Jimmy didn't expect this Curtis to surrender so quickly, and in the afternoon he received a call from Adam Maxwell, asking him to meet in the evening, so that he could take the initiative to call, and it must have been news from Curtis behind him.

This time, Adam didn't make an appointment at the club, but met him by the Hudson River after work.

When Jimmy arrived, Adam was already sitting on the bench, and he walked over to the bench and sat down, "Adam, is there a result?" ”

Adam: "Well, it's pretty much the same, but there's still a problem. ”

Jimmy looked left and right, took out a cigarette case and gave it to Adam, and lit it himself, "You say." ”

Adam: "I made it clear that I was going to prosecute Peter, and even though I was the chief prosecutor in this case, I couldn't just change the decision, I needed a reason, a reason to get Peter out. ”

Jimmy: "We haven't found the suspect James Bennett yet. ”

Adam: "It's okay to have him turn himself in remotely." ”

Jimmy smoked a cigarette and looked at the Hudson River in front of him, there were many cruise ships on the river, the Hudson River was not so clean, on the contrary, it was very busy many times.

Turning himself in remotely, Adam has given enough information, and now it's time for him to think about how to deal with this problem.

Jimmy finished smoking, looked left and right, threw the cigarette butt directly to the ground, stepped on the ground and crushed it. "I understand, I'll give you a good reason. Goodbye, Adam. ”

Adam: "Goodbye, Jimmy. Wait for your news. ”

Jimmy got up to leave, and Adam got up and walked in the opposite direction with Jimmy.

Back in the car, Jimmy didn't drive away, and he hadn't figured out what to do with it when he was smoking.

This case is no longer for Peter, but for himself to be accepted by Hughes and become a member of the faction. Although Hughes didn't say it, this case should determine his future path, whether he can return to the field, and whether he will be promoted later.

So finding a way to meet Adam's needs now is the most important thing, but how do you find James Bennett?

After thinking about it for a while, Jimmy drove away and rushed to Neil's residence.

When I pressed the doorbell, it was still the maid who opened the door for Jimmy, but I saw an old black lady in the living room, "Ma'am, I'm looking for Neil Kavrey." ”

Going upstairs and knocking on the door, Jimmy opens the door, inside Neil and Mosquito are packing up.

Jimmy: "Neil, can you talk alone?" ”

Mosquito: "I'll leave it to you here, I'll go first." ”

Neil waited for the mosquito to leave before motioning for Jimmy to sit down, "What's the matter?" ”

Jimmy: "Do you want to save Peter?" ”

Neil's eyes widened, visibly surprised: "You have a way?" That's right, you must have a way. ”

Jimmy nodded, "I need to get in touch with your father." ”

Neil's expression of surprise disappeared directly, "If I could find him, I would have contacted him a long time ago." ”

Jimmy: "When was the last time he contacted you?" ”

Neil: "On the day of the murder, I only saw him and left, and I only later found out that the senator had been murdered. ”

Jimmy: "Contacting other people who might be able to reach him is just a phone call from him." ”

Neil: "Why?" ”

Jimmy: "I need him to turn himself in, even if it's just over the phone." The prosecutor needed a reason to waive letting Peter go to court. The indictment hearing is just a few days away, and there is not much time. ”

Neil stood up, took a few steps back and forth, and then looked at Jimmy, "Are you sure this is okay?" ”

Jimmy nodded, and Neil, "Give me some time, let me think about it." ”

Jimmy stood up, "Call me as soon as we get in touch, remember, we're running out of time." With that, Jimmy walked to the door and opened it, glancing at Neil as he left.

The method has been given to Neil and cannot go any further. There are many ways to turn yourself in remotely, and you don't even need to turn yourself in on the phone, and Jimmy can't tell Neil that he is suspected of perjury.

Jimmy just gives a result to achieve the goal, and as for how to achieve this result, I believe that Neil, a former fraudster, an expert in forgery, and an escaped prisoner, will definitely be able to think of a way.

Jimmy is not such a legalistic person, but now the things he deals with are arranged by Hughes, if he really uses some special methods, first say whether he will expose himself, it is likely that Hughes will not be able to pass that level.

And once Jimmy is involved in perjury, let alone a promotion, he may be thrown directly into prison for a few years.

Now with his prompt, no matter what method Neil uses to achieve the final goal, it has nothing to do with Jimmy, and what he says definitely does not involve perjury, because James Bennett is indeed the most suspicious at the moment, and Jimmy is just urging Neil to find a way to contact him and make him turn himself in.

That's all there is to it, there is no better way to complete the task without stepping on the red line, all that remains is to wait, and the worst outcome is nothing more than Peter being prosecuted. Once he is indicted, his career will be over, regardless of whether he can be acquitted in court or not.

In the following days, Jimmy did not contact Adam Maxwell again, frequent contact with the prosecutor is not a good thing, it is easy to be investigated and concerned, Neil did not call Jimmy, which was also expected by Jimmy, Hughes called Jimmy once, but did not say anything on the phone, just asked Jimmy to meet after the hearing.

The day before the indictment hearing, Jimmy still had no results, he bought a new bearer phone outside and went to a remote corner of Central Park, where there was no surveillance, and it should be no problem to make calls.

Dialed Neil's phone on his new phone, and when he got through, Jimmy asked directly, "Is it done?" ”

Neil was stunned for a moment when he saw the unfamiliar number, and only when he heard Jimmy's voice inside did he realize what was going on, but he was also careful not to mention Jimmy's name, "It's done." ”

Jimmy: "Okay, good work. Good bye. ”

With that, Jimmy hung up the phone, turned off his phone, deactivated the battery, and left Central Park and walked back to his apartment.

The next day, the indictment hearing was held in a federal court in New York City, and Jimmy and Mrs. Mason had communicated in advance, and both he and Isabel would attend the indictment hearing as observers to determine what to prepare for the subsequent press conference on the case.

Soon, there were more than a dozen people in the auditorium, and in addition to people from the FBI, there were also people from the prosecutor's office and court personnel.

There are four seats on the front podium, one federal prosecutor, two senior deputy federal prosecutors, and a federal district court judge.

Jimmy sat in the auditorium, and when Adam walked to the podium, he turned his head to look at Jimmy, his expression changed from serious to smiling, and then he turned his head and became very serious, and his ability to change his face was very strong.

Jimmy saw his expression and knew that the matter must have been settled.

Adam sat down, looked to the left and right, and said, "Okay, guys, it's time, bring Peter Bork over." ”

With Adam's words, the courtroom door opened, and Peter Bork walked in from the outside in a suit, followed by two federal bailiffs in white uniformed shirts.

Peter had been in prison for more than a month and had lost some weight, but today he was clearly well-groomed, his beard was very clean, he was wearing a suit, and he had no handcuffs on his hands, and he looked like he was in the same state as he usually went to work.

Adam: "Peter Borke, who was charged with first-degree murder in the murder of Senator Terrence Pratt, will decide today whether or not to formally indict those charges. ”

Peter stood up directly: "I want to testify for myself, I want to defend my performance as an agent and my character. ……”

Adam interrupted Peter's words directly, "Mr. Borke, I will not change the sentence no matter what you say. Sit down. ”

Peter sat down, and Adam continued, "Guys, now there's a new piece of evidence. ”

Adam took out a player, pressed the switch and started playing the recording: "I'm James Bennett, I almost made an innocent person take the blame for me, but I can't let anyone else take the blame for me."

It was I who shot Senator Terrence Pratt, who ruined my life, and I used Peter Bork's gun.

Peter tried to convince me to stay and face the law, but I ran away. The only mistake he made was believing that I would pull back from the precipice, and sadly, I could only make up for it.

Hopefully, this will be enough to set the matter straight for him. ”

After the recording was played, Adam put the player on the table, looked at Peter and said, "This recording was delivered directly to the prosecutor's office by courier, but he was smart and we didn't trace the source from the courier."

We analyzed the recording, and it was confirmed that it was indeed James Bennett's voice, and that there was no trace of editing of the file.

With this evidence, we can only drop the entire charges. ”

Adam looked at the other prosecutors and judges next to him, and after everyone nodded to each other, he looked at Peter, "Peter Borke, you are acquitted." ”

Peter looked at the rostrum and the auditorium next to him with a complicated expression, and the suffering that lasted for more than a month was finally over.

Jimmy clapped his hands, got up and left the auditorium to Peter, hugged him and said, "Congratulations, Peter, you're free." ”

Peter was also very emotional and patted Jimmy on the back: "Thank you, thank you, Jimmy." ”

Jimmy let go of Peter: "Go ahead, Elizabeth is waiting for you outside the courtroom." ”

Peter nodded and left the courtroom. Jimmy turned to meet with Isabel and discussed how to hold the press conference as he left.

Walking out of the courtroom, Elizabeth and Jones were anxiously waiting outside, because the hearing was private, and Elizabeth could not participate in the hearing, so Jones accompanied her to wait outside.

In the afternoon, in the Public Affairs Office, Jimmy prepares for the first time since coming to the Public Affairs Office as a spokesperson.

Soon, the press gallery was almost full, and everyone got the news in advance that the murder of Senator Terence Pratt would be announced today.

Jimmy took a deep breath outside the conference room to adjust his state, and he looked at Isabel next to him, "How do I look?" ”

Isabel smiled and said, "It's great, relax." Go ahead. ”

Jimmy nodded, opened the door of the conference room and walked in, directly behind the podium: "Gentlemen and ladies, I'm Jimmy Young, and I'm the speaker for today's press conference. Today we're revealing some details of Senator Terence Pratt's murder, so look at the screen. ”

Jimmy clicked on the remote control, and the video wall in front of the conference room played the PPT prepared in advance.

Jimmy: "I don't think I need to release Senator Pratt's personal information in detail, everyone should know it. Mr. Senator was shot dead in the Empire State Building by his former colleague, former police officer James Bennett of the Washington Police Department, which was the murder weapon he used, along with a schematic of the scene. ”

Jimmy gave a detailed account of the scene and the results of the F.B.I. investigation, and showed a recording of the exhibit obtained by Prosecutor Adam Maxwell at the hearing, but it was not played.

Finally, he opened a wanted warrant, "This is the murder suspect James Bennett, and we have issued a national wanted warrant in the hope that the murderer will be apprehended as soon as possible." ”

After playing, Jimmy stayed on James Bennett's wanted warrant, "It's question time." ”

Reporter: "May I ask the spokesman, you have identified an FBI agent as a suspect before, may I ask you that you have determined that the suspect is James Bennett, does it mean that the previous suspect has been determined that he is not the murderer in this case?" Can you release information about the suspect? ”

Jimmy: "We already have enough evidence that James Bennett is responsible for this case, so he is the only suspect we have at the moment, and we will only issue a warrant for him alone." As for the suspects arrested earlier, they have now been acquitted. ”

Another reporter: "Excuse me, speaker, just now you said that Mr. Senator and Bennett are looking for a box, what's inside?" ”

Jimmy: "It's some evidence from previous cases, but it's not going to be released because it's not relevant to this case. ”

Reporter: "Can you give us a hint about the case involved in the evidence?" ”

Jimmy: "I'm sorry, those cases still need to be investigated, and we can't provide information at this time. ”

When it comes to senatorial corruption and the history of black police, this kind of thing is still waiting for the above meaning, Jimmy is not interested in announcing it directly at his press conference, and it is easy to have problems.

As time goes on, Jimmy's initial nervousness has completely disappeared, and in fact, no one knows how much he can resist pressure without pushing himself.

At the end of the conference, Jimmy breathed a sigh of relief, and after leaving the conference room, he unbuttoned his suit, loosened his tie, and walked back to his office with the papers, which he would have liked to have a glass of wine, but unfortunately there were no of them in his office.

In the evening, Jimmy went to Hughes's house to meet Hughes as promised.

Hughes seemed to be in a good mood, and he patted Jimmy, "Good job, sit down." ”

Jimmy smiled back at him, "Thanks, how's Director Callaway?" ”

Hughes said as he walked to the refrigerator, "That's it, it's just a bit of a surprise." Peter's previous mistakes were too great. He opened the fridge and walked over with two cans of beer and handed Jimmy a can.

Jimmy reached out and took a can and looked at Hughes with a frown, "What's wrong?" After Callaway is gone, it should be Peter who takes her place, right? ”

Hughes pulled the tab, took a shallow sip and said, "Peter put Neil Kavrey's electronic ankle ring on his lap, and Callaway spotted it, he was suspended early.

In two days he will be reinstated and temporarily acting as head of the field. ”

Jimmy, who was also drinking beer, interrupted when he heard Hughes's words and thought for a moment: "And then?" It shouldn't be that easy to solve, right? ”

Hughes nodded: "He'll be transferred, transferred to Washington, DC." (End of chapter)