1 00:00:05,380 --> 00:00:05,547 . 2 00:00:05,630 --> 00:00:06,881 - In the criminal justice system, 3 00:00:07,632 --> 00:00:09,092 the people are represented 4 00:00:09,134 --> 00:00:11,469 by two separate, yet equally important groups: 5 00:00:11,553 --> 00:00:13,388 the police, who investigate crime, 6 00:00:13,513 --> 00:00:16,141 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 7 00:00:16,182 --> 00:00:17,809 These are their stories. 8 00:00:18,935 --> 00:00:20,061 - Is that Vanessa? 9 00:00:20,145 --> 00:00:20,937 Yo, see if she got any cute friends. 10 00:00:20,979 --> 00:00:22,772 - Oh, chill out. 11 00:00:22,814 --> 00:00:23,815 That's not even her. 12 00:00:23,898 --> 00:00:24,858 - What, y'all break up? 13 00:00:25,025 --> 00:00:26,943 - No. 14 00:00:27,027 --> 00:00:28,903 No, there's more than one girl out there. 15 00:00:28,987 --> 00:00:30,238 So mind your business. 16 00:00:30,321 --> 00:00:31,740 - But you know I'm right, though. 17 00:00:31,823 --> 00:00:33,158 - You ain't wrong. - Nah, I'm right. 18 00:00:33,241 --> 00:00:34,451 - You just ain't wrong. 19 00:00:34,492 --> 00:00:36,119 - 'Cause I'm right. 20 00:00:36,161 --> 00:00:37,996 - T, he's got a gun! 21 00:00:38,079 --> 00:00:39,664 [tense music] 22 00:00:39,748 --> 00:00:41,583 [gunshot] 23 00:00:41,750 --> 00:00:43,084 - What do we got? 24 00:00:43,168 --> 00:00:44,502 - As far as cause of death is concerned, 25 00:00:44,544 --> 00:00:46,421 what you see is what you get-- 26 00:00:46,504 --> 00:00:48,840 two gunshot wounds to the torso. 27 00:00:48,965 --> 00:00:50,884 - Looks like the shooter was over there. 28 00:00:50,925 --> 00:00:53,094 Fired off four rounds, 9 millimeter. 29 00:00:53,219 --> 00:00:54,429 - Recover any bullets? 30 00:00:54,512 --> 00:00:57,140 - No, but didn't see any exit wounds, so. 31 00:00:57,223 --> 00:00:58,892 - He's still got his wallet and cell phone. 32 00:00:58,975 --> 00:01:01,394 Unlikely this was a robbery. 33 00:01:01,478 --> 00:01:03,271 What we got? 34 00:01:03,313 --> 00:01:07,108 Hassan Peterson, student of Roberts Academy. 35 00:01:07,150 --> 00:01:08,651 - Roberts? 36 00:01:08,735 --> 00:01:10,320 That's down on, what, 88th? 89th? 37 00:01:10,403 --> 00:01:11,488 - Yeah. 38 00:01:11,571 --> 00:01:13,448 Any cameras in view of the scene? 39 00:01:13,490 --> 00:01:15,325 - Not directly, but we're still looking. 40 00:01:15,367 --> 00:01:16,743 - Who called it in? 41 00:01:16,868 --> 00:01:18,536 - Ivan Perez. 42 00:01:18,620 --> 00:01:20,538 He was making a delivery when it happened. 43 00:01:20,622 --> 00:01:21,831 - Ivan? 44 00:01:21,873 --> 00:01:23,208 I'm Detective Riley. 45 00:01:23,249 --> 00:01:24,542 This is Detective Walker. 46 00:01:24,584 --> 00:01:26,252 Did you see the shooter? 47 00:01:26,378 --> 00:01:28,421 - No, I just heard someone yell, "He's got a gun!" 48 00:01:28,546 --> 00:01:29,881 Something like that. 49 00:01:29,923 --> 00:01:31,216 And then I heard gunshots, 50 00:01:31,299 --> 00:01:32,634 and then I saw the kid, the one that's dead, 51 00:01:32,717 --> 00:01:33,968 fall to the ground. 52 00:01:34,010 --> 00:01:35,679 And then I ran and hid back behind a car. 53 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:37,889 - Did you see anything else before the gunshots? 54 00:01:37,972 --> 00:01:40,183 - No. The kid that got shot, 55 00:01:40,266 --> 00:01:41,559 he was with another Black kid. 56 00:01:41,685 --> 00:01:42,894 - The foot canvassing turn anything up? 57 00:01:42,977 --> 00:01:44,688 Any other bodies or blood trails? 58 00:01:44,729 --> 00:01:46,815 - No, nothing. 59 00:01:46,856 --> 00:01:48,650 - Ivan, this other kid, can you describe him? 60 00:01:48,733 --> 00:01:50,819 Was he tall, short, skinny? 61 00:01:50,902 --> 00:01:52,362 - Definitely taller than the other one. 62 00:01:52,404 --> 00:01:53,321 - All right. 63 00:01:53,363 --> 00:01:55,031 Thank you. 64 00:01:55,115 --> 00:01:58,284 - So this other kid sees his buddy get shot, 65 00:01:58,326 --> 00:02:01,579 then runs off and doesn't go for help? 66 00:02:01,621 --> 00:02:03,707 - Friends like these, huh? 67 00:02:03,790 --> 00:02:07,043 ♪ ♪ 68 00:02:07,085 --> 00:02:09,921 [dramatic music] 69 00:02:10,005 --> 00:02:17,012 ♪ ♪ 70 00:02:53,631 --> 00:02:57,969 - Hassan was a good kid. 71 00:02:58,053 --> 00:03:02,557 He worked hard at school. 72 00:03:02,640 --> 00:03:05,268 He did everything right. 73 00:03:05,310 --> 00:03:08,563 - Look, we, uh-- 74 00:03:08,646 --> 00:03:12,650 we know this is very difficult for you. 75 00:03:12,734 --> 00:03:14,486 - [sighs] 76 00:03:14,527 --> 00:03:15,945 - But can you think of anyone 77 00:03:16,071 --> 00:03:18,281 who may have wanted to hurt your son? 78 00:03:18,365 --> 00:03:20,909 - No. He seemed to be well-liked. 79 00:03:20,992 --> 00:03:23,411 He had a lot of friends. 80 00:03:23,453 --> 00:03:24,954 - Do you have any idea what he was doing 81 00:03:25,038 --> 00:03:27,123 up in Washington Heights today? 82 00:03:27,207 --> 00:03:28,375 - No. 83 00:03:28,416 --> 00:03:29,793 - Did he have any friends up there? 84 00:03:29,876 --> 00:03:31,252 - Not that I know of. 85 00:03:31,294 --> 00:03:34,297 - He used to tutor at a school up there, 86 00:03:34,422 --> 00:03:37,050 but he stopped about a year ago. 87 00:03:37,133 --> 00:03:41,221 - A witness saw Hassan walking with another boy, 88 00:03:41,304 --> 00:03:44,599 a Black kid, seconds before the murder. 89 00:03:44,683 --> 00:03:46,768 Any idea who that could be? 90 00:03:46,810 --> 00:03:47,769 - No. 91 00:03:49,396 --> 00:03:50,522 - Okay. 92 00:03:50,563 --> 00:03:52,482 Um, when you get a moment, 93 00:03:52,524 --> 00:03:55,610 if you could give us a list of Hassan's closest friends, 94 00:03:55,735 --> 00:03:56,820 we'll reach out. 95 00:03:56,986 --> 00:03:58,029 Maybe they know something. 96 00:03:58,113 --> 00:04:00,448 - [sighs] 97 00:04:00,490 --> 00:04:02,325 - I spoke with four of Hassan's friends. 98 00:04:02,450 --> 00:04:03,827 Got the same story from each of them. 99 00:04:03,868 --> 00:04:05,328 He was a great kid. 100 00:04:05,453 --> 00:04:06,996 Had no idea who'd want to hurt him. 101 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:07,956 And none of them were in contact with him 102 00:04:08,081 --> 00:04:08,998 after school yesterday. 103 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:10,166 What about you? 104 00:04:10,291 --> 00:04:11,584 You got anything back from ballistics? 105 00:04:11,668 --> 00:04:13,253 - I'm on hold with them now. 106 00:04:13,336 --> 00:04:14,796 - All right. 107 00:04:14,838 --> 00:04:17,007 I really could use some good news, Vi. 108 00:04:17,090 --> 00:04:18,466 - Well, we got video from the street cams near 109 00:04:18,633 --> 00:04:20,885 the crime scene, but there's no angle on the murder, 110 00:04:21,011 --> 00:04:22,387 just a bunch of people running like hell 111 00:04:22,429 --> 00:04:24,389 after the shots rang out. 112 00:04:24,472 --> 00:04:26,224 - Ballistics says the markings on the bullets 113 00:04:26,307 --> 00:04:27,600 match a gun that was used 114 00:04:27,642 --> 00:04:30,270 in a gang-related shooting last year. 115 00:04:30,395 --> 00:04:31,646 - Street gang? 116 00:04:31,771 --> 00:04:33,732 Hassan seems like such a choir boy-- 117 00:04:33,815 --> 00:04:35,942 an A student, no priors. - Right. 118 00:04:36,026 --> 00:04:39,571 - But he is in the NYPD gang database. 119 00:04:39,654 --> 00:04:42,073 He's affiliated with a group up in Washington Heights. 120 00:04:42,157 --> 00:04:43,908 - What's the gang? 121 00:04:43,950 --> 00:04:45,493 - Pleasant View Mafia. 122 00:04:45,535 --> 00:04:47,203 - Ah. 123 00:04:47,287 --> 00:04:48,955 Good old PVM. 124 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:51,875 They operate out of the Pleasant View Housing Projects. 125 00:04:51,958 --> 00:04:54,753 Built their rep on brutality. 126 00:04:54,836 --> 00:04:57,297 - I think we need to know more about this previous shooting. 127 00:04:57,380 --> 00:04:58,840 - All right. 128 00:04:58,882 --> 00:05:00,425 I'm on it. 129 00:05:04,012 --> 00:05:06,181 Ryan. - Oh. 130 00:05:06,264 --> 00:05:07,599 [chuckles] Good to see you, Theo. 131 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,684 Been too long. - Too long. 132 00:05:09,768 --> 00:05:11,519 Vince, this is Ryan Barkley. 133 00:05:11,603 --> 00:05:13,146 We worked together when I was undercover. 134 00:05:13,271 --> 00:05:14,689 - Good to meet you. - Good to meet you as well. 135 00:05:14,773 --> 00:05:16,524 Look, Theo's a good man, all right? 136 00:05:16,608 --> 00:05:17,984 Might be a little crazy sometimes, 137 00:05:18,068 --> 00:05:19,361 but definitely one of the smartest cops 138 00:05:19,444 --> 00:05:20,695 that I've ever worked with. 139 00:05:20,779 --> 00:05:22,197 [chuckles] What can I do for you fellas? 140 00:05:22,280 --> 00:05:23,615 - We're working a homicide. 141 00:05:23,698 --> 00:05:27,702 Victim's name is Hassan Peterson, age 16? 142 00:05:27,744 --> 00:05:30,497 - Ballistics match a gun from a previous shooting. 143 00:05:32,457 --> 00:05:34,542 - Yeah, I remember this. 144 00:05:34,584 --> 00:05:37,379 Triple homicide. Three Mexican gangbangers. 145 00:05:37,504 --> 00:05:38,797 We investigated for several months 146 00:05:38,838 --> 00:05:40,090 but couldn't make a case. 147 00:05:40,131 --> 00:05:41,091 - Any suspects? 148 00:05:41,132 --> 00:05:42,342 - Oh, yeah, lots. 149 00:05:42,467 --> 00:05:43,760 All members of the PV Mafia. 150 00:05:43,843 --> 00:05:45,261 - What? 151 00:05:45,345 --> 00:05:46,805 The shooter from the prior incident was PVM? 152 00:05:46,888 --> 00:05:48,223 - Most definitely. 153 00:05:48,264 --> 00:05:49,849 But like I said, we couldn't build a case. 154 00:05:49,974 --> 00:05:52,519 - This could be an inside thing, like PVM on PVM? 155 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:54,104 - Well, it sure looks that way. 156 00:05:54,187 --> 00:05:55,188 Good luck with the case. 157 00:05:55,313 --> 00:05:57,107 - Thanks, man. 158 00:05:57,148 --> 00:05:59,776 - My son in a gang? 159 00:05:59,859 --> 00:06:02,278 - We understand how this sounds, Mr. Peterson. 160 00:06:02,362 --> 00:06:03,780 But we have reason to believe 161 00:06:03,863 --> 00:06:06,574 that Hassan's murder could be gang-related. 162 00:06:06,700 --> 00:06:08,201 - I thought this was all behind us. 163 00:06:08,243 --> 00:06:09,452 - Sorry, what are you talking about? 164 00:06:09,577 --> 00:06:11,037 - Like my wife mentioned, 165 00:06:11,079 --> 00:06:12,997 Hassan used to do some tutoring. 166 00:06:13,081 --> 00:06:15,166 One day, he went out for pizza with one of his students, 167 00:06:15,208 --> 00:06:17,669 and they get hassled by a cop. 168 00:06:17,836 --> 00:06:19,629 Turns out this kid was in a gang, 169 00:06:19,713 --> 00:06:22,048 so they assumed Hassan was too. 170 00:06:22,132 --> 00:06:23,550 - You know this kid's name? 171 00:06:23,633 --> 00:06:25,885 - No, never bothered to ask. 172 00:06:25,969 --> 00:06:27,762 In fact, that's why I made Hassan quit 173 00:06:27,887 --> 00:06:30,348 the tutoring program. 174 00:06:30,432 --> 00:06:33,143 [uneasy music] 175 00:06:33,184 --> 00:06:35,395 Oh, my God. 176 00:06:35,478 --> 00:06:38,023 That's why he was up there. 177 00:06:38,106 --> 00:06:41,317 He and this kid were probably still friends. 178 00:06:41,359 --> 00:06:45,822 - So there's a good chance that bullet was meant for him 179 00:06:45,864 --> 00:06:47,323 and not Hassan. 180 00:06:47,449 --> 00:06:51,036 ♪ ♪ 181 00:06:56,458 --> 00:06:56,624 . 182 00:06:56,708 --> 00:06:57,792 - Hey. I just talked to the school 183 00:06:58,460 --> 00:06:59,794 where Hassan volunteered. 184 00:06:59,836 --> 00:07:01,046 They're gonna send over a list of kids 185 00:07:01,171 --> 00:07:02,672 from the tutoring program. - All right. 186 00:07:02,756 --> 00:07:05,550 - Guys, I think I found something. 187 00:07:05,675 --> 00:07:07,761 So this is half a block from the crime scene. 188 00:07:07,844 --> 00:07:11,056 - Oh, there he is. 189 00:07:11,139 --> 00:07:12,307 Can you punch in on the plates? 190 00:07:12,390 --> 00:07:14,142 - I tried. There aren't any. 191 00:07:14,225 --> 00:07:16,019 - This guy's wearing a mask, so. 192 00:07:16,102 --> 00:07:17,645 - Yeah, so we're pretty much nowhere with him. 193 00:07:17,729 --> 00:07:21,024 But you see that guy in the team jacket? 194 00:07:21,107 --> 00:07:22,692 - Mm-hmm. 195 00:07:22,734 --> 00:07:25,612 - For 30 minutes, he's just standing there, hanging out. 196 00:07:25,653 --> 00:07:28,448 - Guy hears shots go off, doesn't run. 197 00:07:28,573 --> 00:07:31,076 Then just stands there until the getaway car takes off... 198 00:07:31,117 --> 00:07:32,869 [suspenseful music] 199 00:07:32,911 --> 00:07:35,163 Then just walks off. 200 00:07:35,288 --> 00:07:37,165 - You think he might be a lookout? 201 00:07:37,207 --> 00:07:38,792 - Or a cold-blooded dude who does not blink 202 00:07:38,875 --> 00:07:41,336 when four gunshots ring out. 203 00:07:41,461 --> 00:07:42,671 - Can you run facial rec? 204 00:07:42,754 --> 00:07:45,256 - No, the footage is too grainy. 205 00:07:47,842 --> 00:07:49,552 - We're gonna have to find another way to ID this guy. 206 00:07:49,636 --> 00:07:50,720 - Yeah. 207 00:07:50,804 --> 00:07:52,180 But how? 208 00:07:54,599 --> 00:07:56,226 - Want to go for a ride? 209 00:07:56,351 --> 00:08:00,105 ♪ ♪ 210 00:08:00,230 --> 00:08:02,691 - So I'm still a little confused here. 211 00:08:02,732 --> 00:08:04,275 This bartender buddy of yours, he's in a gang, 212 00:08:04,317 --> 00:08:05,860 or he just bartends at a place 213 00:08:05,944 --> 00:08:07,112 that a lot of bangers hang out at? 214 00:08:07,195 --> 00:08:08,697 - More the latter. 215 00:08:08,780 --> 00:08:09,864 - And you think he's just gonna give up 216 00:08:09,948 --> 00:08:11,282 the name of the lookout? 217 00:08:11,366 --> 00:08:12,409 To a cop? 218 00:08:12,450 --> 00:08:15,120 - It's worth a shot. 219 00:08:15,203 --> 00:08:17,205 - Whoa. 220 00:08:17,330 --> 00:08:18,665 The hell are you doing? 221 00:08:18,748 --> 00:08:19,666 - Just hang here for a bit. 222 00:08:19,791 --> 00:08:21,584 Watch my back. 223 00:08:21,710 --> 00:08:28,675 ♪ ♪ 224 00:08:32,220 --> 00:08:34,931 [indistinct rap music playing] 225 00:08:35,056 --> 00:08:36,057 ♪ ♪ 226 00:08:36,182 --> 00:08:37,559 - I know that ain't Theo Wall. 227 00:08:37,684 --> 00:08:38,893 - Good to see you, bro. 228 00:08:38,977 --> 00:08:40,186 - [chuckles] It's been a minute, though. 229 00:08:40,353 --> 00:08:41,771 Didn't expect to see your Black ass again. 230 00:08:41,896 --> 00:08:43,106 - We'll catch up another time, big dog. 231 00:08:43,189 --> 00:08:44,733 Need to talk to my girl Juju. 232 00:08:44,899 --> 00:08:46,026 - Sorry, brother. 233 00:08:46,109 --> 00:08:48,653 Rules are rules. - Okay. 234 00:08:48,737 --> 00:08:50,405 - [sighs] 235 00:08:51,906 --> 00:08:52,907 - Mm-hmm. 236 00:08:57,287 --> 00:08:58,246 Hey. 237 00:09:04,836 --> 00:09:06,254 Oh, it's like that? 238 00:09:10,675 --> 00:09:12,302 - Six months. 239 00:09:12,385 --> 00:09:13,845 Not a damn word. 240 00:09:14,012 --> 00:09:15,221 - You think this is what I want? 241 00:09:15,305 --> 00:09:16,556 - Oh, you're the victim now? 242 00:09:16,639 --> 00:09:18,892 [scoffs] Come on now, Theo. 243 00:09:18,975 --> 00:09:19,934 - The cops were closing in. 244 00:09:20,060 --> 00:09:22,062 Started making arrests. 245 00:09:22,145 --> 00:09:23,313 So I left. I had no choice. 246 00:09:23,396 --> 00:09:25,315 - But you still had a damn phone. 247 00:09:25,398 --> 00:09:27,108 - I got spooked. 248 00:09:27,192 --> 00:09:29,110 I didn't know who was who, you know? 249 00:09:29,194 --> 00:09:31,112 Or if the police were listening. 250 00:09:31,237 --> 00:09:33,156 So I stayed low. 251 00:09:33,198 --> 00:09:35,200 But I'm sorry. 252 00:09:35,241 --> 00:09:36,576 All right, I should have-- 253 00:09:36,659 --> 00:09:37,660 I should have found a way to reach out 254 00:09:37,827 --> 00:09:39,329 to let you know what's up. 255 00:09:39,496 --> 00:09:40,872 'Cause you deserve better. 256 00:09:44,042 --> 00:09:46,878 - But now you need a favor. 257 00:09:46,961 --> 00:09:48,213 - [sighs] 258 00:09:51,299 --> 00:09:53,718 Can we talk someplace private, please? 259 00:09:57,389 --> 00:09:59,557 - I need five. 260 00:09:59,599 --> 00:10:02,811 [suspenseful music] 261 00:10:02,977 --> 00:10:04,604 - A kid was shot. 262 00:10:04,646 --> 00:10:07,357 I just gotta figure out who did it. 263 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:09,526 - You want info on a shooting? 264 00:10:09,609 --> 00:10:11,236 Have you lost your damn mind? 265 00:10:11,319 --> 00:10:12,779 - I just need to know who was involved, that's all. 266 00:10:12,862 --> 00:10:14,155 - And why is that? 267 00:10:16,866 --> 00:10:18,785 - The boy they shot was my cousin Hassan. 268 00:10:21,955 --> 00:10:24,165 - I'm sorry to hear that. 269 00:10:24,249 --> 00:10:25,959 I didn't even know you had a cousin. 270 00:10:26,001 --> 00:10:28,753 - Yeah, the boy was going places too. 271 00:10:28,837 --> 00:10:33,550 A student at a prestigious private school, ran track. 272 00:10:33,633 --> 00:10:35,677 So I need answers, okay? 273 00:10:38,054 --> 00:10:40,682 - I'd help if I could. I haven't heard anything. 274 00:10:44,102 --> 00:10:46,062 - You know this guy? 275 00:10:46,146 --> 00:10:47,397 - Yeah. 276 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:50,108 Pretty sure that's Book. 277 00:10:50,150 --> 00:10:51,484 - What's his real name? 278 00:10:51,609 --> 00:10:52,736 - Don't know. 279 00:10:52,819 --> 00:10:54,029 - PVM? 280 00:10:54,112 --> 00:10:55,780 - He's on the fringe-- 281 00:10:55,864 --> 00:10:58,575 low-level drug dealer looking to move up in the world. 282 00:10:58,658 --> 00:10:59,951 - How can I find him? 283 00:11:00,035 --> 00:11:01,494 - You want to find him? 284 00:11:01,536 --> 00:11:02,662 What, you a killer all of a sudden? 285 00:11:02,829 --> 00:11:04,664 - No. 286 00:11:04,706 --> 00:11:06,750 But this is a family thing now. 287 00:11:06,833 --> 00:11:08,626 So I need answers, Juju. 288 00:11:12,297 --> 00:11:14,299 - He hangs out near the housing projects 289 00:11:14,382 --> 00:11:17,427 on 160th Street, near Building 8. 290 00:11:17,552 --> 00:11:20,263 - All right. I appreciate your help. 291 00:11:20,347 --> 00:11:22,432 - Keep your damn cash. 292 00:11:22,474 --> 00:11:23,892 - Juju. Hey, hey. 293 00:11:23,975 --> 00:11:25,727 Hey, come on, look. 294 00:11:25,769 --> 00:11:27,771 I'm sorry. 295 00:11:27,812 --> 00:11:29,481 I told you. 296 00:11:29,522 --> 00:11:31,274 I really am, all right? 297 00:11:31,358 --> 00:11:34,277 [train rumbling] 298 00:11:34,361 --> 00:11:40,992 ♪ ♪ 299 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:50,710 - Then call me. 300 00:11:57,842 --> 00:11:59,094 - Come on, Theo. 301 00:12:02,555 --> 00:12:05,266 Are you seriously not gonna talk about what just happened? 302 00:12:05,350 --> 00:12:07,435 - What do you mean? 303 00:12:07,519 --> 00:12:09,771 - You insult my intelligence now too? 304 00:12:09,854 --> 00:12:12,357 - Just say it, man. 305 00:12:12,482 --> 00:12:13,900 - You went undercover back there, didn't you? 306 00:12:14,067 --> 00:12:15,443 - So? 307 00:12:15,527 --> 00:12:16,903 - So it's a little sketchy, man. 308 00:12:17,028 --> 00:12:19,030 - Just trying to get information is all. 309 00:12:19,072 --> 00:12:20,949 - Yeah? What about that woman? 310 00:12:21,074 --> 00:12:23,159 That seemed pretty friendly. She know you're a cop? 311 00:12:23,243 --> 00:12:25,286 - Nope. 312 00:12:25,370 --> 00:12:26,663 I've been meaning to talk to her. 313 00:12:26,746 --> 00:12:27,831 - Yeah. 314 00:12:27,956 --> 00:12:29,332 - It's just... a little complicated. 315 00:12:29,499 --> 00:12:30,625 - She know your real name? 316 00:12:33,211 --> 00:12:35,964 - Your two o'clock. 317 00:12:36,006 --> 00:12:38,091 Hey, Book. 318 00:12:38,174 --> 00:12:39,884 - NYPD need to talk to you. 319 00:12:39,968 --> 00:12:41,511 - I got nothing to say. 320 00:12:41,594 --> 00:12:42,595 - We can do this here, 321 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:43,763 or we can do this at the 2-7, man. 322 00:12:43,847 --> 00:12:45,265 Up to you. - [inhales sharply] 323 00:12:45,306 --> 00:12:46,641 Yeah, what y'all want to talk about? 324 00:12:46,725 --> 00:12:49,060 - Hassan Peterson. - Who? 325 00:12:49,185 --> 00:12:50,687 - 16-year-old kid who was gunned down yesterday 326 00:12:50,770 --> 00:12:52,689 over on 164th Street. 327 00:12:52,772 --> 00:12:54,232 - Yo, man, I don't know anything about that. 328 00:12:54,274 --> 00:12:55,483 - You sure about that? 329 00:12:57,986 --> 00:13:00,155 - Yeah, that's not me. - Really? 330 00:13:00,238 --> 00:13:02,198 That's not you wearing this jacket? 331 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:03,700 - For real? 332 00:13:03,783 --> 00:13:06,453 I'm the only dude in this city wearing this jacket? 333 00:13:06,536 --> 00:13:09,039 Listen, man, I barely left my apartment yesterday, man. 334 00:13:09,164 --> 00:13:10,415 I had some sort of sinus infection. 335 00:13:10,498 --> 00:13:11,541 - Where's home at? 336 00:13:11,583 --> 00:13:13,418 - 149th Street. 337 00:13:13,460 --> 00:13:16,129 - We need a real address, man. 338 00:13:16,212 --> 00:13:20,091 - 92 West 149th Street, Apartment B1. 339 00:13:20,133 --> 00:13:22,802 - Run that back one more time. 340 00:13:22,927 --> 00:13:24,095 - Yo, we good? 341 00:13:24,179 --> 00:13:26,056 [tense music] 342 00:13:26,097 --> 00:13:27,515 - You're good, man. 343 00:13:29,434 --> 00:13:31,978 - That kid is lying his ass off. 344 00:13:32,062 --> 00:13:33,563 Let's keep moving. 345 00:13:33,605 --> 00:13:35,398 I gotta get to my kid's hockey game in an hour. 346 00:13:35,482 --> 00:13:36,941 - No, you go ahead, man. 347 00:13:37,025 --> 00:13:39,611 I'll follow up on Book's alibi. 348 00:13:39,694 --> 00:13:41,279 - You sure? - Yeah. 349 00:13:41,363 --> 00:13:43,031 No problem at all. 350 00:13:43,073 --> 00:13:44,157 - All right. Let me know what you find. 351 00:13:44,282 --> 00:13:45,075 - All right. 352 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:51,623 ♪ ♪ 353 00:13:51,748 --> 00:13:53,333 Yo. 354 00:13:53,458 --> 00:13:54,584 We need to talk. 355 00:13:54,668 --> 00:13:55,835 - Aw. 356 00:13:55,877 --> 00:13:57,420 I ain't got time for all this, man. 357 00:13:57,462 --> 00:14:00,882 - You make time for what's important and who's important. 358 00:14:01,049 --> 00:14:02,092 - And that's you? 359 00:14:02,133 --> 00:14:03,343 - Damn right. 360 00:14:03,468 --> 00:14:04,552 - Why's that? 361 00:14:04,678 --> 00:14:06,262 - 'Cause I know this address. 362 00:14:06,304 --> 00:14:09,391 I even used it once. 363 00:14:09,474 --> 00:14:12,977 This is an NYPD safe house, 364 00:14:13,061 --> 00:14:15,605 which means you're an undercover cop. 365 00:14:15,730 --> 00:14:18,566 ♪ ♪ 366 00:14:23,905 --> 00:14:24,155 . 367 00:14:24,197 --> 00:14:25,198 - I got nothing for you. 368 00:14:26,241 --> 00:14:27,534 Cop or no cop, I ain't see the shooting. 369 00:14:27,617 --> 00:14:28,618 So there's nothing much to talk about. 370 00:14:28,702 --> 00:14:29,703 - No. 371 00:14:29,786 --> 00:14:31,705 We're gonna do this right. 372 00:14:31,746 --> 00:14:33,456 So start at the beginning 373 00:14:33,540 --> 00:14:35,000 and tell me exactly what you saw. 374 00:14:35,083 --> 00:14:37,419 - I saw some dude wearing a mask 375 00:14:37,502 --> 00:14:39,629 running toward a car, a green SUV. 376 00:14:39,754 --> 00:14:41,089 That's it. 377 00:14:41,172 --> 00:14:42,924 - Why were you there in the first place? 378 00:14:43,008 --> 00:14:44,884 Somebody told you there was gonna be a shooting? 379 00:14:45,010 --> 00:14:46,553 Were you there as a lookout? 380 00:14:46,636 --> 00:14:48,054 - What the hell are you talking about? 381 00:14:48,096 --> 00:14:49,806 - Hey, don't be righteous with me, man. 382 00:14:49,889 --> 00:14:51,224 You're the one who was hanging out 383 00:14:51,349 --> 00:14:52,934 near the crime scene of a murder 384 00:14:53,018 --> 00:14:54,352 who then lied to the police. 385 00:14:54,436 --> 00:14:56,730 - 'Cause I'm working undercover. 386 00:14:56,855 --> 00:14:59,149 You already forget what that's like, huh? 387 00:14:59,232 --> 00:15:01,860 I can't be cooperating with no homicide investigation, man. 388 00:15:01,901 --> 00:15:04,112 - You still haven't answered my question. 389 00:15:04,195 --> 00:15:06,448 Come on. Why were you there? 390 00:15:07,907 --> 00:15:09,909 - [sighs] 391 00:15:10,035 --> 00:15:11,286 A guy named T-Brickz told me 392 00:15:11,411 --> 00:15:12,912 that there was a drug deal going down 393 00:15:13,038 --> 00:15:14,914 in that vicinity at that time. 394 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:16,332 Asked me to keep an eye out. 395 00:15:16,416 --> 00:15:18,126 That's it. That's all I know. 396 00:15:18,209 --> 00:15:20,253 I had no idea that there was a hit gonna go down. 397 00:15:20,337 --> 00:15:23,673 - This T-Brickz-- he mention any names? 398 00:15:23,757 --> 00:15:25,133 - No. 399 00:15:25,216 --> 00:15:27,552 Just told me that there was a deal taking place. 400 00:15:27,677 --> 00:15:29,262 Needed some eyes. That's it. 401 00:15:31,014 --> 00:15:32,599 You know how it is. 402 00:15:32,682 --> 00:15:33,600 These guys don't always tell you 403 00:15:33,725 --> 00:15:35,435 what's really going on, man. 404 00:15:35,518 --> 00:15:37,645 - This dude with the mask, what'd he look like? 405 00:15:37,729 --> 00:15:40,398 Tall? Short? 406 00:15:40,523 --> 00:15:45,737 - 5'11", like, medium build, 407 00:15:45,820 --> 00:15:49,157 and was wearing some red Zef sneakers. 408 00:15:49,199 --> 00:15:50,367 - All right. 409 00:15:50,450 --> 00:15:51,743 At least that's something. 410 00:15:53,912 --> 00:15:55,455 - Yo, we good? 411 00:15:55,538 --> 00:15:56,539 - For now. 412 00:15:56,623 --> 00:15:58,375 - Yo, what's that mean? 413 00:15:58,458 --> 00:16:01,544 - It means I'll try to do my best to keep you out of this. 414 00:16:01,628 --> 00:16:03,046 But you got to understand, I got a job to do, too, 415 00:16:03,129 --> 00:16:04,130 just like you. 416 00:16:04,172 --> 00:16:05,799 - I appreciate that, man. 417 00:16:05,924 --> 00:16:07,217 Look, I've been under two years, 418 00:16:07,300 --> 00:16:09,010 so this whole operation, this is my whole life, man. 419 00:16:11,596 --> 00:16:14,849 - Keep it going, all right? 420 00:16:14,974 --> 00:16:17,185 And stay safe. 421 00:16:17,268 --> 00:16:19,521 [door opens] 422 00:16:19,646 --> 00:16:21,189 [door closes] 423 00:16:21,314 --> 00:16:22,857 Hey. - Hey. 424 00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:24,818 - How was the hockey game? - Oh, man. 425 00:16:24,901 --> 00:16:26,736 We got our asses kicked 6-1. 426 00:16:26,778 --> 00:16:28,697 - Damn. - Unbelievable. 427 00:16:28,780 --> 00:16:29,948 How about you? 428 00:16:30,031 --> 00:16:31,866 How'd things go up on 149th Street? 429 00:16:31,908 --> 00:16:34,369 Learn anything? - No. 430 00:16:34,411 --> 00:16:38,331 No, not a lot of surveillance cameras in that location. 431 00:16:38,415 --> 00:16:41,876 So I was not able to confirm Book's alibi. 432 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:44,170 - We'll just have to keep looking, then, I guess. 433 00:16:44,212 --> 00:16:46,172 - Hey, the school sent that list of kids 434 00:16:46,256 --> 00:16:47,674 from the tutoring program. 435 00:16:47,757 --> 00:16:49,467 - Any of them from the gang database? 436 00:16:49,551 --> 00:16:51,886 - One--Taris Stewart, confirmed member of PV Mafia. 437 00:16:51,970 --> 00:16:52,887 - Got an address? 438 00:16:52,971 --> 00:16:54,389 - Got a whole file. 439 00:16:54,514 --> 00:16:56,391 Kid's been in the life since he was 13. 440 00:16:58,268 --> 00:16:59,561 - Thank you. 441 00:17:03,565 --> 00:17:04,899 - Mrs. Stewart? 442 00:17:06,026 --> 00:17:07,152 - Yes? 443 00:17:07,235 --> 00:17:09,446 - We need to talk to your son, Taris. 444 00:17:09,571 --> 00:17:10,989 - I got nothing to say. 445 00:17:11,072 --> 00:17:12,323 - We're not asking you to say anything. 446 00:17:12,407 --> 00:17:13,908 We just need to know where he is. 447 00:17:14,034 --> 00:17:16,036 - Like I said, I got nothing to say. 448 00:17:16,161 --> 00:17:18,413 - That's not gonna fly, okay? 449 00:17:18,455 --> 00:17:20,248 - Excuse me? 450 00:17:20,331 --> 00:17:21,958 - We got reason to believe your son has information 451 00:17:22,042 --> 00:17:24,044 about a recent homicide. 452 00:17:24,169 --> 00:17:26,046 Somebody shot his friend and tutor. 453 00:17:26,171 --> 00:17:27,797 - But that was an accident, 454 00:17:27,881 --> 00:17:29,841 'cause Taris was the intended target. 455 00:17:29,924 --> 00:17:32,427 - But you already know that, don't you? 456 00:17:32,510 --> 00:17:34,596 Which is why your son is so hard to locate at the moment. 457 00:17:34,679 --> 00:17:36,139 - I don't know what you're talking about. 458 00:17:36,222 --> 00:17:37,515 So if you don't mind-- 459 00:17:37,599 --> 00:17:40,310 - Actually, we definitely mind, okay? 460 00:17:40,435 --> 00:17:45,565 'Cause this kid, Hassan, he was a civilian, just a kid. 461 00:17:45,690 --> 00:17:47,484 He got straight A's and still found time 462 00:17:47,609 --> 00:17:49,736 to help out kids like your Taris with their homework. 463 00:17:49,861 --> 00:17:51,321 And he didn't do it for money. 464 00:17:51,446 --> 00:17:53,615 He didn't do it for credit. He did it just to help. 465 00:17:53,698 --> 00:17:56,326 And he's the one who ended up with a bullet in his chest. 466 00:17:56,451 --> 00:17:59,329 [tense music] 467 00:17:59,454 --> 00:18:01,373 ♪ ♪ 468 00:18:01,456 --> 00:18:03,625 - It's awful what happened to Hassan. 469 00:18:03,708 --> 00:18:05,085 But I ain't no rat. 470 00:18:05,210 --> 00:18:07,671 - 'Cause you're a tough guy, right? 471 00:18:07,796 --> 00:18:10,674 You believe in protecting punks who shoot innocent kids. 472 00:18:10,757 --> 00:18:12,092 - No. 473 00:18:12,217 --> 00:18:13,551 I believe in trying to stay alive. 474 00:18:13,635 --> 00:18:15,261 - But you know who shot Hassan? 475 00:18:15,345 --> 00:18:17,263 - No. I ain't say all that. 476 00:18:17,389 --> 00:18:18,515 - Well, whoever it was, they were there 477 00:18:18,598 --> 00:18:20,266 to shoot you, correct? 478 00:18:20,392 --> 00:18:21,726 - I wanted out of that life. 479 00:18:21,810 --> 00:18:24,270 I told people I was gonna go legit. 480 00:18:24,354 --> 00:18:25,855 And then two days later, some dude comes 481 00:18:25,939 --> 00:18:27,107 shooting at me and Hassan. 482 00:18:27,232 --> 00:18:28,733 - Listen, I'm real glad that you're 483 00:18:28,817 --> 00:18:32,278 trying to change your life and that you didn't get hit. 484 00:18:32,362 --> 00:18:34,447 But your friend, Hassan, was not so lucky, was he? 485 00:18:34,572 --> 00:18:36,408 And he never chose that life. 486 00:18:36,491 --> 00:18:38,702 - Did you happen to see what the shooter looked like? 487 00:18:38,743 --> 00:18:41,037 If he was tall, short? 488 00:18:41,121 --> 00:18:44,124 - Like I said, I ain't no rat. 489 00:18:44,249 --> 00:18:45,500 I'm not gonna go up on no witness stand 490 00:18:45,625 --> 00:18:47,085 and start pointing fingers at people. 491 00:18:47,127 --> 00:18:48,461 - Yeah, you made that very clear. 492 00:18:48,545 --> 00:18:49,754 All right? 493 00:18:49,838 --> 00:18:51,131 So let's just move past all of that. 494 00:18:51,172 --> 00:18:53,591 Let's assume we're not gonna ask you to do that. 495 00:18:53,717 --> 00:18:56,011 But we still need to know who killed Hassan, understand? 496 00:18:56,136 --> 00:18:59,723 ♪ ♪ 497 00:18:59,806 --> 00:19:02,434 - Well, it happened real fast. 498 00:19:02,475 --> 00:19:04,269 Me and Hass were walking to a pizza shop, 499 00:19:04,352 --> 00:19:06,521 chopping it up. 500 00:19:06,646 --> 00:19:09,983 Some lady yells, "T, he's got a gun!" 501 00:19:10,066 --> 00:19:12,610 I turned around, and I saw some dude with a mask on 502 00:19:12,694 --> 00:19:14,571 rushing toward me. 503 00:19:14,654 --> 00:19:15,989 So I started running. 504 00:19:16,072 --> 00:19:17,741 That's it. That's all I saw. 505 00:19:17,866 --> 00:19:21,119 - All right, but this lady, she called you T? 506 00:19:21,202 --> 00:19:22,203 That means she knows who you are. 507 00:19:22,287 --> 00:19:23,455 She knows your name. 508 00:19:23,496 --> 00:19:24,873 Did you get a good look at her? 509 00:19:27,167 --> 00:19:30,587 Look, Taris, your friend took a bullet 510 00:19:30,712 --> 00:19:33,465 that had your name on it. 511 00:19:33,548 --> 00:19:34,674 Kind of feels like you owe him. 512 00:19:34,758 --> 00:19:35,842 What do you think? 513 00:19:38,178 --> 00:19:39,679 - [sighs] 514 00:19:42,724 --> 00:19:44,100 - Kendra, we have reason to believe that 515 00:19:44,225 --> 00:19:45,435 you may have witnessed a shooting the other day 516 00:19:45,518 --> 00:19:48,480 at 164th Street and Broadway? 517 00:19:48,521 --> 00:19:50,565 [coffee pouring] 518 00:19:50,648 --> 00:19:52,108 - Yeah, I was there. 519 00:19:52,233 --> 00:19:53,151 - Okay. 520 00:19:53,234 --> 00:19:54,819 Why didn't you call the police? 521 00:19:54,903 --> 00:19:57,405 - I get paid to sell cheeseburgers, sweetie. 522 00:19:57,530 --> 00:19:58,865 - Yeah, we get paid to solve murders. 523 00:19:58,990 --> 00:20:00,367 So how about we meet in the middle, huh? 524 00:20:00,408 --> 00:20:02,827 - An innocent kid was murdered that day, Kendra. 525 00:20:02,952 --> 00:20:04,871 Wasn't in no gang. 526 00:20:04,996 --> 00:20:07,040 Wasn't looking for trouble. 527 00:20:08,833 --> 00:20:10,794 - I didn't see his face. 528 00:20:10,877 --> 00:20:12,629 He was wearing a mask. 529 00:20:12,712 --> 00:20:13,755 - Was he tall? Short? 530 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:14,756 White? Black? 531 00:20:14,881 --> 00:20:16,383 - Black. 532 00:20:16,508 --> 00:20:19,886 Uh, and he was on the taller side, 533 00:20:19,969 --> 00:20:21,721 about 5'11" or so. 534 00:20:21,763 --> 00:20:23,014 - What else? Did he say anything? 535 00:20:23,098 --> 00:20:24,557 Did you hear his voice? 536 00:20:24,683 --> 00:20:25,975 See what kind of shoes he had on? 537 00:20:26,059 --> 00:20:30,480 - Yeah, sneakers, red. 538 00:20:30,563 --> 00:20:32,607 And I saw his eyes too. 539 00:20:32,691 --> 00:20:33,983 - His eyes? 540 00:20:34,067 --> 00:20:35,944 - He--he walked right past me. 541 00:20:35,985 --> 00:20:37,696 Stared a hole right through my damn soul, 542 00:20:37,821 --> 00:20:39,322 if I'm being honest. 543 00:20:39,406 --> 00:20:40,824 Thought he was gonna shoot me. 544 00:20:40,907 --> 00:20:43,284 - Is there anything notable about his eyes? 545 00:20:43,410 --> 00:20:46,788 - They were light, like green or maybe blue. 546 00:20:48,623 --> 00:20:50,417 - Okay. All right. Thank you, Kendra. 547 00:20:50,542 --> 00:20:53,003 This has been very helpful. 548 00:20:53,086 --> 00:20:55,964 - Listen, Vi, we got a physical description of the shooter-- 549 00:20:56,089 --> 00:21:00,218 Black, about 5'11", medium build, green eyes, 550 00:21:00,301 --> 00:21:02,387 a member of the PV Mafia. 551 00:21:02,470 --> 00:21:04,973 [dramatic music] 552 00:21:05,098 --> 00:21:06,558 [banging] 553 00:21:06,641 --> 00:21:07,892 - This is a warrant to search your apartment. 554 00:21:07,976 --> 00:21:09,060 - What is this? 555 00:21:09,144 --> 00:21:10,645 - Ma'am, stay where you are. - NYPD! 556 00:21:10,687 --> 00:21:12,522 [officers shouting] 557 00:21:12,605 --> 00:21:14,441 - You must be Eric. - Get off me! 558 00:21:14,566 --> 00:21:15,942 - I ain't answering. - That's all right. 559 00:21:16,026 --> 00:21:16,943 Your pretty green eyes did it for you. 560 00:21:16,985 --> 00:21:18,319 Stay right there. 561 00:21:18,445 --> 00:21:19,863 - You have no right tearing my place apart! 562 00:21:19,946 --> 00:21:21,531 - Ma'am, stay out of the way. Keep her over there, please. 563 00:21:21,573 --> 00:21:22,949 You, stand over there. 564 00:21:23,033 --> 00:21:24,075 - Man, don't tell me where to stand in my house. 565 00:21:24,117 --> 00:21:25,493 - I'm telling you to stand over there. 566 00:21:25,577 --> 00:21:26,661 - I said don't tell me where to stand in my house! 567 00:21:26,745 --> 00:21:27,954 - Slow down. - Don't touch my mom! 568 00:21:28,038 --> 00:21:29,372 - Hey, hey, listen to me. Listen to me. 569 00:21:29,456 --> 00:21:30,957 - Don't touch my mom! [overlapping shouting] 570 00:21:31,082 --> 00:21:32,208 - Hey. - What you want in my room? 571 00:21:32,292 --> 00:21:33,835 Get--get out of my room! 572 00:21:33,918 --> 00:21:35,378 Get out of my room! - Get him up. 573 00:21:35,420 --> 00:21:36,921 - You're hurting him! - Ma'am, you stay over there. 574 00:21:37,005 --> 00:21:38,089 We'll be out of here in ten minutes. 575 00:21:38,173 --> 00:21:39,174 - Get off of me! - You're hurting him! 576 00:21:39,257 --> 00:21:40,342 [handcuffs clicking] 577 00:21:40,425 --> 00:21:41,843 - Vince, look what I found. 578 00:21:41,968 --> 00:21:43,428 - Get off me! 579 00:21:43,470 --> 00:21:44,804 - Eric Robinson, you're under arrest 580 00:21:44,929 --> 00:21:46,556 for the murder of Hassan Peterson. 581 00:21:46,639 --> 00:21:47,807 You have the right to remain silent. 582 00:21:47,849 --> 00:21:48,683 You understand? - It's okay, Mom. 583 00:21:53,980 --> 00:21:54,189 . 584 00:21:54,314 --> 00:21:56,024 - I gotta tell you, it is not looking 585 00:21:56,691 --> 00:21:58,568 too good for you, Eric. 586 00:21:58,651 --> 00:22:00,236 We got an eyewitness who says they saw you 587 00:22:00,362 --> 00:22:02,364 leaving the scene of the crime carrying a gun. 588 00:22:02,489 --> 00:22:05,200 - She also saw your red shoes and gorgeous green peepers. 589 00:22:07,118 --> 00:22:08,536 We know Taris wanted to quit the gang 590 00:22:08,620 --> 00:22:10,121 and you were just following orders. 591 00:22:10,205 --> 00:22:11,456 Mm-hmm. 592 00:22:11,581 --> 00:22:12,791 But you hit the wrong kid, didn't you? 593 00:22:12,916 --> 00:22:14,459 Now you gotta pay the tab. 594 00:22:14,501 --> 00:22:16,461 - Mm, and it's a big one. 595 00:22:16,544 --> 00:22:18,380 I mean, you're looking at life, dog, 596 00:22:18,505 --> 00:22:21,549 even though you were just following orders. 597 00:22:21,675 --> 00:22:24,219 Yeah, I mean, you were a soldier. 598 00:22:24,302 --> 00:22:28,473 You don't decide who lives or dies. 599 00:22:28,598 --> 00:22:31,309 You just do what you're told to do, right? 600 00:22:31,393 --> 00:22:35,146 - So why don't you talk to us, Eric? 601 00:22:35,188 --> 00:22:37,982 Tell us what really happened here. 602 00:22:38,108 --> 00:22:40,777 You do that, I am confident we can get you a good deal. 603 00:22:40,860 --> 00:22:43,488 [suspenseful music] 604 00:22:43,530 --> 00:22:45,323 - Y'all can kiss my ass. 605 00:22:45,365 --> 00:22:46,741 - Don't be stupid, Eric. 606 00:22:46,866 --> 00:22:48,993 Think. 607 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:50,412 This is your one and only chance 608 00:22:50,537 --> 00:22:53,540 to cut a deal, to look out for you. 609 00:22:53,581 --> 00:23:00,588 ♪ ♪ 610 00:23:02,924 --> 00:23:05,218 - Lawyer. 611 00:23:05,343 --> 00:23:08,972 - Defendant's name is Eric Robinson, 23. 612 00:23:09,097 --> 00:23:11,766 Been a member of the PV Mafia since he was 11. 613 00:23:11,891 --> 00:23:13,435 Long list of priors-- 614 00:23:13,476 --> 00:23:15,603 drug possession, extortion, armed robbery. 615 00:23:15,687 --> 00:23:17,439 - Now murder. 616 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:18,982 I presume he's not willing to cooperate? 617 00:23:19,065 --> 00:23:20,525 - According to Detective Riley, 618 00:23:20,567 --> 00:23:21,985 he lawyered up real fast, 619 00:23:22,068 --> 00:23:24,904 like a good and proper gangster--his words. 620 00:23:24,946 --> 00:23:26,698 But the police are still investigating, 621 00:23:26,781 --> 00:23:28,616 looking for a connection to someone higher up. 622 00:23:28,700 --> 00:23:29,617 - Police find the murder weapon? 623 00:23:29,701 --> 00:23:31,286 - Yes. Well, sort of. 624 00:23:31,327 --> 00:23:33,413 It was recovered from a communal trash bin 625 00:23:33,455 --> 00:23:35,540 inside the defendant's housing complex. 626 00:23:35,623 --> 00:23:37,709 - But the police also found a box of 9 millimeter ammo 627 00:23:37,792 --> 00:23:38,960 in his apartment. 628 00:23:39,044 --> 00:23:40,837 - Witnesses? - Two. 629 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:44,466 One was the intended target, Taris Stewart. 630 00:23:44,549 --> 00:23:47,635 He wanted to quit the gang, so Robinson tried to kill him, 631 00:23:47,761 --> 00:23:49,387 but he shot Hassan Peterson instead. 632 00:23:49,471 --> 00:23:50,680 - This kid, Taris Stewart, get a look at the shooter? 633 00:23:50,764 --> 00:23:52,140 - No. 634 00:23:52,265 --> 00:23:53,391 Then again, it doesn't matter because 635 00:23:53,475 --> 00:23:55,393 he is not interested in cooperating. 636 00:23:55,435 --> 00:23:56,478 - I don't care if he's interested. 637 00:23:56,603 --> 00:23:58,188 Subpoena him. 638 00:23:58,271 --> 00:23:59,898 Give him immunity if need be. 639 00:23:59,981 --> 00:24:01,649 - [sighs] 640 00:24:01,733 --> 00:24:04,194 Sure, but he's not gonna testify. 641 00:24:04,277 --> 00:24:05,612 - Even though this punk tried to shoot him? 642 00:24:05,737 --> 00:24:07,113 - You know gang rules, Nick. 643 00:24:07,238 --> 00:24:09,157 Anyway, like I said, he didn't see much. 644 00:24:09,282 --> 00:24:11,618 If anything, he was too busy running for his life. 645 00:24:11,659 --> 00:24:12,869 - So I assume that means witness two 646 00:24:12,911 --> 00:24:14,079 offers more promise? 647 00:24:14,204 --> 00:24:15,955 - She locked eyes with the shooter 648 00:24:15,997 --> 00:24:17,749 as he was running toward the getaway car. 649 00:24:17,791 --> 00:24:19,000 - So she got a good look? 650 00:24:19,084 --> 00:24:20,085 - Oh, real good look. 651 00:24:20,210 --> 00:24:21,503 She gave an accurate description 652 00:24:21,628 --> 00:24:24,381 of his height, build, clothing, and eyes. 653 00:24:24,422 --> 00:24:25,590 - Excuse me? 654 00:24:25,674 --> 00:24:27,217 - Look, shooter was wearing a mask, 655 00:24:27,300 --> 00:24:28,927 but she said he had green eyes. 656 00:24:28,968 --> 00:24:30,720 Eric Robinson has green eyes. 657 00:24:30,804 --> 00:24:32,806 - And that, of course, is relatively unusual 658 00:24:32,931 --> 00:24:35,600 for a Black man, so that's obviously quite helpful. 659 00:24:35,725 --> 00:24:37,310 - Okay, do what you have to do, but I want a conviction 660 00:24:37,435 --> 00:24:39,437 on murder two, nothing less. 661 00:24:42,816 --> 00:24:45,068 - Ms. Newton, where were you on the afternoon 662 00:24:45,151 --> 00:24:49,114 of December 16th at approximately 3:15 p.m.? 663 00:24:49,155 --> 00:24:52,409 - Walking home from work. 664 00:24:52,492 --> 00:24:54,327 - In what part of town? 665 00:24:54,452 --> 00:24:56,663 The more specific, the better. 666 00:24:56,788 --> 00:25:00,625 - On 164th Street, near Broadway. 667 00:25:00,667 --> 00:25:02,919 - Did anything unusual happen? 668 00:25:03,003 --> 00:25:05,505 - Um, I heard gunshots. 669 00:25:05,630 --> 00:25:08,133 - Um, can you describe what happened next 670 00:25:08,174 --> 00:25:09,551 after you heard the gunshots? 671 00:25:13,054 --> 00:25:15,974 [tense music] 672 00:25:16,057 --> 00:25:20,895 ♪ ♪ 673 00:25:20,979 --> 00:25:22,022 You were walking home. 674 00:25:22,105 --> 00:25:23,606 You hear gunshots. 675 00:25:23,732 --> 00:25:26,151 And then what happened? 676 00:25:26,192 --> 00:25:27,527 - I saw someone run off. 677 00:25:27,610 --> 00:25:29,654 And he was wearing a mask, 678 00:25:29,696 --> 00:25:31,322 so I didn't really get a good look at him. 679 00:25:31,364 --> 00:25:32,532 - Do you remember his height? 680 00:25:32,615 --> 00:25:34,242 His build? 681 00:25:34,284 --> 00:25:35,577 - Average. 682 00:25:37,829 --> 00:25:39,497 - Did you see what type of shoes 683 00:25:39,581 --> 00:25:41,624 or sneakers he was wearing? - No, sir. 684 00:25:41,750 --> 00:25:44,669 - Did you happen to get a look at his face or his eyes? 685 00:25:44,711 --> 00:25:46,129 - Objection, Your Honor. 686 00:25:46,254 --> 00:25:47,922 She already said she didn't get a good look at him. 687 00:25:48,048 --> 00:25:49,466 Mr. Price is fishing. 688 00:25:49,507 --> 00:25:50,675 - Overruled. 689 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:52,635 The witness will answer the question. 690 00:25:52,761 --> 00:25:57,932 ♪ ♪ 691 00:25:58,058 --> 00:26:00,602 - No, I did not. 692 00:26:00,727 --> 00:26:03,396 - [sighs] May we take a brief recess? 693 00:26:03,521 --> 00:26:05,148 - We'll resume in one hour. 694 00:26:05,273 --> 00:26:12,238 ♪ ♪ 695 00:26:14,866 --> 00:26:18,036 - I'm sorry, but I'm not really sure what I saw that day. 696 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:20,038 - Hey, we know what's going on, Kendra, 697 00:26:20,163 --> 00:26:21,623 so there's no need to lie. 698 00:26:21,664 --> 00:26:23,625 - That man you were staring at in the courtroom, 699 00:26:23,750 --> 00:26:24,668 do you know him? 700 00:26:24,793 --> 00:26:27,921 Is he a member of the PV Mafia? 701 00:26:28,004 --> 00:26:29,547 - I don't know what you're talking about. 702 00:26:29,589 --> 00:26:32,842 - Kendra, we can protect you. 703 00:26:32,884 --> 00:26:34,344 We can relocate you. 704 00:26:34,427 --> 00:26:36,096 - I don't want to be relocated. 705 00:26:36,221 --> 00:26:37,972 I want to live where I live. 706 00:26:38,098 --> 00:26:39,307 And I want to be safe. 707 00:26:39,432 --> 00:26:41,101 - We understand. 708 00:26:41,184 --> 00:26:44,688 But you have a legal obligation to tell the truth, okay? 709 00:26:44,813 --> 00:26:47,107 You can't get up there on the stand and lie. 710 00:26:47,148 --> 00:26:48,650 We can charge you with perjury. 711 00:26:48,692 --> 00:26:51,569 - You think I give a damn about a legal obligation 712 00:26:51,611 --> 00:26:53,488 or some half-assed perjury charge? 713 00:26:53,571 --> 00:26:54,489 - Well, you should. 714 00:26:54,572 --> 00:26:55,699 It's a class D felony. 715 00:26:55,824 --> 00:26:58,284 - I'm pregnant. 716 00:26:58,410 --> 00:26:59,994 I got a little boy inside of me. 717 00:27:00,078 --> 00:27:02,330 I can't put a target on his back 718 00:27:02,372 --> 00:27:04,124 and have people calling his mama a rat. 719 00:27:04,249 --> 00:27:06,167 No. 720 00:27:06,292 --> 00:27:08,795 So I gotta do what's right for him. 721 00:27:10,714 --> 00:27:13,550 So you can put me back up on that witness stand, 722 00:27:13,633 --> 00:27:16,261 but I'm not gonna say what you want me to say. 723 00:27:19,431 --> 00:27:20,765 - Talk to the judge. 724 00:27:20,890 --> 00:27:23,226 [sighs] Get a continuance. 725 00:27:23,351 --> 00:27:25,103 The longer, the better. 726 00:27:25,145 --> 00:27:26,938 We need more evidence. 727 00:27:27,022 --> 00:27:28,106 - Yeah. 728 00:27:31,109 --> 00:27:33,236 - Can't believe "snitches get stitches" 729 00:27:33,278 --> 00:27:34,654 is still a thing. - Yeah. 730 00:27:34,779 --> 00:27:37,407 Way of life for some people. 731 00:27:37,532 --> 00:27:39,117 - Yeah, I'm not seeing anything that's helpful here. 732 00:27:41,494 --> 00:27:42,871 - Me neither. 733 00:27:45,331 --> 00:27:48,084 Our best bet is Book. 734 00:27:48,168 --> 00:27:49,085 - Book? 735 00:27:49,210 --> 00:27:51,254 He said he was home sick. 736 00:27:51,379 --> 00:27:53,882 There's no way for us to prove him wrong, so. 737 00:27:54,007 --> 00:27:55,508 - He's a cop. 738 00:27:55,550 --> 00:27:56,843 - What do you mean, he's a cop? 739 00:27:56,926 --> 00:27:59,471 - He's working undercover. 740 00:27:59,596 --> 00:28:01,306 - How do you know? 741 00:28:01,431 --> 00:28:04,809 - That address he gave us, 742 00:28:04,934 --> 00:28:07,562 it's a safe house. 743 00:28:07,645 --> 00:28:08,897 - You're just telling me this now? 744 00:28:09,022 --> 00:28:10,398 - I was trying to protect his cover-- 745 00:28:10,482 --> 00:28:12,025 - Man, we talked about this. 746 00:28:12,108 --> 00:28:13,651 Theo, we talked about this exact thing, 747 00:28:13,777 --> 00:28:15,028 keeping secrets from each other, 748 00:28:15,111 --> 00:28:17,197 this whole lone wolf thing that you do. 749 00:28:17,238 --> 00:28:18,490 - It was not intentional, okay? 750 00:28:18,615 --> 00:28:20,617 I--I just wasn't thinking. 751 00:28:20,742 --> 00:28:22,786 But you're right, okay? 752 00:28:22,911 --> 00:28:23,953 I should have told you. 753 00:28:24,037 --> 00:28:25,330 - Yeah. 754 00:28:25,413 --> 00:28:31,002 ♪ ♪ 755 00:28:31,044 --> 00:28:32,671 Where are you going now? 756 00:28:32,712 --> 00:28:34,297 - To tell Book he needs to testify. 757 00:28:34,381 --> 00:28:35,465 - No, no, no, no, no, no. - Maybe it's easier. 758 00:28:35,548 --> 00:28:37,634 - No, no, no, man. Look, hey. 759 00:28:37,759 --> 00:28:40,303 If we're gonna talk to him, we do it together, 760 00:28:40,428 --> 00:28:42,138 you understand? 761 00:28:42,263 --> 00:28:43,807 Together. 762 00:28:43,932 --> 00:28:48,603 ♪ ♪ 763 00:28:53,441 --> 00:28:53,608 . 764 00:28:53,733 --> 00:28:55,026 - Look, I know you guys are in a bind, 765 00:28:55,735 --> 00:28:57,237 but I can't just walk away 766 00:28:57,278 --> 00:28:59,114 and blow my cover. Not over this. 767 00:28:59,155 --> 00:29:01,658 - We appreciate that, but this is a murder case, man. 768 00:29:01,741 --> 00:29:03,284 - It sort of trumps everything else. 769 00:29:03,368 --> 00:29:05,161 - Says you? 770 00:29:05,203 --> 00:29:06,454 - Excuse me? 771 00:29:06,621 --> 00:29:07,997 - I'm trying to take down the PV Mafia. 772 00:29:08,081 --> 00:29:09,582 How many bodies a year do you think 773 00:29:09,624 --> 00:29:11,001 these brothers are responsible for? 774 00:29:11,084 --> 00:29:12,585 Not including the sex trafficking, 775 00:29:12,669 --> 00:29:13,962 the drug overdose-- - Whoa, whoa, look. 776 00:29:14,045 --> 00:29:15,588 We're in the middle of a murder trial here, man. 777 00:29:15,672 --> 00:29:17,090 Now, we got the defendant dead to rights. 778 00:29:17,215 --> 00:29:19,300 All we need is someone--you-- 779 00:29:19,342 --> 00:29:21,511 to come in and put the punk at the scene. 780 00:29:21,553 --> 00:29:23,638 So spare me your whole pie-in-the-sky undercover crap 781 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:25,265 'cause it doesn't mean anything right now. 782 00:29:25,348 --> 00:29:26,850 - Who the hell you think you're talking to? 783 00:29:26,933 --> 00:29:29,185 - Well, I'm talking to you, Officer. 784 00:29:29,310 --> 00:29:30,729 [tense music] 785 00:29:30,812 --> 00:29:32,522 - You ain't got no right to come at me like that. 786 00:29:32,564 --> 00:29:33,648 - Come at you? 787 00:29:33,732 --> 00:29:35,108 Bro, trust me, 788 00:29:35,150 --> 00:29:36,401 I'm restraining myself right now 789 00:29:36,443 --> 00:29:37,986 'cause I don't like cops who lie. 790 00:29:38,028 --> 00:29:39,070 All right? 791 00:29:39,154 --> 00:29:40,363 Who withhold information. 792 00:29:40,405 --> 00:29:41,948 - You know what? 793 00:29:42,032 --> 00:29:44,743 You Homicide guys, you're all the same. 794 00:29:44,909 --> 00:29:47,704 Think your cases are more important than everyone else's. 795 00:29:47,787 --> 00:29:49,581 - Yeah, 'cause they are. 796 00:29:49,664 --> 00:29:51,875 This banger, Eric, he shot and killed 797 00:29:52,042 --> 00:29:55,587 a 16-year-old kid-- an innocent 16-year-old kid. 798 00:29:55,670 --> 00:29:57,172 So we're gonna do whatever we gotta do 799 00:29:57,213 --> 00:29:58,798 to get justice for him and his family. 800 00:29:58,882 --> 00:30:00,842 And if that means forcing you to testify, 801 00:30:00,925 --> 00:30:01,843 then that's just how it is. 802 00:30:02,010 --> 00:30:08,266 ♪ ♪ 803 00:30:08,433 --> 00:30:10,143 - Give me a sec, please. 804 00:30:14,022 --> 00:30:16,107 - [sighs] 805 00:30:16,274 --> 00:30:18,151 [door opens, slams] 806 00:30:18,276 --> 00:30:22,530 - Look, I did what I could. 807 00:30:22,655 --> 00:30:24,574 But we need you. 808 00:30:24,699 --> 00:30:26,409 We need you, man. 809 00:30:26,493 --> 00:30:27,869 And I know that sucks, 810 00:30:27,911 --> 00:30:29,079 and I know this isn't how you were hoping 811 00:30:29,245 --> 00:30:30,330 this would play out, but you gotta understand-- 812 00:30:30,455 --> 00:30:32,999 - Brother, I ain't testifying. 813 00:30:36,419 --> 00:30:38,088 So you can save all that self-help stuff 814 00:30:38,129 --> 00:30:39,631 for someone else. 815 00:30:39,714 --> 00:30:46,721 ♪ ♪ 816 00:30:50,975 --> 00:30:52,352 [door slams] 817 00:30:52,519 --> 00:30:53,895 - Before you even say anything, 818 00:30:54,062 --> 00:30:55,563 do not give me your lecture right now. 819 00:30:55,730 --> 00:30:57,148 - I'm not gonna give you one, okay? 820 00:30:57,232 --> 00:30:58,733 - Good, 821 00:30:58,858 --> 00:31:00,777 'cause your buddy Book is out of line, man. 822 00:31:00,819 --> 00:31:02,654 He's out of line. 823 00:31:02,696 --> 00:31:04,280 All he cares about is his case 824 00:31:04,406 --> 00:31:06,491 and making a name for himself inside the department. 825 00:31:06,574 --> 00:31:08,868 - Is there something wrong with that? 826 00:31:08,952 --> 00:31:11,079 - Yeah, there's something wrong with that. 827 00:31:11,162 --> 00:31:13,707 Look, this is supposed to be a team sport, right? 828 00:31:13,832 --> 00:31:15,542 All NYPD on the same side. - Right. 829 00:31:15,709 --> 00:31:16,876 - Doing what's best for the victims, 830 00:31:17,002 --> 00:31:18,128 for the people of this city. 831 00:31:18,211 --> 00:31:19,963 - That's easy for you to say. 832 00:31:20,005 --> 00:31:21,256 You don't know what it's like to spend two years 833 00:31:21,423 --> 00:31:23,550 in some crappy, roach-infested apartment 834 00:31:23,591 --> 00:31:25,635 pretending to be somebody else, 835 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:29,639 risking your life, alone. 836 00:31:29,723 --> 00:31:32,100 That was me, all right? 837 00:31:36,312 --> 00:31:39,190 - You're right. I don't know what that's like. 838 00:31:39,274 --> 00:31:41,985 And I got respect for people who do that line of work. 839 00:31:42,068 --> 00:31:44,320 But I got more respect, Theo, 840 00:31:44,446 --> 00:31:48,033 for the system and how it's supposed to work. 841 00:31:48,074 --> 00:31:52,245 Now, he's gonna testify, okay? 842 00:31:52,412 --> 00:31:54,289 'Cause I'm going over his head. 843 00:32:01,546 --> 00:32:02,714 - We've been trying to infiltrate this organization 844 00:32:02,839 --> 00:32:04,090 for damn near three years. 845 00:32:04,215 --> 00:32:05,467 - I understand that, Lieutenant, 846 00:32:05,550 --> 00:32:07,177 but Officer Booker's testimony is crucial 847 00:32:07,260 --> 00:32:08,970 for this murder trial. 848 00:32:09,137 --> 00:32:11,139 So we're gonna need him to testify. 849 00:32:11,306 --> 00:32:13,099 - So we're, what, we're just gonna blow up 850 00:32:13,141 --> 00:32:15,435 the whole damn operation over one murder? 851 00:32:15,477 --> 00:32:17,228 - One murder? What, that's not enough? 852 00:32:17,270 --> 00:32:18,146 How many do we need to-- 853 00:32:18,229 --> 00:32:20,023 - I didn't mean it that way. 854 00:32:20,106 --> 00:32:21,566 - So how did you mean it? 855 00:32:21,691 --> 00:32:25,487 - The PV Mafia is a vicious and ruthless organization. 856 00:32:25,528 --> 00:32:27,781 They traffic women, extort businesses, 857 00:32:27,822 --> 00:32:29,908 sell cocaine, heroin, fentanyl. 858 00:32:30,033 --> 00:32:32,369 Based off the drugs alone, they're probably responsible 859 00:32:32,452 --> 00:32:34,996 for 50 fatal overdoses a year, 860 00:32:35,121 --> 00:32:36,664 not to mention the street violence. 861 00:32:36,706 --> 00:32:38,833 - That may be true, but I'm pretty sure 862 00:32:38,958 --> 00:32:40,627 the parents of Hassan Peterson don't care. 863 00:32:40,710 --> 00:32:41,920 Not even a little. 864 00:32:41,961 --> 00:32:44,214 - Okay, listen, we're really close 865 00:32:44,255 --> 00:32:47,133 to shutting these guys down-- a month, maybe two. 866 00:32:47,217 --> 00:32:49,719 And Booker is key to the whole damn thing. 867 00:32:49,761 --> 00:32:52,347 - I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do about that. 868 00:32:52,472 --> 00:32:54,391 We need Officer Booker's cooperation, 869 00:32:54,432 --> 00:32:57,143 so please tell him to call me as soon as he can. 870 00:32:57,185 --> 00:33:01,356 And just so we're clear, if you resist, 871 00:33:01,439 --> 00:33:03,650 I will file charges against you and Officer Booker 872 00:33:03,692 --> 00:33:05,527 this afternoon for obstruction. 873 00:33:08,863 --> 00:33:11,324 So let's just start at the beginning. 874 00:33:11,408 --> 00:33:12,701 Tell us why you were near the crime scene 875 00:33:12,784 --> 00:33:15,245 at the time of the shooting. 876 00:33:15,412 --> 00:33:16,955 - One of the guys told me there was a drug deal 877 00:33:16,996 --> 00:33:18,206 going down around there. 878 00:33:18,373 --> 00:33:19,916 Wanted me to keep an eye out for the police. 879 00:33:19,958 --> 00:33:21,751 - So who's this guy? 880 00:33:21,876 --> 00:33:23,003 - Why does that matter? 881 00:33:23,169 --> 00:33:24,963 - The more we know, the better. 882 00:33:25,046 --> 00:33:26,423 It helps us ask the right questions 883 00:33:26,548 --> 00:33:28,800 and anticipate how the defense may cross-examine you. 884 00:33:28,883 --> 00:33:30,593 - I don't know the dude's name. 885 00:33:30,635 --> 00:33:36,141 - Um, are you referring to someone known as T-Brickz? 886 00:33:36,266 --> 00:33:38,852 - If you already know everything, why do you need me? 887 00:33:38,935 --> 00:33:40,145 Just have Detective Walker testify about 888 00:33:40,186 --> 00:33:41,062 what I already told him. 889 00:33:41,146 --> 00:33:42,313 - It doesn't work that way. 890 00:33:42,439 --> 00:33:44,733 - Well, it should. 891 00:33:44,899 --> 00:33:47,402 - That's a conversation for a different day. 892 00:33:47,569 --> 00:33:49,904 - I put a lot of time into this operation-- 893 00:33:50,030 --> 00:33:51,906 a lot of time. 894 00:33:51,990 --> 00:33:53,366 You sure there's nobody else 895 00:33:53,533 --> 00:33:54,743 who can put Eric at the crime scene? 896 00:33:54,826 --> 00:33:55,994 - Yes, we are sure. 897 00:33:56,077 --> 00:33:57,412 [sighs] 898 00:33:57,579 --> 00:34:01,041 You heard gunfire at approximately 3:15 p.m.? 899 00:34:01,082 --> 00:34:02,751 - I don't know what time it was. 900 00:34:04,711 --> 00:34:07,339 - Then you saw a man wearing a mask 901 00:34:07,380 --> 00:34:09,549 running toward an SUV. 902 00:34:09,632 --> 00:34:12,635 Can you describe what this man looked like? 903 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:14,179 - What if I don't show up for court? 904 00:34:14,304 --> 00:34:15,764 What happens then? 905 00:34:15,889 --> 00:34:18,433 - Then we issue a subpoena compelling you to appear. 906 00:34:18,516 --> 00:34:20,393 - And then I call your boss and your boss's boss 907 00:34:20,477 --> 00:34:21,853 and tell them to fire you. 908 00:34:23,605 --> 00:34:24,981 - That's just ain't right, man. 909 00:34:25,065 --> 00:34:26,441 - I'm sorry you feel that way. 910 00:34:26,483 --> 00:34:28,735 - I belong on the streets, collecting intel, 911 00:34:28,818 --> 00:34:31,529 trying to take down gangs, not in court, 912 00:34:31,654 --> 00:34:32,906 wearing some suit and tie, 913 00:34:32,947 --> 00:34:35,408 pretending to be some sort of police officer. 914 00:34:38,411 --> 00:34:42,707 - Look, I can't change how you feel about your job 915 00:34:42,749 --> 00:34:44,334 or how you perceive your role 916 00:34:44,417 --> 00:34:45,543 in the New York Police Department, 917 00:34:45,585 --> 00:34:47,420 but I can assure you of two things. 918 00:34:47,504 --> 00:34:50,674 Number one, you are, in fact, a police officer. 919 00:34:50,757 --> 00:34:53,301 Number two, not showing up for court 920 00:34:53,426 --> 00:34:56,304 or lying on the stand would be a very bad decision. 921 00:34:57,806 --> 00:34:59,307 - All right. He is trying to help you. 922 00:34:59,391 --> 00:35:00,642 Don't you see that? 923 00:35:02,560 --> 00:35:05,188 Oh, come on, Officer Booker, 924 00:35:05,355 --> 00:35:07,816 we are both sympathetic to the fact this case 925 00:35:07,941 --> 00:35:09,943 interferes with your undercover operation. 926 00:35:10,026 --> 00:35:14,197 But it's not our fault or our problem. 927 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:15,573 So you need to make peace with that. 928 00:35:15,740 --> 00:35:16,825 - I'm not doing it. 929 00:35:18,326 --> 00:35:20,537 [tense music] 930 00:35:20,662 --> 00:35:22,580 I'm not doing it. 931 00:35:27,252 --> 00:35:31,172 - We need to get this young man back into the real world, fast. 932 00:35:31,339 --> 00:35:38,304 ♪ ♪ 933 00:35:42,350 --> 00:35:43,309 - Let me guess. 934 00:35:43,393 --> 00:35:44,561 Those prosecutors told you 935 00:35:44,644 --> 00:35:46,021 to talk some sense into my dumb ass. 936 00:35:46,104 --> 00:35:47,564 - Yeah, something like that. 937 00:35:47,647 --> 00:35:50,233 And so you know, they're not just two prosecutors. 938 00:35:50,358 --> 00:35:51,735 One of them is head of the Homicide Bureau, 939 00:35:51,818 --> 00:35:54,404 and the other is the damn DA. 940 00:35:54,446 --> 00:35:56,573 I mean, he's one of the most powerful men in the city, 941 00:35:56,698 --> 00:35:57,741 and they're trying to do the right thing, Ray. 942 00:35:57,866 --> 00:35:58,950 - And how's that? 943 00:35:58,992 --> 00:36:00,493 - They're trying to save your career. 944 00:36:00,577 --> 00:36:02,162 You not showing up to court when you're a cop? 945 00:36:02,245 --> 00:36:03,872 That doesn't work. 946 00:36:03,955 --> 00:36:05,123 All right? That's game over. 947 00:36:05,206 --> 00:36:06,666 - Everybody keeps telling me that. 948 00:36:06,750 --> 00:36:07,959 I'm a cop. 949 00:36:08,043 --> 00:36:09,753 Think like a cop. 950 00:36:09,878 --> 00:36:12,839 If I thought like a cop, I'd already be dead, brother. 951 00:36:13,006 --> 00:36:14,215 - I know what you're-- - For real! 952 00:36:14,299 --> 00:36:17,010 - I know what you're saying. 953 00:36:17,093 --> 00:36:18,762 But you are a cop. 954 00:36:18,845 --> 00:36:20,472 You know that, right? 955 00:36:20,555 --> 00:36:24,184 ♪ ♪ 956 00:36:24,351 --> 00:36:28,229 - Sometimes I'm not so sure, man. 957 00:36:28,271 --> 00:36:29,481 It's hard to describe what it's like. 958 00:36:29,606 --> 00:36:32,734 I--I feel like I can relate more 959 00:36:32,901 --> 00:36:34,235 to the gangsters than the dudes in blue. 960 00:36:34,319 --> 00:36:35,570 - I get it. 961 00:36:35,653 --> 00:36:37,072 It's hard to separate things 962 00:36:37,155 --> 00:36:39,449 when you're pretending to be somebody you're not, 963 00:36:39,616 --> 00:36:41,284 when you're constantly wondering if the bad guys 964 00:36:41,368 --> 00:36:42,869 see through your lies. 965 00:36:42,952 --> 00:36:47,540 And then one day, it all starts to feel normal. 966 00:36:47,665 --> 00:36:48,917 Like it's not a lie anymore. 967 00:36:48,958 --> 00:36:50,210 Like you really are that other person. 968 00:36:50,335 --> 00:36:52,462 But that's not a good thing, Ray. 969 00:36:52,545 --> 00:36:54,881 It means you've been under too long. 970 00:36:54,964 --> 00:36:56,132 So maybe you should start to look at this thing 971 00:36:56,174 --> 00:36:57,133 in a different way. 972 00:36:57,175 --> 00:36:58,760 - Meaning what? 973 00:36:58,802 --> 00:37:01,012 - Meaning that this could be a good thing. 974 00:37:01,096 --> 00:37:06,184 ♪ ♪ 975 00:37:06,351 --> 00:37:10,897 Look, when I was under-- 976 00:37:10,980 --> 00:37:13,441 like, real under-- 977 00:37:13,608 --> 00:37:15,652 I got tight with the head of this set, 978 00:37:15,735 --> 00:37:17,696 guy named Lamar. 979 00:37:17,862 --> 00:37:20,073 One day, he comes over to me and tells me about some dude 980 00:37:20,115 --> 00:37:22,867 who's been skimming off the top. 981 00:37:22,909 --> 00:37:25,328 Asks me to cut his thumb off. 982 00:37:25,412 --> 00:37:27,914 - To prove your loyalty. 983 00:37:27,997 --> 00:37:30,792 - Lucky for me, the guy got shot the next day. 984 00:37:32,210 --> 00:37:33,628 'Cause if I'm being real... 985 00:37:36,673 --> 00:37:38,633 I was gonna do it. 986 00:37:40,844 --> 00:37:42,637 I was gonna do it. 987 00:37:45,140 --> 00:37:47,976 It's over, Ray. 988 00:37:48,101 --> 00:37:49,978 It just is, man. 989 00:37:51,896 --> 00:37:54,399 So you gotta make peace with it. 990 00:37:54,482 --> 00:38:01,740 ♪ ♪ 991 00:38:02,657 --> 00:38:05,035 - Officer Booker, can you please tell the jury 992 00:38:05,118 --> 00:38:06,953 what you saw take place 993 00:38:06,995 --> 00:38:08,705 on the afternoon of December 16th 994 00:38:08,830 --> 00:38:11,791 around 3:15 p.m.? 995 00:38:22,302 --> 00:38:24,804 [suspenseful music] 996 00:38:24,888 --> 00:38:26,473 - I saw... 997 00:38:29,434 --> 00:38:32,145 I saw a man wearing a mask, 998 00:38:32,228 --> 00:38:36,399 about 5'11", medium build, 999 00:38:36,483 --> 00:38:38,360 run toward a green SUV. 1000 00:38:38,485 --> 00:38:40,195 - Did he have anything in his hand? 1001 00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:42,739 - Yes. A gun. 1002 00:38:42,864 --> 00:38:44,991 A semiautomatic pistol. 1003 00:38:45,075 --> 00:38:47,994 - Did you see what type of shoes he was wearing? 1004 00:38:49,287 --> 00:38:52,540 - Sneakers. 1005 00:38:52,707 --> 00:38:54,501 Red Zefs. 1006 00:38:54,542 --> 00:38:56,461 - Did you get a look at his face? 1007 00:38:56,544 --> 00:38:58,213 His eyes? 1008 00:39:00,924 --> 00:39:02,092 - Yes. 1009 00:39:02,217 --> 00:39:04,052 - What color were they? 1010 00:39:04,219 --> 00:39:11,142 ♪ ♪ 1011 00:39:15,188 --> 00:39:16,064 - Green. 1012 00:39:16,231 --> 00:39:23,196 ♪ ♪ 1013 00:39:25,323 --> 00:39:28,743 [train rumbling] 1014 00:39:28,868 --> 00:39:31,329 - Ray. 1015 00:39:31,496 --> 00:39:33,289 You did a good job, man. 1016 00:39:33,373 --> 00:39:35,458 So good, the jury came back with a guilty verdict 1017 00:39:35,583 --> 00:39:37,335 in less than three hours. 1018 00:39:37,502 --> 00:39:39,004 So congratulations. 1019 00:39:39,129 --> 00:39:40,922 - Congratulations? 1020 00:39:41,047 --> 00:39:42,590 You ain't got to do all that, bro. 1021 00:39:42,632 --> 00:39:43,883 - Do what? 1022 00:39:43,925 --> 00:39:46,219 - Give me some sort of pep talk. 1023 00:39:50,098 --> 00:39:53,643 - You ever want to talk to somebody, 1024 00:39:53,727 --> 00:39:56,479 this guy is really good. 1025 00:39:56,646 --> 00:39:58,440 Like, legit. 1026 00:39:58,565 --> 00:40:00,650 I've been seeing him for a few months now, 1027 00:40:00,775 --> 00:40:03,403 and it's helping. 1028 00:40:03,570 --> 00:40:05,280 I told him you'd be calling, so... 1029 00:40:07,782 --> 00:40:09,993 - I appreciate you looking out. 1030 00:40:10,118 --> 00:40:12,287 - I've been there, man. 1031 00:40:12,412 --> 00:40:17,876 If I'm being honest, a part of me still is. 1032 00:40:17,917 --> 00:40:18,960 But I'm working on it. 1033 00:40:21,254 --> 00:40:24,299 [soft dramatic music] 1034 00:40:24,466 --> 00:40:31,389 ♪ ♪ 1035 00:40:44,069 --> 00:40:46,988 [indistinct chatter] 1036 00:40:51,409 --> 00:40:53,912 - What's up? 1037 00:40:54,037 --> 00:40:56,581 - We need to talk. 1038 00:40:56,664 --> 00:40:58,583 I got something I need to tell you. 1039 00:40:58,667 --> 00:41:05,674 ♪ ♪ 1040 00:41:14,182 --> 00:41:17,018 [dramatic music] 1041 00:41:17,185 --> 00:41:24,109 ♪ ♪ 1042 00:41:44,254 --> 00:41:47,173 [wolf howls]