History Recap / LawAndOrderS5E5WhiteRabbit

->"She can't be asked to wave her right to an attorney, except in my presence."\\

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--Jack [=McCoy=]

--Jack [=McCoy=]

A woman tells the cops that she bought her house from Cavanaugh in 1969. She says that Cavanaugh died a few moths later.

An [=FBI=] analyst, Agent Hayden says that the bills were printed in the sixties, according to the Secretary name on them. Hayden inputs the serial numbers to the computer checks it, then leaves. The cops look at each other, then look at the screen of the computer, which has been blanked.

Briscoe wonders what the [=FBI=] was doing in 1971. He says they should check the library. After finding a microfilm machine, they mock the bizarre investigations of the day, including investigating Catholic priests for using their own blood over draft files. Logan finds an article about a robbery. Three days before the box was rented, $200,000 was stolen from Newcon Technologies, a military contractor. Briscoe recalls that a police officer died in that robbery, Vincent Perella. Briscoe notes that Perella walked in unexpectedly and got shot in the back. The caliber was the same as the gun in the duffel bag. The killers later issued a press release apologizing for killing Perella and stating that they took the money to slow down the war in Vietnam. Logan guesses that the [=FBI=] wanted this case for themselves, hence them not talking to the local authorities like them. Briscoe says they want it too.

An archivist shows Briscoe and Logan to a room with old files, but he can't do more than tell them where the records for each decade generally are -- beyond that, the files are a mess. Still, they eventually find what they want, and go see a professor of comparative literature, William Goodwin. He's defensive, but the detectives press at him. Briscoe says that they found his fingerprints, from the old arrest record, and matched them to the unknown set on the sign-in card at the safe deposit company. He knows about the Newcon robbery, but insists that he never went near the safe-deposit place. He's brought into interrogation.

"Yeah. His girlfriends take out an armored car, here's his contribution to the revolution: The Whale Is Red: A Neo-Marxist Interpretation of Moby Dick."\\

(Note: William Kunstler is a lawyer in Real Life, and did in fact represent the Chicago Seven. He played himself in this episode.)

Kincaid remarks that Kunstler will move on to other causes quickly and won't have time for Forest. Schiff warns them that Kunstler is very good, and says he worked with Kunstler on some cases defending Vietnam War protestors. Kincaid is adamant that Forest should be sent to prison for a long time thanks to what she did to Perella. Schiff points out that Forest reinvented herself as a gentle and loving mother. He tells them to cut a deal, since they already have her confession. [=McCoy=] agrees and says that they have very little evidence; the confession is basically it and they don't have enough for a trial. Kincaid demand to know why the confession isn't enough, and says that the fact that the crime occurred in the sixties doesn't excuse Forest.

[=McCoy=] says that the whole nation went to war, and that the President himself broke the law. He says that young people felt powerful. Kincaid points out that most young people, such as [=McCoy=], didn't kill police officers. [=McCoy=] has no answer.

Kunstler asks what he was promised for his testimony. and Burdette says that he'll get three weeks a year at a mountain prison camp, for his health. Kunstler mocks Burdette.

In the basement, the cops look at the hole. Logan wonders how the burglars knew to drill there so that they'd get into the safe, and Briscoe says that the burglar could have paced it off. Logan says that, in that case, the burglar would have been seen on the videocamera (he'd have had to pace upstairs to know how far to go downstairs). Briscoe says that either the burglars had the plans or were there before. Logan raises the possibility of an inside job. Briscoe says they need to look at the maintenance personelle, and Logan notes that the basement wasn't cleaned often. Briscoe finds some broken glass. It's from some very cheep bourbon that is very high in alcohol; only those with a lot of drinking experience could drink it.

An FBI analyst, Agent Hayden says that the bills were printed in the sixties, according to the Secretary name on them. Hayden inputs the serial numbers to the computer checks it, then leaves. The cops look at each other, then look at the screen of the computer, which has been blanked.

Briscoe wonders what the FBI was doing in 1971. He says they should check the library. After finding a microfilm machine, they mock the bizarre investigations of the day, including investigating Catholic priests for using their own blood over draft files. Logan finds an article about a robbery. Three days before the box was rented, $200,000 was stolen from Newcon Technologies, a military contractor. Briscoe recalls that a police officer died in that robbery, Vincent Perella. Briscoe notes that Perella walked in unexpectedly and got shot in the back. The caliber was the same as the gun in the duffel bag. The killers later issued a press release apologizing for killing Perella and stating that they took the money to slow down the war in Vietnam. Logan guesses that the FBI wanted this case for themselves, hence them not talking to the local authorities like them. Briscoe says they want it too.

The driver, Albert Giggins, testifies in court. He uses a diagram to show where he drove. He explains that, after he'd parked the armored car and opened the doors to unload, a Chevy pulled in front of him and cut him off. He identifies the driver as Pauley. In the gallery, Pauley has no expression. Giggins testifies that Rudicell and Burdette got out with guns and ordered Giggins to surrender the money. Then Pauley got impatient and honked. A moment later, Perella walked by and Rudicell shot him. On cross-examination, Kunstler has Giggins state that he never saw Forest that day, and that she didn't kill Perella.

->"Those days, the FBI wiretapped anybody who wore a paisley shirt."\\

[=McCoy=] says that the Supreme Court squashed the rampant wiretapping. Schiff tells them to call the FBI in Washington -- they might not have listened to the Supreme Court.

"'Pig at three o'clock.'"