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In the criminal justice
system,
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the people are represented
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by two separate,
yet equally important groups:
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the police,
who investigate crime,
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and the district attorneys,
who prosecute the offenders.
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These are their stories.
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And now, the moment
we've all been waiting for.
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Please welcome our
final two contestants
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for Miss New York Metro.
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I know how hard it is for these
young women to stand up here.
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I was in their shoes
just a few years ago
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and I am honored
to be back to judge.
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To many of you, this pageant
may seem like a zero-sum game,
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but it's really about
connection and sisterhood.
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Tonight, however,
we do have to pick a winner.
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Our first runner-up is...
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Miss Prospect Heights,
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making our Miss New York Metro
2026, Miss Astoria!
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Remember, we're all winners.
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They held the Miss New York
Metro pageant here last night.
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- She a contestant?
- No, a judge.
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Janitor found her this morning.
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Oh.
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Katie Harrington,
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age 29.
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Looks like she also works
at the local news station.
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Must have hit
the carotid artery.
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Yeah, she bled out fast.
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You got a time of death?
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MLI said,
based on temp and rigidity,
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between 10:00 and 11:00 p.m.
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All right.
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Well, let's make sure we get
the scissors dusted for prints.
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Any witnesses?
- None.
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Place had pretty much
cleared out by that time.
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What about the security
camera situation?
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Far as we know, no cameras
in the dressing room.
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Well, I always heard
these beauty pageants
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were cutthroat, but...
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You turned off
all of the cameras?
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We had 30 women
backstage last night
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in various states of undress.
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They wanted privacy.
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What about security guards?
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One guard was
posted backstage.
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He see anything?
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Apparently he was
FaceTiming with his girlfriend
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at the end of the night.
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It's usually an uneventful job.
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We can barely fill
an audience these days.
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Why is that?
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Too much competition--
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YouTube, social media.
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So there are
fewer pageants these days?
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Well, there used
to be ten a year.
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Now there were two.
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That really puts extra
pressure on the contestants.
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- And on the judges.
- For sure.
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Beauty pageants are still
important to these people--
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some of these girls, if they
lose, think their life is over.
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We're gonna need a list
of last night's contestants.
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I'm surprised these
pageants are still a thing.
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I mean, I thought
we were way past that.
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Yeah, I gave up
on those years ago.
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Hey, video just landed
from outside the theater.
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Picked up someone
running out the exit
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by the dressing room at 10:25.
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Can you freeze it there?
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Not enough of the face
visible for facial rec?
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- No.
- That hat.
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What is that stitching?
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Looks like they
got it turned inside out
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to hide the monogram or
something--what is that, XLV?
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Yeah, I don't think
it's a brand.
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Maybe Roman numerals?
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Do we have any other video
of this person entering?
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No, and it was
freezing that day,
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so half the people entering the
theater were wearing beanies.
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But I have some good news.
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Found this interesting text
from a Kailani Arizaga.
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"Be careful how you vote.
There are consequences."
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Sounds like a threat to me.
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That name rings a bell.
Hold on.
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Yeah, here.
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"Kailani Arizaga,
Miss Prospect Heights."
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She was the first runner-up.
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I've known Katie
since I was 15.
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She was like an older sister,
a mentor.
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So you liked her?
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Loved her.
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Well, why did you send her
that threatening text
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last night--the one that said
there'd be consequences
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if she didn't vote
the right way?
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What are you talking about?
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This one.
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No, you got it wrong.
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I wanted her to vote
for someone else.
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You wanted to lose?
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I wanted to not win.
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Why'd you do it
in the first place?
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My mom.
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These pageants mean
everything to her.
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She says they can open doors,
maybe even get me
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a scholarship for grad school.
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Can you tell us
where you were last night
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after the pageant?
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Eating pizza
for the first time in a year.
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Got anybody
who can back that up?
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Yeah, a few classmates.
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Kinda turned into a party.
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I asked Katie
if she wanted to join,
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but she said she couldn't.
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We gotta go.
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Katie's dad just got in
from Alabama.
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Thank you.
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I still remember the day
I helped Katie move in here.
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Her mom had just passed.
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Katie wanted to stay at home,
look after me, of course,
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but, uh,
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I told her
she had to follow her dreams.
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Just knew she was
meant for great things.
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Mr. Harrington, were you
and your daughter very close?
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Yeah.
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We talked every day.
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Was she having any problems
with anyone?
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Friends? A boyfriend?
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She was always too busy with
work for much of a social life.
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I encouraged her to date.
Didn't want her to be lonely.
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You know,
there was this one guy,
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kept chasing after her
like a damn dog with a bone.
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- He got a name?
- I never made it that far.
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Never even went out on a date,
but he was persistent.
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Kept calling her
and sending her flowers.
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Got a bit much for Katie,
if I'm being honest.
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Do you know where he worked?
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How they met?
Any detail will help.
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They met at some sort
of cancer fundraiser,
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and he was a hockey player.
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That's all I know.
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Any luck with
the hockey player?
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Yeah, I checked out
Katie's Instagram.
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Looks like the only
cancer fundraiser
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she attended in
the last six months
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was the United Hands
Leukemia Gala.
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Lots of photos of her and this
guy named Alexander Hayes.
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Looks smitten.
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Hockey player?
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Rookie left-winger for New
York's favorite hockey team.
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Islanders?
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Not funny.
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No choir boy.
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He just finished
a five-game suspension
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for smashing a stick
into his opponent's head.
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And here's the best part--
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he posted a story last night
at 9:30 p.m.
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Location tag puts him two
blocks away from the pageant.
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I adored Katie.
I would never hurt her.
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Well, you say adored.
We say stalked.
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We talked to her doorman.
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We know that you were
sending her flowers,
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hanging outside her building.
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Yeah, to--to show her
that I liked her,
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that I was serious
about dating her.
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She had two extra deadbolts
installed in her door.
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Look, I was just
trying to get a date.
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It's called being romantic.
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If she said yes,
it's romantic.
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If she said no, it's scary.
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So what happened, hmm?
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You get tired of
waiting for her
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to see how romantic you were?
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Maybe you snuck into her
dressing room last night?
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What?
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We know you were
near the theater
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where the pageant was held.
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Right around the time
of the murder.
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Hey, look, you guys
are crazy, all right?
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I was at a party last night
with about 200 other people
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and I was there
until about midnight.
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Instead of wasting your time
talking to me,
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you should look into
the shady people
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she was dealing with at work.
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What does that mean?
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She told me that
as a journalist
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she had to take big swings,
to go where her colleagues
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were too scared to go.
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So if she was adding
extra locks to her door,
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I mean, it's because of that,
not because of me.
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You should go talk to her boss.
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I wouldn't call her
segments dangerous.
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More like ambitious.
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She was a smart woman,
had a great gut instinct,
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knew how to avoid trouble.
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Sounds like
you knew her well.
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Well, I took her
under my wing
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when she first started here.
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I got her out from
behind the research desk,
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made her a field reporter.
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I was a producer on
some of her segments.
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Very nice of you.
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Well, it's a tough business
for women here,
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so I thought I could help
wherever possible.
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If you don't mind,
when was the last time
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you spoke to Katie?
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Um, she was in the office
until about 5:30 last night
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and then headed downtown
to the pageant.
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Did you speak to her
after that?
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No, I stayed working
for a few more hours
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and then I went home.
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And you were there all night?
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Sorry, just standard procedure.
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You know, the more people
we can eliminate
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from her life, the better.
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Right.
Of course, I wanna be helpful.
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Yes, I was home all night.
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Here is her work schedule.
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I hope it's helpful.
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We will take a look.
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Do you know, did she have
a work phone of any sort?
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Yes, she had several.
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Good reporters
always use burners
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to protect their sources.
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Katie was a terrific reporter.
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She was gonna do great things.
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Hey.
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Warrant for the burner phones
came through.
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And?
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And we got a pretty
interesting text.
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"This is not okay.
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Make this right or things
are gonna get ugly."
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Any luck ID'ing the sender?
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Phone's registered
to a Jazmin Hernandez.
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She's affiliated
with the Cobra 10 gang.
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Got a pretty healthy
rap sheet, too--
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drugs, assault,
weapons charges.
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Let's go talk to her.
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Yeah, that's me.
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I meant it too.
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Could you be more specific?
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Katie came up here
a few months ago
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with that other news lady,
Ann Merrick.
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They convinced me to help them
do a segment
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showing gangs
recruiting young girls.
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So you were a source?
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I connected her
to the right people.
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Doesn't explain
the angry text, though.
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When the segment came out
a few weeks ago,
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there was a mistake.
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A guy that lives here, he was
in some of the video they shot.
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They claimed
he was a gang member.
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He was pissed, and now people
are coming after me about it.
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All right, well, can you tell
us where you were
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last night around 10:00?
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Working the register
at a bodega.
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166th and Webster.
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They got cameras everywhere
if you wanna check.
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So, am I good?
- For now.
258
00:11:28,731 --> 00:11:31,473
Where did you get that hat?
259
00:11:31,691 --> 00:11:33,040
Ann Merrick gave it to me.
260
00:11:38,698 --> 00:11:39,524
All right.
261
00:11:39,699 --> 00:11:41,701
Yep, thank you.
262
00:11:41,918 --> 00:11:44,007
Turns out Ann Merrick
had those beanies made
263
00:11:44,225 --> 00:11:45,705
for the station's anniversary.
264
00:11:45,922 --> 00:11:47,096
Okay.
265
00:11:47,097 --> 00:11:48,838
Ann told us that
she went home after work
266
00:11:49,056 --> 00:11:50,753
and never left, right?
267
00:11:50,971 --> 00:11:52,494
Yeah, and her doorman
confirmed it.
268
00:11:52,712 --> 00:11:54,757
I don't think
her doorman saw that.
269
00:11:54,975 --> 00:11:56,759
Surveillance video
from her garage,
270
00:11:56,977 --> 00:11:58,369
rear side of her building,
271
00:11:58,587 --> 00:12:00,676
shows her leaving at 9:24 p.m.
272
00:12:00,850 --> 00:12:03,766
Wearing a XLV beanie and an
outfit that matches the video
273
00:12:03,984 --> 00:12:07,117
we have of the killer
fleeing the scene.
274
00:12:07,335 --> 00:12:08,553
NYPD.
- Stop.
275
00:12:08,728 --> 00:12:10,120
We're about to go live.
- No, you're not.
276
00:12:10,338 --> 00:12:11,512
Hey, hey, you can't be here.
277
00:12:11,513 --> 00:12:12,644
- Warrant says we can.
- Step aside.
278
00:12:12,819 --> 00:12:13,950
What's going on?
279
00:12:14,168 --> 00:12:15,125
Ann Merrick,
you're under arrest.
280
00:12:15,343 --> 00:12:16,430
For what?
281
00:12:16,431 --> 00:12:17,780
The murder of
Katie Harrington.
282
00:12:17,998 --> 00:12:19,476
What the hell are
you talking about?
283
00:12:19,477 --> 00:12:21,001
Katie was my friend.
She was like my little sister.
284
00:12:27,659 --> 00:12:30,010
Earlier today, veteran
TV news anchor Ann Merrick
285
00:12:30,227 --> 00:12:31,706
was arrested on suspicion...
286
00:12:31,707 --> 00:12:33,927
Turns out arresting
a news anchor is big news.
287
00:12:34,144 --> 00:12:36,103
- Yeah.
- How's the evidence?
288
00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:37,669
Strong.
289
00:12:37,844 --> 00:12:39,584
Detectives found
a beanie in her apartment
290
00:12:39,759 --> 00:12:41,978
identical to the one
seen at the crime scene.
291
00:12:42,196 --> 00:12:44,154
Plus, her DNA was
on the murder weapon--
292
00:12:44,372 --> 00:12:46,374
a pair of scissors
found in her neck.
293
00:12:46,591 --> 00:12:48,158
Motive?
294
00:12:48,376 --> 00:12:50,073
Still not adding up.
295
00:12:50,291 --> 00:12:53,337
So this woman suddenly
bolts from her apartment,
296
00:12:53,555 --> 00:12:56,210
walks three miles
to this beauty contest,
297
00:12:56,427 --> 00:12:59,299
and stabs her colleague
in a dressing room.
298
00:12:59,300 --> 00:13:00,649
Something must have
triggered her.
299
00:13:00,823 --> 00:13:02,782
Question is, what?
300
00:13:02,999 --> 00:13:04,261
Yeah, well.
301
00:13:06,263 --> 00:13:09,179
Since Nolan's out
for a few weeks,
302
00:13:09,397 --> 00:13:11,138
this is your case.
303
00:13:11,355 --> 00:13:12,965
Oh.
304
00:13:12,966 --> 00:13:15,795
Okay.
305
00:13:15,969 --> 00:13:17,231
Great.
306
00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:22,235
And thank you.
307
00:13:30,548 --> 00:13:32,333
How can I help?
308
00:13:32,550 --> 00:13:34,030
You had a six-minute call
with Ann Merrick the night
309
00:13:34,248 --> 00:13:35,771
of the murder, just before
she left her apartment
310
00:13:35,945 --> 00:13:37,294
to go kill Katie Harrington.
311
00:13:37,512 --> 00:13:39,079
We wanna know
what that call was about.
312
00:13:41,037 --> 00:13:44,736
I can put you in touch
with New York 32's lawyers.
313
00:13:44,911 --> 00:13:46,434
Or we can subpoena you.
314
00:13:48,175 --> 00:13:50,090
Just tell us what you know now.
315
00:13:52,875 --> 00:13:54,834
Ann had been hounding me.
316
00:13:55,051 --> 00:13:56,443
She wanted to know why she
hadn't gotten the paperwork
317
00:13:56,444 --> 00:13:57,879
for her contract renewal.
318
00:13:57,880 --> 00:13:59,839
So I finally called,
319
00:14:00,056 --> 00:14:03,016
told her
we wouldn't be renewing her.
320
00:14:03,233 --> 00:14:05,366
Must have made her upset.
321
00:14:05,583 --> 00:14:07,411
Yeah, she was livid.
322
00:14:07,629 --> 00:14:09,239
She wanted to know
how I could possibly justify
323
00:14:09,457 --> 00:14:10,980
firing her after all
she's done for the station.
324
00:14:11,198 --> 00:14:12,677
And?
325
00:14:12,852 --> 00:14:15,463
I told her HR would
discuss the matter with her.
326
00:14:15,680 --> 00:14:17,247
I've learned to keep
these calls brief.
327
00:14:17,465 --> 00:14:19,684
You guys discuss
anything else on this call?
328
00:14:19,859 --> 00:14:22,470
She asked who
was replacing her.
329
00:14:22,687 --> 00:14:24,820
And you said
Katie Harrington?
330
00:14:24,994 --> 00:14:26,604
Yes.
331
00:14:26,822 --> 00:14:27,779
I regret it.
332
00:14:31,087 --> 00:14:32,435
Okay.
333
00:14:32,436 --> 00:14:33,873
Well, thank you for your help,
Mr. Williams.
334
00:14:36,963 --> 00:14:38,790
There's your motive, Sam.
335
00:14:38,965 --> 00:14:40,792
Vengeance.
336
00:14:43,056 --> 00:14:44,492
Sam.
337
00:14:44,709 --> 00:14:45,580
Sam!
338
00:14:46,886 --> 00:14:48,408
Abby!
339
00:14:48,409 --> 00:14:49,453
Hi.
340
00:14:49,671 --> 00:14:50,890
- Hi, how are you?
- Good.
341
00:14:51,064 --> 00:14:52,065
Busier than ever.
342
00:14:52,282 --> 00:14:53,587
Oh, we're overdue for dinner.
343
00:14:53,588 --> 00:14:54,850
Well, don't worry,
you're gonna be seeing
344
00:14:55,024 --> 00:14:57,244
plenty of me in the next month
or so.
345
00:14:57,461 --> 00:14:59,202
- What, are you--
- I am.
346
00:14:59,420 --> 00:15:01,856
Well, Ann Merrick has
good taste in lawyers.
347
00:15:01,857 --> 00:15:03,728
We'll see.
348
00:15:03,903 --> 00:15:05,426
I gotta go.
I'll see you in there.
349
00:15:05,643 --> 00:15:06,644
Okay.
350
00:15:13,477 --> 00:15:15,566
Your Honor,
we've got DNA evidence
351
00:15:15,784 --> 00:15:17,786
that links the defendant
to the murder weapon,
352
00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:19,744
video showing her
leaving the crime scene,
353
00:15:19,919 --> 00:15:21,397
and clear motive.
354
00:15:21,398 --> 00:15:23,139
Your Honor,
the people request remand.
355
00:15:23,357 --> 00:15:25,098
Your Honor,
we plead not guilty
356
00:15:25,315 --> 00:15:26,926
and request reasonable bail.
357
00:15:27,100 --> 00:15:29,319
My client has
no criminal record,
358
00:15:29,537 --> 00:15:31,756
strong community ties,
and a face recognizable
359
00:15:31,931 --> 00:15:34,934
in most of the tri-state area.
360
00:15:35,108 --> 00:15:36,283
Good for her,
361
00:15:36,500 --> 00:15:38,807
but I'm denying bail anyways.
362
00:15:38,981 --> 00:15:40,548
Defendant is hereby remanded.
363
00:15:40,765 --> 00:15:42,202
We'll talk later, okay?
364
00:15:46,119 --> 00:15:48,469
You open for a plea discussion?
365
00:15:48,686 --> 00:15:50,297
You're asking for a plea?
366
00:15:50,514 --> 00:15:51,820
That might be a record.
367
00:15:51,994 --> 00:15:53,691
Oh, we don't wanna
waste anyone's time.
368
00:15:53,909 --> 00:15:55,083
Meaning what?
369
00:15:55,084 --> 00:15:57,782
Meaning she doesn't
intend to dispute
370
00:15:57,957 --> 00:15:59,349
the fact she killed
Katie Harrington.
371
00:15:59,567 --> 00:16:01,569
But you just pled not guilty.
372
00:16:01,786 --> 00:16:03,440
To murder two,
373
00:16:03,658 --> 00:16:05,834
but manslaughter,
that's different.
374
00:16:06,008 --> 00:16:07,357
We're willing to
plead guilty to that.
375
00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:12,972
No, I'm not open
to discussing that.
376
00:16:13,146 --> 00:16:15,409
You're gonna have a really
hard time hearing our defense.
377
00:16:19,456 --> 00:16:21,458
I'll see you in court, Abby.
378
00:16:24,461 --> 00:16:25,984
Yes, Nolan.
379
00:16:25,985 --> 00:16:28,769
For the fifth time, I've
double-checked the affidavits,
380
00:16:28,770 --> 00:16:30,772
the addresses, and everything
else in the damn file,
381
00:16:30,990 --> 00:16:32,992
so you can relax, okay?
382
00:16:33,209 --> 00:16:35,864
Just focus on getting better.
383
00:16:36,038 --> 00:16:37,866
Who needs an appendix, anyway?
384
00:16:39,955 --> 00:16:41,956
Thank you.
385
00:16:41,957 --> 00:16:44,699
Okay, I-I'll do my best,
I promise.
386
00:16:44,916 --> 00:16:46,353
Okay.
387
00:16:46,570 --> 00:16:48,833
Defense lawyer
is claiming EED?
388
00:16:49,008 --> 00:16:51,705
Yeah, she's saying the
defendant and Katie Harrington
389
00:16:51,706 --> 00:16:54,752
had an intimate
mentor-mentee relationship
390
00:16:54,970 --> 00:16:57,581
and that the idea
of Katie taking her job
391
00:16:57,799 --> 00:17:00,019
triggered such extreme
emotional disturbance
392
00:17:00,236 --> 00:17:01,890
that it drove the defendant
to kill her.
393
00:17:02,064 --> 00:17:04,980
Nice try, but that's not
how EED works.
394
00:17:05,154 --> 00:17:06,677
It's not meant
to cover workplace issues.
395
00:17:06,895 --> 00:17:08,897
Exactly.
It's a big stretch.
396
00:17:09,071 --> 00:17:10,333
I'm not surprised.
397
00:17:10,551 --> 00:17:12,465
Abigail Donahue is, uh--
398
00:17:12,466 --> 00:17:14,163
She's aggressive.
399
00:17:14,381 --> 00:17:16,209
I worked with her
in the Brooklyn DA's office.
400
00:17:16,426 --> 00:17:17,905
Yeah.
401
00:17:17,906 --> 00:17:19,386
Well, unless there's evidence
I don't know about,
402
00:17:19,603 --> 00:17:21,040
this is murder two
all day long.
403
00:17:21,214 --> 00:17:22,954
No, you're not
missing anything.
404
00:17:23,129 --> 00:17:26,219
You know, I think Abigail
is hoping that the jury is
405
00:17:26,436 --> 00:17:28,395
gonna buy into the old trope
that all women
406
00:17:28,612 --> 00:17:29,700
are prone to hysteria.
407
00:17:29,918 --> 00:17:32,007
Right.
408
00:17:35,054 --> 00:17:37,795
At the crime scene, we
discovered a pair of scissors
409
00:17:38,013 --> 00:17:39,580
were jammed into her neck.
410
00:17:39,797 --> 00:17:42,670
In your experience,
does that type of injury
411
00:17:42,887 --> 00:17:44,367
create a substantial
risk of death?
412
00:17:44,585 --> 00:17:46,281
Yes.
413
00:17:46,282 --> 00:17:49,155
When the carotid is severed,
the victim dies within minutes.
414
00:17:49,372 --> 00:17:51,287
Is it fair to say that
these are the type of injuries
415
00:17:51,505 --> 00:17:53,898
you see from someone
intending to kill?
416
00:17:54,073 --> 00:17:55,638
Yes.
417
00:17:55,639 --> 00:17:59,339
Can you please describe
what you see in this video?
418
00:18:01,515 --> 00:18:03,604
That is the defendant
exiting the back door
419
00:18:03,821 --> 00:18:05,214
of her apartment building.
420
00:18:05,432 --> 00:18:08,043
And what's relevant
about her clothing?
421
00:18:08,217 --> 00:18:10,828
The clothing matches
video we have of the killer
422
00:18:11,046 --> 00:18:13,179
fleeing the scene.
- One last question.
423
00:18:13,396 --> 00:18:15,223
Can you read the timestamp
on the video?
424
00:18:15,224 --> 00:18:16,617
9:24 p.m.,
425
00:18:16,834 --> 00:18:18,749
about an hour
before the murder.
426
00:18:18,967 --> 00:18:20,577
Thank you.
Nothing further.
427
00:18:23,841 --> 00:18:25,974
The back exit
of my client's building--
428
00:18:26,148 --> 00:18:27,976
the southern exit,
to be exact--
429
00:18:28,150 --> 00:18:29,847
isn't that closest
to where she was headed?
430
00:18:30,065 --> 00:18:31,806
Downtown?
- Yes.
431
00:18:32,023 --> 00:18:33,763
So the suggestion that she
was headed out the back door
432
00:18:33,764 --> 00:18:38,334
to evade detection, it doesn't
really make any sense, does it?
433
00:18:38,552 --> 00:18:39,814
It still makes sense to me.
434
00:18:40,031 --> 00:18:42,077
Mm.
435
00:18:42,251 --> 00:18:44,558
Lieutenant Brady, did you
determine where the scissors
436
00:18:44,775 --> 00:18:46,080
in question came from?
437
00:18:46,081 --> 00:18:48,083
The scissors came
from a hairstyling kit
438
00:18:48,257 --> 00:18:49,736
belonging to the victim.
439
00:18:49,737 --> 00:18:51,130
They were present
in the victim's dressing room?
440
00:18:51,347 --> 00:18:52,913
Yes.
441
00:18:52,914 --> 00:18:55,090
Which means my client
brought no weapon of any kind
442
00:18:55,264 --> 00:18:56,831
that night?
443
00:18:57,048 --> 00:18:58,267
Not that we know of.
444
00:18:58,485 --> 00:18:59,703
Hmm.
445
00:18:59,921 --> 00:19:03,142
So she went there
to kill Katie,
446
00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:05,753
but she didn't bring a weapon.
447
00:19:05,970 --> 00:19:07,842
That doesn't make
any sense either, does it?
448
00:19:08,059 --> 00:19:10,192
Maybe she didn't decide
to kill Katie
449
00:19:10,410 --> 00:19:11,845
until she got
into the dressing room.
450
00:19:11,846 --> 00:19:13,195
Ah.
451
00:19:13,413 --> 00:19:15,284
So Ann Merrick acted
in the heat of the moment?
452
00:19:15,502 --> 00:19:18,940
I don't want to parse
legal terms with you,
453
00:19:19,158 --> 00:19:22,770
but the intent to kill can
happen fast, instantaneously.
454
00:19:22,987 --> 00:19:24,859
So it doesn't mean she acted
in the heat of the moment.
455
00:19:25,076 --> 00:19:26,426
But you're the one who said
that she was triggered
456
00:19:26,643 --> 00:19:27,862
in the dressing room--
- Objection.
457
00:19:28,079 --> 00:19:29,167
She's badgering the witness.
458
00:19:29,168 --> 00:19:30,952
Sustained.
459
00:19:31,170 --> 00:19:33,345
All right, just--
nothing further.
460
00:19:40,527 --> 00:19:44,139
Mr. Williams, as chief
executive of the New York 32
461
00:19:44,313 --> 00:19:47,186
television station,
you had cause
462
00:19:47,360 --> 00:19:49,448
to speak with the defendant
on the telephone
463
00:19:49,449 --> 00:19:51,538
approximately two hours
before the murder?
464
00:19:51,755 --> 00:19:53,843
- Yes.
- Would you tell the court why?
465
00:19:53,844 --> 00:19:57,020
I had to inform Ms. Merrick
that the network
466
00:19:57,021 --> 00:19:59,023
would not be renewing
her contract.
467
00:19:59,198 --> 00:20:00,720
How did she react?
468
00:20:00,721 --> 00:20:04,420
Well, after 22 years of
annual renewals, not well.
469
00:20:04,638 --> 00:20:06,161
She became extremely upset
470
00:20:06,335 --> 00:20:08,729
and she accused me
of sexism
471
00:20:08,946 --> 00:20:10,687
and ageism.
472
00:20:10,905 --> 00:20:12,472
Is that true?
473
00:20:12,689 --> 00:20:16,476
Did you fire the defendant
because, uh--
474
00:20:16,693 --> 00:20:19,609
because you don't like women,
or because she's too old?
475
00:20:19,827 --> 00:20:22,482
No,
it was performance-related,
476
00:20:22,699 --> 00:20:24,397
and I told her as much.
477
00:20:24,614 --> 00:20:25,832
Her response?
478
00:20:25,833 --> 00:20:27,965
Well, she demanded
to know more
479
00:20:28,183 --> 00:20:30,967
about the performance issue,
but I told her
480
00:20:30,968 --> 00:20:32,753
I wasn't at liberty
to say more.
481
00:20:32,970 --> 00:20:34,406
Then what?
482
00:20:34,407 --> 00:20:35,712
Well, she asked me
who was want to replace her
483
00:20:35,930 --> 00:20:38,019
and I told her
Katie Harrington,
484
00:20:38,237 --> 00:20:40,326
and then she got
even more angry.
485
00:20:40,543 --> 00:20:43,285
Thank you, Mr. Williams.
Nothing further.
486
00:20:46,375 --> 00:20:49,596
What was the performance
issue you fired my client over?
487
00:20:49,813 --> 00:20:53,426
Ann had
misidentified someone
488
00:20:53,643 --> 00:20:55,732
as a gang member
in the segment.
489
00:20:55,950 --> 00:20:57,865
That was a mistake
that exposed the network
490
00:20:58,082 --> 00:20:59,867
to significant legal liability.
491
00:21:00,084 --> 00:21:03,697
How did you know it was
Ann who made that mistake?
492
00:21:03,914 --> 00:21:05,873
Katie Harrington told me.
493
00:21:06,090 --> 00:21:09,790
Your Honor, we move to admit,
as Exhibit B,
494
00:21:10,007 --> 00:21:15,230
an email sent by Ms. Harrington
from her New York 32 account
495
00:21:15,404 --> 00:21:17,579
to the misidentified individual
in the gang segment.
496
00:21:17,580 --> 00:21:18,712
Objection.
497
00:21:18,929 --> 00:21:20,844
Your Honor,
we had no notice of this.
498
00:21:21,062 --> 00:21:23,369
Your Honor, we just got
our hands on this email,
499
00:21:23,586 --> 00:21:26,067
and it's important
that we present it now
500
00:21:26,285 --> 00:21:28,635
because it undermines
everything that this witness
501
00:21:28,852 --> 00:21:29,984
just testified to.
502
00:21:30,201 --> 00:21:31,507
Chambers, now.
503
00:21:36,773 --> 00:21:38,297
This was unfair surprise,
Your Honor.
504
00:21:38,471 --> 00:21:40,080
Agreed.
505
00:21:40,081 --> 00:21:41,691
That's not how we do things
in this office, Ms. Donahue.
506
00:21:41,909 --> 00:21:43,302
Your Honor,
we just got verification
507
00:21:43,519 --> 00:21:45,085
of this email earlier today.
508
00:21:45,086 --> 00:21:46,522
You've had access to Katie
Harrington's work accounts
509
00:21:46,740 --> 00:21:47,827
for weeks.
510
00:21:47,828 --> 00:21:49,089
An abundance of
correspondence.
511
00:21:49,090 --> 00:21:50,787
Counsel is perfectly
capable of reviewing
512
00:21:51,005 --> 00:21:52,398
discovery in a timely fashion.
513
00:21:52,615 --> 00:21:55,661
Your Honor, I request exclusion
of this evidence
514
00:21:55,662 --> 00:21:57,011
at this point in time,
since the people
515
00:21:57,228 --> 00:21:58,665
have been deprived of any
meaningful opportunity
516
00:21:58,882 --> 00:22:00,535
to investigate.
517
00:22:00,536 --> 00:22:02,755
You will see the email comes
from a New York 32 account.
518
00:22:02,756 --> 00:22:04,540
That's the news station
that Ms. Maroun's witness
519
00:22:04,758 --> 00:22:06,934
has been testifying about.
520
00:22:09,328 --> 00:22:11,417
If that's the case,
I will allow this exhibit.
521
00:22:11,634 --> 00:22:13,810
But if this happens again,
Ms. Donahue,
522
00:22:14,028 --> 00:22:16,247
there will be sanctions.
- Of course.
523
00:22:19,990 --> 00:22:21,644
That was not okay, Abby.
524
00:22:21,862 --> 00:22:24,604
I'm just trying
to win a trial here.
525
00:22:24,821 --> 00:22:26,040
By hiding evidence from me?
526
00:22:26,257 --> 00:22:28,216
It's the oldest trick
in the book.
527
00:22:28,390 --> 00:22:30,044
Well, you never
taught me that one.
528
00:22:30,261 --> 00:22:33,090
Oh, I can't give away
all my secrets.
529
00:22:42,578 --> 00:22:45,146
Mr. Williams, will you please
read the highlighted portion
530
00:22:45,364 --> 00:22:47,540
of the email
sent by Ms. Harrington
531
00:22:47,757 --> 00:22:49,411
from her New York 32 account
532
00:22:49,629 --> 00:22:52,545
to the misidentified individual
in the gang segment?
533
00:22:52,762 --> 00:22:55,852
"I'm horrified I did this.
534
00:22:56,070 --> 00:22:57,985
"I'll remove all footage of you
from our files
535
00:22:58,202 --> 00:23:01,292
and correct the name
immediately."
536
00:23:01,467 --> 00:23:03,294
No, um--no.
537
00:23:03,469 --> 00:23:05,340
Katie told me
538
00:23:05,514 --> 00:23:07,386
that Ann provided
all the footage
539
00:23:07,603 --> 00:23:09,605
and oversaw the identifications
in that segment.
540
00:23:09,823 --> 00:23:12,564
Exactly.
541
00:23:12,565 --> 00:23:15,829
Katie Harrington, who the
prosecution has portrayed
542
00:23:16,046 --> 00:23:19,615
as a hard-working
beauty pageant winner
543
00:23:19,833 --> 00:23:21,400
turned TV reporter,
544
00:23:21,617 --> 00:23:27,536
actually threw her mentor
under the bus
545
00:23:27,754 --> 00:23:29,582
to save her own skin.
546
00:23:29,799 --> 00:23:32,584
She had Ann Merrick,
who had done nothing
547
00:23:32,585 --> 00:23:36,153
but tirelessly champion
her work
548
00:23:36,371 --> 00:23:39,809
since the day she started
at your network, fired.
549
00:23:41,724 --> 00:23:43,465
Who wouldn't feel betrayed?
550
00:23:45,293 --> 00:23:49,515
Who wouldn't feel devastated--
551
00:23:49,732 --> 00:23:51,821
out of their mind?
552
00:24:05,356 --> 00:24:07,054
So they're
sullying the victim.
553
00:24:07,271 --> 00:24:08,359
It's the right move.
554
00:24:08,534 --> 00:24:10,361
Do you think
the jury's buying it?
555
00:24:10,536 --> 00:24:12,015
I'm not certain.
556
00:24:12,233 --> 00:24:13,800
It definitely makes Katie
look less than saintly,
557
00:24:14,017 --> 00:24:15,192
that's for sure.
558
00:24:15,410 --> 00:24:16,716
What do you think?
559
00:24:16,933 --> 00:24:18,282
I mentor a few women.
560
00:24:18,457 --> 00:24:19,674
I-I help them out.
561
00:24:19,675 --> 00:24:21,329
I pull them up
whenever it's possible.
562
00:24:21,503 --> 00:24:23,331
And if one of them
betrayed me like that,
563
00:24:23,505 --> 00:24:25,376
uh, yes, I'd be emotional too.
564
00:24:25,551 --> 00:24:27,116
Fair.
565
00:24:27,117 --> 00:24:28,510
But I'm guessing you wouldn't
slam a pair of scissors
566
00:24:28,728 --> 00:24:29,555
into someone's neck?
567
00:24:29,772 --> 00:24:31,252
Probably not.
568
00:24:31,470 --> 00:24:33,341
Neither would 99.9%
of other people,
569
00:24:33,515 --> 00:24:36,649
which is why this is murder
and not manslaughter.
570
00:24:36,866 --> 00:24:38,084
So who's their first witness?
571
00:24:38,085 --> 00:24:40,391
An expert in female
workplace trauma.
572
00:24:40,566 --> 00:24:41,784
Wow.
573
00:24:42,002 --> 00:24:43,003
I didn't know that
was a field of study.
574
00:24:43,220 --> 00:24:45,222
Neither did I.
575
00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,486
Use that to your advantage.
576
00:24:48,530 --> 00:24:50,010
Yeah.
577
00:24:51,664 --> 00:24:55,058
And how would you
describe the nature
578
00:24:55,276 --> 00:24:58,366
of the workplace relationship
between female mentors
579
00:24:58,540 --> 00:24:59,933
and their protégés?
580
00:25:00,150 --> 00:25:01,543
- Quite intimate.
- Hmm.
581
00:25:01,761 --> 00:25:03,153
In what way?
582
00:25:03,371 --> 00:25:05,155
Powerful bonds form
in stressful environments
583
00:25:05,373 --> 00:25:06,853
and spaces where
women are outnumbered.
584
00:25:07,070 --> 00:25:09,420
And the relationship
provides emotional support,
585
00:25:09,595 --> 00:25:12,554
often helping both women thrive
in challenging situations.
586
00:25:12,772 --> 00:25:17,340
And what happens if the bond
is threatened or ruptured?
587
00:25:17,341 --> 00:25:19,387
It's psychologically
destabilizing.
588
00:25:19,561 --> 00:25:21,432
Given the intimacy
of the relationship,
589
00:25:21,607 --> 00:25:25,132
a betrayal would cause a shock
to your core sense of safety,
590
00:25:25,349 --> 00:25:27,221
akin to your spouse
cheating on you.
591
00:25:27,438 --> 00:25:29,353
Would you say
emotions dominate?
592
00:25:29,528 --> 00:25:31,137
Absolutely.
593
00:25:31,138 --> 00:25:34,097
And based on your evaluation,
how did the termination
594
00:25:34,315 --> 00:25:36,970
psychologically affect
Ms. Merrick?
595
00:25:37,187 --> 00:25:39,363
It was a highly
traumatic event for her.
596
00:25:39,538 --> 00:25:42,541
That the one person
in the work environment
597
00:25:42,758 --> 00:25:45,891
with whom she had formed
a strong emotional bond,
598
00:25:45,892 --> 00:25:47,763
whose career she championed--
599
00:25:47,981 --> 00:25:50,374
Objection.
Counsel is testifying.
600
00:25:50,549 --> 00:25:52,072
I'll rephrase.
601
00:25:52,289 --> 00:25:54,770
Based on your examination,
how did the specifics
602
00:25:54,988 --> 00:25:58,252
of the dismissal
shape her reaction?
603
00:25:58,469 --> 00:25:59,862
I believe it was
a perfect storm
604
00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,561
that triggered an extreme
emotional disturbance.
605
00:26:02,735 --> 00:26:05,433
She lost her capacity to reason
when she realized what
606
00:26:05,607 --> 00:26:07,217
Katie Harrington
had done to her.
607
00:26:07,435 --> 00:26:09,176
Thank you.
608
00:26:09,393 --> 00:26:11,178
Nothing further.
609
00:26:12,527 --> 00:26:15,965
Dr. Fitzgerald, are you aware
that the defendant has reported
610
00:26:16,183 --> 00:26:19,534
on police brutality, city hall
corruption, human trafficking,
611
00:26:19,708 --> 00:26:21,492
and terrorist cells?
612
00:26:21,667 --> 00:26:23,538
I am.
613
00:26:23,712 --> 00:26:27,629
Yet it is your opinion that
when she was faced with
614
00:26:27,847 --> 00:26:30,632
what essentially is
a workplace conflict,
615
00:26:30,850 --> 00:26:34,288
she became so emotional
that she lost all self-control
616
00:26:34,505 --> 00:26:35,637
and killed someone?
617
00:26:35,855 --> 00:26:37,073
Yes.
618
00:26:39,206 --> 00:26:42,774
As a preeminent expert in
the field of workplace trauma,
619
00:26:42,775 --> 00:26:47,562
have you ever been called
to testify in a murder trial?
620
00:26:47,736 --> 00:26:49,520
No.
621
00:26:49,695 --> 00:26:53,176
Well, do you know of any
instance in which
622
00:26:53,394 --> 00:26:56,484
a perceived betrayal
of a senior female employee
623
00:26:56,658 --> 00:26:58,921
by a junior employee
resulted in murder?
624
00:26:59,139 --> 00:27:01,010
As I said, this would
have been a perfect storm--
625
00:27:01,228 --> 00:27:02,794
Yes or no, Doctor?
626
00:27:04,274 --> 00:27:05,711
No.
627
00:27:05,928 --> 00:27:07,756
So if an emotional
reaction like that
628
00:27:07,974 --> 00:27:10,280
has never happened before,
629
00:27:10,498 --> 00:27:13,327
it's impossible to call it
reasonable, isn't it?
630
00:27:16,635 --> 00:27:18,767
I suppose so, but I--
631
00:27:18,985 --> 00:27:20,639
Nothing further.
632
00:27:27,907 --> 00:27:29,212
Ms. Maroun?
633
00:27:30,997 --> 00:27:32,563
Ms. Maroun.
634
00:27:32,738 --> 00:27:35,044
Mr. Harrington, hi.
635
00:27:36,655 --> 00:27:39,657
How are you, um--
how are you feeling?
636
00:27:39,658 --> 00:27:42,182
I know it's not easy
sitting in there.
637
00:27:42,399 --> 00:27:44,401
I wanna know
what all this means.
638
00:27:44,619 --> 00:27:48,275
I mean, that doctor,
the stuff about how Ann Merrick
639
00:27:48,492 --> 00:27:49,929
has some sort of mental issue.
640
00:27:50,146 --> 00:27:53,236
Well, they're saying
that the defendant
641
00:27:53,454 --> 00:27:56,544
was so overcome with emotions
that she didn't
642
00:27:56,718 --> 00:27:59,765
have legal intent to murder.
643
00:27:59,982 --> 00:28:01,680
And if the jury agrees,
644
00:28:01,897 --> 00:28:04,204
then they can't put her away
for murder?
645
00:28:04,421 --> 00:28:06,510
Correct.
646
00:28:06,685 --> 00:28:08,991
Well, then what happens?
647
00:28:09,209 --> 00:28:12,081
Well, then she'd be convicted
with man one,
648
00:28:12,299 --> 00:28:15,911
which is a class B
violent felony.
649
00:28:16,129 --> 00:28:19,262
The sentence is 5 to 25 years.
650
00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:20,394
Five years?
651
00:28:23,353 --> 00:28:25,573
For stabbing my daughter
in the neck?
652
00:28:28,141 --> 00:28:29,707
Katie was 29 years old.
653
00:28:29,708 --> 00:28:32,536
That woman stole her life.
654
00:28:34,234 --> 00:28:36,584
No.
655
00:28:36,758 --> 00:28:38,717
Five years is not okay.
656
00:28:41,197 --> 00:28:43,809
20 years ago, there were
only a handful of women
657
00:28:44,026 --> 00:28:46,420
doing on-air reporting.
658
00:28:46,637 --> 00:28:49,815
Everyone doubted that
we could handle real stories.
659
00:28:50,032 --> 00:28:53,906
My bosses handed me baking
contests, nanny scandals.
660
00:28:54,123 --> 00:28:56,082
But I wanted
to report real news,
661
00:28:56,299 --> 00:28:57,692
so I found my own features.
662
00:28:57,866 --> 00:29:00,739
Woke up at 5:00 a.m.,
worked till 10:00 p.m.
663
00:29:00,956 --> 00:29:02,175
You made sacrifices?
664
00:29:02,392 --> 00:29:04,003
I didn't have time
for relationships,
665
00:29:04,220 --> 00:29:05,526
marriage, children.
666
00:29:05,744 --> 00:29:08,398
But, um, it was worth it.
667
00:29:08,616 --> 00:29:09,835
I loved my job.
668
00:29:10,052 --> 00:29:11,010
And you excelled at it.
669
00:29:11,227 --> 00:29:13,490
You won several local Emmys.
670
00:29:13,708 --> 00:29:15,536
Three.
671
00:29:15,754 --> 00:29:17,364
Quite a feat.
672
00:29:17,581 --> 00:29:19,627
So when you got the phone call
from Mr. Williams
673
00:29:19,801 --> 00:29:22,804
at New York 32
that your contract
674
00:29:23,022 --> 00:29:26,199
was not going to be renewed,
how did that feel?
675
00:29:26,416 --> 00:29:27,853
Totally blindsided.
676
00:29:28,070 --> 00:29:30,507
I thought that I was
on the path to national anchor,
677
00:29:30,725 --> 00:29:33,597
and suddenly a lifetime
of work
678
00:29:33,772 --> 00:29:36,862
and sacrifices...
679
00:29:37,079 --> 00:29:38,385
gone.
680
00:29:38,602 --> 00:29:40,343
You know, it was terrifying.
681
00:29:40,561 --> 00:29:43,782
Why blame Katie Harrington?
682
00:29:43,999 --> 00:29:46,001
I had taken Katie
under my wing.
683
00:29:46,219 --> 00:29:50,919
I wanted to make it easier for
her than it had been for me.
684
00:29:51,137 --> 00:29:53,052
So what did you do
to support her?
685
00:29:53,269 --> 00:29:55,010
I did what I had always done
for all the young women
686
00:29:55,228 --> 00:29:57,317
that I had mentored
throughout my career,
687
00:29:57,534 --> 00:29:58,621
and there have been dozens.
688
00:29:58,622 --> 00:30:00,929
I advocated for them
and nurtured
689
00:30:01,147 --> 00:30:03,497
their professional development.
690
00:30:03,714 --> 00:30:07,501
Ms. Merrick,
I want to show you
691
00:30:07,718 --> 00:30:12,506
some documents that were
admitted to evidence.
692
00:30:12,723 --> 00:30:15,248
Will you please tell the jury
what this is?
693
00:30:15,465 --> 00:30:17,380
Um, this is a letter
of recommendation
694
00:30:17,598 --> 00:30:21,645
that I wrote for Katie's
Hudson Fellowship application.
695
00:30:21,820 --> 00:30:23,037
Would you mind reading
696
00:30:23,038 --> 00:30:25,258
just the highlighted portion, please?
697
00:30:25,475 --> 00:30:27,173
"Katie Harrington
is a brilliant reporter
698
00:30:27,390 --> 00:30:29,001
"with a great future ahead.
699
00:30:29,218 --> 00:30:32,308
"Her work in our office has
been nothing short of dazzling.
700
00:30:32,526 --> 00:30:34,528
"I recommend her
without hesitation
701
00:30:34,745 --> 00:30:37,270
and would do anything to help
advance her application."
702
00:30:37,487 --> 00:30:38,706
Would it be fair to say
that you were
703
00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:41,752
devoted to Katie Harrington?
704
00:30:41,927 --> 00:30:43,754
Absolutely.
705
00:30:43,929 --> 00:30:47,280
So what did you think
when Mr. Williams
706
00:30:47,497 --> 00:30:52,459
let you know that he was
replacing you with her?
707
00:30:52,676 --> 00:30:55,331
I was, uh--I was confused.
708
00:30:55,549 --> 00:30:57,116
He--he said that I was
getting fired because
709
00:30:57,333 --> 00:30:59,379
I'd made a big mistake,
710
00:30:59,596 --> 00:31:01,555
and I had no idea
what he was talking about.
711
00:31:01,772 --> 00:31:03,731
And then I remembered that
Katie had misidentified someone
712
00:31:03,905 --> 00:31:06,473
in the gang segment,
and she had told me
713
00:31:06,690 --> 00:31:09,302
that she was terrified that
it was gonna get her fired.
714
00:31:09,519 --> 00:31:12,609
So when he told me
that she was replacing me,
715
00:31:12,827 --> 00:31:14,698
I thought...
716
00:31:14,873 --> 00:31:17,963
that she had
laid the blame on me.
717
00:31:18,180 --> 00:31:19,311
What did you do next?
718
00:31:19,312 --> 00:31:21,009
I went to find Katie,
to ask her
719
00:31:21,227 --> 00:31:22,750
how the network got the idea
720
00:31:22,924 --> 00:31:24,273
that I had made
that major error.
721
00:31:24,491 --> 00:31:26,231
What did she say?
722
00:31:26,232 --> 00:31:30,366
She said she panicked
723
00:31:30,584 --> 00:31:33,065
and told them that--
724
00:31:33,282 --> 00:31:34,588
that it was my mistake.
725
00:31:34,805 --> 00:31:36,764
Then what?
726
00:31:41,421 --> 00:31:43,858
Before I knew it,
Katie was dead.
727
00:31:45,991 --> 00:31:48,036
It was--it was a blur.
728
00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:56,305
Katie did not deserve that.
729
00:31:58,003 --> 00:32:01,267
I know that now.
730
00:32:01,484 --> 00:32:05,619
But on that night
in that moment, I just--
731
00:32:07,969 --> 00:32:09,928
I-I didn't think.
732
00:32:10,145 --> 00:32:13,279
I didn't think.
I just--I just reacted.
733
00:32:13,496 --> 00:32:15,368
I just--
734
00:32:15,585 --> 00:32:17,283
like I said, it was just--
735
00:32:17,500 --> 00:32:18,327
it was such a blur.
736
00:32:39,261 --> 00:32:41,960
Donahue is trying to turn
their work relationship
737
00:32:42,134 --> 00:32:44,136
into something much more
deep and personal,
738
00:32:44,353 --> 00:32:45,572
kind of like
a husband and wife.
739
00:32:45,789 --> 00:32:47,008
Makes sense.
740
00:32:47,226 --> 00:32:49,054
That's where most
of these EED cases live--
741
00:32:49,271 --> 00:32:52,666
spouses catching their partners
in bed with someone else.
742
00:32:52,883 --> 00:32:55,364
Hell of a lot different than
losing your job to a protégé.
743
00:32:55,582 --> 00:32:57,018
Know what I don't get, though?
744
00:32:57,236 --> 00:32:58,366
What?
745
00:32:58,367 --> 00:32:59,847
They're trying
to paint Ann Merrick
746
00:33:00,021 --> 00:33:02,284
as the world's most amazing
mentor, right?
747
00:33:02,502 --> 00:33:04,330
A selfless, devoted woman
who lived
748
00:33:04,547 --> 00:33:06,854
to help everyone around her.
749
00:33:07,028 --> 00:33:09,508
Yet they haven't called any
of those so-called mentees
750
00:33:09,509 --> 00:33:11,598
to testify to any of this?
751
00:33:11,815 --> 00:33:13,992
It's strange, right?
752
00:33:14,166 --> 00:33:15,428
So talk to some
of these women
753
00:33:15,645 --> 00:33:17,604
the defendant
allegedly mentored.
754
00:33:17,821 --> 00:33:19,040
See what they have to say.
755
00:33:21,651 --> 00:33:23,566
I owe a lot to Ann Merrick.
756
00:33:23,784 --> 00:33:26,656
I was a total novice when
I started at the station,
757
00:33:26,874 --> 00:33:31,879
and she was really helpful
and kind--
758
00:33:32,053 --> 00:33:34,882
until I got hired by MSN.
759
00:33:35,056 --> 00:33:37,102
Then what?
760
00:33:37,319 --> 00:33:39,016
She--
761
00:33:39,017 --> 00:33:42,542
she wasn't happy
about me getting that job.
762
00:33:42,759 --> 00:33:44,892
She was upset
that I didn't tell her
763
00:33:45,066 --> 00:33:46,981
that I'd interviewed for it,
764
00:33:47,155 --> 00:33:49,114
that I didn't get her opinion.
765
00:33:51,246 --> 00:33:54,510
Then I found out the real
reason she was so upset.
766
00:33:54,728 --> 00:33:56,904
She applied for the same spot.
767
00:33:57,078 --> 00:33:59,385
And when you say
she wasn't happy,
768
00:33:59,602 --> 00:34:01,474
can you be more specific?
769
00:34:02,562 --> 00:34:07,175
She--she literally grabbed me
by my collar and said
770
00:34:07,393 --> 00:34:11,266
if I ever double-crossed
her again, she'd kill me.
771
00:34:13,225 --> 00:34:16,184
She had this look in her eye.
772
00:34:16,402 --> 00:34:18,186
I think she really meant it.
773
00:34:42,732 --> 00:34:45,474
Abby, hi.
774
00:34:45,692 --> 00:34:47,041
Come in.
775
00:34:50,088 --> 00:34:53,656
I got the email
about Sarah Chase.
776
00:34:53,874 --> 00:34:55,354
Are you kidding me?
777
00:34:56,790 --> 00:34:58,444
Well,
778
00:34:58,661 --> 00:35:00,315
it's relevant information,
Abby.
779
00:35:00,533 --> 00:35:02,970
I mean,
your client doesn't like it
780
00:35:03,144 --> 00:35:05,625
when her mentees succeed.
781
00:35:05,842 --> 00:35:07,931
Yeah, of course
she didn't kill Sarah Chase,
782
00:35:08,106 --> 00:35:10,412
but she sure as hell
threatened her.
783
00:35:10,630 --> 00:35:13,720
Ann Merrick is a woman
of a certain generation.
784
00:35:13,937 --> 00:35:16,331
She had to put on armor
in order to survive
785
00:35:16,549 --> 00:35:18,420
a male-dominated profession.
786
00:35:18,638 --> 00:35:19,900
She threatened vengeance
when she thought
787
00:35:20,118 --> 00:35:21,162
other women crossed her.
788
00:35:21,380 --> 00:35:22,685
That's one way to put it.
789
00:35:22,903 --> 00:35:24,948
- The other?
- She acted like a man.
790
00:35:25,123 --> 00:35:26,994
She used male language.
791
00:35:27,168 --> 00:35:29,779
She flexed verbal muscle,
792
00:35:29,997 --> 00:35:31,477
telling people
not to mess with her.
793
00:35:31,694 --> 00:35:34,393
If a man said "I'm gonna
kill you" in this context,
794
00:35:34,610 --> 00:35:36,699
we wouldn't even blink,
795
00:35:36,917 --> 00:35:39,789
let alone use it
as evidence to prove intent.
796
00:35:44,098 --> 00:35:47,710
Look, Abby.
797
00:35:47,928 --> 00:35:50,626
You put on a solid defense.
798
00:35:50,844 --> 00:35:52,802
Solid defense?
799
00:35:53,934 --> 00:35:56,763
You know what I mean.
800
00:35:56,980 --> 00:36:00,593
I wanna plead
this one out, Sam.
801
00:36:00,810 --> 00:36:03,465
Man one is
the right result here.
802
00:36:03,683 --> 00:36:07,469
Like I said before,
I don't think this is EED.
803
00:36:07,687 --> 00:36:11,517
Yeah, because of
existing sexist case law.
804
00:36:11,734 --> 00:36:15,564
That's why men have
successfully been using EED
805
00:36:15,782 --> 00:36:18,176
for crimes of anger and rage.
806
00:36:18,350 --> 00:36:21,831
But women, we can only use it
if--if we're traumatized,
807
00:36:22,049 --> 00:36:24,921
because the law
doesn't allow us to be angry.
808
00:36:25,139 --> 00:36:27,837
This is a chance to move
the case law forward.
809
00:36:28,055 --> 00:36:30,187
I can't tell
Katie Harrington's father
810
00:36:30,188 --> 00:36:31,841
that the person
who killed his daughter
811
00:36:32,059 --> 00:36:34,931
is gonna be out in five years.
812
00:36:35,149 --> 00:36:36,933
You owe me this.
813
00:36:37,151 --> 00:36:39,458
I what?
814
00:36:39,675 --> 00:36:41,895
I got you this damn job.
815
00:36:42,112 --> 00:36:44,331
Yes,
816
00:36:44,332 --> 00:36:47,466
you definitely helped,
817
00:36:47,683 --> 00:36:49,903
and I'm grateful for that.
818
00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:52,775
I did you a favor.
819
00:36:52,993 --> 00:36:54,821
And now I'm asking you for one.
820
00:37:00,261 --> 00:37:02,437
Please.
821
00:37:05,527 --> 00:37:09,009
I haven't had a good result
in a while.
822
00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:13,013
I need this, Sam.
823
00:37:28,594 --> 00:37:31,640
Any luck finding other
rebuttal witnesses?
824
00:37:31,858 --> 00:37:33,512
Working on it.
825
00:37:34,513 --> 00:37:35,644
Everything okay?
826
00:37:40,823 --> 00:37:42,825
Did you ever have a mentor?
827
00:37:43,783 --> 00:37:45,741
Yeah, a few.
828
00:37:45,959 --> 00:37:50,268
Did any of them ever
ask you to repay the debt?
829
00:37:50,485 --> 00:37:52,095
No.
830
00:37:52,270 --> 00:37:55,621
And no mentor worth her salt
would ever ask that of you.
831
00:38:09,112 --> 00:38:11,071
Please call your
next witness, Ms. Maroun.
832
00:38:16,859 --> 00:38:19,253
Ms. Maroun,
833
00:38:19,427 --> 00:38:21,168
your next witness.
834
00:38:24,737 --> 00:38:27,479
Your Honor,
the people call Sarah Chase.
835
00:38:44,452 --> 00:38:46,759
Ms. Chase,
836
00:38:46,976 --> 00:38:48,935
was the defendant
your supervisor
837
00:38:49,152 --> 00:38:52,286
and mentor at New York 32?
838
00:38:52,460 --> 00:38:53,852
She was.
839
00:38:53,853 --> 00:38:56,551
And is it true that
you left five years ago
840
00:38:56,769 --> 00:38:58,684
for a better position
in cable news?
841
00:38:58,901 --> 00:39:00,425
Yes.
842
00:39:00,642 --> 00:39:02,078
Sarah, can you please
tell the court
843
00:39:02,296 --> 00:39:03,558
what Ann Merrick said to you
844
00:39:03,776 --> 00:39:05,343
when you told her
about your new job?
845
00:39:07,736 --> 00:39:11,871
She grabbed hold of my collar
846
00:39:12,088 --> 00:39:14,700
and said if I ever
double-crossed her again,
847
00:39:14,917 --> 00:39:15,962
she'd kill me.
848
00:39:28,148 --> 00:39:31,891
Members of the jury,
have you reached a verdict?
849
00:39:32,108 --> 00:39:35,155
We have, Your Honor.
850
00:39:35,373 --> 00:39:38,158
On the count of murder
in the second degree,
851
00:39:38,376 --> 00:39:39,899
we find the defendant...
852
00:39:40,116 --> 00:39:41,727
guilty.
853
00:39:52,085 --> 00:39:55,654
Members of the jury,
thank you for your service.
854
00:39:55,871 --> 00:39:57,612
We are adjourned.
855
00:39:57,830 --> 00:39:59,266
Thank you, Ms. Maroun.
856
00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:01,007
Thank you.
- You're welcome.
857
00:40:01,224 --> 00:40:02,400
Thank you.
858
00:40:09,668 --> 00:40:11,496
Abby.
859
00:40:11,713 --> 00:40:13,323
Come on, Abby.
860
00:40:15,761 --> 00:40:18,024
God, Abby!
861
00:40:18,241 --> 00:40:20,766
Look, I'd like to,
862
00:40:20,983 --> 00:40:21,810
well, explain.
863
00:40:22,028 --> 00:40:23,682
We're done here.
864
00:40:29,427 --> 00:40:30,863
Good work, Sam.
865
00:40:33,953 --> 00:40:36,216
You did a great job.