1 00:00:01,188 --> 00:00:02,929 NARRATOR: In the criminal justice system 2 00:00:02,990 --> 00:00:06,870 the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups, 3 00:00:06,927 --> 00:00:08,770 the police who investigate crime 4 00:00:08,829 --> 00:00:11,571 and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. 5 00:00:11,665 --> 00:00:13,110 These are their stories. 6 00:00:14,334 --> 00:00:16,746 It comes furnished. If you want it, it's yours, 7 00:00:16,803 --> 00:00:19,010 as soon as I get the legal stuff worked out. 8 00:00:20,140 --> 00:00:22,120 Ah, first time I've been up since they're gone. 9 00:00:22,175 --> 00:00:23,984 I'll get it cleaned up if you want. 10 00:00:24,177 --> 00:00:26,179 You're sure the tenants aren't coming back? 11 00:00:26,246 --> 00:00:28,817 After six weeks? They're gone for good. 12 00:00:28,982 --> 00:00:31,690 At least I won't have to hear their bundle of joy crying all night. 13 00:00:31,752 --> 00:00:32,958 You'll repaint? 14 00:00:33,053 --> 00:00:35,966 Yeah. And you pick your fabric swatches. 15 00:00:36,757 --> 00:00:39,397 That's the bath, and that's the bedroom next to it. 16 00:00:39,726 --> 00:00:41,205 Sign it or lose it. 17 00:00:41,495 --> 00:00:43,168 Big call for places this sweet. 18 00:00:43,230 --> 00:00:44,538 GINA: Kevin! 19 00:00:47,434 --> 00:00:48,606 JOE: That I can fix. 20 00:00:48,669 --> 00:00:49,670 What happened here? 21 00:00:50,537 --> 00:00:52,141 It looks like blood. 22 00:00:58,412 --> 00:01:00,221 KEVIN: My God. 23 00:01:00,947 --> 00:01:01,948 Anything? 24 00:01:02,015 --> 00:01:04,689 Just a bunch of unopened bottles and a sealed can of formula. 25 00:01:04,751 --> 00:01:05,752 Bathroom? 26 00:01:05,819 --> 00:01:10,234 Broken mirror, blood on glass shards, blood trail leading into the bedroom, 27 00:01:10,290 --> 00:01:11,360 in the crib. 28 00:01:11,425 --> 00:01:13,905 Bag the shards and dust the crib. Thanks. 29 00:01:13,994 --> 00:01:15,701 How long the Beltrans live here? 30 00:01:15,796 --> 00:01:18,470 I signed the lease a couple of months before she popped. 31 00:01:18,532 --> 00:01:20,569 Maybe it was a month or two old when they took off. 32 00:01:20,634 --> 00:01:21,738 Any idea where? 33 00:01:21,802 --> 00:01:23,611 Nah, they're from upstate somewheres. 34 00:01:23,704 --> 00:01:25,149 It's on their rental application. 35 00:01:25,205 --> 00:01:26,206 How about where they worked? 36 00:01:26,340 --> 00:01:27,944 That's on the application, too. 37 00:01:28,008 --> 00:01:29,817 When'd you first notice they were gone? 38 00:01:29,910 --> 00:01:33,084 When I first noticed I hadn't heard them screaming at each other in a couple of days. 39 00:01:33,146 --> 00:01:34,591 BRISCOE: And when was that? 40 00:01:34,715 --> 00:01:36,626 Oh, landlord calls me last week, right? 41 00:01:36,683 --> 00:01:40,290 Says they missed two rent payments. So I knock on the door. Nothing. 42 00:01:40,354 --> 00:01:41,833 I phone, it's disconnected. 43 00:01:41,888 --> 00:01:43,868 And when did you last see them? 44 00:01:43,924 --> 00:01:47,064 Her, I don't know. But him, he came out the front door a month ago. 45 00:01:47,127 --> 00:01:49,368 He had a suitcase so big you could put a desk in it. 46 00:01:49,429 --> 00:01:50,635 Or a body. 47 00:02:39,413 --> 00:02:41,984 They lived there four months. The neighbors didn't know them. 48 00:02:42,048 --> 00:02:44,927 No one knew them. Who were these people, CIA? 49 00:02:44,985 --> 00:02:46,362 CIA'd be neater. 50 00:02:46,420 --> 00:02:48,798 Lease gave an address and a former employer up in Cortland. 51 00:02:48,855 --> 00:02:51,597 We called. Jimmy Beltran lived and worked there two years. 52 00:02:51,658 --> 00:02:52,898 Nobody's heard from him. 53 00:02:53,026 --> 00:02:54,664 Family? None we can find. 54 00:02:54,761 --> 00:02:56,035 What about the girl? 55 00:02:56,096 --> 00:02:57,803 Super puts her at about 18. 56 00:02:57,864 --> 00:02:59,901 Him, 25, 26. 57 00:02:59,966 --> 00:03:02,173 Maiden name? ED: Not on the lease. 58 00:03:02,235 --> 00:03:04,374 Well, maybe it's on the baby's birth certificate. 59 00:03:04,438 --> 00:03:08,045 Let's hope she had it in the hospital and not in the closet. 60 00:03:09,242 --> 00:03:12,246 Maiden name Steffano. Father's name Beltran. 61 00:03:12,312 --> 00:03:15,316 Son, Kyle. Born October 10th. Full term. 62 00:03:15,515 --> 00:03:17,825 And, uh, the baby's blood type? Why? 63 00:03:17,984 --> 00:03:20,521 Well, there was blood in the apartment. We need to know whose it was. 64 00:03:20,587 --> 00:03:24,091 Hospital's discretion as to whether or not we type the kid at birth. We don't. 65 00:03:24,191 --> 00:03:25,534 You test for AIDS, don't you? 66 00:03:25,659 --> 00:03:29,004 Yes. Baby and mother. We don't check blood type. Sorry. 67 00:03:29,062 --> 00:03:32,043 And apparently you don't check for insurance coverage either. 68 00:03:32,098 --> 00:03:34,442 Outstanding hospital bills for over a grand. 69 00:03:34,501 --> 00:03:37,277 We knew where he worked. Taylor Lumber. 70 00:03:37,804 --> 00:03:40,785 Started mid-September, lasted a couple of months. 71 00:03:40,841 --> 00:03:45,187 I felt bad. Young guy just starting out. Wife, new baby. 72 00:03:45,245 --> 00:03:48,385 Yeah, I remember what that's like, but I got a business to run. 73 00:03:48,448 --> 00:03:49,518 So you let him go? 74 00:03:49,583 --> 00:03:51,324 I didn't have a choice. I couldn't depend on him. 75 00:03:51,384 --> 00:03:52,658 Sometimes he didn't show. 76 00:03:52,719 --> 00:03:53,789 What was his problem? 77 00:03:53,854 --> 00:03:55,265 The wife. The baby. 78 00:03:55,388 --> 00:03:56,594 When's the last you saw of him? 79 00:03:56,656 --> 00:03:57,657 When I fired him. 80 00:03:57,724 --> 00:03:58,725 How'd he take that? 81 00:03:59,192 --> 00:04:02,071 Well, it's always touchy. You don't know if a guy's gonna go nuts on you. 82 00:04:02,128 --> 00:04:05,109 But, uh, Jimmy just looked at me like he knew what was coming. 83 00:04:05,198 --> 00:04:06,700 Then he just left. 84 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:08,677 Have you talked to him since then? 85 00:04:08,735 --> 00:04:11,181 A few days later I called him about his check. 86 00:04:11,538 --> 00:04:14,917 Nobody was home. I left a message, but I never heard back. 87 00:04:14,975 --> 00:04:16,113 What'd you do with the check? 88 00:04:16,209 --> 00:04:17,847 I mailed it to his parents. 89 00:04:17,944 --> 00:04:20,254 The address was on his job app. 90 00:04:20,714 --> 00:04:21,715 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 91 00:04:21,848 --> 00:04:23,122 Can I help you? 92 00:04:23,350 --> 00:04:25,352 Oh, we're looking for a James E. Beltran. 93 00:04:25,418 --> 00:04:26,692 Are you Mrs. Helene Beltran? 94 00:04:26,753 --> 00:04:27,788 Who's asking? 95 00:04:27,854 --> 00:04:29,424 New York City detectives. 96 00:04:29,489 --> 00:04:30,559 Jimmy owe money? 97 00:04:30,657 --> 00:04:33,638 No, he and his family left their apartment and didn't give notice. 98 00:04:33,693 --> 00:04:35,468 We just need to know everyone's okay. 99 00:04:35,529 --> 00:04:38,999 You'd leave, too, if she tells you it's over and takes your flesh and blood. 100 00:04:39,065 --> 00:04:40,567 What, his wife's got the kid? 101 00:04:40,634 --> 00:04:42,238 Yes. Jimmy said. 102 00:04:42,669 --> 00:04:43,739 Jimmy around? 103 00:04:43,803 --> 00:04:44,804 He's working. 104 00:04:44,971 --> 00:04:46,143 Where? 105 00:04:46,606 --> 00:04:49,246 You gonna arrest him 'cause he left his apartment? 106 00:04:49,309 --> 00:04:51,289 No, ma'am. We just want to talk to him. 107 00:04:53,513 --> 00:04:55,493 He works over at Palisade Supply. 108 00:04:55,782 --> 00:04:57,887 It's a hardware store on Fourth Street. 109 00:04:58,552 --> 00:04:59,690 Jimmy's on deliveries. 110 00:04:59,753 --> 00:05:01,232 You got a copy of his route list? 111 00:05:01,288 --> 00:05:02,926 Yeah, somewhere around here. 112 00:05:02,989 --> 00:05:05,526 Here, take mine. Thanks. 113 00:05:05,592 --> 00:05:09,096 Uh, his mom just called, too. Said she was gonna call him on his cell. 114 00:05:09,829 --> 00:05:11,831 Ever know a mom who didn't call? 115 00:05:13,767 --> 00:05:16,043 He just dropped the load and took off. 116 00:05:16,136 --> 00:05:18,275 Didn't even take it inside or give me a receipt. 117 00:05:18,338 --> 00:05:19,942 How long ago did he leave? 118 00:05:20,006 --> 00:05:22,612 Two minutes. He went to his truck. 119 00:05:22,976 --> 00:05:25,718 (HORNS HONKING) (PEOPLE SHOUTING) 120 00:05:26,379 --> 00:05:28,325 MAN: What are you doing up there! 121 00:05:29,316 --> 00:05:31,887 Mr. Beltran? James Beltran! Police! (TIRES SQUEALING) 122 00:05:34,020 --> 00:05:37,398 Move, move, move! Stop! Stop! 123 00:05:37,923 --> 00:05:41,234 You got sneakers, I got a gun. Figure the odds. 124 00:05:41,927 --> 00:05:44,703 Turn around. Hands on the wall. 125 00:05:47,566 --> 00:05:49,409 Where's your wife and son? 126 00:05:50,202 --> 00:05:51,237 I got nothing to say. 127 00:05:51,303 --> 00:05:53,305 Correction. You got a lot to say. 128 00:05:53,405 --> 00:05:56,045 There was blood in the bathroom, in the bedroom, in the crib. 129 00:05:56,108 --> 00:05:57,382 How'd that get there? 130 00:05:57,576 --> 00:05:58,577 I don't know. 131 00:05:58,644 --> 00:06:00,624 Why'd you skip out on your rent? 132 00:06:01,780 --> 00:06:02,850 I lost my job. 133 00:06:02,915 --> 00:06:05,794 Seems like you misplaced your wife and your kid, too. 134 00:06:07,786 --> 00:06:11,529 I'm telling you, Beltran, I don't like baby killers. 135 00:06:11,590 --> 00:06:15,470 Unless you start talking, I'm gonna ask my partner to leave you and me alone. 136 00:06:15,527 --> 00:06:17,200 Just say the word, Lennie. 137 00:06:17,363 --> 00:06:18,364 (DOOR OPENING) 138 00:06:18,697 --> 00:06:23,476 Mr. Beltran, just got a search warrant for your things at your parents' house. 139 00:06:23,535 --> 00:06:26,778 Anything you want to tell me before I send my detectives over? 140 00:06:38,217 --> 00:06:40,322 She dumps him, and he's the one in trouble. 141 00:06:40,386 --> 00:06:41,660 Where's the sense? 142 00:06:42,021 --> 00:06:43,557 This is interesting. 143 00:06:43,656 --> 00:06:47,035 Our Mother of Sorrows Church activities pamphlet. And this. 144 00:06:47,726 --> 00:06:49,899 Is this your daughter-in-law and grandson? 145 00:06:49,962 --> 00:06:51,964 That's Amy and Kyle with Jimmy. 146 00:06:53,432 --> 00:06:55,275 "Kyle, three weeks old." 147 00:06:56,201 --> 00:06:58,477 Mother of Sorrows is right. 148 00:06:59,338 --> 00:07:01,284 Month and a half, this man's been coming here to morning mass. 149 00:07:01,473 --> 00:07:02,952 Every morning? 150 00:07:03,075 --> 00:07:06,784 Two, three times a week. He doesn't always take communion. 151 00:07:06,845 --> 00:07:08,620 Have you spoken to him personally? 152 00:07:08,681 --> 00:07:12,128 No. He seemed upset. Often stood near the confessional. 153 00:07:12,284 --> 00:07:15,595 I hoped he'd come in, but you can't make someone confess. 154 00:07:15,821 --> 00:07:17,300 You wanna bet? 155 00:07:17,489 --> 00:07:20,231 Uh, he ever speak to any of the other parishioners? 156 00:07:20,292 --> 00:07:23,000 I don't know. He always sat by himself. 157 00:07:23,062 --> 00:07:24,837 I hope you find his wife and baby. 158 00:07:25,097 --> 00:07:26,940 So do we. Thanks, Father. 159 00:07:27,099 --> 00:07:29,670 Have you seen this young man in this church here? 160 00:07:29,902 --> 00:07:31,904 I've seen him here a lot. 161 00:07:31,970 --> 00:07:33,278 You talk to him? 162 00:07:34,073 --> 00:07:35,074 No. 163 00:07:36,008 --> 00:07:37,419 He was quiet. 164 00:07:38,110 --> 00:07:41,421 He shined his light to God. 165 00:07:41,980 --> 00:07:43,254 He lit candles? 166 00:07:43,315 --> 00:07:45,420 Lit them. Prayed. 167 00:07:45,951 --> 00:07:46,952 Two candles. 168 00:07:47,019 --> 00:07:48,362 Every time, two candles? 169 00:07:48,821 --> 00:07:50,391 Every day. 170 00:07:50,656 --> 00:07:54,194 A God-fearing man showing his respect. 171 00:07:54,593 --> 00:07:56,470 Thank you, very much. 172 00:07:58,697 --> 00:08:00,734 He was looking for away out of hell. 173 00:08:01,433 --> 00:08:02,434 Hmm. 174 00:08:05,070 --> 00:08:06,708 What are you talking about? 175 00:08:06,772 --> 00:08:10,413 Your son's been arrested, Mr. Beltran, and he's not talking. 176 00:08:10,509 --> 00:08:13,183 All the lawyer's willing to admit is that Jimmy says 177 00:08:13,245 --> 00:08:15,953 the last person who saw Kyle was Amy. 178 00:08:16,048 --> 00:08:17,823 That's not possible. 179 00:08:17,950 --> 00:08:19,554 She told me he was fine. 180 00:08:19,618 --> 00:08:21,029 Who told you? Amy. 181 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:22,292 Not two weeks ago. 182 00:08:22,354 --> 00:08:23,389 Where did you see her? 183 00:08:23,455 --> 00:08:26,129 I didn't. She called looking for Jim. He was out. 184 00:08:26,959 --> 00:08:29,200 I told her we wanted to see our grandson. 185 00:08:29,728 --> 00:08:31,605 She said, "Don't worry about it. He's fine." 186 00:08:31,663 --> 00:08:33,142 Where was she calling from? 187 00:08:33,799 --> 00:08:35,745 I don't know. She didn't leave a number. 188 00:08:35,901 --> 00:08:37,642 Do you know the exact day the call was? 189 00:08:37,703 --> 00:08:40,013 Wednesday. Tuesday, maybe. 190 00:08:40,405 --> 00:08:41,406 Listen. 191 00:08:42,207 --> 00:08:43,709 My son didn't hurt nobody. 192 00:08:43,809 --> 00:08:45,447 Your son has a temper. 193 00:08:45,611 --> 00:08:46,681 Amy had a mouth. 194 00:08:46,745 --> 00:08:48,281 Yeah, why don't you try and find her? 195 00:08:48,347 --> 00:08:50,122 Do you have any idea where she is? 196 00:08:50,182 --> 00:08:51,183 Maybe her parents? 197 00:08:51,250 --> 00:08:54,094 They live upstate. We don't know exactly where. We never met them. 198 00:08:54,153 --> 00:08:55,496 They didn't show up for the wedding? 199 00:08:55,554 --> 00:08:56,828 Jimmy and Amy eloped. 200 00:08:56,889 --> 00:08:58,926 Amy couldn't tell her parents about the pregnancy. 201 00:08:59,091 --> 00:09:00,695 ED: Do you know if she had a job? 202 00:09:01,560 --> 00:09:05,474 She used to work part-time at a video store before Kyle was born. 203 00:09:06,732 --> 00:09:07,972 DAUBER: Amy was part-time help. 204 00:09:08,033 --> 00:09:09,740 BRISCOE: Have you seen her lately? No. 205 00:09:09,802 --> 00:09:11,304 Is her address on that? 206 00:09:12,671 --> 00:09:15,151 No, that's their apartment. Anything more recent? 207 00:09:15,541 --> 00:09:16,986 Nothing later, huh? Nothing. 208 00:09:17,042 --> 00:09:18,248 Why'd she quit? 209 00:09:18,310 --> 00:09:21,189 Her husband didn't want her to work once the baby was born. 210 00:09:21,246 --> 00:09:22,748 But I think she liked it here. 211 00:09:22,815 --> 00:09:24,021 ED: What makes you say that? 212 00:09:24,082 --> 00:09:26,688 She had a friend. She used all her breaks to chat up this kid from 213 00:09:26,752 --> 00:09:29,392 Gayley's Coffee House next door, cop a cigarette. 214 00:09:29,488 --> 00:09:31,297 A cigarette? Wasn't she pregnant? 215 00:09:31,390 --> 00:09:33,131 Yeah. Told me she was trying to quit. 216 00:09:33,192 --> 00:09:34,262 You know this kid's name? 217 00:09:34,326 --> 00:09:35,964 No. But you can't miss him. 218 00:09:36,028 --> 00:09:39,407 He's the only one with earrings in more places than you can put holes. 219 00:09:41,133 --> 00:09:43,010 I don't know where she is. Why don't you ask her husband? 220 00:09:43,068 --> 00:09:45,014 They split up. Well, no surprise there. 221 00:09:45,070 --> 00:09:46,071 Oh, really? 222 00:09:46,138 --> 00:09:48,345 Yeah, he'd yell at her for being immature. 223 00:09:48,407 --> 00:09:50,580 Said she couldn't handle herself, let alone a baby. 224 00:09:50,642 --> 00:09:52,644 You two sound pretty close. 225 00:09:52,711 --> 00:09:55,453 You part of the reason why she left her husband? 226 00:09:55,614 --> 00:09:56,888 No, man. 227 00:09:56,949 --> 00:09:59,054 I got a girlfriend in Philly I see every weekend. 228 00:09:59,117 --> 00:10:02,860 I sure as hell don't need Amy's husband showing up with a baby looking for her. 229 00:10:02,921 --> 00:10:04,730 Jimmy has the baby? 230 00:10:05,324 --> 00:10:08,032 Yeah. That's what she told me. 231 00:10:08,093 --> 00:10:09,629 He kicked her out, took the kid. 232 00:10:09,728 --> 00:10:11,969 So you've talked to her in the last six weeks? 233 00:10:12,297 --> 00:10:13,298 No. 234 00:10:14,099 --> 00:10:17,444 Kyle and Amy Beltran have been missing for six or seven weeks, 235 00:10:17,503 --> 00:10:20,916 so you had to have talked to her after Jimmy took the baby and threw her out. 236 00:10:21,006 --> 00:10:23,486 She showed up one day a while back for a coffee. 237 00:10:23,542 --> 00:10:25,078 I didn't mark it on my calendar. 238 00:10:25,143 --> 00:10:26,747 She tell you where she was staying? 239 00:10:26,845 --> 00:10:27,846 No. 240 00:10:27,913 --> 00:10:29,392 You haven't talked to her since then? 241 00:10:29,715 --> 00:10:30,716 No. 242 00:10:30,782 --> 00:10:35,253 You know, if you're a part of this and there's something wrong with Amy or the baby, 243 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:38,267 you're an accessory, Mitch. You can go to jail. 244 00:10:38,457 --> 00:10:39,902 Look, I don't know anything. 245 00:10:40,592 --> 00:10:41,593 Okay? 246 00:10:42,194 --> 00:10:43,571 Yeah, okay. 247 00:10:44,963 --> 00:10:46,408 Find out where he lives. 248 00:10:46,465 --> 00:10:48,445 And if he's got company. 249 00:10:49,501 --> 00:10:50,571 ED: How many of these you done? 250 00:10:51,904 --> 00:10:52,905 Stake-outs? 251 00:10:54,439 --> 00:10:56,043 No. Dead babies. 252 00:10:56,241 --> 00:10:58,414 Hey, we don't know the baby's dead. 253 00:10:58,911 --> 00:10:59,912 Right. 254 00:11:01,213 --> 00:11:03,250 To answer your question, too many. 255 00:11:04,616 --> 00:11:05,617 It's my first. 256 00:11:06,351 --> 00:11:07,557 That's too many. 257 00:11:15,394 --> 00:11:16,395 Here. 258 00:11:18,730 --> 00:11:20,732 At least we know he has a hobby. 259 00:11:20,799 --> 00:11:22,540 And a place to enjoy it. 260 00:11:22,801 --> 00:11:25,213 Hey, look at this. Tampons. 261 00:11:25,270 --> 00:11:27,079 Pretty big for Q-tips. 262 00:11:28,874 --> 00:11:30,251 You guys are harassing me. 263 00:11:30,309 --> 00:11:31,413 (CHUCKLES) Not yet. 264 00:11:31,476 --> 00:11:32,750 Is Amy Beltran here? 265 00:11:32,811 --> 00:11:34,085 No, man. I told you. 266 00:11:34,146 --> 00:11:36,649 Yeah, but we got miffed when it wasn't true. 267 00:11:36,748 --> 00:11:39,695 What are these for? To hang on the Christmas tree? 268 00:11:40,085 --> 00:11:41,223 My sister's staying here. 269 00:11:41,286 --> 00:11:43,288 Your sister? I'd love to meet her. Hey, you guys got a warrant? 270 00:11:43,355 --> 00:11:45,426 'Cause we're done. Did you just hear a baby cry? 271 00:11:45,490 --> 00:11:46,901 Clear as day. What baby? 272 00:11:46,959 --> 00:11:50,168 There's no baby here. Exigent circumstances. 273 00:11:55,834 --> 00:11:57,142 Where's your baby? 274 00:11:57,436 --> 00:11:59,040 He's with Jimmy. 275 00:12:02,107 --> 00:12:03,711 AMY: Jimmy has Kyle. 276 00:12:03,775 --> 00:12:05,413 He says you do. 277 00:12:05,477 --> 00:12:08,117 He took my baby I don't know where. 278 00:12:08,246 --> 00:12:11,591 If you don't know where, why'd you call his parents' home asking for him? 279 00:12:11,650 --> 00:12:13,652 I figured Jimmy would go there. 280 00:12:13,719 --> 00:12:14,993 With your baby? 281 00:12:15,253 --> 00:12:17,233 The baby his parents said you had? 282 00:12:17,422 --> 00:12:18,423 Yes. 283 00:12:19,624 --> 00:12:21,069 I don't know. 284 00:12:21,126 --> 00:12:23,037 Why would Jimmy say you had your son? 285 00:12:23,095 --> 00:12:25,006 I don't know, he was angry. 286 00:12:25,063 --> 00:12:26,736 What happened between you and Jimmy? 287 00:12:26,798 --> 00:12:28,778 We just didn't get along, is all. 288 00:12:28,834 --> 00:12:30,074 What about the blood in the apartment? 289 00:12:30,135 --> 00:12:32,706 I don't know. I just left. 290 00:12:32,771 --> 00:12:34,978 Why'd you tell Jimmy's father Kyle was fine? 291 00:12:35,340 --> 00:12:37,115 I thought he was. 292 00:12:37,743 --> 00:12:39,552 I always thought he was. 293 00:12:42,381 --> 00:12:43,985 She was worried. 294 00:12:44,216 --> 00:12:46,218 VAN BUREN: What was she worried about? 295 00:12:46,485 --> 00:12:48,362 How her life was gonna change. 296 00:12:48,420 --> 00:12:49,831 Change how? 297 00:12:49,888 --> 00:12:52,801 Her free time. Her relationship with Jimmy. 298 00:12:53,025 --> 00:12:55,665 She said she'd feel trapped being with a baby all day. 299 00:12:55,794 --> 00:12:57,831 What about after the baby was born? 300 00:12:59,564 --> 00:13:03,910 Mr. Palichek, I really don't have patience for this. 301 00:13:04,903 --> 00:13:06,712 She left it sometimes. 302 00:13:07,172 --> 00:13:08,879 Left the baby alone? 303 00:13:09,007 --> 00:13:13,387 Sometimes, when the baby was taking a nap, she'd slip out. 304 00:13:13,645 --> 00:13:16,057 Grab a cup of coffee or a smoke with me. 305 00:13:16,581 --> 00:13:18,492 It wasn't more than a half hour, 45 minutes. 306 00:13:18,550 --> 00:13:21,292 Did Amy ever tell you how she felt about the baby? 307 00:13:21,353 --> 00:13:22,855 She said it was hard. 308 00:13:23,155 --> 00:13:24,190 Confusing. 309 00:13:24,256 --> 00:13:26,463 Did you ever see her with Kyle? 310 00:13:26,525 --> 00:13:27,902 I went to her place once. 311 00:13:28,393 --> 00:13:30,771 The baby was in the crib. He was crying. 312 00:13:31,063 --> 00:13:32,371 And what happened? 313 00:13:32,831 --> 00:13:33,832 Nothing. 314 00:13:34,566 --> 00:13:36,705 She turned up the volume on the TV. 315 00:13:37,803 --> 00:13:40,875 VAN BUREN: Palichek said Amy came on to him. He passed. 316 00:13:41,039 --> 00:13:46,045 He also said the baby cried for over an hour while he was with her in her apartment. 317 00:13:46,211 --> 00:13:48,521 Looks like we might have two negligent parents. 318 00:13:48,580 --> 00:13:50,651 But what we don't have is a baby. 319 00:13:50,715 --> 00:13:54,356 Well, the IUDs from Palichek's apartment confirm Amy Beltran 320 00:13:54,419 --> 00:13:58,799 called Jimmy's parents' home three times in five weeks. 321 00:13:58,857 --> 00:14:00,234 So, once she talks to the old man. 322 00:14:00,292 --> 00:14:02,636 The other two times she must have talked to Jimmy. 323 00:14:02,694 --> 00:14:04,435 What was she looking for? 324 00:14:04,696 --> 00:14:08,803 Get a search warrant for the Beltran house, inside and out. 325 00:14:25,717 --> 00:14:27,060 Hey, Ed. 326 00:14:30,622 --> 00:14:32,226 Dig it up. OFFICER: Right. 327 00:14:32,457 --> 00:14:34,027 We didn't know. 328 00:14:34,259 --> 00:14:36,637 I swear on the Virgin Mary, we didn't know. 329 00:14:41,099 --> 00:14:42,908 BRISCOE: It's never a happy ending. 330 00:14:43,168 --> 00:14:45,114 ED: We found blood in the apartment. 331 00:14:45,370 --> 00:14:46,747 RODGERS: I don't know yet whose it is. 332 00:14:46,805 --> 00:14:48,341 Haven't done the autopsy. 333 00:14:48,774 --> 00:14:49,775 BRISCOE: Cause of death? 334 00:14:51,576 --> 00:14:54,079 At first glance, it looks like the baby 335 00:14:54,146 --> 00:14:57,423 was more than likely put in the bag and buried alive. 336 00:14:57,616 --> 00:14:59,254 Looks like skin and bones. 337 00:14:59,951 --> 00:15:01,487 (SIGHS) What did he die of? 338 00:15:02,053 --> 00:15:03,054 Hard to tell. 339 00:15:03,655 --> 00:15:05,430 Asphyxiation. 340 00:15:05,624 --> 00:15:07,626 Dehydration. Exposure. 341 00:15:08,927 --> 00:15:11,066 I won't know until I do the autopsy. 342 00:15:11,463 --> 00:15:13,966 How long can a baby live like that? 343 00:15:14,766 --> 00:15:16,439 The Mexican earthquake, 344 00:15:17,002 --> 00:15:19,812 babies survived nine days buried alive. 345 00:15:22,407 --> 00:15:24,409 Arrest the son of a bitch. 346 00:15:28,647 --> 00:15:30,126 The arraignment judge denied bail. 347 00:15:30,182 --> 00:15:32,253 Beltran's lawyer is appealing. 348 00:15:32,484 --> 00:15:34,760 He's lucky we didn't charge murder one. 349 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:38,130 You think he relished the torture of this child? 350 00:15:38,256 --> 00:15:39,291 Maybe not. 351 00:15:39,357 --> 00:15:41,860 But I wonder if he could hear it screaming under the earth. 352 00:15:42,427 --> 00:15:44,407 Where was the mother in all this? 353 00:15:44,763 --> 00:15:47,835 Beltran talked her into letting him take the baby when they split up. 354 00:15:47,899 --> 00:15:50,402 She claims she called him at the in-laws a few times, 355 00:15:50,468 --> 00:15:52,414 but that he refused to let her see the baby. 356 00:15:52,470 --> 00:15:54,177 Would you have taken no for an answer? 357 00:15:54,406 --> 00:15:56,283 You think she's lying? 358 00:15:56,508 --> 00:15:58,988 Find out exactly when the baby died. 359 00:16:00,779 --> 00:16:04,784 The bag the baby was placed in was filled with sawdust and plaster. 360 00:16:05,483 --> 00:16:09,260 Only, I didn't find anything in either the baby's lungs or nasal cavities. 361 00:16:09,521 --> 00:16:11,797 The baby was dead before it was placed inside the bag? 362 00:16:11,856 --> 00:16:12,857 Thank God. 363 00:16:13,725 --> 00:16:14,726 See here? 364 00:16:16,428 --> 00:16:18,203 Fraying at the ends of the bone. 365 00:16:18,897 --> 00:16:22,208 That's a textbook indication of severe vitamin deficiency. 366 00:16:22,767 --> 00:16:23,871 How long does that take? 367 00:16:23,969 --> 00:16:25,448 Not overnight. 368 00:16:25,570 --> 00:16:28,141 This baby starved to death, probably over several weeks. 369 00:16:28,673 --> 00:16:30,084 Was it something the parents could have missed? 370 00:16:30,141 --> 00:16:31,745 I don't see how. 371 00:16:32,010 --> 00:16:34,820 Was there any other signs of physical abuse? Any fractures? Bruising? 372 00:16:34,879 --> 00:16:36,825 No, there's no indication of that. 373 00:16:36,881 --> 00:16:38,986 But I did find some blood on the baby. 374 00:16:39,651 --> 00:16:42,495 The blood was on the baby's hand and forehead. 375 00:16:42,621 --> 00:16:44,294 But it wasn't his. 376 00:16:44,589 --> 00:16:47,797 Forensics matched it to the blood found in the bathroom at your apartment. 377 00:16:47,858 --> 00:16:50,930 It was my blood. I cut myself on the crib. 378 00:16:51,428 --> 00:16:53,305 But the baby was okay. 379 00:16:54,431 --> 00:16:57,412 The receiving blanket he was swaddled in wasn't disturbed, 380 00:16:57,468 --> 00:16:59,209 and the blood on his face wasn't smudged. 381 00:16:59,270 --> 00:17:00,874 I don't understand. 382 00:17:01,105 --> 00:17:04,882 Your daughter bled on her child after he was already dead. 383 00:17:06,710 --> 00:17:07,711 Amy? 384 00:17:09,513 --> 00:17:11,618 JACK: What happened to your baby? 385 00:17:12,349 --> 00:17:13,692 Tell them what happened. 386 00:17:13,751 --> 00:17:16,925 And you tell them right now. No! She's not telling them anything. 387 00:17:17,554 --> 00:17:21,263 Our daughter wants a lawyer before she says anything else. 388 00:17:25,296 --> 00:17:27,003 We're not arresting her? 389 00:17:27,931 --> 00:17:29,774 She's staying with her parents at a hotel. 390 00:17:29,867 --> 00:17:31,073 I'll have the cops make sure no one checks out. 391 00:17:31,135 --> 00:17:33,137 I want to talk to the baby's father. 392 00:17:33,704 --> 00:17:34,705 Okay. 393 00:17:35,406 --> 00:17:37,579 Why would my client tell you people anything? 394 00:17:37,741 --> 00:17:40,347 You've accused him of burying his son alive. 395 00:17:40,477 --> 00:17:42,753 We now know that's not true. 396 00:17:43,314 --> 00:17:45,920 At this point, we're not sure how your son died. 397 00:17:47,885 --> 00:17:49,455 What's happening with Amy? 398 00:17:49,553 --> 00:17:51,328 You wife has asked for an attorney. 399 00:17:51,388 --> 00:17:54,028 You arrested her? Should we arrest her? 400 00:17:59,863 --> 00:18:01,604 If I tell what happened, 401 00:18:01,665 --> 00:18:03,338 how do I know you'd believe me? 402 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:04,811 You can take a lie detector test. 403 00:18:04,868 --> 00:18:08,577 It's not admissible. The results wouldn't be any help to us at trial. 404 00:18:08,639 --> 00:18:10,050 JACK: We're not talking about atrial. 405 00:18:10,140 --> 00:18:13,986 Our office uses polygraphs to eliminate suspects all the time. 406 00:18:18,716 --> 00:18:21,128 CARMICHAEL: The polygraph indicates he's telling the truth. 407 00:18:21,185 --> 00:18:25,793 A six-week-old baby starves to death in plain view of his parents, it's no accident. 408 00:18:25,956 --> 00:18:27,401 How about the hospital record? 409 00:18:27,458 --> 00:18:30,371 Full-term pregnancy. Birth weight within normal range. 410 00:18:30,427 --> 00:18:31,531 He was fine at the hospital. 411 00:18:31,595 --> 00:18:33,734 He was fine until he came home. 412 00:18:35,833 --> 00:18:39,042 Mother and baby were discharged 24 hours after the birth. 413 00:18:39,103 --> 00:18:41,105 One day? That's all they paid for. 414 00:18:41,438 --> 00:18:43,247 But she was already nursing the baby? 415 00:18:43,307 --> 00:18:45,048 In the beginning, it's just colostrum. 416 00:18:45,109 --> 00:18:46,645 It's like a pre-milk. Excuse me. 417 00:18:46,710 --> 00:18:48,656 It has a lot of the mother's antibodies that the baby needs, 418 00:18:48,712 --> 00:18:51,386 but the actual breast milk comes in a few days later. 419 00:18:51,582 --> 00:18:53,220 And what if it doesn't? What then? 420 00:18:53,284 --> 00:18:55,355 Well, nature usually makes sure that it does. 421 00:18:55,419 --> 00:18:56,523 But in any case, she would have seen 422 00:18:56,587 --> 00:18:59,659 the hospital's lactation counselor before her discharge. 423 00:18:59,823 --> 00:19:02,497 I saw Amy Beltran twice. The day that she was discharged 424 00:19:02,559 --> 00:19:04,470 then three days later as a walk-in. 425 00:19:04,561 --> 00:19:05,733 A walk-in? 426 00:19:05,796 --> 00:19:07,571 Her husband, I think, had called and said 427 00:19:07,631 --> 00:19:10,077 that they were having some trouble, so I had her come in. 428 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:11,611 What sort of trouble? 429 00:19:11,902 --> 00:19:14,508 Do you have any children, Miss Carmichael? No. 430 00:19:15,205 --> 00:19:18,015 Well, breastfeeding isn't as easy as it sounds. 431 00:19:18,075 --> 00:19:20,817 It takes a lot of patience. 432 00:19:20,878 --> 00:19:23,222 Let me just say that Amy was not one of the most 433 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:26,159 receptive clients that I've worked with. 434 00:19:26,216 --> 00:19:27,217 Why do you say that? 435 00:19:27,317 --> 00:19:30,264 It's not unusual for a first-time mother to have difficulty, 436 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:33,460 but Amy got frustrated pretty easily. 437 00:19:33,557 --> 00:19:36,060 Plus, she didn't have a lot of help at home. 438 00:19:36,126 --> 00:19:39,039 First-time fathers know even less than the mothers. 439 00:19:39,096 --> 00:19:41,235 So why not have her just give the baby a bottle? 440 00:19:41,298 --> 00:19:43,608 No, breast milk is what's best for the baby. 441 00:19:43,667 --> 00:19:47,410 It's just a matter of getting the mother to put the effort into it. 442 00:19:47,805 --> 00:19:50,342 Were you satisfied Amy Beltran knew what she was doing? 443 00:19:50,407 --> 00:19:54,822 Well, you'd always like to see them come back, so that's why I called. 444 00:19:54,878 --> 00:19:56,186 You talked to her after the visit? 445 00:19:56,246 --> 00:20:00,626 Yes. And she said that everything with the baby was fine. 446 00:20:00,951 --> 00:20:04,489 The lactation counselor says Amy was shown the right techniques to breastfeed, 447 00:20:04,555 --> 00:20:06,933 and the baby's sucking reflex was fine. 448 00:20:06,990 --> 00:20:09,027 She just resented putting in the effort. 449 00:20:09,093 --> 00:20:11,733 (GROANS) Sounds like she resented her baby. 450 00:20:11,795 --> 00:20:13,433 It wasn't just her, Adam. 451 00:20:13,530 --> 00:20:16,670 The police found unopened bottles and cans of formula in their apartment. 452 00:20:16,733 --> 00:20:19,373 Either one of those parents could have fed that kid. 453 00:20:19,903 --> 00:20:21,576 Well, then we try them both. 454 00:20:21,638 --> 00:20:23,311 We have no grounds to oppose severance. 455 00:20:23,373 --> 00:20:26,684 If they get separate trials, he points the finger at her, she points the finger at him. 456 00:20:26,744 --> 00:20:27,745 Reasonable doubt. 457 00:20:28,846 --> 00:20:30,325 What do we do, Counselor? 458 00:20:30,380 --> 00:20:33,088 For now, nothing. We build our case. 459 00:20:33,851 --> 00:20:35,387 He's already under indictment. 460 00:20:35,452 --> 00:20:38,626 We know where to find her. There's no statute of limitations on murder. 461 00:20:38,689 --> 00:20:39,690 Yeah. 462 00:20:40,390 --> 00:20:43,496 The law has patience. TV cameras don't. 463 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:45,096 Then let's go after her. 464 00:20:45,262 --> 00:20:47,208 She's the one who decided to have the baby. 465 00:20:47,331 --> 00:20:50,107 Which means what? The father bears no responsibility for the child? 466 00:20:50,167 --> 00:20:51,578 I'm not saying that. 467 00:20:51,768 --> 00:20:54,305 But women have fought to control their reproductive rights, 468 00:20:54,371 --> 00:20:57,215 and with those rights comes a greater responsibility. 469 00:20:57,307 --> 00:21:01,016 Politically correct or not, the mother was this child's primary caregiver. 470 00:21:02,079 --> 00:21:05,151 Forget whether or not we can convict her alone. Should we? 471 00:21:05,249 --> 00:21:07,320 And I'm not asking you as a lawyer. 472 00:21:07,518 --> 00:21:08,519 Yes. 473 00:21:08,752 --> 00:21:10,390 I think it's the right thing to do. 474 00:21:10,454 --> 00:21:12,764 Even if it means we have to make a deal with the husband? 475 00:21:12,923 --> 00:21:13,924 Yes. 476 00:21:15,159 --> 00:21:16,934 Then you should try the case. 477 00:21:17,361 --> 00:21:21,241 I can see the feminist fusillade in the op-eds. 478 00:21:21,298 --> 00:21:25,644 Why? The case was assigned to Judge Rebecca Steinman. 479 00:21:26,804 --> 00:21:30,217 A woman will be presiding over Amy Beltran's trial, 480 00:21:30,274 --> 00:21:34,654 a woman will be prosecuting her, and you can bet a woman will be defending her. 481 00:21:35,045 --> 00:21:37,651 Well, I guess there's nothing left for us to do, 482 00:21:37,748 --> 00:21:41,594 but to take our cigars and brandy and retire to the smoking room. 483 00:21:43,887 --> 00:21:46,094 I won't testify against Amy. 484 00:21:46,557 --> 00:21:48,798 Criminal negligence. He serves a year. 485 00:21:49,660 --> 00:21:52,106 Ask your lawyer if that's a good deal on a homicide, Mr. Beltran. 486 00:21:52,162 --> 00:21:54,403 It wasn't like that. How was it, then? 487 00:21:54,531 --> 00:21:55,839 Off the record? 488 00:22:01,004 --> 00:22:02,483 She was too young to have a kid. 489 00:22:02,539 --> 00:22:04,519 People younger than your wife have babies all the time, 490 00:22:04,575 --> 00:22:06,020 but they don't starve them to death. 491 00:22:06,076 --> 00:22:08,613 You don't know Amy... But you do. 492 00:22:09,179 --> 00:22:11,921 I admire your devotion to your wife, Mr. Beltran. 493 00:22:11,982 --> 00:22:15,191 But your son is dead because of a lack of any to him. 494 00:22:15,285 --> 00:22:18,459 Don't you think that you owe it to Kyle to stand up for him now? 495 00:22:20,090 --> 00:22:21,091 (SIGHS) 496 00:22:25,929 --> 00:22:28,808 Amy Beltran, you're under arrest for the murder of your son. 497 00:22:28,865 --> 00:22:30,811 No! It wasn't her fault. Please. 498 00:22:30,868 --> 00:22:32,870 I didn't kill my baby! I didn't! 499 00:22:32,936 --> 00:22:35,416 Please, don't make this any harder than it has to be. 500 00:22:37,541 --> 00:22:40,420 ED: You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can... 501 00:22:41,745 --> 00:22:44,055 TYRELL: They're charging a woman who was breastfeeding 502 00:22:44,114 --> 00:22:46,856 her child with starving it to death? 503 00:22:47,150 --> 00:22:50,962 Judge, this is ridiculous. Haven't these people ever heard of the word "intent"? 504 00:22:51,021 --> 00:22:53,558 There was nothing unintentional about this baby's death. 505 00:22:53,624 --> 00:22:56,434 TYRELL: She was a loving mother who had trouble nursing her child. 506 00:22:56,493 --> 00:22:59,372 Your client neglected advice. She ignored all the warning signs. 507 00:22:59,429 --> 00:23:01,705 Given her conduct, this baby's death was a certainty. 508 00:23:01,765 --> 00:23:03,972 And this comes from who? Dad? 509 00:23:04,935 --> 00:23:06,881 I'm sorry, Miss Tyrell, but whether or not 510 00:23:06,937 --> 00:23:10,077 your client's conduct was an accident, is a matter for trial. 511 00:23:10,140 --> 00:23:13,349 Your motion to dismiss is denied. We pick a jury tomorrow. 512 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:18,858 How many of you are parents? 513 00:23:19,516 --> 00:23:22,429 So, most of you have changed a diaper, 514 00:23:22,786 --> 00:23:26,359 woken up in the middle of the night at the sound of a cry or a cough. 515 00:23:27,291 --> 00:23:29,897 Is that right, Mrs. Chazin? 516 00:23:30,527 --> 00:23:32,029 Many times. 517 00:23:32,296 --> 00:23:34,606 Because it was important to you, 518 00:23:34,665 --> 00:23:36,906 as part of your role as a parent, 519 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,680 to be aware of your child, especially when they're young. 520 00:23:39,736 --> 00:23:41,010 Yes, of course. 521 00:23:41,872 --> 00:23:45,149 You're going to hear testimony that a baby starved to death, 522 00:23:45,309 --> 00:23:48,313 starved to death in the arms of his mother. 523 00:23:48,378 --> 00:23:53,555 Mrs. Chazin, can I have your promise that you will remember your experience as a parent 524 00:23:54,318 --> 00:23:56,855 when you consider whether or not this could have been an accident? 525 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:57,921 Yes. 526 00:23:58,622 --> 00:24:00,966 May I have that promise from all of you? 527 00:24:02,159 --> 00:24:03,502 Thank you. 528 00:24:12,102 --> 00:24:15,549 We want you to remember, too, Mrs. Chazin. 529 00:24:15,605 --> 00:24:19,815 We want you to remember that first night, when you brought your baby home. 530 00:24:19,976 --> 00:24:21,080 Were you nervous? 531 00:24:21,545 --> 00:24:22,546 Very. 532 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:24,081 Why? 533 00:24:25,082 --> 00:24:27,688 Because I didn't know what to do. 534 00:24:27,818 --> 00:24:29,491 Or what to expect? 535 00:24:29,586 --> 00:24:31,065 I guess. That, too. 536 00:24:32,022 --> 00:24:35,333 What about you, Mr. Carouso? I saw your hand go up before. 537 00:24:35,892 --> 00:24:37,337 Were you scared, sir? 538 00:24:37,561 --> 00:24:41,509 Oh... With our first, uh, my wife wouldn't even put 539 00:24:41,565 --> 00:24:44,068 the baby down long enough to get dressed. 540 00:24:44,401 --> 00:24:48,679 We want you to remember that, Mr. Carouso, as you sit in judgment 541 00:24:48,739 --> 00:24:51,015 of these autopsy photographs. 542 00:24:51,642 --> 00:24:52,985 Objection. 543 00:24:53,977 --> 00:24:54,978 Overruled. 544 00:24:55,145 --> 00:24:59,287 We want you to remember that as you sit in judgment of Amy Beltran. 545 00:25:01,218 --> 00:25:03,892 Can you all promise to do that as well? 546 00:25:03,954 --> 00:25:04,955 My God. 547 00:25:06,023 --> 00:25:07,468 Sidebar, Your Honor? 548 00:25:07,924 --> 00:25:08,925 Step LIP... 549 00:25:14,698 --> 00:25:16,905 Obviously, I'm going to have to challenge everyone in that box. 550 00:25:16,967 --> 00:25:18,071 The People oppose. 551 00:25:18,135 --> 00:25:19,876 Did you see their faces, Counselor? 552 00:25:19,936 --> 00:25:23,440 Judge, if defense counsel intends to continue showing the autopsy photos, 553 00:25:23,507 --> 00:25:25,714 can we at least conduct the questioning individually 554 00:25:25,776 --> 00:25:28,279 in chambers so we don't poison the whole panel? 555 00:25:32,849 --> 00:25:35,386 Sorry, I just think she did it. 556 00:25:35,485 --> 00:25:37,965 You understand you haven't heard any testimony yet. 557 00:25:38,021 --> 00:25:40,968 Come on, Judge, look at this. She had to know. 558 00:25:41,925 --> 00:25:43,802 Challenge, Your Honor. 559 00:25:44,361 --> 00:25:45,840 You're excused, sir. 560 00:25:50,066 --> 00:25:51,670 How many more jurors do we have left? 561 00:25:51,735 --> 00:25:53,339 That's the last of them, Judge. 562 00:25:53,403 --> 00:25:55,747 Your Honor, it is not my fault defense counsel chose 563 00:25:55,806 --> 00:25:57,979 to show those photographs during voir dire. 564 00:25:58,041 --> 00:25:59,645 What did you expect me to do? 565 00:25:59,709 --> 00:26:01,586 Wait until your closing argument? 566 00:26:03,079 --> 00:26:04,752 Miss Tyrell is right. She can't spend the trial 567 00:26:04,815 --> 00:26:06,817 running from these photographs. 568 00:26:08,518 --> 00:26:10,191 But there is another option. 569 00:26:11,288 --> 00:26:12,767 A bench trial? 570 00:26:12,889 --> 00:26:14,391 She waived a jury. 571 00:26:14,491 --> 00:26:17,734 Now we have a judge deciding the guilt of this defendant? 572 00:26:17,794 --> 00:26:20,035 Judge Steinman was the one who suggested it. 573 00:26:20,997 --> 00:26:23,341 I need to go rewrite my opening. 574 00:26:25,168 --> 00:26:26,841 Did the judge wink? 575 00:26:27,637 --> 00:26:30,675 I don't think Steinman would go through a whole day of jury selection 576 00:26:30,740 --> 00:26:32,310 if she's already made up her mind. 577 00:26:32,409 --> 00:26:34,480 Makes me nervous. (GRUNTS) 578 00:26:37,781 --> 00:26:41,786 Steinman held 34 bench trials last year. 579 00:26:42,853 --> 00:26:44,423 Twenty-six acquittals. 580 00:26:44,521 --> 00:26:47,695 So much for the power of an autopsy photograph. 581 00:26:47,757 --> 00:26:51,830 Read these lately? We're catching flak for going after this woman. 582 00:26:52,863 --> 00:26:54,740 Abbie knows what she's doing. 583 00:26:55,832 --> 00:26:57,778 What I keep telling myself. 584 00:27:03,006 --> 00:27:04,815 RODGERS: It's called failure to thrive. 585 00:27:04,975 --> 00:27:07,285 It refers to a baby's failure to achieve certain physical 586 00:27:07,344 --> 00:27:09,722 milestones on a predetermined timeline. 587 00:27:09,813 --> 00:27:13,556 And upon autopsy, did Kyle Beltran exhibit any indications that he'd 588 00:27:13,617 --> 00:27:15,062 suffered from failure to thrive? 589 00:27:15,118 --> 00:27:19,294 Yes. There was virtually no fatty tissue anywhere on the child. 590 00:27:19,456 --> 00:27:23,268 His bones were clubbed and frayed, indicating a severe vitamin deficiency. 591 00:27:23,326 --> 00:27:25,932 He also tested positive for osteoid. 592 00:27:26,096 --> 00:27:30,272 There's no question Kyle Beltran's death resulted from starvation? 593 00:27:30,700 --> 00:27:31,701 None. 594 00:27:35,639 --> 00:27:39,553 The baby's length was within normal parameters wasn't it, Doctor? 595 00:27:39,976 --> 00:27:44,550 In fact, it was in the 85th percentile for length at six weeks, 596 00:27:44,714 --> 00:27:45,749 isn't that correct? 597 00:27:45,815 --> 00:27:46,816 Yes. 598 00:27:46,917 --> 00:27:51,195 And a long baby can sometimes seem bigger than it really is? 599 00:27:51,388 --> 00:27:52,389 It might. 600 00:27:53,390 --> 00:27:58,169 Babies also often lose weight when they come home from the hospital, don't they? 601 00:27:58,227 --> 00:27:59,297 It's not unusual. 602 00:27:59,361 --> 00:28:02,774 But those mothers aren't starving their children to death, are they, Doctor? 603 00:28:02,865 --> 00:28:07,280 No. But one would expect a weight gain to commence within a short time. 604 00:28:07,469 --> 00:28:08,470 How short a time? 605 00:28:09,071 --> 00:28:10,414 It depends on the baby. 606 00:28:10,472 --> 00:28:14,511 What you're saying then, Doctor, is that the when part isn't so definite? 607 00:28:14,877 --> 00:28:15,912 Yes. 608 00:28:15,978 --> 00:28:19,357 So my client, being a new mother, might simply have made a mistake. 609 00:28:19,448 --> 00:28:20,449 Objection. 610 00:28:21,083 --> 00:28:22,426 Sustained. 611 00:28:22,818 --> 00:28:27,130 Doctor, have you ever come across a death attributed to failure to thrive 612 00:28:28,123 --> 00:28:31,002 where the infant was under the care of a pediatrician? 613 00:28:32,061 --> 00:28:33,062 I have. 614 00:28:34,830 --> 00:28:36,332 Nothing further. 615 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:39,201 Any redirect? 616 00:28:40,536 --> 00:28:41,947 Doctor Rodgers, 617 00:28:42,171 --> 00:28:44,708 in the last days of Kyle Beltran's life, 618 00:28:44,773 --> 00:28:47,754 what would the defendant have seen with respect to her baby? 619 00:28:47,810 --> 00:28:49,653 Your Honor, is this necessary? 620 00:28:50,179 --> 00:28:51,988 I think it is for me. 621 00:28:53,549 --> 00:28:55,927 The child's skin would have sagged, 622 00:28:56,118 --> 00:28:59,565 and he would have developed a yellowish tint from the vitamin deficiency. 623 00:28:59,622 --> 00:29:01,932 His eyes would have a sunken effect, 624 00:29:01,991 --> 00:29:04,938 and he would also have an aged appearance. 625 00:29:05,494 --> 00:29:07,201 What about urine and stool output? 626 00:29:07,329 --> 00:29:09,969 Non-existent. His diapers would be dry. 627 00:29:10,165 --> 00:29:11,166 Crying? 628 00:29:11,267 --> 00:29:13,008 Constant, I'd imagine. 629 00:29:13,469 --> 00:29:14,914 But without tears. 630 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:19,979 We just weren't ready for a baby, 631 00:29:21,010 --> 00:29:22,887 for how difficult it is. 632 00:29:23,445 --> 00:29:25,425 Kyle was always crying. 633 00:29:25,981 --> 00:29:28,120 Amy wasn't getting any sleep. 634 00:29:29,551 --> 00:29:31,758 She didn't have anyone to talk to, 635 00:29:32,488 --> 00:29:33,489 any help. 636 00:29:33,655 --> 00:29:35,191 What about the lactation counselor? 637 00:29:35,291 --> 00:29:38,067 She went once. She wouldn't go back. 638 00:29:38,127 --> 00:29:39,197 Why? 639 00:29:39,528 --> 00:29:41,064 She said she didn't have to. 640 00:29:41,130 --> 00:29:45,636 She said she took Kyle to a clinic, and they told her everything was fine. 641 00:29:46,035 --> 00:29:49,380 What eventually happened to your baby, Mr. Beltran? 642 00:29:53,642 --> 00:29:57,886 I came home one night, and I didn't hear anything, you know? 643 00:29:58,313 --> 00:30:00,054 Not crying or anything. 644 00:30:00,149 --> 00:30:01,321 And where was Amy? 645 00:30:01,483 --> 00:30:03,485 She was sitting on the couch, 646 00:30:03,852 --> 00:30:05,263 smoking a cigarette. 647 00:30:05,521 --> 00:30:06,693 What did you do? 648 00:30:06,789 --> 00:30:09,395 I asked her if Kyle was asleep. 649 00:30:09,491 --> 00:30:12,995 She didn't answer, so I went inside to look. 650 00:30:14,897 --> 00:30:16,968 Kyle was in his crib... 651 00:30:21,470 --> 00:30:22,471 Dead. 652 00:30:23,872 --> 00:30:25,215 Then what happened? 653 00:30:25,574 --> 00:30:28,578 I guess she must have followed me into the room, 654 00:30:29,078 --> 00:30:31,422 so I just asked her again what happened. 655 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:33,357 When she didn't answer again, 656 00:30:36,251 --> 00:30:37,491 I slapped her. 657 00:30:38,587 --> 00:30:40,396 She started bleeding. 658 00:30:40,889 --> 00:30:41,890 And then? 659 00:30:42,224 --> 00:30:43,225 Then, 660 00:30:44,259 --> 00:30:49,231 she went into the bathroom, and that's when I heard the glass break. 661 00:30:49,832 --> 00:30:53,405 She slammed the medicine cabinet door. 662 00:30:53,735 --> 00:30:55,646 Did she say why? 663 00:30:57,673 --> 00:30:59,084 Mr. Beltran, 664 00:30:59,408 --> 00:31:01,888 did your wife tell you why she smashed that mirror? 665 00:31:02,711 --> 00:31:05,123 She said she killed our baby. 666 00:31:07,249 --> 00:31:08,853 Nothing further. 667 00:31:13,322 --> 00:31:15,461 Amy never wanted that baby, did she? 668 00:31:16,391 --> 00:31:19,531 You were the one who insisted that she have it, weren't you? 669 00:31:20,195 --> 00:31:22,232 Yes. Only, once she did, 670 00:31:22,431 --> 00:31:23,432 YOU were never around. 671 00:31:24,533 --> 00:31:27,275 Amy was the one getting up in the middle of the night, right? 672 00:31:27,336 --> 00:31:29,247 I was working. Working? 673 00:31:29,304 --> 00:31:32,251 You mean you were too busy to feed your own child? 674 00:31:32,307 --> 00:31:34,218 That's not what I said. 675 00:31:34,943 --> 00:31:38,152 When you came home and found your baby dead, 676 00:31:38,580 --> 00:31:40,184 did you call the police? 677 00:31:41,884 --> 00:31:43,192 No. No. 678 00:31:43,385 --> 00:31:45,888 Instead, you wrapped your child in a blanket, 679 00:31:46,121 --> 00:31:48,032 and then you stuck it in your tool bag. 680 00:31:48,423 --> 00:31:49,424 Is that right? 681 00:31:49,491 --> 00:31:51,835 I didn't want anything to happen to Amy. 682 00:31:52,327 --> 00:31:54,204 Oh, is that why you're here testifying? 683 00:31:54,396 --> 00:31:55,534 Objection. 684 00:31:55,597 --> 00:31:56,598 JUDGE: Sustained. 685 00:31:57,499 --> 00:32:01,242 The medical examiner has said that anyone looking at your baby, 686 00:32:01,303 --> 00:32:03,146 could see that it was in trouble. 687 00:32:03,438 --> 00:32:04,439 Could you? 688 00:32:05,340 --> 00:32:06,876 I called that counselor. 689 00:32:06,942 --> 00:32:08,353 And did you follow up? 690 00:32:09,378 --> 00:32:11,221 Amy said everything was fine. 691 00:32:11,280 --> 00:32:13,260 But you knew that it wasn't, 692 00:32:13,482 --> 00:32:14,483 didn't you? 693 00:32:16,151 --> 00:32:19,826 There was formula in that apartment, there were bottles. 694 00:32:20,089 --> 00:32:22,797 Ever think to feed your son, Mr. Beltran? 695 00:32:22,858 --> 00:32:24,269 Amy said we weren't supposed to. 696 00:32:24,326 --> 00:32:26,135 Ever think to bring your son to a doctor? 697 00:32:26,195 --> 00:32:27,230 Amy did. 698 00:32:27,296 --> 00:32:29,105 But did you? 699 00:32:36,705 --> 00:32:37,706 No. 700 00:32:40,876 --> 00:32:42,549 But she's the one on trial. 701 00:32:46,315 --> 00:32:47,487 No more questions. 702 00:32:55,257 --> 00:32:57,669 You saw Amy Beltran twice, is that right? 703 00:32:57,726 --> 00:33:00,935 STRICKLAND: Yes. Once at the hospital and once as a walk-in to our clinic. 704 00:33:01,096 --> 00:33:03,406 And you demonstrated the proper techniques to breastfeed? 705 00:33:03,565 --> 00:33:04,566 Absolutely. 706 00:33:04,633 --> 00:33:07,136 And she was able to breastfeed in your presence? 707 00:33:07,202 --> 00:33:09,375 Yes. Her milk production seemed fine. 708 00:33:09,505 --> 00:33:11,280 And you spoke with her a third time? 709 00:33:11,340 --> 00:33:14,082 She was supposed to come into the clinic for another appointment. 710 00:33:14,142 --> 00:33:16,383 When she didn't, I called her. 711 00:33:16,445 --> 00:33:18,322 She told me everything was all right. 712 00:33:19,114 --> 00:33:22,687 And this was about three weeks after her visit with you? 713 00:33:22,784 --> 00:33:25,492 Maybe a week before the baby died? Yes. 714 00:33:26,488 --> 00:33:27,831 Thank you. 715 00:33:29,791 --> 00:33:34,069 Amy Beltran came to you because she was having problems, isn't that right? 716 00:33:34,129 --> 00:33:35,904 She seemed unsure of herself. 717 00:33:36,164 --> 00:33:38,667 But you told her that women had been doing this for generations. 718 00:33:38,734 --> 00:33:41,146 That it was a normal process. Correct? 719 00:33:41,203 --> 00:33:42,204 Of course. 720 00:33:42,271 --> 00:33:44,148 So if she was failing, it was her fault. 721 00:33:44,239 --> 00:33:45,343 If she was putting in the effort, 722 00:33:45,407 --> 00:33:47,910 there's no question she would have been successful. 723 00:33:51,279 --> 00:33:55,250 You told Amy not to give her baby any bottles or formula, didn't you? 724 00:33:55,317 --> 00:33:58,321 A bottle is easier for a baby to suck. 725 00:33:58,754 --> 00:34:03,169 Once it has the bottle, it may refuse to latch onto the mother's breast. 726 00:34:03,225 --> 00:34:05,762 Because breast milk is best for the baby, 727 00:34:05,827 --> 00:34:08,535 we encourage women to stick with the breast only. 728 00:34:08,597 --> 00:34:11,009 Yes, but you do more than encourage, don't you? 729 00:34:11,066 --> 00:34:12,204 I don't know what you mean. 730 00:34:12,301 --> 00:34:17,273 You told Amy Beltran that bottle feeding her baby could cause nipple confusion. 731 00:34:17,806 --> 00:34:21,015 That her baby might not then ever take to her breast. 732 00:34:21,076 --> 00:34:22,282 Isn't that what you said to her? 733 00:34:22,344 --> 00:34:25,655 I use whatever methods I can to insure that the baby gets breast milk. 734 00:34:25,714 --> 00:34:29,560 Yeah, and those methods often include threats and intimidation, don't they? 735 00:34:29,685 --> 00:34:31,756 That's your interpretation. No, ma'am. 736 00:34:31,820 --> 00:34:33,857 That was my client's interpretation. 737 00:34:33,956 --> 00:34:35,299 Objection. 738 00:34:35,490 --> 00:34:36,491 Sustained. 739 00:34:39,161 --> 00:34:42,870 Breastfeeding is almost a crusade with you, Miss Strickland, isn't it? 740 00:34:42,931 --> 00:34:44,205 That's not true. 741 00:34:44,266 --> 00:34:46,303 You lecture on the benefits of breast milk. 742 00:34:46,368 --> 00:34:49,144 You have written articles on the subject, haven't you? 743 00:34:49,204 --> 00:34:50,478 That's far from a crusade. 744 00:34:50,539 --> 00:34:54,419 Not that far, when you insist that a mother breastfeed her child exclusively, 745 00:34:54,476 --> 00:34:56,683 when it's obvious that a baby is in trouble. 746 00:34:56,745 --> 00:35:00,454 You make it sound like breastfeeding is an unnatural process. 747 00:35:00,549 --> 00:35:03,257 Formula is what's unnatural. 748 00:35:03,318 --> 00:35:05,924 Children have difficulty digesting it, 749 00:35:05,988 --> 00:35:09,333 and it doesn't contain the same antibodies or immunities. 750 00:35:09,391 --> 00:35:11,997 But babies don't starve to death on it, do they? 751 00:35:15,964 --> 00:35:17,466 The judge hated her. 752 00:35:17,533 --> 00:35:21,140 If Tyrell hasn't made out reasonable doubt, she's coming pretty close. 753 00:35:21,637 --> 00:35:25,449 Strickland's testimony doesn't relieve Amy of her responsibility. 754 00:35:25,607 --> 00:35:28,645 Maybe not, but it helps explain her conduct. 755 00:35:28,710 --> 00:35:31,122 You thinking of making her an offer? 756 00:35:31,179 --> 00:35:32,749 If I do that, it'll look like I'm worried. 757 00:35:32,814 --> 00:35:34,623 You already look worried. 758 00:35:38,820 --> 00:35:40,925 I don't know what the next move is. 759 00:35:41,356 --> 00:35:42,960 What if I make the offer? 760 00:35:43,592 --> 00:35:45,435 That way, you can keep the hard line. 761 00:35:48,196 --> 00:35:50,870 Besides, it's been a while since I played good cop. 762 00:35:52,934 --> 00:35:56,040 Man one. She serves the max. Eight-and-a-third to 25. 763 00:35:56,104 --> 00:35:57,105 You're joking. 764 00:35:58,307 --> 00:35:59,945 Do you see anyone around here smiling? 765 00:36:00,008 --> 00:36:01,817 There was a father here, too. 766 00:36:02,010 --> 00:36:03,990 And a lactation counselor. 767 00:36:04,146 --> 00:36:07,855 Any number of people were responsible for the death of that child. 768 00:36:07,949 --> 00:36:10,589 Why is it just the mother you want your pound of flesh from? 769 00:36:10,652 --> 00:36:14,600 Because, ultimately, she is the one that failed that baby. 770 00:36:14,690 --> 00:36:16,260 Criminal negligence. 771 00:36:16,491 --> 00:36:18,971 She serves a year, same as Jimmy. 772 00:36:19,094 --> 00:36:21,199 Like you said, Jimmy's not the one on trial here. 773 00:36:21,263 --> 00:36:22,264 Man one. 774 00:36:22,898 --> 00:36:24,536 I don't think so. 775 00:36:25,534 --> 00:36:26,535 Come on. 776 00:36:31,206 --> 00:36:32,742 (DOOR CLOSES) Well, 777 00:36:33,675 --> 00:36:35,177 we gave her a chance. 778 00:36:35,243 --> 00:36:36,244 Yeah. 779 00:36:37,512 --> 00:36:40,186 Only one thing to do now Stick the dagger in. 780 00:36:45,020 --> 00:36:47,933 From the very beginning, Kyle was having problems. 781 00:36:48,090 --> 00:36:51,094 He wasn't doing like they showed me at the hospital. 782 00:36:51,193 --> 00:36:54,470 And there's, like, no way to tell if he's getting anything, you know? 783 00:36:54,796 --> 00:36:56,571 Why not give him the formula? 784 00:36:56,632 --> 00:36:58,407 I signed a contract. 785 00:36:58,667 --> 00:36:59,907 A contract? 786 00:37:00,035 --> 00:37:03,539 At the hospital, I promised I would only breastfeed. 787 00:37:03,872 --> 00:37:06,876 Miss Strickland said that breast milk was best for Kyle. 788 00:37:07,476 --> 00:37:10,252 She made it sound like giving him a bottle might be dangerous. 789 00:37:10,345 --> 00:37:11,346 Well, what did you do? 790 00:37:11,980 --> 00:37:14,324 I took Kyle to a Medicaid clinic. 791 00:37:14,449 --> 00:37:17,020 The nurse said that he was normal size and everything. 792 00:37:17,085 --> 00:37:19,656 But she told me I couldn't see a doctor. 793 00:37:19,888 --> 00:37:22,164 I didn't have my Medicaid card yet. 794 00:37:22,557 --> 00:37:25,595 She told me that I should come back in about three weeks. 795 00:37:25,727 --> 00:37:26,728 But by then... 796 00:37:27,829 --> 00:37:30,867 Miss Strickland says that you came to see her, too. 797 00:37:31,099 --> 00:37:32,100 Yes. 798 00:37:32,367 --> 00:37:34,142 And what happened at that visit? 799 00:37:34,202 --> 00:37:37,706 She started in again about breast milk being best for Kyle, 800 00:37:37,773 --> 00:37:42,552 and if there was a problem, it was because I wasn't trying hard enough. 801 00:37:43,011 --> 00:37:47,357 Miss Strickland has also testified that, sometime afterward, she called you, 802 00:37:47,416 --> 00:37:49,555 and you told her everything was fine. 803 00:37:49,918 --> 00:37:52,728 She made it seem like it was my fault, you know? 804 00:37:52,788 --> 00:37:54,825 Like I was a bad mother. 805 00:37:54,890 --> 00:37:55,891 I just... 806 00:37:56,825 --> 00:37:58,736 I wasn't going to go through that again. 807 00:38:02,297 --> 00:38:04,709 Tell us about the night that Kyle died. 808 00:38:09,204 --> 00:38:11,844 That last day, he got real quiet. 809 00:38:12,674 --> 00:38:14,915 I thought maybe he was getting better. 810 00:38:15,911 --> 00:38:19,085 I went in to check on him, 811 00:38:20,315 --> 00:38:22,727 and his little hands, they were so cold. 812 00:38:24,219 --> 00:38:27,166 I... I got a blanket to wrap him, and, uh, 813 00:38:27,889 --> 00:38:30,529 that's when I realized he wasn't breathing. 814 00:38:30,725 --> 00:38:32,068 What did you do? 815 00:38:32,260 --> 00:38:33,603 (CRYING) There was nothing I could do. 816 00:38:33,662 --> 00:38:37,940 I was just so scared, and Jimmy was so angry. 817 00:38:38,333 --> 00:38:40,813 He told me he never wanted to see me again. 818 00:38:41,069 --> 00:38:42,412 He slapped me. 819 00:38:42,871 --> 00:38:45,181 And he said that we had to get rid of him, 820 00:38:45,874 --> 00:38:47,285 rid of Kyle. 821 00:38:48,343 --> 00:38:49,344 Why? 822 00:38:49,511 --> 00:38:52,117 Because we didn't have money for lawyers. 823 00:38:52,214 --> 00:38:54,455 He said that we'd get in a lot of trouble. 824 00:38:54,616 --> 00:38:58,257 He said he'd take Kyle to his parents' house. 825 00:39:01,456 --> 00:39:02,457 Amy, 826 00:39:04,192 --> 00:39:07,730 did you intend for your baby to die? 827 00:39:08,730 --> 00:39:11,471 No. No, I swear. 828 00:39:14,435 --> 00:39:15,539 Okay. 829 00:39:18,772 --> 00:39:23,187 You moved in with Mitch Palichek the night Jimmy left, didn't you? 830 00:39:24,044 --> 00:39:26,149 I couldn't stay in the apartment. 831 00:39:26,213 --> 00:39:29,092 We heard testimony from Mitch Palichek that 832 00:39:29,650 --> 00:39:31,095 when you woke up the next morning, 833 00:39:31,151 --> 00:39:34,291 it was the first night's sleep you had in several months. Is that true? 834 00:39:34,421 --> 00:39:35,627 It was. 835 00:39:36,757 --> 00:39:41,001 So you were pretty happy about not having a baby to take care of anymore. 836 00:39:41,061 --> 00:39:42,404 That isn't true. 837 00:39:42,463 --> 00:39:44,636 Because now you could smoke and sleep 838 00:39:44,698 --> 00:39:46,905 and do all the things you couldn't when you were a mother. 839 00:39:46,967 --> 00:39:48,446 It wasn't like that. 840 00:39:48,802 --> 00:39:50,782 Mitch Palichek testified that you told him you 841 00:39:50,838 --> 00:39:52,442 wished you hadn't ever gotten pregnant. 842 00:39:52,573 --> 00:39:55,213 That's the way I... I felt before he was born. 843 00:39:55,276 --> 00:39:58,450 But you continued to feel that way even after you had him, didn't you? 844 00:39:58,512 --> 00:40:00,651 No. That's the way you felt 845 00:40:00,714 --> 00:40:03,194 even as you watched him starve to death. 846 00:40:03,284 --> 00:40:04,319 Objection. No. 847 00:40:04,385 --> 00:40:07,229 Even as you watched your husband 848 00:40:07,288 --> 00:40:10,428 put his tiny, lifeless body into that bag. 849 00:40:10,491 --> 00:40:11,765 TYRELL: Your Honor? JUDGE: Overruled. 850 00:40:11,825 --> 00:40:12,826 I tried! 851 00:40:13,194 --> 00:40:16,801 Is that why you turned up the volume on the television when you heard your baby cry? 852 00:40:16,897 --> 00:40:18,706 Because you were trying? 853 00:40:19,600 --> 00:40:20,908 I needed help. 854 00:40:20,968 --> 00:40:22,538 You had help! I didn't! 855 00:40:22,870 --> 00:40:25,009 The hospital gave you formula, but you didn't use it. 856 00:40:25,072 --> 00:40:26,813 I told you why. 857 00:40:31,578 --> 00:40:33,182 Even when you were turned away from the clinic, 858 00:40:33,247 --> 00:40:34,954 you didn't seek any other medical help, did you? 859 00:40:35,015 --> 00:40:36,517 The nurse said he was okay. 860 00:40:36,584 --> 00:40:37,824 But you were his mother. 861 00:40:37,885 --> 00:40:39,455 They said he was okay. 862 00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:42,228 But you knew he wasn't, 863 00:40:42,723 --> 00:40:43,724 didn't you? 864 00:40:49,163 --> 00:40:50,506 You just wanted your baby dead. 865 00:40:50,564 --> 00:40:54,307 I didn't know what to do. I swear, I didn't know! 866 00:40:57,137 --> 00:40:58,138 (SOBBING) 867 00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:10,127 TYRELL: Hand pumps, electric pumps, 868 00:41:10,751 --> 00:41:13,391 bottles, formula, 869 00:41:14,255 --> 00:41:15,825 nipple confusion. 870 00:41:17,558 --> 00:41:20,198 Imagine how frightening it must have been for a young woman 871 00:41:20,260 --> 00:41:22,934 to have that kind of responsibility, Your Honor. 872 00:41:23,764 --> 00:41:25,641 Her husband at work all the time. 873 00:41:26,066 --> 00:41:29,206 No family around to help her, to teach her. 874 00:41:30,571 --> 00:41:31,572 She was isolated. 875 00:41:33,140 --> 00:41:35,416 And the few people she did reach out to, 876 00:41:35,542 --> 00:41:39,012 only made her feel more inadequate as a mother than she already did. 877 00:41:42,282 --> 00:41:44,990 Amy Beltran failed her child. 878 00:41:45,119 --> 00:41:47,497 She doesn't need this court to tell her that. 879 00:41:50,124 --> 00:41:54,163 Only a woman can know the social pressure to breastfeed today. 880 00:41:54,361 --> 00:41:58,070 And only a woman can suffer the stigma of that failure. 881 00:42:00,935 --> 00:42:05,475 Amy Beltran will live with it for the rest of her life. 882 00:42:06,707 --> 00:42:09,085 But her failure as a mother, 883 00:42:09,443 --> 00:42:11,389 as tragic as it is, 884 00:42:12,346 --> 00:42:14,519 is not criminal. 885 00:42:21,322 --> 00:42:26,032 There is nothing confusing about those autopsy photographs. 886 00:42:26,393 --> 00:42:30,170 They're a picture of what this defendant says she could not see, 887 00:42:30,497 --> 00:42:32,909 and they are not the picture of an accident. 888 00:42:33,267 --> 00:42:38,239 It's hard to fathom a woman letting her child starve to death before her eyes. 889 00:42:38,439 --> 00:42:41,579 But that is exactly what Amy Beltran did. 890 00:42:41,775 --> 00:42:45,154 Her lawyer suggests that others are to blame. 891 00:42:45,312 --> 00:42:48,350 But are we really at a point where even feeding our babies 892 00:42:48,415 --> 00:42:51,225 has become someone else's responsibility? 893 00:42:51,552 --> 00:42:54,431 Whether she was or wasn't too young to be a mother, 894 00:42:54,588 --> 00:42:58,536 the same law that protects her right to make that choice, 895 00:42:58,892 --> 00:43:02,305 demands that she be ready to be one once it's born. 896 00:43:03,397 --> 00:43:05,934 Instead, this mother, 897 00:43:06,066 --> 00:43:08,103 who gave her child life, 898 00:43:08,735 --> 00:43:09,873 chose to take it. 899 00:43:10,304 --> 00:43:13,615 And that was not her choice to make. 900 00:43:19,413 --> 00:43:23,520 In away, I think more than one person should be standing before this court today. 901 00:43:23,584 --> 00:43:25,291 Certainly a father 902 00:43:25,352 --> 00:43:29,266 and advocates who dispense advice in the form of intimidation. 903 00:43:29,323 --> 00:43:33,362 Even medical personnel who are more interested in payment than patients. 904 00:43:34,161 --> 00:43:35,868 But ultimately, 905 00:43:35,929 --> 00:43:40,173 the responsibility for a child must be placed on the primary caregiver. 906 00:43:40,234 --> 00:43:42,942 And even today, that still means its mother. 907 00:43:43,337 --> 00:43:44,714 Miss Beltran, 908 00:43:45,005 --> 00:43:49,078 your depraved indifference to the warning signs you had to have seen in your child, 909 00:43:49,143 --> 00:43:52,647 is only vitiated by your attempts to seek help. It is not excused. 910 00:43:54,014 --> 00:43:57,359 I therefore find you guilty of manslaughter in the second degree 911 00:43:57,418 --> 00:43:59,955 for recklessly causing the death of your baby. 912 00:44:00,554 --> 00:44:01,555 (GAVEL POUNDS) 913 00:44:02,723 --> 00:44:04,066 (WHISPERING) 914 00:44:14,802 --> 00:44:16,247 CARMICHAEL: Judge Steinman gave Amy Beltran 915 00:44:16,303 --> 00:44:18,943 one and a half to four and a half years in prison. 916 00:44:20,274 --> 00:44:22,481 With one year for Jimmy Beltran. 917 00:44:22,543 --> 00:44:25,490 That's less than three years between the both of them. 918 00:44:26,180 --> 00:44:28,660 Talk about a throwaway child. 919 00:44:31,452 --> 00:44:33,454 I'm not happy about this. 920 00:44:33,954 --> 00:44:35,365 You tried the case you had. 921 00:44:35,422 --> 00:44:37,129 But I chose the case. 922 00:44:38,625 --> 00:44:40,571 Tomorrow is another day, Abbie.