The rules of the street. This wasn't about taking over... [coughs so he won't choke on his blood] This was about making things right.
S7 E4Sangre por Sangre
S7 E5Out of the Sky
Recognize our robbery vic?
Roland Carson, defense attorney.
I prefer scumbag lawyer but, yeah, that's him. Body belongs to Melvin La Grange. He was a drug dealer whose hobbies include murder and extortion.
Let me guess, scumbag's client?
What were they after?
Cash, stock certificates and get this. $5 million in precious gems and jewellery. Carson was keeping them for a client in his private safe.
It's not so safe after all.
Our robbers are wearing the very latest in B & E chic. This season no heist is complete without these little beauties.
[Lindsay is wearing button size LEDs that make her head appear unidentifiable on the screen as it's covered by a bright light]
I'm walking... I'm walking... I'm walking. I'm busting the safe, I'm making my escape.
A must-have for the fashion forward felon.
If Jimmy would have just patted these guys down a little better, or if that gun just fell one inch in the other direction, his whole life is different right now.
Six years on the job, Jimmy... how you end up working for this bastard Carson?
Oh, come on, man, he doubled my salary. Wasn't like I had a lot of options. Hey, you know, if you're interested, now that you're a family man, maybe I could line something up for you.
I don't plan on retiring any time soon.
Well, neither was I, if you remember.
This poor boy was beaten, cut and shot. Does it seem at all extreme for a simple street mugging?
$5 million worth of gems just fall in this guy's lap.
And there he is, thinking it's the luckiest day of his life.
Turns out to be anything but.
What would you do?
What would I do what?
You know, if you found millions of dollars of gems in the street?
Give 'em back.
Oh, come on, guy. You wouldn't keep some?
Why, would you?
No, no, no, I... I'd give 'em back. Mostly... I mean... maybe keep one or two.
Know what happens to people that take things that don't belong to them, right?
No.
Other people are getting hurt. Doc! Come here, we got an ethical debate going on, and Adam is failing miserably. What do you do if you come across a fortune of precious gems that don't belong to you?
I'd give them to the guy with the knife to my throat.
Got any bad habits, Arnold? For instance, I crack my knuckles. It used to drive my mom nuts (his knuckles crack) Some people pick their nose, chew with their mouths open, use a pen knife to clean their fingernails in public.
AVArnold Vonley
So what? That's a crime now?
No, Arnold, that's not a crime. It's disgusting, but it's not a crime. Unless, of course, you use that same pen knife to mug someone.
What about the bag?
AVArnold Vonley
Man, I'm a specialist. Strictly cash and jewelry only. I'm not risking my life for some sweaty gym socks.
How much did you get away with?
AVArnold Vonley
20 bucks. Plus the watch. Probably like 80 bucks, total.
I'm gonna be honest with you, Arnold. You're probably the dumbest mugger I've ever met.
AVArnold Vonley
Why? What was in the bag?
Five million dollars. Those were some valuable gym socks.
No way Arnold did it. He's strictly small time. Muggings. Petty theft.
So he robs our John Doe and leaves behind a bag worth five mil.
Yep, I guarantee you he will regret that decision for a very long time.
JHJenny Harper
Wait, you don't blame him, right? 'Cause he wanted to keep it?
I think he was very lucky that he had a girlfriend who pointed him in the right direction.
JHJenny Harper
Yeah, that direction got him killed.
The men who stole those gems placed a tracking device on them. So they were probably tracking Heath's movements. The fact that he was bringing them to us didn't save his life, but it might've saved yours.
It's got all the auditory markers of an ass dial. You know, when your phone's in your back pocket and you make a call that you don't even know you're making. For instance, okay... my ass dialled my girlfriend once when I was out at a bar with some friends. Left, like, a 15-minute message, you know? I mean, it would've been really funny, except we were talking about her the whole time, and...
That's how she became your ex-girlfriend?
Well... yeah.
Clear out the ambient sound, see if there's anything useful underneath, and call me when you got something. With your fingers, not your ass.
Ted and Paul Kendricks. They're brothers. They were arrested a few years ago for trying to rob an ATM cash warehouse and use a plane as a getaway car. They served two years.
Jo: Just two years? How's that happen?
Well, their lawyer was Roland Carson.
What a coincidence.
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