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see legs of the slain drugstore owner, NESBITT.
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    CUT TO: BLACK-AND-WHITE SHOTS from various angles of body in grotesque position. Pictures flash in an increasingly contrasty and grainy format until they are hardly recognizable.
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    PETROCELLI
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    Detective Karyl, when you discovered the body, were there any signs of life in the victim?
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    KARYL
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    No. But I called the Emergency Medical Service, which is standard procedure.
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    PETROCELLI
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    And you noted the open cash register?
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    KARYL
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    That’s correct. And at that time I asked the clerk was there anything else missing. Often in these cases you might find some cough medicine missing, or some attempt to open a restricted-drugs case. There’s a market for drugs of any kind.
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    PETROCELLI
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    Did you look for other clues, and did you find any?
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    KARYL
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    We looked for other clues, but we didn’t actually find anything.
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    PETROCELLI
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    Eventually you began questioning suspects in this case. How did you come across the suspects?
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    KARYL
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    We questioned a number of people we felt might have some knowledge of the crime. Then we received a tip from a person who claimed he knew what happened to the cigarettes.
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    PETROCELLI
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    That would be Mr. Zinzi?
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    KARYL
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    That’s correct. He told us about Mr. Bolden. Then Mr. Bolden told us about Mr. Evans and Mr. King.
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    PETROCELLI
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    And both Zinzi and Bolden had their own motives in doing this?
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    KARYL
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    We often use information from informants, especially in murder cases.
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    PETROCELLI
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    And did you talk to Mr. King?
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    KARYL
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    To Mr. King and to some of his associates.
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    FADE OUT.
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    FADE IN: INTERIOR: 28TH PRECINCT. STEVE is sitting on a long, dark bench. He is dressed in cutoffs, sneakers, and a T-shirt. There is a basketball on the floor near him. DETECTIVE KARYL is sitting across from STEVE. He is eating a cheeseburger. Sometimes he talks with his mouth full. A Black detective, ARTHUR WILLIAMS, sits on the edge of the table. He is dressed much as STEVE is and looks only a few years older.
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    KARYL
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    They’re saying that you pulled the trigger. King said the score was over but you turned back and shot Nesbitt. Why did you do that? I can’t figure it.
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    STEVE
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    I don’t know what you’re talking about, man. I didn’t do any stickup.
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    KARYL
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    You figured you didn’t want to leave any witnesses, I guess.
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    WILLIAMS
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    What are we playing with this guy for? We don’t need him. We got the case locked.
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    KARYL
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    The DA is thinking death penalty.
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    WILLIAMS
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    Death penalty? Chances are the judge will push for life without parole. And if they come clean, he might even go for 25 to life. You save a lot of time and money that way.
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    KARYL
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    I don’t know. The victim was well respected in the neighborhood. Hardworking Black guy, worked his way up. He even sponsored a Little League team. The judge could go for the death penalty if they plead not guilty.
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    WILLIAMS
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    This guy’s only 16. They won’t kill him.
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    KARYL
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    What are you, a pessimist? Hope for the best.
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    CUT TO: Weird shot of INTERIOR: DEATH ROW. STEVE is seen walking down the hallway between two guards. He is brought into the death chamber. The guards are pale, almost greenish. They lay STEVE on the table for the lethal injection and strap him down.
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    CU of STEVE’s face. He is terrified.
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    VO (as camera focuses on STEVE’s face)
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    Open your legs; we have to plug up your butt so you don’t mess yourself as you die.
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    STEVE’s face grimaces with pain as they put in the plug.
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    CUT TO: INTERIOR: COURTROOM. KARYL is still on stand as BRIGGS cross-examines.
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    BRIGGS
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    Did you dust the area for fingerprints?
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    KARYL
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    It’s my understanding that