- You called this meeting.
What can we do for you fine people?
- We're here to offer you a deal.
- We already have a deal. - That one's null and void.
- It was contingent upon your client
telling us the truth.
We have reason to believe he's lying through his teeth.
- About what? - Everything.
- Police records show you and Wilkes
were in the same cell. - That son of a bitch was drunk.
He puked on me.
I asked the guard to move me.
Hey, I still heard what I heard.
- Problem is, Wilkes didn't have any alcohol in his system.
- I didn't know about any of this.
- Well, right now, that's neither here nor there.
If I were you, I would explain to my client
the consequences of his lie.
- If you lied, we can't hold them to the deal.
- And?
- Perjury will get you five years.
- And?
- The murder charge in the barroom killing
carries a minimum 20-year sentence.
- Very good. It pays to keep up.
Now tell him the difference between
concurrent and consecutive sentences.
- I know that. - The choice is yours.
Oh, and I almost forgot.
I'm charging you with killing Justin Wilkes.
So what'll it be, Mr. Carrera?
Concurrent or consecutive?
- Two murders and perjury?
- Keeps me waiting, I'm sure I can think of something else.
- That punk ass should've given me a smoke.
- You killed him for a cigarette?
- Look...
I didn't know that guy was gonna die.
- So...
let's make a deal?
[solemn music]
♪
- Based upon newly discovered evidence,
the people move to vacate Officer Atwater's earlier plea,
and dismiss all charges against him.
- I assume you have no problem with that, Mr. Robinette?
- The defense has no objection.
- One more thing, Your Honor?
- Go ahead.
[stirring music]
- Part of what we do as prosecutors
is to make decisions that might destroy the lives
of innocent people.
We do our best to make those decisions
without prejudice or pride.
Sometimes...
we get it wrong.
♪
Officer Atwater,
on behalf of the State's Attorney's Office
and all the people of Cook County,
I'm sorry.
[indistinct murmuring]
♪
- [sighs]
♪
- I think he'd be proud.
- Of both of us.
♪
- Pursuing justice is a messy business,
and yes, it took us awhile to dig it out of the muck,
but in the end,
the truth emerged victorious.
[knocking on door]
[TV silences]
- I figure I owe you an apology.
- Forget about it.
- Nah, I was pissed at the world.
I took it out on you.
- I probably deserved it.
- Well, anyway...
- Yeah.
[poignant music]
♪
[line trilling]
♪
Hey, Pop? It's me.
♪
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