Last thing my parents need are people coming around asking about Nick >> trying to get over what happened. >> You don't support your parents lawsuit against Diamond River? The >> lawsuit? The lawyer said we probably couldn't touch him cuz it happened in Iraq. >> Somebody dropped some salad dressing in aisle 5. Bob wants you to clean it up. >> Hey, listen. Your father said that you and Nick would talk about Jeffrey Pope. >> Yeah. What about him? >> He doesn't sound like your favorite person. >> Two things I know about Pope. Nick worked for him and Nick's head came home in a box. We're sorry that happened. >> So, yeah, I'd love to hear what Pope has to say about that. >> Where were you Tuesday night? >> Shift ends at 8. Then I went home >> alone. >> Yeah. >> What kind of car do you drive? >> Jeep Cherokee. And >> how about your brother? Did he keep a car around? >> I got to go clean up that mess. >> Hey, look. We can always do a DMV check if you're not going to give us a straight answer. >> Nick used my mom's old Honda. >> What color? >> Maroon. Where's it at? >> My parents garage. >> Thank you. >> You know, I don't understand what this has to do with Diamond River. >> We just want to take a quick look at your wife's car. >> Well, there it is. >> Hey, you mind if I turn it on? >> I guess it's all right. >> Who has access to this car, Mr. H? >> Robbie uses it sometimes. Why? Thank you, Mr. >> Hold up. >> It's a 9 mm shell casing >> from a gun. We're going to have to have a talk with your son. >> I don't know where that shell came from. Yeah, well, you're screwed because it matches the slugs we found in Jeffrey Pope's chest. Look, Robbie, I was in Vietnam, okay? I lost a lot of good buddies over there because some prep boy captain didn't know his Johnson bar from his elbow. So, for you to lose a brother like that, man, that's got to be rough. >> Come on, man. Don't baby his ass. He killed Pope cuz he wanted revenge. Now he's going to sit here like a little cow. >> Oh, wait a minute. You don't think he deserved revenge? Pope got this kid's brother's head chopped off for crying out loud. And there isn't a jury in the world that would convict him. >> Yeah, he's noble. He's not even standing up and taking responsibility for it like a man. Look, Robbie, you got to get out in front of this thing right now. I'm telling you, it's your only shot. >> Oh, no. >> Oh, come on, man. Let's just give this to the DA. We already know that he got that headlight fixed the next morning at the Route 27 Exxon. And we have a witness that saw you dump Pope's cell phone near the Midtown Tunnel. You couldn't have seen me. >> Why not? >> Cuz I wasn't there. >> See what I'm saying, man? >> Kevin took the Honda that night. >> Wait a second. Kevin. >> Kevin who? >> Kevin Boatman. I picked him up at the airport. He stayed in Nick's room that night. He wanted a car to drive to the city. >> Did you go with him? >> No, I swear I didn't. >> Where do you get the gun? What's next? >> Did you give it to him? Yeah. >> So, you knew that that was going to lead to trouble, didn't you? >> I don't know. I guess. >> Why did you go along with it? Well, >> I told Kevin the lawyer didn't think she could help my mom and dad, and Kevin said that wasn't right, that somebody should pay for what happened to Nick. >> Hey. Hey, how? >> Well, Pope wouldn't help us with our lawsuit. Kevin was going to get justice one way or the other. >> Wait a minute. How did you come to blame Pope for what happened to your brother anyway? Well, Kevin said they told Pope the road was too hot that day, that they were going to get hit. Pope didn't care. He said they had a contract, that the reason they got a fat paycheck was to take risks and my brother. After they blew up my brother's truck, Kevin radioed Pope for help, but Pope wouldn't send the rest of the team. You left Nick out there for those animals. >> You just couldn't lay off this one, could you, Danielle? >> How could I, Jack? They've outsourced an ill-advised, mismanaged war, and now it's spilled over into New York City. >> We're looking at a much smaller picture. The Hal family has been through a lot. We're prepared to offer Mr. Hal some consideration. >> Really becoming a softy in your old age, Jack? I could be convinced that he wasn't fully aware of Mr. Boatman's intentions. >> You want his testimony? >> That's right. Does he want a deal or not? >> No. Can do. >> Don't you think there's a problem representing both defendants? >> No. >> They waved the conflict. >> That wasn't a problem for you, >> Jack. If I thought for a minute that Mr. How wanted any plea bargain, I would withdraw as his counsel. >> We're offering you a plea to manslaughter. 10 years >> because I tried to help my parents. You were looking for revenge, Mr. Howell. >> When they hear about my brother at the trial, they're going to let me go. >> I trust Miss Melnik has told you that what happened in Iraq has no bearing on this murder case. It may not even come into evidence. >> And there's where we part company, Jack. My motion to enter video evidence. >> Video of what? >> Of Nick How's ambush and beheading in Ramadan, Iraq. So you decided to be judge and jury and execute him. >> It wasn't me. >> So you deny that you followed Mr. Pope here from Iraq? >> I came here to see Robbie, my dead friend's brother. >> And you deny borrowing Nick How's car and gun? >> That's right. >> Didn't you just testify to a litany of reasons you had to kill Jeffrey Pope? reasons he screwed up. >> Motives for murder, Mr. Boatman, for revenge. Those are your words. So, you're asking this jury to believe that all these events you so meticulously recounted, all this evidence that lines up against you is just pure happen stance. >> Objection. Argumentative. >> Sustained. If you didn't trust your supervisor, why didn't you just quit? Because I wanted to serve my country. I wanted to finish what we started over there. But >> you left the military for a hefty salary and benefits package. >> I still put my ass on the line every day for you, for all of you. So, was killing Jeffrey Pope part of the mission? How dare you stand there in your safe little job and judgment. You'll be judged because you tracked down Pope and murdered him. >> Objection. >> You want to know why I followed Pope here? You wanted to avenge your friend's death? >> He was selling an Iraqi prisoner for ransom. That's what Pope was doing here in New York. Him and his friends caught some highle insurgent terrorist and they weren't giving him over to our guys. They were offering him to the Israelis for $15 million. Well, why can't you just dismiss the case against me, too? You don't deserve a walk, Mr. Howell. >> But Boatman gets one. >> That was due to extraordinary circumstances. Yeah, >> he had a terrorist to trade. What do I got? >> We want to help you. We can make you a good deal. >> Attempted manslaughter. >> Jail time. >> 5 years. >> Oh, please. >> Boatman shot him, not me. >> With your invaluable assistance and your blessing. >> What moment is it going to make it five years? I'm sorry. That's as low as we can go. >> Well, it's 5 years too high. Your case has fallen apart, Jack. >> It'd be foolish to assume that. >> Do you remember the way the jury reacted to that video, Robbie? Juries are unpredictable. It's a huge risk. They're just trying to save face here, Robbie. Salvage one guilty plea out of this this travesty. >> Enough grandstanding, Danielle. It's time to stop using your clients to play provocator. This man should have had his own lawyer from day one. Don't tell me how to do my job, Jack. >> And gamble on your own dime. WHO GIVES A DAMN WHAT YOU THINK ANYWAY? >> ROBBIE, listen to me. Robbie, look at me. This jury in this political climate is not going to convict you after what Pope did to your brother. >> That is the most irresponsible statement you have ever made. Who's going to do the 15 to life if she's wrong, Mr. Howell? And how could you ever look his parents in the eyes if a jury finds him guilty? 5 years. The best you can do. >> That's right, Mr. Howell. I'll take it. Heat. Heat.