1 00:00:05,673 --> 00:00:08,309 (male announcer) In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:08,342 --> 00:00:10,544 the people are represented by two separate 3 00:00:10,578 --> 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 --> 00:00:17,185 and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. 6 00:00:17,218 --> 00:00:18,286 These are their stories. 7 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:21,522 Forget about stats, man. 8 00:00:21,555 --> 00:00:23,191 I'm talking about heart. 9 00:00:23,224 --> 00:00:24,525 And Peyton still comes out on top. 10 00:00:24,558 --> 00:00:26,327 Do you even have the sports package, huh? 11 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:29,163 Eli pulls off miracles in the fourth quarter. 12 00:00:29,197 --> 00:00:30,398 And what's he doing the other three? 13 00:00:30,431 --> 00:00:31,665 Peyton kicks ass the whole game. 14 00:00:31,699 --> 00:00:34,235 Peyton's the past, man. 15 00:00:34,268 --> 00:00:36,270 Eli's the future. No one's talking to you. 16 00:00:36,304 --> 00:00:38,239 I got nothing to do inside except read the sports page. 17 00:00:38,272 --> 00:00:41,041 Yo, I said shut your damn mouth. 18 00:00:51,352 --> 00:00:53,087 (Van Buren) Where's the other officer? 19 00:00:53,121 --> 00:00:55,223 On a bus to city hospital. He's likely. 20 00:00:55,256 --> 00:00:56,457 And the con? 21 00:00:56,490 --> 00:00:58,159 In the wind. 22 00:00:58,192 --> 00:00:59,327 Leon Vorgitch. A lifer from Green Haven 23 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:00,561 here on appeal. 24 00:01:00,594 --> 00:01:01,629 Vorgitch. 25 00:01:01,662 --> 00:01:03,264 How did he get a weapon? 26 00:01:03,297 --> 00:01:04,098 Plastic shiv. 27 00:01:04,132 --> 00:01:06,434 Slipped right past the metal detectors. 28 00:01:06,467 --> 00:01:09,270 And we found this. 29 00:01:09,303 --> 00:01:10,504 Handcuff key. 30 00:01:10,538 --> 00:01:11,539 It's also plastic. 31 00:01:11,572 --> 00:01:13,441 Where are we so far, Detective? 32 00:01:13,474 --> 00:01:14,708 Got teams searching the area. 33 00:01:14,742 --> 00:01:17,345 DCPI's getting his picture out to the media 34 00:01:17,378 --> 00:01:18,646 with a tip line to call 35 00:01:18,679 --> 00:01:20,148 if they spot him. 36 00:01:20,181 --> 00:01:21,282 A lot of folks gonna remember this face. 37 00:01:21,315 --> 00:01:22,416 It doesn't place. 38 00:01:22,450 --> 00:01:26,587 He slaughtered five people in a burger joint in '97. 39 00:01:26,620 --> 00:01:27,721 The Midtown Massacre? 40 00:01:27,755 --> 00:01:28,856 That I remember. 41 00:01:28,889 --> 00:01:32,126 I was working Narcotics around the corner at the time. 42 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:33,327 I was one of the first to respond. 43 00:01:33,361 --> 00:01:34,728 I testified at his trial. 44 00:01:34,762 --> 00:01:36,530 They put him on death row. (Green) Three times over, 45 00:01:36,564 --> 00:01:39,267 but they changed the law before they got the needle in him. 46 00:01:39,300 --> 00:01:41,302 This is the bastard that's supposed to be dead. 47 00:02:31,952 --> 00:02:33,221 Leon's not coming to me. 48 00:02:33,254 --> 00:02:34,422 He knows I won't help. 49 00:02:34,455 --> 00:02:37,558 When's the last time you spoke with your son, Mrs. Vorgitch? 50 00:02:37,591 --> 00:02:38,559 Eight years ago. 51 00:02:38,592 --> 00:02:39,560 At the trial. 52 00:02:39,593 --> 00:02:41,795 You two had a falling out? 53 00:02:41,829 --> 00:02:43,631 He murdered five people. 54 00:02:43,664 --> 00:02:45,733 Can you imagine knowing 55 00:02:45,766 --> 00:02:47,835 you brought a monster into the world? 56 00:02:47,868 --> 00:02:49,503 Has he been in contact with you? 57 00:02:49,537 --> 00:02:52,806 I had my number blocked so he can't call. 58 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,276 If he sends letters, I send them back. 59 00:02:55,309 --> 00:02:58,446 The last one was about a month ago. 60 00:02:58,479 --> 00:03:00,581 I want him caught 61 00:03:00,614 --> 00:03:02,216 as much as you do. 62 00:03:02,250 --> 00:03:04,918 I never want to see him again. 63 00:03:04,952 --> 00:03:06,754 Still, we're gonna assign a security detail 64 00:03:06,787 --> 00:03:07,921 to keep an eye on you, all right? 65 00:03:07,955 --> 00:03:10,958 As long as I can still get to my church and my doctor. 66 00:03:10,991 --> 00:03:12,226 Yes, ma'am. 67 00:03:12,260 --> 00:03:14,562 Thank you. 68 00:03:15,596 --> 00:03:17,531 You should talk to his brother. 69 00:03:18,632 --> 00:03:19,633 I won't let Carl 70 00:03:19,667 --> 00:03:21,835 mention his name around me. 71 00:03:21,869 --> 00:03:25,473 But I know they're still in touch. 72 00:03:27,275 --> 00:03:28,976 Look, I visit him on birthdays and holidays. 73 00:03:29,009 --> 00:03:29,777 That's it. 74 00:03:29,810 --> 00:03:31,579 You mind if we check your cell phone? 75 00:03:31,612 --> 00:03:32,580 It broke. 76 00:03:32,613 --> 00:03:33,614 I'm checking it anyway. 77 00:03:33,647 --> 00:03:34,848 And if I find out you're lying, 78 00:03:34,882 --> 00:03:36,517 people are gonna be visiting you in prison. 79 00:03:36,550 --> 00:03:38,552 So just do the right thing 80 00:03:38,586 --> 00:03:39,953 and help us find your brother. 81 00:03:39,987 --> 00:03:40,854 For what? 82 00:03:40,888 --> 00:03:42,623 So you can gun him down in the street? 83 00:03:42,656 --> 00:03:44,592 If Leon cooperates, he won't be harmed. 84 00:03:44,625 --> 00:03:45,726 That's crap. 85 00:03:45,759 --> 00:03:47,495 You guys tried to execute him. 86 00:03:47,528 --> 00:03:48,862 I'm not gonna give you a second chance. 87 00:03:48,896 --> 00:03:50,764 Look--You're gonna give us the names 88 00:03:50,798 --> 00:03:51,632 of people that might be helping him, 89 00:03:51,665 --> 00:03:54,001 or I swear to God, I will take you down. 90 00:03:54,034 --> 00:03:56,270 Names! Come on! 91 00:03:56,304 --> 00:03:58,005 All right. All right! 92 00:03:58,038 --> 00:03:59,807 Jerry Malcolm. 93 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:00,808 He's our cousin. 94 00:04:00,841 --> 00:04:02,943 He lives on 89th. 95 00:04:02,976 --> 00:04:04,578 Dennis Vorgitch is our uncle. 96 00:04:04,612 --> 00:04:05,613 He's in Brooklyn. 97 00:04:05,646 --> 00:04:06,714 Uh... 98 00:04:06,747 --> 00:04:07,881 Nick Lombardi. 99 00:04:07,915 --> 00:04:09,817 A guy we used to run with. I think he's in Queens now. 100 00:04:09,850 --> 00:04:11,652 You can try them. 101 00:04:14,388 --> 00:04:16,557 Your list has Nikki Hale and Rex Mays 102 00:04:16,590 --> 00:04:18,526 listed as Leon's ex-girlfriend and best friend. 103 00:04:18,559 --> 00:04:19,827 He didn't mention either of 'em. 104 00:04:19,860 --> 00:04:21,662 Yeah, we're gonna go see them next. 105 00:04:21,695 --> 00:04:23,764 Fugitive Team's looking for a current on Mays, 106 00:04:23,797 --> 00:04:26,667 but I'm pretty sure Nikki still lives at the same address. 107 00:04:29,837 --> 00:04:32,540 Sorry, haven't seen Leon since he left me pregnant 108 00:04:32,573 --> 00:04:34,375 and blew those people's heads off. 109 00:04:34,408 --> 00:04:35,543 Well, we need to find him 110 00:04:35,576 --> 00:04:36,910 before he does it again. 111 00:04:36,944 --> 00:04:38,946 Is there some reason you're not letting us in? 112 00:04:54,962 --> 00:04:56,630 The visitor's log from Green Haven 113 00:04:56,664 --> 00:04:57,731 said that you saw Leon three months ago. 114 00:04:57,765 --> 00:04:59,600 So? 115 00:04:59,633 --> 00:05:01,068 So you just said you hadn't seen him since the massacre. 116 00:05:01,101 --> 00:05:03,771 Guess I forgot. 117 00:05:03,804 --> 00:05:05,373 I could see how a two-hour drive to a state prison 118 00:05:05,406 --> 00:05:06,574 could slip your mind. 119 00:05:06,607 --> 00:05:07,641 If there's anything else you forgot, 120 00:05:07,675 --> 00:05:09,810 now would be a real good time to suddenly remember. 121 00:05:09,843 --> 00:05:10,978 I haven't seen him. 122 00:05:11,011 --> 00:05:13,113 Looks like you had a guest. 123 00:05:13,146 --> 00:05:15,616 So I had a few beers. Is that a crime? 124 00:05:15,649 --> 00:05:17,084 I didn't smell beer on your breath. 125 00:05:17,117 --> 00:05:18,786 (Green) You think we playin' with you? 126 00:05:18,819 --> 00:05:20,688 We can test those bottles for Leon's DNA. 127 00:05:20,721 --> 00:05:23,090 If we find any, you go down for hindering prosecution. 128 00:05:23,123 --> 00:05:24,992 And the murderer's son; he goes to child services. 129 00:05:25,025 --> 00:05:26,494 [breaking glass] 130 00:05:26,527 --> 00:05:28,429 (Cassady) Probably be better off in foster care anyway. 131 00:05:28,462 --> 00:05:29,497 From the looks of things. 132 00:05:29,530 --> 00:05:30,898 (Nikki) Please don't. Where's Leon? 133 00:05:30,931 --> 00:05:32,366 I don't know. 134 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:33,701 He came by about two hours ago, okay? 135 00:05:33,734 --> 00:05:35,903 But I told him to get out. 136 00:05:35,936 --> 00:05:38,739 After you fed him and gave him a change of clothes? 137 00:05:40,841 --> 00:05:42,610 What's he wearing now? 138 00:05:42,643 --> 00:05:44,678 Gray hoodie, white shirt, jeans. 139 00:05:44,712 --> 00:05:45,746 (Green) Where was he headed? 140 00:05:45,779 --> 00:05:46,747 (Nikki) He didn't say. 141 00:05:46,780 --> 00:05:47,981 Give me one reason to believe you. 142 00:05:48,015 --> 00:05:50,418 Because I don't want to lose my kid. 143 00:05:50,451 --> 00:05:53,454 Please. 144 00:05:53,487 --> 00:05:54,555 The tip lines had 92 reports. 145 00:05:54,588 --> 00:05:57,057 Only one of them has him in a gray hooded sweatshirt. 146 00:05:57,090 --> 00:05:59,393 Where? Port Authority. 147 00:06:00,928 --> 00:06:03,697 Anybody gets killed because you helped him, 148 00:06:03,731 --> 00:06:06,066 kiss your kid good-bye. 149 00:06:08,502 --> 00:06:11,038 We've checked every outgoing bus in the last two hours. 150 00:06:11,071 --> 00:06:12,773 We're talking to personnel inside. 151 00:06:12,806 --> 00:06:14,775 So far, no one remembers seeing him. 152 00:06:14,808 --> 00:06:15,976 It's a sure bet he's trying to leave town. 153 00:06:16,009 --> 00:06:16,977 Hey. 154 00:06:17,010 --> 00:06:18,178 Detectives Green and Hannigan, this is Kelly. 155 00:06:18,211 --> 00:06:19,179 She called in the tip. 156 00:06:19,212 --> 00:06:20,414 How you doin'? 157 00:06:20,448 --> 00:06:22,416 I work in the ER across the street. 158 00:06:22,450 --> 00:06:23,917 I was on a smoke break when I saw him. 159 00:06:23,951 --> 00:06:25,653 You sure this is the guy you saw? 160 00:06:25,686 --> 00:06:26,687 Yeah. 161 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:28,756 His face is all over the TV. 162 00:06:28,789 --> 00:06:30,791 How long ago? Took my break at 10:00. 163 00:06:30,824 --> 00:06:33,694 So, like, an hour. 164 00:06:33,727 --> 00:06:34,895 And what did he do? Did he go in the station? 165 00:06:34,928 --> 00:06:36,430 I don't know. 166 00:06:36,464 --> 00:06:37,465 He noticed me looking at him 167 00:06:37,498 --> 00:06:39,132 and he walked away. 168 00:06:39,166 --> 00:06:40,133 I'm sorry. 169 00:06:40,167 --> 00:06:41,469 I wish I could tell you more. 170 00:06:41,502 --> 00:06:42,470 No, it's okay. Thank you. 171 00:06:42,503 --> 00:06:43,704 You got it? 172 00:06:43,737 --> 00:06:44,705 So he doesn't hop a bus. 173 00:06:44,738 --> 00:06:45,839 Where does he go from here? 174 00:06:45,873 --> 00:06:47,941 We've got guys watching the subway. 175 00:06:47,975 --> 00:06:49,176 And we've put word through TLC 176 00:06:49,209 --> 00:06:50,711 for cabbies to keep an eye out. 177 00:06:50,744 --> 00:06:52,112 Let's hope he's on foot. 178 00:06:52,145 --> 00:06:53,180 That's an hour head start. 179 00:06:53,213 --> 00:06:54,715 That's at least a five-mile radius. 180 00:06:54,748 --> 00:06:55,749 We're on it. 181 00:06:55,783 --> 00:06:56,784 All right, cool. 182 00:06:58,218 --> 00:07:00,187 Detectives Green and Cassady, Homicide. 183 00:07:00,220 --> 00:07:01,188 Nguyen, Fugitive. 184 00:07:01,221 --> 00:07:02,490 Says he saw our guy. 185 00:07:02,523 --> 00:07:03,491 How long ago? 186 00:07:03,524 --> 00:07:04,725 [foreign language] 187 00:07:04,758 --> 00:07:05,759 Barely speaks English. 188 00:07:05,793 --> 00:07:08,061 But when I showed him the picture, he nodded. 189 00:07:08,095 --> 00:07:09,096 You saw this guy? 190 00:07:09,129 --> 00:07:10,764 [foreign language] Yes, yes. 191 00:07:10,798 --> 00:07:12,800 When? 192 00:07:12,833 --> 00:07:14,802 An hour--half. 193 00:07:14,835 --> 00:07:16,837 All units, suspect spotted within the vicinity 194 00:07:16,870 --> 00:07:18,739 of 46th and 8th 195 00:07:18,772 --> 00:07:19,773 within the last 30 minutes. 196 00:07:19,807 --> 00:07:20,774 Uptown. Headed uptown. 197 00:07:20,808 --> 00:07:21,909 Thank you. 198 00:07:21,942 --> 00:07:23,877 Leon's updated contact list 199 00:07:23,911 --> 00:07:26,980 has a former cellmate living at 50th and 10th. 200 00:07:30,818 --> 00:07:33,487 Get your ass over here! 201 00:07:33,521 --> 00:07:34,488 Why you running, Pedro? 202 00:07:34,522 --> 00:07:35,723 Why you chasing me, man? 203 00:07:35,756 --> 00:07:36,890 Where's Vorgitch? 204 00:07:36,924 --> 00:07:37,891 I got no idea, man. 205 00:07:37,925 --> 00:07:38,892 Haven't seen him since I got out. 206 00:07:38,926 --> 00:07:40,494 And I hope I never do. That dude's a psycho. 207 00:07:40,528 --> 00:07:42,062 You're on parole, right? 208 00:07:42,095 --> 00:07:43,864 Sheet says you're a meth-head. 209 00:07:43,897 --> 00:07:45,065 Recovered meth-head. 210 00:07:45,098 --> 00:07:47,835 I guess recovery's not going so hot. 211 00:07:47,868 --> 00:07:50,971 Look yo, I can't go back, man. 212 00:07:51,004 --> 00:07:53,006 Okay, I can help. 213 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:54,107 Just don't tell my PO. 214 00:07:54,141 --> 00:07:55,809 So help. 215 00:07:55,843 --> 00:07:59,780 Leon comes knocking on my door about an hour ago. 216 00:07:59,813 --> 00:08:00,781 Looking to score a piece. 217 00:08:00,814 --> 00:08:02,516 You gave him a weapon? 218 00:08:02,550 --> 00:08:03,851 Hell no, man. I don't do guns, man. 219 00:08:03,884 --> 00:08:04,852 But I had to give him something, right? 220 00:08:04,885 --> 00:08:07,054 So I sent him to this guy Skinny to hook him up. 221 00:08:07,087 --> 00:08:08,789 Where? 222 00:08:10,323 --> 00:08:14,127 (man) Police! Search warrant! 223 00:08:14,161 --> 00:08:16,263 Clear! Clear. 224 00:08:16,296 --> 00:08:18,198 Body's still warm. Clear the building. 225 00:08:18,231 --> 00:08:21,134 Get the Fugitive Team to lock down the whole area, okay? 226 00:08:24,872 --> 00:08:25,939 We got a half a box of ammo. 227 00:08:25,973 --> 00:08:26,974 45s. 228 00:08:27,007 --> 00:08:28,275 All I got here is shotguns, 229 00:08:28,308 --> 00:08:30,010 a 9-mil, and two 38s. 230 00:08:30,043 --> 00:08:32,880 All units, suspect is now armed. 231 00:08:32,913 --> 00:08:33,881 Repeat, Vorgitch has a gun. 232 00:08:33,914 --> 00:08:36,049 With at least 25 Teflon rounds. 233 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:42,222 The dogs were unable to pick up Leon's scent? 234 00:08:42,255 --> 00:08:43,957 The Fugitive Team's still searching, 235 00:08:43,991 --> 00:08:45,959 but we've got witnesses in six different directions 236 00:08:45,993 --> 00:08:47,227 that all said they saw him. 237 00:08:47,260 --> 00:08:49,129 Where are we on the list of Leon's contacts? 238 00:08:49,162 --> 00:08:51,164 We've questioned everyone 239 00:08:51,198 --> 00:08:53,133 but an old best friend who moved to California. 240 00:08:53,166 --> 00:08:55,202 We sent Leon's photo to their local P.D. 241 00:08:55,235 --> 00:08:56,704 in case he shows. 242 00:08:56,737 --> 00:08:59,607 So our escaped convict's back in the wind. 243 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:01,041 We got another D.O.A. 244 00:09:01,074 --> 00:09:03,276 That makes the body count three. 245 00:09:03,310 --> 00:09:04,344 What? 246 00:09:04,377 --> 00:09:07,280 Officer Williams died in surgery. 247 00:09:14,622 --> 00:09:15,589 (Green) I'm gonna ask you one more time, 248 00:09:15,623 --> 00:09:16,624 where was Leon going? 249 00:09:16,657 --> 00:09:18,091 Told you. He didn't say. 250 00:09:18,125 --> 00:09:20,060 And I told you that wasn't good enough. 251 00:09:20,093 --> 00:09:21,261 Now think! 252 00:09:21,294 --> 00:09:23,230 Did he give you a clue as to where he might've been going? 253 00:09:23,263 --> 00:09:26,299 What did he want with the gun? 254 00:09:27,668 --> 00:09:29,102 Protect hisself against you guys. 255 00:09:29,136 --> 00:09:30,671 Did he say that? 256 00:09:30,704 --> 00:09:31,705 No, I'm guessing man. I don't know. 257 00:09:31,739 --> 00:09:35,242 Nina, watch the door. 258 00:09:35,275 --> 00:09:38,145 You already admitted that you helped him get that gun. 259 00:09:38,178 --> 00:09:39,980 So when I'm done with you here, 260 00:09:40,013 --> 00:09:41,148 I'm calling the D.A. in here. 261 00:09:41,181 --> 00:09:42,282 He's gonna charge you with co-conspiracy 262 00:09:42,315 --> 00:09:45,619 unless you tell me what I want to know. 263 00:09:45,653 --> 00:09:46,419 I told you. 264 00:09:46,453 --> 00:09:48,388 He didn't say where he was going 265 00:09:48,421 --> 00:09:50,057 or what he wanted the gun for, man. 266 00:09:50,090 --> 00:09:51,925 We hardly talked, man. 267 00:09:51,959 --> 00:09:53,694 Did he want to buy anything else? 268 00:09:53,727 --> 00:09:55,162 A car? A fake I.D.? 269 00:09:55,195 --> 00:09:57,230 No, no, I swear, man. 270 00:09:57,264 --> 00:09:59,767 Look, when I gave him Skinny's address he was-- 271 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:01,702 Asked me if I had a phone book. 272 00:10:01,735 --> 00:10:03,937 A phone book. Why? 273 00:10:03,971 --> 00:10:05,172 He just asked. I said I didn't. 274 00:10:05,205 --> 00:10:07,107 I gave him the address and he left. 275 00:10:07,140 --> 00:10:08,676 And that's it. 276 00:10:14,281 --> 00:10:17,718 What does Leon want with a Manhattan phone book? 277 00:10:17,751 --> 00:10:19,119 Looking for a way out. 278 00:10:19,152 --> 00:10:20,954 Car service or something. 279 00:10:20,988 --> 00:10:24,257 That's assuming he's trying to skip town. 280 00:10:24,291 --> 00:10:25,959 You think he's not? 281 00:10:25,993 --> 00:10:27,194 If he's not looking for a ride, 282 00:10:27,227 --> 00:10:28,662 he's looking for people. 283 00:10:28,696 --> 00:10:30,964 Sticking around for revenge. 284 00:10:30,998 --> 00:10:32,032 Explains the gun. 285 00:10:32,065 --> 00:10:34,735 You don't go buy a .45 unless you mean business. 286 00:10:34,768 --> 00:10:36,436 You know, I want a security detail 287 00:10:36,469 --> 00:10:38,772 assigned to everyone who testified against him. 288 00:10:38,806 --> 00:10:40,674 And that includes your family. 289 00:10:40,708 --> 00:10:41,742 I'm way ahead of you there. They're upstate. 290 00:10:41,775 --> 00:10:42,976 (Van Buren) All right. 291 00:10:43,010 --> 00:10:45,078 So if this is the deal, 292 00:10:45,112 --> 00:10:46,246 who's he going after? 293 00:10:46,279 --> 00:10:47,681 My first guess would be Mia. 294 00:10:47,715 --> 00:10:49,382 Mia Alvarez. I mean, if you ask me, 295 00:10:49,416 --> 00:10:51,384 it was her testimony that got him the death sentence. 296 00:10:51,418 --> 00:10:53,120 Go talk to her. 297 00:10:55,823 --> 00:11:01,194 It went in here... and came out here. 298 00:11:01,228 --> 00:11:03,130 The doctor said it was a miracle 299 00:11:03,163 --> 00:11:05,098 it missed my carotid and jugular vein. 300 00:11:05,132 --> 00:11:06,734 So you would've been... 301 00:11:06,767 --> 00:11:08,702 Body number six. 302 00:11:08,736 --> 00:11:10,370 It's good to see you again, Detective Green. 303 00:11:10,403 --> 00:11:12,372 Thank you for sending people to look after me. 304 00:11:12,405 --> 00:11:14,107 Don't worry, we're not gonna let him 305 00:11:14,141 --> 00:11:15,442 get anywhere near you, okay? 306 00:11:17,144 --> 00:11:18,712 (Cassady) Has Leon tried to contact you recently? 307 00:11:18,746 --> 00:11:20,380 Not for a long time. 308 00:11:20,413 --> 00:11:22,349 I know he used to mail threats. 309 00:11:22,382 --> 00:11:23,851 Yeah, those pretty much stopped 310 00:11:23,884 --> 00:11:26,486 once they decided not to execute him. 311 00:11:26,519 --> 00:11:28,455 But you should talk to John Garvey. 312 00:11:28,488 --> 00:11:31,124 Of all the victims' families, John fought hardest 313 00:11:31,158 --> 00:11:32,459 to get Leon executed. 314 00:11:32,492 --> 00:11:34,394 Yeah, I remember his speech at the sentencing. 315 00:11:34,427 --> 00:11:36,263 Yeah, from what I hear, 316 00:11:36,296 --> 00:11:39,767 he writes a letter every month. 317 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:43,136 "My son would've been 24 this month. 318 00:11:43,170 --> 00:11:45,272 "You cut his life short. 319 00:11:45,305 --> 00:11:47,274 "But Chris did more with his young life 320 00:11:47,307 --> 00:11:49,076 "than you've done in your whole worthless existence. 321 00:11:49,109 --> 00:11:50,878 "You're nothing. Vile. 322 00:11:50,911 --> 00:11:53,480 A piece of crap not even a mother could love." 323 00:11:53,513 --> 00:11:55,382 He ever write you back? 324 00:11:55,415 --> 00:11:57,284 Lots of times. I burned the letters. 325 00:11:57,317 --> 00:11:59,186 How about phone calls since he got out? I wish. 326 00:11:59,219 --> 00:12:01,521 I pray that bastard comes looking for me. 327 00:12:01,554 --> 00:12:03,857 And you can send the cops outside home. 328 00:12:03,891 --> 00:12:05,793 I got this. 329 00:12:05,826 --> 00:12:07,194 You got a permit for that? Of course. 330 00:12:07,227 --> 00:12:09,096 Alls I'm saying is-- 331 00:12:09,129 --> 00:12:10,230 [phone ringing] Don't worry about me. 332 00:12:10,263 --> 00:12:11,799 That son of a bitch comes looking for me, 333 00:12:11,832 --> 00:12:13,901 he'll finally get that death sentence. 334 00:12:13,934 --> 00:12:16,904 Nina-- We gotta go. 335 00:12:16,937 --> 00:12:18,438 Fugitive team found Rex Mays. 336 00:12:18,471 --> 00:12:19,439 The best friend? 337 00:12:19,472 --> 00:12:20,540 Yeah, he wasn't in L.A. 338 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:23,844 He's squatting in his dead aunt's apartment in Harlem. 339 00:12:23,877 --> 00:12:25,779 Sir-- Hey. 340 00:12:25,813 --> 00:12:27,915 You get a shot at Vorgitch... 341 00:12:27,948 --> 00:12:30,083 please take it. 342 00:12:42,595 --> 00:12:43,563 (man) Police! Search warrant! 343 00:12:43,596 --> 00:12:45,232 Clear. 344 00:12:45,265 --> 00:12:46,834 (officer) All clear! 345 00:12:51,271 --> 00:12:52,639 Nina, look. 346 00:12:52,672 --> 00:12:54,341 (Cassady) Looks like Leon found his phone book. 347 00:12:54,374 --> 00:12:57,110 Hospital listings. 348 00:12:57,144 --> 00:12:58,946 There was an ER across the street 349 00:12:58,979 --> 00:12:59,813 from the bus station where he was spotted. 350 00:12:59,847 --> 00:13:00,914 Do you think he's hurt? 351 00:13:00,948 --> 00:13:02,816 It's possible. 352 00:13:02,850 --> 00:13:06,553 I'll star 6-9. 353 00:13:06,586 --> 00:13:07,955 No dial tone. 354 00:13:07,988 --> 00:13:09,890 I guess Rex doesn't pay to have a land line. 355 00:13:09,923 --> 00:13:12,359 Look at this. 356 00:13:12,392 --> 00:13:14,527 It's the box from a disposable cell. 357 00:13:14,561 --> 00:13:16,897 The serial number should give us everything we need 358 00:13:16,930 --> 00:13:19,833 to track his location. Good. 359 00:13:21,368 --> 00:13:22,903 Leather jacket. 360 00:13:22,936 --> 00:13:24,237 He's about to pass the blue car. 361 00:13:24,271 --> 00:13:25,238 Pull up. 362 00:13:25,272 --> 00:13:28,375 Here we go. 363 00:13:28,408 --> 00:13:30,377 Hey, Rex. How's it goin'? 364 00:13:30,410 --> 00:13:31,945 Don't move. 365 00:13:31,979 --> 00:13:34,882 [sirens wail] 366 00:13:35,648 --> 00:13:36,850 Hands on top of the car! 367 00:13:36,884 --> 00:13:38,418 Legs spread! Come on! 368 00:13:41,221 --> 00:13:42,189 How you been, Rex? 369 00:13:42,222 --> 00:13:43,356 I know you? 370 00:13:43,390 --> 00:13:44,357 We have a mutual friend. 371 00:13:44,391 --> 00:13:45,859 He deleted his call history. 372 00:13:45,893 --> 00:13:47,427 Where's Leon? 373 00:13:47,460 --> 00:13:48,561 Who? 374 00:13:48,595 --> 00:13:50,263 Not a good time to play dumb, Rex. 375 00:13:50,297 --> 00:13:51,564 We've already been to your place. 376 00:13:51,598 --> 00:13:53,466 You helped an escaped murderer. 377 00:13:53,500 --> 00:13:55,435 That's a C felony--15 years. 378 00:13:55,468 --> 00:13:57,604 Now, where the hell is he!? 379 00:13:57,637 --> 00:13:59,172 We know he's out for revenge, Rex. 380 00:13:59,206 --> 00:14:00,307 Who is he after? 381 00:14:00,340 --> 00:14:01,942 I saw your rap sheet, man. 382 00:14:01,975 --> 00:14:04,211 You ain't never done no hard time. 383 00:14:04,244 --> 00:14:05,612 Now how long you think you're gonna last 384 00:14:05,645 --> 00:14:08,648 in maximum security? 385 00:14:08,681 --> 00:14:10,183 You had your chance. 386 00:14:10,217 --> 00:14:11,384 Lock his ass up. 387 00:14:11,418 --> 00:14:12,552 Wait, wait, wait! 388 00:14:12,585 --> 00:14:14,287 Ain't about revenge. 389 00:14:14,321 --> 00:14:16,023 His mom's got cancer. 390 00:14:16,056 --> 00:14:17,257 She's dying? 391 00:14:17,290 --> 00:14:19,559 Diagnosed last month. 392 00:14:19,592 --> 00:14:20,894 She wouldn't come see him, 393 00:14:20,928 --> 00:14:22,229 wouldn't talk to him on the phone. 394 00:14:22,262 --> 00:14:23,897 So he busted out to say good-bye. 395 00:14:23,931 --> 00:14:25,432 So he knows we're watching her place, 396 00:14:25,465 --> 00:14:27,000 so he's trying to catch her at the doctor's? 397 00:14:27,034 --> 00:14:27,901 Hospital. 398 00:14:27,935 --> 00:14:29,436 She just started chemo. 399 00:14:29,469 --> 00:14:30,437 Read him his rights. 400 00:14:30,470 --> 00:14:32,305 You're still gonna charge me? 401 00:14:32,339 --> 00:14:35,008 Oh, hell yeah. 402 00:14:35,042 --> 00:14:36,209 Thanks. 403 00:14:36,243 --> 00:14:37,177 Detail watching Delores Vorgitch 404 00:14:37,210 --> 00:14:40,547 has her at Holy Cross Medical in Chelsea. 405 00:14:43,250 --> 00:14:44,217 Excuse me. 406 00:14:44,251 --> 00:14:45,218 Delores Vorgitch-- Which room? 407 00:14:45,252 --> 00:14:46,253 245. 408 00:14:46,286 --> 00:14:49,056 Down the hall on the right. 409 00:14:49,089 --> 00:14:50,223 He was here? Yeah. 410 00:14:50,257 --> 00:14:51,258 I swear to God... 411 00:14:51,291 --> 00:14:52,359 I just went to the bathroom for, like, two minutes. 412 00:14:52,392 --> 00:14:54,394 Okay, find any exit and keep your eyes open, okay? 413 00:14:54,427 --> 00:14:56,529 Yeah. 414 00:14:56,563 --> 00:14:58,598 What happened? [crying] 415 00:14:58,631 --> 00:15:01,401 He just wanted me to forgive him. 416 00:15:01,434 --> 00:15:02,669 And I wouldn't. 417 00:15:02,702 --> 00:15:05,605 He called me a bitch and left through the window. 418 00:15:05,638 --> 00:15:06,639 Take the back stairs. 419 00:15:06,673 --> 00:15:08,375 We got the roof. 420 00:15:17,284 --> 00:15:18,986 [bottles rattle] 421 00:15:21,654 --> 00:15:22,990 Leon! Stop! 422 00:15:31,298 --> 00:15:32,599 Damn it. 423 00:15:40,540 --> 00:15:42,642 Leon! 424 00:15:42,675 --> 00:15:43,876 Suspect has entered the school next to the hospital! 425 00:15:43,910 --> 00:15:47,314 Repeat--Suspect has entered the school next to the hospital! 426 00:15:47,347 --> 00:15:48,548 Proceed with extreme caution! 427 00:15:48,581 --> 00:15:50,550 (man over radio) 10-4, all units. 428 00:15:50,583 --> 00:15:51,985 Attention, all units. 429 00:15:52,019 --> 00:15:54,387 Suspect has entered the school next to Holy Cross Medical. 430 00:15:54,421 --> 00:15:56,656 Armed and considered extremely dangerous. 431 00:15:56,689 --> 00:15:58,525 Proceed with caution. 432 00:16:04,331 --> 00:16:05,332 [floorboard creaks] 433 00:16:10,670 --> 00:16:12,439 Back the hell off! 434 00:16:12,472 --> 00:16:13,673 Anybody makes a move on me, 435 00:16:13,706 --> 00:16:15,108 they all die! 436 00:16:15,142 --> 00:16:16,476 All units, pull back. Pull back. 437 00:16:16,509 --> 00:16:18,378 Get everybody out of the building. 438 00:16:18,411 --> 00:16:19,712 We have a hostage situation. Get away from me now! 439 00:16:20,780 --> 00:16:21,648 Get over here. 440 00:16:21,681 --> 00:16:22,515 (woman) Please, let them go! 441 00:16:22,549 --> 00:16:23,316 (Vorgitch) Shut up, bitch! 442 00:16:23,350 --> 00:16:24,717 (woman) You can keep me! 443 00:16:24,751 --> 00:16:28,355 (Vorgitch) Shut your damn mouth! You wanna die? 444 00:16:28,388 --> 00:16:30,123 (Vorgitch) Okay, everybody up against the wall now! 445 00:16:30,157 --> 00:16:31,791 Do what he says. 446 00:16:31,824 --> 00:16:33,693 (Vorgitch) Get down! You get down! 447 00:16:33,726 --> 00:16:35,162 You. Get over here. 448 00:16:35,195 --> 00:16:39,066 Get down in the corner. 449 00:16:39,099 --> 00:16:40,333 You, get your ass up against the wall. 450 00:16:40,367 --> 00:16:43,136 The next one of you little bitches makes a sound-- 451 00:16:43,170 --> 00:16:45,572 (Van Buren) Major Case says the hostage negotiator's 452 00:16:45,605 --> 00:16:47,407 on her way. 453 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:48,508 Does she know that there's 15 kids in the room? 454 00:16:48,541 --> 00:16:49,576 Yes, she knows. 455 00:16:49,609 --> 00:16:51,111 Lieutenant! 456 00:16:51,144 --> 00:16:52,179 Says his kid's in the room with the perp. 457 00:16:52,212 --> 00:16:53,580 She texted him. She's getting sick. 458 00:16:53,613 --> 00:16:54,714 Diabetic shock. 459 00:16:54,747 --> 00:16:56,183 She said she's getting dizzy and confused. 460 00:16:56,216 --> 00:16:58,051 She's going into shock. What's your name? 461 00:16:58,085 --> 00:16:59,352 Rob Purcell. Her name is Megan. 462 00:16:59,386 --> 00:17:00,320 If she can just get her medicine-- 463 00:17:00,353 --> 00:17:02,655 Mr. Purcell, we're doing everything possible 464 00:17:02,689 --> 00:17:03,723 to make sure that happens. 465 00:17:03,756 --> 00:17:05,625 (Vorgitch) I want all these cars out of here 466 00:17:05,658 --> 00:17:06,559 or they die! 467 00:17:06,593 --> 00:17:08,495 Pull all the units into the intersection 468 00:17:08,528 --> 00:17:09,696 until the hostage team gets here. 469 00:17:09,729 --> 00:17:11,198 I want all those guns away! 470 00:17:11,231 --> 00:17:13,166 Get the hell off the street! 471 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:14,467 For now, we do like he says 472 00:17:14,501 --> 00:17:16,403 until the team's in place. 473 00:17:16,436 --> 00:17:17,437 [backfire] 474 00:17:17,470 --> 00:17:18,605 What the hell was that? 475 00:17:18,638 --> 00:17:21,608 [gunfire] [screaming] 476 00:17:21,641 --> 00:17:23,576 Ah, God! 477 00:17:26,513 --> 00:17:27,714 We're going in. 478 00:17:27,747 --> 00:17:28,848 (Sergeant) Hands on the wall now! 479 00:17:28,881 --> 00:17:31,684 Now! 480 00:17:31,718 --> 00:17:33,086 We've got one apprehended. 481 00:17:33,120 --> 00:17:36,423 Send an EMS. We've got four shot. 482 00:17:39,426 --> 00:17:40,460 You can't shoot me. 483 00:17:40,493 --> 00:17:41,628 I'm unarmed. 484 00:17:41,661 --> 00:17:42,762 Why'd you have to shoot them? 485 00:17:42,795 --> 00:17:45,465 Why not? 486 00:17:59,479 --> 00:18:01,080 Get him out of here. 487 00:18:18,498 --> 00:18:19,266 (clerk) Docket number 4-8-2-1-5. 488 00:18:19,299 --> 00:18:21,334 People v. Leon Wayne Vorgitch. 489 00:18:21,368 --> 00:18:23,836 Charges are eight counts of murder in the first degree; 490 00:18:23,870 --> 00:18:25,738 escape in the first degree; 491 00:18:25,772 --> 00:18:27,440 and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. 492 00:18:27,474 --> 00:18:29,742 How does the defendant plead, Mister... 493 00:18:29,776 --> 00:18:31,811 Kiss my ass. That's how I plead. 494 00:18:31,844 --> 00:18:33,413 Control your client, counselor. 495 00:18:33,446 --> 00:18:34,681 I'll do my best, Your Honor. 496 00:18:34,714 --> 00:18:36,483 He pleads not guilty. 497 00:18:36,516 --> 00:18:38,885 And since he's already serving three life sentences 498 00:18:38,918 --> 00:18:41,454 for mass murder, bail's not an issue. 499 00:18:41,488 --> 00:18:43,690 But which cell he's returned to is, Your Honor. 500 00:18:43,723 --> 00:18:46,826 The defendant obtained the tools for his escape 501 00:18:46,859 --> 00:18:47,894 while incarcerated at Green Haven. 502 00:18:47,927 --> 00:18:49,796 People ask that corrections place him 503 00:18:49,829 --> 00:18:52,165 in a federal supermax facility pending trial. 504 00:18:52,199 --> 00:18:53,400 Mr. Edlund? 505 00:18:53,433 --> 00:18:55,302 No objection, Your Honor. So ordered. 506 00:18:55,335 --> 00:18:57,504 [gavel pounds] 507 00:18:57,537 --> 00:19:00,173 You can lock me up wherever you want, bitch! 508 00:19:00,207 --> 00:19:01,474 We're done. Get him out of here. 509 00:19:01,508 --> 00:19:02,742 Lock me up wherever you want, 510 00:19:02,775 --> 00:19:04,211 'cause that's all you can do! 511 00:19:04,244 --> 00:19:05,778 And next time I get out, 512 00:19:05,812 --> 00:19:07,847 I'm coming straight for you, bitch! 513 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:09,148 Get your hands off me. 514 00:19:11,918 --> 00:19:14,254 Murder two on all eight charges. 515 00:19:14,287 --> 00:19:15,722 (Vorgitch) Go to hell, McCoy. 516 00:19:15,755 --> 00:19:18,191 Murder one, two, three. 517 00:19:18,225 --> 00:19:21,728 What the hell's that even mean? 518 00:19:21,761 --> 00:19:23,296 I want something real. 519 00:19:23,330 --> 00:19:25,232 TV time. 520 00:19:25,265 --> 00:19:26,733 Conjugal visits. 521 00:19:26,766 --> 00:19:29,436 (McCoy) We're not here to offer perks, Mr. Vorgitch. 522 00:19:29,469 --> 00:19:32,839 Want one of them flat screens. 523 00:19:32,872 --> 00:19:34,407 That's my price. 524 00:19:34,441 --> 00:19:37,410 Take it or leave it. 525 00:19:37,444 --> 00:19:39,512 We'll leave it. Fine. 526 00:19:39,546 --> 00:19:43,416 But every day I get on that bus and go to court 527 00:19:43,450 --> 00:19:46,986 is another day I don't have to spend in here. 528 00:19:47,019 --> 00:19:48,755 Another chance to escape. 529 00:19:54,861 --> 00:19:57,764 Megan died before we reached the hospital. 530 00:19:57,797 --> 00:20:00,833 It's been, uh, very hard on all of us. 531 00:20:00,867 --> 00:20:01,934 Especially since Vorgitch 532 00:20:01,968 --> 00:20:03,836 should've been executed years ago. 533 00:20:03,870 --> 00:20:06,839 And that's what makes it not just a personal tragedy 534 00:20:06,873 --> 00:20:08,808 for the Purcell family, but a moral outrage 535 00:20:08,841 --> 00:20:10,843 for all of New York. 536 00:20:10,877 --> 00:20:13,513 We have to fight for the families of the victims. 537 00:20:13,546 --> 00:20:15,448 We need the death penalty. 538 00:20:15,482 --> 00:20:17,317 And when I'm elected, 539 00:20:17,350 --> 00:20:19,252 I will fight to bring it back. 540 00:20:19,286 --> 00:20:20,787 Thank you ladies and gentlemen. Come on. 541 00:20:20,820 --> 00:20:21,821 (reporter) Wait-- 542 00:20:21,854 --> 00:20:24,824 Didn't take Dena Carter long to make political hay. 543 00:20:24,857 --> 00:20:26,959 While she's out campaigning for the death penalty, 544 00:20:26,993 --> 00:20:28,461 what are we supposed to do without it? 545 00:20:28,495 --> 00:20:30,930 Either we decline to prosecute Vorgitch 546 00:20:30,963 --> 00:20:32,999 or we waste three months on a murder trial 547 00:20:33,032 --> 00:20:34,267 with nothing at stake. 548 00:20:34,301 --> 00:20:36,936 No trial for eight dead? 549 00:20:36,969 --> 00:20:37,870 Two cops and four children. 550 00:20:37,904 --> 00:20:39,105 We owe the families. 551 00:20:39,138 --> 00:20:43,310 What we owe them is Vorgitch getting an arm full of poison. 552 00:20:43,343 --> 00:20:45,845 Not an option right now. 553 00:20:45,878 --> 00:20:47,013 Are we sure about that? 554 00:20:47,046 --> 00:20:49,882 People v. La Valle, Arthur. 555 00:20:49,916 --> 00:20:51,884 That case didn't strike down the entire law; 556 00:20:51,918 --> 00:20:53,420 just the jury instruction. 557 00:20:53,453 --> 00:20:55,455 There's still a guy on death row 558 00:20:55,488 --> 00:20:58,491 whose judge gave a Constitutional instruction. 559 00:20:58,525 --> 00:20:59,892 That case will be tied up in appeals 560 00:20:59,926 --> 00:21:02,362 until the defendant dies of old age. 561 00:21:02,395 --> 00:21:05,498 But if we can get our judge to give that same instruction, 562 00:21:05,532 --> 00:21:07,367 then we've got a shot at 563 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,870 getting Vorgitch on death row. 564 00:21:10,903 --> 00:21:12,872 At least then we've done everything we can do. 565 00:21:12,905 --> 00:21:16,008 The Legislature's not gonna do anything. 566 00:21:16,042 --> 00:21:18,978 I appreciate your ambition, Mr. McCoy, 567 00:21:19,011 --> 00:21:20,980 but in light of the higher court's ruling, 568 00:21:21,013 --> 00:21:24,016 I don't see how I can authorize a death penalty case. 569 00:21:24,050 --> 00:21:25,017 Given the public outrage 570 00:21:25,051 --> 00:21:26,519 surrounding this case, Your Honor, 571 00:21:26,553 --> 00:21:28,054 I don't see how you can refuse. 572 00:21:28,087 --> 00:21:30,357 The People get no justice 573 00:21:30,390 --> 00:21:32,959 from a trial that delivers no real punishment. 574 00:21:32,992 --> 00:21:34,527 So how do you plan to get around La Valle? 575 00:21:34,561 --> 00:21:35,562 What if you issue 576 00:21:35,595 --> 00:21:36,929 a different jury instruction? 577 00:21:36,963 --> 00:21:39,466 One that addresses the court's bias concerns? 578 00:21:39,499 --> 00:21:40,900 You want me to rewrite 579 00:21:40,933 --> 00:21:42,535 New York's death penalty statute? 580 00:21:42,569 --> 00:21:43,836 Just the jury instruction, 581 00:21:43,870 --> 00:21:45,938 Your Honor, and a template already exists. 582 00:21:45,972 --> 00:21:47,874 Judge Stephen Fisher's instruction 583 00:21:47,907 --> 00:21:49,008 in the John Taylor case. 584 00:21:49,041 --> 00:21:50,910 Judge Fisher's rewrite happened before 585 00:21:50,943 --> 00:21:52,345 the death penalty was struck down. 586 00:21:52,379 --> 00:21:53,613 The court in La Valle 587 00:21:53,646 --> 00:21:55,348 declined to craft new instruction. 588 00:21:55,382 --> 00:21:57,517 He's right, Mr. McCoy. 589 00:21:57,550 --> 00:22:00,119 And fixing all this is the job of the Legislature. 590 00:22:00,152 --> 00:22:02,489 They haven't been terribly responsive, have they? 591 00:22:02,522 --> 00:22:05,592 The statute's been in limbo for two years. 592 00:22:05,625 --> 00:22:08,961 No judge has the power to ignore the law, Your Honor. 593 00:22:08,995 --> 00:22:10,963 You wouldn't be ignoring it. You'd actually be obeying it. 594 00:22:10,997 --> 00:22:13,032 How's that? 595 00:22:13,065 --> 00:22:14,100 La Valle states that you can't issue 596 00:22:14,133 --> 00:22:16,569 the old deadlock instruction because it's biased. 597 00:22:16,603 --> 00:22:20,072 And although the court declined to rewrite it, 598 00:22:20,106 --> 00:22:22,675 there's nothing to stop you trying. 599 00:22:22,709 --> 00:22:25,712 This is an issue that needs to be resolved, Your Honor. 600 00:22:25,745 --> 00:22:28,114 If the Legislature won't do it, 601 00:22:28,147 --> 00:22:29,549 it's on us. 602 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,622 You seek the death sentence, 603 00:22:35,655 --> 00:22:37,690 I'll issue the new instruction, and we'll see what happens. 604 00:22:37,724 --> 00:22:39,058 Your Honor-- 605 00:22:39,091 --> 00:22:41,027 I don't expect you to be happy, Mr. Edlund. 606 00:22:41,060 --> 00:22:42,662 I expect you to appeal. 607 00:22:42,695 --> 00:22:43,963 [gavel pounds] 608 00:22:43,996 --> 00:22:46,599 Filed the papers this morning. 609 00:22:46,633 --> 00:22:48,635 Get ready for round two. 610 00:22:53,039 --> 00:22:55,708 A trial judge clearly does not have the authority 611 00:22:55,742 --> 00:22:57,577 to issue her own private jury instruction 612 00:22:57,610 --> 00:22:59,011 in a death penalty case. 613 00:22:59,045 --> 00:23:00,112 She's not imposing it, counselor. 614 00:23:00,146 --> 00:23:03,015 She's merely allowing the prosecution to seek it. 615 00:23:03,049 --> 00:23:04,617 But Judge Desmond is ignoring 616 00:23:04,651 --> 00:23:06,719 the deadlock instruction required by statute 617 00:23:06,753 --> 00:23:08,087 and crafting her own. 618 00:23:08,120 --> 00:23:10,757 She can't break the law in order to fix it. 619 00:23:10,790 --> 00:23:12,659 But the law was already broken. 620 00:23:12,692 --> 00:23:14,026 Precisely, Your Honor. 621 00:23:14,060 --> 00:23:15,094 The status of the law is uncertain. 622 00:23:15,127 --> 00:23:16,496 The People are simply asking 623 00:23:16,529 --> 00:23:19,165 if New York has the death penalty or not. 624 00:23:19,198 --> 00:23:20,500 And the answer is no. 625 00:23:20,533 --> 00:23:22,001 Not under the current statute. 626 00:23:22,034 --> 00:23:25,104 Now opposing counsel has exceeded his authority. 627 00:23:25,137 --> 00:23:26,606 The power to answer that question 628 00:23:26,639 --> 00:23:27,974 lies with the courts. 629 00:23:28,007 --> 00:23:29,609 It's called judicial review. 630 00:23:29,642 --> 00:23:31,578 This is judicial activism. 631 00:23:31,611 --> 00:23:33,212 Watch yourself, counselor. 632 00:23:33,245 --> 00:23:36,683 The Manhattan D.A. and Judge Desmond 633 00:23:36,716 --> 00:23:38,585 are trying to circumvent the Legislature. 634 00:23:38,618 --> 00:23:41,087 Despite La Valle, capital punishment 635 00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:42,722 is still valid in this state. 636 00:23:42,755 --> 00:23:45,091 And what's the point of having the death penalty 637 00:23:45,124 --> 00:23:48,094 if we're afraid to use it on a man like Leon Vorgitch? 638 00:23:50,096 --> 00:23:53,633 It is the opinion of this court that whenever possible, 639 00:23:53,666 --> 00:23:56,002 the autonomy and authority of trial judges 640 00:23:56,035 --> 00:23:57,470 must be upheld. 641 00:23:57,504 --> 00:23:59,071 However, death is different. 642 00:23:59,105 --> 00:24:02,208 A statute this important must be repaired 643 00:24:02,241 --> 00:24:04,010 by a majority vote of the Legislature, 644 00:24:04,043 --> 00:24:06,178 not some clever band-aid from a judge. 645 00:24:06,212 --> 00:24:10,517 The defense's Article 78 Motion is granted. 646 00:24:10,550 --> 00:24:12,251 Judge Desmond did exceed her authority. 647 00:24:12,284 --> 00:24:17,089 You may not seek the death penalty, Mr. McCoy. 648 00:24:17,123 --> 00:24:19,125 [pounds gavel] 649 00:24:31,538 --> 00:24:33,105 (McCoy) I'll try to finish you out in a day, 650 00:24:33,139 --> 00:24:35,107 but you've got a lot of heavy lifting. 651 00:24:35,141 --> 00:24:37,644 The chase, the siege, the crime scene all on you. 652 00:24:37,677 --> 00:24:39,145 Well, I'm here for whatever you need. 653 00:24:39,178 --> 00:24:40,246 Wish I had an option. 654 00:24:40,279 --> 00:24:42,782 Mr. Purcell, it's Connie Rubirosa again. 655 00:24:42,815 --> 00:24:45,151 Please call me back regarding your testimony. 656 00:24:45,184 --> 00:24:46,252 [gunfire] 657 00:24:46,285 --> 00:24:47,153 Stay here. 658 00:24:47,186 --> 00:24:50,289 (man) Gunfire! Shot fired! 659 00:24:50,322 --> 00:24:52,659 (cop) Drop the weapon. 660 00:24:52,692 --> 00:24:54,727 Put the gun down, man. 661 00:24:54,761 --> 00:24:56,796 (man) 10-13. (Green) Down. 662 00:24:56,829 --> 00:24:58,565 I don't wanna have to hurt you. 663 00:24:58,598 --> 00:25:00,232 Put the gun down now. 664 00:25:00,266 --> 00:25:02,635 (cop) Hands behind your head. Up against the wall. 665 00:25:02,669 --> 00:25:03,703 Homicide. I got him. 666 00:25:03,736 --> 00:25:05,504 He killed my little girl. 667 00:25:16,015 --> 00:25:16,983 (McCoy) Man one, seven years. 668 00:25:17,016 --> 00:25:19,552 Not a snowball's chance in hell. 669 00:25:19,586 --> 00:25:22,221 It's a good offer, Ms. Carter. 670 00:25:22,254 --> 00:25:25,224 If this goes to trial, your client will lose. 671 00:25:25,257 --> 00:25:26,859 Come on. You forget that before I was a politician, 672 00:25:26,893 --> 00:25:28,294 I was a damn good prosecutor. 673 00:25:28,327 --> 00:25:29,862 You wouldn't be floating a deal here 674 00:25:29,896 --> 00:25:30,930 if you thought you could win. 675 00:25:30,963 --> 00:25:32,264 It's called mercy. 676 00:25:32,298 --> 00:25:34,266 All of the evidence is on our side. 677 00:25:34,300 --> 00:25:35,301 Your client 678 00:25:35,334 --> 00:25:36,969 shot a man in full view 679 00:25:37,003 --> 00:25:39,606 of two corrections officers and a security camera. 680 00:25:39,639 --> 00:25:41,574 (Carter) Yes, and considering who he shot, 681 00:25:41,608 --> 00:25:42,642 you're gonna have a hard time 682 00:25:42,675 --> 00:25:45,845 convincing 12 jurors that he did something wrong. 683 00:25:45,878 --> 00:25:48,314 I did exactly what you were trying to do. 684 00:25:48,347 --> 00:25:50,349 Everyone agreed he should die. 685 00:25:50,382 --> 00:25:54,120 I was seeking to have Vorgitch legally executed. 686 00:25:54,153 --> 00:25:55,855 And I executed him. 687 00:25:55,888 --> 00:25:57,857 How can you come after me for that? 688 00:25:57,890 --> 00:26:00,627 Because New York doesn't have a do-it-yourself 689 00:26:00,660 --> 00:26:01,894 death penalty, Mr. Purcell. 690 00:26:01,928 --> 00:26:03,329 I don't care what the law says. 691 00:26:03,362 --> 00:26:05,197 That's hardly a defense. 692 00:26:05,231 --> 00:26:07,133 The stress of my client losing his daughter 693 00:26:07,166 --> 00:26:08,635 and watching Vorgitch go unpunished 694 00:26:08,668 --> 00:26:10,870 has clearly rendered him unable 695 00:26:10,903 --> 00:26:11,938 to tell the difference between right and wrong. 696 00:26:11,971 --> 00:26:15,041 This is our notice of intent to plead 697 00:26:15,074 --> 00:26:16,809 not guilty by reason of mental defect. 698 00:26:16,843 --> 00:26:19,111 Moral ambiguity does not equal 699 00:26:19,145 --> 00:26:21,313 an insanity defense, Ms. Carter. 700 00:26:21,347 --> 00:26:24,183 My client believes that shooting Leon Vorgitch 701 00:26:24,216 --> 00:26:26,152 was the right thing to do. 702 00:26:26,185 --> 00:26:28,287 And if you agree, why are you charging him? 703 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:31,958 And if not, that's a valid defense. 704 00:26:35,227 --> 00:26:38,330 [chuckling] 705 00:26:38,364 --> 00:26:40,633 It's just a platform to nullify. 706 00:26:40,667 --> 00:26:43,670 They'll hear Vorgitch murdered Purcell's diabetic little girl, 707 00:26:43,703 --> 00:26:45,337 and the law goes out the window. 708 00:26:45,371 --> 00:26:49,408 Jurors aren't the only ones who find his story sympathetic. 709 00:26:49,441 --> 00:26:51,911 Can't we just concede the insanity 710 00:26:51,944 --> 00:26:53,279 and get him time in an institution? 711 00:26:53,312 --> 00:26:54,981 Carter won't hear it. 712 00:26:55,014 --> 00:26:56,348 She pounced on us like a bobcat. 713 00:26:56,382 --> 00:26:58,084 Yeah, you can't walk in front of the courthouse 714 00:26:58,117 --> 00:26:59,351 without seeing her in front of the cameras. 715 00:26:59,385 --> 00:27:02,922 And meanwhile, Dr. Olivet examined Purcell. 716 00:27:02,955 --> 00:27:04,657 She says he knew right from wrong 717 00:27:04,691 --> 00:27:05,357 at the time of the shooting. 718 00:27:05,391 --> 00:27:07,994 You get a second opinion? 719 00:27:08,027 --> 00:27:10,229 And a third. They all say the same thing. 720 00:27:10,262 --> 00:27:13,700 Well, Purcell doesn't deserve 20 to life. 721 00:27:13,733 --> 00:27:16,102 But he doesn't deserve a walk either. 722 00:27:16,135 --> 00:27:18,104 If we can't make a deal with Carter, 723 00:27:18,137 --> 00:27:20,106 maybe we can make a deal with the jury. 724 00:27:23,710 --> 00:27:25,945 (McCoy) The People ask that the jury 725 00:27:25,978 --> 00:27:26,846 be allowed to consider 726 00:27:26,879 --> 00:27:29,682 man two as a lesser included defense. 727 00:27:29,716 --> 00:27:31,217 They can't make a case for murder, 728 00:27:31,250 --> 00:27:33,185 and now they want a safety net. 729 00:27:33,219 --> 00:27:34,954 It's unacceptable, Your Honor. 730 00:27:34,987 --> 00:27:37,256 The safety net is for your client, Ms. Carter. 731 00:27:37,289 --> 00:27:38,457 He doesn't need one. 732 00:27:38,490 --> 00:27:41,728 There is more than enough evidence to prove murder two. 733 00:27:41,761 --> 00:27:44,964 But in light of the mitigating circumstances, 734 00:27:44,997 --> 00:27:46,198 the jury should have the option 735 00:27:46,232 --> 00:27:47,967 to give the defendant three to six 736 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:49,101 instead of 20 to life. 737 00:27:49,135 --> 00:27:50,970 They should have to make a choice. 738 00:27:51,003 --> 00:27:53,305 Convict a grieving father of ridding the world 739 00:27:53,339 --> 00:27:54,473 of a dangerous mass murderer, 740 00:27:54,506 --> 00:27:57,977 or send Robert Purcell home a free man. 741 00:27:58,010 --> 00:27:59,078 It is all or nothing, 742 00:27:59,111 --> 00:28:00,279 Your Honor. 743 00:28:00,312 --> 00:28:01,714 And you've discussed this with your client, Ms. Carter? 744 00:28:01,748 --> 00:28:03,249 Absolutely. 745 00:28:03,282 --> 00:28:06,118 (Judge Gordon) Well, then I don't see much choice here. 746 00:28:06,152 --> 00:28:08,354 There's ample precedent supporting the defendant's right 747 00:28:08,387 --> 00:28:10,222 to take his chances. 748 00:28:10,256 --> 00:28:13,025 The jury may not consider man two. 749 00:28:13,059 --> 00:28:14,927 It's murder two or an acquittal. 750 00:28:19,365 --> 00:28:21,734 I'd like another meeting with your client. 751 00:28:21,768 --> 00:28:23,369 To discuss what? 752 00:28:23,402 --> 00:28:25,304 The fact that he's not getting the best advice from his lawyer. 753 00:28:25,337 --> 00:28:27,439 I'm used to mudslinging on the campaign trail, 754 00:28:27,473 --> 00:28:29,308 but, Jack, I expected better of you. 755 00:28:29,341 --> 00:28:31,443 You're playing politics with your client's defense. 756 00:28:31,477 --> 00:28:33,045 You are way off base. 757 00:28:33,079 --> 00:28:36,015 How many scandals are chasing your campaign? 758 00:28:36,048 --> 00:28:37,183 All part of the game. 759 00:28:37,216 --> 00:28:38,751 You're down in the polls. 760 00:28:38,785 --> 00:28:40,753 Defending Purcell is a publicity stunt and you know it. 761 00:28:40,787 --> 00:28:44,023 Then drop the charges and deny me the bully pulpit. 762 00:28:44,056 --> 00:28:46,759 Otherwise, I'll see you in court. 763 00:28:50,129 --> 00:28:52,031 (Rubirosa) Maybe we should dismiss the murder charge 764 00:28:52,064 --> 00:28:54,200 and go after Purcell for manslaughter instead. 765 00:28:54,233 --> 00:28:56,502 It's a dangerous precedent, Connie. 766 00:28:56,535 --> 00:28:59,772 He shot a man in cold blood on the courthouse steps. 767 00:28:59,806 --> 00:29:02,308 We have no choice but to charge him with murder. 768 00:29:02,341 --> 00:29:04,076 Even though we're practically begging him 769 00:29:04,110 --> 00:29:06,045 to let us plead him out to manslaughter? 770 00:29:06,078 --> 00:29:07,446 Yes. 771 00:29:07,479 --> 00:29:09,081 Isn't that hypocritical? 772 00:29:09,115 --> 00:29:11,183 I prefer to call it ironic. 773 00:29:11,217 --> 00:29:13,786 The whole thing's a little convenient, don't you think? 774 00:29:13,820 --> 00:29:14,854 What? 775 00:29:14,887 --> 00:29:17,389 Purcell killing Vorgitch a month before the election. 776 00:29:17,423 --> 00:29:18,524 Dena Carter catching the case. 777 00:29:18,557 --> 00:29:20,993 What about it? 778 00:29:21,027 --> 00:29:23,095 She's either very lucky or-- 779 00:29:23,129 --> 00:29:24,563 You think Dena's involved? 780 00:29:24,596 --> 00:29:27,099 All I'm saying is I wouldn't be shocked 781 00:29:27,133 --> 00:29:28,801 if there was more puppet-mastering going on 782 00:29:28,835 --> 00:29:30,236 behind the scenes than we know about. 783 00:29:30,269 --> 00:29:32,371 You have any proof? 784 00:29:32,404 --> 00:29:34,506 No. 785 00:29:34,540 --> 00:29:37,409 Then leave it alone. 786 00:29:37,443 --> 00:29:39,511 And put all of my energy into burying Purcell 787 00:29:39,545 --> 00:29:41,413 for doing exactly what every man in this city 788 00:29:41,447 --> 00:29:43,115 wished he had the balls to do? 789 00:29:43,149 --> 00:29:45,151 Yes. 790 00:29:51,257 --> 00:29:54,393 (Carter) So when did you begin treating the defendant, Dr. Burnett? 791 00:29:54,426 --> 00:29:56,395 (Burnett) Robert first came to see me shortly after 792 00:29:56,428 --> 00:29:57,830 his daughter's death. 793 00:29:57,864 --> 00:30:00,099 And what were his symptoms at that time? 794 00:30:00,132 --> 00:30:02,869 Depression, post-traumatic stress. 795 00:30:02,902 --> 00:30:05,872 He was just outside the school when his daughter was murdered. 796 00:30:05,905 --> 00:30:07,539 He was contending with 797 00:30:07,573 --> 00:30:10,176 profound feelings of powerlessness and loss. 798 00:30:10,209 --> 00:30:13,245 So at that time, did you believe Robert 799 00:30:13,279 --> 00:30:15,181 to be in danger to himself 800 00:30:15,214 --> 00:30:16,849 or to others? No. 801 00:30:16,883 --> 00:30:18,484 We were able to manage his condition 802 00:30:18,517 --> 00:30:20,552 with medication and talk therapy. 803 00:30:20,586 --> 00:30:22,221 He was making good progress. 804 00:30:22,254 --> 00:30:24,356 So what happened? 805 00:30:24,390 --> 00:30:25,524 He was informed that Leon Vorgitch 806 00:30:25,557 --> 00:30:28,160 would be escaping the death penalty for a second time. 807 00:30:28,194 --> 00:30:30,429 I believe that information caused him 808 00:30:30,462 --> 00:30:31,864 to suffer a psychotic break. 809 00:30:31,898 --> 00:30:34,533 Meaning? 810 00:30:34,566 --> 00:30:36,435 He lost the ability to distinguish 811 00:30:36,468 --> 00:30:38,871 between right and wrong. 812 00:30:38,905 --> 00:30:40,306 So in your professional opinion, 813 00:30:40,339 --> 00:30:42,441 Robert's mental breakdown 814 00:30:42,474 --> 00:30:44,576 was caused not by the death of his daughter, 815 00:30:44,610 --> 00:30:46,445 but by the state's failure to act? 816 00:30:46,478 --> 00:30:50,182 Withdrawn. 817 00:30:50,216 --> 00:30:51,884 When I heard they were gonna let him live, 818 00:30:51,918 --> 00:30:53,552 I snapped. 819 00:30:53,585 --> 00:30:57,089 I had a gun, which I bought years ago. 820 00:30:57,123 --> 00:30:59,425 I dug it up, loaded it. 821 00:30:59,458 --> 00:31:01,593 I got to the courthouse 822 00:31:01,627 --> 00:31:02,895 just as Vorgitch's van pulled up. 823 00:31:02,929 --> 00:31:06,232 He got out. 824 00:31:06,265 --> 00:31:08,134 We locked eyes. 825 00:31:08,167 --> 00:31:10,336 I shot him. 826 00:31:10,369 --> 00:31:12,905 Rob, did you believe that you were committing a crime? 827 00:31:12,939 --> 00:31:14,106 This wasn't murder. 828 00:31:14,140 --> 00:31:16,442 It was justice. 829 00:31:16,475 --> 00:31:20,612 I didn't do it because he stole from me 830 00:31:20,646 --> 00:31:23,549 or because he cut me off in traffic. 831 00:31:23,582 --> 00:31:25,417 I didn't even do it because he killed my daughter. 832 00:31:25,451 --> 00:31:28,520 (Carter) Then why'd you do it, Rob? 833 00:31:28,554 --> 00:31:31,924 Because he was just too dangerous. 834 00:31:31,958 --> 00:31:34,693 If he had lived, I have no doubt 835 00:31:34,726 --> 00:31:36,695 he would've killed again. 836 00:31:36,728 --> 00:31:38,664 So you took action to prevent that from happening. 837 00:31:38,697 --> 00:31:41,200 If the police couldn't, or the courts, 838 00:31:41,233 --> 00:31:44,270 somebody had to do something. 839 00:31:44,303 --> 00:31:46,438 Do you believe what you did was wrong? 840 00:31:46,472 --> 00:31:50,642 12 jurors voted for the death penalty three times. 841 00:31:50,676 --> 00:31:51,944 Even the district attorney 842 00:31:51,978 --> 00:31:55,147 tried to make it happen. 843 00:31:55,181 --> 00:31:58,584 All I did was carry out the will of the people. 844 00:32:04,556 --> 00:32:08,995 The will of the people. 845 00:32:09,028 --> 00:32:12,331 Mr. Purcell, do you understand 846 00:32:12,364 --> 00:32:14,300 why you are in court here today? 847 00:32:14,333 --> 00:32:15,234 Objection, Your Honor. 848 00:32:15,267 --> 00:32:17,469 This is a trial, not a competency hearing. 849 00:32:17,503 --> 00:32:21,440 Mr. Purcell has asserted an insanity defense. 850 00:32:21,473 --> 00:32:23,742 The people have the right to probe his understanding 851 00:32:23,775 --> 00:32:26,012 of his situation. 852 00:32:26,045 --> 00:32:27,579 The witness will answer. 853 00:32:29,315 --> 00:32:31,517 I'm here because I shot Leon Vorgitch. 854 00:32:31,550 --> 00:32:36,188 Do you believe yourself to be an agent of the state? 855 00:32:36,222 --> 00:32:37,623 Someone legally allowed 856 00:32:37,656 --> 00:32:39,992 to carry out executions? 857 00:32:40,026 --> 00:32:42,028 No. 858 00:32:42,061 --> 00:32:44,763 So you understand that shooting Vorgitch was a crime. 859 00:32:44,796 --> 00:32:47,699 I--I know it was illegal, 860 00:32:47,733 --> 00:32:50,036 but I don't think it was a crime. 861 00:32:50,069 --> 00:32:52,704 Murder is not a crime? 862 00:32:52,738 --> 00:32:54,473 So there was nothing criminal about 863 00:32:54,506 --> 00:32:55,774 what Vorgitch did to your daughter? 864 00:32:55,807 --> 00:32:58,544 That was different. 865 00:32:58,577 --> 00:33:00,379 He fired a gun. 866 00:33:00,412 --> 00:33:02,548 You fired a gun. 867 00:33:02,581 --> 00:33:03,715 What was the difference? 868 00:33:03,749 --> 00:33:07,286 My daughter was innocent. 869 00:33:07,319 --> 00:33:08,720 And that's why you shot him. 870 00:33:08,754 --> 00:33:11,790 Because he murdered your innocent daughter. 871 00:33:11,823 --> 00:33:12,891 No. 872 00:33:12,924 --> 00:33:14,726 You shot him because it was the will of the people. 873 00:33:14,760 --> 00:33:15,761 That's right. 874 00:33:15,794 --> 00:33:16,795 You fired 875 00:33:16,828 --> 00:33:19,631 three hollow-point bullets 876 00:33:19,665 --> 00:33:24,336 into the chest of the man who murdered your daughter, 877 00:33:24,370 --> 00:33:29,341 and you weren't even thinking about her? 878 00:33:29,375 --> 00:33:32,744 Tell the truth, Mr. Purcell. 879 00:33:32,778 --> 00:33:36,615 Was this justice or was it revenge? 880 00:33:36,648 --> 00:33:41,520 You think I wanted to kill a man? 881 00:33:42,688 --> 00:33:45,057 I have nightmares about this. 882 00:33:45,091 --> 00:33:47,593 You have nightmares about it? 883 00:33:47,626 --> 00:33:49,528 Yes. 884 00:33:49,561 --> 00:33:53,065 So you do know that what you did was wrong. 885 00:33:53,099 --> 00:33:56,368 Just because it was the most difficult thing I've had to do 886 00:33:56,402 --> 00:33:58,837 doesn't make it wrong. 887 00:33:58,870 --> 00:34:03,575 Leon Vorgitch deserved to die. 888 00:34:03,609 --> 00:34:06,778 But you people wouldn't do it. 889 00:34:06,812 --> 00:34:08,780 So I did. 890 00:34:08,814 --> 00:34:11,283 He is dead. 891 00:34:11,317 --> 00:34:13,085 That is all that matters. 892 00:34:13,119 --> 00:34:15,687 Who cares what I was thinking? 893 00:34:26,898 --> 00:34:28,634 Carter says her client 894 00:34:28,667 --> 00:34:31,470 is still not willing to consider a deal. 895 00:34:31,503 --> 00:34:33,405 Not when his lawyer tells him he'll walk. 896 00:34:33,439 --> 00:34:35,141 He may have a chance. 897 00:34:35,174 --> 00:34:38,110 I understand you beat him up pretty good on the stand. 898 00:34:38,144 --> 00:34:40,112 I'd call it a draw. 899 00:34:40,146 --> 00:34:42,648 Or is it wishful thinking? 900 00:34:42,681 --> 00:34:44,450 He shouldn't be in that courtroom. 901 00:34:44,483 --> 00:34:46,485 He should be waiting out three years somewhere. 902 00:34:46,518 --> 00:34:48,554 You're plumbing the depths 903 00:34:48,587 --> 00:34:51,157 of political cynicism, Jack, my boy. 904 00:34:51,190 --> 00:34:52,591 Sadly, it's a deep well. 905 00:34:52,624 --> 00:34:55,161 [knocking] 906 00:34:55,194 --> 00:34:57,496 Purcell testified that he got to the courthouse 907 00:34:57,529 --> 00:34:58,864 just as Leon pulled up. 908 00:34:58,897 --> 00:35:01,833 But remanded defendants always arrive at 6:00 AM. 909 00:35:01,867 --> 00:35:03,435 Vorgitch got there at 9:00. 910 00:35:03,469 --> 00:35:05,137 His schedule was changed last minute 911 00:35:05,171 --> 00:35:06,505 to ensure security. 912 00:35:06,538 --> 00:35:09,608 Someone tipped him off. 913 00:35:13,812 --> 00:35:17,149 I assume you're not here to make a campaign contribution. 914 00:35:17,183 --> 00:35:19,718 Did you tell Robert Purcell what time Leon Vorgitch 915 00:35:19,751 --> 00:35:21,420 would be arriving at the courthouse 916 00:35:21,453 --> 00:35:22,488 the morning of the shooting? 917 00:35:22,521 --> 00:35:23,855 I beg your pardon? 918 00:35:23,889 --> 00:35:26,558 Did you know Purcell was planning to shoot Leon Vorgitch? 919 00:35:26,592 --> 00:35:27,926 Of course not. 920 00:35:27,959 --> 00:35:30,862 Convince me. Go to hell. 921 00:35:30,896 --> 00:35:32,898 I know who you talked to at Corrections. 922 00:35:32,931 --> 00:35:35,934 You were informed of Vorgitch's changed transportation. 923 00:35:35,967 --> 00:35:38,470 Any conversations between my client 924 00:35:38,504 --> 00:35:39,638 and myself are privileged. 925 00:35:39,671 --> 00:35:40,839 And if Purcell had told me 926 00:35:40,872 --> 00:35:42,774 that he had planned on killing Vorgitch, 927 00:35:42,808 --> 00:35:44,476 I'm not obligated to report it. 928 00:35:44,510 --> 00:35:47,379 Is the seat in Albany really worth 20 years 929 00:35:47,413 --> 00:35:48,480 of a grieving father's life? 930 00:35:48,514 --> 00:35:49,881 Come on, Jack. 931 00:35:49,915 --> 00:35:51,917 I didn't do anything wrong. 932 00:35:51,950 --> 00:35:53,051 If I had and you could prove it, 933 00:35:53,084 --> 00:35:56,188 we'd both be in front of a judge right now, wouldn't we? 934 00:35:56,222 --> 00:35:58,757 The only thing on my mind right now 935 00:35:58,790 --> 00:35:59,958 is protecting the people of New York 936 00:35:59,991 --> 00:36:02,828 from monsters like Vorgitch. 937 00:36:02,861 --> 00:36:07,199 And protecting heroes like Robert Purcell 938 00:36:07,233 --> 00:36:10,769 from heartless prosecutors like yourself. 939 00:36:18,544 --> 00:36:21,647 Nine years ago, Leon Vorgitch heartlessly murdered 940 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:25,617 five innocent people at a restaurant. 941 00:36:25,651 --> 00:36:27,886 Back then, the Legislature had a chance 942 00:36:27,919 --> 00:36:29,521 to make sure that it never happened again, 943 00:36:29,555 --> 00:36:30,889 but they failed. 944 00:36:30,922 --> 00:36:34,460 They failed and he escaped. 945 00:36:34,493 --> 00:36:39,231 And he went on to kill eight more innocent people. 946 00:36:39,265 --> 00:36:42,768 And once again, the state has failed to act. 947 00:36:42,801 --> 00:36:46,004 13 innocent people slaughtered 948 00:36:46,037 --> 00:36:48,240 and our leaders are powerless to do anything 949 00:36:48,274 --> 00:36:51,477 but lock him up and hope he never escapes again? 950 00:36:53,279 --> 00:36:55,781 Ladies and gentlemen, the law did not protect 951 00:36:55,814 --> 00:36:58,484 our society from Leon Vorgitch. 952 00:36:58,517 --> 00:36:59,985 It couldn't even grant justice 953 00:37:00,018 --> 00:37:02,754 to the families of his victims. 954 00:37:02,788 --> 00:37:05,524 And when Robert Purcell heard that, 955 00:37:05,557 --> 00:37:06,792 after hearing the shot 956 00:37:06,825 --> 00:37:10,696 that killed his daughter... 957 00:37:10,729 --> 00:37:12,531 he went insane. 958 00:37:12,564 --> 00:37:15,267 Regardless of the law, regardless of the risks, 959 00:37:15,301 --> 00:37:17,669 regardless of the countless witnesses, 960 00:37:17,703 --> 00:37:19,571 Robert Purcell felt compelled 961 00:37:19,605 --> 00:37:24,943 to make sure that Leon Vorgitch never killed again. 962 00:37:24,976 --> 00:37:28,280 Ladies and gentlemen, the state wouldn't take action, 963 00:37:28,314 --> 00:37:29,915 so Robert did. 964 00:37:29,948 --> 00:37:34,486 Now does that make him a murderer? 965 00:37:34,520 --> 00:37:37,523 That makes him a man mentally undone. 966 00:37:37,556 --> 00:37:39,991 First by a heartless psychopath, 967 00:37:40,025 --> 00:37:42,694 and second, by an uncaring system. 968 00:37:42,728 --> 00:37:45,664 Ladies and gentlemen, that deserves your sympathy. 969 00:37:45,697 --> 00:37:50,902 And also your vote of not guilty. 970 00:37:59,745 --> 00:38:02,514 Vorgitch was a monster. 971 00:38:02,548 --> 00:38:08,019 No one disputes that the world is a better place without him. 972 00:38:08,053 --> 00:38:11,022 But this is not about who Robert Purcell murdered. 973 00:38:11,056 --> 00:38:14,360 It's about the simple fact that he is a murderer. 974 00:38:14,393 --> 00:38:16,795 Mr. Purcell is not insane. 975 00:38:16,828 --> 00:38:19,998 He does not believe himself to be a judge, 976 00:38:20,031 --> 00:38:21,767 a jury, 977 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:23,635 or an executioner. 978 00:38:23,669 --> 00:38:26,938 And yet, by killing Leon Vorgitch, 979 00:38:26,972 --> 00:38:30,642 he chose to act as all three. 980 00:38:30,676 --> 00:38:33,912 He may have felt morally justified. 981 00:38:33,945 --> 00:38:38,049 But still, he knew that what he did was wrong. 982 00:38:38,083 --> 00:38:40,586 So the question before you is not, 983 00:38:40,619 --> 00:38:43,789 "Did Vorgitch deserve to die?" 984 00:38:43,822 --> 00:38:46,658 It's, "Did Robert Purcell have the right to kill him?" 985 00:38:46,692 --> 00:38:49,127 And the answer is no. 986 00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:54,900 Leon Vorgitch was a danger to our society. 987 00:38:54,933 --> 00:38:57,803 But so is what the defense is asking of you today. 988 00:38:57,836 --> 00:39:00,572 They want you to look the other way. 989 00:39:00,606 --> 00:39:03,842 Even though Robert Purcell 990 00:39:03,875 --> 00:39:06,144 ignored our system of justice, 991 00:39:06,177 --> 00:39:09,014 took the law into his own hands, 992 00:39:09,047 --> 00:39:11,950 and committed murder in cold blood, 993 00:39:11,983 --> 00:39:13,685 they want you to give him a pass. 994 00:39:13,719 --> 00:39:17,389 If you let Robert Purcell get away with murder, 995 00:39:17,423 --> 00:39:20,158 just because you hate the man he shot, 996 00:39:20,191 --> 00:39:22,628 you're telling everyone out there 997 00:39:22,661 --> 00:39:24,696 that it's okay to kill 998 00:39:24,730 --> 00:39:27,866 as long as the victim was a bad person. 999 00:39:27,899 --> 00:39:31,903 Judges, juries-- Who needs them? 1000 00:39:33,939 --> 00:39:38,444 If you want to see insanity... 1001 00:39:38,477 --> 00:39:41,947 let this murderer go. 1002 00:39:49,054 --> 00:39:50,121 Has the jury reached a verdict? 1003 00:39:50,155 --> 00:39:51,723 We have, Your Honor. 1004 00:39:51,757 --> 00:39:52,591 (Judge Gordon) What say you? 1005 00:39:52,624 --> 00:39:54,159 On the sole count of the indictment 1006 00:39:54,192 --> 00:39:55,160 Murder in the Second Degree, 1007 00:39:55,193 --> 00:39:57,829 we find the defendant, Robert Henry Purcell, 1008 00:39:57,863 --> 00:39:58,997 guilty. 1009 00:39:59,030 --> 00:40:01,199 (Judge Gordon) Thank you for your service. 1010 00:40:01,232 --> 00:40:02,267 The jury's excused. 1011 00:40:02,300 --> 00:40:04,470 The defendant will be held in custody 1012 00:40:04,503 --> 00:40:05,637 pending sentencing. 1013 00:40:05,671 --> 00:40:06,838 [gavel pounds] 1014 00:40:32,498 --> 00:40:36,001 I'm not supposed to see you without my lawyer present. 1015 00:40:36,034 --> 00:40:38,436 Trial's over, Mr. Purcell. 1016 00:40:42,941 --> 00:40:46,011 You weren't a client. 1017 00:40:46,044 --> 00:40:47,946 You were a campaign slogan. 1018 00:40:55,821 --> 00:40:59,858 There's not much I can do about it in here. 1019 00:40:59,891 --> 00:41:02,260 Did Dena Carter tell you 1020 00:41:02,293 --> 00:41:04,796 when to intercept Vorgitch? 1021 00:41:14,105 --> 00:41:16,708 Judge Logan approved a sentence reduction 1022 00:41:16,742 --> 00:41:19,077 in exchange for Robert Purcell's testimony. 1023 00:41:19,110 --> 00:41:21,212 Down from 20 years to 10. 1024 00:41:21,246 --> 00:41:23,248 Eligible for parole in three. 1025 00:41:23,281 --> 00:41:25,183 What about Dena Carter? 1026 00:41:31,790 --> 00:41:33,792 Now that's justice.