STARK: How does it feel to nail a double murderer?
RAINA: It doesn't suck.
Now, just because the jury recommended the death penalty
doesn't mean that Judge Morton will sign off on it.
Which is why I recalled the victim's daughter.
Morton's got a kid at UCLA.
When Carol Bonner describes coming home
and finding both her parents brutally murdered,
Morton's going to feel their pain.
You're learning, kid.
Paul Masters didn't just kill those people.
He slaughtered them
and he enjoyed it.
He's going down.
I knew something was wrong the second I stepped in the house.
It was dark.
My father always left the light on.
I found my mom in the kitchen.
I could barely recognize her.
There was blood everywhere.
My dad was outside in the hallway.
I could tell he was trying to get to my mom...
but he couldn't make it.
-I'm telling you, this is a mistake. -It always is.
Sit down and wait for your case to be called.
I want it quiet in here.
This can't be happening.
Can you describe your relationship with your parents?
They were the best.
My brother Greg and I...
they gave us everything.
They worked so hard
so that we could both go to college
and we always used to talk about
how we'd one day pay them back.
And now they're gone.
What do you think should happen to Paul Masters?
He should burn in hell.
-I-I-I got to talk to a lawyer. -We'll give you a chance.
-You don't understand. -We'll give you a chance.
-I didn't... JUDGE MORTON: One more word
??? -and I will hold you in contempt, Mr. Davis.
-Please. -and I will hold you in contempt, Mr. Davis.
-Please. -You're in enough trouble already.
If you would just listen to me -You're in enough trouble already.
If you would just listen to me for just a minute.
Bailiff. Restrain him and keep him...
You're going to listen to me!
Drop your weapon!
I'm going to shoot this guy, I swear to God!
Whoa, whoa, fellas, come on. Let's everybody take a breath.
You shut the hell up!
Tell them to drop their guns right now.
Do what he says.
Put them down!
All right, and your keys, too.
Okay, now get out.
All the cops.
Get out of here!
No, no, not you, Detective, uh-uh.
If you'd just done your damn job,
then I never would have been convicted.
You stay.
Okay...
turn off those cameras
right now.
You,
here.
Lock the door.
Use the cuffs.
That's right, her. Go.
Hey.
Excuse me.
Would you mind telling me your name?
Stanley.
Stanley Davis.
-I'm, uh, Sebastian Stark. -I know who you are.
I'm not an idiot.
Of course not.
I was just wondering,
Stanley...
...what exactly is it you want?
Justice.
"Shark" Season 01 Episode 18
This way.
What have we got?
Defendant grabbed the bailiff's gun,
took ten to 12 hostages in Judge Morton's courtroom,
three high school students and a teacher.
Morton?
Paul Master's sentencing hearing?
Stark and Raina are in there.
Damn it.
Master's facing the death penalty.
He's got nothing to lose.
According to witnesses, it wasn't Masters.
What?
The court clerk says a guy named Stanley Davis.
Uh, he's being sentenced for armed robbery and assault.
Ah. Kevin.
Glad you're here. This is Kevin Gauge.
He heads the crisis negotiation team.
My people are taking their positions in the event that we need to go in.
You're going to be able to talk him out?
I'm going to do everything that I can.
The fact that he hasn't discharged his weapon is a good sign.
ISAAC: Well, Davis is a small-time guy.
There's no heavy violence on his sheet.
Masters had the gun,
Well, it could be worse.
we'd probably have a pile of dead bodies by now.
The truth is, we get fewer fatalities with hardened criminals.
They're used to dealing with law enforcement.
It's the amateurs that usually ring up the big body counts.
Stan, you mind if I just give you my battery?
This is a $1,200 phone.
Right. Okay.
Thank you.
So, what's the plan, Stan?
Does it look like I have a plan?
No, but you got the gun.
It's the next best thing.
Stanley, you said you wanted
justice.
Do you care to tell us what happened?
Why don't you ask Detective Ramsey over there?
I'm surprised he even took the time to come to court.
Go screw yourself.
Not the most constructive tone.
This guy robbed a family market near Highland Park.
Pistol-whipped the owner.
That is a lie!
I went in to buy beer.
Two guys came in through the back door.
Eyewitness ID'd you.
There was a lady in the back who saw the whole thing.
There was no lady, Stan.
We both know that.
No, you were too lazy to go out and find her.
You had an ex-con on the hook.
You know, why waste your time?
I mean, you know, clear the case, go grab another donut.
Wait, you got simple assault,
armed robbery.
A decent lawyer, you get five years, you're out in three.
I mean, you know, Judge Morton's a bleeding heart--
-First of all, -with all due respect, Your Honor.
even if I could afford to hire a decent lawyer, which I can't,
I got busted for two home robberies seven years ago.
I stole a couple of laptops, okay?
I never even carried a gun.
You're looking at a third strike.
Yeah, 25 years to life for a crime I didn't even do.
I'm telling you, I don't do stuff like that anymore.
ISAAC: Listen up. There is no way out of here.
End this before people get hurt.
Do you think I want that?
You think I want any of this?
All I want
is for somebody to listen to me.
I'm listening, Stanley.
Okay, right.
As if you give a damn.
I see you out there, you're strutting your stuff.
Taking on big shots, right?
Getting your face on TV.
Meanwhile, guys like me--
we're getting shafted every day.
We're going away for stuff we didn't even do.
You're right,
and I'm sorry about that.
But we have a problem
right here, Stanley.
And it can end well,
or it can end badly.
It's your call.
I was doing really good, too.
Me and my wife--
we got a nice place to live.
I was working steady shifts at the MTA.
It was nothing fancy, you know,
but we were making it. We were making it.
Then all of a sudden, I stop in for a six-pack of beer,
and the next thing I know, my whole life is in the crapper.
Stanley,
let these people go.
I'll stay with you.
We'll figure this out together.
I will help you, I promise.
What the hell are you laughing at?
You think this son of a bitch cares whether you live or die?
Shut up, Masters.
What are you going to do, have me arrested?
You let these people go,
you might as well put that gun in your mouth right now.
Save the cops the trouble.
Shut up! Shut up!
-Bastard. -You step back...
MASTERS: Long as you have bodies between you and the cops,
you run the show.
Stanley,
that's the hostage negotiator,
okay?
So what you do
is pick up this phone.
You can end it all right now.
Make 'em wait, show 'em who's in charge.
Stanley, pick up the phone.
MASTERS: Don't do it.
Look at him, Stan.
You can't trust him.
Answer it, Stanley.
Don't do it, Stan.
Don't listen to him.
Do it.
Yeah.
I want everybody to shut up!
I need some time to think.
You sure we're not going to get caught?
Relax.
I cut class all the time.
I got it down to a science.
Who's that?
My dad's office. 911.
He probably wants to yell at me about something.
God, does he ever get off your case?
Yeah. I should probably call him.
Man, he's really got you trained, huh?
Well, it's just...
Whatever.
I'm going to hit the Barney's sale.
Catch up?
Megan, wait!
He's not picking up.
So what do we do?
Try again in a little while.
If he won't engage, I'll go inside.
I'll try to engage him through the door.
Won't that freak him out?
If I can't establish a line of communication,
we have to go in.
You said that was the last option.
I need to know what's going on in there, Jess.
I understand that.
I also know the minute you send a bunch of guys with guns in there,
the likelihood of casualties goes way up.
Look, I know those are your people.
I need you to trust me.
ISAAC: You're only going to be able to hold these guys for so long.
I know,
but Gage is the best negotiator in the city.
He knows what he's doing.
I was in that courthouse every week for ten years when I was a cop.
I know every inch of it.
But you want to go in?
May be our best shot.
I don't see Gage going for that.
No one needs to know who gave the order.
Stanley,
if we don't talk to the cops soon,
they're going to come in.
You don't want that.
I don't want any of this.
So let's fix it.
What do you say we call your wife?
Yeah, my wife.
When she hears about this...
She's got to be worried sick, right?
Look, I don't want to talk about her.
Sorry.
I understand.
You got any kids?
No.
Well, I do, Stan.
And I'd really like to see her again.
RAINA: I know that you are under a lot of pressure,
but you should really think about letting these kids go.
I didn't even know they were in here till it was too late.
Yeah, but if you let them walk out of here,
it's going to buy you a ton of goodwill.
MASTERS: These kids are your ticket out of here, buddy.
Cops won't make a move as long as they're in here.
I told you to shut your mouth.
Your daddy yelled like that.
Just before I cut his throat.
Greg!
Hey! Hey!
Hey!
Son, son...
GREG: I got to deal with this!
It's gonna spin out of control, Stan.
When it does, people are gonna die,
and I know you don't want that.
So what am I supposed to do?
Let me help you.
Mr. Davis.
Actually, it's Mr. Stark.
I need to speak to Jessica Devlin.
This is Lieutenant Gage. I'm in charge.
I'm running this operation.
Yeah, your mother must be very proud.
Now, put Devlin on the phone.
It's Stark.
How you holding up?
All in all, I'd rather be in Philadelphia.
We're okay.
Look, we got three kids in here,
and Mr. Davis is willing to exchange them
for the case files on his robbery conviction.
Also, I promised him my team would look into his case.
Got it.
Anything else?
We could use some sandwiches and something to drink.
I'll take care of it.
Stark,
there's a surveillance camera over the jury box.
It's activated by a green button on the judge's desk.
I don't know, turkey, roast beef, whatever.
I need you to find a way to activate that camera.
Some chips, pickles, I don't care.
You got yourself a deal, Stanley.
All right, Isaac, find out everything there is to know about Stanley Davis.
Right.
Madeleine, Casey, round up the files on Davis's case.
Find out if there were any holes.
Then go to that market, talk to the owner.
Thing is, even if Davis didn't do the robbery,
taking hostages is his third strike.
Hopefully, he doesn't figure that out.
So then we're trying to overturn Davis's conviction?
We're trying to keep everyone in that courtroom alive.
Any progress?
Stark's got the guy talking.
I just got a call from Parker Center.
They don't want you interfering in their operation.
Those are my people in there.
I understand, but this is a police matter,
and you need to let them take the lead.
Fine.
Chief wants me to back off,
he can come down here and arrest me.
How long have you and Stanley been married?
Uh, six years.
Well, we split up three months ago.
What happened?
Stanley's a good guy.
But when we got married, he...
I-I told him if he ever got in any more trouble,
we're done.
And then he decided to go and rob a market.
He says he didn't do it.
Stanley says a lot of things.
Brenda, I need you to come down to the courthouse.
Why?
Maybe you can talk him out.
Trust me, Stanley does not want to see me.
After he got arrested, we got into a big fight.
I...
called him a loser.
Told him, "It's over. That was your last chance."
And the minute I said that,
I could see in his eyes that he would never forgive me.
Stanley Davis,
this is Lieutenant Gage.
We have food and water and the files you asked for.
DAVIS: Leave the stuff and back away!
Camera is back on.
Release the kids first.
Nope!
Not until I know I have the files!
They're in the hallway outside the courtroom.
Open the door and ???
STARK: Everybody stay calm.
This is a new suit.
Jess, once I check out the files,
Stanley's gonna let the kids go.
STANLEY: Stay close together.
Mr. Davis?
I'm District Attorney Devlin.
If you end this right now,
I can guarantee your safety,
and I will personally review your case.
I'll review my own case.
Stark?
Everything's in there, Stanley.
STARK: Okay, kids. Let's go.
No,
the boxes first.
STANLEY: One at a time.
STARK: One at a time now, nice and easy.
Just walk right over there.
Nice and easy.
It's your turn.
Here we go.
There you go.
-Okay... -Stark, you go back inside.
-Stanley. -You go back inside.
Excuse me.
No, Detective!
No!
Oh, my God. You shot him!
It's okay, Judge.
You'll be okay.
I need to call my wife.
I'm going to apply a little light pressure to stop the bleeding.
Lift your head.
It may hurt a little. Here we go.
Lift your head. Give me your hand.
Put your hand right here.
We're going to get something to cover you up.
We got to get him out of here.
He hasn't lost that much blood,
but without antibiotics,
he could develop peritonitis.
How do you know that?
I used to work as an EMT during college.
I was going to be a doctor.
What changed your mind?
I couldn't deal with the blood.
He's, he's going to be okay, right?
He was in better shape before you shot him, Stanley.
It was an accident.
We have to get him to a hospital.
This is your fault!
You pulled the trigger.
I am tired of getting screwed by you.
Things are bad enough, please.
Move it!
STARK:Stanley...
Shut up! Go!
Stanley,
don't do anything stupid.
We can still work it out.
Back there.
And turn around.
What's he doing now?
All teams, take your positions, prepare to move.
No, Kevin, wait.
He has already shot a judge.
I will not let him kill a police detective.
He is the reason I'm here.
Right, but...
I did not rob that market!
I know that, Stanley.
-If he had just done his damn job...
-If you kill him,
the cops will be through that door in 30 seconds.
And they are not partial to cop killers!
Blow his brains out.
Shut up!
Do it!
STARK: Stanley, when we first met,
you said you weren't an idiot.
Now would be an excellent time to prove that.
Don't pull that trigger.
To the door.
All right, be cool.
All right, stand down. Stand down.
Everybody changes at the racks.
It's a warehouse sale.
You took your bra off in the middle of the store.
That halter had a built-in. It's kind of redundant.
(...include members of the District Attorney's elite high-profile crime unit,)
Can't believe I scored Uggs for 90 bucks!
(including controversial prosecutor
Hang on a second.
Sebastian Stark.)
(It is believed that one hostage has already been shot during the struggle with ???)
I need to borrow your car.
Yeah.
Not exactly how I expected to go.
You're not going anywhere.
We're going to get out of this.
Listen.
My daughter Sarah's a junior in college.
Wants to spend her semester helping Iraqi war refugees in Kuwait.
That's amazing.
Except I told her she couldn't go.
I mean, most kids want to go to Paris, for God's sakes.
It's pretty dangerous over there.
Turns out it's pretty dangerous everywhere.
If I don't make it,
I want you to tell Sarah that I was wrong.
She should go.
But whatever you do,
don't tell my wife I said so.
Look,
I want to tell you that I'm really sorry, okay?
I never meant for this to happen.
And I'm going to get you help, I swear,
as soon as I find what I need in these files.
We need to get the judge to a hospital.
She's right.
If he stays alive, you stay alive.
Look, Stanley, you let the judge out now,
I'll go through those files with you.
And I guarantee you,
I'll find a way to reverse your conviction, trust me.
Forget the files.
Either you let me out of these chains so I can deal with the cops,
or you're going out in a body bag.
This guy's not your friend, Stanley.
Okay, don't listen to him. He's barely a human being.
Right, you're going to be my lawyer?
-You could do a lot worse. -You got one shot, Stan.
We prove you didn't do that robbery,
then we blame today on emotional duress,
show that the judge's shooting was an accident,
and your third strike
goes bye-bye.
You're out in 14 months,
tops.
Yeah, sure. I remember that night.
That guy Davis was in the back by the coolers.
Did he say anything to you?
No, but he did act kind of weird.
But you didn't actually see him with a gun,
is that right?
Like I said in court, I saw him come in.
I was restocking the soda aisle when someone hit me from behind.
Davis said there were two other guys.
They looked like gang members?
Nah, not that I saw.
And he swears there was a young woman in the back.
My wife was over her mother's with my two boys.
I was here alone.
So you never saw who robbed you?
By the time I came to, the cops were driving up.
Thank you, Mr. Flores.
Sure.
ISAAC: You were the sole witness of robbery, Marta.
I pass by there on my way home from work,
and Mr. Flores always waves to me.
That's how you happened to look inside?
Right.
And that's when I saw Stanley Davis behind the register,
and he had a gun.
Did you see Mr. Flores?
No,
I was praying that he hadn't been shot.
That's when I called 911.
Was there anyone else in the store?
Not that I saw.
Davis talked about a couple of Latino guys.
Look, all I know is that Davis ran out of there when he heard the sirens.
Did you go in to check on Mr. Flores?
No. I mean, I should have, but I was scared.
You never gave a statement that night.
You called the cops a few days later.
It's a dangerous neighborhood,
and I didn't want to get involved.
But I like Mr. Flores.
And what happened to him wasn't right.
Look, if there's nothing else, I really got to get back inside.
I'm screwed, right?
"Screwed" is kind of strong,
although the prosecution made a pretty decent case.
That's 'cause the cops never bothered to find the other witness.
Check your meds, Stan.
There was no other witness.
Hey! Do you mind, Detective? You've helped enough.
Your lawyer should have located that witness.
Right, my PD looked like he was 12 years old.
It was a joke.
The way I see it, Stan,
you've got a pretty strong appeal on the search of your house.
Your lawyer never made enough of the fact that the cops never found the gun.
STANLEY:So you think you can get the conviction reversed?
Don't let the prosecutor's costume fool you.
I've made my bones knocking holes in cases tougher than this.
You knock down that robbery,
the rest of it falls like dominoes.
Don't tell me you're buying this crap.
Anybody got some potassium chloride and a needle handy?
He's yanking your chain.
The second you walk out of here,
they're going to nail you for kidnapping and attempted murder.
Hmm, bloodthirsty killer and a legal scholar.
A real Renaissance man.
This guy is setting you up, Stanley.
Cops only respect what they fear.
They know I'll kill everyone in here
if I don't get what I want.
These guys just want to go home, Stan.
Bullet in your head gets them there.
Ask yourself,
who's really on your side?
You better not be lying to me.
There's no record of a woman in her 20s working at that market,
but according to the DMV,
Flores has a 20-year-old daughter named Sol he failed to mention.
All right, now we're talking.
This is her driver's license photo.
According to the beverage distributor Flores uses,
Sol definitely worked at the store.
How could Davis' lawyer not have come up with this?
Public defenders carry a hell of a caseload.
It's no excuse.
All right, Madeleine, re-interview Mr. Flores.
Either that pistol-whipping gave him partial amnesia,
or he's lying through his teeth.
Isaac,
if Davis is telling the truth,
we're looking for two Latino males for this robbery.
And then alert LAPD, put out an APB.
I don't care what it takes.
Just find Sol Flores.
What the hell is taking so long?!
You said your team was good.
They got to work through the whole case, Stanley!
It's only been two hours!
You want to do something useful?!
Let me talk to the SWAT guys about getting the judge out of here!
I'm going to let the judge go as soon as you give me something to take to them!
You really think he's trying to clear your name?
He's stalling.
You don't know that!
Forget about him!
You got to focus, Stanley!
Let the judge go!
Let the judge die!
Let him die!
See, you hear that?!
This is the kind of scum you're dealing with!
Why don't you tell him about the little girl you abducted and abused in Tucson?
That's what you're dealing with!
Or the 70-year-old woman you beat and left for dead in Bakersfield.
I got a hung jury on that one.
You ask Greg and Carol Bonner
what this monster is capable of.
I'm offering you a way out, Stanley.
Why don't you take it?
Jess!
It's okay.
I heard somebody got shot.
Your dad's okay. He is.
I got a phone call and I I blew it off.
There's nothing you could have done. But you're get him out, right?
We're doing everything we can.
Okay? Come on.
MAN: Homeless guy found her.
When I got your APB on Sol Flores,
I saw the description matched.
ME said she's only been dead a few hours.
That's her.
Oh, damn.
Give me some good news.
DEVLIN: How's Judge Morton?
He's hanging in there, but I need something to work with.
Well, Davis was right.
There was someone else in the market that night.
Sol Flores.
Her father owned the store.
Just so you know,
in my mind, we're making out right now.
Yeah, don't get too hot and bothered.
She's dead.
Uh-huh.
You need to convince Davis we've got his witness and he's good to go.
Right.
Good.
Come on, Sebastian, you can do this.
Nobody bluffs like you.
Fine, great, listen, I understand.
Seek and ye shall find.
Sol Flores, the owner's daughter,
was in the back of the store during the robbery.
She saw the whole thing.
She saw those gang guys come in the door?
She is sitting with the police sketch artist as we speak.
I guess there's a reason you're on TV.
And you just thought it was my smoking hot body.
I can't believe it's over.
That's the first smart thing you've said.
What are you talking about? You heard him.
Damn, you really are stupid.
He's lying. There's no witness.
STARK: Forget him. He's just messing with your mind.
He's trying to confuse you. Forget it.
All right, yeah.
Have them bring the girl in here so you can check her out yourself.
That is not going to happen, Stanley.
Why not?
Yeah, why not?
Because it's against police policy to add hostages, Stan.
So we're going to get the judge out first,
then the women,
and then I will go out with you.
No, no.
I want to meet this girl.
That's impossible, Stanley.
Why?
'Cause I tried to explain to you they're just not going to let her come in.
Tell me the truth.
Now.
She's dead.
Whoever robbed that store
must have found out that we were looking for her.
And they killed her to stop her from testifying against them.
Everything he said is true.
-No. -You're a damn liar.
He's been playing you all along.
You don't need a damn lawyer.
You need somebody who knows how to get the hell out of here.
Stanley...
the fact that that girl was in that market,
that there was another witness,
means your case...
You shut up. means your case...
-You just shut up! -If he overturns the...
You're just like everybody else.
You think I'm stupid.
-No. -You think I'm a loser.
That's not true, Stanley.
He's going to release Masters.
Oh, no, Stan.
Please,
think about what you're doing.
He'll kill all of us!
MASTERS: You're finally starting to get it, partner.
It's you and me.
Since this whole thing started,
he is the only one who has told me the truth.
All right then.
Let's get this party started.
(The hostages situation continues into its eighth hour at the court house,)
(as seven people remain held at gunpoint by what police officials are now describing as two suspects.)
(The seven individuals include...)
I'll take it from here.
I'm going to say this once.
I want a copter in one hour.
One second longer, and one of these folks dies.
If I see one cop anywhere near this room,
they all die.
He wants a chopper.
He's burying you.
You want them to take you seriously?
You got to scare them a little.
We'll be out of here in no time.
You tried to get me killed.
That makes you first to die.
Screw you.
Oh, well...
we'll start with that.
Then it'll get interesting.
Get away from her, Masters.
Starkie.
Don't be jealous.
I'll do you next,
nice and slow.
What are you doing?
I'm not much good to you without a piece, partner.
Give me the key.
STARK: You let him have a gun, Stanley,
and he will blow your head off.
Get away from there.
Relax, partner.
I know what I'm doing.
Step back.
Right now.
No problem.
You're the boss.
Can't believe she's dead.
I'm sorry for your loss.
I know that you're in pain,
but people are being held at gunpoint.
I need to know what really happened that night.
18th Street Posse.
They run this whole neighborhood.
Are they the ones who robbed you that night?
Sol said that she saw everything.
She said that it was Daniel Moreno--
he's one of the leaders-- and some young kid.
We knew better than to tell the cops what really happened.
When I heard that Davis had taken hostages, and...
Sol was late coming to the store...
They killed my baby for...
$185.
I'm sorry.
That's Moreno.
Flores saying his dead daughter ID'd these guys is inadmissible,
so we need a confession.
-So go easy. -Got it.
What's up? You want some?
DA's Office. Up against the wall.
Get lost...
I'm willing to die.
Are you?
Put it down.
You two, walk away.
Ask him!
Did you and an accomplice rob the Flores Market on January 12?
No hablo ingles...
You hit that market.
Later, you found out Sol Flores was a witness.
And you threatened her life to keep her quiet.
When you heard we were asking about the robbery,
you killed her.
Prove it.
CASEY: This is a lot of cash.
You must have sold a ton of poison today.
That girl looks familiar.
It's Marta Torres.
She fingered Stanley Davis for the robbery.
All right, so you got your girlfriend to lie for you in court, huh?
You covered all your bases, didn't you?
I'm going to call my lawyer.
We ain't done talking.
He's going into hypokalimic shock.
Help me to raise his feet.
He doesn't have much more time.
He's dying, Stanley.
Well, the helicopter will be here soon.
Yeah, you're what, going to fly off in to the sunset with your homicidal pal and live happily ever after?
Wake up.
If that helicopter comes, which I seriously doubt, they will never let you get on it.
You don't know that.
I've been in the system 30 years.
I know how cops think.
Rule #1: when criminals escape, cops look bad.
They don't like it.
Yeah, well, I'm innocent.
Well, then give me a chance to prove it!
Look, this isn't just about you anymore.
That girl was killed in that market because of what happened during the robbery.
We're going to find the guys who did it.
You ID them from the market.
You help me put them away for a murder.
I can use that and get you a plea deal.
But if I had just taken the fall that girl would still be alive.
Look, are you a bad guy?
I don't think so.
I think you've made some mistakes,
but you know what?
We all have.
The only question is:
do you have the guts to...
to make things right?
MASTERS: What have we got here?
Looks like someone turned the surveillance camera back on, partner.
Now I wonder who could have done that.
They've been watching every move we make all along,
figuring exactly how to take us out.
Stanley, what are you doing?
You get back over there.
Damn it.
If we're not on that 'copter in 29 minutes,
everyone dies.
MAYOR: The police department is doing everything in its power
to bring the situation to a peaceful conclusion.
Thank you very much.
You think they're coming in?
30 minutes left.
If they're coming, it has to be soon.
In case I don't get a chance to tell you later...
you were great today.
I didn't get us out.
You kept us from getting killed.
Yeah, so far.
How you holding up?
This is like a bad dream.
Your dad is the toughest guy I know.
He's going to be okay.
We've been fighting a lot.
So I hear.
He told you?
Fathers of teenagers stick together.
It's, uh, it's kind of like a support group.
He hates me.
You know better.
I don't want to lose him.
Masters is the primary target, then Davis.
The helicopter is three minutes out.
Whoa, so that's it? You're going in?
Hopefully, we can get them to start releasing some hostages.
Then we'll take them out on the way to the chopper.
What about the ones he doesn't release?
I got a lunatic threatening to start executing hostages in six minutes.
I know you want your people safe,
but I'm telling you,
this is our best shot.
And that's what I'm talking about.
You think they'll let him go?
Not in his lifetime.
The cops will lure them out and then they'll start shooting.
It's funny, I was never afraid to die,
but now, with Julie...
it's different.
Yeah.
Kevin.
Maybe there's another way.
Time to go, partner.
We're going to need some volunteers.
Carol Bonner.
-No. -No.
No, you bastard, no!
You didn't need to do that.
Oh, but it was so much fun.
This is Marta Torres,
Danny Moreno's girlfriend.
She's the one who falsely ID'd Stanley Davis for the robbery.
Do you know the penalty for perjury in this state, Ms. Torres?
Look, if I change my story,
Danny will kill me, too.
And if you don't,
I'm going to charge you as an accessory and you'll spend the next 20 years in prison.
Did Stanley Davis rob that market?
No.
It was the 18th Street Posse initiation.
My boyfriend told me that he and this kid Hector robbed Mr. Flores.
He made me go to the cops and tell them that I saw that guy Davis do the robbery.
So you were never even there?
I'm sorry, I had no choice.
Get a statement.
And put her under protection.
Stanley Davis?
Yeah.
This is District Attorney Devlin.
I have a sworn statement from the eyewitness who ID'd you for the robbery.
She admits she lied.
I'm prepared to move for a mistrial,
and I give you my word the case will not be refiled.
Do you understand?
What'd they want?
Helicopter is ready.
We're going to move out nice and slow in a tight group.
Anybody gets cute or tries to run,
I'll blow your heads off.
We'll never make it.
When we get to the helicopter, you two are done.
You're coming with us.
You're not afraid to fly, are you?
Because when we get up nice and high,
I want to drop you right on top of this building.
Go to hell.
I'll see you there.
I'm going to check the hall. Be cool.
You believe in God, Stanley?
He's never been a big fan of mine.
Yeah, I'm not much of a believer myself.
But it's funny how a little thing like imminent death can make you think.
Stanley,
I was a bad guy for a long time,
literally helped people get away with murder...
...but instead of going to prison,
I went to Bel Air,
and I could never figure out,
if he exists, how God could let something like that happen.
But see, eventually,
nobody gets away with it, Stanley.
Eventually, we all have to answer for who we are and what we do.
After all the bad breaks, the bad moves,
you make the choice
of the kind of man you want to be.
See, I knew I had to change my life.
Now, I don't know if it'll get me into heaven,
but I know this.
I don't hurt people anymore.
Hell, once in a while, I even do a little bit of good.
So I figure if there is a God...
...I may not be on his Christmas card list,
but at least he knows I'm trying.
Time to rock and roll.
Let her go, Masters.
Drop it.
That's not going to happen.
Stanley, shoot him.
No, no!
Don't do it, Stanley. Don't even think about it.
Drop it or she's dead.
I'll blow her brains out.
Go for it.
You kill her,
I'll kill you.
Either way, I'm still a hero.
Everybody down! Get down! Drop your weapon.
Here they come.
Dad!
Oh!
You are the most beautiful thing
I have ever seen in my life.
You're not so bad yourself.
That's okay. Look, I know things have...
It's okay.
It's going to be okay.
"Go for it."
The man's got a gun to my head and you tell him to go for it?
When I saw Davis move behind Masters,
I figured he'd do the right thing.
Well, what if he didn't?
I'm an optimist.
Isaac said you ran the show out here,
that you bought us the time we needed to get out.
Well, you know, my dinner canceled at the last minute.
I thought, "What the hell?"
I'm glad you're safe.
They said judge's going to alright.
Davis's still going to have to pay.
At the end of the day, the guy was right: he was innocent.
He couldn't just appeal like everybody else?
I'll see what I can do.
STARK: So, uh...
I think we may be able to iron some things out.
I guess you turned out to be a pretty good lawyer after all.
You'll know when you get my bill.
So you got your death penalty.
You saved the judge's life.
How do you feel?
Like I should have gone to med school.
We're going home.