1 00:00:04,265 --> 00:00:06,309 - In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:06,310 --> 00:00:07,658 the people are represented 3 00:00:07,659 --> 00:00:10,139 by two separate, yet equally important groups: 4 00:00:10,140 --> 00:00:11,967 the police, who investigate crime, 5 00:00:11,968 --> 00:00:14,883 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 6 00:00:14,884 --> 00:00:16,581 These are their stories. 7 00:00:18,192 --> 00:00:20,323 - Congratulations, girls. 8 00:00:20,324 --> 00:00:21,977 - Thank you, Dean West. 9 00:00:21,978 --> 00:00:23,457 - Just 'cause you got accepted early, 10 00:00:23,458 --> 00:00:25,415 we don't want any senioritis. 11 00:00:25,416 --> 00:00:27,417 Colleges are still looking at your grades. 12 00:00:27,418 --> 00:00:30,638 So are we. [chuckles] 13 00:00:30,639 --> 00:00:33,076 Looks good. 14 00:00:39,343 --> 00:00:40,952 You wanna talk about it? 15 00:00:40,953 --> 00:00:42,564 - Sure. 16 00:00:44,696 --> 00:00:47,829 I applied to Northwestern because you told me to, 17 00:00:47,830 --> 00:00:49,004 and I got rejected. 18 00:00:49,005 --> 00:00:50,788 Now I'm screwed. 19 00:00:50,789 --> 00:00:52,355 - Gentle reminder, Stella. 20 00:00:52,356 --> 00:00:54,531 We have two Chalk Days every year, 21 00:00:54,532 --> 00:00:56,359 one in the fall and one in the spring. 22 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:57,882 - I know, but that doesn't mean-- 23 00:00:57,883 --> 00:01:01,451 - Some students get into their dream school early, 24 00:01:01,452 --> 00:01:05,064 but most find their dream school in the spring. 25 00:01:05,065 --> 00:01:06,717 And that's going to be you, Stella. 26 00:01:06,718 --> 00:01:09,677 And I'm going to remind you of this conversation then 27 00:01:09,678 --> 00:01:14,377 when you're putting Wash U on the quad or GW 28 00:01:14,378 --> 00:01:19,643 or whatever amazing college is lucky enough to have you. 29 00:01:19,644 --> 00:01:21,080 - I'm sorry. 30 00:01:21,081 --> 00:01:23,386 I didn't mean to-- 31 00:01:23,387 --> 00:01:25,649 I'm just really bummed out, that's all. 32 00:01:25,650 --> 00:01:27,390 - I get it. 33 00:01:27,391 --> 00:01:30,089 What do we say at times like this? 34 00:01:30,090 --> 00:01:32,308 - Bad day in a great life. 35 00:01:32,309 --> 00:01:34,832 - Never forget that. 36 00:01:34,833 --> 00:01:37,835 [ominous music] 37 00:01:37,836 --> 00:01:40,055 ♪ 38 00:01:40,056 --> 00:01:41,361 - Hey. 39 00:01:41,362 --> 00:01:42,753 - Lou, what are you doing up here? 40 00:01:42,754 --> 00:01:45,016 - Well, seems like everybody who runs this town 41 00:01:45,017 --> 00:01:46,453 went to Ellsworth Academy. 42 00:01:46,454 --> 00:01:48,063 The Dean of Students gets killed, 43 00:01:48,064 --> 00:01:49,934 they start looking over my shoulder. 44 00:01:49,935 --> 00:01:51,240 What do we got? 45 00:01:51,241 --> 00:01:53,286 - Meredith West, beaten to death 46 00:01:53,287 --> 00:01:55,157 with some sort of blunt instrument. 47 00:01:55,158 --> 00:01:56,767 No sign of the murder weapon. 48 00:01:56,768 --> 00:01:59,030 Cash, credit cards, phone, everything was on her. 49 00:01:59,031 --> 00:02:00,902 No sign of defensive wounds, so-- 50 00:02:00,903 --> 00:02:02,164 - So probably not a robbery. 51 00:02:02,165 --> 00:02:04,384 - Neighbor came home and found her at 7:28 p.m. 52 00:02:04,385 --> 00:02:05,776 Didn't witness the attack, 53 00:02:05,777 --> 00:02:08,214 gave us a pretty vague description of someone 54 00:02:08,215 --> 00:02:09,302 hurrying away from the scene. 55 00:02:09,303 --> 00:02:10,433 - How vague? 56 00:02:10,434 --> 00:02:12,957 - Small frame, green hoodie. 57 00:02:12,958 --> 00:02:14,263 Vague. 58 00:02:14,264 --> 00:02:18,138 - West lived right there with her husband. 59 00:02:19,008 --> 00:02:21,227 - So it was just the two of you living here, yeah? 60 00:02:21,228 --> 00:02:22,793 - Yes. 61 00:02:22,794 --> 00:02:25,796 Our girls are away at college. [sighs] 62 00:02:25,797 --> 00:02:27,450 Oh, God. 63 00:02:27,451 --> 00:02:30,367 They don't even know. [sniffles] 64 00:02:31,455 --> 00:02:33,848 - Was Meredith having any problems? 65 00:02:33,849 --> 00:02:35,415 Was she being threatened by anyone? 66 00:02:35,416 --> 00:02:38,157 - Um, not that I'm aware of. 67 00:02:38,158 --> 00:02:39,984 - Any issues at work? 68 00:02:39,985 --> 00:02:44,119 - I mean, Ellsworth isn't the easiest place to navigate. 69 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:45,947 She's always got people tugging at her. 70 00:02:45,948 --> 00:02:49,472 Her students--these are the future masters of the universe, 71 00:02:49,473 --> 00:02:51,257 the Ellsworth clientele. 72 00:02:51,258 --> 00:02:53,215 - People who are not used to hearing no. 73 00:02:53,216 --> 00:02:55,217 - She was proud to be affiliated 74 00:02:55,218 --> 00:02:58,438 with such a prestigious school. 75 00:02:58,439 --> 00:03:02,006 And she was so good at it. 76 00:03:02,007 --> 00:03:03,965 [crying] 77 00:03:03,966 --> 00:03:05,662 - I know this is hard, 78 00:03:05,663 --> 00:03:08,143 but we do have to ask what you were doing. 79 00:03:08,144 --> 00:03:09,579 - I get it. 80 00:03:09,580 --> 00:03:13,496 Uh, I worked remotely today. 81 00:03:13,497 --> 00:03:16,325 There's records of emails and Zooms and stuff. 82 00:03:16,326 --> 00:03:19,067 - OK. How about this evening? 83 00:03:19,068 --> 00:03:23,245 - Uh, I put on some soup. 84 00:03:23,246 --> 00:03:25,813 It's getting chilly outside. 85 00:03:25,814 --> 00:03:29,077 Meredith loves my broccoli puree. 86 00:03:29,078 --> 00:03:33,603 Uh, she called around 7:00, said she was headed home. 87 00:03:33,604 --> 00:03:36,693 I got in the shower, 7:20 maybe. 88 00:03:36,694 --> 00:03:41,524 I stepped out, and I heard police radios down the street. 89 00:03:41,525 --> 00:03:44,092 That's when I found out. 90 00:03:44,093 --> 00:03:46,050 - And when Meredith called, did she mention 91 00:03:46,051 --> 00:03:48,531 that anything unusual happened? 92 00:03:48,532 --> 00:03:50,794 Did she sound worried? 93 00:03:50,795 --> 00:03:52,622 - No. 94 00:03:52,623 --> 00:03:56,887 It was just--just another day. 95 00:03:56,888 --> 00:03:59,890 [tense music] 96 00:03:59,891 --> 00:04:03,067 ♪ 97 00:04:03,068 --> 00:04:06,070 [dramatic music] 98 00:04:06,071 --> 00:04:12,991 ♪ 99 00:04:48,723 --> 00:04:50,071 - We talked to West's assistant. 100 00:04:50,072 --> 00:04:52,291 Nothing really seems off about her last day. 101 00:04:52,292 --> 00:04:54,075 She had an event for seniors, 102 00:04:54,076 --> 00:04:57,426 the usual parade of faculty meetings and committees. 103 00:04:57,427 --> 00:04:59,776 But we did manage to snag some ARGUS footage of her 104 00:04:59,777 --> 00:05:02,126 when she was leaving campus at 5:43 p.m. 105 00:05:02,127 --> 00:05:05,608 She walks out, heads west on 71st Street. 106 00:05:05,609 --> 00:05:07,044 She's dead less than two hours later. 107 00:05:07,045 --> 00:05:08,959 - So the question is, what happened between 5:43 108 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:11,005 and the time of the murder? - Yeah. 109 00:05:11,006 --> 00:05:12,485 - Hey, Lou, check this out. 110 00:05:12,486 --> 00:05:14,661 Got something. 111 00:05:14,662 --> 00:05:16,967 So there she is crossing Lex, and then... 112 00:05:16,968 --> 00:05:18,709 [keyboard clacks] 113 00:05:20,189 --> 00:05:21,668 - The hell is that about? 114 00:05:21,669 --> 00:05:23,844 - I'm not sure, but it goes on for less than a minute. 115 00:05:23,845 --> 00:05:25,454 Then they go their separate ways. 116 00:05:25,455 --> 00:05:28,022 Then we lose her two blocks later on video. 117 00:05:28,023 --> 00:05:29,677 - OK. Run facial rec. 118 00:05:31,940 --> 00:05:33,462 - I'm sorry to hear about Dean West, 119 00:05:33,463 --> 00:05:34,811 but what's this got to do with me? 120 00:05:34,812 --> 00:05:36,247 - As far as we know, Mr. Donovan, 121 00:05:36,248 --> 00:05:38,903 you're the last person to see Meredith West alive. 122 00:05:41,079 --> 00:05:44,255 - [scoffs] This is gonna sound crazy. 123 00:05:44,256 --> 00:05:45,822 - Pretty high bar for us. 124 00:05:45,823 --> 00:05:49,391 - My son, he's a sophomore at Ellsworth. 125 00:05:49,392 --> 00:05:52,307 He's supposed to take this class next year, AP English. 126 00:05:52,308 --> 00:05:55,310 You don't just sign up, though. You got to test in. 127 00:05:55,311 --> 00:05:56,659 - So? 128 00:05:56,660 --> 00:05:58,531 - So they give the kids this essay prompt 129 00:05:58,532 --> 00:06:00,359 to write about the benefits of eating locally, 130 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,361 the locavore movement. 131 00:06:02,362 --> 00:06:04,014 My kid was clueless. 132 00:06:04,015 --> 00:06:06,408 So my son didn't pass the essay, 133 00:06:06,409 --> 00:06:09,193 which means he can't take AP English. 134 00:06:09,194 --> 00:06:11,370 - So? - So? 135 00:06:11,371 --> 00:06:13,633 He's screwed. [scoffs] 136 00:06:13,634 --> 00:06:16,026 We chose Ellsworth so that he can go to a top college. 137 00:06:16,027 --> 00:06:17,680 And you can't get into a top college 138 00:06:17,681 --> 00:06:20,553 unless you take lots of AP classes. 139 00:06:20,554 --> 00:06:22,816 I talked to Meredith, explained that 140 00:06:22,817 --> 00:06:26,428 I needed my son to get into that class 141 00:06:26,429 --> 00:06:28,125 or I wasn't donating any more money. 142 00:06:28,126 --> 00:06:30,214 - So your kid is 15 years old. 143 00:06:30,215 --> 00:06:32,042 All of a sudden, his life is over? 144 00:06:32,043 --> 00:06:33,957 - I get it. Trust me. 145 00:06:33,958 --> 00:06:36,090 If every other parent is playing this game, 146 00:06:36,091 --> 00:06:38,658 grabbing any edge they can for their kid at any cost, 147 00:06:38,659 --> 00:06:40,399 and if you decline to participate, 148 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:42,226 then you're a bad parent. 149 00:06:42,227 --> 00:06:44,794 So you become someone that you don't recognize, 150 00:06:44,795 --> 00:06:46,970 someone who goes nuts about stupid things, 151 00:06:46,971 --> 00:06:50,887 then yells at Meredith West about it. 152 00:06:50,888 --> 00:06:52,976 - OK, help me out here, 'cause I'm confused. 153 00:06:52,977 --> 00:06:55,326 So you weren't mad at Dean West. 154 00:06:55,327 --> 00:06:57,111 - I was. 155 00:06:57,112 --> 00:06:58,678 But I don't blame her. 156 00:06:58,679 --> 00:07:01,507 She's just caught in the middle. 157 00:07:01,508 --> 00:07:05,206 Truth is, she was a miracle worker. 158 00:07:05,207 --> 00:07:07,904 She had a hundred pricks like me coming at her every day. 159 00:07:07,905 --> 00:07:11,865 She took every punch. She cleaned up every mess. 160 00:07:11,866 --> 00:07:16,784 If you ask me, she held that school together. 161 00:07:20,135 --> 00:07:21,614 [sirens wailing] 162 00:07:21,615 --> 00:07:23,093 - Hey. - Hey. 163 00:07:23,094 --> 00:07:25,269 Video surveillance came back from Donovan's office. 164 00:07:25,270 --> 00:07:28,751 He went back there after his altercation with West. 165 00:07:28,752 --> 00:07:30,231 - All right, so now we just got to figure out 166 00:07:30,232 --> 00:07:31,885 where West went after that, 167 00:07:31,886 --> 00:07:34,235 which is a giant black hole at the moment. 168 00:07:34,236 --> 00:07:37,586 [indistinct chatter] 169 00:07:37,587 --> 00:07:39,632 You good? - Yeah. 170 00:07:39,633 --> 00:07:41,677 Keep working with the techs on the dean's phone, 171 00:07:41,678 --> 00:07:43,113 and I'll be in in a minute. 172 00:07:43,114 --> 00:07:45,464 - All right. 173 00:07:45,465 --> 00:07:47,117 - Hey. Hey, Mom. 174 00:07:47,118 --> 00:07:48,990 - How you doing? 175 00:07:50,818 --> 00:07:52,122 What are you doing up here? 176 00:07:52,123 --> 00:07:55,518 - Just, uh, wanted to come say hi. 177 00:07:57,128 --> 00:08:01,131 Leo just got a show on the books in the village. 178 00:08:01,132 --> 00:08:05,396 It'd be great if you could come by and check it out. 179 00:08:05,397 --> 00:08:06,659 He'd really appreciate it. 180 00:08:06,660 --> 00:08:08,791 - I'd really appreciate it if he got clean. 181 00:08:08,792 --> 00:08:10,532 - He is. He's two months sober now. 182 00:08:10,533 --> 00:08:11,664 - I hope you're right. - I am. 183 00:08:11,665 --> 00:08:13,404 - We've been down this road before. 184 00:08:13,405 --> 00:08:14,797 - I get it. He's--he's not perfect-- 185 00:08:14,798 --> 00:08:16,103 - I'm not expecting him to be perfect. 186 00:08:16,104 --> 00:08:18,801 Your brother has to grow up now 187 00:08:18,802 --> 00:08:21,238 if he wants a chance at a decent life. 188 00:08:21,239 --> 00:08:22,675 - Just cut him a break. Just give him a chance. 189 00:08:22,676 --> 00:08:24,024 Just one chance. - I've given him a chance. 190 00:08:24,025 --> 00:08:29,638 100 chances--what, like I'm the problem here? 191 00:08:29,639 --> 00:08:32,120 I got to go. - Mom. 192 00:08:34,209 --> 00:08:36,298 [sighs] 193 00:08:39,388 --> 00:08:40,823 - Hey, Lou. 194 00:08:40,824 --> 00:08:43,043 The techs cracked the personal calendar on West's phone. 195 00:08:43,044 --> 00:08:44,174 - Yeah, and? 196 00:08:44,175 --> 00:08:45,436 - Well, after her run-in with Donovan, 197 00:08:45,437 --> 00:08:47,569 she had an appointment scheduled for 6:30. 198 00:08:47,570 --> 00:08:48,657 - With who? 199 00:08:48,658 --> 00:08:50,354 - Woman named Amelia Mann. 200 00:08:50,355 --> 00:08:52,313 Apparently, she's some kind of Ellsworth Academy legend. 201 00:08:52,314 --> 00:08:54,097 Ran the school for 22 years. 202 00:08:54,098 --> 00:08:55,403 - OK, so go talk to her. 203 00:08:55,404 --> 00:08:57,840 - That's gonna be tough. 204 00:08:57,841 --> 00:09:01,409 [foreboding music] 205 00:09:01,410 --> 00:09:05,021 Amelia Mann died in 1987. 206 00:09:05,022 --> 00:09:07,547 ♪ 207 00:09:11,420 --> 00:09:13,073 - How can I help? 208 00:09:13,074 --> 00:09:14,553 - You can start by telling us who you are. 209 00:09:14,554 --> 00:09:16,076 Dean's calendar said she had a meeting here 210 00:09:16,077 --> 00:09:18,121 with a woman who died in 1987. 211 00:09:18,122 --> 00:09:22,082 So I'm guessing that's not you. 212 00:09:22,083 --> 00:09:24,258 - You don't care to explain that? 213 00:09:24,259 --> 00:09:27,043 - I can't. 214 00:09:27,044 --> 00:09:28,871 I have an NDA with Ellsworth. 215 00:09:28,872 --> 00:09:32,266 - Look, lady, we're investigating a murder here, 216 00:09:32,267 --> 00:09:36,140 so I can't overstate how little an NDA means to us right now. 217 00:09:37,489 --> 00:09:41,275 - My name is Bronwyn Stover. 218 00:09:41,276 --> 00:09:44,408 I used to teach at Ellsworth. 219 00:09:44,409 --> 00:09:48,630 I had an inappropriate relationship with a student. 220 00:09:48,631 --> 00:09:50,023 - With a kid? 221 00:09:50,024 --> 00:09:51,720 - He was 18. 222 00:09:51,721 --> 00:09:55,463 Everyone wanted to keep the--the situation private, 223 00:09:55,464 --> 00:09:58,118 the board, the head of school, Meredith, 224 00:09:58,119 --> 00:09:59,685 the student's parents. 225 00:09:59,686 --> 00:10:01,034 - The parents did? 226 00:10:01,035 --> 00:10:02,601 - Head of school promised their son 227 00:10:02,602 --> 00:10:04,037 would get placed at Princeton. 228 00:10:04,038 --> 00:10:05,299 - What do you mean, placed? 229 00:10:05,300 --> 00:10:06,822 - Head of school called in a favor 230 00:10:06,823 --> 00:10:09,520 in exchange for the family's silence. 231 00:10:09,521 --> 00:10:12,611 - All right. And what about you? 232 00:10:12,612 --> 00:10:16,440 - They wrote me a six-figure check. 233 00:10:16,441 --> 00:10:19,008 And, uh, I mean, the school's owned this place 234 00:10:19,009 --> 00:10:20,923 since the Amelia Mann years. 235 00:10:20,924 --> 00:10:24,623 So they let me move in and told me to keep my mouth shut. 236 00:10:24,624 --> 00:10:26,842 - Pretty cushy landing, considering. 237 00:10:26,843 --> 00:10:28,496 - Sure is. 238 00:10:28,497 --> 00:10:31,020 What was Meredith West doing here last night? 239 00:10:31,021 --> 00:10:33,457 - Telling me that my lease was up. 240 00:10:33,458 --> 00:10:35,634 - Did that piss you off that she was kicking you out? 241 00:10:35,635 --> 00:10:36,939 - No. 242 00:10:36,940 --> 00:10:40,290 She was fair and--and loyal. 243 00:10:40,291 --> 00:10:41,683 And then she left. 244 00:10:41,684 --> 00:10:43,859 - Did she say where she was going? 245 00:10:43,860 --> 00:10:45,600 She have another meeting? 246 00:10:45,601 --> 00:10:46,906 - No. 247 00:10:46,907 --> 00:10:50,692 She just had a long day and was headed home. 248 00:10:50,693 --> 00:10:53,042 Oh, only other thing was, um, she said she was 249 00:10:53,043 --> 00:10:56,350 in "extra time hell," and it was driving her nuts. 250 00:10:56,351 --> 00:11:00,484 - Extra time hell? 251 00:11:00,485 --> 00:11:04,401 - Kids with learning disorders-- ADHD, OCD, dyslexia-- 252 00:11:04,402 --> 00:11:06,795 they're getting special accommodations at school, 253 00:11:06,796 --> 00:11:09,406 right, things like private rooms to take exams. 254 00:11:09,407 --> 00:11:10,886 And this is the big one. 255 00:11:10,887 --> 00:11:12,671 They're getting extra time 256 00:11:12,672 --> 00:11:14,585 for things like essays, assessments. 257 00:11:14,586 --> 00:11:18,720 - Standardized tests, too-- ACTs, APs, SATs. 258 00:11:18,721 --> 00:11:20,069 Some of these kids got double the time 259 00:11:20,070 --> 00:11:21,505 to take the same exams. 260 00:11:21,506 --> 00:11:24,857 - OK, so kids with learning issues get extra time. 261 00:11:24,858 --> 00:11:27,729 I--I don't see what this has to do with West's death. 262 00:11:27,730 --> 00:11:29,470 - Well, parents are getting false diagnoses 263 00:11:29,471 --> 00:11:30,776 for kids who don't have these issues. 264 00:11:30,777 --> 00:11:33,039 - To jack up their scores? Yeah, I get it. 265 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:35,737 But I'm still waiting for the connection to West's murder. 266 00:11:35,738 --> 00:11:37,783 - She was the one handing out the accommodations. 267 00:11:37,784 --> 00:11:40,394 - And not everybody who applied got what they wanted. 268 00:11:40,395 --> 00:11:42,135 - So she's judge and jury. 269 00:11:42,136 --> 00:11:43,963 And the kids that get rejected-- 270 00:11:43,964 --> 00:11:45,529 - Get very upset. 271 00:11:45,530 --> 00:11:48,271 - Upset enough to kill? 272 00:11:48,272 --> 00:11:51,667 - A place like Ellsworth? Hell, yeah. 273 00:11:54,931 --> 00:11:56,453 - I'm just worried. 274 00:11:56,454 --> 00:11:59,413 I know the police want to talk, and I obviously want to 275 00:11:59,414 --> 00:12:01,415 help them find the bastard who did this. 276 00:12:01,416 --> 00:12:04,766 But I'm a little nervous about the process-- 277 00:12:04,767 --> 00:12:07,726 what to share, what not to share. 278 00:12:07,727 --> 00:12:09,249 I mean, if they start digging deep, 279 00:12:09,250 --> 00:12:11,251 who knows what they might find? 280 00:12:11,252 --> 00:12:14,863 I guess what I'm really asking is, do I need a lawyer? 281 00:12:14,864 --> 00:12:16,778 - My best advice? 282 00:12:16,779 --> 00:12:17,779 Be truthful. 283 00:12:17,780 --> 00:12:19,476 Don't worry about the implications. 284 00:12:19,477 --> 00:12:21,304 - Nick, this isn't the political climate 285 00:12:21,305 --> 00:12:24,743 for someone in my position to not worry about implications. 286 00:12:24,744 --> 00:12:26,309 - Answer the questions you're asked 287 00:12:26,310 --> 00:12:28,616 and only the questions you're asked. 288 00:12:28,617 --> 00:12:32,402 Tell the truth using as few words as possible. 289 00:12:32,403 --> 00:12:34,796 [knock at door] 290 00:12:34,797 --> 00:12:39,279 - Sir, uh, the detectives are getting impatient. 291 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:43,022 [students chattering] 292 00:12:43,023 --> 00:12:45,285 - Detectives. 293 00:12:45,286 --> 00:12:47,243 - DA Baxter. 294 00:12:47,244 --> 00:12:48,723 We were told to wait. 295 00:12:48,724 --> 00:12:50,464 We didn't realize we were waiting for you. 296 00:12:50,465 --> 00:12:52,771 - Ellsworth grad. My kids, too. 297 00:12:52,772 --> 00:12:55,861 And I'm on the board, so... 298 00:12:55,862 --> 00:12:58,951 Listen, Carlton's a friend of mine. 299 00:12:58,952 --> 00:13:02,128 And I just ask you guys to remember you do this every day. 300 00:13:02,129 --> 00:13:04,391 Dr. Kelly has never been through anything like this before, 301 00:13:04,392 --> 00:13:07,481 and he is dealing with a lot right now. 302 00:13:07,482 --> 00:13:09,570 - What's your point? 303 00:13:09,571 --> 00:13:12,703 - I knew Meredith West for 15 years. 304 00:13:12,704 --> 00:13:15,751 Let's find the son of a bitch who did this. 305 00:13:18,232 --> 00:13:19,623 - Fall's a busy time. 306 00:13:19,624 --> 00:13:21,495 A lot of earth to move, 307 00:13:21,496 --> 00:13:24,803 and Meredith was doing most of the shoveling. 308 00:13:24,804 --> 00:13:27,980 - Including decisions about extra time accommodations? 309 00:13:27,981 --> 00:13:29,285 - Uh, that's right. 310 00:13:29,286 --> 00:13:32,506 And Dean West sorted all that out last week. 311 00:13:32,507 --> 00:13:33,986 - Some tough decisions, huh? 312 00:13:33,987 --> 00:13:37,859 - Yes, that's a difficult process. 313 00:13:37,860 --> 00:13:40,688 But it's necessary for students with certain learning 314 00:13:40,689 --> 00:13:44,344 differences or who might be neurodivergent. 315 00:13:44,345 --> 00:13:46,868 - What percentage of people who apply for these accommodations 316 00:13:46,869 --> 00:13:48,609 get turned down? 317 00:13:48,610 --> 00:13:50,176 - Hard to say. 318 00:13:50,177 --> 00:13:51,830 20%. 319 00:13:51,831 --> 00:13:55,224 This year was actually higher-- maybe closer to 30%. 320 00:13:55,225 --> 00:13:56,530 - And why is that? 321 00:13:56,531 --> 00:13:58,880 - We got more requests than ever. 322 00:13:58,881 --> 00:14:04,059 So we--we were more rigorous in our analysis. 323 00:14:04,060 --> 00:14:05,756 - We heard that some of the parents 324 00:14:05,757 --> 00:14:07,933 of the students who get turned down can get pretty upset. 325 00:14:07,934 --> 00:14:10,065 - Some of them, yes. 326 00:14:10,066 --> 00:14:12,547 - Any of them actually threaten Meredith? 327 00:14:18,074 --> 00:14:20,946 - Lisa Dumont? A word? 328 00:14:20,947 --> 00:14:24,993 - NYPD. We need to talk to you. 329 00:14:24,994 --> 00:14:26,299 - About what? 330 00:14:26,300 --> 00:14:30,042 - About an email that you sent to Dean West. 331 00:14:30,043 --> 00:14:31,957 "You're destroying my daughter's future. 332 00:14:31,958 --> 00:14:34,307 This is not over." 333 00:14:34,308 --> 00:14:35,569 - Yeah. 334 00:14:35,570 --> 00:14:38,224 And I meant every word of that email. 335 00:14:38,225 --> 00:14:41,575 My daughter suffers from extreme anxiety, 336 00:14:41,576 --> 00:14:44,056 and she needed that extra time. 337 00:14:44,057 --> 00:14:47,929 But I guess she's just a poor scholarship kid, I suppose. 338 00:14:47,930 --> 00:14:51,933 - Ma'am, you are aware that Meredith West was murdered? 339 00:14:51,934 --> 00:14:53,587 - Yes. 340 00:14:53,588 --> 00:14:55,719 The school sent out an email. 341 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:59,245 - So where were you Tuesday, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.? 342 00:14:59,246 --> 00:15:01,900 - Here, at home. 343 00:15:01,901 --> 00:15:04,903 I went out for a walk at some point, I think. 344 00:15:04,904 --> 00:15:06,948 - So you were here at home, or you went for a walk? 345 00:15:06,949 --> 00:15:09,821 Which one is it? - No, no, no, I was home. 346 00:15:12,650 --> 00:15:13,999 - Thank you for your time. 347 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,959 [siren wailing] 348 00:15:19,135 --> 00:15:21,397 [knock at window] - What do you got? 349 00:15:21,398 --> 00:15:23,704 - CCTV near Lisa Dumont's apartment. 350 00:15:23,705 --> 00:15:25,575 Someone who looks like Dumont is seen walking west 351 00:15:25,576 --> 00:15:29,753 on 114th Street at 7:42 p.m. a few blocks from her apartment 352 00:15:29,754 --> 00:15:32,539 14 minutes after the 911 call came in. 353 00:15:32,540 --> 00:15:34,628 - Timing syncs up. - To the minute. 354 00:15:34,629 --> 00:15:36,630 - Slender, green hoodie. 355 00:15:36,631 --> 00:15:38,023 Matches your witness's description. 356 00:15:38,024 --> 00:15:39,415 - Witness didn't mention that, though. 357 00:15:39,416 --> 00:15:42,288 She's wearing a backpack. 358 00:15:42,289 --> 00:15:44,159 - Can you get any closer? 359 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:46,074 [keyboard clacking] 360 00:15:46,075 --> 00:15:48,729 [dramatic music] 361 00:15:48,730 --> 00:15:51,123 Time to make an arrest. 362 00:15:51,124 --> 00:15:56,476 ♪ 363 00:15:56,477 --> 00:15:58,044 [dog barking] 364 00:15:59,959 --> 00:16:01,437 - I'm not talking to you anymore. 365 00:16:01,438 --> 00:16:03,091 - No, we're not here for you. 366 00:16:03,092 --> 00:16:04,788 - You can't just come-- - Yes, we can. 367 00:16:04,789 --> 00:16:07,835 This is a warrant. - For what? 368 00:16:07,836 --> 00:16:09,489 - This is an Ellsworth backpack, right? 369 00:16:09,490 --> 00:16:11,665 - Yeah. - Number 14. 370 00:16:11,666 --> 00:16:12,796 That's Emily's field hockey number. 371 00:16:12,797 --> 00:16:14,624 - Hey, yo, Vince. - No. 372 00:16:14,625 --> 00:16:16,757 - Emily Dumont, you're under arrest 373 00:16:16,758 --> 00:16:18,237 for the murder of Meredith West. - Come on. 374 00:16:18,238 --> 00:16:19,325 - What? - Get up. 375 00:16:19,326 --> 00:16:20,674 You got to come with us right now. 376 00:16:20,675 --> 00:16:22,458 - I--I can't. I have the SATs this weekend. 377 00:16:22,459 --> 00:16:24,025 - Come on. Let's go. - Emily. 378 00:16:24,026 --> 00:16:26,028 - Mom. Mom. 379 00:16:31,555 --> 00:16:33,688 [phone buzzes] 380 00:16:39,215 --> 00:16:40,521 [message blips] 381 00:16:53,882 --> 00:16:57,667 - Our detectives made you aware of your Miranda rights? 382 00:16:57,668 --> 00:16:59,104 - Yes. 383 00:16:59,105 --> 00:17:01,367 - You understand that you don't have to talk to me. 384 00:17:01,368 --> 00:17:04,109 You can ask for a lawyer. 385 00:17:04,110 --> 00:17:05,675 - I understand. 386 00:17:05,676 --> 00:17:08,156 - And anything you say we can use against you. 387 00:17:08,157 --> 00:17:09,984 You get that part? 388 00:17:09,985 --> 00:17:12,117 - Yes. - OK. 389 00:17:12,118 --> 00:17:13,466 [door clicks] 390 00:17:13,467 --> 00:17:16,556 - Just to be safe, I double-checked. 391 00:17:16,557 --> 00:17:19,385 We're all good. She turned 18 two weeks ago. 392 00:17:19,386 --> 00:17:21,517 - I am just trying to understand 393 00:17:21,518 --> 00:17:23,737 what happened to Meredith West. 394 00:17:23,738 --> 00:17:26,522 - I didn't kill Dean West. 395 00:17:26,523 --> 00:17:29,612 - I looked at your transcript. You're a good student. 396 00:17:29,613 --> 00:17:33,051 You get good grades. You don't get in trouble. 397 00:17:33,052 --> 00:17:34,835 On the field hockey team. 398 00:17:34,836 --> 00:17:38,099 You play the violin in the orchestra, right? 399 00:17:38,100 --> 00:17:41,363 - [sniffles] Mm-hmm. 400 00:17:41,364 --> 00:17:44,888 - I also think you killed Dean West. 401 00:17:44,889 --> 00:17:47,369 - [crying] 402 00:17:47,370 --> 00:17:49,110 - And it's no use lying about it. 403 00:17:49,111 --> 00:17:50,416 It's not going to help you. 404 00:17:50,417 --> 00:17:53,114 - [sobs] 405 00:17:53,115 --> 00:17:55,073 - Are you OK? - I just--I just-- 406 00:17:55,074 --> 00:17:57,466 I have some anxiety, so-- 407 00:17:57,467 --> 00:17:59,120 - Do you want a break? - No. 408 00:17:59,121 --> 00:18:01,992 I just want to go home, OK? 409 00:18:01,993 --> 00:18:03,907 I have my SAT on Saturday, 410 00:18:03,908 --> 00:18:07,433 and it's my last chance, so I really need to do well. 411 00:18:07,434 --> 00:18:09,130 - Jesus. 412 00:18:09,131 --> 00:18:10,479 The kid's staring down a murder charge. 413 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:12,307 She's worried about the SATs. 414 00:18:12,308 --> 00:18:13,787 - The only thing you have to do right now 415 00:18:13,788 --> 00:18:16,224 is answer my questions honestly. 416 00:18:16,225 --> 00:18:19,097 A witness saw you attack Dean West. 417 00:18:19,098 --> 00:18:21,664 We have video. Lots of it. 418 00:18:21,665 --> 00:18:25,146 Emily, when a good kid does a bad thing, 419 00:18:25,147 --> 00:18:28,671 a violent thing, there is always a reason. 420 00:18:28,672 --> 00:18:30,586 I just need to understand that reason. 421 00:18:30,587 --> 00:18:35,635 I need you to tell me why you wanted to hurt Dean West. 422 00:18:35,636 --> 00:18:38,246 - [sniffles] 423 00:18:38,247 --> 00:18:42,251 - And when you do that, you're free to go. 424 00:18:47,126 --> 00:18:48,996 - I can go home? 425 00:18:48,997 --> 00:18:52,130 - You can go home. 426 00:18:52,131 --> 00:18:53,653 And the sooner you start talking, 427 00:18:53,654 --> 00:18:57,440 the sooner you can get back to studying for your SATs. 428 00:19:00,791 --> 00:19:04,098 Why did you attack Meredith West? 429 00:19:04,099 --> 00:19:05,839 [somber music] 430 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,189 - Because she screwed me. 431 00:19:08,190 --> 00:19:10,974 ♪ 432 00:19:10,975 --> 00:19:13,325 - How? 433 00:19:13,326 --> 00:19:15,370 - I asked for extra test time, 434 00:19:15,371 --> 00:19:19,679 less crowded rooms because of my anxiety. 435 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:21,376 But she said no. 436 00:19:21,377 --> 00:19:24,162 She said my condition didn't warrant it. 437 00:19:24,163 --> 00:19:25,946 - And that's why you confronted her. 438 00:19:25,947 --> 00:19:27,208 - Yes. 439 00:19:27,209 --> 00:19:29,297 And she got really upset that I 440 00:19:29,298 --> 00:19:30,733 tried talking to her at her home. 441 00:19:30,734 --> 00:19:33,171 She said she was gonna expel me. 442 00:19:33,172 --> 00:19:35,651 And I begged her to reconsider. 443 00:19:35,652 --> 00:19:40,221 But she--she just walked away. 444 00:19:40,222 --> 00:19:44,007 And my heart started racing really fast. 445 00:19:44,008 --> 00:19:46,923 ♪ 446 00:19:46,924 --> 00:19:50,188 And I just hit her with my field hockey stick. 447 00:19:50,189 --> 00:19:53,103 ♪ 448 00:19:53,104 --> 00:19:55,236 - Where'd you hit her? 449 00:19:55,237 --> 00:19:58,065 - On the head. 450 00:19:58,066 --> 00:20:00,241 - How many times? - I don't know. 451 00:20:00,242 --> 00:20:02,287 Two, maybe three. 452 00:20:02,288 --> 00:20:04,593 [crying] 453 00:20:04,594 --> 00:20:08,031 - And where is the field hockey stick now? 454 00:20:08,032 --> 00:20:10,686 - I threw it away. 455 00:20:10,687 --> 00:20:12,862 - Where? 456 00:20:12,863 --> 00:20:16,214 - Near the apartment. 457 00:20:16,215 --> 00:20:20,174 Are we done? Can I please go home now? 458 00:20:20,175 --> 00:20:23,525 - [sighs] 459 00:20:23,526 --> 00:20:27,442 Uh, no, Emily, I'm afraid not. 460 00:20:27,443 --> 00:20:29,749 ♪ 461 00:20:29,750 --> 00:20:32,709 [door clicks] 462 00:20:35,234 --> 00:20:37,583 - The whole thing is a damn shame. 463 00:20:37,584 --> 00:20:39,802 Young girl under all kinds of pressure 464 00:20:39,803 --> 00:20:43,197 lashes out at someone she perceives has wronged her. 465 00:20:43,198 --> 00:20:45,939 Ellsworth is a tough place-- rigorous academics, 466 00:20:45,940 --> 00:20:48,028 demanding teachers, competitive students. 467 00:20:48,029 --> 00:20:50,378 - I went to boarding school in Massachusetts. 468 00:20:50,379 --> 00:20:51,684 Same thing. 469 00:20:51,685 --> 00:20:54,339 - Well, I went to public school in Queens. 470 00:20:54,340 --> 00:20:57,080 Definitely not the same thing. 471 00:20:57,081 --> 00:20:58,952 But I feel for this kid. 472 00:20:58,953 --> 00:21:02,085 I mean, she was working really hard 473 00:21:02,086 --> 00:21:03,957 trying to get into an elite university 474 00:21:03,958 --> 00:21:08,266 while suffering from severe anxiety. 475 00:21:08,267 --> 00:21:10,311 She needed help, support, 476 00:21:10,312 --> 00:21:13,096 and the school rejected her request. 477 00:21:13,097 --> 00:21:14,489 She snapped. 478 00:21:14,490 --> 00:21:16,709 - You suggesting we charge her with manslaughter? 479 00:21:16,710 --> 00:21:18,624 - I'm suggesting we consider it. 480 00:21:18,625 --> 00:21:21,975 - I know Emily was upset, Sam, 481 00:21:21,976 --> 00:21:24,586 but the attack was pretty vicious. 482 00:21:24,587 --> 00:21:27,110 She hit the victim in the head 483 00:21:27,111 --> 00:21:31,463 three times from behind while the victim was walking away. 484 00:21:31,464 --> 00:21:35,771 - Which means Emily had time to cool down, disengage, 485 00:21:35,772 --> 00:21:39,297 but she chose to attack Meredith instead. 486 00:21:39,298 --> 00:21:43,824 Like it or not, this is murder. 487 00:21:50,004 --> 00:21:52,919 - We have an exceptionally strong case, Your Honor. 488 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:55,051 The defendant confessed to killing Meredith West, 489 00:21:55,052 --> 00:21:57,402 and the evidence corroborates her confession. 490 00:21:57,403 --> 00:21:59,186 We ask that the defendant be remanded. 491 00:21:59,187 --> 00:22:00,622 - Ms. Keller? 492 00:22:00,623 --> 00:22:03,146 - Emily Dumont is a straight-A student. 493 00:22:03,147 --> 00:22:06,628 She and her mother were born and raised in New York. 494 00:22:06,629 --> 00:22:08,804 Neither of them have access to large sums of money, 495 00:22:08,805 --> 00:22:10,676 so Emily is not a flight risk. 496 00:22:10,677 --> 00:22:13,809 We ask that she be released on her own recognizance. 497 00:22:13,810 --> 00:22:16,029 - This is a murder trial, Ms. Keller. 498 00:22:16,030 --> 00:22:18,901 Bail is set at $500,000. [gavel bangs] 499 00:22:18,902 --> 00:22:22,209 - We don't have 5,000, let alone 500. 500 00:22:22,210 --> 00:22:24,559 - Get her out of here now. - [sobs] 501 00:22:24,560 --> 00:22:27,606 - We will figure this out, I promise you. 502 00:22:27,607 --> 00:22:29,347 - Sweetie, it's gonna be OK. 503 00:22:29,348 --> 00:22:31,566 You hear me? I got you. 504 00:22:31,567 --> 00:22:32,959 I got you, OK? 505 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:35,657 I love you! 506 00:22:35,658 --> 00:22:37,659 - Motion to suppress. 507 00:22:37,660 --> 00:22:39,400 We'll see how exceptionally strong 508 00:22:39,401 --> 00:22:42,055 your case is without Emily's confession. 509 00:22:42,056 --> 00:22:44,014 [tense music] 510 00:22:48,279 --> 00:22:49,889 - Emily Dumont might be an adult, 511 00:22:49,890 --> 00:22:52,021 but she is still a child. 512 00:22:52,022 --> 00:22:53,545 - I, uh... [chuckles] 513 00:22:53,546 --> 00:22:55,242 I don't know how to respond to that. 514 00:22:55,243 --> 00:22:57,244 Uh, the law is the law. 515 00:22:57,245 --> 00:22:59,159 Emily Dumont is 18 years old. 516 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:00,334 And she was 18 years old the night 517 00:23:00,335 --> 00:23:01,727 she committed murder as well. 518 00:23:01,728 --> 00:23:04,643 - And yet, Your Honor, the law recognizes 519 00:23:04,644 --> 00:23:07,907 that reaching adulthood is a process, not an event. 520 00:23:07,908 --> 00:23:11,519 You have discretion to look not just at someone's age, 521 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:13,826 at a number, but at the totality of circumstances 522 00:23:13,827 --> 00:23:16,611 in deciding whether or not to suppress this confession. 523 00:23:16,612 --> 00:23:19,614 That is appropriate in this case. 524 00:23:19,615 --> 00:23:20,920 - On what grounds? 525 00:23:20,921 --> 00:23:22,704 Ms. Dumont was advised of her rights, 526 00:23:22,705 --> 00:23:24,053 then confessed to murder. 527 00:23:24,054 --> 00:23:26,795 - Because Lieutenant Brady kept lying to her, 528 00:23:26,796 --> 00:23:29,624 telling her she could go home if she just confessed. 529 00:23:29,625 --> 00:23:32,192 - No, that's-- that's perfectly legal. 530 00:23:32,193 --> 00:23:35,717 - But highly manipulative for someone like Emily. 531 00:23:35,718 --> 00:23:41,070 She is 18, not even a mature 18-year-old. 532 00:23:41,071 --> 00:23:44,683 And she has documented severe anxiety issues 533 00:23:44,684 --> 00:23:46,380 which were on full display 534 00:23:46,381 --> 00:23:48,687 throughout the entire interrogation. 535 00:23:48,688 --> 00:23:51,472 Emily would have confessed to killing Abraham Lincoln 536 00:23:51,473 --> 00:23:53,126 if she thought that would enable her to go home 537 00:23:53,127 --> 00:23:54,693 and study for the SATs. 538 00:23:54,694 --> 00:23:57,086 - Your Honor-- - Save your breath, Mr. Price. 539 00:23:57,087 --> 00:23:59,219 I agree with Ms. Keller. 540 00:23:59,220 --> 00:24:02,222 Given the age and mental condition of the defendant, 541 00:24:02,223 --> 00:24:04,790 the police went too far. 542 00:24:04,791 --> 00:24:07,446 The confession is out. 543 00:24:09,752 --> 00:24:11,100 - We can appeal the ruling. 544 00:24:11,101 --> 00:24:12,798 - The law is too loose. 545 00:24:12,799 --> 00:24:16,541 It'd be hard for an appellate judge to overrule the decision. 546 00:24:16,542 --> 00:24:18,586 Good news-- our case is still solid 547 00:24:18,587 --> 00:24:20,893 if we focus on motive and opportunity. 548 00:24:20,894 --> 00:24:23,809 Make it clear why Emily was so upset with Dean West 549 00:24:23,810 --> 00:24:26,942 and that she was the one in the hoodie fleeing the crime scene. 550 00:24:26,943 --> 00:24:29,119 - Nolan, can we talk in private? 551 00:24:32,601 --> 00:24:36,212 You want Carlton Kelly to testify? 552 00:24:36,213 --> 00:24:38,345 - Uh, no, no. 553 00:24:38,346 --> 00:24:40,565 We need Carlton Kelly to testify. 554 00:24:40,566 --> 00:24:42,524 - Why? 555 00:24:44,700 --> 00:24:46,440 Is there a problem? 556 00:24:46,441 --> 00:24:47,833 - No. 557 00:24:47,834 --> 00:24:50,531 But there appears to be a conflict of interest. 558 00:24:50,532 --> 00:24:52,011 - Excuse me? 559 00:24:52,012 --> 00:24:54,143 - You're on Ellsworth's board. 560 00:24:54,144 --> 00:24:56,537 - Oh, for God's sake. 561 00:24:56,538 --> 00:24:59,759 - What's best for the case might not be best for Ellsworth. 562 00:25:05,591 --> 00:25:09,202 We are calling Carlton Kelly to establish motive. 563 00:25:09,203 --> 00:25:11,857 My intent is to set the stage for the jury, 564 00:25:11,858 --> 00:25:14,555 help them understand why getting extra time accommodations 565 00:25:14,556 --> 00:25:18,080 was so important to someone like Emily Dumont. 566 00:25:18,081 --> 00:25:21,606 - You want to pull the curtain on the whole extra time game? 567 00:25:21,607 --> 00:25:24,522 - I intend to explain that some students abuse the system 568 00:25:24,523 --> 00:25:27,742 to gain an unfair advantage. 569 00:25:27,743 --> 00:25:30,615 Jury needs to understand how 570 00:25:30,616 --> 00:25:32,834 something that seems so trivial, 571 00:25:32,835 --> 00:25:35,663 like being denied extra time-- 572 00:25:35,664 --> 00:25:39,275 in an environment like this, this level of pressure-- 573 00:25:39,276 --> 00:25:43,803 could motivate a decent kid to commit murder. 574 00:25:46,806 --> 00:25:49,808 I know Ellsworth means a lot to you, Nick. 575 00:25:49,809 --> 00:25:51,897 - Do what you have to do. 576 00:25:51,898 --> 00:25:56,466 If Ellsworth's reputation takes a hit, so be it. 577 00:25:56,467 --> 00:26:00,340 All I want is justice for Meredith West. 578 00:26:00,341 --> 00:26:02,081 To be honest, 579 00:26:02,082 --> 00:26:04,953 it's disconcerting that you would assume otherwise. 580 00:26:04,954 --> 00:26:07,783 - Nick-- - Just do your job. 581 00:26:15,138 --> 00:26:16,791 - We're a secular school, 582 00:26:16,792 --> 00:26:20,447 but there is a line from the Bible I toss around. 583 00:26:20,448 --> 00:26:23,755 "Iron sharpens iron." 584 00:26:23,756 --> 00:26:28,237 - To be the best, surround yourself with the best. 585 00:26:28,238 --> 00:26:29,804 - Correct. - Got it. 586 00:26:29,805 --> 00:26:32,415 - Being one of the more elite schools in America 587 00:26:32,416 --> 00:26:34,983 requires a certain level of rigor. 588 00:26:34,984 --> 00:26:36,681 It's meant to be hard. 589 00:26:36,682 --> 00:26:40,641 - So hard that almost 50% of your students 590 00:26:40,642 --> 00:26:43,644 get some type of an accommodation. 591 00:26:43,645 --> 00:26:46,821 Your Honor, I have marked as exhibit 1A 592 00:26:46,822 --> 00:26:48,301 an Ellsworth school document 593 00:26:48,302 --> 00:26:49,650 regarding student accommodations. 594 00:26:49,651 --> 00:26:51,217 I'd ask to admit it into evidence. 595 00:26:51,218 --> 00:26:52,174 - No objection. 596 00:26:52,175 --> 00:26:54,437 - I'll allow it. 597 00:26:54,438 --> 00:26:58,659 - Could you describe for the jury 598 00:26:58,660 --> 00:27:02,054 the document that I have just handed you? 599 00:27:02,055 --> 00:27:05,144 - This is a manifest 600 00:27:05,145 --> 00:27:07,712 of the Ellsworth juniors and seniors 601 00:27:07,713 --> 00:27:12,499 who were granted extra time on standardized tests last year. 602 00:27:12,500 --> 00:27:16,068 - And what percentage got this accommodation? 603 00:27:16,069 --> 00:27:18,070 - 46%. 604 00:27:18,071 --> 00:27:20,333 - In your opinion, Dr. Kelly, 605 00:27:20,334 --> 00:27:23,684 do some parents manipulate the system, 606 00:27:23,685 --> 00:27:27,253 gain an unfair advantage for their child by acquiring 607 00:27:27,254 --> 00:27:31,083 an improper or unfounded medical diagnosis? 608 00:27:31,084 --> 00:27:33,302 - I want to be clear. 609 00:27:33,303 --> 00:27:36,566 Ellsworth takes this process seriously. 610 00:27:36,567 --> 00:27:41,136 Our goal is to level the playing field for the students 611 00:27:41,137 --> 00:27:45,314 who have legitimate learning and mental differences. 612 00:27:45,315 --> 00:27:47,839 If, for example, they're neurodivergent 613 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:52,887 or have ADHD or dyslexia, they need extra time. 614 00:27:52,888 --> 00:27:54,193 - I get it. 615 00:27:54,194 --> 00:27:55,890 Accommodations are crucial for those students 616 00:27:55,891 --> 00:27:57,370 who actually need them. 617 00:27:57,371 --> 00:27:59,851 But that wasn't my question. 618 00:27:59,852 --> 00:28:04,072 Do parents manipulate the system? 619 00:28:04,073 --> 00:28:07,032 [somber music] 620 00:28:07,033 --> 00:28:09,208 ♪ 621 00:28:09,209 --> 00:28:10,905 - Yes. 622 00:28:10,906 --> 00:28:13,038 When a student comes to us 623 00:28:13,039 --> 00:28:17,303 with a credible diagnosis from a credible physician, 624 00:28:17,304 --> 00:28:20,349 it's not easy to say we disagree. 625 00:28:20,350 --> 00:28:22,308 - I understand. 626 00:28:22,309 --> 00:28:27,356 ♪ 627 00:28:27,357 --> 00:28:33,188 But you just said that 46% of your students get extra time. 628 00:28:33,189 --> 00:28:34,755 It's almost half. 629 00:28:34,756 --> 00:28:38,367 Is it really possible that half the students 630 00:28:38,368 --> 00:28:41,196 at the city's most prestigious school, 631 00:28:41,197 --> 00:28:44,765 where you have to have excellent grades and glowing 632 00:28:44,766 --> 00:28:47,289 teacher recommendations just to get in in the first place, 633 00:28:47,290 --> 00:28:50,903 have legitimate learning issues? 634 00:28:53,296 --> 00:28:55,689 - No, that's not possible. 635 00:28:55,690 --> 00:28:58,736 - So it's not that you are 636 00:28:58,737 --> 00:29:01,564 aware of the allegations, Dr. Kelly. 637 00:29:01,565 --> 00:29:05,786 You know parents manipulate the system. 638 00:29:05,787 --> 00:29:07,440 - Yes. 639 00:29:07,441 --> 00:29:09,050 - And you also know that the parents 640 00:29:09,051 --> 00:29:11,792 who manipulate the system are the ones who can afford it. 641 00:29:11,793 --> 00:29:13,446 - Yes. 642 00:29:13,447 --> 00:29:15,274 - These diagnoses aren't free, are they? 643 00:29:15,275 --> 00:29:16,710 - No. 644 00:29:16,711 --> 00:29:18,364 - In fact, they're quite expensive, aren't they? 645 00:29:18,365 --> 00:29:20,105 - Correct. 646 00:29:20,106 --> 00:29:22,020 - In your opinion, 647 00:29:22,021 --> 00:29:24,152 do the students who manipulate the system, 648 00:29:24,153 --> 00:29:25,893 the ones who don't have 649 00:29:25,894 --> 00:29:28,504 legitimate learning or mental health issues, 650 00:29:28,505 --> 00:29:30,550 but who still get extra time on tests, 651 00:29:30,551 --> 00:29:32,552 have an unfair advantage over the students 652 00:29:32,553 --> 00:29:37,296 who don't get extra time, like Emily Dumont? 653 00:29:37,297 --> 00:29:41,474 - Of course. 654 00:29:41,475 --> 00:29:44,825 They get extra time to do the exact same tests. 655 00:29:44,826 --> 00:29:48,395 It's a significant advantage. 656 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:52,877 - Nothing further. 657 00:29:52,878 --> 00:29:55,880 Lieutenant Brady, will you please read the email 658 00:29:55,881 --> 00:29:57,838 sent from the defendant to Meredith West 659 00:29:57,839 --> 00:30:01,842 two days before the dean's murder? 660 00:30:01,843 --> 00:30:04,062 - "Why do all the rich kids who don't actually 661 00:30:04,063 --> 00:30:06,847 "have disabilities get accommodations, 662 00:30:06,848 --> 00:30:10,111 "but the poor kids with real problems get denied? 663 00:30:10,112 --> 00:30:12,505 "How do you expect us to compete with these students 664 00:30:12,506 --> 00:30:14,159 when they get twice the time?" 665 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:17,771 - Will you now please read the text exchange 666 00:30:17,772 --> 00:30:20,382 between the defendant and one of her classmates 667 00:30:20,383 --> 00:30:23,646 the day before Meredith West's murder? 668 00:30:23,647 --> 00:30:27,999 - "West is an evil bitch, only cares about rich kids. 669 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:31,002 "Still can't believe she refused to give me extra time 670 00:30:31,003 --> 00:30:33,004 "but gave it to Rachel and Sophie. 671 00:30:33,005 --> 00:30:34,527 "What a joke. 672 00:30:34,528 --> 00:30:36,529 "Rachel literally laughed about it, 673 00:30:36,530 --> 00:30:38,705 "admitted the whole thing is a scam. 674 00:30:38,706 --> 00:30:42,361 She was just doing it to pump up her SAT score." 675 00:30:42,362 --> 00:30:46,191 The recipient of that text responded three minutes later. 676 00:30:46,192 --> 00:30:47,714 "Such BS. 677 00:30:47,715 --> 00:30:49,847 "If Rachel's dad wasn't on the board, 678 00:30:49,848 --> 00:30:52,327 would never have happened. Total cheater." 679 00:30:52,328 --> 00:30:55,548 - And the defendant's response? 680 00:30:55,549 --> 00:30:57,550 - "So is Dean West. 681 00:30:57,551 --> 00:30:59,769 "But she's getting paid off. 682 00:30:59,770 --> 00:31:03,426 I literally want to kill her." 683 00:31:04,601 --> 00:31:05,950 - People rest. 684 00:31:05,951 --> 00:31:09,692 - Ms. Keller, call your first witness. 685 00:31:09,693 --> 00:31:13,436 - Defense calls Lisa Dumont. 686 00:31:17,136 --> 00:31:20,138 Do you believe your daughter, Emily, 687 00:31:20,139 --> 00:31:22,357 is capable of killing someone? 688 00:31:22,358 --> 00:31:24,751 - Absolutely not. 689 00:31:24,752 --> 00:31:28,059 Emily is a kind, sweet girl. 690 00:31:28,060 --> 00:31:33,107 - Do you believe Emily killed Dean Meredith West? 691 00:31:33,108 --> 00:31:34,804 - I know she didn't. 692 00:31:34,805 --> 00:31:37,372 - How? 693 00:31:37,373 --> 00:31:40,245 - [sighs] 694 00:31:40,246 --> 00:31:42,073 Because I did. 695 00:31:42,074 --> 00:31:45,772 [crowd murmuring] I killed Meredith West. 696 00:31:45,773 --> 00:31:47,513 - Settle down. [gavel banging] 697 00:31:47,514 --> 00:31:50,124 - Your Honor, this is an ambush. We had no notice. 698 00:31:50,125 --> 00:31:53,258 - There is no requirement to notify the People. 699 00:31:53,259 --> 00:31:55,434 - Let's meet in chambers now. 700 00:31:55,435 --> 00:31:58,393 [dramatic music] 701 00:31:58,394 --> 00:32:04,835 ♪ 702 00:32:08,709 --> 00:32:11,276 - We have had no time to prepare for this testimony, 703 00:32:11,277 --> 00:32:13,843 not to mention Ms. Dumont's alleged confession 704 00:32:13,844 --> 00:32:14,932 appears to be a lie. 705 00:32:14,933 --> 00:32:16,107 - You haven't even heard it. 706 00:32:16,108 --> 00:32:18,022 - The evidence against Emily is strong. 707 00:32:18,023 --> 00:32:19,501 And let's not forget, 708 00:32:19,502 --> 00:32:21,155 she actually confessed to the murder. 709 00:32:21,156 --> 00:32:22,678 - And the confession was thrown out, 710 00:32:22,679 --> 00:32:24,158 so it's as if it never even happened. 711 00:32:24,159 --> 00:32:25,725 - But it did. 712 00:32:25,726 --> 00:32:26,987 It did happen. 713 00:32:26,988 --> 00:32:28,989 And you and I both saw it on video. 714 00:32:28,990 --> 00:32:32,950 And despite your strong desire 715 00:32:32,951 --> 00:32:36,127 to protect this young woman from herself and the truth-- 716 00:32:36,128 --> 00:32:37,737 - Watch it, Mr. Price. 717 00:32:37,738 --> 00:32:40,305 If you want to appeal, it's up to you. 718 00:32:40,306 --> 00:32:43,873 But until some other judge says otherwise, 719 00:32:43,874 --> 00:32:46,180 we're moving on. 720 00:32:46,181 --> 00:32:49,836 So what exactly are you asking for here? 721 00:32:49,837 --> 00:32:52,970 - That Lisa Dumont be prevented from confessing. 722 00:32:52,971 --> 00:32:54,188 - Based on what? 723 00:32:54,189 --> 00:32:55,668 - The fact that we weren't forewarned 724 00:32:55,669 --> 00:32:56,886 about this testimony. 725 00:32:56,887 --> 00:32:58,627 To conduct a thorough cross examination, 726 00:32:58,628 --> 00:33:01,065 we'd have to suspend trial for three months. 727 00:33:01,066 --> 00:33:03,719 - Can't do that, Mr. Price. 728 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:05,895 - [sighs] 729 00:33:05,896 --> 00:33:11,379 Lisa Dumont wants to confess to murder under oath, 730 00:33:11,380 --> 00:33:14,121 she'd better be prepared for the consequences. 731 00:33:14,122 --> 00:33:18,908 - This is defense exhibit 17B, the doctor's official report. 732 00:33:18,909 --> 00:33:24,175 Can you read the part entitled "Summary of Diagnosis"? 733 00:33:24,176 --> 00:33:25,741 - "I have conducted a thorough 734 00:33:25,742 --> 00:33:28,440 "physical and mental examination of Emily Dumont. 735 00:33:28,441 --> 00:33:31,138 "It is my opinion, based on the guidelines set forth 736 00:33:31,139 --> 00:33:34,272 "in the DSM-5, that the patient suffers 737 00:33:34,273 --> 00:33:36,448 "from a series of anxiety disorders, 738 00:33:36,449 --> 00:33:39,755 "including generalized anxiety disorder, 739 00:33:39,756 --> 00:33:43,063 "agoraphobia, and panic disorder. 740 00:33:43,064 --> 00:33:45,892 "She would no doubt benefit greatly from accommodations 741 00:33:45,893 --> 00:33:48,068 "typically granted to students suffering 742 00:33:48,069 --> 00:33:50,810 from these conditions." 743 00:33:50,811 --> 00:33:53,465 - Can you please describe in your own words 744 00:33:53,466 --> 00:33:55,771 how these conditions present themselves? 745 00:33:55,772 --> 00:33:59,862 - Emily gets really nervous in big groups of people. 746 00:33:59,863 --> 00:34:03,475 And she has panic attacks. 747 00:34:03,476 --> 00:34:05,607 She gets so stressed that her-- 748 00:34:05,608 --> 00:34:08,132 her palms start sweating and itching, 749 00:34:08,133 --> 00:34:11,265 and--and her heart starts racing. 750 00:34:11,266 --> 00:34:13,789 - Did Dean West give you a reason 751 00:34:13,790 --> 00:34:16,053 for denying Emily's accommodations 752 00:34:16,054 --> 00:34:17,619 that her physician recommended? 753 00:34:17,620 --> 00:34:20,796 - No, she just said no accommodations needed. 754 00:34:20,797 --> 00:34:25,366 I mean, who the hell is she to overrule Emily's doctor? 755 00:34:25,367 --> 00:34:27,934 I know my kid. 756 00:34:27,935 --> 00:34:31,329 I would do anything for my kid. 757 00:34:31,330 --> 00:34:33,940 And Emily needed this. 758 00:34:33,941 --> 00:34:38,640 She needed to take tests in bigger rooms with fewer people. 759 00:34:38,641 --> 00:34:44,124 But the school, Dean West, she didn't care, 760 00:34:44,125 --> 00:34:47,519 because we don't donate money. 761 00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:50,478 If you want more time, you better be connected. 762 00:34:50,479 --> 00:34:53,612 All those rich parents who cheat, 763 00:34:53,613 --> 00:34:56,876 who get fake diagnoses for their kids so they can get extra time, 764 00:34:56,877 --> 00:35:00,663 they're screwing the kids who actually need it. 765 00:35:02,361 --> 00:35:04,971 Emily and I, 766 00:35:04,972 --> 00:35:10,150 we worked so hard to get her into Ellsworth. 767 00:35:10,151 --> 00:35:12,979 And when that scholarship came in 768 00:35:12,980 --> 00:35:17,026 was one of the happiest days of my life. 769 00:35:17,027 --> 00:35:19,507 I thought, wow. [chuckles] 770 00:35:19,508 --> 00:35:22,902 We finally made it. 771 00:35:22,903 --> 00:35:26,297 But Ellsworth isn't for people like us, 772 00:35:26,298 --> 00:35:29,126 regular people. 773 00:35:29,127 --> 00:35:33,217 We thought it would save us. 774 00:35:33,218 --> 00:35:36,872 But it ended up destroying us. 775 00:35:36,873 --> 00:35:42,226 - What happened on the evening of October 15th? 776 00:35:42,227 --> 00:35:45,185 - I followed Dean West home, 777 00:35:45,186 --> 00:35:49,320 and I asked her to reconsider. 778 00:35:49,321 --> 00:35:52,105 And she got upset. 779 00:35:52,106 --> 00:35:55,108 She got mad at me, 780 00:35:55,109 --> 00:35:57,589 and then she just walked away. 781 00:35:57,590 --> 00:36:00,418 She didn't care that she just blew up Emily's life 782 00:36:00,419 --> 00:36:03,334 and any chance that she had at a top college. 783 00:36:03,335 --> 00:36:05,336 - And then what? 784 00:36:05,337 --> 00:36:07,338 - I had Emily's backpack. 785 00:36:07,339 --> 00:36:09,470 I picked her up from practice that day, 786 00:36:09,471 --> 00:36:12,430 and she had her field hockey stick in it. 787 00:36:12,431 --> 00:36:16,390 And when Dean West walked away from me... 788 00:36:16,391 --> 00:36:18,610 ♪ 789 00:36:18,611 --> 00:36:22,440 I hit her in the head with it. 790 00:36:22,441 --> 00:36:26,400 - What were you wearing? 791 00:36:26,401 --> 00:36:28,141 - A green sweatshirt. 792 00:36:28,142 --> 00:36:30,535 - And what did you do with the field hockey stick? 793 00:36:30,536 --> 00:36:34,060 - I tossed it in a vacant lot at 112th and Amsterdam. 794 00:36:34,061 --> 00:36:35,975 - Was Emily with you? 795 00:36:35,976 --> 00:36:37,498 - No. 796 00:36:37,499 --> 00:36:39,761 - Did she help you dispose of the field hockey stick? 797 00:36:39,762 --> 00:36:41,459 - No. 798 00:36:41,460 --> 00:36:43,765 - Did Emily have anything to do with this attack? 799 00:36:43,766 --> 00:36:46,855 - No. 800 00:36:46,856 --> 00:36:50,598 I did it myself. 801 00:36:50,599 --> 00:36:53,384 I killed Meredith West. 802 00:36:53,385 --> 00:36:59,955 ♪ 803 00:36:59,956 --> 00:37:02,219 - The detectives found the field hockey stick 804 00:37:02,220 --> 00:37:05,134 exactly where Lisa Dumont said it was going to be. 805 00:37:05,135 --> 00:37:07,311 It's covered with her prints and Emily's, too. 806 00:37:07,312 --> 00:37:09,835 - Is there anything in Lisa's testimony you can disprove? 807 00:37:09,836 --> 00:37:11,184 - No. 808 00:37:11,185 --> 00:37:13,404 We tried, but we didn't exactly find anything 809 00:37:13,405 --> 00:37:15,188 to corroborate it either. 810 00:37:15,189 --> 00:37:17,886 - Except for the location of the field hockey stick, 811 00:37:17,887 --> 00:37:19,932 something Emily herself wasn't sure of. 812 00:37:19,933 --> 00:37:21,368 - Are you suggesting that Lisa might have 813 00:37:21,369 --> 00:37:22,804 actually committed the murder? 814 00:37:22,805 --> 00:37:25,285 - No, I was there when Emily confessed. 815 00:37:25,286 --> 00:37:27,069 She's telling the truth. She did this. 816 00:37:27,070 --> 00:37:30,421 - Except the jury will never see her confession. 817 00:37:30,422 --> 00:37:32,640 From a legal perspective, it's irrelevant. 818 00:37:32,641 --> 00:37:34,686 - Sorry. You said this yourself. 819 00:37:34,687 --> 00:37:38,472 She chose to do this as Meredith West walked away. 820 00:37:38,473 --> 00:37:40,474 Emily meant what she said. 821 00:37:40,475 --> 00:37:42,171 - Say you're right. 822 00:37:42,172 --> 00:37:45,000 Now what? 823 00:37:45,001 --> 00:37:47,089 - We cross-examine Lisa. 824 00:37:47,090 --> 00:37:49,657 We undercut her testimony, make it clear to the jury 825 00:37:49,658 --> 00:37:51,485 that Emily is the real killer. 826 00:37:51,486 --> 00:37:53,835 - Except we can't prove that Lisa's lying, 827 00:37:53,836 --> 00:37:56,969 which means her confession will likely create reasonable doubt, 828 00:37:56,970 --> 00:37:59,841 which means Emily walks. 829 00:37:59,842 --> 00:38:04,542 - Then I suppose we charge the mother. 830 00:38:04,543 --> 00:38:05,978 - Well, we can't. 831 00:38:05,979 --> 00:38:07,458 You would have already discredited her testimony. 832 00:38:07,459 --> 00:38:09,068 We don't get to call her a liar today 833 00:38:09,069 --> 00:38:10,287 and a truth-teller tomorrow. 834 00:38:10,288 --> 00:38:11,592 - What are you saying? 835 00:38:11,593 --> 00:38:12,985 Do you want me to accept Lisa Dumont's confession 836 00:38:12,986 --> 00:38:14,247 as if it's real? 837 00:38:14,248 --> 00:38:16,293 - I want you to cut her a deal. 838 00:38:16,294 --> 00:38:20,732 She pleads guilty to murder two, and her daughter walks. 839 00:38:20,733 --> 00:38:22,211 Either one of these two women 840 00:38:22,212 --> 00:38:23,996 could have committed this murder, correct? 841 00:38:23,997 --> 00:38:26,520 - Yeah, on paper. 842 00:38:26,521 --> 00:38:28,566 I mean, we can't disprove the mother's story. 843 00:38:28,567 --> 00:38:30,002 And she did know where the murder weapon was. 844 00:38:30,003 --> 00:38:31,699 But let's face it-- I mean, she's obviously 845 00:38:31,700 --> 00:38:33,397 falling on the sword for her daughter. 846 00:38:33,398 --> 00:38:35,268 - Maybe. 847 00:38:35,269 --> 00:38:37,357 But we'll never know. 848 00:38:37,358 --> 00:38:40,055 To me, the worst-case scenario here 849 00:38:40,056 --> 00:38:42,884 is that we let a mother pay the price for her daughter's crime 850 00:38:42,885 --> 00:38:45,060 and we give a stressed-out high school kid 851 00:38:45,061 --> 00:38:47,672 another chance at a life. 852 00:38:47,673 --> 00:38:49,369 - That's one way of looking at it. 853 00:38:49,370 --> 00:38:51,240 - The other? 854 00:38:51,241 --> 00:38:54,548 - We're putting an innocent woman in prison for 20 years. 855 00:38:54,549 --> 00:38:56,855 - That is not my intention. 856 00:38:56,856 --> 00:38:58,552 But someone has to pay the price 857 00:38:58,553 --> 00:39:00,947 for killing Meredith West. 858 00:39:03,428 --> 00:39:04,951 - [sighs] 859 00:39:07,432 --> 00:39:11,478 - I understand you've reached an agreement on a plea. 860 00:39:11,479 --> 00:39:12,740 - We have, Your Honor. 861 00:39:12,741 --> 00:39:14,612 The defendant has agreed to plead guilty 862 00:39:14,613 --> 00:39:16,570 to murder in the second degree. 863 00:39:16,571 --> 00:39:19,486 The People recommend a prison term of 20 years. 864 00:39:19,487 --> 00:39:20,705 - Ms. Keller? 865 00:39:20,706 --> 00:39:22,271 - That's all correct, Your Honor. 866 00:39:22,272 --> 00:39:26,319 - Ms. Dumont, does all of this sound right to you? 867 00:39:26,320 --> 00:39:30,628 You are, in fact, guilty of murder? 868 00:39:30,629 --> 00:39:32,543 - Yes, I am. 869 00:39:32,544 --> 00:39:34,719 - She's lying! I did it! 870 00:39:34,720 --> 00:39:35,937 - Escort her out, please. 871 00:39:35,938 --> 00:39:37,548 - [sobbing] Please don't take her away! 872 00:39:37,549 --> 00:39:39,288 Please, Mom! 873 00:39:39,289 --> 00:39:41,116 Please don't do this. 874 00:39:41,117 --> 00:39:42,422 Mom! 875 00:39:42,423 --> 00:39:44,032 Please! 876 00:39:44,033 --> 00:39:46,513 Mom! 877 00:39:46,514 --> 00:39:48,690 [sobbing] 878 00:39:50,257 --> 00:39:52,301 - Ms. Dumont, to be clear, 879 00:39:52,302 --> 00:39:56,654 once we do this, there's no changing your mind. 880 00:39:56,655 --> 00:39:59,134 The court will take you at your word. 881 00:39:59,135 --> 00:40:03,617 And you will spend the next two decades in prison. 882 00:40:03,618 --> 00:40:06,881 So this is as real as it gets. 883 00:40:06,882 --> 00:40:08,970 - I understand, Your Honor. 884 00:40:08,971 --> 00:40:14,672 - Did you strike Meredith West in the head? 885 00:40:14,673 --> 00:40:16,587 - Yes, I did. 886 00:40:16,588 --> 00:40:19,241 - Did you kill Meredith West? 887 00:40:19,242 --> 00:40:22,767 [tense music] 888 00:40:22,768 --> 00:40:25,596 - Yes, Your Honor. I did. 889 00:40:25,597 --> 00:40:27,815 - The plea is accepted. 890 00:40:27,816 --> 00:40:29,991 Court officers, take custody. 891 00:40:29,992 --> 00:40:31,732 [gavel bangs] 892 00:40:31,733 --> 00:40:35,040 [handcuffs click] 893 00:40:35,041 --> 00:40:42,048 ♪ 894 00:40:47,445 --> 00:40:50,316 [line ringing] 895 00:40:50,317 --> 00:40:52,013 - Hey, it's Leo. You know what to do. 896 00:40:52,014 --> 00:40:53,493 [voicemail beeps] - Hey, Leo. 897 00:40:53,494 --> 00:40:55,930 It's me, Mom. 898 00:40:55,931 --> 00:40:58,020 Um... 899 00:41:00,501 --> 00:41:02,023 Haven't seen you in a while, and I-- 900 00:41:02,024 --> 00:41:06,201 I really don't feel great about that. 901 00:41:06,202 --> 00:41:09,030 Um, so I was wondering 902 00:41:09,031 --> 00:41:13,513 if you wanted to get a bite this weekend or something. 903 00:41:13,514 --> 00:41:16,124 Um... 904 00:41:16,125 --> 00:41:19,867 Uh, give me a call when you can. 905 00:41:19,868 --> 00:41:21,739 OK, bye. 906 00:41:21,740 --> 00:41:26,745 ♪ 907 00:41:34,492 --> 00:41:37,406 [dramatic music] 908 00:41:37,407 --> 00:41:44,371 ♪ 909 00:42:03,608 --> 00:42:06,785 [wolf howls]