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00:39:37,207 --> 00:39:39,042 The witness is excused. 569 00:39:42,421 --> 00:39:44,172 Detective Liam Casey. 570 00:39:53,015 --> 00:39:54,725 Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, 571 00:39:54,808 --> 00:39:57,436 and nothing but the truth, so help you God? 572 00:39:57,519 --> 00:39:58,562 I do. 573 00:40:19,917 --> 00:40:22,127 Good morning, Detective Casey. 574 00:40:24,046 --> 00:40:25,714 Morning, Counselor. 575 00:40:27,549 --> 00:40:30,636 Detective Casey, you're assigned to the 74 precinct? 576 00:40:30,761 --> 00:40:31,762 YES. 577 00:40:31,845 --> 00:40:33,972 -How long have you been there? -Nine years. 578 00:40:34,056 --> 00:40:35,515 And you've been a detective for how long? 579 00:40:35,682 --> 00:40:36,934 Twenty years. 580 00:40:37,017 --> 00:40:38,477 And how long have you been a policeman? 581 00:40:38,685 --> 00:40:39,895 Thirty-six years. 582 00:40:40,020 --> 00:40:41,605 Thirty-six years. 583 00:40:41,730 --> 00:40:43,941 So, you're well past your eligibility for retirement? 584 00:40:44,066 --> 00:40:46,318 They'll have to carry me out. 585 00:40:46,443 --> 00:40:47,527 In fact, they almost did. 586 00:40:50,697 --> 00:40:54,076 Can you tell us how you became involved with the defendant? 587 00:40:54,201 --> 00:40:56,954 We all knew him. Jordan Washington. 588 00:40:57,079 --> 00:41:00,916 The word on the street was kingpin, top dog, 589 00:41:01,041 --> 00:41:03,168 <i>numero uno, MM.</i> 590 00:41:03,293 --> 00:41:05,337 -M.M.? -Yeah, Mean... 591 00:41:06,713 --> 00:41:07,839 Yes? 592 00:41:09,466 --> 00:41:12,928 "Mean Motherfucker." That's what we called him, "M.M." 593 00:41:14,096 --> 00:41:17,599 And how did you specifically get involved in the pursuit of him? 594 00:41:17,808 --> 00:41:20,185 Well, me and my partner, that's Joey Allegretto, 595 00:41:20,352 --> 00:41:21,728 we have us a snitch. 596 00:41:21,853 --> 00:41:23,647 -Naturally, I can't tell you his name. -We understand. 597 00:41:23,772 --> 00:41:28,443 One day, six, seven months ago, we learned that the defendant... 598 00:41:28,568 --> 00:41:31,613 If we got lucky, we'd see him coming in or out. 599 00:41:31,738 --> 00:41:33,615 So you cased that house for two-and-a-half weeks, 600 00:41:33,740 --> 00:41:35,367 all day and all night? 601 00:41:35,492 --> 00:41:36,785 Damn near. 602 00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:41,623 I mean, a couple of times we'd miss some hours. 603 00:41:41,748 --> 00:41:44,376 Once we both got sick from some bad hero sandwiches. 604 00:41:44,543 --> 00:41:45,544 Things like that. 605 00:41:46,962 --> 00:41:48,880 Why didn't you ask for help from the precinct? 606 00:41:50,549 --> 00:41:53,135 In Narcotics, you got to be careful. 607 00:41:54,261 --> 00:41:56,179 On a good lead, you don't want too much word out. 608 00:41:56,763 --> 00:41:58,557 What did you then do? 609 00:41:58,724 --> 00:42:00,976 We got lucky. Sunday night, the snitch showed. 610 00:42:01,101 --> 00:42:02,519 That's Sunday, the 13th of October? 611 00:42:02,686 --> 00:42:05,188 Yes, sir. So now we're in business. 612 00:42:06,398 --> 00:42:07,983 So then you had absolutely no knowledge 613 00:42:08,108 --> 00:42:09,568 of what was going on outside? 614 00:42:09,693 --> 00:42:12,571 The next thing I saw was you standing by my bed 615 00:42:12,696 --> 00:42:14,531 in ICU at Metropolitan. 616 00:42:15,866 --> 00:42:18,744 Thank you, Detective. Your witness, Counselor. 617 00:42:20,370 --> 00:42:22,748 Good afternoon, Detective Casey. 618 00:42:24,332 --> 00:42:27,085 -Are you on sick leave now, Detective? -Yes. 619 00:42:27,210 --> 00:42:28,587 -What's the prognosis? -Pretty good. 620 00:42:28,712 --> 00:42:30,255 .Six to eight months, I'll be as good as new. 621 00:42:30,380 --> 00:42:32,424 Glad to hear it. 622 00:42:33,216 --> 00:42:36,845 I only have two or three areas that I'd like to cover. 623 00:42:36,970 --> 00:42:39,556 -You had a warrant? -Yes. 624 00:42:40,557 --> 00:42:44,352 Now something that you said has made me curious. 625 00:42:44,478 --> 00:42:47,272 This thing about not getting any help 626 00:42:47,397 --> 00:42:49,983 during what must have been an arduous, 627 00:42:50,108 --> 00:42:53,278 even torturous surveillance. 628 00:42:53,445 --> 00:42:54,905 You testified, 629 00:42:55,030 --> 00:42:58,241 "On a good lead, you don't want too much word out." 630 00:43:00,452 --> 00:43:03,413 -What did you mean by that? -Narcotics are complicated. 631 00:43:04,247 --> 00:43:06,958 The fewer people know about what you're doing, the better it is. 632 00:43:07,709 --> 00:43:09,753 -Does that apply to your fellow officers? -Objection, Your Honor. 633 00:43:09,878 --> 00:43:11,880 The charge here is murder, not police corruption. 634 00:43:12,464 --> 00:43:15,092 The defense may tie the two together, Your Honor. 635 00:43:15,217 --> 00:43:18,303 A line of questioning you opened up, Counselor. Overruled. 636 00:43:18,762 --> 00:43:20,347 You may answer, Detective Casey. 637