Night Falls on Manhattan Page #7

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Why not just keep quiet?

- That's also an option.

Come in.

Thanks for coming in, Mr. Casey. Of

Of course, we've seen each other around

for months, but never really met.

I'm Captain Lawrence, Head of

Investigation for the D.A.'s office.

Of course.

This is my assistant,

Lieutenant Gentile.

How are you, Counselor.

- Hi, how are you.

You did a hell of a job.

I'll be working for you after November.

This is Lieutenant Wilson, Internal

Affairs. Wilson, will you take over?

Harbor Police fished out what

was practically a skeleton...

in the East River some months ago.

Dental records identified

the body as Kurt Kleinhoff.

A few days later we obtained

a copy of a small black address book,

I can't tell you how.

The address book had the names of

fifteen police officers.

The fifteen officers were, and are

presently, in the Six-four,

the Six-five and the Seven-four.

As of yesterday at four o'clock, we've

officially taken over the investigation.

That's what we're here for

that's what our department does.

One of our first investigations is

to find out...

how many officers named in that book...

were present at

the Jordan Washington shoot-out.

Do you know if Kleinhoff was dirty?

- We don't know. Yet.

But we sort of kept tabs on him

after he left the force.

He was always around drugs,

on the fringes.

Where there was dope and dealers,

there was Kleinhoff.

We were getting close when he floated

up. No point looking for the killer

forensics can't give us a hint of

how he died.

So why am I here?

One of the names in the book was

Joey Allegretto. Your father's partner.

We have to bring him in, Sean, but we

don't want to hurt you or your campaign.

And God knows, we don't want to hurt

your father.

We thought it might be worthwhile for

you to talk to him first.,

Maybe it's something,

maybe it's nothing.

But if it's something,

maybe he'll talk to you.

Then maybe we can see if there's a way

of exercising some damage control...

on this whole mess.

And I'm supposed to report back to you,

is that it?

If I were you, I'd do it, Mr. Casey.

It's better to know than not know.

Anybody else you want me to talk to?

Not at the moment.

What the f***, they don't give you

an office? We got to meet out here?

Come here. How you doing?

What's the matter?

What's the matter with you?

I'd never wear a wire on you, Joe.

I'm sorry.

I know that, I'm sorry.

Come on, come here, I'm sorry.

It's just that ever since Kleinhoff

floated up...

everybody's a little tense,

that's all.

Why are they tense, Joey?

- Oh, people are talking.

What are they talking about?

- Internal Affairs getting involved.

Your office.

People are edgy.

Joey, you said at the trial

you didn't know Kleinhoff.

Yeah, well, I lied.

- Why?

'Cause committing perjury's a hell easier

than admitting you know Kleinhoff.

Well, what are you going to do?

You going to report me?

I'll report as little or as much

of this conversation as I want to.

That's the deal

You don't know Internal Affairs.

You think that's the deal.

I'm the next D.A. of this city

that's the deal.

Okay.

I'm asking, Joe:
you a dirty cop?

Never.

- Why is your name in Kleinhoff's book?

Didn't know he had a book. Anyway he

tried to call me a couple of times.

I always said no.

- Why didn't you go after him?

The truth?

- Yeah.

I didn't have the balls.

He meant a lot of money to many cops.

I figured I'd keep my own nose clean...

and that's that.

Did he try to reach my father?

Look at me.

Did he try to reach my father?

I swear to you.

As far as I know your father's clean.

Okay?

Why here?

You swear to me on Mama's grave

you're clean on this Kleinhoff business.

Kleinhoff?

- Kleinhoff?

You know damn well who Kleinhoff is.

Don't look at me that way.

He had his hands all over some cops in

the Six-four, Six-five and Seven-four.

Swear to me right here, Pop, right here,

you're clean.

I swear to you at your mother's grave.

I'm clean.

Why did you lie at the trial?

Joey's already told you.

- Joey told you about our meeting?

Of course.

What about Joe?

- He's clean.

Why's his name in Kleinhoff's book?

- Kleinhoff tried to reach him.

Joey comes to me and asks me

what should he do...

I told him I didn't want to touch it,

so he turned him down.

How do you know?

- How do I know what?

That he turned him down?

He's my partner.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Pop.

He's clean, Captain Lawrence.

- Thank you, Sean. Glad to hear it.

Sean's talked to him:

says Allegretto's clean.

That's what I'd expect him to say.

It's nine o'clock: results.

Let's go.

Let's go to our correspondent Colleen H.

with our special election coverage.

With voting just ended, we've already

got our first victory of the evening.

And considering how close the polls were

it comes as a big surprise.

According to our exit polling,

Sean Casey will win easily over his...

Congratulations, Sean.

...sixty-four percent of the vote,

by our projections.

Though not quite that conclusively,

it looks by early count that...

Mayor Williams should also

waltz in comfortably.

It can't go on like this.

Can it?

One wonderful thing happening

after another.

In my experience, no.

It can't go on like this.

What's been your experience?

Oh, nothing brutal.

In fact, on the whole, I'm lucky.

It's just that I keep picking guys that

I expect to be perfect

I don't mean money and looks:

like you.

Just perfect. And then we get close and

the flaws show up.

I guess that's my flaw

expecting Lancelot.

You haven't picked wrong with me, Peggy.

I know, and it frightens me even more.

What if you're everything I hoped for

and...

What?

And what?

And it turns out

I'm not good enough for you?

If I'm not, I don't want to know that

about myself.

Will you marry me?

Maybe. I want to.

But I'm scared.

Can we at least live together?

In the same place?

Okay, your place or mine?

- Whichever.

Mine.

- Good choice.

But don't give up yours.

- Yet.

No, I don't recognize

the name Kleinhoff.

I've had over 1000 officers working

under me in my command for 32 years.

How do you expect me to remember a name?

- 'Cause he was paying you every month.

If you're clean, you got no reason

to be so nervous.

Are you kidding me?

You know what it means to even be

called in here?

You got pictures? What've you got?

- We don't have to tell you anything,

you have to tell us.

Bullshit, if you had pictures,

you'd be shoving them into my face,

so you could turn me into a rat.

I don't know nothing about knocking off

Washington.

I will not answer any questions unless

a PBA lawyer is present.

I'd like you to repeat that.

Just one time outside this room.

You'd be swallowing your teeth by now.

I swear I'm innocent.

Kill Jordan Washington?

Are you crazy?

Not a crack.

- Mr. Casey.

It always starts this way.

Everybody's innocent.

They're all lying.

If their lips are moving, they're lying.

Within a week, somebody'll come in

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