1 00:00:09,926 --> 00:00:10,301 . 2 00:00:10,343 --> 00:00:11,302 - In the criminal justice system, 3 00:00:12,095 --> 00:00:13,430 the people are represented 4 00:00:13,471 --> 00:00:16,182 by two separate, yet equally important groups: 5 00:00:16,224 --> 00:00:17,976 the police, who investigate crime, 6 00:00:18,018 --> 00:00:20,854 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 7 00:00:20,895 --> 00:00:23,398 These are their stories. 8 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:25,442 - Mr. Zanford! Mr. Zanford! - How do you feel about 9 00:00:25,483 --> 00:00:26,735 your wife serving you with divorce papers 10 00:00:26,776 --> 00:00:28,111 on the floor of the stock exchange this morning? 11 00:00:28,153 --> 00:00:30,363 - Blindsided. How the hell would you feel? 12 00:00:30,405 --> 00:00:31,865 - Um, excuse me! I have one more question. 13 00:00:31,906 --> 00:00:34,242 Do you have a minute? - Toxicity and negativity 14 00:00:34,284 --> 00:00:36,202 are contrary to everything Mark Zanford 15 00:00:36,244 --> 00:00:38,163 has spent the last 20 years building. 16 00:00:38,204 --> 00:00:40,623 His app, Connectivity, promotes healthy, 17 00:00:40,665 --> 00:00:43,335 positive connections, and so does Mark. 18 00:00:43,376 --> 00:00:45,378 - Will your personal problems impact the company? 19 00:00:45,420 --> 00:00:47,797 Do you think that's why the stock price is off 10%? 20 00:00:47,839 --> 00:00:50,884 - Mark's wife tried to ruin his moment in the sun. 21 00:00:50,925 --> 00:00:54,429 That alone should tell you what kind of a woman she is. 22 00:00:54,471 --> 00:00:56,598 - This whole nightmare is your fault. 23 00:00:56,639 --> 00:00:59,225 - I'm not the one shagging a 20-year-old yoga teacher. 24 00:00:59,267 --> 00:01:01,770 - Just do your job. 25 00:01:04,856 --> 00:01:06,107 - [exhales] 26 00:01:06,149 --> 00:01:08,276 - DOA is Dana Clarkson. 27 00:01:08,318 --> 00:01:10,779 43 years old, single, no kids. 28 00:01:10,820 --> 00:01:12,447 Lives on Central Park West. 29 00:01:12,489 --> 00:01:13,948 Possible strangulation. 30 00:01:13,990 --> 00:01:15,533 - [whistles, sighs] 31 00:01:15,575 --> 00:01:17,994 Bruises on her face, abrasions on her hands. 32 00:01:18,036 --> 00:01:19,537 She put up a fight. 33 00:01:19,579 --> 00:01:21,081 - Have the MLI bag her hands and get a sexual assault kit. 34 00:01:21,122 --> 00:01:22,082 - You get a time of death? 35 00:01:22,123 --> 00:01:23,416 - MLI puts it at some time 36 00:01:23,458 --> 00:01:24,834 between 8:00 and midnight last night. 37 00:01:24,876 --> 00:01:26,127 - Witnesses? 38 00:01:26,169 --> 00:01:27,962 - Woman who runs the laundromat called it in. 39 00:01:28,004 --> 00:01:30,423 Found the body on the stairs when she came to open up. 40 00:01:30,465 --> 00:01:31,675 - How about cameras? 41 00:01:31,716 --> 00:01:32,884 - Nothing so far. 42 00:01:32,926 --> 00:01:34,803 - She's still got her credit cards and cash. 43 00:01:34,844 --> 00:01:36,596 - Her phone is missing, 44 00:01:36,638 --> 00:01:38,431 assuming she had one with her, of course. 45 00:01:38,473 --> 00:01:40,100 Found this on the ground. 46 00:01:40,141 --> 00:01:41,935 [tense music] 47 00:01:41,976 --> 00:01:43,436 - Connectivity. 48 00:01:43,478 --> 00:01:45,313 Must have been at some sort of event. 49 00:01:45,355 --> 00:01:47,399 - Looks like she was a crisis consultant. 50 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,652 - Yeah, well, some things aren't fixable. 51 00:01:54,322 --> 00:01:57,283 [dramatic music] 52 00:01:57,325 --> 00:02:04,457 * * 53 00:02:40,410 --> 00:02:42,412 Dana Clarkson was at your event last night. 54 00:02:42,454 --> 00:02:43,580 - That's correct. 55 00:02:43,621 --> 00:02:44,873 - What were you two arguing about? 56 00:02:44,914 --> 00:02:46,666 - Arguing? 57 00:02:46,708 --> 00:02:48,752 This whole nightmare is your fault. 58 00:02:48,793 --> 00:02:51,713 - I'm not the one shagging a 20-year-old yoga teacher. 59 00:02:51,755 --> 00:02:53,131 - I was venting. 60 00:02:53,173 --> 00:02:54,466 Half of Dana's job is putting up 61 00:02:54,507 --> 00:02:56,384 with loudmouthed alphas like me. 62 00:02:56,426 --> 00:02:57,969 - Where did you and Ms. Clarkson go 63 00:02:58,011 --> 00:02:59,137 after you got in the car? 64 00:02:59,179 --> 00:03:00,680 - I went to my apartment. 65 00:03:00,722 --> 00:03:02,474 Dana was supposed to go to hers. 66 00:03:02,515 --> 00:03:03,892 - Supposed to? - Yeah. 67 00:03:03,933 --> 00:03:04,976 She got a text. 68 00:03:05,018 --> 00:03:06,311 Uh, made her really mad, 69 00:03:06,353 --> 00:03:07,979 and she asked my driver to pull over. 70 00:03:08,021 --> 00:03:09,481 And she got out of the car. 71 00:03:09,522 --> 00:03:12,859 - Can you think of anyone who didn't like Dana? 72 00:03:12,901 --> 00:03:13,902 - Yeah, lots of people. 73 00:03:13,943 --> 00:03:15,904 She had sharp elbows. 74 00:03:15,945 --> 00:03:17,739 That's why I hired her. 75 00:03:17,781 --> 00:03:20,825 - Did any of those people show up to your IPO party? 76 00:03:20,867 --> 00:03:23,828 - My crazy soon-to-be ex-wife tried to crash the event. 77 00:03:23,870 --> 00:03:26,164 - What, Dana got involved in that? 78 00:03:26,206 --> 00:03:27,457 - She did, yeah, she called security, 79 00:03:27,499 --> 00:03:29,751 had them toss her out. 80 00:03:29,793 --> 00:03:32,337 That's what a crisis manager does. 81 00:03:32,379 --> 00:03:34,297 Then my wife went crazy. 82 00:03:34,339 --> 00:03:36,341 Started swearing at Dana. 83 00:03:36,383 --> 00:03:38,635 She threw a glass at her. 84 00:03:38,677 --> 00:03:40,553 And she threatened to kill her. 85 00:03:40,595 --> 00:03:42,972 She blames Dana for ruining her career. 86 00:03:43,014 --> 00:03:43,932 - Did she? 87 00:03:45,767 --> 00:03:48,895 - I didn't pay Dana 500 grand for nothing. 88 00:03:51,106 --> 00:03:53,733 - Hey, I just got off the phone with the medical examiner. 89 00:03:53,775 --> 00:03:56,861 Cause of death was mechanical asphyxiation. 90 00:03:56,903 --> 00:03:58,988 She thinks the killer may have used some kind 91 00:03:59,030 --> 00:04:00,323 of soft piece of clothing. 92 00:04:00,365 --> 00:04:03,618 They found some blue and white and maroon fibers 93 00:04:03,660 --> 00:04:05,120 on her throat. - Necktie? 94 00:04:05,161 --> 00:04:06,079 - They think it's a scarf. 95 00:04:06,121 --> 00:04:07,539 Forensics shows some kind 96 00:04:07,580 --> 00:04:10,417 of high-end mulberry silk. - DNA? 97 00:04:10,458 --> 00:04:12,460 - Yeah, they found some skin cells 98 00:04:12,502 --> 00:04:13,920 underneath the victim's fingernails, 99 00:04:13,962 --> 00:04:16,047 so we're just waiting on the results now. 100 00:04:16,089 --> 00:04:18,925 - Well, it wasn't Zanford. The driver backs up his story. 101 00:04:18,967 --> 00:04:20,385 - Does the driver know why Dana got out 102 00:04:20,427 --> 00:04:21,761 of the car so suddenly? 103 00:04:21,803 --> 00:04:24,014 - Nah, he just pulled over and she just hopped out. 104 00:04:24,055 --> 00:04:25,598 - What about Zanford's wife? 105 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:27,434 - She's bitter as hell, that's for sure. 106 00:04:27,475 --> 00:04:30,103 Her social media is a-- practically a tribute 107 00:04:30,145 --> 00:04:31,354 to her hatred of Dana Clarkson. 108 00:04:31,396 --> 00:04:34,149 - Yeah, and she doesn't just talk the talk. 109 00:04:34,190 --> 00:04:35,567 There's violence in her past. 110 00:04:35,608 --> 00:04:38,945 Last year she was accused of assaulting her assistant. 111 00:04:38,987 --> 00:04:41,448 - Well, last night she was assaulting martinis. 112 00:04:41,489 --> 00:04:43,450 This is her at the Lava Club. 113 00:04:43,491 --> 00:04:44,868 - Is that in Midtown? 114 00:04:44,909 --> 00:04:45,910 - East 53rd. 115 00:04:45,952 --> 00:04:47,620 - Not far from the murder scene. 116 00:04:47,662 --> 00:04:50,957 - Yeah, and I bet she owns a few silk scarves. 117 00:04:50,999 --> 00:04:53,585 Let's find out where she lives, get a search warrant. 118 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,300 - Why is the story of a crazy woman so compelling? 119 00:05:00,342 --> 00:05:02,677 - Pretty simple--you threatened to kill Dana Clarkson 120 00:05:02,719 --> 00:05:04,095 a few hours before she was killed. 121 00:05:04,137 --> 00:05:07,390 - Okay, do you know how many people hated Dana? 122 00:05:07,432 --> 00:05:08,850 - So you admit, you hated her? 123 00:05:08,892 --> 00:05:10,643 - Yes, definitely. 124 00:05:10,685 --> 00:05:13,063 She planted fake stories about me having affairs, 125 00:05:13,104 --> 00:05:14,564 being an alcoholic. 126 00:05:14,606 --> 00:05:16,816 Last night she paid a photographer 127 00:05:16,858 --> 00:05:18,902 to trip me outside of some club 128 00:05:18,943 --> 00:05:20,862 just to make me look like a drunken fool. 129 00:05:20,904 --> 00:05:23,031 - What do you got? - Ms. Zanford... 130 00:05:25,492 --> 00:05:28,161 You wanna explain this? 131 00:05:28,203 --> 00:05:30,121 [tense music] 132 00:05:30,163 --> 00:05:31,206 - Um... 133 00:05:31,247 --> 00:05:32,749 [handcuffs clinking] It's... 134 00:05:32,791 --> 00:05:35,043 it's--it's not-- it's not what you think. 135 00:05:35,085 --> 00:05:36,795 - Well, I think you're under arrest 136 00:05:36,836 --> 00:05:39,506 for the murder of Dana Clarkson. 137 00:05:46,262 --> 00:05:46,638 . 138 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:47,889 - Like I keep telling you, I didn't kill her. 139 00:05:49,224 --> 00:05:51,017 - The shirt is being tested for DNA. 140 00:05:51,059 --> 00:05:54,187 When the blood comes back as Dana Clarkson's, 141 00:05:54,229 --> 00:05:56,189 the time for explanations will be over. 142 00:05:56,231 --> 00:05:58,983 Now is your chance to get out in front of this. 143 00:06:02,904 --> 00:06:07,701 - Uh, blood on that shirt isn't Dana's. 144 00:06:07,742 --> 00:06:09,744 It's mine. 145 00:06:09,786 --> 00:06:12,747 [somber music] 146 00:06:12,789 --> 00:06:15,542 * * 147 00:06:15,583 --> 00:06:17,043 - You self-harm? 148 00:06:17,085 --> 00:06:19,254 - Yes. 149 00:06:19,295 --> 00:06:24,009 I started when I was a teenager and... 150 00:06:24,050 --> 00:06:28,054 then when Mark and I separated, 151 00:06:28,096 --> 00:06:30,890 people started attacking me online. 152 00:06:30,932 --> 00:06:33,393 I just felt very alone. 153 00:06:33,435 --> 00:06:36,896 * * 154 00:06:36,938 --> 00:06:39,983 - Uh, forensics. Not a match. 155 00:06:40,025 --> 00:06:41,901 - You're free to go, ma'am. 156 00:06:41,943 --> 00:06:43,862 - Officer Preston's gonna show you out. 157 00:06:48,825 --> 00:06:51,703 The skin cells found under the victim's fingernails 158 00:06:51,745 --> 00:06:53,038 weren't a match. 159 00:06:53,079 --> 00:06:55,248 The DNA belongs to a man, so... 160 00:06:55,290 --> 00:06:57,375 - So we're looking for a man with no criminal record. 161 00:06:57,417 --> 00:06:59,044 - Mostly likely someone with a personal grudge 162 00:06:59,085 --> 00:07:00,503 against the vic. - That's right. 163 00:07:00,545 --> 00:07:01,796 So we're gonna keep digging. 164 00:07:01,838 --> 00:07:03,298 We're gonna look into her personal life, 165 00:07:03,340 --> 00:07:05,550 into her professional life. 166 00:07:05,592 --> 00:07:08,178 Someone with a job like that is bound to have a lot of enemies. 167 00:07:08,219 --> 00:07:12,640 * * 168 00:07:12,682 --> 00:07:14,559 - Dana was a never-let-'em-see-you-sweat 169 00:07:14,601 --> 00:07:16,019 kind of woman. 170 00:07:16,061 --> 00:07:18,396 Came from nothing, grew up in rural West Virginia. 171 00:07:18,438 --> 00:07:20,565 Her father was a coal miner. 172 00:07:20,607 --> 00:07:23,234 She worked like hell to build her firm, her life. 173 00:07:23,276 --> 00:07:24,736 - The day of the murder, 174 00:07:24,778 --> 00:07:26,112 anything out of the ordinary happen? 175 00:07:26,154 --> 00:07:29,240 - She had a lunch with someone. 176 00:07:29,282 --> 00:07:30,658 The name wasn't on her calendar, 177 00:07:30,700 --> 00:07:32,077 which was weird. 178 00:07:32,118 --> 00:07:34,120 - Well, everybody's got secrets. 179 00:07:34,162 --> 00:07:35,622 - When she came back from lunch, 180 00:07:35,663 --> 00:07:37,123 she asked for the nonemergency number 181 00:07:37,165 --> 00:07:39,876 for the local police precinct. 182 00:07:39,918 --> 00:07:41,419 - Where was this lunch? 183 00:07:41,461 --> 00:07:44,464 - I'll get that for you. 184 00:07:44,506 --> 00:07:46,174 - I just-- [sighs] 185 00:07:46,216 --> 00:07:49,719 I--I can't believe Dana's dead. 186 00:07:49,761 --> 00:07:51,513 - How'd you know her? 187 00:07:51,554 --> 00:07:54,307 - Well, we've been friends for, like, 20 years, 188 00:07:54,349 --> 00:07:55,642 since college. 189 00:07:55,684 --> 00:07:57,394 We get together ever time I'm in the city. 190 00:07:57,435 --> 00:07:59,854 I--I live in Zurich full-time. 191 00:07:59,896 --> 00:08:03,316 But she is-- 192 00:08:03,358 --> 00:08:06,069 was an amazing woman. 193 00:08:06,111 --> 00:08:08,029 I always told her, if I weren't gay, 194 00:08:08,071 --> 00:08:09,781 I'd have proposed years ago. 195 00:08:09,823 --> 00:08:11,866 [chuckles] 196 00:08:11,908 --> 00:08:13,451 - Did anything happen during lunch, 197 00:08:13,493 --> 00:08:16,287 something that would upset her enough to call the police? 198 00:08:17,914 --> 00:08:21,584 - Dana was worried about this ex-boyfriend. 199 00:08:21,626 --> 00:08:23,294 - Was he harassing her? 200 00:08:23,336 --> 00:08:25,422 - More like stalking. 201 00:08:25,463 --> 00:08:28,925 I mean, he reappeared in her life a few months ago. 202 00:08:28,967 --> 00:08:31,011 And she told him, like, "Leave me alone," 203 00:08:31,052 --> 00:08:32,762 but he wouldn't let it go. 204 00:08:32,804 --> 00:08:35,140 She was terrified. 205 00:08:35,181 --> 00:08:37,017 - Was he ever violent with her? 206 00:08:37,058 --> 00:08:38,810 - Yeah, when they were together, 207 00:08:38,852 --> 00:08:40,562 she ended up in the emergency room. 208 00:08:40,603 --> 00:08:42,522 I mean, at least once. 209 00:08:42,564 --> 00:08:44,024 Maybe twice. 210 00:08:44,065 --> 00:08:45,734 - You got this guy's name? 211 00:08:50,947 --> 00:08:52,490 - Dana and I had dated a few years ago, 212 00:08:52,532 --> 00:08:55,368 even lived together, on paper at least. 213 00:08:55,410 --> 00:08:56,786 - What does that mean? 214 00:08:56,828 --> 00:08:58,288 - She wasn't ready for real intimacy. 215 00:08:58,329 --> 00:09:00,999 - She broke it off? - It--it was amicable. 216 00:09:01,041 --> 00:09:02,959 We wanted different things. - Amicable? 217 00:09:03,001 --> 00:09:04,377 We checked her hospital records. 218 00:09:04,419 --> 00:09:06,963 She was admitted to the ER at least twice 219 00:09:07,005 --> 00:09:08,048 while you guys were dating. 220 00:09:08,089 --> 00:09:09,341 One for a cut above her eye, 221 00:09:09,382 --> 00:09:12,260 and the other for a broken wrist, so... 222 00:09:12,302 --> 00:09:13,470 - What the hell are you trying to say, that I had something 223 00:09:13,511 --> 00:09:14,637 to do with that? 224 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:16,097 - Correct. - Well, you're wrong. 225 00:09:16,139 --> 00:09:16,973 - Maybe. 226 00:09:17,015 --> 00:09:18,058 Just have a few more questions 227 00:09:18,099 --> 00:09:20,352 and we'll be out of your hair. 228 00:09:20,393 --> 00:09:22,395 When's the last time you spoke to Dana? 229 00:09:22,437 --> 00:09:23,646 - A while back. 230 00:09:23,688 --> 00:09:25,690 At the height of the pandemic, she reached out. 231 00:09:25,732 --> 00:09:28,276 - Why is that? - She was lonely. 232 00:09:28,318 --> 00:09:30,028 That was the last time we spoke. 233 00:09:30,070 --> 00:09:31,821 - Yeah, we're not buying a word of this nonsense. 234 00:09:31,863 --> 00:09:35,158 Phone records show that you and Dana exchanged phone calls 235 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,285 as recently as three days ago. 236 00:09:37,327 --> 00:09:38,828 - Excuse me. 237 00:09:38,870 --> 00:09:41,206 - Oh, sorry. 238 00:09:41,247 --> 00:09:43,667 - What's going on? - It's all right, honey. 239 00:09:43,708 --> 00:09:45,293 These men are just leaving. 240 00:09:45,335 --> 00:09:48,296 [tense music] 241 00:09:48,338 --> 00:09:52,926 * * 242 00:09:52,967 --> 00:09:54,260 - Well, he's lying through his teeth. 243 00:09:54,302 --> 00:09:56,471 - Yeah, we got enough for a search warrant. 244 00:09:56,513 --> 00:09:59,015 Let's get patrol to come seal off the location. 245 00:10:01,059 --> 00:10:02,602 - Whoa, whoa. Hold up. 246 00:10:02,644 --> 00:10:04,396 - What you got? 247 00:10:04,437 --> 00:10:11,236 * * 248 00:10:14,322 --> 00:10:15,865 - Does that look like silk to you? 249 00:10:15,907 --> 00:10:18,868 Maroon, blue, and white like the ME said. 250 00:10:18,910 --> 00:10:20,078 - Uh-huh. 251 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:21,996 - What are you still doing here? 252 00:10:22,038 --> 00:10:24,082 - Sir, you mind stepping outside? 253 00:10:24,124 --> 00:10:26,334 Just step outside. 254 00:10:26,376 --> 00:10:27,585 Let's go. 255 00:10:27,627 --> 00:10:29,421 We need to talk to you down at the precinct. 256 00:10:29,462 --> 00:10:32,173 * * 257 00:10:40,265 --> 00:10:40,473 . 258 00:10:40,515 --> 00:10:41,433 - I've never seen that scarf before. 259 00:10:42,392 --> 00:10:45,937 - We found it in your trash. 260 00:10:45,979 --> 00:10:47,731 - I didn't kill Dana. 261 00:10:47,772 --> 00:10:49,566 I would never do something like that, ever! 262 00:10:49,607 --> 00:10:50,817 - So why did you lie to us 263 00:10:50,859 --> 00:10:52,652 about being on the phone with her recently? 264 00:10:52,694 --> 00:10:54,362 We have the phone records. 265 00:10:54,404 --> 00:10:56,322 - I just got married. 266 00:10:56,364 --> 00:10:58,199 I didn't want my wife to find out. 267 00:10:58,241 --> 00:11:00,660 She gets jealous of ex-girlfriends, 268 00:11:00,702 --> 00:11:01,828 especially Dana. 269 00:11:01,870 --> 00:11:03,747 - Still doesn't explain why 270 00:11:03,788 --> 00:11:06,833 you were on the phone with Dana recently. 271 00:11:06,875 --> 00:11:08,543 - She was having money problems. 272 00:11:08,585 --> 00:11:09,836 - So she hit you up for money? 273 00:11:09,878 --> 00:11:11,838 - Yes, which was concerning 274 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:13,882 because she never asks for help. 275 00:11:13,923 --> 00:11:16,217 She solves everyone else's problems, you know? 276 00:11:16,259 --> 00:11:18,678 So I knew that she was in some real trouble. 277 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:20,180 - Did you lend her any money? 278 00:11:20,221 --> 00:11:22,390 - No, I was trying to figure out a way 279 00:11:22,432 --> 00:11:24,309 to broach the subject with my wife, but-- 280 00:11:24,351 --> 00:11:27,729 - That still does not explain the scarf, 281 00:11:27,771 --> 00:11:32,692 the murder weapon that we found outside of your house. 282 00:11:32,734 --> 00:11:35,028 - If I really killed her with that scarf, 283 00:11:35,070 --> 00:11:36,863 would I be stupid enough to just toss it 284 00:11:36,905 --> 00:11:38,782 on the top of a damn trash bin? 285 00:11:41,201 --> 00:11:43,203 - Ay, forensics and the scarf came back. 286 00:11:43,244 --> 00:11:46,581 So Dana Clarkson's DNA and blood are all over it, 287 00:11:46,623 --> 00:11:48,375 but no trace of Dr. Royce. 288 00:11:48,416 --> 00:11:51,461 - And his story about Dana's financials checks out. 289 00:11:51,503 --> 00:11:52,837 She was underwater. 290 00:11:52,879 --> 00:11:54,172 Bank account was near zero, 291 00:11:54,214 --> 00:11:55,840 mortgage was 90 days delinquent, 292 00:11:55,882 --> 00:11:58,218 and she owed over 200,000 in credit cards. 293 00:11:58,259 --> 00:12:00,053 - But she was successful, right? 294 00:12:00,095 --> 00:12:01,554 I mean, she had a thriving business. 295 00:12:01,596 --> 00:12:02,639 - Sure looked that way. 296 00:12:02,681 --> 00:12:04,057 - So where'd all the money go? 297 00:12:04,099 --> 00:12:05,225 She have an addiction? 298 00:12:05,266 --> 00:12:07,936 Drugs, gambling, private planes maybe? 299 00:12:07,977 --> 00:12:09,437 - No indication of anything like that, 300 00:12:09,479 --> 00:12:11,189 but a few hours before the murder, 301 00:12:11,231 --> 00:12:12,649 her credit card was frozen. 302 00:12:12,691 --> 00:12:17,779 A dinner charge was declined for 3,700 at Chez Roget. 303 00:12:17,821 --> 00:12:19,489 Check out the time of the charge. 304 00:12:19,531 --> 00:12:21,241 - 9:17 p.m. 305 00:12:21,282 --> 00:12:24,619 - That is about the time she was in Mark Zanford's car. 306 00:12:24,661 --> 00:12:26,955 - Cannot be in two places at once. 307 00:12:26,996 --> 00:12:28,915 - You better shine your shoes, fellas. 308 00:12:28,957 --> 00:12:30,041 You're about to go to a restaurant 309 00:12:30,083 --> 00:12:33,420 that charges $3,700 for dinner. 310 00:12:33,461 --> 00:12:35,296 - [whistles] 311 00:12:37,298 --> 00:12:39,259 - No, she doesn't look familiar. 312 00:12:39,300 --> 00:12:40,635 - You remember a card being declined 313 00:12:40,677 --> 00:12:42,345 for a $3,700 dinner? 314 00:12:42,387 --> 00:12:44,848 - I do, but it was a man using the card. 315 00:12:44,889 --> 00:12:46,016 - What was his name? 316 00:12:46,057 --> 00:12:49,477 - Uh, his name was Dana Clarkson. 317 00:12:51,146 --> 00:12:52,856 - If the card was declined, 318 00:12:52,897 --> 00:12:54,941 who ended up paying the bill? 319 00:12:54,983 --> 00:12:57,027 - The woman he was with. 320 00:12:57,068 --> 00:12:59,195 - Can I have her name? 321 00:12:59,237 --> 00:13:01,948 - Our regulars rely on our discretion. 322 00:13:01,990 --> 00:13:03,658 - Yeah, we're homicide detectives, 323 00:13:03,700 --> 00:13:05,160 not gossip columnists. 324 00:13:07,620 --> 00:13:09,873 - Grace Pollard. 325 00:13:09,914 --> 00:13:10,915 - The lawyer? 326 00:13:10,957 --> 00:13:13,835 [suspenseful music] 327 00:13:13,877 --> 00:13:16,463 Huh. 328 00:13:16,504 --> 00:13:18,298 - I know who she is. 329 00:13:18,340 --> 00:13:25,221 * * 330 00:13:25,263 --> 00:13:28,016 - Two nights ago, you had dinner at Chez Roget. 331 00:13:28,058 --> 00:13:29,809 Your companion's credit card was declined, 332 00:13:29,851 --> 00:13:31,519 and you ended up paying the bill. 333 00:13:31,561 --> 00:13:33,188 Can you tell us who you were with? 334 00:13:33,229 --> 00:13:35,065 - Unfortunately, I can't even confirm 335 00:13:35,106 --> 00:13:36,524 I was at that restaurant. 336 00:13:36,566 --> 00:13:38,485 - Miss Pollard, the man you were having dinner with 337 00:13:38,526 --> 00:13:40,320 tried to use the credit card of a woman 338 00:13:40,362 --> 00:13:42,614 who was found strangled and beaten to death 339 00:13:42,655 --> 00:13:44,866 less than two hours later. 340 00:13:49,788 --> 00:13:52,040 - Are you asserting attorney-client privilege? 341 00:13:52,082 --> 00:13:53,958 - I can neither affirm nor deny, 342 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,169 and if you don't have a warrant, 343 00:13:56,211 --> 00:13:58,380 I'm going to have to ask you to leave. 344 00:13:58,421 --> 00:14:05,345 * * 345 00:14:06,888 --> 00:14:08,848 - Why the hell would Grace Pollard 346 00:14:08,890 --> 00:14:10,517 stonewall a homicide investigation? 347 00:14:10,558 --> 00:14:12,852 - Maybe she was with a client, trying to protect him. 348 00:14:12,894 --> 00:14:14,646 From what is the question. 349 00:14:14,688 --> 00:14:15,939 - We could get a subpoena, 350 00:14:15,980 --> 00:14:17,440 force her to give it up in the grand jury. 351 00:14:17,482 --> 00:14:19,025 - No, no, she would rather go to jail 352 00:14:19,067 --> 00:14:20,318 than break confidentiality. 353 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,028 - Yeah, as long as the media covers her story. 354 00:14:22,070 --> 00:14:23,071 - Hold on a second. 355 00:14:23,113 --> 00:14:25,365 This woman has done a lot of good. 356 00:14:25,407 --> 00:14:27,909 She's responsible for getting date rape codified 357 00:14:27,951 --> 00:14:29,619 as a felony. 358 00:14:29,661 --> 00:14:31,204 She's a pioneer. 359 00:14:31,246 --> 00:14:32,747 She's been leading the charge for women 360 00:14:32,789 --> 00:14:36,084 long before any of us even knew about Me Too or Time's Up. 361 00:14:36,126 --> 00:14:37,919 - Fair enough. - No arguments. She's a boss. 362 00:14:37,961 --> 00:14:39,504 [knock at door] - Hey. I got something-- 363 00:14:39,546 --> 00:14:41,381 security footage from outside the restaurant 364 00:14:41,423 --> 00:14:43,800 about 15 minutes after the card was declined. 365 00:14:43,842 --> 00:14:46,511 - Can you punch in on that face? 366 00:14:46,553 --> 00:14:48,138 - I can send it to FAS for facial rec. 367 00:14:48,179 --> 00:14:49,222 - Don't bother. 368 00:14:49,264 --> 00:14:50,557 - It's the guy who had lunch 369 00:14:50,598 --> 00:14:51,474 with Dana Clarkson, 370 00:14:51,516 --> 00:14:53,518 the college friend from Zurich. 371 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:55,895 - Pierre Briones. 372 00:14:55,937 --> 00:14:58,064 - I'll check for an address. 373 00:14:59,941 --> 00:15:01,901 Here he is, Pierre Briones. 374 00:15:01,943 --> 00:15:04,571 Rents a townhouse on 38th and 3rd. 375 00:15:04,612 --> 00:15:06,406 - That's three blocks from the murder. 376 00:15:06,448 --> 00:15:13,371 * * 377 00:15:15,206 --> 00:15:16,666 This guy wasn't visiting from Zurich. 378 00:15:16,708 --> 00:15:18,335 He lives here. 379 00:15:22,922 --> 00:15:25,050 - Hey, Detective, come look at this. 380 00:15:25,091 --> 00:15:26,468 - What you got? 381 00:15:29,387 --> 00:15:30,972 Nice work. 382 00:15:36,644 --> 00:15:37,645 Thank you. 383 00:15:42,734 --> 00:15:43,985 Andrew Hilton. 384 00:15:47,822 --> 00:15:50,158 Julian Matias. 385 00:15:52,786 --> 00:15:55,789 Vincent Balanza. 386 00:15:55,830 --> 00:15:57,665 Jeez. 387 00:15:59,751 --> 00:16:02,504 Dana Clarkson's bank account info. 388 00:16:04,214 --> 00:16:05,423 Bag all this. 389 00:16:10,261 --> 00:16:12,013 This guy's got more passports than James Bond. 390 00:16:12,055 --> 00:16:13,431 He's got a pile of Dana Clarkson's 391 00:16:13,473 --> 00:16:15,975 financial records, credit card applications, 392 00:16:16,017 --> 00:16:17,727 loan information, all in her name. 393 00:16:17,769 --> 00:16:18,937 - Wow, this guy's a real pro. 394 00:16:18,978 --> 00:16:19,938 - Yeah, he is. 395 00:16:19,979 --> 00:16:21,981 [both laugh] 396 00:16:22,023 --> 00:16:24,984 [tense music] 397 00:16:25,026 --> 00:16:27,487 Stop, police! 398 00:16:27,529 --> 00:16:34,452 * * 399 00:16:41,876 --> 00:16:43,169 [car horn honks] - [grunts] 400 00:16:43,211 --> 00:16:45,213 - Whoa, whoa, whoa! What are you doing? 401 00:16:45,255 --> 00:16:52,387 * * 402 00:16:56,266 --> 00:16:59,352 [car horns and alarms blaring] 403 00:17:14,909 --> 00:17:17,829 [both grunting] 404 00:17:19,497 --> 00:17:21,041 - [groans] 405 00:17:21,082 --> 00:17:24,085 - Pierre Briones, you're under arrest 406 00:17:24,127 --> 00:17:25,420 for the murder of Dana Clarkson. 407 00:17:25,462 --> 00:17:26,755 - Too bad she's gone. 408 00:17:26,796 --> 00:17:28,673 You could use a good crisis manager. 409 00:17:34,596 --> 00:17:34,971 . 410 00:17:35,013 --> 00:17:35,847 - Calling docket ending in 9604, 411 00:17:37,223 --> 00:17:40,685 People v. Pierre Briones, also known as Julian Matias, 412 00:17:40,727 --> 00:17:44,314 also known as Andrew Hilton, also known as Vincent Balanza, 413 00:17:44,356 --> 00:17:46,358 also known as-- - What's his actual name? 414 00:17:46,399 --> 00:17:48,902 - The defendant's true name is Devon Miller. 415 00:17:48,943 --> 00:17:51,279 - Mr. Miller pleads not guilty. 416 00:17:51,321 --> 00:17:53,031 - I assume the people are seeking remand? 417 00:17:53,073 --> 00:17:55,367 - He's the very definition of a flight risk. 418 00:17:55,408 --> 00:17:58,119 He has eight aliases and nine dates of birth. 419 00:17:58,161 --> 00:18:00,038 - My client has never been convicted of a crime. 420 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,248 In fact, he's never even been arrested before. 421 00:18:02,290 --> 00:18:03,625 - I'll hear your argument, Ms. Maroun. 422 00:18:03,667 --> 00:18:05,502 - The people's theory is that the defendant 423 00:18:05,543 --> 00:18:07,962 romanced the victim, Dana Clarkson, 424 00:18:08,004 --> 00:18:10,632 conned her out of almost $1/2 million, 425 00:18:10,674 --> 00:18:12,967 and when she found out, he killed her. 426 00:18:13,009 --> 00:18:15,011 The victim's body was found three blocks 427 00:18:15,053 --> 00:18:16,221 from Mr. Miller's home. 428 00:18:16,262 --> 00:18:18,223 He lied to police about both the nature 429 00:18:18,264 --> 00:18:20,392 of their relationship and his true identity, 430 00:18:20,433 --> 00:18:23,812 and his DNA was found under Ms. Clarkson's fingernails. 431 00:18:23,853 --> 00:18:26,189 - The DNA merely proves there was physical contact 432 00:18:26,231 --> 00:18:27,941 sometime that day. 433 00:18:27,982 --> 00:18:29,401 And the prosecutor failed to mention 434 00:18:29,442 --> 00:18:31,945 that the murder weapon was found at another man's home. 435 00:18:33,655 --> 00:18:36,324 - Sounds like the people have their work cut out for them. 436 00:18:36,366 --> 00:18:38,702 Bail is set at $1 million. 437 00:18:38,743 --> 00:18:40,995 [suspenseful music] 438 00:18:41,037 --> 00:18:43,123 - Uh, one sec. 439 00:18:46,126 --> 00:18:47,919 Thank you so much. Appreciate it. 440 00:18:47,961 --> 00:18:49,087 Yeah, I mean... 441 00:18:49,129 --> 00:18:51,214 - Mr. Miller will post bail forthwith. 442 00:18:54,342 --> 00:18:56,594 - He's got profiles on four dating sites 443 00:18:56,636 --> 00:18:59,305 mostly catered to older, affluent singles. 444 00:18:59,347 --> 00:19:02,392 - And the two women we know he's dated 445 00:19:02,434 --> 00:19:05,770 are both sophisticated, intelligent women. 446 00:19:05,812 --> 00:19:07,230 - It's not about intelligence. 447 00:19:07,272 --> 00:19:09,816 He's an emotional predator. 448 00:19:09,858 --> 00:19:12,610 Thank God I'm in a relationship. 449 00:19:12,652 --> 00:19:14,696 - Lucky you. 450 00:19:14,738 --> 00:19:18,158 It's--it's hard meeting people these days. 451 00:19:18,199 --> 00:19:22,037 [chuckles] Online dating is a nightmare. 452 00:19:22,078 --> 00:19:23,747 - That's how I met my partner. 453 00:19:23,788 --> 00:19:26,958 It's a numbers game, but you have to put yourself out there. 454 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,127 - Oh, I put myself out there. 455 00:19:29,169 --> 00:19:32,088 I met my first husband the old-fashioned way, 456 00:19:32,130 --> 00:19:34,466 drunk as hell at a biker bar in Queens. 457 00:19:34,507 --> 00:19:38,803 And then my second husband I met through mutual friends. 458 00:19:38,845 --> 00:19:40,305 I'm single now. 459 00:19:40,347 --> 00:19:42,557 I did get the Financial Frauds report back, 460 00:19:42,599 --> 00:19:46,061 and this guy has conned a slew of women. 461 00:19:46,102 --> 00:19:47,604 He's run up their credit cards. 462 00:19:47,645 --> 00:19:50,523 He persuaded them to get car loans, mortgages, 463 00:19:50,565 --> 00:19:52,609 to wire money into his account. 464 00:19:52,650 --> 00:19:55,528 And judging by all the timing of these transactions, 465 00:19:55,570 --> 00:19:57,822 he's just using one woman to pay for the next. 466 00:19:57,864 --> 00:20:00,200 - Wasn't he having dinner with that lawyer Grace Pollard? 467 00:20:00,241 --> 00:20:01,910 - Yeah. - You think it was a date? 468 00:20:01,951 --> 00:20:02,994 - Possibly. 469 00:20:03,036 --> 00:20:04,412 I mean, we tried to question her, 470 00:20:04,454 --> 00:20:06,373 and she invoked attorney-client privilege. 471 00:20:06,414 --> 00:20:08,541 - I followed up. She refused to speak with me, 472 00:20:08,583 --> 00:20:11,378 so I issued a subpoena, but she got it quashed. 473 00:20:11,419 --> 00:20:14,839 - Look, we will get you a list of all his other victims. 474 00:20:14,881 --> 00:20:17,300 - Thank you. - All right. 475 00:20:17,342 --> 00:20:20,011 - None of the victims are willing to testify. 476 00:20:20,053 --> 00:20:21,513 - Subpoena them. 477 00:20:21,554 --> 00:20:24,349 - These women were conned, but they're not stupid. 478 00:20:24,391 --> 00:20:25,975 We force them on the stand, they'll refuse 479 00:20:26,017 --> 00:20:27,352 to admit they were duped. 480 00:20:27,394 --> 00:20:29,312 - The financial records will refute that. 481 00:20:29,354 --> 00:20:30,605 We have documents. 482 00:20:30,647 --> 00:20:32,357 We have evidence that shows he has their money. 483 00:20:32,399 --> 00:20:33,608 - They'll call it a loan, 484 00:20:33,650 --> 00:20:36,778 say they expect him to pay them back. 485 00:20:36,820 --> 00:20:38,780 Good news is, we have a clear motive. 486 00:20:38,822 --> 00:20:41,241 Dana Clarkson was planning to expose Miller. 487 00:20:41,282 --> 00:20:42,826 [phone vibrates] 488 00:20:43,910 --> 00:20:45,870 - What? 489 00:20:45,912 --> 00:20:47,288 - Miller just fired his lawyer. 490 00:20:47,330 --> 00:20:48,832 He's gonna represent himself. 491 00:20:57,507 --> 00:20:59,384 - This is a thinly veiled attempt 492 00:20:59,426 --> 00:21:00,885 to manipulate the process. 493 00:21:00,927 --> 00:21:03,596 The defendant is trying to create an appealable issue. 494 00:21:03,638 --> 00:21:05,890 If he's convicted, he'll ask for a new trial, 495 00:21:05,932 --> 00:21:07,726 claiming ineffective counsel. 496 00:21:07,767 --> 00:21:09,769 - Also going pro se allows the defendant 497 00:21:09,811 --> 00:21:12,564 to cross-examine and intimidate our witnesses. 498 00:21:12,605 --> 00:21:14,858 - It also allows him to speak directly to the jury 499 00:21:14,899 --> 00:21:16,067 without being placed under oath 500 00:21:16,109 --> 00:21:17,777 or being subject to cross-examination, 501 00:21:17,819 --> 00:21:20,613 which means he can say whatever he wants with no repercussions. 502 00:21:20,655 --> 00:21:22,574 - So what are you asking me to do? 503 00:21:22,615 --> 00:21:25,577 - To appoint stand-by counsel, a lawyer who is required 504 00:21:25,618 --> 00:21:27,495 to comply with the rules of professional responsibility 505 00:21:27,537 --> 00:21:29,414 who Ms. Maroun and I can confer with. 506 00:21:29,456 --> 00:21:30,999 - What do you say about that, Mr. Miller? 507 00:21:31,041 --> 00:21:32,417 - They can confer with me. 508 00:21:32,459 --> 00:21:34,336 I am happy to confer. 509 00:21:34,377 --> 00:21:36,171 And I should be able to handle the rules of evidence 510 00:21:36,212 --> 00:21:38,131 as I did graduate summa cum laude 511 00:21:38,173 --> 00:21:40,967 from Harvard College, and then I went to Columbia Law School, 512 00:21:41,009 --> 00:21:42,844 so I should be fine. 513 00:21:42,886 --> 00:21:45,096 - He was expelled from Columbia for cheating. 514 00:21:45,138 --> 00:21:46,639 - Excuse me. The Sixth Amendment 515 00:21:46,681 --> 00:21:48,475 to the United States Constitution 516 00:21:48,516 --> 00:21:51,353 affords me the right to represent myself. 517 00:21:55,148 --> 00:21:56,608 - Okay, Mr. Miller. 518 00:21:56,649 --> 00:21:58,360 I'm allowing your application. 519 00:21:58,401 --> 00:22:01,363 You may act as your own lawyer. 520 00:22:01,404 --> 00:22:02,864 - Thank you, Your Honor. 521 00:22:02,906 --> 00:22:05,825 [tense music] 522 00:22:05,867 --> 00:22:09,704 * * 523 00:22:16,169 --> 00:22:16,378 . 524 00:22:16,419 --> 00:22:17,420 - The defendant preyed on intelligent, 525 00:22:19,714 --> 00:22:22,008 accomplished women, 526 00:22:22,050 --> 00:22:25,011 women who worked hard to earn their money, 527 00:22:25,053 --> 00:22:27,722 but also their reputation. 528 00:22:27,764 --> 00:22:31,101 And who would rather face financial ruin 529 00:22:31,142 --> 00:22:34,729 than go public and report what had happened to them. 530 00:22:34,771 --> 00:22:38,358 But he underestimated Dana Clarkson, 531 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:43,279 a crisis manager who was determined to expose him 532 00:22:43,321 --> 00:22:45,740 and make him pay for what he had done. 533 00:22:45,782 --> 00:22:47,992 On the day of the murder, 534 00:22:48,034 --> 00:22:49,369 Ms. Clarkson met with the defendant 535 00:22:49,411 --> 00:22:52,747 at Soho House for lunch, demanding her money back. 536 00:22:52,789 --> 00:22:55,625 He made empty promises to repay her, 537 00:22:55,667 --> 00:22:58,461 but later that night, 538 00:22:58,503 --> 00:23:00,422 when Ms. Clarkson discovered 539 00:23:00,463 --> 00:23:03,133 that he was still using her credit card, 540 00:23:03,174 --> 00:23:05,719 she went to his home to confront him. 541 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:07,762 And in response, 542 00:23:07,804 --> 00:23:11,182 he savagely beat 543 00:23:11,224 --> 00:23:15,270 and strangled her to death. 544 00:23:15,311 --> 00:23:16,354 Don't be fooled 545 00:23:16,396 --> 00:23:19,816 by the defendant's charming demeanor. 546 00:23:19,858 --> 00:23:21,401 After you've heard all the evidence, 547 00:23:21,443 --> 00:23:24,738 you will learn what Dana Clarkson learned 548 00:23:24,779 --> 00:23:26,114 the hard way... 549 00:23:28,908 --> 00:23:29,993 He's a con man. 550 00:23:32,787 --> 00:23:35,415 And a cold-blooded killer. 551 00:23:42,797 --> 00:23:45,467 - Hi. Good morning. 552 00:23:45,508 --> 00:23:47,552 [exhales] 553 00:23:47,594 --> 00:23:50,847 I'm not a big-shot lawyer like Mr. Price over there. 554 00:23:53,975 --> 00:23:55,935 And I'm fighting for my life. 555 00:23:55,977 --> 00:23:59,105 So please, I just ask, be patient with me. 556 00:23:59,147 --> 00:24:01,524 I loved Dana Clarkson. 557 00:24:01,566 --> 00:24:03,777 I loved her. She was a beautiful person, 558 00:24:03,818 --> 00:24:04,986 inside and out. 559 00:24:05,028 --> 00:24:07,614 Brilliant. Talented. 560 00:24:07,655 --> 00:24:09,949 So please, I just ask, let's not speak of her 561 00:24:09,991 --> 00:24:10,950 like she's some piece of evidence 562 00:24:10,992 --> 00:24:12,369 in this sham of a trial. 563 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:20,126 Look, I didn't kill Dana. 564 00:24:20,168 --> 00:24:22,796 I would never, ever hurt her. 565 00:24:22,837 --> 00:24:25,131 Yes, I saw her the day she died. 566 00:24:25,173 --> 00:24:27,133 Lots of people saw her after our lunch. 567 00:24:27,175 --> 00:24:29,302 Any one of them could have harmed her. 568 00:24:29,344 --> 00:24:31,638 She spent the evening with the notoriously volatile 569 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:34,015 tech mogul Mark Zanford. 570 00:24:34,057 --> 00:24:36,101 Maybe he killed her. 571 00:24:36,142 --> 00:24:38,978 Or it could have been her abusive ex-boyfriend. 572 00:24:39,020 --> 00:24:41,272 Police found the murder weapon at his home. 573 00:24:41,314 --> 00:24:42,565 [laughs] 574 00:24:44,109 --> 00:24:46,569 But it's not my job to figure out who killed Dana. 575 00:24:46,611 --> 00:24:48,655 I have news for you: it's not your job either. 576 00:24:48,697 --> 00:24:51,491 You know whose job it is? 577 00:24:51,533 --> 00:24:53,368 His. 578 00:24:53,410 --> 00:24:54,703 The prosecutor's. 579 00:24:54,744 --> 00:24:57,122 [tense music] 580 00:24:57,163 --> 00:24:59,749 And you'll see he has fabricated a case against me. 581 00:24:59,791 --> 00:25:01,751 Mm. 582 00:25:01,793 --> 00:25:04,963 A case full of gaping holes. 583 00:25:05,005 --> 00:25:08,591 And in so doing, he has deprived Dana Clarkson, 584 00:25:08,633 --> 00:25:13,930 my Dana, of the justice and respect she deserves. 585 00:25:15,974 --> 00:25:18,685 Thank you. 586 00:25:18,727 --> 00:25:23,106 * * 587 00:25:23,148 --> 00:25:26,234 - Mr. Price, you may call your first witness. 588 00:25:26,276 --> 00:25:27,861 - People call Detective Jalen Shaw. 589 00:25:27,902 --> 00:25:29,904 - Objection. 590 00:25:29,946 --> 00:25:31,031 - What's the objection? [laughs] 591 00:25:31,072 --> 00:25:32,782 Witness hasn't even taken the stand yet. 592 00:25:32,824 --> 00:25:35,452 - Detective Shaw's testimony should be excluded. 593 00:25:35,493 --> 00:25:37,537 I was never advised of my Miranda rights. 594 00:25:37,579 --> 00:25:39,873 - The time for a motion to suppress hearing 595 00:25:39,914 --> 00:25:41,666 has long passed. 596 00:25:44,502 --> 00:25:45,920 - I agree 597 00:25:45,962 --> 00:25:49,257 under normal circumstances. 598 00:25:49,299 --> 00:25:52,635 But since Mr. Miller is a pro se defendant, 599 00:25:52,677 --> 00:25:56,598 I have no choice but to allow some latitude. 600 00:25:56,639 --> 00:25:59,559 I'm excusing the jury while we hold an evidentiary hearing. 601 00:26:01,603 --> 00:26:03,438 - Thank you so much, Your Honor. 602 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:10,403 * * 603 00:26:14,199 --> 00:26:16,701 - Detective Cosgrove and I spoke to Mr. Miller 604 00:26:16,743 --> 00:26:17,994 for about 20 minutes. 605 00:26:18,036 --> 00:26:19,913 - Can you characterize the conversation? 606 00:26:19,954 --> 00:26:21,373 - It was cordial. 607 00:26:21,414 --> 00:26:22,874 - The defendant lied to you. 608 00:26:22,916 --> 00:26:24,417 - He did. 609 00:26:24,459 --> 00:26:26,795 He said his name was Pierre Briones, 610 00:26:26,836 --> 00:26:28,505 that he lived in Zurich, 611 00:26:28,546 --> 00:26:31,841 that he and Dana Clarkson were old college friends, 612 00:26:31,883 --> 00:26:34,260 and that he was gay. 613 00:26:34,302 --> 00:26:36,137 - Thank you. Nothing further. 614 00:26:38,139 --> 00:26:40,266 - There were two of you, yeah? 615 00:26:40,308 --> 00:26:41,976 - I was with my partner, correct. 616 00:26:42,018 --> 00:26:43,186 - Both of you were carrying 617 00:26:43,228 --> 00:26:46,690 fully loaded automatic handguns, yeah? 618 00:26:46,731 --> 00:26:48,483 - We were on duty. 619 00:26:48,525 --> 00:26:49,818 - You ambushed me. 620 00:26:49,859 --> 00:26:52,487 You told me I wasn't free to leave, didn't you? 621 00:26:52,529 --> 00:26:53,613 - Absolutely not. 622 00:26:53,655 --> 00:26:54,656 - No, no. I stood up. 623 00:26:54,698 --> 00:26:56,116 I asked to consult with an attorney. 624 00:26:56,157 --> 00:26:57,909 You told me to sit down, 625 00:26:57,951 --> 00:27:00,328 that I wasn't "going anywhere" till you were done. 626 00:27:00,370 --> 00:27:01,996 - That never happened. 627 00:27:02,038 --> 00:27:03,581 - You grilled me for over an hour. 628 00:27:03,623 --> 00:27:05,333 - If you're gonna let the defendant testify, 629 00:27:05,375 --> 00:27:06,876 can we at least place him under oath? 630 00:27:06,918 --> 00:27:08,795 - Sit down, Mr. Price. 631 00:27:08,837 --> 00:27:11,381 - You violated my rights under Miranda v. Arizona. 632 00:27:11,423 --> 00:27:13,550 Your Honor, I request that you allow my application 633 00:27:13,591 --> 00:27:15,218 to suppress. 634 00:27:15,260 --> 00:27:16,886 - The burden falls on the prosecution. 635 00:27:16,928 --> 00:27:19,472 You should have videotaped the defendant's statement. 636 00:27:19,514 --> 00:27:22,017 - He wasn't even a suspect at the time. 637 00:27:23,685 --> 00:27:25,603 - I'm granting the defendant's application. 638 00:27:25,645 --> 00:27:28,481 - Thank you, Your Honor. Thank you. 639 00:27:35,697 --> 00:27:38,116 - So you can't tell the jury about Miller's lies 640 00:27:38,158 --> 00:27:39,576 to the detectives, 641 00:27:39,617 --> 00:27:42,245 but you should be able to prove your case. 642 00:27:42,287 --> 00:27:43,872 - Well, it's not just the lies. 643 00:27:43,913 --> 00:27:46,666 He'll explain away the DNA found under her nails 644 00:27:46,708 --> 00:27:49,169 with a false claim that she touched his arm 645 00:27:49,210 --> 00:27:50,503 earlier in the day. 646 00:27:50,545 --> 00:27:53,131 And we don't have any other women 647 00:27:53,173 --> 00:27:56,343 to show that he has a pattern of fraud. 648 00:27:56,384 --> 00:27:57,844 - You're telling me if the case were to go 649 00:27:57,886 --> 00:27:59,554 to the jury today, you'd lose? 650 00:27:59,596 --> 00:28:01,681 - We might not even make it over the rail. 651 00:28:01,723 --> 00:28:05,101 Judge could dismiss it outright for lack of evidence. 652 00:28:06,561 --> 00:28:08,355 - Sounds like he's playing the judge and jury 653 00:28:08,396 --> 00:28:10,106 the way he played your victim. 654 00:28:10,148 --> 00:28:12,442 - Just about sums it up. 655 00:28:12,484 --> 00:28:16,279 And if he's acquitted, he'll be right back at it. 656 00:28:16,321 --> 00:28:17,530 - You need to pivot. 657 00:28:17,572 --> 00:28:20,700 Link Miller to the murder weapon. 658 00:28:20,742 --> 00:28:23,203 Put the scarf in his hands. - Tried. 659 00:28:23,244 --> 00:28:24,829 No one saw him plant it. 660 00:28:24,871 --> 00:28:26,289 We checked surveillance video, 661 00:28:26,331 --> 00:28:29,417 subpoenaed GPS in his car and phone. 662 00:28:29,459 --> 00:28:32,045 - Focus on the scarf, not the defendant. 663 00:28:32,087 --> 00:28:35,173 If the fabric is as rare and expensive 664 00:28:35,215 --> 00:28:37,050 as forensics indicate, 665 00:28:37,092 --> 00:28:38,968 only a handful of stores sell it. 666 00:28:39,010 --> 00:28:40,762 Find out where he bought it. 667 00:28:42,764 --> 00:28:45,308 - Men like Miller don't buy their own luxury items. 668 00:28:45,350 --> 00:28:48,353 - Then track down whoever bought it for him. 669 00:28:54,109 --> 00:28:57,696 - I can prove you bought the scarf. 670 00:28:57,737 --> 00:29:00,573 Sales clerk remembers selling it to you. 671 00:29:00,615 --> 00:29:02,200 I have a video of you in the store, 672 00:29:02,242 --> 00:29:03,993 and I have your credit card statement. 673 00:29:04,035 --> 00:29:06,329 - It was a client gift. 674 00:29:06,371 --> 00:29:07,831 - We both know that's not the nature 675 00:29:07,872 --> 00:29:09,290 of your relationship. 676 00:29:09,332 --> 00:29:11,626 You bought it on Valentine's Day. 677 00:29:13,086 --> 00:29:14,629 I know this must be difficult. 678 00:29:14,671 --> 00:29:17,382 - You have no idea what you're talking about. 679 00:29:18,758 --> 00:29:22,012 If you call me to testify, I will assert privilege. 680 00:29:22,053 --> 00:29:24,264 - I'll challenge it and win. 681 00:29:24,305 --> 00:29:26,433 - I'll take the Fifth. - I'll immunize you. 682 00:29:26,474 --> 00:29:28,810 - And if I refuse to comply? 683 00:29:32,022 --> 00:29:33,898 - Every survivor, 684 00:29:33,940 --> 00:29:37,569 every prosecutor in the country owes you a debt of gratitude 685 00:29:37,610 --> 00:29:40,030 for all that you've done to give a voice 686 00:29:40,071 --> 00:29:41,740 to sexual assault victims, 687 00:29:41,781 --> 00:29:44,367 promote equal pay for equal work, 688 00:29:44,409 --> 00:29:47,912 women's healthcare, Title IX. 689 00:29:47,954 --> 00:29:52,459 But you're an essential witness in a murder case, 690 00:29:52,500 --> 00:29:55,378 in the murder of another woman. 691 00:29:55,420 --> 00:29:58,381 And you and you alone can put the murder weapon 692 00:29:58,423 --> 00:30:00,633 in the defendant's hands. 693 00:30:00,675 --> 00:30:03,678 - My detractors have been searching 694 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:07,807 for a way to undermine me and the causes that I champion 695 00:30:07,849 --> 00:30:10,018 for years. 696 00:30:10,060 --> 00:30:14,356 You are handing it to them on a silver platter. 697 00:30:14,397 --> 00:30:16,941 - People will understand. 698 00:30:16,983 --> 00:30:21,863 You were looking for connection and companionship. 699 00:30:21,905 --> 00:30:23,615 [suspenseful music] 700 00:30:23,656 --> 00:30:26,117 That doesn't make you weak. 701 00:30:26,159 --> 00:30:27,494 It makes you human. 702 00:30:27,535 --> 00:30:32,707 - I'm begging you, Ms. Maroun... 703 00:30:32,749 --> 00:30:37,170 if you believe in the women that I have helped, 704 00:30:37,212 --> 00:30:40,423 put your money where your mouth is 705 00:30:40,465 --> 00:30:44,260 and do not put me on the witness stand. 706 00:30:44,302 --> 00:30:50,684 * * 707 00:30:56,398 --> 00:30:56,773 . 708 00:30:56,815 --> 00:30:57,607 - Grace Pollard, of all people, 709 00:30:58,817 --> 00:31:00,318 should be leading the charge, 710 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:02,904 helping us send Devon Miller to prison. 711 00:31:02,946 --> 00:31:04,406 - Her ego is getting in the way. 712 00:31:04,447 --> 00:31:06,074 - No, it's about legacy, 713 00:31:06,116 --> 00:31:08,702 preserving all the causes she's advanced. 714 00:31:08,743 --> 00:31:10,745 - And therefore, I hope you're not suggesting 715 00:31:10,787 --> 00:31:12,747 we dismiss a murder charge. 716 00:31:12,789 --> 00:31:14,207 - We could offer a plea. 717 00:31:14,249 --> 00:31:15,917 Man One, 15 years. 718 00:31:15,959 --> 00:31:18,712 Miller goes to prison. 719 00:31:18,753 --> 00:31:20,505 Grace Pollard retains her reputation. 720 00:31:20,547 --> 00:31:23,299 - Murder trumps humiliation. 721 00:31:23,341 --> 00:31:26,344 Grace Pollard and her causes will recover. 722 00:31:26,386 --> 00:31:28,096 - Easy for you to say. 723 00:31:28,138 --> 00:31:29,097 - Excuse me? 724 00:31:29,139 --> 00:31:30,765 - Men bounce back from scandals, 725 00:31:30,807 --> 00:31:32,267 not women. 726 00:31:32,308 --> 00:31:34,394 You have no idea how hard she had to fight 727 00:31:34,436 --> 00:31:35,979 to accomplish what she has. 728 00:31:36,021 --> 00:31:38,314 This will stain her and all she's fought for. 729 00:31:38,356 --> 00:31:40,859 It'll be the excuse not to take her 730 00:31:40,900 --> 00:31:43,737 or her causes seriously. 731 00:31:43,778 --> 00:31:46,239 - I hear you. 732 00:31:46,281 --> 00:31:50,368 But Grace Pollard is gonna have to testify. 733 00:31:50,410 --> 00:31:52,829 Subpoena her if necessary. 734 00:31:57,584 --> 00:31:58,835 - Ms. Pollard, were you involved 735 00:31:58,877 --> 00:32:00,962 in a romantic relationship with the defendant? 736 00:32:01,004 --> 00:32:02,630 - Your Honor, I'd object to that question 737 00:32:02,672 --> 00:32:04,341 as being overly broad. 738 00:32:04,382 --> 00:32:06,801 - Ms. Pollard, please leave the objections 739 00:32:06,843 --> 00:32:08,720 to counsel on the case. 740 00:32:08,762 --> 00:32:10,638 - And who's representing my interests? 741 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:12,140 The people certainly aren't. 742 00:32:12,182 --> 00:32:15,060 - I'm instructing you to answer the question. 743 00:32:18,605 --> 00:32:20,607 - We were involved briefly, yes. 744 00:32:20,648 --> 00:32:21,649 - For about ten months, correct? 745 00:32:21,691 --> 00:32:22,817 - Approximately. 746 00:32:22,859 --> 00:32:24,778 - You ever loan him money? 747 00:32:24,819 --> 00:32:26,363 - I'm out somewhere in the neighborhood 748 00:32:26,404 --> 00:32:28,782 of $200,000. 749 00:32:30,408 --> 00:32:31,701 Did you ever give him gifts? 750 00:32:31,743 --> 00:32:33,661 - Let's just cut to the chase, shall we? 751 00:32:33,703 --> 00:32:36,081 I gave him a silk scarf. 752 00:32:38,708 --> 00:32:40,085 - This silk scarf? 753 00:32:40,126 --> 00:32:40,960 - Yes. 754 00:32:41,002 --> 00:32:44,923 Was this in his possession 755 00:32:44,964 --> 00:32:46,466 the night of Dana Clarkson's murder? 756 00:32:46,508 --> 00:32:48,593 - It was. 757 00:32:48,635 --> 00:32:51,012 - Thank you. 758 00:32:57,727 --> 00:32:59,813 - [exhales] 759 00:32:59,854 --> 00:33:01,064 Hi, Grace. 760 00:33:04,359 --> 00:33:06,194 You were in my brownstone 761 00:33:06,236 --> 00:33:08,613 the night Dana Clarkson was murdered, weren't you? 762 00:33:08,655 --> 00:33:10,573 - Objection. No foundation. 763 00:33:10,615 --> 00:33:11,866 - Overruled. 764 00:33:11,908 --> 00:33:15,203 [tense music] 765 00:33:15,245 --> 00:33:17,580 - I was. 766 00:33:17,622 --> 00:33:23,211 - You heard Dana bang on the door, call my name? 767 00:33:23,253 --> 00:33:24,879 - I did. 768 00:33:24,921 --> 00:33:27,340 - An old flame had reappeared in my life, 769 00:33:27,382 --> 00:33:30,677 and you were understandably angry, 770 00:33:30,719 --> 00:33:31,970 maybe even jealous? 771 00:33:32,012 --> 00:33:33,221 - Your Honor, he's badgering the witness. 772 00:33:33,263 --> 00:33:35,056 Can he step away from the witness box? 773 00:33:35,098 --> 00:33:36,599 - Step back, Mr. Miller. 774 00:33:36,641 --> 00:33:38,393 - Yeah, of course. 775 00:33:38,435 --> 00:33:40,603 Sorry. 776 00:33:41,438 --> 00:33:44,733 - I wish I'd have known who you really are. 777 00:33:44,774 --> 00:33:47,694 - Mm-hmm, you were so angry, in fact, 778 00:33:47,736 --> 00:33:50,739 that you grabbed that scarf and ran out the door. 779 00:33:50,780 --> 00:33:52,032 - That's a lie. - Objection. 780 00:33:52,073 --> 00:33:53,742 - That's just-- - You killed Dana Clarks-- 781 00:33:53,783 --> 00:33:55,243 - That is absurd! - Your Honor-- 782 00:33:55,285 --> 00:33:56,536 Your Honor! - Didn't you? 783 00:33:56,578 --> 00:33:58,747 - That is--that is-- - All right, all right. 784 00:33:58,788 --> 00:34:01,833 Let's everybody calm down. 785 00:34:01,875 --> 00:34:03,585 You have anything to back that up, Mr. Miller? 786 00:34:03,626 --> 00:34:04,669 - I do, actually. 787 00:34:04,711 --> 00:34:06,421 Yeah, I have a tape. 788 00:34:06,463 --> 00:34:08,423 - I--I have never heard about a tape. 789 00:34:08,465 --> 00:34:09,966 This violates the rules of discovery 790 00:34:10,008 --> 00:34:12,427 and it's unfair surprise. 791 00:34:12,469 --> 00:34:16,598 - I will see you all in my chambers now. 792 00:34:16,639 --> 00:34:20,935 * * 793 00:34:20,977 --> 00:34:23,104 - A sex tape, are you serious? 794 00:34:23,146 --> 00:34:24,773 - How is that even remotely relevant? 795 00:34:24,814 --> 00:34:26,524 - It was taken in my home. 796 00:34:26,566 --> 00:34:29,277 It puts Ms. Pollard right near the scene of the crime, 797 00:34:29,319 --> 00:34:30,904 and it goes to her state of mind at the time, 798 00:34:30,945 --> 00:34:32,947 which you'll see from the tape, 799 00:34:32,989 --> 00:34:34,074 she was in a rage. 800 00:34:34,115 --> 00:34:37,035 I mean, angry enough to kill. 801 00:34:38,328 --> 00:34:40,455 - Play it. - Your Honor, I object. 802 00:34:40,497 --> 00:34:42,999 - I wanna see if it has any evidentiary value. 803 00:34:43,041 --> 00:34:44,626 Play the tape. 804 00:34:44,668 --> 00:34:45,794 - There you go. 805 00:34:45,835 --> 00:34:47,921 Take off your blouse. - [sighs] 806 00:34:47,962 --> 00:34:49,964 - Yes, sir. 807 00:34:50,006 --> 00:34:51,007 Tell me what you want. 808 00:34:51,049 --> 00:34:52,384 - Don't talk. 809 00:34:52,425 --> 00:34:53,426 Get on the bed. 810 00:34:53,468 --> 00:34:55,512 [both moan] 811 00:34:55,553 --> 00:34:57,305 [knock at door] Ah, who's that? 812 00:34:57,347 --> 00:34:59,307 - Pierre, I know you're in there. 813 00:34:59,349 --> 00:35:00,433 - It's an ex, okay? Don't worry. 814 00:35:00,475 --> 00:35:02,268 - Get rid of her. - Open the door! 815 00:35:02,310 --> 00:35:03,561 - Get her the hell out of-- 816 00:35:03,603 --> 00:35:06,398 - This tape is a pretext to publicly shame a woman 817 00:35:06,439 --> 00:35:09,734 for being vulnerable, intimate, for--for trusting someone. 818 00:35:09,776 --> 00:35:11,695 Are you really gonna allow that tape to be aired 819 00:35:11,736 --> 00:35:12,779 in your courtroom? 820 00:35:12,821 --> 00:35:15,031 - Watch yourself, Ms. Maroun. 821 00:35:15,073 --> 00:35:16,991 I find the tape to be exculpatory, 822 00:35:17,033 --> 00:35:20,245 and distasteful as I find it, 823 00:35:20,286 --> 00:35:22,163 I'm granting you your request. 824 00:35:22,205 --> 00:35:23,915 - Thank you. - But I warn you, 825 00:35:23,957 --> 00:35:25,375 tread lightly. 826 00:35:28,253 --> 00:35:31,214 - If you didn't consent to the recording, 827 00:35:31,256 --> 00:35:33,341 I can go back in there, ask the judge to suppress it. 828 00:35:33,383 --> 00:35:40,265 * * 829 00:35:40,306 --> 00:35:44,269 Well, he's not allowed to play the entire tape. 830 00:35:44,310 --> 00:35:49,107 It will be limited in scope. - I am half-naked, Mr. Price, 831 00:35:49,149 --> 00:35:51,985 asking a man, that man, 832 00:35:52,027 --> 00:35:54,946 to take charge of my body. 833 00:35:58,116 --> 00:36:00,410 Do you understand how that looks? 834 00:36:03,246 --> 00:36:06,541 - It looks like a woman engaged in a consensual act, 835 00:36:06,583 --> 00:36:07,542 making a choice. 836 00:36:07,584 --> 00:36:09,377 - It will be my undoing. 837 00:36:09,419 --> 00:36:11,421 - The jury will see right through his whole charade. 838 00:36:11,463 --> 00:36:16,885 - I've seen thousands of women torn to shreds on the stand. 839 00:36:16,926 --> 00:36:20,221 It always comes down to one thing: 840 00:36:20,263 --> 00:36:21,765 sex. 841 00:36:21,806 --> 00:36:24,601 - You've made a career out of encouraging other women 842 00:36:24,642 --> 00:36:26,811 to stand up for themselves. 843 00:36:26,853 --> 00:36:29,189 Now that it's your turn, what, 844 00:36:29,230 --> 00:36:31,441 you're just gonna try and look the other way? 845 00:36:34,861 --> 00:36:36,279 You can do this. 846 00:36:38,615 --> 00:36:40,492 - Judge is waiting. 847 00:36:40,533 --> 00:36:47,248 * * 848 00:36:47,290 --> 00:36:48,416 - It's an ex, okay? Don't worry. 849 00:36:48,458 --> 00:36:50,335 - Get rid of her. - Open the door! 850 00:36:50,377 --> 00:36:52,712 - Get her the hell out-- - Okay, all right. 851 00:36:58,134 --> 00:37:00,553 That was you on the tape? 852 00:37:00,595 --> 00:37:02,847 - You're trying to slut-shame me, Mr. Miller? 853 00:37:02,889 --> 00:37:04,224 - I'll take that as a yes. 854 00:37:04,265 --> 00:37:06,267 - Okay, Mr. Miller. Let's move on. 855 00:37:06,309 --> 00:37:08,395 - So you admit you were in my home 856 00:37:08,436 --> 00:37:10,397 when Dana Clarkson was banging on the door that night? 857 00:37:10,438 --> 00:37:13,024 - Yes, I was. - And you were livid, correct? 858 00:37:13,066 --> 00:37:15,068 - No, I was annoyed. 859 00:37:15,110 --> 00:37:16,444 I wanted to have sex. 860 00:37:16,486 --> 00:37:19,823 [jurors mumbling indistinctly] - Hmm. 861 00:37:19,864 --> 00:37:21,324 Nothing further. 862 00:37:35,630 --> 00:37:37,841 - What Mr. Miller just did in this courtroom 863 00:37:37,882 --> 00:37:40,260 reveals who he is, 864 00:37:40,301 --> 00:37:42,679 not who you are, isn't that true? 865 00:37:42,721 --> 00:37:45,598 - Objection! Leading. 866 00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:47,809 - Overruled. 867 00:37:47,851 --> 00:37:49,352 - Yes. 868 00:37:49,394 --> 00:37:52,313 He's a liar and a ruthless sociopath 869 00:37:52,355 --> 00:37:53,940 with no regard for others. 870 00:37:53,982 --> 00:37:57,193 - And that sex tape was a cheap ploy 871 00:37:57,235 --> 00:38:00,363 designed to intimidate you, wasn't it? 872 00:38:00,405 --> 00:38:02,323 - If it was, it didn't work. 873 00:38:02,365 --> 00:38:04,075 - Mr. Miller tried to demean you? 874 00:38:04,117 --> 00:38:09,247 - I will not be demeaned for being a woman, 875 00:38:09,289 --> 00:38:13,251 for being a human, in full. 876 00:38:13,293 --> 00:38:15,003 At times, I'm a professional, 877 00:38:15,045 --> 00:38:16,671 at times, I'm a a friend, 878 00:38:16,713 --> 00:38:18,256 at times, 879 00:38:18,298 --> 00:38:24,095 I am a woman seeking physical intimacy. 880 00:38:24,137 --> 00:38:27,015 When I fight for the rights of women, 881 00:38:27,057 --> 00:38:28,308 I fight for their right 882 00:38:28,350 --> 00:38:31,519 to enjoy the full human experience. 883 00:38:31,561 --> 00:38:35,523 It is what we all hope for in life. 884 00:38:35,565 --> 00:38:42,489 * * 885 00:38:47,077 --> 00:38:48,787 - Did you kill Dana Clarkson? 886 00:38:48,828 --> 00:38:50,705 - No, I did not. 887 00:38:50,747 --> 00:38:53,917 Mr. Miller killed her. 888 00:38:53,958 --> 00:38:56,211 - What makes you so sure? 889 00:38:56,252 --> 00:39:00,131 - He left the house with the scarf. 890 00:39:00,173 --> 00:39:02,050 He was gone for about 20 minutes. 891 00:39:02,092 --> 00:39:05,553 When he came back, he was disheveled, 892 00:39:05,595 --> 00:39:08,348 and he poured himself a tall glass of whiskey. 893 00:39:11,267 --> 00:39:15,897 - And why should this jury believe you? 894 00:39:15,939 --> 00:39:17,982 - I'm sitting here, 895 00:39:18,024 --> 00:39:20,694 exposing the most intimate details 896 00:39:20,735 --> 00:39:23,363 of my life. 897 00:39:23,405 --> 00:39:28,076 I have everything to lose and nothing to gain. 898 00:39:28,118 --> 00:39:35,291 * * 899 00:39:38,294 --> 00:39:40,797 - No further questions. 900 00:39:40,839 --> 00:39:47,804 * * 901 00:40:09,993 --> 00:40:11,661 - How do you find? 902 00:40:11,703 --> 00:40:14,289 - We find the defendant, Devon Miller, 903 00:40:14,330 --> 00:40:16,875 guilty of murder in the second degree. 904 00:40:20,295 --> 00:40:21,713 - Thank you for your service. 905 00:40:21,755 --> 00:40:23,214 [handcuffs clicking] 906 00:40:23,256 --> 00:40:30,180 * * 907 00:40:37,812 --> 00:40:39,689 - Ms. Pollard. 908 00:40:43,151 --> 00:40:48,573 That verdict was a referendum on his guilt and your courage. 909 00:40:51,201 --> 00:40:54,704 - You think this is a victory? 910 00:40:54,746 --> 00:41:01,002 * * 911 00:41:01,044 --> 00:41:03,380 - You feel like a drink? 912 00:41:06,091 --> 00:41:08,134 - I can't. 913 00:41:08,176 --> 00:41:09,302 I have a date. 914 00:41:12,097 --> 00:41:14,391 - Well, have fun. 915 00:41:14,432 --> 00:41:17,727 - And make sure he only has one passport. 916 00:41:17,769 --> 00:41:24,693 * * 917 00:41:33,868 --> 00:41:36,830 [dramatic music] 918 00:41:36,871 --> 00:41:43,795 * * 919 00:42:03,940 --> 00:42:06,860 [wolf howls]