i don't know, either, l.t. maybe you guys should get yourself a labor lawyer. good point. l.t., in this office i'd prefer you say italian-americans. that's because your union bosses are those guido mother-fuckers. the union's trying to railroad you into accepting terms worse than what you have now. because they've been paid off by bellmoth. my name's bobby. i'm your lawyer. don't do anything 'till i talk to you. martha! larry spinks, st. lukes. send him a case of chianti from the firm. and send his wife rosalie some flowers. it tastes like fish. i mean it tastes like every other fish i've ever had. every fish tastes the same. not that much. when do i get to meet him? brill. that wasn't the answer i was hoping for. "soon". or at least sooner than never. brill? so you've said. ten thousand cash. i don't know if it's brill's prices going up or your commission. other than brill. why would i-- i like our history. and i like you. i'd probably like brill if i ever got to-- i just want to make sure i'm not breaking the law. how can i be sure. thank you. mr. depinto? my name's robert dean. i'm an attorney with seth, silverberg. well, i was hoping you might stop by my office to swear out a criminal deposition against some of your friends and co-workers. i don't believe it is, no. i've got photographs of you at the trenton ramada looking very-- it's not? that's not you having a whiskey sour with carmine morada. you're right, mr. depinto, and maybe i jumped the gun. that's probably not you in the picture. i tell you what, i'll just run the thing by the grand jury, see if they can't-- good news there, mr. depinto, you're talking to one. god knows i would, sir, but i have a previous engagement this evening. i have to go lingerie shopping. a christmas present for my wife. diane, maybe you didn't hear mr. silverberg. they've got models that'll try on the garments. thank you, sir. hm?! i'm married. i'm married to my wife. of several years. and i'd like to buy. as a christmas present. yes. i have her permission. can you help me? is that good? i don't know anything about this. well, i mean, i know a little about--from a certain perspective. my point is, i don't want to do anything foolish. i'll say. pardon? eight. size eight. thanks. okay. daniel? it's me, robert dean. from seth, silverberg. i worked on-- it's been a few years. i'm just doing some christmas shopping. it's for my wife, no kidding. though, this isn't the main present, it's just, you know, a little-- tell me about it. are you okay? yeah, what's going on? listen, daniel, hang on one second. could you give me just a moment to talk to a friend of mine here? not about this, but. daniel? what happened? ah, jesus. ah. jesus. excuse me, have any of you seen an eight year old boy, good looking, about yea-big. hello. hello, maria. you're learning a cruel lesson. some of 'em. sure, go ahead. in your dreams. you staying for dinner? you got any money? where's mom? hey. uh-oh. he's got a point. not a very good one, but-- just for the criminals. right. i think you're taking it seriously enough for both of us. something bad happened tonight. i saw a man die. in front of harrison's, he got hit by a bus. i knew him. the firm did some pro bono work for his organization a few years back. the thing is, when i saw him, it seemed like he wanted to tell me. . he was upset about something and he said. doesn't matter now. i'm gonna wash up. a toaster. and no terrorist talk at dinner. you're spookin' the kids. diane's instinct is that it's sabre rattling. i think they're gonna file suit. yeah. what do you mean? a guy named brill. same guy as always. honey, i don't like to talk about this stuff in front of eric. no. it's okay. this is robert dean at 3325 sutton place. i want to report a break-in. they took the espresso machine. the espresso machine, jerry! which makes sense, you know, because the crooks probably wanted to make themselves a latte before fencing the stereo. no. no. why don't you give 'em a call. they didn't take the jewelry. they took the computers. they took the big-screen tv, they took my blender. i love my blender. no, but they took my blender. what? serve the ball. yes? thanks. who are you? hey, did you guys find my stuff? the robbery. oh. yeah, i didn't see the accident. a report? that's 'cause i wasn't there. i was in the store, the accident was outside. it was a bus. about what? i'm no expert, but i'm assuming that the impact of a moving bus against his body caused-- what kind of trouble. i can't. i'm not his attorney. because i don't know. than why don't you talk to the bus driver? somebody took my blender. i'm happy to help you all i can. but i didn't see the accident and i barely knew daniel zavitz. i've gotta go to work. no. no, sir. not that i could see. no. to buy lingerie. yes, for my wife, what the hell kinds of questions are these. i don't know what's goin' on with zavitz, but that was way, way outa line. you understand? hey. would you get me what i need for zwernickii and the bellmoth motions. and do me a favor. find out what you can about daniel zavitz. we did some work for him a few years back and there should be a file. the police? you remember daniel zavitz? he got hit by a bus. i honestly don't know. i don't know. jesus! i just told you. i don't know. yeah? who are you people? i went through this with an investigator this morning. if i could-- he didn't. you're wrong. if he passed me materials, i'd have them. i don't. he didn't give me-- otherwise you may have to what? fuck you. you may have to what? he didn't give me-- otherwise you may have to what? fuck you. you may have to-- table 122? i wrote a check for a thousand dollars. you guys didn't have a table that was in the kitchen? an investigation? it was a bus accident. into what? i'm a labor lawyer. there are always mob ties. well, you know-- there's just, clearly, some administrative snafu. i'm sure this is the worst of it. yeah. why? all right, look-- shit. listen-- i don't under-- why? oh, well, that's true. except for the part about my setting up a company in zurich and knowing anyone named sam vollotti and having any relationship whatsoever with the gambino family. gimme a week and four guys from litigation and i'll have the post pleading with us not to sue for libel. rachel banks? what kind of a question is that? i have a professional relationship with rachel banks. she's the go- between for a private investigator i use. brill. i don't know who he is. told by whom? really? well considering what a colossal douche bag you are, david, maybe i'd do best to simply kick your ass all over the capitol. this is bullshit. someone's mixing up a bunch of half-truths to ruin me and to ruin my case. maybe bellmoth. maybe the unions. i don't know. you're firing me. put david on it. he seems anxious to clear my name. fuck off. stacy! where's stacy? what are you talking-- why? stacy? stacy, i found out like this. this is the first i'm hearing of-- it's not true. i've seen it. yeah. look-- i have lunch with rachel once a month. she's my connection to an investigator. i know. i see her for business. i didn't want you to be upset. i shouldn't have lied. stacy, there's nothing between me and rachel banks. it's not real. that's not me. it's not a real picture, stacy, it's been doctored-up. stacy-- it's a brand new card. here, you can use this. my suitcase-- my suitcase is gone. don't count on it. god dammit! i'd like to speak to someone about what's happening to me. actually, that's not true. no, i meant i'm presbyterian. my wife's jewish. but that probably doesn't matter right now. someone's trying to destroy my life, and i'd like to find out who. i'll see if i can, you know, work things out. you would? why not? i know, but-- that's my point. well, i need to find out as much about daniel as possible. because my life is being ruined. rachel? you got a minute? who's doing this? will you hang on just a second. i know. you being audited? my firm'll represent you. free of charge. that's temporary. rachel-- i'm gonna fix it. tell me about brill. you have to. goddammit, rachel, you assured me-- i did care how. what're you gonna do, rachel? you gonna sit in a bar in baltimore? you want your job back? you want a life? i'm sorry about that. it's not me? yeah. any idea what he looks like? jesus! what?! you want money?! my shoe? brill? it started with the information you gave me on depinto. after we talked, he agreed to resign. next, a phony detective asked me about daniel zavitz. then an investigator questioned me about an extortion scheme they claimed zavitz was behind. the fbi started looking into mob connections. a doctored picture in the paper. overnight, i'm ruined. wife. job, bank accounts, everything gone. oh jesus. i don't know anything about zavitz. they said he was behind an extortion scheme. yes. nothing. nothing. i'm telling you, i-- i just gave him my card. nothing. two nights later i was robbed. i'm pretty sure they were pros. um. who's that? someone else? who are you calling?! stacy, don't hang up. stacy-- i know, but listen-- no, i was with her yesterday. i want you to take eric and go to our parents house. i want you to do it right now. i know. it wasn't me. stacy, somebody's trying to kill me. now goddamit-- alright, alright-- hey! i don't know you, i don't know your name, i don't know what the hell you did for me except hang up on my wife and slam me into a wall, but i'm getting pretty fuckin' sick of this! get it?! you're brill. who was that other guy? who are they? what do they have to do with this? the nsa? you're crazy. wait. yeah. what is that? i don't know what that means. i don't know what that means. i don't know what that means. why are they after me? wait. what do i do? why don't they just identify themselves and tell me what they want? i don't know what that-- i don't know anything. what am i gonna do?! i mean, like, for the rest of my life?! what if-- what if i find out what they're after. you know these people, i don't. i'll pay you. i've got a hundred-thousand dollars in jewelry in a safe-deposit box under a third party name. how many years have you been hiding from them? how many years have you been running? what'd they do to you? i swear to god i'll shoot. go ahead. i hear you fine. i said i'll shoot! tell him to stop the ambulance. tell him to stop the ambulance. thank you. i hate these guys. rachel? rachel? oh god-- jerry-- ssh! it's the nsa. they're the ones doing this. the nsa's doing this 'cause they think i have something. and they killed-- they killed rachel. yes. my stuff's all over her apartment. they're framing me. i don't know. i mean-- i don't know! jerry-- you gotta-- no, i-- i won't make it to the police. they won't let me get there. you go. to the nsa. make a deal. tell 'em to stop. tell 'em i don't have what they're after. make a deal. go to 'em, jerry. so do i! no. no, it's okay. yeah? jerry? go fuck yourself. listen to me. the house is bugged. so we gotta be quiet, okay? is eric in school? has anyone been by? police? fbi? i wish you'd gone to your parents like i asked you. i don't think anybody wants the drapes, stacy, i think the drapes are okay. i was in a car chase and a small explosion. now listen to me: the nsa is behind this. they think that guy i told you about, daniel zavitz, they think zavitz gave me a tape or computer chip of some kind that could be damaging to them. so they're doing all these things electronically. the bank records, the surveillance. they're the ones who broke into the house. now i know there's no reason to believe me. but i love you. and i love our son. so just believe me anyway. please. well. yeah. stacy-- stacy. stacy. maybe now isn't the best time for the i-told-you-so speech. that's okay. you opened the thing? that was for christmas. you're as bad as eric. i've got an entire family of people who root through-- who root through. uh. presents, and. oh christ. do i know you? having an adventure. i can't tell you about it right now, but i'll tell you about it soon. no. we're never getting a divorce. we were having a fight. it happens sometimes. men don't win fights with women, son, i'll tell you about that sometime, too. in the meantime, i've got a question for you, and it's incredibly important that you tell me the truth. under no circumstances will i be angry with you. this is a total get-out-of- jail-free card. ready? did you take anything--anything at all--out of those christmas bags i brought home last week. dylan, i was just asking eric if-- you're a tough nut to crack, dylan. you could knock on the door, you know, and i'd open it. and you were worried about me. that's nice, i appreciate-- we said a hundred. one-twenty. what do you mean? look, my wife is understandably-- i called my wife! i didn't use my name. i called from a payphone! you told me no calls. sorry. i didn't use my name. i don't hear anything. maybe you're wrong. how do you know so much? you used to work for 'em, didn't you? how'd you get around the tap orders? how'd you have the manpower to-- jesus. why'd you leave? they come after you? looks like detroit. it really is. did you find anything? yeah. jesus. do you have proof? what's going on? who? where? here?! 'kay, well, could you walk faster, please. why? what the fuck?! back at the warehouse. gimme that. you're driving. i didn't see a warrant. did you see a warrant? oh my god. that wasn't so hard. let's not do the tire thing anymore, okay? tell me about it. we're not gonna hurt you. tell him we're not gonna hurt him. no he won't. we're honest people and we need your help. i'll give you two- hundred dollars if you-- actually, i don't have two-hundred dollars. we'll take the tape directly to cbs. i'll hand it directly to the news department. what about newspapers and magazines? so what do we do now? what if we do a mailing to congressmen. what if we hand deliver to their homes or office? well how do i know what they're-- what if we put it on the internet? listen-- what if-- what if-- what if-- what if we just fucked with 'em? same way they did with you and me. we take their biggest guy and turn him into one of us. no. senator sam albert, senior republican. very well respected. we'll play the nsa's game only we'll play it badly. no, i want the nsa to get caught spying on albert. we're gonna lead albert by the nose to one conclusion. and then when he's pissed as hell, we're gonna drop the tape in his lap. how fast can you teach me what i need to know? pretty fast. i know my phone number and i know the number for sportsphone. beyond that-- unbelievable. what are you dialing? she just left. he's going into the payphone outside the restaurant. it's a cambridge company called baudmore. he came in four minutes ago. not particularly, no. shit. i'm stuck. help me out. merry christmas. it's me. i'm robert dean. within twelve hours, you're gonna be in jail. peace be with you. i've re-routed the call. they can't trace it. yeah. that's gonna end tonight. i can't tell you that. i can tell you this: that anti- terrorism bill you were so worked up about? i don't think it's gonna pass. yeah, i think i'll stay where i am. you got a second? my name's robert dean. it's actually dh-1 digitech pinpoint scanning with a frequency modulator. me neither, but the upshot is i've got color live-action footage of you and ms hawkins and it doesn't look good. i don't want any money. and believe me, i have no interest in ruining your life. i'm not interested in this tape. i want him to look at a different tape. people have been killed. lives have been ruined. senator, i want you to look at this. and i want you to bring the fury of god himself upon this man. it's over. i'm not goin' anywhere, eric. i live here. it's okay to use the phone. no "900" numbers. albert's gonna get me my job back. yeah. i wish you could've met. a friend of mine. i don't know his real name. he's dead now.