Jimmy didn't expect that Curtis would surrender so quickly. In the afternoon, he received a call from Adam Maxwell, asking him to meet in the evening. If he could make him take the initiative to call, it must be Curtis behind him. There is news.
This time Adam did not meet at the club, but by the Hudson River after get off work.
Adam was already sitting on the bench when Jimmy arrived. He walked to the bench and sat down. "Adam, are there any results?"
Adam: "Well, it's almost done, but now there's another problem."
Jimmy looked around, took out the cigarette case and gave Adam one, then lit it himself, "You tell me."
Adam: "I made it clear before that I wanted to prosecute Peter. Although I am the lead prosecutor in this case, I cannot change my decision casually. I need a reason to take Peter out."
Jimmy: "We haven't found the suspect James Bennett yet."
Adam: "It's okay to let him surrender 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 that clean. On the contrary, it was still very busy in many cases.
Remote surrender, Adam has given enough information, now it is up to him to consider how to deal with this problem.
Jimmy finished smoking, looked around, threw the cigarette butt directly to the ground, stomped on it and crushed it. "I understand, and I'll give you a good reason. Goodbye, Adam."
Adam: "Bye, Jimmy. Waiting to hear from you."
Jimmy got up and left, and Adam also got up and walked in the opposite direction with Jimmy.
Back in the car, Jimmy didn't drive away. He hadn't figured out how to deal with it when he was smoking just now.
This case is no longer about Peter, but about being accepted by Hughes and the others and becoming a member of the faction. Although Hughes did not say anything, this case should determine his future path, whether he can return to the field, and whether he will be promoted later.
So the most important thing now is to find a way to meet Adam's needs, but how to find James Bennett?
After thinking for a while, Jimmy drove away directly and rushed to Neil's residence.
After pressing the doorbell, it was still the maid who opened the door for Jimmy, but she saw an old black lady in the living room, "Ma'am, I'm here to see Neil Caffrey."
Go upstairs and knock on the door, Jimmy opens the door, inside Neil and Mosquito are packing things.
Jimmy: "Neal, can we talk to you alone?"
Mosquito: "I'll leave this to you, I'll leave first."
Neil waited for the mosquitoes to leave, then motioned Jimmy to sit down, "What's the matter?"
Jimmy: "Do you want to save Peter?"
Neil's eyes widened, obviously surprised: "You have a way? Yes, you must have a way."
Jimmy nodded: "I need to contact your father."
Neil's surprised expression disappeared immediately, "If I could find him, I would have contacted him long ago."
Jimmy: "When was the last time he contacted you?"
Neal: "On the day of the murder, I only saw him once and he left. I found out later that the senator had been murdered."
Jimmy: "To reach anyone else who might be able to reach him, it's just a phone call away from him."
Neil: "Why?"
Jimmy: "I need him to surrender, even if it's just over the phone. The prosecutor needs a reason not to let Peter go to court. There will be a prosecution hearing in a few days, 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, Neil: "Give me some time, let me think about it."
Jimmy stood up and said, "Call me if you get in touch with him. Remember, we don't have much time." After saying that, Jimmy walked to the door and opened it, and glanced at Neil before leaving.
The method has already been given to Neil, so we can’t go into more details. There are many ways to surrender over the phone remotely, and you don’t even need to surrender over the phone in person. If Jimmy couldn’t tell Neil these things, he would be suspected of committing perjury.
Jimmy just gave a result that achieves the goal. As for how to achieve this result, I believe Neil, a former fraudster, forgery expert, and prison escapee, will definitely be able to think of a way.
Jimmy is not a stickler for rules, but the matter he is dealing with now was arranged by Hughes. If he really uses some special methods, first of all, whether it will expose himself, it is very likely that Hughes will not be able to pass the test.
And once Jimmy is involved in perjury, he may be thrown into prison for a few years, not to mention getting promoted.
Now with his reminder, no matter what method Neil uses to achieve the final goal, it has nothing to do with Jimmy. What he said does not involve perjury, because James Bennett is indeed the most suspected person at present, and Jimmy is just urging Neil just tried to contact him and asked him to surrender.
That's it. There is no better way to complete the task without stepping on the red line. All that's left is to wait. The worst outcome is that Peter is prosecuted. Once he is charged, his career will be over, regardless of whether he is acquitted in court.
In the following days, Jimmy did not contact Adam Maxwell again. Frequent contact with the prosecutor was not a good thing, as it would easily attract investigation and attention. Neil also did not call Jimmy, which was also expected by Jimmy. Hughes did. Jimmy called once, but didn't say anything on the phone. He just made an appointment to meet Jimmy after the hearing.
The day before the prosecution hearing, Jimmy still had no results. He bought a new anonymous mobile phone outside and went to a remote corner of Central Park. There was no surveillance here, so he should have no problem making calls.
He dialed Neil's number with his new mobile phone. After the call was connected, Jimmy asked directly: "Is the matter settled?"
Neil was stunned for a moment when he saw the unfamiliar number. He didn't realize what it was until he heard Jimmy's voice inside, but he was careful not to mention Jimmy's name, "It's done."
Jimmy: "Okay, good job. Goodbye."
After that, Jimmy hung up the phone, turned off the phone, took off the battery, left Central Park and walked back to the apartment.
The next day, the prosecution hearing was held in a federal court in New York City. Jimmy and Mrs. Mason communicated in advance that he and Isabel would attend the prosecution hearing as observers to determine the preparations needed for the subsequent press conference on this case. Content.
Soon, there were more than a dozen people in the gallery. In addition to people from the FBI, there were also people from the prosecutor's office and court personnel.
The rostrum in front has four positions, one for a federal prosecutor, two senior deputy federal prosecutors, and a federal district court judge.
Jimmy was sitting in the auditorium. When Adam and the others walked to the rostrum, they turned to look at Jimmy. His expression changed from serious to smiling, and then turned back to serious again. His ability to change faces was very strong.
Jimmy saw his expression and knew that the matter must have been resolved.
Adam sat down with the four of them, he looked to the left and right, and then said: "OK, everyone, the time is up, bring Peter Bolk over."
As Adam spoke, the door to the courtroom opened, and Peter Bolk walked in from the outside in a suit, followed by two federal marshals wearing white uniform shirts.
Peter has been in prison for more than a month and has lost some weight, but today he is obviously well groomed. He is very clean shaven, wearing a suit, and there are no handcuffs on his hands. He looks almost as good as usual at work.
Adam: "Peter Bolk, has been charged with first-degree murder in the murder of Senator Terrence Platt, and today the Commission will decide whether to formally prosecute those charges."
Peter stood up directly: "I want to testify for myself. I want to defend my work performance as a detective and my character. ..."
Adam interrupted Peter directly, "Mr. Bolk, no matter what you say, I will not change the sentence. Sit down."
Peter had no choice but to sit down, and Adam continued: "Everyone, now there is a new piece of evidence."
Adam took out a player and pressed the switch to start playing the recording inside: "I am James Bennett, and I almost let an innocent man take the blame for me, but I can't let others take the blame for me.
I shot Senator Terrence Platt, who ruined my life, with Peter Bolk's gun.
Peter tried to convince me to stay and face justice, but I ran away. The only mistake he made was trusting me to pull back from the brink, and unfortunately, that was all I could do.
Hopefully this will be enough to clear things up for him. "
After the recording was played, Adam put the player on the table, looked at Peter and said: "This recording was sent directly to the prosecutor's office via courier, but he was very smart, and we did not trace the source from the courier.
We analyzed the recording and it was confirmed that it was indeed James Bennett's voice and that the file showed no signs of editing.
With this evidence, we can only drop all charges. "
Adam looked at the other prosecutors and judges beside him. After everyone nodded, he looked at Peter and said, "Peter Bork, you are acquitted."
Peter looked at the rostrum and the auditorium next to him with a complicated expression. The suffering that had lasted for more than a month was finally over.
Jimmy stretched out his hands to applaud, stood up and left the auditorium, came to Peter's side, hugged him and said: "Congratulations, Peter, you are free."
Peter was also very excited and patted Jimmy on the back: "Thank you, thank you, Jimmy."
Jimmy let go of Peter: "Go, Elizabeth is waiting for you outside the court."
Peter nodded and left the courtroom. Jimmy turned around to meet Isabel and left while discussing how to hold the press conference.
After walking out of the court door, Elizabeth and Jones were waiting anxiously outside. Because this hearing was non-public, Elizabeth could not participate in the hearing, so Jones waited outside with her.
In the afternoon, at the Public Affairs Office, Jimmy put on makeup and prepared with the help of the staff. This was the first time he had held a press conference as a spokesperson since he came to the Public Affairs Office.
Soon, the press box was almost full. Everyone had received the news in advance that the murder of Senator Terrence Platt would be announced today.
Jimmy took a deep breath to adjust himself outside the conference room. He looked at Isabel next to him: "How do I look?"
Isabelle 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 am Jimmy Yang, and I will be the spokesperson for today's press conference. Today we will announce Terrence ·For some details of Senator Platt’s murder case, please watch the screen.”
Jimmy clicked 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 disclose the personal information of Senator Platt in detail. Everyone should know it. Mr. Senator was shot and killed by his former colleague James Bennett, a former police officer of the Washington Police Department, at the Empire State Building. , this is the murder weapon he used and a diagram of the scene."
Jimmy introduced the situation at the scene and the results of the FBI investigation in detail. At the same time, he took out the evidence recording obtained by prosecutor Adam Maxwell at the hearing and showed it, but it was not played.
Finally, he opened a wanted notice, "This is the murder suspect James Bennett. We have issued a national wanted notice and hope to bring the murderer to justice as soon as possible."
After playing, Jimmy lingers on James Bennett's wanted poster, "It's question time."
Reporter: "Spokesperson, you have previously identified an FBI agent as a suspect. Now that you have determined that the suspect is James Bennett, does that mean that the previous suspect has been confirmed not to be the murderer in this case? Can you please announce it?" Any information on the suspect?”
Jimmy: "We already have enough evidence to prove that this case was committed by James Bennett, so he is our only suspect at present, and we will only issue an arrest warrant for him alone. As for the previously arrested suspects, currently Has been acquitted.”
Another reporter: "Speaker, you just said that Mr. Senator and Bennett were looking for a box. What's inside?"
Jimmy: "It contains some evidence from previous cases. Because it has nothing to do with this case, the content will not be released."
Reporter: “Can you tell me about the case the evidence in it involves?”
Jimmy: "Sorry, those cases still need to be investigated. There is no conclusion yet. We are unable to provide relevant information for the time being."
When it comes to senatorial corruption and the history of criminal police, we should wait for the above. Jimmy is not interested in announcing it directly at his press conference, which is prone to problems.
As time went by, Jimmy's initial nervousness had completely disappeared. In fact, no one knew how much he could withstand the pressure if he didn't push himself.
After the press conference ended, Jimmy breathed a sigh of relief. After leaving the conference room, he unbuttoned his suit, loosened his tie, and walked back to his office with the information. It would have been nice to have a glass of wine at this time, but unfortunately in his office None of these.
In the evening, Jimmy went to Hughes' home to meet Hughes as scheduled.
Hughes seemed to be in a good mood. He patted Jimmy and said, "Good job. Sit down."
Jimmy smiled back and said, "Thank you, how's it going with Director Callaway?"
Hughes said as he walked to the refrigerator: "It's done, it's just a little unexpected. Peter made a huge mistake before." He opened the refrigerator, took two cans of beer, walked over, and handed one to Jimmy.
Jimmy reached out and took a can, frowning and looking at Hughes: "What's wrong? After Callaway leaves, Peter should take over her position, right?"
Hughes pulled the tab, took a sip and said: "Peter put Neil Caffrey's electronic anklet on his leg, and Callaway found out on the spot. He was suspended early.
He will be reinstated in two days and temporarily act as field supervisor. "
Jimmy was also drinking beer. He paused after hearing what Hughes said and thought for a moment: "Then what? It shouldn't be that easy to solve, right?"
Hughes nodded: "He will be transferred to Washington, DC." (End of Chapter)
