1 00:00:05,706 --> 00:00:08,276 (male announcer) In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:08,309 --> 00:00:10,244 the people are represented by two separate 3 00:00:10,278 --> 00:00:12,246 yet equally important groups-- 4 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:14,182 the police who investigate crime 5 00:00:14,215 --> 00:00:16,550 and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. 6 00:00:16,584 --> 00:00:19,287 These are their stories. 7 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:21,255 (all) Happy birthday, Jenna! 8 00:00:21,289 --> 00:00:22,356 [energetic dance music] 9 00:00:22,390 --> 00:00:23,391 (boy) Nice! 10 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,229 Smile, gorgeous. You're on camera. 11 00:00:28,262 --> 00:00:30,331 Happy sweet 16, Jenna. Love ya. 12 00:00:30,364 --> 00:00:33,334 Oh, yeah! Ha! 13 00:00:33,367 --> 00:00:35,469 Daddy's pimpin' out the dough, Jenna. 14 00:00:35,503 --> 00:00:37,138 You gonna miss your own party. 15 00:00:37,171 --> 00:00:39,607 A girl's gotta look good, Zack. 16 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,209 Work it out! Work it out! 17 00:00:41,242 --> 00:00:43,477 I love you! 18 00:00:43,511 --> 00:00:45,413 Yo, man, you see that buffet inside? 19 00:00:45,446 --> 00:00:47,548 It's, like, 50 feet of food. 20 00:00:47,581 --> 00:00:50,184 Chow down, bro! 21 00:00:50,218 --> 00:00:53,087 Jenna's pulling up. Come on. 22 00:00:56,324 --> 00:00:59,327 [cheers and applause] 23 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:03,631 Dad exits the limo, looking sharp. 24 00:01:03,664 --> 00:01:06,234 Here's Daddy's little girl. 25 00:01:06,267 --> 00:01:09,437 [wild cheering] 26 00:01:09,470 --> 00:01:11,339 [screams] 27 00:01:17,745 --> 00:01:19,613 (Sgt. Saunders) Vic's name is Gary Howard, 54. 28 00:01:19,647 --> 00:01:21,282 Bellevue pronounced him D.O.A. 29 00:01:21,315 --> 00:01:24,318 Damn, he walked right up on 'em. 30 00:01:24,352 --> 00:01:26,487 Can't see the suspect's face. 31 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,889 What about hotel surveillance? 32 00:01:28,922 --> 00:01:29,957 Cameras only cover the entrance. 33 00:01:29,990 --> 00:01:32,326 The shooting was just out of range. 34 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,228 Checking street surveillance now. 35 00:01:34,262 --> 00:01:35,196 Can you voucher that as evidence? 36 00:01:35,229 --> 00:01:36,630 And can you get your boys to do an area search 37 00:01:36,664 --> 00:01:37,598 for the gun? 38 00:01:37,631 --> 00:01:38,599 Maybe it was tossed. 39 00:01:38,632 --> 00:01:40,234 Right. 40 00:01:40,268 --> 00:01:41,269 White guy in his 20s. 41 00:01:41,302 --> 00:01:44,172 About six foot. Wore a hoodie. 42 00:01:44,205 --> 00:01:45,206 You got a good look at the guy? 43 00:01:45,239 --> 00:01:46,374 Oh, yeah. He ran right by me. 44 00:01:46,407 --> 00:01:47,741 I almost pissed in my shorts. 45 00:01:47,775 --> 00:01:49,477 This job's usually a snooze. Go figure. 46 00:01:49,510 --> 00:01:51,245 Someone actually needed security tonight. 47 00:01:51,279 --> 00:01:52,246 We weren't hired for Mr. Howard, 48 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:53,347 if that's what you mean. 49 00:01:53,381 --> 00:01:54,615 DJ Spin Art was gonna be performing. 50 00:01:54,648 --> 00:01:56,484 Spin Art's doing kids' parties now? 51 00:01:56,517 --> 00:01:57,485 Money talks. 52 00:01:57,518 --> 00:01:58,619 Detective. 53 00:01:58,652 --> 00:02:00,621 C.S.U.'s got something for ya. 54 00:02:00,654 --> 00:02:02,390 Thanks, man. 55 00:02:02,423 --> 00:02:03,491 [scoffs] 56 00:02:03,524 --> 00:02:04,592 My sweet 16, 57 00:02:04,625 --> 00:02:05,659 Dad wouldn't even loan me the Buick. 58 00:02:05,693 --> 00:02:07,195 He obviously didn't love you. 59 00:02:07,228 --> 00:02:09,230 I told him as much at the time. 60 00:02:09,263 --> 00:02:12,933 This is your vic, right? 61 00:02:12,966 --> 00:02:13,934 Well. 62 00:02:13,967 --> 00:02:15,369 Front page of the business section. 63 00:02:15,403 --> 00:02:17,405 Yeah, I found this stuff behind the planter. 64 00:02:17,438 --> 00:02:18,706 I'm bagging some cigarette butts, too. 65 00:02:18,739 --> 00:02:21,275 All right, cool. 66 00:02:21,309 --> 00:02:22,310 He woulda had a good view of the limo 67 00:02:22,343 --> 00:02:24,245 when it pulled up. 68 00:02:24,278 --> 00:02:25,746 So he was staked out with a paper. 69 00:02:25,779 --> 00:02:27,648 Shooter didn't know who Howard was? 70 00:02:27,681 --> 00:02:30,584 Says here he's the CEO of Presidio Armor. 71 00:02:30,618 --> 00:02:31,585 Never heard of it. 72 00:02:31,619 --> 00:02:34,388 They make bulletproof vests. 73 00:02:34,422 --> 00:02:36,490 Yeah, how's this gonna look for business? 74 00:03:26,006 --> 00:03:26,774 I heard the gunshots 75 00:03:26,807 --> 00:03:28,976 when I was getting out of the limo. 76 00:03:29,009 --> 00:03:31,912 My dad squeezed my hand really hard. 77 00:03:31,945 --> 00:03:34,648 (Cassady) Did you see the man who did it? 78 00:03:34,682 --> 00:03:36,350 No, it happened too fast. 79 00:03:36,384 --> 00:03:38,786 I don't even think my dad saw him. 80 00:03:38,819 --> 00:03:41,655 He was looking at me, you know, when it happened. 81 00:03:44,425 --> 00:03:46,727 Why don't we finish this later, okay? 82 00:03:49,663 --> 00:03:53,301 (Mimi) Gary was out of town for Jenna's birthday last year. 83 00:03:55,803 --> 00:03:59,807 He felt like he needed to make it up to her. 84 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:03,877 I can't believe he's gone. 85 00:04:03,911 --> 00:04:06,880 Did she tell you anything? 86 00:04:06,914 --> 00:04:08,649 She won't talk to me about it. 87 00:04:08,682 --> 00:04:11,685 She's holding up, considering. 88 00:04:11,719 --> 00:04:12,786 Look, Mrs. Howard. 89 00:04:12,820 --> 00:04:13,954 I know this is difficult, 90 00:04:13,987 --> 00:04:16,824 but any information you can give us-- 91 00:04:16,857 --> 00:04:19,660 enemies, threats, anybody that would've had a motive 92 00:04:19,693 --> 00:04:21,862 to hurt your husband? 93 00:04:21,895 --> 00:04:24,398 I'm not sure. 94 00:04:24,432 --> 00:04:27,901 Uh, no, there was something. 95 00:04:27,935 --> 00:04:31,672 He changed drivers this past week. 96 00:04:31,705 --> 00:04:32,906 The new guy carried a gun. 97 00:04:34,074 --> 00:04:36,777 Do you know why he needed the security? 98 00:04:36,810 --> 00:04:39,913 No, we never discussed his business. 99 00:04:39,947 --> 00:04:42,350 Bill Whitney might know. 100 00:04:42,383 --> 00:04:45,386 He runs Presidio's day-to-day operations. 101 00:04:49,823 --> 00:04:51,359 (Whitney) There was an incident the day after 102 00:04:51,392 --> 00:04:52,626 the piece ran in the Times. 103 00:04:52,660 --> 00:04:54,695 Some protesters outside our offices. 104 00:04:54,728 --> 00:04:56,730 One of them threw a rock at Gary's Mercedes, 105 00:04:56,764 --> 00:04:57,865 smashed the back window. 106 00:04:57,898 --> 00:04:59,733 You can imagine he was upset. 107 00:04:59,767 --> 00:05:01,702 God, we're all in shock he's dead. 108 00:05:01,735 --> 00:05:03,971 The Times mentioned that large military contracts 109 00:05:04,004 --> 00:05:05,339 were awarded to Presidio. 110 00:05:05,373 --> 00:05:06,807 Is that what all these protests were about? 111 00:05:06,840 --> 00:05:08,442 We're outfitting the Army with body armor. 112 00:05:08,476 --> 00:05:10,010 These left-wing conspiracy nuts think 113 00:05:10,043 --> 00:05:11,779 we're kicking back money to the White House 114 00:05:11,812 --> 00:05:12,746 for taking us to war. 115 00:05:12,780 --> 00:05:14,782 Any other incidents you know of? 116 00:05:14,815 --> 00:05:15,883 Just the one. 117 00:05:15,916 --> 00:05:17,351 Let me show you something. 118 00:05:24,825 --> 00:05:26,093 We're developing new protection systems 119 00:05:26,126 --> 00:05:28,095 for the next generation of soldier. 120 00:05:28,128 --> 00:05:30,398 Our ballistics lab is state-of-the-art. 121 00:05:30,431 --> 00:05:31,799 We can generate computer models, 122 00:05:31,832 --> 00:05:33,467 run impact simulations, 123 00:05:33,501 --> 00:05:35,035 amazing stuff. 124 00:05:35,068 --> 00:05:36,870 Top of the line right here. 125 00:05:36,904 --> 00:05:40,073 Level four ceramic armor. Full Kevlar. 126 00:05:40,107 --> 00:05:41,509 Withstands up to six rounds 127 00:05:41,542 --> 00:05:43,411 moving at 2,800 feet per second. 128 00:05:43,444 --> 00:05:45,979 And this is what our soldiers are wearing over there? 129 00:05:46,013 --> 00:05:47,681 It's the only reason they're coming home alive. 130 00:05:47,715 --> 00:05:48,849 This was Gary's mission. 131 00:05:48,882 --> 00:05:50,784 How well did you know him? 132 00:05:50,818 --> 00:05:51,885 We were good friends. 133 00:05:51,919 --> 00:05:54,788 Thursday night dinners were a ritual. 134 00:05:54,822 --> 00:05:57,124 Did he ever mention anyone who had an ax to grind? 135 00:05:57,157 --> 00:05:58,926 Business or otherwise? 136 00:05:58,959 --> 00:05:59,893 He was a straight shooter. 137 00:05:59,927 --> 00:06:01,094 People respected him. 138 00:06:01,128 --> 00:06:02,830 He never would've agreed to an armed driver 139 00:06:02,863 --> 00:06:03,997 if I hadn't insisted on it. 140 00:06:04,031 --> 00:06:05,065 That's who he was. 141 00:06:05,098 --> 00:06:07,134 This driver. Where'd he come from? 142 00:06:07,167 --> 00:06:08,936 Our company has security in-house. 143 00:06:08,969 --> 00:06:10,971 They handled it. 144 00:06:11,004 --> 00:06:13,073 (Kohner) I drove Mr. Howard myself the past week. 145 00:06:13,106 --> 00:06:15,175 Other than the window, there were no other incidents. 146 00:06:15,208 --> 00:06:16,810 Why didn't he have an armed escort 147 00:06:16,844 --> 00:06:18,078 at the party last night? 148 00:06:18,111 --> 00:06:20,013 The protest had broken up by then. 149 00:06:20,047 --> 00:06:22,850 He said he didn't need me to cover. 150 00:06:22,883 --> 00:06:26,554 Most anti-war activists, it's just grandstanding. 151 00:06:26,587 --> 00:06:28,789 I was in the Bureau for 16 years. 152 00:06:28,822 --> 00:06:29,890 Never seen anything like this. 153 00:06:29,923 --> 00:06:30,958 Then that's your feeling, 154 00:06:30,991 --> 00:06:32,893 that the shooting was done by one of the protesters? 155 00:06:32,926 --> 00:06:33,761 Not the sidewalk variety, 156 00:06:33,794 --> 00:06:36,964 but someone politically motivated, yeah. 157 00:06:36,997 --> 00:06:41,101 You might want to take a look at this guy. 158 00:06:41,134 --> 00:06:42,536 Lloyd Savitsky. 159 00:06:42,570 --> 00:06:45,539 Fits our perp's description. Who is he? 160 00:06:45,573 --> 00:06:47,441 Worked for us as a chemical engineer. 161 00:06:47,475 --> 00:06:50,143 Till he sabotaged a batch of ceramic armor. 162 00:06:50,177 --> 00:06:51,845 Turned it into peanut brittle. 163 00:06:51,879 --> 00:06:53,981 I think he wanted to turn public opinion 164 00:06:54,014 --> 00:06:55,783 against the war. 165 00:06:55,816 --> 00:06:57,985 Look, when I got the phone call 166 00:06:58,018 --> 00:06:59,987 that Mr. Howard had been shot, 167 00:07:00,020 --> 00:07:03,957 Savitsky was definitely somebody I thought of. 168 00:07:05,926 --> 00:07:07,895 (Dolan) How should I know where he is? 169 00:07:07,928 --> 00:07:09,563 Try his apartment. 170 00:07:09,597 --> 00:07:11,231 Mr. Dolan, you know he got evicted two months ago. 171 00:07:11,264 --> 00:07:12,966 Let me tell you something. 172 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,536 He was evicted because Presidio's underhanded tactics 173 00:07:15,569 --> 00:07:17,838 did serious harm to the man's reputation. 174 00:07:17,871 --> 00:07:18,939 They took away his livelihood 175 00:07:18,972 --> 00:07:22,009 because he expressed an opinion about an unjust war. 176 00:07:22,042 --> 00:07:22,976 [Green sighs] 177 00:07:23,010 --> 00:07:25,078 So now his livelihood is working lawsuits 178 00:07:25,112 --> 00:07:26,880 for a payoff? 179 00:07:26,914 --> 00:07:28,982 Mr. Savitsky's claims against Presidio 180 00:07:29,016 --> 00:07:30,050 are absolutely legitimate. 181 00:07:30,083 --> 00:07:32,553 He's done nothing wrong, and he's being persecuted. 182 00:07:32,586 --> 00:07:34,154 All right, look. 183 00:07:34,187 --> 00:07:35,222 If your boy turns up-- 184 00:07:35,255 --> 00:07:37,224 Yeah, you'll be the first to know. 185 00:07:39,860 --> 00:07:41,995 Doin' laundry? 186 00:07:42,029 --> 00:07:45,899 No, the meter maids are out to get me. 187 00:07:45,933 --> 00:07:48,869 He's not going near Savitsky now. 188 00:07:48,902 --> 00:07:49,803 Not with us looking for him. 189 00:07:49,837 --> 00:07:51,004 Well, even if we wanted to trace a call 190 00:07:51,038 --> 00:07:53,206 back to Savitsky, there's no way we're gonna get a subpoena 191 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:55,042 to dump a lawyer's phone. 192 00:07:55,075 --> 00:07:56,109 Can I get two regular please? 193 00:07:56,143 --> 00:07:58,579 Even an ambulance chaser like Dolan? 194 00:07:58,612 --> 00:08:00,548 Just sayin'. 195 00:08:02,315 --> 00:08:04,184 That phone is right outside his office. 196 00:08:04,217 --> 00:08:06,954 Think all those quarters...? 197 00:08:06,987 --> 00:08:08,288 You think he's that paranoid? 198 00:08:08,321 --> 00:08:10,290 Hey. 199 00:08:10,323 --> 00:08:12,025 You ever see a guy with a ponytail 200 00:08:12,059 --> 00:08:13,927 call on that phone? 201 00:08:13,961 --> 00:08:17,565 You mean the nut job who says his phones are tapped? 202 00:08:25,973 --> 00:08:28,275 [jets passing overhead] 203 00:08:36,083 --> 00:08:37,050 (Green) Lloyd Savitsky. 204 00:08:37,084 --> 00:08:39,252 Open up. 205 00:08:48,361 --> 00:08:51,565 [suspenseful music] 206 00:08:51,599 --> 00:08:54,301 * 207 00:08:54,334 --> 00:08:56,570 [ice bucket rattles] 208 00:08:56,604 --> 00:08:58,005 Mr. Savitsky? 209 00:08:59,973 --> 00:09:01,909 [grunting] 210 00:09:08,015 --> 00:09:08,882 (Green) Damn, are you all right? 211 00:09:08,916 --> 00:09:10,618 Yeah, yeah. I should have yelled for you. 212 00:09:10,651 --> 00:09:12,352 No. It's all right. You got him. 213 00:09:12,385 --> 00:09:13,353 Come on. 214 00:09:13,386 --> 00:09:14,922 Damn, dude, 215 00:09:14,955 --> 00:09:18,626 you got your ass kicked by a girl. Come on. 216 00:09:19,993 --> 00:09:21,995 Number six. 217 00:09:22,029 --> 00:09:23,664 (Dolan) You people had no probable cause 218 00:09:23,697 --> 00:09:24,998 to make an arrest. 219 00:09:25,032 --> 00:09:26,634 Her face tells me otherwise. 220 00:09:26,667 --> 00:09:29,269 I'm talking about the murder, Lieutenant. 221 00:09:29,302 --> 00:09:31,071 I don't see him. 222 00:09:31,104 --> 00:09:32,105 Take your time. 223 00:09:32,139 --> 00:09:33,607 I'm telling you, I got a good look at the shooter. 224 00:09:33,641 --> 00:09:34,608 He ain't up there. 225 00:09:34,642 --> 00:09:36,109 All right. We're done. 226 00:09:36,143 --> 00:09:37,277 Your witness did not identify my client. 227 00:09:37,310 --> 00:09:38,712 Number six, you're sure that-- 228 00:09:38,746 --> 00:09:40,280 Detective. 229 00:09:40,313 --> 00:09:44,017 We're still holding him for assaulting a police officer. 230 00:09:44,051 --> 00:09:44,985 Okay, book him. 231 00:09:45,018 --> 00:09:47,587 But don't even think about talking to him. 232 00:09:49,122 --> 00:09:51,258 Don't you ever talk out of turn 233 00:09:51,291 --> 00:09:53,160 in front of a suspect's lawyer again. 234 00:09:53,193 --> 00:09:54,294 It just came out of my mouth. 235 00:09:54,327 --> 00:09:56,229 Then get a muzzle. 236 00:09:56,263 --> 00:09:58,365 You look like hell, by the way. 237 00:09:58,398 --> 00:10:00,200 Boss, the way it went down-- 238 00:10:00,233 --> 00:10:02,169 Just detail it in your report. 239 00:10:02,202 --> 00:10:03,070 (Green) Hey, Lieu. 240 00:10:03,103 --> 00:10:04,204 I just got off the phone with Mimi Howard. 241 00:10:04,237 --> 00:10:07,007 Somebody delivered an unmarked package to her apartment. 242 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:08,676 Did you call Operations? 243 00:10:08,709 --> 00:10:09,677 Bomb squad's en route. 244 00:10:09,710 --> 00:10:10,711 Meet them there. 245 00:10:12,379 --> 00:10:14,381 No explosive residue on the outside 246 00:10:14,414 --> 00:10:15,182 of the box. 247 00:10:15,215 --> 00:10:17,284 Might still be a rigged-up grenade. 248 00:10:17,317 --> 00:10:20,120 (Green) How did it get in here? 249 00:10:20,153 --> 00:10:21,321 Doorman was on break. 250 00:10:21,354 --> 00:10:22,656 He never saw it. 251 00:10:22,690 --> 00:10:25,192 Maid brought it in off the desk. 252 00:10:25,225 --> 00:10:28,195 [tense music] 253 00:10:28,228 --> 00:10:37,270 * 254 00:10:37,304 --> 00:10:38,638 We're safe. 255 00:10:38,672 --> 00:10:42,642 (Charlie) You guys wanna take a look at this? 256 00:10:51,118 --> 00:10:53,120 It's a Purple Heart. 257 00:10:58,391 --> 00:10:59,492 (Green) Medal was wiped clean. No latent prints. 258 00:10:59,526 --> 00:11:00,861 But there's a name engraved on the back. 259 00:11:00,894 --> 00:11:02,029 A Matt Garcia. 260 00:11:02,062 --> 00:11:05,966 Army Reserve specialist with the 223rd Transport Battalion. 261 00:11:05,999 --> 00:11:08,001 He was killed eight months ago in Iraq. 262 00:11:08,035 --> 00:11:11,438 So is there a connection between Garcia and our D.O.A.? 263 00:11:11,471 --> 00:11:13,073 Howard's widow didn't know who Garcia was, 264 00:11:13,106 --> 00:11:15,175 but I don't think we're dealing with a personal motive. 265 00:11:15,208 --> 00:11:17,110 Well, sending the Purple Heart, the killer must be 266 00:11:17,144 --> 00:11:19,379 somehow blaming Howard for Garcia's death. 267 00:11:19,412 --> 00:11:22,349 And we're sure this medal's for real? 268 00:11:22,382 --> 00:11:24,084 It is, but not necessarily 269 00:11:24,117 --> 00:11:25,886 the one given to Garcia's next of kin. 270 00:11:25,919 --> 00:11:28,756 I found a dozen websites 271 00:11:28,789 --> 00:11:30,924 selling authentic Purple Hearts, 272 00:11:30,958 --> 00:11:32,793 some offering free engraving. 273 00:11:32,826 --> 00:11:34,895 And all K.I.A. names are posted online. 274 00:11:34,928 --> 00:11:37,831 You know, you're starting to bleed again. 275 00:11:37,865 --> 00:11:38,832 You may need a stitch. 276 00:11:38,866 --> 00:11:40,433 I'm fine. 277 00:11:40,467 --> 00:11:43,370 Well, where's Garcia's next of kin? 278 00:11:43,403 --> 00:11:45,138 His widow's up in Washington Heights. 279 00:11:45,172 --> 00:11:46,740 See if she's got the original. 280 00:11:46,774 --> 00:11:48,441 Right. 281 00:11:52,479 --> 00:11:55,382 Matt's Purple Heart is at home on the mantel. 282 00:11:55,415 --> 00:11:57,985 I keep it in a case right next to his picture. 283 00:11:58,018 --> 00:11:59,953 Christopher's gotta know who his father was, you know? 284 00:11:59,987 --> 00:12:01,121 Of course. 285 00:12:01,154 --> 00:12:02,923 Mrs. Garcia, did any of Matt's friends 286 00:12:02,956 --> 00:12:05,125 from the service contact you recently? 287 00:12:05,158 --> 00:12:08,161 A few guys came by to offer condolences. 288 00:12:08,195 --> 00:12:10,230 Did any of them seem particularly upset? 289 00:12:10,263 --> 00:12:13,033 Like upset enough to avenge Matt's death? 290 00:12:14,467 --> 00:12:17,237 They were all upset. 291 00:12:17,270 --> 00:12:20,473 He was well liked. 292 00:12:20,507 --> 00:12:21,909 But no one stood out. 293 00:12:21,942 --> 00:12:23,076 Did anybody mention Howard? 294 00:12:23,110 --> 00:12:25,245 No, and I don't even think Matt was wearing body armor 295 00:12:25,278 --> 00:12:26,446 when he died. 296 00:12:26,479 --> 00:12:27,881 How do you know? 297 00:12:27,915 --> 00:12:28,882 Because Matt wrote 298 00:12:28,916 --> 00:12:31,451 and asked me to send him some. 299 00:12:31,484 --> 00:12:33,020 But it cost so much that by the time 300 00:12:33,053 --> 00:12:35,923 I'd saved up, he'd already been killed. 301 00:12:35,956 --> 00:12:38,892 Christopher. It's time to go. 302 00:12:38,926 --> 00:12:39,960 Just one more question, ma'am. 303 00:12:39,993 --> 00:12:42,129 Did the Army tell you how your husband was killed? 304 00:12:42,162 --> 00:12:45,065 I know he was shot and killed in Tal Afar. 305 00:12:45,098 --> 00:12:47,000 I didn't want to hear details. 306 00:12:47,034 --> 00:12:49,202 Dying someplace like that. 307 00:12:51,271 --> 00:12:52,873 One of his buddies who came by 308 00:12:52,906 --> 00:12:55,909 said to call if I wanted to know more. 309 00:12:55,943 --> 00:12:58,478 Alan Crockett. 310 00:12:58,511 --> 00:13:01,014 He left a number. 311 00:13:01,048 --> 00:13:03,250 I wasn't with Garcia on that patrol. 312 00:13:03,283 --> 00:13:05,018 But, uh, I heard a AK round 313 00:13:05,052 --> 00:13:06,186 ripped straight through his chest plate. 314 00:13:06,219 --> 00:13:08,889 His wife said he didn't have any armor. 315 00:13:08,922 --> 00:13:11,024 We went eight weeks in the country without it 316 00:13:11,058 --> 00:13:13,260 before Army supply finally caught up. 317 00:13:13,293 --> 00:13:15,595 Time, we thought them vests were a godsend. 318 00:13:15,628 --> 00:13:17,297 Turns out they were worthless. 319 00:13:17,330 --> 00:13:19,599 Anybody say anything about making things right 320 00:13:19,632 --> 00:13:20,633 once you got stateside? 321 00:13:20,667 --> 00:13:23,003 When it comes to stateside, all we talk about 322 00:13:23,036 --> 00:13:24,471 is cold beer. 323 00:13:24,504 --> 00:13:25,973 Hot showers. 324 00:13:26,006 --> 00:13:28,475 Fine young ladies like yourself. 325 00:13:30,577 --> 00:13:32,179 Yeah. 326 00:13:32,212 --> 00:13:33,580 Except we got a man dead 327 00:13:33,613 --> 00:13:35,315 and a Purple Heart with Garcia's name on it 328 00:13:35,348 --> 00:13:37,484 that was delivered to the victim's apartment. 329 00:13:37,517 --> 00:13:38,551 Now, that didn't come out of the blue. 330 00:13:38,585 --> 00:13:41,088 Yeah, TV said the guy you're looking for is white. 331 00:13:41,121 --> 00:13:43,256 So, uh, didn't come from me, either. 332 00:13:43,290 --> 00:13:44,958 Yo, Ty. Give me another. 333 00:13:44,992 --> 00:13:47,027 Well, do you know who it came from, Alan? 334 00:13:52,065 --> 00:13:54,501 He was the first guy in our platoon to get killed. 335 00:13:54,534 --> 00:13:56,069 You know? 336 00:13:56,103 --> 00:13:57,971 And we all took it hard. 337 00:13:58,005 --> 00:14:00,007 But no one said, "Kill this Howard guy." 338 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:01,008 Did the Army know that the bullet 339 00:14:01,041 --> 00:14:01,975 went through Garcia's vest? 340 00:14:02,009 --> 00:14:04,011 Yeah, that's why they exchanged our vests out 341 00:14:04,044 --> 00:14:06,079 for new ones. 342 00:14:06,113 --> 00:14:07,047 Some group tried to kick up some stink 343 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:09,349 about Garcia's death, but nothing came of it. 344 00:14:09,382 --> 00:14:11,218 What's the name of this group? 345 00:14:11,251 --> 00:14:14,321 American Shield or something. 346 00:14:14,354 --> 00:14:15,956 Yo, Ty! 347 00:14:19,659 --> 00:14:21,128 We're a soldiers' advocacy group. 348 00:14:21,161 --> 00:14:23,964 We write Congress, send direct mail. 349 00:14:23,997 --> 00:14:26,333 Any issue in support of our troops. 350 00:14:26,366 --> 00:14:29,236 Like equipment upgrades or failures. 351 00:14:29,269 --> 00:14:32,105 Then you wrote letters on behalf of Specialist Garcia? 352 00:14:32,139 --> 00:14:34,207 We contacted the Army and the vest manufacturer. 353 00:14:34,241 --> 00:14:36,143 Everybody said they'd look into the allegations 354 00:14:36,176 --> 00:14:37,310 surrounding his death. 355 00:14:37,344 --> 00:14:38,678 Did they? No. 356 00:14:38,711 --> 00:14:41,281 They swept it under the rug. 357 00:14:41,314 --> 00:14:43,283 Garcia's vest was missing. No proof. 358 00:14:43,316 --> 00:14:44,384 What could we do? 359 00:14:44,417 --> 00:14:46,119 I can't imagine Garcia's buddies 360 00:14:46,153 --> 00:14:47,154 were too pleased. 361 00:14:48,421 --> 00:14:51,191 I received a phone call about a week ago. 362 00:14:51,224 --> 00:14:52,993 Man claimed he was an Army investigator 363 00:14:53,026 --> 00:14:54,694 looking into the case. 364 00:14:54,727 --> 00:14:56,997 He wanted to know who I'd written to at Presidio. 365 00:14:57,030 --> 00:14:59,099 And you gave them Gary Howard's name? 366 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:01,368 Yes. 367 00:15:01,401 --> 00:15:03,236 Did the guy give his own name? 368 00:15:03,270 --> 00:15:04,671 Well, I was so surprised 369 00:15:04,704 --> 00:15:06,206 they were taking the case seriously, 370 00:15:06,239 --> 00:15:08,275 I forgot to ask. 371 00:15:08,308 --> 00:15:11,411 Now, in light of Howard's murder... 372 00:15:11,444 --> 00:15:14,214 Here. 373 00:15:14,247 --> 00:15:16,049 This came. 374 00:15:16,083 --> 00:15:17,184 Couple of months ago. 375 00:15:17,217 --> 00:15:19,686 Right after we stopped our letter campaign 376 00:15:19,719 --> 00:15:21,088 on Garcia's death. 377 00:15:21,121 --> 00:15:23,023 It's unsigned. 378 00:15:23,056 --> 00:15:25,425 "You let them kill our friend." 379 00:15:25,458 --> 00:15:27,694 (Stoneman) "This crap armor is worse than nothing. 380 00:15:27,727 --> 00:15:29,429 "They are getting men killed. 381 00:15:29,462 --> 00:15:33,300 They must stop sending Presidio vests NOW." 382 00:15:33,333 --> 00:15:34,701 Can you tell us where it came from? 383 00:15:34,734 --> 00:15:36,336 Look at what's imbedded in the paper. 384 00:15:36,369 --> 00:15:39,039 (Cassady) What is it? Some kind of red powder? 385 00:15:39,072 --> 00:15:40,273 Iraqi dust. 386 00:15:40,307 --> 00:15:41,441 They get these storms over there. 387 00:15:41,474 --> 00:15:44,077 The dust gets into everything. 388 00:15:44,111 --> 00:15:46,213 Okay, puts us in the ballpark. 389 00:15:46,246 --> 00:15:48,348 Latents pulled seven prints of value. 390 00:15:48,381 --> 00:15:51,151 The Army IDs them all from the same unit. 391 00:15:51,184 --> 00:15:52,385 The 223rd. 392 00:15:52,419 --> 00:15:53,320 You got it. 393 00:15:53,353 --> 00:15:56,323 And guess who made the list? 394 00:15:56,356 --> 00:15:59,726 Got passed around the barracks for approval. 395 00:15:59,759 --> 00:16:01,394 Lots of hands touched it. 396 00:16:01,428 --> 00:16:03,430 Mine, too, I guess. So what? 397 00:16:03,463 --> 00:16:06,633 We got Kenny Ellis' prints from that letter, too. 398 00:16:06,666 --> 00:16:08,268 Tell us about Kenny. 399 00:16:08,301 --> 00:16:10,170 He was in our platoon. 400 00:16:10,203 --> 00:16:11,171 (Green) Don't be stupid. 401 00:16:11,204 --> 00:16:12,372 We checked your cell phone records. 402 00:16:12,405 --> 00:16:13,373 You called him ten times. 403 00:16:13,406 --> 00:16:15,108 One of the times was an hour before the murder. 404 00:16:15,142 --> 00:16:16,376 Now, what the hell were y'all talking about? 405 00:16:16,409 --> 00:16:18,745 I been partying so much since coming home. 406 00:16:18,778 --> 00:16:21,248 I coulda made that call. Don't remember. 407 00:16:21,281 --> 00:16:23,083 We spoke to your battalion commander. 408 00:16:23,116 --> 00:16:25,018 Ellis was there when Garcia got shot. 409 00:16:25,052 --> 00:16:27,220 Drove the Humvee that brought him back to base. 410 00:16:27,254 --> 00:16:28,455 And when you guys first got to Iraq, 411 00:16:28,488 --> 00:16:29,456 Garcia saved Ellis' life. 412 00:16:29,489 --> 00:16:31,391 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 413 00:16:31,424 --> 00:16:33,660 Their Humvee hit an I.E.D., caught fire. 414 00:16:33,693 --> 00:16:35,462 Garcia pulled Ellis to safety. So what? 415 00:16:35,495 --> 00:16:36,496 All right, so Ellis watches the guy 416 00:16:36,529 --> 00:16:39,099 that saved his life die because of a bad vest. 417 00:16:39,132 --> 00:16:40,100 Now, how did he take that? 418 00:16:40,133 --> 00:16:42,235 Hard, like all of us did. 419 00:16:42,269 --> 00:16:45,004 Did he buy a Purple Heart with Garcia's name on it? 420 00:16:47,407 --> 00:16:50,710 He wore it under his vest. 421 00:16:50,743 --> 00:16:53,446 Said that Garcia's spirit would protect him. 422 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:57,117 Did you know he was gonna kill Howard? 423 00:16:57,150 --> 00:16:58,418 I didn't know nothin' about nothin'! 424 00:16:58,451 --> 00:17:00,420 All right, man, I'm gonna say this one more time. 425 00:17:00,453 --> 00:17:02,755 You talked to him an hour before he shot down Howard 426 00:17:02,789 --> 00:17:05,392 in front of his daughter at her 16th birthday party. 427 00:17:05,425 --> 00:17:07,127 Now, if you knew anything about this, 428 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:08,461 you need to come clean with us now, 429 00:17:08,495 --> 00:17:09,462 because you 'bout this close 430 00:17:09,496 --> 00:17:11,398 to being charged with conspiracy. 431 00:17:16,303 --> 00:17:19,239 You got all this respect for your fellow soldiers. 432 00:17:19,272 --> 00:17:21,274 You need to help us bring him in peacefully. 433 00:17:21,308 --> 00:17:22,275 Otherwise, we're gonna go out there 434 00:17:22,309 --> 00:17:24,244 and hunt him down like a dog. 435 00:17:38,558 --> 00:17:40,260 Detective, over here! 436 00:17:56,376 --> 00:17:59,512 Kenny. 437 00:17:59,546 --> 00:18:00,580 My name's Ed, man. 438 00:18:00,613 --> 00:18:03,350 Mind if we talk for a minute? 439 00:18:03,383 --> 00:18:05,084 [strained voice] It's all good, bro. 440 00:18:09,489 --> 00:18:11,324 Look, man. 441 00:18:11,358 --> 00:18:12,492 Why don't you put that gun down 442 00:18:12,525 --> 00:18:13,526 and tell me what's wrong? 443 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:16,296 Look, man, I know you got a lot on your mind. 444 00:18:16,329 --> 00:18:18,165 You just got back from Iraq. 445 00:18:18,198 --> 00:18:21,434 And God knows what horrible things you saw over there. 446 00:18:21,468 --> 00:18:24,371 Look. 447 00:18:24,404 --> 00:18:27,174 We know about Garcia's vest. 448 00:18:27,207 --> 00:18:28,575 We know that Howard might have had 449 00:18:28,608 --> 00:18:29,509 something to do with it. 450 00:18:29,542 --> 00:18:31,178 [whimpering] 451 00:18:31,211 --> 00:18:32,512 The only way the rest of the world's gonna know 452 00:18:32,545 --> 00:18:34,481 about your friend Garcia 453 00:18:34,514 --> 00:18:37,284 and how he died 454 00:18:37,317 --> 00:18:38,385 is if you tell 'em. 455 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:42,622 Okay? 456 00:18:42,655 --> 00:18:44,791 Put that gun down. 457 00:18:44,824 --> 00:18:45,825 Tell me about your friend. 458 00:18:45,858 --> 00:18:47,527 Come on. Put it down. 459 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:49,529 [gasping] 460 00:18:49,562 --> 00:18:51,564 Come on. 461 00:18:56,903 --> 00:18:59,539 There you go. That's good. 462 00:19:08,415 --> 00:19:09,849 All right. 463 00:19:15,688 --> 00:19:17,424 Oh, God. 464 00:19:25,565 --> 00:19:27,834 People vs. Kenneth Dale Ellis. 465 00:19:27,867 --> 00:19:29,502 Charge is murder in the second degree. 466 00:19:29,536 --> 00:19:30,870 My client pleads not guilty. 467 00:19:30,903 --> 00:19:31,871 (Judge Metzelder) The People on bail? 468 00:19:31,904 --> 00:19:32,872 Remand, Your Honor. 469 00:19:32,905 --> 00:19:34,907 Mr. Ellis is a war veteran 470 00:19:34,941 --> 00:19:35,908 who used his military training 471 00:19:35,942 --> 00:19:37,844 to commit a brazen murder. 472 00:19:37,877 --> 00:19:38,945 If released, he poses an extreme danger 473 00:19:38,978 --> 00:19:40,513 to the community. 474 00:19:40,547 --> 00:19:41,781 It's offensive the People would use 475 00:19:41,814 --> 00:19:44,751 my client's service to his country against him. 476 00:19:44,784 --> 00:19:46,219 I want to discuss evidence, Ms. Schatzberg, 477 00:19:46,253 --> 00:19:47,220 not politics. 478 00:19:47,254 --> 00:19:48,888 The gun found in the possession 479 00:19:48,921 --> 00:19:50,523 of the defendant during his arrest 480 00:19:50,557 --> 00:19:51,758 matches the gun used in the homicide. 481 00:19:51,791 --> 00:19:53,626 He was also identified as the shooter 482 00:19:53,660 --> 00:19:55,895 in a photo array by several eyewitnesses. 483 00:19:55,928 --> 00:19:57,830 Okay, Counselor. I get the picture. 484 00:19:57,864 --> 00:19:58,931 Mr. Ellis. 485 00:19:58,965 --> 00:20:01,734 On behalf of the citizens of New York, 486 00:20:01,768 --> 00:20:02,902 thank you for your service. 487 00:20:02,935 --> 00:20:03,903 You're remanded. 488 00:20:03,936 --> 00:20:04,904 [bangs gavel] 489 00:20:04,937 --> 00:20:06,639 I can prove my client was acting 490 00:20:06,673 --> 00:20:08,775 under an extreme emotional disturbance. 491 00:20:08,808 --> 00:20:09,876 Call it whatever you want. 492 00:20:09,909 --> 00:20:11,544 The facts of the crime say otherwise. 493 00:20:11,578 --> 00:20:13,546 And you wouldn't be here unless you thought 494 00:20:13,580 --> 00:20:14,781 we had a compelling case. 495 00:20:14,814 --> 00:20:16,349 He stalked Gary Howard. 496 00:20:16,383 --> 00:20:18,385 The murder was clearly premeditated. 497 00:20:18,418 --> 00:20:20,320 Weigh that against the horror of war. 498 00:20:20,353 --> 00:20:21,888 I have multiple experts 499 00:20:21,921 --> 00:20:23,556 who'll testify that my client's 500 00:20:23,590 --> 00:20:25,925 post-traumatic stress disorder is very real. 501 00:20:25,958 --> 00:20:27,827 My sympathies are with Mr. Howard's wife 502 00:20:27,860 --> 00:20:28,895 and his daughter. 503 00:20:28,928 --> 00:20:31,864 Except your victim was a greedy profiteer, Jack. 504 00:20:31,898 --> 00:20:32,999 It's irrelevant. 505 00:20:34,934 --> 00:20:37,737 (McCoy) The Murder Two charge still stands. 506 00:20:37,770 --> 00:20:38,871 Twenty to life, we avoid a trial. 507 00:20:38,905 --> 00:20:40,773 Garcia'd still be alive 508 00:20:40,807 --> 00:20:43,042 if his vest had stopped that bullet. 509 00:20:43,075 --> 00:20:44,777 Doesn't that matter to you people? 510 00:20:44,811 --> 00:20:46,813 You gunned down a man in front of his daughter. 511 00:20:46,846 --> 00:20:49,616 Keep making these claims, Mr. Ellis. 512 00:20:49,649 --> 00:20:51,384 True or not, they make a compelling motive 513 00:20:51,418 --> 00:20:52,485 to commit murder. 514 00:20:52,519 --> 00:20:54,987 You people never would have made that son of a bitch 515 00:20:55,021 --> 00:20:56,356 account for what he did. 516 00:20:56,389 --> 00:20:59,258 None of which justifies what you did. 517 00:21:04,631 --> 00:21:07,634 You ever seen a man shot to death? 518 00:21:10,737 --> 00:21:13,406 Your best friend? 519 00:21:17,877 --> 00:21:19,979 C.O. Let me out. 520 00:21:20,012 --> 00:21:21,948 [door buzzer] 521 00:21:21,981 --> 00:21:23,850 (Schatzberg) Jury finds it's emotional disturbance, 522 00:21:23,883 --> 00:21:24,851 it's Man One. 523 00:21:24,884 --> 00:21:27,019 He does ten years in a psychiatric hospital. 524 00:21:27,053 --> 00:21:28,621 We have a strong case. 525 00:21:28,655 --> 00:21:29,956 Have your shrink examine my client. 526 00:21:29,989 --> 00:21:30,957 See if she agrees. 527 00:21:34,894 --> 00:21:36,329 (Ellis) I don't sleep much anymore, 528 00:21:36,363 --> 00:21:39,332 'cause I get headaches real bad. 529 00:21:39,366 --> 00:21:42,435 Why did you attempt suicide? 530 00:21:42,469 --> 00:21:44,637 I don't know. 531 00:21:44,671 --> 00:21:47,940 I feel like I'm always in pain. 532 00:21:47,974 --> 00:21:49,809 Did you kill anyone in combat 533 00:21:49,842 --> 00:21:52,879 when you were in Iraq? 534 00:21:52,912 --> 00:21:55,882 It was kill or be killed over there. 535 00:21:55,915 --> 00:21:58,985 We were on patrol. 536 00:21:59,018 --> 00:22:02,054 And this Iraqi woman came walking towards us. 537 00:22:02,088 --> 00:22:05,425 And she wouldn't stop when we told her to. 538 00:22:05,458 --> 00:22:08,495 Our captain gave us the order. 539 00:22:08,528 --> 00:22:10,062 We lit her up. 540 00:22:10,096 --> 00:22:13,466 You mean you shot her? 541 00:22:13,500 --> 00:22:15,768 Do you think your captain made the right decision? 542 00:22:15,802 --> 00:22:18,471 Oh, I'm not gonna question his call. 543 00:22:18,505 --> 00:22:23,042 You know, if she'd been a suicide bomber... 544 00:22:25,044 --> 00:22:27,814 You were with Garcia when he died. 545 00:22:31,150 --> 00:22:34,020 I had to lift him out of the truck. 546 00:22:34,053 --> 00:22:38,057 So the medics could work on him. 547 00:22:38,090 --> 00:22:41,160 Saw his skin change color. 548 00:22:41,193 --> 00:22:42,995 There was so much blood. 549 00:22:43,029 --> 00:22:46,032 After seeing that, were you afraid to die as well? 550 00:22:46,065 --> 00:22:49,035 Nah. 551 00:22:49,068 --> 00:22:53,072 I had no one to come back to here. 552 00:22:53,105 --> 00:22:55,107 Unlike Garcia. 553 00:22:55,141 --> 00:22:59,512 With a wife and kid. 554 00:22:59,546 --> 00:23:03,983 How he died, you know... 555 00:23:04,016 --> 00:23:06,853 that wasn't supposed to happen. 556 00:23:10,790 --> 00:23:13,560 (Olivet) Ellis shows all the symptoms of PTSD. 557 00:23:13,593 --> 00:23:16,062 His suicide attempt speaks to his guilt 558 00:23:16,095 --> 00:23:19,966 that he survived when Garcia and the others didn't. 559 00:23:19,999 --> 00:23:23,970 His combat experience involved constant traumatic events. 560 00:23:24,003 --> 00:23:25,972 You don't have to leave a limb in the battlefield 561 00:23:26,005 --> 00:23:26,906 to be wounded. 562 00:23:26,939 --> 00:23:28,040 The psychological toll of war 563 00:23:28,074 --> 00:23:29,809 is no less debilitating. 564 00:23:29,842 --> 00:23:32,512 This killing wasn't some random act, Liz. 565 00:23:32,545 --> 00:23:36,048 Ellis claims that Garcia's armor failed to protect him. 566 00:23:36,082 --> 00:23:38,150 If that's true, it's a strong motive 567 00:23:38,184 --> 00:23:39,486 to settle the score. 568 00:23:39,519 --> 00:23:41,053 It cuts both ways. 569 00:23:41,087 --> 00:23:44,491 Betrayal of trust is often at the heart of this condition. 570 00:23:44,524 --> 00:23:46,058 Betrayed by a faulty vest? 571 00:23:46,092 --> 00:23:48,194 You could look at it that way. 572 00:23:48,227 --> 00:23:49,128 I know he believes it. 573 00:23:49,161 --> 00:23:52,499 Not everyone gets to be the victim here. 574 00:23:52,532 --> 00:23:54,033 You're off the hook. 575 00:23:54,066 --> 00:23:56,068 You don't have to testify. Thank you. 576 00:23:58,204 --> 00:23:59,806 [McCoy sighs] 577 00:23:59,839 --> 00:24:01,073 Can we corroborate anything 578 00:24:01,107 --> 00:24:03,109 in Ellis' story? 579 00:24:03,142 --> 00:24:05,512 The official report didn't mention any problems 580 00:24:05,545 --> 00:24:06,813 with Garcia's armor. 581 00:24:06,846 --> 00:24:08,247 But two days after he was killed, 582 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:11,117 the Army recalled 400 vests that had been issued 583 00:24:11,150 --> 00:24:12,485 to that battalion. 584 00:24:12,519 --> 00:24:14,487 I don't think the timing is coincidental. 585 00:24:14,521 --> 00:24:15,788 What happened to the vests? 586 00:24:15,822 --> 00:24:17,824 They were sent back to the company. 587 00:24:20,126 --> 00:24:21,127 The Army pulled the production lot 588 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,095 because soldiers were worried. 589 00:24:23,129 --> 00:24:26,032 Someone was spreading rumors the armor was weak. 590 00:24:26,065 --> 00:24:28,167 We retested the vests on our range. 591 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:29,502 Every one of them passed. 592 00:24:29,536 --> 00:24:32,071 I'll show you our ballistics analysis. 593 00:24:32,104 --> 00:24:33,506 So they went back into circulation? 594 00:24:33,540 --> 00:24:34,974 Of course not. 595 00:24:35,007 --> 00:24:37,977 We were contractually required to destroy the armor. 596 00:24:38,010 --> 00:24:39,078 Why, if there was nothing wrong? 597 00:24:42,549 --> 00:24:45,017 We have never once recorded a fatality 598 00:24:45,051 --> 00:24:45,985 due to equipment failure. 599 00:24:46,018 --> 00:24:49,055 And the claim about Specialist Garcia's vest? 600 00:24:49,088 --> 00:24:51,057 Never once. 601 00:24:51,090 --> 00:24:52,925 Not Garcia's death or anyone else's. 602 00:24:52,959 --> 00:24:55,928 We would not stand for it. 603 00:24:55,962 --> 00:24:59,131 You see, Ms. Rubirosa, 604 00:24:59,165 --> 00:25:03,936 this is not just a construction site for us. 605 00:25:03,970 --> 00:25:09,642 Being at Ground Zero means something to this company. 606 00:25:09,676 --> 00:25:11,578 According to Presidio's internal reports, 607 00:25:11,611 --> 00:25:14,046 the vests passed all ballistics tests. 608 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:16,683 Any outside verification? None. 609 00:25:16,716 --> 00:25:18,250 The Army signed off on the analysis 610 00:25:18,284 --> 00:25:19,952 without doing one of their own. 611 00:25:19,986 --> 00:25:22,221 And the record of the vests being destroyed? 612 00:25:22,254 --> 00:25:24,857 Seems to be legit. 613 00:25:24,891 --> 00:25:27,627 So do you think Ellis is making this story up? 614 00:25:27,660 --> 00:25:30,329 Wanna ask me what my take on Whitney is first? 615 00:25:30,362 --> 00:25:32,198 Okay, what's your take on Whitney? 616 00:25:32,231 --> 00:25:33,332 You'd think he'd bend over backwards 617 00:25:33,365 --> 00:25:35,101 to help us make our case. 618 00:25:35,134 --> 00:25:36,569 He just met me with a lot of attitude. 619 00:25:36,603 --> 00:25:38,170 He seems nervous. 620 00:25:38,204 --> 00:25:39,706 Hiding something? 621 00:25:39,739 --> 00:25:41,040 I pulled his LUDs. 622 00:25:41,073 --> 00:25:43,042 He called Garcia's widow two days ago. 623 00:25:43,075 --> 00:25:44,577 Feeling guilty. 624 00:25:44,611 --> 00:25:46,979 Or something else. 625 00:25:47,013 --> 00:25:49,048 Talk to her. 626 00:25:52,118 --> 00:25:52,985 Mr. Whitney came by 627 00:25:53,019 --> 00:25:57,924 and basically just offered his condolences. 628 00:25:57,957 --> 00:25:59,626 Did he mention anything about a lawsuit? 629 00:25:59,659 --> 00:26:01,994 Ask if you want to sue? 630 00:26:02,028 --> 00:26:03,262 No, he was just real nice. 631 00:26:03,295 --> 00:26:07,099 Did he seem guilty about your husband's death? 632 00:26:07,133 --> 00:26:09,201 Just kinda sad. 633 00:26:09,235 --> 00:26:11,203 Look, my break is over. 634 00:26:11,237 --> 00:26:13,906 You need anything else? 635 00:26:13,940 --> 00:26:16,275 Did Whitney give you money? 636 00:26:18,210 --> 00:26:21,280 I had nothing to do with it. 637 00:26:21,313 --> 00:26:24,150 How much did he give you? 638 00:26:24,183 --> 00:26:27,086 Please don't make me give it back. 639 00:26:28,354 --> 00:26:31,658 Only if you are honest with me. 640 00:26:35,662 --> 00:26:37,997 He gave me $20,000. 641 00:26:38,030 --> 00:26:40,767 Out of the blue? Mm-mm. 642 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:42,001 I don't buy that. 643 00:26:42,034 --> 00:26:43,402 Alan said he'd arranged it. 644 00:26:43,435 --> 00:26:45,938 That I should just take it. 645 00:26:45,972 --> 00:26:48,274 Alan who? 646 00:26:48,307 --> 00:26:51,944 Crockett. 647 00:26:51,978 --> 00:26:54,747 I wasn't involved in any extortion. 648 00:26:54,781 --> 00:26:58,751 The 20,000 Whitney gave Garcia's widow disputes that. 649 00:26:58,785 --> 00:27:00,753 I never been in contact with the man. 650 00:27:00,787 --> 00:27:03,422 Alan, we know you called his office from a pay phone 651 00:27:03,455 --> 00:27:04,423 outside your apartment. 652 00:27:04,456 --> 00:27:06,092 It's a public phone. 653 00:27:06,125 --> 00:27:08,194 You're not a very good liar, Mr. Crockett. 654 00:27:08,227 --> 00:27:11,397 Let's say I believed you were trying 655 00:27:11,430 --> 00:27:15,134 to do the right thing by Garcia's wife and son. 656 00:27:15,167 --> 00:27:20,339 Maybe I'd be persuaded to drop the charges against you. 657 00:27:20,372 --> 00:27:24,310 I want the truth. 658 00:27:26,478 --> 00:27:29,281 The money was for Garcia's family. 659 00:27:29,315 --> 00:27:31,117 That's all this ever was about. 660 00:27:31,150 --> 00:27:33,119 Did you know Ellis was gonna kill Howard? 661 00:27:33,152 --> 00:27:34,086 No, I swear. 662 00:27:34,120 --> 00:27:36,122 I didn't know until I saw it on the news. 663 00:27:36,155 --> 00:27:37,223 Why'd Ellis say he did it? 664 00:27:37,256 --> 00:27:40,359 Because Howard wouldn't admit the wrong he'd done. 665 00:27:40,392 --> 00:27:42,729 Meaning the faulty vests. 666 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:51,738 Howard wouldn't pay us nothin'. 667 00:27:51,771 --> 00:27:54,707 Next thing I know, Ellis kills the guy. 668 00:27:54,741 --> 00:27:58,410 And when he gets caught, I just-- 669 00:27:58,444 --> 00:28:00,412 I just tried to do the right thing 670 00:28:00,446 --> 00:28:03,716 for Garcia's wife and his kid. 671 00:28:03,750 --> 00:28:05,117 So you threatened Whitney's life. 672 00:28:05,151 --> 00:28:06,185 No. 673 00:28:06,218 --> 00:28:08,254 Whitney paid, because he knew that we were right 674 00:28:08,287 --> 00:28:09,255 about Garcia's vest. 675 00:28:09,288 --> 00:28:11,290 How? 676 00:28:22,802 --> 00:28:35,948 Me and Ellis smuggled Garcia's vest out of Iraq. 677 00:28:35,982 --> 00:28:36,949 You've got the vest and an extortion scheme. 678 00:28:36,983 --> 00:28:39,118 There's the motive for Ellis killing Howard. 679 00:28:39,151 --> 00:28:41,153 It's not that simple anymore, Arthur. 680 00:28:41,187 --> 00:28:43,089 Forensic analysis shows severe deficiencies 681 00:28:43,122 --> 00:28:44,090 in the armor's integrity. 682 00:28:44,123 --> 00:28:45,958 Any bullet would have penetrated 683 00:28:45,992 --> 00:28:47,093 that ceramic plate. 684 00:28:47,126 --> 00:28:48,094 Which is why Whitney was willing 685 00:28:48,127 --> 00:28:49,228 to pay to get the vest back. 686 00:28:49,261 --> 00:28:50,496 So he had an interest 687 00:28:50,529 --> 00:28:52,899 in protecting Presidio's reputation. 688 00:28:52,932 --> 00:28:54,066 I don't agree with the way he handled it, 689 00:28:54,100 --> 00:28:56,535 but where's the crime? 690 00:28:56,568 --> 00:28:58,204 That is Lloyd Savitsky. 691 00:28:58,237 --> 00:29:00,072 He's a former Presidio employee. 692 00:29:00,106 --> 00:29:02,141 He was fired for allegedly sabotaging a batch 693 00:29:02,174 --> 00:29:03,409 of ceramic armor. 694 00:29:03,442 --> 00:29:05,111 Allegedly? 695 00:29:05,144 --> 00:29:06,045 The incident coincided 696 00:29:06,078 --> 00:29:08,114 with the production date of Garcia's vest. 697 00:29:08,147 --> 00:29:11,083 The sabotage should have set their production back by weeks. 698 00:29:11,117 --> 00:29:12,819 But the Pentagon said they still made their quota 699 00:29:12,852 --> 00:29:13,820 for that month. 700 00:29:13,853 --> 00:29:15,922 Pretty circumstantial. 701 00:29:15,955 --> 00:29:17,523 Presidio was under pressure to deliver. 702 00:29:17,556 --> 00:29:20,059 They have $100 million in defense contracts at stake. 703 00:29:20,092 --> 00:29:22,194 And one bad vest is gonna jeopardize that? 704 00:29:22,228 --> 00:29:24,196 (McCoy) How do we know there was just one? 705 00:29:24,230 --> 00:29:27,566 Whitney knew there were problems with the armor. 706 00:29:27,599 --> 00:29:31,103 His reckless conduct created a grave risk of death. 707 00:29:31,137 --> 00:29:32,972 That's depraved indifference murder. 708 00:29:35,041 --> 00:29:37,543 You're gonna need Ellis to make the case. 709 00:29:37,576 --> 00:29:38,945 You willing to flip him? 710 00:29:38,978 --> 00:29:40,012 If it means holding Whitney responsible 711 00:29:40,046 --> 00:29:43,082 for everything he set in motion... 712 00:29:45,184 --> 00:29:48,187 This guy Whitney is responsible for those vests? 713 00:29:48,220 --> 00:29:50,522 We believe he is. 714 00:29:50,556 --> 00:29:51,858 Why don't you just come out and say 715 00:29:51,891 --> 00:29:54,060 we have a hell of a defense? 716 00:29:54,093 --> 00:29:57,029 It's no justification for the murder of Gary Howard. 717 00:29:57,063 --> 00:29:59,265 Still. 718 00:29:59,298 --> 00:30:01,267 In light of the malfeasance, we're prepared 719 00:30:01,300 --> 00:30:03,569 to offer Mr. Ellis 15 years. 720 00:30:03,602 --> 00:30:05,204 15 years, and you want him to testify? 721 00:30:05,237 --> 00:30:07,907 I don't think so. 722 00:30:07,940 --> 00:30:11,043 I'm offering you a chance to tell a jury what happened. 723 00:30:11,077 --> 00:30:14,113 Whitney will have to answer. 724 00:30:14,146 --> 00:30:16,182 Don't act like you're doing him the favor. 725 00:30:16,215 --> 00:30:17,850 I'll do it. 726 00:30:17,884 --> 00:30:19,551 We have to discuss this, Kenny. 727 00:30:19,585 --> 00:30:22,154 No, there's nothing to discuss. 728 00:30:22,188 --> 00:30:23,555 I'll do the 15, 729 00:30:23,589 --> 00:30:27,226 so long as I get to nail that bastard. 730 00:30:29,996 --> 00:30:32,999 [all shouting] 731 00:30:38,170 --> 00:30:41,073 Bill Whitney. 732 00:30:41,107 --> 00:30:43,142 You're under arrest for the murder of Matt Garcia. 733 00:30:43,175 --> 00:30:45,111 What are you doing? I didn't kill anybody. 734 00:30:45,144 --> 00:30:46,879 Smile for your fans. 735 00:30:46,913 --> 00:30:48,080 You have the right to remain silent. 736 00:30:48,114 --> 00:30:50,016 Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. 737 00:30:50,049 --> 00:30:51,183 You have a right to an attorney... 738 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:55,621 (Ellis) I had the wheel of the Humvee. 739 00:30:55,654 --> 00:30:59,926 Garcia was my gunner. 740 00:30:59,959 --> 00:31:03,195 We were headed back to base. 741 00:31:03,229 --> 00:31:06,632 All of a sudden, he kinda slumped down. 742 00:31:06,665 --> 00:31:09,168 Sniper'd shot him in the chest. 743 00:31:09,201 --> 00:31:11,337 He was pretty much gone by the time 744 00:31:11,370 --> 00:31:13,205 the medics got to him. 745 00:31:16,208 --> 00:31:17,977 Do you recognize this? 746 00:31:19,411 --> 00:31:21,113 Yes, sir. 747 00:31:21,147 --> 00:31:23,215 That's the armored vest Garcia was wearing 748 00:31:23,249 --> 00:31:27,153 when he was hit. 749 00:31:27,186 --> 00:31:30,056 And this is where Specialist Garcia was shot? 750 00:31:30,089 --> 00:31:31,223 Yes, sir. 751 00:31:31,257 --> 00:31:33,392 That's the bullet hole right through the ceramic plate 752 00:31:33,425 --> 00:31:34,626 over the chest. 753 00:31:34,660 --> 00:31:36,662 It just went right through it. 754 00:31:38,397 --> 00:31:42,268 Can you show us the ceramic plate? 755 00:31:59,251 --> 00:32:02,021 Nothing further. 756 00:32:05,657 --> 00:32:08,961 You're testifying here today as part of a plea deal. 757 00:32:08,995 --> 00:32:10,296 Correct? 758 00:32:10,329 --> 00:32:13,265 15 years for the murder of Gary Howard. 759 00:32:13,299 --> 00:32:15,067 Yes, sir, but I shot him 760 00:32:15,101 --> 00:32:17,970 because I knew other guys out there had bad armor. 761 00:32:18,004 --> 00:32:19,205 I thought it might wake people up 762 00:32:19,238 --> 00:32:21,107 to what was going on. 763 00:32:21,140 --> 00:32:23,309 So it had nothing to do with the $100,000 764 00:32:23,342 --> 00:32:26,145 you attempted to extort from Mr. Howard? 765 00:32:26,178 --> 00:32:28,180 Or the $20,000 that you and your partner 766 00:32:28,214 --> 00:32:29,581 managed to extort from my client? 767 00:32:29,615 --> 00:32:32,284 (Ellis) That money was for Garcia's wife and kid. 768 00:32:32,318 --> 00:32:34,720 Not us. 769 00:32:34,753 --> 00:32:36,355 Did you wear an armored vest 770 00:32:36,388 --> 00:32:39,325 made by Presidio during your tour in Iraq? 771 00:32:39,358 --> 00:32:41,260 Yes, sir. 772 00:32:41,293 --> 00:32:43,762 Even after Garcia's death? 773 00:32:43,795 --> 00:32:46,732 Yes, sir, but I made sure my armor was solid. 774 00:32:46,765 --> 00:32:50,202 You and every other soldier in your platoon, correct? 775 00:32:50,236 --> 00:32:51,470 Yes, sir. 776 00:32:51,503 --> 00:32:54,406 And did anyone ever find any problems? 777 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:55,641 No. 778 00:32:55,674 --> 00:32:57,043 So you would characterize the incident 779 00:32:57,076 --> 00:33:00,079 with Garcia's vest as a tragic, 780 00:33:00,112 --> 00:33:01,413 but an isolated incident? 781 00:33:01,447 --> 00:33:03,249 That doesn't make it right. 782 00:33:03,282 --> 00:33:04,350 Or that it doesn't matter. 783 00:33:04,383 --> 00:33:07,053 An isolated incident. 784 00:33:07,086 --> 00:33:09,088 Yes or no, Mr. Ellis. 785 00:33:17,329 --> 00:33:18,297 Yes. 786 00:33:18,330 --> 00:33:20,332 Nothing further. 787 00:33:24,736 --> 00:33:26,738 We were ambushed on Route Irish by insurgents. 788 00:33:26,772 --> 00:33:29,241 An RPG had hit my truck, and I was dragging my guy 789 00:33:29,275 --> 00:33:30,809 out of the cab and pulling him to cover 790 00:33:30,842 --> 00:33:33,345 when I was hit by ground fire. 791 00:33:33,379 --> 00:33:34,513 Hit where? 792 00:33:34,546 --> 00:33:36,515 Left leg and torso. Five rounds. 793 00:33:36,548 --> 00:33:39,685 Were you wearing Presidio body armor at the time? 794 00:33:39,718 --> 00:33:40,686 Yes, sir. 795 00:33:40,719 --> 00:33:41,753 That's why I just lost my leg. 796 00:33:41,787 --> 00:33:43,189 The armor did its job. 797 00:33:52,364 --> 00:33:54,400 On the battlefield, 798 00:33:54,433 --> 00:33:57,303 is there such a thing as an acceptable loss of life? 799 00:33:57,336 --> 00:33:59,305 Whether I choose to accept it or not, sir, 800 00:33:59,338 --> 00:34:00,339 it's a reality of war. 801 00:34:02,441 --> 00:34:03,242 According to the defense, 802 00:34:03,275 --> 00:34:06,745 Mr. Whitney had to send over a vest 803 00:34:06,778 --> 00:34:08,314 he knew was faulty. 804 00:34:08,347 --> 00:34:11,317 Would you order a soldier into combat 805 00:34:11,350 --> 00:34:14,720 with armor you knew would not protect him? 806 00:34:14,753 --> 00:34:17,356 Sometimes in battle, sir, 807 00:34:17,389 --> 00:34:19,291 we need to improvise and make do with what we have. 808 00:34:19,325 --> 00:34:23,195 Uh, you're not answering my question, Sergeant. 809 00:34:27,366 --> 00:34:29,435 If I had to give the order, sir, 810 00:34:29,468 --> 00:34:30,302 I would give it. 811 00:34:30,336 --> 00:34:32,271 But it wouldn't be an easy decision. 812 00:34:32,304 --> 00:34:35,241 And what if it was you? 813 00:34:35,274 --> 00:34:38,810 Would you have gone on your mission that day 814 00:34:38,844 --> 00:34:41,313 on Route Irish 815 00:34:41,347 --> 00:34:44,316 wearing a vest you knew would not protect you? 816 00:34:50,356 --> 00:34:51,490 When our country went to war, 817 00:34:51,523 --> 00:34:52,891 not all our soldiers were equipped 818 00:34:52,924 --> 00:34:55,127 with life-saving body armor. 819 00:34:55,161 --> 00:34:57,396 Military supply has been playing catch-up 820 00:34:57,429 --> 00:34:58,530 since we invaded Iraq. 821 00:34:58,564 --> 00:35:02,868 So we tripled production to output 3,000 units a month. 822 00:35:02,901 --> 00:35:05,171 Why push production so hard? 823 00:35:05,204 --> 00:35:06,505 Because soldiers' lives are on the line. 824 00:35:06,538 --> 00:35:10,776 The longer we take, the longer they have to wait. 825 00:35:10,809 --> 00:35:15,414 To date, how many armored vests have you supplied 826 00:35:15,447 --> 00:35:16,782 to the Army? 827 00:35:16,815 --> 00:35:18,350 60,000. 828 00:35:18,384 --> 00:35:20,852 And out of all of those, 829 00:35:20,886 --> 00:35:23,389 how many vests didn't perform? 830 00:35:23,422 --> 00:35:25,357 Just Garcia's, that I know of. 831 00:35:25,391 --> 00:35:27,226 Which is not to say that his death isn't tragic. 832 00:35:27,259 --> 00:35:28,394 It is. 833 00:35:28,427 --> 00:35:30,462 But this is not a zero-sum game. 834 00:35:30,496 --> 00:35:35,501 If we have 90% success, it means we're doing our job. 835 00:35:39,438 --> 00:35:40,872 But you knew there were problems 836 00:35:40,906 --> 00:35:42,874 with a batch of ceramic armor. 837 00:35:42,908 --> 00:35:45,644 And you didn't delay the production lot 838 00:35:45,677 --> 00:35:47,946 to weed out those faulty vests, correct? 839 00:35:47,979 --> 00:35:48,980 There wasn't time. 840 00:35:49,014 --> 00:35:51,283 Only a handful of the vests were questionable. 841 00:35:51,317 --> 00:35:53,452 So playing Russian roulette with a soldier's life 842 00:35:53,485 --> 00:35:54,420 was an acceptable risk. 843 00:35:54,453 --> 00:35:57,489 If I'd delayed supply, we might be talking 844 00:35:57,523 --> 00:35:59,625 about more deaths than just Garcia's. 845 00:35:59,658 --> 00:36:01,393 You also didn't notify the Army 846 00:36:01,427 --> 00:36:03,829 that some armor was compromised, did you? 847 00:36:03,862 --> 00:36:05,631 Of course we did. 848 00:36:08,434 --> 00:36:11,403 This is Presidio's third quarter production report 849 00:36:11,437 --> 00:36:13,839 that you signed off on, correct? 850 00:36:13,872 --> 00:36:15,441 Yes, it was sent to the GAO 851 00:36:15,474 --> 00:36:17,843 and the Army chief at the Pentagon. 852 00:36:17,876 --> 00:36:20,446 Please show the court 853 00:36:20,479 --> 00:36:23,515 where the risk of failure with some armor was mentioned. 854 00:36:23,549 --> 00:36:24,850 Your Honor, please. 855 00:36:39,465 --> 00:36:42,200 It's on page 319, Mr. Whitney. 856 00:36:44,736 --> 00:36:46,472 One page. 857 00:36:46,505 --> 00:36:49,475 Buried in a report that's over 400 pages long. 858 00:36:52,611 --> 00:36:55,547 Presidio's contract with the Pentagon 859 00:36:55,581 --> 00:36:58,984 is worth about $100 million, correct? 860 00:36:59,017 --> 00:37:01,019 I don't look at Garcia's death 861 00:37:01,052 --> 00:37:03,655 as the cost of doing business, Mr. McCoy. 862 00:37:03,689 --> 00:37:05,424 You didn't notify the Army, 863 00:37:05,457 --> 00:37:07,559 because delays in production would have jeopardized 864 00:37:07,593 --> 00:37:10,629 that contract, correct? 865 00:37:10,662 --> 00:37:12,431 Delays would have meant more troops 866 00:37:12,464 --> 00:37:14,433 without body armor that could save their lives. 867 00:37:14,466 --> 00:37:16,302 That was my concern. 868 00:37:16,335 --> 00:37:17,969 Then why the cover-up, Mr. Whitney? 869 00:37:18,003 --> 00:37:21,573 You suspected an employee of sabotage. 870 00:37:21,607 --> 00:37:23,575 But you didn't press charges. 871 00:37:26,378 --> 00:37:29,348 You paid extortion money in an attempt 872 00:37:29,381 --> 00:37:31,049 to retrieve Garcia's vest, 873 00:37:31,082 --> 00:37:34,620 the one piece of evidence that proved your malfeasance. 874 00:37:34,653 --> 00:37:37,589 The money I gave Garcia's wife was a gesture. 875 00:37:37,623 --> 00:37:39,658 I was not trying to buy the vest back. 876 00:37:39,691 --> 00:37:43,362 Your concern was with being caught. 877 00:37:43,395 --> 00:37:45,664 Because you knew some armor would fail. 878 00:37:45,697 --> 00:37:48,033 A decision had to be made, Mr. McCoy. 879 00:37:53,539 --> 00:37:55,507 Who said sacrificing Garcia's life 880 00:37:55,541 --> 00:37:58,544 was your decision to make? 881 00:37:58,577 --> 00:38:01,513 [ominous music] 882 00:38:01,547 --> 00:38:08,954 * 883 00:38:08,987 --> 00:38:11,357 Jack, you got a moment? 884 00:38:18,730 --> 00:38:22,601 This is General Don Barrett up from Washington. 885 00:38:22,634 --> 00:38:26,372 You're here about the Presidio case, I presume. 886 00:38:26,405 --> 00:38:27,506 It's garnered quite a bit of attention, 887 00:38:27,539 --> 00:38:28,507 you can imagine. 888 00:38:28,540 --> 00:38:30,642 Congress is already making noise about hearings. 889 00:38:30,676 --> 00:38:33,612 What can I do for you, General? 890 00:38:33,645 --> 00:38:35,547 We're being asked to plead the case out, Jack. 891 00:38:35,581 --> 00:38:38,650 We already went down that road. They said no. 892 00:38:38,684 --> 00:38:41,019 Well, General Barrett's met with Whitney's attorneys, 893 00:38:41,052 --> 00:38:43,355 and they've agreed to take five years. 894 00:38:43,389 --> 00:38:44,623 Five years? 895 00:38:44,656 --> 00:38:46,091 Understand... 896 00:38:46,124 --> 00:38:47,726 when soldiers are in harm's way, 897 00:38:47,759 --> 00:38:49,561 morale is of vital interest. 898 00:38:49,595 --> 00:38:52,030 The sooner this goes away, the better. 899 00:38:52,063 --> 00:38:55,066 We want to minimize publicity. 900 00:38:55,100 --> 00:38:57,369 Let the story vanish with the news cycle. 901 00:38:57,403 --> 00:38:59,438 And what's the Pentagon's spin gonna be? 902 00:38:59,471 --> 00:39:02,140 This isn't about spin, Mr. McCoy. 903 00:39:02,173 --> 00:39:03,809 This is about the soldiers who are still out there 904 00:39:03,842 --> 00:39:04,810 fighting for this country. 905 00:39:04,843 --> 00:39:06,712 And they need all the confidence 906 00:39:06,745 --> 00:39:08,079 we can give them. 907 00:39:08,113 --> 00:39:10,649 And, I would have thought, all the protection. 908 00:39:10,682 --> 00:39:12,117 What happened with Specialist Garcia's vest 909 00:39:12,150 --> 00:39:13,351 was an isolated incident. 910 00:39:13,385 --> 00:39:16,755 Rest assured, the situation is being dealt with, 911 00:39:16,788 --> 00:39:19,625 and the error won't happen again. 912 00:39:19,658 --> 00:39:20,426 Now. 913 00:39:20,459 --> 00:39:23,695 We'd like you to make this deal. 914 00:39:26,598 --> 00:39:29,167 All this isn't about one vest. 915 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:30,736 You know about more, don't you? 916 00:39:30,769 --> 00:39:34,139 More armor failures, more deaths. 917 00:39:34,172 --> 00:39:35,507 That's what this is all about. 918 00:39:35,541 --> 00:39:37,609 What I know is that Presidio 919 00:39:37,643 --> 00:39:40,078 will not be producing any more faulty vests. 920 00:39:40,111 --> 00:39:42,414 So you wanna step over the bodies 921 00:39:42,448 --> 00:39:43,482 and not look back? 922 00:39:43,515 --> 00:39:44,416 If it's in the best interests 923 00:39:44,450 --> 00:39:47,686 of the ones still standing, absolutely. 924 00:39:51,823 --> 00:39:55,794 Perhaps you can explain things more...explicitly 925 00:39:55,827 --> 00:39:56,828 to Mr. McCoy. 926 00:39:59,465 --> 00:40:01,700 I'll see myself out. Good day, gentlemen. 927 00:40:08,507 --> 00:40:10,108 I'm not doing it, Arthur. 928 00:40:10,141 --> 00:40:11,777 They're not backing us in court, Jack. 929 00:40:11,810 --> 00:40:13,812 So what? We don't need them to make our case. 930 00:40:13,845 --> 00:40:15,514 Well, the defense does. 931 00:40:15,547 --> 00:40:16,682 And if we don't make the deal, 932 00:40:16,715 --> 00:40:18,116 the General has made it very clear 933 00:40:18,149 --> 00:40:19,618 that they're gonna help Whitney. 934 00:40:21,653 --> 00:40:23,622 Now, it's over. We're doing it. 935 00:40:26,124 --> 00:40:27,926 And you're okay with that? 936 00:40:27,959 --> 00:40:30,696 I think the General makes a point. 937 00:40:30,729 --> 00:40:32,130 The point being that the truth 938 00:40:32,163 --> 00:40:33,732 is the first casualty in a war? 939 00:40:33,765 --> 00:40:34,566 Come on, Arthur. 940 00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:37,503 There are larger considerations here. 941 00:40:37,536 --> 00:40:39,538 Namely, the men and women who are volunteering 942 00:40:39,571 --> 00:40:40,539 to risk their lives. 943 00:40:40,572 --> 00:40:43,208 Whitney thought a soldier's life was expendable. 944 00:40:43,241 --> 00:40:44,543 Now we're doing the same thing? 945 00:40:44,576 --> 00:40:46,678 Five years is real time. 946 00:40:46,712 --> 00:40:48,179 Not for a murder. 947 00:40:48,213 --> 00:40:52,751 Not for all the other deaths out there like Garcia's. 948 00:40:55,721 --> 00:40:58,857 You take the justice you get. 949 00:41:01,226 --> 00:41:03,128 [scoffs] 950 00:41:07,599 --> 00:41:10,736 We're letting justice get lost in the fog of war. 951 00:41:16,742 --> 00:41:18,243 He allocutes to the charges. 952 00:41:18,276 --> 00:41:20,612 He does five years. 953 00:41:20,646 --> 00:41:21,747 I think we're in agreement on that. 954 00:41:23,882 --> 00:41:25,584 Mr. Whitney? 955 00:41:25,617 --> 00:41:28,654 Yeah, I'll take the deal. 956 00:41:28,687 --> 00:41:30,722 (Solomon) You'll have your office draw up the offer. 957 00:41:30,756 --> 00:41:32,591 We can do the allocution right away. 958 00:41:36,628 --> 00:41:38,229 How many bad vests did you let slip through, 959 00:41:38,263 --> 00:41:39,931 Mr. Whitney? 960 00:41:39,965 --> 00:41:40,999 That's not relevant, Jack. 961 00:41:41,032 --> 00:41:42,601 It is to me. 962 00:41:42,634 --> 00:41:44,736 I want to know how many soldiers died 963 00:41:44,770 --> 00:41:46,271 because of what you did. 964 00:41:46,304 --> 00:41:47,873 I don't know what you're talking about. 965 00:41:47,906 --> 00:41:50,275 When did you decide that men like Garcia 966 00:41:50,308 --> 00:41:53,779 weren't as important as a contract 967 00:41:53,812 --> 00:41:55,981 or a quarterly earnings statement 968 00:41:56,014 --> 00:41:58,016 or your own bank account? 969 00:41:58,049 --> 00:41:59,918 How did you convince yourself 970 00:41:59,951 --> 00:42:02,688 that the blood wouldn't be on your hands, Mr. Whitney? 971 00:42:02,721 --> 00:42:03,755 You're wrong. 972 00:42:03,789 --> 00:42:05,757 Keep on telling yourself. 973 00:42:05,791 --> 00:42:08,727 It was for the greater good. 974 00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:11,697 Your conscience isn't clean! 975 00:42:11,730 --> 00:42:15,801 I hope five years is enough to make you face it. 976 00:42:21,372 --> 00:42:24,676 I know what I did, Mr. McCoy. 977 00:42:24,710 --> 00:42:27,779 I saved lives. 978 00:42:27,813 --> 00:42:31,617 [dramatic music] 979 00:42:31,650 --> 00:42:31,717 *