[no sound]
>> narrator: IN NEW YORK CITY'S WAR ON CRIME,
THE WORST CRIMINAL OFFENDERS
ARE PURSUED BY THE DETECTIVES OF THE MAJOR CASE SQUAD.
THESE ARE THEIR STORIES.
>> SO YOU'RE AUNT WANTS TO SEE THE BABY.
I DON'T SEE WHY THAT'S A PROBLEM.
>> BECAUSE IT'S THE LAST THING I WANNA DO, THAT'S WHY.
>> SO JUST CALL HER AND TELL HER YOU CAN'T MAKE IT.
SHE'LL UNDERSTAND.
>> SOMETIMES I'D LIKE TO LIVE ON YOUR PLANET.
HEY, I'M SORRY.
YOU KNOW HOW CRAZY MY AUNT MAKES ME.
SHE WANTS WHAT SHE WANTS WHEN SHE WANTS IT.
>> EMMA'S GONNA MISS YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, WISH ME LUCK.
>> GOOD LUCK.
>> HEY, LUCY.
>> HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
>> OH--HOLD IT. [laughs]
AH. GRACIAS.
>> HOW'S MY AUNT? >> SHE'S TIRED.
SHE'S BEEN WITH THE DOCTOR ALL AFTERNOON.
>> DOCTOR? WHAT'S WRONG? >> SHE'S NOT WELL.
>> WHAT ABOUT HER MOOD?
>> WHAT YOU'D EXPECT.
>> I EXPECTED TO SEE HER, ANDRE.
>> THE BABY HAS A COLD.
I DECIDED IT WAS BEST TO LET HER SLEEP.
>> YOUR HOTEL'S NOT THAT FAR. I'LL JUST GET MY COAT.
>> NO, NO, YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO CATCH WHAT SHE HAS.
>> IT'S BEEN SIX MONTHS.
I WANT TO SEE HER TOMORROW. NO EXCUSES.
[knocking]
>> YES?
SORRY. I MUST HAVE THE WRONG ROOM.
[beeping]
>> YOU'D BETTER HURRY. IT'S GETTING LATE.
DON'T WORRY. SHE'S FINE.
I DON'T WANNA KEEP CELIA WAITING.
>> I TOLD MY AUNT WE'LL BRING EMMA BY TOMORROW.
>> IS THIS TOO MUCH? >> EMILY HAS HEART PROBLEMS.
IT'S SERIOUS.
YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M REALLY NOT IN THE MOOD FOR CELIA TONIGHT.
>> I HAVEN'T SEEN CELIA IN OVER SIX MONTHS.
SHE'S MY BEST FRIEND, ANDRE.
PLEASE?
FOR ME?
>> WHOA! NOT NOW, SWEETIE. SETTLE DOWN.
OKAY.
I WON'T BE TOO LATE, ALL RIGHT?
YOU HAVE MY CELL PHONE NUMBER?
>> WHEN ANDRE READS HIS POETRY TO HER,
SHE SMILES FROM HERE TO HERE.
>> OH, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HER.
IT'S BEEN WAY TOO LONG.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW GREAT YOU LOOK.
> YEAH, WELL, NOTHING LIKE A GOOD, JUICY DIVORCE
TO TAKE OFF THE POUNDS.
>> YOU'RE BETTER OFF WITHOUT HIM.
TELL HER HOW GREAT SHE LOOKS.
>> YOU KNOW, I-- I DON'T TRUST THIS THING.
I'M GONNA GO CHECK ON HER.
>> HE WORRIES SO MUCH. SHOULD I GO?
>> THAT'S OKAY. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> IS SOMETHING...WRONG?
NO. HE'S PROBABLY JUST GOING OUT FOR A SMOKE.
>> A NUMBER OF OTHER ROOMS ON THE FIFTH FLOOR
WERE ALSO ROBBED-- WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT?
>> POLICE ARE ON THEIR WAY, SIR.
>> FOR WHAT YOU PEOPLE CHARGE,
YOU'D THINK SOMEONE WOULD BE ABLE TO STEP UP--
>> I'VE BEEN HERE SIX YEARS.
NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED BEFORE.
>> THAT'S SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER?
>> YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE, SIR.
A NUMBER OF ROOMS ON THE FIFTH FLOOR WERE ROBBED.
>> AND BECAUSE A NUMBER OF ROOMS ON THE FIFTH FLOOR--
WHAT ABOUT MY WATCH? >> I UNDERSTAND.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE CASH?
>> AND THERE'S NO GUY?
>> THERE ARE A LOTTA GUYS, BUT THERE'S NO...GUY.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT ANDRE.
[cell phone rings]
>> HI!
EMMA?
IS SHE OKAY? IS SHE OKAY?
WHERE IS SHE?
>> SOMEBODY TOOK HER.
SHE'S GONE.
[whispering] EMMA'S GONE.
>> INITIAL CANVASS FROM 59TH TO 69TH
AND FROM EAST END TO 5TH.
SECURITY VIDEOS? >> RUNNING 'EM DOWN AS WE SPEAK.
I NOTIFIED TARU.
THEY'VE OPENED A KIDNAPPING DESK.
LEVEL ONE MOBILIZATION.
SIX ROOMS WERE HIT IN ALL.
LOTSA CASH, JEWELRY.
WHAT? >> IT'S A GLASS FRAGMENT.
>> I'M GONNA GO TALK TO THE PARENTS.
>> THEY'RE IN THE ROOM NEXT DOOR.
>> I CAME UP TO CHECK ON HER AT 8:15.
>> I THINK IT WAS CLOSER TO 8:30.
>> WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
HOW DOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN?
>> YOU'RE GONNA FIND HER, RIGHT?
YOU'RE GONNA BRING HER BACK SAFE?
>> RIGHT NOW I HAVE TO ASK YOU TO TRY TO REMEMBER
EVERYTHING YOU CAN.
>> WELL, WE WERE DOWNSTAIRS. WE WERE ALL HAVING DINNER.
>> BEFORE THAT, DID YOU RECEIVE ANY CALLS?
>> JUST CELIA.
>> VISITORS?
AND YOU'RE SURE YOU LOCKED UP WHEN YOU LEFT.
>> OF COURSE I'M SURE.
I KNEW WE SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT HER ALONE.
>> WE'LL NEED A PICTURE OF EMMA.
ANYTHING MORE RECENT?
>> THIS IS FROM LAST WEEK.
>> WHERE WAS THAT TAKEN? >> THAT'S KENT, CONNECTICUT.
IT'S OUR BACKYARD.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE. THIS IS A GOOD HOTEL.
I PUT THE SIGN ON THE DOOR. I CHECKED THE THERMOSTAT.
>> THERMOSTAT?
>> WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE SHE WAS WARM.
>> SURE. EMMA WAS ILL?
>> SHE MAY HAVE BEEN COMING DOWN WITH A COLD, YEAH.
[exhales] OH, GOD.
>> WE KNOW THIS IS DIFFICULT FOR YOU.
BUT IF IT IS A KIDNAPPING, SOMEONE MAY TRY TO CONTACT YOU.
SO IT'S BEST IF YOU STAY HERE, AT LEAST UNTIL WE KNOW MORE.
>> IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
>> THEY LEAVE THEIR KID ALONE
SO THEY CAN HAVE A QUIET DINNER?
PEOPLE JUST DON'T THINK.
>> LUCY VALDEZ.
SHE'S BEEN A MAID HERE FOR THREE YEARS,
NEVER A PROBLEM.
ALL OUR STAFF ARE BONDED.
>> HER MASTER WAS USED ON ALL THE ROOMS THAT WERE HIT.
>> AND 20 OTHERS. THAT'S HER JOB.
>> AND WHAT TIME WAS THE KEY CARD USED?
>> PUNCH UP 519, PLEASE.
ROOM 519. THAT'S THE HASLUMS.
SHE OPENED THE DOOR AT 7:22.
THE NEXT TIME THE DOOR WAS OPENED WAS 8:36.
THE HASLUMS' KEY.
>> VALDEZ, YOU SAID. >> THAT'S RIGHT, LUCY.
>> LOOKS LIKE SHE CLOCKED OUT AT 7:01.
>> WE'LL NEED A HOME ADDRESS.
>> THANKS, LUCY. JUST WAIT HERE.
MAID'S KEY CARD WAS USED TWICE THAT NIGHT.
SHE CLAIMS SHE ONLY USED IT ONCE.
>> BOYFRIEND? >> ALIBIED UNTIL 11:00 P.M.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THE GLASS FRAGMENTS.
FOUND 'EM IN ALL SIX ROOMS THAT WERE HIT.
COULD HAVE BEEN TRACKED IN BY THE BURGLAR'S SHOES.
FORENSICS IS RUNNING GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
AS PER YOUR REQUEST.
>> THANKS, MAN.
>> SO WE GOT THIS KEY CARD FROM THE MAID'S LOCKER.
NOW, WE TESTED IT, AND IT DOESN'T FIT IN ANY OF THE DOORS.
>> SOMEONE SWAPPED CARDS. >> YEAH.
IT WAS LAST USED BY MARVIN CUTLER FROM SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY,
WHEN HE CHECKED INTO THE HOTEL TWO WEEKS AGO.
>> AND WE KNOW THIS HOW? >> 'CAUSE IT'S ON HERE.
NAME, ADDRESS, CREDIT CARD INFORMATION.
DON'T LEAVE YOUR KEY CARD IN YOUR ROOM WHEN YOU CHECK OUT.
UNFORTUNATELY, MR. CUTLER REPORTED HIS WALLET STOLEN
TWO HOURS BEFORE SOMEONE USED HIS CREDIT CARD
TO CHECK INTO THE BARTON HOTEL.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE HERE?
>> LUCY WASN'T LYING ABOUT THE GUY IN THE HAT.
>> SHE CLAIMS HE TALKED HER UP IN THE ELEVATOR.
>> AND WATCH THIS. LOOK AT HIS OTHER HAND.
THAT'S WHERE SHE SAID SHE KEPT HER KEY.
NOW FOLLOW HIS LEFT HAND.
>> HE SWAPS CARDS. >> DID HE GO BACK UPSTAIRS?
>> UNFORTUNATELY, WE NEVER ACTUALLY GET TO SEE HIS FACE.
NONE OF THE HOTEL EMPLOYEES CAN IDENTIFY HIM OFF THIS TAPE.
>> THE OLD "I LEFT MY PHONE IN MY ROOM" LINE.
>> THAT DUFFLE BAG IS BIG ENOUGH
TO HOLD AN 18-MONTH-OLD CHILD.
>> ALL THOSE PEOPLE.
MAYBE ONE OF THEM KNOWS WHERE SHE IS.
>> HEY, WE HAVE TO TRUST THE POLICE.
>> HOW WOULD THEY GET HER OUT OF THE ROOM?
YOU THINK THEY HURT HER? GOD, DO YOU THINK--
>> NO. THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED.
OKAY? SHE'S ALL RIGHT. >> I CAN'T HELP IT, ANDRE.
I KEEP THINKING OF EMMA IN THE GROUND.
>> STOP IT. >> I KEEP THINKING OF EMMA.
>> SHE'S ALL RIGHT.
HEY, WE'D FEEL IT IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG.
NOTHING'S WRONG.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. THEY'LL FIND HER.
THEY WILL.
>> I'M TELLING THE COPS WE'RE STAYING AT CELIA'S.
HERE, HOLD THIS.
>> IT SMELLS LIKE HER.
>> HEY.
>> WE'LL BE OKAY.
>> SO THIS ON THE HAT HERE...
>> IT'S THE MIAMI FLAME.
>> OKAY, SO THE VICTIMOLOGY IS PRETTY NONDESCRIPT,
EXCEPT FOR THIS.
HE HAS AN AUNT, EMILY HUNTFORD,
OLD MONEY--EMPHASIS ON MONEY.
UP NEAR 75 MIL.
SHE LIVES AT 948 5TH.
THAT'S OUR NEST.
>> EMILY?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
>> GEORGE IS MY SECRETARY. YOU CAN SPEAK FREELY.
>> OKAY. WE HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE IT WAS A KIDNAPPING
FOR A RANSOM.
>> BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHO I AM?
>> WAS THERE ANYONE YOU MIGHT HAVE TOLD
YOUR NEPHEW WAS COMING INTO TOWN,
SOMEONE WHO WOULD HAVE KNOWN WHERE HE WAS STAYING?
>> I MADE ANDRE'S RESERVATION,
UM, USING HER CREDIT CARD, OF COURSE.
EMILY, YOU SHOULD BE IN BED. >> STOP IT, GEORGE.
>> WELL, IF I DON'T WORRY ABOUT YOU, WHO WILL?
>> JUST GO HOME. YOUR BOYFRIEND'S IN FROM LONDON.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE CALLED YOU.
>> STUART CAN TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF.
I'LL MAKE COFFEE.
>> EMMA. SHE'S THE ONLY CHILD IN OUR FAMILY.
SHE'S NAMED AFTER ME, YOU KNOW?
>> THE GLASS FRAGMENTS ARE TOTALLY ORDINARY.
COULD BE FROM A BEER BOTTLE, A WINDOW, A VASE.
>> WHAT'S THAT? >> THAT'S NOT ORDINARY.
ON MOST OF THE FRAGMENTS,
WE DETECTED TRACES OF STYRENE AND ISOBUTYLENE.
CHEMICALS FOUND IN THE MANUFACTURE OF STYROFOAM.
AND THE FLAGS INDICATE ALL FACTORIES
THAT MANUFACTURE STYROFOAM.
>> GREAT. WHERE DO WE START?
>> WELL, THE BURGLAR USED CREDIT CARDS
WHICH WERE STOLEN FROM MARVIN CUTLER
WHO LIVES IN SUMMIT.
LET'S GO TO NEWARK.
>> IN JERSEY, YOU ROOT FOR MIAMI,
IT'S KINDA LIKE ROOTIN' FOR IRAQ,
BUT, YOU KNOW, MARKIE, HE-- HE BANGS HIS OWN DRUM.
YO, MARKIE.
GOT A COUPLE OF MIAMI FANS HERE FOR YOU.
>> STOP! POLICE!
>> SUSPECT IS ON THE MOVE.
[tires squealing]
[tires screeching]
>> PUT YOUR HANDS WHERE WE CAN SEE THEM!
>> WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME? THERE IS NO KID.
>> WE HAVE YOU ON THE SECURITY TAPE FROM THE HOTEL,
MR. CARSTON.
>> NO, YOU'VE GOT A GUY IN A MIAMI FLAME HAT.
>> WE KNOW THAT YOU WERE BUSTED 12 YEARS AGO
FOR A BREAK-IN AT A JEWELRY STORE ON 46TH.
>> CHARGES DROPPED.
>> ALSO AT AN ANTIQUE STORE ON PARK AVENUE SOUTH.
THAT'S TWO YEARS LATER.
>> AND GRADUATED STUYVESANT HIGH
WHERE I WAS THE PUNTER ON THE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM.
>> SOMEONE AT THE BARTON HOTEL IS GOING TO RECOGNIZE YOU.
>> YEAH, I'VE GOT ONE OF THOSE FACES, DON'T I?
LOOK, I KNOW HOW THIS WORKS. >> REALLY?
WELL, THEN YOU KNOW THAT KIDNAPPING
IS A CLASS A VIOLENT FELONY.
WE'RE TALKING LIFE.
>> I DIDN'T TAKE A BABY.
I'VE GOT KIDS OF MY OWN, FOR CHRIST'S SAKES.
>> YOU KNOW, UH...
I BELIEVE YOU.
IT'S JUST THAT RIGHT NOW, THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
YOU NEED TO PROVE IT.
>> WE KNOW YOU WERE IN THE HOTEL ROOM.
>> [laughs] RIGHT.
>> WE'RE HERE BECAUSE WE CAN PROVE YOU WERE THERE.
>> OKAY.
THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME A KIDNAPPER.
>> DID YOU SEE THE BABY? >> I'M NOT STUPID.
I DO NOT MESS WITH KIDS.
>> STILL NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
>> OKAY.
>> LOTSA JEWELRY, ANTIQUES.
BUT THERE'S NO SIGN THAT THE KID'S BEEN HERE.
YOU KNOW, THIS KIDNAPPING'S VERY UNCHARACTERISTIC
FOR A--A PRO LIKE CARSTON,
BUT MAYBE HE FOUND A PARTNER WHO WOULDN'T MIND THE RISK.
>> OR MAYBE THE BURGLARY
WAS JUST A DECOY FOR THE KIDNAPPING.
COULD BE ANYTHING. NONE OF IT LOOKS GOOD FOR EMMA.
>> ...TWO WORDS THAT SHOULD NEVER GO IN THE SAME SENTENCE.
>> NO, IT'S NOT RIGHT. CHILDREN DON'T DIE.
IT'S NOT RIGHT.
CHILDREN DON'T DIE.
IT'S NOT RIGHT.
CHILDREN DON'T DIE. [muttering]
IT'S NOT RIGHT.
THAT'S NOT RIGHT. CHILDREN DON'T DIE.
NOT RIGHT. NOT RIGHT.
>> HEY. [rattling]
HERE ARE YOUR PILLS.
CALISTA, YOU GOTTA TAKE YOUR MEDICATION.
>> I SEE WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
YOU DON'T TRUST ME.
>> THAT'S NOT TRUE.
I TRUST YOU.
I SWEAR.
>> YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW...
[chuckles]
THE ONLY WAY WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS IS TOGETHER, OKAY?
[telephone ringing]
>> IF IT IS THE GUY, REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU.
KEEP HIM ON AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
PLAY FOR TIME.
YOU NEED A FEW DAYS TO GET MONEY, STOCK, WHATEVER.
>> YES?
>> WE HAVE YOUR LITTLE GIRL, AND WE'RE WILLING TO HURT HER.
>> WHO IS THIS?
>> YOU CAN HAVE HER BACK FOR $2 MILLION.
YOU HAVE 24 HOURS.
>> IS SHE ALL RIGHT? I WANT TO TALK TO HER!
>> GET THE MONEY.
>> WELL, IT'LL TAKE A FEW DAYS.
IT'S ALL TIED UP IN TRUST ACCOUNTS.
>> TOMORROW.
GET THE DAMN MONEY, OR SHE'S DEAD.
[British accent] >> RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S THAT.
>> THIS WAS A MISTAKE.
I DON'T WANNA DO THIS ANYMORE.
>> YOU WILL DO THIS.
>> BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING ELSE,
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET PROOF EMMA IS ALIVE.
>> $2 MILLION IS MEANINGLESS TO ME.
I WON'T TAKE THE CHANCE THEY'LL HURT HER.
>> WHAT KIND OF PROOF? >> TALKING TO HER WOULD BE GOOD.
>> I'LL BE AT THE BANK AS SOON AS IT OPENS.
>> EMILY, YOU SHOULD BE IN BED.
>> HOPEFULLY, WE'LL HAVE BETTER LUCK
WHEN THEY CALL NEXT TIME.
>> EMILY WILL PAY,
AND THINGS WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL.
SHE LOVES EMMA LIKE SHE WAS HER OWN.
SO THERE'S JUST...
ONE MORE QUESTION, MRS. HASLUM,
AND THEN WE'LL-- WE'LL LEAVE YOU.
DOES THE NAME MARK CARSTON MEAN ANYTHING--
>> I'M SORRY, DETECTIVE, MY WIFE ISN'T WELL.
CALISTA, THAT'S THE THIEF FROM THE HOTEL.
HOW COULD HE PLACE THE CALL IF HE WAS STILL IN JAIL?
>> WELL, WHEN, UM...
WE SPOKE TO THE MAN, HE SAID "WE HAVE EMMA,"
SO WE WERE THINKING THAT MAYBE CARSTON HAS A PARTNER.
>> WELL, NEITHER OF US HAS HEARD OF HIM BEFORE TONIGHT, SO...
>> HE WAS VERY QUICK TO KEEP HER FROM TALKING TO US.
>> YOU THINK THEY ACTUALLY KNOW CARSTON?
>> I THINK THAT A BURGLARY AND A KIDNAPPING
HAPPENING AT THE SAME PLACE, SAME TIME
IS A HUGE COINCIDENCE.
>> THE HASLUMS ACTUALLY KIDNAPPED THEIR OWN KID
TO MILK THE AUNT.
>> MAYBE THEY'RE WORKING WITH CARSTON.
MAYBE THEY USED HIS CRIME AS AN OPPORTUNITY.
>> EITHER WAY, IF IT'S TRUE,
THE MONEY TRAIL SHOULD LEAD BACK TO THEM.
>> I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GONNA MAKE ANY MONEY
ON ANDRE'S POETRY.
>> AT NEW ENGLAND TRUST, THEIR MONEY MARKET IS $4,321.
IN CHECKING, $2,697.
NO BROKERAGE ACCOUNTS THAT I COULD FIND.
>> ANY DEBT? >> NOT EVEN A MORTGAGE.
THEY RENT IN CONNECTICUT FOR 750 A MONTH.
THEY FILED A JOINT RETURN A YEAR AGO.
NO TAXES DUE.
>> THEY BOTH WORKED?
>> JUST ANDRE.
HE TAUGHT AT HILLIS COLLEGE.
>> W-WHAT'S THAT? >> IT'S UP IN YONKERS.
>> LOOK, WE'RE NOT LISTED IN THE TOP 100 AMERICAN COLLEGES.
OKAY, IF YOU LISTED THE TOP 500,
WE STILL WOULDN'T MAKE IT.
BELIEVE ME, ANDRE LET US KNOW ABOUT IT TOO.
>> SO HE DIDN'T LIKE IT HERE. >> WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE?
TWO CLASSES A WEEK. LOT OF FRESHMEN WOMEN.
>> [scoffs] >> THERE WERE RUMORS, OKAY?
>> HE WAS ALREADY MARRIED TO CALISTA BACK THEN,
WASN'T HE?
>> SURE WAS. SHE WAS A PIECE OF WORK TOO.
SHE'D PARK THAT BEAT-UP CHEVY
IN FRONT OF THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
AND SIT THERE ALL DAY.
>> WITH THE BABY. >> BABY, BOTTLES, DIAPERS.
YOU NAME IT.
ANDRE'S LAST SEMESTER LAST SUMMER,
IT REALLY GOT OUTTA HAND.
HE'D COME OUT AFTER CLASS. SHE'D CAUSE A SCENE.
IF SHE COULDN'T FIND HIM,
SHE'D SEARCH ALL THE MOTELS IN THE AREA.
WHAT THE HELL? HE CALLED HIMSELF A POET.
CRAZY WOMEN ARE PART OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION.
>> CALLED HIMSELF A POET?
>> HE PUBLISHED A POEM IN OUR QUARTERLY LITERARY JOURNAL.
TURNS OUT HE DIDN'T WRITE IT. ROBERT HERRICK DID.
>> IS THAT WHY YOU FIRED HIM?
>> NO. DON'T GET ME WRONG--
PLAGIARISM IS A CAPITAL OFFENSE EVEN AT HILLIS.
ONLY ANDRE WAS ONE STEP AHEAD OF US.
HE QUIT BEFORE WE EVER CAUGHT HIM ON IT.
ONE DAY HE JUST STOPPED SHOWING UP--
NO CALL, NO LETTER, NO FORWARDING ADDRESS.
'SCUSE ME.
>> PAYING JOBS FOR BAD POETS ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.
[cell phone rings] >> AND THE GUY JUST QUITS
FOR NO REASON.
>> GOREN.
ASTOR PLACE? YEAH, WE'RE ON OUR WAY.
>> 9:30 A.M.
THE TRASHCAN ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ASTOR PLACE.
IF I SEE ANY COPS, I WILL HURT THE GIRL,
AND NOBODY WILL HAVE A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS.
[click]
>> GPS IS WORKING. >> ALL SET.
>> HEADS UP.
>> ALL RIGHT, TAKE IT EASY.
WE'RE GONNA NEED HIM TO LEAD US TO THE KID.
>> FALSE ALARM. >> YEAH, OKAY, STAND DOWN.
>> THAT'S HIM.
THE SUBWAY. >> GPS WON'T WORK DOWN THERE.
>> KEEP THE NORTHEAST ENTRANCE, NORTHWEST ENTRANCE COVERED.
ALL OTHER OFFICERS, DOWN TO THE ASTOR PLACE PLATFORM NOW.
OH, WE LOST HIM.
KEEP A VISUAL.
>> [chuckling] I LOVE IT!
THEY'RE PROBABLY IN THE BRONX FOLLOWING THEIR SHOPPING BAG.
WHAT DID WE LEARN TODAY?
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE ME, THAT'S WHAT.
[clatter]
>> DON'T MOVE. GET ON YOUR KNEES, NOW!
>> WHERE'S THE BABY? >> WE DON'T HAVE HER, I SWEAR!
I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO GO WRONG.
>> YOU SAID HAPPY CHRISTMAS ON THE PHONE.
THAT'S BRITISH.
WE SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS HERE.
>> WHAT DID YOU TELL THEM? >> NOTHING!
>> PLACE IS CLEAN. NO KID.
>> [exhales]
IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK.
STOP THAT...PLEASE?
[exhales]
WE DIDN'T HURT ANYBODY.
I JUST WANTED WHAT WAS MINE, OKAY?
I'VE RUN HER LIFE FOR FIVE YEARS.
"GEORGIE, DO THIS, DO THAT.
I'M LONELY, GEORGIE. DON'T GO."
I WENT TO TUFTS, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!
A POET? OH...[laughing]
OH, GIVE ME A BREAK.
HE'S... HE'S GONNA GET EVERYTHING.
>> HE'S HER FAMILY.
>> ALL HE DOES IS SEND PHOTOS OF THE LITTLE GIRL.
I TAKE CARE OF EMILY!
I CARE ABOUT HER.
AND...ALL I WANTED WAS FOR HER TO CARE ABOUT ME.
>> HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO EMMA.
MAY I TALK TO HIM?
>> I'M SORRY.
I'M SO SORRY.
>> YOU WERE ALL I HAD LEFT, GEORGE.
I KNOW ALL ANDRE WANTS IS MY MONEY.
>> I'M NOT LIKE THAT. >> NO?
YOU BETRAYED ME.
I WAS GONNA TAKE CARE OF YOU. >> NO.
I WAS THERE, REMEMBER?
I WAS THERE TO WITNESS YOUR WILL.
>> [laughs]
BUT YOU NEVER SAW MY TRUST DOCUMENTS.
[sniffles] YOU'RE A FOOL, GEORGE.
ALL YOU WOULD HAVE HAD TO DO WAS WAIT FOR ANOTHER FEW MONTHS.
I'LL GET YOU A LAWYER. THAT'S ALL I CAN DO FOR YOU NOW.
>> IT'S ALMOST 48 HOURS, AND THOSE GUYS ARE A DEAD END.
>> THE HASLUMS' HOTEL ROOM DOOR WAS OPEN AT 7:22.
THAT WAS CARSTON.
OKAY, AND THEN AGAIN AT 8:36.
THAT WAS ANDRE.
NOW, CARSTON'S A PRO.
HE WOULD HAVE CLOSED THE DOOR BEHIND HIM.
>> NO ONE ELSE WAS IN THE ROOM.
>> SO WHAT ARE WE MISSING? WE'VE BEEN ALL OVER THAT HOTEL.
SECURITY VIDEOS, ELEVATOR SHAFTS,
FURNACE, LAUNDRY-- THE WINDOWS DON'T OPEN.
AS FAR AS I CAN TELL,
THERE'S NO WAY ANYONE CAN GET THE KID OUTTA THAT HOTEL.
>> MAYBE THEY NEVER BROUGHT THE KID INTO THE HOTEL.
>> SO WHERE THE HELL IS SHE?
>> SO YOU DIDN'T SEE EMMA IN THE CITY.
>> EMMA'S DEAD, ISN'T SHE?
>> WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?
>> BECAUSE IT'S BEEN TWO DAYS.
CALISTA IS SO FRAGILE.
THAT CHILD WAS EVERYTHING... HER WORLD.
I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE'S GONNA DEAL WITH THIS.
YOU KNOW SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED ONCE BEFORE THEY WERE MARRIED.
>> EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS?
>> THERE WAS A BAD SPELL LAST SUMMER.
ANDRE HAD TO LEAVE HIS JOB.
>> TEACHING AT HILLIS COLLEGE.
>> SO THIS BOOK IS...
IT'S SIGNED BY THE POET.
IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE WORTH SOMETHING SOMEDAY.
>> HE HASN'T PUBLISHED
SINCE THEY MOVED UP TO THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
>> YOU SAW THEM UP IN KENT?
>> NO, I--SO FAR AND... MY WORK.
[footsteps]
>> HOPEFULLY, SHE'LL SLEEP NOW.
I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW IF SHE CAN GO THROUGH IT AGAIN.
>> AGAIN?
>> WELL, FIRST YOU SAID IT WAS A ROBBERY,
AND THEN A KIDNAPPING,
A--A RANSOM PAYOFF...
AND STILL NO EMMA.
>> YOUR AUNT...SHE NEVER HAD CHILDREN, RIGHT?
>> NO, SHE DIDN'T.
>> THINK OF ALL THAT MONEY, YOU KNOW...
>> [laughs]
I'VE READ THE ILIAD
IN THE ORIGINAL ATTIC GREEK, DETECTIVE.
IF YOU WANNA TRIP ME UP,
YOU'LL HAVE TO BE A LITTLE MORE SUBTLE THAN THAT.
>> THAT'S...ACTUALLY HOMERIC GREEK, BUT--
>> I SHOULD KNOW!
>> ANDRE, THEY'RE NOT ACCUSING YOU OF ANYTHING.
>> YES, THEY ARE.
AND, YES, I TAKE HER MONEY. SHE'S HAPPY TO GIVE IT TO ME.
IT'S CALLED PATRONAGE.
IT'S RESPECTED, AND IT'S AS OLD AS THE ARTS.
>> PATRONAGE.
I'D SAY STAGING A KIDNAPPING IS MORE LIKE EXTORTION.
>> WELL, MAYBE ANDRE'S AUNT INVITED THEM HERE
SO SHE COULD SEE EMMA BEFORE SHE DIED.
>> BUT IF ANDRE KNEW HIS AUNT WAS FAILING,
THERE'D BE NO POINT--
>> YEAH, BUT SAY HE DIDN'T KNOW.
MAYBE SHE THREATENED TO CUT HIM OUT OF HER WILL.
YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY THEY STAGED THE DINNER WITH CELIA
FOR AN ALIBI AND THEY ACT OUT THE KIDNAPPING.
THE BURGLARY'S A COINCIDENCE.
>> SO IT'S NOT ABOUT HOW THEY GOT EMMA OUT OF THE HOTEL
BECAUSE THEY NEVER BROUGHT HER TO NEW YORK.
>> EMMA CERTAINLY LIVED THE LIFE.
>> HOW OLD DO YOU THINK EMMA IS IN THIS PICTURE,
FIVE, SIX MONTHS?
>> GIVE OR TAKE.
THEY HAVE MORE TOYS THAN FAO SCHWARZ,
BUT THEY DON'T BABY-PROOF THE HOUSE?
>> HEY, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE HERE?
>> NO SWINGS.
>> THERE'S ONE IN THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD.
>> I GET SAD JUST THINKIN' ABOUT HER.
>> WHAT ABOUT ANDRE? >> HOW DO YOU SPELL POMPOUS?
>> DID EMMA PLAY IN YOUR BACKYARD?
>> I ASSUME SHE DID. A LOT OF KIDS DO.
>> BUT YOU DON'T KNOW FOR SURE?
>> MELANIE AND I SPLIT UP, WHAT...ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
RATHER THAN MOVE ANNIE-- THAT'S OUR TWO-YEAR-OLD--
SHE STAYS HERE, AND WE ALTERNATE.
IT'S THE NEW MATH.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHAT COLOR HAIR EMMA HAS?
>> NO? YOU DON'T.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT SHE CALLED CALISTA?
UH, WAS IT MOM OR MAMA...
MOMMY?
YOU DON'T.
>> OKAY, MAYBE I'M NOT AS NEIGHBORLY AS I SHOULD BE.
I WORK.
AND WHEN I'M ACTUALLY PERMITTED TO LIVE IN MY OWN HOUSE,
I SPEND ALL MY TIME WITH ANNIE.
>> YOU'VE NEVER EVEN SEEN EMMA, HAVE YOU?
>> I MUST HAVE.
IN ANY CASE, I'M SURE ANNIE HAS.
>> COULD WE MEET ANNIE?
>> ANNIE?
ANNIE? COME HERE, HONEY.
>> OH!
>> WE'RE VERY...
SORRY TO HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS.
WE'VE TALKED TO EVERY PEDIATRICIAN
IN AND AROUND KENT, CONNECTICUT,
AND NONE OF THEM HAVE EVER TREATED EMMA.
NOW, WE FOUND PRESCRIPTIONS IN YOUR NEPHEW'S HOUSE
WRITTEN OVER A YEAR AGO BY A DOCTOR IN YONKERS,
AND THEY'D NEVER BEEN REFILLED.
>> [whispers] PLEASE, STOP.
>> SOMETHING HAPPENED TO EMMA, MRS. HUNTFORD,
AND IT WASN'T AT THE BARTON HOTEL.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE EVERYTHING TAKEN AWAY?
MY HUSBAND HAD A STROKE AT HIS DESK TEN YEARS AGO.
I'LL BE GONE IN A MATTER OF MONTHS.
WHAT GOOD DID ALL HIS MONEY DO ME, HMM?
>> THERE'S NO KID?
>> THE PHOTOS WERE OF THE NEIGHBORS' LITTLE GIRL.
NO ONE'S ACTUALLY SEEN EMMA FOR SIX MONTHS.
>> SO THEY STAGE A KIDNAPPING
TO COVER UP WHATEVER WAS DONE TO THAT CHILD.
>> YES. I MEAN...
MAINLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANDRE'S AUNT.
YOU SEE, EMMA'S THE GOLDEN GOOSE.
IT'S ANDRE'S ONLY CHANCE OF INHERITING THE MONEY.
>> AND THE MOTHER WENT ALONG?
>> YEAH. MY GUESS IS CALISTA HAD NO CHOICE.
SHE'S EMOTIONALLY FRAGILE, AND I THINK ANDRE FED ON THAT.
>> WE FOUND BABY POWDER THAT WAS NEVER OPENED,
PAMPERS THAT WERE NEVER USED, TOYS NEVER PLAYED WITH.
SHE BELIEVED EMMA WAS ALIVE.
>> OUT OF GUILT OR REMORSE OF--OF LONGING,
I THINK CALISTA NEEDS THE ILLUSION.
IT'S A VARIATION OF FOLIE A DEUX.
>> AND YOU'RE GOING TO PROVE THAT...HOW?
>> WE'LL...DESTROY THE ILLUSION.
>> THE LONGER EMMA'S GONE, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT--
>> NO, IT'S TOO EARLY. DON'T SAY THAT.
[doorbell rings]
>> IT'S SOMETHING WE MAY HAVE TO FACE.
>> WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> IS THERE NEWS? >> WE FOUND EMMA.
>> WHAT?
>> I'M SORRY.
>> "SLEEP NO PAIN SHALL WAKE."
>> OUR CHILD IS DEAD, AND YOU'RE QUOTING MY WORK?
>> WELL, IT'S IN YOUR BOOK, BUT IT'S NOT YOUR WORK.
IN FACT, IT'S... CHRISTINA ROSETTI'S.
>> HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO HIM LIKE THAT.
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW WE'VE SUFFERED.
OUR CHILD IS GONE.
>> I KNOW SHE IS.
LAST SUMMER.
WHEN THINGS WENT...WRONG?
ISN'T THAT RIGHT, MRS. HASLUM?
>> WHENEVER THERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT EMMA, YOU LOOK TO HIM.
AND YOU ALWAYS HAVE AN ANSWER.
>> YOUR LIFE WITH ANDRE,
T-THE POEMS THAT HE WROTE FOR YOU
AND THE LOVE THAT YOU SHARED WITH HIM...
DID THAT END AFTER YOU HAD EMMA?
>> MY DAUGHTER MEANT EVERYTHING TO ME.
YOU CAN'T FAULT ME FOR THAT.
>> I'M NOT FAULTING YOU. I MEAN...
Y-YOU GAVE HER SO MUCH. WAS THERE ANYTHING LEFT FOR HIM?
>> STOP THIS! HE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT US.
>> WELL, NOW, SEE... THAT FURY THERE.
THAT--THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU START TO FEEL IGNORED?
I-IS THAT WHAT DRIVES YOU...
AFTER OTHER WOMEN?
YOU KNOW THE POEMS THAT HE WROTE WERE FOR THEM,
NOT FOR YOU.
IS THAT HOW IT ALL WENT WRONG LAST SUMMER?
I NEED YOU TO TELL ME ABOUT EMMA'S LAST DAY.
DID YOU GO LOOKING IN THE WRONG MOTEL?
MAYBE IF YOU KNEW...
WHO HE WAS WITH... HOW--HOW COULD YOU?
SO MANY WOMEN AVAILABLE TO HIM.
AND NOT JUST STUDENTS.
LET ME READ YOU SOMETHING.
IT SAYS...
"WHAT MUSIC HAVE I SIPPED FROM YOUR SIREN EYES."
ANDRE, YOUR HUSBAND,
INSCRIBED THIS BOOK
AND GAVE IT TO CELIA.
WERE YOU WITH HIM THAT DAY?
>> I'M SO SORRY.
>> IT WAS AFTERNOON...
MIDSUMMER IN YONKERS.
IT WAS A TERRIBLY HOT DAY.
>> RIGHT? >> YEAH...
I BURNED MY FEET ON THE PAVEMENT.
I LEFT MY SHOES AT THE HOUSE.
I WAS SO ANXIOUS TO FIND HIM, I WENT EVERYWHERE.
I KNOCKED ON DOORS AT ALL THE MOTELS.
>> YOU LEFT EMMA IN THE CAR.
>> YEAH, BUT I LEFT THE AIR CONDITIONING ON.
>> CHECKED IT LIKE YOU CHECKED THE THERMOSTAT
IN THE HOTEL ROOM?
>> YEAH. I WOULD HAVE NEVER LEFT HER IN THE CAR
WITHOUT THE AIR CONDITIONING.
HOW COULD I KNOW THAT THE ENGINE WAS GONNA DIE?
>> CALISTA, SHUT YOUR MOUTH.
>> HER SKIN WAS SO HOT TO THE TOUCH, IT WAS WHITE.
SHE DIDN'T MOVE.
I TOOK HER HOME AND PUT HER IN HER ROOM
AND...PULLED DOWN THE SHADE SO IT WAS COOL AND DARK,
AND WHEN ANDRE CAME HOME, HE...LOOKED AT HER.
HE SAID I DID THE RIGHT THING.
HE SAID EVERYTHING WOULD BE OKAY
IF WE DIDN'T TELL ANYONE.
HE SAID EMMA WAS ALIVE AND ALL I HAD TO DO
WAS BELIEVE HIM.
BUT EMMA IS DEAD.
SHE'S DEAD.
I KILLED HER.
>> SHERIFF IN SOUTH SALEM FOUND THE REMAINS
ABOUT 10 YARDS INTO THE WOODS
ON THE PROPERTY OF AN EMILY HUNTFORD.
>> THAT'S THE LITTLE GIRL'S GREAT-AUNT.
>> WELL, IT APPEARS THEY WRAPPED HER IN THIS...
AND THEY FOUND THIS WITH THE REMAINS.
LOOKS LIKE A POEM.
>> "IT'S NOT DEATH WHO HOLDS THEE, IT'S LOVE."
YEAH. IT'S STOLEN.
IT'S ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
GUY COULDN'T EVEN BE ORIGINAL FOR HIS OWN DAUGHTER.