The Black Donnellys

Okay, here's what you might've missed.

There were four Donnelly brothers.

Sean, Kevin, Jimmy, and Tommy.

They had this thing for always getting into trouble,

usually 'cause Jimmy did something stupid

like stealing a truckload of Hawaiian shirts

leaving Tommy to clean up the mess.

Did I mention that Tommy had this thing for Jenny Riley?

Okay, skip to a couple of days ago.

- Kevin had a huge gambling debt. - Damn.

So Jimmy got the idea to kidnap an Italian.

To get back at the Donnellys, the Italians beat up Sean.

To get back at the Italians, Jimmy killed Louis.

At this point, Tommy went to see Huey,

the head of the Irish mob, to try and fix things.

But that didn't work out.

So, to protect his brother Tommy got Jimmy arrested for the shirt thing.

Then, Tommy and Kevin killed Sal, the head of the Italian mob

and Huey, the aforementioned head of the Irish mob

and hoped that, somehow, no one would notice..

Me? I always wanted brothers like that.

"Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart." W.B. Yeats

Joey, I am your lawyer, okay? You don't need to lie to me.

Wait. Who's lying? I'm an open book. What do you wanna know?

- Why I'm representing you. - 'Cause I'm an innocent man.

I just--I hear things. I pick up things.

Like that night, for example, I wasn't there.

So there's no way I could actually know what happened.

And that was Tommy's plan, see,

to keep his brothers safe by keeping that night a secret.

Who?

I don't know. It's just a feeling.

So we should go back and be seen in order to make sure that nobody saw us?

- You don't have to use sarcasm on me. - Kevin, nobody saw us.

What about the parking lot guy?

That was five blocks away.

Yeah, but he nodded at me.

So we should kill him?

No! No, of course not.

- I mean, unless you think-- - Kevin, stop.

Breathe.

Tommy, all the breathing in the world is not gonna change what we did.

Guns are loud.

People heard us.

And what if Sal and Huey told someone that Jimmy was coming?

If they were planning on killing Jimmy,

that's not something you tell somebody.

- Yeah, but these guys-- - Shh! Kevin.

No one saw us and no one knows.

As long as you keep what happened between the two of us, no one's gonna know.

Okay?

Okay.

But it's like the old saying goes.

The only way two people can keep a secret

is if both of them are dead.

You mean if one of them is dead. That's the saying.

Obviously, we come from different neighborhoods.

Which is why Kevin might've been nervous

when Tommy asked for his gun.

What if there are guys waiting for us back at the hospital?

- Just gimme the damn gun. - Ok.

The Bloc Team presents to you The Black Donnellys

Season 1 Episode 2 A Stone Of The Heart

We went for coffee.

Hey, Sean.

For such a pretty boy,

you sure are one tough son of a bitch.

Sean, this is important.

If anybody asks you what happened,

you say you were mugged.

And you didn't see who did it.

Can you hear me?

Do you understand?

Okay.

Hey.

- You okay? - Yeah.

We just went down for coffee.

Coffee?

For two hours? With your brother just out of surgery?

Yeah.

You coat's wet.

Tommy...

Tommy, wait.

Tell me what happened.

You can tell me. It's okay.

What happened?

Just tell me.

It's okay.

However, not all of the Donnelly brothers

were enjoying the evening quite as much.

Answer the phone, answer the phone, answer the phone.

Pick up the phone!

Oh, you gonna be all day?

Am I gonna be all day?!

Tommy?

Tommy?

The doctor wants to see us.

* Cold *

Well repeat the CAT scan to see if the oadema

the swelling has decreased.

Remember he's young and healthy,

and he should respond favorably to treatment.

We'll monitor him for the next 24 hours.

And we'll need to do additional tests

to determine what the long-term effects of his injuries will be.

- But I feel confident... - His injuries are severe.

We won't know for a while if there's nerve damage

and the majority of the breaks have fused--

What are you saying? My Jimmy's a cripple?

- Helen, let the doctor talk. - Mrs. Donnelly,

we're hopeful that your Jimmy will make a full recovery,

but you have to be prepared for the fact that he may not walk again.

That day, Tommy made a deal.

He would pay whatever price God demanded,

if He'd just let Jimmy walk again.

But for now, Sean is stable.

- Hopefully, we'll know more soon. - Thank you.

- We gotta slip out. - Go ahead.

- Where we going? - Shopping.

Man!

Kim? You're still here?

Did we hear anything from the doctor yet?

She says Sean's stable.

- Good. - Hey, listen. Kim.

The guys who attacked Sean, did you get a good look at 'em?

I could definitely describe one of them.

- You know what would be good? - What?

It would be the best thing for Sean

for you not to remember what those guys look like.

How would that be better?

- You think I love my brother? - Of course you do.

It would really be better for him, okay?

- Okay. - Thanks.

And, uh, don't let my mother scare you.

I'll be all right.

Tommy, I hate shopping.

How close were you to those two guys when you shot 'em?

A few feet.

Which means you got blood on your clothes,

whether you can see it or not.

So I'll change and burn them.

And when someone remembers what you were wearing...

and they ask you where those clothes are?

I thought you said no one was going to ask.

- How much money you got? - A couple bucks.

- How's he doing? - How do you think he's doing?

- Thanks. - You're welcome.

Make sure the sensors are at the bottom.

- Where the hell did you come up with this? - Science class.

You see why you should pay attention?

Sal Minetta and Huey Farrell.

Gee, you think there's gonna be any fallout from this?

I got a couple guys say they work here.

No kidding.

If you ask me, this isn't the brightest idea you've come up with.

Really?

- What do you think was my best idea? - The very best?

The best you can think of.

Squeezing Jimmy Donnelly till he whacked Sal.

That worked out pretty well, didn't it?

Why don't you have a little faith?

Morning, Detective.

- Nicky Cottero, right? - Yeah, that's right, Detective.

I was, you know, wondering if you had any news.

- You a reporter now, Nicky? - Oh, Sal.

You know, he was a beloved employer.

So understand all the staff is gonna be upset.

I was just wondering if you had something

- I could pass on to them. - No.

Right now, I just have questions.

Like what was the head of the Irish mob

doing down here with all these Italians?

Drinkin'.

Watchin' porn. I couldn't tell ya.

So what brings you down here this early in the morning

is a responsibility to brief the staff?

Well, I'm the beverage manager.

People are gonna naturally look to me for answers.

Well, why don't you go upstairs and think of some?

And then when I'm finished down here,

- you can fill me in too. - I'm glad to help.

This is, uh, this is a terrible crime.

Thanks. You guys are doing a great job.

Cocky son of a bitch came down here to plant a flag.

Meanwhile,

Huey's brother, Dokey,

was also curious about who killed his brother...

and was asking some questions of his own.

So you don't know anything, huh?

You know anything now?

- Make sure the ink part is face down. - I got it.

- And you got enough tinfoil around. - I got it! I got it.

Damn.

I'm telling you, Tommy.

Kevin, will you stop worrying?

- It's gonna be okay. - I can see the ink.

Are you wearing two jackets?

How do you mean?

You are!

I told you we had to get rid of what we were wearing.