History Recap / LawAndOrderS5E13Rage

Boggs brings up that Holbrook installed a loudspeaker to chastise his employees publically when they made mistakes. He mentions that everyone got it rough from Holbrook except for Bud Greer. Briscoe asks for an alibi; Boggs says he was on the phone with an office in Tokyo. The detectives catch the other trader who was supposed to meet with Holbrook, a middle-aged white woman named Joan Stillman, on her way out the door. She also didn't like Holbrook. The cops ask if she would have been at his house, but she says that, of the traders, only Bud Greer was welcome there. Stillman mentions that Greer did a half-billion in trades. Logan asks if she likes any of the men she works with; she says no, but that she might be interested in Logan. As she leaves, the detectives go to talk to Greer.

Bryant says that all the evidence was obtained because the police were focusing on Greer due to racism, and is thus illegal, and says further that the warrant wouldn't have been signed if Greer weren't black. Solomon reads Logan's affadavit supportint the warrant, in which Greer's race is mentioned. Callahan ignores Kincaid's objection and says that Bryant can present evidence that there was racial bias in the investigation. If Bryant is successful, Callahan will dismiss the case.

* SmugSnake: Greer, hugely so. He turns down a deal for manslaughter 1 as he's sure he's convinced the jury to let him off. He's [[spoiler: proven wrong]] in the finale.

--Dr. Kenneth Price..

* BookSmart: Bud Greer. His academic record is stellar, but in his first job he failed to make waves and was deemed to have been an average employee. His success under Holbrook only came about because he cooked the books, strongly implying this tropes was still in effect by the time the episode starts.

** Greer's own father, a working-class man who owns a hardware store, loves his son.

* MurderNotSuicide: The victim had his neck broken and the scene was staged to look like a suicide.

* MeanBoss: Hoo boy. Aside from his mentioned racism, he also loves to publicly humiliate his employees whenever he catches them making a mistake over the intercom and prides himself on his demeanor due to how much money he and his employees bring in.

!!Related Tropes:

* {{Jerkass}}: Bud. Even if heis more likable than his asshole boss ''by default'', he's still a snobbish self-centered man with contempt for most people.
* MeanBoss: Hoo boy. Aside from his mentioned racism, he also loves to publicly humiliate his employees whenever he catches them making a mistake over the intercom and prides himself on his demeanor due to how much money he and his employees bring in.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Holbrook. He makes several racist comments to Greer and his other Black employees and is implied to be a misogynist, too.

Greer is found guilty. Outside, a cab passes a black man to stop to pick up [=McCoy=]. Kincaid points this out, and [=McCoy=] looks anguished.

Greer is found guilty. Outside, a cab passes a black man to stop to pick up [=McCoy=]. Kincaid points this out, and [=McCoy=] looks anguished.

Greer testifies that no one ever thought he'd make money; when he did, everyone said he was lucky. He admits to talking with Holbrook about the fraudulent trades, and says that Holbrook laughed and said that he knew Greer couldn't really make the trades. He claims not to remember what happened next. [=McCoy=] points out that Greer would have had to return the money had Holbrook made his findings known, but Greer points out that he never spent the money, so that wasn't a problem. He wasn't worried about larceny charges; the firm wouldn't want the scam to be public knowledge. Greer would have had to lead the firm, but that was it. [=McCoy=] asks if the firing wouldn't have been humiliating.

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Boggs brings up that Holbrook installed a loudspeaker to chastise his employees publically when they made mistakes. He mentions that everyone got it rough from Holbrook except for Bud Greer. Briscoe asks for an alibi; Boggs says he was on the phone with an office in Tokyo. The detectives catch the other trader who was supposed to meet with Holbrook, a middle-aged white woman named Joan Stillman, on her way out the door. She also didn't like Holbrook. The cops ask if she would have been at his house, but she says that, of the traders, only Bud Greet was welcome there. Stillman mentions that Greer did a half-billion in trades. Logan asks if she likes any of the men she works with; she says no, but that she might be interested in Logan. As she leaves, the detectives go to talk to Greer.

Back at the office, the detectives call Greer on his lie, but he says that he really did work until 8. Logan points out that Greer didn't go home but went to visit Holbrook. Greet claims that Holbrook asked him to drop by to review the work of other traders; Holbrook never showed, so Greer left to go watch a game in a bar. Greer is adamant that he didn't lie; he never went in Holbrook's house the other night, so his claim about only going in once, some months back, is valid. Greer says that he respected Holbrook, who was his mentor. Briscoe asks about his prior arrest. Greer says that it was during an equities crash; he claims a client assaulted him over the money and lost the fight.

Briscoe talks to Wallace's boss, William E. Cooke. Cooke is a white man of about Holbrook's age. He says that everything was going well for Holbrook; his department made about $400 million, and Holbrook himself got a $15 million bonus. Holbrook's department did extraordinarily well; one particular trader, Bud Greer, earned a $7 million bonus himself. Cooke doesn't know what Holbrook did with the money. Logan, meanwhile, talks to Holrbook's secretary. She says that Holbrook was demanding and had a lot of enemies due to his wealth and success, but none of the traders in his department would have hurt him because he gave generous bonuses. She mentions that he canceled two meetings to leave early the day before.

Boggs brings up that Holbrook installed a loudspeaker to chastise his employees publically when they made mistakes. He mentions that everyone got it rough from Holbrook except for Bud Greer. Briscoe asks an alibi; Boggs says he was on the phone with an office in Tokyo. The detectives catch the other trader, a middle-aged white woman named Joan Stillman, on her way out the door. She also didn't like Holbrook. They ask if she would have been at his house, but she says that, of the traders, only Bud Greet was welcome there. Stillman mentions that Greer did a half-billion in trades. Logan asks if she likes any of the men she works with; she says no, but that she might be interested in Logan. As she leaves, the detectives go to talk to Greer.

Greer lives in a dilapidated apartment. He's a 35-year-old black guy in the middle of an exercising session, and he claims that Holbrook cracked under the pressure of trading and shot himself. He says that Holbrook's trades were down in the last few weeks and he seemed depressed. Briscoe says that it might not have been a suicide, and Greer asks who implicated him. Briscoe says they're talking to everyone, but Logan points out that Greer is the only trader who socialized with Holbrook. Greer says that he never socialized with Holbrook; it was all work. He only went into Holbrook's house once, he said, and it was business. He's condescending towards his coworkers.

Greer says he was at the office until 8 the night of the murder. Logan notes Greer's plaques for 'Trader of the Year,' but when he tells Greer that Greer should spend some of his money, but Greer says that he only cares about power, not money or fancy apartments. Logan throws this back at him.

Briscoe is checking out the suits. He can't find any with blood on them. Logan locates some financial papers. Accounting sent Holbrook information on all of Greer's trades, and Holbrook got them two days before the murder.

Solomon presents to Judge Michael Callahan. His claim is that warrants have to include the items being searched for. The warrant only listed bloody clothes; the records weren't on there. [=McCoy=] argues that plain-view items not included in the warrants have previously been allowed, but Solomon says that those documents were in a desk drawer. [=McCoy=] reads the warrant application, which includes a line saying the detectives want any evidence to support the elements of a crime, but Solomon points out that motive isn't an element of the crime. The documents are excluded.

Kincaid talks to Greer's copyist., Roberta Cooley, a middle-aged black woman. She doesn't think that Greer killed Holbrook, but Kincaid insists that he did. She doesn't want to talk, but Kincaid shows her a picture of Holbrook's corpse. Cooley brings up a time when Greer chewed her out for wearing jeans, saying that she could be a 'homie' somewhere else. She says that Greer often gets calls from his dad, but usually leaves him on hold.

Price, an older white man in a suit, says that he knows Greer somewhat -- occasional dinner or phone call. They don't discuss business. Greer and Price often joked about going to their old neighborhood and showing off their success. Price recounts Bud's past.

[=McCoy=] and Solomon go to argue at Callahan again. [=McCoy=] says that Barnes's testimony would have caused them to look into the financial records anyway. [=McCoy=] says that Greer, who was incompetent at his first job, was a superstar at his second; that would have aroused suspicion, and the financial records would have been examined. Callahan readmits the financial records.

Outside, Solomon says he still doesn't see motive. He says that Holbrook would have found out before, if at all, but [=McCoy=] disagrees. Solomon also says that Holbrook might have just gotten greedy and wouldn't have turned him in so he could keep making his money. [=McCoy=] doesn't buy it. Solomon gets into a limo and introduces Jerome Bryant, a famous civil rights attorney. Bryant is a young black man with a suit. Bryant says that he's joining Greer's defense team, and implies that Greer's civil rights have been violated. [=McCoy=] looks stunned.

Later, Kincaid tells the other lawyers that Bryant has protested racial injustice in a host of different issues, but [=McCoy=] doubts that he can do it in this case. [=McCoy=] says that the whole criminal justice system is not racist. Schiff points out that courts have been unfair to black people for so long that Bryant's arguments, specious in this case, may appeal to a jury Kincaid gets a paper -- Bryant is filing a motion to dismiss.

On the stand, Bryant cross-examines Logan. Logan says that they looked at Greer because of Boggs's and Stillman's statements. He says that they were just following procedure; Bryant makes the point that Greer wasn't a suspect until the interview. Bryant asks what Greer did or said that made him seem guilty; Logan says that there was nothing during the initial interview. Logan brings up the criminal record, but Bryant points out that the charges were dropped. He also points out that Greer was the only black man working for Holbrook. Logan denies any racism influencing his investigatin. [=McCoy=] brings up that Logan did check everyone's records and that Greer was the only one with a previous arrest. Callahan denies the motion.

Bryant says he'll present a 'black rage' insanity defense -- he'll claim that Greer was driven insane by living in a racist society that treated him badly every day. [=McCoy=] says that it's insane, but Bryant points out that Greer had to interact with white people unless he wanted to restrict himself to certain neighborhoods, while [=McCoy=] could avoid all significant contact with black people if he chose. [=McCoy=] says he wants Olivet to examine Greer.

In Olivet's office, Greer says that white people always rise to the top. Olivet says that Greer decided to emulate white people. Greer says that people always assumed he was an affirmative action hire, but Greer says that affirmative action is still racist -- it assumes, in his opinion, that black people are inferior and thus need a leg up. Greer says that race relations can be summed up as white men protecting white women from black men. Olivet says that the country has come a long way, but Greer doesn't agree. He says that racist fear caused hate, and both white people and black people hated each other. Greer says that this hate is why he holds both white people and black people in contempt.

Greer testifies that no one ever thought he'd make money; when he did, everyone said he was lucky. He admits to talking with Holbrook about the fraudulent trades, and says that Holbrook laughed and saying that he knew Greer couldn't really make the trades. He claims not to remember what happened next. [=McCoy=] points out that Greer would have had to return the money had Holbrook made his findings known, but Greer points out that he never spent the money. He wasn't worried about larceny charges; the firm wouldn't want the scam to be publci knowledge. Greer would have had to lead the firm, but that was it. [=McCoy=] asks if the firing wouldn't have been humiliating.

In a conference room, Solomon, Bryant, and Greer are dismissive of the manslaughter 1 offer. Greer says that [=McCoy=]is lucky to be white.

In [=McCoy's=] office, Greer's lawyer complains about the million dollar bail. [=McCoy=] and the lawyer, a middle-agred white man named David Solomon, bicker, and [=McCoy=] refuses to make a deal. Greer maintains his innocence. Solomon says he'll get the financial records excluded; without them, there's no evidence that Holbrook knew of the scam, and thus no motive. Solomon says he'll get them excluded on 4th amendment grounds.

Later, Schiff vents at [=McCoy=] . Kincaid says that most attorneys wouldn't even have noticed, but Schiff says that Solomon did. [=McCoy=] says that, if they can prove that they would have discovered the fake trades anyway, they can get their motive re=admitted. Schiff doubts that they can do this, but [=McCoy=] says that they might have looked into it to challenge his credibility.

Kincaid talks to Greer's copyist., Roberta Cooley, a middle-aged black woman. She doesn't think that Greer killed Holbrook, but Kincaid insists that he did. She doesn't want to talk, but Kincaid shows her a picture of Holbrook's corpse. Cooley brings up a time when Greer chewed her out for wearing jeans, saying that she could be a 'homie' somewhere else. she says that Greer often gets calls from his dad, but usually leaves him on hold.

Kincaid talks to Jack Greer, who says that Bud was a good boy and a great salesman. He says he taught Bud never to take welfare and to work for anything he wants. Jack says that Bud wouldn't check off a box indicating that he was black on a Harvard application so that affirmative action wouldn't be a factor. Jack is adamant that Bud would never kill anyone. He directs Kincaid to Dr. Kenneth Price, one of Bud's friends.

Greer, an older white man in a suit, says that he knows Greer somewhat -- occasional dinner or phone call. They don't discuss business. Greer and Price often joked about going to their old neighborhood and showing off their success. Price recounts Bud's past.

Kincaid next talks to Thomas Barnes, the CEO of Greer's previous company. Barnes, an older white guy, says that they hired Greer without knowing his race, but would have hired him anyway if they'd known he was black. He says that Greer didn't work out; he produced nothing in equities, nor in fixed-income. Barnes thought that Greer was lazy. Greer was fired after five years.

On the stand, Bryant cross-examines Logan. Logan says that they looked at Greer because of Boggs's and Stillman's statements. He says that they were just following procedure; Bryant makes the point that Greer wasn't a suspect until the interview. Bryant asks what Greer did or said that made him seem guilty; Logan says that there was nothing during the initial interview. Logan brings up the criminal record, but Bryant points out that the charges were dropped. He also brings up that Greer was the only black man working for Holbrook. Logan denies any racism influencing his investigatin. [=McCoy=] brings up that Logan did check everyone's records and that Greer was the only one with a previous arrest. Callahan denies the motion.

Olivet tells Bryant, Greer, Kincaid, and [=McCoy=\ that Greer is sane. Bryant points out that three white people are judging a black man, but Kincaid says that Greer separated himself from the black community until it became politically necessary to associate with it. [=McCoy=] calls Greer a con-man. Bryant says that they'll have to see what a jury says. Olivet says racism may have caused a lot of Greer's problems, including self-loathing. Kincaid complains that now she feels obligated to feel guilty about disliking Greer.

->"Do you know what Wallace told me? He told me, 'Go back to the jungle, and steal coconuts from monkeys.'"\\

Later, [=McCoy=] compliments Greer's acting, and Schiff says that, with 8 black jurors, Greer might have had a good audience. Kincaid says that she gives them more credit than assuming they'll vote based on race. [=McCoy=] challenges Schiff, saying that there's no validity to the black rage defense, but Schiff says that they're dismissing it too easily. Kincaid points out that the alternative, excluding black people from the jury, is also racist. Schiff gets mad at Kincaid. He thinks that there is too high a risk of losing and orders [=McCoy=] to make a deal.

-"I lived better than this when I wasn't working!"\\

->"I only breathed the same air as Wallace Holbrook if I had to.\\"

->"I only breathed the same air as Wallace Holbrook if I had too."

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