>> 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.
>> HE SAW IT IN YOUR WINDOW LAST WEEK,
AND HE THOUGHT IT WOULD LOOK GOOD ON ME.
BUT, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S A LITTLE...
YOU KNOW, SKANKY.
>> IN THIS ECONOMY, SWEETIE,
IF YOU HAVE ASSETS, SHOW THEM.
[giggles]
THOSE ARE FABULOUS.
>> OH, YEAH, I FOUND THEM UNDER MY PILLOW.
>> I WANT TO SLEEP WHERE YOU SLEEP.
>> SEND THIS OVER TO MY APARTMENT, OKAY?
>> THE BODEGA GUY DOWN AT THE CORNER CAME UP
TO PICK UP THE MORNING PAPERS.
HEARD A THUD.
SAW HER LYING IN THE STREET.
>> DID ANYBODY ACTUALLY SEE WHAT HAPPENED?
>> THEY SAY THEY WERE OUT HERE.
BUT NOBODY SAW NOTHING.
>> HEY, DON'T LET THOSE KIDS GO ANYWHERE.
>> NO I.D.
TAN LINE WHERE HER WATCH USED TO BE.
EXPENSIVE MANICURE, TOO.
>> LOOK AT HER CLOTHES.
THAT'S A GUCCI BELT. ARMANI JACKET.
SHE'S OVERDRESSED FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> SHE MUST'VE TAKEN A WRONG TURN.
>> GOT THAT RIGHT.
>> WE ALREADY TOLD THOSE POLICE WE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.
>> WHITE LADY GETS INTO AN ACCIDENT,
AND THE DT'S RIDE OVER, RIGHT?
>> THEY'RE NOT THE TOP DOGS.
THEIR SUITS ARE TOO CHEAP.
>> YOU GOT JOKES, HUH?
WELL, HOW ABOUT SOME ANSWERS?
>> IT WAS A TRUCK THAT HIT HER.
A TRUCK HIT HER AND THEN JUST KEPT ON GOING.
>> ALL RIGHT, A TRUCK.
ANYTHING MORE SPECIFIC?
MAYBE A LICENSE PLATE NUMBER?
>> YEAH.
I GOT A WEBCAM IN MY EYE.
>> JUVENILES ON THE STREET AFTER 1:00 A.M.
I THINK I'M CALLING A.C.S.
>> OH, COME ON, MA-- WE WERE JUST PLAYING.
>> WE'RE NOT.
>> LOOK, THE BACK OF THE TRUCK WAS OPEN, ALL RIGHT?
IT HAD NEWSPAPERS STACKED UP IN THERE.
IF THAT HELPS YOU OUT, I DON'T KNOW.
>> THAT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING.
>> WHO SAYS I HIT ANYBODY?
>> YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR US TO MATCH THE DENTS
ON YOUR FRONT END WITH THE BRUISES ON OUR VICTIM,
THAT'S FINE WITH US.
JUST DON'T EXPECT ANY BREAKS, YOU UNDERSTAND?
>> WHY WOULD I NEED A BREAK?
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING CRIMINAL.
>> ALL RIGHT, LOOK...
IF YOU HIT SOMEBODY,
AND THEN YOU LEFT HER FOR DEAD...
DO YOU SEE THAT?
THAT'S DEFINITELY CRIMINAL.
HOMICIDE OR ACCIDENT, YOUR CHOICE.
>> I THINK THEY FOUND A BLONDE HAIR STUCK IN YOUR--
>> ALL RIGHT.
LOOK, IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
IT WASN'T MY FAULT.
>> YOU SAYING IT WAS HERS?
>> NO, IT WAS THE DELINQUENTS THAT WERE AFTER HER.
I WAS COMING DOWN THE STREET.
AND OUT THE CORNER OF MY EYE,
I SEE THESE KIDS AROUND THIS GIRL.
WELL, ONE OF THEM, HE GOES TO GRAB HER.
AND OUT OF NOWHERE, SHE RUNS IN FRONT OF MY TRUCK.
I COULDN'T STOP IN TIME.
HEY, I FEEL BAD, BELIEVE ME.
>> WHAT DO THESE KIDS LOOK LIKE?
>> HARLEM KIDS.
THE ONE THAT WENT AFTER HER, HE WAS WEARING AN ORANGE JACKET.
ALL RIGHT?
>> TURN AROUND.
COME ON, SILVIO, TURN AROUND.
WE'RE HOOKING YOU UP.
YOU AND YOUR VAN.
>> YOU'RE ARRESTING ME?
>> HEY, WE FEEL BAD, BELIEVE ME.
>> COME ON THIS IS WHACK.
MAN, I ALREADY TOLD YOU, WE DIDN'T DO NOTHING TO HER.
>> WE KNOW, BUT SOMEBODY SAW YOU TALKING TO HER.
SIT DOWN.
>> IT'S NO BIG DEAL IF YOU EXCHANGE WORDS WITH HER, CARLOS.
WE JUST NEED TO KNOW IF SHE GAVE YOU ANY INFORMATION
THAT WILL HELP US IDENTIFY HER.
>> I ALREADY TOLD YOU SHE DIDN'T GIVE US NO INFORMATION
>> WHEN YOU WERE TALKING WITH HER.
>> YES.
>> AH! >> AH, COME ON, HOLD--
I ALREADY TOLD YOU, WE DIDN'T DO NOTHING TO HER, ALL RIGHT?
WE JUST COME OUTSIDE WHEN WE HEARD TINY MAKING A RACKET.
THAT'S IT.
>> TINY?
>> YES, MAN. TINY.
THAT DUMBASS GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG DOWN THE BLOCK.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN', WE COME OUTSIDE,
WE HEAR HIM BARKING AT SOME WHITE LADY
COMING DOWN THE STREET, YOU KNOW.
AND SHE LOOKS ALL SCARED, OR WHATEVER.
>> SHE'S SCARED OF THE DOG?
>> I DON'T KNOW, JUST SCARED.
ALL RIGHT, AND I SEE HER CLOTHES ALL MESSED UP.
AND SHE AIN'T GOT NO SHOES ON.
AND I'M LIKE, "YO, MISS, YOU NEED SOME HELP?"
ALL RIGHT, AND THAT'S WHEN SHE RAN INTO THE STREET.
AND THAT'S WHEN THE TRUCK TOOK HER OUT.
>> AND YOU DIDN'T PUT YOUR HANDS ON HER AT ALL?
YOU OR YOUR FRIENDS?
>> NO, MAN. UH-UH. >> MM.
[phone ringing] >> WHY--WHY AM I GONNA CHASE SOME LADY INTO TRAFFIC
AND THEN SIT AROUND AND WAIT FOR THE POLICE TO COME, MAN?
>> BECAUSE YOU THINK THE POLICE ARE STUPID.
>> COME ON.
>> SO THAT'S IT, THEN? I'M OUT OF HERE?
>> NO, THAT'S UP TO THE D.A.
>> THE D.A. WILL HAVE A FIELD DATE WITH HIS SHEET.
TRUANCY, FAIR BEATING, VANDALISM.
>> ALL THE TRUE DIVERSIONS OF A NEW YORK CITY BOYHOOD.
>> YOU KNOW, IF HE CHASED OUR JANE DOE INTO TRAFFIC,
HE'LL BE ADDING MURDER TO HIS RESUME.
[laughing]
>> WHAT'S THE M.E. SAY?
>> ASIDE FROM THE INJURIES FROM THE TRUCK,
OUR VICTIM HAD FRESH BRUISE MARKS ON HER ARM.
THEY LOOK LIKE FINGER MARKS.
>> WELL, THERE WAS GREEN GLASS EMBEDDED IN HER CLOTHES.
FROM THE TRUCK?
>> NO, FORENSICS SAY THEY CAME FROM A WINDOW PANE.
>> WELL, YOU HAVE A WELL-DRESSED WOMAN
RUNNING IN THE STREET AT 1:00 A.M.
IN APPARENT DISTRESS, BAREFOOT, JEWELRY MISSING...
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT SHE WAS DOING
BEFORE SHE CROSSED PATHS WITH CARLOS AND HIS CREW.
[dog howling]
[barking]
>> THIS MUST BE TINY.
>> HI.
DID YOU SEE THIS GOOD-LOOKING GIRL LAST NIGHT?
[barking]
NO? WHAT ABOUT THIS UGLY LITTLE MUG?
[barking]
OKAY.
SEE, I'M GONNA TAKE THAT AS A "YES."
>> HEY, LUPS...
[barking]
CHECK OUT THE WINDOW ON THE TOP FLOOR.
GREEN GLASS.
>> THE BANK FORECLOSED ON US ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
IT'S BEEN VACANT EVER SINCE.
IT'S PRICED TO MOVE, BUT IN THIS ECONOMY...
>> HEY, DO YOU MIND JUST WAITING IN THE HALLWAY, PLEASE?
>> LAST SUNDAY'S PAPER.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD SOMEBODY IN THE BUILDING?
>> ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO.
WE SHOWED THE PLACE TO THE HARLEM REDEVELOPMENT PEOPLE.
>> LUPS.
THAT'S HER.
BLAIR CARLSON.
SHE HAS A SOHO ADDRESS.
HER JEWELRY'S STILL IN HERE. WATCH, EARRINGS--
>> THIS LOCK LOOKS NEW.
>> IT WASN'T HERE THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE.
>> BROKEN FROM THE INSIDE.
SHE COULD'VE JUMPED OUT ONTO THE ROOF OF THE PORCH.
>> FOOD, WATER, MATTRESS.
MY GUESS IS SHE WASN'T HERE FOR A SPA TREATMENT.
>> WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW HER?
>> YESTERDAY MORNING, AROUND 10:00.
SHE WAS ON HER WAY OUT.
>> ALONE?
>> YES.
>> HOW COULD SHE AFFORD THIS PLACE?
SHE COME FROM MONEY?
>> NO, MONEY CAME TO HER.
>> SHE WAS A PROFESSIONAL? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
>> HER BOYFRIEND'S PETE GARDNER.
CEO OF MARKHAM FRASIER INVESTMENT BANK.
THE MARKHAM FRASIER INVESTMENT BANK
THAT WENT INTO THE TOILET LAST MONTH?
>> THAT'S THE ONE.
>> SHE DOWNLOADED SOME COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LISTINGS.
>> YEAH, THAT WAS HER NEW THING.
SHE SAID THERE WERE SOME REAL BARGAINS OUT THERE.
>> AND CHECK THEM WITH COMP SALES IN HARLEM.
AND GOT AN I.M.
"HEY BABE, IF YOU WANTED TO SCARE ME, IT WORKED."
"CALL ME NOW, PETE."
>> I GOT THIS TEXT MESSAGE FROM BLAIR'S CELL PHONE YESTERDAY,
LATE AFTERNOON.
>> HM.
"WE HAVE YOUR GIRLFRIEND.
"IF YOU WANT HER BACK, THE PRICE IS $200,000."
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS ONE OF HER JOKES.
THEN I COULDN'T REACH HER.
>> SO WHAT DID YOU DO THEN?
>> I TEXTED THEM BACK,
TELLING THEM I WAS WILLING TO PLAY BALL.
BUT I COULDN'T GET THE MONEY UNTIL THE MORNING.
SCROLL DOWN, YOU CAN SEE THE REPLY.
>> MM-HMM.
"OKAY FOR MORNING DROP.
"INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW."
>> I NEVER HEARD FROM THEM AGAIN.
>> WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL THE POLICE?
>> OH, THAT'D GO OVER WELL WITH MY WIFE.
>> YEAH, SURE.
>> MISS CARLSON WAS BEING HELD IN A VACANT BUILDING
IN HARLEM THAT WAS FOR SALE.
DO YOU KNOW ANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT SHE WAS DEALING WITH?
ANYBODY UP IN HARLEM?
>> NO, I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY UP IN HARLEM.
WELL, EXCEPT FOR BILL CLINTON, OF COURSE.
>> DID ANYBODY ELSE KNOW ABOUT
YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MISS CARLSON?
>> I ACTUALLY TRIED TO BE DISCREET.
>> WHAT ABOUT THREATS FROM INVESTORS OR FORMER EMPLOYEES?
>> OUR SECURITY COMPANY LOGS THEM ALL.
MY WIFE WILL BE HOME ANY MINUTE.
>> OH, RIGHT. SURE, YEAH.
ONE LAST THING.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REACH YOUR GIRLFRIEND'S FAMILY.
AND WE NEED AN I.D.
SO...
>> SHE SHOULD'VE STAYED PUT.
I'D HAVE PAID THE DAMN MONEY.
>> YOU BET I SENT PETE GARDNER A THREATENING LETTER.
ME AND ABOUT 10,000 OTHER PEOPLE.
>> YEAH, WE READ SOME OF THOSE.
BUT YOURS...
"I WILL INFLICT ON YOU THE SAME PAIN
YOU INFLICTED ON OTHERS."
>> MOST OF MY COMPENSATION FROM MARKHAM FRASIER
WAS IN STOCK OPTIONS.
I SHOULD HAVE $7 MILLION.
INSTEAD, I'M MOVING TO PARSIPPANY.
>> UH-HUH.
>> WHERE WERE YOU ON MONDAY?
>> MY FATHER'S APARTMENT IN QUEENS.
>> HE PASSED AWAY.
>> HE, UH...
HE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
HE WAS RETIRED.
HE PUT EVERYTHING HE HAD INTO MARKHAM FRASIER STOCK.
THEN I TOLD HIM THAT PETE GARDNER WAS A GENIUS.
THAT BASTARD RUINED THOUSANDS OF LIVES,
AND HE GETS TO KEEP THE $48 MILLION BONUS HE GOT LAST YEAR.
GREAT HUMANITARIAN.
GIVES AWAY MILLIONS TO CHARITIES,
SO HE CAN GET IN WITH THE PARK AVENUE CROWD.
WHILE MY FATHER, WHO ACTUALLY WORKED FOR A LIVING IS--
>> TOUGH BREAK.
[sighs]
>> OOPS.
LOOK WHO'S SHAKING HANDS WITH THE GREAT HUMANITARIAN.
>> IS THAT? >> YEAH.
OUR BOY, CARLOS.
SMALL WORLD.
>> I GO TO THIS PROGRAM FRESH HORIZONS,
JUST--IT'S JUST SOME RICH DUDE THAT GIVES US MONEY, MAN.
>> THE GIRL THAT WAS RUN DOWN...
SHE'S THAT RICH DUDE'S GIRLFRIEND.
>> OH.
FOR REAL?
>> OH, FOR REAL, FOR REAL.
SHE WAS KIDNAPPED AND LOCKED UP
IN A BUILDING A BLOCK FROM WHERE SHE WAS KILLED.
>> I--I DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THAT.
>> OKAY, WE FOUND YOUR PRINTS
ON A BOTTLE OF WATER IN THE ROOM THAT SHE WAS HELD.
CHECK IT OUT.
>> OH, COME ON, MAN.
>> I SEEN THIS ON TV.
I LIE ABOUT SOME B.S. EVIDENCE OR WHATEVER,
AND YOU HOPE SOME DUMB HOMIE FALLS FOR IT.
THAT'S NOT ME.
>> TELL US WHERE YOU WERE MONDAY.
>> I WAS AT FRESH HORIZONS UNTIL, LIKE, 4:00
DOING MY PROGRAMS, ALL RIGHT?
I WENT DOWN TO THE RIVER, I CHECKED OUT THE BOATS.
AFTER THAT, I HOOKED UP WITH SOME OF MY PEOPLES,
LIKE, AROUND 9:00, THAT'S IT.
>> YOU WERE CHECKING OUT BOATS BY THE RIVER.
[chuckles]
THAT IS A SORRY ASS ALIBI.
NO, I MEAN, MOST GUYS...
THEY GET THEIR MOM OR THEIR GIRLFRIEND TO VOUCH FOR THEM.
SOMEONE.
>> ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
I DON'T GOT A GIRLFRIEND. ALL RIGHT?
AND AS FOR MY MOTHER,
SHE'S UPSTATE DOING, LIKE, A THREE-YEAR BID
OVER SOME DOPE STUFF, ALL RIGHT?
AND I CAN'T DEAL WITH THE GROUP HOME.
SO I GO TO THE RIVER TO CHILL, IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU?
>> THE KID'S A REGULAR OTIS REDDING.
>> OTIS SAT BY THE BAY.
AND HOW WOULD A KID KNOW THAT GARDNER HAD A MISTRESS?
>> WELL, MAYBE GARDNER WASN'T THAT DISCREET.
AND LOOK, GARDNER'S WORTH OVER $100 MILLION,
THE RANSOM'S, WHAT, 200 GRAND?
THAT'S AN AMOUNT A KID MIGHT ASK FOR.
>> NO, NO, A KID WOULD'VE ASKED FOR THE MOON.
>> THE KID'S PRINTS ARE ON THE WATER BOTTLE,
I REST MY CASE. >> THANK YOU.
ANYWAY, I KNOW SOMEONE WHO'S GOING TO BE RELIEVED
OUR TRUCK DRIVER'S ONLY LOOKING AT LEAVING THE SCENE.
GIRL'S KIDNAPPER'S GONNA TAKE THE WEIGHT FOR HER DEATH.
>> A STREET KID LIKE CARLOS COULDN'T PUT THIS TOGETHER.
HE WOULD'VE HAD TO LURE THE WOMAN TO HARLEM,
OR DRIVEN HER THERE.
THERE HAS TO BE SOMEBODY OLDER INVOLVED.
>> YEAH, BUT CARLOS' HOMIES ARE ALL KIDS, LIKE HIM.
>> CHECK THIS OUT.
"FRESH HORIZONS:
A POST RELEASE PROGRAM FOR OFFENDERS
FROM 13 TO 18 YEARS OF AGE.
SOMEBODY OVER THERE MIGHT KNOW IF CARLOS
HOOKED UP WITH GRADUATES FROM THE PROGRAM.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE CARLOS WOULD BE INVOLVED
IN SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> HOW LONG'S HE BEEN COMING HERE?
>> ALMOST TWO YEARS.
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS, SETTING AND MEETING GOALS,
ATTENDING SCHOOL, SETTING A GOOD EXAMPLE
FOR PEOPLE LIKE RAMON HERE.
RAMON'S SMART, HE'S GOOD WITH THE LADIES.
HE JUST DOESN'T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL.
YOU KNOW THIS IS FOR EXERCISING.
>> BUT, RONNY, I'M EXERCISING MY MOUTH.
>> YOU SHOULD BE STUDYING FOR THAT G.E.D.
IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THAT KNICKS GAME.
>> WE BELIEVE THAT CARLOS WAS DRAGGED
INTO THIS BY AN OLDER KID.
>> CARLOS FOLLOWS HIS OWN DRUMMER.
BEFORE HE WAS IN A GROUP HOME, HE LIVED WITH AN UNCLE
WHO BEAT HIM WITH A FRYING PAN, TRYING TO BREAK HIS WILL.
DIDN'T WORK.
>> CARLOS HAD A LOCKER?
CAN WE SEE IT?
>> SURE, THEY KNOW I CHECK THEM.
IF YOU GUYS, DOWN AT THE PRECINCT--
YOU GOT ANY OLD STUFF YOU DON'T NEED,
SPORTS EQUIPMENT, CHAIRS, ANYTHING,
WE COULD USE IT DOWN HERE.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DIG UP, MR. ALDRIDGE.
>> THIS LOOK FAMILIAR?
WHY WOULD CARLOS NEED PAINTERS TAPE?
>> ONE OF MY GRADUATES--
HE DOES SOME PAINTING AND LIGHT CONSTRUCTION.
CARLOS WORKED FOR HIM.
>> ...THESE KIDS WHENEVER I CAN.
HE'S PRETTY PERSUASIVE.
HE WAS GOOD TO ME WHEN NO ONE ELSE WAS.
SO I HAVE TO GUESS HOW CARLOS MESSED UP?
>> THIS WOMAN.
SHE WAS KIDNAPPED AND LOCKED IN THE BUILDING
THAT CARLOS HELPED YOU CLEAN UP.
YOU KNOW HER?
>> HEY.
>> MR. PEREZ...
NOW IF CARLOS HAS UNDERMINED
THE GOOD WORK THAT RONNY IS DOING,
YOU OWE IT TO RONNY TO SET IT STRAIGHT.
>> RONNY REFERRED SOME OF HIS RICH DONORS TO ME.
THIS LADY HAD ME REPAINT THE GYM IN HER PLACE.
>> AND WHAT? CARLOS WENT WITH YOU?
>> NO.
BUT THIS LADY WAS DONATING A STAIRMASTER TO FRESH HORIZONS.
RONNY WAS GOING TO COME BY WITH A VAN
AND ONE OF THE KIDS TO PICK IT UP.
>> TWO WEEKS AGO, RONNY ALDRIDGE.
HE HAD A YOUNG MAN WITH HIM.
>> IS THIS HIM? >> NO, IT WAS A BLACK KID.
HE DIDN'T SIGN IN BECAUSE HE STAYED OUT IN THE VAN.
IT WAS DOUBLE PARKED.
>> SO ALDRIDGE WENT UP TO MISS CARLSON'S ALONE?
>> I WENT WITH HIM.
HE RUNS A CHARITY FOR INNER CITY KIDS.
HE WAS HUSTLING ME FOR ANYTHING OUR RESIDENTS THREW AWAY.
>> WAS MISS CARLSON HOME WHEN ALDRIDGE STOPPED BY?
>> YES, SIR.
SHE STAYED UPSTAIRS, ALDRIDGE WAS CHATTING HER UP.
>> AND HITTING HER UP FOR MORE DONATIONS, PROBABLY.
>> NO, ACTUALLY.
THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HARLEM REAL ESTATE.
[phone ringing]
THIS IS GEORGE.
>> CHATTING HER UP ABOUT HARLEM REAL ESTATE.
IF ALDRIDGE KNOWS GARDNER,
THEY WOULDN'T BE HARD TO LURE HER UP TO THAT BUILDING.
>> YEAH WELL, MAYBE RONNY ISN'T THE SAINT THAT HE CLAIMS TO BE.
>> ANYTHING FOR HIS BOYS.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT HE'S ABOUT.
>> BUT NOTHING FOR HIMSELF?
>> HAVE YOU SEEN WHERE HE LIVES?
IN A BACK ROOM AT FRESH HORIZONS.
I THINK HE OWNS MAYBE TWO SHIRTS AND A PAIR OF PANTS.
>> MM.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU AUDITED FRESH HORIZONS?
>> UH, ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO.
AND EVERY DIME OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING
WAS ACCOUNTED FOR.
PLEASE DON'T TELL ME I SHOULD WORRY ABOUT RONNY ALDRIDGE.
>> UH, WELL, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
IF HE HAD A SUDDEN NEED FOR MONEY.
MAYBE A GAMBLING DEBT, OR--
>> OH...DEAR.
>> WE SAID THE MAGIC WORDS.
>> WELL, I GOT A CALL FROM SOMEONE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO,
UP IN MILLBROOK.
HE SAID HE WAS HORSE BREEDER.
HE ASKED ME ALL KINDS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT RONNY
AND FRESH HORIZONS--OH...
HERE.
>> DALE THORNHILL.
>> ALDRIDGE WAS INTERESTED IN BUYING MY FARM.
[bird hoots]
HE WAS A FUNNY LITTLE MAN.
I DOUBT HE'D BEEN OUT OF THE CITY ONE NIGHT HIS ENTIRE LIFE.
>> YOUR FARM IS THIS PLACE HERE?
>> YEAH.
YEAH, I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP IT UP.
I LIVE WITH MY DAUGHTER DOWN AT THE TOWNSEND HORSE FARM NOW.
BUT THIS IS THE HOUSE.
>> SO ALDRIDGE WANTED TO BUY THIS.
>> YUP. AS IS.
>> HE SAID HE WANTED TO BRING A BUNCH
OF JUVENILE DELINQUENTS UP HERE.
GET THEM OUT OF THE CITY.
I TOLD ALDRIDGE CITY KIDS'LL FREEZE UP HERE.
IT'S ONLY GOT THE ONE STOVE.
HE SAID HE'D ALREADY BOUGHT THEM PARKAS, THE WHOLE NINE YARDS.
EVEN HAD A WHOLE PROGRAM OF WINTER SPORTS TO KEEP THEM BUSY.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH, EVERY FOOL'S GOT TO HAVE A DREAM, RIGHT?
[chuckles]
>> HOW MUCH WAS THIS DREAM GONNA COST HIM?
>> $200,000.
>> I GAVE HIM TWO MONTHS--
UNTIL THIS WEEK, TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY.
>> 200 GRAND FOR THIS DUMP.
IT'S PRACTICALLY ON THE FREEWAY.
>> IT'S WORTH MORE.
ALDRIDGE TOLD ME I COULD CLAIM THE DIFFERENCE
AS A CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION.
>> I DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT NO DAMN KIDNAPPING, MAN.
COME ON!
>> IT WAS FOR A GOOD CAUSE, CARLOS.
WE'LL GIVE YOU THAT.
>> OH, GOD.
>> THE FARMHOUSE THAT RONNY WANTED TO BUY...
HE DID TELL YOU ABOUT IT, DIDN'T HE?
>> HE'D BEEN TALKING IT UP FOR A WHILE, YEAH.
>> LIFE WOULD BE SWEET UP THERE, RIGHT?
AWAY FROM ALL THE NOISE AND THE PRESSURE OF THE CITY.
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
>> RONNY SAID HE HAD THIS BIG HOUSE.
AND IT WAS NEXT TO A LAKE WE COULD SKATE ON,
AND IN THE SUMMERTIME, WE COULD SWIM IN IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING,
HE SAID IT WAS NEXT TO A BALL FIELD, OR WHATEVER.
YOU KNOW, WE'D HAVE IT ALL TO OURSELVES.
IT WAS--IT WAS GONNA BE OFF THE HOOK, THAT'S IT.
>> AND ALL RONNY NEEDED WAS 200 GRAND
TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
>> NO, I DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THAT, ALL RIGHT?
>> AND THAT'S WHY HE ASKED YOU TO HELP HIM.
>> COME ON, MAN.
>> HE THREATENED YOU.
OR YOU JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT--
>> I DON'T--I DON'T--
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK HE'S GOING TO DO
WHEN HE FINDS OUT WE HAVE YOUR PRINTS
ALL OVER THOSE WATER BOTTLES, HUH?
LOOK AT ME.
>> COME ON. STOP! >> HEY!
HE'S GOING TO PUT IT ALL ON YOU.
HE'S GOING TO SAY YOU AND YOUR HOMIES GRABBED THAT GIRL.
>> RONNY WOULDN'T DO THAT.
>> ARE YOU SURE?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SOUND LIKE, CARLOS?
A LITTLE BOY.
IT'S TIME TO MAN UP AND TELL THE TRUTH.
>> I AM A MAN!
AND I AM TELLING THE TRUTH.
>> YOU GUYS TOOK OUR VAN,
NOW YOU'RE TALKING TO THE D.J.J.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> WELL, THINGS AREN'T LOOKING GOOD FOR CARLOS.
WE FOUND HIS PRINTS ON BOTTLES WHERE MISS CARLSON WAS HELD.
NOW WE HAVE A MOTIVE.
>> THIS FARMHOUSE UP IN MILLBROOK
THAT YOU'VE BEEN TRYING TO BUY IS WHAT,
A CAMP FOR YOUR BOYS?
>> CARLOS HAD SOME WRONG-HEADED IDEA
ABOUT COMING UP WITH THE MONEY FOR IT.
>> CARLOS IS JUST A KID. [phone ringing]
>> YOU SAID YOURSELF HE FOLLOWS HIS OWN DRUMMER.
HE'S TOUGH, HE'S SMART.
THIS IS ALL WITHIN HIS ABILITIES.
>> UH...
WE FOUND A STRAND OF BLAIR CARLSON'S HAIR IN THE VAN.
>> I USED THAT VAN TO PICK UP A STAIR MASTER
THAT SHE DONATED.
THE HAIR PROBABLY CAME OFF THE MACHINE.
>> CARLOS' LAWYER CAN CERTAINLY ARGUE THAT POINT AT THE TRIAL.
>> AND WE'LL TELL CARLOS WE TALKED TO YOU.
WE'LL GIVE HIM YOUR BEST, ALL RIGHT.
>> NO, WAIT.
>> I TOLD CARLOS TO PUT WATER IN THE VAN.
I DIDN'T TELL HIM WHY.
THAT'S WHY HIS PRINTS ARE ON THOSE BOTTLES.
>> ARE YOU ADMITTING THAT YOU KIDNAPPED BLAIR CARLSON?
>> I WANT TO TALK TO A LAWYER.
>> IT'S OKAY, GUYS. I'LL BE BACK SOON.
STRING, YOU AND LOUIS CLOSE UP TONIGHT.
CHARLIE, MAKE SURE YOU GET TO YOUR APPOINTMENT EARLY TOMORROW.
WEAR A CLEAN SHIRT.
RAMON, JUST KEEP STUDYING FOR YOUR G.E.D.
WHEN I GET BACK, WE'LL GO TO THAT HOUSE
BY THE LAKE, ALL RIGHT?
IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
JUST KEEP WORKING ON YOUR PROGRAMS.
>> FRESH HORIZONS WAS ONE OF 20 CHARITIES
THAT MY COMPANY SUPPORTED, BUT I GOTTA SAY,
RONNY ALDRIDGE WAS THE MOST UNRELENTING FUNDRAISER
OF THE BUNCH.
AND ALWAYS WITH THE SAME REFRAIN.
"ALL FOR HIS BOYS."
>> DID YOU EVER TELL HIM THAT
MISS CARLSON WAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND?
>> YEAH, WELL, I-- [chuckles]
I TOLD HIM SHE WAS AN EMPLOYEE, BUT HE'S A SHARP FELLOW.
I'M SURE HE FIGURED IT OUT.
>> WELL, WE JUST NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHY HE TARGETED YOU.
WAS IT OPPORTUNITY, OR WAS THERE SOMETHING ELSE?
>> HOW ABOUT SPITE?
>> HE'D BEEN AFTER MY FIRM TO FUND
SOME KIND OF CAMP FOR HIS BOYS,
AND I PROMISED HIM $500,000,
BUT THEN THE FIRM WENT INTO BANKRUPTCY.
>> HOW DID MR. ALDRIDGE REACT?
>> WELL HE ASKED ME FOR A PERSONAL DONATION.
AND I TOLD HIM I COULDN'T DO IT.
>> WHAT'D HE SAY?
>> HE LOWERED HIS ASK TO $400,000.
AND THEN $300,000.
I TOLD HIM HE WASN'T CONSIDERING MY SITUATION.
THAT HAVING A COMPANY CRASH UNDER YOU
IS, UH... [sighs]
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIFE CHANGING.
IT'S...
>> YOUR WATCH. EXPENSIVE?
>> VERY. YOUR POINT?
>> LEAVE IT AT HOME WHEN WE CALL YOU TO TESTIFY.
THANKS FOR COMING IN.
>> WHERE'S A NEWSPAPER TRUCK WHEN YOU NEED ONE?
[laughing]
>> NOW, NOW.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED.
MURDER AND KIDNAPPING, IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
[paper ripping, rustling]
>> CHARGE ALDRIDGE AND THE BOY?
>> THE EVIDENCE IMPLICATES BOTH.
IF ALDRIDGE WANTS TO CLEAR THE BOY
WITH A COMPLETE AND FREE CONFESSION,
HE'S WELCOME TO DO IT ANYTIME.
>> NOT GUILTY AS TO MY GUY.
>> SAME OVER HERE, JUDGE.
>> PEOPLE ASK FOR BAIL OF $500,000 FOR EACH DEFENDANT.
>> CARLOS HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS CRIME.
EVEN HIS CO-DEFENDANT EXCULPATED HIM.
>> DOES THIS MEAN YOUR CLIENT
HAS MADE ADMISSIONS, MR. DIBBENS?
>> NOT AT ALL, YOUR HONOR.
JUST LOGISTICAL EXPLANATIONS TO CLEAR THE YOUNG MAN.
ACTUALLY, MR. ALDRIDGE HIMSELF HAS AN ALIBI.
THERE ARE A DOZEN WITNESSES HERE
WILLING TO SWEAR AS TO HIS WHEREABOUTS
ON THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN QUESTION.
>> RONNY DIDN'T DO NOTHING TO THAT LADY.
>> YEAH, HE AIN'T DO NOTHING.
[all] >> YEAH.
>> SIT DOWN AND BE QUIET. ALL OF YOU!
MR. DIBBENS,
YOU'LL PROVIDE THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES
OF THESE ALIBI WITNESSES TO THE PEOPLE.
BAIL FOR EACH DEFENDANT IS SET AT $500,000.
[gavel drops]
>> RONNY WAS THERE WHEN I CAME TO FRESH HORIZONS.
HE HELPED ME WITH MY STUDYING ALL AFTERNOON,
AND THEN HE ORDERED IN PIZZA.
>> HE SPENT THE AFTERNOON SHOWING ME HOW TO USE A DRILL.
HE SAID THERE'S A BARN WITH A WOODSHOP
UP AT THIS FARM WE'RE GOING TO.
>> THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
THEY HAVE HIM DRILLING WOOD, CRACKING THE BOOKS,
PLAYING PING PONG...
>> YEAH, THE BUSIEST AFTERNOON OF RONNY ALDRIDGE'S LIFE.
>> THEY'RE ALL LYING FOR HIM.
AND THE WORST OF IT IS, HE'S FILLED THEIR HEADS
WITH THIS PIE IN THE SKY FARM.
>> HE WAS SETTING THOSE KIDS UP FOR A BIG FALL.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THESE ALIBIS?
>> WELL, I'M NOT WORRIED.
THEIR STORIES ARE SO CONTRADICTORY,
WE CAN DEAL WITH IT AT TRIAL.
>> YOU MEAN WHEN THOSE KIDS TESTIFY,
MICHAEL CUTTER IS GONNA MAKE FOOLS OF THEM.
[scoffs]
I'D REALLY HATE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN.
>> ALL RIGHT.
COME ON GUYS, HERE WE GO.
WE'RE HERE, LET'S GET OUT.
>> THIS IS IT.
THIS IS THE PLACE RONNY WANTED TO BUY.
SO TAKE A GOOD LOOK, BECAUSE THIS IS ALL THERE IS.
THERE'S NO LAKE,
NO BALL FIELD,
NO BARN FOR A WOODSHOP.
AND THE BIG HOUSE THAT YOU WERE ALL GOING TO LIVE IN,
NO ELECTRICITY, NO RUNNING WATER, NO HEAT.
THERE'S NO PLACE TO COOK, OR EAT, OR SLEEP.
YOU KNOW, RONNY PROMISES A LOT, DOESN'T HE?
AND NOW HE'S EXPECTING ALL OF YOU TO LIE FOR HIM.
AND BY LYING, YOU BECOME AN ACCOMPLICE TO HIS CRIMES.
>> AND YOU DON'T DESERVE THAT.
>> NONE OF YOU DO.
NONE OF YOU.
>> AND WE'RE SORRY.
WE'RE REALLY VERY SORRY.
>> YOUR ALIBI WITNESSES RECANTED--
EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM.
>> BUT THEY DID ALIBI THEIR FRIEND, CARLOS.
AND HE CONFIRMED THAT YOU ASKED HIM
TO PUT WATER BOTTLES IN THE VAN.
NOT ONLY THAT, HE SAID THAT YOU WERE GONE
WITH THE VAN ALL THAT AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
>> CARLOS IS NOT GOING TO TESTIFY AGAINST ME.
>> HE'S ALREADY AGREED.
IN RETURN, WE'RE GOING TO DROP ALL CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
>> THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES, MR. ALDRIDGE.
AND YOUR BOYS KNOW IT NOW.
>> WE'RE OFFERING 15 TO LIFE, ON MURDER TWO.
KIDNAPPING TO RUN CONCURRENT.
>> YOU'RE PLAYING A HAND THAT YOU DON'T HAVE.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME TO TAKE YOUR CHANCES WITH A JURY.
>> YOU KNOW, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
>> MY LAWYER SAYS, "ANYTHING I SAY UNDER OATH,
"CAN BE USED BY ANY OF THE 10,000 PLAINTIFFS
"WHO HAVE FILED LAWSUITS AGAINST ME."
AND I WON'T OPEN MYSELF UP TO THAT KIND OF LIABILITY.
>> SIT DOWN, MR. GARDNER.
IF YOU REFUSE TO TESTIFY, YOU'LL BE CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT.
AND YOU WON'T GET OUT OF IT BY WRITING A CHECK.
>> PUT ME ON THE STAND.
I'LL TAKE THE FIFTH.
>> TAKE THE FIFTH...
AND I'LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING OTHER THAN
A FEW LAWSUITS TO WORRY ABOUT.
I HAVE A BUILDING FULL OF BROKE PROSECUTORS
WHO'D LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN TO PUT YOU IN THEIR SITES.
>> WHAT DO I GET OUT OF IT?
>> HAVE YOU EVER DONE SOMETHING FOR NOTHING?
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE.
>> THAT'S THE MESSAGE I GOT
AFTER I INDICATED I'D PAY THE RANSOM.
>> DID YOU EVER RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS
TO DELIVER THE RANSOM MONEY?
>> NO.
NO, I SENT MESSAGES TO MISS CARLSON'S PHONE,
BUT I NEVER GOT A RESPONSE.
I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED TO HER
UNTIL THE POLICE SHOWED UP AT MY DOOR.
>> THANK YOU.
[clears throat]
>> MR. GARDNER...
YOU TESTIFIED YOU TURNED DOWN MY CLIENT'S REQUEST
FOR A PERSONAL DONATION OF $300,000?
>> RIGHT, I WASN'T IN A POSITION TO PERSONALLY MAKE GOOD
ON MY COMPANY'S CHARITABLE COMMITMENTS.
>> ISN'T IT A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD
THAT YOU RECEIVED A $48 MILLION BONUS LAST YEAR?
>> OBJECTION.
>> SUSTAINED. MR. DIBBENS, MOVE ON.
>> ISN'T IT TRUE THAT YOUR FIRM RECEIVED ASSISTANCE
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP KEEP IT AFLOAT?
>> A LOAN FROM TARP. IT WASN'T THAT MUCH.
>> AN $8 BILLION BAILOUT.
THAT'S NOT MUCH MONEY TO YOU?
>> SUSTAINED.
I TOLD YOU TO MOVE ON, MR. DIBBENS.
>> MR. GARDNER, DID YOU SEE MISS CARLSON
THE WEEKEND BEFORE SHE DISAPPEARED?
>> NO.
I WAS OUT OF TOWN ON BUSINESS.
IN SEDONA, ARIZONA.
>> AND WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS
WERE YOU CONDUCTING IN A RESORT TOWN?
>> IT WAS A RETREAT,
WITH 75 OF OUR FIRM'S MANAGING DIRECTORS.
>> AND WHAT DID THIS COCKTAIL AND GOLF RETREAT COST, BALLPARK?
>> OBJECTION! >> OVERRULED.
I WANT TO HEAR HIS ANSWER.
>> BALLPARK, $250,000.
>> LET ME UNDERSTAND.
AFTER SPENDING A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS
OF THE TAXPAYER'S MONEY ON A POOL PARTY--
>> OBJECTION! >> SUSTAINED.
>> YOU COULDN'T FIND ROOM IN YOUR SMALL HEART--
>> OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR!
>> TO HELP MY CLIENT BUILD A BETTER LIFE FOR THESE BOYS.
>> YOUR CROSS IS OVER, MR. DIBBENS.
THE JURY WILL DISREGARD.
>> DIBBENS IS PUTTING GARDNER ON TRIAL.
>> HE'S GOING FOR JURY NULLIFICATION.
HE WANTS THE JURY TO IGNORE THE RULES,
AND VOTE THEIR EMOTIONS.
>> YEAH, THEIR EMOTIONS ON LOST JOBS,
AND BUSTED RETIREMENT SAVINGS.
>> HE'S INSINUATING RONNY ALDRIDGE'S RANSOM REQUEST
WAS JUSTIFIED BY GARDNER'S GREED.
>> THE ROBIN HOOD DEFENSE.
>> IT WORKED BEFORE.
>> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
>> OBJECT LIKE HELL.
YOU SHOW THE JURY THAT GARDNER'S NOT THE ONLY PLAYER HERE
WITH A CHARACTER FLAW.
>> RONNY GOT US THOSE, LIKE, A YEAR AGO.
HE SAID WE WOULD NEED THEM WHEN WE WENT UP TO THE FARM.
>> LAST YEAR?
HOW LONG HAD HE BEEN TALKING TO YOU ABOUT THIS FARM?
>> UM, FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW.
HE KEPT SAYING THAT WE'D GET IT NEXT MONTH.
AND THEN THE MONTH AFTER THAT.
>> AND WHAT, IF ANYTHING, DID HE TELL YOU
ABOUT HOW HE WAS GOING TO PAY FOR THIS FARM?
CARLOS.
YOU TOOK AN OATH TO SAY THE TRUTH.
>> HE SAID THAT HE'D FIND A DONOR.
HE SAID THAT HE WOULDN'T LET US DOWN.
YOU KNOW, HE SAID HE'D ROB A BANK IF HE HAD TO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CARLOS...
WHY ARE YOU HERE TESTIFYING TODAY?
>> I'M TESTIFYING BECAUSE MR. CUTTER OVER HERE
SAYS THAT I HAVE TO.
HE'S GOT ME JAMMED UP WITH THIS WHOLE KIDNAPPING THING.
ALL I EVEN KNOW I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
>> IT'S NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE ANGRY WITH RONNY ALDRIDGE, IS IT?
>> NO, MAN.
RONNY'S LIKE... RONNY'S LIKE A FATHER TO ME.
I MEAN, IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM, I'D PROBABLY BE IN JAIL.
YOU KNOW, OR I'D BE ON THE BLOCK SLINGING DOPE.
THAT'S WHAT IT IS, YOU KNOW.
HE GAVE ME A PLACE TO GO.
HE GAVE US ALL A SAFE PLACE TO GO EVERY DAY.
AWAY FROM EVERYTHING.
HE GAVE ME HOPE, MAN.
>> INDEED. NOTHING FURTHER.
>> REDIRECT, YOUR HONOR?
CARLOS, RONNY PROMISED A LAPTOP COMPUTER FOR EVERY BOY
IN FRESH HORIZONS, CORRECT?
>> YEAH, HE'D BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT
FOR, LIKE, THE PAST TWO YEARS NOW.
>> HAS ANYONE GOTTEN A LAPTOP?
>> NO, BUT WE STILL MIGHT GET THEM.
>> HE ALSO TOLD YOU THAT DEREK JETER
WOULD COME AND SPEND THE DAY AT FRESH HORIZONS, CORRECT?
>> YES.
>> AND THAT HASN'T HAPPENED EITHER, HAS IT?
>> NO.
>> IS THAT WHAT A FATHER IS TO YOU, CARLOS?
SOMEONE WHO BREAKS HIS PROMISES?
SOMEONE WHO LETS YOU DOWN?
HE DOESN'T HAVE TO ANSWER.
NO MORE QUESTIONS.
>> I'M NOT SURE WE'RE WINNING HEARTS AND MINDS IN THERE.
>> I DON'T KNOW, I THINK WE KNOCKED
SOME SHINE OFF ALDRIDGE'S HALO.
>> THE WAY YOU GROUND THAT KID DOWN
DID NOT PLAY WELL WITH THE JURY.
>> I'LL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT.
THE EVIDENCE POINTS TO ONE THING,
ALDRIDGE KIDNAPPED THE GIRL.
>> MM. THANKS, JOAN.
WELL, WE'RE ABOUT TO HEAR IT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH.
DIBBENS IS PUTTING ALDRIDGE ON THE STAND.
>> WHEN I PICKED UP THE STAIRMASTER FROM MISS CARLSON,
WE STARTED TALKING.
SHE TOLD ME SHE WANTED TO BUY COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE--
IN HARLEM, TO HELP THE COMMUNITY THERE.
BUT SHE SAID MR. GARDNER BELITTLED HER.
I TOLD HER SHE SHOULDN'T GET DISCOURAGED.
I MENTIONED THE FARM I WANTED TO BUY FOR MY BOYS.
I TOLD HER MR. GARDNER HAS BACKED OUT ON HIS COMMITMENTS.
>> HOW DID MISS CARLSON REACT?
>> SHE GOT REALLY ANGRY.
SHE SAID IT WAS SO LITTLE MONEY, AND THAT HIS WIFE, YOU KNOW,
SPENT MORE THAN THAT EVERY MONTH ON CLOTHES.
>> WHAT, IF ANYTHING, DID SHE SUGGEST YOU DO?
>> SHE CAME UP WITH THIS WILD IDEA.
SHE SAID WE COULD FAKE HER KIDNAPPING,
AND FORCE MR. GARDNER TO PAY A RANSOM.
MISS CARLSON SAID THAT MR. GARDNER
WOULDN'T CALL THE COPS,
BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT HIS WIFE TO FIND OUT HE CHEATED ON HER.
>> HOW--HOW DID YOU REACT TO MISS CARLSON'S SUGGESTION?
>> IT WAS A WILD IDEA, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO LET MY BOYS DOWN,
SO I WENT ALONG.
>> WHAT DID YOU AND MISS CARLSON DO?
>> I PICKED HER UP, I DROVE HER
TO THE BUILDING ON LENOX AVENUE,
SHE SAID WE HAD TO MAKE IT LOOK REAL.
SO AFTER I TEXTED MR. GARDNER, ASKING FOR A RANSOM,
I LOCKED MISS CARLSON IN A--IN THE ROOM
WITH SOME WATER AND FOOD.
>> WHY LOCK HER IN THE ROOM?
>> BECAUSE THE PLAN WAS...
AFTER I GOT THE MONEY FROM MR. GARDNER,
I WOULD TELL HIM WHERE MISS CARLSON WAS,
AND HE'D GO THERE AND FIND HER.
>> IF THAT'S TRUE, WHY WOULD SHE TRY TO ESCAPE?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
IT TOOK SO LONG FOR MR. GARDNER TO GET BACK TO ME
ABOUT THE RANSOM PAYMENT...
THERE WERE RATS IN THE BUILDING.
MAYBE MISS CARLSON GOT SCARED?
YOU KNOW, BY THE TIME I GOT BACK UP THERE,
THE POLICE WERE DOWN THE BLOCK,
AND MISS CARLSON WAS LYING IN THE STREET.
I REALIZE NOW HOW STUPID IT WAS.
I JUST WANTED MR. GARDNER TO LIVE UP TO HIS COMMITMENT.
I'M SORRY.
>> THANK YOU, RONNY.
>> THIS TESTIMONY IS UNEXPECTED, YOUR HONOR.
THE PEOPLE REQUEST A SHORT ADJOURNMENT.
>> YOU HAVE TILL TOMORROW MORNING.
[gavel drops]
>> IS THERE A CHANCE THERE'S A GRAIN OF TRUTH IN WHAT HE SAID?
>> THIS STORY IS PREPOSTEROUS.
>> IT'S UNLIKELY, BUT IT'S NOT IMPLAUSIBLE.
PETER GARDNER IS A JERK.
I COULD SEE HIS MISTRESS WANTING TO PLAY A TRICK ON HIM.
>> YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.
>> ALDRIDGE'S STORY IS JUST PLAUSIBLE ENOUGH
TO GIVE THE JURY THE FIG LEAF IT NEEDS TO ACQUIT.
YOU WANT A CONVICTION...
DEMOLISH HIS STORY.
AND DON'T LEAVE A BRICK STANDING.
>> I ALREADY TOLD YOU,
I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE RAN OFF.
MAYBE IT WAS THE RATS, OR STAYING IN THAT DARK BUILDING.
>> WELL, CARLOS TOLD THE POLICE THAT SHE WAS RUNNING
DOWN THE STREET TERRIFIED.
DOES THAT SOUND LIKE SOMEONE WHO WAS SCARED BY A FEW RATS?
>> I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE--
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES CARLOS EXAGGERATES.
>> WHY WAS MISS CARLSON BAREFOOT?
DIDN'T YOU TAKE HER BOOTS TO RESTRICT HER MOVEMENTS?
>> NO.
HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THESE BRUISES ON HER ARMS?
FROM SOMEONE GRABBING HER HARD?
>> UH, MAYBE MR. GARDNER DID THAT.
>> MR. GARDNER WAS AWAY, IN ARIZONA.
THESE BRUISES WERE FRESH.
YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE, AREN'T YOU?
>> NO.
[chuckles]
>> YOU THINK MR. GARDNER SHOULD TAKE THE BLAME FOR EVERYTHING.
>> HE DIDN'T LIVE UP TO HIS COMMITMENT.
>> NO, HE LEFT YOU WITH A PROMISE TO YOUR BOYS
YOU COULDN'T POSSIBLY FULFILL.
ISN'T THAT RIGHT?
>> I WAS GOING TO COME THROUGH.
>> OH, LIKE YOU CAME THROUGH WITH THOSE NEW LAPTOPS?
OR VISITS FROM SUPERSTAR ATHLETES?
WEREN'T YOU WORRIED YOUR BOYS WOULD STOP BELIEVING IN YOU?
>> NO.
>> FRESH HORIZONS IS ALL YOU HAVE, ISN'T IT?
YOU GOT NO FAMILY, NO HOME...
>> FRESH HORIZONS IS ALL THE FAMILY I NEED.
>> BUT OVER THE YEARS, MANY OF YOUR KIDS
HAVE BEEN DIVERTED TO OTHER PROGRAMS.
>> WELL, THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH MONEY TO GO AROUND.
>> AND NOW YOU'RE DOWN TO WHAT?
16 KIDS PLAYING ON TEN-YEAR-OLD COMPUTERS,
AND LOPSIDED PING-PONG TABLES--
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER! IT DOESN'T MATTER.
TH--IT'S A SAFE PLACE FOR THEM.
AND IT'S A GOOD STRUCTURE.
>> BUT MORE THAN THAT.
IT'S A GOOD STRUCTURE FOR YOU, ISN'T IT?
IT'S A SAFE PLACE FOR YOU.
>> IT'S FOR THEM.
NOT FOR ME.
>> WE KNOW WHAT THIS CASE IS REALLY ABOUT.
WITH HUMBLE MEANS, BUT A BIG HEART,
MY CLIENT HAS BEEN WORKING TO SAVE YOUNG MEN
FROM THE THUG LIFE.
FROM A LIFE OF IGNORANCE AND VIOLENCE.
HE IS ACCUSED OF VICTIMIZING PETER GARDNER.
A WEALTHY MAN, WHO HAS WRUNG HIS BREAD
FROM THE LOST SAVINGS OF THOUSANDS.
>> OBJECTION!
MR. GARDNER IS NOT ON TRIAL HERE.
AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THOSE PICTURES ARE
THAT HE'S HANDING OUT TO THE JURY.
>> PHOTOS OF MR. GARDNER'S TOWNHOUSE
PUBLISHED IN ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST.
>> THE COURT OFFICER WILL COLLECT
THE PHOTOS FROM THE JURORS.
MR. DIBBENS, STICK TO THE FACTS.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...
YOU WILL COME TO YOUR CONCLUSION
AS TO THE TRUTH OF MY CLIENT'S TESTIMONY,
BUT THE ONE FACT THAT IS UNDISPUTED,
IS THAT BLAIR CARLSON WOULD BE ALIVE TODAY
IF PETER GARDNER HAD HAD THE DECENCY TO HONOR HIS COMMIT--
>> OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.
>> SUSTAINED.
THE JURY WILL DISREGARD DEFENSE COUNSEL'S LAST STATEMENT.
THAT'S IT, MR. DIBBENS.
YOUR SUMMATION IS OVER.
[dramatic sigh]
>> THERE IS ANOTHER FACT THAT IS NOT IN DISPUTE,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
BLAIR CARLSON WOULD BE ALIVE TODAY
IF THE DEFENDANT HADN'T TRANSPORTED HER
TO A VACANT BUILDING, HADN'T LOCKED HER IN A DANK,
FILTHY ROOM, AND LEFT HER THERE, BAREFOOT,
IN THE DARK FOR EIGHT HOURS.
HADN'T SO FILLED HER WITH TERROR
THAT SHE FLED DOWN A FIRE ESCAPE AND RAN
DISORIENTED, INTO THE PATH OF A TRUCK.
NOW...AS TO MR. GARDNER.
HE AND HIS WALL STREET FRIENDS
WELL-DESERVE YOUR SCORN AND OUTRAGE.
AND YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN HOPING
THAT THEY GET THEIR JUST DESSERTS
FOR THE PAIN AND THE DESTRUCTION THAT THEY HAVE WREAKED
ON THIS CITY, AND ON THIS COUNTRY.
BUT NOT IN THIS COURT ROOM.
NOT TODAY.
MR. GARDNER AND HIS FRIENDS COMMITTED THEIR TRANSGRESSIONS
BY FLAUNTING THE RULES AND IGNORING THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES.
AND YOU CANNOT PUNISH THEM BY IGNORING YOURS.
IT WOULD TELL THOSE VERY BOYS,
WHO MR. ALDRIDGE CLAIMED TO SAVE,
THAT THE RULE OF LAW MEANS NOTHING.
THE CRIME CHARGED TODAY
IS THE KIDNAP, MURDER OF BLAIR CARLSON.
THE CULPRIT IS HERE BEFORE YOU.
AND NOTHING ELSE CAN MATTER.
>> HAS THE JURY REACHED A VERDICT?
>> WE HAVE, YOUR HONOR.
>> ON THE COUNT OF MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE,
HOW DO YOU FIND?
>> WE FIND THE DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY.
>> ON THE CHARGE OF KIDNAPPING IN THE FIRST DEGREE,
HOW DO YOU FIND?
>> NOT GUILTY. [cheers and applause]
[indistinct chatter]
>> YOU NAILED ALDRIDGE ON A CROSS.
THAT SUMMATION WAS ONE OF YOUR BEST.
YOU DID EVERYTHING RIGHT.
>> EXCEPT WIN.
>> I SHOULD FILE A GRIEVANCE AGAINST ALDRIDGE'S LAWYER.
>> HE DIDN'T NULLIFY THAT JURY.
DOW JONES DID.
>> MAYBE IT'S THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME.
WITH HARD TIMES, THERE'LL BE MORE ANGER,
MORE DESPAIR, MORE CRIME.
>> MM, YOU CAN ALWAYS HOPE FOR THE BEST.
>> AND HIRE MORE PROSECUTORS.
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