Law & Order: Criminal Intent

>> IN NEW YORK CITY'S WAR ON CRIME,

THE WORST CRIMINAL OFFENDERS ARE PURSUED

BY THE DETECTIVES OF THE MAJOR CASE SQUAD.

THESE ARE THEIR STORIES.

>> KNOW WHAT MY FATHER SAID ABOUT HIM?

>> GREATEST MAYOR EVER.

>> COULD CHARM A BIRD OUT OF A TREE.

YOU'LL HAVE YOUR OWN PLAQUE SOME DAY.

>> YOU MEAN, AS SOON AS I GET OVER THIS BUMP IN THE ROAD.

>> BE CALM, RESPECTFUL. >> MA.

LIKE YOU ALWAYS SAY,

TODAY'S HEADLINES WRAP TOMORROW'S FISH.

>> CHRIS PALARNO.

WHO INVITED HIM?

>> I DID.

LET THEM SEE WE'RE FRIENDLY.

WE HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE.

>> I'M YOUR CAMPAIGN MANAGER.

YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME.

>> MR. PALARNO, DID YOU REMODEL THE COUNCILMAN'S HOUSE

IN EXCHANGE FOR CITY PROJECTS?

>> COUNCILMAN HAYES-FITZGERALD,

WAS MR. PALARNO'S WORK ON YOUR HOME A FORM OF A BRIBE?

>> OKAY, OKAY.

NO ONE IS HIDING FROM A FULL EXPLANATION

WHY A TABLOID MADE HEADLINES

FROM SOME OF OUR ACCOUNTING ERRORS.

>> THE BRIBERY SCANDAL WAS JUST THE SIZZLE.

NEXT COMES THE STEAK.

UNLESS I'M MADE HAPPY.

50 Gs BY TOMORROW.

NO WAY HE LIES HIS WAY OUT OF THE NEXT HEADLINE.

I WANT MY MONEY NOW.

>> I THOUGHT WE SAID NO MORE.

>> WE GOTTA BLUFF HIM, BABY.

>> >> SHH-SHH.

ABRE LA PUERTA!

>> YOU SAW.

I TURNED THE HEAT DOWN WITH ONE PRESS CONFERENCE.

A COUPLE OF MORE, AND IT'S GONE.

>> I STILL GET MY BIG MUNI PROJECTS, THOUGH.

>> WE CAN'T NURTURE ALLEGATIONS OF A QUID PRO QUO.

>> WHOEVER HACKED INTO OUR EMAILS

IS STEALING MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET.

I DON'T LIKE IT.

>> CHRIS, THINGS WILL COME UP IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

>> TONIGHT AT THE MUSEUM BOARD'S DINNER,

WE'LL PUT YOUR NAME IN FRONT OF ALL THE RIGHT PEOPLE.

MAIN THING IS--NOTHING RASH.

>> YEAH.

>> MRS. HAYES-FITZGERALD, CAN THE KIDS HAVE SOME ICE CREAM?

>> OH, IT MAKES THEM TOO HYPER.

>> COME ON, JOSIE.

>> OKAY, I'M OUTNUMBERED.

BUT ONLY ONE SCOOP.

IF STACY CALLS, TELL HER I'M ON MY CELL.

>> OH, GOODY, WE'RE GONNA GET ICE CREAM.

>> SHE HASN'T CALLED IN DAYS, NEIL.

>> I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

>> OH, YOU HEARD THE CALL. SOMEONE'S BRINGING CASH.

>> I'M SO GLAD WE DIDN'T HAVE TO, YOU KNOW,

DO THE OTHER THING.

>> NOW, ARUBA'S GOT TOPLESS BEACHES.

OH, YOU WANNA GET HIGH?

GET HIGH ON THIS.

HERE WE GO. PAYDAY.

UHH!

>>

>> UHN!

>> STACY?

STACY, IT'S MOM.

STACY?

>> WHEN I HEARD WHO SHE WAS,

I FIGURED MAJOR CASE SHOULD BE ON THIS.

>> IT'S A TOUGH WEEK FOR COUNCILMAN HAYES-FITZGERALD.

A BRIBERY SCANDAL AND HIS DAUGHTER'S THE VICTIM

OF A SHOOTOUT.

>> YEAH, I'M TOLD SHE'S ACTUALLY HIS STEPDAUGHTER.

>> AND HE IS? >> RICHARD SIEBERT.

25. UNEMPLOYED. LIVE-IN BOYFRIEND.

NOT THE NICE GUY YOU BRING HOME TO MEET THE FOLKS.

>> IS THIS HER PLACE? HIS?

>> HER PARENTS PAY THE RENT.

>> DID SHE TALK TO ANYBODY BEFORE THEY TOOK HER

TO BELLEVUE?

>> UH, WHEN I GOT HERE, SHE WAS ALREADY IN THE AMBULANCE.

>> YOU SHOULD TAKE THAT COMPUTER IN FOR A COMPLETE DOWNLOAD.

LOOKS LIKE THERE'S INTEREST IN HER STEPDAD'S PROBLEMS.

FROM THE NOTES ON THESE MARGINS,

IT LOOKS LIKE SHE ENJOYED THEM.

>> I JUST SPOKE WITH THE E.R.

A BULLET WAS REMOVED FROM THE GIRL'S LEFT SHOULDER.

IT'S THE SAME BULLET THAT WENT THROUGH HIM,

SO IT'S PRETTY DEFORMED.

SHE'LL BE OKAY.

SO THE DEADBOLT IS NOT BROKEN,

BUT THE JAM IS SPLINTERED.

DETECTIVE, YOU'RE HIM.

SO HE COMES TO THE DOOR,

HE UNLOCKS THE BOLT,

THE KILLER HEARS THAT, AND HE KICKS THE DOOR IN.

YOU JUMP BACK.

GRABS THE LAMP.

THROWS IT.

>> AND STACY'S ON THE COUCH. SHE JUMPS UP.

>> HE TURNS TO PROTECT HER.

THE KILLER FIRES AGAIN.

THE BULLET PASSES THROUGH HIM, HITS HER.

HE HITS THE GROUND, BLEEDS OUT.

WHY WAS HE MOVED?

>> THE MOTHER FOUND STACY PINNED UNDER HIM.

>> UNDER HIS DEAD BODY? FOR HOW LONG?

>> FROM THE LIVIDITY, THREE OR FOUR HOURS.

MAYBE SHE SAVED HERSELF BY PLAYING DEAD.

>> OR THE KILLER ONLY WANTED HIM.

WE'LL DO A VEHICLE CANVAS IN THE AREA.

>> YOU WANT ME TO BE IN PAIN.

>> YOU HEARD WHAT SHE SAID. NO MORE PAIN MEDICATION.

>> YOU WANT ME TO BE PUNISHED.

>> STACY, THIS IS WITHDRAWAL THAT YOU'RE EXPERIENCING,

I DON'T MEAN TO BE SO BLUNT,

BUT WE NEED YOU TO REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED

WHEN IT'S FRESH IN YOUR MIND, OKAY?

>> I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING.

I LEFT.

>> YOU MEAN YOU TRIED TO ESCAPE?

>> NO.

>> WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

>> AFTER I WAS SHOT, I COULD FEEL HIM

IN THE ROOM WITH ME, SO I HAD TO GO.

I WENT AWAY.

LIKE I WAS WATCHING, BUT I WASN'T.

BUT I AM IN PAIN NOW.

REAL PAIN.

>> SO COUNCILMAN HAYES-FITZGERALD'S DAUGHTER

WAS SHOT IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DRUG CRIME.

>> IT'S ACTUALLY HIS STEPDAUGHTER.

HER MOTHER WAS WIDOWED. >> WHATEVER.

MY HOPE IS A QUICK RESOLUTION

THAT DOESN'T ANTAGONIZE A POWERFUL POLITICIAN

OVER AN ERRANT FAMILY MEMBER.

CHIEF OF Ds IS COMING BY.

>> SO FAR, IT HAS THE LOOK

OF A DRUG DEAL GONE BAD.

THEY WERE PACKED FOR A FLIGHT TO ARUBA,

NEW CLOTHES, NEW LUGGAGE.

RICK SIEBERT MIGHT HAVE STIFFED THE WRONG DEALER.

>> I'LL TELL THEM A FULL CANVASS

IS CHECKING INTO WHO THAT MIGHT BE.

>> START A CANVASS, AND SUDDENLY EVERY DOUCHE BAG'S GOT A STORY.

>> THE STORY ON YOU FROM THE LANDLORD

IS THAT YOU WERE BANGING ON RICK SIEBERT'S DOOR,

SCREAMING THREATS.

>> WAS THAT FOR DRUGS OR MONEY OR BOTH?

>> I GOT NOTHING TO SAY.

>> REALLY, YOU'RE NOT WORRIED

ABOUT THREATENING A MURDER VICTIM?

>> GUYS, I'M ON THE JOB.

CHECK WITH OCCD. GONZO RUIZ.

>> ALL RIGHT, YOU JUST GIVE ME A SHOVE THEN.

>> I'M OUTTA HERE.

>> HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, SIT DOWN.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S TALK ABOUT RICK SIEBERT.

>> I BOUGHT SIEBERT'S DEBT.

THEY PUT ME INTO PLAY IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> YOU WOULDN'T BUY A DEBT KNOWING IT WAS BAD.

THAT'D MAKE YOU LOOK STUPID.

>> HE'S A DUMB KID FROM JERSEY HOOKED ON DRUGS.

ALWAYS SCHEMING HIS WAY ON THE STREET,

AND PEOPLE FRONTED HIM 'CAUSE HE SAID

BIG FAMILY MONEY WAS COMING.

>> FROM HER FAMILY.

>> EVERYBODY KNEW WHO SHE WAS.

AND SIEBERT SAID HER FAMILY OWED THEM.

WHATEVER THAT MEANS.

>> TURNS OUT RICK SIEBERT HAD A MARKETABLE SKILL.

THESE FILES FROM HIS LAPTOP

HAVE HAYES-FITZGERALD'S PERSONAL EMAILS.

>> HE HACKED IN. WHAT DID HE GET?

>> WELL, FOR ONE THING CORRESPONDENCE

BETWEEN THE COUNCILMAN AND HIS CONTRACTOR

THAT FED THE TABLOIDS.

COULD BE THE FAMILY MONEY HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.

>> BUT THE KILLING WAS AFTER HE SOLD TO THE TABLOIDS.

>> REVENGE?

>> OR MAYBE HE THREATENED SOMETHING BIGGER TO COME?

>> RICK SIEBERT WASN'T WELCOME IN OUR HOME.

UNFORTUNATELY, THAT MEANT WE DIDN'T SEE MUCH OF STACY.

>> BUT YOU PAID HER RENT.

>> WELL, WE KNEW HE WAS GONNA SPONGE OFF OF HER.

BUT IT KEPT HER FROM SLEEPING IN THE STREET.

>> EVEN WITH RICK SIEBERT'S FAILINGS,

HE WAS A COMPUTER WHIZ.

I MEAN, HE HACKED INTO YOUR EMAILS.

>> SIEBERT SOLD THAT STUFF TO THE TABLOIDS?

>> HE NEVER MADE DEMANDS ON YOU?

FOR A BIGGER PAYDAY THAN WHAT HE GOT AT THE LEDGER?

>> THOSE STORIES ARE FABRICATED FROM ACCOUNTING ERRORS.

I WOULD NEVER HAVE GIVEN HIM ANYTHING ANYWAY.

>> HE TOLD PEOPLE HE HAD MORE MONEY COMING.