1 00:00:00,934 --> 00:00:02,675 NARRATOR: In the criminal justice system 2 00:00:02,736 --> 00:00:06,650 the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups, 3 00:00:06,707 --> 00:00:08,516 the police who investigate crime 4 00:00:08,575 --> 00:00:11,385 and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. 5 00:00:11,445 --> 00:00:13,152 These are their stories. 6 00:00:13,647 --> 00:00:16,355 Man, I'm missing 30 minutes of commercial-free hip-hop 7 00:00:16,416 --> 00:00:19,329 brought to you by Groove Master Milo on Hot Mix 98. 8 00:00:19,386 --> 00:00:21,923 Yeah. And I'm missing my beauty rest. Where's this Beemer? 9 00:00:21,989 --> 00:00:24,936 It's up here somewhere. Yeah. But you know what? 10 00:00:24,992 --> 00:00:28,872 It's Miss Poletti. That's too bad 'cause she rocks my world. 11 00:00:28,929 --> 00:00:31,569 Yo! Right here! Right here. Over here. 12 00:00:34,501 --> 00:00:36,071 So why you gotta tow her? 13 00:00:36,136 --> 00:00:39,583 Does it look like I make the executive decisions here? 14 00:00:43,710 --> 00:00:46,486 Papers say snatch it, I snatch it. 15 00:00:52,686 --> 00:00:55,166 I hope she don't got no alarm on this thing. 16 00:00:55,222 --> 00:00:57,998 Too early in the morning to be screwing with... 17 00:00:58,058 --> 00:00:59,366 Hey, kid! 18 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:01,195 Yo! 19 00:01:08,035 --> 00:01:09,207 DAVIS: Damn. 20 00:01:10,637 --> 00:01:13,516 He was killed right here. Blunt force trauma to the skull. 21 00:01:13,574 --> 00:01:15,315 There's some blood on the wall. 22 00:01:15,375 --> 00:01:17,048 Somebody played handball with his head. 23 00:01:17,110 --> 00:01:19,090 Game time was between 10:00 and midnight. 24 00:01:19,146 --> 00:01:20,591 Did he have a car up here? 25 00:01:20,647 --> 00:01:24,060 No. The attendant's a blank. Payson's checking the license plates. 26 00:01:24,117 --> 00:01:27,326 No wallet, no car keys. Just this in his pants pocket. 27 00:01:27,955 --> 00:01:29,525 Looks like Arabic. 28 00:01:29,590 --> 00:01:31,968 Yesterday's date, 3:45. 29 00:01:32,025 --> 00:01:35,700 We got JFK in English. 903 could be a flight number. 30 00:01:35,762 --> 00:01:37,833 Somebody he knew just flew in. 31 00:01:37,898 --> 00:01:39,935 Yeah. Just in time for the funeral. 32 00:02:30,150 --> 00:02:34,121 Beside the flight info looks like someone's initials. "I.N." 33 00:02:34,187 --> 00:02:36,997 Anyone on flight 903 yesterday with those initials? 34 00:02:37,057 --> 00:02:40,527 903. Cairo, New York, LA. Let's see. 35 00:02:41,094 --> 00:02:43,597 Four passengers. Two booked to Kennedy. 36 00:02:43,664 --> 00:02:46,577 Booked? Do we know if they actually got off the plane? 37 00:02:46,633 --> 00:02:47,737 My system won't show that. 38 00:02:47,801 --> 00:02:48,871 What would? 39 00:02:48,935 --> 00:02:50,141 U.S. Customs. 40 00:02:51,204 --> 00:02:54,083 Every foreign national fills out a Customs Declaration. 41 00:02:54,141 --> 00:02:57,418 Length of visit. Local address. Business or personal. 42 00:02:57,477 --> 00:02:58,717 That's all it takes to get in? 43 00:02:58,779 --> 00:03:00,816 Well, if he came in from Cairo, he'd need a visa. 44 00:03:00,881 --> 00:03:02,861 Egypt's not on our waiver list. 45 00:03:02,916 --> 00:03:04,293 So where do we get to see these visas? 46 00:03:04,351 --> 00:03:06,353 No, no, no. The visa's stamped right on his passport. 47 00:03:06,420 --> 00:03:09,765 You'd have to go to the State Department to see the back-up paperwork. 48 00:03:11,391 --> 00:03:12,961 Ivar Nabib. 49 00:03:14,494 --> 00:03:15,564 Age 3. 50 00:03:17,631 --> 00:03:19,201 Ismael Nasser. 51 00:03:20,033 --> 00:03:22,980 Age 54. He's at The Wellman on 57th. 52 00:03:23,036 --> 00:03:26,176 In the country two days. Says his trip here is personal. 53 00:03:27,307 --> 00:03:28,342 A bald man with an accent? 54 00:03:28,408 --> 00:03:29,478 BRISCOE: You tell us. 55 00:03:29,543 --> 00:03:31,147 Mr. Nasser checked out this morning. 56 00:03:31,211 --> 00:03:33,350 So he booked two nights and left after one? 57 00:03:33,413 --> 00:03:34,892 How'd he pay? Credit card. 58 00:03:34,948 --> 00:03:37,690 We'll need his number. Profaci can tag his plastic. 59 00:03:37,751 --> 00:03:39,355 Hey, you wanna turn that thing off? 60 00:03:39,853 --> 00:03:42,595 I need to turn over the room. A group from Texas is checking in. 61 00:03:42,656 --> 00:03:44,533 One of those Broadway tour packages. 62 00:03:44,591 --> 00:03:47,037 Hey, until the Crime Scene Unit finishes with this room, 63 00:03:47,094 --> 00:03:48,903 one of the Texans can tour the lobby. 64 00:03:48,962 --> 00:03:50,339 Leave your machine, too. 65 00:03:50,797 --> 00:03:52,470 Is that his bill? Yeah. 66 00:03:53,700 --> 00:03:57,512 Nasser made three local calls last night. All to the same place. 67 00:04:00,674 --> 00:04:01,709 MARIO: Mr. Moussad? 68 00:04:04,277 --> 00:04:06,883 Guess Mr. Moussad doesn't do much entertaining. 69 00:04:06,947 --> 00:04:10,258 Immigrants. Every penny goes back to the old country. 70 00:04:10,317 --> 00:04:12,957 So, where does he send his pennies? 71 00:04:13,019 --> 00:04:14,521 Joe told me he was from Egypt. 72 00:04:14,588 --> 00:04:15,623 Joe, huh? 73 00:04:15,689 --> 00:04:17,032 He lived here alone? 74 00:04:17,090 --> 00:04:18,194 As far as I know. 75 00:04:18,258 --> 00:04:20,932 He's been here six years. He keeps up his rent. 76 00:04:20,994 --> 00:04:22,667 He's our DOA. 77 00:04:23,330 --> 00:04:24,832 You know these people? 78 00:04:24,898 --> 00:04:27,174 Well, that's Joe. I don't know the woman. 79 00:04:28,301 --> 00:04:32,215 Everything's in Arabic. These look like invoices. 80 00:04:33,573 --> 00:04:35,951 Here's a letterhead. Moussad Imports. 81 00:04:36,009 --> 00:04:38,489 Yeah. He was running some kind of business out of here. 82 00:04:38,545 --> 00:04:40,684 Two messages on the machine. 83 00:04:41,348 --> 00:04:43,055 (WOMAN SPEAKING ARABIC) 84 00:04:47,654 --> 00:04:48,997 Mean anything to you? 85 00:04:49,055 --> 00:04:50,432 I barely passed English. 86 00:04:50,490 --> 00:04:52,595 Listen, we're gonna post an officer at his door. 87 00:04:52,659 --> 00:04:54,332 Anybody comes looking for him, 88 00:04:54,394 --> 00:04:55,998 you give us a call, all right? 89 00:04:57,297 --> 00:05:01,245 Hey, Lennie, check this out. Preferred money market account. 90 00:05:02,402 --> 00:05:03,847 Six hundred grand. 91 00:05:03,904 --> 00:05:05,315 That's a lot of pennies. 92 00:05:05,372 --> 00:05:07,909 So much for the folks in the old country. 93 00:05:11,011 --> 00:05:13,753 Who's she? The new community affairs liaison? 94 00:05:13,814 --> 00:05:16,090 No. What do you have? 95 00:05:16,149 --> 00:05:18,686 Come on, LT. What's up? 96 00:05:21,454 --> 00:05:23,991 Better you hear it from me. She's my lawyer. 97 00:05:24,691 --> 00:05:27,535 I was up for Captain. One Police Plaza passed me over. 98 00:05:27,594 --> 00:05:28,902 You're suing the department? 99 00:05:28,962 --> 00:05:29,997 Title VII. 100 00:05:30,063 --> 00:05:32,771 They promoted a white woman with the same score on the exam. 101 00:05:32,833 --> 00:05:34,005 I have the seniority. 102 00:05:34,401 --> 00:05:35,436 Sorry we asked. 103 00:05:35,502 --> 00:05:37,038 Right. Your turn. 104 00:05:37,604 --> 00:05:39,811 Victim's name is Josef Moussad. 105 00:05:39,873 --> 00:05:42,149 He's got a '96 Caddy registered with the DMV. 106 00:05:42,209 --> 00:05:44,951 It's not in the garage. We put out a bulletin. 107 00:05:45,011 --> 00:05:46,046 Somebody killed him for his car? 108 00:05:46,112 --> 00:05:47,113 Maybe not. 109 00:05:47,180 --> 00:05:48,625 Here's Moussad's bank records. 110 00:05:48,682 --> 00:05:50,059 Six hundred grand, lots of activity. 111 00:05:50,116 --> 00:05:51,254 Wires back and forth to the Middle East. 112 00:05:51,718 --> 00:05:54,358 And one of the wires was to our mystery man, Nasser. 113 00:05:54,421 --> 00:05:57,732 Plus trips to Cairo, Beirut, and Rome just this year. 114 00:05:57,791 --> 00:05:59,600 So am I the only one here thinking the T-word? 115 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,067 Before we jump to conclusions, 116 00:06:02,128 --> 00:06:03,937 contact Anti-Terrorism and the Feds. 117 00:06:03,997 --> 00:06:06,807 See if Moussad or Nasser have a profile. 118 00:06:06,867 --> 00:06:09,211 Was there anything political in his apartment? 119 00:06:09,269 --> 00:06:10,839 Most of the papers are in Arabic. 120 00:06:10,904 --> 00:06:12,406 Same with the answering machine tape. 121 00:06:12,539 --> 00:06:14,212 Well, midtown north has a guy who's fluent. 122 00:06:14,274 --> 00:06:16,015 I'll have them send him over. 123 00:06:16,076 --> 00:06:17,578 (PHONE RINGS) 124 00:06:17,978 --> 00:06:21,585 Van Buren. They're on their way. Forensics. 125 00:06:24,651 --> 00:06:26,631 Looks like a geometry test. 126 00:06:26,686 --> 00:06:28,563 The swab on that slide came from 127 00:06:28,622 --> 00:06:30,568 the bathroom counter in Nasser's hotel room. 128 00:06:30,624 --> 00:06:31,932 What is it? 129 00:06:31,992 --> 00:06:34,666 Residue of sodium bicarbonate 130 00:06:34,728 --> 00:06:36,833 suspended in an aqueous solution. 131 00:06:36,897 --> 00:06:40,674 Hey, three airline meals, I'd be reaching for the Bromo, too. 132 00:06:41,201 --> 00:06:42,475 Glad you're laughing. 133 00:06:42,802 --> 00:06:46,113 Sodium bicarbonate can also be used as a stabilizing agent. 134 00:06:46,172 --> 00:06:47,276 Home-made explosives? 135 00:06:47,340 --> 00:06:48,410 You got it. 136 00:06:49,442 --> 00:06:50,443 Thanks. 137 00:06:50,510 --> 00:06:53,047 I'll alert ATF. Get everybody on the street. 138 00:06:53,113 --> 00:06:54,319 A hit on Nasser's credit card. 139 00:06:54,381 --> 00:06:56,657 He checked into The Markham an hour ago. 140 00:06:57,150 --> 00:06:58,356 This Egyptian guy some kind of terrorist? 141 00:06:58,418 --> 00:07:00,329 (SHUSHING) He's a professional surfer. 142 00:07:00,387 --> 00:07:01,559 Nothing. 143 00:07:02,956 --> 00:07:04,435 BRISCOE: Rodriguez, hit it. 144 00:07:09,095 --> 00:07:10,335 Clear. 145 00:07:11,231 --> 00:07:12,972 Clothes. This all he checked in with? 146 00:07:13,033 --> 00:07:14,842 No. He had two bags. Where's the other one? 147 00:07:14,901 --> 00:07:16,209 I don't know. He wouldn't let me near it. 148 00:07:16,269 --> 00:07:18,146 What'd it look like? A satchel, and it was black. 149 00:07:18,204 --> 00:07:19,877 Did you see him leave? I've been running around. 150 00:07:19,940 --> 00:07:22,978 When he came in, he asked me about the Statue of Liberty. 151 00:07:23,043 --> 00:07:24,454 He wanted to know how late the ferry ran. 152 00:07:24,511 --> 00:07:25,854 I told him to see the concierge. 153 00:07:25,912 --> 00:07:28,256 Rodriguez, call in a 10-45 to Battery Park. 154 00:07:28,315 --> 00:07:29,487 Rapid deployment. 155 00:07:29,549 --> 00:07:30,687 Make it a 47. 156 00:07:30,750 --> 00:07:33,196 I've got 14 field trips over there this afternoon. 157 00:07:33,253 --> 00:07:35,358 Tell your guy in the booth to stop selling tickets. 158 00:07:35,422 --> 00:07:37,129 Tell him his boat just sprung a leak. 159 00:07:37,190 --> 00:07:38,396 I'm not authorized to shut down. 160 00:07:38,458 --> 00:07:39,630 Do it. 161 00:07:40,527 --> 00:07:41,733 PROFACI: Got it. Got it. 162 00:07:42,595 --> 00:07:43,630 Take that line. 163 00:07:43,697 --> 00:07:44,698 Yeah. 164 00:07:44,764 --> 00:07:46,107 Low key, all right? 165 00:08:11,858 --> 00:08:14,270 Excuse me? Is this the ticket-holders line? 166 00:08:14,327 --> 00:08:15,465 Yeah. It's... Over here, please. 167 00:08:15,528 --> 00:08:16,666 Let go of me! 168 00:08:16,730 --> 00:08:18,004 Police. Let's see what you got in the bag. 169 00:08:18,064 --> 00:08:20,066 No! I'm an Egyptian citizen! 170 00:08:20,133 --> 00:08:21,441 What's in the bag? 171 00:08:21,501 --> 00:08:22,536 Let go before you hurt yourself. 172 00:08:22,602 --> 00:08:24,275 No. There is nothing in here. 173 00:08:24,337 --> 00:08:25,577 Look, it's... 174 00:08:26,206 --> 00:08:27,276 BRISCOE: Medical equipment. 175 00:08:27,340 --> 00:08:28,717 CURTIS: Where you going with this stuff, Mr. Nasser? 176 00:08:28,775 --> 00:08:30,652 It's Dr. Nasser. 177 00:08:36,516 --> 00:08:38,621 I'm not ignorant of your laws. 178 00:08:38,685 --> 00:08:41,757 You are required to explain why you have detained me. 179 00:08:42,622 --> 00:08:45,535 One of your countrymen is in the morgue. 180 00:08:45,592 --> 00:08:48,937 He had your name and flight information in his pocket. 181 00:08:51,331 --> 00:08:54,107 Has my representative from the Consulate arrived? 182 00:08:54,701 --> 00:08:56,942 Traffic's murder at this hour. 183 00:08:57,003 --> 00:08:58,949 I am running out of patience, Lieutenant. 184 00:08:59,005 --> 00:09:00,279 He's on his way from central booking. 185 00:09:00,340 --> 00:09:03,480 That's what you told me 20 minutes ago. 186 00:09:03,543 --> 00:09:05,079 It's rush hour. 187 00:09:07,247 --> 00:09:10,160 I'm about to make your life very unpleasant. 188 00:09:11,418 --> 00:09:14,956 Josef Moussad was my friend. I came to New York to visit him. 189 00:09:15,021 --> 00:09:17,661 Just to visit? With a medical bag? 190 00:09:17,724 --> 00:09:21,297 He wanted me to examine him. He didn't like American doctors. 191 00:09:22,062 --> 00:09:23,200 What was wrong with him? 192 00:09:23,263 --> 00:09:26,073 His heart. He had a very bad heart. 193 00:09:26,166 --> 00:09:29,079 Why did he wire you $5,000 last week? 194 00:09:29,836 --> 00:09:32,476 Josef paid for my trip. He was a very generous man. 195 00:09:33,106 --> 00:09:35,746 How did your generous friend come into so much money? 196 00:09:36,309 --> 00:09:39,779 He was a businessman. He imported cotton from Egypt. 197 00:09:41,748 --> 00:09:43,523 Now I must use the telephone. 198 00:09:43,583 --> 00:09:44,721 CURTIS: Not yet. 199 00:09:45,218 --> 00:09:47,960 We found traces of bicarbonate in your hotel. 200 00:09:48,021 --> 00:09:49,864 People use that to make bombs. 201 00:09:50,557 --> 00:09:52,434 And for upset stomach. 202 00:09:53,259 --> 00:09:55,261 The food on the plane was very bad. 203 00:09:55,328 --> 00:09:56,807 (KNOCKING AT DOOR) 204 00:09:59,432 --> 00:10:01,002 Let's give these two a minute. 205 00:10:03,436 --> 00:10:04,881 From what you've told me so far, 206 00:10:04,938 --> 00:10:06,679 you can't even charge a misdemeanor. 207 00:10:06,739 --> 00:10:07,911 Disorderly conduct. 208 00:10:07,974 --> 00:10:09,749 These two were the ones that created the scene. 209 00:10:09,809 --> 00:10:12,790 Dr. Nasser came 5,000 miles to make a house call. 210 00:10:12,846 --> 00:10:15,793 Before he's here half a day, his patient turns up dead. 211 00:10:15,849 --> 00:10:17,226 Then he switches hotels. 212 00:10:17,283 --> 00:10:19,490 A felonious hotel check-out. Come on. 213 00:10:19,586 --> 00:10:21,088 The Egyptian Consulate's all over us. 214 00:10:21,154 --> 00:10:24,328 We let Nasser go back to Cairo, we'll never see him again. 215 00:10:25,091 --> 00:10:27,799 (SIGHS) He came here to examine Mr. Moussad. 216 00:10:28,461 --> 00:10:29,531 What kind of a visa does he have? 217 00:10:29,596 --> 00:10:30,597 CURTIS: Tourist. 218 00:10:31,164 --> 00:10:33,770 INS can detain him for violating his visa conditions. 219 00:10:33,833 --> 00:10:35,835 It might not stick, but it'll keep him around for a while. 220 00:10:38,104 --> 00:10:39,174 This is an outrage. 221 00:10:39,239 --> 00:10:41,480 Dr. Nasser is not some peasant fleeing Cuba 222 00:10:41,541 --> 00:10:43,782 with a Saint Christopher's medal and two goats. 223 00:10:44,043 --> 00:10:45,920 VAN BUREN: I'm sure he's a respected member 224 00:10:45,979 --> 00:10:47,788 of the medical community in Egypt, 225 00:10:47,847 --> 00:10:51,454 but he'll have to be detained until his visa status is cleared up. 226 00:10:51,518 --> 00:10:54,499 Are you suddenly a federal official, Lieutenant? 227 00:10:54,554 --> 00:10:56,727 The INS is on their way over. 228 00:10:56,789 --> 00:10:59,099 You can discuss Dr. Nasser's release with them. 229 00:11:00,827 --> 00:11:02,329 Would you like some coffee, Doctor? 230 00:11:04,564 --> 00:11:06,737 (WOMAN SPEAKING ARABIC ON TAPE) 231 00:11:12,705 --> 00:11:15,083 First message sounds like a girlfriend. 232 00:11:15,141 --> 00:11:18,213 "Hi, honey. Will you take me shopping tomorrow? Call me later." 233 00:11:18,278 --> 00:11:22,283 That second message is a woman named Hamida. 234 00:11:22,348 --> 00:11:25,761 "Hello, Josef. This is Hamida. Did Dr. Nasser arrive safely?" 235 00:11:25,819 --> 00:11:27,765 "Call me to make arrangements." 236 00:11:28,388 --> 00:11:29,526 No number? 237 00:11:29,589 --> 00:11:32,297 I found a Hamida Wazir in his address book. 238 00:11:33,793 --> 00:11:39,368 "Hamida Wazir. 555-0150. Apartment 3-B, 68 West 89th Street." 239 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:42,806 A block from the garage where Moussad was killed. 240 00:11:43,269 --> 00:11:44,407 He's my brother. 241 00:11:45,038 --> 00:11:46,711 CURTIS: When was the last time you saw him? 242 00:11:46,773 --> 00:11:50,653 Tuesday night. Josef had dinner here with us. 243 00:11:50,710 --> 00:11:51,950 BRISCOE: Who's us? 244 00:11:52,011 --> 00:11:55,356 My daughter, her husband, my granddaughter. 245 00:11:55,815 --> 00:11:56,919 What time did he leave? 246 00:11:56,983 --> 00:11:58,018 I don't know. 247 00:11:58,084 --> 00:12:00,792 I wasn't feeling well. I went to bed early. 248 00:12:00,853 --> 00:12:03,663 A little after 10:00. What are all these questions about? 249 00:12:04,691 --> 00:12:07,535 Mr. Moussad was killed Tuesday night. 250 00:12:07,594 --> 00:12:09,130 A block from your apartment. 251 00:12:09,195 --> 00:12:10,469 (MOANS) 252 00:12:13,867 --> 00:12:14,868 What happened? 253 00:12:14,934 --> 00:12:17,073 CURTIS: Well, we think he was on his way back to his car. 254 00:12:17,337 --> 00:12:18,907 He must have just left your building. 255 00:12:18,972 --> 00:12:22,647 BRISCOE: He had a friend visiting from Cairo, a Dr. Nasser. 256 00:12:22,709 --> 00:12:25,622 You left a message for your brother about him. 257 00:12:25,678 --> 00:12:28,750 Dr. Nasser was invited to dinner. 258 00:12:28,815 --> 00:12:32,661 I called Josef to see if Dr. Nasser would join us. 259 00:12:32,719 --> 00:12:34,289 Dr. Nasser made other plans. 260 00:12:34,354 --> 00:12:36,800 He said he was going to examine your brother. 261 00:12:36,856 --> 00:12:38,164 He had a bad heart? 262 00:12:38,224 --> 00:12:41,137 Yes. That's right. His heart. 263 00:12:41,194 --> 00:12:44,175 Did he have any business problems or personal problems? 264 00:12:45,999 --> 00:12:47,034 Nari. 265 00:12:48,301 --> 00:12:49,371 I don't know. 266 00:12:49,435 --> 00:12:50,436 CURTIS: A girlfriend? 267 00:12:50,503 --> 00:12:53,279 He was seeing a woman named Farrah. 268 00:12:54,173 --> 00:12:55,743 She lives in his neighborhood. 269 00:12:55,808 --> 00:12:57,185 (SOBBING) 270 00:13:01,281 --> 00:13:03,625 She killed him. I'm sure of it. 271 00:13:03,683 --> 00:13:05,128 His niece? 272 00:13:05,184 --> 00:13:07,755 Or her husband. The American. 273 00:13:07,820 --> 00:13:10,266 What makes you so sure, Ms. Patel? 274 00:13:10,823 --> 00:13:14,965 Josef was very rich. The husband was always asking for money. 275 00:13:15,028 --> 00:13:18,771 Josef would give him some, then more. It was never enough. 276 00:13:18,831 --> 00:13:20,208 What about Josef's sister? 277 00:13:20,266 --> 00:13:21,904 He gave her money, too. 278 00:13:21,968 --> 00:13:23,379 Did he give you any money? 279 00:13:24,837 --> 00:13:27,408 I don't care about money. 280 00:13:29,909 --> 00:13:32,321 Where were you Tuesday night, Ms. Patel? 281 00:13:33,613 --> 00:13:34,990 At my friend's. 282 00:13:35,048 --> 00:13:36,152 (CELL PHONE RINGING) 283 00:13:36,215 --> 00:13:37,592 Why don't you write it down for us? 284 00:13:37,650 --> 00:13:38,720 What? 285 00:13:39,686 --> 00:13:41,688 Your friend's name and address. 286 00:13:43,189 --> 00:13:45,692 I solved the case for you already. 287 00:13:45,758 --> 00:13:47,533 Moussad's car just turned up. 288 00:13:48,061 --> 00:13:49,631 Guy in the 23 spotted it this morning. 289 00:13:49,696 --> 00:13:51,607 There were a bunch of citations on the windshield. 290 00:13:51,664 --> 00:13:52,802 When was the first one issued? 291 00:13:52,865 --> 00:13:53,969 It was Wednesday morning. 292 00:13:54,033 --> 00:13:55,603 The day after the murder. 293 00:13:55,668 --> 00:13:56,874 The keys are under the driver's seat. 294 00:13:56,936 --> 00:13:58,074 I'll send them over to Latents. 295 00:13:58,137 --> 00:13:59,138 CURTIS: You pop the trunk yet? 296 00:13:59,205 --> 00:14:00,240 Yeah, there's nothing. 297 00:14:00,306 --> 00:14:02,650 I did find this behind the visor. 298 00:14:03,209 --> 00:14:06,315 Columbus Avenue Garage. Time stamped in 8:24 p.m. 299 00:14:06,379 --> 00:14:07,619 Night of the murder. 300 00:14:08,281 --> 00:14:11,262 If this is still here, how'd the car get out without paying? 301 00:14:11,984 --> 00:14:14,464 Yeah, it's one of ours. Supposed to give that in when you pay. 302 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:15,555 How'd it get out? 303 00:14:15,621 --> 00:14:16,622 I don't know. 304 00:14:16,689 --> 00:14:18,430 Nothing gets by me. 305 00:14:18,491 --> 00:14:19,629 (SCOFFS) 306 00:14:19,692 --> 00:14:22,434 Yeah. Well, either you're sleeping on the job 307 00:14:22,495 --> 00:14:24,475 or the dead guy's car flew out of here. 308 00:14:24,530 --> 00:14:26,237 No chance. Boss can't match up 309 00:14:26,299 --> 00:14:28,301 the other half of the stub, I get docked. 310 00:14:29,435 --> 00:14:31,278 Unless they used a key card to get out. 311 00:14:31,337 --> 00:14:35,183 The monthlies get cards and they got their own gate upstairs. 312 00:14:35,241 --> 00:14:36,276 You got a list of the monthlies? 313 00:14:36,342 --> 00:14:37,377 Yeah. 314 00:14:38,911 --> 00:14:40,185 Eric Martin, the niece's husband. 315 00:14:40,246 --> 00:14:41,486 He's been parking there for two years. 316 00:14:41,547 --> 00:14:44,153 Moussad's girlfriend says Martin was hocking the old man for money. 317 00:14:44,217 --> 00:14:46,390 Can we find out which key cards were used that night? 318 00:14:46,452 --> 00:14:48,432 No. The system's not that sophisticated. 319 00:14:48,488 --> 00:14:50,798 It's just a magnetically activated lock. 320 00:14:50,857 --> 00:14:52,768 Well, maybe Martin doesn't know that. 321 00:14:52,825 --> 00:14:54,736 Bring him down for a chat. 322 00:14:56,562 --> 00:14:59,304 Money. Why would I possibly care about Josef's money? 323 00:14:59,365 --> 00:15:00,469 He had it, you didn't. 324 00:15:00,533 --> 00:15:01,603 Sol killed him? 325 00:15:01,667 --> 00:15:05,171 We heard you got downsized out of your copy editor job two years ago. 326 00:15:05,238 --> 00:15:06,774 You moved in with your mother-in-law. 327 00:15:06,839 --> 00:15:08,409 I freelance now. 328 00:15:08,474 --> 00:15:10,249 You invited Moussad over that night 329 00:15:10,343 --> 00:15:12,914 to ask him for some financial assistance. 330 00:15:12,979 --> 00:15:14,356 We had him over for dinner. 331 00:15:14,414 --> 00:15:16,621 And after dinner you followed him to the garage. 332 00:15:17,350 --> 00:15:18,420 What's the matter, Eric? 333 00:15:18,484 --> 00:15:20,760 You couldn't ask for a handout in front of your mother-in-law? 334 00:15:20,820 --> 00:15:23,528 This is ludicrous. I never left my apartment. 335 00:15:23,589 --> 00:15:27,127 Somebody got his car out of your garage without paying cash. 336 00:15:27,193 --> 00:15:29,195 We checked the read-out at the garage. 337 00:15:29,662 --> 00:15:32,871 Your card was used just after Uncle Josef got his head bashed in. 338 00:15:34,734 --> 00:15:36,407 The magnetic card system? 339 00:15:37,970 --> 00:15:40,246 You can't get a read-out from that thing. 340 00:15:44,677 --> 00:15:46,156 How long will my husband be here? 341 00:15:46,212 --> 00:15:47,589 It could be a while. 342 00:15:48,748 --> 00:15:49,852 Where's my daughter? 343 00:15:50,283 --> 00:15:52,354 She's having a soda outside. 344 00:15:53,453 --> 00:15:54,989 How long have you been married? 345 00:15:56,589 --> 00:15:59,832 Thirteen years. We met in Egypt. 346 00:16:00,359 --> 00:16:02,339 My husband was writing a travel book. 347 00:16:02,395 --> 00:16:03,635 He's published? 348 00:16:04,597 --> 00:16:07,077 No. He couldn't find an agent. 349 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:11,441 Your uncle's girlfriend says Eric relied on him for money. 350 00:16:11,537 --> 00:16:12,743 (SCOFFS) 351 00:16:12,805 --> 00:16:14,250 That's not true. 352 00:16:14,307 --> 00:16:16,150 But he could have used a little help that way? 353 00:16:16,209 --> 00:16:17,620 That's why I took a job. 354 00:16:18,778 --> 00:16:19,984 I'm a secretary. 355 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:23,317 Did your uncle have any other family? 356 00:16:25,351 --> 00:16:26,989 Just me and my mother. 357 00:16:28,020 --> 00:16:29,897 My father died six years ago. 358 00:16:30,022 --> 00:16:31,296 Mmm-hmm. 359 00:16:32,658 --> 00:16:34,228 Wait here a minute. 360 00:16:39,432 --> 00:16:41,378 Are you the one in charge? 361 00:16:41,434 --> 00:16:43,880 I'm in charge of the detectives. 362 00:16:43,936 --> 00:16:46,075 Can you show me where to get another soda? 363 00:16:46,139 --> 00:16:48,745 Sure. It's this way. 364 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:56,687 Did you want to tell me something, Alison? 365 00:16:57,250 --> 00:16:58,627 Is my father going to jail? 366 00:16:59,485 --> 00:17:02,591 Well, we need to find out the truth about what happened. 367 00:17:04,090 --> 00:17:06,001 Can I talk to him? Not now, honey. 368 00:17:10,363 --> 00:17:11,842 They had a big fight. 369 00:17:12,431 --> 00:17:13,671 Who did? 370 00:17:14,333 --> 00:17:17,337 My mother and Uncle Josef. 371 00:17:18,070 --> 00:17:19,413 What kind of fight? 372 00:17:20,907 --> 00:17:22,682 A big argument. 373 00:17:22,742 --> 00:17:24,983 Uncle Josef was screaming at her. 374 00:17:25,211 --> 00:17:27,191 What was your uncle screaming about? 375 00:17:28,781 --> 00:17:32,194 They speak Arabic. I can't really understand anything. 376 00:17:32,518 --> 00:17:33,792 Where was your dad? 377 00:17:34,153 --> 00:17:35,860 Just watching. 378 00:17:35,922 --> 00:17:37,162 And your grandmother? 379 00:17:38,591 --> 00:17:40,901 Grandma went to bed right after dinner. 380 00:17:42,261 --> 00:17:44,366 What happened after the argument? 381 00:17:44,430 --> 00:17:45,875 Uncle Josef left. 382 00:17:46,732 --> 00:17:48,405 He was real angry. 383 00:17:48,868 --> 00:17:50,472 His face was all red. 384 00:17:51,204 --> 00:17:54,117 Now, this is very important, Alison. 385 00:17:54,807 --> 00:17:57,185 Did your father leave the apartment right after Uncle Josef? 386 00:18:01,380 --> 00:18:02,654 Alison? 387 00:18:04,417 --> 00:18:05,623 Uh-uh. 388 00:18:06,919 --> 00:18:08,455 My mother did. 389 00:18:10,456 --> 00:18:12,197 Alison knows I didn't leave the apartment. 390 00:18:12,258 --> 00:18:14,135 That's not what she says. 391 00:18:14,894 --> 00:18:18,068 I don't believe you. My daughter doesn't lie. 392 00:18:18,731 --> 00:18:20,176 What have you done to her? 393 00:18:20,233 --> 00:18:22,645 I'm not making this up, Mrs. Martin. 394 00:18:22,702 --> 00:18:24,807 I didn't leave the apartment. 395 00:18:25,571 --> 00:18:26,845 Neither did Eric. 396 00:18:27,740 --> 00:18:29,378 I'd like to talk to my daughter. 397 00:18:29,442 --> 00:18:30,716 What's the matter? 398 00:18:30,776 --> 00:18:33,382 You and your wife didn't coach her on the party line? 399 00:18:33,446 --> 00:18:35,448 Neither of us left the apartment. 400 00:18:35,514 --> 00:18:37,494 BRISCOE: So your kid's lying? 401 00:18:38,618 --> 00:18:40,325 Am I under arrest? CURTIS: No. 402 00:18:40,853 --> 00:18:41,991 But that could change. 403 00:18:42,054 --> 00:18:43,590 Is my wife under arrest? 404 00:18:44,123 --> 00:18:45,329 Not at the moment. 405 00:18:45,791 --> 00:18:47,668 Then I'm taking my family home. 406 00:18:49,729 --> 00:18:51,140 (SIGHS) 407 00:18:55,868 --> 00:18:58,041 All they had was the little girl's statement 408 00:18:58,104 --> 00:19:00,345 that her mother went out after the victim. 409 00:19:00,406 --> 00:19:02,682 She smashed his head against the wall for money? 410 00:19:02,742 --> 00:19:04,346 The victim was sitting on a pile, 411 00:19:04,477 --> 00:19:06,081 the Martins could use some of it. 412 00:19:06,145 --> 00:19:08,921 Says here, he had fifty pounds on her. 413 00:19:10,182 --> 00:19:13,891 His friend Dr. Nasser said he was in poor health and had a bad heart. 414 00:19:14,086 --> 00:19:15,997 I didn't see anything in the autopsy 415 00:19:16,055 --> 00:19:18,228 about poor health or a bad heart. 416 00:19:20,559 --> 00:19:21,867 Who said he had a bad heart? 417 00:19:21,928 --> 00:19:23,168 His friend. 418 00:19:23,229 --> 00:19:25,732 His heart could've kept on pumping for another 30 years 419 00:19:25,798 --> 00:19:28,210 if somebody hadn't crushed his head. 420 00:19:28,267 --> 00:19:30,110 His friend is a cardiologist. 421 00:19:30,670 --> 00:19:31,808 Dr. Nasser? 422 00:19:32,672 --> 00:19:34,345 You sure he's even a doctor? 423 00:19:34,407 --> 00:19:36,353 He had a medical bag. 424 00:19:36,409 --> 00:19:39,618 What was in it? Voodoo dolls and sheep entrails? 425 00:19:41,414 --> 00:19:42,688 Here's the inventory. 426 00:19:45,151 --> 00:19:47,290 These are surgical instruments. 427 00:19:47,353 --> 00:19:48,627 So he did heart surgery. 428 00:19:48,688 --> 00:19:51,362 Maybe on mice, not on humans. 429 00:19:51,424 --> 00:19:53,028 And one other thing. 430 00:19:53,092 --> 00:19:55,129 No heart specialist goes anywhere 431 00:19:55,194 --> 00:19:57,299 without nitroglycerin pills in his bag. 432 00:20:01,434 --> 00:20:05,075 If you want to know Dr. Nasser's specialty, why don't you ask him? 433 00:20:05,137 --> 00:20:08,641 Your INS is detaining him at 26, Federal Plaza. 434 00:20:08,708 --> 00:20:10,381 He won't talk to me. 435 00:20:10,443 --> 00:20:12,582 He told the police he was a cardiologist. 436 00:20:12,645 --> 00:20:16,286 Yes, Ms. Ross, we have cardiologists in Cairo. 437 00:20:16,349 --> 00:20:18,226 He lied about Mr. Moussad's condition, 438 00:20:18,617 --> 00:20:21,325 and the instruments he had with him were all wrong. 439 00:20:21,954 --> 00:20:23,194 And what do you want from me? 440 00:20:23,255 --> 00:20:26,202 Your cooperation. I want to know what kind of doctor he is. 441 00:20:27,259 --> 00:20:30,263 We're moving in a circle. The question has been answered. 442 00:20:30,997 --> 00:20:34,467 If you'll excuse me, I have a meeting with the Consul General. 443 00:20:38,637 --> 00:20:40,583 TOBAK: What is going on here? ROSS: Mr. Tobak. 444 00:20:41,907 --> 00:20:44,717 Did you know you owe $36,000 in unpaid parking tickets? 445 00:20:44,777 --> 00:20:47,223 And you have no authority to compel payment. 446 00:20:47,279 --> 00:20:49,259 You have heard of diplomatic immunity? 447 00:20:49,315 --> 00:20:51,352 You have it. Your car doesn't. 448 00:20:51,951 --> 00:20:56,263 We can have it towed. And towed. And towed. 449 00:20:58,357 --> 00:21:01,702 Mr. Tobak assured me we're now number one on his to-do list. 450 00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:04,037 You make one heck of a meter maid. 451 00:21:04,830 --> 00:21:07,003 The victim was in perfect health. 452 00:21:07,066 --> 00:21:09,740 Now where does that put us with Mrs. Martin? 453 00:21:09,802 --> 00:21:12,840 I have a hard time believing she had the strength to kill him. 454 00:21:12,905 --> 00:21:15,249 Then why would her own child implicate her? 455 00:21:16,208 --> 00:21:17,482 Good question. 456 00:21:18,611 --> 00:21:20,181 Go talk to their neighbors. 457 00:21:23,482 --> 00:21:26,224 Is it true the Martins killed that man? 458 00:21:27,586 --> 00:21:30,726 I was told Alison helps you out with errands. 459 00:21:30,790 --> 00:21:32,167 Yes. She's very trustworthy. 460 00:21:32,525 --> 00:21:34,732 How does she get along with her mother? 461 00:21:34,794 --> 00:21:37,775 Mrs. Martin keeps both eyes on her, I know that. 462 00:21:37,863 --> 00:21:39,103 Hard to blame her. 463 00:21:39,165 --> 00:21:40,371 Even in small things. 464 00:21:41,433 --> 00:21:43,538 Alison bought this little makeup kit 465 00:21:43,602 --> 00:21:46,879 and asked Kim Buckner across the hall 466 00:21:46,939 --> 00:21:48,509 to show her how to use it all. 467 00:21:49,909 --> 00:21:51,616 Her mother found out. 468 00:21:52,044 --> 00:21:53,455 She wasn't happy. Oh, no. 469 00:21:53,512 --> 00:21:56,288 She came right out and yelled at Ms. Buckner. 470 00:21:56,348 --> 00:21:58,157 Called her a slut. 471 00:21:58,217 --> 00:22:00,026 She is, but that's not the point. 472 00:22:02,121 --> 00:22:03,964 Did you ever see Mrs. Martin with her uncle? 473 00:22:04,023 --> 00:22:05,297 The one who was killed? 474 00:22:06,292 --> 00:22:08,135 No. And I didn't see him that night, either. 475 00:22:08,194 --> 00:22:09,605 Did you see either of the Martins? 476 00:22:09,662 --> 00:22:13,838 I saw Mr. Martin. It was late, about 11:00. 477 00:22:13,899 --> 00:22:16,846 He was coming up the steps and into the building. 478 00:22:18,871 --> 00:22:20,578 I want my father here. 479 00:22:21,473 --> 00:22:23,453 He can't be here. 480 00:22:23,509 --> 00:22:25,045 That's why we asked Mr. Wheeler. 481 00:22:25,110 --> 00:22:27,112 He's a lawyer. He can look out for you. 482 00:22:28,581 --> 00:22:30,822 Now please answer my question, Alison. 483 00:22:31,183 --> 00:22:32,856 What happened after your uncle left? 484 00:22:32,918 --> 00:22:34,056 My mother went out. 485 00:22:34,453 --> 00:22:35,932 How long was she gone? 486 00:22:36,622 --> 00:22:38,898 I don't know. I went into my room. 487 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:43,330 Do you get along with your mother, Alison? 488 00:22:44,330 --> 00:22:45,400 Sure. 489 00:22:45,464 --> 00:22:47,569 Even though she won't let you wear makeup? 490 00:22:50,002 --> 00:22:51,140 She says I'm too young. 491 00:22:51,904 --> 00:22:53,645 Do you get mad at her when she's like that? 492 00:22:55,407 --> 00:22:56,511 Sometimes. 493 00:22:56,976 --> 00:22:58,114 Is that why you told the police 494 00:22:58,177 --> 00:22:59,281 she left your apartment that night? 495 00:22:59,345 --> 00:23:01,018 Because you were a little mad at her? No. 496 00:23:01,513 --> 00:23:02,685 Your dad says your mom never left. 497 00:23:03,582 --> 00:23:05,323 And you know Mrs. Newman? 498 00:23:05,384 --> 00:23:07,091 She says your dad was the one who left. 499 00:23:07,153 --> 00:23:08,257 Well, he didn't. 500 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:09,390 ROSS: How can you be so sure? 501 00:23:10,189 --> 00:23:12,135 Because I was watching TV with him. 502 00:23:12,525 --> 00:23:14,334 ROSS: Where? In the living room. 503 00:23:15,861 --> 00:23:18,637 Did you just tell Mr. McCoy that you went into your room? 504 00:23:23,269 --> 00:23:25,613 Alison, it's time you start telling us the truth. 505 00:23:27,873 --> 00:23:29,875 Mrs. Newman was right, wasn't she? 506 00:23:29,942 --> 00:23:32,252 It was your father who went out after your Uncle Josef. 507 00:23:34,847 --> 00:23:35,917 Alison? 508 00:23:37,783 --> 00:23:38,784 Yes. 509 00:23:40,586 --> 00:23:41,997 (CRYING) 510 00:23:47,826 --> 00:23:50,739 Half a million dollars bail is way out of my client's reach. 511 00:23:50,796 --> 00:23:52,036 If you file for a bail reduction, 512 00:23:52,097 --> 00:23:53,303 you'll have a fight on your hands. 513 00:23:53,365 --> 00:23:54,969 I need to be with my family. 514 00:23:55,034 --> 00:23:56,138 It's not gonna happen, Mr. Martin. 515 00:23:56,201 --> 00:23:57,908 Now if you want to talk about a plea... 516 00:23:57,970 --> 00:23:59,745 He's not interested if it keeps him in jail. 517 00:23:59,805 --> 00:24:02,911 Is he kidding? We have a witness, his daughter's statements, 518 00:24:02,975 --> 00:24:04,682 his fingerprints in the garage stairwell. 519 00:24:04,743 --> 00:24:07,223 You don't get house arrest for murder for profit. 520 00:24:07,279 --> 00:24:08,781 It had nothing to do with money. That bastard... 521 00:24:08,847 --> 00:24:09,951 Eric. 522 00:24:12,384 --> 00:24:13,829 If there's mitigation, we're here to listen. 523 00:24:13,886 --> 00:24:15,388 I'll save it for the jury. 524 00:24:15,454 --> 00:24:18,401 Whatever happened, my client had ample justification. 525 00:24:18,457 --> 00:24:20,198 You're arguing self-defense? 526 00:24:20,893 --> 00:24:22,964 Come to court. You'll find out. 527 00:24:24,630 --> 00:24:27,975 Self-defense? The dead man imported cotton. 528 00:24:28,033 --> 00:24:30,104 What did he attack Martin with, cotton balls? 529 00:24:30,169 --> 00:24:31,842 There was no weapon at the scene. 530 00:24:31,904 --> 00:24:33,815 I just talked to Moussad's accountant. 531 00:24:33,872 --> 00:24:35,510 In his will, he put almost all his estate 532 00:24:35,574 --> 00:24:37,144 in a trust for the Martins' daughter. 533 00:24:37,209 --> 00:24:38,813 He says the Martins knew about the will. 534 00:24:38,877 --> 00:24:40,413 So much for your motive. 535 00:24:42,147 --> 00:24:45,060 And Mr. Tobak finally came through. 536 00:24:45,117 --> 00:24:48,223 Dr. Nasser's resumé. Turns out he's an OB/GYN. 537 00:24:48,988 --> 00:24:51,628 That's a few organs south of cardiology. 538 00:24:52,725 --> 00:24:54,261 Impressive. 539 00:24:54,360 --> 00:24:57,671 University of Cairo, Royal Academy of Medicine. 540 00:24:57,730 --> 00:25:00,643 A six-week seminar at Lenox Hill in '95. 541 00:25:00,699 --> 00:25:04,476 "New laser techniques in the removal of uterine fibroids." 542 00:25:04,536 --> 00:25:07,176 Hard to believe the victim had uterine fibroids. 543 00:25:08,007 --> 00:25:10,647 I'd like to know why Dr. Nasser lied to us. 544 00:25:11,377 --> 00:25:13,857 Maybe for the same reason his friend got killed. 545 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:18,150 A Dr. Austin at Lenox Hill sponsored him for the seminar. 546 00:25:20,452 --> 00:25:23,456 He'd read an article I wrote in The Lancet. 547 00:25:23,522 --> 00:25:26,662 He called and asked me to sponsor him for the seminar. 548 00:25:26,725 --> 00:25:28,796 So he's a reputable physician? 549 00:25:33,332 --> 00:25:35,608 My wife and I went to Egypt in '96. 550 00:25:35,668 --> 00:25:38,945 I called Dr. Nasser. He invited us to his clinic. 551 00:25:39,004 --> 00:25:41,280 There were a few young girls in the waiting room, 552 00:25:41,340 --> 00:25:43,342 too young to be needing OB/GYN. 553 00:25:45,277 --> 00:25:47,951 Are you familiar with clitoridectomy, Ms. Ross? 554 00:25:48,013 --> 00:25:50,926 The surgical removal of the external female genitalia. 555 00:25:50,983 --> 00:25:52,053 I know what it is. 556 00:25:52,117 --> 00:25:53,790 I thought I did, too. 557 00:25:53,852 --> 00:25:56,196 Until I went to the Sudan in '94. 558 00:25:56,255 --> 00:25:59,532 I was working with a relief organization in a refugee camp. 559 00:25:59,625 --> 00:26:02,936 I heard horrible screaming, and went to see what was happening. 560 00:26:03,362 --> 00:26:05,842 It was a girl, eight years old, naked, 561 00:26:05,898 --> 00:26:07,605 covered in blood up to her chest. 562 00:26:08,801 --> 00:26:10,872 Three women were holding her down. 563 00:26:10,936 --> 00:26:13,280 A man was using a piece of broken glass on her. 564 00:26:14,239 --> 00:26:15,445 What did you do? 565 00:26:15,507 --> 00:26:17,350 Anesthesia, suturing, antibiotics. 566 00:26:18,577 --> 00:26:20,614 I can still hear that scream in my head. 567 00:26:20,913 --> 00:26:22,085 So you're saying Dr. Nasser... 568 00:26:22,147 --> 00:26:23,251 Well, apparently, 569 00:26:23,649 --> 00:26:25,128 female circumcision accounts for 570 00:26:25,184 --> 00:26:26,629 a substantial part of his practice. 571 00:26:26,685 --> 00:26:29,757 Now, I'm sure he uses a scalpel instead of broken glass, 572 00:26:30,723 --> 00:26:34,034 but I still have a hard time reconciling it with the word "reputable." 573 00:26:34,726 --> 00:26:36,637 ROSS: It's common in much of northern Africa, 574 00:26:36,695 --> 00:26:38,538 the Middle East, parts of Asia. 575 00:26:39,164 --> 00:26:42,873 The thought behind it is, if a woman can't experience sexual pleasure, 576 00:26:42,935 --> 00:26:46,041 she'll remain a virgin until she marries and won't stray afterwards. 577 00:26:46,572 --> 00:26:47,846 What is this, a religious practice? 578 00:26:48,474 --> 00:26:50,454 No religion sanctions it. It's cultural. 579 00:26:50,642 --> 00:26:52,144 And Mr. Moussad wanted the doctor 580 00:26:52,211 --> 00:26:53,690 to do this to the Martin girl? 581 00:26:54,346 --> 00:26:57,054 Moussad wired him $5,000, paid his way here. 582 00:26:57,516 --> 00:26:58,722 The kindly uncle. 583 00:26:58,784 --> 00:27:00,559 ROSS: It explains why the doctor lied. 584 00:27:00,619 --> 00:27:03,156 The procedure violates State and Federal statutes. 585 00:27:03,222 --> 00:27:05,566 The uncle was going to kidnap the girl, 586 00:27:05,624 --> 00:27:07,900 take her to the doctor's hotel and have her... 587 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:09,662 Martin might've been afraid it would happen. 588 00:27:09,728 --> 00:27:12,038 What might've happened doesn't justify homicide. 589 00:27:12,097 --> 00:27:13,974 There was a plan in motion to butcher his daughter. 590 00:27:14,867 --> 00:27:17,905 Well, was Moussad standing over her with a scalpel in his hand? 591 00:27:18,804 --> 00:27:20,215 He might have had other recourse. 592 00:27:20,272 --> 00:27:22,274 From what we know so far, it might have been premeditated. 593 00:27:22,341 --> 00:27:23,911 A jury will look the other way. 594 00:27:24,343 --> 00:27:26,482 If it gets that far, he'll have to convince them 595 00:27:26,545 --> 00:27:28,650 there was imminent danger to his daughter. 596 00:27:29,681 --> 00:27:31,888 He wouldn't have far to go to convince me. 597 00:27:38,557 --> 00:27:41,401 We're not insensitive to your situation, Mr. Martin, 598 00:27:42,594 --> 00:27:45,905 but I need a full account of what happened that night. 599 00:27:46,865 --> 00:27:48,776 Where are we going with this? 600 00:27:48,834 --> 00:27:52,213 If I'm convinced he acted under extreme emotional disturbance, 601 00:27:52,271 --> 00:27:54,114 I can offer first degree manslaughter. 602 00:27:54,173 --> 00:27:55,652 Twelve and a half-to-25? 603 00:27:56,742 --> 00:27:58,085 Seven and a half-to-15. 604 00:27:58,777 --> 00:27:59,881 I can't go to jail. 605 00:27:59,945 --> 00:28:01,015 You killed a man. 606 00:28:01,246 --> 00:28:03,089 So what happens to Alison? 607 00:28:03,148 --> 00:28:04,752 ROSS: She's out of danger. 608 00:28:04,817 --> 00:28:07,297 Moussad's dead, Dr. Nasser's in federal custody. 609 00:28:07,352 --> 00:28:09,764 ERIC: Don't you get it? My mother-in-law wants this. 610 00:28:10,456 --> 00:28:12,060 My wife is doing nothing to stop her. 611 00:28:12,124 --> 00:28:13,262 Alison is not safe. 612 00:28:13,325 --> 00:28:15,032 You could file for an order of protection. 613 00:28:15,093 --> 00:28:16,902 CAHILL: We already have. It's temporary. 614 00:28:16,962 --> 00:28:19,704 It's a piece of paper. They know it's against the law. They don't care. 615 00:28:19,765 --> 00:28:22,405 You can file for divorce. You can petition for immediate custody. 616 00:28:22,467 --> 00:28:25,676 What judge would grant custody to a man facing prison time? 617 00:28:26,638 --> 00:28:28,345 I gave you your options. 618 00:28:29,675 --> 00:28:32,155 If the grand jury indicts, all bets are off. 619 00:28:35,814 --> 00:28:36,815 We don't like your options. 620 00:28:36,882 --> 00:28:39,419 Mr. Martin wants to testify before the grand jury. 621 00:28:43,922 --> 00:28:45,526 Martin wants a free ride. 622 00:28:46,458 --> 00:28:48,131 He's hoping to convince the grand jury 623 00:28:48,193 --> 00:28:49,638 to give him a pat on the head. 624 00:28:49,695 --> 00:28:52,232 "I did a bad thing for a good reason." It's worked before. 625 00:28:52,297 --> 00:28:55,437 It could work again if you go easy on Martin's cross. 626 00:28:55,501 --> 00:28:57,139 What are you suggesting, Jamie? 627 00:28:57,202 --> 00:28:58,943 Probation? For murder? 628 00:28:59,004 --> 00:29:01,006 I don't know. What if the grand jury 629 00:29:01,073 --> 00:29:03,053 asks for instructions on murder two? 630 00:29:03,809 --> 00:29:05,083 I'll give it to them. 631 00:29:07,379 --> 00:29:09,859 He better have a hell of a story to tell. 632 00:29:10,983 --> 00:29:14,396 I'll need copies of both Martin's statements to the police for my cross. 633 00:29:14,953 --> 00:29:16,990 They'll be on your desk first thing. 634 00:29:17,956 --> 00:29:19,629 While you're wrestling with Eric Martin, 635 00:29:19,691 --> 00:29:21,796 I'm gonna go see what I can do for his daughter. 636 00:29:28,467 --> 00:29:32,210 The night this happened, I was supposed to go to a hockey game. 637 00:29:34,573 --> 00:29:37,213 When I got home, Uncle Josef was there. 638 00:29:37,276 --> 00:29:43,591 I found out he and Alison's grandmother had paid a doctor 639 00:29:43,649 --> 00:29:49,292 to come from Egypt to do this operation. 640 00:29:52,791 --> 00:29:56,671 They were going to cut out Alison's clitoris the next day. 641 00:30:00,098 --> 00:30:01,634 I couldn't believe it. 642 00:30:04,937 --> 00:30:09,215 We started screaming at each other. 643 00:30:11,543 --> 00:30:13,921 They told me it wasn't any of my business, 644 00:30:13,979 --> 00:30:17,119 that this was how things were done in their culture. 645 00:30:21,153 --> 00:30:23,690 The worst part was, my wife just sat there. 646 00:30:25,557 --> 00:30:27,195 She was just gonna let them do it. 647 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:32,233 Uncle Josef left even though nothing had been resolved. 648 00:30:32,297 --> 00:30:34,436 I went out after him. 649 00:30:35,467 --> 00:30:37,276 I knew where he parked. 650 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:43,078 He wouldn't listen to me. 651 00:30:45,777 --> 00:30:51,227 He said it was his duty to see that Alison became a proper woman. 652 00:30:52,584 --> 00:30:54,996 When I heard that, I just lost it. 653 00:30:56,421 --> 00:31:01,063 I grabbed him and threw him down against the wall, hard. 654 00:31:05,197 --> 00:31:07,438 I had to stop him. 655 00:31:07,499 --> 00:31:09,410 It was either that or let him destroy 656 00:31:09,468 --> 00:31:11,311 an important part of Alison's life. 657 00:31:16,208 --> 00:31:19,883 My wife had this thing done to her when she was a little girl, 658 00:31:19,945 --> 00:31:22,289 so I know about the effect. 659 00:31:23,648 --> 00:31:26,720 She's always been too embarrassed to talk about it, even to me, 660 00:31:27,919 --> 00:31:29,489 but I can tell. 661 00:31:31,156 --> 00:31:34,035 She worries that 662 00:31:37,362 --> 00:31:39,740 I'm not satisfied with our sex life, 663 00:31:39,798 --> 00:31:42,779 and there is a sadness in her 664 00:31:45,804 --> 00:31:47,477 that never really goes away. 665 00:31:54,046 --> 00:31:55,218 Mr. Martin, 666 00:31:56,848 --> 00:31:59,385 when you confronted Mr. Moussad, 667 00:32:00,519 --> 00:32:01,827 did he have your daughter with him? 668 00:32:02,921 --> 00:32:03,991 No. 669 00:32:04,056 --> 00:32:06,332 She was at home, wasn't she, 670 00:32:06,391 --> 00:32:08,337 in no immediate danger? 671 00:32:11,129 --> 00:32:12,164 Yes. 672 00:32:12,264 --> 00:32:14,642 When you heard what Mr. Moussad 673 00:32:14,699 --> 00:32:17,009 and your wife's mother had in mind for Alison, 674 00:32:17,069 --> 00:32:18,673 why didn't you go to the police? 675 00:32:18,737 --> 00:32:20,580 I didn't know it was against the law. 676 00:32:20,639 --> 00:32:22,414 I didn't know what my rights were. 677 00:32:22,474 --> 00:32:25,182 Then why didn't you just take her to a safe place? 678 00:32:26,278 --> 00:32:27,382 Where? 679 00:32:28,313 --> 00:32:30,953 You don't know how determined they were. 680 00:32:32,718 --> 00:32:36,495 So, when you followed Mr. Moussad, you intended to stop him 681 00:32:36,555 --> 00:32:39,331 from harming Alison forever? 682 00:32:39,391 --> 00:32:41,268 I don't know what was in my mind. 683 00:32:43,929 --> 00:32:45,670 I had to make him understand 684 00:32:48,166 --> 00:32:50,510 they were not going to mutilate my daughter. 685 00:32:54,439 --> 00:32:55,975 (BELL RINGING) 686 00:33:04,616 --> 00:33:06,618 True bill, first degree manslaughter. 687 00:33:06,685 --> 00:33:08,631 Make sense to talk about a plea? 688 00:33:08,687 --> 00:33:09,825 Can't do it, Jack. 689 00:33:09,888 --> 00:33:11,697 My client's gotta go for broke. 690 00:33:16,828 --> 00:33:19,570 Martin doesn't blink, we're going to trial. 691 00:33:20,899 --> 00:33:23,436 Sometimes you don't get to wear the white hat. 692 00:33:24,336 --> 00:33:26,907 Ms. Ross has filed a petition in family court 693 00:33:27,873 --> 00:33:31,320 to have Alison Martin removed from her mother's custody. 694 00:33:32,844 --> 00:33:34,323 Foster care? 695 00:33:34,379 --> 00:33:37,258 Mr. Martin's parents. They're in their late 60s, 696 00:33:37,315 --> 00:33:39,386 own a farm in Pennsylvania. 697 00:33:41,053 --> 00:33:44,000 She's working pro bono on their behalf. 698 00:33:45,290 --> 00:33:46,894 O'Hara. Who's her judge? 699 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:51,166 The one who gave those two kids back to their crackhead mother? 700 00:33:51,229 --> 00:33:54,608 Who later beat one of them to death. Yes, that's O'Hara. 701 00:33:55,267 --> 00:33:56,610 She's got her work cut out for her. 702 00:33:57,569 --> 00:33:58,843 So do you. 703 00:34:02,374 --> 00:34:06,186 I'm a professor of African Studies at Columbia University, 704 00:34:06,244 --> 00:34:10,283 specializing in cultural rituals of Northern Africa, 705 00:34:10,348 --> 00:34:12,021 including female circumcision. 706 00:34:12,951 --> 00:34:14,828 Could you describe the procedure, please? 707 00:34:14,886 --> 00:34:16,263 DR. ARMENTA: It varies. 708 00:34:16,321 --> 00:34:20,167 At its mildest, a licensed surgeon, working in a hospital, 709 00:34:21,493 --> 00:34:24,235 slices away the hood of the clitoris. 710 00:34:25,130 --> 00:34:27,804 In other cases, Sierra Leone is a good example, 711 00:34:29,534 --> 00:34:33,141 the mutilation is carried out in horrific fashion. 712 00:34:34,105 --> 00:34:35,311 ROSS: Can you be more specific? 713 00:34:35,373 --> 00:34:37,546 Your honor, we're not in Sierra Leone. 714 00:34:37,609 --> 00:34:40,146 Well, I want to hear it. Go ahead, Doctor. 715 00:34:42,881 --> 00:34:45,521 The girl is held down. 716 00:34:46,685 --> 00:34:48,358 There's no anesthesia, 717 00:34:49,488 --> 00:34:51,024 no sterile instruments, 718 00:34:52,490 --> 00:34:54,265 nor is there any post-operative care. 719 00:34:55,060 --> 00:34:59,304 The entire clitoris and surrounding tissue are removed. 720 00:34:59,898 --> 00:35:02,344 And then the genital area is sewn together, 721 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:06,212 leaving a small hole for urination and menstruation. 722 00:35:07,138 --> 00:35:08,913 Doctor, do you have any first-hand knowledge 723 00:35:08,974 --> 00:35:12,114 of what this mother intended to do to her daughter? 724 00:35:12,177 --> 00:35:13,178 No, sir. 725 00:35:14,846 --> 00:35:17,725 Well, this whole thing sounds ridiculous to me. 726 00:35:17,783 --> 00:35:19,160 We're in the United States. 727 00:35:19,217 --> 00:35:21,561 All the little girl had to do was run to the police. 728 00:35:21,620 --> 00:35:23,725 Your Honor, you can't expect an 11-year-old child 729 00:35:23,788 --> 00:35:25,165 to defy her mother and grandmother. 730 00:35:25,524 --> 00:35:27,299 JUDGE O'HARA: I see that every day, Ms. Ross, 731 00:35:27,359 --> 00:35:29,862 children full of defiance, and worse. 732 00:35:31,363 --> 00:35:33,639 And some of them are a lot younger than 11. 733 00:35:36,601 --> 00:35:39,172 "In small, closed societies, order and harmony" 734 00:35:39,237 --> 00:35:42,650 "are more important than individual desires or fulfillment." 735 00:35:43,475 --> 00:35:47,753 "Promiscuity and infidelity are considered destructive forces." 736 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:52,457 "Female circumcision is seen as a stabilizing factor." 737 00:35:53,452 --> 00:35:57,491 "When done humanely, there is no pain, no complications." 738 00:35:57,556 --> 00:35:59,866 How's that for a counter argument? 739 00:35:59,925 --> 00:36:01,529 This case is a piece of crap, Adam. 740 00:36:02,294 --> 00:36:06,902 Then drop the charge. You have absolute prosecutorial discretion. 741 00:36:07,232 --> 00:36:09,838 You know I can't do that. He killed somebody. 742 00:36:09,968 --> 00:36:13,108 And somebody has to remind the public it's still wrong to do that. 743 00:36:14,406 --> 00:36:15,407 I know. 744 00:36:15,941 --> 00:36:18,945 I just don't like being the messenger in this case. 745 00:36:19,010 --> 00:36:20,045 Look on the bright side. 746 00:36:21,580 --> 00:36:26,154 You go to court, you lose, Eric Martin goes home, 747 00:36:26,218 --> 00:36:27,697 you still made your point. 748 00:36:31,323 --> 00:36:33,667 The public school in town is very good. 749 00:36:33,725 --> 00:36:35,466 We've checked it out thoroughly. 750 00:36:35,527 --> 00:36:37,200 Alison could transfer any time. 751 00:36:37,829 --> 00:36:39,968 What other activities would be available to her? 752 00:36:40,031 --> 00:36:43,342 MRS. MARTIN, SR.: There's hiking. We have a couple of horses. 753 00:36:43,635 --> 00:36:45,239 There's a pool in town. 754 00:36:45,303 --> 00:36:47,840 Why do you think Alison would be better off with you and your husband? 755 00:36:49,007 --> 00:36:51,078 Well, we don't plan to mutilate her. 756 00:36:52,844 --> 00:36:55,586 ZAKARIAN: How old are you and your husband? 757 00:36:55,647 --> 00:36:58,491 MRS. MARTIN, SR.: I'm 67. Harry's 71. 758 00:36:58,550 --> 00:36:59,620 Both of you are in good health? 759 00:36:59,684 --> 00:37:00,685 Reasonably so. 760 00:37:01,653 --> 00:37:03,326 Harry does chores every morning. 761 00:37:03,388 --> 00:37:04,992 I do aerobic exercises and yoga. 762 00:37:06,258 --> 00:37:09,137 Didn't your husband have an angioplasty eight months ago 763 00:37:09,194 --> 00:37:12,232 to remove a 70% arterial blockage? 764 00:37:12,297 --> 00:37:15,073 Yes. The blockage has not recurred. 765 00:37:15,133 --> 00:37:16,134 And isn't it true, Mrs. Martin, 766 00:37:16,201 --> 00:37:19,910 that you have a family history of Parkinson's Disease? 767 00:37:20,305 --> 00:37:22,478 Yes. I don't have it. 768 00:37:22,540 --> 00:37:24,315 But you might? ROSS: Your Honor, 769 00:37:24,676 --> 00:37:26,713 she might get hit by a bus. It's irrelevant. 770 00:37:26,811 --> 00:37:30,258 The age and health of these people are not irrelevant, Ms. Ross. 771 00:37:30,315 --> 00:37:32,022 We're talking about who's best suited 772 00:37:32,083 --> 00:37:34,120 to care for an active 11-year-old. 773 00:37:36,454 --> 00:37:40,095 I look out for Alison. I make sure no harm comes to her. 774 00:37:40,492 --> 00:37:43,666 ROSS: When you found out Alison had a boyfriend and was using makeup, 775 00:37:44,029 --> 00:37:45,303 you were concerned, weren't you? 776 00:37:45,363 --> 00:37:46,774 NARI: Yes, of course. 777 00:37:46,831 --> 00:37:48,105 She's too young. 778 00:37:48,166 --> 00:37:49,577 Like any good mother, you were worried 779 00:37:49,634 --> 00:37:50,977 that she might become promiscuous? 780 00:37:51,202 --> 00:37:52,306 Yes. 781 00:37:52,370 --> 00:37:54,907 And you think Alison should remain a virgin until she marries? 782 00:37:56,775 --> 00:37:57,845 Yes. 783 00:37:57,909 --> 00:37:58,910 Is she aware of your concerns? 784 00:37:59,511 --> 00:38:00,649 I have talked to her. 785 00:38:01,279 --> 00:38:02,519 So, you rely on her good judgment. 786 00:38:02,580 --> 00:38:03,752 You trust she'll listen to you. 787 00:38:04,516 --> 00:38:05,551 Yes. 788 00:38:06,785 --> 00:38:08,890 What about your mother? Does she trust your daughter's judgment? 789 00:38:08,953 --> 00:38:11,627 My mother is from a different culture. 790 00:38:12,223 --> 00:38:14,669 And she wanted Alison to have this operation? 791 00:38:18,296 --> 00:38:19,434 Yes. 792 00:38:19,497 --> 00:38:20,567 Did you object? 793 00:38:23,268 --> 00:38:24,770 My mother says 794 00:38:26,638 --> 00:38:29,084 it is the only way we can protect her 795 00:38:30,842 --> 00:38:32,412 and the family honor. 796 00:38:34,646 --> 00:38:37,525 Did your mother protect you when you were a little girl? 797 00:38:39,084 --> 00:38:40,085 Yes. 798 00:38:43,154 --> 00:38:44,963 When I was eight. 799 00:38:46,091 --> 00:38:47,593 ROSS: In a hospital? 800 00:38:49,861 --> 00:38:50,931 No. 801 00:38:58,970 --> 00:39:00,643 Was anesthesia used? 802 00:39:01,573 --> 00:39:02,608 No. 803 00:39:03,108 --> 00:39:04,712 Did you want to have this done? 804 00:39:04,776 --> 00:39:06,255 They don't ask the child. 805 00:39:07,045 --> 00:39:09,286 Then somebody must've held you down. 806 00:39:10,548 --> 00:39:11,925 Who did that? 807 00:39:20,325 --> 00:39:21,827 My mother 808 00:39:23,628 --> 00:39:25,130 and my aunt. 809 00:39:25,196 --> 00:39:26,641 ROSS: And who performed the surgery? 810 00:39:29,834 --> 00:39:31,336 A man in the village. 811 00:39:31,503 --> 00:39:33,210 Did they explain to you that they were doing this 812 00:39:33,271 --> 00:39:34,841 because they couldn't trust your judgment? 813 00:39:35,273 --> 00:39:37,879 They said it was a passage into womanhood. 814 00:39:39,010 --> 00:39:40,318 And this is what you were willing 815 00:39:40,378 --> 00:39:41,618 to have done to your daughter? 816 00:39:44,315 --> 00:39:46,056 Everything here, 817 00:39:47,752 --> 00:39:51,632 the magazines, the television, 818 00:39:53,224 --> 00:39:54,498 it's all sex. 819 00:39:58,663 --> 00:40:01,371 Little girls dressing like prostitutes. 820 00:40:02,767 --> 00:40:07,341 School girls having babies. Where are the parents? 821 00:40:12,477 --> 00:40:14,286 I was afraid for her. 822 00:40:18,149 --> 00:40:21,619 What gives you the right to tell us how to live? 823 00:40:22,420 --> 00:40:25,060 What gives you the right to ignore the law? 824 00:40:25,156 --> 00:40:28,035 And you pretend this is a free country. 825 00:40:33,198 --> 00:40:35,200 Why don't we go in here? 826 00:40:44,442 --> 00:40:49,187 In this country, your children turn out no better than animals. 827 00:40:49,447 --> 00:40:52,326 In this country, you abuse a child, you risk the penalty. 828 00:40:52,383 --> 00:40:56,160 This is not abuse. It is a family matter. 829 00:40:56,554 --> 00:40:58,534 We are saving Alison. By maiming her? 830 00:40:58,590 --> 00:41:00,570 Alison is none of your business. 831 00:41:01,559 --> 00:41:03,903 You Americans think you are better and smarter than we are. 832 00:41:04,929 --> 00:41:06,567 Mother, she is only trying to help Alison. 833 00:41:06,631 --> 00:41:10,773 She is not helping. She will bring disgrace to our family. 834 00:41:11,836 --> 00:41:14,339 This woman will never understand. 835 00:41:14,439 --> 00:41:16,112 But you know it is true. 836 00:41:16,174 --> 00:41:19,246 All I know is what I have lived with since I was eight years old. 837 00:41:23,014 --> 00:41:24,823 How could you love me 838 00:41:27,018 --> 00:41:28,691 and do this to me? 839 00:41:33,691 --> 00:41:36,535 I wouldn't stake anything on Nari Martin's emotional state. 840 00:41:36,594 --> 00:41:40,667 And Judge O'Hara is a real piece of work. He'd award custody to Medea. 841 00:41:40,732 --> 00:41:42,075 When's he handing down his decision? 842 00:41:42,133 --> 00:41:43,441 Tomorrow. 843 00:41:44,869 --> 00:41:46,849 I have to set a trial date tomorrow. 844 00:41:48,906 --> 00:41:50,977 Let's see if we can pull a rabbit out of the hat. 845 00:41:56,180 --> 00:41:58,786 ROSS: You cede custody to Eric's parents, temporarily. 846 00:42:01,052 --> 00:42:02,588 You plead guilty to manslaughter. 847 00:42:03,888 --> 00:42:06,562 Six-to-12. It's a generous offer. 848 00:42:08,026 --> 00:42:11,599 And while I'm in prison, Alison lives with my family. 849 00:42:12,664 --> 00:42:14,109 I'm her mother. 850 00:42:14,365 --> 00:42:17,471 You could still visit her, you could have a say in how she's raised. 851 00:42:18,670 --> 00:42:20,775 I'm not sure I want my wife to have a say. 852 00:42:21,940 --> 00:42:23,010 I promise. 853 00:42:25,877 --> 00:42:28,050 I will never let this thing be done to Alison. 854 00:42:28,980 --> 00:42:31,426 I don't want your mother near her. 855 00:42:32,984 --> 00:42:34,588 You have to move 856 00:42:35,486 --> 00:42:37,727 somewhere where she can't poison you. 857 00:42:40,725 --> 00:42:42,261 Will you give up custody? 858 00:42:44,696 --> 00:42:47,176 We can revisit the issue every six months. 859 00:42:48,700 --> 00:42:50,611 Do I get a vote every six months? 860 00:42:50,668 --> 00:42:51,772 Yes. 861 00:42:55,807 --> 00:42:57,184 Then it's okay with me. 862 00:43:01,346 --> 00:43:02,381 Mrs. Martin? 863 00:43:08,252 --> 00:43:09,663 Can I visit her? 864 00:43:10,088 --> 00:43:11,567 Supervised visits, yes. 865 00:43:12,390 --> 00:43:15,496 I must be supervised with my own daughter? 866 00:43:15,593 --> 00:43:17,732 Until we're all satisfied that she's safe with you, yes. 867 00:43:19,397 --> 00:43:22,537 And if my husband didn't go to jail, would we be able to keep her? 868 00:43:22,600 --> 00:43:24,944 I'm sorry, Mrs. Martin, this is the best we can offer. 869 00:43:31,943 --> 00:43:33,718 Will you let her go? 870 00:43:44,522 --> 00:43:45,592 And the plea? 871 00:43:48,593 --> 00:43:50,766 I accept my responsibility. 872 00:43:52,196 --> 00:43:55,143 It doesn't mean I wouldn't do it again, if I had to. 873 00:44:02,106 --> 00:44:03,107 Rough day? 874 00:44:04,876 --> 00:44:06,514 Hold your heads up. 875 00:44:07,745 --> 00:44:10,589 You looked a 3,000-year-old abomination in the face 876 00:44:10,648 --> 00:44:11,649 and you beat it back. 877 00:44:11,716 --> 00:44:13,821 Only because we heard about it. 878 00:44:13,885 --> 00:44:16,297 How many more out there we don't know about? 879 00:44:16,354 --> 00:44:17,355 ADAM: Pick a number.