Night Falls on Manhattan Page #3

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how you made this heart-warming choice.

Do you think I'm an idiot?

Let me give you

three words of my people.

Go f*** yourself.

Up your ass.

Hey.

How you doing, Nails?

Nails?

Nails. I used to call you that,

remember? A long time ago.

Nails?

Remember?

Whenever you wanted me to do something.

You used to say:

"Nail it, son".

As long as I can remember.

You'd pitch me a ball in the park...

you'd say:
"Here, nail it, son".

Remember?

Had a tough exam:

"Nail it, Seano"

I liked it.

Never said it to anybody else.

That's why I called you that.

I got it.

- Good, Pop.

- Remember.

I liked you calling me that.

Something terrific has happened.

When they get Washington, Pop, guess

who's going to prosecute him?

It's me, Pop.

Whole career opening up.

Guess who the chief witness is going

to be, Pop?

You.

First on the scene

First to go down. You're going to be on

the stand and am to ask the questions

My God, Sean.

Everything your mother and I worked for.

- I know that.

It's going to happen Pop.

They're kicking me out

You get some rest, okay?

- Sean,

Nail the son-of-a-b*tch.

I will, Pop.

I love you.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

- Morning, Sam.

I have an announcement to make

I have agreed to defend

Jordan Washington.

So you know where he is?

- Yes, yes, I know where he is.

I want to arrange for a quiet surrender

to the District Attorney's office.

How and when did you contact

each other?

Through an intermediary, Don.

- Talking about defense...

What possible defense do you plan to

offer in this case?

You working for the DA's office, Bill?

Your paper certainly does.

You're usually so willing to talk, Sam.

Why are you being so coy?

No, no, you're all going to have to

just wait for the trial.

And let me assure you

that we want a trial.

In fact... Emily, would you send

Mr. Washington in, please.

You've had him here the whole time?

How long?

Does the DA know that he's here?

Jordan, now's your chance to make

a statement:

What's the plea going to be?

My client will not answer

any questions.

Would you take off your shirt and

lower your trousers, please?

Notice, ladies and gentlemen,

that he is completely unmarked.

Turn around, please.

There are no bruises, no breaks of skin.

I'd like you to notice the kidney area,

which is a favorite police target...

and also the buttocks and the genitals.

Thank you very much.

We are delivering Jordan

in perfect condition.

We've a car waiting downstairs.

We're going downtown now

to deliver Mr. Washington...

to District Attorney Morgenstern.

We'd like you all to come along

as witnesses, so...

we can all be sure that Mr. Washington

shows up for his first day of trial...

in exactly the same condition

as you see him here today.

He's bringing Washington down here

to surrender.

That f***ing Vigoda

just wants to rub our noses in it.

We couldn't capture him.

He surrendered voluntarily.

Well, f*** Vigoda.

Lawrence, you get your men down there

and...

when that car turns into Worth Street

you stop it,

you drag the black son-of-a-b*tch

onto the street and cuff him.

I want four officers,

one on each arm, one on each leg...

to drag that man into the building,

and throw him in a f***ing cell.

That's what I promised the people

of this city...

and that's what they're going to get.

I'm not going to let that little

commie shyster humiliate this office.

And if he gets in the way, arrest him.

For obstruction of justice.

Here they come.

Wave them through, guys.

Wave them through.

Lieutenant,

I'm surrendering my client.

You're obstructing justice

There is no need for that.

You are obstructing justice.

You.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Damn it.

Get the cameras over to the car.

This is completely unnecessary and

excessive use of force.

Channel 11's legal expert,

Joshua Field.

Well, District Attorney Morgenstern

has had a disaster.

What was supposed to be a quiet surrender

of Jordan Washington...

turned into a three-ring circus.

There could be grounds

for a change of venue appeal at minimum.

What the hell do you want?

- You've buried yourself.

I've come to gloat.

You know as well as I,

Vigoda's a great attorney.

If he's defending Washington,

you've got something to worry about.

That's beside the fact...

you'll have every black militant

and left-wing group in the city

blocking every bridge,

disrupting every highway and...

screaming police brutality

under your window every night...

when you're trying to get some sleep.

And...

he'll eat your hero-cop lawyer alive.

F*** you.

I'm withdrawing my resignation.

Thanks for taking your time accepting it.

You, my Hebraic friend,

are in trouble on this case and...

I can't wait to see you take the fall.

Good night.

Just ran riot.

This is Liam Casey.

Please leave a message.

Hey, Pop, I hope this means you're

sleeping, not out dancing somewhere.

Tomorrow's the big day. Wish me luck.

Hey, Morgy,

this is Sean.

I just call to say how much I appreciate

everything you've done for me...

and that I won't let you down.

Mr. Casey your opening statement.

Your honor, ladies and gentlemen of

the jury, I'm going to be very brief.

This city just recently buried

three police officers.

A fourth is recovering from

three bullet wounds.

One of the dead officers was shot

by another unidentified officer...

because of the confusion created

by the defendant's actions.

The other two dead officers

and the wounded police officer...

had bullets in their bodies

that came from...

the defendant's gun.

It's that simple.

The case against the defendant

is defined by three gravestones...

and a set of crutches.

I've no doubt of our proof and

I've no doubt of your eventual verdict

Well, thank you.

Mr. Vigoda.

- Your honor,

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,

Mr. Casey has stated the facts...

and we don't dispute

one word of what he said.

However, you have to be crazy

to shoot three cops...

and Jordan Washington

is not crazy.

What Mr. Casey has left out is that

my client was fighting for his life.

What my client has left out is that

my client was going to be executed.

What Mr. Casey

has left out...

is that cops from three precincts,

the six-four, six-five and seven-four,

were in business with my client and

had been for years.

And, as in so many businesses,

there was a falling out among partners.

Somebody was offering a better price

for the protection services...

that these precincts were providing...

When my client refused

to go along with that new price,

it was decided that he had to go.

Why do you think three precincts

responded to that call.

J. Washington knew what was happening

when he heard footsteps in the hall.

And he was not going to sit idly by...

and wait for his executioners

to destroy him.

Now, it is true:

Jordan Washington fired

through that door.

And it is true that bullets

from my client's gun...

took the lives of two more

New York City cops.

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