1 00:00:00,289 --> 00:00:02,074 - In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:02,117 --> 00:00:03,379 the people are represented 3 00:00:03,423 --> 00:00:05,773 by two separate, yet equally important groups: 4 00:00:05,816 --> 00:00:07,731 the police who investigate crime, 5 00:00:07,775 --> 00:00:10,691 and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. 6 00:00:10,734 --> 00:00:12,301 These are their stories. 7 00:00:12,345 --> 00:00:14,042 [dramatic musical sting] 8 00:00:14,086 --> 00:00:15,826 - [laughing] - Yo, check out this fool's-- 9 00:00:15,870 --> 00:00:17,176 - Yeah, come here, come here. 10 00:00:17,219 --> 00:00:18,307 - Are you deaf or somethin', bro? 11 00:00:18,351 --> 00:00:20,657 - Hey, hey, I'm talkin' to you! 12 00:00:20,701 --> 00:00:22,137 You're disgusting, you know that? 13 00:00:22,181 --> 00:00:24,313 - Hey. What's goin' on? 14 00:00:25,532 --> 00:00:26,881 - None of your damn business. 15 00:00:26,924 --> 00:00:29,275 - Try again, dumbass. 16 00:00:31,190 --> 00:00:32,626 - Kiss my ass. 17 00:00:32,669 --> 00:00:34,410 - Stop walkin'. - You got no right 18 00:00:34,454 --> 00:00:36,195 to tell me what to do. - I got all kinds of rights. 19 00:00:36,238 --> 00:00:38,197 I said stop walking, or I'll arrest you. 20 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:40,851 - For what? - For being a punk, 21 00:00:40,895 --> 00:00:44,333 and I'll arrest you too for being an accomplice. 22 00:00:44,377 --> 00:00:46,335 You guys think you're so tough, 23 00:00:46,379 --> 00:00:50,035 just pickin' on some dude who's down on his luck. 24 00:00:50,078 --> 00:00:52,385 Why don't you pick on me instead? 25 00:00:56,650 --> 00:00:58,173 - Sorry, we were just playin' around. 26 00:00:58,217 --> 00:00:59,653 - Get the hell outta here. - Okay. 27 00:00:59,696 --> 00:01:06,660 ♪ 28 00:01:06,703 --> 00:01:08,618 - Sir, you okay? 29 00:01:08,662 --> 00:01:10,794 You need anything? 30 00:01:10,838 --> 00:01:11,882 All right. 31 00:01:11,926 --> 00:01:14,798 [cell phone vibrates] 32 00:01:16,757 --> 00:01:17,758 Dixon. 33 00:01:19,977 --> 00:01:21,370 Kay, we're on it. 34 00:01:25,244 --> 00:01:26,810 Here you go. 35 00:01:26,854 --> 00:01:29,900 Hey, Frank. It's me. 36 00:01:29,944 --> 00:01:31,337 We just got a body. 37 00:01:33,817 --> 00:01:36,820 - DOA is a black male, late teens, early 20s. 38 00:01:36,864 --> 00:01:38,735 No name, no ID. 39 00:01:44,176 --> 00:01:46,134 Found him naked in the trunk. 40 00:01:46,178 --> 00:01:47,918 - Of a car? 41 00:01:47,962 --> 00:01:50,747 - No, luggage. 42 00:01:50,791 --> 00:01:53,315 - How'd he die? - Uh, not sure. 43 00:01:53,359 --> 00:01:55,709 - Any obvious injuries-- contusions, cuts, scratches? 44 00:01:55,752 --> 00:01:57,580 - No, nothing like that. 45 00:01:57,624 --> 00:01:58,755 - Time of death? 46 00:01:58,799 --> 00:02:01,497 - Ballpark, between 1:00 and 5:00 a.m. 47 00:02:01,541 --> 00:02:04,283 - [sighs] Who found the body? 48 00:02:04,326 --> 00:02:06,763 - She was walking to work, saw the fancy trunk, 49 00:02:06,807 --> 00:02:08,591 tried to wheel it off, realized there was something 50 00:02:08,635 --> 00:02:11,594 inside, opened it up-- wasn't expecting to see 51 00:02:11,638 --> 00:02:13,509 a bare-ass dead dude, I'll tell you that much. 52 00:02:15,816 --> 00:02:18,949 - Mama always said, "If you see something in the street, 53 00:02:18,993 --> 00:02:20,951 leave it be." 54 00:02:20,995 --> 00:02:24,259 [dramatic music] 55 00:02:24,303 --> 00:02:31,440 ♪ 56 00:03:08,956 --> 00:03:10,349 - Still waiting on tox report. 57 00:03:10,392 --> 00:03:12,960 But cause of death appears to be a drug overdose. 58 00:03:13,003 --> 00:03:15,484 No petechiae hemorrhage, and his hyoid is intact. 59 00:03:15,528 --> 00:03:17,486 So he definitely wasn't strangled. 60 00:03:17,530 --> 00:03:18,922 - What else do we know? 61 00:03:18,966 --> 00:03:22,622 - Found a tiny puncture wound on his left arm. 62 00:03:22,665 --> 00:03:24,319 Guessing that's where he shot up. 63 00:03:24,363 --> 00:03:26,974 Also found ligature marks on his wrists 64 00:03:27,017 --> 00:03:29,759 and some trace evidence of gold polyester fibers. 65 00:03:29,803 --> 00:03:31,631 - Somebody restrained him. - Looks that way. 66 00:03:31,674 --> 00:03:34,068 - So the kid was having some fun in the bedroom, 67 00:03:34,111 --> 00:03:35,678 decides to shoot up and ODs-- 68 00:03:35,722 --> 00:03:39,378 - And somehow ends up in a damn suitcase. 69 00:03:39,421 --> 00:03:41,989 - Maybe somebody he was partying with panics, 70 00:03:42,032 --> 00:03:44,513 sticks the dead kid in a trunk, and dumps him on the street. 71 00:03:44,557 --> 00:03:46,515 - That's possible, but there's no sign 72 00:03:46,559 --> 00:03:48,909 of recent sexual activity. 73 00:03:48,952 --> 00:03:50,476 No DNA on the body either. 74 00:03:50,519 --> 00:03:52,347 - Hmm. Look at this. 75 00:03:53,392 --> 00:03:55,785 I'm gonna run this through ECMS. 76 00:03:59,093 --> 00:04:02,488 [indistinct chatter] 77 00:04:02,531 --> 00:04:05,099 - Yeah, that's Darien Wilson. 78 00:04:05,142 --> 00:04:06,274 Are you saying that he-- - Yeah. 79 00:04:06,318 --> 00:04:08,145 We found his body this morning. 80 00:04:08,189 --> 00:04:10,235 - What happened? How did he die? 81 00:04:10,278 --> 00:04:11,671 - Drug overdose. 82 00:04:11,714 --> 00:04:14,848 - Drugs? I find that hard to believe. 83 00:04:14,891 --> 00:04:16,545 He took such good care of himself, 84 00:04:16,589 --> 00:04:19,592 had a lot of pride in his body and in his craft. 85 00:04:19,635 --> 00:04:21,158 He used to come here for rehearsals 86 00:04:21,202 --> 00:04:23,378 three or four times a week. 87 00:04:23,422 --> 00:04:25,424 He was so talented. 88 00:04:25,467 --> 00:04:28,905 - Darien have a girlfriend, boyfriend? 89 00:04:28,949 --> 00:04:30,907 - I'm--I'm not sure. I knew he was gay, but... 90 00:04:30,951 --> 00:04:32,257 - What about his family? 91 00:04:32,300 --> 00:04:34,389 Do his parents live in the city? 92 00:04:34,433 --> 00:04:35,999 - Yes, in the Bronx. 93 00:04:38,437 --> 00:04:40,395 [dramatic musical sting] 94 00:04:40,439 --> 00:04:41,614 - I told that boy he was too young 95 00:04:41,657 --> 00:04:44,269 to move out and live on his own... 96 00:04:44,312 --> 00:04:45,748 too many temptations. 97 00:04:45,792 --> 00:04:47,968 - When was the last time you talked to Darien? 98 00:04:49,622 --> 00:04:51,798 - It's been a while, 99 00:04:51,841 --> 00:04:53,060 over a year. 100 00:04:53,103 --> 00:04:54,540 - And how about you, ma'am? 101 00:04:54,583 --> 00:04:56,281 When was the last time you talked to your son? 102 00:04:58,805 --> 00:05:00,459 - A month ago. 103 00:05:00,502 --> 00:05:03,375 I just said hi, 104 00:05:03,418 --> 00:05:06,116 asked how he was doing. 105 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:07,466 - Young man. 106 00:05:08,989 --> 00:05:11,992 - Um...not really sure. 107 00:05:12,035 --> 00:05:13,689 Last year? 108 00:05:13,733 --> 00:05:16,605 - Is there a reason for this lack of communication? 109 00:05:16,649 --> 00:05:17,911 - Darien chose to pursue a lifestyle 110 00:05:17,954 --> 00:05:21,131 that conflicted with our beliefs. 111 00:05:21,175 --> 00:05:23,917 - Oh...I see. 112 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,746 - When he told us that he was a homosexual, 113 00:05:26,789 --> 00:05:29,575 I said we'd get him some counseling, 114 00:05:29,618 --> 00:05:32,404 give him a chance to get himself right with God. 115 00:05:32,447 --> 00:05:34,275 But he wasn't interested, 116 00:05:34,319 --> 00:05:35,798 and that was that. 117 00:05:35,842 --> 00:05:37,887 - Do you know where Darien was living? 118 00:05:45,025 --> 00:05:47,332 - No, I--I don't... 119 00:05:47,375 --> 00:05:49,682 - Thank you for your time. 120 00:05:55,470 --> 00:05:58,430 [somber music] 121 00:05:58,473 --> 00:06:04,827 ♪ 122 00:06:04,871 --> 00:06:06,263 - I can't believe what I just heard. 123 00:06:06,307 --> 00:06:08,744 What is this, 1954? 124 00:06:08,788 --> 00:06:11,965 Kickin' a kid out because you think he chose to be gay? 125 00:06:12,008 --> 00:06:14,663 - Crazy, but it's still a thing in my community, 126 00:06:14,707 --> 00:06:16,317 especially among the religious folks. 127 00:06:16,361 --> 00:06:17,579 - I don't get it. 128 00:06:17,623 --> 00:06:19,494 - Get what? - People--Black people. 129 00:06:19,538 --> 00:06:20,843 Here you are marching the streets 130 00:06:20,887 --> 00:06:23,672 for police reform, all these progressive laws, 131 00:06:23,716 --> 00:06:25,413 but if your kid turns out to be gay, 132 00:06:25,457 --> 00:06:27,415 well, he needs counseling. 133 00:06:27,459 --> 00:06:29,330 You need to make him right with God. 134 00:06:29,374 --> 00:06:31,593 You ask me, that's what you should be marching about. 135 00:06:31,637 --> 00:06:33,203 - Okay, you're right. 136 00:06:33,247 --> 00:06:35,684 But don't act like your people are much better, all right? 137 00:06:35,728 --> 00:06:37,904 Because you still can't have pre-marital sex, 138 00:06:37,947 --> 00:06:39,384 for God's sake. 139 00:06:39,427 --> 00:06:42,517 - Reason number 36 why I don't go to church anymore. 140 00:06:42,561 --> 00:06:45,781 - Detective Bernard. Okay. 141 00:06:45,825 --> 00:06:48,480 Go on. Hey, write this down. 142 00:06:49,959 --> 00:06:55,748 124 East 9th Street, apartment 2C. 143 00:06:56,836 --> 00:06:58,881 Appreciate you for reaching out. 144 00:07:00,622 --> 00:07:02,581 Kid brother. Said he went to visit Darien 145 00:07:02,624 --> 00:07:04,234 two weeks ago. 146 00:07:04,278 --> 00:07:07,542 Was afraid to say something in front of his father. 147 00:07:07,586 --> 00:07:09,588 I spoke to Darien's roommate-- 148 00:07:09,631 --> 00:07:11,024 young lady by the name of Sophie. 149 00:07:11,067 --> 00:07:13,243 She said Darien was there most of the day yesterday. 150 00:07:13,287 --> 00:07:17,639 Left at 6:00 in an Uber to attend a fancy "soiree." 151 00:07:17,683 --> 00:07:20,425 Dani's trying to track down the destination now. 152 00:07:20,468 --> 00:07:23,340 - What else do we know? Any interesting texts, emails? 153 00:07:23,384 --> 00:07:25,647 Any talk of drug use? - No. 154 00:07:25,691 --> 00:07:28,955 - Did he mention any new friends, a new boyfriend? 155 00:07:28,998 --> 00:07:31,131 - Uh, best I could find is this-- 156 00:07:31,174 --> 00:07:32,349 sent two days ago: 157 00:07:32,393 --> 00:07:34,439 "TBM is trippin', like, for real. 158 00:07:34,482 --> 00:07:37,703 But he's still kinda dope." I have no idea what that means. 159 00:07:37,746 --> 00:07:41,489 - [chuckles] Some dude named TBM is acting weird, 160 00:07:41,533 --> 00:07:44,187 but Darien still thinks he's awesome. 161 00:07:45,450 --> 00:07:46,842 - M.E. called ten minutes ago, 162 00:07:46,886 --> 00:07:48,496 said the official cause of death 163 00:07:48,540 --> 00:07:51,107 was acute methamphetamine toxicity, 164 00:07:51,151 --> 00:07:54,110 said they found 2 milliliters of concentrated meth 165 00:07:54,154 --> 00:07:55,721 in Darien's vein, 166 00:07:55,764 --> 00:07:58,724 meaning it never metabolized into his bloodstream. 167 00:07:58,767 --> 00:08:00,595 - Meaning someone shot him up again 168 00:08:00,639 --> 00:08:02,423 after he was already dead. 169 00:08:02,467 --> 00:08:04,599 - So let's keep working this case 170 00:08:04,643 --> 00:08:06,601 until we figure out what the hell happened. 171 00:08:06,645 --> 00:08:08,385 - Hey, just got access to Darien's Uber account. 172 00:08:08,429 --> 00:08:11,127 So his last destination was 321 Green Street, 173 00:08:11,171 --> 00:08:13,478 an art gallery downtown, and it looks like there was 174 00:08:13,521 --> 00:08:16,524 a fundraising event there last night for Senator Jack Nathan. 175 00:08:16,568 --> 00:08:19,179 - Okay, let's track down this host. 176 00:08:21,660 --> 00:08:23,270 [dramatic musical sting] 177 00:08:23,313 --> 00:08:24,924 - It was a great event. 178 00:08:24,967 --> 00:08:28,449 I raised $2 million for Senator Nathan. 179 00:08:28,493 --> 00:08:30,146 - From Connecticut? - Mm-hmm. 180 00:08:30,190 --> 00:08:33,628 If he plays it right, he could be president-- 181 00:08:33,672 --> 00:08:36,675 smart, handsome, charming. 182 00:08:36,718 --> 00:08:39,765 His politics transcend party lines too-- 183 00:08:39,808 --> 00:08:43,769 strong family values, moderate on economic issues, 184 00:08:43,812 --> 00:08:46,119 yet still viewed as a progressive on social issues. 185 00:08:46,162 --> 00:08:48,991 - Did this young man attend your event? 186 00:08:50,776 --> 00:08:54,388 - Uh...you'd have to talk to the catering company. 187 00:08:54,431 --> 00:08:56,738 You know, they're in charge of hiring the staff. 188 00:08:56,782 --> 00:08:59,959 - Young and Black-- gotta be hired help. 189 00:09:00,002 --> 00:09:02,178 - I wasn't suggesting that-- 190 00:09:02,222 --> 00:09:07,401 I mean, most of the invitees were between 50 and 60, 191 00:09:07,444 --> 00:09:09,229 you know, people I know. 192 00:09:09,272 --> 00:09:11,623 - Is it possible the man was a guest of someone you know? 193 00:09:11,666 --> 00:09:13,102 - Sure. - How many people 194 00:09:13,146 --> 00:09:16,541 were at the event? - A...hundred? 195 00:09:16,584 --> 00:09:20,022 You know, not including help. - [chuckles sarcastically] 196 00:09:20,066 --> 00:09:22,372 Did this event space have security cameras? 197 00:09:22,416 --> 00:09:26,768 - Yes, but I insisted that the gallery owner deactivate them. 198 00:09:26,812 --> 00:09:29,162 - Why is that? 199 00:09:29,205 --> 00:09:32,774 - Well, because I want people to feel comfortable, 200 00:09:32,818 --> 00:09:35,298 to enjoy themselves, not to have to worry 201 00:09:35,342 --> 00:09:37,866 about saying or doing the wrong things. 202 00:09:37,910 --> 00:09:40,303 It's how you raise money, Detective. 203 00:09:40,347 --> 00:09:42,871 - I'll keep that in mind. 204 00:09:42,915 --> 00:09:45,047 - Before we go, do you mind giving us the name 205 00:09:45,091 --> 00:09:47,310 of that catering company, if you don't mind? 206 00:09:49,443 --> 00:09:53,403 - Mm-hmm, okay, thanks. 207 00:09:53,447 --> 00:09:54,753 Just talked to the caterer. 208 00:09:54,796 --> 00:09:56,363 They didn't recognize Darien's photo. 209 00:09:56,406 --> 00:10:01,411 So contrary to Swanson's belief, he was not a waiter. 210 00:10:01,455 --> 00:10:04,501 He was a guest. Any luck? 211 00:10:04,545 --> 00:10:07,069 - Yeah, I just found video of Darien a few hundred yards away 212 00:10:07,113 --> 00:10:09,985 from the art gallery about 8:45 p.m. 213 00:10:10,029 --> 00:10:11,900 - Can you zoom in on that other guy? 214 00:10:14,468 --> 00:10:15,643 - It's pretty good resolution. 215 00:10:15,687 --> 00:10:16,818 I'll send it over to Facial Rec. 216 00:10:16,862 --> 00:10:20,605 - No need. That's our guest of honor, 217 00:10:20,648 --> 00:10:22,737 Senator Jack Nathan. 218 00:10:22,781 --> 00:10:25,348 ♪ 219 00:10:31,790 --> 00:10:32,225 . 220 00:10:32,268 --> 00:10:33,487 - Hey. 221 00:10:33,530 --> 00:10:34,444 - Oh, that was great. - Yeah. 222 00:10:34,488 --> 00:10:36,708 - Thanks a lot, thank you. 223 00:10:36,751 --> 00:10:38,623 - Senator, excuse me. 224 00:10:40,015 --> 00:10:41,408 - Take it easy, guys. 225 00:10:41,451 --> 00:10:44,367 We just wanna talk. - About what? 226 00:10:44,411 --> 00:10:46,021 - Last night's fundraiser. 227 00:10:46,065 --> 00:10:49,285 Or we can take a ride up to your home in Connecticut, 228 00:10:49,329 --> 00:10:51,897 if you'd prefer. 229 00:10:51,940 --> 00:10:54,421 - No need. It's all good. 230 00:10:54,464 --> 00:10:56,553 Come on, let's walk. 231 00:10:57,859 --> 00:11:00,688 So what can I do for you? - You know this young man? 232 00:11:00,732 --> 00:11:03,473 - Looks vaguely familiar, but-- - How 'bout now? 233 00:11:05,084 --> 00:11:06,781 He look more familiar? 234 00:11:08,957 --> 00:11:10,480 That's you, isn't it? 235 00:11:14,310 --> 00:11:16,443 - Like I said earlier, the senator is willing 236 00:11:16,486 --> 00:11:18,619 to answer questions off the record. 237 00:11:18,663 --> 00:11:21,274 - No such thing. - Then he's not talking. 238 00:11:21,317 --> 00:11:23,102 - Choice number two. - [chuckles] 239 00:11:23,145 --> 00:11:24,756 - We do a deep dive on the senator, 240 00:11:24,799 --> 00:11:27,628 start asking lots of questions--lots. 241 00:11:27,672 --> 00:11:30,022 We open a grand jury-- - Is that a threat? 242 00:11:30,065 --> 00:11:31,284 - No, it's a statement of fact. 243 00:11:31,327 --> 00:11:33,242 This is a homicide investigation. 244 00:11:33,286 --> 00:11:35,157 Do you understand? 245 00:11:36,811 --> 00:11:38,247 - Okay. 246 00:11:40,510 --> 00:11:42,774 - I met Darien last night. 247 00:11:42,817 --> 00:11:45,646 But hold on a second. You said he's dead? 248 00:11:45,690 --> 00:11:48,170 What are you talking about? - Died of a meth overdose. 249 00:11:48,214 --> 00:11:50,825 A woman found his naked body on the street this morning. 250 00:11:50,869 --> 00:11:52,566 - I had no idea. 251 00:11:54,133 --> 00:11:56,352 Oh, that's terrible. - Sure is. 252 00:11:56,396 --> 00:11:59,355 - I left the fundraiser at about 8:45, 253 00:11:59,399 --> 00:12:02,402 and then I went uptown to Kyle Swanson's townhouse. 254 00:12:02,445 --> 00:12:04,491 He was having a few people over for drinks. 255 00:12:04,534 --> 00:12:06,711 - And you took Darien with you? - Yes. 256 00:12:06,754 --> 00:12:09,801 - So you and Darien drove uptown to this after-party. 257 00:12:09,844 --> 00:12:11,411 What time did you get there, 9:00 or so? 258 00:12:11,454 --> 00:12:14,022 - Something like that. - How many people were there? 259 00:12:14,066 --> 00:12:17,373 - Ten. - Boys and girls, or... 260 00:12:17,417 --> 00:12:18,810 - Just boys. 261 00:12:20,550 --> 00:12:22,422 - How long did you and Darien stay? 262 00:12:22,465 --> 00:12:24,859 - About an hour, maybe a little bit more. 263 00:12:24,903 --> 00:12:28,515 But...I wasn't with Darien. 264 00:12:28,558 --> 00:12:31,474 Like I said, I just gave him a ride. 265 00:12:31,518 --> 00:12:35,348 - What'd you do at this party? - Drinking, socializing. 266 00:12:35,391 --> 00:12:37,742 - Care to be more specific? 267 00:12:40,048 --> 00:12:41,615 - [sighs] 268 00:12:41,658 --> 00:12:44,966 People were, you know, hooking up with each other. 269 00:12:45,010 --> 00:12:47,403 - Did you hook up? - I did. 270 00:12:47,447 --> 00:12:51,494 - With Darien? - No. Someone else. 271 00:12:51,538 --> 00:12:53,888 His name was Walter. - Were there any drugs? 272 00:12:53,932 --> 00:12:55,324 - Absolutely not. 273 00:12:55,368 --> 00:12:57,805 There's no way I'd stand for any of that. 274 00:12:57,849 --> 00:13:00,852 - But cheating on your wife, that's no big deal? 275 00:13:00,895 --> 00:13:03,202 - Look, I'm sorry this young man is dead. 276 00:13:03,245 --> 00:13:06,858 But I didn't see any drugs. I don't know what happened. 277 00:13:06,901 --> 00:13:08,773 When I left Swanson's townhouse, 278 00:13:08,816 --> 00:13:12,167 Darien was still there and still very much alive. 279 00:13:12,211 --> 00:13:15,170 [dramatic music] 280 00:13:15,214 --> 00:13:18,565 ♪ 281 00:13:18,608 --> 00:13:21,263 - Thank you, Ms. Brenda. 282 00:13:21,307 --> 00:13:22,961 Mr. Swanson, 283 00:13:23,004 --> 00:13:25,050 we have a few more questions we'd like to ask you. 284 00:13:25,093 --> 00:13:26,834 - Are we really still talking about this drug addict? 285 00:13:26,878 --> 00:13:30,142 - Yes, we really are. - This is absurd. 286 00:13:30,185 --> 00:13:33,885 - Oh, it gets even more absurd. We have a search warrant, 287 00:13:33,928 --> 00:13:36,278 which means we don't even need your consent to be in here. 288 00:13:36,322 --> 00:13:38,890 - So what's going on here, boys? 289 00:13:38,933 --> 00:13:40,674 - Boys? Hell no. 290 00:13:40,717 --> 00:13:42,937 We're men. - It's just a word, 291 00:13:42,981 --> 00:13:44,243 a colloquialism. 292 00:13:44,286 --> 00:13:46,549 - A colloquialism I don't like. 293 00:13:46,593 --> 00:13:49,901 - I'm not a big fan either. But as for your question, 294 00:13:49,944 --> 00:13:52,773 what's going on here is you lied to us, Kyle. 295 00:13:52,817 --> 00:13:54,296 You said you didn't know Darien. 296 00:13:54,340 --> 00:13:56,124 Yet, in fact, he attended a party, 297 00:13:56,168 --> 00:13:57,604 an intimate gathering here, 298 00:13:57,647 --> 00:13:59,693 in your home, after the fundraiser. 299 00:13:59,736 --> 00:14:02,391 - What are you talking about? - You can save it, Kyle. 300 00:14:02,435 --> 00:14:05,307 We've already spoken to Senator Nathan. 301 00:14:05,351 --> 00:14:07,832 - Oh. I'm calling my lawyer. 302 00:14:07,875 --> 00:14:09,921 - Yeah, that would be a good move. 303 00:14:09,964 --> 00:14:14,273 ♪ 304 00:14:14,316 --> 00:14:16,188 - Hey, Kevin. Come here. 305 00:14:16,231 --> 00:14:17,363 - Yeah. 306 00:14:19,974 --> 00:14:22,672 Find something interesting? - Yeah, sure did. 307 00:14:28,809 --> 00:14:30,506 - Jackpot. 308 00:14:31,681 --> 00:14:33,031 - I'm sure I'm not the only guy 309 00:14:33,074 --> 00:14:36,121 with Marcel Dupont luggage in New York. 310 00:14:36,164 --> 00:14:38,210 - But I'm guessing you're the only guy in New York 311 00:14:38,253 --> 00:14:41,561 with Marcel Dupont luggage who happened to be entertaining 312 00:14:41,604 --> 00:14:46,653 the dead guy in his house a few hours before he died. 313 00:14:46,696 --> 00:14:48,481 - Plus, you lied to us. 314 00:14:48,524 --> 00:14:51,397 You said you had no idea who Darien was. 315 00:14:53,573 --> 00:14:57,316 - Okay, I knew Darien. 316 00:14:57,359 --> 00:15:01,668 We were dating--very casually. 317 00:15:01,711 --> 00:15:03,931 - So why not tell us that in the first place? 318 00:15:03,975 --> 00:15:07,456 - Because I don't like publicizing my sex life. 319 00:15:07,500 --> 00:15:10,155 - We're police, not paparazzi. 320 00:15:10,198 --> 00:15:11,547 - And the man is dead. 321 00:15:11,591 --> 00:15:13,636 - You're right. 322 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:16,988 I screwed up. I...I apologize. 323 00:15:17,031 --> 00:15:20,861 - So what did you do that night after the guests left? 324 00:15:20,905 --> 00:15:22,863 - I went to sleep-- around midnight. 325 00:15:22,907 --> 00:15:26,998 - And Darien, he was alive and well? 326 00:15:27,041 --> 00:15:28,303 - Yes. 327 00:15:28,347 --> 00:15:31,002 - Was he doin' drugs? - Not to my knowledge. 328 00:15:31,045 --> 00:15:34,048 - So how did he end up dead and naked in your MD suitcase? 329 00:15:35,310 --> 00:15:36,572 - Not sure. 330 00:15:36,616 --> 00:15:38,879 He could've gone out after I fell asleep. 331 00:15:38,923 --> 00:15:41,403 Like I said, it was a very casual relationship. 332 00:15:41,447 --> 00:15:43,101 - Yeah, and then what, huh? 333 00:15:43,144 --> 00:15:44,406 Hooked up with somebody else 334 00:15:44,450 --> 00:15:46,104 who just happened to have an MD suitcase? 335 00:15:46,147 --> 00:15:48,019 We might not be rich, but we ain't dumb. 336 00:15:48,062 --> 00:15:50,195 - My client doesn't know what happened. 337 00:15:50,238 --> 00:15:53,415 So if there are no other questions, we'll be leaving. 338 00:15:54,416 --> 00:15:55,765 - Sit your ass down. 339 00:15:55,809 --> 00:15:58,159 - Who the hell do you think you're talking to? 340 00:15:58,203 --> 00:16:00,292 - You wanna lie? That's fine. 341 00:16:00,335 --> 00:16:03,469 But at least you can show the courtesy of pretending 342 00:16:03,512 --> 00:16:05,688 that Darien's death actually mattered. 343 00:16:05,732 --> 00:16:09,866 A young man, barely 20 years old, is dead. 344 00:16:09,910 --> 00:16:13,000 - You're right. It is a tragedy. 345 00:16:13,044 --> 00:16:15,916 But it is a tragedy of his own making. 346 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:20,965 He was an addict. That's on him, no one else. 347 00:16:21,008 --> 00:16:23,141 ♪ 348 00:16:26,709 --> 00:16:27,058 . 349 00:16:27,101 --> 00:16:29,408 - Did you talk to the other men at the after-party? 350 00:16:29,451 --> 00:16:31,192 - Yeah, and all of them confirmed 351 00:16:31,236 --> 00:16:32,541 what Senator Nathan said. 352 00:16:32,585 --> 00:16:34,369 People were drinking and hooking up, 353 00:16:34,413 --> 00:16:37,459 and there was no over-drug use. 354 00:16:37,503 --> 00:16:39,896 - Party ended pretty early too. Last guest left at midnight. 355 00:16:39,940 --> 00:16:43,074 - Was Darian still there? - Yes, and the last guy to exit 356 00:16:43,117 --> 00:16:45,250 was an art dealer named Robert Harper. 357 00:16:45,293 --> 00:16:48,296 He said Swanson and Darien were the only ones in the house 358 00:16:48,340 --> 00:16:49,645 when he left and that they were sitting on a couch 359 00:16:49,689 --> 00:16:51,517 drinking wine. - So from midnight on, 360 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:54,259 it was just Swanson and Darien in the townhouse. 361 00:16:54,302 --> 00:16:57,001 And then he probably wheeled him down 10th Street 362 00:16:57,044 --> 00:16:58,785 and then dumps the body. 363 00:16:58,828 --> 00:17:01,309 - Time frame works, but we still don't have anything 364 00:17:01,353 --> 00:17:03,877 that proves Swanson shot him up, and since it was just 365 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:05,879 the two of them, we may never find it. 366 00:17:05,922 --> 00:17:09,143 - This isn't Swanson's maiden voyage. 367 00:17:09,187 --> 00:17:12,016 He gets off on shootin' dudes up like Darien. 368 00:17:12,059 --> 00:17:13,930 Trust me. - How do you know? 369 00:17:13,974 --> 00:17:15,976 - It doesn't matter. I know. 370 00:17:16,020 --> 00:17:20,198 I got a feeling. So talk to Darien's friends. 371 00:17:20,241 --> 00:17:22,461 Find out how he and Swanson met. 372 00:17:23,418 --> 00:17:25,551 There's a good chance that he met other young men 373 00:17:25,594 --> 00:17:28,162 the same way and shot them up too. 374 00:17:28,206 --> 00:17:30,251 [dramatic musical sting] 375 00:17:30,295 --> 00:17:32,210 - I can't believe he's dead. 376 00:17:32,253 --> 00:17:34,690 I talked to him a few days ago. 377 00:17:34,734 --> 00:17:36,605 Sounded like things were going really well. 378 00:17:36,649 --> 00:17:38,955 - You and Darien, you would text back and forth, correct? 379 00:17:38,999 --> 00:17:40,957 - Yeah, we were friends. 380 00:17:41,001 --> 00:17:44,135 - And Darien sent you these, correct? 381 00:17:44,178 --> 00:17:45,788 - Yeah. - So the person, TBM, 382 00:17:45,832 --> 00:17:49,401 he's referencing in the text, is that Kyle Swanson? 383 00:17:49,444 --> 00:17:52,491 - He used to call him The Big Man... 384 00:17:52,534 --> 00:17:55,059 'cause he was rich and important and all that. 385 00:17:55,102 --> 00:17:57,322 - Do you know Swanson too? - No. 386 00:17:57,365 --> 00:18:00,107 I never met him, but I saw him around. 387 00:18:00,151 --> 00:18:03,110 He comes here a lot. 388 00:18:04,677 --> 00:18:09,899 He only talks to pretty young Black men, like Darien. 389 00:18:09,943 --> 00:18:12,467 - They met here? - Yeah. 390 00:18:12,511 --> 00:18:14,295 - You know anybody else Swanson would party with? 391 00:18:14,339 --> 00:18:18,865 - Um...yeah. His name's Andre. 392 00:18:18,908 --> 00:18:21,172 used to be a bartender here. 393 00:18:24,044 --> 00:18:28,788 - That man is pure evil. He almost put me in the ground. 394 00:18:28,831 --> 00:18:30,920 - How? 395 00:18:30,964 --> 00:18:36,100 - Would shoot me up with meth. He wouldn't stop either, 396 00:18:36,143 --> 00:18:39,146 no matter how many times I asked. 397 00:18:39,190 --> 00:18:41,192 He just kept on goin'. 398 00:18:41,235 --> 00:18:44,369 It was like the more I said "Stop," 399 00:18:44,412 --> 00:18:47,154 the more excited he got. - You shoot him up too, 400 00:18:47,198 --> 00:18:51,158 or was this one-way traffic? - Nah man, he didn't get high. 401 00:18:51,202 --> 00:18:54,292 He gets off on power and the abuse. 402 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:57,077 - What kind of abuse? 403 00:18:59,471 --> 00:19:01,168 - [sighs] 404 00:19:01,212 --> 00:19:06,130 He'd, uh, tell me to take off my clothes, 405 00:19:06,173 --> 00:19:11,874 and he'd tell me to pretend like I was his... 406 00:19:11,918 --> 00:19:14,138 servant. 407 00:19:14,181 --> 00:19:16,009 He would use a different word, of course. 408 00:19:16,052 --> 00:19:19,186 But I refuse to say it out loud. 409 00:19:19,230 --> 00:19:25,366 Then, uh, he'd tie me up and start to shoot me up with meth. 410 00:19:25,410 --> 00:19:26,759 - He would just watch you get high? 411 00:19:26,802 --> 00:19:29,631 That was exciting to him? 412 00:19:29,675 --> 00:19:31,242 - No, man. 413 00:19:31,285 --> 00:19:33,940 It was way more screwed up than that. 414 00:19:33,983 --> 00:19:37,378 It was like he would walk your ass up to heaven's gates 415 00:19:37,422 --> 00:19:40,816 and decide whether or not you get to live or die. 416 00:19:40,860 --> 00:19:43,210 Sick son of a bitch thought he was God or something. 417 00:19:43,254 --> 00:19:44,951 - How many times did he slam you? 418 00:19:44,994 --> 00:19:46,170 - Four times. 419 00:19:46,213 --> 00:19:47,780 The last time, I was in the hospital 420 00:19:47,823 --> 00:19:50,957 for six days in a coma. 421 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:53,568 - Why didn't you alert the police? 422 00:19:53,612 --> 00:19:55,788 - He's rich. 423 00:19:55,831 --> 00:19:58,965 He has all kinds of important friends. 424 00:19:59,008 --> 00:20:01,141 I'm just a brotha from Georgia. 425 00:20:01,185 --> 00:20:02,925 - I gotta ask... 426 00:20:02,969 --> 00:20:05,928 if you hated it so much, why'd you let him do it to you? 427 00:20:05,972 --> 00:20:09,932 - I have a mother and three little sisters back home. 428 00:20:09,976 --> 00:20:12,239 - He paid you. 429 00:20:12,283 --> 00:20:14,241 - 10 grand per session. 430 00:20:14,285 --> 00:20:16,287 But, look, man, no more. 431 00:20:16,330 --> 00:20:19,420 I'm done with all that. No more drugs, 432 00:20:19,464 --> 00:20:23,250 no more crazy old white men. 433 00:20:23,294 --> 00:20:25,905 - Sounds like a good plan. 434 00:20:25,948 --> 00:20:29,125 - Andre, I appreciate you coming down here 435 00:20:29,169 --> 00:20:30,518 and sharing your story. 436 00:20:30,562 --> 00:20:33,521 With your help, we are gonna nail this bastard. 437 00:20:33,565 --> 00:20:36,655 If you need anything, call me. 438 00:20:36,698 --> 00:20:43,662 ♪ 439 00:20:43,705 --> 00:20:45,229 [knocking] 440 00:20:45,272 --> 00:20:46,839 What's up, Frank? 441 00:20:46,882 --> 00:20:49,755 - Look, I don't mean to get personal here, Lieu, but... 442 00:20:49,798 --> 00:20:52,627 we've known each other for, what, seven years? 443 00:20:52,671 --> 00:20:54,281 - Is there a question here? 444 00:20:54,325 --> 00:20:56,283 - Yeah, what the hell is goin' on with you? 445 00:20:56,327 --> 00:20:57,806 - 'Scuse me? 446 00:20:57,850 --> 00:21:00,505 - I've never seen you this fired up before. 447 00:21:00,548 --> 00:21:05,292 I mean, Darien's case... it's sad, I get it. 448 00:21:05,336 --> 00:21:08,339 This isn't the first sad homicide you ever worked. 449 00:21:11,516 --> 00:21:13,953 - I caught a case about two years ago. 450 00:21:13,996 --> 00:21:19,480 It was similar to this one. Kid's name was Louis Knight. 451 00:21:19,524 --> 00:21:22,178 I found his body at a construction site naked, 452 00:21:22,222 --> 00:21:24,877 just lying there on the ground. 453 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:30,143 I remember it was raining too, you know? 454 00:21:30,186 --> 00:21:33,407 One of those really cold rains 455 00:21:33,451 --> 00:21:37,411 that just wants to turn to sleet, but it never does. 456 00:21:37,455 --> 00:21:40,066 I chased a couple leads. It didn't go anywhere, 457 00:21:40,109 --> 00:21:42,024 and then a bunch of new cases started coming in-- 458 00:21:42,068 --> 00:21:47,247 real homicides, gunshots, stabbings, you know, 459 00:21:47,291 --> 00:21:49,989 the kind of cases you like, Frank. 460 00:21:50,032 --> 00:21:52,992 So we closed the case-- accidental overdose. 461 00:21:55,168 --> 00:21:59,999 But now... now, with what we know 462 00:22:00,042 --> 00:22:02,001 about this Swanson guy, 463 00:22:02,044 --> 00:22:05,439 I know that he was involved in that kid's death too. 464 00:22:05,483 --> 00:22:07,963 There's just too many similarities. 465 00:22:08,007 --> 00:22:10,401 I can't prove it, but-- 466 00:22:13,055 --> 00:22:14,361 I need you to do me a favor. 467 00:22:14,405 --> 00:22:16,058 I need you to keep working this case hard, 468 00:22:16,102 --> 00:22:20,411 because people like Swanson, bullies who prey on the weak, 469 00:22:20,454 --> 00:22:23,283 they need to pay. 470 00:22:23,327 --> 00:22:25,764 They need to go down. 471 00:22:25,807 --> 00:22:31,683 ♪ 472 00:22:31,726 --> 00:22:32,640 [sighs] 473 00:22:36,252 --> 00:22:36,383 . 474 00:22:36,427 --> 00:22:37,950 - His name is Andre Walker. 475 00:22:37,993 --> 00:22:40,387 He's 21 years old, Black, 476 00:22:40,431 --> 00:22:43,042 "dated" Swanson on and off for three months. 477 00:22:43,085 --> 00:22:44,565 - Swanson injected him with meth? 478 00:22:44,609 --> 00:22:46,959 - Four times, and the last time that they were together, 479 00:22:47,002 --> 00:22:49,918 he almost died. He told Swanson to stop. 480 00:22:49,962 --> 00:22:52,268 He wouldn't-- just kept pushing that needle, 481 00:22:52,312 --> 00:22:55,663 and Andre ends up in a coma for six days. 482 00:22:55,707 --> 00:22:58,753 Swanson tried to kill him, almost did too, so... 483 00:22:58,797 --> 00:23:00,320 - I know where you're going. 484 00:23:00,364 --> 00:23:03,279 But under New York law, if you inject someone with drugs, 485 00:23:03,323 --> 00:23:06,805 and they die, it's negligent homicide. 486 00:23:06,848 --> 00:23:08,633 - If they accidentally die, yeah. 487 00:23:08,676 --> 00:23:13,072 But if you want them to die? You don't care if they die? 488 00:23:13,115 --> 00:23:15,248 That's murder. Swanson gets off 489 00:23:15,291 --> 00:23:16,771 on bringing people to the brink of death. 490 00:23:16,815 --> 00:23:20,558 He gets off on all of that. So if someone actually dies, 491 00:23:20,601 --> 00:23:22,429 he's gotta pay the check. 492 00:23:22,473 --> 00:23:25,127 - This all comes from Andre's statement, correct? 493 00:23:25,171 --> 00:23:27,521 - Yeah, that's right. - So this twisted game 494 00:23:27,565 --> 00:23:29,001 that Swanson likes to play, 495 00:23:29,044 --> 00:23:30,959 that's all based on Andre's experience. 496 00:23:31,003 --> 00:23:32,613 - I get it, Sam, and you're right. 497 00:23:32,657 --> 00:23:34,789 But Andre wasn't a one-off. 498 00:23:34,833 --> 00:23:36,661 It is more like the tip of the iceberg. 499 00:23:36,704 --> 00:23:38,053 - What are you talking about? 500 00:23:38,097 --> 00:23:40,099 - We dug into prior meth overdoses 501 00:23:40,142 --> 00:23:43,058 in the last five years. FiveDOAs-- 502 00:23:43,102 --> 00:23:45,147 all young, Black, and poor, 503 00:23:45,191 --> 00:23:47,280 and all of them had ties to the bar 504 00:23:47,323 --> 00:23:49,282 that Swanson loves to frequent-- 505 00:23:49,325 --> 00:23:51,153 the same bar where he met Darien and Andre. 506 00:23:51,197 --> 00:23:53,199 - If that's true-- - He's not only a killer. 507 00:23:53,242 --> 00:23:55,810 He's a serial killer. - [sighs] 508 00:23:57,508 --> 00:24:02,861 Other than the bar, where he met the five alleged victims, 509 00:24:02,904 --> 00:24:04,166 is there anything else 510 00:24:04,210 --> 00:24:06,081 connecting Swanson to five dead men? 511 00:24:06,125 --> 00:24:08,040 - No, but it's not a coincidence. 512 00:24:08,083 --> 00:24:09,520 - That may be true, but it doesn't help us 513 00:24:09,563 --> 00:24:11,609 with the present case. Those five bodies 514 00:24:11,652 --> 00:24:13,567 are inadmissible, irrelevant. 515 00:24:13,611 --> 00:24:15,134 - They may be inadmissible, 516 00:24:15,177 --> 00:24:18,006 but they are definitely not irrelevant. 517 00:24:18,050 --> 00:24:21,662 This is a murder case, Nolan. - [sighs] 518 00:24:21,706 --> 00:24:23,577 I'll talk to McCoy. 519 00:24:25,536 --> 00:24:29,365 - If what you're saying is true... 520 00:24:29,409 --> 00:24:31,150 it's horrific... 521 00:24:31,193 --> 00:24:32,630 beyond comprehension. 522 00:24:32,673 --> 00:24:35,459 But can we prove that's what actually happened 523 00:24:35,502 --> 00:24:37,112 with Darien Wilson? 524 00:24:37,156 --> 00:24:41,203 Can we actually put the needle in Swanson's hand that night? 525 00:24:41,247 --> 00:24:44,990 Can we prove he was playing the same twisted game 526 00:24:45,033 --> 00:24:46,295 he played with Andre? 527 00:24:46,339 --> 00:24:47,775 - We're still looking for more evidence, 528 00:24:47,819 --> 00:24:50,474 but I think it's worth a shot. 529 00:24:50,517 --> 00:24:54,521 Swanson is a very dangerous and evil man. 530 00:24:54,565 --> 00:24:57,263 - But at the moment, he's still a very well-respected, 531 00:24:57,306 --> 00:25:01,528 very well-connected businessman with ties to some of the most 532 00:25:01,572 --> 00:25:04,183 influential politicians in the country. 533 00:25:04,226 --> 00:25:07,491 Not to mention, he supported my opponent 534 00:25:07,534 --> 00:25:11,407 in the last election, so...he'll claim we're biased-- 535 00:25:13,061 --> 00:25:16,674 That this is all payback. - What are you saying? 536 00:25:16,717 --> 00:25:21,505 - If we're gonna try to kill the king, we can't miss. 537 00:25:21,548 --> 00:25:27,380 So work closely with Dixon, build a strong case... 538 00:25:27,423 --> 00:25:30,470 and take the son of a bitch down for murder. 539 00:25:32,733 --> 00:25:35,040 [dramatic musical sting] 540 00:25:35,083 --> 00:25:38,434 - Your Honor, this is preposterous. 541 00:25:38,478 --> 00:25:41,481 The victim died of an accidental overdose. 542 00:25:41,525 --> 00:25:43,788 My client had nothing to do with his death. 543 00:25:43,831 --> 00:25:45,703 But for the sake of argument, 544 00:25:45,746 --> 00:25:48,488 even if he admitted to injecting the victim 545 00:25:48,532 --> 00:25:51,796 with drugs, which he absolutely does not, 546 00:25:51,839 --> 00:25:55,451 the correct charge for such a crime is Man Two. 547 00:25:55,495 --> 00:25:58,367 - Only when a crime involves an accidental overdose. 548 00:25:58,411 --> 00:26:00,413 The defendant's actions in this case 549 00:26:00,456 --> 00:26:02,633 showed a depraved indifference to human life, 550 00:26:02,676 --> 00:26:04,852 which is why we are charging him with murder. 551 00:26:04,896 --> 00:26:07,507 - But there's no evidence. - Bail is set at 3 million. 552 00:26:07,551 --> 00:26:09,727 - Your Honor, this is outrageous! 553 00:26:09,770 --> 00:26:11,859 - If it's so outrageous, file a motion to dismiss. 554 00:26:11,903 --> 00:26:14,209 Next case. [gavel knocks] 555 00:26:14,253 --> 00:26:17,125 [both whisper indistinctly] 556 00:26:18,823 --> 00:26:20,476 - You'll never convict me. 557 00:26:22,870 --> 00:26:25,830 You know that, right? 558 00:26:26,961 --> 00:26:29,877 - First thing we need to do is nail down all the evidence, 559 00:26:29,921 --> 00:26:31,618 and all the supporting documents. 560 00:26:31,662 --> 00:26:34,752 I want credit card receipts for the Marcel Dupont luggage. 561 00:26:34,795 --> 00:26:36,754 If he bought it in a boutique, 562 00:26:36,797 --> 00:26:40,627 then find me video of him in the actual store. 563 00:26:40,671 --> 00:26:44,500 Pull the M.E. files, tox reports, lap reports... 564 00:26:44,544 --> 00:26:47,895 - We found another witness. Name is Jalen Brooks-- 565 00:26:47,939 --> 00:26:50,158 hooked up with Swanson three weeks ago. 566 00:26:50,202 --> 00:26:53,422 Same story as Andre, same profile too-- 567 00:26:53,466 --> 00:26:55,642 young, gay, Black, and poor. 568 00:26:55,686 --> 00:26:58,689 This bastard is clearly targeting these men 569 00:26:58,732 --> 00:27:01,387 based on their identity, their demographic profile. 570 00:27:01,430 --> 00:27:03,694 - Are you suggesting-- - Oh, damn right, I am. 571 00:27:03,737 --> 00:27:06,131 This is a hate crime. 572 00:27:06,174 --> 00:27:08,916 If we add that as a kicker, 573 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:10,483 he's staring down a 20-year minimum. 574 00:27:10,526 --> 00:27:12,790 Nothing his lawyers or his fancy friends 575 00:27:12,833 --> 00:27:15,662 can do about it either. 576 00:27:15,706 --> 00:27:18,360 ♪ 577 00:27:21,842 --> 00:27:22,016 . 578 00:27:22,060 --> 00:27:24,497 - Kyle Swanson targeted Darien Wilson, 579 00:27:24,540 --> 00:27:26,760 and two other young men, Andre Walker and Jalen Brooks, 580 00:27:26,804 --> 00:27:28,675 based on the beliefs 581 00:27:28,719 --> 00:27:31,765 he held about race, age, and social status-- 582 00:27:31,809 --> 00:27:34,376 namely, they were Black, young, and poor. 583 00:27:34,420 --> 00:27:38,032 - To the extent he targeted them for anything, it was sex. 584 00:27:38,076 --> 00:27:41,645 He was attracted to them. He finds Black men beautiful. 585 00:27:41,688 --> 00:27:44,648 - [chuckles] - That is the opposite of hate. 586 00:27:44,691 --> 00:27:46,214 - Actual animus is irrelevant. 587 00:27:46,258 --> 00:27:49,522 - How can it be a hate crime without actual animus? 588 00:27:49,565 --> 00:27:51,132 How can that possibly be irrelevant? 589 00:27:51,176 --> 00:27:52,786 - According to a recent New York case, 590 00:27:52,830 --> 00:27:55,615 People v. Cooney, the Court held, 591 00:27:55,659 --> 00:27:58,705 "If someone intentionally selects a victim 592 00:27:58,749 --> 00:28:00,968 "because of a belief or perception 593 00:28:01,012 --> 00:28:04,493 "regarding their race, color, gender, gender expression, 594 00:28:04,537 --> 00:28:06,974 "or religion, it's a hate crime, 595 00:28:07,018 --> 00:28:09,542 "regardless of whether or not the defendant 596 00:28:09,585 --> 00:28:12,023 actually hates the victim." 597 00:28:14,025 --> 00:28:15,896 - We're talking about a middle-aged man 598 00:28:15,940 --> 00:28:18,856 attracted to young Black men. 599 00:28:19,770 --> 00:28:23,338 - No, I agree with Mr. Price. Motion granted. 600 00:28:23,382 --> 00:28:25,036 - [sighs] 601 00:28:27,908 --> 00:28:30,041 - One night, I was at his house, 602 00:28:30,084 --> 00:28:32,826 and he just started pulling out all this meth. 603 00:28:32,870 --> 00:28:34,610 I was like, "Yo, wassup with that?" 604 00:28:34,654 --> 00:28:38,266 He just...smiled. 605 00:28:38,310 --> 00:28:40,094 He said it'd be fun. 606 00:28:40,138 --> 00:28:43,141 Then he started peeling off $100 bills 607 00:28:43,184 --> 00:28:44,751 and told me to say when. 608 00:28:44,795 --> 00:28:47,798 - How much did he give you? - $12,000. 609 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:51,932 Almost killed me. 610 00:28:53,238 --> 00:28:55,240 - I'm sorry you had to go through all that. 611 00:28:55,283 --> 00:28:57,155 - So I have to tell this story in court? 612 00:28:57,198 --> 00:29:00,158 Like... in front of a bunch of people? 613 00:29:00,201 --> 00:29:02,726 - Yes, it will help the jury understand 614 00:29:02,769 --> 00:29:04,771 what Swanson did to Darien, 615 00:29:04,815 --> 00:29:07,643 that he likely played the same disgusting game with him 616 00:29:07,687 --> 00:29:09,167 that he played with you. 617 00:29:09,210 --> 00:29:12,387 - Except he wasn't as lucky as you. 618 00:29:12,431 --> 00:29:14,607 He died. 619 00:29:17,958 --> 00:29:18,916 - [sighs] 620 00:29:21,309 --> 00:29:23,224 Okay. 621 00:29:23,268 --> 00:29:25,009 Yeah. 622 00:29:25,052 --> 00:29:28,229 As long as you can lock this dude up. 623 00:29:28,273 --> 00:29:30,710 - We'll do our best. 624 00:29:33,017 --> 00:29:36,803 The defendant shot up Darien with a lethal dose 625 00:29:36,847 --> 00:29:40,764 of methamphetamine for his own perverse pleasure. 626 00:29:42,940 --> 00:29:46,247 He loved the power, the control. 627 00:29:46,291 --> 00:29:48,815 He liked the feeling of playing God, 628 00:29:48,859 --> 00:29:52,776 determining whether someone got to live or die. 629 00:29:52,819 --> 00:29:56,605 He used his syringe as an instrument of death 630 00:29:56,649 --> 00:30:00,609 to kill an innocent 20-year-old man. 631 00:30:00,653 --> 00:30:05,440 Now, the evidence will show that he enjoyed this twisted, 632 00:30:05,484 --> 00:30:08,487 perverse game, and that he played it quite often. 633 00:30:08,530 --> 00:30:14,667 Sometimes, people died, like Darien Wilson... 634 00:30:14,710 --> 00:30:17,104 and sometimes they almost died, 635 00:30:17,148 --> 00:30:19,933 like Jalen Brooks or Andre Walker. 636 00:30:19,977 --> 00:30:23,981 But the uncertainty, the possibility... 637 00:30:25,809 --> 00:30:27,811 Is what made it exciting. 638 00:30:29,813 --> 00:30:34,121 And that's also what made it murder. 639 00:30:43,391 --> 00:30:48,309 - Darien Wilson had a drug problem. 640 00:30:48,353 --> 00:30:52,357 On the night of the 23rd, he overdosed and died. 641 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:57,405 Mr. Swanson found his dead body in his bathroom, 642 00:30:57,449 --> 00:30:59,668 tried to revive him, 643 00:30:59,712 --> 00:31:02,846 but quickly realized he was deceased. 644 00:31:03,672 --> 00:31:08,982 Mr. Swanson did not inject Darien Wilson with meth. 645 00:31:09,026 --> 00:31:13,639 He did not kill Darien Wilson. 646 00:31:13,682 --> 00:31:18,383 He merely disposed of his dead body. 647 00:31:23,214 --> 00:31:26,826 - Mr. Price? - People call Jalen Brooks. 648 00:31:32,397 --> 00:31:34,747 [indistinct whispering] 649 00:31:34,790 --> 00:31:36,531 What's going on? - I don't know. 650 00:31:36,575 --> 00:31:37,924 I'm gonna check. 651 00:31:39,970 --> 00:31:42,973 - Your Honor, may I approach? 652 00:31:47,673 --> 00:31:49,327 We can't locate our witness. 653 00:31:49,370 --> 00:31:51,372 - Well, I suggest you find him fast. 654 00:31:51,416 --> 00:31:52,896 You have one hour. 655 00:31:55,899 --> 00:31:57,248 [buzzer rings] 656 00:31:58,771 --> 00:32:00,120 - Hello? 657 00:32:00,164 --> 00:32:01,992 - Yeah, lookin' for Jalen Brooks. 658 00:32:02,035 --> 00:32:04,646 - Nah, he ain't here. Who is this? 659 00:32:04,690 --> 00:32:05,952 - Police. 660 00:32:05,996 --> 00:32:07,475 We need to ask you a few questions. 661 00:32:07,519 --> 00:32:08,999 - [sighs] Be right there. 662 00:32:15,657 --> 00:32:16,789 - We wait. 663 00:32:18,704 --> 00:32:19,879 Hm. 664 00:32:22,229 --> 00:32:27,147 So Jalen's not home, huh? Are you sure about that? 665 00:32:27,191 --> 00:32:29,671 - Yeah, he left this morning. 666 00:32:29,715 --> 00:32:32,239 Gave me 300 bucks for the rent he owed, then he took off. 667 00:32:32,283 --> 00:32:35,155 - Where did he go? - I don't know. 668 00:32:35,199 --> 00:32:36,852 - He say when he'd be back? 669 00:32:36,896 --> 00:32:38,376 - Yeah, never. 670 00:32:38,419 --> 00:32:40,247 Said New York was sucking the life out of him. 671 00:32:40,291 --> 00:32:42,249 - Do you mind if we take a look around the apartment? 672 00:32:42,293 --> 00:32:45,035 Just to confirm all this with our own eyes. 673 00:32:50,605 --> 00:32:51,998 - You can't track him down. 674 00:32:52,042 --> 00:32:54,087 In 2022, that's hard to believe. 675 00:32:54,131 --> 00:32:55,959 Can't buy a cup of coffee 676 00:32:56,002 --> 00:32:57,656 without leaving a digital footprint. 677 00:32:57,699 --> 00:33:00,964 - If you're in the system, you have credit cards, 678 00:33:01,007 --> 00:33:04,489 bank cards, registered cell phones. 679 00:33:04,532 --> 00:33:06,056 - That's why Swanson targets 680 00:33:06,099 --> 00:33:08,362 guys like this in the first place. 681 00:33:08,406 --> 00:33:11,104 - Problem is we now have only one witness 682 00:33:11,148 --> 00:33:14,934 who can establish Swanson's pattern of conduct. 683 00:33:14,978 --> 00:33:16,980 - That's an anecdote, not a pattern. 684 00:33:17,023 --> 00:33:18,633 - I know, but it's all we have. 685 00:33:18,677 --> 00:33:22,159 - Then your one witness better be persuasive. 686 00:33:22,202 --> 00:33:25,727 His story needs to be filled with vivid details, 687 00:33:25,771 --> 00:33:28,208 specific moments, and facts. 688 00:33:28,252 --> 00:33:31,951 The jury... not only needs to believe him, 689 00:33:31,995 --> 00:33:34,040 they need to feel sick to their stomach 690 00:33:34,084 --> 00:33:37,522 that someone like Kyle Swanson actually exists. 691 00:33:45,356 --> 00:33:46,531 [knocking] 692 00:33:48,663 --> 00:33:50,665 - Andre. 693 00:33:50,709 --> 00:33:52,450 What's up? 694 00:33:52,493 --> 00:33:54,582 - You said if I ever needed anything, to reach out. 695 00:34:00,719 --> 00:34:03,026 - How can I help? 696 00:34:06,116 --> 00:34:09,380 - I talked to my old lawyer today, 697 00:34:09,423 --> 00:34:11,599 told him what's going on with the trial 698 00:34:11,643 --> 00:34:14,037 and all this Swanson stuff. 699 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:19,042 He told me...not to testify. 700 00:34:19,912 --> 00:34:23,046 I'm on parole, so if I admit to doing drugs with Swanson, 701 00:34:23,089 --> 00:34:25,613 they'll send me back to jail. 702 00:34:25,657 --> 00:34:28,921 - Andre, I get it. 703 00:34:28,964 --> 00:34:30,923 But we need your testimony. 704 00:34:32,577 --> 00:34:37,103 I can call your parole officer. - I can't go back to jail. 705 00:34:37,147 --> 00:34:39,540 I finally got a good job, a good life. 706 00:34:39,584 --> 00:34:42,935 If I go back inside, I'll lose all that. 707 00:34:42,978 --> 00:34:44,980 I won't ever get it back either. 708 00:34:45,024 --> 00:34:48,114 ♪ 709 00:34:51,813 --> 00:34:52,031 . 710 00:34:52,075 --> 00:34:54,468 - I'll talk to the parole officer, explain that-- 711 00:34:54,512 --> 00:34:57,036 - I already did. The guy is a real hard-ass. 712 00:34:57,080 --> 00:34:59,865 He follows the rules and he doesn't make any exceptions. 713 00:34:59,908 --> 00:35:03,564 - Well, I feel terrible about that, but he has to testify. 714 00:35:03,608 --> 00:35:06,263 We can't win the case without Andre. 715 00:35:06,306 --> 00:35:08,743 - Can we win it with Andre? - Sorry? 716 00:35:08,787 --> 00:35:11,616 - Look, if we're gonna jam this kid up, 717 00:35:11,659 --> 00:35:14,184 we need to know that we can actually win this trial. 718 00:35:14,227 --> 00:35:15,707 - I can't predict-- - I just can't blow up 719 00:35:15,750 --> 00:35:17,187 this kid's life for nothing. 720 00:35:17,230 --> 00:35:20,625 Send Andre back to jail and have Swanson walk free. 721 00:35:20,668 --> 00:35:23,976 - It's not a slam dunk, Kate. It's just not. 722 00:35:24,019 --> 00:35:26,674 - Then maybe we let Andre slide. 723 00:35:28,633 --> 00:35:31,201 Hell, we're doing this to help the victims, right? 724 00:35:31,244 --> 00:35:33,159 We're doing this to get justice for the men 725 00:35:33,203 --> 00:35:35,640 that Swanson abused-- men like Andre. 726 00:35:35,683 --> 00:35:38,425 We can't just victimize them all over again. 727 00:35:40,427 --> 00:35:42,734 - If Swanson walks, 728 00:35:42,777 --> 00:35:45,171 he will be even more emboldened. 729 00:35:45,215 --> 00:35:48,566 He will continue to prey on more vulnerable young men. 730 00:35:48,609 --> 00:35:51,308 - So what, we're just gonna sacrifice 731 00:35:51,351 --> 00:35:53,179 Andre for the greater good? 732 00:35:53,223 --> 00:35:54,702 - I don't wanna hurt this guy any more than you do. 733 00:35:54,746 --> 00:35:57,662 But he is legally obliged to testify 734 00:35:57,705 --> 00:35:59,881 regardless of his personal circumstances. 735 00:35:59,925 --> 00:36:02,449 With all due respect, it's not my fault 736 00:36:02,493 --> 00:36:04,625 that he chose to violate his parole, 737 00:36:04,669 --> 00:36:07,280 that he chose to do meth with Kyle Swanson. 738 00:36:07,324 --> 00:36:09,108 - Really? You're blaming him now? 739 00:36:09,152 --> 00:36:13,330 - I'm not blaming him. I'm just speaking the truth. 740 00:36:13,373 --> 00:36:16,637 You're the one who pushed me to go for broke--go for murder. 741 00:36:16,681 --> 00:36:20,119 You don't get to walk that back now in the middle of the trial. 742 00:36:20,163 --> 00:36:22,904 It's not how this works. 743 00:36:22,948 --> 00:36:25,255 - Okay. 744 00:36:25,298 --> 00:36:28,040 But we need to win. 745 00:36:28,083 --> 00:36:31,043 [dramatic music] 746 00:36:31,086 --> 00:36:34,525 ♪ 747 00:36:34,568 --> 00:36:37,441 - I begged him to stop... 748 00:36:37,484 --> 00:36:40,444 told him my heart was racin', 749 00:36:40,487 --> 00:36:42,185 that I was gonna die, but... 750 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:50,105 He just smiled, said I didn't deserve to live-- 751 00:36:51,803 --> 00:36:55,807 That I was useless. - Wait, he said that? 752 00:36:55,850 --> 00:37:01,073 The defendant said you don't deserve to live? 753 00:37:01,116 --> 00:37:03,031 - Yeah. 754 00:37:03,075 --> 00:37:08,646 - What else do you remember about that terrifying moment? 755 00:37:11,431 --> 00:37:13,259 - He had this crazy look in his eye. 756 00:37:16,001 --> 00:37:19,178 He was smilin' like he was enjoying it. 757 00:37:19,222 --> 00:37:21,311 - What happened next? 758 00:37:21,354 --> 00:37:24,705 - I woke up in the hospital six days later. 759 00:37:26,446 --> 00:37:28,056 Some doctor was there, 760 00:37:28,100 --> 00:37:30,929 said he couldn't believe I was alive, 761 00:37:30,972 --> 00:37:33,845 said he was convinced I was gonna die. 762 00:37:37,718 --> 00:37:39,067 - Nothing further. 763 00:37:42,897 --> 00:37:45,552 - You like to date older, rich men, correct? 764 00:37:45,596 --> 00:37:47,032 - Objection, relevance. 765 00:37:47,075 --> 00:37:49,861 - Who goes to the defendant's character, Your Honor. 766 00:37:49,904 --> 00:37:52,342 - Overruled, but be careful, Mr. Harris. 767 00:37:52,385 --> 00:37:53,865 Get to the point. 768 00:37:53,908 --> 00:37:57,303 - When you date these older, wealthy men, 769 00:37:57,347 --> 00:37:59,523 you accept gifts, correct? 770 00:37:59,566 --> 00:38:01,829 - Sometimes. - And money? 771 00:38:03,570 --> 00:38:04,876 - Yeah, every once in a while. 772 00:38:04,919 --> 00:38:06,921 - So you're a prostitute? - No. 773 00:38:08,749 --> 00:38:10,795 I'm not a prostitute. 774 00:38:10,838 --> 00:38:14,189 But if a guy wants to give me money, I take it. 775 00:38:14,233 --> 00:38:17,628 - In exchange for sex, which I believe 776 00:38:17,671 --> 00:38:19,934 is the literal definition of prostitution. 777 00:38:19,978 --> 00:38:21,545 - Objection. - Sustained. 778 00:38:21,588 --> 00:38:23,721 Move on, Mr. Harris. 779 00:38:23,764 --> 00:38:26,289 - You said earlier that Mr. Swanson 780 00:38:26,332 --> 00:38:28,900 injected you with meth, 781 00:38:28,943 --> 00:38:31,206 that you didn't inject yourself. 782 00:38:31,250 --> 00:38:33,687 - Right. - But you're a drug addict, 783 00:38:33,731 --> 00:38:36,342 correct? I mean, you've been convicted 784 00:38:36,386 --> 00:38:39,737 two times for possession and once for distribution. 785 00:38:39,780 --> 00:38:42,392 - Objection. - Goes to credibility. 786 00:38:42,435 --> 00:38:44,350 - Overruled. 787 00:38:44,394 --> 00:38:45,612 Answer the question. 788 00:38:48,311 --> 00:38:50,269 - Yes. 789 00:38:50,313 --> 00:38:53,359 I did drugs, but I'm not an addict. 790 00:38:53,403 --> 00:38:55,230 And I never shoot up-- 791 00:38:55,274 --> 00:38:57,972 only with Swanson 'cause he paid me. 792 00:38:59,844 --> 00:39:05,240 - He paid you? So you not only have sex 793 00:39:05,284 --> 00:39:07,939 for money, but you do drugs for money? 794 00:39:07,982 --> 00:39:09,375 Is there anything else you do for money? 795 00:39:09,419 --> 00:39:10,985 You know what, let me rephrase that. 796 00:39:11,029 --> 00:39:13,727 Is there anything you wouldn't do for money? 797 00:39:13,771 --> 00:39:15,816 - Objection! - Sustained. 798 00:39:17,644 --> 00:39:20,255 - Nothing further. 799 00:39:45,890 --> 00:39:49,197 - Have you reached a verdict? - Yes, Your Honor. 800 00:39:49,241 --> 00:39:51,025 - Accused and Counsel, please rise. 801 00:39:56,509 --> 00:39:57,945 What say you? 802 00:39:57,989 --> 00:39:59,947 - On the count of Murder in the Second Degree, 803 00:39:59,991 --> 00:40:02,515 we find the defendant guilty. 804 00:40:02,559 --> 00:40:05,126 [all gasp and murmur] - This is outrageous! 805 00:40:05,170 --> 00:40:07,564 I am innocent! I am innocent! 806 00:40:07,607 --> 00:40:08,826 - Order! [gavel knocking] 807 00:40:08,869 --> 00:40:10,828 - Don't you touch me. Don't you touch me. 808 00:40:10,871 --> 00:40:13,483 Get your hands off me! Get your hands off me! 809 00:40:13,526 --> 00:40:14,658 I will have your job! - Order! 810 00:40:14,701 --> 00:40:15,876 - You're finished! - Order! 811 00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:18,183 - You're done! I will take his job! 812 00:40:18,226 --> 00:40:20,490 I know people! Keep your hands off me! 813 00:40:20,533 --> 00:40:22,230 Don't touch me! 814 00:40:27,888 --> 00:40:30,108 - [sighs] Nice job, Nolan. 815 00:40:31,718 --> 00:40:35,461 - Can I buy you a drink? 816 00:40:35,505 --> 00:40:37,376 Celebrate our victory? 817 00:40:37,420 --> 00:40:40,031 - Thanks, but I'm meeting up with the head of parole. 818 00:40:40,074 --> 00:40:42,207 I wanna put in a good word for Andre. 819 00:40:42,250 --> 00:40:43,861 Probably won't make a difference, 820 00:40:43,904 --> 00:40:46,951 but it's worth a shot. 821 00:41:35,608 --> 00:41:38,785 [wolf howls]