1 00:00:13,040 --> 00:00:15,129 In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:15,193 --> 00:00:19,199 the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups- 3 00:00:19,267 --> 00:00:21,160 the police, who investigate crime, 4 00:00:21,218 --> 00:00:23,617 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 5 00:00:23,676 --> 00:00:25,603 These are their stories. 6 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:31,086 English, okay? I saw them kiss after the game. 7 00:00:31,147 --> 00:00:33,110 On television? No, the queen of England, 8 00:00:33,167 --> 00:00:35,634 she called and asked me to go with her to the World Series. 9 00:00:35,692 --> 00:00:38,722 I just asked a question. It was dumb. 10 00:00:38,788 --> 00:00:42,530 Almost as dumb as Pudge kissing that pitcher- what's-his-name-- on national TV. 11 00:00:42,591 --> 00:00:45,150 Pudge is not a fruitcake. I know that, and you know that. 12 00:00:45,217 --> 00:00:48,017 But the gringos, they don't understand. He's got a World Series ring. 13 00:00:48,078 --> 00:00:50,041 He doesn't care what gringos think. 14 00:00:50,097 --> 00:00:52,152 See, that's the attitude that's gonna keep us down. 15 00:00:52,218 --> 00:00:55,018 In America, we have to act like Americans. 16 00:00:59,656 --> 00:01:02,249 This guy must have had some party. 17 00:01:03,022 --> 00:01:05,352 It's good to be the boss. 18 00:01:06,623 --> 00:01:09,492 No. No, it's not. 19 00:01:09,551 --> 00:01:11,571 Señor Zachary. 20 00:01:11,638 --> 00:01:13,657 Borracho? 21 00:01:15,441 --> 00:01:17,461 Muerto. 22 00:01:18,335 --> 00:01:21,904 Two maids found the head honcho on the floor in his office. 23 00:01:21,971 --> 00:01:24,600 Arnold Zachary. “A” to "Z" Get it? 24 00:01:24,663 --> 00:01:26,626 Yeah, that's clever, man. You want some coffee? 25 00:01:26,683 --> 00:01:28,702 We got a kid running down the block. Yeah. Black's good. 26 00:01:28,770 --> 00:01:30,767 I'm fine. Call Gruber, add another black. 27 00:01:30,822 --> 00:01:32,785 You want a bear claw? This Greek guy-- 28 00:01:32,842 --> 00:01:34,529 Let me tell you-- Guy's gotta eat. 29 00:01:34,592 --> 00:01:36,107 Two more claws. None for me, man. 30 00:01:36,175 --> 00:01:38,906 One bite-- to die. Speaking of which-- 31 00:01:38,968 --> 00:01:42,468 Arnold Zachary, 55. Owns the joint. 32 00:01:42,536 --> 00:01:45,037 Looks like he went hand-to-hand with the Fifth Cavalry. 33 00:01:45,094 --> 00:01:47,149 Anything taken? This mess, who can tell? 34 00:01:47,214 --> 00:01:49,475 There's a safe over there. It's all locked up. 35 00:01:49,536 --> 00:01:52,405 Jewelry, watch, and whatnot are still on the body. 36 00:01:52,465 --> 00:01:55,495 So is a pocket full of hundreds. A grand, give or take. 37 00:01:55,561 --> 00:01:57,524 We've got massive cranial trauma. 38 00:01:57,581 --> 00:01:59,600 - Mandible's busted. - What's this? 39 00:01:59,668 --> 00:02:02,365 Looks like coke, but these days, I ain't doing a taste test. 40 00:02:02,428 --> 00:02:04,758 You'll get it over to the lab? Already done. 41 00:02:04,817 --> 00:02:07,583 From temp and lividity, I put death between 8:00 and 9:00. 42 00:02:07,645 --> 00:02:10,847 And what about the peanut gallery? Stitchers. Night shift. Downstairs. 43 00:02:10,909 --> 00:02:13,274 They couldn't hear anything with the machines. Cause of death? 44 00:02:13,332 --> 00:02:16,867 - Unofficially, crap kicked out of him. - And officially? 45 00:02:16,934 --> 00:02:20,102 Cardiac arrest caused by massive physical trauma. 46 00:02:20,165 --> 00:02:22,185 Yeah, but his shirt held up. 47 00:03:13,142 --> 00:03:16,310 It's a terrible, terrible thing. Mr. Zachary was a good boss. 48 00:03:16,373 --> 00:03:19,645 “Good boss." Those are two words you don't usually hear in the same sentence. 49 00:03:19,706 --> 00:03:22,002 No, he's strict. We have to be here on time. 50 00:03:22,061 --> 00:03:24,724 Still, he has a cake on birthdays. 51 00:03:24,788 --> 00:03:27,347 Good sick time. He cares. 52 00:03:27,414 --> 00:03:31,729 Maria had a baby, and he sent her flowers with a basket of food. 53 00:03:31,789 --> 00:03:34,187 What time do you work? I'm on the 4:00-to-12:00 shift. 54 00:03:34,246 --> 00:03:38,493 I go to school days. Mr. Zachary wrote me a letter of recommendation. 55 00:03:38,554 --> 00:03:40,609 You didn't hear anything from the office? 56 00:03:40,674 --> 00:03:45,357 With these machines? I didn't know nothing happened until I saw the police. 57 00:03:45,420 --> 00:03:47,383 How does this compare to other factories? 58 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:49,700 So you want to know if this is a sweatshop? 59 00:03:49,762 --> 00:03:52,058 Is it? We got air conditioning, 60 00:03:52,118 --> 00:03:54,781 soda machines with ice, good heat in the winter, 61 00:03:54,844 --> 00:03:57,105 and we get paid what everybody else gets paid for an eight-hour shift. 62 00:03:57,167 --> 00:03:59,669 How's that? You got any openings? 63 00:03:59,725 --> 00:04:01,688 Are you Detective Briscoe? Uh, close enough. 64 00:04:01,745 --> 00:04:06,198 - Mrs. Zachary's upstairs. - You're gonna have fun with that one. 65 00:04:06,255 --> 00:04:08,814 This is crazy. He can't be dead. 66 00:04:08,879 --> 00:04:11,714 I'm sorry, Mrs. Zachary. I'm 26. 67 00:04:11,774 --> 00:04:14,472 How can I be a widow? I don't know what to do. 68 00:04:14,534 --> 00:04:18,712 Mrs. Zachary, was your husband always at the office this late? 69 00:04:18,775 --> 00:04:22,723 The shop goes 24-6. He liked to show his face during every shift. 70 00:04:22,781 --> 00:04:26,258 From what I can tell, his employees liked him. 71 00:04:26,314 --> 00:04:29,791 What's not to like? He's big, cuddly 72 00:04:31,295 --> 00:04:33,315 I called him Bear. 73 00:04:35,974 --> 00:04:38,475 You know, some union guys have been bothering him recently. 74 00:04:38,532 --> 00:04:40,999 - We'll check it out. - They had a security camera... 75 00:04:41,057 --> 00:04:43,020 around the back entrance to the building. 76 00:04:43,076 --> 00:04:45,911 - I rewound it. - You wouldn't believe the theft in this business. 77 00:04:45,970 --> 00:04:48,059 Shirts? Designs. 78 00:04:48,125 --> 00:04:50,822 Arnie was a genius at making quality for half the price. 79 00:04:50,885 --> 00:04:53,008 Here we go. 80 00:04:53,073 --> 00:04:55,299 He's camera shy 81 00:04:55,361 --> 00:04:58,196 He knew exactly where the camera was. 82 00:04:58,255 --> 00:05:00,884 Who uses that entrance? Nobody. 83 00:05:00,948 --> 00:05:03,071 The security guards are around front. 84 00:05:05,795 --> 00:05:08,492 He's in and out in less than half an hour. 85 00:05:08,554 --> 00:05:12,364 - Any guesses, Mrs. Zachary? - Sorry. 86 00:05:12,426 --> 00:05:16,064 Get this to the lab. Get a copy. Make sure that everybody that works here sees it. 87 00:05:16,128 --> 00:05:19,732 Mrs. Zachary, was everything okay on the home front? 88 00:05:19,797 --> 00:05:21,312 Excuse me? 89 00:05:21,378 --> 00:05:26,027 I've heard about what a wonderful designer your husband was, what a great boss, 90 00:05:26,090 --> 00:05:29,659 but I haven't heard about what a great husband he was. 91 00:05:29,726 --> 00:05:32,756 I'm not an emotional person, okay? 92 00:05:32,822 --> 00:05:36,265 My shrink tells me someday I'll explode. 93 00:05:36,323 --> 00:05:38,286 Arnie was my husband. 94 00:05:38,342 --> 00:05:40,305 I loved him very much. 95 00:05:40,362 --> 00:05:42,381 Does that answer your question? 96 00:05:46,420 --> 00:05:49,519 Okay, stop. Blow it up. 97 00:05:52,748 --> 00:05:54,940 No wedding ring. That's the first thing you'd think of. 98 00:05:55,002 --> 00:05:58,204 Keeping one off my finger is all I think about. 99 00:05:58,267 --> 00:06:00,769 Okay next. 100 00:06:02,105 --> 00:06:04,262 Hold on. What's that on the hat? 101 00:06:04,326 --> 00:06:07,390 - Looks like a "B." - Bring up the other frame. 102 00:06:09,442 --> 00:06:11,875 Now, can you isolate the hat on both? 103 00:06:14,423 --> 00:06:17,292 "B.B." Bed and breakfast? 104 00:06:17,351 --> 00:06:19,853 Baked beans. Barrel of bubkes. 105 00:06:19,910 --> 00:06:21,873 This isn't gonna help. Thanks. 106 00:06:21,929 --> 00:06:25,200 Let's go talk to our friendly union rep. 107 00:06:25,261 --> 00:06:28,601 "A" to "Z" Design. That's Arnie Zachary right? 108 00:06:28,660 --> 00:06:31,025 Yeah. The recently departed Arnie Zachary. 109 00:06:31,083 --> 00:06:33,046 Oh, that's a shame. He was a good guy. 110 00:06:33,103 --> 00:06:35,066 I went to his first wedding. Hold it. 111 00:06:35,122 --> 00:06:37,418 You guys are Homicide? Good guess. 112 00:06:37,478 --> 00:06:39,441 And you think someone here had something to do with this? 113 00:06:39,498 --> 00:06:43,377 He's a nonunion shop. Rag trade? He's not the only one. 114 00:06:43,436 --> 00:06:45,903 Yeah, but he was the one that was hassled by your guys. 115 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:48,117 We hand out leaflets. That's it. 116 00:06:48,182 --> 00:06:50,546 Usually, they get thrown in the garbage. 117 00:06:50,605 --> 00:06:54,679 Look, we couldn't unionize that shop, even if we wanted to. 118 00:06:54,745 --> 00:06:57,878 Why's that? You didn't get a look at who works there, did you? 119 00:06:57,942 --> 00:07:00,502 They looked like good people. Put it this way: 120 00:07:00,568 --> 00:07:03,575 A good tenth of them don't file tax returns. 121 00:07:03,631 --> 00:07:07,441 The white powder on your guy's jacket? It was baking flour. 122 00:07:07,501 --> 00:07:09,464 Thank you, Krispy Kreme. The thing is, 123 00:07:09,521 --> 00:07:11,484 I analyzed his stomach contents. 124 00:07:11,540 --> 00:07:14,777 Steak, green beans, potato. My kind of guy. 125 00:07:14,839 --> 00:07:17,134 So no flour? No flour. 126 00:07:17,195 --> 00:07:19,387 I think they call that a clue, Watson. 127 00:07:19,449 --> 00:07:22,147 It's what I get paid for. 128 00:07:22,209 --> 00:07:24,907 The victim ate a hearty meal, then went back to the office... 129 00:07:24,969 --> 00:07:27,024 for some face time with the night staff. 130 00:07:27,091 --> 00:07:29,248 Any luck with the candid camera? Not yet. 131 00:07:29,312 --> 00:07:32,846 Okay, so there's only one bakery in Manhattan with the initials B.B. 132 00:07:32,913 --> 00:07:34,876 That was on the intruder's hat. And? 133 00:07:34,932 --> 00:07:38,272 Bagel Baker. They cook and deliver to stores throughout the city. 134 00:07:38,332 --> 00:07:40,558 See ya. 135 00:07:40,621 --> 00:07:43,088 - What did he do? - We just need to ask him a few questions. 136 00:07:43,144 --> 00:07:46,679 That doesn't sound good. We got onion, salt, sesame, everything. 137 00:07:46,747 --> 00:07:49,248 No, a name would be nice. What do you want? 138 00:07:49,305 --> 00:07:52,209 Him? That could be Camacho. 139 00:07:52,266 --> 00:07:55,767 First name? Uh, Miguel. He drives for us part time. 140 00:07:55,834 --> 00:07:58,336 I don't know. Maybe that's not him. Is he here now? 141 00:07:58,392 --> 00:08:02,673 He called in sick. That usually means he's got a pony running at Belmont. 142 00:08:02,734 --> 00:08:05,798 I'd check the O.T.B., 98th, on the West Side. 143 00:08:08,961 --> 00:08:12,565 Ah, tough day, huh? “O“ for four. 144 00:08:12,629 --> 00:08:15,901 You should know, nobody wins at the track, Miguel 145 00:08:20,572 --> 00:08:22,224 Hey! Hey! 146 00:08:28,179 --> 00:08:30,808 Police! Hold it! 147 00:08:30,871 --> 00:08:33,775 - Now get down! - Okay, don't shoot. 148 00:08:33,834 --> 00:08:36,497 I'm coming down. Nice and slow. 149 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:38,855 What the hell were you running for? 150 00:08:38,916 --> 00:08:40,935 What's the matter with you? 151 00:08:46,220 --> 00:08:49,124 You do understand your rights as I read them to you? 152 00:08:49,181 --> 00:08:51,442 I-I don't need rights. I didn't do anything. 153 00:08:51,504 --> 00:08:53,937 That wasn't the question. 154 00:08:53,994 --> 00:08:57,908 Yeah,yeah. I understand. I'm not stupid. I thought you were I.N.S. 155 00:08:57,966 --> 00:09:00,973 I said “police.” I like it here, man. 156 00:09:01,029 --> 00:09:03,863 I don't know who you are. I-I-I don't want to be sent home. 157 00:09:03,923 --> 00:09:06,012 You-- You have to believe me. 158 00:09:06,078 --> 00:09:08,671 You don't have to worry about being sent back to Tijuana, Miguel. 159 00:09:08,737 --> 00:09:12,949 El Chorro is where I'm from. It's a pigsty. 160 00:09:13,011 --> 00:09:16,615 Yeah, well, maybe in the next 25 to life, they'll fix it up. 161 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:20,088 - What? - We got you on film, Miguel. 162 00:09:20,146 --> 00:09:21,834 For what? 163 00:09:21,896 --> 00:09:24,765 Arnold Zachary. Who? 164 00:09:24,825 --> 00:09:28,233 So it wasn't Zachary's face that ran into your knuckles? 165 00:09:29,672 --> 00:09:32,196 I was in a fight. Nice try, Miguel. 166 00:09:32,263 --> 00:09:34,226 Okay, that's a step in the right direction. 167 00:09:34,283 --> 00:09:36,807 - At a bar. - That's not. 168 00:09:36,874 --> 00:09:39,640 Okay, for laughs, what bar? 169 00:09:39,701 --> 00:09:42,640 The Equator. It's-It's on 116th Street. 170 00:09:42,697 --> 00:09:45,395 And who'd you get in a fight with? 171 00:09:45,457 --> 00:09:49,911 Some dude. He-- He say he don't like illegals stinking up his city. 172 00:09:49,967 --> 00:09:52,699 - That's your story? - It's true. 173 00:09:55,016 --> 00:09:59,630 - Can I go? - Always in a hurry, this guy. Sit tight. 174 00:10:00,940 --> 00:10:04,579 - You're not going to call I.N.S.? - No, we got first dibs on you, Miguel. 175 00:10:04,642 --> 00:10:07,511 - You know what dibs are? - ¿Qué? 176 00:10:07,570 --> 00:10:10,268 It means your ass is ours. 177 00:10:16,490 --> 00:10:18,487 Damn, man. You ain't never heard of an air freshener? 178 00:10:18,542 --> 00:10:20,872 We got a girl for that. She hasn't shown in a couple of weeks. 179 00:10:20,932 --> 00:10:23,262 Smells like she might've died up in here. 180 00:10:23,322 --> 00:10:26,294 Your friend is sensitive. He's not as worldly as we are. 181 00:10:26,351 --> 00:10:28,876 Now, we were talking about Miguel. 182 00:10:28,943 --> 00:10:30,998 Yeah, he was here. I don't know. Maybe at 8:00. 183 00:10:31,064 --> 00:10:34,265 You're sure about that? Could be later. I don't keep track. 184 00:10:34,328 --> 00:10:36,624 But there was a little pushin' and shovin' with Carlo around 10:00. 185 00:10:36,684 --> 00:10:38,647 No big deal Carlo? 186 00:10:38,704 --> 00:10:41,263 Miguel said the fight was because somebody was slandering his heritage. 187 00:10:41,329 --> 00:10:44,864 It was. Carlo's Puerto Rican. Oh, it's all a rich tapestry. 188 00:10:44,931 --> 00:10:48,270 Carlo was too wasted for it to get big. A couple of guys put him in a cab. 189 00:10:48,330 --> 00:10:50,385 And what? Miguel hung out? Till closing, 190 00:10:50,450 --> 00:10:53,389 moaning that he's not getting any 'cause his girl just had a kid. 191 00:10:53,446 --> 00:10:56,545 By any chance, would his girl's name be Maria? 192 00:10:57,720 --> 00:10:59,511 Aren't they all? 193 00:10:59,571 --> 00:11:04,621 The girl I interviewed at the scene said Zachary was extra sweet to a girl named Maria. 194 00:11:04,687 --> 00:11:07,453 And? That Maria just had a baby. 195 00:11:07,515 --> 00:11:10,074 Miguel's Maria just had a baby. And? 196 00:11:10,140 --> 00:11:13,078 So, maybe that puts Miguel at the scene. 197 00:11:16,905 --> 00:11:21,485 Miguel, he has a big mouth, but he wouldn't 't hurt nobody 198 00:11:21,550 --> 00:11:24,419 Did he ever have any trouble with Mr. Zachary? 199 00:11:24,479 --> 00:11:27,383 Eh, Señor Zachary from the fábrica? 200 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:29,805 Why would you ask that? 201 00:11:29,863 --> 00:11:32,595 Oh, you don't know. Mr. Zachary's dead. 202 00:11:32,657 --> 00:11:34,918 Somebody murdered him last night. 203 00:11:34,979 --> 00:11:36,999 Oh, no. 204 00:11:41,745 --> 00:11:45,957 You think Miguel was involved? Miguel didn't even know him. 205 00:11:46,019 --> 00:11:48,315 We don't know what happened, Maria. 206 00:11:48,375 --> 00:11:50,601 Mr. Zachary has been very good to me. 207 00:11:50,664 --> 00:11:55,174 He was going to give me eight weeks off when I had José. 208 00:11:56,319 --> 00:11:58,718 Miguel wouldn't hurt him. 209 00:11:58,775 --> 00:12:02,849 He wouldn't do anything that might take him away from José. 210 00:12:02,915 --> 00:12:07,563 - You and Miguel are married? - We would be if we could get a license. 211 00:12:08,570 --> 00:12:11,370 Eh, you won't go to I.N.S.? 212 00:12:11,431 --> 00:12:14,438 No, no. Don't worry. That's not our department. 213 00:12:14,494 --> 00:12:17,363 Did anybody at work ever have trouble with Mr. Zachary? 214 00:12:17,421 --> 00:12:21,737 No. Wait. I-I'll show you, huh? 215 00:12:21,797 --> 00:12:25,837 Oh, here. Let me. I have some experience with these little guys. 216 00:12:25,904 --> 00:12:28,302 Hi. 217 00:12:28,361 --> 00:12:29,979 Okay. 218 00:12:30,044 --> 00:12:33,108 See? Just like riding a bike. You ridin' too fast. He's droolin'. 219 00:12:34,722 --> 00:12:37,385 Hey, are you thinking what I'm thinking? 220 00:12:37,449 --> 00:12:40,421 If you're thinkin' how that baby ended up with blue eyes? Yeah. 221 00:12:40,478 --> 00:12:44,690 It's okay See? Navidad 222 00:12:44,752 --> 00:12:46,715 Our company Christmas party. 223 00:12:46,771 --> 00:12:50,077 See, that's Señor Zachary in the Santa suit. 224 00:12:50,137 --> 00:12:53,844 We all loved him. 225 00:12:53,907 --> 00:12:57,476 This dude gives a button stitcher eight weeks' maternity. 226 00:12:57,541 --> 00:13:00,984 The department gives what, six? Maybe he's one of the good guys. 227 00:13:01,043 --> 00:13:03,166 Could be I had an extra cynic pill this morning, 228 00:13:03,230 --> 00:13:05,193 but nobody running a business is that good. 229 00:13:05,249 --> 00:13:07,682 And you're thinking what? I'm thinking that Zachary had more... 230 00:13:07,741 --> 00:13:09,830 than a rooting interest in little José. 231 00:13:09,894 --> 00:13:11,857 As in he's the proud papa? 232 00:13:11,914 --> 00:13:15,356 Hey, I held the kid Pale skin, blue eyes. 233 00:13:15,414 --> 00:13:19,087 What are the odds that both Maria and Miguel have the recessive gene? 234 00:13:19,150 --> 00:13:22,559 “You messed with my woman." That's number one on the top-ten motive list. 235 00:13:22,617 --> 00:13:28,046 Van Buren. Okay, I'll tell them. 236 00:13:28,103 --> 00:13:31,672 Okay. You guys sent something to the D.N.A. lab? 237 00:13:31,738 --> 00:13:34,803 Yeah, that baby got up close and personal with Lennie's jacket. 238 00:13:39,277 --> 00:13:42,284 So this guy comes in and says he's got the shot heard round the world. 239 00:13:42,341 --> 00:13:44,970 What are you talking about? Ralph Branca, Bobby Thompson. 240 00:13:45,033 --> 00:13:47,363 1951.Giants, Dodgers. 241 00:13:47,423 --> 00:13:51,268 The most famous home run ever hit, but nobody ever found the ball. 242 00:13:51,327 --> 00:13:54,024 This collector paid almost seven figures, only he got ripped off. 243 00:13:54,086 --> 00:13:57,691 How could you tell? D.N.A. None from Ralph Branca anywhere on the ball. 244 00:13:57,755 --> 00:14:01,761 Dino, that is fascinating but how we doing on Lennie's jacket? 245 00:14:01,828 --> 00:14:04,296 You like Chinese, don't you? Uh, D.N.A. 246 00:14:04,352 --> 00:14:06,476 Duck sauce and hot mustard. 247 00:14:06,540 --> 00:14:08,973 - This is only a preliminary, mind you. - Dino, come on, man. 248 00:14:09,031 --> 00:14:11,555 At first blush, your dead guy-- Arnold Zachary. 249 00:14:11,622 --> 00:14:14,089 Yeah. He should be handing out cigars. 250 00:14:14,147 --> 00:14:16,981 He's the father? That's a big yep. 251 00:14:20,172 --> 00:14:22,169 Where's Miguel? It's good you're worried about him, 252 00:14:22,225 --> 00:14:24,188 'cause he's in a whole lot of trouble. 253 00:14:24,244 --> 00:14:27,113 I told you. He wouldn't hurt Mr. Zachary. 254 00:14:27,173 --> 00:14:29,433 Look, we're way past that now. 255 00:14:29,495 --> 00:14:32,192 We even know why he did it. No. 256 00:14:32,254 --> 00:14:35,789 Look, I know that Miguel isn't José's father. 257 00:14:36,799 --> 00:14:39,163 Arnold Zachary is. We already know that. 258 00:14:39,222 --> 00:14:42,091 That's science. You can't even argue it. 259 00:14:42,150 --> 00:14:44,273 So what happened, Maria? 260 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:47,243 Miguel took one look at José and flipped out? 261 00:14:47,300 --> 00:14:49,997 No. 262 00:14:50,059 --> 00:14:51,919 Miguel. 263 00:14:51,978 --> 00:14:54,641 Look, I gotta tell you-- If you keep protecting him, 264 00:14:54,705 --> 00:14:56,668 the D.A.'s gonna consider you an accessory. 265 00:14:56,724 --> 00:15:00,030 ¿Qué? That means you go to jail too. 266 00:15:00,089 --> 00:15:03,028 What's gonna happen to little José? 267 00:15:03,085 --> 00:15:05,048 He didn't kill anyone. 268 00:15:05,105 --> 00:15:07,297 He wouldn't hurt Mr. Zachary. 269 00:15:08,302 --> 00:15:10,667 I was married, Miguel 270 00:15:10,725 --> 00:15:14,799 Then one time, I walk into this bar, and I saw my lovely bride-- 271 00:15:14,865 --> 00:15:18,434 my “for better or for worse, till death do us part" missus-- 272 00:15:18,500 --> 00:15:21,531 locking lips with Joe from the shoe store. 273 00:15:22,977 --> 00:15:24,997 So? 274 00:15:25,064 --> 00:15:27,394 So Joe was lucky I wasn't carrying, 275 00:15:27,454 --> 00:15:32,171 because I picked him up by the neck and threw him headfirst out into the street. 276 00:15:32,233 --> 00:15:34,357 You picked the wrong woman. 277 00:15:34,421 --> 00:15:37,256 Oh, that happens all the time, Miguel. 278 00:15:37,315 --> 00:15:41,458 It's just that, uh, some of us find out about it sooner than others. 279 00:15:41,523 --> 00:15:44,724 What do you say, Miguel? Maria loves me. 280 00:15:44,787 --> 00:15:47,484 But she was sleeping with Zachary. 281 00:15:48,254 --> 00:15:50,584 Liar! 282 00:15:50,643 --> 00:15:52,904 She had his baby. 283 00:15:52,966 --> 00:15:55,801 No. 284 00:15:55,861 --> 00:15:58,868 You must have got a charge out of kicking his brains in. 285 00:15:58,923 --> 00:16:02,527 - I know I loved throwing Joe out on the street. - It wasn't me! 286 00:16:02,592 --> 00:16:06,574 On, yeah, I forgot. You're a lover, not a fighter, huh? 287 00:16:06,631 --> 00:16:10,165 So what kind of a guy lets another man get away with something like that? 288 00:16:15,045 --> 00:16:19,464 I hope Lennie's doing better than I did. He's got his story. He's sticking to it. 289 00:16:19,522 --> 00:16:22,793 Ah, what are you gonna do? True love conquers all. 290 00:16:22,854 --> 00:16:24,817 Huh. Let's use it. 291 00:16:24,873 --> 00:16:28,110 We're gonna find prints, Miguel, somewhere in Zachary's office. 292 00:16:28,172 --> 00:16:30,801 Lennie, forget it. The lieutenant says she's had enough. 293 00:16:30,864 --> 00:16:33,389 - She wants to charge both of 'em. - Maria? 294 00:16:33,457 --> 00:16:35,753 Social Services is coming for the baby 295 00:16:35,812 --> 00:16:39,014 You had your chance, pal. No. Wait. 296 00:16:41,938 --> 00:16:45,175 - I did it. - Did what? 297 00:16:47,289 --> 00:16:50,422 I killed him for what he did to Maria. 298 00:16:51,429 --> 00:16:54,126 She didn't know I was going down there. 299 00:16:54,190 --> 00:16:56,853 She had nothing to do with it. 300 00:16:56,916 --> 00:16:58,935 It was all me. 301 00:17:04,825 --> 00:17:09,209 Docket number 476295, People versus Camacho, Miguel H. 302 00:17:09,268 --> 00:17:12,333 Charge is murder in the second degree. Oh! 303 00:17:12,398 --> 00:17:16,347 Thank you for getting my day started off with a bang, Mr. Camacho. 304 00:17:16,404 --> 00:17:19,710 De nada, señor. That was rhetorical, sir. 305 00:17:19,769 --> 00:17:23,511 - Language problem, Judge. - As long as he wasn't speaking wiseass. 306 00:17:23,573 --> 00:17:27,280 Spanish, Your Honor. Let's see how he does with a plea. 307 00:17:30,136 --> 00:17:32,155 No guilty, Your Honor. 308 00:17:32,223 --> 00:17:35,425 As the defendant is in the country illegally, the People request remand. 309 00:17:35,487 --> 00:17:38,861 Oh, you're not having a good day, are you, Mr. Camacho? 310 00:17:38,921 --> 00:17:41,480 Your Honor, I object. Save your breath, counselor. 311 00:17:41,546 --> 00:17:45,999 One thing about They need a ticket to get in. 312 00:17:46,057 --> 00:17:48,214 Defendant is remanded without bail. 313 00:17:48,278 --> 00:17:50,297 Next. 314 00:17:50,365 --> 00:17:52,661 Murder two? Come on, Jack. 315 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:56,496 Cheating wife, murdered lover. It's as old as the Old Testament. 316 00:17:56,557 --> 00:17:58,887 Is there a legal argument in there someplace? 317 00:17:58,947 --> 00:18:01,920 Are you really that thick, or are your boxers just tied in a knot... 318 00:18:01,976 --> 00:18:03,939 because of the citizenship thing? 319 00:18:03,996 --> 00:18:06,429 You know me better than that. Can you spell racism? 320 00:18:06,486 --> 00:18:09,286 Any other defendant would have been offered man two, 321 00:18:09,347 --> 00:18:12,354 extreme emotional disturbance, and you would've called it a day. 322 00:18:12,410 --> 00:18:17,162 He waited a week after he found out that the baby wasn't his before he killed Arnold Zachary. 323 00:18:17,223 --> 00:18:19,748 Go back and look at the good book written by the apostles up in Albany. 324 00:18:19,814 --> 00:18:23,223 It's called a cooling off period, and it negates the lesser mens rea. 325 00:18:24,291 --> 00:18:26,816 Ooh, they get prettier and smarter. 326 00:18:26,883 --> 00:18:29,040 I'll consider man one. He serves the maximum. 327 00:18:29,105 --> 00:18:31,068 You'll shove it is what you'll do. 328 00:18:31,124 --> 00:18:33,557 I didn't mean to-- Stay cool, Miguel 329 00:18:33,615 --> 00:18:37,322 Once you get to know Mr. McCoy a little better, you see, where he's concerned, 330 00:18:37,384 --> 00:18:40,150 smoke in the bedroom doesn't always mean there's a fire in the mattress. 331 00:18:40,212 --> 00:18:42,175 - Vanessa-- - Jack, we're talking about... 332 00:18:42,231 --> 00:18:44,194 different cultures here. 333 00:18:44,251 --> 00:18:46,374 The Latins-- You know, it's a macho thing. 334 00:18:46,438 --> 00:18:49,204 Humiliation in the community, it's a powerful force. 335 00:18:49,265 --> 00:18:51,733 You're not going to argue that-- Yeah, yeah yeah. 336 00:18:51,790 --> 00:18:55,290 I'm crude, I'm disgusting, and I win cases. 337 00:18:55,358 --> 00:18:57,722 Could I please finish a sentence here? Why? 338 00:18:57,781 --> 00:19:00,111 I'm not listenin' to you anyway. And it appears... 339 00:19:00,170 --> 00:19:02,133 you didn't pay much attention to the indictment either. 340 00:19:02,190 --> 00:19:06,838 - Your client confessed. When is a confession not a confession? 341 00:19:06,902 --> 00:19:10,609 - When it's coerced. - - He signed his Miranda warnings. 342 00:19:10,671 --> 00:19:12,691 That's right. In English. 343 00:19:12,758 --> 00:19:14,721 As you well know, my client is hardly fluent. 344 00:19:14,778 --> 00:19:18,186 That's ridiculous, Vanessa! Jack, I was talking! 345 00:19:18,245 --> 00:19:20,942 And how is that different than when I was talking? 346 00:19:21,005 --> 00:19:23,909 Because I'm a lady. Here's my motion to exclude. 347 00:19:26,356 --> 00:19:29,960 And if you feel like loosening the knot in the old boxers, you know where to find me. 348 00:19:30,025 --> 00:19:32,825 Come on, Miguel. 349 00:19:33,996 --> 00:19:36,360 Call Briscoe or Green or whoever screwed this up. 350 00:19:38,742 --> 00:19:40,705 It 's a crock is what it is. 351 00:19:40,762 --> 00:19:42,953 I asked him if he understood what I was saying. 352 00:19:43,017 --> 00:19:44,980 In English. Of course in English. 353 00:19:45,037 --> 00:19:47,435 And he understood me fine. How do you know? 354 00:19:47,493 --> 00:19:49,823 Because I asked him right after Ed grabbed him trying to escape... 355 00:19:49,883 --> 00:19:51,846 and again before he said anything. 356 00:19:51,903 --> 00:19:54,405 And you asked him in English? We are in America. 357 00:19:54,460 --> 00:19:56,515 How's your Spanish? It isn't. 358 00:19:56,581 --> 00:19:58,544 But if I didn't think I was communicating with him, 359 00:19:58,601 --> 00:20:00,656 I would have called in a detective who is fluent. 360 00:20:00,721 --> 00:20:02,684 But you knew that Miguel was an illegal alien? 361 00:20:02,741 --> 00:20:06,149 Yeah. He was also a criminal, if that means anything to anybody. 362 00:20:06,207 --> 00:20:09,684 This is crap. This is why I hate lawyers. 363 00:20:09,741 --> 00:20:11,704 Me too. 364 00:20:11,761 --> 00:20:13,724 He's been a cop long enough to know-- 365 00:20:13,780 --> 00:20:16,409 What? That a suspect understands him? That's not the point. 366 00:20:16,472 --> 00:20:20,179 He's dealing with an illegal alien, whose first language isn't English. 367 00:20:20,242 --> 00:20:23,306 Oh, please. Miguel Camacho's lived in this country for six years. 368 00:20:23,372 --> 00:20:26,310 He's got a job. He earns a living, and he speaks the language. 369 00:20:26,368 --> 00:20:28,767 And if he doesn't, he should. 370 00:20:28,825 --> 00:20:30,788 Don't look at me. As far as I'm concerned, 371 00:20:30,845 --> 00:20:32,808 we've got more cuffs on the cops than the criminals. 372 00:20:32,864 --> 00:20:34,827 The Miranda warnings area formality. 373 00:20:34,884 --> 00:20:37,891 Hell, they've become trite. Everybody knows their rights, Jack. 374 00:20:37,946 --> 00:20:40,172 I wonder how Judge Larkin will take that argument. 375 00:20:40,235 --> 00:20:44,653 Larkin, huh? I hear she had the right turn signal removed from her car. 376 00:20:49,322 --> 00:20:52,456 Hello? Miranda. Has anyone ever heard of it? 377 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:54,712 It's only been around since 1966. 378 00:20:54,775 --> 00:20:57,403 Your Honor, the detectives informed the defendant of his rights. 379 00:20:57,468 --> 00:21:00,773 Yeah. Yeah. And they might as well have been talking to a wall 380 00:21:00,834 --> 00:21:04,840 The police had a long conversation with him in English before he confessed. 381 00:21:04,906 --> 00:21:07,500 Before they read him his rights? No. 382 00:21:07,565 --> 00:21:10,090 My point is that they were convinced he understood enough English. 383 00:21:10,157 --> 00:21:13,255 Really? What exactly is enough... 384 00:21:13,321 --> 00:21:16,225 when it comes to the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination? 385 00:21:16,283 --> 00:21:19,151 He understood enough to waive those rights twice. 386 00:21:19,211 --> 00:21:24,100 And it is the prosecution's burden to show said waiver was knowing and intelligent. 387 00:21:24,159 --> 00:21:26,248 My client is an illegal alien, Your Honor. 388 00:21:26,312 --> 00:21:28,539 Did the police know that? Of course they did 389 00:21:28,601 --> 00:21:31,068 In the Connelley case, the Supreme Court held.. 390 00:21:31,125 --> 00:21:35,739 That a defendant in the middle of a psychotic episode was capable of knowingly waiving-- 391 00:21:35,803 --> 00:21:38,834 Are you proposing that a person not born within the borders of this country... 392 00:21:38,900 --> 00:21:41,230 is the equivalent of being psychotic? 393 00:21:41,290 --> 00:21:45,537 I'm saying that a person who, by the mere act of breathing our air, is committing a felony, 394 00:21:45,598 --> 00:21:49,374 should not be afforded more rights than a citizen with a mental illness. 395 00:21:49,435 --> 00:21:54,325 Excuse me. Equal protection applies to any person within the borders. 396 00:21:54,383 --> 00:21:59,307 Now, if you're implying that Mr. Camacho is somehow less than a person- 397 00:21:59,364 --> 00:22:03,542 I'm saying this is a legal tactic born of a hollow legal formality. 398 00:22:03,605 --> 00:22:06,474 Miranda is a hollow formality, is it? 399 00:22:06,533 --> 00:22:09,402 What I meant, Your Honor, was when form dictates substance-- 400 00:22:09,462 --> 00:22:12,733 Don't dig yourself in any deeper, counselor. 401 00:22:12,793 --> 00:22:17,177 Hollow formality or not, the confession is out. 402 00:22:19,963 --> 00:22:22,936 Pity the poor immigrant? 403 00:22:22,993 --> 00:22:25,426 I'm not proud of what I said in there, Serena. 404 00:22:25,483 --> 00:22:29,971 Maybe it's time somebody said it. Jack! 405 00:22:30,026 --> 00:22:32,551 Jack, no hard feelings, right? As a matter of fact-- 406 00:22:32,618 --> 00:22:35,315 Che sera. Okay, let's see what you don't have. 407 00:22:35,378 --> 00:22:38,178 You don't have a confession, which means you don't have a motive. 408 00:22:38,239 --> 00:22:40,707 We can prove Miguel's girlfriend was cheating on him. 409 00:22:40,763 --> 00:22:43,495 Yeah. But you can't prove that he knew about it, which means you don't have a case, 410 00:22:43,557 --> 00:22:47,034 which means that man two dealie is sounding awful good right about now. 411 00:22:47,091 --> 00:22:50,155 Not to me it's not. Oh, I knew you'd say that. 412 00:22:50,221 --> 00:22:54,135 So why'd you bring it up? I love to see you stew in your own juices. 413 00:22:55,876 --> 00:22:59,583 Is there something I should know about? Inevitable discovery. 414 00:22:59,646 --> 00:23:01,609 That's not what I was asking. 415 00:23:01,665 --> 00:23:03,926 No, but it's how we make motive admissible. 416 00:23:03,987 --> 00:23:06,386 Get it from another independent source. 417 00:23:07,555 --> 00:23:10,528 I switched to nights at"A” to "Z" when I went back to school 418 00:23:10,584 --> 00:23:14,394 How long ago was that? Uh, this semester. A month maybe. 419 00:23:14,455 --> 00:23:16,785 So before that, you worked with Maria? Sure. 420 00:23:16,844 --> 00:23:19,346 Did you see her son? He is so adorable. 421 00:23:19,402 --> 00:23:21,526 He smiles, and you just want one of your own. 422 00:23:21,590 --> 00:23:25,091 I haven't seen him. Makes me wonder what I'm doing here. 423 00:23:25,158 --> 00:23:27,350 It sounds like you two are close. 424 00:23:27,413 --> 00:23:29,914 We worked together for over a year at the shop. 425 00:23:29,971 --> 00:23:33,138 Yeah. That'll do it. Did she ever mention anything about Miguel? 426 00:23:34,211 --> 00:23:37,413 “Miguel did this. Miguel did that You know, stuff girls talk about. 427 00:23:37,477 --> 00:23:40,610 Did she ever talk about anyone else? Anyone she was seeing? 428 00:23:40,674 --> 00:23:43,773 Besides Miguel? Noway. She loves him. 429 00:23:43,838 --> 00:23:45,892 He loves her. He's a good guy. 430 00:23:45,958 --> 00:23:48,621 A little overprotective, if you ask me. How so? 431 00:23:48,685 --> 00:23:52,025 Like, a month after she got pregnant, he made her quit work. 432 00:23:52,084 --> 00:23:55,964 Like, what are you gonna do? Sit around the apartment all day getting fat? 433 00:23:59,557 --> 00:24:01,576 You interested in a burger? 434 00:24:03,057 --> 00:24:05,857 Hello? just a minute. 435 00:24:06,860 --> 00:24:09,385 These are Zachary's canceled checks over the past year. 436 00:24:09,451 --> 00:24:14,134 In the beginning of each month, he wrote a check for $3,000, payable to “Cash.” 437 00:24:14,197 --> 00:24:17,330 Walking-around money. That's a hell of a walk. 438 00:24:17,395 --> 00:24:20,528 It looks like they were all cashed at a place called Geraldo's. 439 00:24:20,593 --> 00:24:23,427 Restaurant? It could be. 440 00:24:23,487 --> 00:24:27,492 Jack, there are nine of them, starting with the month that Maria got pregnant. 441 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:31,129 It looks like they were all endorsed by someone named Anita Sanchez. 442 00:24:32,136 --> 00:24:36,923 Call the bank. Find out where and who Geraldo is. 443 00:24:36,983 --> 00:24:39,003 Pay him a visit. 444 00:24:40,417 --> 00:24:43,860 I don't want any trouble. Why? Are you doing some thing you should be ashamed of? 445 00:24:43,917 --> 00:24:47,659 I'm an honest businessman. Then you have nothing to worry about. 446 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:49,683 Did you cash that check? 447 00:24:49,740 --> 00:24:52,941 Sure. It's got my stamp. Seventy cents on the dollar. 448 00:24:53,005 --> 00:24:55,335 That's pretty good. It pays for the bum checks. 449 00:24:55,395 --> 00:24:59,710 I'm sure it does. All of these checks were endorsed by Anita Sanchez. 450 00:24:59,769 --> 00:25:02,902 Sure. And I got a bridge to sell you. 451 00:25:03,977 --> 00:25:08,120 I ask for I.D. Most people give me what they bought on Broadway for 20 bucks. 452 00:25:08,184 --> 00:25:11,593 So you don't know Anita's real name? No. But I know who does. 453 00:25:11,651 --> 00:25:14,716 She lives with this guy from the O.T.B. I know. Miguel something. 454 00:25:14,781 --> 00:25:16,973 They're always here together. 455 00:25:18,518 --> 00:25:21,181 Every month like clockwork, 456 00:25:21,243 --> 00:25:23,539 starting with the month Maria got pregnant. 457 00:25:23,599 --> 00:25:26,733 It's called a salary, Jack. She wasn't working. 458 00:25:26,797 --> 00:25:30,103 She told her friends that Miguel insisted she stay home to protect the baby. 459 00:25:30,163 --> 00:25:32,963 Which only helps to prove that he thought the baby was his. 460 00:25:33,024 --> 00:25:36,765 That's one way to look at it. The other is that they were blackmailing Arnold Zachary. 461 00:25:36,827 --> 00:25:38,916 "Pay up or we'll tell the wife. ” 462 00:25:38,982 --> 00:25:43,194 Three thousand a month, minus the check casher's cut. 463 00:25:43,255 --> 00:25:45,218 They're not what you'd call master criminals. 464 00:25:45,275 --> 00:25:47,535 That's why they got caught. Think about it. 465 00:25:47,598 --> 00:25:51,546 Zachary was worth millions. Why would they ask for nickels and dimes? 466 00:25:51,603 --> 00:25:55,310 Maybe they weren't greedy. Maybe they were just stupid. 467 00:25:55,372 --> 00:25:57,702 No. We didn't do anything wrong. 468 00:25:57,762 --> 00:25:59,781 I had to. I-- You killed someone. 469 00:26:01,027 --> 00:26:05,274 José-- He's not really Maria's baby. 470 00:26:06,614 --> 00:26:09,622 The doctor- No. Maybe this isn't the best time, Miguel. 471 00:26:09,677 --> 00:26:11,973 Sure. We can always tack on kidnapping too. 472 00:26:12,033 --> 00:26:14,398 No, no. We didn't take José. 473 00:26:14,456 --> 00:26:16,752 Mrs. Zachary, she couldn't-- 474 00:26:17,654 --> 00:26:21,028 The doctor put José inside Maria. 475 00:26:21,087 --> 00:26:24,427 Are you saying Maria is a surrogate? Yes. 476 00:26:24,486 --> 00:26:29,100 - The surrogate. - And you didn't know about this? 477 00:26:29,165 --> 00:26:31,127 Who would think to ask? 478 00:26:31,184 --> 00:26:34,122 Mr. Zachary, he pay Maria to stay healthy, 479 00:26:34,180 --> 00:26:37,153 so the baby could stay healthy. 480 00:26:37,209 --> 00:26:39,172 I-It wasn't blackmail. 481 00:26:39,229 --> 00:26:41,524 - Then why murder? - Okay Wait. Whoa. 482 00:26:41,585 --> 00:26:46,406 That's one too many questions without an offer on the table. 483 00:26:46,465 --> 00:26:49,965 - Jack? - Cart before the horse, Vanessa. 484 00:26:50,033 --> 00:26:52,156 Yeah, but we're rolling downhill, 485 00:26:52,221 --> 00:26:55,021 and we're not gonna stop until there is an offer on this table. 486 00:27:01,342 --> 00:27:05,623 That is exactly why the legislature refuses to make surrogacy contracts legal 487 00:27:05,683 --> 00:27:07,646 Oh, really? I thought it was those blinders... 488 00:27:07,703 --> 00:27:09,666 they had permanently blocking their vision. 489 00:27:09,722 --> 00:27:12,695 Not every step science takes forward is a good thing, Serena. 490 00:27:12,751 --> 00:27:15,185 It's not necessarily a bad thing either. 491 00:27:15,242 --> 00:27:17,468 If it ends in baby trafficking, it is. 492 00:27:17,531 --> 00:27:19,550 I suppose we should outlaw cars because some people... 493 00:27:19,618 --> 00:27:22,487 have a couple of drinks before they head home. 494 00:27:22,546 --> 00:27:25,852 Do I hear a little maternal instinct bleeding through? 495 00:27:25,912 --> 00:27:28,919 Some feminists might argue just the opposite. 496 00:27:28,975 --> 00:27:32,889 Legalizing surrogacy would be the ultimate step forward in women's liberation. 497 00:27:32,946 --> 00:27:36,148 It would de-biologize motherhood, and women could become mommies... 498 00:27:36,211 --> 00:27:38,943 without going through pregnancy and childbirth. 499 00:27:39,005 --> 00:27:41,024 And this is a good idea because? 500 00:27:41,092 --> 00:27:43,055 Equality ring a bell? 501 00:27:43,111 --> 00:27:45,843 Femininity would no longer be defined by fertility. 502 00:27:45,904 --> 00:27:48,911 No, that would be left to the new breeder class-- 503 00:27:48,968 --> 00:27:52,376 women who use their bodies as a means of making a living. 504 00:27:52,435 --> 00:27:54,432 We used to have a word for women like that. 505 00:27:54,487 --> 00:27:56,645 That's what the rest of the feminists argue. 506 00:27:56,709 --> 00:28:00,347 The bottom line is, is that if surrogacy were legal and regulated, 507 00:28:00,411 --> 00:28:02,374 Arnold Zachary might still be alive. 508 00:28:02,430 --> 00:28:05,265 And if we convict Miguel, maybe it won't happen again. 509 00:28:05,325 --> 00:28:07,690 And how big of an “if” is that? 510 00:28:07,748 --> 00:28:10,514 Two illegal aliens killing over an illegal contract. 511 00:28:10,576 --> 00:28:15,465 I'd say the “if” is smaller than a slice of bread inside the bread box. 512 00:28:18,990 --> 00:28:21,619 On the night of November the 11th, 513 00:28:21,683 --> 00:28:23,646 the defendant, Miguel Camacho, 514 00:28:23,702 --> 00:28:27,582 went to visit Arnold Zachary in his office. 515 00:28:28,516 --> 00:28:32,154 The two men had business to discuss. 516 00:28:32,218 --> 00:28:35,385 They had a disagreement. Words got heated. 517 00:28:35,449 --> 00:28:37,606 Threats were made, 518 00:28:37,670 --> 00:28:42,215 and Arnold Zachary ended up dead on the floor of his office... 519 00:28:42,282 --> 00:28:45,254 with three broken ribs, a broken jaw, 520 00:28:45,311 --> 00:28:49,856 internal bleeding and a coronary arrest. 521 00:28:49,922 --> 00:28:52,481 Those are the facts in this case. 522 00:28:52,547 --> 00:28:58,411 Everything else you will hear, no matter how emotional, is irrelevant-- 523 00:28:58,471 --> 00:29:01,742 a smoke screen designed to obfuscate the facts. 524 00:29:02,812 --> 00:29:05,441 When you ignore the irrelevancies, 525 00:29:05,505 --> 00:29:07,765 when you blow away the smoke, 526 00:29:08,770 --> 00:29:12,580 you will have no choice but to find the defendant guilty... 527 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:15,234 of murder in the second degree. 528 00:29:21,526 --> 00:29:26,277 A woman being asked to give up her baby-- 529 00:29:26,339 --> 00:29:28,428 irrelevant. 530 00:29:28,493 --> 00:29:31,500 A man trying to stay in this country-- 531 00:29:31,556 --> 00:29:33,553 smoke screen. 532 00:29:33,610 --> 00:29:38,832 I'll tell you what. That's one cold-hearted prosecutor we've got here. 533 00:29:39,870 --> 00:29:41,833 Let me tell you a little story. 534 00:29:41,889 --> 00:29:46,205 My client and his girlfriend, Maria Villanueva, 535 00:29:46,265 --> 00:29:49,204 left the barrios of El Chorro, Mexico. 536 00:29:49,260 --> 00:29:52,967 They left the dirt and the filth and disease. 537 00:29:53,030 --> 00:29:56,875 They left the drug dealers that would kill you just as soon as look at you, 538 00:29:56,934 --> 00:29:58,691 and they came here. 539 00:29:58,752 --> 00:30:01,518 They got jobs. And everything was hunky-dory. 540 00:30:01,579 --> 00:30:05,251 until Maria's boss came to her with an ultimatum. 541 00:30:05,315 --> 00:30:08,552 He said to her, "Maria, 542 00:30:08,613 --> 00:30:12,929 I want you to act as a surrogate for my wife and me. 543 00:30:12,989 --> 00:30:17,202 I want you to carry our baby.“ Maria was 24 years old. 544 00:30:17,263 --> 00:30:19,731 The last thing she wanted to be was pregnant, 545 00:30:19,788 --> 00:30:22,990 never mind with someone else's baby. 546 00:30:23,052 --> 00:30:26,725 She told him as much. But he said to her, 547 00:30:26,789 --> 00:30:30,634 “You do it, or I'll ship your Mexican ass back to El Chorro." 548 00:30:30,692 --> 00:30:33,631 Objection! Maria was as good as raped, 549 00:30:33,688 --> 00:30:35,410 ladies and gentlemen. Counselor. 550 00:30:35,473 --> 00:30:38,813 A figurative gun was held to her head by the so-called victim-- 551 00:30:38,872 --> 00:30:41,465 - Chambers, Your Honor. - Now! 552 00:30:41,531 --> 00:30:44,698 Rape? A gun to her head? 553 00:30:44,762 --> 00:30:47,321 It's all inflammatory I want a mistrial. 554 00:30:47,387 --> 00:30:51,128 Excuse me, but what Mr. Zachary did to Maria-- that's inflammatory. 555 00:30:51,191 --> 00:30:53,819 Sweatshops are illegal. Slavery is illegal. 556 00:30:53,883 --> 00:30:55,846 But forced childbirth, that's okay? 557 00:30:55,902 --> 00:30:59,242 She could have said no. Have you ever been to El Chorro? 558 00:30:59,302 --> 00:31:01,299 Believe me, you'd do anything not to go there. 559 00:31:01,356 --> 00:31:04,798 - Your Honor, the Zacharys paid Maria. - To eat and to pay for heat... 560 00:31:04,856 --> 00:31:06,819 while she was carrying their child. 561 00:31:06,875 --> 00:31:09,882 The law says that the circumstances of the surrogacy... 562 00:31:09,938 --> 00:31:13,645 are irrelevant when it comes to the defendant's guilt on the murder charge. 563 00:31:13,707 --> 00:31:16,979 You know, the truth is, Mr. McCoy, unless they changed the law, 564 00:31:17,039 --> 00:31:21,493 the defense is permitted to present any reasonable defense it sees fit. 565 00:31:21,550 --> 00:31:24,316 Not without a modicum of proof! Hey, I have witnesses. 566 00:31:24,377 --> 00:31:27,407 Or are you gonna keep them off the stand 'cause they don't have their green cards yet? 567 00:31:27,473 --> 00:31:29,665 No, but if they're not already on your witness list-- 568 00:31:29,729 --> 00:31:33,976 Your Honor, my client just informed me of the facts surrounding the surrogacy. 569 00:31:34,037 --> 00:31:36,837 Here's a novel idea. Try talking to your client. 570 00:31:36,898 --> 00:31:39,365 He doesn't understand the system. He may not be the only one. 571 00:31:39,422 --> 00:31:42,486 - Are you calling me a liar? - I'm saying that you're carrying... 572 00:31:42,552 --> 00:31:44,675 zealous representation to an absurd extreme. 573 00:31:44,740 --> 00:31:48,515 - This is your third defense. - And that's for the jury to decide. 574 00:31:48,577 --> 00:31:51,102 But without witnesses, there is no decision. 575 00:31:51,168 --> 00:31:53,727 Excuse me, counselor. Weren't you the one... 576 00:31:53,794 --> 00:31:57,432 who argued against hollow formalities in the law? 577 00:31:57,496 --> 00:31:59,688 Your Honor- Don't worry. 578 00:31:59,752 --> 00:32:02,415 I'll give you time to talk to Ms. Galiano's witnesses. 579 00:32:02,477 --> 00:32:04,738 As soon as she finds them. 580 00:32:06,853 --> 00:32:11,203 I've been performing I.V.F. -- in vitro fertilization-- for almost 10 years. 581 00:32:11,262 --> 00:32:14,028 Thats thousands of healthy babies. 582 00:32:14,090 --> 00:32:17,590 Was there anything unique about the Zacharys' case, Dr. Harrington? 583 00:32:17,657 --> 00:32:22,444 Not particularly. I implanted a fertilized ovum into a healthy young woman. 584 00:32:22,504 --> 00:32:25,236 - Maria Villanueva. - That's correct. 585 00:32:25,297 --> 00:32:29,211 Are you aware of how she came to agree to be a surrogate? 586 00:32:29,269 --> 00:32:31,932 She said she was a friend of Mr. Zachary 587 00:32:31,995 --> 00:32:34,187 Did she at any time give the impression... 588 00:32:34,251 --> 00:32:38,325 that she had been forced or coerced in anyway into carrying the child? 589 00:32:38,391 --> 00:32:41,019 Quite the contrary. She seemed excited about it. 590 00:32:41,083 --> 00:32:44,824 Certainly, I wouldn't have been involved if I thought there was anything underhanded going on. 591 00:32:44,886 --> 00:32:46,905 Thank you, Doctor. 592 00:32:50,878 --> 00:32:54,218 Are you aware, Doctor, that most surrogate mothers... 593 00:32:54,277 --> 00:32:57,686 earn just above the poverty level? Yes. 594 00:32:57,743 --> 00:33:01,014 And that over 40 percent of them are unemployed? 595 00:33:01,076 --> 00:33:03,543 - Yes. - Well, did you ever wonder why? 596 00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:07,984 I'm not a sociologist. Could it be they're not all that altruistic? 597 00:33:08,043 --> 00:33:10,408 Objection. Withdrawn. 598 00:33:10,466 --> 00:33:13,439 Were you there when Maria decided to become a fetus-sitter? 599 00:33:13,495 --> 00:33:17,099 Objection. What the hell would you call her? 600 00:33:17,164 --> 00:33:19,127 Answer the question, Doctor. 601 00:33:21,069 --> 00:33:23,124 No. She had already made up her mind. 602 00:33:23,189 --> 00:33:26,793 So you don't really know what went into the making of that decision, do you? 603 00:33:26,858 --> 00:33:29,359 Not firsthand, no. 604 00:33:33,353 --> 00:33:37,807 You know, when you're a kid, you get the Barbie doll, you play mommy 605 00:33:37,864 --> 00:33:41,170 I know it's not fashionable or P.C. 606 00:33:41,229 --> 00:33:43,192 Finally, it was gonna happen for me, 607 00:33:43,249 --> 00:33:47,254 thanks to men like Dr. Harrington, thanks to science. 608 00:33:47,322 --> 00:33:50,524 And don't forget the girls like Maria Villanueva. Of course not. 609 00:33:51,697 --> 00:33:55,105 - Maria was an angel. - You spent time with her, did you? 610 00:33:55,164 --> 00:33:58,836 At first, I didn't think I'd want to. I don't know. Maybe it was jealousy 611 00:33:58,900 --> 00:34:03,514 Maybe I was just scared that someday I'd be walking through FAO Schwarz with my baby, 612 00:34:03,578 --> 00:34:07,527 and I'd see her, and I wouldn't know what to say or how to act. 613 00:34:07,583 --> 00:34:11,565 But... Arnold said she wanted to meet me. 614 00:34:11,622 --> 00:34:14,526 So we had dinner, and I was glad we did. 615 00:34:14,585 --> 00:34:17,178 She seemed wonderful. A real angel. 616 00:34:17,244 --> 00:34:21,731 Did you or your husband ever pressure her in to doing anything she didn't want to do? 617 00:34:21,787 --> 00:34:26,642 Absolutely not. Sure, she was a little nervous at first, but so was I. 618 00:34:26,701 --> 00:34:29,295 I didn't know what to say. 619 00:34:29,359 --> 00:34:33,778 I mean, what do you say to someone who's gonna be carrying your eggs? 620 00:34:33,836 --> 00:34:35,925 But it all worked out until-- 621 00:34:44,943 --> 00:34:47,606 Maybe it would have worked out differently... 622 00:34:47,670 --> 00:34:50,333 if you got together more than that one dinner. 623 00:34:50,396 --> 00:34:53,231 I was warned not to get too close, Just in case. 624 00:34:53,290 --> 00:34:57,100 Just in case what? I know surrogates sometimes change their minds. 625 00:34:57,161 --> 00:35:01,442 Is that why you picked someone who couldn't possibly mount a legal fight against you? 626 00:35:01,503 --> 00:35:04,705 Objection. Withdrawn. 627 00:35:04,768 --> 00:35:08,509 Did you ever accompany Maria to her medical checkups? 628 00:35:08,571 --> 00:35:11,636 - No. - This angel that was carrying your baby, 629 00:35:11,702 --> 00:35:13,665 you weren't interested in how she was doing? 630 00:35:13,721 --> 00:35:16,280 - Of course I was. - But you never went up... 631 00:35:16,346 --> 00:35:19,651 to Spanish Harlem to visit to have a cup of tea, to shoot the breeze? 632 00:35:19,712 --> 00:35:21,870 To be honest, I didn't know where she lived. 633 00:35:21,933 --> 00:35:24,998 You never asked? No. 634 00:35:25,063 --> 00:35:27,026 You said that you were aware that surrogates... 635 00:35:27,083 --> 00:35:29,711 sometimes change their minds about giving away their babies. 636 00:35:29,776 --> 00:35:31,669 Did you and your husband have a plan 637 00:35:31,728 --> 00:35:34,425 you know, just in case Maria slammed on the brakes? 638 00:35:34,488 --> 00:35:36,451 I guess we'd just find another one. 639 00:35:36,507 --> 00:35:38,733 Another what? Womb. 640 00:35:40,849 --> 00:35:44,889 - Like a pizza oven? - A pizza oven is a lot cheaper. 641 00:35:46,133 --> 00:35:49,140 This girl, we were paying her $3, 000 a month. 642 00:35:49,196 --> 00:35:51,697 That's on top of her salary from the company 643 00:35:51,754 --> 00:35:55,736 Some people would say what you're getting is priceless. 644 00:35:55,793 --> 00:35:58,800 What I'm paying for is what I don't get. 645 00:35:58,856 --> 00:36:01,187 And that is? Lower back pains, 646 00:36:01,246 --> 00:36:03,243 morning sickness and stretch marks. 647 00:36:03,299 --> 00:36:06,133 Excuse me. I'm a little confused. 648 00:36:07,136 --> 00:36:11,750 Are you saying that you are physically able to bear children? 649 00:36:12,824 --> 00:36:17,369 - I never said I couldn't have a baby. - Whoa. Let me get this straight. 650 00:36:17,435 --> 00:36:21,475 Your husband is dead, my client is on trial for his life... 651 00:36:21,542 --> 00:36:25,352 because you wanted to maintain your figure? 652 00:36:37,562 --> 00:36:41,705 What the hell happened in there? Besides our star witness ruining our case? 653 00:36:41,770 --> 00:36:44,800 Would it have been so hard for her to act a little human on the stand? 654 00:36:44,866 --> 00:36:46,955 Well, she sure as hell did before I prepped her. 655 00:36:47,020 --> 00:36:49,613 So, when should I be expecting your call? 656 00:36:49,679 --> 00:36:51,871 About what? Come on, Jack. 657 00:36:51,934 --> 00:36:54,999 After that show, my offer of man two should be lookin' pretty damn good. 658 00:36:55,064 --> 00:36:59,678 Of course, you can keep talking, but unless I hear magic words, I'm not listening. 659 00:36:59,743 --> 00:37:01,866 What magic words? "Time served.” 660 00:37:01,931 --> 00:37:04,456 At least you didn't say an innocent man. He killed a man. 661 00:37:04,522 --> 00:37:08,264 - Just because Mrs. Zachary-- - I, for one, am willing to wager... 662 00:37:08,325 --> 00:37:11,160 that jury now thinks birds of a feather marry each other. 663 00:37:11,220 --> 00:37:13,240 She's despicable. He's got to be just as bad. 664 00:37:13,307 --> 00:37:16,246 What do you say, Jack? Time's up. You know me. 665 00:37:16,302 --> 00:37:19,206 I always love swinging for the fences. 666 00:37:21,149 --> 00:37:24,156 I wanna know what happened between the time you prepped Mrs. Zachary... 667 00:37:24,212 --> 00:37:26,771 and when I put her on the stand. 668 00:37:26,837 --> 00:37:30,647 She trapped me. We prepped you for hours. 669 00:37:30,708 --> 00:37:33,233 We asked you every conceivable question they could ask. 670 00:37:33,300 --> 00:37:35,263 I got nervous. 671 00:37:35,319 --> 00:37:39,232 Mrs. Zachary this is the trial of the man who killed your husband, 672 00:37:39,291 --> 00:37:42,125 the one person you loved in the world, 673 00:37:42,185 --> 00:37:44,549 and you're saying you just screwed it up? 674 00:37:44,609 --> 00:37:47,134 You have no idea how much I loved him. 675 00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:49,163 Oh, my God. 676 00:37:49,220 --> 00:37:52,720 No, Jack, there are actually two people in the world she loved. 677 00:37:52,788 --> 00:37:55,622 I've never been pregnant, Mrs. Zachary, 678 00:37:55,682 --> 00:37:59,022 but I gotta tell you, I can't imagine any woman, no matter how bitchy, 679 00:37:59,081 --> 00:38:03,499 avoiding the entire process over something as trivial as stretch marks. 680 00:38:03,558 --> 00:38:07,162 If you haven't noticed, I'm not any woman. 681 00:38:07,227 --> 00:38:11,610 Actually, I suspect you're not as different as you'd have the world believe. 682 00:38:15,304 --> 00:38:17,359 You want a baby. 683 00:38:17,425 --> 00:38:20,558 You want one so badly you'd do anything, 684 00:38:20,622 --> 00:38:24,697 even commit perjury to ensure an acquittal for the man who killed your husband. 685 00:38:24,762 --> 00:38:28,538 That's crazy. Miguel killed Arnie. 686 00:38:28,599 --> 00:38:30,757 It was all an act, Jack. 687 00:38:30,821 --> 00:38:34,999 Mrs. Zachary wanted the jury to hate her, and therefore hate her husband 688 00:38:35,061 --> 00:38:37,494 Miguel gets to walk. You get to keep the baby. 689 00:38:37,552 --> 00:38:39,571 You had a deal from the beginning. 690 00:38:39,639 --> 00:38:43,047 Isn't that right, Mrs. Zachary? Why do you care so damn much? 691 00:38:43,106 --> 00:38:45,539 Because your husband was murdered. 692 00:38:45,596 --> 00:38:48,362 And that baby is all I have left of him 693 00:38:50,242 --> 00:38:52,572 I have friends who by their 26 birthday... 694 00:38:52,631 --> 00:38:55,156 were already on their second husbands. 695 00:38:56,165 --> 00:39:00,446 Me-- I've been through three miscarriages. 696 00:39:01,651 --> 00:39:05,094 It's funny, I got into Smith College, early decision. 697 00:39:05,152 --> 00:39:07,171 Do you know how difficult? 698 00:39:08,417 --> 00:39:12,227 I graduated magna cum laude and had my master's degree before I was 21. 699 00:39:13,229 --> 00:39:15,662 I married the man of my dreams. 700 00:39:16,663 --> 00:39:18,626 We had everything. 701 00:39:18,682 --> 00:39:22,159 Friends, money. 702 00:39:22,216 --> 00:39:25,785 House in the Hamptons during the summer, the condo in Aspen. 703 00:39:28,544 --> 00:39:30,770 I was the perfect person... 704 00:39:31,842 --> 00:39:34,608 with the perfect life. 705 00:39:34,670 --> 00:39:36,930 And everything was perfect, 706 00:39:37,934 --> 00:39:40,459 except for my imperfect uterus. 707 00:39:42,175 --> 00:39:46,628 I'd walk through Arnie's factory and look down at all these women, 708 00:39:47,695 --> 00:39:52,952 gossiping about nonsense, sewing buttons for $3 an hour... 709 00:39:53,012 --> 00:39:56,995 so they could go home to their 12 kids, and I-- 710 00:40:02,100 --> 00:40:04,464 I was this close to a baby. 711 00:40:07,015 --> 00:40:10,045 Did Miguel and Maria try to extort money from you? 712 00:40:10,111 --> 00:40:13,680 All I know is Miguel left a message on our machine. 713 00:40:15,799 --> 00:40:18,772 He wanted to see Arnie alone at the office that night. 714 00:40:18,829 --> 00:40:21,733 Why didn't you tell the police about this? 715 00:40:21,790 --> 00:40:25,532 He killed Arnie! I didn't know what he would do to my baby! 716 00:40:30,440 --> 00:40:32,563 We have to talk. Things have changed. 717 00:40:32,628 --> 00:40:36,438 I'll be in your office in one hour. Be there. 718 00:40:36,499 --> 00:40:40,504 I'm sure you recognize this. 719 00:40:40,572 --> 00:40:44,015 - Where'd it come from? - When Mr. Zachary didn't come home 720 00:40:44,072 --> 00:40:47,412 his wife thought this might come in handy someday. 721 00:40:47,471 --> 00:40:49,802 What? To blackmail my client? 722 00:40:49,861 --> 00:40:52,558 Well, it takes one to know one, Vanessa. 723 00:40:52,621 --> 00:40:55,020 It's obvious what's going on here. 724 00:40:55,078 --> 00:40:58,315 Maria and Miguel were trying to hold up the Zacharys. 725 00:40:58,377 --> 00:41:01,911 She should be in the back of a police car right about now. 726 00:41:05,209 --> 00:41:08,984 He said if Maria help him with the baby, 727 00:41:09,046 --> 00:41:12,019 he help us, with the I.N.S., to stay here. 728 00:41:12,075 --> 00:41:14,038 She said she can do it. 729 00:41:14,095 --> 00:41:17,435 She think because the baby not hers, it's not going to be hard 730 00:41:17,494 --> 00:41:20,432 But after nine months, 731 00:41:20,489 --> 00:41:23,014 it was part of her. 732 00:41:23,081 --> 00:41:25,813 She couldn't just give it up. 733 00:41:25,875 --> 00:41:28,135 I love her, Mr. McCoy. 734 00:41:29,342 --> 00:41:33,450 I try to explain to Mr. Zachary but he got mad 735 00:41:33,515 --> 00:41:38,231 He-- He said-- He said to give the baby, 736 00:41:38,294 --> 00:41:40,853 or he's going to turn us in to the I.N.S., 737 00:41:40,920 --> 00:41:43,754 and they send us back to Mexico. 738 00:41:46,170 --> 00:41:48,190 Very persuasive, Miguel. 739 00:41:54,955 --> 00:41:57,354 Eloquent. 740 00:42:00,205 --> 00:42:02,168 It's time, Jack. 741 00:42:02,225 --> 00:42:04,658 You talk, I listen. 742 00:42:15,150 --> 00:42:18,627 He agreed to man one. He'll do 15. Sounds generous. 743 00:42:18,683 --> 00:42:22,252 The day he gets out, he's deported. What about his sidekick? 744 00:42:22,319 --> 00:42:27,001 It turns out Maria and her child were long gone before the cops ever got to her apartment. 745 00:42:27,065 --> 00:42:29,062 My guess is back to El Chorro. 746 00:42:29,117 --> 00:42:33,800 Between mom and apple pie, I don't know many women who would choose the latter.