Prince of the City Page #15

Did you ever take them

to the China Blossom Motel?

- Yes.

- For whatever purpose?

Exchange of information.

Did you drive them there?

- Sometimes.

- Would they sit close?

- I don't remember.

- Do you remember if you touched them?

No, I don't remember.

Did you ever exchange drugs

for sexual favors?

I object.

I never met Danny Ciello...

...but I sat in the Blomberg trial.

I watched and I listened.

In my gut, I knew he was lying.

I knew he was lying.

It's simply not possible that I

was the only attorney in the room...

...who knew that we were sitting there,

allowing our witness to commit perjury.

I know how eager some of us were.

I know how hungry we were

for Mike Blomberg.

Some of us were very young.

Some of us were

inexperienced trial lawyers.

Some of us were just careless,

in a hurry.

I know a lot of us believed that before

he actually took the stand, he'd break.

He'd crack, he'd tell us everything and

we would fix it. But that didn't happen.

He got on the stand,

and he perjured himself.

We never made him understand

how formidable...

...how inexorable

the forces against him were.

Mr. Deluth, I honestly believe

that this man was acting...

...out of fear...

...and guilt...

...and remorse.

He was attempting to carve out...

...some area of penance

for himself and his life.

And we used him.

The deal he's gotten is rotten.

If Danny Ciello is indicted...

...I'll have to tender my resignation

for the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Bullshit.

You used that motel as a place to take

female junkies and perpetrators...

...and sleep with them,

isn't that right?

If there wasn't money to rip off,

and there was a woman...

...you would rip off the women,

isn't that right?

No, it wasn't like that.

Oh, detective...

...I think it was.

- I object, this has no relevance whatever.

Mr. Heinsdorff may continue

with his questioning.

Oh, I don't think anything more

needs to be said on that subject.

- Now, detective...

- I wanna talk about the China Blossom...

I am no longer interested in that

squalid place of assignation...

...between corrupt policemen

and their female victims.

Oh, just one other thing.

Did your wife know?

Heinsdorff was really rough on him.

I don't know how he held up.

Yeah, our decision

comes down tomorrow.

Yours too?

Both on the same day.

Do you believe it?

Jesus.

Gentlemen, I want to thank

each one of you for your testimony.

I have seldom been party

to a decision...

...in which prosecutors' passions

have run so high.

I thank you for those passions

on both sides.

The government declines

to prosecute Detective Ciello.

And I find the additional testimony...

...of Lieutenant Ciello

as to his own misdeeds...

...collateral apart from

the central issue.

The conviction

of Michael Blomberg stands.

I wanna introduce a new instructor

to you here today.

Now, this officer has 11 years

of detective experience...

...and he's an expert

on surveillance techniques.

They're all yours.

Okay...

...first thing

I wanna talk about today...

...is block squaring and leapfrogging.

Oh, yeah,

my name is Detective Ciello.

Now, whenever we get a positive make

on a car, and we know it's dirty...

...we don't want to take any chances.

Yeah? I'm sorry,

I don't know any names yet.

I'm Detective Stern.

- What did you say your name was?

- Ciello.

Are you the Detective Ciello?

I'm Detective Ciello.

I don't think I have anything

to learn from you.

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