DAVID: "Could someone have used my credentials?"
EVELYN CARTER: "That's one of the possibilities we're examining."
DAVID: "Then perhaps you should investigate the system administrator rather than questioning me."
EVELYN CARTER: "We already have."
David nodded slowly.
DAVID: "Good. I hope you find the truth."
EVELYN CARTER: "So do I."
For several seconds, the three people stood in silence.
Then Evelyn picked up the photograph.
EVELYN CARTER: "Do you recognize this?"
David looked down.
His eyes moved across the image.
DAVID: "It's an old photograph."
EVELYN CARTER: "I can see that."
DAVID: "It appears to show you and Lieutenant Harris."
EVELYN CARTER: "And the person standing between us."
David studied the picture.
DAVID: "I don't recognize him."
Harris suddenly looked up.
HARRIS: "David, don't do that."
David turned toward him.
DAVID: "Don't do what?"
HARRIS: "You know exactly who that is."
The atmosphere changed immediately.
Evelyn placed the photograph back on the desk.
EVELYN CARTER: "So you do recognize him."
David gave a long sigh.
DAVID: "This is becoming unnecessarily dramatic."
HARRIS: "You told me he was no longer involved."
DAVID: "He isn't."
HARRIS: "Then why is his name appearing in the investigation?"
DAVID: "I have no idea what you're talking about."
HARRIS: "Stop pretending."
David's expression hardened.
DAVID: "Be careful, Michael."
Evelyn watched the exchange.
The relationship between the two men was clearly more complicated than she had initially assumed.
They were not simply colleagues discussing an investigation.
They were people who shared a secret.
And neither seemed certain how much the other was willing to reveal.
EVELYN CARTER: "I think it's time we stopped speaking in half-sentences."
She opened another section of her folder and removed a printed document.
EVELYN CARTER: "The man in this photograph is former Deputy Commissioner Richard Lawson."
David said nothing.
Harris lowered his eyes.
EVELYN CARTER: "Richard Lawson left public service almost eighteen months ago. His departure was described as a personal decision. However, several months before he left, he approved a series of unusual administrative changes involving evidence management."
DAVID: "That has nothing to do with me."
EVELYN CARTER: "I haven't accused you of anything."
DAVID: "You keep bringing up my name."
EVELYN CARTER: "Because it appears in the records."
DAVID: "Administrative approvals are not criminal acts."
EVELYN CARTER: "Correct. But falsifying records can be."
David looked toward the door.
Evelyn noticed.
DAVID: "I think this conversation should be postponed until legal representatives are available."
EVELYN CARTER: "You're welcome to consult your attorney."
DAVID: "Then I will."
He picked up his briefcase.
But before he could leave, Evelyn spoke again.
EVELYN CARTER: "One more thing, Mr. Mitchell."
David stopped.
EVELYN CARTER: "Who sent Lieutenant Harris the photograph?"
DAVID: "I don't know."
EVELYN CARTER: "Are you sure?"
DAVID: "Absolutely."
EVELYN CARTER: "Then perhaps you can explain why the envelope was delivered using a courier service registered to your administrative office."
David's fingers tightened around the briefcase handle.
It was the first time Evelyn had seen him lose control of his expression.
DAVID: "That's impossible."
EVELYN CARTER: "The delivery record says otherwise."
DAVID: "Someone could have used our account."
EVELYN CARTER: "Another possibility."
DAVID: "Exactly."
EVELYN CARTER: "You seem to have an explanation for everything."
DAVID: "That's what happens when you've worked in administration for thirty years."
He opened the door.
DAVID: "Good afternoon, Agent Carter."
EVELYN CARTER: "We'll speak again."
DAVID: "I'm sure we will."
He walked into the hallway.
Evelyn watched him disappear around the corner.
Then she turned toward Harris.
EVELYN CARTER: "You were right about one thing."
HARRIS: "What's that?"
EVELYN CARTER: "This investigation is bigger than the Bell case."
Harris rubbed his forehead.
HARRIS: "You still don't understand how far this goes."
EVELYN CARTER: "Then help me understand."
Harris walked to the door and checked the hallway.
When he returned, he lowered his voice.
HARRIS: "There are people in this building who have been cooperating with Mitchell for years. Some of them don't even know what they're helping him do."
EVELYN CARTER: "What kind of cooperation?"
HARRIS: "Changing schedules. Moving documents. Approving requests. Signing forms without checking what they contain."
EVELYN CARTER: "And the evidence?"
HARRIS: "That's where things became serious."
He opened another drawer.
This time, he removed a small notebook.
Its cover was worn, and several pages had been marked with colored tabs.
HARRIS: "I started keeping notes after the Lawson situation."
Evelyn accepted the notebook.
She opened the first page.
There were dates, case numbers, names, and short descriptions of administrative decisions.
Some entries were accompanied by question marks.
Others had been underlined several times.
EVELYN CARTER: "You kept a private record?"
HARRIS: "I didn't know who I could trust."
EVELYN CARTER: "Why didn't you report this earlier?"
HARRIS: "Because I was afraid."
Evelyn looked up.
HARRIS: "I know how that sounds. I'm a police officer. I'm supposed to protect people, not hide behind excuses. But you need to understand something. When Lawson was still here, he had influence over almost every important decision."
EVELYN CARTER: "That doesn't explain why you remained silent after he left."
HARRIS: "Because Mitchell took his place."
Evelyn turned several pages.
One name appeared repeatedly.
Daniel Reed.
She stopped.
EVELYN CARTER: "Why is Officer Reed mentioned here?"
Harris leaned forward.
HARRIS: "He was assigned to the front desk during several important dates."
EVELYN CARTER: "Was he involved in changing records?"