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There’s a better view from the peak tram.

How’s the view from LSI Holdings?

Restricted.

Lau is holed up in there good and tight.

What’s this? I had R & D work it up.

Sends out a high-frequency pulse…

records the response time for mapping an environment.

Sonar. Just like a…

Submarine, Mr. Wayne.

And the other device? It’s in place.

Wayne?

Good luck.

Look, give us the money and we’ll talk about making a deal.

The money is the only reason I’m still alive.

Oh, you mean, when they find out that you’ve helped us, they’re gonna kill you?

Are you threatening my client? No.

I’m just assuming your client’s cooperation with this investigation.

As will everyone.

No? Okay.

Enjoy your time in County, Mr. Lau.

Wait!

I won’t give you the money…

but I will give you my clients, all of them.

You were a glorified accountant.

What could you possibly have on all of them that we could charge?

I’m good with calculation. I handled all their investments.

One big pot.

Got it.

One minute.

If they pooled their money, we can charge them as one criminal conspiracy.

Charge them with what?

In a RICO case, if you can charge one of them with a felony…

You can charge all of them with it. That’s great.

Mr. Lau.

What kind of details do you have about this communal fund?

Ledgers…? Immunity, protection…

a chartered plane back to Hong Kong. After you testify in open court.

I’m just curious. With all your clients locked up…

what’s gonna happen with all that money?

Like I said, I’m good with calculation.

He can’t go to County. I’ll keep him here in the holding cells.

What is this, Gordon, your fortress?

Well, you trust them over at County?

I don’t trust them here.

Lau stays.

Well, I don’t know about Mr. Lau’s travel arrangements, but I’m sure glad he’s back.

Put word out. We hire the clown.

He was right. We have to fix real problem.

Batman.

I’m not aware of any participation… Our boy looks good on the tube.

You sure you wanna embarrass me in front of my friends?

Oh, don’t worry. They’re coming too.

Have a nice trip. See you next fall.

Seven hundred twelve counts of extortion.

Eight hundred and forty-nine counts of racketeering.

Two hundred and forty-six counts of fraud. Eighty-seven counts of conspiracy murder.

Five hundred and twenty-seven counts of obstruction of justice.

How do the defendants plead?

Order in the court.

Five hundred and forty-nine criminals at once.

How did you convince Surrillo to hear this farce?

She shares my enthusiasm for justice. After all, she is a judge.

Even if you blow enough smoke to get convictions out of Surrillo…

you’re gonna set a new record at appeals.

It won’t matter. The head guys make bail, sure.

But the midlevel guys, they can’t.

They can’t afford to be off the streets.

They’ll cut deals that include some jail time.

Think of all you could do with 18 months of clean streets.

Mr. Mayor, you can’t… No, get out. Both of you.

Sit down.

The public likes you. That’s the only reason that this might fly.

But that means it’s on you.

They’re all gonna come after you now, and not just the Mob.

Politicians, journalists, cops.

Anyone whose wallet’s about to get lighter.

Are you up to it? You’d better be.

Because they get anything on you…

and those criminals are back on the streets, followed swiftly by you and me.