(male announcer) IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM,
THE PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTED BY TWO SEPARATE
YET EQUALLY IMPORTANT GROUPS--
THE POLICE, WHO INVESTIGATE CRIME,
AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, WHO PROSECUTE THE OFFENDERS.
THESE ARE THEIR STORIES.
ARE YOU TURNING OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING?
(woman) I'M JUST LOOKING AT IT.
I'M SWEATING IN HERE.
LEAVE IT ALONE.
I'M COLD.
WHAT AM I, A POTTED PLANT?
COME HERE.
YOU'RE SHAKING.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I'M WORRIED, FREDDY.
I JUST HOPE WE HAVEN'T OPENED A CAN OF WORMS HERE.
IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
IF WE'RE WRONG,
WE COULD GET DISBARRED.
LIKE THE WORLD CAN'T SPARE TWO LAWYERS?
[scoffs]
LIZZIE...DON'T WORRY.
WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING.
HMM.
[man on police radio] 13 SERGEANT ONE AND CENTRAL.
(second man) 15 SERGEANT ONE, OKAY.
THAT THE BEST YOU COULD DO?
SOMETIME BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING?
THE A.C. WAS BLASTING.
THE PLACE WAS LIKE A MEAT LOCKER.
TOTALLY SCREWS MY RIGOR CALCULATIONS.
I MEAN, WHO RUNS THE A.C. IN OCTOBER, ANYWAY?
WHAT, YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT?
THE ALARM SYSTEM WAS ON
WHEN I COME IN THIS MORNING, LIKE ALWAYS.
I THINK THE BELLAMYS HAVE GONE TO WORK.
UM, THEY'RE LAWYERS.
BUT SUCH NICE PEOPLE.
WHAT KIND OF LAWYERS WERE THEY?
FAMILY, YOU KNOW. FOR CHILDREN AND DIVORCE.
VERY KIND. ALWAYS HELPED ME WITH MY KIDS.
I WORKED FOR THEM TEN YEARS. THEY WERE LIKE FRIENDS.
I'M VERY SORRY, UM...
W-WOULD YOU MIND STAYING HERE?
WE MIGHT HAVE SOME MORE QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
SHE SAYS THE ALARM WAS STILL ON.
I'LL HAVE THE COMPANY CONFIRM IT.
WHAT DO YOU GOT?
WE'VE GOT MESSAGES.
[beep]
(male voice) SATURDAY, 11:12 A.M.
(woman) HEY, GUYS, IT'S VALERIE.
IF YOU HAVEN'T LEFT YET,
CAN YOU PICK UP TWO MORE BOTTLES OF RED?
BIG CROWD COMIN'.
[beep]
(male voice) SATURDAY, 3:38 P.M.
(Valerie) WHERE ARE YOU GUYS?
EVERYBODY'S ASKING.
DID YOU MISS THE EXIT AGAIN?
LOVE YOU GUYS.
LOVABLE DIVORCE LAWYERS.
IT'S LIKE KILLING AN ENDANGERED SPECIES.
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE ALWAYS.
THEY NEVER WANT ME TO CLEAN HERE,
JUST EMPTY THE TRASH.
LUPES!
THIS WINDOW LOOKS LIKE IT WAS FORCED OPEN.
IT'S NOT ALARMED?
IT USED TO BE.
LOOK.
THE SENSOR CAME LOOSE AND GOT SMASHED
WHEN SOMEBODY CLOSED THE WINDOW.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR A WHILE.
WHOEVER BROKE IN HAD TO KNOW.
MS. TORRES, THE BELLAMYS, THEY HAVE KIDS?
UH, JUST GARY.
HE LIVE IN NEW JERSEY WITH HIS WIFE.
GRANDKIDS?
NO.
THEY USE THAT ROOM TO INTERVIEW KIDS
IN CUSTODY DISPUTES.
IT WAS MOM'S IDEA,
SO THE KIDS DON'T FEEL INTIMIDATED.
WHY?
UH, THE ALARM WAS BROKEN ON THAT WINDOW.
UH, WE BELIEVE THAT'S WHERE THE KILLER CAME IN.
DAMN IT.
I TOLD THEM 50 TIMES TO GET IT FIXED.
HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN BROKEN?
COUPLE OF MONTHS.
I TOLD THEM IT WAS DANGEROUS,
BUT THEY NEVER LISTENED.
GARY, DO YOU KNOW ANYBODY
WHO MIGHT HAVE WANTED TO HURT YOUR PARENTS?
THE PEOPLE WHO ROBBED THEM, OBVIOUSLY.
WE DON'T THINK IT'S A ROBBERY.
THE PLACE WASN'T RANSACKED.
THERE WAS NOTHING MISSING.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR PARENTS' CLIENTS?
ANY OF THEM MAKE TROUBLE FOR THEM?
THEY--THEY NEVER TALKED ABOUT THEIR CLIENTS.
THAT WHOLE PRIVILEGE THING, THEY TOOK THAT VERY SERIOUSLY.
THEY'D SAY, UH,
DIVORCE IS A HUMAN TRAGEDY.
LIKE A DEATH.
AND IT DESERVES TO BE TREATED WITH THE SAME RESPECT.
(woman) DESPITE WHAT THEY SAY,
THERE'S NO SUCH THING
AS AN AMICABLE DIVORCE.
BUT THE BELLAMYS WERE FAIR.
AND THEY NEVER LIED...
TO CLIENTS OR ADVERSARIES.
I'M SURE YOU'RE RIGHT,
BUT WE KNOW DIVORCE
DOES NOT BRING OUT THE BEST IN PEOPLE.
WE NEED TO KNOW WHO'S BEEN IN THEIR HOME OFFICE
THE LAST FEW MONTHS.
PEOPLE WHO MIGHT HAVE
BROUGHT THEIR CHILDREN OVER TO BE INTERVIEWED.
SO YOU'RE BASICALLY ASKING TO SEE THEIR ACTIVE CLIENTS.
WE'LL START WITH A LIST.
NICE TRY, DETECTIVE.
I'VE BEEN A PARALEGAL AND A HOCKEY MOM
FOR 20 YEARS.
NOBODY GETS INSIDE THE CREASE.
WE NEED TO FIND DIVORCING PARENTS WITH KIDS.
KIDS WHO'D BEEN IN THAT ROOM.
WELL, ANY MATRIMONIAL CASE INVOLVING CUSTODY
HAS TO FILE AN R.J.I. WITH THE COURT.
IT'S A REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION.
WE NEED TO FIND THE ONES THAT BELLAMY'S FILED.
WE'LL CALL RUBIROSA FOR A SUBPOENA.
WELL, ACTUALLY, IN LAW SCHOOL,
THAT'S WHAT WE CALL NOT SUCH A GOOD IDEA.
WELL, WHAT DO THEY CALL THE BETTER IDEA?
(man) SORRY, I COULD LOSE MY JOB.
OKAY.
YOU WANT MY CON LAW OUTLINE?
YOU KNOW YOU'LL NEVER PASS WITHOUT IT.
[sighs]
BELLAMY?
THAT'S RIGHT.
FREDERICK AND ELIZABETH.
I GOT R.J.I.s FILED IN 127 OF THEIR CUSTODY CASES.
[sighs] ALL RIGHT.
CAN WE PRINT OUT THE NAMES?
127 SETS OF PARENTS WITH KIDS
WHO MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN THAT ROMPER ROOM.
NOW WE JUST FIND
THOSE WHO MIGHT HAVE HAD A BEEF AGAINST THE BELLAMYS.
MAYBE WE CAN GET A JUMP ON IT.
RON, CAN YOU CHECK IF ANY MALPRACTICE
OR ETHICS COMPLAINTS CAME OUT OF THESE?
WELL, MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS WERE DISMISSED OR DROPPED.
BUT WE GOT ONE GUY HERE WHO LOOKS LIKE A REAL HEAD CASE.
ONE WILLIAM CARTER.
LIZ BELLAMY WAS REPRESENTING ANN CARTER.
THE WERE FIGHTING OVER CUSTODY OF THEIR THREE KIDS.
TWO BOYS AND A GIRL.
WE GOT A VIDEO OF THE DEPOSITION.
SAY HELLO TO MR. CARTER.
I'M NEVER DRUNK IN FRONT OF MY KIDS!
(Liz Bellamy) MR. CARTER, SIT DOWN.
PUT YOU ON THE FREAKIN' STREET!
BILL, SETTLE DOWN.
(Liz) REGARDING THE CUSTODY PREFERENCES OF THE CHILDREN,
YOUR DAUGHTER ISABELLE--
OBJECTION. DON'T ANSWER THAT.
I HAVEN'T POSED A QUESTION YET.
YOU CAN SHOVE YOUR QUESTIONS, LADY.
OVER MY DEAD BODY
WILL YOU GET CUSTODY OF MY BOYS.
[thunk] I'M DONE HERE.
CAN I SEE THE FILE?
YEAH.
WHEN WAS THAT DEPOSITION?
UH, IT WAS SEPTEMBER 17TH.
MR. CARTER SETTLED WITH HIS WIFE
TWO WEEKS LATER,
AFTER FIGHTING WITH HER TOOTH AND NAIL
FOR EIGHT MONTHS.
HIS WIFE MIGHT HAVE HAD SOMETHING ON HIM
TO GET HIM TO BACK OFF.
YOU NOTICE THE MOMENT
LIZ BELLAMY MENTIONED THEIR DAUGHTER?
CARTER'S LAWYER SHUT THINGS DOWN.
MAYBE WHAT GOT HIM TO WAVE THE WHITE FLAG
WAS HIS WIFE ACCUSED HIM OF MOLESTING THE DAUGHTER.
STANDARD TACTIC IN DIVORCE CASES.
WHAT IF THERE WAS SOMETHING TO IT?
WHAT IF HE DID MOLEST HIS DAUGHTER?
AND IF THE BELLAMYS WERE BOY SCOUTS LIKE EVERYONE SAID,
THEY MIGHT HAVE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
BILL AND I WERE TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME,
BUT IN THE END, IT WAS NO DIFFERENT
FROM ANY OTHER DIVORCE.
WE FOUGHT, WE SPLIT UP, THAT'S IT.
EXCEPT FOR YOUR HUSBAND'S UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.
WHAT EXACTLY DID YOU THREATEN HIM WITH?
NOTHING.
HE'S A DECENT MAN--
MA'AM, WE SAW THE VIDEO OF THE DEPOSITION.
YOUR HUSBAND IS A LOT OF THINGS,
BUT DECENT IS NOT ONE OF THEM.
NOW, WHAT DID YOU HAVE OVER HIM?
DID IT HAVE TO DO WITH YOUR DAUGHTER?
NO.
YOUR KIDS...
THE LITTLE ONE IS JAKE, RIGHT?
AND THE OLDER ONE IS DAVID.
HE'S, WHAT, 14?
DAVID IS 15.
AND ISABELLE, YOUR DAUGHTER... SHE'S 11.
BUT YOU DON'T... HAVE ANY PICTURES OF HER.
I'D LIKE YOU TO GO NOW.
CARDS ON THE TABLE, MRS. CARTER.
WE THINK YOUR HUSBAND MOLESTED YOUR DAUGHTER,
AND THE BELLAMYS KNEW ABOUT IT,
AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE DEAD.
BILL WOULDN'T DO THAT.
WE NEED TO TALK TO YOUR DAUGHTER.
SHE'S NOT HERE. WE CAN WAIT.
NO, SHE'S NOT HERE IN THIS COUNTRY.
SHE WENT BACK TO HAITI.
ISABELLE'S ADOPTED?
WE WANTED ANOTHER CHILD,
SO WE GOT A GIRL FROM HAITI.
BUT THE ADOPTION WASN'T FINAL,
SO AFTER THE DIVORCE--
YOU SENT HER BACK TO THAT HELL HOLE?
WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE.
THOSE PEOPLE OVER THERE DEMANDED SHE BE RETURNED HOME
BECAUSE OF THE DIVORCE.
WE TRIED, BUT WE COULDN'T KEEP HER.
(Haitian man) ISABELLE CARTER.
SOMEONE ELSE CAME IN LAST WEEK TO ASK ABOUT HER.
LET ME SEE.
[beep]
FRED AND ELIZABETH BELLAMY.
THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE LAWYERS FOR THE ADOPTIVE FAMILY.
THEY SAID THE GIRL HAD BEEN RETURNED TO HAITI BY MISTAKE.
THAT IS A VERY SERIOUS MISTAKE, NO?
IT WOULD BE.
YOU DON'T THINK IT WAS A MISTAKE?
WE THINK IT WAS AN ATTEMPT TO COVER UP A CRIME
AGAINST THE GIRL.
WE FOUND A RECORD OF HER ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT
IN PORT AU PRINCE ON...
SEPTEMBER 20TH.
SHE WAS MET BY SOMEONE WHO PRESENTED CREDENTIALS
OF A CATHOLIC ADOPTION AGENCY.
WE HAVE NO OTHER RECORD OF HER AFTER THAT.
WHAT, SHE JUST DISAPPEARED?
OF COURSE NOT.
BUT, UH, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE HER YET.
I MEAN, THIS WAS ALL EXPLAINED TO THE FAMILY
WHEN WE CALLED THEM WITH OUR FINDINGS.
YOU CALLED WHO?
THE BELLAMYS?
NO, THE, UH, THE ADOPTIVE FATHER.
BILL CARTER.
YOU TOLD HIM THAT THE BELLAMYS
WERE LOOKING FOR THAT GIRL?
THIS IS THE RECORD I HAVE IN THE FILE.
IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG?
THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY'LL PRESSURE THE HAITIANS
TO KEEP LOOKING FOR THE GIRL.
GOOD LUCK.
THAT PLACE COULD SWALLOW THIS WHOLE SQUAD
WITHOUT BREAKING A SWEAT.
THEY'RE EVEN HAVING TROUBLE
TRACKING THE ADOPTION AGENCY WORKER
WHO PICKED HER UP FROM THE AIRPORT.
THE ONLY THING WE DO KNOW
IS BILL CARTER KNEW THE BELLAMYS
WERE LOOKING FOR HER.
YEAH, AND TWO DAYS LATER,
SOMEBODY PUT THREE .22 CALIBER SLUGS INTO THEM.
I DON'T SUPPOSE THERE'S A RECORD
CARTER EVER OWNED A .22 HAND GUN?
SORRY, NO.
THERE IS A RECORD THAT THE BELLAMYS
INTERVIEWED THE CARTER BOYS DURING THE DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS.
AND WE CAN'T GET NEAR THE KIDS
WITHOUT THE MOTHER'S PERMISSION.
AND SO FAR,
SHE'S NOT PLAYING BALL.
YOU KNOW, THERE MAY BE A WAY
TO LEVERAGE HER COOPERATION.
IF SHE BLACKMAILED HER HUSBAND WITH A MOLESTATION CHARGE,
ANY MONEY SHE GOT IN A DIVORCE
WOULD BE PROCEEDS OF A CRIME.
YES, IT WOULD.
AND WE COULD SEIZE IT.
YOU KNOW, IT SAYS HERE THAT MOST OF THE SETTLEMENT,
300 GRAND, IS FROM A BANK LOAN
CO-SIGNED BY ERIC AND MIRIAM JOHNSON.
THEY'RE LISTED AS FAMILY FRIENDS.
A PERSONAL LOAN TO HELP BILL CARTER.
NICE FRIENDS.
BILL TOLD US THEY NEEDED THE MONEY
TO FINALIZE THE DIVORCE,
AND THAT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR US.
THE DIVORCE WAS VERY HARD ON EVERYBODY,
ON ANN AND THE KIDS.
BUT 300 GRAND, NO QUESTIONS ASKED?
[cell phone bleeps] SURE, I'VE KNOWN BILL SINCE COLLEGE.
HE'LL PAY US BACK.
YOU KNOW OF ANY PROBLEMS
THAT THE CARTERS MIGHT HAVE BEEN HAVING
WITH THEIR ADOPTIVE DAUGHTER ISABELLE?
[phone bleeps]
WHAT KIND OF PROBLEMS?
THAT SHE WAS
BEING SEXUALLY ABUSED BY MR. CARTER.
NO, NOT BILL.
THAT'S-- THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
[footsteps]
WHEN ARE WE EATING?
UM, PATRICK'S HUNGRY, AND ME TOO.
SOON, HONEY. GO DO YOUR HOMEWORK.
HMM.
YOU HAVE AN ADOPTED CHILD TOO.
FROM HAITI?
YES, WE LIVED THERE FOR THREE YEARS FOR MY WORK.
AND WE ADOPTED PATRICK THEN.
THERE WAS SO MUCH POVERTY AND DESPAIR.
WE JUST HAD TO DO SOMETHING.
YOU KNOW, THE CARTERS SENT ISABELLE
BACK TO THAT POVERTY AND DESPAIR.
THEY TOLD US THEY HAD TO.
THE ADOPTION WASN'T FINAL.
THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID.
YOU THINK THEY LIED?
WE THINK WE'RE NOT GETTING THE WHOLE STORY.
MAYBE YOU COULD ENCOURAGE MRS. CARTER TO SPEAK WITH US.
I-I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
I TOLD YOU, THE DIVORCE WAS HARD ON EVERYBODY,
ESPECIALLY THE KIDS.
DAVID EVEN TALKED ABOUT SUICIDE.
WH-WHERE'D YOU HEAR THAT?
OUR DAUGHTER KAREN. THEY GO TO SCHOOL TOGETHER.
NOW WE TALK TO THE CARTER KID.
WHAT, DAVID? MM-HMM.
DID YOU FIND A MAGIC WAND UP THERE
THAT GETS US AROUND THIS GAG ORDER?
CLOSE ENOUGH.
WE CAN'T TALK TO DAVID CARTER,
THE NON-EMANCIPATED CHILD OF BILL AND ANN CARTER.
BUT WE CAN TALK TO DAVID CARTER, THE SUICIDAL BOY.
I TOLD KAREN THAT, LIKE, TWO MONTHS AGO, OKAY?
I DIDN'T REALLY MEAN IT. I'M NOT GONNA KILL MYSELF.
DON'T WORRY.
WE'RE JUST MAKING SURE YOU'RE OKAY.
YOU TALKING TO ANYONE, LIKE A COUNSELOR?
YEAH. MM-HMM, THAT'S GOOD.
YOUR MOM'S LAWYER, MRS. BELLAMY,
SHE TALKED TO YOU TOO, RIGHT?
SHE INTERVIEWED YOU, YOU AND YOUR BROTHER?
YEAH. REMEMBER WHERE THAT WAS?
IT WAS AT HER PLACE, SOME ROOM IN THE BASEMENT.
IT HAD ALL THESE VIDEO GAMES.
DID YOU NOTICE SOMETHING WRONG
WITH ONE OF THE WINDOWS?
YEAH.
UM...MS. BELLAMY KEPT TRYING TO CLOSE ONE OF THEM.
BUT THERE WAS THIS BUSTED WIRE IN THE WAY.
FUNNY, DID YOU MENTION THAT TO ANYBODY?
[scoffs]
I DON'T KNOW.
LOOK, I'M GONNA BE LATE FOR PRACTICE.
IT'S TOUGH ABOUT THE DIVORCE,
HAVING THAT LITTLE GIRL SENT BACK.
YEAH.
WELL, WHEN SHE WAS WITH YOU,
DID SHE GET ALONG WITH EVERYBODY?
YEAH, SURE.
WHAT'S THE MATTER? YOU DIDN'T LIKE HER?
NO, SHE JUST DIDN'T SPEAK ANY ENGLISH.
SO WHO TALKED TO ISABELLE? JUST YOUR PARENTS?
I GUESS.
I MEAN, IF THEY HAD SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT
TO EXPLAIN TO HER,
THEN THEY WOULD CALL UP KAREN'S PARENTS
AND HAVE THEIR KID TALK TO ISABELLE ON THE PHONE.
YOU MEAN THEIR-- THEIR ADOPTED SON PATRICK.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I JUST SAID.
A MATERIAL WITNESS WARRANT FOR A 13-YEAR-OLD BOY?
THE GIRL MIGHT HAVE TOLD HIM IF SHE WAS BEING ABUSED.
THE PARENTS ARE TIGHT WITH BILL CARTER.
THEY COULD PLAY KEEP-AWAY.
WELL, HAVE YOU ASKED THE JOHNSONS
TO SPEAK TO THE BOY?
NO--WE COULD, BUT THEN WE'D RUN THE RISK
OF HAVING ANOTHER CHILD SHIPPED OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
THEY'RE ON THE HOOK FOR 300 GRAND.
IF CARTER GOES TO JAIL, THEY'RE OUT OF LUCK.
MY PARENTS AREN'T HOME YET.
(Lupo) THAT'S OKAY. WE'RE HERE FOR PATRICK.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TALK TO HIM FOR?
PLEASE, TELL US WHERE HE IS.
WELL, YOU CAN'T COME IN. YOU NEED A WARRANT.
I HAVE ONE... FOR PATRICK.
HE'S NOT HERE.
WHERE'S HIS ROOM?
THIS IS HIS ROOM.
AH...TIGHT FIT.
THIS STUFF LOOKS BRAND-NEW.
CHECK OUT THIS LINOLEUM, LUPES.
THE GLUE WASN'T EVEN FULLY SET.
PAINT'S FRESH TOO.
HOW LONG HAS PATRICK BEEN LIVING WITH YOUR FAMILY?
SINCE WE MOVED BACK FROM HAITI.
TWO YEARS.
(Bernard) I'D HATE TO SEE WHAT THIS BROOM CLOSET
LOOKED LIKE BEFORE THE RENOVATION.
SO WHERE'S PATRICK NOW?
THIS LOOKS LIKE MARCUS GARVEY PARK.
[drumming]
*
PATRICK!
LUPES!
AAH!
EASY, LITTLE MAN.
NO, PLEASE, LET ME GO!
HEY! WE'RE THE POLICE!
IT'S COOL.
NO, PLEASE. I HAVE TO GO BACK!
PATRICK, YOU'RE OKAY.
NOBODY'S GONNA HURT YOU.
S'IL VOUS PLAIT, LET ME GO!
JE SUIS RESTAVEK.
WHAT?
I'M A RESTAVEK.
HE'S SAYING HE'S A RESTAVEK.
HE'S A SLAVE!
SAY THAT AGAIN.
A RESTAVEK, MAN.
C'EST BIEN CA?
YOU SEE? A SLAVE.
GO ON, EAT.
YOU'RE NOT IN ANY TROUBLE, PATRICK.
YOU KNOW, YOU TOLD THE DETECTIVES
YOU WERE A RESTAVEK.
DID I PRONOUNCE THAT RIGHT?
COULD YOU TELL ME WHAT IT MEANS?
IT IS NOTHING.
BUT WHY DID THAT MAN AT THE PARK SAY
IT MEANT THAT YOU WERE A SLAVE?
PLEASE...
I HAVE TO GO HOME TO MOM AND DAD.
DETECTIVE LUPO LOOKED IT UP ON THE COMPUTER.
RESTAVEK.
COMES FROM THE FRENCH WORDS MEANING "TO STAY WITH."
IN HAITI, IT'S WHAT THEY CALL A CHILD
WHO'S SOLD TO A FAMILY
TO WORK AS A SERVANT.
WERE YOU SOLD TO MR. AND MRS. JOHNSON?
ARE YOU A SERVANT, PATRICK?
I AM THEIR SON.
WHAT ABOUT ISABELLE?
IS SHE A RESTAVEK?
I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU GO TO, PATRICK?
I LEARN AT HOME.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO AT HOME?
DO YOU...WORK?
I DO...CH-CH-CH--
CHORES?
AND YOUR FINGERNAILS.
HOW DID YOUR FINGERNAILS BREAK
AND GET SO DIRTY?
WAS THAT FROM CHORES?
BEFORE THEY FIXED UP YOUR ROOM...
WHERE DID YOU SLEEP?
PLEASE...
MAY I GO HOME?
IT'S GOOD NOW.
I HAVE MY OWN BED.
IT'S GOOD.
IT'S NEW.
PLEASE.
GET CHILD SERVICES OVER HERE.
AND THEN CALL THE D.A. AND LET THEM KNOW
WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE.
WHERE'S OUR SON?
WHERE'S PATRICK?
OUR...DAUGHTER TOLD US THAT YOU CAME TO THE HOUSE--
I'M LIEUTENANT VAN BUREN.
PATRICK IS BEING PUT IN THE CARE OF CHILD SERVICES.
HE'LL BE EXAMINED BY A DOCTOR AND A PSYCHOLOGIST.
BUT YOU CAN'T DO THAT. HE'S OURS.
YOURS?
OUR LEGALLY-ADOPTED SON.
WELL, WE HAVE A MATERIAL WITNESS WARRANT
FOR PATRICK.
[paper rustling]
I SUGGEST YOU GET YOURSELVES A LAWYER.
MY OFFICER WILL ESCORT YOU OUT.
COME ON.
BRUISES ON HIS UPPER ARMS,
UNTREATED SKIN RASHES.
CALCIUM, VITAMIN, PROTEIN DEFICIENCIES.
UNTREATED CAVITIES.
IT'S JUST WHAT YOU'D EXPECT FROM A NEGLECTED,
ABUSED CHILD.
THE FURNITURE IN HIS ROOM
WAS BOUGHT TWO WEEKS AGO FOR CASH
AT A STORE IN BROOKLYN.
CSU FOUND TRACES OF CAT URINE
UNDER THE LINOLEUM.
HE PROBABLY SHARED THE SPACE WITH THE LITTER BOX
BEFORE THEY FIXED IT UP.
I WANNA RIP THESE PEOPLE A NEW ONE.
TAKE A NUMBER, COUNSELOR.
ALL NOBLE SENTIMENTS.
WHAT KIND OF WITNESS WILL THIS BOY MAKE?
HE'S A TRAUMATIZED KID.
HE DIDN'T WANT TO TELL US WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM.
MAYBE CHILD SERVICES WILL HAVE BETTER LUCK.
WE ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH TO TELL HIS STORY.
FOUR YEARS AGO, THE JOHNSONS BOUGHT HIM
OFF THE STREETS OF HAITI.
YEAH, WE HEAR THE GOING RATE WAS $50.
THEY USED HIM AS THEIR SERVANT!
WHEN THEY GOT TRANSFERRED BACK HERE,
THEY PHONIED UP AN ADOPTION TO GET HIM A VISA, AND...
BROUGHT HIM BACK WITH THEIR LUGGAGE.
WHAT ABOUT THE LITTLE GIRL--ISABELLE?
SAME STORY, MORE OR LESS.
JOHNSON PROBABLY HELPED THE CARTERS
BRING HER IN FROM HAITI.
MY GUESS IS THAT'S WHAT MRS. CARTER USED
TO LEVERAGE A DIVORCE SETTLEMENT FROM HER HUSBAND.
YEAH, IT CERTAINLY EXPLAINS WHY JOHNSON LENT CARTER
300 GRAND.
TO KEEP MS. CARTER QUIET.
IT WOULD ALSO EXPLAIN WHY HE'D KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT
IF HE THOUGHT CARTER WAS INVOLVED
IN THE BELLAMYS' MURDER.
GIVE HIM A REASON TO TALK.
CHARGE 'EM WITH ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A MINOR.
AN "A" MISDEMEANOR?
I'M QUAKING IN MY BOOTS, JACK.
WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, MIKE,
NEW YORK HAS NO ANTI-SLAVERY STATUTE.
BUT WE DO HAVE A KIDNAPPING STATUTE.
THE BOY WAS ADOPTED
TO TRANSPORT HIM OUT OF HIS NATIVE COUNTRY
AND USE HIM AS A SERVANT.
AN ADOPTION IN FURTHERANCE OF SLAVERY.
A FRAUDULENT ADOPTION.
THAT'S KIDNAPPING.
I'LL START DRAFTING AN ARREST WARRANT.
HOLD ON.
WE'RE NOT ARRESTING ANYONE
ON A CHARGE WE CAN'T SUSTAIN.
LIEUTENANT, DIDN'T YOU SAY
THE BOY REFUSED TO TALK?
GIVE HIM TIME.
THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
IF YOU WANT TO ARREST ERIC AND MIRIAM JOHNSON
FOR KIDNAPPING,
CONVINCE A GRAND JURY FIRST.
PATRICK, PLEASE TELL US HOW YOU CAME TO LIVE
WITH MR. AND MRS. JOHNSON IN HAITI
WHEN YOU WERE NINE YEARS OLD.
I WAS LIVING WITH MAMAN
AND OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
IN FORT LIBERTE.
WHEN YOU SAY MAMAN,
YOU MEAN YOUR REAL MOTHER?
YES.
ONE DAY,
A MAN CAME TO THE HOUSE.
HE GAVE MAMAN SOME MONEY.
SHE WAS CRYING VERY MUCH.
WE WENT IN A CAR TO PORT AU PRINCE,
TO A NICE HOUSE.
THE MAN TOLD ME I HAD TO GO INSIDE
AND LIVE WITH THE WHITE PEOPLE THERE...
AND DO WHAT THEY SAID.
YOU MEAN MR. AND MRS. JOHNSON?
YES.
AND WHAT DID THEY TELL YOU TO DO?
CHORES AND LEARNING EVERY DAY.
WHAT KIND OF CHORES?
COOKING, CLEANING.
WASHING.
HOW MANY HOURS EACH DAY?
I DON'T KNOW.
FROM WHEN I WAKE UP.
AND IF YOU DIDN'T DO YOUR CHORES,
OR YOU DIDN'T DO THEM WELL,
DID MR. OR MRS. JOHNSON HIT YOU OR PUNISH YOU?
NO.
THEY SAID, "GOOD BOY."
AND THEY GAVE ME A CANDY.
OKAY, PATRICK.
LET'S...TALK ABOUT YOUR LIFE
HERE IN AMERICA.
YOU DO CHORES EVERY DAY?
NO...I PLAY AND STUDY.
PATRICK, YOU UNDERSTAND...
YOU SWORE TO TELL THE TRUTH TODAY.
YES...I TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
GOOD.
WHERE DO MR. AND MRS. JOHNSON MAKE YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT?
IN MY ROOM.
IT'S VERY BIG.
I HAVE MY OWN BED.
REALLY? A BIG ROOM.
YES, WITH BIG TV AND VIDEO GAMES.
AND I CAN STAY UP ALL NIGHT AND PLAY.
AND MY SISTER KAREN BRINGS ME ICE CREAM AND CAKE.
I HAVE A VERY HAPPY LIFE.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF YOUR ROOM.
SHOW ME THE BIG TV.
SHOW ME ALL THE VIDEO GAMES.
WHY AREN'T YOU TELLING US THE TRUTH, PATRICK?
ARE YOU FRIGHTENED?
DID SOMEONE THREATEN YOU?
THEY KNOW HE WAS LYING.
LET'S HOPE A PICTURE IS WORTH 1,000 WORDS.
THANKS.
IT'S A NOTICE OF INTENT FROM THE JOHNSONS' LAWYER.
MIRIAM JOHNSON WANTS TO APPEAR BEFORE THE GRAND JURY.
OUR THREE YEARS IN HAITI
WAS THE MOST EYE-OPENING EXPERIENCE
MY HUSBAND AND I HAD EVER HAD.
WE HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH CHAOS.
SUCH INDESCRIBABLE POVERTY
AND CASUAL VIOLENCE.
WE JUST WANTED TO SAVE ONE CHILD.
ERIC PAID A FEE,
AND WHEN THEY BROUGHT PATRICK TO OUR HOUSE,
WELL, THERE WAS NO QUESTION
HE WOULD BE PART OF OUR FAMILY FOREVER.
PATRICK TOLD US THAT HE HAS CHORES TO DO
FROM THE MOMENT HE WAKES UP.
HE HAS TO TIDY HIS ROOM.
I'M SURE THAT'S WHAT HE MEANT.
HE ALSO MENTIONED COOKING... AND WASHING.
HE LIKES TO HELP US IN THE KITCHEN.
HE ENJOYS SHOWING US HOW CLEVER HE IS.
MY DAUGHTER HAS CHORES TOO.
WHAT DO YOU FEED PATRICK?
HE EATS WHAT WE EAT.
DOES ANYONE ELSE IN YOUR FAMILY
HAVE PROTEIN AND VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES?
NO ONE ELSE IN MY FAMILY
SPENT THE FIRST EIGHT YEARS OF THEIR LIVES
LIVING IN SQUALOR AND EATING ONE MEAL A DAY.
PATRICK'S HEALTH WAS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISED.
THE DOCTOR SAID
IT MIGHT TAKE YEARS FOR HIM TO CATCH UP.
DOCTORS HERE SAID THAT?
THESE WERE DOCTORS IN HAITI.
WHAT DID THE DOCTORS HERE SAY?
ASSUMING YOU EVEN BROUGHT HIM
TO A DOCTOR HERE.
I'M GOING TO OBJECT.
YOU HAVE NO STANDING TO OBJECT!
DOCTOR'S VISITS ARE COVERED BY PATIENT PRIVILEGE.
SHE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THEM. I'M DIRECTING YOU TO BE QUIET, MR. MARKS.
WHY DOES PATRICK HAVE UNTREATED CAVITIES?
HE HATES GOING TO THE DENTIST.
HE HAS TANTRUMS.
(Cutter) WHAT ABOUT SCHOOL?
HAVE YOU ENROLLED HIM IN SCHOOL?
NO, HE'S TOO FAR BEHIND THE CHILDREN HIS OWN AGE.
I HOMESCHOOL HIM.
BUT YOU HAVE A JOB, DON'T YOU, MRS. JOHNSON?
HOW CAN YOU HOMESCHOOL PATRICK?
I MOSTLY WORK FROM HOME.
THEN CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY
WE DIDN'T FIND A SINGLE SCHOOL BOOK
IN THAT RAT HOLE YOU FORCED PATRICK TO SLEEP IN?
HE DOESN'T KEEP HIS BOOKS IN THAT ROOM.
A-AND I RESENT YOU
CALLING HIS ROOM A RAT HOLE.
WOULD YOU PREFER IF I CALLED IT A CELL?
IT WAS TEMPORARY UNTIL WE COULD FIND A--
FIX UP A PROPER ROOM FOR HIM.
AND, FOR YOUR INFORMATION,
MILLIONS OF HAITIAN CHILDREN WOULD BE THRILLED
TO HAVE A ROOM LIKE THAT
TO CALL THEIR OWN.
MRS. JOHNSON--
NO, IF WE HAD LEFT PATRICK THERE,
HIS LIFE EXPECTANCY WAS 35 YEARS.
MURDER IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH
FOR YOUNG MEN IN HAITI.
DO YOU KNOW THAT?
THAT'S NOT RELEVANT TO YOUR TREATMENT OF HIM
IN THIS COUNTRY.
NOT RELEVANT?
WE SAVED HIS LIFE.
HE--VIOLENCE WAS ALL AROUND US.
KIDNAPPINGS,
ROBBERIES AT GUNPOINT.
MY HUSBAND HAD TO TAKE EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES
TO PROTECT US.
PATRICK WAS SAFE WITH US.
SAFE FROM HUNGER.
SAFE FROM LIVING LIKE A WILD ANIMAL.
20 MINUTES IT TOOK THE GRAND JURY
TO NO-BILL THE INDICTMENT.
I'M SORRY, BUT BETTER YOU FIND OUT NOW
THAT YOUR CASE WAS WEAK.
IF ONLY PATRICK HAD TOLD THE TRUTH.
PUT YOURSELF IN HIS SHOES.
AS BAD AS HIS LIFE IS HERE,
HE MIGHT BE AFRAID THAT THINGS WOULD BE WORSE
IF HE WAS SENT BACK TO HAITI.
[knocks] HEY.
LOOKS LIKE WE MIGHT GET ANOTHER CRACK
AT INDICTING THE JOHNSONS.
THIS TIME FOR MURDER.
MIRIAM JOHNSON TESTIFIED
THAT HER HUSBAND TOOK MEASURES
TO PROTECT THEIR FAMILY IN HAITI.
I TRACKED DOWN HIS COLLEAGUES
THAT WORKED WITH HIM OVER THERE.
TWO OF THEM TOLD ME THAT JOHNSON BOUGHT
A .22 CAL RUGER.
SAME CALIBER THAT KILLED THE BELLAMYS.
AND CARTER'S MOTIVE TO SHOOT THE BELLAMYS
APPLIES EQUALLY TO JOHNSON.
WELL...THERE'S MORE.
ONE OF THESE COLLEAGUES TIPPED ME OFF
THAT JOHNSON STILL MAINTAINS A BANK ACCOUNT IN HAITI,
AND I CHARMED SOMEONE AT THE PORT AU PRINCE BRANCH
TO FAX ME BANK STATEMENTS FROM THE PAST TWO YEARS.
THERE HAVE BEEN
16 WIRE TRANSFERS TO THAT ACCOUNT,
EACH FOR $30,000.
WIRE TRANSFERS FROM WHOM?
VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS IN THE NEW YORK AREA.
(man) IT WAS A LEGITIMATE WIRE TRANSFER.
WE FILLED OUT ALL THE FORMS.
I DON'T SEE WHAT BUSINESS IT IS OF--
CAN'T YOU JUST COME BACK TOMORROW?
WE JUST PUT OUR KIDS TO BED UPSTAIRS.
MR. KLASSEN, MAYBE YOU'RE NOT CLEAR
ON THE CONCEPT OF A SUBPOENA,
BUT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER,
YOU'RE GONNA ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.
SPARE ME YOUR THREATS.
THE MONEY WAS FOR A START-UP IN HAITI.
WHAT KIND OF COMPANY?
SOFTWARE.
ERIC JOHNSON SAW AN OPPORTUNITY.
[loud clatter]
WHAT WAS THAT?
IT WAS PROBABLY JUST THE KIDS.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID THE KIDS WERE UPSTAIRS.
THAT CAME FROM DOWNSTAIRS.
IT'S THE DOG.
HE DOESN'T LIKE BEING LOCKED UP DOWN THERE.
OH, YOU HAVE A DOG?
I LOVE DOGS.
CAN I SEE YOUR DOG?
BASEMENT IS DOWN HERE, RIGHT?
HEY, YOU JUST CAN'T GO WHEREVER.
OH, YOU INVITED US IN, SIR.
REMEMBER?
[dryer humming]
HEY.
[gently] COME HERE.
COME ON, SWEETHEART.
COME ON, IT'S OKAY.
WE'RE GONNA GET YOU OUT OF HERE.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
[dialing phone]
YOUR WORKING DAYS ARE OVER.
ERIC ARRANGED IT.
WE PAID HIM A FINDER'S FEE, $30,000.
WE SIGNED THE ADOPTION PAPERS,
THEN SOMEONE FLEW WITH THE KID FROM HAITI.
WE MET THEM AT THE AIRPORT.
ERIC AND MIRIAM JOHNSON
SAID THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE CONDITIONS HERE,
IT WAS A MILLION TIMES BETTER
THAN WHAT THOSE KIDS HAD TO FACE IN HAITI.
"THOSE KIDS."
HOW MANY KIDS ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT?
THEY SAID THEY HELPED WITH A BUNCH OF ADOPTIONS.
[overlapping chatter]
TAKE THESE OFF ME, RIGHT NOW!
WE RECOVERED 16 CHILDREN AND 14 COUPLES.
TWO OF THE COUPLES ARE AWAY ON HOLIDAY.
WE'RE HAVING THEIR PLANES MET.
JACK, MEET THE JOHNSONS.
ERIC AND MIRIAM.
ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE,
THEY'RE BEING CHARGED WITH MURDER.
LET'S GO SAY HI TO YOUR FRIENDS.
[door buzzes]
IT LOOKS LIKE A CAB.
THAT'S GREAT.
8 1/2 MILLION.
THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SOLD INTO SLAVERY EVERY YEAR.
WELL, THIS PLANTATION IS CLOSED.
LET'S GET SOMETHING STRAIGHT FROM THE OUTSET.
MY CLIENTS ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN A GLOBAL SETTLEMENT.
SO UNTIL YOU GET SOMEBODY DOWN HERE
FROM THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE,
WE HAVE NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT.
I'M PROSECUTING A DOUBLE HOMICIDE.
THE SLAVERY CHARGES
ARE FOR YOU AND THE FEDS TO SORT OUT.
BUT IF YOU PREFER TO FIGHT A WAR ON TWO FRONTS,
THEN I HOPE YOU HAVE THE GUTS AND THE POCKETBOOK FOR IT.
WE DIDN'T KILL THE BELLAMYS.
YOU KNEW THEY WERE INVESTIGATING
ISABELLE'S TREATMENT.
YES...BILL CARTER TOLD US HE GOT A CALL
FROM THE HAITIAN CONSULATE.
BUT THE BELLAMYS COULDN'T DO ANYTHING
WITHOUT VIOLATING THEIR ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE.
ANN CARTER KEPT TELLING US HOW ETHICAL THEY WERE.
[scoffs]
YOU, OF ALL PEOPLE, EXPECT US TO BELIEVE
THAT YOU WERE RELYING ON SOMEONE ELSE'S ETHICS
TO STAY OUT OF TROUBLE?
WHY DON'T YOU CUT THE SARCASM?
WELL, WHY DON'T YOU TELL YOUR CLIENTS
TO CUT THE FAIRY TALES.
THEY DIDN'T KILL THE BELLAMYS.
THEY COULDN'T HAVE.
THEY WERE OUT OF TOWN
THE NIGHT THOSE POOR PEOPLE WERE KILLED.
WE WERE IN CONNECTICUT AT LARRY TOMLIN'S PLACE.
WE DIDN'T LEAVE THEIR HOUSE IN NEW HAVEN
TILL PAST MIDNIGHT.
(Rubirosa) THAT'S PLENTY OF TIME TO COME BACK TO NEW YORK.
THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT ON THE SAW MILL.
WE WERE STUCK FOR TWO HOURS.
WE HAVE EVIDENCE
YOU OWNED A .22 CALIBER RUGER PISTOL.
WHERE IS THAT GUN NOW?
WE CAN'T FIND IT.
WE BROUGHT IT BACK WITH US,
WE PUT IT IN A SHOE BOX IN OUR CLOSET,
AND WE HAVEN'T LOOKED AT IT SINCE.
UNTIL MR. MARKS TOLD US TO GET IT.
IT WASN'T THERE.
THE TOMLINS CONFIRM
THAT THE JOHNSONS LEFT THEIR HOUSE AT MIDNIGHT.
AND THE WESTCHESTER POLICE, THEY CONFIRM THE TIE-UP
ON THE SAWMILL.
BACK TO SQUARE ONE.
BILL CARTER.
YOU KNOW, THE POLICE CONFIRMED
THAT THE SHELL CASINGS AT THE MURDER SCENE
WERE FROM A .22 CALIBER RUGER.
IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE JOHNSONS' GUN
ENDED UP IN BILL CARTER'S HANDS.
DON'T THEIR KIDS GO TO THE SAME SCHOOL?
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT I TELL YOU.
YOU PEOPLE ALWAYS ASSUME THE WORST,
AND NOW MY PARENTS ARE GOING TO JAIL.
KAREN, IF YOU REALLY WANNA HELP YOUR PARENTS,
YOU TELL US WHAT YOU KNOW
ABOUT THAT GUN.
IF I TELL YOU, AND YOU BACK OUT,
I AM NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING AT TRIAL
OR ANYWHERE ELSE.
I DO NOT WANT MY MOM TO GO TO JAIL.
WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN.
WHEN I TOLD MY PARENTS THAT DAVID...
DAVID CARTER WAS TALKING ABOUT KILLING HIMSELF,
WHAT I DIDN'T TELL THEM...
WAS THAT HE WAS OVER HERE.
AND WE WERE GOOFING AROUND.
AND I TOLD HIM THAT MY DAD HAD A GUN IN THE CLOSET.
DAVID WENT AND FOUND IT
AND...LIKE, STUCK IT IN HIS MOUTH AND SAID
HE FELT LIKE SHOOTING HIMSELF.
I TOLD HIM TO STOP ACTING STUPID.
AND I MADE HIM PUT THE GUN BACK.
THAT'S IT?
HE'S BEEN BACK A COUPLE TIMES
WHEN MY PARENTS WEREN'T HERE.
I THINK HE WENT IN THEIR ROOM.
OKAY, SO I HANDLED IT.
KAREN SAW ME.
BUT I PUT IT BACK.
DAVID, I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND
THAT IF YOU HAD THE GUN...
AND SOMEBODY ELSE TOOK IT FROM YOU,
YOU DIDN'T COMMIT ANY CRIME.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN SOMEBODY ELSE?
YOUR DAD WAS WORRIED THOSE LAWYERS
WERE MAKING TROUBLE BECAUSE OF ISABELLE.
YEAH, I KNOW.
YOUR DAD TOLD YOU.
NO, KAREN.
SHE HEARD HER PARENTS TALKING ABOUT IT.
WHAT ELSE DID SHE SAY?
SHE SAID THAT SHE WAS WORRIED
THAT HER PARENTS WERE GONNA GET BUSTED
BECAUSE OF PATRICK.
YOU AND KAREN ARE PRETTY CLOSE, RIGHT?
WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE WE WERE LITTLE KIDS.
YOU TALK TO HER ABOUT THE DIVORCE?
YEAH.
YOU TELL HER ABOUT THE INTERVIEW
WITH YOUR MOM'S LAWYER
IN THAT ROOM IN THE BASEMENT?
YEAH.
ABOUT MRS. BELLAMY TRYING TO CLOSE THAT WINDOW.
YOU TELL HER ABOUT THAT?
YEAH, WHA--
WAIT, WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?
THE FRIDAY NIGHT
YOUR MOM'S LAWYER WAS KILLED,
YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID?
IT WAS THREE WEEKS AGO.
YEAH, I--I HAD DINNER WITH MY DAD.
DID YOU CALL KAREN...
AND TELL HER ABOUT IT?
YEAH, I TEXTED HER AS SOON AS MY DAD
DROPPED ME OFF.
DID SHE RETURN THE FAVOR?
SHE HIT ME BACK AT, LIKE, 2:00 A.M.
WE CAN CHECK HIS STORY
BY TRACKING CELL TOWER SIGNALS.
WELL, IF IT'S TRUE, WITH HER PARENTS IN NEW HAVEN,
THAT LEAVES KAREN JOHNSON HOME ALONE WITH A GUN.
HOW ABOUT THIS FOR A CURVE BALL?
THE LAB, THEY EXAMINED THE SHOE BOX
THAT THE GUN WAS IN.
THEY FOUND RECENT GUNSHOT RESIDUE.
SOMEBODY PUT THE GUN BACK INTO THE SHOE BOX
AFTER THEY USED IT.
THAT WOULD FIT.
IF WE CAN BELIEVE THAT SHE SHOT THE BELLAMYS,
SHE PUT THE GUN BACK SO IT WOULDN'T BE MISSED.
UNTIL SHE GOT NERVOUS AND GOT RID OF IT.
WE'RE PUTTING A HECK OF A LOT
ON A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU PICKED PATRICK UP IN THAT PARK,
HIS HANDS WERE FILTHY
AND HE HAD FRESH DIRT UNDER HIS NAILS,
LIKE HE HAD BEEN DIGGING.
HMM.
[rhythmic beeping]
YEAH, I NOTICED HIM IN HERE.
I THOUGHT HE WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING IN THE DIRT.
RIGHT HERE, NEXT TO THAT TREE.
[rhythmic beeping]
[rapid beeping]
SAY IT AIN'T SO.
(Lupo) SOMEONE SAW YOU PUT THE GUN THERE, PATRICK.
(Bernard) THE GUN HAS YOUR FINGERPRINTS ON IT, LITTLE MAN.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?
NO MORE LIES, PATRICK.
TELL US WHAT HAPPENED.
SISTER SAY...
BAD PEOPLE WANT TO HURT THE FAMILY.
PUT MOM AND DAD IN JAIL.
SHE SAY NO ONE WILL TAKE CARE OF US.
WE WILL BE ON THE STREET LIKE BEGGARS.
KAREN SAID THIS?
WHAT ELSE DID SHE SAY?
SHE SAY I HAVE TO DO IT.
DO WHAT, PATRICK?
KILL THEM.
SHE TAKE ME TO A HOUSE.
SHE OPEN THE WINDOW, AND WE GO INSIDE.
SHE TAKE MY HAND,
AND WE GO UP THE STAIRS.
WE SEE A MAN AND A WOMAN ASLEEP.
SHE SAY, "DO IT,"
AND I GO IN THE ROOM.
DID YOU SHOOT THEM, PATRICK?
YES.
ALL RIGHT, KID.
LET'S GET YOUR STUFF.
I CAN'T STAY HERE?
I LIKE IT.
I HAVE FRIENDS.
YEAH, I KNOW.
BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME WITH US, PATRICK.
PACK YOUR THINGS IN THERE.
THAT'S NOT TRUE.
PATRICK'S CONFUSED.
KAREN, TELL THEM.
HE'S LYING.
I NEVER TOLD PATRICK TO HURT ANYBODY.
HE'S MAKING IT UP. THAT'S ENOUGH.
THIS INTERVIEW IS OVER.
YOU HAVE NOTHING ON HER, MR. CUTTER.
JUST THE IMAGININGS OF A SEMI-LITERATE
FERAL CHILD.
OH, I'D GIVE HIM MORE CREDIT THAN THAT.
YOU CAN TAKE HER TO BOOKING, DETECTIVE.
LET'S TAKE A WALK.
MOM... NO, YOU CAN'T DO THAT TO MY DAUGHTER!
I WON'T ALLOW IT!
MS. JOHNSON IS NO FLIGHT RISK.
THE PEOPLE'S CASE AGAINST HER
RESTS ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY
ON THE WORD OF A 13-YEAR-OLD HAITIAN BOY.
WE HAVE EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE
WE WILL PREVAIL IN ANY TRIAL.
YOUR HONOR, THE DEFENDANT'S PARENTS
HAVE ASSETS AND CONTACTS OVERSEAS.
THEY HAVE A RECORD OF FLOUTING OUR LAWS.
WE HAVE NO DOUBT
THAT THEY WOULD AVAIL THEMSELVES
OF THOSE RESOURCES
TO HELP THEIR ONLY DAUGHTER
ESCAPE PROSECUTION.
(judge) I AGREE.
THE DEFENDANT IS REMANDED TO SECURE DETENTION.
[pounds gavel] NEXT CASE.
(bailiff) DOCKET 605-651.
PEOPLE V. PATRICK JOHNSON.
MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
TWO COUNTS.
I'M GONNA ENTER A PLEA OF "NOT GUILTY"
FOR YOU, YOUNG MAN.
THAT'S FINE, YOUR HONOR.
(Cutter) YOUR HONOR, AS WITH THE LAST DEFENDANT,
THE PEOPLE REQUEST REMAND
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE.
YOUR HONOR, HE'S 13 YEARS OLD.
TO TALK OF HIM AS A FLIGHT RISK IS RIDICULOUS.
HE WAS BROUGHT TO THIS COUNTRY BY HIS ADOPTIVE PARENTS.
WHERE WOULD HE GO?
HE SHOULD BE REMANDED TO HIS PARENTS,
WHO CARE DEEPLY FOR HIM.
CARE DEEPLY?!
YOUR HONOR, THESE PARENTS ARE CHARGED
WITH OPERATING A SLAVERY RING...
OF ABUSING AND NEGLECTING THIS VERY CHILD.
THE CHILD HIMSELF DENIED ANY NEGLECT
IN HIS GRAND JURY TESTIMONY.
YOUR HONOR, THIS DEFENDANT
IS THE MAIN WITNESS AGAINST THE JOHNSONS' DAUGHTER.
AT THE VERY LEAST, HE'LL BE SUBJECTED
TO INTIMIDATION.
AT WORST...
THESE PEOPLE WILL SHIP HIM BACK
TO HIS NATIVE HAITI...
AS HAPPENED BEFORE TO ANOTHER CHILD.
HOLD ON, MR. CUTTER.
YOUNG MAN...
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?
DO YOU WANT TO BE WITH YOUR PARENTS?
I WANT TO BE FREE.
YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST DEFENDANT WHO'S TOLD ME THAT.
[pounds gavel]
THE DEFENDANT IS REMANDED TO SECURE DETENTION.
NEXT CASE.
WHY CAN'T I GO HOME?
BACK TO THE JOHNSONS'?
AFTER WHAT THEY DID TO YOU?
NO...
TO HAITI.
WHY CAN'T I GO HOME TO HAITI?
THAT IS GOOD.
I WILL SEE MAMAN.
THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS, PATRICK.
YOU COMMITTED A VERY SERIOUS CRIME.
PLEASE.
I'M SORRY, PATRICK.
(man) OKAY, LET'S GO, ON YOUR FEET!
[chains clinking]
I WILL NEVER BE FREE.
(man) ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. SINGLE FILE.
[chains clinking]
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