D.o.a.'S name is gene stratis.
He owns the place.
[ Grunts ]
Looks like he was stabbed
in the chest.
Got a bloody Kn*fe on the grill.
No sign of a forced entry.
There's still money
in the register.
He's got a watch on his wrist,
hearing aid in his ear.
How'd the job come in?
The son ‐‐ alex stratis.
He found him
when he came in to work.
That's him?
Yeah.
Mr. Stratis?
I'm detective sipowicz.
This is detective clark.
We're sorry
about your dad.
Thanks.
What time was it
when you got here?
5:30.
Your dad usually here
before that?
Most mornings by 4:00.
Once in a blue moon,
he'd decide to sleep in,
Roll in around 5:00.
Can you think of anybody
who had it in for him?
Anybody get let go
recently?
About a month ago
he got rid of a guy,
But I don't think
he'd be the type to do this.
We'll need a list
of all your employees.
Your mom still around?
Yeah. She and my dad
split up years ago.
She wanted to travel,
see a movie.
All he did was work.
He gave her the house
in astoria,
Took care of all the bills.
Got himself a little apartment
close to the restaurant.
He gamble?
No, never.
You know of anybody
he borrowed money from?
Not a soul.
My father
came to this country,
He didn't know
three words of english.
Managed to buy a coffee shop,
a house,
A new car every two years
on what he earned.
On 50,000 orders
of bacon and eggs.
100,000 Hamburgers.
He bought my mother
a mink coat.
Sent my sister
to private school,
Put her through
four years of college.
I could've gone, too,
if I wanted.
Why didn't you?
All I ever wanted to do
was work with him.
[ Spanish accent ]
I'm looking for detective ortiz.
Um, she was here
just a minute ago.
[ Door opens ]
Detective.
[ Gasps ]
tía.
¿Cómo estás?
This is my aunt silvia.
John irvin.
Mucho gusto.
Thank you.
Nice to meet you.
What's going on?
Do you have a minute?
Sure.
Come on back here.
I know that you're busy.
I don't want to
bother you,
But your cousin
has me very worried.
Which one?
Paula.
Paula?
What happened?
She get an a‐minus?
You haven't seen her
in a while.
Not that long.
She got herself
involved with a guy.
He's 15 years older
than her.
He's changed her.
How has he changed her?
She dresses different.
She talks to me
different.
She stays out late.
She's 19.
I smelled liquor
on her breath
The other night
when she came home.
And I found pills
in her bag.
I took two
to see what they were.
Well,
these could be anything.
How many did she have?
10 Or 12.
Oh, she's always been
such a good girl.
I prayed
that this wouldn't happen.
I don't know what to do.
You want me
to talk to her?
She doesn't listen to me.
I'll come by the apartment
after work.
If you go by the store
where she works,
You can meet him, too.
It's his store.
Where is it?
I know that it's on
lafayette street.
You know the name of it?
Chrysalis.
Whatever that means.
All right,
I'll go by today.
No te preocupes.
Gracias.
We're gonna start
with the guy he let go,
Who's currently
on parole.
You call his p. O.?
We got the name of
the restaurant he's working at.
We're heading there now.
I got a call
from the captain.
This coffee shop was popular
with the guys on patrol.
We'll keep you posted.
Wallet's missing,
watch is missing,
Pockets turned inside out.
Whatever cash he had on him
is gone.
Any i. D. In the vehicle?
A registration in the name
of paul westerville.
Address in armonk.
Anybody hear anything?
None of the attendants
heard anything.
From what they say, this place
is deserted at night,
Which might be why the body
wasn't found until this morning.
Hey, I know the guy
in this photo.
Oh, yeah?
Yeah.
Brendan quinn.
The cop who got paralyzed
in the sh**ting?
Yeah, I was in the academy
with him.
You look good
in those ads.
He gets stopped all the time ‐‐
people recognizing him.
How you guys doing?
Good.
Same, you know.
Hey, we appreciate you guys
coming in.
We'll let you guys
get to it.
See you later, smitty.
Greg medavoy,
this is brendan quinn,
His dad, charlie quinn ‐‐
also retired off the job.
Nice to meet you.
Let's go talk
in room 124.
So, did you get
second grade yet?
No, not yet.
Always keeping
the black man down.
[ Chuckles ]
ain't that the truth.
So, what happened?
Paul got held up?
Yeah, he was sh*t and k*lled
in a parking garage.
That's unbelievable.
What's your connection
to him?
He's a partner
in the public relations firm
At the pba contract.
When they decided to use me
in the ads, we got to know him.
How well?
Pretty well.
He's a nice guy.
Actually, we got to be
kind of friends.
Me and sheila had dinner
with him a bunch of times.
Been to his house.
The last time
you were with him was when?
Yesterday afternoon.
They had me come into
this photographer's studio
'Cause they're doing new ads.
They spent a couple of hours
taking pictures,
Big catered lunch,
and then we left.
Paul was there for a while,
and then he left.
Did he say
where he was going?
I think
back to his office.
He got a call
about meeting somebody?
Not that I was aware of.
You get any hit off this guy
that'd make you think
It was anything other than
a straight‐up robbery?
No, I didn't.
All right.
Thanks again for coming in.
No problem. We want to have you
to the house for dinner.
Try inviting me.
Sheila's gonna call you.
It's good seeing you,
mr. Quinn.
You take care.
Andy, that's him.
Hey.
Aw.
Hey!
Come on, man!
[ Tires screech ]
[ Tires screeching ]
Stop running!
Aw, man, you're just
making things worse.
What did I do?
What did I do?!
What do you mean?
Smoking a joint, for starters.
You gotta be kidding me.
Making me run?
That doesn't help either.
What the hell
is wrong with you?
There's so much to do getting
this stuff ready for storage.
You have to pack up
all his things?
His personal things ‐‐
once his estate is probated,
I'm expecting various characters
to come out of the woodwork
Claiming to be his children.
Why's that?
The way
he conducted himself.
Are you aware of anyone
who had a grudge against him?
I'm sure there were plenty.
Public relations
can be a nasty business.
Paul westerville didn't have
a lot of consideration
For other people's feelings.
You must have borne
the brunt of that.
[ Scoffs ]
When I first started
working for him
And I got the treatment,
I'd run out of the office
crying.
I'd vow I'd never work
for anyone that abusive again.
He'd apologize,
give me a raise,
And after a while,
it got so he needed me.
I organized his life.
I put up with him,
and he learned.
Yell at everyone else.
Me, you don't yell at.
Are you aware of any
current romantic relationships
Mr. Westerville
was involved in?
There was very little
in mr. Westerville's life
That I wasn't aware of.
Anything come to mind
That might have created
problems for him?
Sleeping
with someone else's wife
Has been known
to create problems.
Who are we talking about?
The wife of this young police
officer who was paralyzed.
And it made me sick.
You know if anyone else
knew about that?
The officer's father knew.
How'd he find out?
I told him.
Hey, stranger.
Hey.
What are you doing here?
I was in the neighborhood.
I thought I'd say hello.
My mother asked you
to check up on me?
What makes you think that?
Don't lie to me, prima.
She have any reason
to ask me to check up on you?
No.
Now who's lying?
What are you
talking about?
You find any pills
missing from your bag lately?
So that's where they went.
Thought one of my friends
b*at me for them.
When did you start in
with that stuff?
It's not like
they're hard‐core narcotics.
They're disco biscuits.
People die
from those things.
Not to mention the fact
that they're illegal.
I got a guy. We go to a club,
we have a good time.
It's all good.
No, it's not.
Think back
to when you were 19.
We're not talking about me.
What? Were you a saint
back in the day?
Who's the guy?
You want to meet him?
Sure.
He either delivers the tops
with the jeans
Or the order's canceled.
You got it?
Guapo, ¿no?
Give my love to cheryl.
Hey, what's doing?
I want you to meet
my cousin rita.
Hi, cousin rita.
Bobby friedman.
How's it going?
See anything you like?
I just stopped in
to see paula.
You live in the city?
Brooklyn.
You're a beautiful girl.
Hey!
I can't say that?
[ Chuckles ]
yeah, you can.
Maybe she wants to go out
this weekend.
I don't think I can
this weekend.
It could be wild.
Rita's a detective, bobby.
Well, detectives
get to have fun sometimes.
Maybe some other time.
You bet.
So, I gotta run, babe.
When are we leaving
for atlantic city?
We gotta be there by 9:00,
so figure 6:30.
I'll go home to get my clothes.
I'll meet you at your apartment?
All right.
Don't be late.
Nice meeting you.
Same.
Where were you last night,
antoine?
With my girlfriend.
Didn't go out?
Didn't go out.
When gene stratis fired you,
did he owe you money?
Somebody rob him
and y'all think it was me?
Somebody k*lled him.
And you think that's me?
We're not ruling it out.
I don't believe this.
Why'd he fire you?
For kissing
my girlfriend.
No, you gotta do
better than that.
He usually comes in at 4:00
to start up the grill.
One day,
he asked me to do it.
I knew I couldn't get up
that early,
So I just stayed up,
came in with my girl.
He walked in on us making out,
said she's gotta get out.
Rough, though.
I told him he was out of line.
One thing led to another,
and I'm out on my ass.
So he was disrespectful
to your girl.
I wasn't gonna let it go.
His bim coming around ‐‐
I'm nothing but nice.
He can manage
to be nice to mine.
What's his bim's name?
Do you know?
Margo...something.
I don't know her last name.
And this was a serious
relationship he had?
I guess so.
I don't know.
He said he took out
an insurance policy for her
'Cause that was the way
to keep 'em in line.
Fat greek ‐‐ stains on his pants
and a hearing aid,
Telling me
how to keep 'em in line.
Anyone besides your girlfriend
can vouch for you being home?
My parole officer
called around 11:00.
You're gonna have to stay here
while we check with him.
You gonna tell him
about the joint?
If you're telling us
the truth,
We'll leave it be
our little secret.
Hey, you wanna grab
some lunch?
I can't.
I gotta do this.
Okay.
Hey, I ran a credit card check
on your d. O. A.
The only recent hit
was from a video rental store.
I'll leave it to you
to figure out what a grown man
Was doing with "mulan"
and "the little mermaid."
Thanks for coming in, sheila.
Why don't you have a seat?
Sure.
You know about
paul westerville.
Yeah, brendan told me.
It's awful.
How well did you know him?
Just from his doing those ads
that brendan was in.
You see him when they were
taking pictures?
Uh‐huh.
There were a lot of
calls from his cell phone
to your cell phone.
I'd make the arrangements.
He'd sometimes call you
two, three times a day.
Well, with getting parking
for the van
And this and that,
The arrangements
could be complicated.
Was there something going on
between you two?
No.
Look, sheila, this is
a homicide investigation.
If you're lying to us,
we're gonna find out.
I prayed this day
would never come.
I prayed that I could just die
with my secret.
When did it start?
Last summer.
Paul rented a house
out in bellport.
He'd have us there
for the weekend.
We'd drive into town,
get stuff for dinner,
And he'd start in.
This one time,
he got me in a weak moment.
Was that the one time, or were
there other weak moments?
There were
other weak moments.
Who else knows about it?
As far as I know,
no one does.
I'm 28 years old, you know?
I have physical needs.
We're not here
to pass judgment.
Brendan and I were a normal
couple until this happened.
Yeah, I'm sure it's difficult.
I drive him places.
I take care of him.
I clean up after him.
And I love him more now
than I loved him before,
And I was sick
in love with him before.
But yeah ‐‐
it's difficult.
Sometimes
it's real difficult.
Does brendan
have to find out?
Let's hope not.
You got a minute?
Josh, could you make miss wiley
comfortable in interview 3?
Sure.
Right this way.
How's it looking?
This guy gave out
life insurance policies
Like they were
party favors.
Got the name of the broker
from the son.
In addition to the policies
naming the ex‐wives and kids,
Every time
he started seeing someone,
He'd just take out
another policy naming her.
The one
you just brought in?
She's a real slugger.
She got priors for as*ault and
as*ault with a deadly w*apon.
She's also got
a young kid,
And this guy rented two kids'
movies on the day he was k*lled.
Sounds like
a definite candidate.
We'll let you know.
Thanks, josh.
So, what kind
of an insurance scam?
We're just trying to find out
as much as we can
About policies written
by this particular broker.
Gene took care of that.
I don't know anything about it.
It's a little unusual
to be named beneficiary
By a boyfriend, isn't it?
Gene isn't
your usual boyfriend.
He knew I had concerns ‐‐
for myself, for my daughter.
He did what he could
to put my mind at ease.
How old's your daughter?
She's 10.
Where were you last night,
margo?
Why are you
asking me that?
Part of
the investigation.
I took jaycee
to her figure‐skating lesson,
Then I took her home.
Did you go out
at some point?
No. What does that have to do
with an insurance scam?
Gene stratis
was k*lled last night.
Don't ‐‐
don't tell me that.
Did you go over there
last night?
How was he k*lled?
If you went over there
with your daughter,
You want to tell us that.
You think I k*lled him
and I'm lying?!
Here's what
we're looking at ‐‐
You were arrested
for assaulting your ex‐husband.
That was self‐defense.
You were arrested
for threatening an ex‐boyfriend
With a Kn*fe.
You were the beneficiary
of stratis' insurance policy.
And we have reason to believe
That there was a child present
in his apartment.
I don't go there
with my child!
Why is that?
It was best
he wasn't around her.
Girl children
were a problem for him.
You ‐‐ you mean sexually?
Yeah.
And you still
continued to see him?
I don't know that he ever
acted on his temptations.
I don't think that's true,
margo.
He was very good to me.
Now, that might not sound
like very much to you,
But in my stage of the game,
it meant a lot.
I'm sure it meant a lot
To every woman that he took out
a life insurance policy for.
But we're gonna look into
those women,
And what do you want to bet
That every one of them
had a young daughter, too?
I kept my daughter
away from him.
Except when you didn't.
He couldn't do
just anything.
I was very clear with him
About what I was and was not
willing to tolerate.
In other words,
no penetration.
Of any kind.
That's right.
Did he forget?
Or did it just
turn your stomach
That you were letting him do
what he did?
Maybe that was enough for you
to stick the Kn*fe in him.
Last night, I took my daughter
to her figure‐skating lesson.
You're gonna stay here
while we verify that.
Anything come in
on pattern robberies
In the area
of your crime scene?
We're not sure
it was a robbery.
We need to do more canvassing
and go through security tapes
From parking garages
in the area.
If you're thinking
it's not a robbery,
You'll let me know
what you're thinking it is.
We'll tell you
what we have.
Ortiz.
In my office.
Sorry.
Close the door.
You run a guy named
robert friedman through bci?
Yeah.
On what case?
There was no case, boss.
He's going out with my cousin.
I met the guy.
Something about him
struck me as wrong.
You know better than that.
Is there a problem
with him?
A flag popped up
when you ran him.
The joint narcotics task force
has him as a target.
My instincts about him
were right, at least.
Now give me some case number
I can go back to them with,
And...don't let this
happen again.
Thanks, boss.
Thanks for meeting me,
ernie.
I've been waiting
for this phone call
Since I heard
you were single.
Will it disappoint you to
find out I have a favor to ask?
No, baby.
What do you need?
There's a guy
named bobby friedman
My cousin's been seeing.
I found out he's the target
of a narcotics investigation
That your unit's
conducting.
I just want to know
what he's up to.
This the bobby friedman
that owns the clothing store?
Right.
This stays
between you and me?
Absolutely.
We're taking him down tonight
in atlantic city
On a half million dollars'
worth of ecstasy.
I guess I won't need to worry
about him
Too much longer, will i?
Now, uh, let's get back
to you being single.
Thanks, ernie.
I owe you one.
When's the last time
you saw your father?
Last summer.
Not since then?
Right.
Any reason you didn't see him
over the holidays?
Uh, it just didn't
work out that way.
Where were you last night,
melanie?
I was home.
Anyone with you?
My daughter.
She's had a fever,
And I stayed home
to take care of her.
Melanie, we have to ask you
this question.
And we apologize
if it's uncomfortable for you.
But were you ever sexually
molested by your father?
I don't think
I'm obligated to discuss that
If I don't want to.
The problem is, this is
a homicide investigation.
I don't care.
Melanie, it's our job
To find out
any pertinent information.
But what you asked about
is my business,
And it doesn't concern
anyone but me.
So if I don't care
to discuss it,
Then I don't have to
discuss it.
We don't know
if your father's sexual history
Was related
to him being k*lled.
That's right.
You don't.
One way or another, we are gonna
find out what that history was.
In other words,
You're going to drag me into it
whether I like it or not?
If his sexual history
involves you, yeah.
We don't have a choice.
The first time
I remember him molesting me,
I was 9 years old.
About a year later,
he did it again.
Then again
when I was 11.
On easter sunday.
...in my yellow
easter dress...
With my new mary janes
under the chair in my room.
The following fall,
I was sent away
to boarding school.
Did you tell anyone?
I told my mother.
I told my brother.
What did they do?
The first couple times,
my mother said I imagined it.
My brother said
it was just roughhousing,
And I took it
the wrong way.
When I ran away
after that easter sunday,
My mother decided
I was crazy.
She sent me to a shrink.
And then
because I begged her,
And because the shrink said
it was a good idea,
I was sent away
to boarding school.
[ Door opens ]
Hey.
She's never seen him.
And now she never will.
[ Sighs ]
I got a problem.
What?
My cousin's dating
a bad guy.
He's gonna get taken down
tonight
In a federal
narcotics bust,
And she's planning
on being with him.
What are you gonna do?
This idiot's
got her using ecstasy.
If we could have somebody
snatch her up
And put her into the system
overnight,
At least she wouldn't
be there with him.
I'll do it.
You sure?
Where's she gonna be?
She lives with my aunt
over on columbia street.
She'll be going there
between 4:30 and 5:00,
And she'll be holding enough
for a misdemeanor.
I'll need a description,
an address, and a photo.
I got one in my bag.
Thanks, laura.
I don't know
how much help I can be.
I hadn't seen gene
in quite some time.
What was the relationship
between gene and your daughter?
Not very good.
Why was that?
Melanie had difficulty
growing up.
She ‐‐ she was
kind of a sad child.
I think she always felt
her brother enjoyed
A closer relationship
with gene than she did.
Well, she claims
gene molested her.
I know she does.
I think it gives her
Something to blame
her difficulties on.
You don't hold out any chance
it's true?
No, I don't.
Gene may not have been
the most attentive of husbands,
But as a father, those kids
were lucky to have him.
Is your daughter capable
of k*lling him?
No.
She seems to have
a lot of anger towards him.
It's not something
she would do.
She's not a violent person.
She's quiet, shy.
Just getting through
her day‐to‐day life
Is hard enough for her.
She doesn't think in terms
of k*lling anyone.
How is
her day‐to‐day life hard?
She worries...
About everything.
From hurricanes
to nuclear bombs on the subway.
One day, I called her,
And she told me the ice
was melting on the north pole
And the weather
was gonna change.
I didn't understand
what she was talking about.
Did she worry
about her daughter?
Oh, constantly.
It was only
in the last year
That she let her stay
overnight with me.
And because the girl
absolutely adores her uncle,
Once in a great while,
she lets her stay with my son.
You know the last time
that happened?
I think
he had her yesterday.
If we were narcotics,
This would be like
sh**ting ducks in a barrel.
That's her.
Police.
We need you
to come with us.
What is this?
Did you just engage
in a drug transaction?
No!
This is
a known drug location.
I live
a block away from here.
I was coming home
from the subway.
You have
any dr*gs in this bag?
No!
What are these?
Nothing.
They're not even mine.
Whose are they?
Put your hands
behind your back.
Am I under arrest?
Yep.
I hope you understand,
mr. Quinn ‐‐
There's some questions
we have to ask to you.
I was a cop for 35 years.
You don't have to explain.
Thanks.
Fire when ready.
What was your relationship
with paul westerville?
I didn't have
a relationship with him.
He had a contract
with the pba.
He used my son a few times
in the ads.
If I was there,
I'd talk to him.
Can you tell us
where you were yesterday?
This one's moving in
for the k*ll, isn't he?
It's a standard question.
I know it's a standard
question, johnny.
Where was I yesterday?
I did some chores
around the house in the morning.
I walked over to the o. T. B.
On springfield boulevard
In the afternoon.
I grabbed myself
something to eat
At the scobee diner
on northern boulevard,
And I was back home
by 8:00.
We have evidence that your car
was in a parking garage
In manhattan yesterday.
I don't know where you got
that evidence from.
As far as I know,
my car was in queens.
It was i.d.ed on a video
from a security camera.
It wasn't me.
They're your plates
on the car.
My car is parked
on 221st street.
Once a week, tuesday mornings
between 10:00 and 12:00,
The street sweepers come,
and I gotta move it.
Other than that, it sits.
And you're telling me
it was in the city?
Old habits die hard.
I still leave my keys
over the visor.
Maybe somebody took it,
brought it back.
And I didn't know
nothing about it.
What kind of relationship
Do you have
with your daughter‐in‐law?
Excellent.
Were you aware of her behaving
in any inappropriate manner?
No, I'm not.
Did you have a conversation
With paul westerville's
secretary
Regarding
your daughter‐in‐law?
No.
She claims
to have told you
That paul westerville
had an illicit relationship
With your daughter‐in‐law.
She's mistaken.
Is she also mistaken
About you going to see him
after she told you that?
Right. She's mistaken
about that, too.
Mr. Quinn...
There's a sign‐in log in
westerville's office building.
There are
security camera tapes.
You're not gonna find my name
in any sign‐in books.
You're not gonna i. D. Me
from any security camera tapes.
You wanna check my g*ns?
I'll sign a consent form.
You can test‐fire them.
We could understand you
being angry.
We can understand that there
might have been a struggle.
Save yourself
the exercise, kid.
I didn't go see him.
There was no struggle.
I didn't k*ll him.
Now, you want me to
wait around here
While you figure out
what you're gonna do?
Yeah.
No problem.
What do we know now?
Nothing solid yet.
The father did it.
I don't know
if there's enough to convict,
But there's no doubt.
I'll talk to the d. A.
The one thing is the reason why
he k*lled westerville
Is because his son's wife
was having an affair with him.
If we make an arrest,
His son's gonna know
about that affair.
I don't know if there's
anything we can do about that.
I understand.
Can you get me out?
I can't get you out
right away.
Fortunately, the amount
you were busted with was small.
They'll release you
in the morning
On your own recognizance.
I have to stay overnight?
Yeah, you do.
That's what happens you get
caught with illegal dr*gs.
I've never been
in jail before.
Think about
what it would feel like
To stay in
for a few years.
[ Sniffles ]
Why did they even stop me,
though?
The question is,
why did you have the dr*gs?
You were going past
a known drug location.
They did
what narcotics cops do.
I talked to them outside.
They'll keep you
in a segregated cell.
No one's gonna bother you.
Does my mother
have to find out?
Yeah.
Would you tell her I'm sorry?
[ Sobbing ]
Shh.
You were taking care
of your niece yesterday?
My sister had to work late,
So she parked her with me
for a few hours.
What'd you do with her?
Walked.
Window‐shopped.
Then I took her back
to my apartment.
Did you take her
to your father's apartment?
No. He's always tired
after work.
He had rented "mulan"
and "the little mermaid."
Why would he have
done that?
Maybe the video store
Ran someone else's rentals
on his card.
Who knows?
You loved your father,
didn't you, alex?
Yeah.
Did you think
it was right
That he didn't get to see
his granddaughter?
That was between him
and my sister.
You felt bad about it,
right?
Yeah.
He worked hard all his life.
He provided for his family.
And now all he wants
is to spend a little time
With his granddaughter, and
you're gonna deny that to him?
I told you, that was
between him and my sister.
He didn't talk to your sister.
He talked to you.
And the kid was with you.
You were in a position
that you could do
Something nice for your dad
and show your sister
He wasn't the monster
she made him out to be.
And you're a good son.
You did what a good son does.
No, i‐i didn't do anything.
We'll talk to your niece
if we have to, alex.
We'll get her in the room,
And we'll ask her
where she was yesterday ‐‐
Where she was
and what happened to her.
He wanted to give her dinner.
And he wanted it to be
just the two of them.
And what did you find
when you came back for her?
She was sitting on the couch.
The movie was playing
in the vcr,
But she wasn't watching it.
He was in the other room.
All she said to me
Was that her underpants
were on backwards.
What did you do?
I told her to go
into the bathroom
To turn them back around.
Then I took her home
to her mother.
Then you went to your dad's
coffee shop to confront him?
I had to ask him, you know?
I had to hear from him
what he did,
If he did anything.
And what did he tell you?
He got this weird,
ashamed smile on his face.
He said, "sometimes
we make mistakes."
[ Scoffs ]
Yeah.
Like I made a mistake
with him.
Like all those years ago when
I stood up for him to my sister,
Tried to convince her
that it didn't happen.
Stood next to my mother
And said,
"pop would never do that."
Now here's this little kid...
...there because of me.
She's got that same look
on her face that my sister had.
I grabbed the Kn*fe,
and I stuck it in him.
He looked at me like,
"how could you do this to me?"
I don't know, pop.
How could you
do that to them?
[ Sobs ]
How do we know
the wife was having an affair?
She admitted it.
And we can put the father‐in‐law
at the vicinity
But not
the crime scene itself?
He claims not to have used
the car all week,
And if it was in the vicinity,
somebody else drove it there.
He knew about the affair?
Westerville's secretary
claims to have told him.
Sounds like
she hated westerville.
Not exactly
an impartial witness.
Hmm. Ballistics
will be useless.
Whatever g*n he used, you can
be sure you'll never find it.
You should proceed,
but with what you have now,
I don't think my boss
is gonna want to go to bat.
Do you need to
run it by him?
Ask a grand jury
to indict a retired cop
Looking out for his son ‐‐
a hero cop
Confined to a wheelchair,
whose wife's cheating on him ‐‐
And who has
a trunkful of alibis?
I don't think so.
I'll see what more
we come up with.
Let me know
when you come up with it.
Hey, good‐looking.
Hey.
What makes you think
I was talking to you?
He go for it?
Found out his father
molested his niece.
He's writing up
a statement now.
That'll knock it down
to manslaughter.
He's still gonna do
five years.
Nothing we can do about that,
unfortunately.
Oh, uh, brendan quinn
left a message for you.
Dinner at 8:00.
Just like the play.
You've given me
everything you've got on this?
Yeah.
If that's true,
I don't see a case
against charlie quinn making.
I'll go kick him.
Um, I'd like to know
what's going on with my brother.
[ Clears throat ]
Why don't you come on
back here, melanie?
[ Clears throat ]
Your brother's confessed
to k*lling your father.
There may be a trial.
There may be a plea.
The likelihood is that he's
gonna spend some time in prison.
Why did he k*ll him?
When he took care of
your daughter yesterday...
[ Sighs ]
...he let your father
watch her.
[ Voice breaking ]
no.
Oh, my god.
Oh, my god, no.
Your father's not gonna do this
to anyone else.
[ Sniffles ]
But he did it to her.
He did it to me,
and now he did it to her.
He did it
to a bunch of kids.
That's awful and terrible,
And I wish we could have
nailed him long ago.
But now you have a chance
to do for your daughter
What your mother
never did for you.
The damage
has already been done.
I can't do anything
about that.
You can tell her she doesn't
have to keep it a secret.
Tell her that you know
she isn't crazy,
You know
she isn't making it up.
That she has nothing
to be ashamed of.
Where is my brother now?
He's inside.
I'd like to talk to him.
You may want to wait
on that.
I'd like to tell him
I'm not angry at him,
And I think
he needs to hear that now.
[ Both crying ]
Sheila,
the lasagna's fantastic.
Thank you.
We're planning a trip to italy,
speaking of lasagna.
Brendan's
never been there.
I've never been there,
either.
First you gotta get
somebody to go with.
That's true.
Hey, honey, can I have
a minute with baldwin?
Sure.
She figured out
all the logistics.
What hotels are best
for accommodating a chair ‐‐
Everything.
That's great.
Not the easiest thing
in the world
Being married to me.
She seems to be
doing okay.
I want you to know
I had a little talk with her.
Also with my father.
I let them both know that I can,
uh, accept certain things.
What are we talking about,
brendan?
My wife loves me.
I don't have any doubt
about that.
We talk.
We laugh.
There's a million and one things
we know about each other
That no one else in the world
will ever know, but...
But I also know
there's things she needs
That she can't get
from me ‐‐
Things that maybe she can
only get from another person.
I told her ‐‐
I told my father ‐‐
If it's a choice between that
and losing her...
I can accept it.
And your father
understands this?
Yeah.
I'm the luckiest guy
in the world.