Guilty as Sin

Sustained.

Proceed, Mr Schiff.

when you entered that

Suite 405 of the Holiday lnn.

Mr Lombardo was alone in

the room with Richard Colbert,

a deputy director of the

lnternal Revenue Service,

who was kneeling beside a coffee table

counting out stacks of $100 bills.

And will you tell the jury

how you knew of this...

Therefore, with probable cause,

you applied for a warrant?

- Yes, sir.

- Which Federal Judge Griffen granted.

Thank you. Your witness.

Agent Powell, as you know,

my client, Ed Lombardo,

- is charged with extortion.

- Yes, ma'am.

Did you observe Richard Colbert

when he first entered the hotel?

- Yes, ma'am.

- Was he carrying anything?

- No, ma'am.

- Why not?

We didn't want him to know

that we were there.

So Richard Colbert

could have conceivably brought

the $125,000 in with him.

He could or he could not have.

Your agency has a well-deserved

reputation for thoroughness.

Did you also investigate

Richard Colbert's background...

to ascertain why he might have

been carrying such a large sum?

- The man gambled.

- l'm sorry. l didn't hear that.

that Colbert came there

that night to place a bet?

Agent Powell, hadn't a division

of your task force been trying

to link Mr Lombardo...

- We have.

- And in those circles,

$125,000 would not be considered

an unusually large wager.

- Am l correct?

- l heard of bets like that.

And wasn't your arrest made just

two days before the Super Bowl?

- Yes.

- Agent Powell, did you--

- l've got everything l need.

- You're sensational, Counsellor.

- What would it take

to keep you on retainer?

- A lot.

Here's the situation:

The FBl had a Title lll wiretap

authorization, all right,

but it expired five days

before the arrest.

No, no, they followed the rules.

They pulled the tap.

Well, then how'd they find out

about a meeting that was planned

just the day before?

An FBl guy working inside

the Lombardo organization.

They're not gonna risk blowing his cover

to get a simple bribery conviction.

Don't worry. You won't.

No matter what l need,

you're always there for me.

Count on it. You know, if your mother

hadn't turned me down nine times,

l-l'd be your father.

ls it unethical for me to ask

just how you got your information?

Well, there's a secretary

over at the Justice Department.

And there is nothing

a 62-year-old woman won't do...

for a date with a six--

72-year-old man.

Goddam it! lt took us two and a half

years to get this man into position.

lt'll take them no time

to finger him and kill him!

My job is to get Ed Lombardo

off, not to aid and abet...

in exposing a federal

undercover agent.

My client knows nothing

about this conversation.

-Well, how can l rely

on you to keep quiet?

-Because l'm giving you my word!

l'll leave it to you two

to figure a way out of this.

- Got it here as fast as l could.

- Oh, thanks.

By the way,

your fan is back again.

He's been here every day.

l mean, he's gorgeous.

He can't take his eyes off you.

You want me to find out

what he wants?

- l know what he wants.

- All rise!

Your Honour, might l ask the court

to examine this document, please?

Well, Mr Schiff, what do you

have to say about this?

maintained the taps

until the date of arrest.

- Yes, it appears so.

- Your Honour, on that basis,

l'd like to move...

for a directed verdict

of not guilty.

l have no choice

but to grant the motion.

The defendant is released from custody.

These proceedings are adjourned.

Yes!

Couldn't you have found something

a little more official?

lt's my favourite

Chinese joint.

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