1 00:00:01,161 --> 00:00:02,902 NARRATOR: In the criminal justice system 2 00:00:02,962 --> 00:00:06,843 the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups, 3 00:00:06,901 --> 00:00:08,744 the police who investigate crime 4 00:00:08,803 --> 00:00:11,613 and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. 5 00:00:11,672 --> 00:00:13,345 These are their stories. 6 00:00:16,711 --> 00:00:19,454 Good morning, Mrs. Hallenbeck. Time for us to... 7 00:00:20,415 --> 00:00:21,621 Mrs. Hallenbeck? 8 00:00:21,683 --> 00:00:22,889 Did they take my mother already? 9 00:00:22,951 --> 00:00:24,624 She wasn't supposed to go till 9:30. 10 00:00:24,686 --> 00:00:26,632 Must be down the hall somewhere. 11 00:00:26,688 --> 00:00:28,929 Isn't it your job to keep track of the patients? 12 00:00:28,990 --> 00:00:31,231 Your mother's around, darling. We'll find her. 13 00:00:36,632 --> 00:00:40,011 Marjorie Hallenbeck, 53, Missus. 14 00:00:40,069 --> 00:00:43,516 There are two deep bruises on the torso, this one on her head. 15 00:00:43,573 --> 00:00:44,712 Caused by what? 16 00:00:44,775 --> 00:00:47,779 Looks like somebody punched her twice. She fell, hit her head. 17 00:00:47,878 --> 00:00:49,255 ED: Which one's fatal? 18 00:00:49,313 --> 00:00:51,224 Head wound knocked her out. I doubt if it killed her. 19 00:00:51,281 --> 00:00:53,090 Best guess now is internal bleeding. 20 00:00:53,150 --> 00:00:54,561 How long would that take? 21 00:00:54,618 --> 00:00:57,657 A minute, a day. I won't know till the autopsy. 22 00:00:57,722 --> 00:00:58,996 Time of death? 23 00:00:59,057 --> 00:01:03,472 Given the temperature and lack of rigor, within the last five hours. 24 00:01:03,628 --> 00:01:06,472 So she was lyin' here since 3:00 a.m., and nobody found her? 25 00:01:06,531 --> 00:01:09,034 She could've been lyin' here longer than that. 26 00:01:09,334 --> 00:01:11,474 We can't check every square inch of the place. 27 00:01:11,537 --> 00:01:12,607 What was she in for? 28 00:01:12,671 --> 00:01:14,844 Lymph node biopsy and some tests. 29 00:01:14,907 --> 00:01:16,318 Anybody notify the family? 30 00:01:16,375 --> 00:01:17,945 Father and daughter were here when we found the body. 31 00:01:18,010 --> 00:01:20,490 They're waiting in Mrs. Hallenbeck's room, 1284. 32 00:01:20,546 --> 00:01:22,617 Was anybody on patrol here last night? 33 00:01:22,681 --> 00:01:24,719 Watkins. He didn't see anything out of the ordinary. 34 00:01:24,785 --> 00:01:26,162 What, he forget his glasses? 35 00:01:26,219 --> 00:01:27,960 We have excellent security. 36 00:01:28,021 --> 00:01:29,364 Yeah, so I see. 37 00:01:29,422 --> 00:01:30,696 You want to talk to Watkins? 38 00:01:30,757 --> 00:01:32,065 That would be nice. 39 00:01:32,759 --> 00:01:35,764 She comes in for a biopsy, and they manage to kill her? 40 00:01:35,830 --> 00:01:38,140 That's why they call it managed care. 41 00:02:27,519 --> 00:02:29,897 She checked herself in yesterday afternoon. 42 00:02:30,522 --> 00:02:32,502 My dad and I visited her last night. 43 00:02:33,258 --> 00:02:34,965 How could this have happened? 44 00:02:35,026 --> 00:02:36,334 What time did you leave? 45 00:02:36,661 --> 00:02:37,867 A little after 11:00. 46 00:02:37,929 --> 00:02:41,434 Did you buy something from the gift shop at 7:42? 47 00:02:41,500 --> 00:02:43,502 No, we didn't get here till almost 9:00. 48 00:02:43,970 --> 00:02:45,916 A couple of magazines and some candy. 49 00:02:45,972 --> 00:02:47,451 Maybe your mother bought them? 50 00:02:47,506 --> 00:02:49,144 Uh, I don't know. 51 00:02:49,275 --> 00:02:51,586 You both came in together and left together? 52 00:02:51,645 --> 00:02:52,715 Yes. 53 00:02:53,113 --> 00:02:55,115 Mr. Hallenbeck, was you wife still in the solarium 54 00:02:55,182 --> 00:02:56,354 when you left her? 55 00:02:56,850 --> 00:03:00,161 My dad's in shock. Did you find my mother's jewelry? 56 00:03:00,654 --> 00:03:01,894 Wedding ring was on her finger. 57 00:03:01,955 --> 00:03:04,334 Not that. The stuff that's missing. The cross, the earrings, 58 00:03:04,392 --> 00:03:06,201 the watch my dad gave her? 59 00:03:07,095 --> 00:03:08,540 Beaten to death. Jewelry missing. 60 00:03:08,596 --> 00:03:11,600 One antique gold cross on a neck chain, 61 00:03:11,666 --> 00:03:14,613 expensive watch with her initials engraved on the back, 62 00:03:14,669 --> 00:03:17,173 and a pair of diamond earrings with gold filigree. 63 00:03:17,239 --> 00:03:18,912 Mrs. Hallenbeck checked in yesterday. 64 00:03:18,974 --> 00:03:20,976 Family says nobody but them knew she was going in. 65 00:03:21,377 --> 00:03:22,913 Then start with the hospital staff. 66 00:03:22,978 --> 00:03:24,753 LaMotte's checking them for priors. 67 00:03:24,813 --> 00:03:27,384 There's nothin' in her room except her overnight bag, 68 00:03:27,449 --> 00:03:30,624 a couple of magazines, and a receipt from the hospital gift shop. 69 00:03:30,887 --> 00:03:32,195 Jewelry worth a lot? 70 00:03:32,422 --> 00:03:35,960 To Bill Gates, no. To a janitor makin' 1350 an hour, 71 00:03:36,026 --> 00:03:38,006 ten, 12 grand sounds pretty good. 72 00:03:38,061 --> 00:03:41,008 Well, who wears 10, 12 grand in a hospital? 73 00:03:41,097 --> 00:03:43,704 Well, the daughter says the gold cross was an heirloom. 74 00:03:43,768 --> 00:03:45,372 Mom almost never took it off. 75 00:03:45,703 --> 00:03:48,775 Why was the victim in the solarium in the middle of the night? 76 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:50,041 Insomnia? 77 00:03:50,107 --> 00:03:51,177 We don't know when it was. 78 00:03:51,242 --> 00:03:52,744 The family they left around 11:00. 79 00:03:52,810 --> 00:03:54,517 The attack could have been any time after that. 80 00:03:54,578 --> 00:03:57,025 Well, you said she died between 4:00 and 5:00 a.m. 81 00:03:57,082 --> 00:03:58,857 M.E. at the scene differentiated between 82 00:03:58,917 --> 00:04:00,760 time of attack and time of death. 83 00:04:00,819 --> 00:04:02,560 Well, nail it down. 84 00:04:03,121 --> 00:04:05,397 RODGERS: Victim had a lot of superficial bruising. 85 00:04:05,457 --> 00:04:07,198 Injuries looked worse than they were. 86 00:04:07,259 --> 00:04:08,830 What looks worse than dead? 87 00:04:08,895 --> 00:04:11,102 (SIGHS) Somebody'd found her earlier, she wouldn't be dead. 88 00:04:11,164 --> 00:04:12,199 What killed her? 89 00:04:12,265 --> 00:04:13,369 Ruptured spleen. 90 00:04:13,433 --> 00:04:14,810 How long did it take her to die? 91 00:04:14,867 --> 00:04:16,403 I won't know until I determine the clotting rate. 92 00:04:16,469 --> 00:04:17,675 (PHONE RINGING) 93 00:04:20,741 --> 00:04:23,688 Rodgers. Yeah, right here. 94 00:04:24,144 --> 00:04:25,248 Your lieutenant. 95 00:04:25,646 --> 00:04:27,592 What's that on your phone, brains? 96 00:04:28,449 --> 00:04:29,792 It's egg salad maybe. 97 00:04:30,651 --> 00:04:32,062 You got another phone? 98 00:04:34,689 --> 00:04:37,363 When will you know what time Mrs. Hallenbeck was attacked? 99 00:04:37,826 --> 00:04:40,102 Tomorrow morning. Maybe earlier. ED: Green. 100 00:04:40,161 --> 00:04:42,505 Right now, I gotta get a javelin out of somebody's chest. 101 00:04:43,098 --> 00:04:44,702 All right. Yeah. What made you go into this line of work? 102 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:46,402 Free javelins. 103 00:04:47,069 --> 00:04:48,639 Okay, later. 104 00:04:49,105 --> 00:04:50,743 LaMotte got a hit on an orderly. 105 00:04:50,806 --> 00:04:53,753 Two burglary priors, and he was workin' that ward last night. 106 00:04:57,980 --> 00:04:59,016 ED: Vic Fazioli? 107 00:04:59,082 --> 00:05:01,756 Hey, uh, my P.O. told me to get a job, I got a job. 108 00:05:01,818 --> 00:05:03,559 I'm clean. You got the wrong party. 109 00:05:03,620 --> 00:05:04,860 You mind if we come in? 110 00:05:05,122 --> 00:05:07,295 Yeah. See, I'm leavin'. I got a date. 111 00:05:07,357 --> 00:05:09,234 You got a date? Where you takin' her, the opera? 112 00:05:09,292 --> 00:05:11,067 It's cold outside. You might need a jacket. 113 00:05:15,666 --> 00:05:17,475 Here, or at the precinct. 114 00:05:18,002 --> 00:05:20,141 Let's work somethin' out, okay? 115 00:05:20,204 --> 00:05:22,115 I take the stuff back, you forget about it. 116 00:05:22,173 --> 00:05:24,051 I won't do it again, I swear. 117 00:05:24,309 --> 00:05:26,812 Okay, show us the jewelry and we'll consider it. 118 00:05:27,146 --> 00:05:28,625 What jewelry? 119 00:05:30,115 --> 00:05:32,891 I'm guessin' this did not come from D'Agostino's. 120 00:05:33,018 --> 00:05:34,395 This has gotta be a first. 121 00:05:34,453 --> 00:05:35,830 Somebody stealin' hospital food. 122 00:05:36,455 --> 00:05:39,335 (CHUCKLES) Imagine that. Third conviction, 20-to-life 123 00:05:39,392 --> 00:05:42,430 for 300 pounds of Very Young Early Peas. 124 00:05:42,495 --> 00:05:44,941 Not to mention the jewelry. And the murder. 125 00:05:44,998 --> 00:05:46,238 I don't know what you guys are talkin' about. 126 00:05:46,299 --> 00:05:47,676 I'm just stockin' up for the winter. 127 00:05:47,734 --> 00:05:49,772 Yeah, you and my chipmunk. 128 00:05:49,937 --> 00:05:52,144 I thought only good boys ate their peas. 129 00:05:54,241 --> 00:05:55,948 But I'm telling you, he was tall, 130 00:05:56,010 --> 00:05:57,990 and good-looking and great hair. 131 00:05:58,045 --> 00:05:59,319 Comin' out of Room 1284? 132 00:05:59,380 --> 00:06:00,484 Yeah. At 8:30? 133 00:06:00,548 --> 00:06:01,583 Give or take. 134 00:06:01,649 --> 00:06:02,890 How was he dressed? 135 00:06:02,951 --> 00:06:05,727 Expensive. In a dark gray suit, 136 00:06:05,787 --> 00:06:09,360 a real nice tie, and a gold stick pin. 137 00:06:09,758 --> 00:06:11,601 You see the patient, Mrs. Hallenbeck? 138 00:06:11,660 --> 00:06:15,234 I... I saw a woman in a nightgown, 50, 55. That her? 139 00:06:16,232 --> 00:06:17,939 Okay, well, she was tryin' to get rid of him. 140 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:19,104 Look like he was botherin' her? 141 00:06:19,168 --> 00:06:20,772 No, they seemed to like each other fine. 142 00:06:20,837 --> 00:06:23,750 She just wanted him to go. I mean, maybe she had to use the john or somethin. 143 00:06:23,806 --> 00:06:25,945 Yeah, it's a cute story, Vic, but let's move on. 144 00:06:26,008 --> 00:06:27,750 Where were you after 11:00? 145 00:06:27,811 --> 00:06:30,519 Not at the hospital. I left at 9:45. 146 00:06:30,581 --> 00:06:33,357 Your time card says you punched out at 11:08. 147 00:06:33,650 --> 00:06:35,891 No, no. You see, the kitchen closes at 9:15, 148 00:06:35,953 --> 00:06:38,763 so, 9:20, I'm down there loadin' up cans in a laundry cart. 149 00:06:38,956 --> 00:06:40,027 Then what? 150 00:06:40,091 --> 00:06:43,095 I rolled the cart to my van, I loaded it up, I took the cart back, 151 00:06:43,161 --> 00:06:46,142 I asked the guy to punch me out at 11:00. I left at 9:45. 152 00:06:46,731 --> 00:06:48,074 Who punched you out? 153 00:06:49,100 --> 00:06:50,875 Look, I don't want to get him in trouble, okay? 154 00:06:50,935 --> 00:06:52,505 You or him. Take your pick. 155 00:06:53,606 --> 00:06:55,813 Curtis Brown backs up Fazioli's story. 156 00:06:55,875 --> 00:06:58,446 He says he saw him drive off at around 9:45. 157 00:06:58,544 --> 00:07:00,421 And punched him out at 11:08? 158 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:02,582 So it wasn't Fazioli. 159 00:07:02,648 --> 00:07:03,752 Yeah. 160 00:07:04,617 --> 00:07:08,088 I can't believe this. My kid's laptop. 161 00:07:08,188 --> 00:07:11,692 The computer company from hell sent it back without repairing it. 162 00:07:11,825 --> 00:07:13,930 I told you. Those gizmos... 163 00:07:14,361 --> 00:07:15,738 I heard you the first time. 164 00:07:16,730 --> 00:07:18,870 Is there any chance Fazioli was telling the truth 165 00:07:18,933 --> 00:07:21,243 about the man he saw leaving Mrs. Hallenbeck's room? 166 00:07:21,302 --> 00:07:23,282 ED: Might account for the receipt from the hospital gift shop. 167 00:07:23,571 --> 00:07:26,814 So what? This Mr. X left before the family showed up. 168 00:07:27,041 --> 00:07:29,317 Left her room. May not have left the hospital. 169 00:07:29,610 --> 00:07:31,557 And then what? He hung around for two and a half hours 170 00:07:31,613 --> 00:07:33,058 so he could go back up and kill her? 171 00:07:33,115 --> 00:07:35,652 Listen, before we figure out his itinerary, 172 00:07:35,717 --> 00:07:37,628 why don't we find out if he exists? 173 00:07:41,456 --> 00:07:44,563 Two nights ago, right before I closed up. 174 00:07:44,627 --> 00:07:46,573 Two magazines and a Kit Kat bar? 175 00:07:46,629 --> 00:07:50,441 Phillip Greitz. He gave me the flower from his lapel. 176 00:07:50,700 --> 00:07:53,476 Told me my husband was a lucky man, 177 00:07:53,536 --> 00:07:56,711 and I told him I was a widow He gave me his card. 178 00:07:57,341 --> 00:08:00,686 "Philip Greitz, Esquire. International Patent Law." 179 00:08:01,412 --> 00:08:02,618 No address or phone number. 180 00:08:02,846 --> 00:08:04,655 Everything about him said window dressing. 181 00:08:04,715 --> 00:08:06,991 I assumed the card was part of the show. 182 00:08:08,018 --> 00:08:10,499 I have no idea who he is. 183 00:08:10,555 --> 00:08:11,556 Michael? 184 00:08:11,656 --> 00:08:12,691 No. 185 00:08:12,824 --> 00:08:15,065 Does the name Philip Greitz mean anything? 186 00:08:24,303 --> 00:08:26,874 My father's still in shock. He can't help you. 187 00:08:26,939 --> 00:08:28,282 Lisa. 188 00:08:30,443 --> 00:08:31,854 Our father has Alzheimer's. 189 00:08:32,044 --> 00:08:35,549 Michael. I know all Mom's friends. 190 00:08:35,616 --> 00:08:37,960 My brother lives in Brooklyn. He's got kids. 191 00:08:38,018 --> 00:08:39,190 He's never here. 192 00:08:39,820 --> 00:08:41,561 So you were home the night your mother died? 193 00:08:41,622 --> 00:08:43,727 Yeah. My wife's parents were visiting. 194 00:08:43,790 --> 00:08:47,204 With all due respect, is it possible your mother had a special friend? 195 00:08:47,495 --> 00:08:50,135 (SCOFFS) God knows she needed one. 196 00:08:50,198 --> 00:08:51,438 LISA: Stop it! 197 00:08:52,133 --> 00:08:53,168 What makes you say that? 198 00:08:53,234 --> 00:08:55,578 Mom wouldn't betray my father. She wouldn't. 199 00:08:55,637 --> 00:08:58,345 This man was seen coming out of your mother's room 200 00:08:58,406 --> 00:09:00,318 shortly before you and your father got there. 201 00:09:00,376 --> 00:09:02,185 And based on that, you think she was having an affair? 202 00:09:02,244 --> 00:09:03,416 It's ridiculous. 203 00:09:03,746 --> 00:09:07,091 Lisa's having a hard time accepting the situation, but she's got a point. 204 00:09:07,149 --> 00:09:08,287 How so? 205 00:09:08,350 --> 00:09:10,296 Well, between taking care of my father and keeping house, 206 00:09:10,352 --> 00:09:12,424 I don't see how my mother would have found time to have an affair. 207 00:09:12,489 --> 00:09:13,866 You make her sound like such a saint. 208 00:09:13,924 --> 00:09:16,530 She found time to go to that stupid support group two nights a week. 209 00:09:16,593 --> 00:09:18,630 That support group was the only thing that kept her sane, 210 00:09:18,695 --> 00:09:20,197 and you know it. 211 00:09:20,263 --> 00:09:23,676 She should have been with Dad instead of talking about him with a bunch of strangers. 212 00:09:23,733 --> 00:09:25,077 It wasn't right. 213 00:09:36,347 --> 00:09:38,055 ED: Three Philip Greitzes in our database. 214 00:09:38,116 --> 00:09:39,823 One of them's too young to be our guy, 215 00:09:39,885 --> 00:09:40,955 and the woman at the gift shop 216 00:09:41,019 --> 00:09:42,498 didn't recognize the other two. 217 00:09:42,554 --> 00:09:44,966 We found four more in the tri-state area. 218 00:09:45,023 --> 00:09:46,263 Our man's not among them. 219 00:09:46,325 --> 00:09:47,861 What about from the other end? 220 00:09:47,926 --> 00:09:51,136 Family says Mrs. Hallenbeck hasn't had much of a social life 221 00:09:51,197 --> 00:09:52,870 since her husband started goin' downhill. 222 00:09:52,932 --> 00:09:54,138 Well, she met Greitz somewhere. 223 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:55,679 How far gone is the husband? 224 00:09:56,002 --> 00:09:57,913 About halfway to the vegetable patch. 225 00:09:57,971 --> 00:10:00,212 The family's already been torn apart by Mr. Hallenbeck's condition. 226 00:10:00,273 --> 00:10:01,513 Now this. 227 00:10:01,574 --> 00:10:03,748 Mrs. Hallenbeck went to an Alzheimer's support group 228 00:10:03,811 --> 00:10:04,846 two evenings a week? 229 00:10:04,912 --> 00:10:06,323 That's our next stop. 230 00:10:11,218 --> 00:10:12,925 Do you recognize this man? 231 00:10:14,088 --> 00:10:17,559 Looks like Philip Greitz. He was in Marjorie's group. 232 00:10:17,625 --> 00:10:19,502 Why are you asking about him? 233 00:10:19,761 --> 00:10:21,104 Do you know where we can find him? 234 00:10:22,030 --> 00:10:25,011 You don't think he killed her? Nice man like that? 235 00:10:27,268 --> 00:10:31,809 Uh, Philip, lives at "203 East 20th Street." 236 00:10:32,908 --> 00:10:35,149 I don't think so. That's the Police Academy. 237 00:10:35,378 --> 00:10:36,721 Can we have a copy of that file? 238 00:10:37,380 --> 00:10:39,485 I suppose so. I won't be needing it anymore. 239 00:10:39,915 --> 00:10:40,916 Why not? 240 00:10:40,983 --> 00:10:43,760 He dropped out about six weeks ago. Said his wife had died. 241 00:10:44,287 --> 00:10:45,425 Oh. my... 242 00:10:46,089 --> 00:10:49,127 Marjorie stopped coming to group about that same time. 243 00:10:52,129 --> 00:10:54,235 Lisa Hallenbeck says her mother went out 244 00:10:54,298 --> 00:10:55,936 every Tuesday and Thursday evening, 245 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:57,104 like she was goin to the group. 246 00:10:57,168 --> 00:10:58,772 We pulled her credit card receipts. 247 00:10:58,836 --> 00:11:02,113 The opera. Thursday night seats for the season. 1200 bucks. 248 00:11:02,373 --> 00:11:05,820 Dinner at LeCirque 2000 every Tuesday night, six weeks in a row. 249 00:11:05,877 --> 00:11:09,587 Charges at Barneys for ties, men's dress shirts. 250 00:11:09,648 --> 00:11:11,753 Diamond cuff links from Tiffany's. 251 00:11:12,050 --> 00:11:14,530 Yeah, the cuff links can't be for her husband. He'd stick 'em in his ears. 252 00:11:14,586 --> 00:11:15,690 These people wealthy? 253 00:11:15,754 --> 00:11:18,496 They're comfortable. Mr. Hallenbeck's on a generous pension. 254 00:11:18,557 --> 00:11:19,969 They got respectable savings. 255 00:11:20,293 --> 00:11:22,432 Gone in 30 seconds at this rate. 256 00:11:22,495 --> 00:11:25,908 Five weeks ago Mrs. Hallenbeck ran up $10,000 charge 257 00:11:25,965 --> 00:11:29,640 to a place called Romantic Getaways. Gotta be a travel agency. 258 00:11:31,104 --> 00:11:33,210 For 10 grand, you shouldn't have to come back. 259 00:11:34,842 --> 00:11:37,482 Well, Mrs. Hallenbeck booked a luxury stateroom 260 00:11:37,545 --> 00:11:39,456 on the Queen Sophia. 261 00:11:39,580 --> 00:11:42,390 That's the flagship of the Stafford-Kensington cruise line. 262 00:11:42,483 --> 00:11:43,723 It doesn't come cheap. 263 00:11:43,784 --> 00:11:44,991 Passage for two? 264 00:11:45,053 --> 00:11:46,157 She and her husband. 265 00:11:46,221 --> 00:11:47,700 Did you happen to meet Mr. Hallenbeck? 266 00:11:47,756 --> 00:11:49,201 Yes, he picked up the tickets. 267 00:11:49,257 --> 00:11:50,531 He's very friendly. We chatted. 268 00:11:50,592 --> 00:11:51,730 What about? 269 00:11:51,793 --> 00:11:53,431 Well, he saw I had on a Dolce & Gabbana, 270 00:11:53,495 --> 00:11:55,065 so we talked about men's fashions. 271 00:11:55,997 --> 00:11:57,169 This him? 272 00:11:57,232 --> 00:11:58,268 Yes. 273 00:11:59,402 --> 00:12:00,608 What'd he do? 274 00:12:00,870 --> 00:12:02,406 You got an address for him? 275 00:12:03,473 --> 00:12:04,577 Probably Gracie Mansion. 276 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:06,642 642 East 87th Street. 277 00:12:06,709 --> 00:12:08,052 That's the same as Mrs. Hallenbeck. 278 00:12:08,110 --> 00:12:09,487 You want me to write that down? 279 00:12:09,545 --> 00:12:11,651 No, it's okay, we got it. Did he ever happen to come back again? 280 00:12:11,715 --> 00:12:12,955 Maybe leave a phone number? 281 00:12:13,717 --> 00:12:16,994 A fax. He wanted me to fax some information on the ship's activities. 282 00:12:17,788 --> 00:12:20,132 He was interested in ballroom dancing. 283 00:12:20,991 --> 00:12:22,994 Please tell me you kept the fax number. 284 00:12:23,661 --> 00:12:28,007 Yes, that's Mr. Greitz. He had an account here. He closed it about a week ago. 285 00:12:28,199 --> 00:12:29,371 How did he pay? 286 00:12:29,434 --> 00:12:32,847 Cash. I can't imagine why the police are looking for him. 287 00:12:32,904 --> 00:12:34,713 He is so not a criminal. 288 00:12:34,772 --> 00:12:37,515 Did he, uh, leave you an address or a phone number? 289 00:12:38,310 --> 00:12:39,380 He was staying with a friend. 290 00:12:39,445 --> 00:12:42,085 Didn't want to tie up the phone with his personal calls. 291 00:12:42,148 --> 00:12:43,388 Very considerate of him. 292 00:12:43,449 --> 00:12:45,258 He was just the nicest man. 293 00:12:45,317 --> 00:12:47,957 So he got faxes here. Did you deliver them anywhere? 294 00:12:48,020 --> 00:12:50,058 Oh, no. He picked them up. 295 00:12:50,257 --> 00:12:52,134 He ever use your fax for outgoing? 296 00:12:52,392 --> 00:12:55,066 Uh, wouldn't that be privileged? 297 00:12:55,929 --> 00:12:57,203 Uh, no. 298 00:13:00,935 --> 00:13:02,778 I don't know anyone named Philip Greitz. 299 00:13:02,837 --> 00:13:05,511 Maybe you never met him. He sent you a couple of faxes. 300 00:13:06,541 --> 00:13:07,918 This looks like Eric. 301 00:13:09,076 --> 00:13:10,487 There must be some mistake. 302 00:13:10,545 --> 00:13:12,218 What's Eric's last name? 303 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:15,490 DeChagas. So why are you calling him Philip Greitz? 304 00:13:15,551 --> 00:13:17,588 What does Mr. DeChagas do? 305 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,964 He imports antiques and fine art from Europe and Asia. 306 00:13:21,023 --> 00:13:23,765 All right. Can you tell us how you met Mr. DeChagas? 307 00:13:24,126 --> 00:13:27,074 My husband had cancer. I went to a support group. 308 00:13:27,130 --> 00:13:30,873 And Mr. DeChagas was there because his wife was dying of cancer? 309 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:32,741 That's right. At Sloan-Kettering. 310 00:13:33,469 --> 00:13:34,709 What is this about? 311 00:13:34,971 --> 00:13:37,281 (SIGHS) Mrs. Wynnick, we think that this man 312 00:13:37,340 --> 00:13:39,844 preys on wealthy women in support groups. 313 00:13:39,944 --> 00:13:41,855 Oh, no, that's not possible. 314 00:13:41,912 --> 00:13:45,416 You have no idea how kind Eric is, and generous. 315 00:13:45,583 --> 00:13:47,494 Otherwise, why would he have given me this watch? 316 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:52,564 Does that watch have the initials M.H. engraved on the back? 317 00:13:53,258 --> 00:13:56,899 Why, yes. It was his mother's. Her name was Mary Helen. 318 00:13:57,762 --> 00:13:59,469 Well, I hope you've got another one, 319 00:13:59,531 --> 00:14:01,636 because that one was stolen off a corpse. 320 00:14:03,768 --> 00:14:05,510 Lisa Hallenbeck ID'd the watch as her mother's, 321 00:14:05,571 --> 00:14:07,778 but there's no prints on it except for Mrs. Wynnick's. 322 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:09,217 And I take it there wasn't any 323 00:14:09,275 --> 00:14:11,016 Mrs. DeChagas at Sloan-Kettering? 324 00:14:11,077 --> 00:14:13,387 Big surprise. This guy's good. 325 00:14:13,579 --> 00:14:15,252 His trail's colder than dead. 326 00:14:15,414 --> 00:14:16,985 Well, there can't be more than a thousand 327 00:14:17,050 --> 00:14:19,428 support groups in New York City, gentlemen. 328 00:14:22,089 --> 00:14:25,969 Oh, yes, certainly I know him. This is Dr. Gary Kennit. 329 00:14:26,026 --> 00:14:27,198 Doctor this time. 330 00:14:27,260 --> 00:14:29,206 Are you sure? Because we've talked to a lot of people 331 00:14:29,262 --> 00:14:32,642 who think that maybe they might have seen him somewhere, sometime... 332 00:14:32,700 --> 00:14:36,045 I've never had a member so supportive of the other poor souls. 333 00:14:36,104 --> 00:14:38,482 You don't forget a man like Gary. 334 00:14:38,539 --> 00:14:39,916 Why are you looking for him? 335 00:14:39,974 --> 00:14:41,749 The Mayor wants to give him a medal. 336 00:14:41,809 --> 00:14:43,255 What night does he come here? 337 00:14:43,312 --> 00:14:45,485 Oh, he hasn't come for a few weeks now. 338 00:14:45,547 --> 00:14:49,359 He, uh, called to tell me that his wife had passed on, 339 00:14:49,418 --> 00:14:51,159 and to thank me for my help. 340 00:14:51,286 --> 00:14:52,424 What address did he give you? 341 00:14:52,488 --> 00:14:53,796 No address. 342 00:14:54,123 --> 00:14:57,230 Any of the women members go missing in the last few weeks? 343 00:14:57,294 --> 00:14:59,968 Well, Gloria Blumberg's been absent. 344 00:15:00,030 --> 00:15:01,737 We'll take her address. 345 00:15:02,532 --> 00:15:05,103 Guy's juggling at least three lady friends. 346 00:15:05,168 --> 00:15:07,170 Must be putting somethin' extra in his tank. 347 00:15:07,237 --> 00:15:08,546 Jealous? 348 00:15:11,509 --> 00:15:15,218 You think true love can't happen twice, but then it does. 349 00:15:15,546 --> 00:15:16,854 It's amazing. 350 00:15:16,914 --> 00:15:19,019 That mean you're still seeing Dr. Kennit? 351 00:15:19,083 --> 00:15:20,563 Of course. 352 00:15:20,752 --> 00:15:22,823 What is it you want to talk to him about? 353 00:15:22,888 --> 00:15:24,697 We think he has some information for us. 354 00:15:24,756 --> 00:15:26,030 Do you know where we can reach him? 355 00:15:26,091 --> 00:15:28,833 I'm afraid he's somewhere over the Atlantic right now. 356 00:15:29,561 --> 00:15:33,408 It's so tragic. First his wife dies, 357 00:15:33,466 --> 00:15:36,379 then his brother gets killed in a car accident outside of Paris. 358 00:15:36,436 --> 00:15:37,847 I bet you paid his airfare. 359 00:15:37,904 --> 00:15:39,645 Oh, poor man. 360 00:15:40,006 --> 00:15:41,747 He'd maxed out his credit cards. 361 00:15:41,808 --> 00:15:42,980 ED: First class? 362 00:15:43,042 --> 00:15:45,283 Of course. He'll pay me back. 363 00:15:45,378 --> 00:15:46,551 BRISCOE: What airline? 364 00:15:46,613 --> 00:15:48,217 British Airways to Paris. 365 00:15:48,282 --> 00:15:49,454 What time was the flight? 366 00:15:50,584 --> 00:15:52,063 Uh, four hours ago. 367 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:56,927 Yeah. Thank you, very much. He never got on the plane. 368 00:15:56,990 --> 00:15:58,937 He's traded his ticket for one to St. Kitts. 369 00:15:58,993 --> 00:16:01,701 Sure. No passport requirements, no extradition treaty. 370 00:16:01,763 --> 00:16:04,437 And a plane that doesn't leave for an hour and a half. 371 00:16:07,135 --> 00:16:08,239 May I help you? 372 00:16:08,303 --> 00:16:09,680 We'll be discreet. 373 00:16:13,409 --> 00:16:14,513 Mr. Greitz? 374 00:16:16,345 --> 00:16:18,018 I'm sorry, I'm Dr. Kennit. 375 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:20,492 And about 17 other people. Is this your bag? 376 00:16:20,749 --> 00:16:21,819 Yes, it is. 377 00:16:22,051 --> 00:16:23,359 You mind if we look in it? 378 00:16:23,652 --> 00:16:24,927 Gary, what's this about? 379 00:16:24,988 --> 00:16:26,626 Ma'am, would you excuse us for a minute? 380 00:16:26,857 --> 00:16:28,268 Well, I... 381 00:16:28,925 --> 00:16:30,063 Did I hear a yes? 382 00:16:30,293 --> 00:16:31,601 What happens if I say no? 383 00:16:31,661 --> 00:16:33,504 Pretty much the same as if you say yes. 384 00:16:33,563 --> 00:16:34,906 Then go ahead. 385 00:16:42,206 --> 00:16:43,776 My late wife's jewelry. 386 00:16:43,841 --> 00:16:45,718 Uh-huh. Minus the watch. 387 00:16:45,943 --> 00:16:48,890 You're under arrest for the murder of Marjorie Hallenbeck. 388 00:16:48,946 --> 00:16:50,824 You have the right to remain silent. 389 00:16:50,883 --> 00:16:54,660 You also have the right to an attorney unless you actually are one. 390 00:17:00,826 --> 00:17:02,670 He refuses to tell us his real name, Your Honor, 391 00:17:02,729 --> 00:17:04,140 and he doesn't have an attorney. 392 00:17:04,397 --> 00:17:06,377 I've had a long day, Ms. Carmichael. 393 00:17:07,567 --> 00:17:08,978 What about his fingerprints? 394 00:17:09,135 --> 00:17:10,512 Nothing came up on the computer. 395 00:17:12,472 --> 00:17:13,712 Mr. Rumer... 396 00:17:13,907 --> 00:17:16,218 Uh, sorry, Judge. Uh, I have an appointment. 397 00:17:16,544 --> 00:17:18,080 You'll be a little late. 398 00:17:19,947 --> 00:17:22,154 Met your new client, John Doe. 399 00:17:22,416 --> 00:17:26,228 Mr. Doe, I'm postponing arraignment 400 00:17:26,287 --> 00:17:28,768 until the police can determine your identity. 401 00:17:28,823 --> 00:17:30,734 Until such time, I'm remanding you to custody. 402 00:17:31,159 --> 00:17:33,139 That won't be necessary, Your Honor. 403 00:17:33,195 --> 00:17:37,769 Mr. Weiss. Do I take it you're representing our Mr. Doe? 404 00:17:38,166 --> 00:17:39,543 May I have a moment? 405 00:17:47,977 --> 00:17:49,718 My client's name is Raymond Quinn, 406 00:17:49,779 --> 00:17:51,884 and he pleads not guilty to the charges. 407 00:17:52,448 --> 00:17:55,259 He's committed no crime. I ask he be ROR'd. 408 00:17:55,352 --> 00:17:56,626 CARMICHAEL: Remand, Your Honor. 409 00:17:56,687 --> 00:17:59,065 Mr. Quinn was apprehended fleeing the country. 410 00:17:59,123 --> 00:18:01,194 He was traveling on a round-trip ticket. 411 00:18:01,258 --> 00:18:03,738 Which he could have cashed in once he got to St. Kitts, 412 00:18:03,794 --> 00:18:06,639 and lived happily ever after with no fear of extradition. 413 00:18:07,765 --> 00:18:10,245 Bail is set at $500,000. 414 00:18:10,401 --> 00:18:12,813 Judge, Mr. Quinn is virtually indigent. 415 00:18:12,871 --> 00:18:15,374 Really? Who-S paying your fees? 416 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:17,747 Mr. Quinn has generous friends. 417 00:18:17,809 --> 00:18:20,017 Let them pony up his bail. 418 00:18:22,615 --> 00:18:24,185 Marjorie realized it was foolish 419 00:18:24,250 --> 00:18:25,888 to have her jewelry at the hospital, 420 00:18:25,951 --> 00:18:27,658 and she gave it to me for safekeeping. 421 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:30,200 To you instead of to her family? 422 00:18:30,256 --> 00:18:32,066 How exactly did that come about? 423 00:18:32,559 --> 00:18:34,903 A husband with Alzheimer's, a grasping daughter, 424 00:18:34,961 --> 00:18:37,237 a son who couldn't make time to help her. 425 00:18:37,731 --> 00:18:39,677 Is it so odd she'd rather I had it? 426 00:18:39,733 --> 00:18:42,509 So you could give it to your other lady friends. 427 00:18:43,036 --> 00:18:46,780 You told the police you left Mrs. Hallenbeck's room around 8:30 that evening. 428 00:18:46,841 --> 00:18:48,650 And I had the jewelry with me at that time, 429 00:18:48,709 --> 00:18:51,918 so obviously, I didn't need to come back and kill her for it. 430 00:18:52,079 --> 00:18:54,650 CARMICHAEL: Lisa Hallenbeck says her mother had the jewelry 431 00:18:54,715 --> 00:18:56,389 when she and her father were there. 432 00:18:56,451 --> 00:18:57,987 That was after you say you left. 433 00:18:58,253 --> 00:18:59,391 She's mistaken. 434 00:18:59,454 --> 00:19:00,956 JACK: She's mistaken? 435 00:19:01,023 --> 00:19:02,468 We're supposed to take your word for it? 436 00:19:02,524 --> 00:19:04,834 A jury is supposed to take your word that he killed her? 437 00:19:04,893 --> 00:19:05,963 Where's your evidence? 438 00:19:06,461 --> 00:19:08,566 For starters, your client's bad character. 439 00:19:08,630 --> 00:19:10,736 Maybe by your narrow-minded standards. 440 00:19:12,402 --> 00:19:14,006 I'll entertain murder two. 441 00:19:14,504 --> 00:19:15,505 Not a chance. 442 00:19:15,572 --> 00:19:19,019 Mr. Quinn romances lonely women who buy him gifts. 443 00:19:19,108 --> 00:19:20,382 I have five of them so far 444 00:19:20,443 --> 00:19:23,084 who'll testify that his passions are far from violent. 445 00:19:27,184 --> 00:19:28,595 We need to dig deeper. 446 00:19:29,787 --> 00:19:31,266 Find women who are less... 447 00:19:31,322 --> 00:19:32,494 Stupid? 448 00:19:32,556 --> 00:19:34,035 Romantic. 449 00:19:34,091 --> 00:19:36,129 It'd also be nice to find someone beside the daughter 450 00:19:36,194 --> 00:19:40,006 who can say Mrs. Hallenbeck still had her jewelry after Mr. Quinn left. 451 00:19:43,368 --> 00:19:45,644 No, she just had on her wedding ring, no other jewelry. 452 00:19:45,704 --> 00:19:46,911 How can you be sure? 453 00:19:46,973 --> 00:19:48,111 Because I noticed her pendant, 454 00:19:48,174 --> 00:19:49,482 and asked her about it earlier. 455 00:19:49,542 --> 00:19:52,045 She said it was her great-grandma's and got passed down. 456 00:19:52,912 --> 00:19:54,255 When you saw she wasn't wearing it later, 457 00:19:54,313 --> 00:19:55,792 did you ask her where it was? 458 00:19:56,315 --> 00:19:57,760 She said it was safe. 459 00:19:58,050 --> 00:19:59,655 You're positive about the time? 460 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:00,858 A little before 9:00, 461 00:20:00,921 --> 00:20:02,764 just before her husband and her daughter came to visit. 462 00:20:04,257 --> 00:20:05,895 CARMICHAEL: Mr. Hallenbeck, do you remember 463 00:20:05,959 --> 00:20:08,462 when you went to visit your wife at the hospital? 464 00:20:09,696 --> 00:20:12,678 Yes. Lisa and I went to see her. 465 00:20:13,768 --> 00:20:15,076 Then she died. 466 00:20:16,804 --> 00:20:18,215 Yes, sir, I'm sorry. 467 00:20:19,140 --> 00:20:21,586 Was she wearing her jewelry when you saw her? 468 00:20:22,710 --> 00:20:25,282 The gold cross that was handed down to her? 469 00:20:26,548 --> 00:20:29,051 She loved that cross, you know. 470 00:20:29,118 --> 00:20:30,825 Wore it almost all the time. 471 00:20:31,153 --> 00:20:32,564 Was she wearing it that night? 472 00:20:32,621 --> 00:20:34,965 She never would have given it to just anyone. 473 00:20:35,924 --> 00:20:38,064 Did she tell you that she gave it to someone? 474 00:20:41,297 --> 00:20:42,776 You're pretty. 475 00:20:43,933 --> 00:20:46,470 Mother would look better with hair like yours. 476 00:20:47,404 --> 00:20:49,179 His mother died 20 years ago. 477 00:20:49,239 --> 00:20:53,017 Stop interrupting. I'm talking to a pretty girl. 478 00:20:53,811 --> 00:20:54,915 Mr. Hallenbeck... 479 00:20:54,979 --> 00:20:56,356 You're pretty... 480 00:20:56,414 --> 00:20:58,894 Mother would look better with hair like yours. 481 00:21:02,053 --> 00:21:03,294 He's sundowning. 482 00:21:04,356 --> 00:21:05,426 I'm sorry? 483 00:21:05,490 --> 00:21:09,097 It's the sundown effect. He gets worse as the day wears on. 484 00:21:09,161 --> 00:21:11,607 It's kind of like the lights slowly goin' out. 485 00:21:11,897 --> 00:21:14,207 Would it be better if I came back in the morning? 486 00:21:14,266 --> 00:21:15,574 You could try. 487 00:21:16,102 --> 00:21:17,740 Did you know about your mother's affair? 488 00:21:18,004 --> 00:21:20,416 No. But I did notice a change a few weeks ago. 489 00:21:20,473 --> 00:21:21,645 She seemed lighter, 490 00:21:21,708 --> 00:21:24,188 like some weight had been lifted off her shoulders. 491 00:21:24,377 --> 00:21:26,550 Did your sister know about your mother and Mr. Quinn? 492 00:21:26,612 --> 00:21:29,423 No, I doubt it. She'd have been after me to do something about it. 493 00:21:29,883 --> 00:21:31,260 What could she expect you to do? 494 00:21:31,318 --> 00:21:33,320 Make sure that Mom didn't run off with that man. 495 00:21:33,387 --> 00:21:35,389 Make sure Lisa didn't get stuck with Dad. 496 00:21:35,456 --> 00:21:37,800 Make sure Mom didn't fritter away their savings. 497 00:21:38,092 --> 00:21:39,230 Money was a big worry? 498 00:21:39,293 --> 00:21:40,829 Yeah, sure. 499 00:21:40,894 --> 00:21:43,466 Lisa was afraid taking care of Dad would bankrupt us. 500 00:21:43,798 --> 00:21:46,836 And now? Did your mother have life insurance? 501 00:21:47,402 --> 00:21:49,313 Yeah. Why? 502 00:21:53,374 --> 00:21:55,377 Marjorie said her daughter was having a hard time 503 00:21:55,444 --> 00:21:57,219 accepting the Alzheimer's diagnosis. 504 00:21:57,279 --> 00:21:59,156 Lisa was very close to her father. 505 00:21:59,615 --> 00:22:01,322 And how did Lisa feel about her mother? 506 00:22:02,885 --> 00:22:05,593 Well, Marjorie never said anything bad about her. 507 00:22:05,654 --> 00:22:06,895 But? 508 00:22:06,957 --> 00:22:09,699 I got the impression there was some tension between them. 509 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:10,966 What about? 510 00:22:11,928 --> 00:22:13,134 It would be a guess. 511 00:22:13,196 --> 00:22:14,504 That's fine. 512 00:22:14,898 --> 00:22:16,172 Marjorie knew the time was coming 513 00:22:16,233 --> 00:22:19,238 when she was going to have to put her husband in a facility. 514 00:22:19,303 --> 00:22:20,782 Well, isn't there in-home care? 515 00:22:20,838 --> 00:22:23,341 It's just too hard on the family after a while. 516 00:22:24,242 --> 00:22:27,416 A 60-year-old man whose diapers need changing, 517 00:22:27,478 --> 00:22:29,958 who can't remember who you are, 518 00:22:30,014 --> 00:22:33,519 who gets angry because he thinks you stole his tricycle... 519 00:22:33,585 --> 00:22:36,498 The man she married was disappearing before her eyes. 520 00:22:36,555 --> 00:22:39,001 And Lisa had a problem putting Mr. Hallenbeck away? 521 00:22:39,224 --> 00:22:41,431 Marjorie thought it would become an issue. 522 00:22:43,796 --> 00:22:46,778 So this Casanova killed her for her jewelry, 523 00:22:46,833 --> 00:22:49,814 or the daughter killed her for what exactly? 524 00:22:49,869 --> 00:22:51,177 CARMICHAEL: Life insurance. 525 00:22:51,237 --> 00:22:52,875 Seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars, 526 00:22:52,939 --> 00:22:55,419 split equally between Michael and Lisa Hallenbeck. 527 00:22:55,475 --> 00:22:56,852 Big policy. 528 00:22:56,910 --> 00:22:59,414 She upped it after the husband was diagnosed. 529 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:01,687 Didn't want him to bankrupt the kids if she died. 530 00:23:01,916 --> 00:23:04,556 A woman in her 50s. Stiff premium. 531 00:23:05,186 --> 00:23:07,132 Her son said she felt it was worth it. 532 00:23:07,188 --> 00:23:08,531 So what are we assuming here? 533 00:23:08,789 --> 00:23:10,895 The nurse had no reason to lie. 534 00:23:10,959 --> 00:23:14,031 She says the jewelry was gone by the time the family came to visit. 535 00:23:14,696 --> 00:23:16,107 Wrong man in custody. 536 00:23:16,164 --> 00:23:19,611 We haven't been able to find anyone who's seen any violence in Mr. Quinn. 537 00:23:20,902 --> 00:23:23,941 Lisa Hallenbeck seems unstable, 538 00:23:24,006 --> 00:23:26,543 extremely attached to her father, angry at her mother. 539 00:23:26,609 --> 00:23:27,986 And don't forget about the money. 540 00:23:28,211 --> 00:23:29,519 Speculation. 541 00:23:29,579 --> 00:23:31,581 Enough to cast doubt on Quinn's guilt. 542 00:23:32,882 --> 00:23:35,021 Have the police talk to Lisa Hallenbeck. 543 00:23:35,886 --> 00:23:38,958 Why won't you listen? She had the jewelry on. 544 00:23:39,022 --> 00:23:41,434 Somebody killed her for it after my dad and I left. 545 00:23:41,792 --> 00:23:45,706 Lisa, there was nobody there but you and your father. 546 00:23:46,463 --> 00:23:48,808 That's not true. There were nurses and other patients. 547 00:23:48,867 --> 00:23:49,937 It could have been anybody. 548 00:23:50,034 --> 00:23:53,811 But it wasn't just anybody. It was somebody with a motive. 549 00:23:57,609 --> 00:23:59,384 Tell us what happened, Lisa. 550 00:24:05,150 --> 00:24:06,959 We went to my mother's room. 551 00:24:08,220 --> 00:24:11,724 She said, "Why don't we go sit in the solarium?" So we did. 552 00:24:12,658 --> 00:24:14,798 Is that when you noticed she wasn't wearing her jewelry? 553 00:24:15,262 --> 00:24:16,332 Yes. 554 00:24:16,897 --> 00:24:18,501 Did you ask her about it? 555 00:24:18,665 --> 00:24:20,167 She said she'd taken it off and put it 556 00:24:20,233 --> 00:24:21,940 in the nightstand drawer in her room. 557 00:24:22,903 --> 00:24:25,076 I said I was going to get it and bring it home, 558 00:24:26,207 --> 00:24:27,880 and she stopped me. 559 00:24:30,111 --> 00:24:32,250 She said she'd given it to a friend for safekeeping. 560 00:24:32,847 --> 00:24:34,155 Did you ask what friend? 561 00:24:34,215 --> 00:24:36,491 Yes. She said it was none of my business. 562 00:24:37,718 --> 00:24:39,096 What happened after that? 563 00:24:39,788 --> 00:24:41,734 How many times did you hit her, Lisa? 564 00:24:42,424 --> 00:24:44,199 You did hit her, didn't you? 565 00:24:44,793 --> 00:24:46,329 We're gonna ask your father. 566 00:24:46,395 --> 00:24:48,705 How long you think it's gonna take us to get it out of him? 567 00:24:48,764 --> 00:24:49,970 Leave him alone! He's sick! 568 00:24:50,032 --> 00:24:51,512 Maybe you're hopin' he forgot. 569 00:24:51,568 --> 00:24:53,343 You son of a bitch, stop it! 570 00:24:53,403 --> 00:24:55,542 We'll stop it when you tell us what happened. 571 00:24:55,605 --> 00:24:57,607 All right! I hit my mother, okay? 572 00:24:57,674 --> 00:24:59,244 I didn't mean to kill her! 573 00:25:09,286 --> 00:25:10,663 What did you hit her with? 574 00:25:12,523 --> 00:25:14,196 My fists. 575 00:25:14,992 --> 00:25:18,873 (CRYING) She fell and hit her head. 576 00:25:18,930 --> 00:25:20,967 I didn't know she was still alive. 577 00:25:21,199 --> 00:25:23,679 I would've... 578 00:25:23,735 --> 00:25:27,581 I would've gotten help, but Dad was getting upset. 579 00:25:28,239 --> 00:25:29,377 Why did you run? 580 00:25:29,942 --> 00:25:33,549 I thought about Dad. If I went to jail... 581 00:25:35,414 --> 00:25:37,223 I'm all he has now. 582 00:25:42,121 --> 00:25:43,260 So what's the charge? 583 00:25:43,323 --> 00:25:44,393 Man one. 584 00:25:44,458 --> 00:25:45,562 Are you kidding? 585 00:25:45,625 --> 00:25:47,901 Heat of the moment, unpremeditated crime of passion. 586 00:25:47,961 --> 00:25:49,440 Not to mention the money. 587 00:25:49,496 --> 00:25:51,100 And the strain of caring for her father. 588 00:25:51,164 --> 00:25:52,370 If she intended to kill her mother, 589 00:25:52,432 --> 00:25:53,672 she wouldn't have used her fists. 590 00:25:53,734 --> 00:25:56,341 Maybe she didn't. Final autopsy report. 591 00:25:56,404 --> 00:25:58,941 Center of one bruise, there's a darker impression. 592 00:25:59,007 --> 00:26:00,680 This says it's perfectly square. 593 00:26:00,842 --> 00:26:02,480 Doesn't sound like any fist I ever saw. 594 00:26:03,544 --> 00:26:04,921 The M.E. say what it was? 595 00:26:04,979 --> 00:26:07,220 Just a square. Little over half an inch. 596 00:26:07,281 --> 00:26:10,559 If Lisa Hallenbeck picked something up and used it as a weapon, 597 00:26:10,619 --> 00:26:12,292 man one's undercharging. 598 00:26:13,455 --> 00:26:15,401 RODGERS: It's not a blunt object somebody picked up... 599 00:26:15,457 --> 00:26:17,494 (SIGHING) It's a ring. 600 00:26:18,861 --> 00:26:22,810 Sorry, oversights happen when you let the late shift do the finishing touches. 601 00:26:22,899 --> 00:26:25,140 Lisa Hallenbeck wears a small sapphire. 602 00:26:25,468 --> 00:26:27,209 It'd have to be the Star of India. 603 00:26:32,809 --> 00:26:34,653 Can you get him to take his hands out of his pockets? 604 00:26:34,712 --> 00:26:35,816 Why? 605 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:37,052 We need to see his hands. 606 00:26:37,114 --> 00:26:38,388 Oh, my fingernails are dirty again. 607 00:26:38,449 --> 00:26:41,089 They just keep getting dirty no matter what I do. 608 00:26:41,152 --> 00:26:42,495 Nice ring. 609 00:26:42,687 --> 00:26:44,189 It's my dad's. 610 00:26:44,422 --> 00:26:46,926 Mr. Hallenbeck, we're going to have to take you down to the precinct. 611 00:26:46,992 --> 00:26:48,665 Whoa, whoa, whoa. What're you talking about? 612 00:26:48,994 --> 00:26:50,029 I'm gonna put these on you. 613 00:26:50,095 --> 00:26:51,574 It won't hurt. It's just routine. 614 00:26:52,831 --> 00:26:55,471 You son of a bitch! No one told you you could touch me! 615 00:26:55,567 --> 00:26:57,274 Dad! What makes you think you can... 616 00:26:57,336 --> 00:26:58,577 Dad, Dad! What are you doing? 617 00:26:58,638 --> 00:26:59,912 BRISCOE: My God... 618 00:26:59,972 --> 00:27:01,383 MICHAEL: Hey! Take it easy! 619 00:27:02,742 --> 00:27:04,722 ED: You're under arrest for the murder of your wife. 620 00:27:04,777 --> 00:27:07,223 My dad says I have to be home before dark. 621 00:27:07,346 --> 00:27:08,620 ED: You have the right to remain silent. 622 00:27:08,681 --> 00:27:11,390 Anything you say can and will be used against you... 623 00:27:16,824 --> 00:27:19,327 Sole count is murder in the second degree. 624 00:27:19,393 --> 00:27:20,736 Can we get a plea, Counselor? 625 00:27:20,794 --> 00:27:22,705 On behalf of my client, not guilty. 626 00:27:23,297 --> 00:27:24,504 People on bail? 627 00:27:24,966 --> 00:27:27,105 The defendant killed his wife in a jealous rage, Your Honor. 628 00:27:27,168 --> 00:27:28,340 People ask remand. 629 00:27:28,403 --> 00:27:29,905 PAULSEN: My client suffers from Alzheimer's. 630 00:27:29,971 --> 00:27:32,645 He's not capable of the kind of premeditated assault 631 00:27:32,707 --> 00:27:34,209 Ms. Carmichael attributes to him. 632 00:27:34,442 --> 00:27:35,853 What is he capable of? 633 00:27:35,910 --> 00:27:37,515 Well, like most Alzheimer's patients, 634 00:27:37,580 --> 00:27:39,116 he's prone to uncontrolled fits. 635 00:27:39,181 --> 00:27:40,717 He's irrational. 636 00:27:40,783 --> 00:27:43,389 He reacts only to the crossed wires in his head. 637 00:27:43,652 --> 00:27:46,895 I have an affidavit from Phelps at Johns Hopkins 638 00:27:46,956 --> 00:27:49,267 and scientific studies published in leading journals. 639 00:27:49,326 --> 00:27:53,206 Planning to interpose mental disease as a defense, Ms. Paulsen? 640 00:27:53,363 --> 00:27:55,001 That would be premature at this time. 641 00:27:55,365 --> 00:27:57,242 Then, save it for the trial judge. 642 00:27:58,301 --> 00:28:00,941 Until then, the defendant doesn't look like 643 00:28:01,004 --> 00:28:03,007 he's going anywhere, Ms. Carmichael. 644 00:28:04,142 --> 00:28:07,123 Bail is set at 150,000. 645 00:28:09,614 --> 00:28:10,684 His wife was having an affair. 646 00:28:10,748 --> 00:28:13,160 She and the daughter had a tiff about it in front of him. 647 00:28:13,217 --> 00:28:14,856 Did he grasp what was going on? 648 00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:17,457 We were hoping you could tell us. 649 00:28:17,656 --> 00:28:19,897 Where was the daughter while he was killing her mother? 650 00:28:20,125 --> 00:28:23,334 She says she went to her mother's room to look for the jewelry. 651 00:28:23,428 --> 00:28:25,499 A nurse confirmed seeing her in the hallway. 652 00:28:25,631 --> 00:28:26,769 How long was she gone? 653 00:28:26,832 --> 00:28:28,403 Four or five minutes. 654 00:28:28,468 --> 00:28:29,947 And it was all over when she got back? 655 00:28:30,003 --> 00:28:31,482 All but the dying. 656 00:28:31,805 --> 00:28:35,446 So, for all you know, Mr. Hallenbeck thought his wife was an alien demon. 657 00:28:35,608 --> 00:28:38,248 We're not trying to rail road him, Emil. We just need to know. 658 00:28:39,245 --> 00:28:41,726 Alzheimer's patients have good days and bad days. 659 00:28:41,782 --> 00:28:43,557 Good days, they're almost normal. 660 00:28:43,617 --> 00:28:45,221 Bad days... 661 00:28:45,820 --> 00:28:47,322 What were the injuries to the victim? 662 00:28:48,088 --> 00:28:52,059 These bruises on her arms indicate he grabbed her from behind. 663 00:28:52,961 --> 00:28:54,770 Two hard punches to the solar plexus... 664 00:28:54,829 --> 00:28:56,365 So he must have spun her around. 665 00:28:57,532 --> 00:28:59,603 She went down, hit her head on the corner of the table. 666 00:28:59,668 --> 00:29:00,806 Happened fast. 667 00:29:01,069 --> 00:29:02,912 Were there any other injuries after she was on the floor? 668 00:29:02,971 --> 00:29:04,211 No. The attack stopped. 669 00:29:04,272 --> 00:29:05,911 So much for the uncontrolled fit. 670 00:29:06,542 --> 00:29:09,045 Maybe. What'd he do after? 671 00:29:09,112 --> 00:29:10,614 Did he panic? Did he try to get help? 672 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:11,984 We don't know. 673 00:29:12,048 --> 00:29:13,356 Well, then I'm sorry, I can't help you 674 00:29:13,416 --> 00:29:15,521 unless I can get a sit-down with Mr. Hallenbeck. 675 00:29:15,751 --> 00:29:17,321 I'll talk to his lawyer and arrange it. 676 00:29:19,556 --> 00:29:20,796 (SIGHS) 677 00:29:21,525 --> 00:29:25,803 I was at the hospital. Marjorie was there. 678 00:29:27,231 --> 00:29:28,767 And your daughter? 679 00:29:29,967 --> 00:29:34,144 Lisa wanted to know about the jewelry. 680 00:29:35,006 --> 00:29:36,576 Boy, was she mad. 681 00:29:37,442 --> 00:29:39,183 What about you? Were you mad? 682 00:29:39,510 --> 00:29:42,957 She said she deserved some happiness. 683 00:29:44,183 --> 00:29:45,457 Who did? 684 00:29:49,889 --> 00:29:52,665 Your wife was happy with somebody else. Were you jealous? 685 00:29:54,393 --> 00:29:56,340 Do you know where they'll put me? 686 00:29:56,963 --> 00:29:58,943 I have some problems, you know. 687 00:29:59,866 --> 00:30:01,311 What kind of problems? 688 00:30:02,402 --> 00:30:04,006 I keep forgetting things. 689 00:30:04,070 --> 00:30:05,413 (SIGHS) 690 00:30:05,672 --> 00:30:07,310 Does that frighten you? 691 00:30:13,214 --> 00:30:14,659 Why did you hit your wife? 692 00:30:17,218 --> 00:30:19,061 She gave the watch to her boyfriend. 693 00:30:19,587 --> 00:30:20,930 It was her watch, wasn't it? 694 00:30:21,155 --> 00:30:22,794 I gave her that watch! 695 00:30:23,992 --> 00:30:27,633 She gave it to some damn bastard gigolo! 696 00:30:27,696 --> 00:30:30,768 She had no right! Supposed to be with me! 697 00:30:30,832 --> 00:30:32,004 Take care of me! 698 00:30:41,711 --> 00:30:43,918 After you hit her, did you go for help? 699 00:30:48,185 --> 00:30:49,425 No. 700 00:30:50,955 --> 00:30:52,161 (SIGHS) 701 00:30:52,923 --> 00:30:57,804 I, uh, left the room. 702 00:31:01,466 --> 00:31:03,844 Lisa was standing in the hallway. 703 00:31:04,703 --> 00:31:06,444 Did you ask her to go for help? 704 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:10,542 I didn't. 705 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:16,289 I just told her that... 706 00:31:18,050 --> 00:31:21,827 I want to go home. 707 00:31:29,796 --> 00:31:31,537 Skoda says Mr. Hallenbeck understood 708 00:31:31,598 --> 00:31:33,168 what was happening in the solarium. 709 00:31:33,233 --> 00:31:34,871 He knew his wife was seeing another man. 710 00:31:34,935 --> 00:31:36,972 So he was sane at the time of the killing. 711 00:31:37,037 --> 00:31:39,177 Is he fit to stand trial? 712 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:42,483 In Skoda's opinion, he's in the intermediate stages of the disease. 713 00:31:42,543 --> 00:31:45,547 It could be as much as eight to 10 years before he's incompetent. 714 00:31:45,613 --> 00:31:48,093 Jury's gonna see a pathetic old man with Alzheimer's. 715 00:31:48,149 --> 00:31:49,389 Make a deal. 716 00:31:53,589 --> 00:31:55,398 JACK: Man one, six-to-12. 717 00:31:55,457 --> 00:31:56,561 No jail time. 718 00:31:56,825 --> 00:31:58,862 Misdemeanor assault? Not possible. 719 00:31:58,927 --> 00:32:00,804 It was unpremeditated. 720 00:32:01,330 --> 00:32:02,673 I talked to both the children. 721 00:32:02,731 --> 00:32:04,734 Mr. Hallenbeck was a controlling man 722 00:32:04,801 --> 00:32:06,474 long before he got Alzheimer's. 723 00:32:06,536 --> 00:32:07,742 Everything had to be done his way. 724 00:32:07,804 --> 00:32:11,479 I've talked to them, too. He was never violent, never physically abusive. 725 00:32:11,708 --> 00:32:13,415 Did you read Dr. Skoda's report? 726 00:32:13,610 --> 00:32:14,782 There's nothing new. 727 00:32:14,844 --> 00:32:16,381 Read it again. 728 00:32:16,447 --> 00:32:20,361 Skoda says Hallenbeck was capable of lucid rage, 729 00:32:20,418 --> 00:32:22,659 and was rational at the time of the attack. 730 00:32:23,888 --> 00:32:25,265 Man one, or we go to trial. 731 00:32:25,322 --> 00:32:27,268 Assume you convince a jury, 732 00:32:27,324 --> 00:32:28,531 where you going to put him? 733 00:32:28,593 --> 00:32:29,765 State prison. 734 00:32:29,828 --> 00:32:31,933 Where he'll be at the mercy of every maggot in the system. 735 00:32:31,997 --> 00:32:34,773 All prisons in the State of New York have a hospital ward. 736 00:32:35,767 --> 00:32:37,178 I'll give you the benefit of the doubt 737 00:32:37,235 --> 00:32:39,306 and assume you've never seen one. 738 00:32:39,371 --> 00:32:43,548 In the meantime, here's some, uh, light lifting. 739 00:32:44,911 --> 00:32:46,049 What's this? 740 00:32:46,112 --> 00:32:48,388 Motion to dismiss in the interests of justice. 741 00:32:48,548 --> 00:32:50,050 On what basis? 742 00:32:50,149 --> 00:32:51,492 The Eighth Amendment. 743 00:32:51,551 --> 00:32:53,862 Putting an Alzheimer's patient in a prison hospital ward 744 00:32:53,921 --> 00:32:56,333 is tantamount to cruel and unusual punishment. 745 00:32:59,993 --> 00:33:01,597 Seems like a stretch. 746 00:33:02,429 --> 00:33:05,205 Well, what do they do with Alzheimer's patients in prison? 747 00:33:06,166 --> 00:33:09,546 Whatever it is, I can't see how it could be cruel or unusual. 748 00:33:10,605 --> 00:33:14,075 We're underfunded, understaffed, and overcrowded... 749 00:33:14,209 --> 00:33:15,847 We have no Alzheimer's specialists, 750 00:33:15,910 --> 00:33:17,719 and we're not likely to get one. 751 00:33:18,079 --> 00:33:21,459 Alzheimer's patients need to be in familiar surroundings 752 00:33:21,517 --> 00:33:23,053 with people who care about them. 753 00:33:23,119 --> 00:33:25,759 Here, they have no contact with their families, 754 00:33:25,821 --> 00:33:29,735 no one who has one-on-one time for them, no privacy. 755 00:33:30,359 --> 00:33:32,067 You have any Alzheimer's cases here now? 756 00:33:32,128 --> 00:33:34,165 Eleven, with more on the way. 757 00:33:34,231 --> 00:33:38,407 I've been trying for months to get them moved someplace more appropriate. 758 00:33:38,802 --> 00:33:42,306 Try to understand. We're really doing the best we can. 759 00:33:44,474 --> 00:33:45,954 (PEOPLE SHOUTING) 760 00:33:46,744 --> 00:33:49,054 It's revolting, Jack. 761 00:33:49,113 --> 00:33:52,617 You walk in, and the stench knocks you back six feet. 762 00:33:53,151 --> 00:33:56,155 There's screaming and babbling. 763 00:33:56,220 --> 00:33:58,792 It's like you've entered the fourth circle of hell. 764 00:33:59,825 --> 00:34:02,806 There are a dozen men strapped down to beds, 765 00:34:02,861 --> 00:34:05,671 wearing nothing but dirty diapers. 766 00:34:05,898 --> 00:34:10,041 Half of them are crying, and the others are spouting gibberish... 767 00:34:11,304 --> 00:34:14,183 There are two nurses and three orderlies per shift. 768 00:34:15,441 --> 00:34:17,785 It's the most appalling place I've ever seen. 769 00:34:18,645 --> 00:34:19,919 Where are the doctors? 770 00:34:19,979 --> 00:34:22,722 A doctor comes by once a week. 771 00:34:22,783 --> 00:34:24,456 And for some kinds of emergencies, 772 00:34:24,518 --> 00:34:27,260 a psychiatrist wanders through there once a month 773 00:34:27,321 --> 00:34:28,493 if they're lucky. 774 00:34:29,323 --> 00:34:31,462 What would this kind of setting do to Mr. Hallenbeck? 775 00:34:32,526 --> 00:34:35,997 Sixty-year-old man in diapers chained to his bed, 776 00:34:36,064 --> 00:34:40,012 with no privacy, no dignity, nobody with time to take care of him? 777 00:34:40,502 --> 00:34:41,674 What do you think? 778 00:34:41,970 --> 00:34:44,143 And if he's found not guilty by reason of insanity? 779 00:34:44,205 --> 00:34:45,980 Then the options improve. 780 00:34:46,041 --> 00:34:47,952 Better facilities, more personnel. 781 00:34:48,678 --> 00:34:50,055 More humane all around. 782 00:34:50,713 --> 00:34:52,954 Prison wards aren't deliberately inhumane. 783 00:34:53,015 --> 00:34:54,460 I'm not blaming the Department of Correction. 784 00:34:54,517 --> 00:34:57,657 Things are just marginally better on the outside. 785 00:34:59,188 --> 00:35:04,332 But 20 years from now, when the baby boomers reach their golden years... 786 00:35:05,829 --> 00:35:07,934 We're just seeing the tip of the iceberg. 787 00:35:08,832 --> 00:35:09,833 Good luck. 788 00:35:10,067 --> 00:35:13,379 Thanks for the editorial. Now, how about a solution? 789 00:35:14,706 --> 00:35:15,776 Good luck. 790 00:35:18,443 --> 00:35:20,354 We should let Hallenbeck take the insanity plea 791 00:35:20,411 --> 00:35:22,049 and send him somewhere livable. 792 00:35:22,380 --> 00:35:24,155 He isn't legally insane. 793 00:35:25,116 --> 00:35:26,562 And he did commit homicide. 794 00:35:26,619 --> 00:35:28,292 Unpremeditated. 795 00:35:28,787 --> 00:35:31,131 I'm not talking about letting him go. 796 00:35:32,157 --> 00:35:34,398 You didn't see this place. You have no idea. 797 00:35:34,627 --> 00:35:37,164 Do I hear a soft side scratching toward the light? 798 00:35:37,229 --> 00:35:38,264 Jack... 799 00:35:38,330 --> 00:35:39,833 I don't see a way out, Abbie. 800 00:35:41,868 --> 00:35:44,610 But if you think you can work something out, be my guest. 801 00:35:48,274 --> 00:35:50,811 CARMICHAEL: One option might be a determinate sentence 802 00:35:50,877 --> 00:35:53,654 to be served in some kind of halfway house. 803 00:35:53,915 --> 00:35:55,053 PAULSEN: How much time? 804 00:35:55,116 --> 00:35:56,254 Six years. 805 00:35:56,517 --> 00:35:57,757 A halfway house? What does that mean? 806 00:35:57,818 --> 00:35:59,263 Would he just have to sleep there? 807 00:35:59,687 --> 00:36:04,228 No. He'd be subject to the same rules as if he was in prison. 808 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:07,006 No, no. Dad has to be at home with me. 809 00:36:07,929 --> 00:36:10,603 I told you what I want. They're not taking him away from me. 810 00:36:11,900 --> 00:36:12,901 Next option? 811 00:36:12,968 --> 00:36:15,539 We're trying to work out a humane situation here. 812 00:36:15,704 --> 00:36:18,618 It's already on the table. You don't oppose his insanity plea. 813 00:36:19,008 --> 00:36:20,612 Even though he was legally sane? 814 00:36:20,777 --> 00:36:22,279 That's neither here nor there. 815 00:36:22,345 --> 00:36:23,881 Incarceration is not an option. 816 00:36:23,946 --> 00:36:26,085 Why? Because he's old and pitiful? 817 00:36:27,317 --> 00:36:29,730 Send him where you send everybody else who kills people. 818 00:36:30,287 --> 00:36:31,994 Why should he rate all this consideration? 819 00:36:32,056 --> 00:36:33,797 Michael, Dad can hear you. 820 00:36:33,858 --> 00:36:38,170 I don't care, Lisa. I am so sick and tired of making excuses for him. 821 00:36:38,595 --> 00:36:41,303 He never gave a damn about Mom or me or you. 822 00:36:41,365 --> 00:36:44,506 And she finally takes one step away from him, and he kills her. 823 00:36:44,569 --> 00:36:45,912 You never liked him. 824 00:36:45,971 --> 00:36:47,814 You always took Mom's side. 825 00:36:47,872 --> 00:36:50,682 He didn't mean to kill her, and he had every right to be mad. 826 00:36:50,742 --> 00:36:53,086 He's a jerk, and he's never been anything but. 827 00:36:55,414 --> 00:36:59,794 He deprived my kids of a grandmother that they needed and loved. 828 00:36:59,852 --> 00:37:01,490 And you want to deprive them of a grandfather. 829 00:37:01,554 --> 00:37:03,261 Wake up, Lisa. 830 00:37:03,689 --> 00:37:07,000 If you think I would ever let him near my kids again, you've lost your mind! 831 00:37:08,862 --> 00:37:11,206 Okay, if the law says that he's sane, 832 00:37:11,264 --> 00:37:13,767 your shrink says that he's competent, 833 00:37:13,834 --> 00:37:16,838 why are we here, huh? What's the problem? 834 00:37:17,871 --> 00:37:20,147 What the hell's the matter with you people? 835 00:37:24,012 --> 00:37:25,116 Compassion? 836 00:37:25,179 --> 00:37:27,181 If he weren't sick, I'd say fry him. 837 00:37:28,015 --> 00:37:30,154 They're all sick, one way or another. 838 00:37:30,485 --> 00:37:31,930 What makes him different? 839 00:37:31,986 --> 00:37:34,797 Well, let's see. Oh, yeah. Alzheimer's. 840 00:37:35,057 --> 00:37:36,627 Abbie, you tried. 841 00:37:36,692 --> 00:37:38,467 The daughter refuses to let go. 842 00:37:38,727 --> 00:37:40,297 What do you want to do? 843 00:37:40,663 --> 00:37:42,074 Sleep on it. 844 00:37:43,666 --> 00:37:46,113 Shall I tell you again what the prison ward is like? 845 00:37:46,202 --> 00:37:47,374 We'll factor it in, Abbie, 846 00:37:47,437 --> 00:37:49,781 but we're not basing our decision on that alone. 847 00:37:50,507 --> 00:37:52,316 All right, it's been a long day. 848 00:37:59,417 --> 00:38:01,363 Should've gone to Sing Sing yourself. 849 00:38:07,291 --> 00:38:09,794 The conditions under which a prisoner is forced to live, 850 00:38:09,860 --> 00:38:11,568 whether in prison or hospital, 851 00:38:11,630 --> 00:38:13,940 cannot violate the Constitutional ban 852 00:38:13,999 --> 00:38:15,740 on cruel and unusual punishment. 853 00:38:16,334 --> 00:38:17,938 Whether those conditions are the product of 854 00:38:18,003 --> 00:38:19,607 design or neglect doesn't matter. 855 00:38:19,671 --> 00:38:23,916 The mere existence of intolerable, inhuman circumstances 856 00:38:23,976 --> 00:38:25,455 triggers the ban. 857 00:38:25,511 --> 00:38:28,492 If convicted, my client will be forced into a prison system 858 00:38:28,548 --> 00:38:30,687 that cannot provide the care he needs. 859 00:38:31,317 --> 00:38:34,423 Worse, once his disease fully overwhelms his faculties, 860 00:38:34,487 --> 00:38:37,662 he will be housed in such execrable conditions 861 00:38:37,725 --> 00:38:41,195 as to hasten not only his mental and physical deterioration, 862 00:38:41,261 --> 00:38:44,333 but his death under appalling circumstances. 863 00:38:44,665 --> 00:38:47,942 Whatever his transgressions, nobody deserves such a fate. 864 00:38:48,869 --> 00:38:51,350 There's a time for justice and a time for mercy. 865 00:38:52,273 --> 00:38:55,720 The Criminal Procedure Law provides for the dismissal of charges 866 00:38:55,777 --> 00:38:59,418 even where the elements of the crime are not in dispute 867 00:38:59,481 --> 00:39:02,395 in certain cases in the interest of justice. 868 00:39:03,552 --> 00:39:05,293 This is such a case. 869 00:39:11,494 --> 00:39:16,410 The Eighth Amendment does not prohibit capital punishment, 870 00:39:16,466 --> 00:39:19,413 or solitary confinement, or hard labor. 871 00:39:20,837 --> 00:39:25,217 As long as the punishment is not meant to inflict pain for pain's sake, 872 00:39:25,275 --> 00:39:27,586 the Eighth Amendment doesn't apply. 873 00:39:27,645 --> 00:39:31,422 Mr. Hallenbeck will receive the same punishment as other prisoners. 874 00:39:32,016 --> 00:39:33,654 The same food, 875 00:39:33,718 --> 00:39:36,597 he will share the same living conditions, 876 00:39:36,654 --> 00:39:39,032 and get the same level of medical care. 877 00:39:39,223 --> 00:39:42,467 Mr. Hallenbeck is the victim of a terrible disease. 878 00:39:44,129 --> 00:39:46,268 He faces a grim future in prison, 879 00:39:47,733 --> 00:39:50,236 but it's a future largely of his own making. 880 00:39:50,302 --> 00:39:54,513 He was sane when he killed his wife in a fit of jealous rage. 881 00:39:54,774 --> 00:39:56,776 He's responsible for his crime, 882 00:39:56,843 --> 00:39:59,187 and he's responsible for his punishment. 883 00:39:59,679 --> 00:40:04,594 Instead, he wants this court to excuse his brutal act. 884 00:40:05,251 --> 00:40:09,997 But society and the law demands punishment for murder. 885 00:40:10,257 --> 00:40:14,034 It was wrong of Mr. Hallenbeck to kill his wife 886 00:40:14,094 --> 00:40:16,506 just because he felt sorry for himself. 887 00:40:17,999 --> 00:40:23,073 And it would be wrong for this court to turn a blind eye to his crime 888 00:40:23,939 --> 00:40:25,941 just because we feel sorry for him. 889 00:40:36,252 --> 00:40:40,962 I find the application of Charles Hallenbeck for dismissal of the charge 890 00:40:41,023 --> 00:40:44,005 of murder in the second degree is not without merit. 891 00:40:44,962 --> 00:40:48,000 Mr. Hallenbeck is facing that dark night, 892 00:40:48,065 --> 00:40:50,511 which in some ways is worse than death. 893 00:40:50,567 --> 00:40:53,514 By the nature of his condition, he will face it alone. 894 00:40:54,338 --> 00:40:57,479 That being said, I cannot determine that 895 00:40:57,542 --> 00:41:01,854 subjecting Mr. Hallenbeck to atrial and possible conviction 896 00:41:01,913 --> 00:41:04,826 is violative of the Constitutional prohibition 897 00:41:04,882 --> 00:41:06,555 against cruel and unusual punishment. 898 00:41:07,251 --> 00:41:11,530 At this time, he is of sufficiently sound mind to assist his attorney, 899 00:41:11,590 --> 00:41:14,230 and to understand the nature of the proceedings against him. 900 00:41:14,293 --> 00:41:15,601 The motion is denied. 901 00:41:21,568 --> 00:41:22,740 McCoy. 902 00:41:24,004 --> 00:41:26,848 If Mr. Hallenbeck doesn't want to go through a trial... 903 00:41:28,775 --> 00:41:30,254 I'm willing to knock it down, 904 00:41:30,310 --> 00:41:31,755 but he has to do some prison time. 905 00:41:32,979 --> 00:41:35,187 You offered time in a halfway house. 906 00:41:35,283 --> 00:41:37,160 Yes. Six years. 907 00:41:38,052 --> 00:41:40,464 That's not fair. If he hadn't gotten sick, then... 908 00:41:40,521 --> 00:41:42,967 Lisa, please. It's all over. 909 00:41:48,597 --> 00:41:50,304 (SIGHS) We'll take it. 910 00:41:59,776 --> 00:42:01,756 We were at the hospital... 911 00:42:03,546 --> 00:42:09,394 My wife was, uh, was telling my daughter about the jewelry. 912 00:42:13,424 --> 00:42:14,801 Mr. Hallenbeck? 913 00:42:15,926 --> 00:42:18,270 Is it August already? 914 00:42:19,096 --> 00:42:20,439 Hot in the summer. 915 00:42:21,932 --> 00:42:23,536 Will the People inquire? 916 00:42:28,473 --> 00:42:31,386 Mr. Hallenbeck, in the hospital, 917 00:42:33,445 --> 00:42:35,857 did you punch your wife with your fists? 918 00:42:39,518 --> 00:42:40,929 Yeah, I did that. 919 00:42:40,986 --> 00:42:41,987 Why? 920 00:42:44,790 --> 00:42:46,929 She didn't want me anymore. 921 00:42:48,394 --> 00:42:51,672 Oh, I'm a sick old man. 922 00:42:51,998 --> 00:42:53,534 (CRYING) She didn't want me. 923 00:42:53,900 --> 00:42:55,538 Is that why you killed her? 924 00:42:56,603 --> 00:42:58,583 You were angry that she might leave you? 925 00:42:59,706 --> 00:43:02,915 She had no right. I needed her. 926 00:43:03,478 --> 00:43:04,786 I needed her! 927 00:43:10,151 --> 00:43:12,461 The plea is satisfactory to the People. 928 00:43:13,287 --> 00:43:18,465 Mr. Hallenbeck, in accordance with the terms of your plea agreement, 929 00:43:18,527 --> 00:43:22,498 you are hereby sentenced to a term of six-to-12 years 930 00:43:22,564 --> 00:43:25,238 and remanded to the custody of the Department of Correction. 931 00:43:35,378 --> 00:43:37,085 I have to go away now. 932 00:43:50,728 --> 00:43:54,267 Lost her father twice. Lousy deal all around. 933 00:43:55,167 --> 00:43:57,511 The law went as far as it could. 934 00:43:58,003 --> 00:44:00,074 Lisa Hallenbeck wanted all or nothing. 935 00:44:01,807 --> 00:44:04,310 One day, we might all wish we had a kid like that.