# Hey, Mister Tambourine Man #
# Play a song for me #
- # In the jingle-jangle morning # - "B"
- # I'll come following # - "A"
Man: You having fun, sweetheart?
Girl: Yes
Ahh
Well, I hope you're doing better than me, baby
- What are you making? - A necklace for Mom
Yeah? Let me see
Wow Another one?
- Yes - Woman: Honey?
That's two today
- Yeah - Yeah
Honey?
- Yeah? - Waiting for the help to get that?
I thought you and I were the help
- Go wash up for dinner, pumpkin - Okay
Mmm, smells nice That takeout?
Mommy, look at-
No!
No! Ahh!
Oh! No no no!
You can't fight fate
Man: We gotta get the fuck out of here Come on!
Oh! Oh no!
Thug: No!
- What the fuck are you doing? - No!
Fucking stop! Let's go!
Just shut the fuck up!
No!
It's cool
Kids like me
No! Heather!
No no!
- Nick - Bray, what's happenin'?
Willis is a rowing buddy of mine Where are we on his kid's case?
- Willis? - Yeah
- Oh, I kicked it down to juvie - Why did you do that?
'Cause the case was a dog The kid was only 15 years old
when he committed the murder
You wouldn't want to jeopardize your 95% conviction rate
- It's actually 96% - 96% now?
Yes You gotta keep your books better than that
You know, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you were gunning for my job
You do know better
And you know that I'm aiming much higher than that
Woman: They filed a motion to dismiss,
but there's no way that Judge Abrams honors it
I think that we can get him on RICO
All that time and that's what you come back with, Sarah?
You might want to reevaluate your research skills
- What else have we got? - Nick: She's right
Mr Rice?
RICO's designed for this kind of thing
Check out section 901 of the Organized Crime Control Act
And you should let Sarah try this case too
Mr Rice, last I checked, I was running this room
She's already done the leg-work I'll oversee it
I mean, Helen Keller could try this case
Okay, Boy Wonder, she fucks up, it's on you
Cantrell wants to see you
All right, I'll be right there
No, Nick He wants to see Nick
You still torturing Bringham?
Nick: Let's just say I'm less impressed with his Harvard degree than he is
Well, we can't all have gone to Fordham
I went to Fordham night school
You know what I learned in Fordham night school?
Law school's got nothing to do with law
Guess you skipped the course on inter-office politics
All I need is a jury to like me Isn't that what you told me, Jonas?
The Shelton case- where are we?
It went sideways last night- Judge Burch
Ahh
Bad news What now?
- Let's make the deal - They killed a little girl, Nick
- It's an imperfect system - And we its imperfect servants
- However you could win this case - No, can't take that chance
Some justice is better than no justice at all
You need to tell the husband
Okay That's part of my job
Good, because he's waiting for you right now
What?
- How are you doing? - Good How are you doing?
Good Sit Sit
Well, I didn't hear back from you
and made some notes on the case
I had some good ideas
Yeah, let me take a look at it
Well, they're just-
I was gonna talk to you about those
Do you trust me?
Do you trust me, Clyde?
Yeah, of course
Darby has agreed to testify against Ames
With Darby's testimony,
Ames will go to death row
Um, what about- what about Darby then?
Darby will plead guilty to murder
- In what degree? - Third
He serves, what? Five years
at best?
I don't understand I'm sorry
We had a setback The judge ruled that the DNA was inadmissible
- What? - Exclusionary rule
The opposing counsel maneuvered it
You said this part of the case was clear-cut
We had the blood on his shirt-
It's covered under the same rule
What about the rest of the forensic evidence?
It's not conclusive, Clyde
Okay, that's okay 'Cause I saw- I saw their faces
I saw them do it I mean, he killed my little girl, Nick
You blacked out, Clyde Your testimony won't be reliable
You get on the stand and the defense will tear you apart
No no, the jury's gonna believe me though
- Because it's the truth! We can- - We can lose
And then we'd have nothing
You will waste a whole year, spend millions of dollars,
and then both of them could end up going free
Nick, both of them are guilty, especially Darby!
- You know that - It's not what you know, Clyde
It's what you can prove in court
Please don't make a deal with this man
Please don't make a deal with this man He's a monster-
I'm sorry, the deal is done I'm sorry
I made the deal
What? How could you do that?
This is just how the justice system works
Listen, I know you don't think it right now,
but this is a victory for us
Woman: Your office has certified this agreement?
Yes, Your Honor
Mr Reynolds, any great insights to share with the court today?
I'm a defense attorney, Your Honor I don't have many of those
No, Your Honor No insights
Good, then I trust that we can move forward with Mr Ames's trial
unimpeded by continuances A triaI date is imminent
Yeah?
There's no cell phones in my courtroom, Mr Rice
- We've been over this- - I'm sorry
- and over this, over this
Yeah, I had some exigent business I-
Next time it's mine
- Ah, you married? - Excuse me?
Are you married?
Please fuck this up so I can destroy you
I wish ill for no man,
but Ames deserves to suffer for what he did
I mean, you can't fight fate, right?
Nick
Cantrell: Once you make a decision, live with it- move on
This job, your best asset's a short memory
Don't beat yourself up Too many other people out there doing that already
Look, there's some of them right now
Isn't this where you tell me some type of old fable
or wives' tale-
All right, all right, I got one
Marcus Aurelius hired a servant to walk behind him
as he made his way through the Roman town square
And this servant's only job
was to whisper in his ear when people praised him,
"You're only a man You're only a man "
- Okay, man? - Okay, man
- That's some bullshit
That's good
Nick: I don't think you even know what that story means
You're missing the point, Nick It doesn't matter what they say
Okay, I got this now
All right, ladies and gentlemen, one at a time, one at a time
So you'll be seeking the death penalty?
- For Rupert Ames, we will be - And for Darby?
He has pled guilty to murder, but he is a cooperating witness
The DA's office has committed all of its resources
to ensure that justice will be served
Woman: Did you make any kind of-
Man: Do you think this is a fair sentence for Darby?
I just wanted to say thanks for being in my corner
It's nice when the system works, right?
Get away from me
Officer: Move Move
Let's go
- Nick? - Hey
Nuh-uh, what happened?
What happened to what?
What's wrong?
You call my job boring "C-"?
Yes
Well okay now
you gonna tell me what's wrong?
Can I talk to my daughter for a little bit?
- Oh, please No no no - Gonna lay down
Please?
First of all, this is your father speaking
- Yeah, she didn't know that - You never know
I want you to stay in there as long as you can
'cause there's a lot of crazy-ass people out here
Language
Your mother's a hardass, but-
I'm right here
And Daddy- Daddy wants you to come out and be Daddy's little girl
Woman: I want her to come out 'cause she's on my bladder
Nick: Ahh!
Anybody seen my phone?
- Hey, have you seen my phone? - It's not strapped to your hand?
No, it's not strapped to my hand
- Daddy? - Yeah?
You're not gonna have some of my French toast?
- French toast? You made French toast? - Mm-hmm
I can't, honey I'm running late
Okay
All right, here- Mmm
- Mmm, that's good - Thank you
- You did this by yourself? - Mm-hmm
I'm just gonna take this whole plate to work
All right- no
You're only 10 years old?
- You better than your mother - I heard that
Smells good in here Your lifeline
'Morning, baby Give me a kiss
Mmm! You going to your daughter's recitaI this afternoon?
Um, I thought you were gonna order the DVDs
Video's not the same, Nick
Mom, it's okay Dad's got to work, I know
See? It's all right Dad's got to work And what is Dad doing today?
- Lock up bad guys - And why does he do that?
- To keep us safe - Yeah
She understands 'Cause he wants us to be safe
- Baby, get your cello - All right
- Thank you so much - You're welcome
- Little Julia Child - Mmm
You know she's 10 years old, right?
- You know that? - I know that
She doesn't understand why you're never around
This good-guy, bad-guy stuff- that's just talk to her
Don't do this, come on
I can't come today
You know you have not been to one recitaI-
- How many has she had? - Enough
Okay Well, we'll get the video,
we'll sit down and we'll watch it together as a family
I love you
All right?
- Thank you for the toast - Love you
- Love you too! - Bye
Love you
Huh
- So how's Chip? - It's Chester
What happened to Chip? I liked Chip
There is no Chip
And now there's no Chester He kept calling
- Sarah, that's a good thing - I know, but I kept cancelling
My caseload's crazy
You know you don't have to go to this if you don't want to
Yeah, I do I
What's it like?
No biggie Like watching somebody fall asleep
Except for the not-waking-up part
Does it bother you?
Not anymore
Sarah, your legs are looking real good in those heels
Fuck off
What are you doing here, Reynolds? Your DVD player broken?
Ames has no family I felt like someone should be here for him
Wow, that's nice
Breathe
Rupert Ames, do you have anything you want to say?
Yeah
Uh-huh
Ames: What I did that night was wrong
I should have never been there
But I swear to God, I didn't kill those people
The wrong man's dying here today
The wrong man's dying
That's all
Look at me
Look at me!
Ahh! Fuck!
Fuck!
Ahh! Fuck!
Oh, God
- Oh, God - Take her- take her out
- What the hell is going on? - I don't know
Ahhh!
Man: What could have caused the unexpected reaction of the inmate?
We'll keep you informed
You okay? Huh?
Yeah
So somebody killed the guy you were trying to kill?
What are we calling this?
Clear violation of his Eighth Amendment rights-
- cruel and unusual punishment - Law schooI
Yeah The machine- how does it work on a good day?
It's designed to be pain-free
It's three drugs administered in a specific order
From this point on, we're operating under the assumption
that the machine was corrupted
We're gonna need a list of all the people with access to that machine
- My people would not do this - I appreciate that, Warden,
but I'm gonna need more than a hall pass and a note from Mom
Detectives, got this off the back of the machine
- Check it out - Let me see it
Man: Right there
"Can't fight fate "
Cantrell: What is it, Nick?
During the home invasion, Ames's accomplice
said to one of the vics, "You can't fight fate "
And then he said the same thing to me in the courtroom- prick
I can't remember his name, though
Detective: Have a look at this- your guy?
- Nick: Clarence James Darby - Detective: He's a cutie
- You got history with him? - Nick: Put him away
All right, three years That the going rate for murder these days?
There was extenuating circumstances
The only extenuating circumstances should be he didn't do it
Still, three years at Marion? Fucking gladiator academy
You expect him to come back a modeI citizen?
Well, if you scholars wouldn't contaminate the crime scenes,
I could keep them locked up longer
TV reporter: Authorities have refused to comment at this point,
but foul play cannot be ruled out
The prisoner had been on death row for the past 10 years-
his name, Rupert Ames
Female reporter: All we know at this point
is what was supposed to be a painless execution
has turned into something out of a horror film
Yeah?
- Disguised voice: Clarence Darby? - Who's this?
That's strike three for you: coke on the table,
bitch on the floor- life in prison
Who the fuck is this?
Voice: Look out your window, south side
- Is this a joke? Get up! - Ahh!
South side
Motherfucker
Shit Out of the way!
- Stay down! - You're all crazy!
He's heading north! Go go!
- Damn - Move it, move it Go on!
- What now? - Wipe the prints off the gun
- Get rid of it - No no
You fired six times, genius You bring any ammunition?
- Lose it - Why are you doing this?
I want to keep you out of prison
See the abandoned factories? Go toward them
Why?
There's a cop car there with a cop in it
What the fuck?
I Tasered him, but he'll be waking up in about 90 seconds,
so you'd better move
Rise and fucking shine, bitch Wake the fuck up!
Let's go! Start the fucking car!
- Okay! - Do it
- Take it easy, take it- - Come on!
- Okay, let's go - Take it easy
Let's go! Get in gear, shithead, now!
Do it! Go go go!
Get the fuck out
Let's go
Get the fuck down there!
Okay What about my wife? My little girl?
- I'll never see them again - Fucked up, ain't it?
Oh oh oh
You don't mind if I take this, do you?
My guardian angel
I am impressed
You know why I'll never see my wife and little girl again?
'Cause you took 'em from me
You remember me?
Sure you do
You came over to my house once before
You don't remember?
This tetrodotoxin
should be nicely into your system by now
It's isolated from the liver of a Caribbean puffer fish
So it paralyzes you,
but leaves all the other neurological functions
perfectly intact
In other words, you can't move
but you feel everything
It does absolutely nothing to blunt the pain
And you're about to experience more of that
than you could ever fucking imagine
These are tourniquets
so you don't bleed out, 'cause you may be here a while
Saline solution-
that should keep us going
Clamps- nice and secure
Comfortable?
You really are shaking
Sure you're all right?
You'll love this-
adrenaline
Now this is so you don't pass out
There you go
How's that feel? Good?
Now what we don't want is you swallowing your tongue,
so bear with me
Now this is for your penis, but we'll get to that later
Scalpel
for your eyelids,
in case you insist on fucking shutting them
You see,
I know what it feels like to be helpless
just like when I watched you slaughter my whole family
You know you can't fight fate, right, Darby?
Oh!
And look- I made this especially for you
You like it? Yeah, I didn't want you to miss anything
Now you have the best view in the house
You hear that?
Your heart is beating so fast
No, me too
Okay
Now they get to watch you suffer
They'll be the last thing you ever see
as I cut off every single one of your fucking limbs
See, I wasn't lying
when I told you that I wanted to keep you out of prison
That was the truth
Thanks for the car
Sarah: Okay, these are all the case files on Darby
I vetted through what I could We have crime-scene photos-
Don't need to see 'em
Okay
- What's bothering you? - It's Darby
All the crimes he's committed have one thing in common,
and that was violence But yesterday at that execution,
- that wasn't violence That was- - What?
- That was intellect - Okay
- What are you thinking? - I don't know
I'm just thinking maybe we shouldn't be looking for Darby
Jesus Christ
Rice
Detective: Good news, Counselor We found Darby
I gotta say though, he's looked better
Sarah: They found him in about 25 pieces:
no legs, no arms, eyelids were sliced off- gruesome
- Nick: Shedding tears for Darby? - Not quite
- Cantrell: I see your wheels turning - Nick: Think motive- who has one?
Cantrell: The husband, the father What do we know about him?
He owned the warehouse where they found Darby
- What else? - He's a tinkerer-
uh, little inventions, gizmos He holds two dozen patents
that made him some money
He liquidated most of his wealth a few years ago
to buy some industrial properties around airports,
chemical plants, raiI yards
- It doesn't add up - No, it's weird, right?
Search 'em all, Sarah See what you find
Freeze!
- Get down, go! - On your knees!
- Face down, face down! - Pull him down and cuff him!
Crazy men scare the shit out of me
Detective: Is this guy a lawyer?
No
He's an engineer
Sarah: Nick, look at this
Cantrell: We have zero evidence Gonna need a confession
He give you any trouble on the way in?
No, nothing
He wasn't too happy when we took his bracelet, though
- Can I help you? - Package for the Rice family
Oh, yeah Thanks
Mom, the video from my recital came Can we watch it?
- Please? - No, not you
No, please, we said we were gonna wait for your father, remember?
- Please? - No, not now
Okay
Uh-huh, yes
Yes, absolutely
Mommy!
Don't worry, he's just disarming the guy, letting him feeI easy
What I'm about to tell you I don't want anybody else to hear
As a prosecutor, I'm breaking all the rules right now,
and I don't give a damn because I'm a father
I have a little girl
And what you did bravo
The world is better without Darby and Ames
You're not gonna see a tear shed from me or anybody in my office
With that being said
I have a job to do
I'm gonna ask you some very simple and direct questions
I suggest that you answer them in the same fashion
Is your name Clyde Alexander Shelton?
Yes, sir
And you've waived your right to counsel, correct?
- Yes, sir - You sure you want to do that?
Yes
Did you murder Clarence Darby?
I wanted him dead
He killed my wife and child
Rupert Ames- did you murder him as well?
Rupert Ames deserved to die
They both deserved to die
So you arranged both of those murders?
Yes, I planned it
in my head, over and over again It took me a long time
All right
I guess we're done here
Counselor?
You might want to canceI your 12:30 lunch with Judge Roberts
Excuse me?
In fact, you might want to cancel the rest of the week,
'cause you're gonna be busy Sit down
We're done here We have your confession
Mmm Oh, you do?
On tape
See, in our profession, we consider that a slam-dunk
Oh, really? I don't think so Let's think back
What did I say?
That I wanted to kill Clarence Darby?
Yeah, sure What father wouldn't?
That both Darby and Ames deserved to die?
I think most people would agree with that
That I planned it over and over again in my head?
Yeah Who wouldn't fantasize about that?
None of these are an admission of guilt, Nick
- You might want to check the tape - We know you did it
Well, it's not what you know, it's what you can prove in court
Didn't you tell me that once?
The only problem with your theory
is that Darby's body was found on your property
One of my many properties- an old abandoned warehouse, Nick
Junkies, they trespass there all the time
Isn't Darby involved in the drug trade?
That's an unsavory world I bet you a jury would agree
Or perhaps someone was trying to frame me
You know, Clyde,
there's a lot of assholes in prison that thought they were smarter than me
Let's stop fucking around
Nick, unless you have any hard evidence,
then why are we even here? Why are we having this-
- What do you want? - -conversation?
Well, that's easy
Now you're the one who makes deals with murderers, yeah?
So I've come to make mine
I will give you a confession, a reaI confession
You just have to give me something in return
Yeah, well, since you are a murderer, what might that be?
A bed
But a nice bed
I want a nice new one for my cell
Very simple
You're gonna have to deal with that, because the one I have is lumpy, Nick
It's making me crazy
Clyde, I think you've got me confused with detail people
See, I don't deaI with prison conditions
I believe those cots are bolted into the cells
Well, that's what wrenches are for, dumbass
You know, one of those new Duxiana beds
with the adjustable- you know, adjustable lumbar support,
- that's the one - I've seen the commercial
- That's the one I want - Those are nice
- 'Cause really- - Comes on late at night
- And frankly I don't think- - Two old people laying on the bed
- I'll be able to focus on anything
untiI I've had a good revitalizing night's sleep
in my therapeutic Duxiana bed
So that's the deal:
you get me my bed, you get your confession
Okay, let me think about that for a second
How about
fuck no
Hey, what are you doing?
- What do you mean? - Why did you tell him no?
A mattress? He doesn't make those kinds of decisions
Take your ego out of it, Nick Shelton's got a point: this case is shit
We need a confession And a mattress for a murder confession?
- That's a pretty good deal - He's playing us, Jonas
Well, then we will play him
Nick?
There's an urgent call from your office They say you're not answering your cell
I need to finish up here and then I will be home as soon as I can
Listen to me: the things on this video-
Nick, I have never seen anything like it
Please come home
Listen, you need to calm down Tell her that it's not real
- Okay - and that I love her
Come home Come home soon, please
- Kelly, did you see his face? - No
It was covered with something I couldn't see
Okay, baby, let me finish up here and I'll come home as fast as I can, okay?
Okay
This motherfucker sent a DVD to my house of him killing Darby
- What? - My daughter saw it
He recorded it? We've got him
No no, he had on a mask We need that confession
You still want to bargain with this man?
The art of the possible, Warden
Make the deal
Man: Hey, come on, man! Give us one!
Back problems, Warden- the worst
You got bigger problems than that
It's the have-nots in here, son
I don't know that I want to be the one "have "
Turn around
I don't think he likes me
Nice bed
Thank you
It's a single
I'd watch my fucking back around here, you hear?
In the cell, let's go
We can't put Clyde Shelton anywhere-
not in a job, not in a city, not even the country
So I dug a little deeper and I found something from his missing years:
a couple of contract payments to Clyde from the Department of Defense
- And his real estate? - He bought nine properties
under his own name, then he transferred them
to some corporation in Panama
We can't get to the addresses
A lack of reciprocity is our problem
So I'm gonna circle back to the farmhouse
That's a waste of time He wanted us to find it and find him there
It's the industrial stuff that's curious
All right, I don't care what you have to do and who you have to piss off
If we have to invade Panama again, fine
Clyde is hiding those properties for a reason Find him
Got it
- Baby, you leave it cracked? - Hmm? Yeah, I left it cracked
- Night light? - Isn't she too old for a night light?
Yeah, I left a night light
- Good - Look,
I told her that that video wasn't real
- Okay - It's some sort of horror film-
something she shouldn't be looking at anyway
- Okay, good - She'll be okay
Yeah And you?
- Am I what? Okay? - Yeah
Of course Don't I look okay?
- Hmm? - Yeah
Nick is always okay
Always- I'm extra good
I love you
I love you too
In light of Mr Shelton's economic means
and his potential flight risk,
the egregious nature of both Mr Ames's and Mr Darby's deaths,
the state requests that bail be denied, Your Honor
Judge: Seeing as how you've
waived your right to counsel, Mr Shelton,
do you have anything to say?
Mr Shelton?
Do you have anything that you'd like to say, Mr Shelton?
Yes yes yes, Your Honor
- Should I stand? - Please
Your Honor, I'm a law-abiding citizen
I'm just a regular guy
I am not a flight risk
And this is my first alleged offense
And the prosecution has not presented one single piece of evidence against me
Now in these circumstances,
unless the state has obtained some new piece of information
relating to my involvement in the matter in question,
then I find it highly prejudiciaI, even constitutionally offensive,
to keep me detained without bail
It's a slippery slope, Your Honor
Haven't we seen the result of such violations,
both internationally and domestically? Case in point
would be Day v McDonough, docket #041325
I am actually inclined to agree with you, Mr Shelton
Your Honor, Mr Shelton has agreed to give us a full confession
Has he given it, Mr Rice?
No, Your Honor
Well, then in my opinion,
the state has failed to establish a compelling basis
for its motion, and I will grant bail in the amount of-
Your Honor, I would caution you not to do that
Thank you
Excuse me?
No, I don't think I will excuse you
You see, this is what I'm talking about
You were about to let me go Are you kidding me?
This is why we're here in the first place
You think I don't remember who you are, lady?
I would tread carefully, Mr Shelton
Well, how carefully should I tread?
Because apparently I just killed two people,
and you were about to let me walk right out that door!
How misguided are you?
I feed you a couple of bullshit legal precedents,
and there you go- you jump on it like a bitch in heat
- Folks, you all hang out- - I'm warning you, Mr Shelton!
- -in the same little club - You will be held in contempt!
And every day you let madmen and murderers back on the street
- You're too busy treating the law- - One more time!
- -like it's a fucking assembly line! - One more time
- Do you have any idea what justice is? - You are now-
- Whatever happened to right and wrong? - -in contempt of court
- Whatever happened to right and wrong? - Remove this man
- Whatever happened to the people? - Bail denied!
- Whatever happened to justice? - Bail denied!
And I bet you take it up the fucking ass, bitch
Bailiff
Clyde: Hey, see you later, Nick
Nick: Insanity?
That's what you're building your defense on? Insanity?
Nick, I told you I would give you a confession
And I- I meant it
- I saw a movie today - You did?
My daughter saw the same movie
Well, you taught your daughter about good versus eviI?
I don't have to
Well, that's what this movie was about: good conquering evil,
the righteous prospering, the wicked suffering
I didn't get that
I'm gonna give you one more chance, Clyde
And don't test me 'cause I will run you over
Fair enough
You did get me my bed
A deal's a deal
That was you on video killing Clarence Darby, wasn't it?
Yes, that was me
Okay, fair enough That was me, Clyde Shelton,
on the video, killing Clarence Darby
Not good enough, Clyde I need specifics
I took his fingers with bolt cutters,
his toes with tin snips,
his balls with a hacksaw,
and his penis with a box cutter
How's that for specifics?
And Ames?
Switching the canisters was easy Everything's automated these days,
so I just hacked into the shipping company's server
and swapped a few numbers around so the package came to me
Then I switched the potassium chloride
with something a little more deliberate
Well, I'm tired of hearing your bullshit
I got everything I need
What now?
I go home; you go to prison
You know, the righteous prospering, the wicked suffering
That ought to make you feel better about the system
What if I had another confession to make?
Call a priest
But another confession would mean another deal, Nick,
so you would have to give me something in return
You ever been to Del Frisco's? They cater
So for lunch, I would love a 20oz porterhouse steak,
medium, maybe a little bit charred,
with all the trimmings- pommes frites, asparagus, butter squash
Fuck you and your pommes frites
I'll tell you what: can I have my iPod as well?
I'd love a little bit of music with my meal
First rule of negotiating, Clyde: you gotta have something to bargain with
Would the life of Bill Reynolds suffice?
Open it
Who the fuck is Bill Reynolds?
Darby's attorney
Tell me you located him
I've got his wife She reported him missing three days ago
Thank you, Mrs Reynolds
Clyde: Well, looks like I got something to bargain with after all, Nick
At the moment, Bill Reynolds is still alive
I'll tell you exactly where he is
Just bring me my meal and my music at 1:00 exactly
00 sharp
00, Nick
That's good, right there
All right, up!
- It's 5 to 1:00 - I don't take orders from him or you
And inmates don't have access to the time
- We tell them what time it is - I don't care if he has a Rolex or not
We need to stick to the timeline that was agreed to
Fuck him, Nick Let him wait
Christ, he sawed a guy's dick off
Whether you like it or not, we are on his time
Check it again
Inmate: Are you shitting me with this?!
This motherfucker!
Man, come on! I'm fucking hungry!
Steamed asparagus,
- lobster macaroni and cheese - Wow
porterhouse steak, seared, medium rare
Mmm!
Hmm
- Napkin, Nick - Napkin
Oh, excuse me, waiter?
You might want to put 30% down for yourself, my man
- Hey, what time is it? - It's 1:00
Is that right, Nick?
- It's 1:08 - That's disappointing, Warden
I mean, how can you expect me not to fuck with you
when you can't even be honest with me?
Late or not, Clyde, you have what you asked for Now where's Reynolds?
Can I have some silverware, gentlemen?
Silverware
You get a spork
Idiot
Thanks
Come on, Clyde
Okay
Here we go:
39N57'
04",
075W10'22"
And you'd better hurry, Nick
'Cause by anybody's watch but the warden's, you're already late
- Open the door! - Inmate: Where's my lunch?
I'll take a ground unit!
So I suppose if I don't share this with you, you're gonna-
I'm gonna get the fuck up,
I'm gonna cock back my right hand,
and I'm gonna split your whole fucking skull in two How about that?
Well, come on over here Join me There's plenty to go around
Here, enjoy Have some pasta
It's good
What about some steak? You want steak?
- Mmm - Here, have some steak
Here's a big piece for you
There you go
Good, huh?
What'd you do to get in here, anyways?
I did what I had to do
So you got a girl or something?
Mmm, it's a long story
Pilot, how much longer?
Two minutes
How about you? You have a girl?
- Got a few girls back home - Oh, yeah?
Yeah
- You have a boyfriend in here or no? - Get the fuck out of here
This is- it's Reynolds's
- Not a good sign, Nick - Just dig
- Jesus Christ! - Reynolds!
- He's unconscious - Reynolds!
He's gone, Nick He's gone
- Oxygen? - Get something to get him out!
Detective: He's got IV lines going to his-
He's got him cuffed!
Nick: Listen, you got your keys to the cuffs?
- Mmm! - Mmm
Shit
Oh, God, I'm so happy
Your lucky day, huh? Get some food
Here, wanna take a shot at this?
- What is it? - Know how to use it?
No
Inmate: Oh, shit! Check this out!
He's crazy!
Don't stop now, partner!
Finish him, come on! Take his head off!
Take it off!
I need a shower, Warden
Get him out of there!
Nick: Dunnigan, what time do you have?
37
Took us roughly 15 minutes to get here
Yeah?
Reynolds's air was rigged to shut off at 1:15
If Shelton would have got his lunch on time, he'd still be alive
Fuck this guy, Nick
He wants to play games, we can play games too
We need to take the gloves off
No
Nick, it's Sarah Listen, Clyde murdered his cell-mate
The warden is furious He's moving him to solitary
That's all I know right now
How are we doing?
Great Can you believe this?
Checking his iPod for clues
I do the same thing with my daughter's
Learn anything?
Yeah, they both got shit taste in music
We got a game plan with this guy or what?
Game plan?
I tell you, I got a game plan
Give me five minutes alone with him and I'll cripple the fucker
I don't give a shit what happened to his family
It's no excuse
Wow
Stop right there
Step into the cell
We found Reynolds
Moments too late, from what I hear
I had to call his wife and tell her that her husband had been buried alive
Justice should be harsh, Nick,
but especially for those who denied it to others
And your cell-mate? What was that about?
You murdered a man because your lunch was late
No
No No, you murdered him because you couldn't keep your word
We made a deal, you and I: 00 PM
That's a pretty important principle I'd like you start learning, Nick:
- keeping your word - Oh, really?
What principle was at work when you tortured and killed those people?
That everyone must be held accountable for their actions
You think your wife and daughter would feel good
about you killing in their name?
My wife and daughter can't feeI anything
They're dead
Hey, Nick?
On Clyde's real estate, Judge Stansfield shut us down
He's looking for some sort of legal precedent that I'm not sure exists
- But? - But
I think I may have found a way around it
- I'll call in a favor from a friend - Who's your friend?
You don't name your friends or they stop doing you favors
Something else Cantrell said
No, that was all you Jonas, hi
She's thinking just like you, Nick Guess you trained her well
- One day she'll have my job - Let's get some air
Clyde's government contract payments were bothering me,
so I pulled some ancient strings We're meeting someone
Who might that be?
Someone who does some really nasty shit so we can live the American dream
So Clyde finally lost it?
Somebody must have really pissed him off
You worked with Shelton, is that right?
Okay, first of all, I was never here and we never spoke
Tell us what we're dealing with Shelton was a spy or-
Spies are a dime a dozen I'm a spy
Clyde is a brain He's a think-tank type guy
His specialty was low-impact kinetic operations
Is this a hell of a fancy way to say that he kills people?
We kill people
He figured out how to do it without ever being in the same room
It was his gift, and he was the best
One time we're tasking this tricky target
I mean, we're using cruise missiles and predators
and we even had a B-2 bomber flatten this guy's villa with a JDAM
All right? We're burning up millions in ordnance
and we're getting nowhere with this guy
So we call Clyde and we ask him to solve our problem
Clyde develops a Kevlar thread
with a high-tech ratchet made of carbon fiber
put in a necktie
Two days later, Mrs Bad Guy comes home,
finds Mr Bad Guy dead on the bathroom tile,
choked to death
What I'm saying is, just assume that this guy can hear and see
everything that you're doing
Nick: No, we've got him locked away, maximum security
Man: If he's in jail, it's because he wants to be in jail
He's a born tactician Every move that he makes, it means something
That cell-mate that he killed- you think that was random?
No
That's a pawn being moved off the board
If I were you, I'd be looking for the next piece
Anybody who had anything to do with that case,
he's gonna be coming after you
So what are you saying? You saying we can't stop him?
Walk into his cell and put a bullet in his head
Aside from that? No, you can't stop him
If Clyde wants you dead, you're dead
- Hello? - Sarah? Sarah, it's Nick
Set up a meeting with Judge Burch
We need her to help us keep Clyde on ice
Help us with what, Nick? The man's in prison
He's worse than we thought
- Chester's your boyfriend, right? - Chester
Yeah
Good Maybe stay a few days at his place
And have Dunnigan send a patroI car to my house
Sorry about this, Sarah
Judge Burch: I can't supersede the penal code
You've already got him in solitary
A half-decent paralegal will have him out of there by next week
We just want to limit his options;
give him less contact, less access,
even if it's just rescinding his mandatory exercise period for a week
- Under what cause? - Whatever cause you want
Wrap it around whatever piece of legal doctrine
that helps you rationalize it, Your Honor
So let me get this straight:
you want me to violate his God-given civil rights
in the name of some murky sense of the greater good
Is that the gist of it, gentlemen?
Okay I'm game
Just don't plan on it sticking for long, all right?
Wait, you're gonna take that,
after all the grief you've given me over cell phones?
That's one of the benefits of being a judge, Mr Rice
I can pretty much do whatever I want
Hello?
Oh my God
Nick: Back out Back out
Female reporter: at city hall, though we are unable to confirm the details,
we do know that at least one person is dead
in what officials are calling a possible murder
We have reporters on the ground
Up
Somebody's helping this guy-
a bomb in that phone, and she doesn't know about it
Who had access?
Are you okay?
I've survived the war and two ex-wives I'll be fine
How are you holding up?
I'm good
So you're killing judges now?
In my experience, Nick, lessons not learned in blood are soon forgotten
And vengeance keeps you warm at night
Vengeance?
That's what you think this is about? Vengeance?
What else could it be?
No, Nick, I had 10 years for vengeance, if that's what I wanted
You don't think that I watch you go to work every morning at 8:00 AM?
Or that I watch Kelly take Denise to schooI, 8:15?
No, I could have slaughtered you or your family anytime I wanted!
You even think about touching my family-
you even think about touching my family
I do my job
I'm the best at it
- It works - You were doing yourjob
the way that best served you, Nick- the way that best served you
- That has to change - What do you want, Clyde?
You at war with the whole world? It's not gonna bring anybody back
No, I'm at war with this-
this- this broken thing-
this thing that brought you and I together
This broken thing works for people that are sane
You think doing what you're doing is gonna change anything?
You and whoever else you have helping you
are gonna pay
I don't think you have any idea
who's helping me or what I'm doing
It's a matter of time
See, you see the bodies, you see the smoke,
but the larger picture still eludes you
Do tell
I would like to
but I would rather show you
I still have faith in you, so I'm gonna give you one last chance
Here's the deal:
release me and drop all charges by 6:00 AM
- 6:00 AM, Nick - Or what?
Or I kill everyone
- Hello? - Nick: Yeah, Sarah,
he has to have an accomplice- probably somebody inside the prison
We have to go through all the prisoners' files to find some sort of connection
Do you want the files brought to the office?
No, there isn't time Get everybody together and bring them to the prison
We're moving in
Stop looking at your watch
Anything from your friend?
This treaty with Panama is a mess
We can't access anything about specific property holdings,
but my friend found this tiny loophole
that grants us access to Clyde's corporate expenses
Does that help?
So we match sale prices of industrial properties sold in Philly
up against purchases made by his corporation
Okay, I got it
- Hey, Nick, can I ask you something? - Hmm?
Would you do it the same way now?
Would you still cut a deal for Darby?
This is the job, Sarah We have to make choices
- But did you make the right choice? - We made the right choice, right?
I don't know
I'm 35, Nick
And there are things- there are possibilities
that I'm not gonna have now
And it's okay I know it's part of the deal
And don't get me wrong I love working for you
But I just want to make sure I gave up those things
for more than just a high conviction rate
Do you want any more coffee?
No
All right
All right, let's just get focused here This guy's not God
He's not the All Powerful He's just well-prepared
We need to be equally well-prepared
Take a couple of hours, go home, come back We'll get a fresh start
Okay?
Man: Come on, old man, let's see if we can find you some breakfast
Hey, Nick, get some rest
Give Chester my regards When do I get to meet him?
Oh, he's not ready for that
'Night, Jonas
I don't know how this one's gonna turn out, Nick
We're gonna stop him That's how it's gonna turn out
Ahh!
Sarah
Reporter: In the past 48 hours, six officials from the Justice Department
have been killed in a series of vicious and premeditated attacks
This marks the first time in the history of the United States
where government officials have been, by all appearances,
systematically murdered
We'll continue to follow this story and bring you up-to-the-minute details
Nick, I'm sorry to have to do this now, but we've got something here
Found this right outside the wall-
radio beacon-
sent an arming signal to the car bombs when they went through the gate
Dunnigan: Security said they checked every car before anybody got in them
They didn't check the gas tanks That's where the clever prick put 'em
Real precise stuff too
Could have taken out a lot more if he wanted to
- Cantrell: What about Nick's car? - That's the weird thing
It's clean- hadn't been touched
I gotta go
Woman: Jesus Christ
Privacy, please
So let me get this straight:
not only do we know who did it,
we have him locked up and he's still killing people?
You boys sure fucked this one up
The press is gonna kill us
Can someone explain this to me?
We can't yet
How did this get away from you, Jonas?
It's complicated, April
He's very smart He's very angry
We assume he has an accomplice helping him on the outside
I'm not having this conversation
I don't care how smart he is or who's helping him
We'll release a statement saying we have suspects, we're following leads-
- nothing alarming - Mayor, you have my word,
we are gonna stop this guy He's not gonna hurt anybody else
I'm assigning security to each of you from now on
Get this situation under control, gentlemen
Dad?
I bet you don't remember when I did that
I bet you I do
What?
Nothing
You and your mother are going away on a little vacation, that's all
- You like vacations, right? - Yeah
Good
But why?
Why not now?
Okay
Don't need an excuse, right?
All right
No phone calls, no credit cards, no computers- just cash
Daddy, are you coming?
Oh, yeah, of course
- Of course I am - You'd better, Nick
It was first grade, hmm?
Your mother helped you with the spelling
It was my birthday
- Man: We need to go! - Let's go
- Bye, Daddy - Bye
- Love you, Daddy - Love you too
- Nick, your phone lines are clear - Good
No bugs; nothing's been tampered with You're good
You should have taken my deal
That's six fucking innocent people Is that how you want to play it? Huh?
It's okay It's okay, Nick I know you're angry
That's good That's what it takes That's how it has to be
What if I said you was right and I was wrong?
What if I had said, "Well, let's take them to trial"? Huh?
Then I would say you're making progress
And we might have lost! And Ames and Darby would both go free
Don't you get that?
Fuck
You didn't care, Nick You didn't even try
You could have walked out of that courtroom with your head held high
I could have lived with that, Nick
I keep my head up
And you will end this
I'm just getting warmed up
This is Von Clausewitz shit- total fucking war
You fuck
No
I'm gonna pull the whole thing down
I'm gonna bring the whole fucking diseased, corrupt temple
down on your head
It's gonna be Biblical
Cantrell: Jesus, Nick, she was a good kid
Did we bring this all on ourselves?
Absolutely not
You don't actually believe that, do you?
Gentlemen? Sorry, but we need to get going
if we're going to make it to the press conference
I want to read you something from my speech before we go
"We must not give in to the fear
We must face those things we fear the most
We must appeaI to our better angels "
Too much?
I'm sorry
It's just before, when you asked if we brought this on ourselves-
we didn't
I did
When I was young, I really wanted to change the system
You know, I was ready to fight I was gonna be the best no matter what
You give an inch here, you give an inch there,
you get caught up in the game
And then you realize that the system that you're trying to change-
it changed you
Jonas, I've lost my way somewhere
Look, remember what I told you?
The hard part isn't making the decision
It's living with it
Man: Everybody stay sharp
We're on the move
- We all right? - Dunnigan: It's dead
Electrical system's fried
Man over radio: What's going on back there?
Dunnigan, tell them to get Jonas away from here
What the fuck is that?
Get down, get down!
Jonas! Jonas!
- Jonas! Jonas! - No, Nick! Get back!
Nick: Jonas! Get your hands off me!
Jonas! Get out of the car! Jonas!
Get out of the car! Get off of me!
Dunnigan: Please listen to me!
Jonas!
Jonas
I told you to handle this
You didn't
Now we have a jailed psychopath
that's managed to bring this entire city to its knees
One of my friends was just murdered
More than one of my friends is gone, Mayor
What I should do is fire you
Hmm? Right now
I resign
- Is that your real answer? - I think that's best
No
I'm not gonna allow that to happen Bring me the Bible
I'm not gonna let some criminal decide whether Philadelphia has a DA or not
As of now, you're acting District Attorney
We'll have a formal swearing in later
For now this will suffice Stand up
Put your left hand on the Bible Raise your right hand
Repeat after me
- I, Nicolas Rice - I, Nicolas Rice
- do solemnly swear - do solemnly swear
- that I will support - that I will support
- obey - obey
and defend the Constitution of the United States
and the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
People aren't going to work; kids aren't going to schooI
They're scared, and I don't blame them
So I'm implementing the emergency provision of the Philadelphia code
We're gonna lock this city down
Starting now, no one moves in this city unrestricted
I want a show of force for the public-
uniforms, detectives, 12-hour shifts
Put an armed cop on every corner
If you have to give shotguns to the meter maids, do it
There should be no doubt in people's minds
that this city is secure and under our control
Okay
Okay, Clyde I get it
Dunnigan: Listen, that contraption that killed Cantrell,
it was a weaponized bomb-disposal robot
Can you believe that?
Damn thing had video, night vision- you name it
It's like military APl, for Christ's sakes
That's anti-tank rounds, Nick
I think he's saving you for last
Nick, I'm serious
I appreciate the insight
Nick, you gotta get in front of this guy if you want to stay alive
I may have a way-
something a friend is helping me out with
Who's your friend?
A friend named Chester I'll call you back
Thank you, Sarah
This is Nick Give me the real-estate listing
of every industrial property sold here in the last 10 years
Motherfucker
You're kidding me, right?
You're saying Clyde owns this place?
Something about it sticks out, right?
Yeah
What- are you gonna do what I think you're gonna do?
- What about his civil rights? - Fuck his civiI rights
Yes!
There's got to be something in here
Dunnigan: Yeah
Remember this from outside the house?
Yeah
Get that right there
Dunnigan: Un-fucking-believable
Look at this
Nick: Watch your step
This guy tunneled into prison?
Nick: Oh, shit
Dunnigan: Fuck- Semtex
Got police uniforms, other disguises
Nick: He tunneled into every cell
Over here
He wanted to be transferred to solitary
Surprise, motherfucker
- He's not here! - If he's not there, then where is he?
Nomos, what happened to your eye?
Oh, long story
Stop right there, sir
Let me see your ID, please
- Yeah, sure - Thank you
Turn around, sir Extend your arms
Something going on tonight?
- The mayor - Mmm, mayor
Look at this
He tapped into the prison cameras
Jesus, he's got cameras everywhere
- Shit - Is that your house?
Yes
Baby, please tell me you're okay
Denise- where is she?
Is she with you? Are you sure?
Okay
Stay where you are I'll explain later
I love you
Nick: Von Clausewitz
Look at that
He's at City Hall
You're free to go, sir
- Sorry for the inconvenience, sir - No, don't worry about it
Better to be safe than sorry, right?
Dunnigan: Get ready to evacuate the building
We'll need a tactical unit and a bomb squad
Bad idea Have them come in soft
If Shelton spots them or any of us, we're fucked
Hey
- Where's the tactical team? - En route
- They're coming in soft- no sirens - Bomb squad?
You're looking at it
Right, okay We take the north surge; you take the west
We'll call
- Whoa whoa whoa whoa - IDs, please
- He's the fucking DA - Good for him IDs, please
What's going on here tonight?
- Security meeting with all the brass - What floor?
6th floor- caucus room
- What floor is this? - That's the 5th floor, sir
Directly below the caucus room
You catch this motherfucker red-handed, we gotta take him alive
Where is he?
What the fuck are we looking for?
Wait wait wait
Right there
Garza: Stand back Don't touch anything
It wasn't exactly my first instinct
Can I see your ID, please?
All right, next car, pull forward!
Garza: Malglinite
That's napalm, basically This shit'll take out the entire floor
and the one above us
Looks like it's- looks like it's triggered by this cell phone here
What? So an incoming call arms it?
Yeah Maybe 30 seconds till boom time
- Jesus - Dunnigan, what are you doing?
- I'm calling the mayor's security - We can't
Clyde is watching He sees him evacuate and he will detonate this thing
We don't tell the mayor anything
So what do we do?
Man: Wait a second
We've got something
Man over radio: He's pulling up
Man: Mayor April Henry
Thank you for coming in on short notice
Mayor: I have one simple question
Why is Clyde Shelton still in my city?
Now I refuse to believe
that one man is smarter than Homeland Security,
the FBl, the sheriff's department, or Philly PD
I don't care how we do it, or what kind
of obscure legaI justification we have to invoke, gentlemen
I don't care what laws we have to bend
I am sure that there is a provision of the Homeland Security Act
that we can activate
Just get him out of here by tomorrow
Nick: Clyde?
Nick
I wasn't expecting company
Yeah, I would have- I would have cleaned up a little
Never seen anybody tunnel into prison before
And the solitary confinement? That was clever
Well, that's how winners play
We convince the other guy he's making all the right moves
So did you ever catch my accomplice?
Yeah, I did
It's the end of the road for you now
You played us, Clyde You played us real good
Thank you
You know, I'm glad you finally get to appreciate
some of the effort that I put into all of this
Well, you set out to make a point, Clyde
You made it
No, people still don't get it
They don't appreciate what I'm trying to say, Nick, but they will soon enough
A man I cared about once told me
that we can't retract the decisions that we've made,
we can only affect the decisions we're going to make from here
- Are you trying to save me now, Nick? - I'm giving you a way out
Big difference
Stand up for those principles you've been preaching
See, we're all held accountable, Clyde That includes you
Why don't we do the right thing here?
I'm doing the right thing, Nick
You just have to see it that way
By murdering all those people,
all you're doing is destroying the memory of your daughter
and causing the same pain that you're suffering from
So what do you suggest, Nick? Make another deaI?
One finaI offer? Is that what it is?
I don't make deals with murderers anymore, Clyde
You taught me that
Finally
Well done Bravo
Maybe I wasn't such a bad teacher after all
If you go through with this, Clyde, it's a decision
you'll have to live with for the rest of your life
I'm sorry, Nick
Me too
Like I said, Clyde,
it's a decision you'll have to live with for the rest of your life,
which I figure by now is about 25 more seconds
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