Hello and welcome to best case, worst case.

My name is Maureen O'Connell.

I'm your host.

And today we have a special co-host.

Tim Clementi, the other FBI agent.

Yes.

So this is Jim's brother, Tim, and we all worked cases together for many, many years.

And we're so proud and so happy to be joined by Pulitzer Prize winning playwrights,

screenwriter, and director David Mamet, a man whose work has defined American storytelling for

decades. From Glenn Gary, Glenn Glenn Ross to the untouchables,

to homicide and heist,

Mamet has explored the psychology of power,

loyalty, and moral conflict.

We're going to talk about crime, writing,

and the people who stand between order and chaos.

Of course, our law enforcement officers,

who often serve in a world where hostility and

mistrust are now the norm. Yeah, it's pretty crazy. It's like a hostile work environment,

and no one seems to worry about it, right? So welcome, Dave. We're so happy to have you.

Thank you. The three of us are friends. A lot of people don't know that, but the three of us are friends.

Mamet and I are from the same part of town.

We're both...

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