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NARRATOR:
In the criminal justice system
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the people are represented by two
separate yet equally important groups,
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the police
who investigate crime
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and the district attorneys
who prosecute the offenders.
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These are their stories.
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Nicole, I'm tired
of this. We're late.
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I'm coming, Mom.
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You know, young lady, I
don't think you appreciate
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the sacrifices I make
on these weekends,
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and what it takes to be one of those
girls who's up on that podium.
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Mom. Mom.
What?
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Oh. My God!
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Go back to the car.
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Yes, there's a man,
he needs an ambulance.
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Please hurry.
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Russell Crider.
Age 37.
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Found his wallet in his pocket.
Forty bucks.
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Honda over here
is registered to him.
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Hell of away
to start the weekend.
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Or end one.
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Looks like he got
worked over pretty good.
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Face is busted up.
Ribs and chest are bruised.
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ED: Cause of death?
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I'm gonna guess
internal bleeding.
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Door was open when we got here.
Keys on the ground.
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Carjack gone bad?
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Guy comes out of the elevator,
catches somebody poking around.
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Or he just pulls in.
You been through the car?
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There was a ticket for the
garage clocked in at 5:48 a.m.
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Loose change, CDs. Doesn't look
like they boosted anything.
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Dust it anyway.
You got it.
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Detectives, I have Bobby
Williams, garage attendant.
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You been on duty all morning?
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Since 5:00. Didn't
see nothing, though.
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You hear any loud noises?
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Gate's two floors down. I wouldn't
have heard no shouting or nothing.
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ED: ls there
any other way out?
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Just the front gate.
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I feel terrible.
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Cat getting done like
this, while I'm on duty.
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Well, give your number
to the officer.
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BRISCOE: Any other witnesses?
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The lady who called it in
said she didn't see anything.
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What time was the call?
About 8:30.
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Thanks, Alma.
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Guy stuck his car in a
garage, thought he was safe.
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He forgot the high cost
of parking in Manhattan.
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M.E. figures the assailant stomped
him while he was on the ground.
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His teeth and jaw were broken by blunt force.
Probably not a fist.
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And no one heard anything?
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Third floor of a garage on a Saturday morning.
It's pretty deserted.
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Any prints from the car?
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So far, no hits.
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When did the M.E.
say this happened?
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Preliminary report puts it
somewhere between 7:00 and 8:30.
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On a Saturday morning.
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So, what is this victim, an
early bird or a party animal?
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His wife ought to know.
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I keep thinking, "Who
would do this to him?"
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So, there was no one
who might've wanted to...
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Everybody loved Russ.
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Must have been
some crazy person.
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Why was your husband
in the garage?
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He coached a kids' hockey team.
They had practice.
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At 8:00 a.m.?
At 6:00.
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It's hard to get
ice time in the city.
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And he usually drives alone?
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Yes.
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Has anybody spoken
with Jake Arnold?
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Jake Arnold?
Who's that?
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Oh, Ruse's assistant coach.
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Where can we find him?
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He works for the gas company.
His number's on the fridge.
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So, uh, you were home
this morning?
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(TEARFULLY) I should've
made him stay home.
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He had a cold.
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Is there anybody we can call?
No.
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There's no one.
(CRYING) God.
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So, when's the last time
you saw him?
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Uh, we left practice together,
a little after 8:00.
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Anybody else with you?
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Just us. Then I went
to take the train.
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Why not ride
with Mr. Crider?
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Russ is in Queens.
My job's here.
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What time did you get here?
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Quarter to 9:00.
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You punch in?
Of course.
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Our boss was here.
He saw me.
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Can you think of any reason why
anybody would want to hurt him?
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He was a great guy.
He loved coaching.
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You know, him and Carmen have
a hard time having kids.
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The hockey, it sort of
made up for that.
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Aw, geez, who's gonna
tell the team?
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Guy leaving
the garage at 10:00
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says he parked on the same level at around
8:00 a.m., and everything was quiet.
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So Crider was already dead?
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Or about to be.
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Here's a woman heard
a car alarm go off
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sometime between
8:15 and 8.30.
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So, maybe somebody
was jacking his car.
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Well, I was having breakfast in
the coffee shop down the street.
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I go every Saturday.
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I watch the girls skate.
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ED: And, you were parked
on the third floor?
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Yeah. Near the steps.
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I take them for the exercise.
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When did you hear the alarm?
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After I parked the car.
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It was one of those, "Burglar!
Burglar! Burglar," things.
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ED: Did you get
a look at anybody?
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No. No, I went downstairs,
around to the front gate
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to tell the garage
attendant about the alarm.
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BRISCOE: And what did he say?
Well, there was nobody there.
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You sure about that?
Absolutely.
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And the gate was up.
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So, I waited a few
minutes, and then I left.
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I figured the garage attendant heard
the alarm and went up to check it out.
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Look, you told us you
were here all morning.
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I hit the john.
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You were gone over 20 minutes.
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I don't remember.
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Do you remember an assault
conviction, Bobby?
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Oh, come on, man,
that was five years ago.
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Husband-wife thing.
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You use this on her, too?
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I didn't use that on nobody.
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Oh. So, you won't mind if we check
it out with Forensics, huh?
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I just carry it around
for protection.
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I don't like walking around here so early.
Nobody around.
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(CHUCKLING) It's kind of
convenient, nobody being around.
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Yeah, you could find out
who didn't lock their car.
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Maybe pick up a few souvenirs?
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Look, no, no. You got
it all twisted, man.
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Then why don't you
straighten it out?
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Okay, man. Maybe you
didn't mean to kill him.
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Maybe it was just an unlucky thing.
Is that what it was?
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I... I could lose
my J-O-B behind this.
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You could lose a lot more
than your J-O-B, Bobby.
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Come on, it's now or never.
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I stepped out to a deli, on
Broadway, to buy a lottery ticket.
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Only there was a line already.
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You got to be in it to win it.
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You don't have to say
anything to my boss, right?
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0-3-5-6-3. Yeah.
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Thanks.
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Williams purchased the
lottery ticket at 8:29.
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Could be he was
setting up an alibi.
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When exactly was our 911 call?
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According to the SPRINT
run, it was 8:31.
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Wait.
VAN BUREN: What?
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Looks like there
were two 911 calls.
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ED: How come there's no
callback number?
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The SPRINT run's
just a summary.
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They probably used a cell phone
that's not FCC-compliant.
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Some of these service providers have
been too cheap to put in the technology.
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Any way to retrieve
the number now?
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No, but we got
the caller on tape.
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MAN: You got
to send an ambulance.
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OPERATOR: What's your
emergency, please?
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MAN: There's a guy.
He's bleeding.
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OPERATOR: Where are you
calling from, sir?
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MAN: (HEAVY STATIC)
...garage, West Side Rink.
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OPERATOR: Sir,
I can barely hear you.
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MAN: Look, I'm sorry.
(CLEARLY) West Side Rink.
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He's dying. Would ya just come?
Just come already.
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MAN ON TAPE: He's dying Would ya just come?
Just come already.
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Whoever it was saw it go down.
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Or was the doer himself.
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And there's no chance the garage
attendant is connected to any of this?
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Nah, his nightstick
came back clean.
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I don't think the guy's sharp
enough to fake an alibi.
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(SIGHING) Well, it's a shame
the tape is such a mess.
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Well, we're getting
a tech to clean it up.
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Good.
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I eliminated the inter-modular distortions.
Filled out the dropouts.
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Hope this gets you
guys what you need.
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MAN: You got to send
an ambulance.
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OPERATOR: What's your
emergency, please?
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MAN: There's a guy,
he's bleeding.
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OPERATOR: Where are you
calling from, sir?
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MAN: Parking garage.
West Side Rink.
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OPERATOR: Sir, I can
barely hear you.
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MAN: Look, I'm sorry.
West Side Rink.
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He's dying. Would ya just come?
Just come already.
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That's all she wrote.
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ED: Can you tell us
anything about the caller?
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A male, obviously.
Teenager.
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You sure?
Educated guess.
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I mean, an average grown man has
a pitch frequency of 130 hertz.
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Teenage boy, post-puberty, is about 140.
This one's at 152.
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How's that make him a teenager?
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People go up 10 to 15 hertz
when they're screaming.
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Anything else?
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There's a little bit
of fuzz at the end.
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He might've been talking to
someone else, but I can't tell.
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You got enough
for a voice match?
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Oh, the caller is
under extreme stress.
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But, you get me a voice exemplar
of him shouting the same words
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I'll give it a shot.
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All right, we're gonna need
a couple of copies of that.
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Give me five minutes.
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I'm sorry, I just can't tell.
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Are you sure it was
somebody on our team?
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Well, we know
it was a teenager.
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We're just trying to put
two and two together.
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Well, 'cause I called all the
kids to tell them about Russ,
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and none of them seemed to
know anything about it.
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Well, none of them
is likely to admit it.
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Guess you're gonna
need all their names?
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Addresses, phone numbers.
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I got no idea. Sorry.
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Whoa! Hold up, champ.
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What?
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We want you to be
absolutely sure, son.
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I told you, I have no idea.
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You left practice a little after 8:00?
That's right.
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Now, was the coach
still there when you left?
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He was with Mr. Arnold.
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And then, he started talking
to some other kids.
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Who were the kids Coach
Crider was talking to?
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Couple of guys from Walcott.
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Walcott?
Walcott High School.
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They got names?
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Josh Felder, Keith
Taylor, Bobby Ruiz.
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Any idea what
they were talking about?
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It might've been
about playing time.
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Playing time?
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You see, the coach
always played everybody.
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Even the kids
that weren't so good.
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And, I guess the guys from Walcott
weren't too cool with that.
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Felder, Taylor, and Ruiz.
The Three Amigos.
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You had trouble
with them before?
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Yeah, I'd say we've had our fair
share of headaches with these three.
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What kind of headaches
you talking about?
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Felder and Ruiz aren't
too bad by themselves,
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but, when they're with Taylor,
they sort of run in a pack.
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Pushing kids around, mouthing off
to teachers, that sort of thing.
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Well, it says here Taylor
got a week of detention
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for abusive behavior toward
freshmen boys in the cafeteria.
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Keith wanted their seats, they
refused, he got physical. Typical.
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00:11:26,591 --> 00:11:29,663
He also got suspended for
fighting in the hallway.
242
00:11:29,761 --> 00:11:31,297
You think he's capable of worse?
243
00:11:31,363 --> 00:11:34,003
I wouldn't have thought so.
But, with Keith...
244
00:11:34,966 --> 00:11:37,537
I think he sees hockey
as a way out for him.
245
00:11:37,669 --> 00:11:41,811
You know, with colleges. And somebody
gets between him and that, who knows?
246
00:11:42,174 --> 00:11:44,085
Is he that good?
According to him, he is.
247
00:11:44,609 --> 00:11:46,452
(SCOFFS) You know
how jocks get.
248
00:11:46,545 --> 00:11:50,152
Like they own the world and
nobody better get in their way.
249
00:11:50,882 --> 00:11:53,328
I was in the chess club.
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)
250
00:11:53,618 --> 00:11:55,825
So, we think these kids
killed their coach
251
00:11:55,887 --> 00:11:58,026
because they weren't getting
enough playing time?
252
00:11:58,090 --> 00:12:00,366
Hey, an NBA player
chokes his coach.
253
00:12:00,425 --> 00:12:02,837
NHL player hits a guy in
the head with his stick.
254
00:12:02,894 --> 00:12:04,305
How long before the kids do it?
255
00:12:04,362 --> 00:12:06,706
Taylor showed pretty
aggressive behavior in school.
256
00:12:06,798 --> 00:12:09,210
Plus, the tech says the
caller might've been talking
257
00:12:09,267 --> 00:12:11,008
to somebody else
in the background.
258
00:12:11,069 --> 00:12:12,514
Yeah, but it doesn't
make sense.
259
00:12:12,604 --> 00:12:15,710
Why would these kids kill the coach,
and then turn around and dial 911?
260
00:12:15,774 --> 00:12:16,844
Got scared.
261
00:12:16,908 --> 00:12:19,388
Or, maybe one of them
still has a conscience.
262
00:12:19,845 --> 00:12:22,689
You say this guidance counselor
makes Taylor the ringleader?
263
00:12:22,748 --> 00:12:24,091
No question.
264
00:12:24,216 --> 00:12:26,958
Okay, bring him in.
With a parent.
265
00:12:29,054 --> 00:12:31,159
I really don't understand
what this is all about.
266
00:12:31,223 --> 00:12:33,328
We just need to get
some information.
267
00:12:33,558 --> 00:12:35,765
Well, I think
his father should be here.
268
00:12:35,861 --> 00:12:37,465
I... I tried to call him.
269
00:12:37,529 --> 00:12:39,907
You can go ahead and make another
call if you feel like it.
270
00:12:40,465 --> 00:12:42,570
In the meantime,
we'd like to know
271
00:12:42,667 --> 00:12:46,342
what you and Coach Crider were
talking about after practice?
272
00:12:47,172 --> 00:12:49,618
Just some stuff.
I really don't remember.
273
00:12:49,875 --> 00:12:51,445
Was it about playing time?
274
00:12:51,510 --> 00:12:52,921
He said he doesn't remember.
275
00:12:52,978 --> 00:12:54,321
Yeah, I heard.
276
00:12:54,412 --> 00:12:56,517
Are you people accusing
my son of something?
277
00:12:56,581 --> 00:13:00,085
We would just like to know if Keith
walked Coach Crider out to the garage.
278
00:13:00,452 --> 00:13:02,523
No, no, I, uh...
I hit the subway.
279
00:13:02,654 --> 00:13:04,099
ED: When was that?
280
00:13:04,322 --> 00:13:05,767
I don't know.
After we talked.
281
00:13:05,924 --> 00:13:07,460
About playing time?
282
00:13:08,727 --> 00:13:10,104
Yeah. Yeah.
Whatever.
283
00:13:10,295 --> 00:13:13,469
'Cause we heard that you left
practice with your buddies,
284
00:13:13,632 --> 00:13:14,975
Josh and Bobby.
285
00:13:15,033 --> 00:13:16,478
What are you talking about?
286
00:13:16,535 --> 00:13:19,015
We have a tape of a 911 call.
287
00:13:19,104 --> 00:13:20,447
ED: Keith,
who made the call?
288
00:13:20,639 --> 00:13:23,848
Was it Josh?
Bobby? You?
289
00:13:24,476 --> 00:13:26,581
Well, Josh and Bobby
weren't even there.
290
00:13:26,645 --> 00:13:28,989
BRISCOE: Meaning you were? PATTY
TAYLOR: He didn't say that.
291
00:13:29,047 --> 00:13:31,619
ED: There's only one question here, Keith.
Who's going down for this?
292
00:13:31,684 --> 00:13:34,790
Hey, if you made the 911 call,
you're the good guy here.
293
00:13:34,854 --> 00:13:36,424
You were trying
to save your coach's life.
294
00:13:36,489 --> 00:13:37,695
Yeah, help yourself out.
295
00:13:37,757 --> 00:13:39,100
He's not saying another word.
296
00:13:39,158 --> 00:13:41,866
Your mom's not gonna
do the time kid, you are.
297
00:13:42,061 --> 00:13:43,665
Unless you get
smart, real quick.
298
00:13:43,763 --> 00:13:45,299
That's enough.
299
00:13:45,731 --> 00:13:47,711
I'm his mother. I have the
right to stop this, right?
300
00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:49,370
Mrs. Taylor...
PATTY: No.
301
00:13:49,435 --> 00:13:51,278
This stops. Right now!
302
00:13:59,712 --> 00:14:01,851
Well, what do you think?
303
00:14:02,481 --> 00:14:04,256
He was definitely there.
304
00:14:04,317 --> 00:14:06,092
You want us to charge him?
305
00:14:06,419 --> 00:14:09,195
Let Mrs. Taylor make
that call to the father.
306
00:14:09,255 --> 00:14:12,327
In the meantime, with what he
just said, and the 911 call,
307
00:14:12,391 --> 00:14:14,871
it ought to be enough
to get a search warrant.
308
00:14:14,927 --> 00:14:19,034
So, let's call the D.A. and hold him
here until we see what we can find.
309
00:14:22,802 --> 00:14:25,339
RAY TAYLOR: You got no right.
I called my lawyer.
310
00:14:25,438 --> 00:14:28,385
I told you, we have a warrant
to search your home.
311
00:14:28,507 --> 00:14:30,077
Is that your son's room?
312
00:14:30,209 --> 00:14:32,519
You know, you talked to my
boy without me being there.
313
00:14:32,578 --> 00:14:34,785
His mother was there.
Yeah, she called me.
314
00:14:34,847 --> 00:14:36,986
She told me what you two did.
Scaring him!
315
00:14:37,049 --> 00:14:40,462
Sir, I'm gonna have to ask you to ask
you to calm down and stand aside.
316
00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:42,329
I want to see the warrant.
317
00:14:43,522 --> 00:14:45,195
What are you
people looking for?
318
00:14:45,258 --> 00:14:47,864
Hey, Lennie. These
belong to your son?
319
00:14:47,994 --> 00:14:49,371
I guess.
320
00:14:49,428 --> 00:14:51,101
Take a look at the
top of this one.
321
00:14:51,197 --> 00:14:53,939
What is it? My son
did not do anything.
322
00:14:54,133 --> 00:14:56,135
Looks like it could be blood.
323
00:15:01,874 --> 00:15:05,822
Judge, DNA taken from this boy's hockey
stick matches that of the victim.
324
00:15:05,878 --> 00:15:08,051
Blood on a hockey stick
doesn't prove a thing.
325
00:15:08,114 --> 00:15:10,924
Which is precisely why we're
seeking the voice exemplar,
326
00:15:10,983 --> 00:15:12,485
in order to establish
a digital match
327
00:15:12,552 --> 00:15:14,759
between Keith Taylor
and the 911 caller.
328
00:15:14,854 --> 00:15:17,801
My client has a right against
self-incrimination, Judge.
329
00:15:17,857 --> 00:15:21,566
Which is exactly what giving a
sample of his voice could be.
330
00:15:21,627 --> 00:15:23,971
Your Honor, courts have compelled
incriminating evidence
331
00:15:24,030 --> 00:15:27,034
from suspects based on far less than
what the People have provided here.
332
00:15:27,300 --> 00:15:30,247
We take blood, hair samples,
fingerprints, all the time.
333
00:15:30,503 --> 00:15:33,541
We compel line-ups. I just
don't see the difference.
334
00:15:33,739 --> 00:15:34,979
I agree.
335
00:15:35,574 --> 00:15:40,045
And I find the limited intrusion far
outweighed by the probative value.
336
00:15:40,379 --> 00:15:43,087
Your client is ordered to
provide a sample of his voice,
337
00:15:43,149 --> 00:15:46,358
under such circumstances
as required. (POUNDS GAVEL)
338
00:15:50,022 --> 00:15:53,003
Look, I'm sorry.
West Side Rink.
339
00:15:54,460 --> 00:15:55,871
He's dying...
340
00:15:56,495 --> 00:15:58,032
Would ya just come?
341
00:15:58,365 --> 00:15:59,867
Just come already.
342
00:16:00,934 --> 00:16:03,039
He's gonna have
to do it louder.
343
00:16:03,437 --> 00:16:05,576
Mr. Greer, I'm going to ask
you to direct your client
344
00:16:05,639 --> 00:16:08,347
to approximate
the volume on the 911 tape.
345
00:16:08,508 --> 00:16:09,987
Do it louder.
346
00:16:12,346 --> 00:16:15,293
(SLIGHTLY LOUDER) Look, I'm sorry.
West Side Rink.
347
00:16:17,017 --> 00:16:19,019
He's dying.
Would ya just come?
348
00:16:19,653 --> 00:16:20,825
Just come already.
349
00:16:20,887 --> 00:16:22,958
He's got to scream. It's the
only way to get an accurate
350
00:16:23,023 --> 00:16:24,627
spectrographic analysis.
351
00:16:27,394 --> 00:16:28,930
Louder, Keith.
352
00:16:29,196 --> 00:16:31,972
(LOUDER) Look, I'm sorry. West Side Rink.
He's dying.
353
00:16:32,132 --> 00:16:34,339
Would ya just come?
Just come already.
354
00:16:37,971 --> 00:16:39,211
It's dead on.
355
00:16:44,644 --> 00:16:47,284
All I'm saying is,
the kid's 16 years old.
356
00:16:48,315 --> 00:16:49,988
Doesn't excuse what he's done.
357
00:16:50,083 --> 00:16:52,427
Crider was the adult
in the situation.
358
00:16:52,753 --> 00:16:53,993
Meaning what?
359
00:16:54,054 --> 00:16:57,399
Meaning, young lady, he's the one who
should've avoided the confrontation.
360
00:16:57,457 --> 00:17:00,495
Hard to do when someone is swinging
a hockey stick at you, Counselor.
361
00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:02,471
The stick was only
used in self-defense.
362
00:17:02,529 --> 00:17:05,100
Your client pursued
the deceased to his car.
363
00:17:05,165 --> 00:17:07,543
Look, a man and a boy
get into an argument.
364
00:17:07,601 --> 00:17:10,081
Pursued or not, the man's
supposed to be mature enough
365
00:17:10,137 --> 00:17:11,741
to end it before
it gets physical.
366
00:17:11,805 --> 00:17:13,978
What exactly are you
asking us to do?
367
00:17:14,141 --> 00:17:16,883
If you have to charge him,
give him youthful offender.
368
00:17:17,244 --> 00:17:19,850
Supervised probation
for five years.
369
00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:22,687
I'm not committing
to anything until I have
370
00:17:22,749 --> 00:17:25,593
a full understanding of
exactly what happened here.
371
00:17:25,752 --> 00:17:28,323
Your client didn't get caught
with his hand in the cookie jar.
372
00:17:28,422 --> 00:17:29,526
He killed a man.
373
00:17:29,589 --> 00:17:32,900
This thing about the hockey was something
long-standing between the two.
374
00:17:32,993 --> 00:17:36,202
I can produce at least two other boys
on the team who'll attest to that.
375
00:17:36,296 --> 00:17:37,832
And the boy's father.
376
00:17:38,265 --> 00:17:40,245
I'm not sure
any of that's relevant.
377
00:17:40,300 --> 00:17:42,974
It goes directly
to establishing a beef,
378
00:17:43,136 --> 00:17:44,911
between my client
and the victim.
379
00:17:45,072 --> 00:17:48,019
So, a man loses his life
over Little League hockey?
380
00:17:48,775 --> 00:17:51,085
All I'm saying is, we
should all be considering
381
00:17:51,144 --> 00:17:53,351
the possibility
of self-defense.
382
00:17:55,482 --> 00:17:57,223
DR. RODGERS: The fractures
in his jaw and cheekbone
383
00:17:57,284 --> 00:17:59,161
were the result of being
struck with a blunt object.
384
00:17:59,219 --> 00:18:00,596
The hockey stick.
385
00:18:00,721 --> 00:18:02,598
The abrasion exhibits
a patterned injury
386
00:18:02,656 --> 00:18:04,693
which matches
the butt end of the stick.
387
00:18:04,758 --> 00:18:06,101
So, it wasn't swung at him?
388
00:18:06,159 --> 00:18:08,139
No, probably used
in a jabbing motion.
389
00:18:08,295 --> 00:18:10,366
Well, how exactly did he die?
390
00:18:10,664 --> 00:18:13,736
Apparently he was knocked to the
ground, then kicked repeatedly.
391
00:18:14,668 --> 00:18:18,912
One of the kicks fractured a rib, which
punctured his lung, causing hemothorax.
392
00:18:19,005 --> 00:18:21,144
Basically, he bled
to death internally.
393
00:18:21,308 --> 00:18:24,518
So he was down on the ground, when
the fatal blow was delivered?
394
00:18:24,612 --> 00:18:27,491
From the angle of the bruises to his
sternum and rib cage, I'd say yes.
395
00:18:27,548 --> 00:18:29,152
Then, self-defense is out.
396
00:18:29,217 --> 00:18:30,696
Not necessarily.
397
00:18:31,018 --> 00:18:32,964
Crider had some abrasions
on his knuckles,
398
00:18:33,020 --> 00:18:35,557
which to me means
he threw a punch.
399
00:18:35,890 --> 00:18:38,530
Now, whether it was thrown
in anger is anyone's guess.
400
00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:41,597
JACK: So, self-defense
is a possibility.
401
00:18:41,662 --> 00:18:43,335
It's at least triable.
402
00:18:43,498 --> 00:18:46,240
Which is why I pulled
Crider's coaching file.
403
00:18:46,634 --> 00:18:48,443
I thought this
was a club league.
404
00:18:48,603 --> 00:18:50,981
It is, but Crider coached
at a junior college
405
00:18:51,038 --> 00:18:53,541
before he got involved
with the younger kids.
406
00:18:53,608 --> 00:18:54,814
And?
407
00:18:55,209 --> 00:18:56,950
And there's nothing blatant.
408
00:18:57,011 --> 00:19:00,049
But, he was ejected twice for
arguing a referee's call.
409
00:19:00,114 --> 00:19:02,890
Which the defense will use
to attack his character.
410
00:19:03,417 --> 00:19:05,556
Right, put the victim on trial.
411
00:19:06,187 --> 00:19:07,530
It's worked before.
412
00:19:07,588 --> 00:19:10,432
Lawyer said there was bad
blood between these two.
413
00:19:10,958 --> 00:19:13,302
Maybe it's time
to find out how bad.
414
00:19:16,831 --> 00:19:20,210
I'd be a hell of a lot more
comfortable if we had a lawyer here.
415
00:19:20,268 --> 00:19:23,738
One of the other parents told
us what happened to Keith.
416
00:19:24,071 --> 00:19:27,609
Mr. Felder, Josh isn't a target
of our investigation, okay?
417
00:19:27,675 --> 00:19:29,985
Nothing he says
will be used against him.
418
00:19:30,044 --> 00:19:32,183
I think we should
just get this over with.
419
00:19:32,847 --> 00:19:34,155
(SIGHS RESIGNEDLY)
420
00:19:36,417 --> 00:19:38,658
Josh, I've been told
that there was some trouble
421
00:19:38,719 --> 00:19:40,562
between Keith and Coach Crider?
422
00:19:40,821 --> 00:19:42,494
They argued about stuff.
423
00:19:42,557 --> 00:19:43,865
What sort of stuff?
424
00:19:44,792 --> 00:19:47,102
Coach kept telling us
winning wasn't everything.
425
00:19:47,161 --> 00:19:50,005
(SCOFFS) Obviously, the man
wasn't living in the real world.
426
00:19:50,097 --> 00:19:52,771
JOSH: Like last year, we were so
close to making the playoffs,
427
00:19:52,834 --> 00:19:55,246
but Coach Crider
wouldn't sit the scrubs.
428
00:19:55,436 --> 00:19:57,575
I mean, the kids
that weren't any good.
429
00:19:57,705 --> 00:19:59,776
They missed the playoffs. Arnie.
430
00:19:59,841 --> 00:20:03,721
I'm sorry, but I thought the whole idea
was for them to learn about competition.
431
00:20:04,679 --> 00:20:07,387
So, Keith wasn't happy about
missing the playoffs, is that it?
432
00:20:07,448 --> 00:20:08,756
None of us were.
433
00:20:08,916 --> 00:20:11,556
Look, Keith just wanted
to win, that's all.
434
00:20:11,752 --> 00:20:13,527
He had a lot riding on hockey.
435
00:20:13,621 --> 00:20:14,964
What do you mean?
436
00:20:15,356 --> 00:20:18,530
Keith's dad was gonna get some
college scouts to come see us play.
437
00:20:18,626 --> 00:20:22,096
That's why Keith got so pissed about getting
kicked out of practice that morning.
438
00:20:22,530 --> 00:20:24,168
He was kicked out of practice?
439
00:20:24,232 --> 00:20:25,870
For checking this scrub...
440
00:20:26,968 --> 00:20:28,675
I mean, this other kid.
441
00:20:29,971 --> 00:20:32,417
Keith was hitting everyone
in sight that morning.
442
00:20:32,473 --> 00:20:34,544
Heads up, Jason.
Stay onside.
443
00:20:34,942 --> 00:20:37,855
We'd warned him before about the rough
stuff, so Crider tossed him out.
444
00:20:37,912 --> 00:20:39,585
Suspended him
for the next game.
445
00:20:39,647 --> 00:20:41,627
Why didn't you tell
the police about this?
446
00:20:41,682 --> 00:20:43,992
Because I never imagined kicking
a kid out of a hockey practice
447
00:20:44,051 --> 00:20:45,860
could lead to a man
getting killed.
448
00:20:47,288 --> 00:20:49,393
Okay, how angry
was he when he left?
449
00:20:49,490 --> 00:20:52,199
Keith's a hothead. He takes after
his father in that regard.
450
00:20:52,294 --> 00:20:53,466
His father?
451
00:20:53,529 --> 00:20:55,634
Well, we had an incident with
his dad at one of the games.
452
00:20:55,731 --> 00:20:56,835
What kind of incident?
453
00:20:56,899 --> 00:20:59,345
Him and one of the other
kids' fathers got into it.
454
00:20:59,401 --> 00:21:00,709
Physically?
455
00:21:00,769 --> 00:21:03,375
I had to go into the
stands to separate them.
456
00:21:03,438 --> 00:21:04,940
(BLOWS WHISTLE)
457
00:21:05,474 --> 00:21:07,954
It's an open league, which means
everyone's supposed to play,
458
00:21:08,010 --> 00:21:09,887
regardless of how
good they are.
459
00:21:09,978 --> 00:21:11,924
Taylor didn't quite get that.
460
00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:13,991
And, you explained it to him.
461
00:21:14,383 --> 00:21:15,919
I called Crider
462
00:21:16,018 --> 00:21:17,998
and told him I thought
that he was letting
463
00:21:18,053 --> 00:21:20,659
some of the other parents
bully him about playing time,
464
00:21:20,722 --> 00:21:22,724
and I didn't think
that, that was right.
465
00:21:22,791 --> 00:21:24,498
And, what was
Mr. Crider's reaction?
466
00:21:24,559 --> 00:21:27,335
He was pretty good about it.
He apologized.
467
00:21:27,396 --> 00:21:29,205
Said it wouldn't happen again.
468
00:21:29,698 --> 00:21:32,577
So, how did you and Mr. Taylor
get into an altercation?
469
00:21:33,035 --> 00:21:36,141
I went to the next game, just to
make sure everything was okay.
470
00:21:36,471 --> 00:21:37,950
Um... (CHUCKLES)
471
00:21:38,073 --> 00:21:40,053
Eric got on the ice,
lost the puck.
472
00:21:40,142 --> 00:21:42,554
Some kid on the other team
picked it up and scored.
473
00:21:42,611 --> 00:21:45,592
Taylor and some other parents start
screaming at Eric, you know,
474
00:21:45,647 --> 00:21:48,526
cursing at him, and at Crider.
I mean, they were merciless.
475
00:21:48,684 --> 00:21:49,992
So, you did what?
476
00:21:50,052 --> 00:21:51,895
My son's 14 years old.
477
00:21:52,154 --> 00:21:55,158
I went up to Taylor and I told
him to sit down and shut up.
478
00:21:55,457 --> 00:21:57,767
You know, I'm not proud
of what happened, but I...
479
00:21:57,826 --> 00:21:59,032
Look, I got the whole
thing on tape.
480
00:21:59,094 --> 00:22:01,165
And, you wouldn't
believe these people.
481
00:22:02,764 --> 00:22:04,141
(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)
482
00:22:16,011 --> 00:22:17,581
(ARGUING)
483
00:22:20,482 --> 00:22:22,985
Not exactly a cover photo
for Parent magazine.
484
00:22:23,485 --> 00:22:25,795
Well, according to the assistant
coach, this type of behavior
485
00:22:25,854 --> 00:22:27,925
from the parents
happened at most games.
486
00:22:27,990 --> 00:22:29,162
Unbelievable.
487
00:22:29,224 --> 00:22:31,534
Taylor was apparently
the worst offender.
488
00:22:31,593 --> 00:22:33,231
Yeah, he's been
in quite a few scuffles.
489
00:22:33,295 --> 00:22:34,706
What else do we know about him?
490
00:22:34,763 --> 00:22:37,107
The parking attendant identified
him from a photo array
491
00:22:37,165 --> 00:22:39,543
as having been in the
garage that morning.
492
00:22:39,668 --> 00:22:42,581
Which places him at the scene
near the time of the homicide.
493
00:22:42,638 --> 00:22:46,085
It also means the son lied to the police
about how he got home that morning.
494
00:22:46,208 --> 00:22:49,587
So, the boy's protecting his father.
The question is, from what?
495
00:22:50,245 --> 00:22:53,317
Could be he's trying to spare his father
from being a witness against him.
496
00:22:53,515 --> 00:22:55,119
Or, they both did it.
497
00:22:55,417 --> 00:22:57,124
Or, the father
killed Crider himself.
498
00:22:57,953 --> 00:23:01,332
Well, when I spoke to the M.E., she
did say that Crider threw a punch.
499
00:23:01,423 --> 00:23:03,266
But, when Keith Taylor
was being interviewed
500
00:23:03,325 --> 00:23:05,168
by the police, there
wasn't a mark on him.
501
00:23:05,527 --> 00:23:08,997
If we find out the father did it, I
want him charged with murder two.
502
00:23:10,265 --> 00:23:13,712
We could charge them both, see if
the apple falls far from the tree.
503
00:23:14,636 --> 00:23:16,479
We could end up
prosecuting a kid
504
00:23:16,538 --> 00:23:18,849
because of some twisted
loyalty to his father.
505
00:23:18,908 --> 00:23:20,615
Well, no defense attorney's
going to let the father
506
00:23:20,676 --> 00:23:22,678
make a statement,
loyalty or not.
507
00:23:24,547 --> 00:23:26,458
Maybe we don't
need his statement.
508
00:23:27,016 --> 00:23:29,394
Set up another meeting
with Keith Taylor and Greer.
509
00:23:29,452 --> 00:23:31,728
Only this time, let's have
the father in there as well.
510
00:23:31,821 --> 00:23:33,095
Without his own lawyer?
511
00:23:33,323 --> 00:23:34,893
He isn't charged.
512
00:23:35,024 --> 00:23:39,166
The law favors having a parent present
when a child's being interrogated.
513
00:23:39,295 --> 00:23:42,868
The father wanted in so bad the first
time, let's give him his chance now.
514
00:23:42,932 --> 00:23:46,937
We just have to be careful not to direct
any questions specifically to him.
515
00:23:48,237 --> 00:23:51,116
JACK: I thought it'd be
appropriate to advise you
516
00:23:51,174 --> 00:23:53,984
in the presence of your
client and his father
517
00:23:54,043 --> 00:23:56,990
that the District Attorney's
office has decided
518
00:23:57,046 --> 00:24:01,188
to charge Keith in the death
of Russell Crider as an adult.
519
00:24:01,451 --> 00:24:02,987
As an adult?
520
00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:05,794
What about a plea?
521
00:24:05,988 --> 00:24:07,399
There's not gonna be an offer.
522
00:24:07,490 --> 00:24:09,163
What the hell is going on?
523
00:24:09,292 --> 00:24:11,829
Your client's going to stand
trial for murder, Mr. Greer.
524
00:24:11,894 --> 00:24:13,669
If he's convicted,
he'll do hard time.
525
00:24:13,930 --> 00:24:15,568
Why are you people doing this?
526
00:24:15,631 --> 00:24:17,474
CARMICHAEL:
We think you know why.
527
00:24:17,533 --> 00:24:19,274
What are you talking about?
528
00:24:19,335 --> 00:24:22,805
We're talking about a father's
disappointment, his anger
529
00:24:22,872 --> 00:24:28,254
at seeing his son miss a game after he
arranged for college scouts to see him play.
530
00:24:28,878 --> 00:24:29,948
Ray?
531
00:24:31,114 --> 00:24:33,219
He doesn't know
what he's talking about.
532
00:24:34,917 --> 00:24:36,954
But you know what happened,
Keith, don't you?
533
00:24:37,019 --> 00:24:39,056
Would you leave my boy alone?
534
00:24:40,356 --> 00:24:42,927
I'm afraid I can't
do that, Mr. Taylor.
535
00:24:43,693 --> 00:24:45,764
Not with the evidence we have.
536
00:24:52,368 --> 00:24:53,676
(SIGHING)
537
00:24:53,736 --> 00:24:55,716
He had nothing to do with it.
Any of it.
538
00:24:55,772 --> 00:24:57,080
Dad, don't.
539
00:24:57,140 --> 00:24:58,619
Shh. It's enough.
Don't do this.
540
00:24:58,674 --> 00:25:00,676
I got a conflict here.
541
00:25:01,577 --> 00:25:05,821
But I'm still gonna advise you not to say
anything until you talk to a lawyer.
542
00:25:06,983 --> 00:25:08,894
What if he tells you
what you want to know?
543
00:25:09,118 --> 00:25:11,155
That depends
on his participation.
544
00:25:12,355 --> 00:25:14,665
RAY: And if there
was no participation?
545
00:25:15,258 --> 00:25:18,171
I'd dismiss, providing
he's willing to testify.
546
00:25:20,596 --> 00:25:21,904
No.
547
00:25:22,431 --> 00:25:24,741
I won't, all right?
Dad, I won't.
548
00:25:24,834 --> 00:25:26,711
Please, listen to me.
549
00:25:26,769 --> 00:25:28,146
(CRYING) Dad.
550
00:25:28,471 --> 00:25:30,644
(SIGHING) It's not your fault.
551
00:25:31,073 --> 00:25:33,110
You understand?
Come on, look at me.
552
00:25:33,843 --> 00:25:35,288
It's gonna be okay.
553
00:25:40,449 --> 00:25:42,827
Is your client prepared
to make a statement?
554
00:25:43,519 --> 00:25:45,898
(SIGHING) Ask him
what you want.
555
00:25:48,025 --> 00:25:50,938
Who was with you the morning
Coach Crider was killed?
556
00:25:55,599 --> 00:25:57,476
You gotta tell him, Keith.
557
00:25:59,536 --> 00:26:01,243
My dad.
(SIGHS DEEPLY)
558
00:26:02,272 --> 00:26:03,910
My dad was there.
559
00:26:05,943 --> 00:26:07,445
(SOBBING)
560
00:26:12,950 --> 00:26:15,260
Looking through
the court papers,
561
00:26:15,319 --> 00:26:17,697
wasn't his son a suspect
in this homicide?
562
00:26:17,788 --> 00:26:19,825
Apparently, they've switched
targets, Your Honor.
563
00:26:19,890 --> 00:26:23,201
It happens, when a defendant's
willing to hide behind his child.
564
00:26:23,493 --> 00:26:26,406
As to bail, it's the People's
position the defendant's actions
565
00:26:26,463 --> 00:26:28,602
constitute a depraved
indifference to life.
566
00:26:28,665 --> 00:26:29,905
We're requesting remand.
567
00:26:29,967 --> 00:26:31,071
I appreciate the seriousness
568
00:26:31,134 --> 00:26:32,613
of the allegations,
Ms. Carmichael.
569
00:26:32,669 --> 00:26:35,240
Nonetheless, you did
switch defendants,
570
00:26:35,339 --> 00:26:36,784
which leaves
this court no choice
571
00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:38,581
but to question your aim
in the first place.
572
00:26:38,675 --> 00:26:40,586
Bail's set at 100,000.
(POUNDS GAVEL)
573
00:26:40,644 --> 00:26:43,056
Judge, I'd like the record to
reflect I'm serving notice pursuant
574
00:26:43,113 --> 00:26:45,525
to CPL section 250.10
575
00:26:45,582 --> 00:26:48,654
of our intent to offer psychiatric
evidence upon a trial of this matter.
576
00:26:49,019 --> 00:26:50,327
So noted.
577
00:26:50,387 --> 00:26:52,264
Ms. Carmichael,
you'll advise the court
578
00:26:52,322 --> 00:26:55,565
of your decision to have the defendant
examined by your own psychiatrist?
579
00:26:55,626 --> 00:26:56,900
Yes, Your Honor.
580
00:26:56,960 --> 00:26:59,031
JUDGE: Okay, then, next case.
(POUNDS GAVEL)
581
00:27:01,431 --> 00:27:02,739
Sports rage?
582
00:27:03,567 --> 00:27:06,639
(READING) Evidence of a mental
disease will be offered to show
583
00:27:06,703 --> 00:27:08,080
that at the time
of the offense,
584
00:27:08,138 --> 00:27:12,518
the defendant lacked capacity to appreciate
the consequences of his conduct.
585
00:27:12,676 --> 00:27:14,781
Basically, he's saying
he was angry.
586
00:27:14,845 --> 00:27:17,416
(SCOFFS) I don't know what's worse,
this, or the Twinkie defense.
587
00:27:17,514 --> 00:27:19,084
The Twinkle defense worked.
588
00:27:19,182 --> 00:27:22,686
And Archer's no fool. Any claim of
self-defense went out the window
589
00:27:22,753 --> 00:27:26,496
the minute Taylor tried to hide behind his son.
Insanity's his best shot.
590
00:27:26,656 --> 00:27:28,795
We're having Skoda do
the pre-trial psych exam.
591
00:27:28,859 --> 00:27:29,963
Good.
592
00:27:30,027 --> 00:27:32,837
When my niece was younger,
she used to play soccer.
593
00:27:32,930 --> 00:27:35,911
I remember all the parents
screaming on the sidelines,
594
00:27:35,966 --> 00:27:39,470
and insanity was a pretty good
description of their behavior.
595
00:27:40,103 --> 00:27:42,083
It's not a legal excuse.
596
00:27:45,309 --> 00:27:49,416
You were present in the garage, the
morning Coach Crider was killed?
597
00:27:50,881 --> 00:27:52,121
Yes.
598
00:27:52,949 --> 00:27:54,451
Who else was there?
599
00:27:56,687 --> 00:27:57,927
My dad.
600
00:27:58,388 --> 00:27:59,992
Tell us what happened.
601
00:28:00,090 --> 00:28:01,797
He was waiting
to drive me home.
602
00:28:02,159 --> 00:28:05,697
And I came out and I... I
started to tell him everything.
603
00:28:06,196 --> 00:28:09,541
About how Coach kicked
me out of next game.
604
00:28:11,868 --> 00:28:13,314
And he just flipped.
605
00:28:13,538 --> 00:28:16,075
And that's when
we saw Coach Crider.
606
00:28:16,407 --> 00:28:17,977
What did your father do?
607
00:28:18,342 --> 00:28:19,878
He went up to coach.
608
00:28:19,944 --> 00:28:21,116
What then?
609
00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:24,455
I guess they got into a fight.
610
00:28:24,916 --> 00:28:26,554
Who hit who first?
611
00:28:30,521 --> 00:28:32,432
(CLEARLY) Who hit who first?
612
00:28:33,858 --> 00:28:35,701
I don't know. I...
I couldn't see.
613
00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:37,762
Your Honor, I'm going
to ask the Court
614
00:28:37,929 --> 00:28:39,772
to remind this witness
615
00:28:39,831 --> 00:28:42,971
any change from his
grand jury testimony
616
00:28:43,167 --> 00:28:45,875
jeopardizes his agreement
with my office.
617
00:28:45,970 --> 00:28:48,143
You understand what it
is he's saying to you?
618
00:28:52,043 --> 00:28:53,647
My dad hit Coach first.
619
00:28:53,778 --> 00:28:58,921
And what, if anything, did you do after
you saw your father hit Coach Crider?
620
00:28:59,117 --> 00:29:02,223
Well, he was hitting him, my
dad was, and I grabbed him,
621
00:29:02,353 --> 00:29:04,390
and I...
I still had my stick.
622
00:29:04,455 --> 00:29:06,264
And he took it, and he...
And he hit Coach.
623
00:29:07,358 --> 00:29:09,395
He... He jabbed him
with it.
624
00:29:09,994 --> 00:29:11,166
And Coach fell.
625
00:29:11,562 --> 00:29:13,564
What did your father
do after that?
626
00:29:13,664 --> 00:29:15,575
(STUTTERING)
Well, he kicked him.
627
00:29:15,733 --> 00:29:17,906
And he...
He kept on kicking him.
628
00:29:18,136 --> 00:29:20,275
Blood was coming out
of Coach's mouth, and...
629
00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:23,846
(KEITH SIGHS)
630
00:29:24,008 --> 00:29:27,182
Originally, you lied to the
police about this case?
631
00:29:27,812 --> 00:29:29,450
Tried to take the blame?
632
00:29:30,048 --> 00:29:31,288
Yes.
633
00:29:32,183 --> 00:29:33,719
Whose idea was that?
634
00:29:33,885 --> 00:29:35,626
That was my idea.
635
00:29:35,987 --> 00:29:38,695
My dad wanted to say what
he did from the start.
636
00:29:39,357 --> 00:29:41,234
But he didn't, did he?
637
00:29:44,595 --> 00:29:46,074
Nothing further.
638
00:29:49,567 --> 00:29:54,107
The D.A. offered you a deal to get you to
testify against your father, isn't that right?
639
00:29:54,172 --> 00:29:55,242
Yes.
640
00:29:55,306 --> 00:29:57,877
Now without it, they would have
charged you, isn't that right?
641
00:29:57,942 --> 00:30:00,047
Yeah, but my father
didn't let them.
642
00:30:01,379 --> 00:30:05,953
Now, your father rides you pretty
hard about hockey, doesn't he, Keith?
643
00:30:06,584 --> 00:30:08,791
He wants to make sure
I take it seriously.
644
00:30:08,853 --> 00:30:11,595
And the morning that
Coach Crider was killed,
645
00:30:11,656 --> 00:30:14,296
you told your father
that you'd been benched?
646
00:30:14,392 --> 00:30:16,065
Suspended from the next game?
647
00:30:16,627 --> 00:30:17,799
Yes.
648
00:30:18,096 --> 00:30:19,666
And, did your father get angry?
649
00:30:20,064 --> 00:30:21,202
Yeah.
650
00:30:21,332 --> 00:30:23,243
Had you ever seen him
that angry before?
651
00:30:23,301 --> 00:30:24,405
No.
652
00:30:24,469 --> 00:30:26,710
Did it scare you?
Yeah.
653
00:30:26,771 --> 00:30:29,047
And, that's when
you saw Coach Crider?
654
00:30:29,107 --> 00:30:30,347
Right.
655
00:30:31,342 --> 00:30:33,845
Now, you say during the melee,
656
00:30:33,945 --> 00:30:36,050
you tried to grab your father?
657
00:30:36,180 --> 00:30:38,524
Well, I was yelling
for him to stop.
658
00:30:39,250 --> 00:30:41,424
And it was like he...
He couldn't hear me.
659
00:30:41,753 --> 00:30:43,630
So, I grabbed him.
660
00:30:44,122 --> 00:30:46,227
But, you couldn't
stop him, could you, Keith?
661
00:30:46,291 --> 00:30:47,361
No.
662
00:30:47,459 --> 00:30:51,703
And that's when he took your stick,
and he struck Mr. Crider, isn't it?
663
00:30:52,798 --> 00:30:56,075
Yes. And after Coach Crider
had fallen to the ground,
664
00:30:56,135 --> 00:30:58,115
your father continued
to attack him, didn't he?
665
00:30:58,904 --> 00:31:01,510
Didn't he? Didn't he
continue to attack
666
00:31:01,573 --> 00:31:03,678
Mr. Crider after
he fell to the ground?
667
00:31:03,742 --> 00:31:05,244
Yes. Yes.
(STUTTERING) He...
668
00:31:05,310 --> 00:31:07,221
He was kicking him, and
he kept on kicking him.
669
00:31:07,279 --> 00:31:10,089
And then, there was blood
coming out of Coach's mouth.
670
00:31:10,816 --> 00:31:13,763
And, I yelled at him I said,
"Dad, stop, he's bleeding."
671
00:31:14,319 --> 00:31:15,627
That's...
672
00:31:16,288 --> 00:31:19,132
That's when he stopped. That's
when he finally stopped.
673
00:31:20,859 --> 00:31:22,304
What happened then?
674
00:31:24,229 --> 00:31:26,334
He walked to our car,
675
00:31:27,633 --> 00:31:29,340
and that's when we...
676
00:31:30,636 --> 00:31:32,741
That's when I dialed 911.
677
00:31:33,038 --> 00:31:35,211
Your father say anything
on the ride home?
678
00:31:35,307 --> 00:31:36,479
No.
679
00:31:38,744 --> 00:31:40,724
It was like
nothing had happened.
680
00:31:42,047 --> 00:31:43,993
"Like nothing
had happened."
681
00:31:45,217 --> 00:31:46,594
Thank you.
682
00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:50,594
ARCHER: Doctor, is it
your expert opinion,
683
00:31:50,789 --> 00:31:53,167
that at the time of this crime,
684
00:31:53,225 --> 00:31:56,172
my client suffered
a mental defect,
685
00:31:56,428 --> 00:31:58,203
which precluded his capacity
686
00:31:58,263 --> 00:32:00,140
to appreciate that his
conduct was wrong?
687
00:32:00,232 --> 00:32:01,575
Yes, it is.
688
00:32:01,667 --> 00:32:03,578
And what was the mental
defect he suffered?
689
00:32:03,669 --> 00:32:04,875
Rage.
690
00:32:05,170 --> 00:32:07,047
Would you explain
that to the jury?
691
00:32:07,105 --> 00:32:09,517
It's one of the oldest
theories of aggression.
692
00:32:09,608 --> 00:32:11,849
Rage is borne of frustration.
693
00:32:12,177 --> 00:32:14,987
In this case, Mr. Taylor
was trying to reach goals
694
00:32:15,047 --> 00:32:17,653
through his son he couldn't
attain on his own.
695
00:32:17,716 --> 00:32:19,662
He saw Coach Crider
as frustrating
696
00:32:19,718 --> 00:32:22,221
those ambitions,
time and time again.
697
00:32:22,321 --> 00:32:24,528
The suspension
of his son was simply
698
00:32:24,623 --> 00:32:26,933
the proverbial straw
that broke the camel's back.
699
00:32:27,526 --> 00:32:29,597
And, as a result of this,
what happened to him?
700
00:32:29,661 --> 00:32:33,165
The rage triggered a
psychological dissociation.
701
00:32:33,298 --> 00:32:36,836
The rational part of his brain
split off from the action part.
702
00:32:36,902 --> 00:32:38,575
And, why do you
say that "in this case"?
703
00:32:38,637 --> 00:32:40,514
Well, several factors.
The first of which
704
00:32:40,572 --> 00:32:44,748
was his failure to hear his son's
pleas to break off his attack.
705
00:32:45,244 --> 00:32:48,657
And, there was also his
aberrant demeanor post-mortem.
706
00:32:48,714 --> 00:32:50,489
Acting as if
nothing had happened.
707
00:32:50,549 --> 00:32:51,755
Anything else?
708
00:32:51,817 --> 00:32:55,321
I also considered the vicious
nature of the attack itself,
709
00:32:55,387 --> 00:33:00,234
which was more consistent with a
primordial response, than a rational one.
710
00:33:01,460 --> 00:33:04,600
So all of this led you to
conclude what, Doctor?
711
00:33:04,863 --> 00:33:07,105
That, at the time
of the attack,
712
00:33:07,166 --> 00:33:09,407
Mr. Taylor could not
appreciate the nature
713
00:33:09,469 --> 00:33:11,506
and consequences
of his actions.
714
00:33:11,571 --> 00:33:12,879
Thank you.
715
00:33:15,108 --> 00:33:16,815
I'm sorry, Doctor,
I wasn't aware
716
00:33:16,876 --> 00:33:19,288
that rage was recognized
as a mental illness
717
00:33:19,345 --> 00:33:21,621
by the American
Psychiatric Community.
718
00:33:21,781 --> 00:33:23,488
It's been proposed.
719
00:33:23,549 --> 00:33:27,964
An inability to control one's
anger as a mental illness?
720
00:33:28,087 --> 00:33:30,226
We see examples
of it every day.
721
00:33:30,390 --> 00:33:32,427
Road rage. Sports rage.
722
00:33:32,692 --> 00:33:36,538
People acting on their anger in ways
which we didn't see 20 years ago.
723
00:33:36,663 --> 00:33:39,166
Well, what if the defendant
was just plain mad as hell?
724
00:33:39,232 --> 00:33:41,405
Would he be responsible for
his actions then, Doctor?
725
00:33:41,935 --> 00:33:43,414
I can't answer that.
726
00:33:43,469 --> 00:33:47,281
It would depend on whether there was
also any evidence of dissociation.
727
00:33:47,340 --> 00:33:50,583
So, evidence of dissociation is
the linchpin of your opinion?
728
00:33:50,643 --> 00:33:51,713
Yes.
729
00:33:51,844 --> 00:33:53,414
And, isn't it fair to say
730
00:33:53,479 --> 00:33:56,323
that a person could
become dissociated
731
00:33:56,382 --> 00:33:58,259
after committing a violent act?
732
00:33:59,152 --> 00:34:00,392
Yes, of course.
733
00:34:00,486 --> 00:34:01,760
And you have no way of knowing
734
00:34:01,821 --> 00:34:04,665
when Mr. Taylor's dissociation
first occurred, do you?
735
00:34:05,058 --> 00:34:07,538
Whether it began
before he acted,
736
00:34:07,660 --> 00:34:10,368
or was simply a reaction to what he'd done.
Isn't that right?
737
00:34:10,430 --> 00:34:14,071
I based my conclusions on
what the defendant told me.
738
00:34:14,233 --> 00:34:16,213
What he told you?
What if he lied?
739
00:34:21,174 --> 00:34:23,711
In your expert opinion, Doctor,
740
00:34:24,844 --> 00:34:27,552
if the defendant's
dissociation began
741
00:34:27,647 --> 00:34:31,754
after the fatal blow, would he
be responsible for his crime?
742
00:34:35,955 --> 00:34:37,195
Yes.
743
00:34:38,491 --> 00:34:40,129
He'd be responsible.
744
00:34:41,394 --> 00:34:42,896
Nothing further.
745
00:34:45,965 --> 00:34:47,945
So, what did
Dr. Skoda say?
746
00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:50,241
That just because
someone gets real mad
747
00:34:50,336 --> 00:34:52,179
doesn't mean they're insane.
748
00:34:53,473 --> 00:34:57,080
And he'll testify to what about
the timing of the dissociation?
749
00:34:57,210 --> 00:34:59,383
I'm not putting a
psychiatrist on the stand.
750
00:34:59,445 --> 00:35:00,549
Come again?
751
00:35:00,613 --> 00:35:02,456
Two competing
psychiatric opinions
752
00:35:02,515 --> 00:35:05,086
turns the trial into the
battle of the experts.
753
00:35:05,184 --> 00:35:06,857
Once that happens,
Archer accomplishes
754
00:35:06,919 --> 00:35:08,421
what he set out
to do in the first place.
755
00:35:08,788 --> 00:35:10,893
So their expert
goes unchallenged?
756
00:35:10,957 --> 00:35:13,767
Calling an expert plays
into the hand we dealt him.
757
00:35:14,594 --> 00:35:16,540
I assume you have
an alternative?
758
00:35:16,663 --> 00:35:19,109
Skoda interviewed him.
There's enough there.
759
00:35:19,198 --> 00:35:21,678
I'll use his report
to cross-examine.
760
00:35:21,734 --> 00:35:24,180
I'll convict the defendant
with his own words.
761
00:35:24,237 --> 00:35:28,185
I see we have more than one ego in that
courtroom with a penchant for winning.
762
00:35:28,241 --> 00:35:30,915
Guilty as charged. Now,
let's hear a jury say that.
763
00:35:33,846 --> 00:35:35,918
The first thing
I'd like to do today
764
00:35:36,817 --> 00:35:38,922
is apologize
to Mrs. Crider.
765
00:35:39,119 --> 00:35:42,259
I know what I say today
can't change anything.
766
00:35:43,123 --> 00:35:45,569
I want you to know
how sorry I am.
767
00:35:46,193 --> 00:35:48,230
So, how do you
explain what happened?
768
00:35:48,295 --> 00:35:49,706
I can't.
769
00:35:51,098 --> 00:35:52,634
All I can say
770
00:35:52,733 --> 00:35:55,407
is that when Keith told me
about missing the game,
771
00:35:55,469 --> 00:35:56,948
knowing that the scouts
would be there,
772
00:35:57,004 --> 00:35:59,951
it was like something
went off inside my head.
773
00:36:01,842 --> 00:36:03,344
You gotta understand,
774
00:36:03,610 --> 00:36:05,351
I never had
the chance Keith had.
775
00:36:06,013 --> 00:36:08,823
Never had an old man looking
after me the way I am for him.
776
00:36:09,650 --> 00:36:11,994
I pulled a lot of strings
777
00:36:12,553 --> 00:36:16,467
to try and get these scouts to
come and watch my boy play.
778
00:36:16,757 --> 00:36:19,829
And then Crider, he just...
He wouldn't listen.
779
00:36:21,095 --> 00:36:23,132
So, what happened
that morning, Ray?
780
00:36:23,197 --> 00:36:24,574
I saw him.
781
00:36:24,631 --> 00:36:27,510
And then, it was like I
was watching myself.
782
00:36:28,635 --> 00:36:31,878
Like it was in slow
motion or something.
783
00:36:31,972 --> 00:36:34,475
And, when I reached him,
I just swung.
784
00:36:35,909 --> 00:36:38,583
There were...
Fists were flying.
785
00:36:40,647 --> 00:36:42,217
I can feel him,
786
00:36:43,617 --> 00:36:46,188
me hitting him.
787
00:36:48,555 --> 00:36:51,695
Jesus, I am so sorry.
788
00:36:52,693 --> 00:36:56,266
Well, now, what do you remember?
Do you remember striking him
789
00:36:56,330 --> 00:36:59,334
with the hockey stick? You
remember kicking him?
790
00:36:59,399 --> 00:37:01,242
Honestly do not.
791
00:37:01,335 --> 00:37:02,939
Well, what do you recall?
792
00:37:03,537 --> 00:37:05,141
Seeing the blood.
793
00:37:06,874 --> 00:37:08,251
Driving home.
794
00:37:09,877 --> 00:37:11,015
My wife.
795
00:37:11,478 --> 00:37:13,549
She asked me what had happened,
796
00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:15,284
I guess 'cause of how I looked.
797
00:37:15,415 --> 00:37:16,985
And, what did you tell her?
798
00:37:17,784 --> 00:37:19,263
That I didn't know.
799
00:37:20,621 --> 00:37:22,032
That I didn't know
what had happened.
800
00:37:24,224 --> 00:37:26,397
Thank you.
Your witness.
801
00:37:29,797 --> 00:37:31,799
Is it that you
forgot, Mr. Taylor,
802
00:37:31,865 --> 00:37:33,867
or that you want to forget?
803
00:37:34,301 --> 00:37:35,803
I have very little memory.
804
00:37:35,869 --> 00:37:38,850
Little memory of a man
you beat to death?
805
00:37:39,239 --> 00:37:42,379
I told you. It was like I was
in a trance or something.
806
00:37:42,609 --> 00:37:45,249
But, you do remember
punching Mr. Crider?
807
00:37:45,312 --> 00:37:48,555
I believe you testified
that, "Fists were flying"?
808
00:37:49,049 --> 00:37:50,153
Yes.
809
00:37:50,217 --> 00:37:51,821
And you do remember the blood?
810
00:37:52,386 --> 00:37:53,558
Yes.
811
00:37:53,854 --> 00:37:57,131
So, when did this trance begin?
812
00:37:57,891 --> 00:37:59,461
I don't...
I don't know.
813
00:37:59,526 --> 00:38:01,268
Well, it has to have
been somewhere
814
00:38:01,329 --> 00:38:03,673
between punching
Mr. Crider
815
00:38:03,731 --> 00:38:06,541
and driving home to your
wife, isn't that right?
816
00:38:06,768 --> 00:38:08,145
I guess so.
817
00:38:08,603 --> 00:38:10,947
Was it before or after
you saw the blood?
818
00:38:11,039 --> 00:38:12,074
Before.
819
00:38:12,140 --> 00:38:14,484
Before or after you gave
your son your cell phone?
820
00:38:14,542 --> 00:38:15,714
I don't know.
821
00:38:15,777 --> 00:38:19,190
But, you did have the presence
of mind to do that, didn't you?
822
00:38:19,347 --> 00:38:20,382
I guess so.
823
00:38:20,448 --> 00:38:22,985
And to leave
the scene of the crime.
824
00:38:23,585 --> 00:38:24,859
Funny.
825
00:38:26,955 --> 00:38:29,993
You never told the detectives
about this trance?
826
00:38:30,758 --> 00:38:31,862
No.
827
00:38:31,926 --> 00:38:34,805
Even after they threatened
to arrest your son?
828
00:38:34,862 --> 00:38:36,273
Objection.
829
00:38:36,331 --> 00:38:38,174
Goes to recent fabrication.
830
00:38:38,666 --> 00:38:39,872
Overruled.
831
00:38:43,404 --> 00:38:45,611
I didn't think he'd go to jail.
832
00:38:46,908 --> 00:38:48,581
I was scared.
833
00:38:48,776 --> 00:38:50,983
It was wrong not to speak up.
834
00:38:51,045 --> 00:38:53,047
Then you knew
what you did was wrong?
835
00:38:53,281 --> 00:38:54,589
But only after.
836
00:38:54,649 --> 00:38:57,220
But, you didn't go to the
police then either, did you?
837
00:38:59,120 --> 00:39:00,793
You act the same way
838
00:39:01,389 --> 00:39:03,892
whether you know
something's wrong or not?
839
00:39:12,567 --> 00:39:14,638
While driving on the freeway,
840
00:39:14,702 --> 00:39:17,273
a mother of four is cut
off by another driver.
841
00:39:17,639 --> 00:39:20,586
She speeds up, swerves into the
offender's lane, kills him.
842
00:39:22,076 --> 00:39:24,317
A businessman boards
a plane to New York
843
00:39:24,379 --> 00:39:26,381
and brutally beats
a flight attendant
844
00:39:26,447 --> 00:39:29,087
because she refuses his
request for an upgrade.
845
00:39:29,150 --> 00:39:32,029
And here we have a
46-year-old family man,
846
00:39:32,754 --> 00:39:34,961
a man without any
prior criminal record,
847
00:39:35,023 --> 00:39:36,331
who savagely attacks
848
00:39:36,391 --> 00:39:39,395
the coach of his 16-year-old
son's hockey team.
849
00:39:40,261 --> 00:39:43,470
Road rage. Airport rage.
Sports rage.
850
00:39:44,799 --> 00:39:46,142
How do we make
sense of all of it?
851
00:39:46,768 --> 00:39:48,873
And the truth is, we can't.
852
00:39:49,103 --> 00:39:53,142
But, just because we don't understand
something doesn't mean we should dismiss it.
853
00:39:53,708 --> 00:39:55,415
Battered-wife syndrome.
854
00:39:56,210 --> 00:39:57,848
Post-traumatic
stress disorder.
855
00:39:57,912 --> 00:40:00,017
Each of these took years
for juries to accept,
856
00:40:00,381 --> 00:40:03,851
during which time people who
shouldn't have been convicted, were.
857
00:40:05,420 --> 00:40:06,831
Ray Taylor
858
00:40:07,722 --> 00:40:10,202
didn't appreciate what he
was doing that morning,
859
00:40:10,258 --> 00:40:11,862
because at that moment,
860
00:40:12,093 --> 00:40:15,165
he was suffering from a
mental defect, a rage,
861
00:40:15,296 --> 00:40:17,401
which prevented him
from doing so.
862
00:40:18,199 --> 00:40:20,076
And in our criminal
justice system,
863
00:40:20,168 --> 00:40:22,114
we don't hold
people responsible
864
00:40:22,170 --> 00:40:24,275
for conduct that
they can't control,
865
00:40:24,339 --> 00:40:26,080
even if we don't understand it.
866
00:40:34,983 --> 00:40:36,724
(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)
867
00:40:51,200 --> 00:40:54,841
Road rage, airport
rage, sports rage.
868
00:40:56,305 --> 00:41:00,720
Add to that parent rage,
office rage, employee rage.
869
00:41:02,711 --> 00:41:05,351
It might be nice
to think of all this
870
00:41:05,447 --> 00:41:08,360
as the result of some
new mental illness.
871
00:41:08,650 --> 00:41:12,427
But, the truth is, this kind of
behavior has become ordinary,
872
00:41:12,855 --> 00:41:15,529
and to ask you to excuse it
873
00:41:16,125 --> 00:41:17,433
through the fiction
874
00:41:17,693 --> 00:41:21,300
of a new mental illness
is just that, a fiction.
875
00:41:21,663 --> 00:41:24,542
Because it certainly
is not the law.
876
00:41:27,069 --> 00:41:31,176
The law says your right to rage
stops at the other guy's nose.
877
00:41:32,708 --> 00:41:34,949
The defendant's
right to be angry
878
00:41:35,010 --> 00:41:38,014
stopped the moment
he raised his fists.
879
00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:41,791
It stopped the moment
he struck Mr. Crider,
880
00:41:42,718 --> 00:41:45,164
beat him, then
left him for dead.
881
00:41:45,788 --> 00:41:48,234
You've just seen the
video of this defendant
882
00:41:48,290 --> 00:41:50,702
at one of his son's
hockey games,
883
00:41:50,959 --> 00:41:53,337
heard testimony of incidents
884
00:41:53,429 --> 00:41:55,932
in which the defendant
allowed his anger
885
00:41:56,031 --> 00:41:57,942
to explode into violence.
886
00:42:01,069 --> 00:42:03,743
Are we to hold him responsible
for none of this?
887
00:42:06,175 --> 00:42:08,451
Are we really prepared
to create a society
888
00:42:08,544 --> 00:42:11,718
in which no one is responsible
for controlling their anger,
889
00:42:11,880 --> 00:42:14,383
and teach those lessons
to our children?
890
00:42:20,055 --> 00:42:22,729
The victim in this case
worked with kids,
891
00:42:23,425 --> 00:42:26,531
devoted himself in his spare time
to the bettering their lives,
892
00:42:26,595 --> 00:42:30,805
while the defendant lived his
vicariously through his son,
893
00:42:30,999 --> 00:42:34,776
and, in his anger,
forgot a basic reality,
894
00:42:34,970 --> 00:42:37,951
the same reality his lawyer
hopes you'll forget.
895
00:42:38,807 --> 00:42:40,684
That he is an adult.
896
00:42:41,844 --> 00:42:44,347
And we hold adults responsible
for what they do,
897
00:42:44,413 --> 00:42:46,017
no matter how angry they get.
898
00:42:46,982 --> 00:42:49,292
Don't let Mr. Taylor
off the hook.
899
00:42:50,853 --> 00:42:53,493
Don't create an excuse
where there is none.
900
00:43:19,249 --> 00:43:20,956
Has the jury reached a verdict?
901
00:43:21,451 --> 00:43:23,021
We have, Your Honor.
902
00:43:24,220 --> 00:43:26,461
On the charge of Murder
in the Second Degree,
903
00:43:26,523 --> 00:43:29,367
we find the defendant,
Raymond Taylor,
904
00:43:30,260 --> 00:43:32,035
guilty.
(JUDGE POUNDS GAVEL)
905
00:43:43,940 --> 00:43:45,920
No. No.
906
00:43:46,843 --> 00:43:48,880
Dad, please. Please.
907
00:43:49,913 --> 00:43:52,257
No. No. No.
908
00:43:55,418 --> 00:43:57,261
It's gonna be okay.
(CRYING)
909
00:43:58,021 --> 00:43:59,557
It's gonna be okay.
910
00:44:02,625 --> 00:44:06,232
You think his son ever gets over
having testified against his father?
911
00:44:06,663 --> 00:44:09,371
Or having seen his father
take another man's life?
912
00:44:09,799 --> 00:44:12,473
He worked so hard
to see his boy succeed,
913
00:44:12,535 --> 00:44:15,243
ends up having to watch it
all through prison bars.
914
00:44:17,140 --> 00:44:18,881
Nothing like winning.