1 00:00:08,926 --> 00:00:09,275 . 2 00:00:09,318 --> 00:00:11,103 - In the criminal justice system, 3 00:00:11,146 --> 00:00:12,408 the people are represented 4 00:00:12,452 --> 00:00:14,802 by two separate, yet equally important groups: 5 00:00:14,845 --> 00:00:16,760 the police, who investigate crime, 6 00:00:16,804 --> 00:00:19,720 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 7 00:00:19,763 --> 00:00:21,722 These are their stories. 8 00:00:24,986 --> 00:00:28,250 - No, no, no, leave those. 9 00:00:28,294 --> 00:00:29,817 I'll take care of it. 10 00:00:29,860 --> 00:00:31,340 I promised your mom I wouldn't let you be late. 11 00:00:31,384 --> 00:00:34,082 - It's all right. I'm carpooling with Annie. 12 00:00:34,126 --> 00:00:35,518 Her mom's picking me up. 13 00:00:35,562 --> 00:00:36,650 - Did you finish that "Scarlet Letter" thing? 14 00:00:36,693 --> 00:00:38,956 The homework thing? - Yes, Dad. 15 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,830 And I'm ready for the math test, so stop worrying. 16 00:00:42,873 --> 00:00:44,614 - You'll understand one day. 17 00:00:44,658 --> 00:00:47,530 - I already do. 18 00:00:47,574 --> 00:00:49,619 They're almost here. Bye, I love you. 19 00:00:49,663 --> 00:00:50,577 - Love you. 20 00:00:50,620 --> 00:00:52,187 Love you more. - [giggles] 21 00:00:52,231 --> 00:00:54,711 - Love you the most. - [laughs] 22 00:00:54,755 --> 00:00:57,671 [sentimental music] 23 00:00:57,714 --> 00:01:04,634 ♪ 24 00:01:16,255 --> 00:01:17,865 [phone buzzes] 25 00:01:20,215 --> 00:01:22,217 - Yeah, Jalen, what's up? 26 00:01:22,261 --> 00:01:25,699 [tense music] 27 00:01:25,742 --> 00:01:29,006 ♪ 28 00:01:29,050 --> 00:01:31,444 - Somebody really put this poor girl through it. 29 00:01:31,487 --> 00:01:34,142 Based on rigor, she died within the last eight hours. 30 00:01:34,186 --> 00:01:35,230 Multiple stab wounds. 31 00:01:35,274 --> 00:01:36,753 No obvious signs of sex assault, 32 00:01:36,797 --> 00:01:38,842 but petechial hemorrhages in the eyes 33 00:01:38,886 --> 00:01:40,975 indicate neck compression. 34 00:01:41,018 --> 00:01:42,933 More later. - ID? 35 00:01:42,977 --> 00:01:44,457 Bag her hands. 36 00:01:48,461 --> 00:01:50,245 - Not a lot of blood, considering. 37 00:01:50,289 --> 00:01:52,508 - Could have been stabbed post-mortem, 38 00:01:52,552 --> 00:01:54,728 killed elsewhere, dumped here. 39 00:01:54,771 --> 00:01:56,425 - What's up with her ear? 40 00:01:56,469 --> 00:01:59,036 - Looks like an earring was ripped out. 41 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:00,777 A clump of hair was cut. 42 00:02:00,821 --> 00:02:02,431 - Souvenir collector? 43 00:02:02,475 --> 00:02:04,781 - Let's not get ahead of ourselves. 44 00:02:04,825 --> 00:02:07,088 It sure would be nice if we could ID her. 45 00:02:07,132 --> 00:02:11,658 - Detectives, we think this might be the vic's bag. 46 00:02:11,701 --> 00:02:14,878 - Officer, you never move evidence. 47 00:02:14,922 --> 00:02:16,793 Give it. It's too late now. 48 00:02:16,837 --> 00:02:23,235 ♪ 49 00:02:23,278 --> 00:02:26,151 - Christina Watkins. 50 00:02:26,194 --> 00:02:27,891 That's the author. 51 00:02:27,935 --> 00:02:30,590 - "Cinnamon Girl: My Sweet and Spicy Life as a Waitress 52 00:02:30,633 --> 00:02:32,113 at a Five Star Restaurant." 53 00:02:32,157 --> 00:02:34,637 - Why would the killer leave that here? 54 00:02:34,681 --> 00:02:37,379 - Maybe he wanted us to know that she was somebody. 55 00:02:37,423 --> 00:02:40,513 - A promising young author making an exciting debut. 56 00:02:44,343 --> 00:02:47,389 [dramatic music] 57 00:02:47,433 --> 00:02:54,570 ♪ 58 00:03:30,476 --> 00:03:32,652 - Okay, talk to me. 59 00:03:32,695 --> 00:03:35,002 - Our vic is Christina Watkins. She's 28. 60 00:03:35,045 --> 00:03:37,134 She published a memoir last month about working 61 00:03:37,178 --> 00:03:38,614 at a downtown restaurant. 62 00:03:38,658 --> 00:03:41,051 She was found by a city employee at Highbridge Park. 63 00:03:41,095 --> 00:03:45,447 - So uptown, underpopulated, remote area of the city. 64 00:03:45,491 --> 00:03:47,275 Let me guess, no video? 65 00:03:47,319 --> 00:03:48,711 - And no blood trail. 66 00:03:48,755 --> 00:03:53,325 And no witnesses who saw how she got there. 67 00:03:53,368 --> 00:03:54,978 - What about a murder weapon? 68 00:03:55,022 --> 00:03:57,198 - Didn't find one, but wounds indicate 69 00:03:57,242 --> 00:03:59,766 a sharp, angular blade 70 00:03:59,809 --> 00:04:02,856 sharp enough to cut off some of her hair as well. 71 00:04:02,899 --> 00:04:06,207 - So she was tied up, and an earring was torn off. 72 00:04:06,251 --> 00:04:08,905 Are we thinking there might have been a ritual element? 73 00:04:08,949 --> 00:04:10,211 - Not going there yet. 74 00:04:10,255 --> 00:04:11,560 - Do we know where she was beforehand? 75 00:04:11,604 --> 00:04:12,735 - Working on a timeline. 76 00:04:12,779 --> 00:04:14,302 We found her phone on Upper Broadway, 77 00:04:14,346 --> 00:04:15,564 four miles from the crime scene. 78 00:04:15,608 --> 00:04:17,479 It had been run over a few times. 79 00:04:17,523 --> 00:04:19,742 - Are there any texts, calls in the cloud 80 00:04:19,786 --> 00:04:21,309 that might tell us who she was with? 81 00:04:21,353 --> 00:04:23,572 - Just a couple messages after 10:00. 82 00:04:23,616 --> 00:04:26,358 One for an Uber she canceled just before midnight, 83 00:04:26,401 --> 00:04:29,665 and another to a Scott Baker, who seems to be her roommate. 84 00:04:29,709 --> 00:04:32,538 We found this photo of them together on social media. 85 00:04:35,454 --> 00:04:37,369 - Are those the same kind of angular blades 86 00:04:37,412 --> 00:04:38,848 as the murder weapon? 87 00:04:38,892 --> 00:04:40,328 - Who is this guy? 88 00:04:40,372 --> 00:04:43,940 - He calls himself a man with an edge. 89 00:04:43,984 --> 00:04:46,813 [suspenseful music] 90 00:04:46,856 --> 00:04:51,121 ♪ 91 00:04:51,165 --> 00:04:53,123 - What? 92 00:04:53,167 --> 00:04:54,821 Christina's dead? 93 00:04:54,864 --> 00:04:56,213 That's insane. 94 00:04:56,257 --> 00:04:57,824 - Were you two an item? 95 00:04:57,867 --> 00:04:59,347 - No. 96 00:04:59,391 --> 00:05:02,045 She was all about her writing. 97 00:05:02,089 --> 00:05:03,873 There was a party at the restaurant where she worked 98 00:05:03,917 --> 00:05:05,135 to celebrate last night. 99 00:05:05,179 --> 00:05:06,398 - Were you there? 100 00:05:06,441 --> 00:05:07,834 - No. 101 00:05:07,877 --> 00:05:10,140 I had to be at my regular gig at the Flying Hatchet. 102 00:05:10,184 --> 00:05:11,359 - What's that? 103 00:05:11,403 --> 00:05:13,143 - It's an ax throwing bar in Williamsburg. 104 00:05:13,187 --> 00:05:15,798 - Alcohol and sharp objects. What could go wrong? 105 00:05:15,842 --> 00:05:17,626 - How late were you there until? 106 00:05:17,670 --> 00:05:19,236 - 3:00 in the morning. 107 00:05:19,280 --> 00:05:20,673 I'm the manager. I had to clean up. 108 00:05:20,716 --> 00:05:23,153 - When you got home, was Christina here? 109 00:05:23,197 --> 00:05:25,068 - No. 110 00:05:25,112 --> 00:05:27,897 I thought she might have hooked up with someone at the party. 111 00:05:27,941 --> 00:05:30,639 - Do you have a location of this soiree? 112 00:05:30,683 --> 00:05:32,337 - The Yellow Ribbon. 113 00:05:34,121 --> 00:05:36,776 - I can't believe this. 114 00:05:36,819 --> 00:05:38,604 - When did Christina leave? 115 00:05:38,647 --> 00:05:40,388 - Around midnight, I think? 116 00:05:40,432 --> 00:05:42,782 She was feeling a little off. 117 00:05:42,825 --> 00:05:44,653 - Do you know if she left with anyone? 118 00:05:44,697 --> 00:05:47,221 - No, but I was kind of distracted. 119 00:05:47,264 --> 00:05:49,310 There were a lot of VIPs. 120 00:05:49,354 --> 00:05:52,444 People really wanted to come out and celebrate her success. 121 00:05:52,487 --> 00:05:55,011 She was really beloved by everyone. 122 00:05:55,055 --> 00:05:56,622 - And nobody gave her a hard time about what 123 00:05:56,665 --> 00:05:58,014 she wrote in the book? 124 00:05:58,058 --> 00:05:59,625 - Not that I saw. 125 00:05:59,668 --> 00:06:01,104 But I know there was some commotion 126 00:06:01,148 --> 00:06:03,890 when Tina went out to the corner to wait for her Uber. 127 00:06:06,675 --> 00:06:11,071 - This is you, 11:50 last night outside Yellow Ribbon? 128 00:06:11,114 --> 00:06:14,857 - Yeah, I just left the party. I saw the two of them arguing. 129 00:06:14,901 --> 00:06:15,989 He was-- 130 00:06:16,032 --> 00:06:17,469 [scoffs] Drunk. 131 00:06:17,512 --> 00:06:21,690 He started ranting and raving at Christina, so I, uh-- 132 00:06:21,734 --> 00:06:23,866 - You jumped in to protect her, is that right? 133 00:06:23,910 --> 00:06:24,954 - Yeah. 134 00:06:24,998 --> 00:06:26,782 Yeah, he was so aggressive, right? 135 00:06:26,826 --> 00:06:30,090 So I--I pushed him away. Thankfully, he just walked off. 136 00:06:30,133 --> 00:06:32,222 I'm--I'm no hero, trust me. 137 00:06:32,266 --> 00:06:33,833 I'm not like you guys. 138 00:06:35,356 --> 00:06:37,053 - So, um, when this drunk guy-- 139 00:06:37,097 --> 00:06:38,185 - Excuse me. 140 00:06:41,101 --> 00:06:43,103 - After this drunk guy walked off, 141 00:06:43,146 --> 00:06:44,626 where did Christina go? Did you see? 142 00:06:44,670 --> 00:06:46,367 Did she hail a cab, start walking home? 143 00:06:46,411 --> 00:06:47,716 What happened? - I wish I knew. 144 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:49,370 I'm not really sure. - What about you? 145 00:06:49,414 --> 00:06:50,719 Where'd you go? - Home. 146 00:06:50,763 --> 00:06:52,939 I had a really early call time this morning. 147 00:06:52,982 --> 00:06:54,984 Yeah. 148 00:06:55,028 --> 00:06:56,899 Um, anything else, guys? 149 00:06:56,943 --> 00:06:59,380 I'm really sorry. I have to get to set. 150 00:06:59,424 --> 00:07:00,860 - Just one last thing. 151 00:07:00,903 --> 00:07:04,429 The guy who was harassing her, do you know who he was? 152 00:07:04,472 --> 00:07:06,387 - Yeah, I'm afraid so. 153 00:07:06,431 --> 00:07:07,867 - Why are you afraid? 154 00:07:07,910 --> 00:07:10,043 - Because he's a friend of mine. 155 00:07:10,086 --> 00:07:12,045 Victor Bernini. 156 00:07:12,088 --> 00:07:13,133 - The chef. 157 00:07:15,483 --> 00:07:17,137 [door buzzes, lock clicks] 158 00:07:17,180 --> 00:07:18,138 [door opens] 159 00:07:21,097 --> 00:07:23,578 - What's up? 160 00:07:23,622 --> 00:07:26,886 - Uh, we--we're looking for a Victor Bernini? 161 00:07:26,929 --> 00:07:29,236 - Join the club. 162 00:07:29,279 --> 00:07:31,107 - Uh, what does that mean? 163 00:07:31,151 --> 00:07:32,979 - He was supposed to meet me here around midnight. 164 00:07:33,022 --> 00:07:35,111 He never showed. - He never showed? 165 00:07:35,155 --> 00:07:36,417 - Mm-hmm. 166 00:07:36,461 --> 00:07:38,941 - Um, do you have any idea where he would be? 167 00:07:38,985 --> 00:07:42,336 - No, I just crashed here when he blew me off. 168 00:07:42,379 --> 00:07:43,946 - Hmm. - Yeah. 169 00:07:43,990 --> 00:07:47,689 To be honest, I actually don't know him that well. 170 00:07:47,733 --> 00:07:51,606 Uh, we just get together and party once in a while. 171 00:07:54,174 --> 00:07:57,394 - Did he mention stopping by his old restaurant 172 00:07:57,438 --> 00:07:59,179 early in the evening? - Yeah. 173 00:07:59,222 --> 00:08:02,008 Yeah, he seemed pretty torqued about it. 174 00:08:02,051 --> 00:08:05,011 In fact, he's generally pretty torqued these days. 175 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,847 - Thank you. - Mm-hmm. 176 00:08:14,890 --> 00:08:17,458 - So Victor Bernini is nowhere to be found. 177 00:08:17,502 --> 00:08:20,113 - Well, we're waiting on cell phone, credit card, 178 00:08:20,156 --> 00:08:21,549 and E-ZPass records. 179 00:08:21,593 --> 00:08:23,246 - And you think he's a credible suspect? 180 00:08:23,290 --> 00:08:25,988 - Multiple arrests for DUI and disorderly conduct. 181 00:08:26,032 --> 00:08:27,642 - Plus, he got into an argument with the vic 182 00:08:27,686 --> 00:08:29,165 shortly before the murder. 183 00:08:29,209 --> 00:08:31,994 - I thought he was some kind of world-renowned chef. 184 00:08:32,038 --> 00:08:33,822 - He is, but this guy goes hard in the paint. 185 00:08:33,866 --> 00:08:36,172 I mean, a lot of drugs, a lot of drinking. 186 00:08:36,216 --> 00:08:38,566 It seems like he's spiraling. - Meaning? 187 00:08:38,610 --> 00:08:41,177 - He was forced out of his own restaurant by investors, 188 00:08:41,221 --> 00:08:44,964 and he just declared personal bankruptcy. 189 00:08:45,007 --> 00:08:46,966 - Okay, so Bernini's having a rough time. 190 00:08:47,009 --> 00:08:49,403 Why would he go after Christina Watkins? 191 00:08:49,446 --> 00:08:50,665 - I've been reading her book. 192 00:08:50,709 --> 00:08:53,102 She's not very flattering. 193 00:08:53,146 --> 00:08:55,670 Victor comes off like a drugged-out sex addict. 194 00:08:55,714 --> 00:08:57,193 - Two days after that book was published, 195 00:08:57,237 --> 00:08:59,195 that's when he got pushed out of the restaurant. 196 00:08:59,239 --> 00:09:02,329 And then his staff celebrated for a week after his exit. 197 00:09:02,372 --> 00:09:05,375 See, the point here is, Victor is a person of interest. 198 00:09:05,419 --> 00:09:08,378 The sooner we lay hands on him, the better. 199 00:09:08,422 --> 00:09:09,858 [computer chimes] 200 00:09:09,902 --> 00:09:12,339 - You might not have to wait that long. 201 00:09:12,382 --> 00:09:13,688 Operations just notified me 202 00:09:13,732 --> 00:09:16,212 there's an EDP job at Yellow Ribbon. 203 00:09:16,256 --> 00:09:17,779 It's Bernini. 204 00:09:17,823 --> 00:09:21,435 - Okay, guys, watch yourselves. 205 00:09:21,478 --> 00:09:22,828 [tires screeching] 206 00:09:22,871 --> 00:09:25,831 [people screaming] 207 00:09:25,874 --> 00:09:28,050 [tense music] 208 00:09:28,094 --> 00:09:31,314 - Drop it now! - Let go! Put it down! 209 00:09:31,358 --> 00:09:32,402 - Blue coming through. 210 00:09:32,446 --> 00:09:38,887 ♪ 211 00:09:39,801 --> 00:09:41,368 Hey, Victor, what's going on? 212 00:09:41,411 --> 00:09:42,848 - Chef! 213 00:09:42,891 --> 00:09:44,719 - Yeah, you got her, Chef. Put the knife down. 214 00:09:44,763 --> 00:09:45,938 - [breathing heavily] 215 00:09:45,981 --> 00:09:48,767 You've already taken everything I have. 216 00:09:48,810 --> 00:09:50,638 I'm not letting you take this place too. 217 00:09:50,682 --> 00:09:52,597 - Hey, hey, Chef. 218 00:09:54,076 --> 00:09:55,251 I'm giving you a choice here. 219 00:09:55,295 --> 00:09:58,385 Now drop the blade, or I drop you. 220 00:09:58,428 --> 00:10:00,735 - If I lose this place, I have nothing to live for. 221 00:10:00,779 --> 00:10:03,346 - Chef, put the knife down, 222 00:10:03,390 --> 00:10:05,044 or my partner's gonna make sure you never see 223 00:10:05,087 --> 00:10:06,523 the inside of another kitchen again. 224 00:10:06,567 --> 00:10:08,961 Do you understand me? Is that the ending you want? 225 00:10:09,004 --> 00:10:10,179 Is it? 226 00:10:12,181 --> 00:10:13,269 Put it down. 227 00:10:13,313 --> 00:10:18,710 ♪ 228 00:10:18,753 --> 00:10:20,973 [knife clatters] 229 00:10:24,498 --> 00:10:26,718 - First smart decision you've made all day. 230 00:10:30,939 --> 00:10:31,374 . 231 00:10:31,418 --> 00:10:33,072 - You keep asking. 232 00:10:33,115 --> 00:10:34,160 The doctors keep asking what drugs I took 233 00:10:34,203 --> 00:10:35,378 because my blood pressure is heightened. 234 00:10:35,422 --> 00:10:37,076 I don't remember. 235 00:10:37,119 --> 00:10:38,686 I guess I'm in trouble now. 236 00:10:38,730 --> 00:10:41,167 - Yeah, murder is a pretty big deal, even these days. 237 00:10:41,210 --> 00:10:42,995 - What are you talking about? 238 00:10:43,038 --> 00:10:45,258 - Christina Watkins was found murdered uptown. 239 00:10:45,301 --> 00:10:47,347 - And you think I did it? 240 00:10:47,390 --> 00:10:48,827 That's crazy. 241 00:10:48,870 --> 00:10:51,830 - You confronted her outside of the book party. 242 00:10:51,873 --> 00:10:54,397 - I liked Christina. 243 00:10:54,441 --> 00:10:56,748 But when I heard that they were gonna do the party 244 00:10:56,791 --> 00:11:00,534 at the Yellow Ribbon, my restaurant-- 245 00:11:00,577 --> 00:11:02,710 the book really hurt me. 246 00:11:02,754 --> 00:11:05,017 - Oh, so you put a hurting on her? 247 00:11:05,060 --> 00:11:06,583 - No. 248 00:11:06,627 --> 00:11:09,935 After we argued, we went our separate ways. 249 00:11:09,978 --> 00:11:11,414 - Except the woman you were supposed to 250 00:11:11,458 --> 00:11:13,460 hook up with that night said you never showed, 251 00:11:13,503 --> 00:11:15,418 and you don't even remember what drugs you took. 252 00:11:15,462 --> 00:11:17,725 - I didn't do it. 253 00:11:17,769 --> 00:11:19,031 I swear. 254 00:11:19,074 --> 00:11:21,250 - Where'd you go when the book party broke up? 255 00:11:21,294 --> 00:11:24,210 [suspenseful music] 256 00:11:24,253 --> 00:11:27,343 ♪ 257 00:11:27,387 --> 00:11:30,259 [upbeat dance music playing] 258 00:11:30,303 --> 00:11:32,653 - This is from 12:20 last night? 259 00:11:32,697 --> 00:11:35,525 - Yeah, Victor came in loaded, throwing money at the dancers 260 00:11:35,569 --> 00:11:37,092 and bitching about our food quality. 261 00:11:37,136 --> 00:11:38,659 - How long did he stick around? 262 00:11:38,703 --> 00:11:40,139 - He was still here when I came in at 10:00 this morning. 263 00:11:40,182 --> 00:11:41,270 - [whistles] 264 00:11:41,314 --> 00:11:42,750 - He passed out in the VIP room, 265 00:11:42,794 --> 00:11:44,491 so we let him stay 'cause he's such a loyal customer. 266 00:11:44,534 --> 00:11:46,058 - If Victor's not our guy, we're back to square one. 267 00:11:46,101 --> 00:11:48,321 [phone buzzes] 268 00:11:48,364 --> 00:11:49,539 - Well, maybe not. 269 00:11:49,583 --> 00:11:50,889 M.E.'s done with the autopsy. 270 00:11:50,932 --> 00:11:53,456 Wants to see us ASAP. 271 00:11:53,500 --> 00:11:55,154 - You were right. 272 00:11:55,197 --> 00:11:58,331 Broken hyoid bone confirms manual strangulation. 273 00:11:58,374 --> 00:12:01,116 And most of the stab wounds were post-mortem. 274 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:05,686 No obvious indicia of fluids or other DNA sources. 275 00:12:05,730 --> 00:12:07,601 - I stopped listening after you said "you were right." 276 00:12:07,644 --> 00:12:11,300 - But you missed burn marks on the back side 277 00:12:11,344 --> 00:12:13,259 and bruising on the torso. 278 00:12:13,302 --> 00:12:15,783 - Uh, yeah, because she was dressed when we found her. 279 00:12:15,827 --> 00:12:16,958 - Exactly. 280 00:12:17,002 --> 00:12:18,786 Indicating they took her somewhere else, 281 00:12:18,830 --> 00:12:21,441 undressed her and tortured her, dressed her again, 282 00:12:21,484 --> 00:12:22,877 and brought her to the park. 283 00:12:22,921 --> 00:12:25,271 Otherwise, there'd still be more grass on her skin. 284 00:12:25,314 --> 00:12:26,794 - So we were right about that too. 285 00:12:26,838 --> 00:12:29,318 - Nuh-uh. Here's what you missed. 286 00:12:29,362 --> 00:12:30,798 [suspenseful music] 287 00:12:30,842 --> 00:12:36,543 A small puncture from a needle stick. 288 00:12:36,586 --> 00:12:38,284 - So what, she was dosed with a sedative? 289 00:12:38,327 --> 00:12:41,417 - Well, there's enough propofol in her to knock over a horse. 290 00:12:41,461 --> 00:12:42,897 - To immobilize her while he treated her 291 00:12:42,941 --> 00:12:43,985 like a voodoo doll. 292 00:12:44,029 --> 00:12:45,726 - I can't speak to the psychology, 293 00:12:45,770 --> 00:12:48,729 but I've seen this MO before. 294 00:12:48,773 --> 00:12:50,862 - When? - A few years ago. 295 00:12:50,905 --> 00:12:54,300 I pulled the case file before you got here. 296 00:12:54,343 --> 00:12:55,475 - Thank you. 297 00:12:58,608 --> 00:13:02,308 - Oh, you son of a bitch. You still got all your hair. 298 00:13:02,351 --> 00:13:03,657 - Shaw, meet Jerry Ryan. 299 00:13:03,700 --> 00:13:05,964 I hate to say it, a great detective 300 00:13:06,007 --> 00:13:07,966 and also godfather to my daughter, Lily. 301 00:13:08,009 --> 00:13:09,271 - Hey, how you doing? - How you doing? 302 00:13:09,315 --> 00:13:11,447 - How's Wendy and the kids? - Oh, she's good. 303 00:13:11,491 --> 00:13:12,797 You know, she's still working, 304 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:14,581 still doing the church volunteer thing. 305 00:13:14,624 --> 00:13:17,410 So at least one of us is, uh, gonna go to heaven. 306 00:13:17,453 --> 00:13:18,803 [all chuckle] 307 00:13:18,846 --> 00:13:20,805 Anyway, this is why I had you guys come over here. 308 00:13:20,848 --> 00:13:22,850 - Is this the similar case the M.E. was talking about? 309 00:13:22,894 --> 00:13:25,766 - Yeah, five years ago, this woman, Li Na Chang, 310 00:13:25,810 --> 00:13:27,376 was found stabbed and strangled 311 00:13:27,420 --> 00:13:29,422 at a Chinatown hot sheets motel. 312 00:13:29,465 --> 00:13:31,380 - Okay, anything else? 313 00:13:31,424 --> 00:13:33,992 - Yeah, she was doped with Rohypnol, 314 00:13:34,035 --> 00:13:35,820 tied up, beaten. 315 00:13:35,863 --> 00:13:38,735 Multiple stab wounds, but no rape. 316 00:13:38,779 --> 00:13:40,389 - Is that it for the similarities? 317 00:13:40,433 --> 00:13:41,913 - No, that's not it. 318 00:13:41,956 --> 00:13:45,177 I got cases here from New Jersey, California, London, 319 00:13:45,220 --> 00:13:46,700 all with the same MO. 320 00:13:46,743 --> 00:13:48,006 No rape. 321 00:13:48,049 --> 00:13:51,183 Our guy gets his kicks, you know, otherwise. 322 00:13:51,226 --> 00:13:52,532 - London? 323 00:13:52,575 --> 00:13:53,881 - Yeah, I get alerts from Interpol. 324 00:13:53,925 --> 00:13:55,840 - Are those all the connections, Jerry? 325 00:13:55,883 --> 00:13:57,493 - No! 326 00:13:57,537 --> 00:13:59,365 You think I'd drag you guys out here on a wild goose chase? 327 00:13:59,408 --> 00:14:01,541 These are copies I made at Squad. 328 00:14:01,584 --> 00:14:03,717 Take them home. See for yourself. 329 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,198 This dude is the guy for all four cases. 330 00:14:06,241 --> 00:14:07,547 I'll bet my shield on it. 331 00:14:09,114 --> 00:14:11,159 - Look, Frank, I'm not sure I agree 332 00:14:11,203 --> 00:14:13,335 with your friend's theory tying all these cases together. 333 00:14:13,379 --> 00:14:15,207 Like, the two were robberies, 334 00:14:15,250 --> 00:14:17,731 and none of them involve propofol 335 00:14:17,774 --> 00:14:19,080 or post-mortem stabbing. 336 00:14:19,124 --> 00:14:20,299 - Okay, okay, I get it. 337 00:14:20,342 --> 00:14:21,691 But I wasn't just blowing smoke in there. 338 00:14:21,735 --> 00:14:23,041 He's a great cop with good instincts. 339 00:14:23,084 --> 00:14:25,782 - I'm sure he is, but right now, he's grasping. 340 00:14:25,826 --> 00:14:27,088 These suspects sketches can be anybody. 341 00:14:27,132 --> 00:14:29,830 - Okay, but you do see the similarities 342 00:14:29,874 --> 00:14:31,397 in the victims' looks, right? 343 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:34,226 They all have dark hair, strong features. 344 00:14:34,269 --> 00:14:35,575 - Of course I see that, 345 00:14:35,618 --> 00:14:37,011 but they're all from different backgrounds. 346 00:14:37,055 --> 00:14:38,317 They're all from different kinds of neighborhoods. 347 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:39,535 Some of these were planned, 348 00:14:39,579 --> 00:14:40,928 some of these were crimes of opportunity. 349 00:14:40,972 --> 00:14:43,191 It doesn't make sense. - Maybe he was escalating. 350 00:14:43,235 --> 00:14:44,540 - To what? 351 00:14:44,584 --> 00:14:46,673 - Escalating with the brutality of the attacks 352 00:14:46,716 --> 00:14:48,980 and the type of victims he was selecting. 353 00:14:49,023 --> 00:14:53,462 Going up the social ladder rung by rung, 354 00:14:53,506 --> 00:14:56,074 getting bolder and bolder with each murder. 355 00:14:56,117 --> 00:14:57,771 - It's a nice theory. 356 00:14:57,814 --> 00:14:59,555 But based on the evidence that's available to us, 357 00:14:59,599 --> 00:15:00,948 it's not enough. 358 00:15:00,992 --> 00:15:04,691 - Witnesses describe a tall white dude in shades 359 00:15:04,734 --> 00:15:06,432 near all the crime scenes. 360 00:15:06,475 --> 00:15:09,348 In Chinatown and California, 361 00:15:09,391 --> 00:15:11,524 witnesses describe also seeing 362 00:15:11,567 --> 00:15:14,701 a tall white dude driving a black Tesla. 363 00:15:14,744 --> 00:15:17,182 [suspenseful music] 364 00:15:17,225 --> 00:15:18,618 - Hold on. 365 00:15:18,661 --> 00:15:21,099 New Jersey, New Jersey, Jersey, Jersey. 366 00:15:24,015 --> 00:15:26,582 The witness in the New Jersey murder 367 00:15:26,626 --> 00:15:29,977 saw a black Tesla near the crime scene. 368 00:15:30,021 --> 00:15:31,805 The license plate stuck out to him 369 00:15:31,848 --> 00:15:35,287 because it started with H-A, like ha, 370 00:15:35,330 --> 00:15:37,158 as if the suspect was laughing. 371 00:15:37,202 --> 00:15:41,554 - Using the same vehicle in all his killings? 372 00:15:41,597 --> 00:15:43,251 I don't know. 373 00:15:43,295 --> 00:15:45,123 A little too obvious? 374 00:15:45,166 --> 00:15:47,429 - Or a little too brazen. 375 00:15:47,473 --> 00:15:49,823 - This is from the area around the party that night. 376 00:15:49,866 --> 00:15:51,477 - Aggregated from Traffic Division. 377 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:55,089 It's a lot to get through. 378 00:15:55,133 --> 00:15:56,830 - Hold up. That's a black Tesla. 379 00:15:56,873 --> 00:15:58,658 - How far away is that from the restaurant? 380 00:15:58,701 --> 00:16:01,052 - A block away, right before Christina left. 381 00:16:03,228 --> 00:16:05,317 - Show me the area that's close to where 382 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:06,796 Christina's phone was tossed. 383 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:08,407 Maybe there's a better angle of the plate? 384 00:16:08,450 --> 00:16:11,062 - I was looking before, but it's a busy street, 385 00:16:11,105 --> 00:16:14,979 and the closest camera was a quarter mile away. 386 00:16:15,022 --> 00:16:17,198 - Stop. Stop. Right there. 387 00:16:17,242 --> 00:16:19,244 - Let's see who that's registered to. 388 00:16:22,290 --> 00:16:24,379 - Niles Harper, the actor. 389 00:16:24,423 --> 00:16:26,338 - He wasn't lying. 390 00:16:26,381 --> 00:16:27,730 - About what? 391 00:16:27,774 --> 00:16:29,732 - Not being a hero. 392 00:16:36,043 --> 00:16:36,391 . 393 00:16:36,435 --> 00:16:38,872 - I was supposed to be on my day off today, 394 00:16:38,915 --> 00:16:40,134 but when you told me about this Niles Harper guy, 395 00:16:40,178 --> 00:16:41,309 I just--you know, just kind of went to town. 396 00:16:41,353 --> 00:16:43,268 - What'd I tell you, Shaw? Dog with a bone. 397 00:16:43,311 --> 00:16:46,097 - I tracked Niles's schedule of acting jobs 398 00:16:46,140 --> 00:16:49,404 over the past few years and tried to correlate that 399 00:16:49,448 --> 00:16:51,015 with the pattern of the serial killer. 400 00:16:51,058 --> 00:16:52,625 - Alleged serial killer. 401 00:16:52,668 --> 00:16:55,497 - Well, just check me on this, Detective Shaw, okay? 402 00:16:55,541 --> 00:16:56,977 - Mm. - All right. 403 00:16:57,021 --> 00:17:01,721 So five years ago, time of the Chinatown murder, 404 00:17:01,764 --> 00:17:04,985 Niles is living in the city doing theater. 405 00:17:05,029 --> 00:17:09,468 A year later, he's out in Jersey making a TV show. 406 00:17:09,511 --> 00:17:12,645 And nine miles away, a cleaning lady gets strangled. 407 00:17:12,688 --> 00:17:15,822 Then, three years ago, he's outside of LA 408 00:17:15,865 --> 00:17:17,258 making a TV commercial. 409 00:17:17,302 --> 00:17:20,827 A soccer mom in Joshua Tree gets killed. 410 00:17:20,870 --> 00:17:25,266 And then, two years ago in London, an ad executive 411 00:17:25,310 --> 00:17:29,096 is killed one mile away from the set of this 412 00:17:29,140 --> 00:17:33,796 Jack the Ripper movie he's doing, all with the same MO. 413 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:35,842 - Getting warmer, but it's still circumstantial. 414 00:17:35,885 --> 00:17:36,886 - All right, well... 415 00:17:36,930 --> 00:17:38,801 [suspenseful music] 416 00:17:38,845 --> 00:17:39,976 Check that out. 417 00:17:40,020 --> 00:17:43,328 That's from the Chinatown Motel lobby. 418 00:17:43,371 --> 00:17:45,417 - Uh, I mean, it could be Niles. 419 00:17:45,460 --> 00:17:46,983 Maybe not. Can't really tell. 420 00:17:47,027 --> 00:17:49,247 - Well, compare it to this. 421 00:17:49,290 --> 00:17:52,163 Look at his wrist. 422 00:17:52,206 --> 00:17:54,078 That's our guy. 423 00:17:54,121 --> 00:17:56,950 You know it, and I know it. 424 00:17:56,993 --> 00:17:59,431 - Okay, let's figure out where he is right now 425 00:17:59,474 --> 00:18:02,042 so we can talk to him, get to him 426 00:18:02,086 --> 00:18:05,393 before he lawyers up. 427 00:18:05,437 --> 00:18:07,352 - So sorry we got to talk on the run, guys, 428 00:18:07,395 --> 00:18:09,832 but, uh, we are way behind schedule. 429 00:18:09,876 --> 00:18:11,617 Time is money. - No problem. 430 00:18:11,660 --> 00:18:12,879 Just want to double check on something about 431 00:18:12,922 --> 00:18:15,142 the last time you saw Christina. 432 00:18:15,186 --> 00:18:17,101 - Yeah, like I said, I, uh-- 433 00:18:17,144 --> 00:18:19,364 I dropped her off at the subway station on my way uptown. 434 00:18:19,407 --> 00:18:23,063 - That's odd, I don't remember you saying you gave her a ride. 435 00:18:23,107 --> 00:18:25,848 - I didn't. - Why's that? 436 00:18:25,892 --> 00:18:28,329 - The woman that was in my trailer before, 437 00:18:28,373 --> 00:18:30,070 she's my girlfriend. 438 00:18:30,114 --> 00:18:32,377 I just--I didn't feel like advertising the fact 439 00:18:32,420 --> 00:18:35,162 that I gave Christina a ride to the subway. 440 00:18:35,206 --> 00:18:36,903 - Are you saying you and Christina 441 00:18:36,946 --> 00:18:39,210 fooled around in your car? - No, no, no, no. 442 00:18:39,253 --> 00:18:40,733 I just gave her a ride. 443 00:18:40,776 --> 00:18:44,084 But Megan, my girlfriend, you know, she's a girl. 444 00:18:44,128 --> 00:18:45,520 She gets jealous. 445 00:18:45,564 --> 00:18:47,174 - Hey, uh, do you mind if I ask you a question? 446 00:18:47,218 --> 00:18:48,523 - Yeah. 447 00:18:48,567 --> 00:18:50,264 - What is the story with that thing on your wrist? 448 00:18:50,308 --> 00:18:51,439 - This? - Yeah. 449 00:18:51,483 --> 00:18:53,485 - I used to have a tat there. 450 00:18:53,528 --> 00:18:55,139 Yeah, a-- [chuckles] 451 00:18:55,182 --> 00:18:58,533 A director asked me to get it removed for a period picture. 452 00:18:58,577 --> 00:19:00,753 - And they couldn't just put makeup on it? 453 00:19:00,796 --> 00:19:02,929 - Well, I had a girlfriend at the time, 454 00:19:02,972 --> 00:19:05,192 and she didn't like it much, either. 455 00:19:05,236 --> 00:19:08,848 - Hey, uh, what time did you get home that night? 456 00:19:08,891 --> 00:19:10,241 - Uh, 12:00, 12:30. 457 00:19:10,284 --> 00:19:11,894 Something like that. 458 00:19:11,938 --> 00:19:13,157 Listen, guys, I got to go to set. 459 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:15,333 The line producer-- he's gonna murder me. 460 00:19:15,376 --> 00:19:17,291 We can talk more later if you want. 461 00:19:18,553 --> 00:19:22,514 ♪ 462 00:19:22,557 --> 00:19:24,516 - What's going on, Jerry? - You heard him, Frank. 463 00:19:24,559 --> 00:19:27,649 He lied about giving a ride to Christina that night. 464 00:19:27,693 --> 00:19:30,391 That makes him a legitimate suspect, which makes this car 465 00:19:30,435 --> 00:19:32,001 a potential crime scene. - Oh, no, no, no, no, no. 466 00:19:32,045 --> 00:19:33,568 Hey, Jerry, we need a warrant. You know that. 467 00:19:33,612 --> 00:19:34,700 - We don't have any time. 468 00:19:34,743 --> 00:19:36,310 - What's your probable cause then? 469 00:19:36,354 --> 00:19:39,357 - Hey, Frank told me you got a law degree, but we're cops. 470 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:41,446 So maybe you should start thinking like 471 00:19:41,489 --> 00:19:43,622 one of us instead of one of them. 472 00:19:43,665 --> 00:19:45,145 - What the hell's going on? 473 00:19:45,189 --> 00:19:47,452 - We'd like to search your car if that's okay with you. 474 00:19:47,495 --> 00:19:48,714 - Sorry, I'm running late. 475 00:19:48,757 --> 00:19:51,456 - It'll take two, three minutes, tops. 476 00:19:51,499 --> 00:19:53,806 - You got a warrant? 477 00:19:53,849 --> 00:19:54,981 - Not yet. 478 00:19:57,418 --> 00:20:00,639 - I see blood. - Hands off the wheel. 479 00:20:00,682 --> 00:20:02,118 Step out of the vehicle. - Okay, relax. 480 00:20:02,162 --> 00:20:04,208 - Step out of the vehicle. - Relax, bro. 481 00:20:04,251 --> 00:20:05,644 I'm just an actor. 482 00:20:05,687 --> 00:20:07,646 There's no blood in there. 483 00:20:07,689 --> 00:20:09,169 - What do you got, Jerry? Talk to me. 484 00:20:09,213 --> 00:20:12,955 - I saw something red. Just give me a second. 485 00:20:12,999 --> 00:20:15,784 Frank, right there. 486 00:20:15,828 --> 00:20:17,786 Right on the edge of the mat. 487 00:20:17,830 --> 00:20:19,397 You see it? 488 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:25,838 ♪ 489 00:20:25,881 --> 00:20:28,449 - Matches the earring we found on Christina. 490 00:20:33,237 --> 00:20:35,369 Cuff him. 491 00:20:35,413 --> 00:20:37,110 - What are we doing here, gentlemen? 492 00:20:37,153 --> 00:20:39,634 My client already told you he gave Christina Watkins 493 00:20:39,678 --> 00:20:40,679 a ride to the subway. 494 00:20:40,722 --> 00:20:42,811 Big deal. Her earring fell off. 495 00:20:42,855 --> 00:20:44,291 - There was blood on the earring, 496 00:20:44,335 --> 00:20:46,815 so it didn't exactly fall off. 497 00:20:48,513 --> 00:20:50,036 - He's right. He's right. 498 00:20:50,079 --> 00:20:51,864 I--I didn't want to admit this before, 499 00:20:51,907 --> 00:20:55,302 but we started kissing in the car, all right? 500 00:20:55,346 --> 00:20:56,347 And it got physical. 501 00:20:56,390 --> 00:20:58,958 And, uh, she liked it rough. 502 00:20:59,001 --> 00:21:01,047 - That's what you're gonna tell the judge? 503 00:21:01,090 --> 00:21:03,092 That she liked her earrings ripped out of her ears? 504 00:21:07,401 --> 00:21:08,576 - We just searched your apartment, 505 00:21:08,620 --> 00:21:10,709 and we found some very interesting items. 506 00:21:10,752 --> 00:21:12,711 - [chuckles] I'm sure you did. 507 00:21:12,754 --> 00:21:14,756 Fans send me crazy souvenirs all the time. 508 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:18,238 - Yeah, like a clump of streaked hair 509 00:21:18,282 --> 00:21:19,761 that was hacked off the victim? 510 00:21:19,805 --> 00:21:24,200 We also found a set of specialized chef knives 511 00:21:24,244 --> 00:21:25,376 from a limited edition. 512 00:21:25,419 --> 00:21:27,900 Only one of those knives was missing. 513 00:21:27,943 --> 00:21:31,643 It was a boning knife with an angular blade-- 514 00:21:31,686 --> 00:21:34,950 the kind that was used to stab Ms. Watkins. 515 00:21:34,994 --> 00:21:40,913 ♪ 516 00:21:40,956 --> 00:21:41,914 Stand up. 517 00:21:47,485 --> 00:21:50,139 Niles Harper, you're being charged 518 00:21:50,183 --> 00:21:52,620 with the murder of Christina Watkins. 519 00:21:59,671 --> 00:21:59,888 . 520 00:21:59,932 --> 00:22:01,673 - Mr. Harper, how do you plead? 521 00:22:01,716 --> 00:22:03,631 - Not guilty, Your Honor. 522 00:22:03,675 --> 00:22:05,111 - Bail? 523 00:22:05,154 --> 00:22:07,200 - Judge, the people request remand. 524 00:22:07,243 --> 00:22:09,637 The defendant is an international film star 525 00:22:09,681 --> 00:22:11,378 with an overseas support network 526 00:22:11,422 --> 00:22:12,901 and projects in countries 527 00:22:12,945 --> 00:22:15,295 without extradition treaties with the U.S. 528 00:22:15,339 --> 00:22:17,906 - Your Honor, Mr. Harper has family in the area, 529 00:22:17,950 --> 00:22:19,386 strong ties to the community, 530 00:22:19,430 --> 00:22:20,866 and has made major investments 531 00:22:20,909 --> 00:22:22,737 in struggling parts of the South Bronx. 532 00:22:22,781 --> 00:22:25,436 - The police found the victim's bloody earring in his car. 533 00:22:25,479 --> 00:22:27,220 - Mr. Harper has an airtight alibi 534 00:22:27,263 --> 00:22:28,613 for the night of the murder. 535 00:22:28,656 --> 00:22:31,093 He was at home with his girlfriend in Tribeca 536 00:22:31,137 --> 00:22:32,747 while Ms. Watkins was getting killed 537 00:22:32,791 --> 00:22:34,532 on the opposite end of Manhattan Island. 538 00:22:34,575 --> 00:22:37,404 - Mr. Harper, given the risk of flight 539 00:22:37,448 --> 00:22:41,060 in the face of these charges, you are remanded. 540 00:22:41,103 --> 00:22:42,627 [gavel slams] Next case. 541 00:22:46,718 --> 00:22:48,763 - I just need to ask you a few things. 542 00:22:48,807 --> 00:22:52,419 - I already said I don't want to talk to you people. 543 00:22:52,463 --> 00:22:55,901 - Well, then you can testify in court under subpoena. 544 00:22:55,944 --> 00:22:59,339 - Niles was home by 12:30, and he was in bed with me 545 00:22:59,383 --> 00:23:01,689 the rest of the night. 546 00:23:01,733 --> 00:23:03,822 - We both know that isn't the truth. 547 00:23:09,131 --> 00:23:11,569 Look at these. 548 00:23:11,612 --> 00:23:14,310 Look what he did to these women. 549 00:23:14,354 --> 00:23:15,703 They weren't human to him. 550 00:23:15,747 --> 00:23:19,315 They were just things he tore up and threw away. 551 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:20,969 You think this won't happen to you? 552 00:23:21,013 --> 00:23:22,406 [suspenseful music] 553 00:23:22,449 --> 00:23:24,146 - You're wrong. 554 00:23:24,190 --> 00:23:25,452 There's no way he did this. 555 00:23:25,496 --> 00:23:29,108 - He's a killer, a savage. 556 00:23:29,151 --> 00:23:32,459 He was with me from 12:30 on. 557 00:23:32,503 --> 00:23:36,202 So if you ask me to testify, that's what I'll say. 558 00:23:40,467 --> 00:23:43,035 - Niles Harper is a prime example 559 00:23:43,078 --> 00:23:44,776 of the power of celebrity. 560 00:23:44,819 --> 00:23:48,083 People do or say anything to protect him. 561 00:23:48,127 --> 00:23:50,608 - Can we shake his alibi? 562 00:23:50,651 --> 00:23:52,653 Is there any video near his house that shows 563 00:23:52,697 --> 00:23:54,742 what time he got home? - We didn't find anything. 564 00:23:54,786 --> 00:23:57,658 And he turned off his phone and disabled the GPS in his car 565 00:23:57,702 --> 00:23:59,834 so we can't track his movements. 566 00:23:59,878 --> 00:24:02,750 - Maybe you can use that to show consciousness of guilt. 567 00:24:04,578 --> 00:24:07,059 - Bad news--Judge Maldonado just denied 568 00:24:07,102 --> 00:24:08,364 our Molineux application. 569 00:24:08,408 --> 00:24:09,931 - He rejected it outright? 570 00:24:09,975 --> 00:24:12,847 - We can't mention any of Niles's prior bad acts. 571 00:24:12,891 --> 00:24:15,546 So nothing about the other homicides 572 00:24:15,589 --> 00:24:20,028 in New Jersey, London, California, and Chinatown. 573 00:24:20,072 --> 00:24:25,512 - Okay, so we need to make this case about Christina Watkins-- 574 00:24:25,556 --> 00:24:27,688 and only Christina Watkins. 575 00:24:27,732 --> 00:24:28,907 - Won't be easy. 576 00:24:28,950 --> 00:24:32,432 Niles is a handsome, charming movie star. 577 00:24:32,476 --> 00:24:34,216 The jurors are gonna have a hard time believing 578 00:24:34,260 --> 00:24:35,609 he did something this depraved. 579 00:24:35,653 --> 00:24:37,393 - The facts are the facts. 580 00:24:37,437 --> 00:24:39,526 Niles lied about giving Christina a ride 581 00:24:39,570 --> 00:24:40,832 to the subway that night. 582 00:24:40,875 --> 00:24:43,530 We found clumps of her hair in his apartment 583 00:24:43,574 --> 00:24:46,881 and her bloody earring in his car. 584 00:24:46,925 --> 00:24:48,492 We're good, Jack. The case is strong. 585 00:24:48,535 --> 00:24:49,754 [phone dings] 586 00:24:51,930 --> 00:24:54,454 - Niles's lawyer just filed a motion to suppress. 587 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,942 - I don't think I've ever seen a more blatant violation 588 00:25:03,985 --> 00:25:05,552 of the Fourth Amendment than this search 589 00:25:05,596 --> 00:25:06,597 of my client's car. 590 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:08,860 No warrant, no probable cause. 591 00:25:08,903 --> 00:25:11,297 - Detective Ryan thought he saw blood in the defendant's car. 592 00:25:11,340 --> 00:25:12,733 That gave him probable cause to search. 593 00:25:12,777 --> 00:25:14,735 - And yet, no blood was ever found. 594 00:25:14,779 --> 00:25:16,302 - They found a bloody earring. 595 00:25:16,345 --> 00:25:17,738 - They should have got a warrant. 596 00:25:17,782 --> 00:25:20,262 - Mr. Harper was about to drive away. 597 00:25:20,306 --> 00:25:22,482 That created exigent circumstances. 598 00:25:22,526 --> 00:25:24,136 - The detective should have impounded the car 599 00:25:24,179 --> 00:25:25,267 and got a warrant. 600 00:25:25,311 --> 00:25:27,226 - All right, I've heard enough. 601 00:25:27,269 --> 00:25:28,880 I agree with the defense. 602 00:25:28,923 --> 00:25:31,056 - Your Honor, this is a technicality. 603 00:25:31,099 --> 00:25:33,014 It's inevitable they would have found the earring. 604 00:25:33,058 --> 00:25:35,974 - The application to suppress is granted. 605 00:25:36,017 --> 00:25:37,366 - Thank you. 606 00:25:37,410 --> 00:25:39,586 It follows that whatever they recovered 607 00:25:39,630 --> 00:25:43,111 from my client's apartment-- the hair and the knives-- 608 00:25:43,155 --> 00:25:47,246 are fruit of the poison tree and must be excluded as well. 609 00:25:47,289 --> 00:25:48,290 - Agreed. 610 00:25:48,334 --> 00:25:51,293 [tense music] 611 00:25:51,337 --> 00:25:53,034 ♪ 612 00:25:53,078 --> 00:25:56,429 - What the hell kind of prosecutors are you guys? 613 00:25:56,472 --> 00:25:58,083 I thought you knew what you were doing. 614 00:25:58,126 --> 00:26:00,302 - We're lucky the judge didn't dismiss the entire case. 615 00:26:00,346 --> 00:26:01,782 - And what is that supposed to mean? 616 00:26:01,826 --> 00:26:04,089 - You had no right to enter the car. 617 00:26:04,132 --> 00:26:06,613 - They have a point, Jerry. 618 00:26:06,657 --> 00:26:08,528 - There was no blood in the car. 619 00:26:08,572 --> 00:26:09,703 - You were not th-- - Okay, okay, okay. 620 00:26:09,747 --> 00:26:12,053 It is what it is. Let's move on. 621 00:26:12,097 --> 00:26:14,882 Figure out how we can win this thing. 622 00:26:14,926 --> 00:26:17,363 - Well, I can tap dance for a few days, 623 00:26:17,406 --> 00:26:18,886 call a medical examiner, 624 00:26:18,930 --> 00:26:21,106 victim's family members to testify. 625 00:26:21,149 --> 00:26:25,110 But if we don't find some hard evidence, we're done. 626 00:26:25,153 --> 00:26:26,546 The case will be dismissed. 627 00:26:26,590 --> 00:26:30,071 ♪ 628 00:26:36,164 --> 00:26:36,338 . 629 00:26:36,382 --> 00:26:37,992 - Talk about a Hail Mary. 630 00:26:38,036 --> 00:26:39,428 - Yeah, you heard the man, Jerry. 631 00:26:39,472 --> 00:26:42,344 We got two days to the trial, and we got stugatz. 632 00:26:42,388 --> 00:26:44,608 - This park used to be a dumping ground 633 00:26:44,651 --> 00:26:46,305 for stolen cars. 634 00:26:46,348 --> 00:26:47,611 You remember that, Frank? 635 00:26:47,654 --> 00:26:49,090 - How did Niles know about this place anyway? 636 00:26:49,134 --> 00:26:50,091 What did he do? Shoot a movie here? 637 00:26:50,135 --> 00:26:53,094 - No. No, I already checked. 638 00:26:53,138 --> 00:26:55,270 Hey, buddy! 639 00:26:57,925 --> 00:26:59,100 You got a minute? 640 00:26:59,144 --> 00:27:01,102 - What can I do for you? 641 00:27:01,146 --> 00:27:02,756 I'm Ray. 642 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:07,456 - You happen to find any knives around here with that thing? 643 00:27:07,500 --> 00:27:09,328 - No knives. 644 00:27:09,371 --> 00:27:10,634 No guns. 645 00:27:10,677 --> 00:27:13,985 Found a Cadillac fender, though, two days ago. 646 00:27:14,028 --> 00:27:16,291 Took him straight across the bridge 647 00:27:16,335 --> 00:27:18,467 to the scrap yards in the Bronx. 648 00:27:18,511 --> 00:27:21,470 There's not as many scrap yards as there used to be. 649 00:27:21,514 --> 00:27:24,952 People fixing up those old warehouses trying to, 650 00:27:24,996 --> 00:27:27,563 uh, you know, revitalize the area. 651 00:27:27,607 --> 00:27:28,782 - Yeah, thank you for your time. 652 00:27:28,826 --> 00:27:30,131 I appreciate that. 653 00:27:30,175 --> 00:27:31,480 - That's the way it is in New York, right? 654 00:27:31,524 --> 00:27:33,657 - That's right. - Yeah, yeah. Sure, sure. 655 00:27:33,700 --> 00:27:34,962 Things always change. 656 00:27:35,006 --> 00:27:36,485 They always change. 657 00:27:36,529 --> 00:27:39,140 - Didn't Niles's lawyer say that he was investing 658 00:27:39,184 --> 00:27:40,794 in struggling neighborhoods in the Bronx? 659 00:27:40,838 --> 00:27:42,491 - Yeah, and she sounded real proud of it, too, 660 00:27:42,535 --> 00:27:45,581 like it proved her client was a good guy or something. 661 00:27:45,625 --> 00:27:47,192 - I'm gonna get my phone, I'm gonna call Yee, 662 00:27:47,235 --> 00:27:49,977 I'm gonna see if she can find out what properties he owns. 663 00:27:50,021 --> 00:27:52,937 [suspenseful music] 664 00:27:52,980 --> 00:27:59,291 ♪ 665 00:27:59,334 --> 00:28:01,032 - This is the address. 666 00:28:01,075 --> 00:28:04,035 - License plate reader puts Niles's car across the street 667 00:28:04,078 --> 00:28:06,124 the night of the murder, so he was here. 668 00:28:11,085 --> 00:28:13,740 Spread out. Watch yourselves. 669 00:28:13,784 --> 00:28:20,704 ♪ 670 00:28:35,588 --> 00:28:36,720 - Hey, I got something over here. 671 00:28:38,809 --> 00:28:39,897 - What do you got? 672 00:28:39,940 --> 00:28:42,203 - One-bedroom apartment. 673 00:28:46,991 --> 00:28:49,428 - Hit that with luminol. 674 00:28:49,471 --> 00:28:51,386 - Niles must have used a tarp and bleached the hell 675 00:28:51,430 --> 00:28:53,649 out of this place. I can still smell it. 676 00:29:03,616 --> 00:29:05,400 - No blood. 677 00:29:05,444 --> 00:29:06,880 - All right, let's keep looking. 678 00:29:06,924 --> 00:29:08,055 Clock is ticking. Let's go. 679 00:29:08,099 --> 00:29:14,105 ♪ 680 00:29:14,148 --> 00:29:16,107 - Frank, come here. - Yeah. 681 00:29:16,150 --> 00:29:17,412 I already looked over there. 682 00:29:17,456 --> 00:29:18,587 - No, I think you missed something. 683 00:29:18,631 --> 00:29:20,676 You, too, Jalen. Take a look for yourself. 684 00:29:33,733 --> 00:29:34,778 - To Christina. 685 00:29:36,475 --> 00:29:38,912 With love, from Mom. 686 00:29:38,956 --> 00:29:40,218 - We got him, Jerry. 687 00:29:40,261 --> 00:29:41,785 - Yeah, we did. We did. - We've got him. 688 00:29:41,828 --> 00:29:43,221 - Yeah. 689 00:29:47,486 --> 00:29:49,401 - Most of you probably recognize 690 00:29:49,444 --> 00:29:51,838 the defendant, Niles Harper. 691 00:29:51,882 --> 00:29:53,622 He's a movie star. 692 00:29:53,666 --> 00:29:57,322 He's played many memorable and compelling characters. 693 00:29:57,365 --> 00:30:00,673 You've seen him on the big screen. 694 00:30:00,716 --> 00:30:01,717 You like him. 695 00:30:03,284 --> 00:30:06,505 But you don't really know him. 696 00:30:06,548 --> 00:30:12,728 The actual Niles Harper is a violent and sadistic predator 697 00:30:12,772 --> 00:30:16,863 who saw Christina Watkins at a party, lured her into his car, 698 00:30:16,907 --> 00:30:20,258 then tortured and killed her in a warehouse 699 00:30:20,301 --> 00:30:21,737 he owns in the Bronx. 700 00:30:24,610 --> 00:30:26,873 The evidence against the defendant is substantial. 701 00:30:26,917 --> 00:30:29,267 He lied to the police on numerous occasions 702 00:30:29,310 --> 00:30:31,138 when trying to explain his whereabouts 703 00:30:31,182 --> 00:30:32,705 on the night of the murder. 704 00:30:32,748 --> 00:30:36,840 Even more damning, the police found Christina's necklace 705 00:30:36,883 --> 00:30:39,538 in the defendant's warehouse, which just so happens 706 00:30:39,581 --> 00:30:42,193 to be located a quarter mile from the park 707 00:30:42,236 --> 00:30:45,370 where her mutilated corpse was found. 708 00:30:45,413 --> 00:30:47,938 Ladies and gentlemen, 709 00:30:47,981 --> 00:30:50,418 don't make the same mistake 710 00:30:50,462 --> 00:30:53,552 Christina Watkins made. 711 00:30:53,595 --> 00:30:55,380 Don't let Niles Harper fool you into thinking 712 00:30:55,423 --> 00:31:00,646 he's a good person because he's not. 713 00:31:00,689 --> 00:31:05,216 He's a violent, vicious murderer. 714 00:31:12,005 --> 00:31:16,009 - I agree with much of what Mr. Price just said. 715 00:31:16,053 --> 00:31:19,404 This case is full of illusions. 716 00:31:19,447 --> 00:31:22,581 But it's the evidence against my client 717 00:31:22,624 --> 00:31:24,931 that is the illusion. 718 00:31:24,975 --> 00:31:26,802 They have nothing. 719 00:31:26,846 --> 00:31:32,069 No witnesses, no forensics, no confession. 720 00:31:32,112 --> 00:31:33,940 And to make matters worse, 721 00:31:33,984 --> 00:31:37,813 this case is rife with police misconduct. 722 00:31:37,857 --> 00:31:40,207 We used to always give the police 723 00:31:40,251 --> 00:31:42,383 the benefit of the doubt. 724 00:31:42,427 --> 00:31:44,081 Not anymore. 725 00:31:44,124 --> 00:31:49,216 Scrutinize every word that comes out of their mouths, 726 00:31:49,260 --> 00:31:52,437 because we've seen what they do 727 00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:56,006 when they think no one is looking. 728 00:31:56,049 --> 00:31:58,965 Don't let them get away with it this time. 729 00:31:59,009 --> 00:32:01,968 [tense music] 730 00:32:02,012 --> 00:32:05,972 ♪ 731 00:32:06,016 --> 00:32:08,061 - Have Cosgrove reach out to Christina's mother. 732 00:32:08,105 --> 00:32:10,759 We need to nail down some of these details. 733 00:32:14,111 --> 00:32:16,417 - I'm sorry, I don't keep track of things too well. 734 00:32:16,461 --> 00:32:18,419 I don't get a whole lot of sleep these days. 735 00:32:18,463 --> 00:32:20,160 Uh, remind me what it is I'm looking for. 736 00:32:20,204 --> 00:32:22,293 - I'm looking for credit card statements or receipts 737 00:32:22,336 --> 00:32:23,685 that would show that you purchased 738 00:32:23,729 --> 00:32:25,078 that necklace for Christina. 739 00:32:25,122 --> 00:32:26,471 - Right, sorry. 740 00:32:26,514 --> 00:32:28,777 I just remembered I paid cash for it. 741 00:32:28,821 --> 00:32:31,302 Does that hurt the case? - It's not a big problem. 742 00:32:31,345 --> 00:32:33,913 We still have the necklace. It's a good piece of evidence. 743 00:32:33,957 --> 00:32:35,610 - Thank God. 744 00:32:35,654 --> 00:32:37,612 I just want to make sure that that monster pays 745 00:32:37,656 --> 00:32:39,788 for what he did to my Tina, 746 00:32:39,832 --> 00:32:42,617 and that he never does it to anyone else's daughter. 747 00:32:44,315 --> 00:32:47,274 - Patti, we all feel the same way. 748 00:32:47,318 --> 00:32:48,493 - I know you do. 749 00:32:51,496 --> 00:32:53,802 Jerry spoke so highly of you. 750 00:32:53,846 --> 00:32:55,674 - Jerry? 751 00:32:55,717 --> 00:32:57,850 I didn't know you spoke with Detective Ryan. 752 00:32:57,893 --> 00:32:58,982 - Yeah, he came by the other day 753 00:32:59,025 --> 00:33:00,940 just to check and see how I was doing. 754 00:33:04,509 --> 00:33:06,554 Wait, did I say something wrong? 755 00:33:06,598 --> 00:33:08,165 - Oh, no, not at all. 756 00:33:08,208 --> 00:33:09,427 Not at all. 757 00:33:09,470 --> 00:33:10,994 Let's see if we can find that receipt. 758 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:17,000 Next round's on you. 759 00:33:17,043 --> 00:33:18,392 Bottoms up, my friend. 760 00:33:21,047 --> 00:33:23,136 By the way, I didn't realize you stopped by 761 00:33:23,180 --> 00:33:25,008 and saw Christina's mother. 762 00:33:25,051 --> 00:33:27,488 - Oh, that's what I always told you. 763 00:33:27,532 --> 00:33:29,012 You stay in touch with the victim's family 764 00:33:29,055 --> 00:33:30,578 because you never know when somebody's gonna 765 00:33:30,622 --> 00:33:32,667 remember something useful. - Good advice. 766 00:33:32,711 --> 00:33:34,321 That's why I was surprised you didn't ask 767 00:33:34,365 --> 00:33:35,714 me and Shaw to come with. 768 00:33:35,757 --> 00:33:37,498 We were supposed to be primaries on the case. 769 00:33:39,239 --> 00:33:41,024 - Is this about your ego, Frank? 770 00:33:41,067 --> 00:33:42,677 - No, it's about the fact that you went by 771 00:33:42,721 --> 00:33:44,505 and saw Christina's mother now 772 00:33:44,549 --> 00:33:46,072 before we searched the warehouse. 773 00:33:46,116 --> 00:33:49,554 ♪ 774 00:33:49,597 --> 00:33:50,859 - What are you saying? 775 00:33:50,903 --> 00:33:53,036 - That spot where we found the necklace, 776 00:33:53,079 --> 00:33:56,387 I searched that area a minute before and it wasn't there. 777 00:33:58,345 --> 00:34:00,869 - [scoffs] You're confused. 778 00:34:03,785 --> 00:34:05,526 Ahh. 779 00:34:05,570 --> 00:34:07,746 I need a refill. 780 00:34:07,789 --> 00:34:10,053 - Jerry. 781 00:34:10,096 --> 00:34:11,010 Jerry, it's me. 782 00:34:13,491 --> 00:34:16,711 This is not the way we do it. 783 00:34:16,755 --> 00:34:20,106 - I have been doing it the right way for 32 years. 784 00:34:20,150 --> 00:34:22,065 The necklace was there. 785 00:34:22,108 --> 00:34:23,979 You just missed it. 786 00:34:24,023 --> 00:34:30,943 ♪ 787 00:34:44,261 --> 00:34:44,478 . 788 00:34:44,522 --> 00:34:47,002 - Can you tell us what we're looking at here, Detective? 789 00:34:47,046 --> 00:34:48,700 - It's footage from a three-hour window 790 00:34:48,743 --> 00:34:51,224 around the time that Niles Harper told us 791 00:34:51,268 --> 00:34:53,139 that he dropped Christina Watkins 792 00:34:53,183 --> 00:34:54,575 off of the subway station. 793 00:34:54,619 --> 00:34:57,796 - And does Christina Watkins appear in it at any time? 794 00:34:57,839 --> 00:34:59,319 - No, she does not. 795 00:35:01,278 --> 00:35:02,583 - What are we looking at here? 796 00:35:02,627 --> 00:35:05,282 - That's an image from NYPD Auto Crime 797 00:35:05,325 --> 00:35:07,719 around 2:00 a.m. that same night 798 00:35:07,762 --> 00:35:10,200 when they were in the area looking for stolen cars. 799 00:35:10,243 --> 00:35:12,071 - Can you identify the car? 800 00:35:12,115 --> 00:35:15,205 - It's a vehicle registered to Niles Harper parked in front 801 00:35:15,248 --> 00:35:17,250 of the warehouse he owns in the Bronx 802 00:35:17,294 --> 00:35:20,775 at a time when he claimed he was home in bed. 803 00:35:20,819 --> 00:35:26,172 - The same Bronx warehouse where this necklace was found? 804 00:35:26,216 --> 00:35:28,870 - Yes. We were searching the premises. 805 00:35:28,914 --> 00:35:32,483 I noticed something glimmer under a tool cabinet. 806 00:35:32,526 --> 00:35:34,876 I called over Detectives Cosgrove and Shaw. 807 00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:39,664 Detective Shaw reached down and found the necklace 808 00:35:39,707 --> 00:35:41,970 and read the inscription. 809 00:35:42,014 --> 00:35:43,711 "To Christina. 810 00:35:43,755 --> 00:35:46,323 With love, from Mom." 811 00:35:46,366 --> 00:35:48,542 - Thank you. No further questions. 812 00:35:50,240 --> 00:35:52,329 - Counselor. 813 00:35:52,372 --> 00:35:56,202 - Detective Ryan, are you modest? 814 00:35:57,986 --> 00:36:02,469 - Uh, no, not particularly. 815 00:36:02,513 --> 00:36:05,124 I'm a detective first grade. 816 00:36:05,168 --> 00:36:07,692 Means I'm really good at my job. 817 00:36:07,735 --> 00:36:09,215 - Mm. 818 00:36:09,259 --> 00:36:12,914 And yet you credit Detective Shaw 819 00:36:12,958 --> 00:36:15,874 with finding the necklace. 820 00:36:15,917 --> 00:36:19,573 But you were the one who spotted it first, didn't you? 821 00:36:19,617 --> 00:36:21,096 - I did. 822 00:36:21,140 --> 00:36:22,533 - Even though the other officers 823 00:36:22,576 --> 00:36:24,622 had already looked in the area? 824 00:36:24,665 --> 00:36:27,364 - Well, that can happen in a rush. 825 00:36:28,756 --> 00:36:31,846 - Detective, you planted that necklace 826 00:36:31,890 --> 00:36:33,326 in the warehouse, didn't you? 827 00:36:34,675 --> 00:36:36,634 - No. 828 00:36:36,677 --> 00:36:38,679 - You remember you're under oath, don't you? 829 00:36:38,723 --> 00:36:41,726 The penalties for tampering and perjury are serious. 830 00:36:41,769 --> 00:36:43,118 - I know the law. 831 00:36:43,162 --> 00:36:45,251 - You hate my client, don't you? 832 00:36:45,295 --> 00:36:48,559 - I hate people who murder women. 833 00:36:48,602 --> 00:36:52,127 So, yeah, I don't care for him too much. 834 00:36:52,171 --> 00:36:54,217 - And you'd do anything 835 00:36:54,260 --> 00:36:56,523 to ensure he's convicted, wouldn't you? 836 00:36:56,567 --> 00:36:58,090 - No. 837 00:36:58,133 --> 00:37:00,223 I'm an honest cop. 838 00:37:00,266 --> 00:37:02,312 I do it the right way. 839 00:37:02,355 --> 00:37:03,791 But you already know that. 840 00:37:05,576 --> 00:37:11,669 - This is a photo taken the night of the murder. 841 00:37:11,712 --> 00:37:14,411 [tense music] 842 00:37:14,454 --> 00:37:16,978 As you can see, Christina isn't wearing 843 00:37:17,022 --> 00:37:20,286 the necklace you claim to have found in the warehouse. 844 00:37:23,071 --> 00:37:26,118 So if she's not wearing it, 845 00:37:26,161 --> 00:37:27,859 how did it end up in a warehouse 846 00:37:27,902 --> 00:37:29,121 a few hours later? 847 00:37:29,164 --> 00:37:32,298 - Could have been in her purse, 848 00:37:32,342 --> 00:37:35,214 her pocket, her hand. 849 00:37:35,258 --> 00:37:36,302 Who knows? 850 00:37:36,346 --> 00:37:38,522 But it was there. 851 00:37:38,565 --> 00:37:41,960 We found it in the warehouse. 852 00:37:42,003 --> 00:37:43,309 That's a fact. 853 00:37:43,353 --> 00:37:45,268 - You finding it is a fact. 854 00:37:45,311 --> 00:37:47,313 That doesn't mean you didn't plant it. 855 00:37:47,357 --> 00:37:49,315 - Objection. She's badgering the witness. 856 00:37:49,359 --> 00:37:51,317 - Sustained. 857 00:37:51,361 --> 00:37:53,276 Move on, Ms. Hunt. 858 00:37:53,319 --> 00:37:54,625 - Nothing further. 859 00:37:54,668 --> 00:37:56,322 The defense rests, Your Honor. 860 00:37:56,366 --> 00:37:58,803 - Court is adjourned for the jury to deliberate. 861 00:37:58,846 --> 00:37:59,978 [gavel slams] 862 00:38:00,021 --> 00:38:06,941 ♪ 863 00:38:09,422 --> 00:38:12,860 - Frank, if you got something to tell me, tell me now. 864 00:38:16,516 --> 00:38:18,562 - We got our man, Jalen. 865 00:38:18,605 --> 00:38:20,564 That's all you need to know. 866 00:38:39,539 --> 00:38:41,367 - Has the jury reached a verdict? 867 00:38:41,411 --> 00:38:42,586 - We have, Your Honor. 868 00:38:42,629 --> 00:38:44,805 - Will the defendant please rise? 869 00:38:48,592 --> 00:38:50,507 - In the charge of murder in the second degree, 870 00:38:50,550 --> 00:38:53,466 we find the defendant, Niles Harper, guilty. 871 00:38:56,643 --> 00:38:59,907 - Members of the jury, thank you for your service. 872 00:38:59,951 --> 00:39:01,866 Court is adjourned. 873 00:39:01,909 --> 00:39:03,041 [gavel slams] 874 00:39:03,084 --> 00:39:05,957 [indistinct chatter] 875 00:39:11,266 --> 00:39:12,703 - Ma'am. - Thank you. 876 00:39:15,096 --> 00:39:17,403 Thank you. 877 00:39:17,447 --> 00:39:19,318 Thank you so much. 878 00:39:19,362 --> 00:39:26,412 ♪ 879 00:39:40,339 --> 00:39:42,515 - Something smells good. 880 00:39:42,559 --> 00:39:44,648 I brought dessert. 881 00:39:44,691 --> 00:39:45,736 - Good. 882 00:39:45,779 --> 00:39:47,564 Mom put out an extra setting. 883 00:39:47,607 --> 00:39:50,305 Uncle Jerry is here to celebrate. 884 00:39:57,225 --> 00:39:58,531 - What do you say, Frank? 885 00:39:58,575 --> 00:40:00,403 All's well that ends well, huh? 886 00:40:00,446 --> 00:40:02,492 - Honey, take this in to your mom. 887 00:40:02,535 --> 00:40:03,667 Tell her to hold off on dinner. 888 00:40:03,710 --> 00:40:06,844 I need to talk to your godfather. 889 00:40:06,887 --> 00:40:08,585 - Okay. 890 00:40:08,628 --> 00:40:11,544 Dinner's almost ready. 891 00:40:11,588 --> 00:40:14,504 - Well, really went for it this time. 892 00:40:14,547 --> 00:40:19,509 18-year-old single malt, sherry cask, the whole deal. 893 00:40:19,552 --> 00:40:21,119 Cost me 400 bucks, 894 00:40:21,162 --> 00:40:23,295 but the guy said it was worth it. 895 00:40:23,338 --> 00:40:25,297 Here you go. 896 00:40:25,340 --> 00:40:27,386 ♪ 897 00:40:27,430 --> 00:40:28,561 What's wrong? 898 00:40:28,605 --> 00:40:30,868 - I can't accept this. 899 00:40:30,911 --> 00:40:32,913 - Frank, why not? 900 00:40:32,957 --> 00:40:36,003 Frank, justice was served today. 901 00:40:38,397 --> 00:40:40,312 - You need to leave. 902 00:40:40,355 --> 00:40:47,493 ♪ 903 00:40:51,236 --> 00:40:54,805 Jerry, you need to leave. 904 00:41:05,946 --> 00:41:07,687 [sighs] 905 00:41:14,955 --> 00:41:17,871 [dramatic music] 906 00:41:17,915 --> 00:41:24,878 ♪ 907 00:41:44,985 --> 00:41:47,901 [wolf howls]