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at a scene.

They need samples

to match them against.

I figured you're in the business.

- Why didn't you give the OSHA list?

- He didn't ask for it.

Instead, he came in here,

barking like a damn dog...

...without a warrant.

- Cherie, Cherie.

- Could I please have the OSHA list?

- Of course.

Do any work in Ewing County?

No, not a lot. You know, rich people

tend to die in hospitals.

Maybe you could check Ridgewood

Way about a week or so ago?

Last name Norcut.

Ridgewood Way?

Norcut. Yeah, I read

about that case.

No, no.

Sorry. No Ridgewood Way.

- Think we could snag a few samples?

- Yeah, sure. No problem.

Come on.

It's right here, guys.

Nice ink.

- Where you get those?

- Miguel?

Would you go out to the van and get

me some of those red bags, please?

No problem, Tom.

- You ever heard of "excuse me"?

- Is that English or Spanish?

When did he get out?

Six months ago. I know his

probation officer. He's a good kid.

What was he doing

last Thursday night?

How the hell should I know?

Ask him.

What about you?

Home. I'm home every night.

Credit card records say

you were downtown at the Ivy...

...Thursday night.

- Oh, yeah. High school reunion.

- High school reunion, huh?

I skipped mine. F*** them.

- What time you leave?

- Eleven-thirty.

- Why you checking my records?

- I'm just following up.

- What about Friday afternoon?

- Downtown. Feline infestation.

You wanna see Polaroids

of the litter boxes?

Maybe some other time.

Is that it? I gotta go back out.

- No. No, you've been very cooperative.

- Make me happy...

...if you wrote that down too.

Happy?

As a pig in sh*t.

Miguel, give these guys a hand,

would you?

Oh, hey, I'm not done

with stocking this one yet.

- You can do it later, okay?

- Okay.

Listen, my wife wanted me

to invite you for dinner tomorrow.

We wanna say thanks, you know.

And Mama can cook.

- She's always watching food channels.

- You know, I'd really like to but I can't.

- But I'll take a rain check, all right?

- All right.

Look, Miguel, if those cops ask you

any questions, don't sweat it.

- Just answer them straight, okay?

- Yeah, no problem.

- And, brother, you okay?

- Yeah.

Yeah, I'm good.

- Come on.

- Go kids, go.

Come on, come on.

Go, Rosie.

I have maybe a day and a half...

...before Vargas gets those test results

and puts me at the scene.

He ordered enough tests

to keep the lab busy for a month.

Hoping the thing dies down.

- Vargas is going through the motions.

- Lf he's not?

Once they find Vaughn's payroll...

...and those test results come in,

I'm suspect number one.

When they need somebody to throw

to wolves, that somebody's me.

Not throwing anybody to wolves.

Norcut stays missing...

...they can't prove there was a crime.

Something fishy here. The wife.

The wife. Why hasn't she told

Vargas about it?

Maybe she believes you.

Yeah! All right, Rosie!

Tom, you missed it.

- Way to go, Rose.

- You missed it, man.

You should have seen it.

She was great.

- How about pizza?

- No, we can't.

Can't. She's got homework.

I got work to do.

I did my homework.

Another time, kiddo, okay?

- Thanks for coming, Uncle Eddie.

- You're so welcome.

You just broke a rib.

- It was great to see you.

- It was great seeing you too.

She's great, man. I'll dig some more.

Give you a call tomorrow.

You think you could sit

on those hands till then?

- Done.

- All right.

- All right.

- Nice being with you. See you, Rosie.

See you.

Come in.

- Hey.

- Hey.

To Kill a Mockingbird's on 46.

You wanna watch?

Thanks. I'll be out in a minute.

Finish that report yet?

Not yet.

Where did you dig this up?

This was years ago.

- Internet.

- Internet.

Why did they question you

if he was killed in jail?

Well, you know...

...sometimes people think the police

can do anything they want.

That's not the case.

They questioned us,

nothing came of it.

What was his name?

The man who did it.

It only says "inmate. "

I just wanna know.

I told you a hundred times.

Daniel Hill.

He can't hurt us anymore.

I've driven by this church

a thousand times and never came in.

It's lovely.

It's private.

So were you followed?

Who would be following me?

- You wearing a wire?

- No. Are you?

Why were you watching me

yesterday?

Do you have something to tell me?

Ask you.

Why haven't you told

the police about me?

I don't trust the police.

Look, I know your husband

was talking to the DA.

He was gonna testify

against Robert Vaughn.

So I need to know

who else he was gonna implicate.

Did you clean my house?

Look, Mr. Cutler,

this has to be a two-way street.

I haven't gone to the police

and I'm not about to.

But, please, I need to know

what happened for myself.

I used to come to this church

twice a week.

Once for Mass, once for confession.

That was a long time ago.

Yes.

Yeah, I cleaned your house.

- Oh, God.

- Looked like a legitimate crime scene.

Whoever did it had access

to the materials...

...and they knew procedure.

- How did he...?

- He was shot.

Where, exactly?

Living room. On the couch.

Who hired you?

That's what I'm trying to find out,

Mrs. Norcut.

- Two-way street, right?

- Yeah.

What was your husband

going to tell the grand jury?

I think it's better if I show you.

This used to be an old fire station,

and now it's a safe haven for kids.

That's a mighty big pair of scissors.

Oh, that's Robert Vaughn.

He did the initial fundraising.

Without him, we wouldn't be here.

My office is upstairs.

John wrote everything by hand

so that it could be authenticated.

He called this his

"get out of jail free card. "

What is it?

It's an account ledger,

but it's in some kind of code.

Look. These numbers

look like dates.

I'm assuming these

are dollar amounts.

But this middle column,

I don't know.

They're too short

to be account numbers, right?

- Could they be phone numbers?

- No. Badge numbers.

Are you sure?

Yeah. This is a record

of every cop who's on the payroll.

Jesus, this thing goes back

at least 10 years.

Is there any way

we can find names?

If I still had access, which I don't...

...it could take days...

...possibly weeks to match

these badge numbers with names.

Plus we don't have any evidence.

Everybody in here's a suspect.

All right. A couple of weeks ago...

...Vaughn came over

with another man.

It ended up in a shouting match

and I haven't seen Vaughn since...

...but after that John became

really paranoid about the book.

He kept talking

about going to the DA.

- And who was the other man?

- A Detective Vargas.

Okay.

Look. I need you

to write down the names...

...of every cop you talked to

since, including Vargas.

Okay.

Maybe I can get

their badge numbers.

Charming neighborhood.

- I been looking for a summer home.

- You got that list for me?

Marty Pappas, Darrin Harris,

Jim Vargas.

What do you need

with all these badges?

I met with the wife.

Seems Mr. Norcut kept records.

Every cop that's ever taken a cent

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