The Troubles

Detectives Greevey and Logan enter the world of international terrorism when they investigate the murder of Mohammed Mustafa, a Lebanese drug smuggler and gun runner. The suspects are Savino Montez, a Cuban drug dealer, and Ian O'Connell, an IRA soldier. But connecting them to the murder proves difficult, particularly for Logan, who is forced to confront his own cultural bias and sympathy towards the Irish suspect. The situation worsens when Montez is found dead in jail, and Greevey is told that the FBI has jurisdiction over the prisoners. When Greevey and Logan attend a fundraiser for O'Connell at McBride's Tavern, they listen to the crowd sing the praises of Patrick A. McCarter, a young prison guard. Back at the precinct, Greevey receives word that the translation of faxes pulled from Mustafa's home refer to the shipment of plastic explosives from Libya the Netherlands. Later that day, Patrick McCarter is arrested for the murder of Montez. Greevey and Logan report to Asst. D.A. Stone that friends of the Sinn Fein are paying Dan Mallahan, a high-priced lawyer, to represent McCarter. Mallahan refuses a plea bargain on McCarter's behalf despite the fact that the rope matching the marks on Montez's neck was found in McCarter's car. Ben Stone threatens to bring Mallahan before the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar association and to expose the people paying his bill. Mallahan concedes, and McCarter admits that he killed Montez on orders from O'Connell. Stone's concern is that putting O'Connell on trial will either give him legitimacy or turn him into a martyr! D.A. Adam Schiff arranges a meeting between Stone and Robinette with James Fenwick, the British attache. Fenwick confirms that Mustafa was a conduit for weapons to the IRA, including surface-to-air missiles. Robinette questions Axelrod, head of the Anti-Terrorist Division in New York, who is against giving O'Connell a pulpit in the courtroom. When O'Connell is given political asylum, Greevey and Logan quickly place him under arrest for the murder of Mustafa. In his opening remarks, Reilly, O'Connell's lawyer, admits that he is dismayed over the fact that the life of a Lebanese heroin pusher is more important than the freedom of an Irish patriot. McCarter's confession is undermined in the eyes of the jury when Reilly points out that he struck a "deal" with the District Attorney's office. Stone realizes that Axelrod will have to take the stand, and the judge confines Stone's line of questioning to the specifics of the IRA connection. Axelrod states that the Lebanese grow the opium which is refined into heroin by the Syrians. The Syrians use the profits from the sale of the drug to fund a variety of terrorist groups - including the IRA. Mustafa was the middleman. However, because O'Connell has been in jail for five years, Axelrod is unable to tie the man to any criminal statutes. On the stand, Ian O'Connell states his abhorrence towards drug dealing and denies having been involved with the "Provos"(the Provisional, military, wing of the IRA). O'Connell swears he has never personally committed a violent act. Fenwick gives Stone a witness who can prove that O'Connell indeed is a terrorist. During Stone's line of questioning, O'Connell explains the organization has always given ample warning before an explosive device was activated. However, there is always the risk of human error. Stone then calls Bridget McDiarmid to the stand, and she testifies that O'Connell dropped a briefcase, apparently containing a bomb, near a candy store. Her husband picked up the briefcase to return it to O'Connell - and it exploded - killing her husband and their two children. She will never forget the face of the man who slaughtered her entire family.

Web Video | November 9, 2006

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