The Guardian - Season 2

Previously on ''The Guardian''...

l do more than just take off my clothes, Mr. Fallin.

ls there anyone who can confirm your account of the events?

Mandy Gressler.

Sure she's alive?

Last l saw.

You promised me a chance to work in a profitable law firm.

You never mentioned that you'd be stepping away

to a federal bench.

My intention was that Nicholas would have my clients.

Then we need Nick.

l never included my son in this deal.

Here's my cell phone number.

When she contacts you, you call me.

Detective Darger, it's Nick Fallin.

l have Mandy Gressler in my apart--

what are you doing?!

Just wait. Let go of me!

-Mandy, just calm down. -Let me go.

-You bastard! -Please stop it. Calm--

Let me go!

Oh, my God.

911 operator.

l--l--l need an ambulance to 1980 Elsworth in Shadyside.

l have a woman, l think her heart is stopped.

Can you feel a pulse?

Yeah, l'm feeling for a pulse.

She doesn't have a pulse.

Somebody's on the way. Stay on the line.

l'll help you until paramedics arrive.

Nick, you home?

NICH, WHISPERING: Oh, God.

Nick.

No.

-Son, listen-- -You can't be here.

When you, uh... When you got arrested,

things were not looking so good.

lt turns out the D.A. was gunning for ya.

He wasn't about to plea-bargain.

ln fact, he was Iooking for 5 years minimum.

So l went to Caldwell to make a deal.

He agreed to talk to the D.A., cut it down to a misdemeanor.

Dad, can we talk about this tomorrow?

But listen to me. Here's the problem.

l just found out that kid Lichtman knew all about it.

lf he gives it up to other people, it could be very bad.

Dad, l can't talk about this now, OH? l cannot!

Son, listen to me.

l just came over here to tell you first

instead of them, OH?

As far as they're concerned, they can go to hell, OH?

All right, l've heard it. l've heard it.

Just don't let them push you around.

l won't. You know, y-y-y-you have to go...

Don't let them do that to ya.

Dad, you just got to go, all right? Just leave.

Just take care of yourself.

Just leave.

Friday, 5:31 P.M.

Burton, it's Thomas Paul.

Congratulations again on the judgeship.

We should meet, discuss the swearing in.

l'm free tomorrow morning around 10:OO.

Call me if that's good for you.

Friday, 8:17 P.M.

Burton, it's cousin Ruth.

We just heard the amazing news.

We're all so proud of ya in Mount Aire.

Congratulations.

Hello? Hey, Tom.

Friday, 9:41 P.M.

l'm sorry you weren't there tonight.

Hey, Dad. It's, uh... It's Nick, uh...

l'm leaving you this message 'cause, uh...

l'm, uh...

you know, l--l--l... l'm sorry.

l'm sorry for everything,

and, uh, l just haven't, um...

l wanted to work with you 'cause l respect you,

and l wanted to spend more time with you, and...

and l'm afraid that l-l-l've just done what l usually do.

All right, well, 10:OO sounds fine.

OH. Thank you very much.

Dad, l--l--l just want you to know that...

that l--l--l love you, and... and l just want to apologize.

Hold it! Hold it!

What happened? What happened here?

Overdose.

Oh, god.

-Where are they taking him? -Who?

My son. What hospital?

lt was a woman.

You can't come in here.

My son's--This is my son's house. l've got to see him.

-Who's your son? -Nicholas Fallin.

Your son was arrested, sir. They took him down to County.

Well, there is trouble in my mind

There is dark

There's dark, and there is light

There is no order

There is chaos

And there is crime

There is no one home tonight

ln the empire of my mind

When there is trouble

You will find

You're all alone in your mind...

There is no probable cause

to charge Nicholas Fallin with any crime.

Amanda Gressler appeared at his house uninvited.

She brought drugs onto the premises.

We don't contest that he struggled with her,

but that was in self-defense.

Amanda Gressler's overdose was caused by her own cocaine,

not by anything Nicholas Fallin did.

This is what we know.

Miss Gressler and Mr. Fallin fought.

She sustained injuries serious enough from that fight

to be left in a coma on life support.

There was cocaine found in Mr. Fallin's residence.

This is sufficient evidence to try the defendant

for aggravated assault and possession of cocaine.

OH. Yes.

l find that there is sufficient evidence

as to all the counts charged.

We will hold the defendant to answer in courtroom ''F''

at 11:30 on the ninth of next month.

With regard to bail, your honor,

Mr. Fallin poses no danger of flight.

He owns a home and is well-known in Pittsburgh.

We ask that he be released on his own recognizance.

Counsel Finneran?

Commonwealth has no objection.

Your honor.

Officer Desica, does the probation department

have an interest in this case?

Yes, your honor.

Mr. Fallin is in our custody due to a prior drug conviction.

Judge Handley has requested that we hold him

pending a revocation hearing.

Your honor, there is absolutely no reason

to keep Mr. Fallin in jail.

Judge Handley's decision is reason enough.

The court has the authority to hold you in custody.

L-l-l-let me get into it, Nick.

They got him in jail, David.

Well, they have that right.

They believe that he violated the terms of his probation.

And what if he did?

Well, the judge can enforce Nick's original sentence

from last year.

He'll start serving time before the criminal trial.

What--what do we do now?

Talk to Finneran.

l think we should try to make a deal.

Oh, l'm gonna be at that meeting.

No, Burton. He won't negotiate with you sitting in the room.

l'm gonna be at that meeting.

Hey, Tom.

-Burton, good to see ya. -How are ya?

How's Nick?

Well, he's, uh...

He's got some problems, Tom... and some are serious problems.

l'm very sorry to hear that.

Yeah, well...

Tom, l wanted to talk to you about this, uh, swearing in

and the robing and so on.

l, um...l would really appreciate it

if we could put that on hold

until after l deal with Nicholas.

Burton, you want to do this

as soon as the senator and the chief judge are available.

l got them to agree to a date at the end of the month.

l--l understand that,

but l would really like him at the swearing in.

He's my--my only family, and l just, uh...

Well, l want Nick to put the robe on me.

l'm sure you can find someone else to do that.

Well...it's the tradition, Thomas.

You know that, and l know that.

lt's a family thing, so... l, uh...

l just--l just want my son there.

lf he's not available?

We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

Burton...the political climate can change swiftly.

Ascending to the bench should be your priority right now.

Well, this has nothing to do with politics, Tom.

l'll let the senator know.

Will you?

-Yes. -Appreciate it.

Thank you very much.

-How's Mary? -Very good. Thank you.

Will you be sure and say hi for me?

-Absolutely. -OH. Thank you very much.

Take care.

l think your experience will make you highly desirable

as an immigration attorney, maybe even as a parent advocate.

Thank you.

Unfortunately, at this time, we don't have positions available