[car warning chimes] thank you, mr. howell. hold up. from a gun? we're gonna have to have a talk with your son. i don't know where that shell came from. (green) yeah, well, you're screwed because it matches the slugs we found in jeffrey pope's chest. look, robbie. i was in vietnam, okay? i lost a lot of good buddies overhere because some prep boy captain didn't know his johnson bar from his elbow. so for you to lose a brother like that. man, that's gotta be rough. come on, man. don't baby his ass. he killed pope 'cause he wanted revenge. now he's gonna sit here like a little coward? now, wait a minute. you don't think he deserved revenge? pope got this kid's brother's head chopped off, for crying out loud. and there isn't a jury in the world that would convict him. (green) yeah, he's noble? he's notven standing up and taking responsibility for it, like a man. look, robbie. you gotta get out in front of this thing right now. i'm telling ya, it's your only shot. i don't know. oh, come on, man. let's just give this to the da. we already know that he g