1 00:00:09,226 --> 00:00:09,400 . 2 00:00:09,444 --> 00:00:11,228 - In the criminal justice system, 3 00:00:11,272 --> 00:00:12,534 the people are represented 4 00:00:12,577 --> 00:00:15,145 by two separate, yet equally important groups: 5 00:00:15,189 --> 00:00:17,017 the police, who investigate crime, 6 00:00:17,060 --> 00:00:19,845 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 7 00:00:19,889 --> 00:00:21,760 These are their stories. 8 00:00:23,762 --> 00:00:25,068 - Was he upset? 9 00:00:25,112 --> 00:00:27,331 [scoffs] No, more like livid. 10 00:00:27,375 --> 00:00:28,550 Eh, not that I blame him. 11 00:00:28,593 --> 00:00:30,378 I mean, no one likes to get fired. 12 00:00:30,421 --> 00:00:32,336 I get it. 13 00:00:32,380 --> 00:00:34,425 But just to be safe, we should beef up security 14 00:00:34,469 --> 00:00:36,514 for the next few weeks. 15 00:00:36,558 --> 00:00:40,170 I'm sure I'm overreacting, but you never know. 16 00:00:40,214 --> 00:00:42,738 Pride is a dangerous thing. 17 00:00:44,827 --> 00:00:46,437 Okay, sounds good. 18 00:00:46,481 --> 00:00:48,744 See you tomorrow, bright and early. 19 00:00:50,876 --> 00:00:52,313 [sighs] 20 00:00:54,184 --> 00:00:55,838 I love this city. 21 00:00:55,881 --> 00:00:57,709 [groans] 22 00:00:59,015 --> 00:01:00,060 - What are we lookin' at? 23 00:01:00,103 --> 00:01:02,279 - Male, white, mid-50s. 24 00:01:02,323 --> 00:01:03,846 Blunt-force trauma. 25 00:01:03,889 --> 00:01:05,674 Several severe blows to the side of the head. 26 00:01:05,717 --> 00:01:07,893 - Ooh. - Still got his watch. 27 00:01:07,937 --> 00:01:09,199 - Patek Philippe. 28 00:01:09,243 --> 00:01:11,071 - So either the killer doesn't know watches 29 00:01:11,114 --> 00:01:12,637 or this was not a robbery. 30 00:01:12,681 --> 00:01:13,725 - Uh, the latter? 31 00:01:13,769 --> 00:01:15,118 Wallet's still in his front pocket. 32 00:01:15,162 --> 00:01:18,295 - Time of death? - Around 9:30. 33 00:01:18,339 --> 00:01:21,515 911 call came in at 9:37. 34 00:01:21,559 --> 00:01:22,995 From her. 35 00:01:23,039 --> 00:01:24,127 - She know anything? 36 00:01:24,170 --> 00:01:26,347 - Uh, saw someone. 37 00:01:26,390 --> 00:01:28,436 Running west. That's about it. 38 00:01:28,479 --> 00:01:31,091 - Well, unless the killer's a fish, he didn't run east. 39 00:01:31,134 --> 00:01:32,396 - [chuckles] 40 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:33,876 All right, let's get a canvass going. 41 00:01:33,919 --> 00:01:36,835 Some witnesses and surveillance cameras, yeah? 42 00:01:36,878 --> 00:01:40,752 - Jerome Elliot, CEO/founder of Shelvern Capital. 43 00:01:40,795 --> 00:01:44,713 "We find innovative ways to sustain life." 44 00:01:47,455 --> 00:01:50,936 Not innovative enough. 45 00:01:50,979 --> 00:01:54,679 [dramatic music] 46 00:01:54,723 --> 00:02:01,251 ♪ 47 00:02:37,374 --> 00:02:39,680 - Jerome was a good man. 48 00:02:39,724 --> 00:02:41,204 He was... 49 00:02:41,248 --> 00:02:42,945 my everything. 50 00:02:42,988 --> 00:02:44,425 Sorry. 51 00:02:44,468 --> 00:02:47,428 - No, we're sorry for your loss. 52 00:02:47,471 --> 00:02:48,733 May I ask you, is there anyone 53 00:02:48,777 --> 00:02:49,952 who wanted to harm your husband? 54 00:02:49,995 --> 00:02:51,258 Did he have any enemies? 55 00:02:51,301 --> 00:02:53,695 - Uh, not that I'm aware of. 56 00:02:53,738 --> 00:02:55,827 Not on a personal level, anyway. 57 00:02:55,871 --> 00:02:57,220 - How about a professional level? 58 00:02:57,264 --> 00:02:58,439 - I'm not sure. 59 00:02:58,482 --> 00:03:00,702 We didn't talk about his business much. 60 00:03:00,745 --> 00:03:03,879 - Any idea why he was walking in East River Park last night? 61 00:03:05,228 --> 00:03:06,316 - That's what he did at night. 62 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:07,839 He liked to walk 63 00:03:07,883 --> 00:03:10,799 and look around and take in the city lights. 64 00:03:10,842 --> 00:03:14,324 It was one of his favorite things in the world. 65 00:03:14,368 --> 00:03:16,413 Said that's when he did his best thinking. 66 00:03:16,457 --> 00:03:18,676 - Mom? - Hi, baby. 67 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:20,852 - You go to Cromwell Academy? 68 00:03:20,896 --> 00:03:23,855 - I'm a junior. - Good for you. 69 00:03:23,899 --> 00:03:26,815 I just have to ask you, did you notice anything unusual 70 00:03:26,858 --> 00:03:29,034 these past two weeks with your father? 71 00:03:29,078 --> 00:03:30,862 Was anyone following him? 72 00:03:30,906 --> 00:03:33,038 Was anyone harassing him? 73 00:03:33,082 --> 00:03:34,518 - I don't know. 74 00:03:34,562 --> 00:03:36,738 - Okay. Thank you. 75 00:03:38,783 --> 00:03:39,610 That should be it. 76 00:03:39,654 --> 00:03:42,352 - Thank you for your time. 77 00:03:42,396 --> 00:03:44,833 - It's probably nothing, but a few days ago, 78 00:03:44,876 --> 00:03:47,139 Jerome started complaining about work. 79 00:03:47,183 --> 00:03:49,272 - Was that unusual? - Very. 80 00:03:49,316 --> 00:03:50,752 He never complained, but the other night, 81 00:03:50,795 --> 00:03:52,144 he seemed, um... 82 00:03:52,188 --> 00:03:53,885 really stressed. 83 00:03:53,929 --> 00:03:56,758 Said he was tired of being the bad guy all the time. 84 00:03:58,325 --> 00:04:00,457 - Thank you. 85 00:04:01,937 --> 00:04:04,722 Guy's got, what, a $40 million-apartment? 86 00:04:04,766 --> 00:04:06,942 Maybe more? - Give or take. 87 00:04:06,985 --> 00:04:08,944 - My point is, if he's a billionaire, 88 00:04:08,987 --> 00:04:10,337 why is he so stressed out about work? 89 00:04:10,380 --> 00:04:11,425 I don't get it. - I don't know. 90 00:04:11,468 --> 00:04:12,948 Maybe that's why he's a billionaire. 91 00:04:12,991 --> 00:04:14,210 Small world: 92 00:04:14,254 --> 00:04:16,473 Lily goes to the same school as his daughter. 93 00:04:16,517 --> 00:04:18,736 Cromwell Academy. - Ooh, fancy shmancy. 94 00:04:18,779 --> 00:04:19,911 You got a side hustle I don't know about? 95 00:04:19,954 --> 00:04:22,392 - Free ride. - Ah, must be smart. 96 00:04:22,436 --> 00:04:24,264 Takes after her mama, huh? - [chuckles] 97 00:04:24,307 --> 00:04:26,309 Great school. 98 00:04:26,353 --> 00:04:27,745 - But? 99 00:04:27,789 --> 00:04:29,573 - But nothin'. 100 00:04:29,617 --> 00:04:31,575 Okay, fine, it's a little too progressive for me. 101 00:04:31,619 --> 00:04:34,186 Vi, it's me. Hey, listen. 102 00:04:34,230 --> 00:04:35,927 Hey, I need you to start combin' 103 00:04:35,971 --> 00:04:38,016 through Elliot's emails and texts. 104 00:04:38,060 --> 00:04:40,323 Word is he was stressed out about work. 105 00:04:40,367 --> 00:04:42,282 Let's see if we can find out why. 106 00:04:45,284 --> 00:04:47,330 - So I sent some stupid texts. 107 00:04:47,374 --> 00:04:49,071 - Problem is, Elliot was killed 108 00:04:49,114 --> 00:04:51,595 shortly after you sent those stupid texts. 109 00:04:51,639 --> 00:04:54,468 So they're not just stupid, they're evidence. 110 00:04:54,511 --> 00:04:56,121 And we spoke with one of his employees. 111 00:04:56,165 --> 00:04:57,471 Said he had to beef up security 112 00:04:57,514 --> 00:04:58,776 because he was so concerned about you. 113 00:04:58,820 --> 00:05:00,909 - Please, I didn't kill Jerome. 114 00:05:00,952 --> 00:05:03,346 I was just pissed. - Why's that? 115 00:05:03,390 --> 00:05:06,436 - Son of a bitch persuaded me to partner up with his firm. 116 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:07,611 We were going to change the world 117 00:05:07,655 --> 00:05:09,221 and make billions doing it. 118 00:05:09,265 --> 00:05:12,137 Then two months after the deal closes, he fires me. 119 00:05:12,181 --> 00:05:13,748 - That would piss me off too. 120 00:05:13,791 --> 00:05:15,663 - When's the last time you saw him? 121 00:05:15,706 --> 00:05:17,707 - Yesterday morning, around 11:00. 122 00:05:17,752 --> 00:05:21,016 But like I said, I didn't kill him. 123 00:05:21,059 --> 00:05:22,452 Hell, he made me rich. 124 00:05:22,496 --> 00:05:25,368 I walked away with a $50 million-parachute. 125 00:05:25,412 --> 00:05:26,848 - [whistles] - Mm. 126 00:05:26,891 --> 00:05:29,111 Just the same, we're gonna need to know 127 00:05:29,154 --> 00:05:31,461 what you were doing last night around 9:30. 128 00:05:31,505 --> 00:05:33,942 - I was in my apartment drinking Scotch. 129 00:05:33,985 --> 00:05:37,424 I ordered some Chinese food around 9:00. 130 00:05:37,467 --> 00:05:38,990 Ask my doorman. 131 00:05:39,034 --> 00:05:40,992 He'll verify all this. - Yeah, we will. 132 00:05:41,036 --> 00:05:42,820 You and Elliot spend a lot of time together? 133 00:05:42,864 --> 00:05:44,822 - Yeah, during the due diligence process, 134 00:05:44,866 --> 00:05:47,477 we were inseparable for three or four months. 135 00:05:47,521 --> 00:05:48,826 - Was there anything unusual going on? 136 00:05:48,870 --> 00:05:51,176 Was anyone threatening him? Suing him? 137 00:05:51,220 --> 00:05:52,482 - A guy like Jerome? 138 00:05:52,526 --> 00:05:55,442 Guessing he gets threatened and sued a lot. 139 00:05:55,485 --> 00:05:57,531 But from where I sit, 140 00:05:57,574 --> 00:05:59,968 it sounded like his bigger problems were at home. 141 00:06:00,011 --> 00:06:01,273 - Meaning what? 142 00:06:01,317 --> 00:06:03,406 - Few days ago, he got into a nasty argument 143 00:06:03,450 --> 00:06:04,451 with his daughter. 144 00:06:04,494 --> 00:06:05,495 I could hear her screaming 145 00:06:05,539 --> 00:06:06,453 through the phone. 146 00:06:06,496 --> 00:06:08,063 She was furious. 147 00:06:11,545 --> 00:06:13,285 - He found a vape pen in my bedroom, 148 00:06:13,329 --> 00:06:16,506 started yelling at me, and, yeah, I got upset. 149 00:06:16,550 --> 00:06:18,900 He said some mean things that... 150 00:06:18,943 --> 00:06:21,555 I lost my temper and started screaming. 151 00:06:21,598 --> 00:06:24,906 - Did you two argue a lot? - Yeah, but, um... 152 00:06:24,949 --> 00:06:28,910 It was usually my fault. I can be a nightmare. 153 00:06:30,215 --> 00:06:32,870 - When's the last time you saw your father? 154 00:06:32,914 --> 00:06:35,395 - Yesterday morning before school. 155 00:06:35,438 --> 00:06:36,874 - What about last night? 156 00:06:36,918 --> 00:06:39,442 Did you go out? Stay home? 157 00:06:39,486 --> 00:06:41,401 - I had dinner with my mother at a sushi place 158 00:06:41,444 --> 00:06:42,837 in the Meatpacking District. 159 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:44,707 - What time did you finish? 160 00:06:44,752 --> 00:06:47,711 - Little after 8:00. 161 00:06:47,755 --> 00:06:50,671 I didn't even get to say goodbye... 162 00:06:50,714 --> 00:06:53,108 [sniffles] Or sorry. 163 00:06:53,151 --> 00:06:55,153 - Sorry for what? 164 00:06:55,197 --> 00:06:57,460 - We got in a fight yesterday morning. 165 00:06:57,504 --> 00:06:59,549 Another one. 166 00:06:59,593 --> 00:07:00,855 He was pissed I bought tickets 167 00:07:00,898 --> 00:07:02,378 to Taylor Swift without asking him. 168 00:07:02,422 --> 00:07:04,467 And he called me a spoiled brat. 169 00:07:04,511 --> 00:07:08,036 And I-I...I got really mad. 170 00:07:08,079 --> 00:07:11,561 Last thing I said to him was, "I hate you." 171 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:15,478 [sobbing] 172 00:07:19,526 --> 00:07:22,659 - [grunts] - Hey, sweetheart. 173 00:07:22,703 --> 00:07:24,661 - Whoa, whoa. Whoa, you look good. 174 00:07:24,705 --> 00:07:26,576 - Client's in town from San Francisco. 175 00:07:26,620 --> 00:07:28,448 We're doing a dinner thing. 176 00:07:28,491 --> 00:07:30,928 Can't knock the hustle. 177 00:07:30,972 --> 00:07:33,582 - I feel like I should know that phrase. 178 00:07:33,627 --> 00:07:35,803 - Jay-Z. - Mm. 179 00:07:36,630 --> 00:07:39,110 - Rough day? - Yeah. 180 00:07:39,154 --> 00:07:40,808 This case I'm workin'. 181 00:07:40,851 --> 00:07:44,159 The vic left behind a 16-year-old daughter. 182 00:07:44,202 --> 00:07:45,508 - Mm. 183 00:07:45,552 --> 00:07:47,815 - In fact, the student goes to Cromwell. 184 00:07:47,858 --> 00:07:48,990 - Really? 185 00:07:50,470 --> 00:07:52,341 That's terrible. 186 00:07:52,384 --> 00:07:55,170 Wonder if Lily knows her. 187 00:07:56,171 --> 00:07:58,478 - Be safe. - Mm. 188 00:08:02,656 --> 00:08:06,660 - I mean, we're not, like, friends or anything. 189 00:08:06,703 --> 00:08:08,836 - She a good kid? - I guess. 190 00:08:08,879 --> 00:08:10,446 I don't know her too well. 191 00:08:10,490 --> 00:08:12,187 She hangs out with the rich kids. 192 00:08:12,230 --> 00:08:13,623 - Mm. 193 00:08:13,667 --> 00:08:15,320 - But we spent a lot of time together 194 00:08:15,364 --> 00:08:17,366 at the retreat. 195 00:08:17,409 --> 00:08:18,498 - Retreat? 196 00:08:18,541 --> 00:08:21,631 - That field trip up in Woodstock. 197 00:08:21,675 --> 00:08:23,633 She was in my share group. 198 00:08:23,677 --> 00:08:24,634 - What's that? 199 00:08:24,678 --> 00:08:26,680 - We broke into small groups 200 00:08:26,723 --> 00:08:29,334 and talked about our problems. 201 00:08:29,378 --> 00:08:31,075 Some kids got really deep too. 202 00:08:31,119 --> 00:08:34,338 Like, talked about all kinds of things. 203 00:08:34,383 --> 00:08:36,080 - Yeah? 204 00:08:36,124 --> 00:08:37,168 Like what? 205 00:08:37,212 --> 00:08:39,301 - I'm not supposed to talk about it. 206 00:08:39,344 --> 00:08:42,173 - Lily, I'm your father. You can tell me anything. 207 00:08:42,217 --> 00:08:45,612 It'll stay between you and me, I promise. 208 00:08:45,655 --> 00:08:47,657 What did they share? 209 00:08:47,701 --> 00:08:49,964 - Kids talked about stuff like... 210 00:08:50,007 --> 00:08:52,575 eating disorders, sexual assault, drugs. 211 00:08:52,619 --> 00:08:54,838 - What? 212 00:08:54,882 --> 00:08:56,797 And the school wanted you to actually talk about this 213 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:57,885 in front of other kids? 214 00:08:57,928 --> 00:09:00,061 - That's the whole point. Yeah. 215 00:09:02,367 --> 00:09:04,500 - W-what'd you share? 216 00:09:04,544 --> 00:09:06,023 - Nothing bad. [chuckles] 217 00:09:06,067 --> 00:09:07,198 - Lily, that wasn't the question. 218 00:09:07,242 --> 00:09:08,417 - I didn't say much. 219 00:09:08,460 --> 00:09:09,810 I just listened. 220 00:09:09,853 --> 00:09:12,290 There's nothing to worry about. 221 00:09:12,943 --> 00:09:14,597 - What about this Sophia Elliot? 222 00:09:14,641 --> 00:09:16,425 She share anything that was concerning? 223 00:09:16,468 --> 00:09:19,646 - Dad, I'm not supposed to, like, talk about that. 224 00:09:19,689 --> 00:09:21,386 - Look, if she said something 225 00:09:21,430 --> 00:09:25,216 that can help me find the person who killed her father, 226 00:09:25,260 --> 00:09:27,262 I need to know. 227 00:09:32,876 --> 00:09:35,052 - She said her father was abusive 228 00:09:35,096 --> 00:09:37,751 and that... 229 00:09:37,794 --> 00:09:42,756 she was afraid he might kill her someday. 230 00:09:56,204 --> 00:09:56,596 . 231 00:09:56,639 --> 00:09:58,162 - Sophia? 232 00:09:58,206 --> 00:09:59,424 I don't mean to bother you. 233 00:09:59,468 --> 00:10:01,035 I just, uh-- 234 00:10:01,078 --> 00:10:05,082 I just have a few follow-up questions I'd-- 235 00:10:05,126 --> 00:10:07,171 would you mind if we talked in private? 236 00:10:08,433 --> 00:10:09,565 - Are you okay? 237 00:10:09,609 --> 00:10:11,523 - Yeah, I'm fine. 238 00:10:11,567 --> 00:10:13,700 This is my boyfriend, Aaron. 239 00:10:13,743 --> 00:10:15,223 - Hey. - Good to meet you, Aaron. 240 00:10:15,266 --> 00:10:16,746 - What's going on? 241 00:10:16,790 --> 00:10:18,748 You've already asked her a bunch of questions. 242 00:10:18,792 --> 00:10:20,315 - We just have a few more. 243 00:10:20,358 --> 00:10:22,099 - Let's talk outside. 244 00:10:29,454 --> 00:10:30,804 [door closes] 245 00:10:30,847 --> 00:10:33,720 - Someone told us that, uh... 246 00:10:33,763 --> 00:10:35,983 your father may have been abusing you. 247 00:10:36,026 --> 00:10:37,071 - What? 248 00:10:37,114 --> 00:10:39,508 - You told some of your classmates 249 00:10:39,551 --> 00:10:41,249 that you were afraid of your dad 250 00:10:41,292 --> 00:10:42,206 and that he was abusing you. 251 00:10:42,250 --> 00:10:43,860 Is that correct? 252 00:10:43,904 --> 00:10:46,167 - The retreat was supposed to be private. 253 00:10:46,210 --> 00:10:47,298 Who told you that? 254 00:10:47,342 --> 00:10:49,474 - We can't say. 255 00:10:49,518 --> 00:10:50,737 - Your daughter? 256 00:10:50,780 --> 00:10:52,521 - Sophia, I know this is hard. 257 00:10:52,564 --> 00:10:53,870 We're just trying to figure out if-- 258 00:10:53,914 --> 00:10:55,045 - If what? 259 00:10:55,089 --> 00:10:56,525 I killed him? 260 00:10:56,568 --> 00:10:59,571 I loved my father. He was my best friend. 261 00:11:01,182 --> 00:11:02,749 - Then why'd you say he abused you? 262 00:11:02,792 --> 00:11:04,185 - I don't know. I-- 263 00:11:04,228 --> 00:11:07,231 I didn't mean it literally. I was just venting. 264 00:11:07,275 --> 00:11:10,234 I--he never hit me or anything like that. 265 00:11:10,278 --> 00:11:13,977 He wo--he would just get mad at me for doing stupid things, 266 00:11:14,021 --> 00:11:16,023 like all fathers. 267 00:11:16,066 --> 00:11:20,592 So when kids were sharing their negative experiences, I-- 268 00:11:20,636 --> 00:11:23,291 that's what popped into my head. 269 00:11:23,334 --> 00:11:25,119 - Okay. 270 00:11:25,162 --> 00:11:27,512 I think I understand. 271 00:11:27,556 --> 00:11:28,818 Thanks. 272 00:11:32,039 --> 00:11:35,346 - Sophia and her mom got home at 8:20, 273 00:11:35,390 --> 00:11:38,219 but Sophia is seen sneaking out of the building alone 274 00:11:38,262 --> 00:11:39,829 at 8:50. - Mm. 275 00:11:39,873 --> 00:11:42,266 - Doesn't get back till well after midnight. 276 00:11:42,310 --> 00:11:46,444 Cameras track her stopping off at a condo in Tribeca at 9:12. 277 00:11:46,488 --> 00:11:48,446 - So she lied to us about turning in for the evening. 278 00:11:48,490 --> 00:11:49,665 - Yes, sir. 279 00:11:49,709 --> 00:11:51,232 - We know who she was visiting? 280 00:11:51,275 --> 00:11:53,190 - Shouldn't be too hard to figure out. 281 00:11:53,234 --> 00:11:56,063 There's only five units in the building. 282 00:11:56,106 --> 00:11:58,152 Here's a list of the registered owners. 283 00:11:58,195 --> 00:11:59,501 - Walsh. 284 00:11:59,544 --> 00:12:01,982 I recognize that name. 285 00:12:02,025 --> 00:12:04,506 There's a kid in Lily's class named, uh... 286 00:12:04,549 --> 00:12:06,073 Cooper Walsh. 287 00:12:14,124 --> 00:12:15,343 - That's our guy. 288 00:12:15,386 --> 00:12:18,041 - Cooper Walsh? 289 00:12:18,085 --> 00:12:20,348 - Hey, hey! Kid, don't run! 290 00:12:20,391 --> 00:12:21,523 Yo! Hey! [brakes screech] 291 00:12:21,566 --> 00:12:24,004 [horn honks] 292 00:12:24,047 --> 00:12:26,223 - Police! 293 00:12:26,267 --> 00:12:27,834 - [grunts] 294 00:12:27,877 --> 00:12:29,357 - Stay on the ground! Stay on the ground! 295 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:30,619 Cooper, turn over. 296 00:12:30,662 --> 00:12:32,752 - [grunting] 297 00:12:32,795 --> 00:12:34,536 - Nice work, bro. 298 00:12:34,579 --> 00:12:36,233 - Felt good too. [handcuffs clicking] 299 00:12:36,277 --> 00:12:37,844 - [chuckles] 300 00:12:37,887 --> 00:12:40,281 - I really didn't know you guys were the police, okay? 301 00:12:40,324 --> 00:12:42,587 I heard someone yell my name, and then I got nervous. 302 00:12:42,631 --> 00:12:44,241 - Nervous? - Yeah. 303 00:12:44,285 --> 00:12:45,242 - Why's that? 304 00:12:46,940 --> 00:12:48,419 - Hey. 305 00:12:48,463 --> 00:12:51,901 One of my friend's fathers just got murdered, okay? 306 00:12:53,468 --> 00:12:54,948 Okay, and I might have smoked a little bit of weed 307 00:12:54,991 --> 00:12:57,080 with my buddies, so I'm a little bit paranoid, okay? 308 00:12:59,039 --> 00:13:01,606 - You're 18, right? - Yes. Yeah, why? 309 00:13:01,650 --> 00:13:03,783 - Just wanna make sure we don't have to call Mommy and Daddy. 310 00:13:03,826 --> 00:13:05,741 - Okay, well, I didn't do anything wrong. 311 00:13:05,785 --> 00:13:07,047 I swear, so... 312 00:13:07,090 --> 00:13:08,744 - Cooper, you're friends with Sophia Elliot. 313 00:13:08,788 --> 00:13:10,006 Right? - Yeah. 314 00:13:10,050 --> 00:13:12,008 - She was over at your condo two nights ago? 315 00:13:12,052 --> 00:13:14,750 - Yeah. Yeah, she came over around, like, 9:00 or 9:30, 316 00:13:14,794 --> 00:13:15,751 something like that. 317 00:13:15,795 --> 00:13:17,231 - What time did she leave? 318 00:13:17,274 --> 00:13:18,928 - Midnight, I guess. 319 00:13:18,972 --> 00:13:20,234 Maybe. Something like--I don't know. 320 00:13:20,277 --> 00:13:21,322 Why? What's going on? 321 00:13:21,365 --> 00:13:22,584 - We're just trying to understand 322 00:13:22,627 --> 00:13:24,368 where Sophia was around 9:30 that evening. 323 00:13:24,412 --> 00:13:26,762 - And like I said, she was with me, so... 324 00:13:26,806 --> 00:13:28,068 - Just the two of y'all? - Yeah. 325 00:13:28,111 --> 00:13:30,070 [chuckles] My parents were in London. 326 00:13:30,113 --> 00:13:32,463 - Help us out here, Cooper, 'cause when we asked her 327 00:13:32,507 --> 00:13:35,858 where she was the night of her father's murder, 328 00:13:35,902 --> 00:13:38,861 she never mentioned that she was seeing you. 329 00:13:38,905 --> 00:13:41,081 Is there a reason? Is she hidin' something? 330 00:13:41,124 --> 00:13:45,737 - No, look, I think she feels badly about... 331 00:13:45,781 --> 00:13:47,348 [clears throat] 332 00:13:47,391 --> 00:13:50,046 She has a boyfriend, okay? 333 00:13:50,090 --> 00:13:52,614 She's tried to break up with him several times, but he-- 334 00:13:52,657 --> 00:13:56,661 he gets very emotional, and she starts feelin' all guilty. 335 00:13:59,969 --> 00:14:02,058 - And we're back to nowhere. 336 00:14:02,102 --> 00:14:04,017 - Well, I wouldn't say we're back to nowhere. 337 00:14:04,060 --> 00:14:05,322 I'd say we're... [clears throat] 338 00:14:05,366 --> 00:14:06,846 Nowhere-adjacent. 339 00:14:06,889 --> 00:14:08,195 - Yeah, okay. 340 00:14:08,238 --> 00:14:10,153 So what do we know? 341 00:14:10,197 --> 00:14:12,547 - Well, killer is about 5'9"-ish. 342 00:14:12,590 --> 00:14:16,072 Uh, thin build. And robbery was not a motive. 343 00:14:16,116 --> 00:14:20,120 - Okay, so either it is a random act of violence 344 00:14:20,163 --> 00:14:21,948 or somebody was targeting him. 345 00:14:21,991 --> 00:14:23,558 - I don't believe in randomness. 346 00:14:23,601 --> 00:14:25,429 - Yeah, neither do I. 347 00:14:25,473 --> 00:14:28,650 So let's assume that this was a targeted attack 348 00:14:28,693 --> 00:14:30,739 and the killer didn't just get lucky 349 00:14:30,782 --> 00:14:33,394 and bump into Elliot at East River Park, 350 00:14:33,437 --> 00:14:36,876 which means they knew where Elliot was. 351 00:14:36,919 --> 00:14:38,878 - Hey, I'm checking the victim's cell. 352 00:14:38,921 --> 00:14:42,664 Elliot was sharing GPS data with another phone. 353 00:14:42,707 --> 00:14:44,709 - Someone was tracking him? 354 00:14:44,753 --> 00:14:46,668 - Question is, who? 355 00:14:46,711 --> 00:14:48,148 - Yeah. 356 00:14:48,191 --> 00:14:49,976 And why? 357 00:14:56,199 --> 00:14:56,591 . 358 00:14:56,634 --> 00:14:59,681 - I'm sorry, but I have no idea what you are talking about. 359 00:14:59,724 --> 00:15:02,553 - Jerome Elliot's phone was sharing GPS data 360 00:15:02,597 --> 00:15:04,860 with a burner phone registered in your name. 361 00:15:04,904 --> 00:15:06,296 We just want to know why. 362 00:15:06,340 --> 00:15:08,385 - I don't own a burner. 363 00:15:08,429 --> 00:15:10,735 And I don't know Mr. Elliot. I've never even met him. 364 00:15:10,779 --> 00:15:12,433 - Okay, Cooper. 365 00:15:12,476 --> 00:15:15,784 Your number is 646-555-0144? - No. 366 00:15:15,827 --> 00:15:18,134 - Is that right? - No, it's not. 367 00:15:18,178 --> 00:15:19,831 This is my number. 368 00:15:22,051 --> 00:15:24,314 - Okay. I think we're done here. 369 00:15:24,358 --> 00:15:25,620 - Excuse me? 370 00:15:25,663 --> 00:15:26,969 - If you want to ask any more questions, 371 00:15:27,013 --> 00:15:28,710 I need to notify his parents. 372 00:15:28,753 --> 00:15:30,059 - Man's 18. - He's still a kid. 373 00:15:30,103 --> 00:15:31,582 And I'm still head of the school. 374 00:15:31,626 --> 00:15:32,844 - Okay, okay. 375 00:15:32,888 --> 00:15:34,368 Cooper, you can go. Thank you. 376 00:15:34,411 --> 00:15:36,239 - Okay. Thank you. 377 00:15:37,762 --> 00:15:39,634 - Is there anything else I can help you with? 378 00:15:39,677 --> 00:15:41,114 - Yes. 379 00:15:41,157 --> 00:15:44,117 Who is in charge of the class retreat? 380 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:45,422 - Excuse me? 381 00:15:45,466 --> 00:15:48,904 - The retreat for the juniors up in Woodstock. 382 00:15:48,948 --> 00:15:50,165 - How do you know about that? 383 00:15:50,210 --> 00:15:53,430 - Oh, my daughter goes to school here. 384 00:15:53,474 --> 00:15:55,693 - Oh. - Shocking, I know. 385 00:15:55,737 --> 00:15:57,695 A cop's kid goes to a place like this? 386 00:15:57,739 --> 00:15:58,827 - I didn't mean it like that. - Sure you did. 387 00:15:58,870 --> 00:15:59,828 I get it all the time. 388 00:15:59,871 --> 00:16:01,656 Anyway, who's in charge 389 00:16:01,699 --> 00:16:03,049 of the retreat? 390 00:16:03,092 --> 00:16:04,876 - It was a great couple of days. 391 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:08,402 And I think the kids really needed it. 392 00:16:08,445 --> 00:16:10,621 They've been through a lot. - What do you mean? 393 00:16:10,665 --> 00:16:14,756 - They spent half their high school career in isolation. 394 00:16:14,799 --> 00:16:18,629 COVID robbed these kids of a normal life. 395 00:16:18,673 --> 00:16:20,631 They lost two years-- 396 00:16:20,675 --> 00:16:23,199 two very important years. 397 00:16:23,243 --> 00:16:26,898 Instead of socializing and having fun, 398 00:16:26,942 --> 00:16:28,683 they were trapped at home 399 00:16:28,726 --> 00:16:31,164 staring at their computers and their phones. 400 00:16:31,207 --> 00:16:33,209 - I agree. It's been very hard on them. 401 00:16:33,253 --> 00:16:35,646 I assume Lily didn't share anything of concern. 402 00:16:35,690 --> 00:16:37,257 - What the kids say at the retreat 403 00:16:37,300 --> 00:16:38,649 stays at the retreat. 404 00:16:38,693 --> 00:16:40,651 - Ah, like Vegas. [chuckles] 405 00:16:40,695 --> 00:16:42,349 I respect your desire for privacy. 406 00:16:42,392 --> 00:16:43,567 I'm just trying to find out 407 00:16:43,611 --> 00:16:46,092 if Cooper Walsh said anything concerning. 408 00:16:46,135 --> 00:16:48,703 - I just told you, I can't discuss what the kids-- 409 00:16:48,746 --> 00:16:50,400 - Sure you can. 410 00:16:50,444 --> 00:16:53,055 Cooper is a person of interest in the murder of Jerome Elliot. 411 00:16:53,099 --> 00:16:54,361 And I'm a homicide detective. 412 00:16:54,404 --> 00:16:55,665 - Sorry. 413 00:16:55,710 --> 00:16:57,016 I can't talk about anything 414 00:16:57,059 --> 00:17:00,715 that was discussed in confidence. 415 00:17:00,758 --> 00:17:02,064 - Okay. Let's forget about the retreat. 416 00:17:02,108 --> 00:17:03,631 Let me just ask a general question. 417 00:17:03,674 --> 00:17:04,935 Is Cooper a good kid? 418 00:17:04,980 --> 00:17:06,329 - He's a great kid. 419 00:17:06,373 --> 00:17:09,244 Top of his class, active in charitable programs. 420 00:17:09,289 --> 00:17:11,900 In my opinion, as a psychologist, 421 00:17:11,943 --> 00:17:14,642 there's nothing that suggests he's capable of violence. 422 00:17:14,685 --> 00:17:17,036 - That's good to know. 423 00:17:17,079 --> 00:17:19,777 And for the record, in my opinion as a homicide cop, 424 00:17:19,820 --> 00:17:21,953 everybody's capable. 425 00:17:24,739 --> 00:17:26,958 This kid, Cooper, seemed genuinely baffled. 426 00:17:27,002 --> 00:17:28,176 I think he's tellin' the truth. 427 00:17:28,221 --> 00:17:29,222 - So someone 428 00:17:29,265 --> 00:17:30,875 registered the phone in his name? 429 00:17:30,919 --> 00:17:32,486 For what? To frame him? 430 00:17:32,529 --> 00:17:34,792 - Or spy on Jerome Elliot without gettin' caught. 431 00:17:34,836 --> 00:17:36,751 - Hey, Yee, how are we doing on that address 432 00:17:36,794 --> 00:17:38,666 where the prepaid phone was delivered? 433 00:17:38,709 --> 00:17:42,235 - It's 468 Madison Avenue, apartment 7F. 434 00:17:42,278 --> 00:17:44,063 It's definitely not Cooper's address. 435 00:17:44,106 --> 00:17:45,803 - Ah. - It's an apartment owned 436 00:17:45,847 --> 00:17:48,676 by the Lawrence & Cynthia Cole Family Trust. 437 00:17:48,719 --> 00:17:50,982 - They got kids? 438 00:17:51,026 --> 00:17:53,463 - One. Aaron Cole, age 16. 439 00:17:53,507 --> 00:17:54,812 - Aaron? 440 00:17:54,856 --> 00:17:56,597 Wasn't that the name of Sophia's boyfriend? 441 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:57,902 - Yeah. 442 00:17:57,946 --> 00:17:59,295 Pull up his social media. 443 00:17:59,339 --> 00:18:00,731 - Okay. 444 00:18:04,518 --> 00:18:06,476 - Show me the video we have near the crime scene. 445 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:07,912 - Mm-hmm. 446 00:18:07,956 --> 00:18:11,264 Here it is in slo-mo. 447 00:18:11,307 --> 00:18:14,005 - Same size, build. 448 00:18:14,049 --> 00:18:16,138 I got no idea what's going on 449 00:18:16,182 --> 00:18:19,054 or why this kid, Aaron, has been tracking Jerome Elliot, 450 00:18:19,098 --> 00:18:20,490 but we need some answers. 451 00:18:20,534 --> 00:18:23,798 We need to talk to him now. 452 00:18:26,583 --> 00:18:29,151 - We can get you something to drink, if you'd like. 453 00:18:29,195 --> 00:18:30,370 - I'm fine. 454 00:18:30,413 --> 00:18:32,459 - Hey, Frank, Dad's on his way up. 455 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:36,027 - How about something to eat? 456 00:18:36,071 --> 00:18:39,640 Granola bar? Apples? 457 00:18:39,683 --> 00:18:42,860 - I'm not hungry. 458 00:18:42,904 --> 00:18:45,428 - Okay. Up to you. 459 00:18:45,472 --> 00:18:47,038 Why don't you have a seat? 460 00:18:49,258 --> 00:18:53,784 And we'll come back when your dad gets here, all right? 461 00:18:53,828 --> 00:18:55,177 - There you go. 462 00:18:55,221 --> 00:18:57,179 - I thought Sophia was cheating on me. 463 00:18:57,223 --> 00:18:59,399 She was always busy, you know? And every time I tried 464 00:18:59,442 --> 00:19:00,878 to hang out with her, she'd say she was having dinner 465 00:19:00,922 --> 00:19:02,315 with her father, so I hacked into his phone. 466 00:19:02,358 --> 00:19:03,707 And I know that isn't right-- - Whoa, whoa, whoa. 467 00:19:03,751 --> 00:19:04,926 We wanna talk all about that, but not right now. 468 00:19:04,969 --> 00:19:06,188 Not before your dad gets here. 469 00:19:06,232 --> 00:19:07,798 - She was terrified. I had to protect her. 470 00:19:07,842 --> 00:19:09,365 And so, I killed him, but I didn't have any other choice. 471 00:19:09,409 --> 00:19:10,932 And I know it's not the right thing, 472 00:19:10,975 --> 00:19:12,194 but I-I just didn't know any other way to protect her. 473 00:19:12,238 --> 00:19:13,717 - Stop talking. Not another word. 474 00:19:13,761 --> 00:19:15,066 Let's go, Aaron. We're leaving. 475 00:19:15,110 --> 00:19:16,329 - No, no, no. It's too late for that. 476 00:19:16,372 --> 00:19:17,721 - Step back. 477 00:19:17,765 --> 00:19:20,028 - Your son just confessed to a murder. 478 00:19:20,071 --> 00:19:21,551 - Put your hands behind your back, son. 479 00:19:21,595 --> 00:19:24,032 [handcuffs click] 480 00:19:31,779 --> 00:19:31,953 . 481 00:19:31,996 --> 00:19:33,824 - The defendant isn't a hardened criminal. 482 00:19:33,868 --> 00:19:35,565 He's a 16-year-old kid. 483 00:19:35,609 --> 00:19:36,827 - Who brutally murdered 484 00:19:36,871 --> 00:19:38,264 a pillar of New York's business community. 485 00:19:38,307 --> 00:19:40,266 - I'm not arguing for absolution, Sam. 486 00:19:40,309 --> 00:19:43,486 I'm saying he's a mixed-up teen who made a terrible mistake. 487 00:19:43,530 --> 00:19:45,923 - Are you suggesting we kick this over to juvenile court? 488 00:19:45,967 --> 00:19:47,621 - Well, I'm suggesting we at least consider it. 489 00:19:47,664 --> 00:19:49,927 - [scoffs] If he were a Black gangbanger, 490 00:19:49,971 --> 00:19:51,146 would we be having this conversation? 491 00:19:51,190 --> 00:19:52,843 - No, this has nothing to do with race. 492 00:19:52,887 --> 00:19:54,715 - But it does. 493 00:19:54,758 --> 00:19:56,760 The last three homicide cases 494 00:19:56,804 --> 00:19:59,110 involving similar-aged defendants 495 00:19:59,154 --> 00:20:02,113 have all been tried as adults. 496 00:20:02,157 --> 00:20:04,464 And they have all been Black. 497 00:20:04,507 --> 00:20:06,770 - All right, if you're saying that this office 498 00:20:06,814 --> 00:20:08,946 has been systematically overcharging 499 00:20:08,990 --> 00:20:11,732 young Black defendants, I agree. 500 00:20:11,775 --> 00:20:14,256 But how does trying Aaron Cole as an adult 501 00:20:14,300 --> 00:20:15,823 solve that problem? 502 00:20:15,866 --> 00:20:17,738 - It doesn't. 503 00:20:17,781 --> 00:20:20,523 But it keeps the city from rioting 504 00:20:20,567 --> 00:20:22,699 and accusing us of being racist. 505 00:20:22,743 --> 00:20:24,397 - You wanna sacrifice this kid's future 506 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:25,702 in the name of politics? 507 00:20:25,746 --> 00:20:30,141 - What I want is to treat everyone equally. 508 00:20:30,185 --> 00:20:33,188 And right now, that means trying him as an adult. 509 00:20:34,929 --> 00:20:37,975 He's six weeks shy of his 17th birthday 510 00:20:38,019 --> 00:20:41,718 and he beat a man to death. 511 00:20:41,762 --> 00:20:43,111 [sighs] 512 00:20:43,154 --> 00:20:46,027 Forgive me for not shedding a tear. 513 00:20:52,338 --> 00:20:53,991 - We're seeking remand, Your Honor. 514 00:20:54,035 --> 00:20:55,819 The defendant confessed to the murder. 515 00:20:55,863 --> 00:20:57,473 And the evidence we've collected so far 516 00:20:57,517 --> 00:20:58,822 supports that confession. 517 00:20:58,866 --> 00:21:00,607 - Aaron Cole has no criminal record 518 00:21:00,650 --> 00:21:02,086 and poses no flight risk. 519 00:21:02,130 --> 00:21:03,784 His father's a respected surgeon. 520 00:21:03,827 --> 00:21:05,133 His mom runs a charitable foundation. 521 00:21:05,176 --> 00:21:07,178 - The defendant's parents aren't on trial here. 522 00:21:07,222 --> 00:21:08,354 - We're talking about an honor roll student 523 00:21:08,397 --> 00:21:10,312 who's never been in trouble before, Judge. 524 00:21:10,356 --> 00:21:11,618 He's a kid. 525 00:21:11,661 --> 00:21:14,838 This case should be tried in a juvenile court. 526 00:21:14,882 --> 00:21:17,145 - Kid, adult, sultan of Brunei, 527 00:21:17,188 --> 00:21:19,060 a man's skull was caved in. 528 00:21:19,103 --> 00:21:19,974 Remanded. 529 00:21:20,017 --> 00:21:21,758 [gavel bangs] Next case. 530 00:21:22,803 --> 00:21:24,065 - Mom. 531 00:21:24,108 --> 00:21:25,632 - We're going to get you out of here, Aaron. 532 00:21:25,675 --> 00:21:26,807 Don't worry. 533 00:21:29,375 --> 00:21:31,290 - Why are you doing this? 534 00:21:31,333 --> 00:21:33,292 Why are you pretending he's an adult? 535 00:21:33,335 --> 00:21:35,424 He's just a boy, for God's sake. 536 00:21:35,468 --> 00:21:38,079 - We're moving to suppress the confession. 537 00:21:39,602 --> 00:21:40,995 - The confession is valid. 538 00:21:41,038 --> 00:21:43,345 The detectives invited Aaron Cole 539 00:21:43,389 --> 00:21:45,869 to have a conversation at the 27th Precinct. 540 00:21:45,913 --> 00:21:47,044 He agreed. 541 00:21:47,088 --> 00:21:48,742 En route, they called his parents, 542 00:21:48,785 --> 00:21:50,265 let them know what was going on. 543 00:21:50,309 --> 00:21:51,701 Once they arrived at the precinct, 544 00:21:51,745 --> 00:21:53,529 they escorted Aaron to a safe space. 545 00:21:53,573 --> 00:21:56,140 They didn't ask him a single question. 546 00:21:56,184 --> 00:21:58,186 And then, totally unprovoked, 547 00:21:58,229 --> 00:21:59,927 he blurted out his confession. 548 00:21:59,970 --> 00:22:01,668 There's nothing the detectives could have done. 549 00:22:01,711 --> 00:22:03,104 - Sure there is. 550 00:22:03,147 --> 00:22:04,671 They could have waited for his parents to show up 551 00:22:04,714 --> 00:22:06,368 before taking him to the precinct. 552 00:22:06,412 --> 00:22:08,979 They could have brought him to a safer location. 553 00:22:09,023 --> 00:22:11,330 A break room in a busy police precinct? 554 00:22:11,373 --> 00:22:13,854 That's hardly an appropriate place to question a child. 555 00:22:13,897 --> 00:22:15,377 - The detectives did the best they could 556 00:22:15,421 --> 00:22:16,726 under the circumstances. 557 00:22:16,770 --> 00:22:18,380 - The statute doesn't care about best efforts. 558 00:22:18,424 --> 00:22:20,817 It cares about preventing abuse and manipulation. 559 00:22:20,861 --> 00:22:22,341 - There is no evidence suggesting 560 00:22:22,384 --> 00:22:24,343 their actions were abusive or manipulative. 561 00:22:24,386 --> 00:22:26,519 - It is not their fault that he confessed. 562 00:22:26,562 --> 00:22:28,259 What'd you expect them to do, block their ears? 563 00:22:28,303 --> 00:22:30,740 - The defendant was 16 years old 564 00:22:30,784 --> 00:22:32,351 at the time of the homicide, Judge. 565 00:22:32,394 --> 00:22:33,613 16. 566 00:22:33,656 --> 00:22:35,876 He should have been accorded more protection. 567 00:22:35,919 --> 00:22:37,356 And don't give me this nonsense 568 00:22:37,399 --> 00:22:39,270 about a break room being a safe space. 569 00:22:39,314 --> 00:22:41,403 I promise you, that's not what the legislature had in mind. 570 00:22:41,447 --> 00:22:43,405 - He was never questioned in the break room 571 00:22:43,449 --> 00:22:44,841 or anywhere else. 572 00:22:44,885 --> 00:22:47,757 So it really doesn't matter where they escorted him. 573 00:22:47,801 --> 00:22:50,369 He would have confessed anyway. 574 00:22:50,412 --> 00:22:52,022 - But he's 16. 575 00:22:52,066 --> 00:22:55,156 - He will be 17 in two days. 576 00:22:56,287 --> 00:22:58,551 - The confession is suppressed. 577 00:23:04,818 --> 00:23:07,603 - Hey. How's it looking? 578 00:23:07,647 --> 00:23:09,126 - Without the confession, 579 00:23:09,170 --> 00:23:11,390 more like a three-point shot than a lay-up. 580 00:23:11,433 --> 00:23:12,521 - I don't know. 581 00:23:12,565 --> 00:23:15,132 The evidence is still pretty strong. 582 00:23:15,176 --> 00:23:18,788 We have proof Aaron was tracking Sophia and her dad 583 00:23:18,832 --> 00:23:21,138 on a burner phone he purchased 584 00:23:21,182 --> 00:23:23,271 using another student's name, right? 585 00:23:23,314 --> 00:23:26,448 Plus, the video of him a few blocks from the crime scene 586 00:23:26,492 --> 00:23:27,623 minutes before the murder 587 00:23:27,667 --> 00:23:29,451 wearing the same hoodie as the killer. 588 00:23:29,495 --> 00:23:31,018 There was blood on it too, so that should-- 589 00:23:31,061 --> 00:23:32,976 - That DNA report just came back. 590 00:23:33,020 --> 00:23:35,152 The blood sample is too small. 591 00:23:35,196 --> 00:23:36,937 The lab can't definitively prove 592 00:23:36,980 --> 00:23:40,506 that the blood is a match to Elliot's. 593 00:23:40,549 --> 00:23:42,943 - Blood is blood. The jury can do the math. 594 00:23:42,986 --> 00:23:44,597 - Not unless we paint the right picture. 595 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:46,990 The jury needs to understand why Aaron killed Elliot, 596 00:23:47,034 --> 00:23:49,340 which means we have to prove 597 00:23:49,384 --> 00:23:51,647 that Aaron knew what Sophia said at the retreat. 598 00:23:51,691 --> 00:23:53,562 - And the problem is, Aaron wasn't there. 599 00:23:53,606 --> 00:23:56,347 He was home, recovering from COVID. 600 00:23:56,391 --> 00:23:57,697 - Exactly. 601 00:23:57,740 --> 00:24:01,396 - But there were 78 other kids at the retreat. 602 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:04,443 It's hard to imagine they all kept their mouths shut. 603 00:24:04,486 --> 00:24:05,705 - Uh-huh. 604 00:24:05,748 --> 00:24:07,446 - I'll have Cosgrove and Shaw dig back in. 605 00:24:09,143 --> 00:24:10,492 [phone chimes, buzzes] 606 00:24:11,885 --> 00:24:13,364 Good news. 607 00:24:13,408 --> 00:24:14,496 - Good enough to make me forget 608 00:24:14,540 --> 00:24:15,932 that we just lost Aaron's confession? 609 00:24:15,976 --> 00:24:18,152 - No, but close. 610 00:24:18,195 --> 00:24:19,458 Detective Yee just found footage 611 00:24:19,501 --> 00:24:21,590 of Aaron walking in and out of a vacant lot 612 00:24:21,634 --> 00:24:25,159 near his place 30 minutes after the murder. 613 00:24:25,202 --> 00:24:26,987 [dumpster lid creaks, thuds] 614 00:24:28,292 --> 00:24:29,250 - Oh. 615 00:24:39,565 --> 00:24:40,870 Whoa. 616 00:24:40,914 --> 00:24:42,568 I got something here. 617 00:24:46,310 --> 00:24:48,399 And that ain't ketchup. 618 00:24:50,140 --> 00:24:51,751 - I just heard back from the lab. 619 00:24:51,794 --> 00:24:54,449 The blood on the tennis racket matches the victim's. 620 00:24:54,493 --> 00:24:56,756 - Fingerprints? - No luck. 621 00:24:56,799 --> 00:24:58,366 - Ah, doesn't matter. 622 00:24:58,409 --> 00:25:00,324 The video we have of Aaron coming and going 623 00:25:00,368 --> 00:25:02,022 out of the vacant lot should be good enough. 624 00:25:02,065 --> 00:25:04,067 Plus, all the additional evidence we have. 625 00:25:04,111 --> 00:25:06,722 Strong case. - Well, not according to Price. 626 00:25:06,766 --> 00:25:09,159 He still wants proof that Aaron knew about the alleged abuse. 627 00:25:09,203 --> 00:25:11,684 - Hey, I think I found something. 628 00:25:11,727 --> 00:25:15,383 This was sent to Aaron's phone the day after the retreat. 629 00:25:15,426 --> 00:25:17,211 "Crazy that Sophia had to live 630 00:25:17,254 --> 00:25:19,082 with this threat hanging over her." 631 00:25:19,126 --> 00:25:20,344 - Do you know who sent it? 632 00:25:20,388 --> 00:25:22,042 - The name didn't pop up on Aaron's phone, 633 00:25:22,085 --> 00:25:24,087 but I can track this number. 634 00:25:26,176 --> 00:25:28,570 - That's okay. 635 00:25:28,614 --> 00:25:30,529 I'll take care of it. 636 00:25:36,404 --> 00:25:37,884 Hey, Lil. 637 00:25:37,927 --> 00:25:40,582 Uh, we need to talk. 638 00:25:40,626 --> 00:25:42,758 - Okay. 639 00:25:42,802 --> 00:25:45,631 - We found... 640 00:25:45,674 --> 00:25:49,243 the text you sent to Aaron. 641 00:25:49,286 --> 00:25:50,766 - What do you mean? 642 00:25:50,810 --> 00:25:53,073 - About Sophia's father? 643 00:25:53,116 --> 00:25:55,379 - I knew Aaron was dating her. 644 00:25:55,423 --> 00:25:58,295 And we're in the same history class, so I-I just-- 645 00:25:58,339 --> 00:26:00,341 - Why didn't you tell me? 646 00:26:00,384 --> 00:26:04,301 - Well, I didn't think it was a big deal. 647 00:26:04,345 --> 00:26:06,303 - It is. 648 00:26:06,347 --> 00:26:09,959 - This--this is my fault? 649 00:26:10,003 --> 00:26:11,787 This is my fault, isn't it? 650 00:26:11,831 --> 00:26:14,181 [stammering] If I hadn't told Aaron, then-- 651 00:26:14,224 --> 00:26:16,183 - No, that's not what I meant. 652 00:26:16,226 --> 00:26:19,621 - I was so freaked out about what Sophia said. 653 00:26:19,665 --> 00:26:22,319 And I needed to talk-- to talk about what I'd heard, 654 00:26:22,363 --> 00:26:23,799 so I told Aaron. - Come here. Come here. 655 00:26:23,843 --> 00:26:24,931 Come here, sweetie. 656 00:26:24,974 --> 00:26:27,107 - I'm sorry. 657 00:26:27,150 --> 00:26:29,979 [sobbing] 658 00:26:30,023 --> 00:26:33,156 Don't tell anybody, okay? 659 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:36,682 Can you keep this a secret, please? 660 00:26:47,649 --> 00:26:47,997 . 661 00:26:48,041 --> 00:26:50,347 - Your daughter goes to school with the defendant? 662 00:26:50,391 --> 00:26:51,914 - Yeah, and she told the defendant 663 00:26:51,958 --> 00:26:53,699 what Sophia said about her father at the retreat 664 00:26:53,742 --> 00:26:56,049 and texted him too. 665 00:26:56,092 --> 00:26:59,574 - Well, that's obviously helpful information. 666 00:26:59,618 --> 00:27:01,620 - I know, but... 667 00:27:01,663 --> 00:27:03,404 if there's anything you can do 668 00:27:03,447 --> 00:27:05,145 to keep my daughter off the witness stand, 669 00:27:05,188 --> 00:27:06,668 I'd appreciate that. 670 00:27:06,712 --> 00:27:08,801 - [sighs] 671 00:27:08,844 --> 00:27:12,456 Look, I get it, but... 672 00:27:12,500 --> 00:27:14,110 I need to do what's best for the case. 673 00:27:14,154 --> 00:27:15,372 Your daughter's conversations 674 00:27:15,416 --> 00:27:16,809 with the defendant are important. 675 00:27:16,852 --> 00:27:18,593 They help establish motive. 676 00:27:18,637 --> 00:27:21,291 They prove he knew of Sophia's abuse allegations. 677 00:27:21,335 --> 00:27:22,902 - There has to be other kids 678 00:27:22,945 --> 00:27:24,251 that talked to Aaron about this. 679 00:27:24,294 --> 00:27:27,689 - Maybe, but we haven't been able to find any 680 00:27:27,733 --> 00:27:29,430 and neither have you. 681 00:27:31,214 --> 00:27:32,868 - She's my kid, Nolan. 682 00:27:34,522 --> 00:27:36,829 - I'm sorry, Frank. I really am. 683 00:27:36,872 --> 00:27:39,658 But I have no choice. 684 00:27:47,404 --> 00:27:49,102 - The teacher said they wanted us 685 00:27:49,145 --> 00:27:51,713 to divulge our secrets to the group-- 686 00:27:51,757 --> 00:27:53,846 our feelings, hardships. 687 00:27:53,889 --> 00:27:55,717 - And did the victim's daughter 688 00:27:55,761 --> 00:27:59,808 disclose allegations of abuse at her father's hand? 689 00:27:59,852 --> 00:28:01,854 - Yes, they were really disturbing. 690 00:28:01,897 --> 00:28:04,204 - And did you have occasion 691 00:28:04,247 --> 00:28:08,164 to convey to the defendant those allegations 692 00:28:08,208 --> 00:28:09,862 the day after the retreat? 693 00:28:09,905 --> 00:28:11,907 - Yeah. 694 00:28:11,951 --> 00:28:14,562 I told him what Sophia said. 695 00:28:14,605 --> 00:28:16,129 - And what did Aaron do after you told him 696 00:28:16,172 --> 00:28:18,174 about those allegations? 697 00:28:18,218 --> 00:28:20,568 - He was upset. 698 00:28:20,611 --> 00:28:23,745 He said Sophia's father was a monster. 699 00:28:23,789 --> 00:28:25,878 I swear to God 700 00:28:25,921 --> 00:28:28,576 I thought he was just gonna make sure 701 00:28:28,619 --> 00:28:31,927 that Sophia was okay, not kill her father. 702 00:28:31,971 --> 00:28:34,625 - Thank you, Miss Cosgrove. 703 00:28:35,888 --> 00:28:37,672 - Miss Cosgrove, 704 00:28:37,716 --> 00:28:40,457 you're on scholarship at Cromwell, correct? 705 00:28:40,501 --> 00:28:41,632 - That's right. 706 00:28:41,676 --> 00:28:43,243 - No chance you're lying here today 707 00:28:43,286 --> 00:28:45,375 to make yourself the center of attention? 708 00:28:45,419 --> 00:28:48,596 Maybe impress all those rich kids that look down on you? 709 00:28:48,639 --> 00:28:51,730 - Objection. Argumentative and absurd. 710 00:28:51,773 --> 00:28:53,122 - Sustained. 711 00:28:53,166 --> 00:28:55,037 - Your father is a detective. 712 00:28:55,081 --> 00:28:58,519 He was involved in this case, correct? 713 00:28:58,562 --> 00:28:59,694 - Yes. 714 00:28:59,738 --> 00:29:02,218 - Well, that's one more reason to lie. 715 00:29:02,262 --> 00:29:03,916 - Your Honor? - Sustained. 716 00:29:03,959 --> 00:29:05,134 Watch it, Ms. Whitmer. 717 00:29:05,178 --> 00:29:06,788 - I'm telling the truth. 718 00:29:06,832 --> 00:29:10,357 I told Aaron what Sophia said at the retreat. 719 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:12,446 - Hmm. 720 00:29:12,489 --> 00:29:15,841 You shared your own secrets at that retreat too, didn't you? 721 00:29:15,884 --> 00:29:18,495 - Yes, all the students did. 722 00:29:18,539 --> 00:29:20,106 - Did you tell your fellow students 723 00:29:20,149 --> 00:29:21,803 that you had suicidal thoughts? 724 00:29:21,847 --> 00:29:23,674 - Objection. Relevance? 725 00:29:23,718 --> 00:29:25,328 - Goes to impeachment. 726 00:29:25,372 --> 00:29:27,113 The witness's admission of emotional instability 727 00:29:27,156 --> 00:29:29,115 at the retreat undermines her credibility. 728 00:29:29,158 --> 00:29:30,594 - My daughter is not on trial here. 729 00:29:30,638 --> 00:29:31,813 - Sit down, Detective. 730 00:29:31,857 --> 00:29:33,989 Interrupt again, I'll hold you in contempt. 731 00:29:34,033 --> 00:29:35,295 - Judge, may we approach? 732 00:29:41,388 --> 00:29:43,825 Miss Cosgrove's personal disclosures at that retreat 733 00:29:43,869 --> 00:29:46,480 are irrelevant and should be stricken from the record. 734 00:29:46,523 --> 00:29:48,830 - Her mental state informs her credibility. 735 00:29:48,874 --> 00:29:51,485 - I agree with Ms. Whitmer. It goes to impeachment. 736 00:29:51,528 --> 00:29:53,835 - Thank you, Your Honor. - But you've made your point. 737 00:29:53,879 --> 00:29:55,141 I'm not allowing a trial 738 00:29:55,184 --> 00:29:57,012 about Miss Cosgrove's emotional well-being. 739 00:29:57,056 --> 00:29:59,580 - Understood. I have no more questions for this witness. 740 00:29:59,623 --> 00:30:02,975 - Mr. Price, you can redirect, if you wish. 741 00:30:03,018 --> 00:30:05,238 - Thank you, Your Honor. 742 00:30:11,244 --> 00:30:14,421 Miss Cosgrove, your father is a detective, correct? 743 00:30:14,464 --> 00:30:15,726 - Yes. 744 00:30:15,770 --> 00:30:17,598 - So growing up, 745 00:30:17,641 --> 00:30:20,340 you have been exposed to the legal system. 746 00:30:20,383 --> 00:30:23,343 You know how critical it is 747 00:30:23,386 --> 00:30:25,911 to tell the truth in a court of law, right? 748 00:30:25,954 --> 00:30:27,173 - Yes. 749 00:30:27,216 --> 00:30:30,089 - Are you currently experiencing 750 00:30:30,132 --> 00:30:31,873 any emotional instability 751 00:30:31,917 --> 00:30:34,484 that might impact your truthfulness here today? 752 00:30:34,528 --> 00:30:36,008 - Objection. 753 00:30:36,051 --> 00:30:37,879 If the witness is emotionally unstable, 754 00:30:37,923 --> 00:30:40,360 she is not competent to assess how that instability 755 00:30:40,403 --> 00:30:42,362 affects the truthfulness of her testimony. 756 00:30:42,405 --> 00:30:44,320 - Overruled. The witness can answer. 757 00:30:46,801 --> 00:30:49,456 - No. 758 00:30:49,499 --> 00:30:51,850 I'm fine. 759 00:30:51,893 --> 00:30:55,114 And I told the truth. 760 00:30:55,157 --> 00:30:57,290 I told the truth. 761 00:31:04,210 --> 00:31:06,647 - Lily. Lily. 762 00:31:06,690 --> 00:31:07,691 - Lily, wait. - Lily, stop. 763 00:31:07,735 --> 00:31:09,215 - Lily, Lily. Hey, hey, hey. 764 00:31:09,258 --> 00:31:11,521 Hey. - I never talked about suicide. 765 00:31:11,565 --> 00:31:13,610 I never said I had those thoughts. 766 00:31:13,654 --> 00:31:15,395 - But even if you did, you can always talk to us about it. 767 00:31:15,438 --> 00:31:17,310 You know that, right? 768 00:31:17,353 --> 00:31:20,095 - All I said was that when I get really stressed, 769 00:31:20,139 --> 00:31:23,011 I can--I can understand how kids can do crazy things. 770 00:31:23,055 --> 00:31:25,927 Like, I-I was just trying to bear my soul and be open 771 00:31:25,971 --> 00:31:29,235 like the school told us to do, but I swear I'm fine. 772 00:31:29,278 --> 00:31:31,498 - We understand. It's gotta be stressful. 773 00:31:31,541 --> 00:31:35,981 - You know you can always come to us with anything. 774 00:31:36,024 --> 00:31:37,330 - I know, but... 775 00:31:37,373 --> 00:31:40,028 you said you wouldn't tell anybody about this, 776 00:31:40,072 --> 00:31:42,117 and you lied. 777 00:31:43,902 --> 00:31:45,338 - I got her. 778 00:31:45,381 --> 00:31:47,557 She just needs to blow off some steam. 779 00:31:56,436 --> 00:31:56,610 . 780 00:31:56,653 --> 00:31:58,177 - Ms. Whitmer. 781 00:31:58,220 --> 00:31:59,918 - The Defense calls Alan Meyerson. 782 00:31:59,961 --> 00:32:02,442 - Uh, Judge, may we approach? 783 00:32:08,100 --> 00:32:09,840 The People object to this witness. 784 00:32:09,884 --> 00:32:11,364 - Excuse me? - Cromwell Academy's 785 00:32:11,407 --> 00:32:13,757 potential liability for the victim's death 786 00:32:13,801 --> 00:32:14,845 is a civil matter. 787 00:32:14,889 --> 00:32:16,064 Has nothing to do with this case. 788 00:32:16,108 --> 00:32:17,413 - We intend to argue that Aaron Cole 789 00:32:17,457 --> 00:32:19,546 is not guilty by reason of insanity. 790 00:32:19,589 --> 00:32:21,156 - What? Insanity? - And that the reckless 791 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:23,419 disclosures of the victim's daughter at the retreat 792 00:32:23,463 --> 00:32:25,682 helped to insight Mr. Cole's mental breakdown. 793 00:32:25,726 --> 00:32:27,206 - So now he did it 794 00:32:27,249 --> 00:32:29,686 but only because the retreat drove him insane? 795 00:32:29,730 --> 00:32:30,992 That--that is insane. 796 00:32:31,036 --> 00:32:32,515 The defendant wasn't even there. 797 00:32:32,559 --> 00:32:36,171 She's blaming the school for the murder. 798 00:32:36,215 --> 00:32:38,391 - They can call whomever they want, Mr. Price. 799 00:32:38,434 --> 00:32:40,001 Your objection is overruled. 800 00:32:40,045 --> 00:32:42,264 - Your Honor-- - Now, step back. 801 00:32:48,096 --> 00:32:49,663 - The retreat is integral 802 00:32:49,706 --> 00:32:52,622 to fostering a spirit of community amongst our students. 803 00:32:52,666 --> 00:32:54,537 It's an aid to their emotional growth. 804 00:32:54,581 --> 00:32:56,278 - Dr. Meyerson, do you have a degree 805 00:32:56,322 --> 00:32:58,237 in developmental psychology? 806 00:32:58,280 --> 00:33:00,761 - No, my doctorate is in education. 807 00:33:00,804 --> 00:33:03,633 - But surely you vetted the retreat's agenda 808 00:33:03,677 --> 00:33:06,158 with developmental psychologists, right? 809 00:33:06,201 --> 00:33:08,247 - Well, the creation of a safe space 810 00:33:08,290 --> 00:33:09,988 for our students doesn't require a form-- 811 00:33:10,031 --> 00:33:11,990 - Meaning you didn't. - Objection. 812 00:33:12,033 --> 00:33:13,208 The witness is entitled to answer. 813 00:33:13,252 --> 00:33:15,515 - Dr. Meyerson? 814 00:33:15,558 --> 00:33:18,126 - [clears throat] 815 00:33:18,170 --> 00:33:20,215 No, we didn't vet the retreat with anybody, 816 00:33:20,259 --> 00:33:22,087 nor do we need to. 817 00:33:24,089 --> 00:33:26,787 - Meaning you don't have the slightest idea 818 00:33:26,830 --> 00:33:30,095 whether your retreats damage your students or not, do you? 819 00:33:30,138 --> 00:33:32,314 - They most certainly do not. 820 00:33:32,358 --> 00:33:33,968 - Are you aware of any emotional trauma 821 00:33:34,012 --> 00:33:36,362 suffered by students stemming from your retreats? 822 00:33:36,405 --> 00:33:39,017 - No, our retreat is designed to prevent emotional trauma, 823 00:33:39,060 --> 00:33:40,757 not trigger it. 824 00:33:40,801 --> 00:33:43,804 - Well, I think there's a design flaw, 825 00:33:43,847 --> 00:33:46,067 because your retreat triggered my client 826 00:33:46,111 --> 00:33:48,243 to commit a regrettable act of violence. 827 00:33:48,287 --> 00:33:49,940 But even more regrettable 828 00:33:49,984 --> 00:33:54,423 is he was a 16-year-old student at your school. 829 00:33:54,467 --> 00:33:58,514 Your job was to help your students, protect them, 830 00:33:58,558 --> 00:34:00,864 not fill their heads with complicated stories 831 00:34:00,908 --> 00:34:02,083 of abuse and violence. 832 00:34:02,127 --> 00:34:04,042 - Objection. She's making a speech. 833 00:34:05,130 --> 00:34:07,349 - Withdrawn. 834 00:34:11,571 --> 00:34:13,094 - Dr. Meyerson, how many retreats 835 00:34:13,138 --> 00:34:15,096 has your school sponsored? - Eight. 836 00:34:15,139 --> 00:34:16,358 - Prior to this, has any student 837 00:34:16,402 --> 00:34:18,056 ever behaved in a violent manner 838 00:34:18,099 --> 00:34:19,753 in the wake of one of those retreats? 839 00:34:19,795 --> 00:34:21,233 - No. 840 00:34:21,275 --> 00:34:26,368 - Because the retreat is a positive, constructive event 841 00:34:26,411 --> 00:34:29,241 that helps students, correct? - Yes. 842 00:34:29,284 --> 00:34:30,981 - It doesn't... 843 00:34:31,025 --> 00:34:32,722 turn them into killers. 844 00:34:32,766 --> 00:34:34,289 - Of course not. 845 00:34:34,333 --> 00:34:36,335 - Yeah. Nothing further. 846 00:34:37,292 --> 00:34:38,772 - You're excused. 847 00:34:41,601 --> 00:34:43,733 - The Defense calls Aaron Cole. 848 00:34:46,693 --> 00:34:48,216 When your friend, Lily, told you 849 00:34:48,260 --> 00:34:51,001 what Sophia said about her father, 850 00:34:51,045 --> 00:34:53,743 how did that make you feel? 851 00:34:53,786 --> 00:34:55,876 - Awful. 852 00:34:55,918 --> 00:34:58,922 I was scared for her. 853 00:34:58,966 --> 00:35:01,751 Scared he might hurt her again. 854 00:35:01,795 --> 00:35:04,580 Or worse, kill her. 855 00:35:04,624 --> 00:35:06,756 - Did you and Lily have additional conversations 856 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:09,933 about Sophia and her father after that text? 857 00:35:09,977 --> 00:35:11,587 - Yeah. 858 00:35:11,631 --> 00:35:13,763 We talked about it at school, 859 00:35:13,807 --> 00:35:16,114 texted about it more. 860 00:35:16,157 --> 00:35:17,811 Just made me angrier. 861 00:35:17,854 --> 00:35:19,421 - What do you remember about the evening 862 00:35:19,465 --> 00:35:21,119 you killed Jerome Elliot? 863 00:35:21,162 --> 00:35:24,948 - I remember feeling... 864 00:35:24,992 --> 00:35:28,604 this incredible anger. 865 00:35:28,648 --> 00:35:31,303 And my heart started racing like-- 866 00:35:31,346 --> 00:35:33,479 like I was in danger. 867 00:35:35,307 --> 00:35:37,700 It's--it's hard to describe. 868 00:35:37,744 --> 00:35:39,572 - Because you were worried about Sophia? 869 00:35:39,615 --> 00:35:41,139 - Yeah. 870 00:35:41,182 --> 00:35:44,838 I kept thinking... 871 00:35:44,881 --> 00:35:47,406 he was gonna kill her. 872 00:35:47,449 --> 00:35:48,798 And then... 873 00:35:51,366 --> 00:35:54,108 I blacked out. 874 00:35:54,152 --> 00:35:56,806 I don't even remember walking to East River Park. 875 00:35:56,850 --> 00:35:58,547 I... 876 00:35:58,591 --> 00:36:01,724 I just remember standing there... 877 00:36:01,768 --> 00:36:03,857 over Mr. Elliot's body with my tennis racket. 878 00:36:03,900 --> 00:36:06,207 And... 879 00:36:06,251 --> 00:36:08,557 And... 880 00:36:08,601 --> 00:36:10,733 he was... 881 00:36:10,777 --> 00:36:12,257 He was dead. 882 00:36:14,781 --> 00:36:17,262 I'm so sorry. 883 00:36:19,220 --> 00:36:20,308 [sighs] 884 00:36:20,352 --> 00:36:22,441 I'm so sorry. [sniffles] 885 00:36:25,313 --> 00:36:27,359 - Nothing further. 886 00:36:27,402 --> 00:36:28,882 - Mr. Price. 887 00:36:34,844 --> 00:36:37,238 - Mr. Cole, do you recall 888 00:36:37,282 --> 00:36:40,241 secretly manipulating the GPS data 889 00:36:40,285 --> 00:36:42,156 on Jerome and Sophia Elliot's phones 890 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:43,897 three weeks prior to the retreat? 891 00:36:45,290 --> 00:36:47,857 - Yes, I'm ashamed of that. 892 00:36:47,901 --> 00:36:49,859 - Oh, but you did it anyway, right? 893 00:36:49,903 --> 00:36:51,339 So you could stalk Sophia 894 00:36:51,383 --> 00:36:54,734 and make sure she wasn't cheating on you, right? 895 00:36:54,777 --> 00:36:55,648 - Yes. 896 00:36:55,691 --> 00:36:57,127 - The day after the retreat, 897 00:36:57,171 --> 00:36:59,739 do you remember picking out your tennis racket, 898 00:36:59,782 --> 00:37:02,350 then tracking down Mr. Elliot in East River Park, 899 00:37:02,394 --> 00:37:05,223 and striking him repeatedly in the head 900 00:37:05,266 --> 00:37:06,702 until he was dead? - No. 901 00:37:06,746 --> 00:37:08,965 - You then hid that tennis racket 902 00:37:09,009 --> 00:37:11,054 in a vacant lot near your apartment 903 00:37:11,098 --> 00:37:12,360 so no one could find it. 904 00:37:12,404 --> 00:37:14,754 - I don't remember any of that. I swear. 905 00:37:14,797 --> 00:37:18,714 - The truth is, you executed a careful and methodical plan 906 00:37:18,758 --> 00:37:22,196 to kill the father of a girl you loved to impress her. 907 00:37:22,240 --> 00:37:24,111 - Objection. Counsel's testifying. 908 00:37:24,154 --> 00:37:25,678 - Sustained. 909 00:37:25,721 --> 00:37:27,245 - You set out to kill Jerome Elliot 910 00:37:27,288 --> 00:37:29,072 and you succeeded, correct? 911 00:37:29,116 --> 00:37:30,248 - I don't-- 912 00:37:30,291 --> 00:37:31,292 I don't remember any of that. 913 00:37:31,336 --> 00:37:32,728 I swear. 914 00:37:34,295 --> 00:37:36,428 Sophia, I love you. 915 00:37:36,471 --> 00:37:38,734 I thought your dad was going to kill you. 916 00:37:38,778 --> 00:37:41,650 I was just trying to do the right thing. 917 00:37:41,694 --> 00:37:43,130 - That's enough. We're adjourned. 918 00:37:43,173 --> 00:37:44,262 [gavel bangs] 919 00:37:48,788 --> 00:37:51,486 - Thought you said you were gonna tread lightly? 920 00:37:51,530 --> 00:37:53,401 - Well, he's a better liar than I thought. 921 00:37:53,445 --> 00:37:56,056 Why, was I-- was I too aggressive? 922 00:37:56,099 --> 00:37:58,885 - Definitely weren't timid. - [chuckles] 923 00:37:58,928 --> 00:38:01,017 I needed to establish his state of mind, 924 00:38:01,061 --> 00:38:03,324 that he knew right from wrong 925 00:38:03,368 --> 00:38:05,587 and that he made all kinds of logical choices 926 00:38:05,631 --> 00:38:08,068 and decisions that evening. 927 00:38:08,111 --> 00:38:11,419 - Hey. Got a second? 928 00:38:11,463 --> 00:38:13,378 I wanna discuss a plea. 929 00:38:13,421 --> 00:38:16,076 Something that's fair to all parties concerned. 930 00:38:16,119 --> 00:38:18,905 - If it were only that easy. 931 00:38:18,948 --> 00:38:21,473 - How's man one sound? Ten years. 932 00:38:22,952 --> 00:38:25,477 Come on, Nolan. You know that's fair. 933 00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:27,305 Whether or not my client is actually insane, 934 00:38:27,348 --> 00:38:29,176 it is clear that he's emotionally 935 00:38:29,219 --> 00:38:30,438 and psychologically unstable. 936 00:38:30,482 --> 00:38:33,833 And he is incredibly immature. 937 00:38:33,876 --> 00:38:36,314 - And he killed a 53-year-old man with a tennis racket. 938 00:38:36,357 --> 00:38:39,055 - What he did was horrific, I get it. 939 00:38:39,099 --> 00:38:40,796 But he's just a boy. 940 00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:44,539 And there's no way he deserves to rot in prison. 941 00:38:47,586 --> 00:38:49,675 I will wait for your call. 942 00:38:52,504 --> 00:38:54,070 - The evidence is strong, right? 943 00:38:54,114 --> 00:38:57,987 Hell, the Defense admits Aaron killed Jerome Elliot. 944 00:38:58,031 --> 00:38:59,424 The only question is, 945 00:38:59,467 --> 00:39:02,340 does the jury buy this ridiculous insanity defense? 946 00:39:02,383 --> 00:39:04,385 - No, the only question is, 947 00:39:04,429 --> 00:39:06,561 will they blame Cromwell Academy 948 00:39:06,605 --> 00:39:09,825 more than young, lovesick Aaron Cole? 949 00:39:09,869 --> 00:39:11,349 - They might. 950 00:39:11,392 --> 00:39:15,657 Like I said before, he is a screwed up, sympathetic kid. 951 00:39:15,701 --> 00:39:17,833 - What's your point? [sighs] 952 00:39:17,877 --> 00:39:20,575 - Maybe it's time we acknowledge he's just 17. 953 00:39:20,619 --> 00:39:23,665 - We're trying him as an adult, Nolan. 954 00:39:23,709 --> 00:39:25,493 We made that decision already. 955 00:39:25,537 --> 00:39:27,365 - You mean, you made that decision. 956 00:39:27,408 --> 00:39:29,584 - I damn well did. 957 00:39:32,065 --> 00:39:34,676 - For what it's worth, I agree with Jack. 958 00:39:34,720 --> 00:39:37,984 The kid who killed my sister was just 17 too. 959 00:39:38,027 --> 00:39:39,594 Didn't make it any less horrible 960 00:39:39,638 --> 00:39:42,641 and didn't make her any less dead. 961 00:39:42,684 --> 00:39:45,731 Now, you always say that we can't rewrite the law 962 00:39:45,774 --> 00:39:48,908 every time we have empathy for a defendant. 963 00:39:54,566 --> 00:39:57,395 - I'll call Whitmer. 964 00:40:02,878 --> 00:40:05,054 - On the sole charge of murder in the second degree, 965 00:40:05,098 --> 00:40:06,099 how do you find? 966 00:40:08,188 --> 00:40:10,408 - We find the defendant... 967 00:40:10,451 --> 00:40:11,452 guilty. 968 00:40:11,496 --> 00:40:12,845 - No! 969 00:40:12,888 --> 00:40:14,412 - We thank you for your service. 970 00:40:14,455 --> 00:40:16,326 We're adjourned. [gavel bangs] 971 00:40:16,370 --> 00:40:18,198 - No, I-- 972 00:40:18,241 --> 00:40:19,895 Please, no. 973 00:40:19,939 --> 00:40:22,420 [sobbing] No! 974 00:40:22,463 --> 00:40:24,334 No, please. 975 00:40:24,378 --> 00:40:26,249 No! 976 00:40:26,293 --> 00:40:29,644 Mom? Dad? 977 00:40:29,688 --> 00:40:32,604 [tense music] 978 00:40:32,647 --> 00:40:39,785 ♪ 979 00:40:49,664 --> 00:40:52,406 - How's she doing? 980 00:40:52,450 --> 00:40:54,930 - [sighs] 981 00:40:54,974 --> 00:41:01,894 ♪ 982 00:41:08,683 --> 00:41:11,251 - I love you, kid. 983 00:41:21,653 --> 00:41:21,827 . 984 00:41:21,870 --> 00:41:24,612 [dramatic music] 985 00:41:24,656 --> 00:41:31,793 ♪