1 00:00:02,085 --> 00:00:02,245 . 2 00:00:02,252 --> 00:00:09,342 - In the criminal justice system, 3 00:00:09,384 --> 00:00:10,844 the people are represented 4 00:00:10,886 --> 00:00:12,796 by two separate, yet equally important groups: 5 00:00:12,846 --> 00:00:14,806 the police, who investigate crime, 6 00:00:14,848 --> 00:00:17,808 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 7 00:00:17,851 --> 00:00:19,691 These are their stories. 8 00:00:20,521 --> 00:00:23,401 [sirens wailing] 9 00:00:25,734 --> 00:00:27,784 - Call you later? 10 00:00:27,819 --> 00:00:29,069 - That’s OK. 11 00:00:30,656 --> 00:00:32,616 It was fun, but... 12 00:00:32,658 --> 00:00:34,158 - [chuckles] 13 00:00:42,668 --> 00:00:43,708 Hey! 14 00:00:45,212 --> 00:00:46,462 Hey, what’s happening? What’s happening? 15 00:00:46,505 --> 00:00:47,595 What’s going on? 16 00:00:47,631 --> 00:00:48,671 - Someone’s shooting down there! Leave! 17 00:00:48,715 --> 00:00:51,715 [screaming] 18 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,220 [tense music] 19 00:00:55,264 --> 00:01:02,404 ♪ 20 00:01:08,569 --> 00:01:11,239 [groaning] 21 00:01:19,037 --> 00:01:21,287 - [screaming] 22 00:01:27,254 --> 00:01:30,134 - Help me. Someone, please help me! 23 00:01:33,051 --> 00:01:34,431 - Try not to move. 24 00:01:34,469 --> 00:01:35,759 [stammers] I don’t know. 25 00:01:35,804 --> 00:01:38,854 - [sobbing] 26 00:01:38,890 --> 00:01:40,230 - This should help with the bleeding. 27 00:01:40,267 --> 00:01:41,727 - Am I gonna die? - No. 28 00:01:41,768 --> 00:01:43,478 - [screaming] 29 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,360 - Help will be here soon. 30 00:01:47,983 --> 00:01:49,573 Can you tell me what happened? 31 00:01:49,610 --> 00:01:52,360 - This man, he pointed his gun at people, 32 00:01:52,404 --> 00:01:55,414 and he just kept pulling the trigger over and over. 33 00:01:55,449 --> 00:01:57,279 It really hurts. Please help me. 34 00:01:57,326 --> 00:02:00,036 - Hey, over here! 35 00:02:00,078 --> 00:02:01,748 - I got this. 36 00:02:01,788 --> 00:02:04,868 You’re gonna be OK. I’m applying pressure. 37 00:02:04,916 --> 00:02:06,666 - Hold it right there, sir. - Whoa! 38 00:02:06,710 --> 00:02:08,500 Oh, right. 39 00:02:08,545 --> 00:02:11,915 Nolan Price, Manhattan DA’s office. 40 00:02:11,965 --> 00:02:13,045 How many? 41 00:02:13,091 --> 00:02:14,551 - At least seven. 42 00:02:14,593 --> 00:02:16,683 One of them was just a young kid. 43 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:23,640 ♪ 44 00:02:34,112 --> 00:02:37,162 [phone buzzing] 45 00:02:42,621 --> 00:02:43,661 - Jack? 46 00:02:45,290 --> 00:02:47,080 No, I’m here. 47 00:02:47,125 --> 00:02:49,245 [stammers] I’m here already. 48 00:02:52,005 --> 00:02:54,585 It’s a nightmare. 49 00:02:54,633 --> 00:02:56,843 It’s an absolute nightmare. 50 00:02:59,721 --> 00:03:03,641 [dramatic music] 51 00:03:03,684 --> 00:03:10,194 ♪ 52 00:03:46,184 --> 00:03:48,394 It looks like a hate crime. 53 00:03:48,437 --> 00:03:50,477 According to the ME, 54 00:03:50,522 --> 00:03:55,032 all seven DOA appear to be East or Southeast Asian. 55 00:03:55,068 --> 00:03:56,488 - And the injured? 56 00:03:56,528 --> 00:03:58,528 - I’m not sure. Numbers are still coming in. 57 00:03:58,572 --> 00:04:01,162 There’s at least-- 11 are critical. 58 00:04:01,199 --> 00:04:05,369 But yeah, from what I’m told, most of them are Asian. 59 00:04:05,412 --> 00:04:06,872 - So all the shell casings were 9-millimeter, 60 00:04:06,913 --> 00:04:09,123 so I’m guessing the shooter was using a TEC-9. 61 00:04:09,166 --> 00:04:11,036 - Anyone get a look at the guy? - Not a good look. 62 00:04:11,084 --> 00:04:13,384 He was wearing a mask, but multiple witnesses said 63 00:04:13,420 --> 00:04:14,960 that he was short, medium build, 64 00:04:15,005 --> 00:04:16,715 white male, wearing a baseball cap, 65 00:04:16,757 --> 00:04:18,927 and had a camouflage gym bag with him. 66 00:04:18,967 --> 00:04:22,507 - Did they see a label or any brand in particular? 67 00:04:22,554 --> 00:04:25,184 - No, but they said one of the straps was broken. 68 00:04:25,223 --> 00:04:26,473 - That’s good. 69 00:04:26,516 --> 00:04:28,476 It gives us something to work with. 70 00:04:28,518 --> 00:04:31,268 Hopefully, one of these cameras works. 71 00:04:34,900 --> 00:04:37,990 [screaming] 72 00:04:41,406 --> 00:04:42,616 - Hold it right there. 73 00:04:42,657 --> 00:04:43,657 Zoom in on the bag. 74 00:04:47,746 --> 00:04:50,206 That strap definitely looks broken to me. 75 00:04:50,248 --> 00:04:52,128 All right, keep rolling. Let’s see where he goes. 76 00:04:52,167 --> 00:04:54,997 [screaming] 77 00:04:58,256 --> 00:04:59,666 Where the hell is he? 78 00:04:59,716 --> 00:05:01,676 - Not sure. He didn’t go up the stairs. 79 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,100 - He’s probably still in the station. 80 00:05:06,139 --> 00:05:08,219 Frank, it’s me. 81 00:05:08,266 --> 00:05:09,766 - Copy. We’re on it. 82 00:05:12,979 --> 00:05:14,939 Check it out. 83 00:05:14,981 --> 00:05:16,521 That’s blood, but there were no vics down here. 84 00:05:18,652 --> 00:05:21,452 And there, that’s a spent shell casing. 85 00:05:21,488 --> 00:05:22,658 Looks like he fired one off 86 00:05:22,697 --> 00:05:23,907 right before he ran down the tunnel. 87 00:05:35,627 --> 00:05:38,247 - We’re at marker IRT-44. 88 00:05:38,296 --> 00:05:39,956 Have units cover Spring Street. 89 00:05:40,006 --> 00:05:43,836 Have sector cars cover all emergency exits. 90 00:05:46,471 --> 00:05:48,011 [squeaking] 91 00:05:50,725 --> 00:05:54,395 - Cosgrove, Shaw, I just got off the phone with dispatch. 92 00:05:54,437 --> 00:05:56,147 He didn’t make it to the next station. 93 00:05:56,189 --> 00:05:59,029 - He’s got to still be in here somewhere. 94 00:06:04,656 --> 00:06:05,906 - That gate should be locked. 95 00:06:05,949 --> 00:06:07,949 - He didn’t just stumble on this gate. 96 00:06:07,993 --> 00:06:09,453 - Where the hell did he get a key? 97 00:06:09,494 --> 00:06:11,294 - He must have taken it off someone, 98 00:06:11,329 --> 00:06:13,289 a conductor or a worker. 99 00:06:13,331 --> 00:06:16,171 - That, or he is a transit worker. 100 00:06:16,209 --> 00:06:19,169 [sirens wailing] 101 00:06:19,212 --> 00:06:26,392 ♪ 102 00:06:29,347 --> 00:06:31,677 - Where the hell did he go? 103 00:06:31,725 --> 00:06:33,560 - Back into the melting pot. 104 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:44,279 . 105 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:47,279 - Hey, Lieutenant. 106 00:06:47,324 --> 00:06:48,994 I think I found something. 107 00:06:49,034 --> 00:06:51,494 Cameras picked up a man, masked, wearing a gray hoodie, 108 00:06:51,536 --> 00:06:54,406 carrying a camouflage bag over by Canal Street. 109 00:06:54,456 --> 00:06:55,536 - Do we know where he goes? 110 00:06:55,582 --> 00:06:57,002 - Northbound on Baxter. 111 00:06:57,042 --> 00:06:59,172 And here on the northeast corner of Columbus Park, 112 00:06:59,210 --> 00:07:01,880 he removes his sweatshirt, tosses it in a trash can. 113 00:07:01,922 --> 00:07:02,922 - Call CSU right away. 114 00:07:02,964 --> 00:07:04,674 - I already did. - Did they find it? 115 00:07:04,716 --> 00:07:07,546 - It’s on its way to the lab for DNA analysis. 116 00:07:07,594 --> 00:07:09,304 20 minutes later, cameras picked him up 117 00:07:09,346 --> 00:07:11,256 on Front Street. 118 00:07:11,306 --> 00:07:15,176 And this is definitely the same bag. 119 00:07:15,226 --> 00:07:16,516 - It means he’s headed toward the docks, 120 00:07:16,561 --> 00:07:18,191 probably trying to board a ferry. 121 00:07:18,229 --> 00:07:20,019 - That’s what I thought, but then watch. 122 00:07:20,065 --> 00:07:22,985 He turns right on Fletcher. That’s where I lose him. 123 00:07:23,026 --> 00:07:25,566 - I used to walk a beat in that neighborhood. 124 00:07:25,612 --> 00:07:28,412 I’m pretty sure I know where he went. 125 00:07:30,742 --> 00:07:32,082 - This is a person of interest. 126 00:07:32,118 --> 00:07:34,328 He was involved in a subway shooting this morning. 127 00:07:34,371 --> 00:07:35,961 - I can’t really see his face. 128 00:07:35,997 --> 00:07:38,997 - But maybe you recognize the body type or the gym bag. 129 00:07:39,042 --> 00:07:40,132 One of the straps is broken. 130 00:07:40,168 --> 00:07:41,248 - We think he might have come in here, 131 00:07:41,294 --> 00:07:42,344 possibly to buy a weapon-- 132 00:07:42,379 --> 00:07:43,959 a gun, a knife, a machete. 133 00:07:44,005 --> 00:07:45,795 - Maybe he’s looking to buy some ammo. 134 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:47,720 - Well, I don’t know if it’s the same guy, 135 00:07:47,759 --> 00:07:50,299 but somebody did come in with a green gym bag. 136 00:07:50,345 --> 00:07:52,015 Only they weren’t looking to buy ammo. 137 00:07:52,055 --> 00:07:53,065 They were looking to sell it. 138 00:07:53,098 --> 00:07:54,768 - He sold you his ammunition? 139 00:07:54,808 --> 00:07:55,848 - No, he tried. 140 00:07:55,892 --> 00:07:57,892 - What caliber? - 9-millimeter. 141 00:07:57,936 --> 00:08:00,056 Said he had 50 boxes. Told him take a hike. 142 00:08:00,105 --> 00:08:01,315 - Are you sure about that? 143 00:08:01,356 --> 00:08:02,566 ’Cause now would be the time to come clean. 144 00:08:02,607 --> 00:08:04,067 - I run a legit shop. 145 00:08:04,109 --> 00:08:06,359 I’m not out there buying ammo off the street. 146 00:08:06,403 --> 00:08:07,743 - All right. Good to know. 147 00:08:07,779 --> 00:08:09,279 So you don’t mind if we look around? 148 00:08:09,322 --> 00:08:10,952 - Be my guest. 149 00:08:10,991 --> 00:08:13,241 - Hey, buddy. Can we ask you some questions? 150 00:08:13,284 --> 00:08:14,994 Hey, where are you going? 151 00:08:15,036 --> 00:08:16,496 - I don’t know anything. 152 00:08:16,538 --> 00:08:18,658 - Oh, ’cause we haven’t asked you a question yet, so... 153 00:08:18,707 --> 00:08:21,747 - I meant I didn’t see that guy you were just talking about. 154 00:08:21,793 --> 00:08:23,383 - You realize the guy you didn’t see, 155 00:08:23,420 --> 00:08:24,380 the one that we’re looking for, 156 00:08:24,421 --> 00:08:25,921 shot up a subway this morning, 157 00:08:25,964 --> 00:08:27,224 killed seven people? 158 00:08:27,257 --> 00:08:29,377 - Yes, I do. 159 00:08:29,426 --> 00:08:31,086 - You interact with him? 160 00:08:31,136 --> 00:08:33,096 Yes or no? 161 00:08:33,138 --> 00:08:34,468 - I didn’t know who he was. 162 00:08:34,514 --> 00:08:36,604 I swear to God, I was just looking 163 00:08:36,641 --> 00:08:38,601 to make a quick score, you know? 164 00:08:38,643 --> 00:08:41,353 Ammo’s been selling at a premium these days. 165 00:08:41,396 --> 00:08:43,016 He was offering to sell it real cheap. 166 00:08:43,064 --> 00:08:44,984 - So you bought it off him. That’s what you’re saying. 167 00:08:45,025 --> 00:08:46,735 - Not yet. 168 00:08:46,776 --> 00:08:48,896 I was gonna do it on my lunch break. 169 00:08:48,945 --> 00:08:51,025 [tense music] 170 00:08:51,072 --> 00:08:58,002 ♪ 171 00:09:02,333 --> 00:09:04,293 - Is that our guy? 172 00:09:04,335 --> 00:09:06,085 - Definitely the same bag. 173 00:09:09,674 --> 00:09:12,344 - NYPD, don’t move! 174 00:09:12,385 --> 00:09:15,175 - [grunting] 175 00:09:15,221 --> 00:09:21,481 ♪ 176 00:09:25,273 --> 00:09:26,653 - Why did you make me run? 177 00:09:33,364 --> 00:09:35,454 - I got ammo, 178 00:09:35,492 --> 00:09:38,162 water bottles... 179 00:09:38,203 --> 00:09:39,453 trash. 180 00:09:39,496 --> 00:09:40,656 - Where are the guns? 181 00:09:40,705 --> 00:09:43,075 - Guns? I don’t have any guns. 182 00:09:45,210 --> 00:09:46,380 - Picture of a little girl. 183 00:09:48,213 --> 00:09:49,593 Who’s this girl? 184 00:09:49,631 --> 00:09:51,471 - How the hell do I know? - What’s this girl’s name? 185 00:09:51,508 --> 00:09:52,468 - I’m telling you, I don’t know. 186 00:09:52,509 --> 00:09:54,469 It’s not my bag. 187 00:10:00,058 --> 00:10:01,768 I told you I didn’t shoot anyone. 188 00:10:01,810 --> 00:10:03,690 I don’t even have a gun. - So you just happened to be 189 00:10:03,728 --> 00:10:06,978 walking around lower Manhattan with 50 boxes of live ammo 190 00:10:07,023 --> 00:10:08,863 a few hours after a subway massacre? 191 00:10:08,900 --> 00:10:10,570 - Man, do yourself a favor and tell us 192 00:10:10,610 --> 00:10:12,740 exactly where you found that gym bag. 193 00:10:12,779 --> 00:10:14,359 - I found it on the street. It was just laying there. 194 00:10:14,405 --> 00:10:15,485 - Where? What street, Aaron? 195 00:10:15,532 --> 00:10:17,202 - Maybe there’s something I could sell. 196 00:10:17,242 --> 00:10:19,492 I got a drug problem. - Answer his question. 197 00:10:19,536 --> 00:10:21,496 Where exactly did you find the gym bag? 198 00:10:21,538 --> 00:10:22,748 - In a dumpster. - A dumpster? 199 00:10:22,789 --> 00:10:23,829 - I don’t know the name of the street. 200 00:10:23,873 --> 00:10:25,043 - OK, here’s what’s gonna happen. 201 00:10:25,083 --> 00:10:26,133 Take a look at this map. You’re gonna tell me 202 00:10:26,167 --> 00:10:27,497 exactly where you were this morning. 203 00:10:32,257 --> 00:10:33,837 - Rossi’s story checks out. 204 00:10:33,883 --> 00:10:37,223 There’s the racist son of a bitch dumping the gym bag, 205 00:10:37,262 --> 00:10:39,682 and here’s Aaron Rossi picking up the bag. 206 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:44,349 - Facial recognition give you anything? 207 00:10:44,394 --> 00:10:46,194 - He never took off the mask. 208 00:10:46,229 --> 00:10:47,609 - Great, so we’re nowhere. 209 00:10:49,482 --> 00:10:51,732 - How are you holding up, Violet? 210 00:10:51,776 --> 00:10:53,896 - I’m just sick of all the hate. 211 00:10:54,988 --> 00:10:56,278 - I get it. 212 00:10:56,322 --> 00:10:58,822 - Hey, I found eight schools in the neighborhood 213 00:10:58,867 --> 00:11:00,197 that use that uniform the little girl 214 00:11:00,243 --> 00:11:03,043 in the photo was wearing, so let’s find her fast. 215 00:11:03,079 --> 00:11:04,709 Before he does. 216 00:11:09,544 --> 00:11:11,214 - Hi, Lacey. I’m Kate. 217 00:11:11,254 --> 00:11:12,764 - She can’t hear you. 218 00:11:12,797 --> 00:11:15,717 - Oh, well, did we call for an interpreter? 219 00:11:15,758 --> 00:11:17,638 - Yes, we did. - Great. 220 00:11:17,677 --> 00:11:18,967 Do you prefer to sign? 221 00:11:20,138 --> 00:11:21,968 Yeah. 222 00:11:22,015 --> 00:11:24,775 Your mom, she’s gonna be here soon, sweetie. 223 00:11:24,809 --> 00:11:29,559 But I just need to ask you a few questions, OK? 224 00:11:29,606 --> 00:11:30,976 This picture. 225 00:11:31,024 --> 00:11:35,284 Does that man look familiar to you? 226 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:38,450 I know that the picture is really blurry, 227 00:11:38,489 --> 00:11:41,699 but this is really important. 228 00:11:41,743 --> 00:11:44,753 Have you ever seen that man before? 229 00:11:46,623 --> 00:11:47,833 [sighs] 230 00:11:50,627 --> 00:11:54,297 You know, your school, the people there, 231 00:11:54,339 --> 00:11:56,219 they didn’t even know your father’s name. 232 00:11:56,257 --> 00:11:58,717 Can you tell me his name? 233 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:02,180 Can you tell me where he lives? 234 00:12:02,222 --> 00:12:04,142 Where he works? 235 00:12:04,182 --> 00:12:06,732 Can you tell me what he looks like? 236 00:12:06,768 --> 00:12:09,148 His hair color? Or is he tall? 237 00:12:09,187 --> 00:12:11,147 "You told me my mom was gonna be here soon." 238 00:12:11,189 --> 00:12:12,229 Yes, yes, yes, yes. 239 00:12:12,273 --> 00:12:14,613 Your mom is-- 240 00:12:14,651 --> 00:12:16,861 she’s on her way right now. 241 00:12:22,575 --> 00:12:24,285 - Where’s Lacey? Where’s my daughter? 242 00:12:24,327 --> 00:12:25,327 - Hey, it’s OK. 243 00:12:25,370 --> 00:12:26,830 She’s fine. She’s safe. 244 00:12:26,871 --> 00:12:27,831 She’s with the lieutenant. 245 00:12:27,872 --> 00:12:28,832 - What the hell happened? 246 00:12:28,873 --> 00:12:30,173 No one will tell me anything. 247 00:12:30,208 --> 00:12:31,748 - We’re investigating the shooting that happened 248 00:12:31,793 --> 00:12:33,883 in the Canal Street Station this morning. 249 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:37,170 Your daughter’s photo was found in the shooter’s gym bag. 250 00:12:38,967 --> 00:12:41,637 - What? Lacey’s photo was in his gym bag? 251 00:12:41,678 --> 00:12:43,848 Why? - We don’t know. 252 00:12:43,888 --> 00:12:45,678 Hoping you can help us with that. 253 00:12:47,392 --> 00:12:48,732 You recognize this man? 254 00:12:51,896 --> 00:12:54,056 - I can barely see the guy’s face. 255 00:12:54,107 --> 00:12:56,687 - Yeah, I get that, but is there anything familiar at all? 256 00:13:00,405 --> 00:13:02,035 - I want a lawyer. 257 00:13:02,073 --> 00:13:04,373 - You’re entitled to one, but this is not that. 258 00:13:04,409 --> 00:13:06,829 I’m just trying to figure out what’s happening here, OK? 259 00:13:06,869 --> 00:13:10,249 Your daughter’s photo was in the suspect’s gym bag. 260 00:13:10,290 --> 00:13:13,080 Do you know him? - Like I said, I want a lawyer. 261 00:13:13,126 --> 00:13:15,376 - Lady, seven people were killed this morning 262 00:13:15,420 --> 00:13:17,510 because of their race, and you’re pulling this? 263 00:13:17,547 --> 00:13:19,467 - Lawyer. 264 00:13:19,507 --> 00:13:24,677 ♪ 265 00:13:24,721 --> 00:13:26,681 - What we know is she’s married, one kid. 266 00:13:26,723 --> 00:13:28,223 No priors. 267 00:13:28,266 --> 00:13:29,426 - Husband? 268 00:13:29,475 --> 00:13:30,845 - Guy named Michael Farrell. 269 00:13:31,894 --> 00:13:33,064 - The girl is hungry. 270 00:13:33,104 --> 00:13:34,564 She wants pizza. 271 00:13:34,605 --> 00:13:35,555 Pepperoni. 272 00:13:35,606 --> 00:13:37,776 No, no, sausage. 273 00:13:37,817 --> 00:13:39,607 - How do you know how to-- - My son’s deaf. 274 00:13:39,652 --> 00:13:40,822 - Ah. 275 00:13:44,991 --> 00:13:47,201 - They’re both scared. 276 00:13:47,243 --> 00:13:50,163 She thinks her father could be involved in the shooting. 277 00:13:50,204 --> 00:13:51,164 - Nah, I checked. 278 00:13:51,205 --> 00:13:52,405 Michael Farrell is a metalworker. 279 00:13:52,457 --> 00:13:53,917 He’s been at the factory since 7:30 this morning. 280 00:13:53,958 --> 00:13:56,338 He hasn’t left yet. 281 00:13:56,377 --> 00:13:58,587 - "Because we both know 282 00:13:58,629 --> 00:14:02,259 John is really, really mean." 283 00:14:02,300 --> 00:14:04,090 - John? Who the hell is John? 284 00:14:04,135 --> 00:14:06,105 I thought the father’s name was Michael. 285 00:14:06,137 --> 00:14:08,427 - Husband’s name is Michael. 286 00:14:08,473 --> 00:14:10,603 It doesn’t mean it’s the girl’s father. 287 00:14:10,641 --> 00:14:17,690 ♪ 288 00:14:17,690 --> 00:14:26,240 . 289 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:30,040 - DNA results are back from the gray sweatshirt. 290 00:14:30,078 --> 00:14:31,248 Profile’s not in our system. 291 00:14:31,287 --> 00:14:32,537 - Do we have any idea 292 00:14:32,580 --> 00:14:34,580 why Jessica Farrell is refusing to cooperate? 293 00:14:34,624 --> 00:14:36,174 - That’s the million-dollar question. 294 00:14:36,209 --> 00:14:39,089 - We’d like to compel her to go in front of the grand jury. 295 00:14:39,128 --> 00:14:40,628 Listen, that way, 296 00:14:40,671 --> 00:14:42,721 she might tell them what she’s refusing to tell us. 297 00:14:42,757 --> 00:14:44,927 - If we go that route, we have to immunize her. 298 00:14:44,967 --> 00:14:47,007 It could backfire. - Got a better idea? 299 00:14:47,053 --> 00:14:48,973 - Not at the moment, but I’m not excited 300 00:14:49,013 --> 00:14:51,473 about giving someone a free pass on a mass shooting 301 00:14:51,516 --> 00:14:52,556 without more information. 302 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:53,890 - The entire city is at a standstill, 303 00:14:53,935 --> 00:14:57,315 waiting for us to get off our asses to do our jobs. 304 00:14:57,355 --> 00:14:58,905 - What if he goes out and kills again? 305 00:14:58,940 --> 00:15:00,770 You want that on your conscience? 306 00:15:00,817 --> 00:15:02,437 - I don’t need a lecture, Frank. 307 00:15:02,485 --> 00:15:05,285 I am fully aware of what this man is capable of. 308 00:15:05,321 --> 00:15:07,741 - Well, her lawyer is in interrogation room two. 309 00:15:07,782 --> 00:15:08,782 Why don’t you go in there and see 310 00:15:08,825 --> 00:15:09,995 if you can work something out? 311 00:15:13,121 --> 00:15:14,661 - My client will cooperate, 312 00:15:14,705 --> 00:15:17,325 but she isn’t looking for immunity. 313 00:15:17,375 --> 00:15:19,345 We’re not concerned with criminal liability. 314 00:15:19,377 --> 00:15:21,837 - Then why won’t she talk? - Fear. 315 00:15:21,879 --> 00:15:24,669 Your suspect is part of a white supremacist group. 316 00:15:24,715 --> 00:15:26,675 - What if we put her in Witness Protection? 317 00:15:26,717 --> 00:15:28,177 - She’s got a kid and a sick parent. 318 00:15:28,219 --> 00:15:29,549 Can’t uproot her family. 319 00:15:29,595 --> 00:15:33,675 She wants to help, but she needs some assurances. 320 00:15:33,724 --> 00:15:35,524 - She’ll give us his full name? - Yes. 321 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:36,980 - Can she lead us to where he’s hiding? 322 00:15:37,019 --> 00:15:38,559 - She believes she can. 323 00:15:38,604 --> 00:15:42,904 - If Jessica Farrell gives a complete and truthful statement 324 00:15:42,942 --> 00:15:45,692 and is not involved in criminal activity, 325 00:15:45,736 --> 00:15:47,816 we’ll keep her identity confidential. 326 00:15:47,864 --> 00:15:50,124 - No one will know how you found him? 327 00:15:50,158 --> 00:15:51,738 - You have my word. 328 00:15:54,579 --> 00:15:56,039 - His name is John Nelson. 329 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:57,710 We were together for a couple of months. 330 00:15:57,748 --> 00:15:59,958 I got pregnant. He split. 331 00:16:00,001 --> 00:16:01,041 - Date of birth? 332 00:16:01,085 --> 00:16:02,375 - He’s 32. 333 00:16:02,420 --> 00:16:04,210 His birthday’s in June. 334 00:16:04,255 --> 00:16:05,385 - Occupation? 335 00:16:05,423 --> 00:16:06,883 - He worked for the Transit Authority 336 00:16:06,924 --> 00:16:08,514 up until a couple months ago. 337 00:16:08,551 --> 00:16:10,221 - You know what he did with Transit? 338 00:16:10,261 --> 00:16:12,181 - He was, like, a mechanic. 339 00:16:12,221 --> 00:16:15,021 - Have you ever heard him express anti-Asian bias? 340 00:16:16,726 --> 00:16:18,516 - He’s got this thing against Asian people. 341 00:16:18,561 --> 00:16:20,401 It’s, like, totally crazy. 342 00:16:20,438 --> 00:16:22,358 He blames them for COVID. - Hmm. 343 00:16:22,398 --> 00:16:24,728 - Started going up to Asian people, 344 00:16:24,775 --> 00:16:26,395 telling them they couldn’t get on the train. 345 00:16:26,444 --> 00:16:28,614 It’s why he got fired from his job. 346 00:16:28,654 --> 00:16:30,914 - Are you aware of any mental health issues? 347 00:16:30,948 --> 00:16:33,988 - Is being a mean, nasty son of a bitch a mental health issue? 348 00:16:34,035 --> 00:16:35,705 - Do you know where he is right now? 349 00:16:37,455 --> 00:16:39,335 - Look, we can keep her out of it 350 00:16:39,373 --> 00:16:42,173 if she gives us all the information she has right now. 351 00:16:46,464 --> 00:16:48,974 - I’ve been on his ass for child support. 352 00:16:49,008 --> 00:16:51,428 Found out he’s been crashing with a friend in Rockaway. 353 00:16:51,469 --> 00:16:53,549 - Have you been there recently? 354 00:16:54,639 --> 00:16:57,269 - I was there two days ago. 355 00:16:57,308 --> 00:17:00,768 - Do you believe that he’s keeping his guns there? 356 00:17:00,811 --> 00:17:03,441 - It’s where he keeps all his crap. 357 00:17:03,481 --> 00:17:05,441 [tense music] 358 00:17:05,483 --> 00:17:07,363 - NYPD! 359 00:17:07,401 --> 00:17:14,491 ♪ 360 00:17:19,163 --> 00:17:20,163 - Clear. 361 00:17:24,252 --> 00:17:25,542 - Clear. 362 00:17:27,255 --> 00:17:29,925 [clattering] 363 00:17:29,966 --> 00:17:31,626 - John. 364 00:17:31,676 --> 00:17:33,586 John, make this easy on yourself. 365 00:17:35,346 --> 00:17:36,636 [gunshot] - [groans] 366 00:17:36,681 --> 00:17:38,681 Shots fired. 367 00:17:38,724 --> 00:17:40,604 He’s going out the back. 368 00:17:44,021 --> 00:17:46,941 [sirens wailing] 369 00:17:48,776 --> 00:17:50,606 - Throw that! Throw that gun! 370 00:17:50,653 --> 00:17:52,203 You drop that gun right now! 371 00:17:52,238 --> 00:17:54,108 - Don’t you get it, man? 372 00:17:54,156 --> 00:17:55,446 I’m doing you a favor. 373 00:17:55,491 --> 00:17:57,831 - Put the gun down! 374 00:17:57,868 --> 00:18:00,658 - These people are ruining the country--our country! 375 00:18:00,705 --> 00:18:02,005 - You drop that gun right now, 376 00:18:02,039 --> 00:18:03,169 or I swear to God, I’ll blow your head off. 377 00:18:03,207 --> 00:18:05,327 - They’re killing innocent Americans, man! 378 00:18:05,376 --> 00:18:06,996 - Drop the gun now! 379 00:18:07,044 --> 00:18:09,054 - They need to be shipped back to China, where they belong! 380 00:18:09,088 --> 00:18:12,128 [both grunting] 381 00:18:13,801 --> 00:18:16,511 - You are under arrest. 382 00:18:16,554 --> 00:18:18,224 - That means you’re going to Rikers. 383 00:18:20,057 --> 00:18:22,137 Where you belong. 384 00:18:22,143 --> 00:18:29,233 . 385 00:18:29,233 --> 00:18:33,783 - Nelson was a no-show at arraignment. 386 00:18:33,821 --> 00:18:36,241 I have no idea where the hell he is. 387 00:18:36,282 --> 00:18:38,912 - The FBI pulled him from the Tombs. 388 00:18:38,951 --> 00:18:41,291 - They just swooped in and took him? 389 00:18:41,329 --> 00:18:43,459 - Hit him with a federal detainer and hauled him off. 390 00:18:43,497 --> 00:18:46,627 The U.S. Attorney wants to take over the prosecution. 391 00:18:46,667 --> 00:18:47,787 - What? - I can’t say 392 00:18:47,835 --> 00:18:49,125 I appreciate their approach, 393 00:18:49,170 --> 00:18:51,960 but their interest in the case is understandable. 394 00:18:52,006 --> 00:18:53,796 - That doesn’t mean-- - No, I agree. 395 00:18:53,841 --> 00:18:56,051 The NYPD investigated this case. 396 00:18:56,093 --> 00:18:57,223 They put in the sweat. 397 00:18:57,261 --> 00:18:58,891 They consoled the victims’ families. 398 00:18:58,929 --> 00:19:01,219 They took the heat from the press. 399 00:19:01,265 --> 00:19:03,975 This happened in our city, New York. 400 00:19:04,018 --> 00:19:06,478 Hell, I was there. I... 401 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:08,810 I saw what this man did. 402 00:19:08,856 --> 00:19:10,566 No way I’m letting this case go. 403 00:19:10,608 --> 00:19:12,028 - I’m on board, 404 00:19:12,068 --> 00:19:15,358 but there’s a few more people you’ll need to convince. 405 00:19:23,120 --> 00:19:26,170 - You could have called, Monica, given us a heads-up. 406 00:19:26,207 --> 00:19:27,417 - I apologize, Jack. 407 00:19:27,458 --> 00:19:29,208 I should have given you fair warning, 408 00:19:29,251 --> 00:19:32,091 but Main Justice wants us to take over the case. 409 00:19:32,129 --> 00:19:35,839 - I’m sure they do, but this is a local crime. 410 00:19:35,883 --> 00:19:37,303 - Doesn’t mean it’s not federal too. 411 00:19:37,343 --> 00:19:39,183 - Do you really want to do this? 412 00:19:39,220 --> 00:19:41,180 Have a turf battle over jurisdiction? 413 00:19:41,222 --> 00:19:43,972 Argue who’s best equipped to try this case? 414 00:19:44,016 --> 00:19:45,846 - Like I said, 415 00:19:45,893 --> 00:19:49,563 Main Justice wants us to take the lead. 416 00:19:52,900 --> 00:19:56,070 - I’d like to suggest a compromise, 417 00:19:56,112 --> 00:19:58,572 something I think we can both live with. 418 00:20:00,825 --> 00:20:03,165 It’s a little unconventional, but it’s been done before. 419 00:20:03,202 --> 00:20:04,792 - How would it work? 420 00:20:04,829 --> 00:20:06,579 - You and Ms. Maroon will be appointed 421 00:20:06,622 --> 00:20:09,542 special assistant United States attorneys. 422 00:20:09,583 --> 00:20:11,173 - Who calls the shots? 423 00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:13,210 - You’ll be lead counsel. 424 00:20:13,254 --> 00:20:14,634 - They’ll agree to this? 425 00:20:14,672 --> 00:20:16,172 - Why not? 426 00:20:16,215 --> 00:20:17,755 If they win, they get the credit. 427 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:18,800 If they lose... 428 00:20:18,843 --> 00:20:20,683 - I shoulder the blame. 429 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:21,850 - We. 430 00:20:21,887 --> 00:20:23,597 - Which means me. 431 00:20:25,558 --> 00:20:27,888 Yeah, let’s do it. 432 00:20:27,935 --> 00:20:29,595 - There’s a catch. 433 00:20:29,645 --> 00:20:31,435 The deal is predicated 434 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:34,650 on your agreeing to ask for the death penalty. 435 00:20:34,692 --> 00:20:37,652 [tense music] 436 00:20:37,695 --> 00:20:44,245 ♪ 437 00:20:44,285 --> 00:20:46,875 - I’m not sure I can set my personal beliefs aside. 438 00:20:46,912 --> 00:20:51,122 - Your personal beliefs are not part of the equation. 439 00:20:52,334 --> 00:20:53,924 If you don’t want to go down that road, 440 00:20:53,961 --> 00:20:55,301 if you’re not willing 441 00:20:55,337 --> 00:20:58,587 to follow the federal statutes and DOJ mandate, 442 00:20:58,632 --> 00:21:00,682 just say so. 443 00:21:00,718 --> 00:21:05,468 I’ll hand the damn case back to the U.S. Attorney. 444 00:21:05,514 --> 00:21:12,444 ♪ 445 00:21:19,987 --> 00:21:21,317 - Andrea. 446 00:21:23,491 --> 00:21:25,951 How are you doing? Haven’t seen you since-- 447 00:21:25,993 --> 00:21:28,543 - Our law school reunion. 448 00:21:28,579 --> 00:21:31,289 Nolan and I volunteered for the Innocence Project together. 449 00:21:31,332 --> 00:21:34,422 We used to fight like hell to keep people off death row. 450 00:21:34,460 --> 00:21:35,630 Are you really doing this? 451 00:21:35,669 --> 00:21:37,379 You’re going for the death penalty? 452 00:21:37,421 --> 00:21:39,381 - Under the law. - The law? 453 00:21:39,423 --> 00:21:40,883 We’re talking about the death penalty. 454 00:21:40,925 --> 00:21:42,475 - Next time, tell your client 455 00:21:42,510 --> 00:21:45,720 not to kill seven innocent Asian Americans. 456 00:21:45,763 --> 00:21:48,393 - Before you walk away in a righteous huff, 457 00:21:48,432 --> 00:21:51,272 I’m gonna need the name of your confidential informant. 458 00:21:54,396 --> 00:21:56,516 See what I mean about that righteous huff? 459 00:21:59,026 --> 00:22:01,316 - It’s a simple discovery request. 460 00:22:01,362 --> 00:22:03,282 - Simple but outrageous. 461 00:22:03,322 --> 00:22:04,702 The defense is asking us 462 00:22:04,740 --> 00:22:07,990 to disclose the identity of our confidential informant. 463 00:22:08,035 --> 00:22:09,695 - I’ll hear you, Ms. Rankin. 464 00:22:09,745 --> 00:22:12,325 - The prosecution’s entire case is built on a house of cards. 465 00:22:12,373 --> 00:22:14,373 Their so-called "confidential informant" 466 00:22:14,416 --> 00:22:16,956 provided the information that led to the defendant’s capture 467 00:22:17,002 --> 00:22:18,132 and the seizure of a gun. 468 00:22:18,170 --> 00:22:19,710 - The gun was analyzed 469 00:22:19,755 --> 00:22:21,295 and determined to be the murder weapon. 470 00:22:21,340 --> 00:22:23,590 - And it was obtained with a lawful search warrant. 471 00:22:23,634 --> 00:22:24,764 - Not necessarily. 472 00:22:24,802 --> 00:22:27,012 It could be fruit of the poisonous tree. 473 00:22:27,054 --> 00:22:29,184 We have a right to challenge the basis 474 00:22:29,223 --> 00:22:30,523 of the informant’s knowledge. 475 00:22:30,558 --> 00:22:31,978 We want to test their credibility 476 00:22:32,017 --> 00:22:34,847 and assess whether or not the information was reliable. 477 00:22:34,895 --> 00:22:37,305 Frankly, we don’t know if this person even exists. 478 00:22:37,356 --> 00:22:38,896 - Your Honor, that is a baseless 479 00:22:38,941 --> 00:22:40,861 and defamatory accusation. 480 00:22:40,901 --> 00:22:43,571 - It wouldn’t be the first time NYPD made up an informant. 481 00:22:43,612 --> 00:22:46,032 - This is nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt 482 00:22:46,073 --> 00:22:49,453 to intimidate our informant and expose them to danger. 483 00:22:49,493 --> 00:22:51,413 The defendant is a killer. 484 00:22:51,453 --> 00:22:54,333 He’s part of a network of white supremacists. 485 00:22:54,373 --> 00:22:57,673 - OK, not so simple. 486 00:22:57,710 --> 00:23:00,840 The defense has raised a legitimate concern, 487 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:03,720 and this is a capital case. 488 00:23:05,301 --> 00:23:08,551 I’m granting the defendant’s motion. 489 00:23:08,596 --> 00:23:11,466 - You’re ordering me to reveal the informant’s identity? 490 00:23:11,515 --> 00:23:15,305 - Disclose their name or I’m dismissing the case. 491 00:23:15,352 --> 00:23:22,442 ♪ 492 00:23:22,443 --> 00:23:28,282 . 493 00:23:28,282 --> 00:23:31,082 - We promised Jessica we’d protect her. 494 00:23:31,118 --> 00:23:34,248 We can’t just renege on that. 495 00:23:34,288 --> 00:23:35,958 - Judge doesn’t see it that way, Nolan. 496 00:23:35,998 --> 00:23:37,458 - It’s a dangerous precedent, 497 00:23:37,499 --> 00:23:41,499 forcing confidential informants to testify in open court, 498 00:23:41,545 --> 00:23:43,295 reveal their identity. 499 00:23:43,339 --> 00:23:44,629 It’s hard enough to get witnesses 500 00:23:44,673 --> 00:23:45,923 to come forward these days. 501 00:23:45,966 --> 00:23:48,756 - You’re absolutely right, but once again-- 502 00:23:48,802 --> 00:23:51,682 - I know, I know. The judge doesn’t care. 503 00:23:51,722 --> 00:23:55,352 So what do we do, appeal the ruling? 504 00:23:55,392 --> 00:23:57,892 - We could, but we’ll lose. 505 00:24:00,356 --> 00:24:04,356 - So...just roll over? 506 00:24:04,401 --> 00:24:06,111 Throw Jessica to the wolves? 507 00:24:06,153 --> 00:24:07,703 - There is a way out. 508 00:24:09,615 --> 00:24:11,745 Offer Nelson a plea. 509 00:24:11,784 --> 00:24:13,454 - A plea? 510 00:24:13,494 --> 00:24:15,334 He killed seven people. 511 00:24:15,371 --> 00:24:17,121 - If we take the death penalty off the table, 512 00:24:17,164 --> 00:24:18,504 maybe they’ll bite. 513 00:24:18,540 --> 00:24:20,130 Jessica doesn’t need to testify, 514 00:24:20,167 --> 00:24:21,997 Nelson does life in prison, 515 00:24:22,044 --> 00:24:24,214 and you won’t have to live with the fact-- 516 00:24:24,254 --> 00:24:26,094 - No, no, no, no. Don’t do that. 517 00:24:26,131 --> 00:24:27,381 - Excuse me? 518 00:24:29,093 --> 00:24:30,803 - This is not about my beliefs 519 00:24:30,844 --> 00:24:34,894 or me having to live with my choices. 520 00:24:34,932 --> 00:24:37,392 Jack made a deal with the U.S. Attorney. 521 00:24:37,434 --> 00:24:38,694 We can’t walk that back. 522 00:24:38,727 --> 00:24:41,897 Like it or not, under federal law, 523 00:24:41,939 --> 00:24:44,689 Nelson qualifies for a death sentence. 524 00:24:46,610 --> 00:24:48,860 - Then Jessica Farrell needs to testify. 525 00:24:52,866 --> 00:24:55,156 - You’re a liar. - The judge left me no choice. 526 00:24:55,202 --> 00:24:56,412 - You promised. 527 00:24:56,453 --> 00:24:58,583 You said no one would know my name. 528 00:24:58,622 --> 00:25:00,422 Now my face is all over the Internet. 529 00:25:00,457 --> 00:25:01,787 And what about my daughter? 530 00:25:01,834 --> 00:25:03,634 She has to grow up with everyone knowing 531 00:25:03,669 --> 00:25:05,339 her father is a racist killer? 532 00:25:05,379 --> 00:25:06,509 - I apologize. 533 00:25:06,547 --> 00:25:08,167 - We all want the same thing-- 534 00:25:08,215 --> 00:25:09,795 to keep John Nelson off the streets, 535 00:25:09,842 --> 00:25:10,972 to punish him for what he did. 536 00:25:12,511 --> 00:25:13,851 - I’m not gonna do it. 537 00:25:13,887 --> 00:25:17,807 - Unfortunately, your testimony is mandatory. 538 00:25:17,850 --> 00:25:18,890 - I don’t care. 539 00:25:20,227 --> 00:25:21,937 - You’re under subpoena. 540 00:25:21,979 --> 00:25:23,939 If you don’t cooperate voluntarily, 541 00:25:23,981 --> 00:25:25,271 you will be arrested. 542 00:25:25,315 --> 00:25:27,605 - I’ll be arrested? 543 00:25:27,651 --> 00:25:28,781 Is this some kind of joke? 544 00:25:28,819 --> 00:25:31,109 - I’m sorry, but it’s the law. 545 00:25:31,155 --> 00:25:33,785 - It’s the law? 546 00:25:33,824 --> 00:25:38,454 That’s how you guys justify all your lies and manipulations. 547 00:25:38,495 --> 00:25:40,825 You just blame it on the damn law. 548 00:25:45,711 --> 00:25:48,091 - Ms. Farrell, could you tell the members of the jury 549 00:25:48,130 --> 00:25:50,720 how you know the defendant? 550 00:25:52,593 --> 00:25:56,473 - I just do. I don’t remember where we met. 551 00:25:56,513 --> 00:26:00,313 - Were you two involved romantically? 552 00:26:00,350 --> 00:26:02,730 - Not how I’d describe it. 553 00:26:02,770 --> 00:26:04,310 - Do you have a child together? 554 00:26:04,354 --> 00:26:05,814 - Objection. Relevance. 555 00:26:05,856 --> 00:26:08,146 - I’m trying to establish her basis of knowledge, 556 00:26:08,192 --> 00:26:09,652 her connection to the defendant. 557 00:26:09,693 --> 00:26:10,993 - Can you leave my daughter the hell out of this? 558 00:26:11,028 --> 00:26:13,148 - Let’s keep moving. 559 00:26:13,197 --> 00:26:14,407 - Your Honor, I’d move to have 560 00:26:14,448 --> 00:26:16,828 Ms. Farrell declared a hostile witness. 561 00:26:16,867 --> 00:26:18,577 - I believe you’ve laid a proper foundation. 562 00:26:18,619 --> 00:26:20,249 You may proceed with leading questions. 563 00:26:20,287 --> 00:26:21,497 - Thank you. Did you meet 564 00:26:21,538 --> 00:26:23,158 with Detectives Cosgrove and Shaw 565 00:26:23,207 --> 00:26:25,497 and tell them where the defendant was living? 566 00:26:29,046 --> 00:26:31,456 - You told me I’d never have to testify. 567 00:26:31,507 --> 00:26:32,587 - Your Honor, may the witness be ordered 568 00:26:32,633 --> 00:26:33,973 to answer the question? 569 00:26:34,009 --> 00:26:35,799 - Ask another one. 570 00:26:40,265 --> 00:26:42,135 - You told detectives 571 00:26:42,184 --> 00:26:45,104 that Mr. Nelson was living in Rockaway, didn’t you? 572 00:26:45,145 --> 00:26:46,725 - I don’t recall. 573 00:26:46,772 --> 00:26:48,652 - You told them he was keeping weapons there. 574 00:26:48,690 --> 00:26:50,150 - I don’t remember saying that. 575 00:26:50,192 --> 00:26:51,692 - Your Honor, given that the defendant’s arrest 576 00:26:51,735 --> 00:26:53,645 and the seizure of the so-called murder weapon 577 00:26:53,695 --> 00:26:55,155 were predicated on the information 578 00:26:55,197 --> 00:26:56,527 provided by this witness, 579 00:26:56,573 --> 00:26:58,373 I move to suppress the TEC-9. 580 00:27:00,077 --> 00:27:01,537 - Your motion is allowed. 581 00:27:01,578 --> 00:27:03,868 Members of the jury, you’re not to consider 582 00:27:03,914 --> 00:27:05,964 any mention of the gun being found 583 00:27:05,999 --> 00:27:09,539 in the house where Mr. Nelson was living. 584 00:27:09,586 --> 00:27:13,256 [tense music] 585 00:27:13,298 --> 00:27:19,138 ♪ 586 00:27:22,266 --> 00:27:24,886 - You lost the murder weapon. 587 00:27:24,935 --> 00:27:27,315 - It was excluded, but the jury isn’t gonna be able 588 00:27:27,354 --> 00:27:28,864 to wipe it from their memory. 589 00:27:28,897 --> 00:27:30,567 - The U.S. Attorney called. 590 00:27:30,607 --> 00:27:33,987 They offered to send in an AUSA to help. 591 00:27:34,027 --> 00:27:35,737 - I don’t need any help. 592 00:27:35,779 --> 00:27:38,069 - It might not look that way to those watching the trial. 593 00:27:38,115 --> 00:27:41,875 - I have other evidence-- the video, the gym bag, motive. 594 00:27:43,787 --> 00:27:46,577 - You asked for this case, Nolan. 595 00:27:46,623 --> 00:27:48,123 I went out on a limb, 596 00:27:48,167 --> 00:27:50,917 worked out a deal so you could be lead counsel. 597 00:27:50,961 --> 00:27:53,761 If Nelson walks, everyone in this city 598 00:27:53,797 --> 00:27:56,677 will lose faith in our ability to serve and protect. 599 00:27:56,717 --> 00:28:00,047 - We’re good, Jack. 600 00:28:00,095 --> 00:28:01,345 You have my word. 601 00:28:01,388 --> 00:28:03,718 - I don’t care about your word. 602 00:28:06,393 --> 00:28:08,563 I care about the verdict. 603 00:28:14,318 --> 00:28:17,648 - Were you on the 6 Train at the Canal Street Station 604 00:28:17,696 --> 00:28:19,816 on August 16? 605 00:28:19,865 --> 00:28:21,625 - Yes. 606 00:28:21,658 --> 00:28:24,788 - Can you tell us what happened? 607 00:28:24,828 --> 00:28:28,748 - I was on my phone, doing the Wordle, 608 00:28:28,790 --> 00:28:32,540 when all of a sudden, I heard these loud noises. 609 00:28:33,712 --> 00:28:35,802 At first, I didn’t know what it was. 610 00:28:35,839 --> 00:28:37,259 - They were gunshots? 611 00:28:38,592 --> 00:28:40,052 - Dozens. 612 00:28:42,596 --> 00:28:44,806 People started falling to the ground, 613 00:28:44,848 --> 00:28:48,138 diving under their seats. 614 00:28:48,185 --> 00:28:49,145 Some of us got hit. 615 00:28:50,854 --> 00:28:53,654 - Were you struck by the gunfire? 616 00:28:53,690 --> 00:28:56,150 - In my leg. 617 00:28:56,193 --> 00:28:58,533 I’d probably be dead if it wasn’t for you. 618 00:29:01,281 --> 00:29:04,781 - Please tell the members of the jury 619 00:29:04,826 --> 00:29:09,246 what happened after you were shot. 620 00:29:09,289 --> 00:29:11,119 - I fell to the ground. 621 00:29:13,377 --> 00:29:17,127 I just remember looking at the filthy floor. 622 00:29:18,882 --> 00:29:23,512 And I saw a pool of blood forming, 623 00:29:23,553 --> 00:29:26,683 and I realized it was my blood. 624 00:29:28,725 --> 00:29:33,645 He was moving up the train like he was hunting us. 625 00:29:36,149 --> 00:29:38,899 I closed my eyes, and... 626 00:29:38,944 --> 00:29:41,034 I pretended I was dead. 627 00:29:44,491 --> 00:29:45,741 The train pulled into the station, 628 00:29:45,784 --> 00:29:47,664 and he stopped shooting. 629 00:29:49,496 --> 00:29:53,246 The doors opened, and everybody ran out. 630 00:29:55,168 --> 00:29:59,668 People were screaming and pushing. 631 00:30:01,925 --> 00:30:05,385 Somehow, I managed to drag myself onto the platform. 632 00:30:05,429 --> 00:30:08,719 - Do you believe you were targeted because of your race? 633 00:30:08,765 --> 00:30:10,475 - Objection. Relevance. 634 00:30:10,517 --> 00:30:11,887 - Overruled. 635 00:30:11,935 --> 00:30:14,225 The witness may answer. 636 00:30:14,271 --> 00:30:21,401 ♪ 637 00:30:22,195 --> 00:30:25,905 - He aimed his gun at the Asian people. 638 00:30:25,949 --> 00:30:29,039 He moved past people who looked white, 639 00:30:29,077 --> 00:30:31,867 and he shot at anybody who appeared to be Asian. 640 00:30:35,834 --> 00:30:38,504 This is what it’s like to live in America these days. 641 00:30:38,545 --> 00:30:40,085 - What do you mean by that? 642 00:30:40,130 --> 00:30:42,880 - I was born in this country. 643 00:30:42,924 --> 00:30:44,224 Not that it should matter, 644 00:30:44,259 --> 00:30:48,889 but I’ve lived here my entire life. 645 00:30:48,930 --> 00:30:51,470 And I’ve seen hostility before, 646 00:30:51,516 --> 00:30:55,186 but not like this. 647 00:30:55,228 --> 00:30:57,438 COVID and the lies 648 00:30:57,481 --> 00:30:59,521 that are being perpetuated about its origins, 649 00:30:59,566 --> 00:31:02,896 it’s unleashed a hate like I have never seen before. 650 00:31:04,988 --> 00:31:07,068 Every time I leave my apartment, 651 00:31:07,115 --> 00:31:10,945 I worry that someone might bash me over the head with a rock 652 00:31:10,994 --> 00:31:13,914 because of how I look. 653 00:31:13,955 --> 00:31:15,535 My parents are afraid. 654 00:31:15,582 --> 00:31:18,002 My--my grandmother... 655 00:31:21,129 --> 00:31:24,759 - Do you see the man who shot you in this courtroom today? 656 00:31:27,594 --> 00:31:33,394 - I can’t be 100% certain because I didn’t see his face, 657 00:31:33,433 --> 00:31:34,933 but he looks like him-- 658 00:31:34,976 --> 00:31:38,766 his height, his weight, 659 00:31:38,814 --> 00:31:40,824 his eyes. 660 00:31:40,857 --> 00:31:42,357 - May the record reflect 661 00:31:42,401 --> 00:31:46,451 that the witness indicated the defendant, John Nelson. 662 00:31:46,488 --> 00:31:49,988 - The record shall so reflect. 663 00:31:50,033 --> 00:31:52,743 - Thank you. Nothing further. 664 00:31:54,329 --> 00:31:56,789 - Cross-examination? 665 00:31:56,832 --> 00:31:58,542 - The defense has no questions. 666 00:31:58,583 --> 00:32:02,843 In fact, we stipulate that this was a hate crime. 667 00:32:09,553 --> 00:32:12,013 - Why would she agree that this was a hate crime? 668 00:32:12,055 --> 00:32:14,555 - Well, it makes our lives a hell of a lot easier, though. 669 00:32:14,599 --> 00:32:16,179 - Yeah, rolling over 670 00:32:16,226 --> 00:32:18,766 and agreeing to a crucial element of the offense 671 00:32:18,812 --> 00:32:20,812 is not Andrea’s style. [phone buzzes] 672 00:32:22,649 --> 00:32:24,609 - Well... - What? 673 00:32:24,651 --> 00:32:26,031 - You’re right. 674 00:32:26,069 --> 00:32:27,359 She’s agreed to the hate crime theory 675 00:32:27,404 --> 00:32:29,284 because she wants to use it against us. 676 00:32:29,322 --> 00:32:31,032 - How? - They’re changing their plea 677 00:32:31,074 --> 00:32:33,124 to not guilty by reason of insanity, 678 00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:36,870 claiming pathological bigotry is a mental disease or defect. 679 00:32:36,913 --> 00:32:40,041 ♪ 680 00:32:40,041 --> 00:32:46,298 . 681 00:32:46,298 --> 00:32:49,468 - Mr. Nelson blames Asian Americans 682 00:32:49,509 --> 00:32:51,719 for the spread of COVID, for the pandemic, 683 00:32:51,761 --> 00:32:55,391 for pretty much everything that followed. 684 00:32:55,432 --> 00:32:59,942 - So he blames people who have never stepped foot in Asia 685 00:32:59,978 --> 00:33:01,938 for all of that? 686 00:33:01,980 --> 00:33:05,230 - His thought process is not rational. 687 00:33:05,275 --> 00:33:07,825 - Dr. Thibodeau, do you believe him 688 00:33:07,861 --> 00:33:11,571 to be suffering from a mental disease or illness? 689 00:33:11,615 --> 00:33:12,745 - I do. 690 00:33:12,782 --> 00:33:14,702 - And in your professional opinion, 691 00:33:14,743 --> 00:33:18,253 was he able to distinguish between fact and fiction 692 00:33:18,288 --> 00:33:19,958 on the day of the murders? 693 00:33:19,998 --> 00:33:23,838 - I believe he was unable to understand 694 00:33:23,877 --> 00:33:26,747 the wrongful nature of his acts. 695 00:33:26,796 --> 00:33:28,006 - Thank you. 696 00:33:31,510 --> 00:33:36,220 - The defendant was organized and rational enough 697 00:33:36,264 --> 00:33:38,854 to figure out how to purchase an assault weapon. 698 00:33:38,892 --> 00:33:42,852 And he knew how to fill out the requisite paperwork, 699 00:33:42,896 --> 00:33:46,766 how to find a store that sold the type of weapon required 700 00:33:46,816 --> 00:33:50,106 to carry out such a massive and destructive assault. 701 00:33:50,153 --> 00:33:51,613 - Doesn’t mean he’s sane. - He figured out 702 00:33:51,655 --> 00:33:54,995 how to obtain the ammunition, load the gun, 703 00:33:55,033 --> 00:33:57,123 hide it in a gym bag. - I suppose. 704 00:33:57,160 --> 00:33:58,490 - Got himself to an area 705 00:33:58,537 --> 00:34:01,657 that has a disproportionately high concentration 706 00:34:01,706 --> 00:34:03,286 of Asian Americans. 707 00:34:03,333 --> 00:34:06,133 - Again, doesn’t mean he wasn’t suffering from mental illness. 708 00:34:06,169 --> 00:34:08,669 - No, it means he was able to think clearly. 709 00:34:08,713 --> 00:34:11,473 He was also able to figure out an escape route. 710 00:34:11,508 --> 00:34:13,628 - Yes. - He even brought a key 711 00:34:13,677 --> 00:34:16,467 with him so he could unlock a gate in the tunnel. 712 00:34:16,513 --> 00:34:18,853 - Yes, but-- - You answered my question. 713 00:34:18,890 --> 00:34:20,430 Nothing further. 714 00:34:20,475 --> 00:34:22,265 - Mr. Price just cut you off, 715 00:34:22,310 --> 00:34:24,770 but I would like to hear the rest of your answer. 716 00:34:24,813 --> 00:34:27,773 - I was going to say, in my expert opinion, 717 00:34:27,816 --> 00:34:29,566 Mr. Nelson’s pathologic desire 718 00:34:29,609 --> 00:34:32,069 to eliminate an entire race of people 719 00:34:32,112 --> 00:34:34,362 would qualify as a delusional disorder. 720 00:34:34,406 --> 00:34:37,776 I further believe that his extreme racist beliefs 721 00:34:37,826 --> 00:34:39,906 are evidence of psychosis. 722 00:34:39,953 --> 00:34:42,583 - So what you’re saying is 723 00:34:42,622 --> 00:34:46,752 my client may be a despicable human being, 724 00:34:46,793 --> 00:34:48,593 but he’s still a human being... - Objection. 725 00:34:48,628 --> 00:34:51,878 - And sentencing a mentally ill person to death 726 00:34:51,923 --> 00:34:53,303 is nothing short of barbaric? 727 00:34:53,341 --> 00:34:54,471 - Your Honor, objection. 728 00:34:54,509 --> 00:34:57,099 - Withdrawn. Nothing further. 729 00:35:07,355 --> 00:35:09,645 Are you really trying to execute my client? 730 00:35:09,691 --> 00:35:11,191 - Please, Andrea, don’t do this. 731 00:35:11,234 --> 00:35:13,194 - Do what? - This. 732 00:35:15,572 --> 00:35:17,322 - I was feeling nostalgic last night, 733 00:35:17,365 --> 00:35:19,655 so I pulled out an old law review article. 734 00:35:19,701 --> 00:35:22,791 The first sentence went something like this: 735 00:35:22,829 --> 00:35:27,079 "Capital punishment is barbaric in theory, 736 00:35:27,125 --> 00:35:29,035 "indiscriminate in practice, 737 00:35:29,085 --> 00:35:32,955 "and an intolerable denial of the fundamental civil liberties 738 00:35:33,006 --> 00:35:35,126 guaranteed under the Constitution." 739 00:35:37,385 --> 00:35:39,465 You wrote that, Nolan. 740 00:35:39,512 --> 00:35:40,972 You did. 741 00:35:41,014 --> 00:35:45,564 And now you’re trying to put a mentally ill man to death. 742 00:35:49,272 --> 00:35:51,732 - This isn’t about me 743 00:35:51,775 --> 00:35:55,325 or about some article that I wrote 20 years ago. 744 00:35:55,362 --> 00:35:57,912 It’s about the law. 745 00:35:57,947 --> 00:36:00,237 - No, that’s a cop-out. 746 00:36:00,283 --> 00:36:03,413 You are choosing to do this. 747 00:36:03,453 --> 00:36:05,413 Don’t ask me why, but you are. 748 00:36:05,455 --> 00:36:08,375 [tense music] 749 00:36:08,416 --> 00:36:15,376 ♪ 750 00:36:20,011 --> 00:36:24,351 - I hear the psychiatrist was pretty effective. 751 00:36:24,391 --> 00:36:25,771 - I wouldn’t go that far, 752 00:36:25,809 --> 00:36:29,769 but Rankin knows how to put on a show. 753 00:36:29,813 --> 00:36:32,273 A few of the jurors seemed intrigued. 754 00:36:32,315 --> 00:36:34,315 - You need to put on a show of your own. 755 00:36:34,359 --> 00:36:37,739 Bring home who this man, Nelson, really is, 756 00:36:37,779 --> 00:36:42,239 that his decisions were those of a lucid, hateful monster. 757 00:36:42,283 --> 00:36:45,663 Is there another witness you can call, 758 00:36:45,704 --> 00:36:48,214 perhaps an exhibit or a piece of evidence 759 00:36:48,248 --> 00:36:50,708 that can bring them back to the scene? 760 00:36:56,089 --> 00:36:58,759 - I think I can do one better. 761 00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:05,390 ♪ 762 00:37:06,850 --> 00:37:09,480 You saw his escape route. 763 00:37:09,519 --> 00:37:13,519 Now please take note 764 00:37:13,565 --> 00:37:17,825 of where the victims were situated. 765 00:37:17,861 --> 00:37:20,321 You heard that the train was packed-- 766 00:37:20,363 --> 00:37:22,533 a variety of ethnicities and races-- 767 00:37:22,574 --> 00:37:25,994 and yet, he was able to locate 768 00:37:26,035 --> 00:37:30,665 and gun down those who appeared to be Asian. 769 00:37:30,707 --> 00:37:33,827 Kimmi Hsu testified that she was over here 770 00:37:33,877 --> 00:37:35,707 when a bullet struck her in the leg. 771 00:37:40,049 --> 00:37:42,009 Nicked her femoral artery. 772 00:37:42,051 --> 00:37:44,511 Almost ended her life. 773 00:37:46,097 --> 00:37:49,677 And you heard evidence 774 00:37:49,726 --> 00:37:53,846 that 12-year-old Jimmy Park 775 00:37:53,897 --> 00:37:56,647 died right here, 776 00:37:56,691 --> 00:37:59,691 clutching his baseball mitt, 777 00:37:59,736 --> 00:38:03,816 after a bullet pierced his lung, lodged in his heart. 778 00:38:03,865 --> 00:38:06,035 Jimmy’s 72-year-old grandmother, 779 00:38:06,075 --> 00:38:07,365 Heejin, died first. 780 00:38:07,410 --> 00:38:11,960 She was sitting on that bench, right there... 781 00:38:15,126 --> 00:38:19,586 When three bullets hit her in the head and chest. 782 00:38:21,090 --> 00:38:23,760 According to Jimmy’s father, 783 00:38:23,802 --> 00:38:27,142 they were on their way to Yankee Stadium. 784 00:38:27,180 --> 00:38:32,350 Consider the planning and the concentration 785 00:38:32,393 --> 00:38:34,943 that went into this horrific crime, 786 00:38:34,979 --> 00:38:38,729 the decisions and the choices the defendant made 787 00:38:38,775 --> 00:38:42,905 in order to carry out this despicable act. 788 00:38:42,946 --> 00:38:44,736 If John Nelson was really suffering 789 00:38:44,781 --> 00:38:48,701 from the acute mental illness that Dr. Thibodeau described, 790 00:38:48,743 --> 00:38:51,373 there is no way in hell 791 00:38:51,412 --> 00:38:55,002 he’d ever have been able to pull off a crime... 792 00:38:56,584 --> 00:38:59,674 A crime of this magnitude. 793 00:39:04,092 --> 00:39:06,802 We’d all like 794 00:39:06,845 --> 00:39:10,515 to make sense of what happened, 795 00:39:10,557 --> 00:39:12,347 chalk it up to mental illness, 796 00:39:12,392 --> 00:39:14,942 but the hard truth 797 00:39:14,978 --> 00:39:19,768 is that some people are just evil. 798 00:39:21,818 --> 00:39:26,318 John Nelson opened fire in that subway 799 00:39:26,364 --> 00:39:30,334 because he is a hateful, 800 00:39:30,368 --> 00:39:34,458 rage-filled, 801 00:39:34,497 --> 00:39:37,417 evil man. 802 00:39:37,458 --> 00:39:44,008 ♪ 803 00:39:51,014 --> 00:39:53,024 - Nolan? 804 00:39:53,057 --> 00:39:54,477 Nolan? 805 00:39:54,517 --> 00:39:57,557 Hey, you good? 806 00:39:59,230 --> 00:40:00,770 Jury’s back. 807 00:40:04,777 --> 00:40:09,027 - Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus. 808 00:40:09,073 --> 00:40:12,743 May justice be done, though the world perish. 809 00:40:16,289 --> 00:40:17,829 - Mr. Foreman, 810 00:40:17,874 --> 00:40:20,174 having previously found the defendant guilty 811 00:40:20,209 --> 00:40:21,669 of seven counts of murder, 812 00:40:21,711 --> 00:40:23,801 have you agreed upon a sentence? 813 00:40:23,838 --> 00:40:24,668 - We have. 814 00:40:24,714 --> 00:40:27,014 - What say you? 815 00:40:27,050 --> 00:40:30,470 - We sentence the defendant, John Nelson, 816 00:40:30,511 --> 00:40:33,351 to death by lethal injection. 817 00:40:33,389 --> 00:40:40,559 ♪ 818 00:40:49,781 --> 00:40:52,661 - Join me for a drink? - Rain check. 819 00:40:56,913 --> 00:40:58,253 Andrea? 820 00:40:58,289 --> 00:41:00,369 Hey, you did a nice job. 821 00:41:00,416 --> 00:41:03,206 - I can’t believe you actually went through with it. 822 00:41:03,252 --> 00:41:06,012 You sent a man to his death. 823 00:41:06,047 --> 00:41:09,127 - I did my job, just like you. 824 00:41:11,260 --> 00:41:13,300 - You’ve changed, Nolan. 825 00:41:13,346 --> 00:41:20,056 ♪ 826 00:41:20,061 --> 00:41:26,025 . 827 00:41:26,025 --> 00:41:28,735 [dramatic music] 828 00:41:28,778 --> 00:41:35,698 ♪ 829 00:41:55,096 --> 00:41:57,966 [wolf howls]