1 00:00:08,921 --> 00:00:09,270 . 2 00:00:09,313 --> 00:00:11,098 - In the criminal justice system, 3 00:00:11,141 --> 00:00:12,403 the people are represented 4 00:00:12,447 --> 00:00:15,145 by two separate, yet equally important groups: 5 00:00:15,189 --> 00:00:17,060 the police, who investigate crime, 6 00:00:17,104 --> 00:00:20,020 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 7 00:00:20,063 --> 00:00:21,760 These are their stories. 8 00:00:23,545 --> 00:00:26,156 - We need to go over your schedule for next week. 9 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,028 The Freedom Caucus is rallying for the ban 10 00:00:28,071 --> 00:00:29,681 on trans athletes in women's sports. 11 00:00:29,725 --> 00:00:31,118 They want you in D.C. to support-- 12 00:00:31,161 --> 00:00:33,033 - No, can we just talk about this tomorrow? 13 00:00:33,076 --> 00:00:34,512 I am fried. 14 00:00:34,556 --> 00:00:36,210 - This is a great opportunity for you to get attention 15 00:00:36,253 --> 00:00:38,125 from the national press. We need to nail this down. 16 00:00:38,168 --> 00:00:40,301 - And we will, but right now, all I wanna do 17 00:00:40,344 --> 00:00:43,347 is enjoy a nice glass of red wine and some quiet. 18 00:00:43,391 --> 00:00:45,480 Today was supposed to be my day off, remember? 19 00:00:45,523 --> 00:00:47,699 - I'm just doing my job. - I know. I know. 20 00:00:47,743 --> 00:00:49,049 [glass crackles] 21 00:00:49,092 --> 00:00:51,138 [suspenseful music] 22 00:00:51,181 --> 00:00:53,488 What is that? 23 00:00:53,531 --> 00:00:54,924 Oh, my God. 24 00:00:54,967 --> 00:00:56,491 - We need to get you outside and contact security. 25 00:00:56,534 --> 00:00:57,753 - Ryan? 26 00:00:59,929 --> 00:01:01,235 Ryan? 27 00:01:02,410 --> 00:01:03,933 - We really shouldn't be-- 28 00:01:03,976 --> 00:01:11,071 ♪ 29 00:01:13,595 --> 00:01:15,423 - [screams] 30 00:01:16,989 --> 00:01:19,079 - DOA is Ryan Bartell, MD, 31 00:01:19,122 --> 00:01:21,342 owner and resident of the home. 32 00:01:21,385 --> 00:01:23,170 - Good lord. - Brutal. 33 00:01:23,213 --> 00:01:25,781 Let me guess-- blunt force trauma? 34 00:01:25,824 --> 00:01:27,739 - There are multiple lacerations on the front 35 00:01:27,783 --> 00:01:29,001 and side of his head. 36 00:01:29,045 --> 00:01:31,134 Looks like the killer used that desk lamp. 37 00:01:31,178 --> 00:01:32,614 Swung it like a bat. 38 00:01:32,657 --> 00:01:34,877 - A lot of rage to do that kind of damage. 39 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:36,270 - Yeah, looks like our vic 40 00:01:36,313 --> 00:01:37,880 put up a good fight, all things considered. 41 00:01:37,923 --> 00:01:40,404 - There appears to be skin and blood under his fingernails. 42 00:01:40,448 --> 00:01:42,276 I bagged his hands. - Time of death? 43 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:44,408 - You're looking at sometime late this morning, 44 00:01:44,452 --> 00:01:46,584 somewhere between 10:00 a.m. and noon. 45 00:01:46,628 --> 00:01:47,890 - Detectives. 46 00:01:47,933 --> 00:01:50,021 Checked the doors and windows like you asked. 47 00:01:50,066 --> 00:01:51,676 No sign of forced entry, 48 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:54,418 but there are cameras covering the front and rear entrances. 49 00:01:54,462 --> 00:01:55,593 - Okay. Let's get the footage, yeah? 50 00:01:55,637 --> 00:01:56,985 - I just talked to the congresswoman. 51 00:01:57,029 --> 00:01:58,944 Her head of security is gonna send it over, ASAP. 52 00:01:58,988 --> 00:02:00,207 - Congresswoman? 53 00:02:00,250 --> 00:02:01,599 - Vic's wife is Kristin Bartell, 54 00:02:01,643 --> 00:02:04,211 congresswoman from the third district. 55 00:02:04,254 --> 00:02:05,560 - Really? Bartell. 56 00:02:05,603 --> 00:02:07,997 - She loves being the center of attention. 57 00:02:08,039 --> 00:02:12,958 ♪ 58 00:02:13,002 --> 00:02:15,787 But I doubt this is the kind of attention she had in mind. 59 00:02:17,746 --> 00:02:20,879 [dramatic music] 60 00:02:20,923 --> 00:02:27,843 ♪ 61 00:03:04,358 --> 00:03:06,795 - We were married for 15 years. 62 00:03:06,838 --> 00:03:08,231 He was my whole world. 63 00:03:08,275 --> 00:03:10,190 I don't--I don't know. 64 00:03:12,453 --> 00:03:13,802 - Congresswoman, do you know anybody 65 00:03:13,845 --> 00:03:15,238 who wanted to harm your husband? 66 00:03:15,282 --> 00:03:18,023 - This isn't about him. 67 00:03:18,067 --> 00:03:20,025 He was a saint. 68 00:03:20,069 --> 00:03:21,418 This is about me. 69 00:03:21,462 --> 00:03:24,291 This is about my political views. 70 00:03:24,334 --> 00:03:26,206 This is my fault. 71 00:03:26,249 --> 00:03:27,555 - What do you mean, it's your fault? 72 00:03:27,598 --> 00:03:28,904 - That was supposed to be me. 73 00:03:28,947 --> 00:03:30,558 I was scheduled to be here all day, 74 00:03:30,601 --> 00:03:32,516 but I got called into the office last minute 75 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:34,170 for an emergency committee meeting. 76 00:03:34,214 --> 00:03:37,304 - What makes you so sure that you were the intended target? 77 00:03:37,347 --> 00:03:39,741 - I'm a conservative congresswoman in a state 78 00:03:39,784 --> 00:03:43,440 where admitting that out loud is a mortal sin. 79 00:03:43,484 --> 00:03:45,616 I'm constantly receiving threats. 80 00:03:45,660 --> 00:03:47,227 In the minds of far-left activists, 81 00:03:47,270 --> 00:03:49,316 I'm literally the devil. 82 00:03:49,359 --> 00:03:51,579 - Any of those threats stand out in particular? 83 00:03:53,233 --> 00:03:54,756 - Last week, there was an email. 84 00:03:56,758 --> 00:04:00,414 And they said that they would kill me in my own home. 85 00:04:03,721 --> 00:04:05,070 - Do you know who sent that? 86 00:04:05,114 --> 00:04:06,898 - No. 87 00:04:06,942 --> 00:04:08,552 It was anonymous. 88 00:04:08,596 --> 00:04:10,554 I just--I flagged the message for my security team. 89 00:04:15,167 --> 00:04:17,692 - "You won't know when, but one day soon, you'll turn around, 90 00:04:17,735 --> 00:04:20,216 and I'll be there, in your house, 91 00:04:20,260 --> 00:04:21,913 with no one around to save you." 92 00:04:21,957 --> 00:04:24,960 Message sent from an IP address registered in your name. 93 00:04:25,003 --> 00:04:26,701 - Yeah, I sent it. 94 00:04:26,744 --> 00:04:29,225 I should probably know better, but frankly, she deserved it. 95 00:04:29,269 --> 00:04:30,313 - How's that? 96 00:04:30,357 --> 00:04:31,575 - I'm a drag queen. 97 00:04:31,619 --> 00:04:34,317 I started a program, Read the House Down. 98 00:04:34,361 --> 00:04:36,406 Once a week, me and other queens 99 00:04:36,450 --> 00:04:39,409 volunteer to read to kids from the community. 100 00:04:39,453 --> 00:04:41,019 - You do it in drag? 101 00:04:41,063 --> 00:04:43,239 - Well, the idea is to get kids excited about reading 102 00:04:43,283 --> 00:04:45,023 by making it fun. 103 00:04:45,067 --> 00:04:48,026 - Aren't drag queens more of an--an adult thing? 104 00:04:48,070 --> 00:04:50,332 - Drag is just a celebration of who you are. 105 00:04:50,377 --> 00:04:52,466 The kids love it. It makes it fun. 106 00:04:52,509 --> 00:04:53,945 - There's nothing fun about sending a threat 107 00:04:53,989 --> 00:04:56,034 to that congresswoman. - I was being dramatic. 108 00:04:56,078 --> 00:04:58,907 But Bartell introduced a bill that would ban children 109 00:04:58,950 --> 00:05:00,561 from being exposed to drag queens. 110 00:05:00,604 --> 00:05:02,258 It's a coded way of telling the crazies 111 00:05:02,302 --> 00:05:03,520 out there that we're pedophiles. 112 00:05:03,564 --> 00:05:05,522 It sparked all kinds of online hate, 113 00:05:05,566 --> 00:05:07,568 so I thought she should know what it felt like. 114 00:05:07,611 --> 00:05:09,744 - You seem angry. - Damn right I am. 115 00:05:09,787 --> 00:05:11,615 - Angry enough to show up at Kristin Bartell's 116 00:05:11,659 --> 00:05:12,964 house yesterday morning? 117 00:05:13,008 --> 00:05:14,531 - I would never actually do anything like that. 118 00:05:14,575 --> 00:05:15,663 I'm a pacifist. 119 00:05:15,706 --> 00:05:17,229 - All the same, where were you 120 00:05:17,273 --> 00:05:19,275 yesterday morning at 10:00 a.m.? 121 00:05:19,319 --> 00:05:20,798 - [sighs] 122 00:05:20,842 --> 00:05:22,496 - Dwayne Washington was at a photo shoot 123 00:05:22,539 --> 00:05:24,541 for his literacy program at the time of the murder. 124 00:05:24,585 --> 00:05:26,891 - Wow, that's some great contouring. 125 00:05:26,935 --> 00:05:29,807 - Hmm. - But where does that leave us? 126 00:05:29,851 --> 00:05:34,595 I'm being hounded by City Hall, One PP, Capitol Police, it's-- 127 00:05:34,638 --> 00:05:36,901 - M.E. was able to retrieve DNA 128 00:05:36,945 --> 00:05:38,468 from under Bartell's fingernails, 129 00:05:38,512 --> 00:05:39,991 but there's no match in the system. 130 00:05:40,034 --> 00:05:42,429 - Okay, what about footage from the security cameras? 131 00:05:42,472 --> 00:05:43,691 - Still waiting on the congresswoman's 132 00:05:43,734 --> 00:05:45,040 people to send it over. 133 00:05:45,082 --> 00:05:46,389 - We're combing through all the threats 134 00:05:46,433 --> 00:05:47,477 she's received in the past few months 135 00:05:47,521 --> 00:05:48,913 to see if any of them seem credible. 136 00:05:48,957 --> 00:05:51,307 - I've got something interesting. 137 00:05:51,351 --> 00:05:54,005 I've been going through the street cam footage we pulled. 138 00:05:54,049 --> 00:05:55,964 This car shows up at an intersection 139 00:05:56,007 --> 00:05:58,096 near the crime scene multiple times 140 00:05:58,140 --> 00:05:59,402 the morning of the murder. 141 00:05:59,446 --> 00:06:01,491 - So it's circling the block? 142 00:06:01,535 --> 00:06:02,927 - It looks that way. 143 00:06:02,971 --> 00:06:06,627 And check this--the car belongs to a Paul Koening. 144 00:06:06,670 --> 00:06:09,238 Multiple arrests for rioting, inciting violence, 145 00:06:09,281 --> 00:06:10,674 and stalking. 146 00:06:10,718 --> 00:06:13,068 - All right, guys. You know what to do. 147 00:06:13,111 --> 00:06:16,027 [suspenseful music] 148 00:06:16,071 --> 00:06:17,812 ♪ 149 00:06:17,855 --> 00:06:19,727 - Okay, I have your oat milk cappuccino. 150 00:06:19,770 --> 00:06:22,207 Here you go. - Thank you. 151 00:06:22,251 --> 00:06:23,687 - NYPD. 152 00:06:23,731 --> 00:06:25,907 We need to talk to the owner, Paul Koening. 153 00:06:25,950 --> 00:06:26,864 - He's not here. 154 00:06:26,908 --> 00:06:28,518 - Know where we can find him? 155 00:06:28,562 --> 00:06:30,477 - Nah, man. I just work here. 156 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,828 [clattering, rustling] 157 00:06:33,871 --> 00:06:35,003 - Mind if we take a look around? 158 00:06:35,046 --> 00:06:36,483 - I--I don't know, I think, uh-- 159 00:06:36,526 --> 00:06:38,659 don't you have to have a warrant or whatever? 160 00:06:43,011 --> 00:06:44,752 - You wouldn't be Paul, would you? 161 00:06:44,795 --> 00:06:45,883 NYPD. 162 00:06:50,758 --> 00:06:52,194 - Where are you running to, Paul? 163 00:06:52,237 --> 00:06:53,587 - I didn't do anything. 164 00:06:57,068 --> 00:06:58,505 - You sure about that? 165 00:07:06,861 --> 00:07:07,078 . 166 00:07:07,122 --> 00:07:08,993 - Some interesting reading material 167 00:07:09,037 --> 00:07:10,691 you got there in your bag, Paul. 168 00:07:10,734 --> 00:07:14,129 You Antifa folks got a real way with words. 169 00:07:14,172 --> 00:07:15,957 - Quite the artist, too, huh? 170 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:17,959 - You are part of Antifa, right? 171 00:07:18,002 --> 00:07:19,874 - It's not a group you join 172 00:07:19,917 --> 00:07:22,006 with membership fees or whatever. 173 00:07:22,050 --> 00:07:23,791 It's a political stance, an understanding 174 00:07:23,834 --> 00:07:25,445 of what's right or wrong. 175 00:07:25,488 --> 00:07:26,576 - Oh, so you think it's right 176 00:07:26,620 --> 00:07:28,186 to murder a politician's husband? 177 00:07:28,230 --> 00:07:30,014 - I had nothing to do with what happened to Ryan Bartell. 178 00:07:30,058 --> 00:07:33,582 - Paul, we got video of you in the neighborhood 179 00:07:33,627 --> 00:07:36,194 of a U.S. congresswoman whose husband was beaten to death, 180 00:07:36,238 --> 00:07:38,153 five minutes before his murder. 181 00:07:38,196 --> 00:07:39,720 And we just caught you walking around 182 00:07:39,763 --> 00:07:41,461 with a nightstick and devil photos 183 00:07:41,504 --> 00:07:42,810 of the same congresswoman. 184 00:07:42,853 --> 00:07:43,898 Do the math. 185 00:07:43,941 --> 00:07:45,203 - Enlighten me here, Paul. 186 00:07:45,247 --> 00:07:48,555 You get to her house, she's not there, 187 00:07:48,598 --> 00:07:50,861 so you murdered the husband? 188 00:07:50,905 --> 00:07:53,211 He was a family doctor. Why did he deserve that? 189 00:07:53,255 --> 00:07:55,823 - I never went inside the house. 190 00:07:55,866 --> 00:07:57,302 I was just checking out the area 191 00:07:57,346 --> 00:07:59,391 because we were planning a peaceful protest 192 00:07:59,435 --> 00:08:00,958 outside of Bartell's home. 193 00:08:01,002 --> 00:08:03,178 - You wanna protest outside of a private residence 194 00:08:03,221 --> 00:08:05,180 with a baton, and you wanna call it peaceful? 195 00:08:05,223 --> 00:08:07,443 - Politicians like Kristin Bartell 196 00:08:07,487 --> 00:08:09,837 want to insert themselves into the private lives 197 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:11,882 of every citizen in the country. 198 00:08:11,926 --> 00:08:13,797 So why shouldn't their personal space be fair game? 199 00:08:13,841 --> 00:08:15,669 - If you didn't do anything wrong, 200 00:08:15,712 --> 00:08:17,714 why did you try to run? 201 00:08:17,758 --> 00:08:19,716 - Because I don't trust the police. 202 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:21,762 - Submit to a DNA test. 203 00:08:21,805 --> 00:08:23,459 - And help an authoritarian state 204 00:08:23,503 --> 00:08:25,809 catalog my biological data? 205 00:08:25,853 --> 00:08:27,376 Go to hell. 206 00:08:27,419 --> 00:08:29,509 - Choice number two is, we charge you with murder. 207 00:08:32,424 --> 00:08:33,424 - Hey, Lou. 208 00:08:33,469 --> 00:08:34,644 We put a rush on Koening's DNA-- 209 00:08:34,688 --> 00:08:35,863 not a match. 210 00:08:35,905 --> 00:08:37,255 - And the lab wasn't able to find 211 00:08:37,299 --> 00:08:39,213 any traces of blood on the baton. 212 00:08:39,256 --> 00:08:41,085 - So he's not our killer. - Doesn't look like it. 213 00:08:41,129 --> 00:08:43,827 - All right. Cut him loose. 214 00:08:43,871 --> 00:08:46,874 Hey, did Bartell's security team ever 215 00:08:46,917 --> 00:08:48,789 send over the footage from the brownstone? 216 00:08:48,832 --> 00:08:51,095 - You know, Vi's followed up with them a couple of times, 217 00:08:51,139 --> 00:08:52,619 but we haven't gotten anything. 218 00:08:52,662 --> 00:08:54,969 - Why don't you pay a visit to the congresswoman 219 00:08:55,012 --> 00:08:56,144 and see what the holdup is? 220 00:09:00,322 --> 00:09:03,891 - This is all of the footage from the front 221 00:09:03,934 --> 00:09:06,894 and back door cameras from the last six months. 222 00:09:06,937 --> 00:09:08,156 - Thank you. 223 00:09:08,199 --> 00:09:10,201 - I apologize for the delay, 224 00:09:10,245 --> 00:09:12,160 but we had a little complication 225 00:09:12,203 --> 00:09:13,770 we were trying to sort out. 226 00:09:13,814 --> 00:09:15,729 - What kind of complication? 227 00:09:15,772 --> 00:09:18,993 - Well, the footage that you're probably most interested in-- 228 00:09:19,036 --> 00:09:21,473 footage from the morning that Ryan was murdered-- 229 00:09:21,517 --> 00:09:22,474 doesn't exist. 230 00:09:23,954 --> 00:09:25,608 - Why is that? 231 00:09:25,652 --> 00:09:26,914 - Someone shut down the system. 232 00:09:26,957 --> 00:09:29,307 - Someone? The killer? 233 00:09:29,351 --> 00:09:30,744 - No. 234 00:09:30,787 --> 00:09:33,007 My husband. 235 00:09:33,050 --> 00:09:35,618 - Now, why would he do that? 236 00:09:35,662 --> 00:09:37,185 - Well, I'm not sure, 237 00:09:37,228 --> 00:09:39,448 but I do know that he occasionally sees patients 238 00:09:39,491 --> 00:09:41,537 in his home office, and for some of them, 239 00:09:41,581 --> 00:09:44,758 he deactivates the cameras for privacy reasons. 240 00:09:44,801 --> 00:09:47,717 [suspenseful music] 241 00:09:47,761 --> 00:09:51,068 ♪ 242 00:09:51,112 --> 00:09:53,027 - Dr. Bartell was such a good man. 243 00:09:53,070 --> 00:09:54,637 It makes me sick to my stomach when I think 244 00:09:54,681 --> 00:09:55,943 about what happened to him. 245 00:09:55,986 --> 00:09:57,771 - Sorry for your loss. 246 00:09:57,814 --> 00:09:59,076 When was the last time you saw him? 247 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:01,644 - Um, the morning he was killed, 248 00:10:01,688 --> 00:10:02,819 he called to say that he wouldn't 249 00:10:02,863 --> 00:10:04,908 be in until the afternoon. 250 00:10:04,952 --> 00:10:05,996 - Was that unusual? 251 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:07,607 - Uh, not really. 252 00:10:07,650 --> 00:10:09,609 If he only had paperwork or patient follow-up calls to do, 253 00:10:09,652 --> 00:10:11,698 he often just did it from his home office. 254 00:10:11,741 --> 00:10:13,961 I'm pretty sure I can access his personal calendar, 255 00:10:14,004 --> 00:10:15,136 if you want me to check that. 256 00:10:15,179 --> 00:10:16,572 - That would be very helpful. 257 00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:18,269 - Thank you. 258 00:10:23,013 --> 00:10:24,928 Huh. That's odd. 259 00:10:24,972 --> 00:10:26,321 - What's odd? 260 00:10:26,364 --> 00:10:27,975 - Uh, he has an appointment blocked out 261 00:10:28,018 --> 00:10:29,324 at 11:00 a.m. that day, 262 00:10:29,367 --> 00:10:31,413 but there's no patient name listed. 263 00:10:31,456 --> 00:10:33,589 Just the letters TM. 264 00:10:33,633 --> 00:10:35,199 - I take it that's unusual? 265 00:10:38,681 --> 00:10:40,988 Bartell's assistant went back over his calendar 266 00:10:41,031 --> 00:10:42,685 and found four other appointments 267 00:10:42,729 --> 00:10:45,079 with the letters TM over the past three months. 268 00:10:45,122 --> 00:10:46,994 - Vi's going over the security footage now 269 00:10:47,037 --> 00:10:48,256 from the brownstone to see if the cameras 270 00:10:48,299 --> 00:10:49,736 were turned on for any of those. 271 00:10:49,779 --> 00:10:52,913 - Now, whether TM are initials or some kind of code, 272 00:10:52,956 --> 00:10:54,349 add that to the turned-off cameras-- 273 00:10:54,392 --> 00:10:56,351 - Bartell was hiding something. - Yeah. 274 00:10:56,394 --> 00:10:58,135 And whatever it was, likely what got him killed. 275 00:10:58,179 --> 00:11:00,094 - My money's on an affair. 276 00:11:00,137 --> 00:11:01,486 - You got anything? 277 00:11:01,530 --> 00:11:02,705 - Possibly. 278 00:11:02,749 --> 00:11:04,359 Bartell consistently turned off the feeds 279 00:11:04,402 --> 00:11:06,187 before each of these TM meetings, 280 00:11:06,230 --> 00:11:07,884 but it looks like he didn't start doing that 281 00:11:07,928 --> 00:11:09,364 until after the first one. 282 00:11:09,407 --> 00:11:11,845 - So do you have video of the suspect? 283 00:11:11,888 --> 00:11:13,324 - The appointment was at 11:00. 284 00:11:13,368 --> 00:11:15,849 So that's right about here. 285 00:11:15,892 --> 00:11:22,029 ♪ 286 00:11:22,072 --> 00:11:23,552 - That's a child. 287 00:11:23,595 --> 00:11:25,554 - He can't be more than 12 or 13. 288 00:11:34,432 --> 00:11:34,781 . 289 00:11:34,824 --> 00:11:36,521 - Do you recognize this kid? 290 00:11:36,565 --> 00:11:39,873 - Uh, that is our school uniform. 291 00:11:39,915 --> 00:11:42,745 Yes. That's Taylor Myers. 292 00:11:42,789 --> 00:11:44,616 - TM. 293 00:11:44,660 --> 00:11:45,966 We need to speak to Taylor. 294 00:11:46,009 --> 00:11:47,968 - He should still probably be in his advisory. 295 00:11:48,011 --> 00:11:49,012 I can take you there. 296 00:11:49,056 --> 00:11:50,231 - What grade is he in? 297 00:11:50,274 --> 00:11:51,580 - Uh, he's in the seventh grade. 298 00:11:51,623 --> 00:11:54,017 Um-- [bell rings] 299 00:11:54,061 --> 00:11:55,410 Unfortunately, he had to repeat a year 300 00:11:55,453 --> 00:11:58,935 due to a extended absence last spring. 301 00:11:58,979 --> 00:12:01,503 He's been struggling. Mental health issues. 302 00:12:01,546 --> 00:12:03,157 - Oh. 303 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:06,508 Has Taylor ever shown any signs of violent tendencies? 304 00:12:06,551 --> 00:12:08,031 - Not to my knowledge. 305 00:12:08,075 --> 00:12:09,729 At least, not directed towards others. 306 00:12:09,772 --> 00:12:12,383 Oh, there he is. Taylor. 307 00:12:12,427 --> 00:12:13,733 - Taylor Myers. 308 00:12:13,776 --> 00:12:15,299 Can we have a word? 309 00:12:15,343 --> 00:12:17,693 - Hey, kid. 310 00:12:17,737 --> 00:12:19,695 - I'll take the side. 311 00:12:19,739 --> 00:12:22,698 [tense music] 312 00:12:22,742 --> 00:12:28,573 ♪ 313 00:12:28,617 --> 00:12:29,661 - Kid, no! 314 00:12:29,705 --> 00:12:31,446 [tires screech] [horn honks] 315 00:12:34,754 --> 00:12:37,017 You okay? 316 00:12:37,060 --> 00:12:38,540 What were you thinking? 317 00:12:45,242 --> 00:12:46,722 - Taylor, right? 318 00:12:46,766 --> 00:12:52,989 Uh, what was your relationship with, uh, Ryan Bartell? 319 00:12:53,033 --> 00:12:55,383 - I--I didn't have one. 320 00:12:55,426 --> 00:12:56,645 I don't know who that is. 321 00:12:56,688 --> 00:12:58,778 - Oh, uh... 322 00:12:58,821 --> 00:13:02,607 that's you three months ago, 323 00:13:02,651 --> 00:13:04,958 going into his house. 324 00:13:05,001 --> 00:13:07,569 - Uh, uh... 325 00:13:07,612 --> 00:13:09,614 I was selling gift cards for a fundraiser at school. 326 00:13:09,658 --> 00:13:14,271 I--I knocked on a bunch of people's doors that day. 327 00:13:14,315 --> 00:13:17,013 - Taylor, we know that you were in that house for 40 minutes. 328 00:13:17,057 --> 00:13:19,233 It doesn't take that long to sell gift cards. 329 00:13:26,283 --> 00:13:28,982 - Oh, that house. That guy. 330 00:13:29,025 --> 00:13:30,853 Yeah, he was-- he was super talkative. 331 00:13:30,897 --> 00:13:34,770 I mean, he--he talked forever. I just didn't get his name. 332 00:13:34,814 --> 00:13:36,467 I never saw him again after that. 333 00:13:38,513 --> 00:13:41,298 - Okay. 334 00:13:41,342 --> 00:13:43,170 Listen. 335 00:13:43,213 --> 00:13:48,305 If this man hurt you in any way, 336 00:13:48,349 --> 00:13:50,830 you can tell us. 337 00:13:50,873 --> 00:13:52,832 It's okay. 338 00:13:52,875 --> 00:13:55,573 [apprehensive music] 339 00:13:55,617 --> 00:13:57,924 ♪ 340 00:13:57,967 --> 00:13:59,142 You're safe here. 341 00:13:59,186 --> 00:14:01,492 You can tell us what happened. 342 00:14:01,536 --> 00:14:03,016 - He didn't. 343 00:14:08,021 --> 00:14:09,631 - That's enough. 344 00:14:09,674 --> 00:14:11,807 He's answered your questions, so if there's nothing else-- 345 00:14:11,851 --> 00:14:13,417 - Yeah, we'd like to get a DNA sample 346 00:14:13,461 --> 00:14:14,941 so we can rule him out as a suspect. 347 00:14:14,984 --> 00:14:16,899 - Absolutely not. My son has done nothing wrong. 348 00:14:16,943 --> 00:14:18,858 He was at school when that man was murdered. 349 00:14:18,901 --> 00:14:20,511 We're leaving now. 350 00:14:26,474 --> 00:14:27,431 - [sighs] 351 00:14:30,565 --> 00:14:33,046 - I just spoke to the school to verify Taylor's attendance 352 00:14:33,089 --> 00:14:34,786 on the day of the murder. - And? 353 00:14:34,830 --> 00:14:37,224 - Taylor was marked as present during advisory that day, 354 00:14:37,267 --> 00:14:39,139 but according to Taylor's math teacher, 355 00:14:39,182 --> 00:14:41,445 whose class is from 11:00 to 11:50, 356 00:14:41,489 --> 00:14:42,969 Taylor was pulled out for a session 357 00:14:43,012 --> 00:14:44,100 with the school counselor. 358 00:14:44,144 --> 00:14:45,319 - Did you check with the counselor 359 00:14:45,362 --> 00:14:46,973 to see if Taylor was there? 360 00:14:47,016 --> 00:14:48,931 - I haven't been able to get ahold of her 361 00:14:48,975 --> 00:14:50,540 because she's been on bereavement leave 362 00:14:50,585 --> 00:14:52,195 the past two days. 363 00:14:52,239 --> 00:14:54,676 The school counselor is Susan Bartell. 364 00:14:54,719 --> 00:14:56,417 - Bartell? 365 00:14:56,460 --> 00:15:00,334 - Her brother is... - Ryan Bartell, our vic. 366 00:15:04,251 --> 00:15:05,600 - Taylor is a great kid. 367 00:15:05,643 --> 00:15:08,385 This is obviously some kind of mistake. 368 00:15:08,429 --> 00:15:09,952 Taylor would never hurt anyone. 369 00:15:09,996 --> 00:15:11,258 - Just answer the question, please. 370 00:15:11,301 --> 00:15:15,131 Was Taylor Myers in your office, Ms. Bartell, 371 00:15:15,175 --> 00:15:17,177 at 11:00 a.m. the day your brother was murdered? 372 00:15:20,571 --> 00:15:23,052 - Okay. Do you know where he was? 373 00:15:24,706 --> 00:15:26,229 - If you know anything that went down 374 00:15:26,273 --> 00:15:27,491 and you don't tell us, 375 00:15:27,535 --> 00:15:29,406 you could be an accomplice to murder. 376 00:15:29,450 --> 00:15:31,017 - I'm telling you, Taylor would never hurt-- 377 00:15:31,060 --> 00:15:32,409 - And we're telling you, answer the question. 378 00:15:32,453 --> 00:15:33,889 - I don't know where Taylor was. 379 00:15:33,933 --> 00:15:35,195 - Why not? You signed him out. 380 00:15:35,238 --> 00:15:37,066 He should be with you. 381 00:15:37,110 --> 00:15:38,546 - It's not what you think. 382 00:15:38,589 --> 00:15:40,069 - I hope it's not what I think, because what I think 383 00:15:40,113 --> 00:15:42,593 is that you were funneling a little boy 384 00:15:42,637 --> 00:15:45,248 to your brother's home in secret. 385 00:15:45,292 --> 00:15:47,207 - Please. Ryan wasn't molesting Taylor. 386 00:15:47,250 --> 00:15:48,686 He was treating her. 387 00:15:48,730 --> 00:15:52,516 [suspenseful music] 388 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:54,910 - Her? 389 00:15:54,954 --> 00:15:56,477 - Yes. 390 00:15:58,479 --> 00:16:00,220 Taylor is trans. 391 00:16:00,263 --> 00:16:02,918 She's known she was a girl since-- 392 00:16:02,962 --> 00:16:06,530 well, for her whole life, really. 393 00:16:06,574 --> 00:16:09,142 I've been counseling Taylor for years now. 394 00:16:09,185 --> 00:16:11,448 She's had a really tough time. 395 00:16:11,492 --> 00:16:15,148 - So what do you mean by your brother was treating her? 396 00:16:15,191 --> 00:16:16,584 - As puberty started kicking in, 397 00:16:16,627 --> 00:16:19,456 Taylor's gender dysphoria got worse. 398 00:16:19,500 --> 00:16:21,893 She was hurting herself, and it got so bad 399 00:16:21,937 --> 00:16:23,547 we feared for her life. 400 00:16:23,591 --> 00:16:27,247 But her parents forbid her from transitioning, even socially. 401 00:16:27,290 --> 00:16:30,511 - So your doctor brother was helping her, what, 402 00:16:30,554 --> 00:16:32,687 with gender reassignment or something? 403 00:16:32,730 --> 00:16:35,559 - No, nothing surgical or permanent. 404 00:16:35,603 --> 00:16:40,042 I just asked him to provide her with gender-affirming care. 405 00:16:40,086 --> 00:16:41,087 - I'm sorry. 406 00:16:41,130 --> 00:16:42,784 What does that mean, exactly? 407 00:16:42,827 --> 00:16:45,308 - He was giving her medication to block her hormones. 408 00:16:45,352 --> 00:16:47,745 It's a pause button for puberty. 409 00:16:47,789 --> 00:16:50,400 It's to provide relief for trans youth 410 00:16:50,444 --> 00:16:54,361 who feel distress going through the wrong puberty. 411 00:16:54,404 --> 00:16:55,884 - Let me get this straight. 412 00:16:55,927 --> 00:16:58,539 You conspired with your brother to medically intervene 413 00:16:58,582 --> 00:17:01,585 in a child's care without the parents' consent? 414 00:17:01,629 --> 00:17:03,631 - I was respecting her personhood. 415 00:17:03,674 --> 00:17:05,546 The medication has been used for decades 416 00:17:05,589 --> 00:17:08,417 to help non-trans children who begin puberty too early. 417 00:17:08,462 --> 00:17:11,073 If, for whatever reason, she changes her mind, 418 00:17:11,117 --> 00:17:13,075 she just stops taking the medication 419 00:17:13,118 --> 00:17:14,337 and puberty kicks in. 420 00:17:14,381 --> 00:17:16,905 It is completely safe and reversible. 421 00:17:16,948 --> 00:17:18,993 - Your brother is dead. 422 00:17:19,038 --> 00:17:20,691 So what you did wasn't that safe. 423 00:17:20,734 --> 00:17:23,694 And the last time I checked, death isn't reversible. 424 00:17:26,522 --> 00:17:28,176 No one's got a right to get between 425 00:17:28,221 --> 00:17:29,700 a parent and their child. 426 00:17:29,744 --> 00:17:31,572 - She had a student in crisis. She made a judgment call. 427 00:17:31,615 --> 00:17:33,878 - It's not her call to make. - That I get. 428 00:17:33,922 --> 00:17:35,141 What I don't get is, 429 00:17:35,184 --> 00:17:37,099 if Dr. Bartell was trying to help Taylor, 430 00:17:37,143 --> 00:17:38,535 then why would she try to kill him? 431 00:17:38,579 --> 00:17:40,102 - Who knows? Maybe violent outbursts 432 00:17:40,146 --> 00:17:41,495 are a side effect of the meds. 433 00:17:41,538 --> 00:17:43,366 A lot can go wrong when you're secretly pumping 434 00:17:43,410 --> 00:17:44,715 hormones into a teenager. 435 00:17:44,759 --> 00:17:46,326 - That theory doesn't hold, bro, 436 00:17:46,369 --> 00:17:48,154 because they weren't pumping hormones into a teenager. 437 00:17:48,197 --> 00:17:49,720 The medication was actually blocking it. 438 00:17:49,764 --> 00:17:52,723 - Whatever the answer, now we have enough evidence 439 00:17:52,767 --> 00:17:55,639 to demand Taylor's DNA. 440 00:17:55,683 --> 00:17:58,599 [tense music] 441 00:17:58,642 --> 00:18:01,167 ♪ 442 00:18:01,210 --> 00:18:02,385 - What are you doing here? 443 00:18:05,127 --> 00:18:07,086 Why did you let them in? 444 00:18:07,129 --> 00:18:08,826 - I didn't have a choice. 445 00:18:08,870 --> 00:18:11,264 - There is no way Taylor's DNA was a match. 446 00:18:13,179 --> 00:18:16,138 - I--I told you the truth. I didn't do anything, I swear. 447 00:18:16,182 --> 00:18:18,271 - It's okay, Taylor. Your dad's right. 448 00:18:18,314 --> 00:18:20,011 Your DNA was not a match. - Then leave us alone. 449 00:18:20,055 --> 00:18:21,143 This is harassment. 450 00:18:21,187 --> 00:18:22,579 - We're here to talk to you, actually. 451 00:18:22,623 --> 00:18:24,929 - Yeah, the markers on Taylor's DNA 452 00:18:24,973 --> 00:18:28,150 indicate that we're looking for a close male relative. 453 00:18:31,197 --> 00:18:32,937 - Roll up your sleeves, please. 454 00:18:32,981 --> 00:18:39,422 ♪ 455 00:18:41,207 --> 00:18:42,382 Turn your hands over. 456 00:18:49,432 --> 00:18:51,173 - I want a lawyer. 457 00:18:51,217 --> 00:18:52,827 - You can call one down at the station. 458 00:18:56,309 --> 00:18:58,963 - Turn around. 459 00:18:59,007 --> 00:19:01,140 [handcuffs clicking] 460 00:19:01,183 --> 00:19:06,884 ♪ 461 00:19:11,802 --> 00:19:11,976 . 462 00:19:12,020 --> 00:19:14,109 - Calling docket ending in 9870, 463 00:19:14,153 --> 00:19:15,806 the People versus Robert Myers, 464 00:19:15,850 --> 00:19:18,200 alleging murder in the second degree. 465 00:19:18,244 --> 00:19:19,854 - People on bail? 466 00:19:19,897 --> 00:19:21,943 - We have substantial evidence that the defendant 467 00:19:21,986 --> 00:19:25,468 murdered a beloved physician in his own home. 468 00:19:25,512 --> 00:19:27,557 No amount of bail is sufficient 469 00:19:27,601 --> 00:19:29,211 to guarantee his return to court. 470 00:19:29,255 --> 00:19:30,821 People seek remand. 471 00:19:30,865 --> 00:19:32,345 - Ms. Dumont? 472 00:19:32,388 --> 00:19:33,650 - Robert Myers is a hard-working working 473 00:19:33,694 --> 00:19:35,739 family man with no criminal history. 474 00:19:35,783 --> 00:19:37,741 He's lived in the same home with his wife and son 475 00:19:37,785 --> 00:19:40,222 for over a decade. He is not a flight risk. 476 00:19:40,266 --> 00:19:43,356 - Your Honor, the likelihood of a conviction is strong. 477 00:19:43,399 --> 00:19:45,314 DNA will put the defendant at the scene. 478 00:19:45,358 --> 00:19:46,924 - We'll stipulate to the forensics. 479 00:19:46,968 --> 00:19:49,710 We plan to offer the defense of justification. 480 00:19:49,753 --> 00:19:53,496 Ryan Bartell gave dangerous and life-altering medications 481 00:19:53,540 --> 00:19:54,758 to my client's child. 482 00:19:54,802 --> 00:19:56,847 When my client informed Bartell 483 00:19:56,891 --> 00:19:58,588 that he was gonna notify the authorities, 484 00:19:58,632 --> 00:19:59,894 Bartell attacked him. 485 00:19:59,937 --> 00:20:01,809 He was simply defending himself. 486 00:20:01,852 --> 00:20:03,332 - You can argue all that at trial. 487 00:20:03,376 --> 00:20:05,421 Until then, defendant is remanded. 488 00:20:05,465 --> 00:20:06,466 Next case. 489 00:20:06,509 --> 00:20:08,381 [gavel bangs] 490 00:20:08,424 --> 00:20:10,557 - Myers is claiming self-defense. 491 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:12,646 - Any violence in Myers's past? 492 00:20:12,689 --> 00:20:14,517 - There was a prior incident 493 00:20:14,561 --> 00:20:16,432 in his daughter's school a few months ago. 494 00:20:16,476 --> 00:20:18,478 Myers flipped out when confronted 495 00:20:18,521 --> 00:20:21,263 with Taylor's gender dysphoria. - What did he do? 496 00:20:21,307 --> 00:20:23,178 - Well, he smashed the counselor, 497 00:20:23,222 --> 00:20:24,527 Susan Bartell's laptop. 498 00:20:24,571 --> 00:20:26,181 He threw a coffee mug 499 00:20:26,225 --> 00:20:27,704 and shoved her up against the wall. 500 00:20:27,748 --> 00:20:29,184 - Okay. 501 00:20:29,228 --> 00:20:30,968 Establishes he's got a temper. 502 00:20:31,012 --> 00:20:33,449 - And that his daughter's gender dysphoria 503 00:20:33,493 --> 00:20:35,190 is the trigger for that temper. 504 00:20:35,234 --> 00:20:36,452 - Yeah, at the same time, 505 00:20:36,496 --> 00:20:37,975 Bartell's actions are hard to defend. 506 00:20:38,019 --> 00:20:40,151 He was giving medication to a 13-year-old child 507 00:20:40,195 --> 00:20:41,762 without her parents' consent. 508 00:20:41,805 --> 00:20:44,460 - He was a physician doing what he believed 509 00:20:44,504 --> 00:20:46,549 to be in his patient's best interest. 510 00:20:46,593 --> 00:20:47,898 - I'm not sure that matters. 511 00:20:47,942 --> 00:20:50,640 - Either way, he didn't deserve to die. 512 00:20:50,684 --> 00:20:52,512 Make that clear in your opening. 513 00:20:59,345 --> 00:21:04,350 - Dr. Ryan Bartell practiced medicine for over two decades. 514 00:21:04,393 --> 00:21:06,613 He cared very much about his patients. 515 00:21:06,656 --> 00:21:10,007 And unfortunately, that's the reason 516 00:21:10,051 --> 00:21:12,401 he was brutally murdered. 517 00:21:12,445 --> 00:21:14,011 The evidence in this case will show that 518 00:21:14,055 --> 00:21:17,493 the defendant beat Dr. Bartell to death with a desk lamp-- 519 00:21:17,537 --> 00:21:20,366 hit him more than 20 times. 520 00:21:20,409 --> 00:21:21,889 Why? 521 00:21:21,932 --> 00:21:23,760 Because Dr. Bartell was treating 522 00:21:23,804 --> 00:21:27,242 his transgender daughter with puberty blockers. 523 00:21:27,286 --> 00:21:31,594 Now, I understand that the use of this medication 524 00:21:31,638 --> 00:21:33,422 might not sit right with everyone. 525 00:21:33,466 --> 00:21:36,643 And we are certainly all entitled to our opinions, 526 00:21:36,686 --> 00:21:38,819 although it is important to know 527 00:21:38,862 --> 00:21:40,864 the American Medical Association 528 00:21:40,908 --> 00:21:43,824 has deemed gender-affirming care 529 00:21:43,867 --> 00:21:47,001 for children like her not only safe, 530 00:21:47,044 --> 00:21:49,743 but medically necessary. 531 00:21:49,786 --> 00:21:53,486 But ladies and gentlemen, 532 00:21:53,529 --> 00:21:55,401 no matter what you believe 533 00:21:55,444 --> 00:21:57,185 about Taylor's course of treatment, 534 00:21:57,228 --> 00:22:01,363 you must believe one thing. 535 00:22:01,407 --> 00:22:04,627 This is murder. 536 00:22:04,671 --> 00:22:09,458 Savage, brutal, and senseless. 537 00:22:09,502 --> 00:22:11,634 The person who inflicted these injuries 538 00:22:11,678 --> 00:22:15,725 must be held responsible. 539 00:22:15,769 --> 00:22:20,034 And that person is sitting right over there. 540 00:22:20,077 --> 00:22:23,037 [tense music] 541 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:28,738 ♪ 542 00:22:28,782 --> 00:22:31,654 - Ryan Bartell was an activist, 543 00:22:31,698 --> 00:22:35,179 a doctor who preyed on a confused child 544 00:22:35,223 --> 00:22:38,748 in order to further his own liberal agenda. 545 00:22:38,792 --> 00:22:41,403 What the evidence will actually show 546 00:22:41,447 --> 00:22:43,666 is that Ryan Bartell 547 00:22:43,710 --> 00:22:46,669 illegally prescribed dangerous medications. 548 00:22:46,713 --> 00:22:49,498 He never sought or received parental consent 549 00:22:49,542 --> 00:22:53,328 and implemented unproven and highly controversial 550 00:22:53,372 --> 00:22:54,808 medical treatments. 551 00:22:54,851 --> 00:22:58,289 Said another way, Ryan Bartell was a criminal 552 00:22:58,333 --> 00:23:02,598 conducting experiments on a confused child. 553 00:23:02,642 --> 00:23:06,994 My client is a devoted and protective father. 554 00:23:07,037 --> 00:23:09,692 He was desperate to shield his son 555 00:23:09,736 --> 00:23:12,782 from a radical doctor's perversions. 556 00:23:12,826 --> 00:23:17,178 He demanded that Bartell stop treating his son. 557 00:23:17,221 --> 00:23:18,962 Let me say that again-- 558 00:23:19,006 --> 00:23:20,442 hisson. 559 00:23:20,486 --> 00:23:24,359 At which point, Bartell refused, 560 00:23:24,403 --> 00:23:27,318 so my client threatened to call the police. 561 00:23:27,362 --> 00:23:31,366 Bartell attacked him, forcing him to defend himself. 562 00:23:31,410 --> 00:23:36,066 And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what really happened. 563 00:23:36,110 --> 00:23:42,682 ♪ 564 00:23:42,725 --> 00:23:44,640 - When you interviewed the defendant, 565 00:23:44,684 --> 00:23:47,469 did he appear to have any serious injuries? 566 00:23:47,513 --> 00:23:50,472 - No, but I did notice some scratches on his forearms. 567 00:23:50,516 --> 00:23:54,998 - And uh, did the defendant tell you how he got scratched? 568 00:23:55,042 --> 00:23:57,479 - He claims it was a stray cat. - Huh. 569 00:23:57,523 --> 00:23:59,263 He didn't tell you that, uh, 570 00:23:59,307 --> 00:24:01,004 someone threatened his life, tried to kill him? 571 00:24:01,048 --> 00:24:02,484 - No, he did not. 572 00:24:02,528 --> 00:24:06,270 - Never mentioned that he was acting in self-defense? 573 00:24:06,314 --> 00:24:07,533 - Never came up. 574 00:24:07,576 --> 00:24:10,013 - And when did this interview take place? 575 00:24:10,057 --> 00:24:13,669 - Three days after Dr. Bartell was murdered. 576 00:24:13,713 --> 00:24:17,020 - Thank you. No further questions. 577 00:24:17,064 --> 00:24:20,850 - Detective, did you recover a 5-inch-long, 578 00:24:20,894 --> 00:24:24,201 seven-gauge hypodermic needle from the crime scene? 579 00:24:24,245 --> 00:24:25,551 - It's possible. 580 00:24:25,594 --> 00:24:27,596 We recovered a variety of medical instruments. 581 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:30,207 - So that's a yes? 582 00:24:30,251 --> 00:24:31,208 - Sure. 583 00:24:33,646 --> 00:24:38,477 - Was it similar to this type of needle? 584 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:39,608 - Similar. 585 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:44,787 - And would you agree that a needle like this 586 00:24:44,831 --> 00:24:47,790 would qualify as a weapon? 587 00:24:47,834 --> 00:24:53,274 - I suppose given certain circumstances, it could. 588 00:24:53,317 --> 00:24:55,798 - And the scratches on my client's arm 589 00:24:55,842 --> 00:24:57,670 would be consistent with being assaulted 590 00:24:57,713 --> 00:24:59,541 with this type of needle? - Objection. 591 00:24:59,585 --> 00:25:00,890 Calls for speculation. 592 00:25:00,934 --> 00:25:02,588 This witness is not a medical expert. 593 00:25:02,631 --> 00:25:04,285 - Sustained. 594 00:25:04,328 --> 00:25:05,721 - No further questions. 595 00:25:05,765 --> 00:25:07,157 - Court will adjourn for the day. 596 00:25:07,201 --> 00:25:09,246 The trial will resume tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. 597 00:25:09,290 --> 00:25:11,118 [gavel bangs] 598 00:25:13,947 --> 00:25:16,384 - Uh, prep Susan Bartell. 599 00:25:16,427 --> 00:25:17,994 She's up first thing tomorrow. 600 00:25:24,827 --> 00:25:25,045 . 601 00:25:25,088 --> 00:25:27,177 - Susan was supposed to testify tomorrow. 602 00:25:27,221 --> 00:25:28,744 - I know, but she left town. 603 00:25:28,788 --> 00:25:30,572 She said she needed to escape. 604 00:25:30,616 --> 00:25:31,965 - We need her testimony. 605 00:25:32,008 --> 00:25:33,575 - We're trying to prosecute her brother's killer, 606 00:25:33,619 --> 00:25:34,794 for God's sake. 607 00:25:34,837 --> 00:25:36,926 - Well, as always, when it's time for her 608 00:25:36,970 --> 00:25:39,320 to step up and face the consequences 609 00:25:39,363 --> 00:25:40,756 of her so-called activism, 610 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:42,453 she just dips into daddy's trust fund 611 00:25:42,497 --> 00:25:43,759 and jets off to Europe. 612 00:25:43,803 --> 00:25:44,891 - What do you mean, consequences? 613 00:25:44,934 --> 00:25:46,153 - Some of the parents at the school 614 00:25:46,196 --> 00:25:47,546 are planning to sue her. 615 00:25:47,589 --> 00:25:48,895 - For what? 616 00:25:48,938 --> 00:25:50,200 - Violating their parental rights 617 00:25:50,244 --> 00:25:52,072 for helping Taylor transition. 618 00:25:52,115 --> 00:25:54,944 I warned Ryan not to get involved with that kid. 619 00:25:54,988 --> 00:25:57,730 [sighs] 620 00:25:57,773 --> 00:26:00,863 - Wait, you knew your husband was treating Taylor? 621 00:26:00,907 --> 00:26:02,691 And you didn't tell us? 622 00:26:02,735 --> 00:26:04,867 [tense music] 623 00:26:04,911 --> 00:26:08,175 - If you know anything that could help our case... 624 00:26:08,218 --> 00:26:14,355 ♪ 625 00:26:14,398 --> 00:26:17,706 - Myers threatened to kill Ryan a few months ago. 626 00:26:19,186 --> 00:26:22,537 They had a meeting at our house, in Ryan's office. 627 00:26:22,581 --> 00:26:24,670 They talked about the puberty blockers, 628 00:26:24,713 --> 00:26:26,933 the treatments, the side effects. 629 00:26:26,976 --> 00:26:29,805 Then Myers went nuts. He started screaming. 630 00:26:29,849 --> 00:26:31,677 I overheard the whole thing. 631 00:26:33,156 --> 00:26:34,984 - We need you to testify. 632 00:26:36,072 --> 00:26:39,249 - Let me guess, you're worried about your base discovering 633 00:26:39,293 --> 00:26:43,645 that you knew your husband was treating a trans kid. 634 00:26:43,689 --> 00:26:47,127 - My husband is dead, and I miss him terribly. 635 00:26:47,170 --> 00:26:49,695 But right now, I need to worry about me-- 636 00:26:49,738 --> 00:26:52,219 my career, my future. 637 00:26:52,262 --> 00:26:55,570 This is the only thing that I have left. 638 00:26:55,614 --> 00:26:58,225 - Is your career really that important? 639 00:26:58,268 --> 00:27:00,531 Is it really worth letting the man 640 00:27:00,575 --> 00:27:03,186 who killed your husband walk free? 641 00:27:03,230 --> 00:27:10,193 ♪ 642 00:27:13,022 --> 00:27:14,894 Your husband met with the Myers. 643 00:27:14,937 --> 00:27:16,460 Could you tell us about that meeting? 644 00:27:16,504 --> 00:27:19,594 - Ryan knew that it was in Taylor's best interest 645 00:27:19,638 --> 00:27:21,030 to get the parents on board. 646 00:27:21,074 --> 00:27:23,467 So he sat them down to assure them that, 647 00:27:23,511 --> 00:27:25,469 in his professional opinion, 648 00:27:25,513 --> 00:27:27,689 gender-affirming care is safe. 649 00:27:27,733 --> 00:27:29,865 - And when did that meeting take place? 650 00:27:29,909 --> 00:27:32,781 - About two months before Ryan was killed. 651 00:27:32,825 --> 00:27:36,393 - Did you overhear the conversation? 652 00:27:36,437 --> 00:27:38,439 - I did. 653 00:27:38,482 --> 00:27:41,529 It got quite heated. 654 00:27:41,572 --> 00:27:45,141 I heard Mr. Myers screaming at my husband, 655 00:27:45,185 --> 00:27:48,231 calling him horrible names, threatening him. 656 00:27:48,275 --> 00:27:51,278 - Threatening him? What were his exact words? 657 00:27:52,714 --> 00:27:54,063 - He said, 658 00:27:54,107 --> 00:27:58,067 "If you lay a hand on my son, I'll kill you." 659 00:28:04,465 --> 00:28:05,945 - No further questions. 660 00:28:10,079 --> 00:28:13,082 - Congresswoman, you've taken a very public position 661 00:28:13,126 --> 00:28:16,520 against allowing trans children to transition. 662 00:28:16,564 --> 00:28:19,480 - Objection. Relevance? 663 00:28:19,523 --> 00:28:20,873 - Goes to credibility. 664 00:28:20,916 --> 00:28:24,050 - The objection is overruled. 665 00:28:24,093 --> 00:28:27,357 - So are you opposed to giving puberty blockers to children? 666 00:28:27,401 --> 00:28:30,839 Or were you lying, just saying that to get votes 667 00:28:30,883 --> 00:28:32,928 from your conservative electorate? 668 00:28:32,972 --> 00:28:35,278 - No, that's what I believe. 669 00:28:35,322 --> 00:28:37,628 - And yet, those very procedures 670 00:28:37,672 --> 00:28:40,806 were happening under your own roof? 671 00:28:40,849 --> 00:28:42,546 - They were. 672 00:28:42,590 --> 00:28:44,984 I know, it's--it's crazy, 673 00:28:45,027 --> 00:28:47,813 given this polarized world, but... 674 00:28:49,815 --> 00:28:51,686 My husband and I loved each other. 675 00:28:53,079 --> 00:28:55,777 We had a lot in common too. 676 00:28:55,821 --> 00:28:57,605 Except politics. 677 00:28:57,648 --> 00:29:01,740 - Your husband enjoyed being a doctor, didn't he? 678 00:29:01,783 --> 00:29:03,263 - He did. 679 00:29:03,306 --> 00:29:05,787 He dedicated his life to his practice, to his patients. 680 00:29:05,831 --> 00:29:09,486 - So it's fair to say that he had a lot to lose 681 00:29:09,530 --> 00:29:13,882 if Mr. Myers reported his misconduct to the police? 682 00:29:13,926 --> 00:29:17,233 - If what you're asking is would Ryan attack someone 683 00:29:17,277 --> 00:29:18,974 over a phone call to the police, 684 00:29:19,018 --> 00:29:22,848 then the answer is an emphatic no. 685 00:29:22,891 --> 00:29:27,678 Ryan didn't have a violent bone in his body. 686 00:29:27,722 --> 00:29:29,202 - No further questions. 687 00:29:29,245 --> 00:29:36,165 ♪ 688 00:29:36,209 --> 00:29:39,734 - The congresswoman did a hell of a job today. 689 00:29:39,778 --> 00:29:41,649 - She's a politician. 690 00:29:41,692 --> 00:29:42,998 - Not today. 691 00:29:43,042 --> 00:29:46,262 Today she was a wife talking from the heart. 692 00:29:47,611 --> 00:29:50,832 - The one thing we still haven't figured out is, 693 00:29:50,876 --> 00:29:53,530 how did Myers learn that Bartell 694 00:29:53,574 --> 00:29:55,402 was actually treating Taylor? 695 00:29:57,621 --> 00:30:00,842 We need to dig deeper into Taylor's doctor visits, 696 00:30:00,886 --> 00:30:03,671 the video near Bartell's home office. 697 00:30:03,714 --> 00:30:06,717 Maybe Myers or his wife showed up, created another scene. 698 00:30:06,761 --> 00:30:08,067 - Yeah, I get it. 699 00:30:08,110 --> 00:30:09,938 But why are you so unsure? 700 00:30:09,982 --> 00:30:11,722 - I'm not unsure of the case. 701 00:30:11,766 --> 00:30:14,856 [chuckles] I'm unsure of the jury. 702 00:30:14,900 --> 00:30:16,902 Do they really wanna convict Myers 703 00:30:16,945 --> 00:30:19,382 for protecting his child? 704 00:30:21,297 --> 00:30:23,169 - Just wondering if you're worried 705 00:30:23,212 --> 00:30:25,127 because that's how you feel. 706 00:30:27,869 --> 00:30:29,479 - If I'm being completely honest, 707 00:30:29,523 --> 00:30:32,395 the idea of a child being allowed to make 708 00:30:32,439 --> 00:30:34,876 such a huge decision at age 13-- 709 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:37,009 that makes me uncomfortable. 710 00:30:37,052 --> 00:30:39,707 - I'm not sure it's a decision. 711 00:30:39,750 --> 00:30:40,882 - What does that mean? 712 00:30:40,926 --> 00:30:42,753 - Taylor has known who she is 713 00:30:42,797 --> 00:30:44,277 since she was old enough to talk. 714 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:46,105 - She's a kid. 715 00:30:46,148 --> 00:30:48,498 Right now, she thinks she knows who she is. 716 00:30:48,542 --> 00:30:49,935 What about in five years? 717 00:30:49,978 --> 00:30:51,937 I didn't have a half a clue about anything 718 00:30:51,980 --> 00:30:53,286 when I was 13 years old. 719 00:30:53,329 --> 00:30:56,202 - There's a difference between not knowing 720 00:30:56,245 --> 00:30:59,074 if you wanna be an astronaut or a firefighter 721 00:30:59,118 --> 00:31:02,904 when you grow up, and not knowing who you are. 722 00:31:02,948 --> 00:31:05,515 You never felt like you weren't a boy. 723 00:31:05,559 --> 00:31:08,605 Imagine being trapped in a female body, 724 00:31:08,649 --> 00:31:09,955 forced to grow boobs. 725 00:31:11,913 --> 00:31:15,482 I'm just saying, it's complicated. 726 00:31:18,398 --> 00:31:19,312 - Yeah. 727 00:31:23,838 --> 00:31:26,754 It says here, Susan Bartell 728 00:31:26,797 --> 00:31:28,887 pulled Taylor out of class three times 729 00:31:28,930 --> 00:31:30,627 to meet with her brother. - Okay. 730 00:31:30,671 --> 00:31:36,677 - But we know Taylor visited with Dr. Bartell four times. 731 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:39,158 - Susan Bartell was out sick 732 00:31:39,201 --> 00:31:42,117 the day Taylor had her fourth appointment. 733 00:31:42,161 --> 00:31:45,207 - So if Susan wasn't in school, 734 00:31:45,251 --> 00:31:47,470 how did Taylor get out of class? 735 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:52,345 You wrote a permission slip 736 00:31:52,388 --> 00:31:53,868 so Taylor could go see Dr. Bartell. 737 00:31:53,912 --> 00:31:54,825 - I thought it was for a checkup. 738 00:31:54,869 --> 00:31:56,305 - You're lying. 739 00:31:56,349 --> 00:31:58,438 You and your husband had already met with Dr. Bartell. 740 00:31:58,481 --> 00:32:01,049 You knew the kind of treatment he wanted to provide. 741 00:32:09,014 --> 00:32:12,321 - After the scene Robert made, 742 00:32:12,365 --> 00:32:14,497 Bartell refused to give Taylor the medication. 743 00:32:14,541 --> 00:32:15,977 He--he didn't wanna break the law. 744 00:32:16,021 --> 00:32:17,979 He knew we didn't approve. 745 00:32:18,023 --> 00:32:20,112 And Taylor got really upset, so I-- 746 00:32:20,155 --> 00:32:23,854 - So you gave Bartell consent to treat Taylor? 747 00:32:23,898 --> 00:32:26,683 [apprehensive music] 748 00:32:26,727 --> 00:32:30,078 - [sighs] 749 00:32:30,122 --> 00:32:33,647 - [exhales] You need to testify. 750 00:32:33,690 --> 00:32:35,910 Tell the jury that Bartell had your approval. 751 00:32:35,954 --> 00:32:38,043 - No, no, I--I can't. 752 00:32:38,086 --> 00:32:40,349 - If your husband walks free, 753 00:32:40,393 --> 00:32:42,873 he'll continue to fight Taylor's transition. 754 00:32:42,917 --> 00:32:45,006 He'll file lawsuits, injunctions. 755 00:32:45,050 --> 00:32:48,009 Think what that will do to Taylor. 756 00:32:48,053 --> 00:32:50,533 You have a choice to make. 757 00:32:50,577 --> 00:32:53,188 Who do you want to protect, your husband... 758 00:32:55,147 --> 00:32:56,713 Or your daughter? 759 00:32:56,757 --> 00:32:58,193 - Mom? 760 00:33:00,935 --> 00:33:03,198 Is everything okay? 761 00:33:06,462 --> 00:33:08,725 - Yes, sweetheart. 762 00:33:08,769 --> 00:33:11,076 Everything is fine. 763 00:33:11,119 --> 00:33:17,299 ♪ 764 00:33:17,343 --> 00:33:20,999 - Taylor was in so much pain that I prayed for a way 765 00:33:21,042 --> 00:33:23,044 to make it stop. 766 00:33:23,088 --> 00:33:26,265 And I had to accept that this was the answer. 767 00:33:26,308 --> 00:33:30,312 - So you authorized Dr. Bartell to treat Taylor? 768 00:33:30,356 --> 00:33:32,053 - Yes. 769 00:33:32,097 --> 00:33:34,577 And I forged Robert's signature. 770 00:33:34,621 --> 00:33:41,323 ♪ 771 00:33:41,976 --> 00:33:45,501 But you have to understand, I was terrified that he'd-- 772 00:33:45,545 --> 00:33:47,634 that she'd try to-- 773 00:33:52,726 --> 00:33:57,774 - Your husband claimed that Dr. Bartell attacked him 774 00:33:57,818 --> 00:34:00,560 to cover up the doctor's crime 775 00:34:00,603 --> 00:34:03,215 of treating Taylor without parental consent. 776 00:34:03,258 --> 00:34:08,089 But Bartell wasn't committing a crime, because... 777 00:34:08,132 --> 00:34:10,483 you gave him permission. 778 00:34:10,525 --> 00:34:14,094 - I--I felt like we kept getting it wrong. 779 00:34:14,139 --> 00:34:16,750 That no matter what choice we made, 780 00:34:16,793 --> 00:34:19,274 it was hurting Taylor. 781 00:34:19,318 --> 00:34:21,449 And I just wanted to make sure that 782 00:34:21,494 --> 00:34:23,148 she didn't try to hurt herself again. 783 00:34:23,190 --> 00:34:30,329 ♪ 784 00:34:31,721 --> 00:34:36,030 I'm sorry, but I thought it was better to support 785 00:34:36,074 --> 00:34:38,293 our daughter than to-- 786 00:34:38,337 --> 00:34:41,295 than to mourn the death of our son. 787 00:34:43,429 --> 00:34:48,650 And I was just so scared she was going to hurt herself. 788 00:34:48,695 --> 00:34:51,741 Yes, she. 789 00:34:51,784 --> 00:34:53,699 I--I needed to embrace her. 790 00:34:55,527 --> 00:34:56,833 Love her. 791 00:34:56,877 --> 00:34:59,227 [weeping] 792 00:35:02,187 --> 00:35:03,405 - No further questions. 793 00:35:07,192 --> 00:35:08,758 - We have no questions. 794 00:35:08,802 --> 00:35:10,108 - The people rest. 795 00:35:10,151 --> 00:35:16,418 ♪ 796 00:35:16,462 --> 00:35:18,768 - Does the defense plan on calling any witnesses? 797 00:35:18,812 --> 00:35:21,554 - Yes. We call Taylor Myers. 798 00:35:21,597 --> 00:35:23,512 - What? 799 00:35:23,556 --> 00:35:24,731 - No. 800 00:35:24,774 --> 00:35:25,949 You can't call Taylor to the stand. 801 00:35:25,993 --> 00:35:27,081 It will destroy her. 802 00:35:29,083 --> 00:35:30,215 - Your Honor, the people object. 803 00:35:30,258 --> 00:35:31,694 - Based on what? 804 00:35:31,738 --> 00:35:35,089 The defense has the right to call witnesses. 805 00:35:35,133 --> 00:35:36,438 - I agree. 806 00:35:36,482 --> 00:35:38,266 Court will resume tomorrow morning. 807 00:35:38,310 --> 00:35:39,702 [gavel bangs] 808 00:35:39,746 --> 00:35:46,318 ♪ 809 00:35:52,237 --> 00:35:52,411 . 810 00:35:52,454 --> 00:35:54,195 - Mr. Price, please. 811 00:35:54,239 --> 00:35:55,283 You can't let them put Taylor on the stand. 812 00:35:55,327 --> 00:35:56,719 - I would like to help, 813 00:35:56,763 --> 00:35:59,200 but the court has ruled, and I have to comply. 814 00:35:59,244 --> 00:36:01,028 - You don't understand. 815 00:36:01,071 --> 00:36:03,422 Taylor is very fragile. 816 00:36:06,251 --> 00:36:09,079 She can't withstand this kind of pressure. 817 00:36:09,123 --> 00:36:10,864 - I assure you, my cross-examination 818 00:36:10,907 --> 00:36:13,388 will be respectful. 819 00:36:13,432 --> 00:36:15,477 - I'm scared she might try to kill herself. 820 00:36:17,784 --> 00:36:19,220 Please. 821 00:36:19,264 --> 00:36:20,961 There must be something you can do. 822 00:36:27,185 --> 00:36:30,057 - You could try to have her declared incompetent. 823 00:36:30,100 --> 00:36:32,277 - But she's 13, not 3. 824 00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:34,235 I don't think any credible psychiatrist will find 825 00:36:34,279 --> 00:36:35,932 that she's unable to tell the difference 826 00:36:35,976 --> 00:36:37,412 between the truth and a lie. 827 00:36:37,456 --> 00:36:39,719 - What about incompetent based on mental health reasons? 828 00:36:39,762 --> 00:36:41,416 - No, I've looked into it. 829 00:36:41,460 --> 00:36:44,158 Unfortunately, suicidal ideation isn't a valid basis. 830 00:36:44,202 --> 00:36:47,596 - The other option is to offer Myers a plea. 831 00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:49,468 - Our case is strong. 832 00:36:49,511 --> 00:36:53,211 And Dr. Bartell was a good man. 833 00:36:53,254 --> 00:36:55,604 He was doing his job, trying to help Taylor, 834 00:36:55,648 --> 00:36:56,953 and he deserves justice. 835 00:36:56,997 --> 00:36:58,564 - To what end? 836 00:36:58,607 --> 00:37:01,044 Is it worth sacrificing the future 837 00:37:01,088 --> 00:37:02,611 of a young, innocent kid? 838 00:37:02,655 --> 00:37:05,092 - I have empathy for Taylor, but let's not lose track 839 00:37:05,135 --> 00:37:06,049 of who our victim is. 840 00:37:06,093 --> 00:37:07,790 - I agree. 841 00:37:07,834 --> 00:37:09,618 But putting Taylor on the stand 842 00:37:09,662 --> 00:37:11,620 presents a credible risk to our case. 843 00:37:11,664 --> 00:37:14,797 And if she breaks down, it could bolster the argument 844 00:37:14,841 --> 00:37:16,277 that she wasn't old enough 845 00:37:16,321 --> 00:37:17,583 to make any of these decisions herself, 846 00:37:17,626 --> 00:37:21,064 or that medication's screwing her up. 847 00:37:21,108 --> 00:37:24,633 - In which case, Myers will walk, 848 00:37:24,677 --> 00:37:27,984 and we'll have traumatized an innocent child for nothing. 849 00:37:28,028 --> 00:37:30,944 [tense music] 850 00:37:30,987 --> 00:37:38,125 ♪ 851 00:37:41,694 --> 00:37:43,913 - Your client pleads guilty to murder two. 852 00:37:43,957 --> 00:37:45,785 We'll recommend 25 years. 853 00:37:45,828 --> 00:37:47,917 - Man one. 15 years. 854 00:37:47,961 --> 00:37:49,310 - Not gonna happen. 855 00:37:49,354 --> 00:37:50,790 - He realizes he's facing life, right? 856 00:37:50,833 --> 00:37:53,575 - I'm happy to finish the trial, roll the dice. 857 00:37:53,619 --> 00:37:56,012 - Uh, your odds of winning are not very good. 858 00:37:56,056 --> 00:37:57,231 Ask your lawyer. 859 00:37:57,275 --> 00:37:58,363 - If you were really that confident, 860 00:37:58,406 --> 00:37:59,538 you wouldn't be here. 861 00:38:01,583 --> 00:38:05,370 - We're here because we're worried about your daughter. 862 00:38:05,413 --> 00:38:08,373 - We're trying to spare your child the humiliation 863 00:38:08,416 --> 00:38:11,289 of being forced to defend her personhood 864 00:38:11,332 --> 00:38:13,247 in front of a group of strangers. 865 00:38:16,119 --> 00:38:19,688 - Man one. 15 years. 866 00:38:19,732 --> 00:38:21,908 - You're really willing to hold your daughter's 867 00:38:21,951 --> 00:38:24,214 mental health hostage? 868 00:38:24,258 --> 00:38:27,435 Gamble with her future over a goddamn plea deal? 869 00:38:27,479 --> 00:38:32,353 - I was trying to save my child's life, simple as that. 870 00:38:32,397 --> 00:38:35,051 You keep saying daughter. 871 00:38:35,095 --> 00:38:37,227 I don't have a daughter. 872 00:38:37,271 --> 00:38:43,799 ♪ 873 00:38:49,849 --> 00:38:51,459 - A plea deal? 874 00:38:51,503 --> 00:38:53,853 You're telling me that the man that murdered my husband 875 00:38:53,896 --> 00:38:56,116 is getting 15 years? 876 00:38:56,159 --> 00:38:57,857 That's what Ryan's life was worth? 877 00:38:57,900 --> 00:38:59,249 - No. No. 878 00:38:59,293 --> 00:39:03,210 Your husband cared deeply for his patients. 879 00:39:03,253 --> 00:39:05,125 He risked everything to care for Taylor. 880 00:39:05,168 --> 00:39:07,823 He would appreciate-- - No. 881 00:39:07,867 --> 00:39:10,260 No. You promised me. 882 00:39:10,304 --> 00:39:12,262 - [sighs] I'm just trying to protect-- 883 00:39:12,306 --> 00:39:14,656 - The trans kid. Yeah, I get it. 884 00:39:14,700 --> 00:39:18,051 You chose politics over justice. 885 00:39:18,094 --> 00:39:19,531 - No, that's not fair. 886 00:39:19,574 --> 00:39:22,011 - Oh, you--you begged me to get on the stand, 887 00:39:22,055 --> 00:39:24,840 to sacrifice my career in the name of justice, 888 00:39:24,884 --> 00:39:28,104 and you sell me out for one transgender child? 889 00:39:28,148 --> 00:39:30,324 No, that isn't fair. 890 00:39:32,544 --> 00:39:34,023 [scoffs] 891 00:39:34,067 --> 00:39:36,983 My primary opponent is already running attack ads 892 00:39:37,026 --> 00:39:39,420 claiming that I support genital mutilation. 893 00:39:39,464 --> 00:39:41,422 - [scoffs] That is all the more reason 894 00:39:41,466 --> 00:39:43,903 to protect kids like Taylor. 895 00:39:43,946 --> 00:39:45,687 - You don't get it. 896 00:39:49,648 --> 00:39:52,955 Thanks to you, I will likely be replaced by someone 897 00:39:52,999 --> 00:39:57,482 who doesn't even believe that trans people are real, 898 00:39:57,525 --> 00:40:00,310 that it's all make-believe. 899 00:40:00,354 --> 00:40:03,357 So the only thing that you've accomplished here 900 00:40:03,401 --> 00:40:06,491 is making the world less safe for those children. 901 00:40:10,364 --> 00:40:13,019 Now get the hell out of my house. 902 00:40:13,062 --> 00:40:20,200 ♪ 903 00:40:30,950 --> 00:40:33,909 [dramatic music] 904 00:40:33,953 --> 00:40:40,873 ♪ 905 00:41:00,980 --> 00:41:03,896 [wolf howls]