📖 Dive into the intense legal world of Mistrial (1996), a classic courtroom thriller and police drama. When the justice system fails, a dedicated detective decides to finish the job the law couldn't. Frustrated by a mistrial that frees a dangerous and wealthy criminal, Detective Steve Donahue (you can insert the actor's name here if you know it!) takes the law into his own hands. What begins as a quest for justice quickly turns into a desperate hostage crisis and a high-stakes standoff where the line between cop and criminal is completely blurred.
A must-watch for fans of 90s crime suspense, intense legal thrillers, and powerful police investigation movies!
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Title: Mistrial
Year: 1996
Director: Heywood Gould
Cast: Bill Pullman, Robert Loggia, Blair Underwood
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A must-watch for fans of 90s crime suspense, intense legal thrillers, and powerful police investigation movies!
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Title: Mistrial
Year: 1996
Director: Heywood Gould
Cast: Bill Pullman, Robert Loggia, Blair Underwood
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00:00:00Do you copy?
00:00:30...on the north side of Stupan to meet Sergeant Scott.
00:00:34Burrow wants a sector car to pick up Chief Hartman at his residence.
00:00:37Commissioner Crane's on his way to headquarters in his own transport.
00:00:40With the victims making an arrest...
00:00:42Somebody called in an O.D. to have him every night in that area.
00:00:45Give me the names and numbers on the cops' families.
00:00:48I'll make the calls as soon as we get a positive I.D.
00:00:51Make sure you track the mayor down before the press gets to him.
00:00:54Whoa. Two cops shot.
00:01:02I'll tell you, my night is just beginning.
00:01:05I've got a testimonial in the Bronx.
00:01:07I've got a big reception for the St. Vincent's football team.
00:01:10And I've got an opening...
00:01:11Mr. Mayor, can you give us a reaction to what happened tonight in Brooklyn?
00:01:15What happened?
00:01:16Two cops were murdered. One of them is a policewoman.
00:01:19This is the first I'm hearing about it.
00:01:22Obviously, my sympathy goes out to the families.
00:01:25I'll make an official statement tomorrow once I've heard all the facts.
00:01:28I feel like I'm playing catch-up with the press.
00:01:30I'm happy to see it all, sir.
00:01:32Woo!
00:01:35Hey, is that jelly?
00:01:36Yes, sir. I'm seeing them all right now.
00:01:38Fisher!
00:01:39I want to get out with you.
00:01:40I want to do it by the door.
00:01:43Come on!
00:01:44I want to get out with you now!
00:01:46I want to get out with you now.
00:01:48I want to get out with you now.
00:01:49I want to get out with you now.
00:01:50Right away!
00:01:51Go ahead.
00:01:54Oh, my God.
00:01:56Christ.
00:01:58I heard they were responding to a call.
00:02:01Looks like the perps were just hanging out, waiting for them.
00:02:06I got it.
00:02:09There's supposed to be an O.D. here.
00:02:11O.D.? It was a fucking execution.
00:02:15Hey, you might have a witness.
00:02:16This guy squatting in the building next door says he slept through it.
00:02:20I'll talk to him.
00:02:37You're just rookies.
00:02:39Hey, partner, you okay?
00:02:40Yeah.
00:02:45He suckered him in, Bobby.
00:02:48They were just kids, and they didn't have a chance.
00:02:51Yeah, that's the way it looks.
00:02:55Listen, why don't you all hang out here?
00:02:57Cool out.
00:02:57I'll go talk to that guy.
00:02:58No, I'm okay.
00:02:59Hmm?
00:03:01I'll go talk to him.
00:03:02This guy's gonna help us out.
00:03:21Hey.
00:03:22This is Willie Sandoval.
00:03:23He was sleeping.
00:03:25Didn't hear nothing.
00:03:26Yo, I didn't see nothing, either.
00:03:29I'm Detective Donahue, Willie.
00:03:32Want to empty your pockets here for me?
00:03:35Yo, don't try to intimidate me, you understand?
00:03:38Because I've been around the block.
00:03:40You do good business here, Willie?
00:03:42Yo, this is my crib, all right?
00:03:44You got a warrant, Detective?
00:03:46I just stopped over for a little cup of sugar.
00:03:48Let me tell you something, all right?
00:03:49I ain't got to respond, I ain't got to affirm, and I ain't got to deny.
00:03:55Two cops will kill you, Willie.
00:03:56Just asking for a little help.
00:03:58Yeah, well, I can't help you, all right?
00:03:59And you can't hold me, so get the fuck out of my way.
00:04:05Don't diss me, Willie.
00:04:06Motherfucker!
00:04:13All I'm asking for is a little respect, Willie.
00:04:19She loved this job.
00:04:23From the time she was a little kid, she used to complain.
00:04:27Ma, why can't a girl be a cop?
00:04:31Was she ever threatened by anyone she had ever arrested?
00:04:35I don't know.
00:04:36She wouldn't tell me.
00:04:38She knew I was scared stiff.
00:04:42Mrs. Cruz, one of her classmates here, Eddie Rios,
00:04:47your, uh, says dream of the future
00:04:50to look for the freedom of all oppressed people.
00:04:54Significant other, my childhood sweetheart,
00:04:56Edie Cruz.
00:04:58In a crazy world, our love will never change.
00:05:02Poor Eddie.
00:05:03He'll go crazy when he hears.
00:05:06Tell me of her sweetheart, son, from childhood.
00:05:09Oh, Lord.
00:05:11They were little teenage lovebirds.
00:05:13Right after high school, graduation day,
00:05:17they ran off and got married.
00:05:19What happened?
00:05:21Eddie wanted a mamita.
00:05:24You know, stay home, take care of the babies.
00:05:30He didn't like her working.
00:05:32Not as a cop.
00:05:35He laid down the law.
00:05:37Either me or the cops.
00:05:39She picked the job.
00:05:40Eddie went crazy.
00:05:44Letters, phone calls.
00:05:47He followed her around.
00:05:50Did she ever make a complaint?
00:05:52No.
00:05:53She felt sorry for him.
00:05:56He called up last week.
00:05:59Wanted to know if we still had the letters he wrote.
00:06:03Nita said,
00:06:04I don't want to see him around, Mama.
00:06:08If I see him around,
00:06:09I'll really tell him where to get off.
00:06:14Did you hear that?
00:06:15He wanted those letters back.
00:06:17Yeah, we might have caught a break on his thing after all.
00:06:20He only lives a couple blocks away.
00:06:21We ought to go talk to him.
00:06:22Okay, but let's run it by Captain Unger first.
00:06:25He could be flushing those letters down the toilet right now, Bobby.
00:06:27Every time we freelance, Steve,
00:06:29we get in some kind of trouble.
00:06:30You know that.
00:06:30Every second counts, Bobby.
00:06:31I know, I know this is a big case.
00:06:35So we lay in the boss's lab.
00:06:38Okay.
00:06:42I got my best team on it.
00:06:45Steve Donahue,
00:06:45worked out of Brooklyn South Homicide a long time.
00:06:48And Bobby Zito.
00:06:51Uh, we'll come back when you finish talking about us.
00:06:53They're right here, Commissioner.
00:06:55I'll just put them on the squawk box.
00:06:57Just tell them what you know,
00:07:02not what you think you know.
00:07:04Are we on, Commissioner?
00:07:05Yeah, yeah, I hear you.
00:07:07Okay, Dan, bring us up to speed.
00:07:09Detective Donahue, Commissioner.
00:07:112209, call came into the desk
00:07:13saying there was an OD at 420 Steuben.
00:07:17Officer Cruz and Randazza were dispatched.
00:07:19They entered a burned-out building
00:07:20frequented by drug dealers.
00:07:22They were shot point-blank in the stomach
00:07:25under the Kevlar.
00:07:27Then each officer was shot in the forehead.
00:07:30All four bullets exited the body
00:07:32and none were recovered.
00:07:34Gonna be a drug hit?
00:07:35No way.
00:07:37Ida Cruz grew up in the area.
00:07:39She came on the job out of pure idealism.
00:07:41Just playing the devil's advocate, Captain.
00:07:42Because you know that's what all our fans are gonna say.
00:07:45Well, we're looking at a different motive.
00:07:46Let's hear it.
00:07:47Officer Cruz was being stalked by her ex-husband.
00:07:52Not another cop, I hope?
00:07:53Nah, he's a neighborhood kid.
00:07:57Half-assed activist,
00:07:59sort of local delegate to the city-wide campaign
00:08:01against police brutality.
00:08:03That's a big group.
00:08:05A lot of heavy hitters on a letterhead.
00:08:07He's the guy you want to talk to.
00:08:09But go slow.
00:08:10Don't do anything to make this guy go crying to the media.
00:08:13Stay on top of this ring.
00:08:14Dan, copy me on everything you do, okay?
00:08:17You got it.
00:08:18The mayor's gonna make the Dolan's call the Cruz family.
00:08:21Put a couple of sector cars on security, Dan.
00:08:23You got it.
00:08:25Well, you're right.
00:08:25I want you to pick up my laundry.
00:08:28We're all over it, boss.
00:08:30Good night.
00:08:32What are you, a two-year-old?
00:08:34What?
00:08:34He didn't hear me.
00:08:36Hey, I want a ton of paper on this case.
00:08:38A blizzard of DD5s.
00:08:40Reports and memos neatly typed.
00:08:42How does the chief inspector like his undershorts?
00:08:44Ironed or tumbled dried?
00:08:45Yeah, I'm the kiss-ass.
00:08:48You're the dashing detective.
00:08:49Fuck off.
00:08:53From the time I arrived, the bodies weren't low.
00:08:56No, no bullets were found.
00:08:58The area was thoroughly searched, Doc.
00:09:00We'll go back there in the morning.
00:09:03Yeah.
00:09:07There's no record on any Rios.
00:09:09So what?
00:09:10Spousal murder is not a habitual crime.
00:09:17Let's give him a call.
00:09:18It's 3 a.m.
00:09:19Steve, boss has told us not to harass this guy.
00:09:22This is a cop-gillin'.
00:09:24I know what it is.
00:09:27I'm just putting him on notice.
00:09:29Mr. Rios, this is Detective Donahue, 74 Squad, home side.
00:09:45What do you want?
00:09:46I have to notify you as the next of kin invited Cruz.
00:09:50She was murdered tonight, sir.
00:09:52What?
00:09:53We'd like you to come down to the precinct, answer a few questions.
00:09:57Well, I'm not her next of kin.
00:09:59We're divorced.
00:10:01Be here in an hour, Mr. Rios.
00:10:04Don't let me come get you.
00:10:11What's the matter, baby?
00:10:13Nothing.
00:10:14Just go back to sleep, okay?
00:10:16Okay.
00:10:27What's up, bro?
00:10:32Humberto, call Nick Mursky, the lawyer.
00:10:36Tell him I have to see him in the morning.
00:10:45Where were you going?
00:10:49I'll call you.
00:10:50Where are you running?
00:11:01He's coming to see you.
00:11:02Just like you said.
00:11:05What do you have in the bag?
00:11:08Let me take a look.
00:11:09I'll call you.
00:11:39Freeze!
00:11:43Freeze!
00:12:06Motherfucker!
00:12:08Motherfucker, you killed my wife and my brother.
00:12:13Motherfucker.
00:12:15You killed him.
00:12:19Murderer.
00:12:22Murderer.
00:12:25You killed my wife and my brother.
00:12:28Shut up.
00:12:34Steve, what's up?
00:12:35Hey, I gotta go to the hospital and see about those two people.
00:12:38I don't think there's much you can do for them.
00:12:40Anyway, Captain Unger wants you to go home.
00:12:45I gave reels to the guys from the squad.
00:12:47Yeah, I know.
00:12:48He was trying to get out of there with a ton of evidence, Bobby.
00:12:50I better go take Ivan.
00:12:52Nah, I'll vouch for you.
00:12:54All right, go home, Steve.
00:12:56Deal with it in the morning.
00:13:05I should have listened to you, Bobby.
00:13:08There's a lot of shooting in there.
00:13:10No, I should have been there with you.
00:13:13You never would have made that kind of move on the two of us.
00:13:18Go home.
00:13:19Hello?
00:13:40Yeah, Kate.
00:13:41It's Bobby Z.
00:13:42Hey, Bobby.
00:13:42Sorry to call you so late.
00:13:46Listen, Steve was involved in a shooting, collecting evidence.
00:13:50A couple people got killed.
00:13:52Oh, my God, no.
00:13:54How's Steve?
00:13:55Is everything all right?
00:13:57He's okay.
00:13:58He's fine.
00:13:59Is he in trouble?
00:14:01No.
00:14:01No, he did the right thing.
00:14:03But he was in self-defense, right?
00:14:05He had a lot of guns in there.
00:14:10Steve's gonna have a rough time, Kate.
00:14:11He's gonna have to deal with a lot of angry people.
00:14:16All right.
00:14:20Anyway, he's on his way home.
00:14:21Just thought I'd let you know.
00:14:24Okay, thanks, Bobby.
00:14:26Sure.
00:14:30Morning, gentlemen.
00:14:32Morning, Elizabeth.
00:14:33Morning.
00:14:34Would you give me my calendar, please?
00:14:36Morning.
00:14:37Good morning.
00:14:40Looks like you slept here, Evan.
00:14:41No, I went home and didn't sleep there.
00:14:45What's that?
00:14:46They made an arrest out in Brooklyn last night.
00:14:49That was quick.
00:14:50Drug dealer?
00:14:52Solid citizen.
00:14:53Semi-political.
00:14:55The arresting officer killed his wife and his brother.
00:14:58Same cop.
00:15:00Shot a suspected cop killer four years ago.
00:15:02Sounds complicated.
00:15:04It is.
00:15:06Better cancel my condolence call.
00:15:08Yeah.
00:15:08We don't want to be in Brooklyn when the rocks start flying.
00:15:12We're expecting a little action.
00:15:14Nothing we can't handle.
00:15:15We think he's a strong suspect.
00:15:18We've got a pretty good case already.
00:15:19It can only get better.
00:15:21I thought I was the DA around here.
00:15:23Yes, sir.
00:15:24I will.
00:15:25So long.
00:15:27The mayor canceled her trip to Brooklyn.
00:15:29The commissioner will not be making any supportive statements.
00:15:32We're on our own.
00:15:33Last time I looked, two cops were dead.
00:15:36Yeah?
00:15:36Well, look again.
00:15:37This time it's two civilians, one of them a new mother.
00:15:40Hey, don't you think I wish that hadn't happened?
00:15:45I feel terrible about her.
00:15:51I saw something move, the noise.
00:15:53I just couldn't see there wasn't another person with a gun in their hands.
00:16:04But I'm going to have to live with that.
00:16:05It's a separate investigation.
00:16:10Right now, we have the premeditated murder of two cops on our hands, and we have our guy.
00:16:16Are we going to let him slide?
00:16:20Hey, last I looked, we all agreed I had a strong case.
00:16:23I'd brought in a cop killer.
00:16:25Not until a jury says so.
00:16:27That's your job.
00:16:28And here's my problem.
00:16:30I put him on the stand.
00:16:31The defense calls him brutal cop, wild animal.
00:16:34Pick your adjective.
00:16:34I need a strong case to counter that.
00:16:37You've got a strong case.
00:16:39Motive?
00:16:40Jealousy.
00:16:41The marriage went sour.
00:16:43The guy was insulted.
00:16:44He stalked it for months.
00:16:46Witnesses?
00:16:46We got a guy who was asleep in an adjoining building.
00:16:49He can place Rios at the scene.
00:16:51Drug addict?
00:16:52Who else sleeps in an abandoned building?
00:16:54If cops made perfect cases, we wouldn't need smart lawyers.
00:16:58Rios will have a smart lawyer, too.
00:17:00And as much as I am prosecuting him, I am also defending Detective Donahue.
00:17:04I scooped this guy, because I didn't want to give him time to destroy evidence.
00:17:12I recovered the murder weapon, and I found these bullets in his pocket.
00:17:16They'll call that an illegal search.
00:17:18Probable cause.
00:17:19They'll say you shouldn't have been in that apartment without a warrant.
00:17:22I was in hot pursuit.
00:17:24This guy had just assaulted me.
00:17:25He was making his way out with this.
00:17:28The letters from his ex-wife, Eda Cruz.
00:17:31Veiled threats.
00:17:32Obsessive language.
00:17:33If I can't have you, nobody can.
00:17:35That kind of thing.
00:17:35This is good evidence.
00:17:41This is our guy.
00:17:43I know it.
00:17:45All right, cover up.
00:17:50Get here, Rudy.
00:17:56Reichen has anybody out there, Willie?
00:18:00Going to drop any drug charges?
00:18:01I'll ask the court to consider a lesser plea in exchange for your cooperation.
00:18:17I could have a little something for you.
00:18:20Less than 48 hours after the brutal slaying of two police officers in Brooklyn,
00:18:25there's been a break in the case.
00:18:26Edward Rios, a local activist, was arrested after a pre-dawn raid on his apartment,
00:18:31in which his wife and brother were killed.
00:18:33Hey, Rios, stay up, my man.
00:18:34The community here reacted with shock and outrage.
00:18:38We're going to protest.
00:18:39We're going to hassle the man on the cops.
00:18:41We'll back down to jail if we have to.
00:18:43But we're going to free Eddie Rios.
00:18:45Mr. Mursky, what about Eddie Rios?
00:19:00Mr. Rios is being held incommunicado in flagrant violation of his rights.
00:19:05We're very concerned about his safety.
00:19:06The community board meeting ended at 8.30 and you left a little bit later, right?
00:19:17I didn't check the time.
00:19:19And you were home the rest of the evening.
00:19:22Is that right, Eddie?
00:19:25What if I said no?
00:19:27What do you mean?
00:19:28What if I said I didn't have an alibi?
00:19:30Then you'd be dying to ask me, Eddie, did you kill Ida?
00:19:32I don't have to ask.
00:19:36You'd be asking, why did you shoot at Detective Donahue?
00:19:38I think I can understand.
00:19:40Yeah, well, as smart as you are, Nick, there's some things you'll never know.
00:19:44I know you're innocent, Eddie.
00:19:46It doesn't matter what I am, okay?
00:19:47You get off of that mindset.
00:19:49You have a cop who broke into my house, killed my wife and my brother.
00:19:51You put him on trial.
00:19:53He won't get away with it.
00:19:54But first, I have to clear you.
00:19:56You're not listening to me.
00:19:58I don't care what happens to me.
00:19:59But I do.
00:20:01Then get up, okay?
00:20:02I don't need you.
00:20:03I'm not going to play that this nice boy is innocent game.
00:20:05That's the law game, the guilt game, and it is all bullshitter.
00:20:07You know that.
00:20:09You feel responsible for Denise's death.
00:20:13I am responsible.
00:20:16Denise could care less about politics, Nick.
00:20:20Same with my brother.
00:20:23It was my thing all along, and they loved me, so it was okay with them.
00:20:27And now they're dead because I thought I could change the world.
00:20:35I have to make their deaths mean something.
00:20:38I'll go crazy if I don't.
00:20:40I'll go crazy if I don't.
00:20:41I'll go crazy if I don't.
00:20:41I have to make my brother.
00:20:43I'll go crazy if I don't.
00:20:43I'll go crazy if I don't.
00:20:43I'll go crazy if I don't.
00:20:44Mirsky and the question that has the whole town talking is is he a cop killer or
00:20:52Is he a killer cop?
00:20:56Daddy, they're talking about you. I'm not
00:21:01Just petrified
00:21:06That the cop who Eddie Rios had accused of brutality is the same cop who invades his home
00:21:12Murders his wife and brother and plants incriminating evidence. You know this guy
00:21:19Because he was part of some neighborhood group had some complaints saying never met him
00:21:25Everybody's a big expert everybody watches these cop shows. They all think the cops plant evidence
00:21:34I've been doing this for 18 years. I never had a case thrown out on me
00:21:42He was in jail and they thought I didn't even show them all in my life
00:21:57No!
00:21:59No!
00:22:01No!
00:22:03No!
00:22:18According to regulations, I'm not required to hand over this gun. There's always a loophole
00:22:25You're deemed a danger for the community. You're the monster on the front page
00:22:29It's okay
00:22:32It's okay
00:22:34Sign this
00:22:44When do I get it back?
00:22:48There'll be a departmental hearing after the trial
00:22:52Jesus
00:22:53I've been naked for six months
00:22:56I've been naked for six months
00:22:59Don't go out after dark
00:23:01Keep your door locked
00:23:02Keep your door locked
00:23:13Detective Downey has been placed in automatic, non-prejudice suspension because he discharged a fire under the line of duty
00:23:21We have no doubt that he will be fully exonerated
00:23:23The murder trial of Eddie Rios began yesterday with a flurry of defense motions
00:23:29At issue? The credibility of Detective Steven Donahue
00:23:33Did he lie?
00:23:35Did he plan evidence?
00:23:39They're gonna say you had a history with Eddie Rios before this ever happened
00:23:43I never met the man personally
00:23:44But it was his group that filed brutality charges against you
00:23:48That's what they always say when there's an arrest where necessary force is used
00:23:52I was completely vindicated in that case
00:23:55They'll say you had a confrontation with him
00:23:58A bunch of guys followed me down the street cursing at me
00:24:01Was he part of that group?
00:24:04I don't know
00:24:06They'll say you had a personal vendetta against him
00:24:08Yeah
00:24:09And then I arranged to have two cops killed so that I could get even
00:24:13Who's gonna believe any of that?
00:24:19You killed two people
00:24:27You ever hear a gun go off in a narrow hallway?
00:24:30It's like a cannon, you go into shock
00:24:33And your instinct takes over
00:24:35I went into that apartment in the performance of my duty
00:24:45And on this job you can't know what's gonna happen from one minute to the next
00:24:51Edward Rios, a local activist, was arrested after a pre-dawn raid on his apartment
00:24:57In which his wife and brother were killed
00:25:00They're sad
00:25:02Dad, don't tell him
00:25:05Leave me alone
00:25:07Dad, there were some guys in a van, they're driving around the house
00:25:11Martin ran after them
00:25:13I was just trying to get their plate number
00:25:15Yeah, well, it's not a good idea to go up against a van of bad guys, Martin
00:25:20Without a little backup
00:25:25Hey, where's your mother?
00:25:26Where's your mother?
00:25:27The prosecution's star witness takes the stand in the murder trial of community activist Eddie Rios tomorrow
00:25:42The spotlight will be on veteran detective Steven Donahue
00:25:44Who arrested Rios after a blood gun battle in which Rios' common-law wife and brother were killed
00:25:51The judge took their argument?
00:25:54I had no right to enter his apartment
00:25:57What about my hot pursuit? That's always legal
00:25:59All right, that's a bad break, but yeah, you'll win some, you'll lose some
00:26:09What about my witness?
00:26:13Why?
00:26:16Entered his house without a warrant?
00:26:18That wasn't Sandoval's house, he'll tell you that
00:26:21How could that have been his house? He was dealing drugs out of an abandoned apartment
00:26:25What's going on?
00:26:28Hang on, Laurie
00:26:31It's pre-trial
00:26:33A couple things got taken away from us, but we're gonna be all right
00:26:39Laurie, look
00:26:41We're still strong, we got a lot
00:26:44We got his unprovoked attack, right?
00:26:46An innocent man wouldn't do that
00:26:49We have Mrs. Cruz
00:26:51Right, we have me
00:26:53And all they have to do is tell the truth
00:26:58All right, see you later
00:27:01No, we're okay
00:27:03Okay
00:27:04Please come here, please
00:27:06Please come here, please
00:27:08Detective Donohue
00:27:10We have a few questions for you
00:27:12Detective Donohue
00:27:14We have a few questions for you
00:27:16Detective Donohue
00:27:17You need some answers
00:27:19Do you have a grudge against Eddie Rios?
00:27:21Are you the Avenger of Brooklyn?
00:27:23Answer a question
00:27:25Do you have a grudge against Eddie Rios?
00:27:27Give us some answers
00:27:28I'll give you some answers
00:27:30change
00:27:31Why do you have a grudge against Eddie Rios?
00:27:32Give us some answers
00:27:34Give us some answers
00:27:35Talk about this
00:27:38Rios! Rios! Rios, Rios! Rios
00:27:42Hey, pal.
00:27:52Looks like you could use a police escort.
00:27:54Yeah.
00:27:55Nice.
00:27:59Murder!
00:28:12Ready to go to Bat-Partner?
00:28:14You bet.
00:28:15It's getting to be a circus out there.
00:28:17I can put up with hotheads as long as we get our verdict.
00:28:22This is the justice system.
00:28:24Cool heads prevail.
00:28:27So how's the family holding up?
00:28:28How's Kate?
00:28:29Family's doing fine.
00:28:31Kate's...
00:28:32Kate's a tough lady.
00:28:35We'll pull through this.
00:28:39Your Honor, at this time,
00:28:41the people call Detective Stephen Donahue to the stand.
00:28:47Call Stephen Donahue?
00:28:54Stephen Donahue, please.
00:29:03Turn around.
00:29:09Yeah.
00:29:11You see.
00:29:15Yes, go ahead.
00:29:15Here.
00:29:16It's awesome.
00:29:17Oh, there you are.
00:29:18Yes, you're good.
00:29:22Right.
00:29:24Alright.
00:29:24That's right.
00:29:26Sit down.
00:29:27Here.
00:29:28I solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth,
00:29:44nothing but the truth, so help you God.
00:29:46I do.
00:29:58Good morning, Metro.
00:30:10NYC is definitely the place to be, even on this grimy winter's day.
00:30:14What's at the top of the calendar this morning, Greg?
00:30:15Well, John, it's the verdict in Brooklyn.
00:30:17Looks like the jury is going to give its answer to the question we've all been asking.
00:30:22Who's lying?
00:30:23Any Rios or Steve Donoghue?
00:30:26Good, folks.
00:30:27Rising shark.
00:30:28What?
00:30:29Oh, man.
00:30:31Police were out at dawn, forming a cordon of blue around the courthouse.
00:30:35Officials downplayed the action, saying they were only taking routine precautions,
00:30:39but the mood in Brooklyn is tense.
00:30:41For the cops of the 74th precinct, this day can end soon enough.
00:30:46All right, we're looking good.
00:30:47Everybody's deployed.
00:30:50What's the weather?
00:30:52Snow tapering off.
00:30:54Just when we need a blizzard.
00:30:56All right, listen up.
00:30:56We've got reports that demonstrators are planning to converge artillery and march to the courthouse.
00:31:03So stay awake.
00:31:04This is not parade duty.
00:31:05What's the desired outcome, sir?
00:31:07Blue shirts.
00:31:08No people.
00:31:09All pedestrian and vehicular access to the courthouse blocked.
00:31:12The commissioner wants this area completely clear.
00:31:15These people are looking to rock and roll, Captain.
00:31:17Right, and if a disturbance does occur, we're going to have to hold until reinforcements arrive.
00:31:21Burrow wants us to handle this on a precinct level, like another day at the office.
00:31:25No riot gear except for the men at the courthouse door.
00:31:28They don't want the national media to think that we're occupying the neighborhood.
00:31:35Quit my kids, Russ.
00:31:37You're giving me weird attitude.
00:31:39I can only tell you what I know.
00:31:41If the verdict comes in guilty, we're going to have a disturbance in the street.
00:31:44What are we doing about it?
00:31:47As per your instructions to minimize political fallout, we've established a light security
00:31:52presence around the courthouse and put reinforcements on standby.
00:31:56Maybe the men could use an inspirational message from their leader.
00:31:58I don't give pep talks to professionals.
00:32:01Okay, well, I do, Russ.
00:32:02Now, here's my pep talk to you.
00:32:03I've been in office three and a half years without a riot, and I sure don't want one
00:32:07to launch my re-election campaign.
00:32:09Police don't start riots, Your Honor.
00:32:11I know that, Russ.
00:32:13At the end of the day, we're all on the same team.
00:32:16Yes, sir.
00:32:18And if there is a violent confrontation, can we count on your support?
00:32:22If I think you're in the right.
00:32:25Yes, sir.
00:32:26That's what I thought you'd say.
00:32:28Hey, listen up.
00:32:29I want four on this side of the door, four on the other.
00:32:31Assume the on guard position.
00:32:32Keep arms linked.
00:32:34You got your helmets, batons, your flashlights?
00:32:36The fuck do we need flashlights in broad daylight?
00:32:39So locate your brains, Citrono.
00:32:42We broom this area.
00:32:43Nobody stands here but us.
00:32:45We act as a team.
00:32:46We use minimal force.
00:32:47Meaning?
00:32:49Meaning some guy shoves you.
00:32:50You don't kick his teeth down his throat.
00:32:53Well, if a guy kills two cops, you let his friends walk all over you.
00:32:56Let's go.
00:32:57Well, Trish, after an all-night vigil outside the Brooklyn Criminal Courts building, the word came at 5.15.
00:33:05The jury in the Eddie Rios case has finally reached a verdict.
00:33:08Rios!
00:33:09Rios!
00:33:10Rios!
00:33:11Rios!
00:33:11Rios!
00:33:11Rios!
00:33:15It's not in the paper.
00:33:16The DA called your father this morning.
00:33:19Mom, I've been up all night thinking about it.
00:33:22Yeah, I know.
00:33:23Well, it'll be all over today.
00:33:25Yeah, but Mom, what if they say...
00:33:26Here's your father.
00:33:26What are you doing up so early?
00:33:34You want some eggs?
00:33:36Nah, I'm gonna have a cup of coffee down at the house.
00:33:39You ought to eat something, Steve.
00:33:40It'll be a long day.
00:33:41I'm gonna eat tonight.
00:33:43I'm gonna have a big steak, mashed potatoes, and a bottle of wine.
00:33:55We're gonna be celebrating.
00:33:56I promise.
00:34:00Tonight's our night.
00:34:04Word of honor.
00:34:05Word of honor.
00:34:26There'll be a hundred reporters shouting stupid questions, 10,000 demonstrators howling for your blood.
00:34:35I'm used to it.
00:34:40I had to change my phone number three times.
00:34:45We had some death threats.
00:34:47We sent our daughter down to stay with her aunt in Maryland for a couple weeks.
00:34:50It's funny.
00:34:53This guy executes two cops, and my family's punished for it.
00:34:59You showed a lot of guts.
00:35:01Every cop in the city's rooting for you.
00:35:06Well, during the trial, while they're lying about me in court and slamming me on the streets and in the papers, I kept telling myself payback's coming.
00:35:15And we nailed this mutt, and when they pull him out of that courtroom, he's gonna look at me.
00:35:20He's gonna know I helped put him in that black hole for the rest of his miserable life.
00:35:24I guess I can get pretty emotional about it.
00:35:40The DA's office is very grateful to you, Steve.
00:35:43We wouldn't have had a case without you.
00:35:46Thanks for the eulogy, Lori.
00:35:48Now, when am I gonna die?
00:35:49Hey, this case has caused problems for us in the community.
00:35:55The community tried to save Rios' ass, and it didn't work.
00:35:58You don't care about the facts, Steve.
00:36:00They want your head on a platter.
00:36:04You're gonna give it to him.
00:36:05If we get a guilty verdict, we're gonna have to make a gesture of reconciliation.
00:36:09Now, the most painless for all concerned is to offer you a transfer.
00:36:14That's like admitting I did wrong.
00:36:19No, it's not admitting anything.
00:36:21It's a move we're making for your own protection, which makes me a coward as well as a bum.
00:36:25The chief went to bat for you, Steve.
00:36:27They wanted departmental charges, reduction in rank.
00:36:31What if I don't accept this transfer?
00:36:34We'll ask you to put in your retirement papers.
00:36:37You only have 18 years.
00:36:38We'll jack it up to 20 so you can get your pension.
00:36:41Huh.
00:36:41Huh.
00:36:4418 years on this job, and you're gonna throw me to the dogs?
00:36:48We have to begin the healing process somewhere, Steve.
00:36:58Steve.
00:36:58Judge Friel, do you think justice can be served in this atmosphere?
00:37:16You people, you created this circus.
00:37:19You tell me.
00:37:20From the beginning, this trial posed a problem of credibility, with a popular neighborhood
00:37:27figure telling one story and a veteran detective telling another.
00:37:31Bert Newborn, who's the jury gonna believe?
00:37:34I don't know.
00:37:34I mean, here you have a guy with a real political future in this town telling the jury, I did not kill those police officers.
00:37:41Eddie Rios doesn't deny pulling a gun on Detective Steve Donoghue, but he says it was because Donoghue was coming to kill him.
00:37:48And now Rios wants the jury to understand that life in that part of Brooklyn made his actions justifiable.
00:37:55Judge Sylvia Friel has disallowed a lot of the prosecution's case, search warrants, technical evidence, eyewitness testimony, all on procedural grounds.
00:38:04Well, she's put the burden of the prosecution's case squarely on the shoulders of Detective Donoghue.
00:38:10His credibility has to carry the day.
00:38:12I thought you weren't gonna make it, Detective Donoghue.
00:38:20I wouldn't miss it for the world.
00:38:22You think the verdict will go your way?
00:38:23Excuse me.
00:38:23Maybe you should take your seat, miss.
00:38:33Good morning, Miss Meisinger.
00:38:35Counselor.
00:38:42In response to a threat of a riot, police are sealing off the courthouse square, denying access to hundreds of Rios supporters.
00:39:01Reporting live from Brooklyn Supreme Court, this is Dan Duran.
00:39:04Ladies and gentlemen, have you reached a verdict?
00:39:17We have, Your Honor.
00:39:18Bailiff, read the charges.
00:39:20In the matter of the people versus Edward Rios,
00:39:24on the charge of murder in the first degree in the death of police officer Ida Cruz,
00:39:30not guilty.
00:39:34On the charge of murder in the first degree in the death of police officer Peter Randazzo,
00:39:49not guilty.
00:39:56Order.
00:39:57Order.
00:40:00Proceed.
00:40:01Assault with a deadly weapon.
00:40:05Not guilty.
00:40:06Yes!
00:40:16You got something to say to us?
00:40:21Come on, Steve, we can get out the back.
00:40:23Yes, I have something to say.
00:40:24Now.
00:40:25Let's hear what he has to say.
00:40:27This is a very important day in the history of this city.
00:40:29It is a victory for every man who has ever been falsely accused,
00:40:32and every woman who has ever been brutalized.
00:40:35You're very not a stooge's runner for me.
00:40:36You see, this case was not about me.
00:40:38The jury was expressing the general will of the people of this city,
00:40:41because they have had enough of cops like that man,
00:40:43who used their badges as a license to kill.
00:40:45The jury gave you a play, Rios.
00:40:47If you had any class, you'd shut up and walk away.
00:40:49Forget it.
00:40:50You're walking right into their trap.
00:40:51Hey, you know what happened to a cop killer?
00:40:52No, they're trying to provoke you.
00:40:54Come on.
00:40:55Wait a minute.
00:40:55Let the man talk.
00:40:56Let's hear about the old days.
00:40:58Your behavior is unethical in the extreme.
00:41:01His strategy from day one has been to embarrass the police department.
00:41:04He defamed a good, honest, hard-working cop.
00:41:08If you mean Steve Donoghue, we're not finished yet.
00:41:11What do you mean by that, Nick?
00:41:12This is not the time of the place.
00:41:14Go ahead, go ahead, go ahead.
00:41:15It's all right, go ahead.
00:41:16We've conducted an independent investigation into the deaths of Denise Vieira and Gilberto Rios.
00:41:24Our findings have been turned over to the district attorney.
00:41:26Is this true, Lori?
00:41:28I am so sorry, Steve.
00:41:29I didn't want you to find out like this.
00:41:31Lori, is this true?
00:41:32Is it true?
00:41:33Is it true?
00:41:38At the request of the mayor's office and many concerned citizens' groups,
00:41:42the district attorney has convened a grand jury.
00:41:45To consider an indictment against Steve Donoghue?
00:41:58We've got a shot fired in the courtroom, I confirm so far.
00:42:03Donoghue took a shot at somebody.
00:42:05Just move away from the door!
00:42:07Get everybody off this floor!
00:42:09Move this fucking table! Move! Move!
00:42:12Everybody?
00:42:15Stay calm. Follow instructions.
00:42:20Judge.
00:42:22In the witness stand where I can see you.
00:42:25Eddie.
00:42:26You're staying with me.
00:42:28What if I go with them, Steve?
00:42:30I've got enough in here for you and me.
00:42:33In.
00:42:37Spectators, cops.
00:42:38Form a line in the aisle.
00:42:39For God's sake, Steve, think about your family.
00:42:40Shut up about my family.
00:42:41Come on, Lori. You better do like he says.
00:42:42You're the only one who's gonna suffer, Steve.
00:42:46You too, Bobby.
00:42:47Hey, partner. I'm on your side.
00:42:48Hey!
00:42:49You gonna be on my side when I start killing people?
00:42:50Okay, partner.
00:42:50I don't want any cops in here trying to talk me down. I don't want to come down.
00:42:55Okay. I'll be outside if you need me.
00:42:56Counselor, in.
00:42:57But this isn't gonna change anything.
00:42:58It's got your heart bleeding for me. That's a big change already.
00:43:02Is there a cop at the door?
00:43:03Is there a cop at the door?
00:43:04I don't want any cops in here trying to talk me down. I don't want to come down.
00:43:09Okay. I'll be outside if you need me.
00:43:14Counselor, in.
00:43:15But this isn't gonna change anything.
00:43:17It's got your heart bleeding for me. That's a big change already.
00:43:21Is there a cop at the door?
00:43:31Yeah, right here, detective.
00:43:33You're gonna open that door. Just a crack.
00:43:35There's gonna be cops out there. You tell them to back off.
00:43:38Okay. I'm gonna open the door now.
00:43:42You tell them if I see blue, I'm gonna start shooting.
00:43:45Sure, sure. Okay.
00:43:48Get everybody out of the hall!
00:43:50Sarge, you guys better step off.
00:43:52He's talking about killing a lot of people.
00:43:55Okay. Back off. Go, go.
00:44:01As soon as they find out Donahue was shooting up the courtroom, there's gonna be a riot.
00:44:06I probably had a metal detector outside that goddamn courtroom.
00:44:09There was no order to disarm police officers.
00:44:11We ordered Donahue to surrender his weapon.
00:44:13So we got another one.
00:44:17What do you need, Dan?
00:44:18Looking ahead, I'd say a hostage negotiator and an ambulance.
00:44:22Sit tight.
00:44:25I'll go down there myself.
00:44:27He's releasing people.
00:44:30It was Captain Unger.
00:44:31He's coming in, sir. Coming in.
00:44:32This way. This way. This way.
00:44:40You can go, ma'am.
00:44:41Cameraman too?
00:44:42No, he stays.
00:44:47Keep it running.
00:44:48Cool.
00:44:49Hey.
00:45:01Hey.
00:45:02I'm gonna set it up over here.
00:45:04In an absolutely incredible turn of events,
00:45:07homicide detective Stephen Donahue has seized control of the courtroom
00:45:10in which community activist Eddie Rios was just acquitted of the murder of two police officers.
00:45:15Justice Channel cameraman Stanley Shapiro is giving us live coverage of this very desperate situation.
00:45:23What the hell is going on?
00:45:24He's holding the judge and jury in there.
00:45:25Ann Rios.
00:45:26Court officers make a move?
00:45:27Not yet. Everybody jammed in the aisle.
00:45:29Would have been a bloodbath.
00:45:30Sir, we got him on TV.
00:45:35Anybody make contact with him?
00:45:37He backed us off.
00:45:39He just smacked Marsky down.
00:45:45All right, let me test the waters here.
00:45:55Donahue!
00:46:00Stay down!
00:46:02We don't want anyone crashing this party!
00:46:06I don't believe this.
00:46:10Donahue, this is Captain Unger!
00:46:12I just want to talk!
00:46:14I can hear you from there!
00:46:16You got a man who needs medical attention.
00:46:18Send him out?
00:46:20Only if you send something in!
00:46:22What do you want, Steve?
00:46:24A little physical evidence!
00:46:26The gun, bullets, forensics, the letters, and Willie Sandoval's statement!
00:46:32Gotta wait for the bosses to make that call!
00:46:34You go through the chain of command, I go through the jury!
00:46:37All right, I'll get you what you want!
00:46:40Call Central.
00:46:42Tell them to evacuate the building.
00:46:44I want to cover the front, the back, and the roof.
00:46:47I want ESU squads at the back entrance of the courtroom.
00:46:51Now!
00:46:52Yes, sir.
00:46:53Go!
00:46:55Go!
00:46:56Go!
00:46:58Go!
00:47:00Go!
00:47:01Repeat, Tom!
00:47:04All right now, move that barricade back about 20 yards.
00:47:06Lieutenant Hodges hostage negotiation.
00:47:08Captain Unger's been waiting for you. We put everything on hope.
00:47:12Very good.
00:47:13All right, now, uh, move that barricade back about 20 yards.
00:47:18Lieutenant Hodges, hostage negotiation.
00:47:20Captain Unger's been waiting for you. We put everything on hope.
00:47:22Very good. You know this guy, Donahue?
00:47:24Yeah, he's good people. All right.
00:47:27Okay. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
00:47:32it occurred to me after you had rendered your verdict,
00:47:35which you had considered so seriously,
00:47:38that you had not only allowed a murderer to go free,
00:47:41but you'd destroy the life.
00:47:44Because of you, ladies and gentlemen, I'd probably lose my job.
00:47:49My family would be disgraced, and I'd probably end up in jail.
00:47:53So I have no regrets asking you to stick around this courtroom
00:47:57just a little bit longer.
00:47:58We're going to retry Mr. Edward Rios
00:48:01for the murders of police officers Ida Cruz and Peter Randazzo.
00:48:05We're going to bat again, Judge.
00:48:08Only this time the jury's going to hear testimony
00:48:10and see evidence that was withheld the first time around.
00:48:13This is a kangaroo court, Donahue.
00:48:16No. No, it's not, Nick.
00:48:19See, Steve's going to let me have my say, aren't you?
00:48:24You can speak up any time you want, Eddie.
00:48:28You see, Nick?
00:48:30Me and Steve understand each other.
00:48:33We know exactly what's going to happen here, don't we?
00:48:35That's right.
00:48:42Tell me about this guy.
00:48:44What kind of cop is he, Captain?
00:48:45He's a smart cop.
00:48:47He's got good instincts.
00:48:48He knows how to make a case.
00:48:49Tough?
00:48:51He's got fast hands.
00:48:52Maybe he uses them too much.
00:48:53You see your get-even guy?
00:48:55We don't play those games in my precinct.
00:48:59How's his marriage?
00:49:00How the hell do I know?
00:49:01I don't live under his bed.
00:49:02Does he trust you, Captain?
00:49:03Will he listen to you?
00:49:04Half an hour ago, I would have said yes.
00:49:06That's good enough.
00:49:06All right.
00:49:07We can't yell at each other through the door.
00:49:08I need a video link up.
00:49:10Excuse me, Captain.
00:49:11Is the justice channel still near?
00:49:13Mike.
00:49:13Yeah, yes, sir.
00:49:17Can we get a live feed into the courtroom from here?
00:49:20Yeah, we'll have to patch it in from the studio.
00:49:23All right.
00:49:23Let's get it done.
00:49:25Donahue's fellow officers say he's a good cop who got a bad deal.
00:49:29But the word on the street is he was a time bomb waiting to explode.
00:49:34You're going to shoot me now?
00:49:36What am I going to do about this?
00:49:38Stay on top of it from City Hall.
00:49:40Get hourly updates from the commissioner whom you've dispatched to the scene,
00:49:44but essentially let the police do their job.
00:49:46I can't.
00:49:47My ankle.
00:49:48And if I go to the courthouse, keep a vigil, don't leave till this is settled?
00:49:51I'm very risky.
00:49:52Yeah.
00:49:53People will say you're using a life or death situation for political purposes.
00:49:56I'm a politician people expect to have.
00:49:59Much better to minimize your exposure.
00:50:01Maybe I can actually save some lives here.
00:50:04That never occur to you.
00:50:05Keep it running.
00:50:09All right, Eddie.
00:50:11Take a seat.
00:50:14So what's next, dude?
00:50:15Stick around.
00:50:16You'll find out.
00:50:17Hey?
00:50:19The TV's not in the other table.
00:50:22Pull that out of here.
00:50:23Right away.
00:50:23Okay.
00:50:26Can you see me?
00:50:30Yeah, I can see you.
00:50:31All right.
00:50:32We set this up so that we could communicate better.
00:50:35I thought I communicated my need for that evidence.
00:50:38Meet me halfway, Steve.
00:50:40Send the injured man out.
00:50:42No way.
00:50:42He's doing fine.
00:50:44I'm sure he is.
00:50:46I know you don't want to risk a life.
00:50:47I know you're not trying to make points.
00:50:48But everybody needs a friend.
00:50:51And there will be a life after this incident.
00:50:53Oh, yeah?
00:50:53A life?
00:50:54For who?
00:50:55I gotta load a gun here.
00:50:56I'm in a room with two people who have dedicated themselves to humiliating me for six months.
00:51:01You're talking about friends.
00:51:03Hey, you gotta forget I'm a cop.
00:51:05I'm a bonafide psycho.
00:51:07You gotta kiss my ass.
00:51:09You gotta give me what I want.
00:51:10All right, Steve.
00:51:11Take it easy, huh?
00:51:13Just give me a little time.
00:51:14I'm not gonna give you any time.
00:51:16I'm gonna tell you when your time is up.
00:51:19But is the whole world seeing this?
00:51:20Commissioner.
00:51:21Sir, I'm Lieutenant Hodges.
00:51:23Hostage negotiations.
00:51:24I suggest to put this on TV so as to give both parties better access.
00:51:27You've spoken to him, Lieutenant?
00:51:28No.
00:51:29No, sir.
00:51:29I think it's better if Captain Nonger carries the ball.
00:51:31He and Donnie have a longstanding relationship.
00:51:33How bad is he?
00:51:34Tried to go through the door.
00:51:36He took a shot at me.
00:51:37What does he want?
00:51:38Well, sir, he's already asked for evidence boxes.
00:51:40So I'm gonna send in two cops dressed as paramedics.
00:51:42Don't jump him.
00:51:43Give him what he wants.
00:51:45What I'm gonna prove to you is that you were deceived by lies and legal jargon.
00:51:52And it'll be clear why I had to take this action.
00:51:56It'll be clear to my friends and fellow officers.
00:51:58It'll be clear to my family and everybody who's watching.
00:52:01See, I want my day in court without the media telling everybody what to think.
00:52:07I know you feel violated.
00:52:10Hey, I feel violated, too.
00:52:13I feel like I've got everybody spit on my face.
00:52:18All right, what do we got here?
00:52:19All right, give me the evidence.
00:52:20Give me the evidence right here on the gurney.
00:52:22All right, stop.
00:52:24Let's see.
00:52:24Uh, it's not that I'm blaming you.
00:52:28You don't see a lot of trials.
00:52:30You don't know.
00:52:31It's a favorite lawyer's trick.
00:52:34If you can't try the case, you try the cop.
00:52:37Steve, your package just arrived.
00:52:44Send it in with the paramedics.
00:52:47Coming right in, Steve.
00:52:48When the door opens, we can go in.
00:52:51No schemes.
00:52:53You send a hero in here, we're gonna be pulling bodies out.
00:52:56No tricks save lives.
00:52:58We're not playing tricks, Steve.
00:53:00We're just trying to save lives.
00:53:01Send them in.
00:53:03Go.
00:53:07You're gonna put the cardboard boxes on the table.
00:53:14That man there is your patient.
00:53:16All right, I gotta stay with Eddie.
00:53:18Save yourself.
00:53:19We don't need a lawyer, do we?
00:53:22We're way beyond lawyers now, Eddie.
00:53:25Take a seat, Eddie.
00:53:27You're gonna be all right.
00:53:28Take a seat.
00:53:29For God's sake, don't go in there.
00:53:33He'll start shooting.
00:53:34Why does Rios keep leaving him?
00:53:36He blames himself.
00:53:37He wants to be punished.
00:53:38Suicide by cop.
00:53:39Rios is a fucking hothead who killed two cops.
00:53:41What, are you taking a collection for him now, counselor?
00:53:43All right, let's roll.
00:53:44Bobby, come here.
00:53:46Fuck, we're trying to resolve this.
00:53:47I know.
00:53:48Just tell me what you need me to do.
00:53:49All right, all right.
00:53:50How well do you know Donahue?
00:53:51Like a brother.
00:53:51Well, what's the key to this guy?
00:53:53He's got a plan.
00:53:53You gotta let him play it out.
00:53:56He ever cheat on his wife?
00:53:57Not that I know of.
00:53:57You sure?
00:53:58No way.
00:53:58He's got more class than that.
00:54:00All right, all right.
00:54:00Get her down here right away.
00:54:01You call her yourself.
00:54:02Done.
00:54:02All right.
00:54:04Mr. Mayor, did you approve the police plan to seal off the area?
00:54:07No, I was not consulted.
00:54:08Well, what do you think about the situation out there now?
00:54:10Folks, please.
00:54:11I have full confidence in Commissioner Crane.
00:54:13I'm depending on him to resolve a very serious crisis.
00:54:16A couple of hours after Officer Cruz and Nandazzo were killed, I was sent to the scene to look for evidence.
00:54:26Came off the ground.
00:54:28Came off the gun.
00:54:30Came out of people's mouths.
00:54:32And came out of victims' bodies.
00:54:35I didn't create it.
00:54:36I collected it.
00:54:37I collected it.
00:54:40Overwhelming evidence.
00:54:41And it all led to one man.
00:54:44A man without a prior conviction.
00:54:46Mr. Edward Rios.
00:54:47So we tried to put this evidence before the jury, because that's the only way that justice could be done in this case.
00:54:55In this imperfect world, unless you have, as the Bible says, two people who saw him do it, you got to use the evidence.
00:55:05And you got to trust the people who bring it to you.
00:55:13Isn't there some contingency plan for something like this?
00:55:15There's no way to prepare for an act of insanity.
00:55:17I thought we responded very well.
00:55:19Oh, yeah?
00:55:20You have any idea what a PR disaster you created by closing off those streets?
00:55:23I followed your instructions to the letter.
00:55:25You didn't want a large police presence, and you also didn't want a riot.
00:55:27It was a political decision, and I should have been consulted.
00:55:30You would have vetoed it, and there'd be people laying in the streets right now.
00:55:34I want to talk to Detective Donahue.
00:55:36Sir, that's not a good idea.
00:55:38Who's he?
00:55:39Lieutenant Hosses hostage negotiations.
00:55:41Sir, Detective Donahue feels betrayed by the system,
00:55:44and you are its most visible symbol.
00:55:46Listen, Lieutenant, don't play that pop psychology game with me.
00:55:50You just want to make sure a cop resolves a crisis caused by a cop.
00:55:55This is what my partner and I found when we arrived at 420 Steuben.
00:55:59What do you do for a living, sir?
00:56:10I'm a Latin teacher.
00:56:12How would you feel if you saw two of the teachers you work with laying dead like that?
00:56:17Make your blood boil, wouldn't it?
00:56:19How would you feel if you found those two teachers dead?
00:56:21Would you work day and night to catch their killer?
00:56:25Yes, sir.
00:56:26Would you raid a suspect's house in the middle of the night?
00:56:28Yes, sir.
00:56:30Would you go alone without any backup?
00:56:31If I thought I was just going to question somebody, yes, I would.
00:56:34Admit it, Steve.
00:56:35You came to my house to kill me, and you came alone so there would be no witnesses.
00:56:38We're going to get to what happened at your house.
00:56:41Right now we're talking about the fact that two cops were killed.
00:56:46This is the gun that was used in those murders.
00:56:50I found these in the pocket of Eddie Rios' jacket.
00:57:00You planted those bullets, Steve?
00:57:02Every day all over the world, some mud is saying that a cop planted evidence on him.
00:57:06Did you ever plant evidence?
00:57:08Never.
00:57:09No?
00:57:09You never sweetened the case for yourself?
00:57:10Always let the evidence lead you to the perpetrator.
00:57:13Right.
00:57:14But sometimes you get a feeling about someone.
00:57:16She sort of helped the truth along.
00:57:17I never did it, Eddie.
00:57:19Jury says you did.
00:57:20I know they did, and it makes me crazy to think about it.
00:57:24You heard about my record.
00:57:25You heard about my years of experience.
00:57:27I testified for three days on every aspect of this case that they would let me, and you
00:57:32didn't believe a word I said.
00:57:34No, what?
00:57:34Why?
00:57:34Why?
00:57:34Why is that?
00:57:35I'm the one you met.
00:57:36I'm not mad.
00:57:37I am curious.
00:57:40What is it about me that made you think that I was a liar?
00:57:43Hmm?
00:57:43I voted to convict.
00:57:46I defended you.
00:57:47The only thing I heard you say was, let's get this over with, because you were losing
00:57:50days at work.
00:57:51Yeah.
00:57:51And you said he was lying, didn't you?
00:57:53He said all cops lie.
00:57:56And he said the cops probably killed those two people over a drug deal and framed Eddie
00:58:00Rios.
00:58:02Do you believe I planted evidence?
00:58:05Judge said I didn't have to believe.
00:58:07She said I just had to doubt.
00:58:09And you doubted me.
00:58:09Why?
00:58:10Maybe it's because you already killed the man.
00:58:12A hundred and three homicide arrests, and only one was shot resisting.
00:58:16Right.
00:58:16Yeah.
00:58:17Everyone shot by a cop was resisting arrest.
00:58:19Look, this jury has seen too many people beaten up and deprived of their rights.
00:58:22You guys cannot get away with murder like you used to.
00:58:24Your concern is very impressive, Eddie.
00:58:27You worried I'm going to blow one of these people away?
00:58:29You crossed my mind.
00:58:30He's worried about the well-being of 12 total strangers.
00:58:34But you stopped caring about your ex-wife, didn't you, Eddie?
00:58:37What happened between me and Ida, my friend, you can never understand.
00:58:41Her mother said you're the kind of man who can't take rejection.
00:58:44She never rejected me.
00:58:45Her mother said you forced the issue.
00:58:47She loved me!
00:58:48The old lady knew.
00:58:58She just could never admit it to herself.
00:59:02Hey, I remember we'd make love when she was away at work.
00:59:07It was in the summer.
00:59:08We'd open up a window and close the curtain so no one could see us.
00:59:18I mean, to this day, every time I feel a summer breeze on my face, I think of Ida.
00:59:23Yeah, and here's a sample of those thoughts, Eddie.
00:59:28First time around, you've never been given a chance to hear these, ladies and gentlemen.
00:59:33These letters were saved by Officer Cruz to be used as evidence in case anything happened to her.
00:59:38It's a weird lie even for you, Steve.
00:59:43How can you call my love a teenage crush?
00:59:47Do you know how you hurt me when you say that?
00:59:50What makes you think you can just walk away from what we had?
00:59:54Those were private letters.
00:59:56You betray the ideals we grew up with.
00:59:59You betray the faith that I had in you.
01:00:01You betray me.
01:00:02Do you think that I can accept treachery like that?
01:00:06You don't understand.
01:00:07I saw you laughing and guzzling beer with one of your cop friends.
01:00:11You make me sick.
01:00:12That's enough.
01:00:20Judge Friel wouldn't let you hear these letters, would you, Judge?
01:00:23That evidence was obtained as a result of an illegal search.
01:00:26Illegal means I was breaking the law.
01:00:28Did I break the law, Your Honor?
01:00:30You made a procedural error.
01:00:32You didn't apply for a search warrant.
01:00:34The guy assaulted me, he shot at me, he tried to kill me, and I'm not allowed to search his pockets.
01:00:41The Constitution, Detective, it's nothing personal.
01:00:44Your Honor!
01:00:45That's bullshit.
01:00:48It was a judgment call.
01:00:52You could have given it to me.
01:00:54You could have said that my hot pursuit of the suspect allowed me to enter his apartment.
01:01:00And once in there, the ensuing circumstances allowed me to institute a search of the premises.
01:01:04You could have said that, couldn't you?
01:01:06Your Honor.
01:01:14She's got a gun to her head, Steve.
01:01:21We can fix that.
01:01:22Let's rush him.
01:01:29We'll work.
01:01:30It's too premature.
01:01:31Lieutenant.
01:01:31Peter, let's take it over here.
01:01:33The man's unarmed.
01:01:34If he goes for the gun, we gotta take him down.
01:01:36If he gets the gun and fires at us, we're gonna have even more casualties.
01:01:39Donahue is capable of opening fire in that whole room at any time.
01:01:41It won't happen yet.
01:01:42You guarantee that?
01:01:43Emotionally, he's right between point A and B.
01:01:45He hasn't got to the end of his road yet.
01:01:47More psycho babble.
01:01:48He knows what he's talking about, Peter.
01:01:49Why are you so anxious to kill a cop?
01:01:51I want to end this.
01:01:53You wouldn't be so gung-ho if that was a civilian in there.
01:01:55There are civilians in there.
01:01:57So what do you say, Judge?
01:01:59You think I set Mr. Rios up?
01:02:01I try not to form an opinion.
01:02:03Come on.
01:02:04You've been sitting here for years, watching a lot of cops play games.
01:02:07They call it test-a-lion.
01:02:09You think I was test-a-lion?
01:02:10I never said that.
01:02:11You took one look at me, and you said, here's another cop trying to get over.
01:02:15No, sir.
01:02:16I had no preconceived notion about this case.
01:02:19Or you.
01:02:21You'd rather set a killer free than let a cop interpret the rules, wouldn't you?
01:02:25Those rules.
01:02:27The rules of evidence and procedure.
01:02:30The rule of law.
01:02:32They are more important than one isolated case.
01:02:36Hear that?
01:02:38You hear what she did?
01:02:40She had to make lawyers out of all of you to prove her point.
01:02:43And then you got so buried in legal bullshit, you forgot what this was about.
01:02:48You start looking at me like I'm the bad guy.
01:02:52You forget two people were killed, which is exactly what they want.
01:02:56Steve?
01:02:57Going too fast for you, Captain?
01:02:59No, I just want to know if there's anything else we can do for you.
01:03:02Yeah.
01:03:03You can get me my star witness.
01:03:06Willie Sandoval.
01:03:06You remember him, Judge.
01:03:08Steve, that, uh, might take some time to locate him.
01:03:12Really?
01:03:13I can tell you where he is.
01:03:14He's in the Raymond Street Jail, right around the corner.
01:03:28Get it, Eddie.
01:03:30You're not gonna outthink me.
01:03:32Yeah, what makes you think you're so smart?
01:03:34Just being a cop.
01:03:36Eighteen years.
01:03:38Watching people like you do their numbers.
01:03:41You'd get away with it.
01:03:42People lose respect for the law, and then they lose respect for each other.
01:03:47Like these twelve people here.
01:03:49And everybody out there.
01:03:51And this judge, who had no respect for me.
01:03:55You don't deserve any respect.
01:03:57Yeah?
01:04:00Who keeps a lid on this garbage can?
01:04:03I do.
01:04:05Things are getting worse every day.
01:04:08You see that?
01:04:10Things are worse and worse.
01:04:11Right on, man.
01:04:12It's about time somebody said this.
01:04:14Especially on the street.
01:04:15They got murderers.
01:04:17But the jails are filling up.
01:04:19It's standing room only in the morgues.
01:04:21And everybody's just praying to God they don't end up in the wrong place in the wrong time.
01:04:25Well, I'll tell you.
01:04:26I work in places where people are dying with disease.
01:04:29And they're dying with drugs.
01:04:31And they'll kill you over a dirty look.
01:04:35In this city, you only got 30,000 like me.
01:04:37We're your last line of defense.
01:04:43But you make us fight our dirty little war in quiet.
01:04:47Because you nice people don't care what the mutts do to each other.
01:04:50You don't care about the cops.
01:04:52All you care is that nothing happens to you.
01:04:55Two bullets from a detonix killed Eda Cruz.
01:05:03The first one got her in her stomach.
01:05:06And then, when she was dying, her assailant stood over her so she could get a good look at him.
01:05:14And he put a bullet in her forehead.
01:05:16Steve, it's Willie Sandoval.
01:05:19He wants to talk to you.
01:05:21I ain't saying shit till you get these motherfucking cuffs off me, man.
01:05:25Willie, how you doing?
01:05:27Yeah, not so good, Detective Donahue.
01:05:29Should have stuck with you.
01:05:31I called to your attention Willie Sandoval.
01:05:35An eyewitness whose testimony you never heard.
01:05:38Willie, tell the jury why you never testified.
01:05:41Because I didn't have to make a deal.
01:05:43It just said that you did an illegal search of my residence and dismissed the case.
01:05:48Yeah.
01:05:49They called that burnt-out tenement your home.
01:05:53They said I had searched your home without a warrant.
01:05:56That's Fourth Amendment, right, Your Honor?
01:05:59The man had no known address.
01:06:01Huh.
01:06:02The man's pulling down 3,000 a day drug deals.
01:06:06But he could live on Park Avenue if he wanted to.
01:06:11What would you have testified, Willie?
01:06:14Uh, that I saw Mr. Rios going to the building when them two cops was killed.
01:06:20You guys are so far into that cop mentality.
01:06:22You think anybody's gonna believe a lowlife like this, Steve?
01:06:25This man pulled you out of a lineup, Eddie.
01:06:28With a little help from his friends.
01:06:30He described the clothes you were wearing.
01:06:32On a dark night?
01:06:33So fucked up he couldn't see his nose in front of his face?
01:06:36Come on, man.
01:06:36I saw you, man.
01:06:37I saw you.
01:06:38No, no, no.
01:06:39You saw a way to keep your scraggly ass out of jail.
01:06:42Yo, Rios.
01:06:43No bad blood, all right?
01:06:45I saw you, man.
01:06:47It's okay, Willie.
01:06:48This isn't about you.
01:06:49It's about me.
01:06:50I am stipulating to you that this man, though a convicted felon, made a positive identification
01:07:00of Edward Rios.
01:07:02Do you believe me?
01:07:05Yes, I do.
01:07:06But sometimes these guys lie.
01:07:08I am stipulating that no one prompted him in any way.
01:07:13Do you believe me?
01:07:14Yes, I guess.
01:07:17You guess.
01:07:22What about you?
01:07:26You.
01:07:31Truth is, none of this would have changed your mind.
01:07:36I was the one on trial.
01:07:40And you had me guilty right from the start.
01:07:47We're taking a recess here.
01:07:51Damn, Donnie, he's gonna kick some ass.
01:07:53Get him out of here.
01:07:58What are we doing now?
01:08:00We go in.
01:08:02First chance we get.
01:08:04Big moment didn't come off.
01:08:10He's at a crossroads, Cowboy.
01:08:12Made his case, got his point across.
01:08:16They always think words have magic that'll change things.
01:08:20Nothing changes.
01:08:22Now, either Donahue gives up now, or we carry him out in a body bag.
01:08:27If we go in from all these points, you'll be vulnerable to one of these lines of fire.
01:08:35As long as we maintain the element of surprise, you better lower your man into the jury room now.
01:08:42We don't have a volunteer for that yet, sir.
01:08:44Nobody wants to shoot a cop?
01:08:52Can't blame me for that.
01:08:55My men pretty much don't want to go in, sir, unless shots have been fired.
01:08:58This action is preemptive.
01:09:02The object here is to save lives.
01:09:05If you want to continue to be police officers, you'll execute the plan you're given.
01:09:11Come here.
01:09:13I'm gonna tell the mayor that we're sending someone in.
01:09:16You get a volunteer right now!
01:09:18Don't lose it, Eddie.
01:09:27Oh, I'm okay, Steve.
01:09:29I was just thinking.
01:09:31Yeah?
01:09:33What are you thinking about?
01:09:35About what a poor slob you are.
01:09:37Look what you did to your family.
01:09:40They're gonna be okay.
01:09:42I got a job-related disability.
01:09:44What are you laughing at now?
01:09:50You really think they're gonna turn over your pension?
01:09:53I got 18 years in, Eddie.
01:09:56I'm vested.
01:09:57Yeah?
01:09:58So you'll be divested, bro.
01:10:01Your wife?
01:10:02She'll be throwing out of that house you're barely paying for anyway.
01:10:05And your son?
01:10:06He ain't going to college unless he can slam dunk backwards.
01:10:09And what about your sweet little daughter?
01:10:11She'll be flipping burgers looking to nail some guy with a steady job.
01:10:17Cameraman, turn that thing on.
01:10:20Are you there, Captain?
01:10:24I want to see him on the monitor.
01:10:27When the noise dies down, some cop somewhere is gonna push a piece of paper.
01:10:31And my family is gonna be taken care of.
01:10:33Isn't that right, Captain?
01:10:35Look after your family, Steve.
01:10:36I got a job-related disability, right?
01:10:39And my family gets full benefits in case of my death.
01:10:43Isn't that right, Captain?
01:10:44Full pension and benefits.
01:10:47That's right, Steve.
01:10:49You retire on three quarters of your present salary.
01:10:53Hear that?
01:10:54The NYPD just made a promise in front of millions of people.
01:10:59Who don't have the attention span of one flea.
01:11:01You see, a second after you're dead, this camera's gonna be pointing at some other poor slob in the jail.
01:11:06Hey.
01:11:07You're gonna be yesterday's news.
01:11:09You're taking a big chance here, Eddie.
01:11:12No.
01:11:13Not with you.
01:11:16You take your seat, Eddie.
01:11:18I'm gonna make my summation.
01:11:20Playing it by the book.
01:11:22You think the system really gives a shit about a nobody like you?
01:11:25You can take your seat.
01:11:27You did all this for nothing.
01:11:28You blew your job.
01:11:30Threw your family into the poorhouse.
01:11:31All for nothing.
01:11:34We're going in.
01:11:37No, no.
01:11:38He's behind the judge's bench.
01:11:38You'll never get to him in time.
01:11:50You want me to do it.
01:11:51You want me to punish you for what you did to Edacruz.
01:11:56Just as long as you don't have to confess.
01:11:59I have nothing to confess.
01:12:02Hang in there, Eddie.
01:12:04It's almost over.
01:12:07Ladies and gentlemen, you've been patient.
01:12:11So I'll be brief.
01:12:14Look, I can't change who I am or where I was raised.
01:12:18Being a cop is considered a good job where I come from.
01:12:21That's why a lot of cops look like me.
01:12:25A few years after I came on this job,
01:12:27they put me in Brooklyn.
01:12:29They told me to solve homicides.
01:12:32And they told me how to do it.
01:12:33They said, look for a motive.
01:12:36The jealous ex-husband who wrote threatening letters.
01:12:41They said, look for a weapon.
01:12:42A tectonic, semi-automatic pistol, street name, pocket nine,
01:12:47found in the defendant's apartment.
01:12:49Discharge cartridges found on the defendant's person.
01:12:52A witness who could place him at the scene.
01:12:56He said, look at the defendant's behavior.
01:12:59Tried to flee.
01:13:01He attempted to murder a police officer.
01:13:03Um, okay.
01:13:07You people were denied access to some of this evidence.
01:13:11You pretty much had to rely on me,
01:13:12and you had decided that I had planted the evidence,
01:13:15committed perjury.
01:13:16But now,
01:13:19you have a few more pieces of the puzzle.
01:13:26You were confused.
01:13:28And you were misled.
01:13:32You made an honest mistake.
01:13:34But now you have a chance to correct it.
01:13:45I look forward to your verdict.
01:13:51Eddie,
01:13:52do you wish to make a closing statement?
01:13:55Yes, I do.
01:13:57This man is a liar.
01:13:59He is a murderer.
01:14:00He was part of a police conspiracy to frame me.
01:14:02And when that didn't work,
01:14:03to kill me.
01:14:08Your Honor,
01:14:09at this time,
01:14:10would you like to charge the jury?
01:14:13My decisions were based
01:14:14on my belief
01:14:17that justice can only be served
01:14:20through strict adherence to the law.
01:14:23Have two of you men hold the door open
01:14:25and send three guys
01:14:26right down the middle aisle.
01:14:27The rest make an end run to the jury box
01:14:29and the judge's bench.
01:14:30I don't think the men
01:14:32are up for this, Captain.
01:14:34Captain,
01:14:35uh,
01:14:36we think, Detective Donnie,
01:14:37you got fucked over
01:14:38during the trial.
01:14:39Is that right?
01:14:41You refusing this assignment?
01:14:43That could be me in there, Captain.
01:14:45I've been in some situations.
01:14:47I've been Donnie,
01:14:47who's captain,
01:14:48for nine years.
01:14:49I know his wife.
01:14:50I've been to his son's confirmation.
01:14:52I am ordering you
01:14:53to subdue him
01:14:53in any way possible.
01:14:55I'm afraid we might hesitate.
01:14:57I don't want to put people at risk.
01:14:58Sergeant, you're relieved.
01:15:01I'm sorry, sir.
01:15:02Send Adam's patrol up here
01:15:03to replace you.
01:15:04Report back to Central.
01:15:05Now.
01:15:07Yes, sir.
01:15:18Anybody have any questions?
01:15:20You want to see any transcripts,
01:15:22review any of the evidence?
01:15:23No, sir.
01:15:24What do you say, Mr. Foreman?
01:15:30I think we're ready, Detective.
01:15:34Judge Friel,
01:15:35you're a stickler for procedure.
01:15:38Let's proceed.
01:15:46If you don't proceed,
01:15:48I can make a summary judgment.
01:15:49Members of the jury,
01:15:55have you reached a verdict?
01:15:58We have, Your Honor.
01:16:00In the interest of a speedy trial,
01:16:02we can dispense
01:16:03with the reading of the charges.
01:16:05Judge,
01:16:06go ahead.
01:16:11How do you find?
01:16:14Guilty, Your Honor.
01:16:15Guilty of all charges?
01:16:23Guilty of all charges.
01:16:30You want to poll the jury, Eddie?
01:16:40Now we have the sentencing phase.
01:16:42Judge,
01:16:45the people have decided
01:16:47that these two police officers
01:16:48were lured to the scene
01:16:50and murdered with cold premeditation.
01:16:54There's no need for sentencing reports
01:16:56or character references.
01:16:59We all know how hard Mr. Rios worked
01:17:02to improve the conditions in the community.
01:17:05But the laws of God in New York State
01:17:06are very clear
01:17:07on the only possible penalty
01:17:09for the premeditated murder
01:17:10of a police officer.
01:17:13What is that penalty, Your Honor?
01:17:18No one has ever been executed.
01:17:20What is that penalty?
01:17:25Death.
01:17:27This is a joke.
01:17:29What, do you want me to cry, Steve?
01:17:31Go on my hands and knees,
01:17:32plead for my life?
01:17:33Or maybe you'd like it
01:17:34if I confessed,
01:17:35threw myself at your mercy.
01:17:37You are guilty, Eddie.
01:17:41Are you my executioner?
01:17:43You killed two cops.
01:17:46At some point, you gotta pay.
01:17:48He's not the only one.
01:17:54Captain.
01:17:56I need a minute.
01:17:57You buy in time
01:18:08so the emergency service guys
01:18:10can get into position?
01:18:11They've been deployed for hours.
01:18:15You got a patrol on the back landing?
01:18:17Yeah.
01:18:18You slide a guy off the roof
01:18:19and into the jury room?
01:18:20With a concussion grenade
01:18:21the size of a cantaloupe.
01:18:22Got a team going to rush in
01:18:26from the front.
01:18:28As of now,
01:18:29that's not going to happen.
01:18:31Did you send him in there?
01:18:32I didn't stop him.
01:18:33Is he going to try
01:18:34to get him out in the open?
01:18:35He's going to try to get him out.
01:18:36It better work.
01:18:38We figured we'd need
01:18:39at least one group
01:18:39that knew you
01:18:40in case you wanted
01:18:40to use the hostages
01:18:41as shields.
01:18:44That makes sense.
01:18:47Yeah.
01:18:48Only we couldn't get anybody
01:18:49to accept the assignment.
01:18:50A lot of promising careers
01:18:53have been nipped
01:18:54in the bud today
01:18:55because of you.
01:18:57What do you mean?
01:18:59Well, one sergeant
01:18:59said he was on patrol
01:19:01with you.
01:19:03He's going to find
01:19:03a little note in his jacket.
01:19:05He's never going
01:19:05to make lieutenant.
01:19:07The other sergeant,
01:19:09he said he couldn't
01:19:10bring himself
01:19:11to shoot a fellow officer.
01:19:13Him, I'm going
01:19:14to bust personally.
01:19:16Then we got the ESU guys.
01:19:17You know how they love
01:19:17that cowboy shit.
01:19:19Walking through doors,
01:19:20guns blazing.
01:19:22Well, they got picky.
01:19:23Went up in the commissioner's face.
01:19:25You believe that?
01:19:28So now their lieutenant
01:19:29is going to be
01:19:29washing radio cars
01:19:30for the rest of his career.
01:19:33Didn't want that to happen.
01:19:39What's the plan, Steve?
01:19:43Going to kill Rios?
01:19:45Put the gun in your mouth?
01:19:46I don't have a plan.
01:19:52I thought I had
01:19:53a guilty verdict.
01:19:55So, you are wrong.
01:19:58Rios isn't the first guy
01:19:59to beat a case.
01:20:01I know it.
01:20:03But this time,
01:20:04it's like they said,
01:20:05go fuck yourself, Donahue,
01:20:07and on top of that,
01:20:07we're going to throw
01:20:08your ass in jail.
01:20:09As soon as I heard grand jury,
01:20:13I could see the future.
01:20:15I get suspended.
01:20:17I'm driving a cab.
01:20:19Go through all our money
01:20:20on legal bills.
01:20:22And then if I win,
01:20:25they get a federal indictment
01:20:27against me
01:20:28for violating civil rights.
01:20:30only this time I lose
01:20:34because that's what
01:20:34everybody wants.
01:20:36Nobody wants any problems
01:20:38on the street.
01:20:40And now I'm in jail
01:20:41with a bunch of mutts
01:20:43in protection
01:20:44and a six-by-eight
01:20:45with the lights on
01:20:46all the time.
01:20:54I didn't want to walk
01:20:55out of this courtroom
01:20:56with my head down
01:20:57and people yelling
01:20:59insults at me.
01:21:01I didn't want to drop
01:21:02my gun,
01:21:04cross my hands,
01:21:06say, hey,
01:21:07put the cuffs on.
01:21:10And that thing
01:21:12following
01:21:12everywhere you go,
01:21:17always in your face.
01:21:22You see,
01:21:23you gotta keep calm
01:21:24just carrying the case
01:21:26on your back.
01:21:27The case,
01:21:29the case,
01:21:30the fucking case.
01:21:33It was all on you,
01:21:34Steve.
01:21:36And I blew it.
01:21:45This job means
01:21:46a lot to me.
01:21:48I know it does.
01:21:52You're not supposed
01:21:53to say that, I know.
01:21:54You're not supposed
01:21:54to talk about how
01:21:55only another cop
01:21:57can understand you.
01:22:00How much love
01:22:02you can have
01:22:02for people
01:22:03who work on a case
01:22:03with you,
01:22:04go through doors
01:22:06with you.
01:22:11A lot of people
01:22:12stepped up for you
01:22:12today, Steve.
01:22:13You know why
01:22:19they hate us,
01:22:20Captain?
01:22:23Because we have
01:22:24code.
01:22:26We believe in
01:22:27something.
01:22:31We believe in each
01:22:32other.
01:22:32you care too much,
01:22:38Steve.
01:22:41It broke you down.
01:22:45Now we gotta move on.
01:22:48Yeah?
01:22:51What are we gonna do
01:22:52about Rios?
01:22:54We just gonna let him
01:22:55off the hook.
01:23:03We can't worry
01:23:04about Rios now.
01:23:06He killed two cops.
01:23:08And what's worse,
01:23:09he made me kill.
01:23:11Forget Rios.
01:23:15You gotta live
01:23:16with what you did.
01:23:20You hear me, Steve?
01:23:21Live.
01:23:21Your family
01:23:24needs you.
01:23:28In a cell
01:23:29and a hospital,
01:23:30doesn't matter.
01:23:34You gotta be there
01:23:35for the people
01:23:36who love you.
01:23:43See?
01:23:45I know it was Rios.
01:23:48I know it was him.
01:23:51I pulled that
01:23:54sandbag move,
01:23:55so it's a trick
01:23:55in the book,
01:23:56but it worked,
01:23:56and when he swung
01:23:57on me,
01:23:59I felt this rush.
01:24:00I got him.
01:24:06I got him.
01:24:11I went through
01:24:11that door
01:24:12without even thinking.
01:24:14That's your pain,
01:24:16Steve.
01:24:18That's what
01:24:19you gotta live with.
01:24:21Please.
01:24:27Don't take
01:24:28the easy way out.
01:24:33Do I ever...
01:24:34Do I ever...
01:24:40Do I ever...
01:24:42Do I ever...
01:24:50I think we should keep
01:25:11the streets blocked
01:25:11until we get him
01:25:12out the building.
01:25:13No, the crisis
01:25:14is over.
01:25:15We'll pull the squads
01:25:16and let the press
01:25:16through.
01:25:17Mr. Mayor,
01:25:34Smith,
01:25:34Mr. Mayor,
01:25:35ma'am.
01:25:36One question.
01:25:38Honey.
01:25:39Mr. Mayor,
01:25:39we didn't know
01:25:40that you took command
01:25:41of the negotiations.
01:25:43At no time
01:25:43did I take command,
01:25:45nor did I want it.
01:25:46The burden of life
01:25:48and death
01:25:49fell on the shoulders
01:25:49of the police,
01:25:50as it always does
01:25:52and always will.
01:26:01We were so young, Eddie.
01:26:02We didn't know
01:26:06what we wanted.
01:26:09We were kids.
01:26:14We had something beautiful
01:26:16and now
01:26:16it's gone, Eddie.
01:26:22And you gotta let it go.
01:26:23Let it go, Eddie.
01:26:26Let it go, Eddie.
01:26:29Let it go.
01:26:32Eddie.
01:26:33Let it go.
01:26:36Eddie.
01:26:38Eddie.
01:26:39Eddie, let it go.
01:26:41No!
01:26:42I won't let it go!
01:26:43Hold it a second.
01:27:04You wanna get in the psychiatric
01:27:05as soon as possible?
01:27:06Run him through central booking
01:27:07like everyone else.
01:27:09Eddie Rios is guilty.
01:27:10Detective on here,
01:27:11did you really wanna kill Eddie Rios?
01:27:12Steve, don't respond.
01:27:13Don't even look out.
01:27:15Steve.
01:27:17Steven.
01:27:19Steve!
01:27:20Commissioner,
01:27:21I'm just telling him
01:27:22I'm gonna be okay.
01:27:23You'll have plenty of time
01:27:24to talk.
01:27:26Did it?
01:27:27Steve.
01:27:28Steve.
01:27:28Steve.
01:27:29Steve.
01:27:29Steve.
01:27:29Steve.
01:27:30Steve.
01:27:30Steve.
01:27:30Steve.
01:27:31Steve.
01:27:31Steve.
01:27:31Steve.
01:27:32Steve.
01:27:32Steve.
01:27:32Steve.
01:27:32Steve.
01:27:33Steve.
01:27:33Steve.
01:27:33Steve.
01:27:33Steve.
01:27:34Steve.
01:27:34Steve.
01:27:58You
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