Kill the Messenger Page #2

Yes, it is. I just wrote it.

But Raffie's story is different.

He sold drugs for the government.

You want to say that again?

He brought four tons

of cocaine into the country...

...for the U.S. government.

Look, you have a very lovely voice.

- Thank you-

- I've copied every piece of paper.

Selling drugs for the government.

Have you written that story?

This is the thing you need to see.

Wait a minute.

You gotta be kidding me.

Grand Jury transcript?

How'd you get ahold of it?

The government turned it over

on discovery by mistake.

Yeah, some mistake.

It was Russell Dodson.

Federal prosecutor Russell Dodson?

The little b*tch.

I called the cops on him once.

Called the cops on the feds?

His goons were sneaking around my house.

Could have been rapists.

I think I'm gonna like you.

So who's this Danilo Blandon?

Wait.

Ok. Let's see.

That's who sold drugs for the government.

He was a friend.

He played with my kid.

Then he rats.

He's probably the biggest trafficker

in the whole country.

Way bigger than Raffie.

Why use whale to catch catfish?

- That make sense to you Gary Webb?

- Not very much sense. No it doesn't.

You have more documents?

Everything is at my house.

You want to come over?

Why don't you just send the documents

to my office? How's that?

First things first, Gary Webb.

Raffie's got court tomorrow.

- Yeah?

- Be there.

Am I late?

The judge called an early recess.

It could be fifteen minutes or so.

- Right. Yeah. So we've got time.

- There's my boyfriend, Raffie...

He looks friendly.

He doesn't like seeing me with other men.

And there is the little b*tch.

Russell Dodson.

Be right back.

So, Dodson. Gary Webb,

San Jose Mercury News.

- You always follow people into bathrooms?

- No. Not really.

So why is the local news

interested in this case?

I'm not.

But I am interested in Danilo Blandon.

Never heard of him.

Then why is he on your witness list?

You had this guy cold on major

narcotics trafficking

and you let him walk.

Why?

I have his grand jury transcript.

I know.

I've seen some screw ups outta

you guys but boy is that a big one.

So what's the story? Feds use

a bad guy to catch other bad guy?

- Do you even know what you have there?

- Yes, I know what this is.

Well, it's unheard of. It's a gift.

And I asked around about Danilo Blandon.

- No one has seemed-...

- We're talking here.

I'm telling you...

...whatever I got near,

it made him very nervous.

I know what I saw.

- And I've been doing this a long time,

- okay? So -

Don't do old and wise. I hate that.

I'm not old.

Come on. It's why you brought me in here.

To go after stories like this.

- But we're not the LA Times.

- We're not small-time, either.

There's more here, I promise you.

Get more info on Blandon

and then we'll take it to Jerry.

I gotta get back to San Jose.

Okay.

Hello, hello!

Smells good.

Who's Coral?

She's hot.

She drove a Camaro.

Of course she did.

She left this?

- Eat it.

- Mom, can we start?

- Yes.

- Yes. That looks so good.

- Yummy.

- Hello, gents.

- Hi.

- Why does she know where you live?

I don't know.

- She's a source.

- Yeah? For a story about strippers?

No. But that's a good one, though.

Drug dealers.

Okay. That's better.

Is it happening again?

- No.

- Is what happening again?

Come on.

Nothing.

- What's in the box?

- Eat your food.

- What happened with her?

- Nothing.

What happened with her?

Nothing.

I mean, I'm not going to do this again.

It's why we left my family, my friends...

- I know, I know.

- ...left Cleveland, moved out to California,

which I hate...

...all this stupid sunshine and shiny happy faces...

- Sunshine is so dumb. It's terrible.

- I'm being serious.

I know; well so am I.

Baby...

I'm not going to screw this up.

Understand?

Don't smile.

She said there's another hearing tomorrow.

Seriously, I f***ing hate you.

I love you.

...dismiss all charges against Mr.Cornejo.

We are no longer proceeding

with the case, you Honor.

Hey.

Hi.

So what's going on?

I don't know. They've

been up there for a while.

The charges against Mr,

Cornejo are dismissed.

You are free to go.

What?

Very impressive, Gary Webb.

What just happened?

You terrified them.

They just stuffed

Danilo Blandon under a rug.

He's off their witness list.

No Blandon, no case.

Raffie walks.

Hey, hey, hey-

So you used me to get this

f***ing case dropped?

I'm just the bimbo, remember?

Yeah, f*** you.

Be happy, Gary Webb.

You thought you were

getting a piece of cheese,

but I just gave you the mouse.

There's your story.

Danilo Blandon.

West coast...

Sorry about the air conditioning.

Come on in.

- How you doing?

- Pretty well.

You represent Ricky Ross,

the crack dealer?

Alleged crack dealer.

Freeway Ricky Ross.

Biggest dealer in Los Angeles...

...the epicenter of the national

crack epidemic" L.A. Times.

Who do you write for?

- San Jose Mercury News.

- Never heard of them.

Russell Dodson is the

prosecutor on your case?

That's public record. Yes.

What about Danilo Blandon?

- Maybe.

- Because I think he's going to testify

gainst your client tomorrow.

No, you've got that backwards.

Blandon and my client

are friends and associates.

If he's going to testify,

he'll be testifying for Ricky.

That would be awkward.

Why's that?

Because he's a government informant.

That's bullshit.

I have a Grand Jury transcript

released on discovery by mistake...

...by our Russell Dodson.

In it is evidence of Blandon testifying

against other drug dealers.

Goddammit!

Jesus, does that make sense.

You would not believe the horseshit

that Dodson puts me through...

...every time I ask him who

his secret weapon is.

Well it's not just Ricky,

it's probably half a dozen guys

he's going to testify against-

F*** me! They block me!

Every time I ask for something.

Claiming - get this -

National Security.

National security and crack

cocaine in the same sentence?

Does that not sound strange to you?

Ok, what exactly do you want?

Who's this?

He's a reporter.

So what do you know about Danilo Blandon?

I don't know him.

Come on Ricky. Danilo's going

to testify against you tomorrow.

He's the witness they've been hiding.

Man, there ain't no way

they flipped Danilo!

Sit down, and listen to what he has to say.

They didn't flip anyone.

Ricky,

Blandon was working for

the government the entire time.

- You for real?

- Yeah.

He for real?

Blandon a snitch?

Look here, man,

he was a thousand time heavier than

I'll ever be.

He's LA, New York, Atlanta,

He's everywhere.

I couldn't sell it fast enough

to keep up with supply.

- Slow down.

- Wait. You mean demand.

No. I mean supply.

I was buying a hundred kilos a week.

Selling three million dollars a day.

And still couldn't get rid of

that inventory fast enough, man.

It was raining coke.

- Allegedly, Ricky.

- Allegedly.

Allegedly.

Look here, man. I gave him...

...six million a week. Allegedly.

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