this might help.
Mr.
Moxon, this is Mitch McDeere.
What are you doing? You can't call me here.
I wanted to ask you about the document.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Don't call me again.
We can sit here all day, McDeere.
You can't hold me without probable cause and you know it.
That's true, so let's consider what I have.
I have Martin Moxon, just your average insurance VP, except he splattered into a Monet painting outside the Parkview Hotel.
He jumped off the balcony.
I'm not finished.
I have witnesses who saw you run from the scene.
You seem like a decent guy, McDeere.
You wouldn't run from the scene of a suicide, would you? Then if you were at the scene, you would know the door to that room had been kicked in.
And if you were any kind of detective, you'd know that I'm not the one who did that.
Then who did? I don't know.
But I didn't want to stick around and find out.
Whoever it was, Moxon chose to die, rather than say hello.
Why were you meeting with Moxon in the first place? I'm a defence lawyer.
I was following up on a case.
Look, if I wanted to tell you more, I couldn't.
It's privileged.
I don't know what Moxon was into.
And that's the truth.
Now you can charge me, or you can let me go.
I'm gonna go with door number 3.
The law gives me 24 hours to make a case before I cut you loose.
And if you killed that guy, I will make it.
Have a seat, Counsellor.
Maybe the numbers have nothing to do with Sarah Holt.
So then why did Moxon slip this to me? He knew I was at Noble to discuss her case.
Did you check these numbers against the Noble Insurance case files? Not a match.
Their files are in 8 digits, these are 9.
So then we go back to Moxon.
He gave us this for a reason.
He wants to help.
Oh, you heard him on the phone.
He won't talk.
Maybe he thinks someone's monitoring his calls.
Then we set up a meeting, somewhere he feels safe.
Great, how do we get him on board? I can take care of that.
What, you don't think I can get a man to do what I want? Time to put your homework away.
Chef Claire is taking her specially-prepared meal very seriously.
Okay Dinner's almost ready.
Please be seated in the main dining room.
Come on, let's eat! Come on, let's go! Everybody out! You heard me, time's up! Ed? [gunshot.]
[tires squeal.]
9-1-1, what's your emergency? Tammy, call whoever it is back, you're missing dinner! I'm sorry, it's a call forwarded from the office.
It's the delivery kid from that deli down the street.
Tell him he put onions on my turkey sandwich again.
He's been arrested for armed robbery and murder.
Okay, never mind about the onions.
It's his one phone call.
We're the only law office he knows.
He's such a good kid, Mitch.
Claire, sweetheart I know.
You have to go.
I will make it up to you, I promise.
What's his name? Nate Murphy.
All right, tell him I'll be right there and do not speak to anybody.
[door buzzes.]
It was bad.
That was bad.
It wasn't supposed to happen that way.
I'm sorry.
They are charging the three of you with armed robbery and felony murder.
You, your brother, and his buddy.
Where's my brother, Sean? He can fix this.
No, Nate, he can't.
You were arrested in the car, with the stolen jewellery and the gun used to kill the shop owner.
Nate, look at me.
You are in serious trouble.
Do you get that? I don't kn-know what happened.
We were leaving, and th-the man knew Ed's voice.
It was bad! Ed - is he the one who shot the owner? Me and Sean didn't kill anybody.
I know that.
But they are charging you under the felony murder rule.
Once you agree to the robbery, it doesn't matter who pulled the trigger.
You are all guilty.
Time's up.
Court's down for the night.
I'm not finished talking to my client.
I'm not finished talking to my client! You have to help me! Tammy said you could help me! I will do the best I can, but I am not going to lie to you.
We are in a tough spot here.
Sean! It's okay, Nate, hang tight, all right? We'll be okay.
Hey, Brucklier! Don't forget to call my girlfriend, all right? Let's go.
You got the other brother.
Yeah, looks rough.
Caught with both the jewellery and the murder weapon? Not to mention the surveillance video.
[door buzzes.]
Cops did a final sweep of the getaway car, found stashed under the front seat.
I should have gone to medical school.
They're screwed.
Probably can't pay us either.
Mom, do your parents still live in Kentucky? Yeah.
What are you working on? Oh, it's a family tree for school.
We're supposed to fill-in what we know about our ancestry.
Oh.
I know your dad's name is Harold, and your mom's name is Maxine.
But what's their last name? Sutherland.
Sutherland So you used to be Abby Sutherland? Yep.
What years were your parents born in? Uh my father was born in uh 1948.
And my mother was born in 1951.
In what cities? Danesborough, Kentucky, both of them.
Uh, do you have any pictures of them that I can use? Pictures? Uh Uh, it's okay.
Um, I have a better idea.
Let's see here.
There.
It'll just be like the leaves cover their faces.
Cool, right? Very cool.
How 'bout 8 years? How 'bout 80? He killed an unarmed man, Mitch.
He didn't kill anybody.
Come on, Greg, have you met him? He has no prior record.
The kid can hardly string two sentences together.
So? So, he's hardly a criminal mastermind.
He's just a naive kid who got sucked in by his criminally-inclined older brother.
As much as I enjoy listening to defence attorneys kiss ass for plea deals, it's not why you're here.
Then why'd you call me in? I didn't call just you.
The shooter's name is Ed Morris.
We found gunshot residue all over his hands.
The owner must have recognized his voice.
Turns out Ed was dating his daughter.
Look, Ed is the one we feel worst about.
He's the guy we most want to nail.
Which brings me to the point of my little show and tell.
This case should be a slam dunk.
But as luck would have it, our last slam dunk resulted in acquittal by the jury.
US Attorney's under some pressure.
We've had some high-profile losses and people are watching.
You want insurance.
That store owner was a community leader.
People loved him.
We are not taking any chances.
So we're offering a deal.
We want either Sean or Nate to testify as a witness for the prosecution.
The deal's just for one of them? That's right.
They're brothers.
Who committed felony murder.
Look, there is only one seat in this lifeboat.
We will work something out for the one who is willing to testify.
The other one goes down with Ed.
If Mr.
McDeere has a moral dilemma with this arrangement, I'd be happy to let you two discuss it while I go talk to my client.
I'm fine.
Good.
Now we have to move quickly on this.
So for the first attorney who shows up in my office with a client ready to make a deal, it's Christmas.
Where's my guy? We'll bring him when we get him.
What's going on? I'll explain inside.
Where the hell is my guy? No, I only want it if they'll give it to both me and Sean.
We are not in a position to be making demands, Nate.
This is a one-man offer with a ticking clock.
Look he is your brother.
I get that.
And I know what it is to be close to your brother.
But this is where we are.
You saw that lawyer out there.
As soon as Sean gets here, he's going to offer him the same deal that I'm offering you.
Sean loves me.
I know he loves you, but that's not - Okay, this is what I'm saying.
If you both reject the offer, then you will both go down with Ed Morris.
That is not what you want, is it? Right now, Sean could be up there taking this deal.
If he beats you to it, you will regret this moment for the rest of your life.
I can't! You can't? Help me understand! Sean loves me.
He protects me.
I'm not smart like him.
My whole life, people make fun of me because I'm slow.
I know he loves you.
And I know you love him.
But - I said no! The other attorney, he go upstairs yet? No, he's still waiting for the wheels of justice to turn! For the record, you only got this deal 'cause your guy was produced first.
Yeah, well, I won't let it go to my head.
Well, go ahead.
Take your guy upstairs, grab the golden ring.
Officer, my client is ready to be transported up.
Let's go.
I meant what I said before about brothers.
- Excuse me? - This is wrong.
No matter what the crime, brothers should never be forced to turn against each other.
What are you saying? I'm saying that maybe we can join forces on this one.
We've been told that there's only one seat in the lifeboat.
But the prosecutor is nervous.
He needs a witness.
So we tell him that our guys come as a package deal.
That we want two seats on that lifeboat.
Exactly.
You're a sentimental son of a bitch, but I'm growing to like it.
Do we have a deal? You're damn right.
We can't let 'em play us against each other.
I'll get Sean on board, and meet you upstairs.
So there's Claire, working on this project that's supposed to enrich her life with family history, and her only visual of her grandparents is a leaf.
Oh dear.
Was she upset? No.
You know, as usual, she's like 10 going on 40.
She knows that Mitch and I have a complicated relationship with my parents and that that's why she's never met them.
Ah, she's totally cool with it.
But you're not.
Ugh, I don't know.
Moments like this make me feel like a bad parent and a bad daughter.
For what? For choosing a loving husband over two close-minded parents? Sorry, but that was their choice, not yours.
Saying Mitch wasn't good enough? Boycotting your wedding? Do you want me to go on with the list of offences? I know! In a weird way, being in witness protection made things easier.
When I wasn't allowed to see them, I didn't feel guilty about not reaching out.
But now that I have a choice again Yeah, freedom's a bitch.
Tammy will you do me a favour and dig up my parents' current phone number? You want to call them? I want to talk to Mitch about it first, but maybe it's time to forgive and forget.
I don't know if I could do it.
Will you just find it for me? I'm just telling you, Abbs, some family members are like cigarettes.
You convince yourself you need them, and then all they end up doing is taking years off your life and stinkin' up your house.
That's good advice.
You should follow it sometime.
[chuckling.]
[phone rings.]
Law office of Mitch McDeere.
Hey Tammy, it's me.
Hey you.
What's the latest on Moxon? Any luck getting a meeting? I called his office twice, he wouldn't take the call.
When I went down there, his secretary ran interference.
This doesn't make any sense.
We need to step it up.
Don't you worry, I have a plan B.
How's Nate? Did the prosecutor go for the plea deal? There's been a slight change of plans.
I'll fill you in - What the hell? Brucklier! What's wrong? I gotta go.
The two guys who just went up with the officer, any idea what floor they went to? US Attorney's office.
US Attorney's office Hey! Hey, Brucklier, we had a deal! Had.
My client's not interested.
You're just going to grab this deal for yourself? You're not even going to try and get it for you and Nate? They only want one witness.
We can change their mind.
I doubt it.
If we press our luck, they could pull the deal for both.
We're takin' it.
Your brother wouldn't do it, Sean.
He had the ability to sell you out, and he passed.
You are supposed to protect him! You don't know anything about me and my brother.
You know how many times I've saved his ass? Every single day since the day he was born, I fought his fights, I paid his rent, I've spoon-fed him every single idea he's ever had.
Yeah? Yeah.
What about the idea to commit armed robbery? Come on.
Without me, he'd be a nobody.
With me, he's still a nobody.
I can't help him this time.
You tell him he's on his own.
Your brother who would never turn on you is upstairs right now, taking this deal.
Let me help you! Nate! Nate! Look at me! This is it! If Sean gets this deal, you go to prison for life.
Is that what you want? So your attorney explained how this would work? Yes, sir, I really appreciate this opportunity.
I'll do whatever I can to help.
Good.
First, I need to ask you some questions.
Well, looks like the party almost started without us.
What the hell are you doing? I'm here to discuss a deal for my client.
Sean, were you really going to do this? With all due respect, my client was ready to make the deal first.
I ask that we be allowed to proceed.
With all due respect, the only reason why you're here first has nothing to do with respect.
Such overwhelming enthusiasm.
Okay.
I'll give you both 48 hours at which point you'll each be given an opportunity to pitch me the virtues of your clients.
Then I'll make my decision.
Pitch you? Convince me your client deserves this second chance more than his brother.
I can't save both.
Wait, you mean like a pitch off? Oh, come on, does that really happen? I haven't heard it put that way, but yeah, it happens all the time.
Two defendants jockeying for one spot in the witness chair.
How do we get the prosecution to pick Nate? What's our best argument? Tammy, do you know anything about his background? It's pretty bleak.
He told me that his father walked out on him when he was two, left him with a mother who was more interested in scoring drugs than raising kids.
There's a thousand kids with that story.
Sean grew up in the same household, so we can't lead with that.
Look, guys, we have 48 hours.
Talk to everybody.
Anybody who can help us build a case for Nate.
You in? Of course.
Absolutely.
Nate struggled with reading.
He had a severe learning disability which made the other kids pick on him even more.
I tried to help, but in the public system, teachers can only do so much.
What level does he read at? Maybe sixth grade.
He's a good kid, but he gets overwhelmed.
The other kids teased him viciously.
Sean couldn't fight them all, but he tried.
Don't be fooled by Sean.
Sure, he used to stick up for his brother, but there were plenty of times he used Nate to his advantage.
How do you mean? Sean would get in to trouble.
He would steal things, break a car window, and then convince Nate to take the blame.
He figured no one would punish a slow kid.
And it worked.
The sad thing is, Nate would have taken the fall anyway.
He loved Sean.
You were Sean's case worker? For his juvenile cases.
People think he has no criminal record, but he had some close calls.
Burglaries, robberies And he always took Nate along with him.
His way of making the kid grow up.
Act like a man.
Nate wouldn't do any of this without Sean.
So I spoke to some people, friends and neighbours.
They said, um you never really loved your sons, either of them.
That's not fair.
Love? It wasn't easy raising those boys on my own.
Let's just say there was not a lot of love to go around.
They ate, didn't they? They went to school.
I say we lead with his education.
His disability makes him sympathetic.
We can't count on sympathy.
All the prosecution sees is two case numbers charged with murder.
True, but this makes our point.
Sean is the real criminal mind.
If anyone deserves a second chance, it's Nate.
Okay, we open with disability.
We lay out his education.
Then we go to family history.
Then we finish with Sean.
Brother betrays brother.
I think we're ready.
Yeah, but I bet Brucklier is too.
Let me just say again, my client appreciates the opportunity to - Just spare us the pleasantries, Mr.
Brucklier.
This isn't a courtroom.
Just tell us why you.
Because Sean Murphy is an extremely intelligent young man who is deeply remorseful.
Look, we're here to talk about saving someone.
And I'm sorry if that sounds harsh, but here we are.
And there can be no doubt that the person in the best position to lead a normal and productive life outside of prison is Sean.
Hasn't done that so far.
That's not true.
He has no official criminal record.
And he's worked legitimate and steady jobs for years.
He raised Nate.
Took care of him.
Protected him.
He practically took care of his own mother.
An addict - Unfit to be a parent.
Only Sean has the potential to support a family.
Only Sean has the potential to pay his rent.
Can I respond to that? You'll get your turn.
You need a witness.
Someone who can walk you through what happened, and handle the pressure of taking the stand.
Objection! Look, there are no rules of evidence - I shouldn't be asked to sit here without - Fine! Make your point.
Let's talk about a naive kid.
Let's talk about a boy who essentially grew up without parents.
A boy who spent his young life in the shadow of his confident older brother.
A brother that he loved more than anybody.
Now this kid, he had problems.
He had trouble adjusting.
It was hard for him to make friends.
He didn't have much.
But he had his older brother.
And whatever his big brother did, he wanted to do.
Even if it meant getting into trouble.
People gave up on him.
His teachers, his mother, they never saw his potential.
But this young man, he had potential.
All he needed was for one person to see it.
One person to take him aside, and set him straight.
One person to say "Hey, don't be like me.
" And this kid, he was lucky.
He had that person.
His older brother, who one day set him down and he cut the strings, he let him go.
He told him to be his own man.
The older brother, he went to prison.
And the kid, he went to Harvard.
And he became a lawyer.
And that is why I am sitting in this room today.
Because my older brother Ray, he saw me destroying my life, and he made me stop.
Now Nate, he didn't have that.
His older brother, he pulled him in.
He turned him into a criminal.
Taking full advantage of his devotion.
So he bears no responsibility? No, no, he is responsible.
And he is prepared for that.
This is about a second chance.
If you give this deal to Sean, eventually he will end up in prison with Nate.
I promise you that.
But if you choose Nate, for the first time in his life, he will get to be his own man without his brother pulling him down.
Greg all he needs is one person.
Let that person be you.
Someone looks like they could use a drink.
You okay? [loud sigh.]
[chuckles.]
If Nate gets this deal, then yes.
But if he doesn't Let's just change the subject.
What do you think about reaching out to my parents? [chuckles.]
I think you should have brought me something stronger than a beer.
What brought this on? Claire was doing a family tree project, and it just got me thinking.
Look, I know they have been incredibly hurtful to both of us.
But it has been years since we have even talked on the phone.
[laughs.]
FamilyGod.
Look at Nate and Sean.
Everyone wants to believe in family.
But sometimes you have to cut those ties in order to protect yourself.
I know.
And the worst part is, Abby, Nate may lose.
And I can see in his eyes that he is crushed.
But not because he might go to prison for the rest of his life.
Because his brother won't look at him.
[sigh.]
I get it.
But we're not Nate.
Maybe I'm being overly optimistic, but I'd like to think that we're strong enough to survive anything.
Even my parents.
I love your faith in our indestructibility.
I also love that we don't have to be indestructible.
For the first time in a long time.
I'm just sayin' before we open that door, are we ready for what's on the other side? A man! Just what I need.
I think I have a flat tire.
Can you take a look? Uh, I'm not very good with cars.
Oh, it'll just be a second.
It's this back one here.
Thank you so much.
You sure it's flat? Looks fine.
Excellent call, Mr.
Moxon.
My name is Tammy Hemphill, I work with Mitch McDeere.
I've been trying to set up a meeting with you two.
Have a good evening.
Mr.
Moxon, you gave Mitch the document.
Now he needs you to explain what those numbers mean.
I don't know what you're talking about.
We understand the need to be discrete more than you could possibly know.
I can't talk here.
The Parkview Hotel then, tomorrow, 2pm.
Not tomorrow.
Okay, Friday.
I've reserve a room under Mitch's name.
I don't know.
Maybe.
[sniffs.]
I'm sorry, Miss.
Like I said, I'm not very good with cars.
You serious? Come on, Mitch, you know how this works.
Here's what I know.
If you give this deal to Sean Murphy, you are betraying your oath of office.
Oh, that's a little grandiose.
This is his life.
To you and me, it is just a case.
This is his life! No, it is not just a case, Mitch.
That owner who died was a good man.
I want his shooter convicted.
And you're right, Sean is a better criminal, but he is also a better witness.
He is articulate - Nate can get there.
I doubt it.
He can barely handle that pitch-off.
How's he gonna hold up under cross-examination in a full court room? This is my job! No, good prosecutors represent the people.
The defendants, they go after our people.
Your job is to see more than just a witness.
Yeah, well you tell that to the victim's family.
I'm sorry, Mitch, but I've made my decision.
Be honest.
If you were me, who would you want on the stand? I'm going to prison? I know it seems like the walls are caving in, but I am not giving up.
Can you change it? It is not too early to consider a plea.
The prosecution knows you did not plan this.
Sean, he'll be out.
He may do some time, but yes.
We can argue that you had very little involvement.
You didn't have a gun, did you? No.
And you didn't drive the car.
No, Sean does everything.
It was his guns and his car.
He keeps the guns in the trunk.
His car? No, you used a stolen car, it wasn't Sean's car.
Not the robbery car, the switch car.
There was a switch car? That's how Sean does it.
Steal a car for the robbery, and then drive to the switch car.
Only an idiot would keep the stolen car.
There were guns in the car? How many guns? A lot.
In the trunk.
Nate, this is good! The prosecution doesn't know about the guns.
As part of his deal, Sean has to disclose any other crimes.
If he never mentioned the guns, the government can invalidate his deal, and they would have to give it to you.
Where is Sean's car? I don't know.
You have to know! You were driving to it the night of the robbery, before you got arrested! Sean never told me.
Need a ride? You stole a car? Please tell me you didn't steal a car.
Take it easy.
I know a guy who runs a dealership.
Had a couple cars stolen off his lot.
I did some surveillance, found the guys who did it.
Must have been grateful.
You know me.
I like to ride in style.
Belt on.
You should try switching to herbal tea.
It's great for reducing stress.
You can't keep doing this.
I know, stalking you is totally cutting into my sex life.
But you're the one that started this, and now you need to tell us why.
I've given you everything I can.
Mr.
Moxon, you've given us nothing.
You've given us a document we can't understand.
Whatever it is you know, you seem to want us to know.
If you could live with keeping this quiet, you would have.
Please.
You seem like a decent man.
The Parkview Hotel, tomorrow, 2pm.
You sure this is the area? Guaranteed.
I did time with some of the best jewellery store boosters in the country.
I know how they think.
Given the location of the store, Sean would have left the switch car somewhere right around here.
Why? Easy access to two different freeways, not a lot of residential traffic.
You're makin' this up.
Hundred bucks, this is the spot.
What the hell.
It's got to be here.
Need me to spot you a hundred? Actually you owe me a hundred.
I know exactly where your guns are.
[laughs.]
Hey, how you doing? We called about the car owned by Sean Murphy.
Can you show us where it is? Nope.
Guy just picked it up.
Son of a bitch! Might as well see what this thing can do.
[engine revs.]
[.]
[.]
- You see what he was driving? - Nope.
No pressure, but if we lose whoever it is, Nate goes to prison for the rest of his life.
[tires squealing.]
Watch out! Watch out! [horn honks.]
Ray, look out! [horn honks.]
In case I hadn't made it clear, I'd prefer to live through this.
I don't care who this guy is, there's no way he's ditching those guns.
Remember when we were kids, I made you ride the roller coaster? Whoa, what are you thinking? You were scared, I promised you'd be okay.
Do not do anything crazy.
[laughs.]
You'll be okay.
Brucklier was trying to get rid of the guns.
I don't care about Brucklier, I care about Sean.
And these are not his personal stash, Greg.
He's selling.
You want him as a witness? It's not ideal.
It is a worst-case scenario.
He is jammed-up with a felony murder.
Now the guns? He'll say whatever you want and a jury knows it.
Look, a lot of our witnesses are also criminals.
You don't find a lot of swans swimming in the sewer.
So you're just going to give him a free pass? My client can testify.
No he can't! Nate, what time did this robbery occur? What? What time? You are familiar with the concept of time? Yeah.
Uh uh I don't know, like, 6:30, maybe? Well, what is it? You don't know, or 6:30 maybe, because the answer is 7:03.
Why this store? What made you choose this location? Ed.
His girlfriend.
It's her dad's store.
He's right.
Yes, he is.
What's her name, Nate? This girlfriend? What did the store owner say before Ed shot him? Who bought the ski masks? Where did you park the switch car? Is it true you were offered a deal for this testimony? Are you lying? Nate, are you lying? Okay, okay.
Nate Nate, look at me.
I can't help you.
Sean can't help you.
You tell the court what happened.
You know.
I can't concentrate.
Yes you can.
I have heard you.
Whenever you talk about Sean, you talk about how great he is.
About how much he loves you, how he protects you.
You need to protect yourself.
Think.
Just tell the truth.
Sean knew Ed's girlfriend.
He knew her dad owned a jewellery store.
Ed had a gun.
Sean had a crowbar.
And that's when everything went wrong.
The owner, he knew Ed's voice.
It was so sad.
He said "how could you do this to me?" But Ed, he just wanted to leave, he was scared.
But Sean said no.
"He knows you! He knows you!" I said "Sean, don't hurt him.
" But Sean said he could tell the cops.
He told Ed that he had to shoot him.
And if he didn't, Sean said he would.
And then he would kill Ed.
[gunshot.]
I'm so sorry.
Greg Let me think about it.
Mom, the casserole.
I'm coming.
Oh, and Dad, no leaving.
Tell your clients not to shoot anyone while we're having dinner.
I will send out the memo.
Sorry we're late.
How'd it go with Moxon? It's hard to say.
I don't know if he's going to show up at the Parkview.
Hey, honey.
You know that thing we talked about? I sent you a text.
You found them? New digs, but they're still in Danesborough.
I got you the current number.
Thank you.
You gonna call? Maybe.
Mitch isn't so sure it's a good idea.
To be honest, I'm not so sure it is either.
Okay, everyone, please be seated.
Dinner's about to be served.
We'll talk about it later.
Hey, this is for you.
What's that? Mitch said you were thinking about calling your parents.
He asked me to dig up the number.
Mitch asked you to do that? He just wants you to be happy.
That's all he ever wants.
I told you, we have a serious problem with McDeere.
Calm down, Kevin, we can control this.
Don't tell me to calm down, Alex.
He called Moxon multiple times.
We sat tight, just like you wanted.
Moxon's not telling them anything.
Not yet.
But clearly they're not giving up.
Secret meetings in our parking garage? Then we tighten up on Moxon.
Make sure he knows what happens if he talks.
But I am not okay with this getting messy.
We're there Alex.
I don't know what Moxon's told him.
But we can't afford to wait and see.
But Kevin - No! We did it your way, now we're doing it mine.
I'm bringing him in.
I want to know what he knows.
[voices in the background.]
He's doing illegal moves! [laughter.]
Illegal! Rockin' defence! - Shoot! - Dad! That's not fair.
- What about this? - Go! Go! Ray! Bad-oo! Oh! [cheering.]
Admit it! The women have nothing on the McDeere men! Cheater! Mitch! Oh my god.
Abby! What's wrong? Mom, are you okay? I don't know - [cheerin.]
Doesn't count! What was that you were saying about the McDeere men? - Nice.
- What was it? [phone rings.]
That's probably the NBA calling to offer you a contract.
Probably.
- Did you call? - No, I'm not ready yet.
But thank you.
Mitch, it's the US Attorney's office.
They've reached a decision on Nate.
Looks like this case has been marked for conference.
Mr.
Hathaway, where do things stand? Your Honour, we have decided to enter into a witness agreement with Nate Murphy.
What are you talking about? We have a deal.
My office agrees to withdraw the murder charges against Nate Murphy in exchange for his testimony and a guilty plea on conspiracy to commit robbery.
What about Sean Murphy? We intend to proceed with the charge of felony murder.
Objection! Your Honour, we have an understanding with the government - one we relied on! Your Honour, we have a new understanding of the crime.
And information that this defendant was also selling guns.
In addition, the US Attorney's office is investigating Mr.
Brucklier's role in the sale and concealment of those guns.
Oops! Understandings are such tenuous things, Mr.
Brucklier.
You don't like it when someone changes their mind behind your back? Your Honour, I'd like a few minutes to discuss this with Mr.
Hathaway.
That won't be necessary, Your Honour.
Our decision is final.
Nate, you sold me out? After everything I've done for you? We're done here.
This case is next calendared for motions on the 11th day of the next month.
You owe me! You think you're saving his life? He has no life without me! [door closes.]
Hey Do not listen to him.
You're going to be okay.
Mitch McDeere, my hero! Ah, I'm just glad it all worked out.
Well, we'll look out for him.
[beep.]
We'll make sure it does, huh? Let me get the other line.
That was Moxon! He say yes to a meeting? He's at the Parkview Hotel.
I told him all you needed was five minutes, so hurry! [.]
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All right everybody, if you can't hear me, just gather in.
Now this monument was - [crowd gasps.]
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[horn honks.]
[honking.]
[phone rings.]
Abby McDeere.
Abby! Mitch, what number are you calling me from? Abby, Code Red, you need to get out of there.
Code Red! What? Why? I promise you I will explain everything later, but right now you need to follow the emergency plan.
Will you be there? As soon as I can.
I have to meet with Martin Moxon first.
[knocking.]
McDeere Mr.
Moxon.
Martin.
The law gives me 24 hours to make a case before I cut you loose.
And if you killed that guy, I will make it.
Have a seat, Counsellor.
[door shuts.]
MOXON: I can't help you.
And you can't help me.
Martin! What are you -- Martin Moxon's dead.
Oh my god.
I called Andrew on the way.
In a Code Red, the only people we trust are right here, right now! Look, it's okay.
Andrew's a friend.
I'm just going to see if he can tell us what's going on.
Mitch, be careful.
Freeze! I said freeze! Mitch, what's happening? You threw a guy off a hotel balcony.
You're under arrest for murder.
How'd you know Martin Moxon? If you didn't kill him, then why did you run? Here we go again.
The ME's report says that Margaret Whittaker was smothered to death.
I didn't kill her.
I'm innocent! You have to believe me! Paper we found at Sarah Holt's apartment, Tammy figured out where she got it.
There's an IP address in the lower corner and it's from Noble Insurance.
She's been hacking into her parent company's system and using the info to target her victims.
I'm Martin Moxon, a VP here at Noble.
This is Kevin Stack, our senior VP.
Has the US Attorney's office subpoenaed any of your records? Even if they have, you understand we couldn't comment on a pending investigation.
I don't know if you have life insurance, Mitch, but if you need more info, this might help.
Mr.
Moxon, this is Mitch McDeere.
What are you doing? You can't call me here.
I wanted to ask you about the document.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Don't call me again.
We can sit here all day, McDeere.
You can't hold me without probable cause and you know it.
That's true, so let's consider what I have.
I have Martin Moxon, just your average insurance VP, except he splattered into a Monet painting outside the Parkview Hotel.
He jumped off the balcony.
I'm not finished.
I have witnesses who saw you run from the scene.
You seem like a decent guy, McDeere.
You wouldn't run from the scene of a suicide, would you? Then if you were at the scene, you would know the door to that room had been kicked in.
And if you were any kind of detective, you'd know that I'm not the one who did that.
Then who did? I don't know.
But I didn't want to stick around and find out.
Whoever it was, Moxon chose to die, rather than say hello.
Why were you meeting with Moxon in the first place? I'm a defence lawyer.
I was following up on a case.
Look, if I wanted to tell you more, I couldn't.
It's privileged.
I don't know what Moxon was into.
And that's the truth.
Now you can charge me, or you can let me go.
I'm gonna go with door number 3.
The law gives me 24 hours to make a case before I cut you loose.
And if you killed that guy, I will make it.
Have a seat, Counsellor.
Maybe the numbers have nothing to do with Sarah Holt.
So then why did Moxon slip this to me? He knew I was at Noble to discuss her case.
Did you check these numbers against the Noble Insurance case files? Not a match.
Their files are in 8 digits, these are 9.
So then we go back to Moxon.
He gave us this for a reason.
He wants to help.
Oh, you heard him on the phone.
He won't talk.
Maybe he thinks someone's monitoring his calls.
Then we set up a meeting, somewhere he feels safe.
Great, how do we get him on board? I can take care of that.
What, you don't think I can get a man to do what I want? Time to put your homework away.
Chef Claire is taking her specially-prepared meal very seriously.
Okay Dinner's almost ready.
Please be seated in the main dining room.
Come on, let's eat! Come on, let's go! Everybody out! You heard me, time's up! Ed? [gunshot.]
[tires squeal.]
9-1-1, what's your emergency? Tammy, call whoever it is back, you're missing dinner! I'm sorry, it's a call forwarded from the office.
It's the delivery kid from that deli down the street.
Tell him he put onions on my turkey sandwich again.
He's been arrested for armed robbery and murder.
Okay, never mind about the onions.
It's his one phone call.
We're the only law office he knows.
He's such a good kid, Mitch.
Claire, sweetheart I know.
You have to go.
I will make it up to you, I promise.
What's his name? Nate Murphy.
All right, tell him I'll be right there and do not speak to anybody.
[door buzzes.]
It was bad.
That was bad.
It wasn't supposed to happen that way.
I'm sorry.
They are charging the three of you with armed robbery and felony murder.
You, your brother, and his buddy.
Where's my brother, Sean? He can fix this.
No, Nate, he can't.
You were arrested in the car, with the stolen jewellery and the gun used to kill the shop owner.
Nate, look at me.
You are in serious trouble.
Do you get that? I don't kn-know what happened.
We were leaving, and th-the man knew Ed's voice.
It was bad! Ed - is he the one who shot the owner? Me and Sean didn't kill anybody.
I know that.
But they are charging you under the felony murder rule.
Once you agree to the robbery, it doesn't matter who pulled the trigger.
You are all guilty.
Time's up.
Court's down for the night.
I'm not finished talking to my client.
I'm not finished talking to my client! You have to help me! Tammy said you could help me! I will do the best I can, but I am not going to lie to you.
We are in a tough spot here.
Sean! It's okay, Nate, hang tight, all right? We'll be okay.
Hey, Brucklier! Don't forget to call my girlfriend, all right? Let's go.
You got the other brother.
Yeah, looks rough.
Caught with both the jewellery and the murder weapon? Not to mention the surveillance video.
[door buzzes.]
Cops did a final sweep of the getaway car, found stashed under the front seat.
I should have gone to medical school.
They're screwed.
Probably can't pay us either.
Mom, do your parents still live in Kentucky? Yeah.
What are you working on? Oh, it's a family tree for school.
We're supposed to fill-in what we know about our ancestry.
Oh.
I know your dad's name is Harold, and your mom's name is Maxine.
But what's their last name? Sutherland.
Sutherland So you used to be Abby Sutherland? Yep.
What years were your parents born in? Uh my father was born in uh 1948.
And my mother was born in 1951.
In what cities? Danesborough, Kentucky, both of them.
Uh, do you have any pictures of them that I can use? Pictures? Uh Uh, it's okay.
Um, I have a better idea.
Let's see here.
There.
It'll just be like the leaves cover their faces.
Cool, right? Very cool.
How 'bout 8 years? How 'bout 80? He killed an unarmed man, Mitch.
He didn't kill anybody.
Come on, Greg, have you met him? He has no prior record.
The kid can hardly string two sentences together.
So? So, he's hardly a criminal mastermind.
He's just a naive kid who got sucked in by his criminally-inclined older brother.
As much as I enjoy listening to defence attorneys kiss ass for plea deals, it's not why you're here.
Then why'd you call me in? I didn't call just you.
The shooter's name is Ed Morris.
We found gunshot residue all over his hands.
The owner must have recognized his voice.
Turns out Ed was dating his daughter.
Look, Ed is the one we feel worst about.
He's the guy we most want to nail.
Which brings me to the point of my little show and tell.
This case should be a slam dunk.
But as luck would have it, our last slam dunk resulted in acquittal by the jury.
US Attorney's under some pressure.
We've had some high-profile losses and people are watching.
You want insurance.
That store owner was a community leader.
People loved him.
We are not taking any chances.
So we're offering a deal.
We want either Sean or Nate to testify as a witness for the prosecution.
The deal's just for one of them? That's right.
They're brothers.
Who committed felony murder.
Look, there is only one seat in this lifeboat.
We will work something out for the one who is willing to testify.
The other one goes down with Ed.
If Mr.
McDeere has a moral dilemma with this arrangement, I'd be happy to let you two discuss it while I go talk to my client.
I'm fine.
Good.
Now we have to move quickly on this.
So for the first attorney who shows up in my office with a client ready to make a deal, it's Christmas.
Where's my guy? We'll bring him when we get him.
What's going on? I'll explain inside.
Where the hell is my guy? No, I only want it if they'll give it to both me and Sean.
We are not in a position to be making demands, Nate.
This is a one-man offer with a ticking clock.
Look he is your brother.
I get that.
And I know what it is to be close to your brother.
But this is where we are.
You saw that lawyer out there.
As soon as Sean gets here, he's going to offer him the same deal that I'm offering you.
Sean loves me.
I know he loves you, but that's not - Okay, this is what I'm saying.
If you both reject the offer, then you will both go down with Ed Morris.
That is not what you want, is it? Right now, Sean could be up there taking this deal.
If he beats you to it, you will regret this moment for the rest of your life.
I can't! You can't? Help me understand! Sean loves me.
He protects me.
I'm not smart like him.
My whole life, people make fun of me because I'm slow.
I know he loves you.
And I know you love him.
But - I said no! The other attorney, he go upstairs yet? No, he's still waiting for the wheels of justice to turn! For the record, you only got this deal 'cause your guy was produced first.
Yeah, well, I won't let it go to my head.
Well, go ahead.
Take your guy upstairs, grab the golden ring.
Officer, my client is ready to be transported up.
Let's go.
I meant what I said before about brothers.
- Excuse me? - This is wrong.
No matter what the crime, brothers should never be forced to turn against each other.
What are you saying? I'm saying that maybe we can join forces on this one.
We've been told that there's only one seat in the lifeboat.
But the prosecutor is nervous.
He needs a witness.
So we tell him that our guys come as a package deal.
That we want two seats on that lifeboat.
Exactly.
You're a sentimental son of a bitch, but I'm growing to like it.
Do we have a deal? You're damn right.
We can't let 'em play us against each other.
I'll get Sean on board, and meet you upstairs.
So there's Claire, working on this project that's supposed to enrich her life with family history, and her only visual of her grandparents is a leaf.
Oh dear.
Was she upset? No.
You know, as usual, she's like 10 going on 40.
She knows that Mitch and I have a complicated relationship with my parents and that that's why she's never met them.
Ah, she's totally cool with it.
But you're not.
Ugh, I don't know.
Moments like this make me feel like a bad parent and a bad daughter.
For what? For choosing a loving husband over two close-minded parents? Sorry, but that was their choice, not yours.
Saying Mitch wasn't good enough? Boycotting your wedding? Do you want me to go on with the list of offences? I know! In a weird way, being in witness protection made things easier.
When I wasn't allowed to see them, I didn't feel guilty about not reaching out.
But now that I have a choice again Yeah, freedom's a bitch.
Tammy will you do me a favour and dig up my parents' current phone number? You want to call them? I want to talk to Mitch about it first, but maybe it's time to forgive and forget.
I don't know if I could do it.
Will you just find it for me? I'm just telling you, Abbs, some family members are like cigarettes.
You convince yourself you need them, and then all they end up doing is taking years off your life and stinkin' up your house.
That's good advice.
You should follow it sometime.
[chuckling.]
[phone rings.]
Law office of Mitch McDeere.
Hey Tammy, it's me.
Hey you.
What's the latest on Moxon? Any luck getting a meeting? I called his office twice, he wouldn't take the call.
When I went down there, his secretary ran interference.
This doesn't make any sense.
We need to step it up.
Don't you worry, I have a plan B.
How's Nate? Did the prosecutor go for the plea deal? There's been a slight change of plans.
I'll fill you in - What the hell? Brucklier! What's wrong? I gotta go.
The two guys who just went up with the officer, any idea what floor they went to? US Attorney's office.
US Attorney's office Hey! Hey, Brucklier, we had a deal! Had.
My client's not interested.
You're just going to grab this deal for yourself? You're not even going to try and get it for you and Nate? They only want one witness.
We can change their mind.
I doubt it.
If we press our luck, they could pull the deal for both.
We're takin' it.
Your brother wouldn't do it, Sean.
He had the ability to sell you out, and he passed.
You are supposed to protect him! You don't know anything about me and my brother.
You know how many times I've saved his ass? Every single day since the day he was born, I fought his fights, I paid his rent, I've spoon-fed him every single idea he's ever had.
Yeah? Yeah.
What about the idea to commit armed robbery? Come on.
Without me, he'd be a nobody.
With me, he's still a nobody.
I can't help him this time.
You tell him he's on his own.
Your brother who would never turn on you is upstairs right now, taking this deal.
Let me help you! Nate! Nate! Look at me! This is it! If Sean gets this deal, you go to prison for life.
Is that what you want? So your attorney explained how this would work? Yes, sir, I really appreciate this opportunity.
I'll do whatever I can to help.
Good.
First, I need to ask you some questions.
Well, looks like the party almost started without us.
What the hell are you doing? I'm here to discuss a deal for my client.
Sean, were you really going to do this? With all due respect, my client was ready to make the deal first.
I ask that we be allowed to proceed.
With all due respect, the only reason why you're here first has nothing to do with respect.
Such overwhelming enthusiasm.
Okay.
I'll give you both 48 hours at which point you'll each be given an opportunity to pitch me the virtues of your clients.
Then I'll make my decision.
Pitch you? Convince me your client deserves this second chance more than his brother.
I can't save both.
Wait, you mean like a pitch off? Oh, come on, does that really happen? I haven't heard it put that way, but yeah, it happens all the time.
Two defendants jockeying for one spot in the witness chair.
How do we get the prosecution to pick Nate? What's our best argument? Tammy, do you know anything about his background? It's pretty bleak.
He told me that his father walked out on him when he was two, left him with a mother who was more interested in scoring drugs than raising kids.
There's a thousand kids with that story.
Sean grew up in the same household, so we can't lead with that.
Look, guys, we have 48 hours.
Talk to everybody.
Anybody who can help us build a case for Nate.
You in? Of course.
Absolutely.
Nate struggled with reading.
He had a severe learning disability which made the other kids pick on him even more.
I tried to help, but in the public system, teachers can only do so much.
What level does he read at? Maybe sixth grade.
He's a good kid, but he gets overwhelmed.
The other kids teased him viciously.
Sean couldn't fight them all, but he tried.
Don't be fooled by Sean.
Sure, he used to stick up for his brother, but there were plenty of times he used Nate to his advantage.
How do you mean? Sean would get in to trouble.
He would steal things, break a car window, and then convince Nate to take the blame.
He figured no one would punish a slow kid.
And it worked.
The sad thing is, Nate would have taken the fall anyway.
He loved Sean.
You were Sean's case worker? For his juvenile cases.
People think he has no criminal record, but he had some close calls.
Burglaries, robberies And he always took Nate along with him.
His way of making the kid grow up.
Act like a man.
Nate wouldn't do any of this without Sean.
So I spoke to some people, friends and neighbours.
They said, um you never really loved your sons, either of them.
That's not fair.
Love? It wasn't easy raising those boys on my own.
Let's just say there was not a lot of love to go around.
They ate, didn't they? They went to school.
I say we lead with his education.
His disability makes him sympathetic.
We can't count on sympathy.
All the prosecution sees is two case numbers charged with murder.
True, but this makes our point.
Sean is the real criminal mind.
If anyone deserves a second chance, it's Nate.
Okay, we open with disability.
We lay out his education.
Then we go to family history.
Then we finish with Sean.
Brother betrays brother.
I think we're ready.
Yeah, but I bet Brucklier is too.
Let me just say again, my client appreciates the opportunity to - Just spare us the pleasantries, Mr.
Brucklier.
This isn't a courtroom.
Just tell us why you.
Because Sean Murphy is an extremely intelligent young man who is deeply remorseful.
Look, we're here to talk about saving someone.
And I'm sorry if that sounds harsh, but here we are.
And there can be no doubt that the person in the best position to lead a normal and productive life outside of prison is Sean.
Hasn't done that so far.
That's not true.
He has no official criminal record.
And he's worked legitimate and steady jobs for years.
He raised Nate.
Took care of him.
Protected him.
He practically took care of his own mother.
An addict - Unfit to be a parent.
Only Sean has the potential to support a family.
Only Sean has the potential to pay his rent.
Can I respond to that? You'll get your turn.
You need a witness.
Someone who can walk you through what happened, and handle the pressure of taking the stand.
Objection! Look, there are no rules of evidence - I shouldn't be asked to sit here without - Fine! Make your point.
Let's talk about a naive kid.
Let's talk about a boy who essentially grew up without parents.
A boy who spent his young life in the shadow of his confident older brother.
A brother that he loved more than anybody.
Now this kid, he had problems.
He had trouble adjusting.
It was hard for him to make friends.
He didn't have much.
But he had his older brother.
And whatever his big brother did, he wanted to do.
Even if it meant getting into trouble.
People gave up on him.
His teachers, his mother, they never saw his potential.
But this young man, he had potential.
All he needed was for one person to see it.
One person to take him aside, and set him straight.
One person to say "Hey, don't be like me.
" And this kid, he was lucky.
He had that person.
His older brother, who one day set him down and he cut the strings, he let him go.
He told him to be his own man.
The older brother, he went to prison.
And the kid, he went to Harvard.
And he became a lawyer.
And that is why I am sitting in this room today.
Because my older brother Ray, he saw me destroying my life, and he made me stop.
Now Nate, he didn't have that.
His older brother, he pulled him in.
He turned him into a criminal.
Taking full advantage of his devotion.
So he bears no responsibility? No, no, he is responsible.
And he is prepared for that.
This is about a second chance.
If you give this deal to Sean, eventually he will end up in prison with Nate.
I promise you that.
But if you choose Nate, for the first time in his life, he will get to be his own man without his brother pulling him down.
Greg all he needs is one person.
Let that person be you.
Someone looks like they could use a drink.
You okay? [loud sigh.]
[chuckles.]
If Nate gets this deal, then yes.
But if he doesn't Let's just change the subject.
What do you think about reaching out to my parents? [chuckles.]
I think you should have brought me something stronger than a beer.
What brought this on? Claire was doing a family tree project, and it just got me thinking.
Look, I know they have been incredibly hurtful to both of us.
But it has been years since we have even talked on the phone.
[laughs.]
FamilyGod.
Look at Nate and Sean.
Everyone wants to believe in family.
But sometimes you have to cut those ties in order to protect yourself.
I know.
And the worst part is, Abby, Nate may lose.
And I can see in his eyes that he is crushed.
But not because he might go to prison for the rest of his life.
Because his brother won't look at him.
[sigh.]
I get it.
But we're not Nate.
Maybe I'm being overly optimistic, but I'd like to think that we're strong enough to survive anything.
Even my parents.
I love your faith in our indestructibility.
I also love that we don't have to be indestructible.
For the first time in a long time.
I'm just sayin' before we open that door, are we ready for what's on the other side? A man! Just what I need.
I think I have a flat tire.
Can you take a look? Uh, I'm not very good with cars.
Oh, it'll just be a second.
It's this back one here.
Thank you so much.
You sure it's flat? Looks fine.
Excellent call, Mr.
Moxon.
My name is Tammy Hemphill, I work with Mitch McDeere.
I've been trying to set up a meeting with you two.
Have a good evening.
Mr.
Moxon, you gave Mitch the document.
Now he needs you to explain what those numbers mean.
I don't know what you're talking about.
We understand the need to be discrete more than you could possibly know.
I can't talk here.
The Parkview Hotel then, tomorrow, 2pm.
Not tomorrow.
Okay, Friday.
I've reserve a room under Mitch's name.
I don't know.
Maybe.
[sniffs.]
I'm sorry, Miss.
Like I said, I'm not very good with cars.
You serious? Come on, Mitch, you know how this works.
Here's what I know.
If you give this deal to Sean Murphy, you are betraying your oath of office.
Oh, that's a little grandiose.
This is his life.
To you and me, it is just a case.
This is his life! No, it is not just a case, Mitch.
That owner who died was a good man.
I want his shooter convicted.
And you're right, Sean is a better criminal, but he is also a better witness.
He is articulate - Nate can get there.
I doubt it.
He can barely handle that pitch-off.
How's he gonna hold up under cross-examination in a full court room? This is my job! No, good prosecutors represent the people.
The defendants, they go after our people.
Your job is to see more than just a witness.
Yeah, well you tell that to the victim's family.
I'm sorry, Mitch, but I've made my decision.
Be honest.
If you were me, who would you want on the stand? I'm going to prison? I know it seems like the walls are caving in, but I am not giving up.
Can you change it? It is not too early to consider a plea.
The prosecution knows you did not plan this.
Sean, he'll be out.
He may do some time, but yes.
We can argue that you had very little involvement.
You didn't have a gun, did you? No.
And you didn't drive the car.
No, Sean does everything.
It was his guns and his car.
He keeps the guns in the trunk.
His car? No, you used a stolen car, it wasn't Sean's car.
Not the robbery car, the switch car.
There was a switch car? That's how Sean does it.
Steal a car for the robbery, and then drive to the switch car.
Only an idiot would keep the stolen car.
There were guns in the car? How many guns? A lot.
In the trunk.
Nate, this is good! The prosecution doesn't know about the guns.
As part of his deal, Sean has to disclose any other crimes.
If he never mentioned the guns, the government can invalidate his deal, and they would have to give it to you.
Where is Sean's car? I don't know.
You have to know! You were driving to it the night of the robbery, before you got arrested! Sean never told me.
Need a ride? You stole a car? Please tell me you didn't steal a car.
Take it easy.
I know a guy who runs a dealership.
Had a couple cars stolen off his lot.
I did some surveillance, found the guys who did it.
Must have been grateful.
You know me.
I like to ride in style.
Belt on.
You should try switching to herbal tea.
It's great for reducing stress.
You can't keep doing this.
I know, stalking you is totally cutting into my sex life.
But you're the one that started this, and now you need to tell us why.
I've given you everything I can.
Mr.
Moxon, you've given us nothing.
You've given us a document we can't understand.
Whatever it is you know, you seem to want us to know.
If you could live with keeping this quiet, you would have.
Please.
You seem like a decent man.
The Parkview Hotel, tomorrow, 2pm.
You sure this is the area? Guaranteed.
I did time with some of the best jewellery store boosters in the country.
I know how they think.
Given the location of the store, Sean would have left the switch car somewhere right around here.
Why? Easy access to two different freeways, not a lot of residential traffic.
You're makin' this up.
Hundred bucks, this is the spot.
What the hell.
It's got to be here.
Need me to spot you a hundred? Actually you owe me a hundred.
I know exactly where your guns are.
[laughs.]
Hey, how you doing? We called about the car owned by Sean Murphy.
Can you show us where it is? Nope.
Guy just picked it up.
Son of a bitch! Might as well see what this thing can do.
[engine revs.]
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- You see what he was driving? - Nope.
No pressure, but if we lose whoever it is, Nate goes to prison for the rest of his life.
[tires squealing.]
Watch out! Watch out! [horn honks.]
Ray, look out! [horn honks.]
In case I hadn't made it clear, I'd prefer to live through this.
I don't care who this guy is, there's no way he's ditching those guns.
Remember when we were kids, I made you ride the roller coaster? Whoa, what are you thinking? You were scared, I promised you'd be okay.
Do not do anything crazy.
[laughs.]
You'll be okay.
Brucklier was trying to get rid of the guns.
I don't care about Brucklier, I care about Sean.
And these are not his personal stash, Greg.
He's selling.
You want him as a witness? It's not ideal.
It is a worst-case scenario.
He is jammed-up with a felony murder.
Now the guns? He'll say whatever you want and a jury knows it.
Look, a lot of our witnesses are also criminals.
You don't find a lot of swans swimming in the sewer.
So you're just going to give him a free pass? My client can testify.
No he can't! Nate, what time did this robbery occur? What? What time? You are familiar with the concept of time? Yeah.
Uh uh I don't know, like, 6:30, maybe? Well, what is it? You don't know, or 6:30 maybe, because the answer is 7:03.
Why this store? What made you choose this location? Ed.
His girlfriend.
It's her dad's store.
He's right.
Yes, he is.
What's her name, Nate? This girlfriend? What did the store owner say before Ed shot him? Who bought the ski masks? Where did you park the switch car? Is it true you were offered a deal for this testimony? Are you lying? Nate, are you lying? Okay, okay.
Nate Nate, look at me.
I can't help you.
Sean can't help you.
You tell the court what happened.
You know.
I can't concentrate.
Yes you can.
I have heard you.
Whenever you talk about Sean, you talk about how great he is.
About how much he loves you, how he protects you.
You need to protect yourself.
Think.
Just tell the truth.
Sean knew Ed's girlfriend.
He knew her dad owned a jewellery store.
Ed had a gun.
Sean had a crowbar.
And that's when everything went wrong.
The owner, he knew Ed's voice.
It was so sad.
He said "how could you do this to me?" But Ed, he just wanted to leave, he was scared.
But Sean said no.
"He knows you! He knows you!" I said "Sean, don't hurt him.
" But Sean said he could tell the cops.
He told Ed that he had to shoot him.
And if he didn't, Sean said he would.
And then he would kill Ed.
[gunshot.]
I'm so sorry.
Greg Let me think about it.
Mom, the casserole.
I'm coming.
Oh, and Dad, no leaving.
Tell your clients not to shoot anyone while we're having dinner.
I will send out the memo.
Sorry we're late.
How'd it go with Moxon? It's hard to say.
I don't know if he's going to show up at the Parkview.
Hey, honey.
You know that thing we talked about? I sent you a text.
You found them? New digs, but they're still in Danesborough.
I got you the current number.
Thank you.
You gonna call? Maybe.
Mitch isn't so sure it's a good idea.
To be honest, I'm not so sure it is either.
Okay, everyone, please be seated.
Dinner's about to be served.
We'll talk about it later.
Hey, this is for you.
What's that? Mitch said you were thinking about calling your parents.
He asked me to dig up the number.
Mitch asked you to do that? He just wants you to be happy.
That's all he ever wants.
I told you, we have a serious problem with McDeere.
Calm down, Kevin, we can control this.
Don't tell me to calm down, Alex.
He called Moxon multiple times.
We sat tight, just like you wanted.
Moxon's not telling them anything.
Not yet.
But clearly they're not giving up.
Secret meetings in our parking garage? Then we tighten up on Moxon.
Make sure he knows what happens if he talks.
But I am not okay with this getting messy.
We're there Alex.
I don't know what Moxon's told him.
But we can't afford to wait and see.
But Kevin - No! We did it your way, now we're doing it mine.
I'm bringing him in.
I want to know what he knows.
[voices in the background.]
He's doing illegal moves! [laughter.]
Illegal! Rockin' defence! - Shoot! - Dad! That's not fair.
- What about this? - Go! Go! Ray! Bad-oo! Oh! [cheering.]
Admit it! The women have nothing on the McDeere men! Cheater! Mitch! Oh my god.
Abby! What's wrong? Mom, are you okay? I don't know - [cheerin.]
Doesn't count! What was that you were saying about the McDeere men? - Nice.
- What was it? [phone rings.]
That's probably the NBA calling to offer you a contract.
Probably.
- Did you call? - No, I'm not ready yet.
But thank you.
Mitch, it's the US Attorney's office.
They've reached a decision on Nate.
Looks like this case has been marked for conference.
Mr.
Hathaway, where do things stand? Your Honour, we have decided to enter into a witness agreement with Nate Murphy.
What are you talking about? We have a deal.
My office agrees to withdraw the murder charges against Nate Murphy in exchange for his testimony and a guilty plea on conspiracy to commit robbery.
What about Sean Murphy? We intend to proceed with the charge of felony murder.
Objection! Your Honour, we have an understanding with the government - one we relied on! Your Honour, we have a new understanding of the crime.
And information that this defendant was also selling guns.
In addition, the US Attorney's office is investigating Mr.
Brucklier's role in the sale and concealment of those guns.
Oops! Understandings are such tenuous things, Mr.
Brucklier.
You don't like it when someone changes their mind behind your back? Your Honour, I'd like a few minutes to discuss this with Mr.
Hathaway.
That won't be necessary, Your Honour.
Our decision is final.
Nate, you sold me out? After everything I've done for you? We're done here.
This case is next calendared for motions on the 11th day of the next month.
You owe me! You think you're saving his life? He has no life without me! [door closes.]
Hey Do not listen to him.
You're going to be okay.
Mitch McDeere, my hero! Ah, I'm just glad it all worked out.
Well, we'll look out for him.
[beep.]
We'll make sure it does, huh? Let me get the other line.
That was Moxon! He say yes to a meeting? He's at the Parkview Hotel.
I told him all you needed was five minutes, so hurry! [.]
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All right everybody, if you can't hear me, just gather in.
Now this monument was - [crowd gasps.]
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[horn honks.]
[honking.]
[phone rings.]
Abby McDeere.
Abby! Mitch, what number are you calling me from? Abby, Code Red, you need to get out of there.
Code Red! What? Why? I promise you I will explain everything later, but right now you need to follow the emergency plan.
Will you be there? As soon as I can.
I have to meet with Martin Moxon first.
[knocking.]
McDeere Mr.
Moxon.
Martin.
The law gives me 24 hours to make a case before I cut you loose.
And if you killed that guy, I will make it.
Have a seat, Counsellor.
[door shuts.]
MOXON: I can't help you.
And you can't help me.
Martin! What are you -- Martin Moxon's dead.
Oh my god.
I called Andrew on the way.
In a Code Red, the only people we trust are right here, right now! Look, it's okay.
Andrew's a friend.
I'm just going to see if he can tell us what's going on.
Mitch, be careful.
Freeze! I said freeze! Mitch, what's happening? You threw a guy off a hotel balcony.
You're under arrest for murder.
How'd you know Martin Moxon? If you didn't kill him, then why did you run? Here we go again.