1 00:00:00,834 --> 00:00:03,737 * 2 00:00:13,447 --> 00:00:16,150 Hey. 3 00:00:16,184 --> 00:00:18,552 Is everything in here onion-like, 4 00:00:18,586 --> 00:00:21,789 bacon-esque or cheese-ish? 5 00:00:26,827 --> 00:00:29,497 (clerk clears throat) 6 00:00:29,530 --> 00:00:31,465 Ever seen one of these things before? 7 00:00:31,499 --> 00:00:33,067 Yeah, it's a TV, Pops. 8 00:00:33,101 --> 00:00:35,136 You can read all about it on the Interwebs. 9 00:00:35,169 --> 00:00:36,737 Why read when I can watch? 10 00:00:40,141 --> 00:00:41,475 GIRL (sighs): Lame. 11 00:00:41,509 --> 00:00:44,112 Have a nice night. 12 00:00:44,145 --> 00:00:46,046 (door opens, bell chimes) 13 00:00:57,525 --> 00:00:58,259 (door opens, bell chimes) 14 00:00:58,292 --> 00:00:59,360 MAN: Nobody move! Nobody move! 15 00:00:59,393 --> 00:01:01,595 Nobody move! 16 00:01:01,629 --> 00:01:03,431 - Don't move, man. Don't move! - Behind the counter-- go. 17 00:01:03,464 --> 00:01:04,665 Nobody here! 18 00:01:04,698 --> 00:01:06,600 Not the money; the Change Your Life 19 00:01:06,634 --> 00:01:07,735 scratch-offs-- all of them! 20 00:01:07,768 --> 00:01:09,270 Lottery tickets? There. There. 21 00:01:09,303 --> 00:01:11,372 Watch him, man. 22 00:01:12,206 --> 00:01:13,274 (unzipping bag) 23 00:01:18,379 --> 00:01:20,681 Hey! Eyes forward! 24 00:01:20,714 --> 00:01:21,515 Damn it! 25 00:01:23,684 --> 00:01:25,886 Come on, man! Keep it together, guys! 26 00:01:25,919 --> 00:01:27,755 Okay, okay! Hey. 27 00:01:27,788 --> 00:01:30,224 (gun cocking) Gun! 28 00:01:30,258 --> 00:01:32,660 Come on! Come on! (shotgun blasting) 29 00:01:32,693 --> 00:01:33,861 Oh, my God! 30 00:01:33,894 --> 00:01:34,795 Oh, my God, he shot... 31 00:01:34,828 --> 00:01:36,664 (shotgun blasting) 32 00:01:36,697 --> 00:01:38,799 Oh, my God! Oh, my God! 33 00:01:38,832 --> 00:01:43,204 Let's go! Let's go! (bell chimes) 34 00:01:45,773 --> 00:01:46,807 (dialing number) 35 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:48,242 (phone line ringing) 36 00:01:48,276 --> 00:01:49,777 CLERK: Yeah, I've been robbed. 37 00:01:49,810 --> 00:01:51,912 Yeah, I shot one of them. 38 00:01:51,945 --> 00:01:53,481 I think he's dead. 39 00:01:53,514 --> 00:01:55,716 Just hurry, okay? 40 00:01:55,749 --> 00:01:57,651 (crickets chirping) 41 00:01:58,819 --> 00:02:00,254 (door opens) 42 00:02:03,824 --> 00:02:05,393 "Grow a ponytail." 43 00:02:05,426 --> 00:02:07,361 (chuckles) Yeah. 44 00:02:07,395 --> 00:02:09,397 I found an old wish list. 45 00:02:09,430 --> 00:02:11,465 Whose? Steven Seagal? 46 00:02:11,499 --> 00:02:12,600 (chuckles) 47 00:02:12,633 --> 00:02:13,867 No, I wrote this, uh... 48 00:02:13,901 --> 00:02:15,736 when I just got out of college. 49 00:02:15,769 --> 00:02:18,672 All the things I wanted to do with my life. 50 00:02:18,706 --> 00:02:21,775 All the dreams and aspirations of your father's youth, 51 00:02:21,809 --> 00:02:24,878 as scribbled on a flyer for a Donovan concert. 52 00:02:24,912 --> 00:02:27,481 "See Easter Island." 53 00:02:27,515 --> 00:02:30,484 "Take a cooking class at Cordon Bleu in Paris." 54 00:02:30,518 --> 00:02:31,619 Yeah. 55 00:02:31,652 --> 00:02:33,521 "Date Barbara Eden"? 56 00:02:33,554 --> 00:02:35,189 Genies were very hot back then. 57 00:02:35,223 --> 00:02:36,790 You know what's weird? 58 00:02:36,824 --> 00:02:38,959 That I wanted to learn how to play the banjo? 59 00:02:38,992 --> 00:02:40,594 - What's not on the list. - What? 60 00:02:40,628 --> 00:02:41,795 Own a vintage home. 61 00:02:41,829 --> 00:02:43,964 Play golf at Augusta. 62 00:02:43,997 --> 00:02:44,765 Have kids. 63 00:02:44,798 --> 00:02:45,899 Well, you know, priorities change. 64 00:02:45,933 --> 00:02:47,868 I mean, when you're young, 65 00:02:47,901 --> 00:02:50,371 your, uh... your life is about adventure 66 00:02:50,404 --> 00:02:51,772 and, uh, mystery, 67 00:02:51,805 --> 00:02:52,973 and if you're lucky, uh,... 68 00:02:53,006 --> 00:02:55,776 - Love? - I was going to say sex. 69 00:02:55,809 --> 00:02:57,645 - That's a wish? - Well, come on, I was only 21. 70 00:02:57,678 --> 00:02:59,380 I wasn't in a rush to get married and have kids. 71 00:02:59,413 --> 00:03:01,982 Well, it's too bad life doesn't follow lists. 72 00:03:02,015 --> 00:03:04,318 Ah, maybe not back then, but... 73 00:03:04,352 --> 00:03:06,620 I feel I have a second chance now. 74 00:03:06,654 --> 00:03:09,257 Yeah, you're actually going to do all those things? 75 00:03:09,290 --> 00:03:11,259 - Why not? - Grow a ponytail? 76 00:03:11,292 --> 00:03:12,860 I'm working on it. 77 00:03:21,602 --> 00:03:22,970 You'd better be careful. 78 00:03:23,003 --> 00:03:24,838 You know, my girlfriend's coming back from Portland. 79 00:03:24,872 --> 00:03:26,907 Yeah? She can have you when I'm done. 80 00:03:26,940 --> 00:03:29,377 Hey, baby, come here. 81 00:03:32,446 --> 00:03:34,248 Let me look at you. 82 00:03:34,282 --> 00:03:35,616 I felt you were gone forever, huh? 83 00:03:35,649 --> 00:03:37,385 Oh, me, too. 84 00:03:39,453 --> 00:03:40,988 So...? 85 00:03:42,623 --> 00:03:45,759 Trial just took longer than we thought. 86 00:03:45,793 --> 00:03:47,027 Yeah, huh? 87 00:03:47,060 --> 00:03:50,731 Well, shouldn't we get something to eat, maybe? 88 00:03:50,764 --> 00:03:52,800 I just want to get out of these clothes 89 00:03:52,833 --> 00:03:54,668 - and have a warm bath. - Yeah. 90 00:03:54,702 --> 00:03:56,770 I think I can help you on both those counts. 91 00:03:56,804 --> 00:03:57,938 Yeah? (phone rings) 92 00:03:57,971 --> 00:03:59,873 Oh, just... 93 00:04:01,542 --> 00:04:02,976 - I know that ring. - All right, I think 94 00:04:03,010 --> 00:04:04,011 I just need an hour. 95 00:04:04,044 --> 00:04:05,446 Eppes. 96 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:08,882 The water's getting cold. 97 00:04:08,916 --> 00:04:10,718 LIZ: Four armed robbers stormed in, 98 00:04:10,751 --> 00:04:12,553 demanding lottery tickets. 99 00:04:12,586 --> 00:04:13,721 DON: All right. 100 00:04:13,754 --> 00:04:15,556 - Take anything else? - Nothing. 101 00:04:15,589 --> 00:04:17,291 Even left cash in the register. 102 00:04:17,325 --> 00:04:18,392 Pulling the surveillance tape. 103 00:04:18,426 --> 00:04:22,062 Clerk provided a description of the getaway vehicle: 104 00:04:22,095 --> 00:04:23,331 cargo van, no plates. 105 00:04:23,364 --> 00:04:24,332 Any prints? 106 00:04:24,365 --> 00:04:25,566 These guys don't leave prints. 107 00:04:25,599 --> 00:04:26,767 How do you know that? 108 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:29,069 The same crew has hit eight other stores. 109 00:04:29,102 --> 00:04:31,339 Always after the same thing: Change Your Life scratch-offs. 110 00:04:31,372 --> 00:04:32,773 Boyd Keene, security supervisor 111 00:04:32,806 --> 00:04:33,974 for the California Lottery Commission. 112 00:04:34,007 --> 00:04:35,409 KEENE: Change Your Life is one 113 00:04:35,443 --> 00:04:37,645 of 52 scratch-off games that the lottery 114 00:04:37,678 --> 00:04:39,012 is currently running in the state. 115 00:04:39,046 --> 00:04:41,515 And the answer to your next question is no. 116 00:04:41,549 --> 00:04:43,684 We have no idea why they're targeting those tickets. 117 00:04:43,717 --> 00:04:46,420 They've targeted stores in several jurisdictions, 118 00:04:46,454 --> 00:04:49,022 so the LAPD threw the case to us. 119 00:04:49,056 --> 00:04:50,924 Clerk fired two rounds. 120 00:04:50,958 --> 00:04:52,460 12-gauge, double-ought buck. 121 00:04:52,493 --> 00:04:53,527 First one missed. 122 00:04:53,561 --> 00:04:54,528 Second one didn't. 123 00:04:55,996 --> 00:04:57,898 Whoa, you all right there? 124 00:04:57,931 --> 00:04:59,533 Lottery commission doesn't deal with a lot 125 00:04:59,567 --> 00:05:01,001 of... violent crime. 126 00:05:03,103 --> 00:05:04,438 How about I.D.? 127 00:05:04,472 --> 00:05:05,573 It was Wayne Peterson. 128 00:05:05,606 --> 00:05:07,007 He had a record. 129 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,076 Not the kind you think. 130 00:05:09,109 --> 00:05:12,380 He hit a $150,000 jackpot last year. 131 00:05:12,413 --> 00:05:14,047 He's a lottery winner. 132 00:05:25,559 --> 00:05:29,497 Wayne Peterson, 47, single, unemployed landscaper. 133 00:05:29,530 --> 00:05:32,600 Won 150 grand on the Fantasy 5 draw last year 134 00:05:32,633 --> 00:05:33,601 from the California State Lottery. 135 00:05:33,634 --> 00:05:34,602 Why would a lottery winner 136 00:05:34,635 --> 00:05:36,470 with no criminal record 137 00:05:36,504 --> 00:05:38,672 rob convenience stores for lottery tickets? 138 00:05:38,706 --> 00:05:41,041 Peterson's landlord said he was two months behind on rent. 139 00:05:41,074 --> 00:05:42,710 - Anything else? - No, not much. 140 00:05:42,743 --> 00:05:45,379 As far as we can tell, he has no family in the area. 141 00:05:45,413 --> 00:05:47,381 (sighs) Someone's got to know the guy. 142 00:05:47,415 --> 00:05:48,549 NIKKI: Here's an idea-- you found this 143 00:05:48,582 --> 00:05:49,349 in Peterson's apartment? 144 00:05:49,383 --> 00:05:52,420 They hold weekly support meetings 145 00:05:52,453 --> 00:05:53,587 for lottery winners. 146 00:05:53,621 --> 00:05:55,456 What, are you kidding me? 147 00:05:55,489 --> 00:05:56,690 Hey, bags of money are heavy. 148 00:05:56,724 --> 00:05:58,759 Trust me, life can get pretty complicated 149 00:05:58,792 --> 00:06:00,994 the day you take home a big lottery payout. 150 00:06:01,028 --> 00:06:02,596 Well, I could handle it. 151 00:06:02,630 --> 00:06:03,964 These scratch-off games-- 152 00:06:03,997 --> 00:06:06,066 how big a part of the lottery are they? 153 00:06:06,099 --> 00:06:11,071 The state lottery is a $3-billion-a-year business. 154 00:06:11,104 --> 00:06:13,674 Scratch-offs account for over half of that. 155 00:06:13,707 --> 00:06:15,075 It's the most popular game, 156 00:06:15,108 --> 00:06:16,544 and it has the best odds. 157 00:06:16,577 --> 00:06:17,745 Then, what happens when the tickets are stolen? 158 00:06:17,778 --> 00:06:18,779 Well, the retailer reports 159 00:06:18,812 --> 00:06:21,415 the serial numbers of the missing scratch-offs. 160 00:06:21,449 --> 00:06:23,884 If anyone tries to redeem one, an alert goes out to the store 161 00:06:23,917 --> 00:06:25,118 where the ticket is being redeemed 162 00:06:25,152 --> 00:06:26,720 and to the local authorities. 163 00:06:26,754 --> 00:06:28,689 So why steal scratch-offs if they can't be cashed? 164 00:06:28,722 --> 00:06:30,991 Most tickets are taken by store employees 165 00:06:31,024 --> 00:06:32,593 or shoplifted without the clerk knowing. 166 00:06:32,626 --> 00:06:34,161 They aren't reported right away. 167 00:06:34,194 --> 00:06:36,997 It gives the thieves time to cash in before the alert. 168 00:06:37,030 --> 00:06:39,099 So, it's the gunpoint that doesn't make sense. 169 00:06:39,132 --> 00:06:41,201 Unless someone's figured out a way to beat the system. 170 00:06:41,234 --> 00:06:42,636 We're bringing down 171 00:06:42,670 --> 00:06:44,738 an agent from our law enforcement division. 172 00:06:44,772 --> 00:06:46,874 She's an expert in lottery-related crime. 173 00:06:46,907 --> 00:06:49,510 You got lottery cops? 174 00:06:49,543 --> 00:06:50,544 (elevator bell dings) 175 00:06:50,578 --> 00:06:52,513 Can you hold the elevator, please? 176 00:06:52,546 --> 00:06:53,514 Hold the elevator. 177 00:06:53,547 --> 00:06:55,148 - Thank you. - No problem. 178 00:06:55,182 --> 00:06:56,450 (woman sighs) 179 00:06:58,586 --> 00:07:00,621 Sorry, I'm not usually this frantic. 180 00:07:00,654 --> 00:07:02,623 Missed a flight earlier today. 181 00:07:02,656 --> 00:07:04,224 I'd be 0-for-two if I missed the elevator. 182 00:07:04,257 --> 00:07:05,659 Look at it this way-- you're 50% on time. 183 00:07:05,693 --> 00:07:06,660 I'll take it. 184 00:07:06,694 --> 00:07:07,861 It's better than most airlines. 185 00:07:07,895 --> 00:07:09,597 Do you know that 63% of commercial flights 186 00:07:09,630 --> 00:07:11,665 run at least 22 minutes behind schedule? 187 00:07:11,699 --> 00:07:13,033 I base my airport arrival time on those odds. 188 00:07:13,066 --> 00:07:14,201 Doesn't always work out, 189 00:07:14,234 --> 00:07:16,003 but, overall, it's a real time saver. 190 00:07:16,036 --> 00:07:18,238 - That's an excellent analysis. - You know, odds, they, 191 00:07:18,271 --> 00:07:19,372 they get a bad rap. 192 00:07:19,406 --> 00:07:22,075 Even the name "odds," it suggests irregularity, you know? 193 00:07:22,109 --> 00:07:25,178 But numerically, actually, odds are hyper-regular. 194 00:07:25,212 --> 00:07:26,814 You know a lot about numbers, huh? 195 00:07:26,847 --> 00:07:28,616 Yeah, yeah. Well, it's kind of my job. 196 00:07:28,649 --> 00:07:31,118 I'm also quite knowledgeable about the fact that-- 197 00:07:31,151 --> 00:07:33,721 I don't know, I think that you are following me. 198 00:07:33,754 --> 00:07:35,556 (chuckles) 199 00:07:35,589 --> 00:07:37,024 Ah, well, perhaps we are two hypotheses 200 00:07:37,057 --> 00:07:39,259 that share an empirical consequence. 201 00:07:39,292 --> 00:07:41,662 - We're going to the same place. - I think we are. 202 00:07:41,695 --> 00:07:44,698 - Dr. Charles Eppes! - What are the odds? 203 00:07:45,966 --> 00:07:49,737 Robbery crew has stolen nearly 10,000 tickets. 204 00:07:49,770 --> 00:07:51,805 These guys really want to get their hands on some winners. 205 00:07:51,839 --> 00:07:53,140 The odds of Change Your Life 206 00:07:53,173 --> 00:07:55,509 are one in 5.47, so... 207 00:07:55,543 --> 00:07:57,978 you know, you could win with fewer than six tickets. 208 00:07:58,011 --> 00:08:00,748 Small payouts outnumber the large ones in these games. 209 00:08:00,781 --> 00:08:02,783 Mostly they'd win a dollar or five. 210 00:08:02,816 --> 00:08:04,518 DAVID: The amounts add up; the value of the stolen 211 00:08:04,552 --> 00:08:06,554 tickets is over $125,000. 212 00:08:06,587 --> 00:08:08,055 The robbers haven't cashed any of them. 213 00:08:08,088 --> 00:08:10,591 They will. It's just a matter of time. 214 00:08:10,624 --> 00:08:13,727 And what's this shaded area here? 215 00:08:13,761 --> 00:08:15,896 Uh, that is the predicted target area 216 00:08:15,929 --> 00:08:17,230 of the next robbery, 217 00:08:17,264 --> 00:08:19,266 according to, uh, my calculations. 218 00:08:19,299 --> 00:08:20,734 Your methodology? 219 00:08:20,768 --> 00:08:23,704 The order of the prior locations of robberies. 220 00:08:23,737 --> 00:08:25,172 Fractional diffusion equations? 221 00:08:25,205 --> 00:08:27,274 Yes, from Professor Dirk Brockmann's work 222 00:08:27,307 --> 00:08:28,876 with human mobility networks. 223 00:08:28,909 --> 00:08:32,012 - That's fascinating. - Care to let us in on the fun? 224 00:08:32,045 --> 00:08:34,214 Yes, of course. We're, uh, we're talking about 225 00:08:34,247 --> 00:08:35,816 the importance of order or sequence 226 00:08:35,849 --> 00:08:38,285 in establishing a specific pattern. 227 00:08:38,318 --> 00:08:41,021 So, think of these robbery locations 228 00:08:41,054 --> 00:08:42,756 as keys on a piano. 229 00:08:42,790 --> 00:08:45,726 There are 88 keys. 230 00:08:45,759 --> 00:08:48,929 But even playing one note at a time, 231 00:08:48,962 --> 00:08:51,599 more songs can be composed on a piano 232 00:08:51,632 --> 00:08:54,001 than there are atoms in the known universe. 233 00:08:54,034 --> 00:08:56,704 The key to knowing a specific pattern or melody, 234 00:08:56,737 --> 00:08:58,772 is to know the order in which to play the notes. 235 00:08:58,806 --> 00:09:00,107 (plays first four notes 236 00:09:00,140 --> 00:09:02,042 of Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5 in C Minor") 237 00:09:02,075 --> 00:09:04,344 If we know the order of notes in a melody, 238 00:09:04,377 --> 00:09:05,846 we can take a good guess 239 00:09:05,879 --> 00:09:06,747 at the next note. 240 00:09:06,780 --> 00:09:08,582 And by using the sequence of robberies 241 00:09:08,616 --> 00:09:09,883 as the starting point, 242 00:09:09,917 --> 00:09:11,118 I've been able to produce 243 00:09:11,151 --> 00:09:14,722 a defined target area with a high probability 244 00:09:14,755 --> 00:09:16,023 of accuracy. 245 00:09:16,056 --> 00:09:17,891 Math in stereo. 246 00:09:17,925 --> 00:09:19,292 Yeah, the target area's pretty big. 247 00:09:19,326 --> 00:09:20,728 How many lottery retailers 248 00:09:20,761 --> 00:09:21,962 are in it? 249 00:09:21,995 --> 00:09:23,797 Uh... uh, 67. 250 00:09:25,799 --> 00:09:26,834 CHARLIE: I think I can be helpful 251 00:09:26,867 --> 00:09:30,237 to Agent Hackett in refining the predictive area. 252 00:09:30,270 --> 00:09:31,839 All right, we'll stick to some of that plain, old, 253 00:09:31,872 --> 00:09:33,040 non-mathematical FBI work. 254 00:09:33,073 --> 00:09:34,808 We'll focus on the dead guy, Peterson. 255 00:09:39,246 --> 00:09:40,380 MAN: "Everybody needs 256 00:09:40,413 --> 00:09:42,049 "money. 257 00:09:42,082 --> 00:09:43,984 That's why they call it money." 258 00:09:44,017 --> 00:09:46,353 David Mamet wrote that, and it's true. 259 00:09:46,386 --> 00:09:48,656 And now that you have money, 260 00:09:48,689 --> 00:09:51,158 everyone around you will suddenly need money. 261 00:09:51,191 --> 00:09:53,694 And they won't hesitate to ask for it, because, 262 00:09:53,727 --> 00:09:55,829 well, you got lucky. 263 00:09:55,863 --> 00:09:58,165 You didn't earn it, did you? 264 00:09:58,198 --> 00:10:01,735 What you must remind yourself is, you did earn it. 265 00:10:01,769 --> 00:10:04,938 You decided to play the odds and you won. 266 00:10:04,972 --> 00:10:07,307 And the fact that you earned it means it's up to you 267 00:10:07,340 --> 00:10:09,943 how wisely or unwisely 268 00:10:09,977 --> 00:10:12,045 you decide to use your money. 269 00:10:12,079 --> 00:10:13,847 Okay, next week, 270 00:10:13,881 --> 00:10:15,916 we'll get into some specifics about long-term investments. 271 00:10:15,949 --> 00:10:17,818 Thank you. Thanks. 272 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:21,989 - Scott Wilson? - Yeah. 273 00:10:23,290 --> 00:10:25,392 Oh, you must be the FBI agent. 274 00:10:25,425 --> 00:10:27,928 I am. And this is Agent Hackett 275 00:10:27,961 --> 00:10:29,196 from the state lottery. 276 00:10:29,229 --> 00:10:30,964 You look, uh, kind of familiar. 277 00:10:30,998 --> 00:10:32,833 I was at the ceremony when they awarded you 278 00:10:32,866 --> 00:10:34,367 the $15 million two years ago. 279 00:10:34,401 --> 00:10:37,805 You won the Super Lotto with the numbers 280 00:10:37,838 --> 00:10:40,908 2, 7, 19, 23, 41 281 00:10:40,941 --> 00:10:43,343 and, of course, the Mega Number-- 13. 282 00:10:43,376 --> 00:10:45,245 How do you remember that? 283 00:10:45,278 --> 00:10:46,413 They're all prime numbers. 284 00:10:46,446 --> 00:10:47,815 I mean, that hasn't happened since 285 00:10:47,848 --> 00:10:49,883 the Rhode Island Super Bucks miracle of '98. 286 00:10:50,984 --> 00:10:52,953 Ah, this is my son Zack. 287 00:10:52,986 --> 00:10:54,287 Say "hello" to these agents. 288 00:10:54,321 --> 00:10:56,323 They're with the FBI 289 00:10:56,356 --> 00:10:57,958 and the lottery commission. 290 00:10:57,991 --> 00:10:59,927 What do the FBI care about the lottery? 291 00:10:59,960 --> 00:11:01,962 What do you do-- you shoot minors 292 00:11:01,995 --> 00:11:03,430 who try to buy lotto tickets? 293 00:11:03,463 --> 00:11:04,865 Only if necessary. 294 00:11:04,898 --> 00:11:08,001 You know what you should do is, uh, 295 00:11:08,035 --> 00:11:09,837 stop stupid people from buying them. 296 00:11:09,870 --> 00:11:12,005 WILSON: Zack, come on. 297 00:11:12,039 --> 00:11:13,006 Lighten up. 298 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:15,976 Try not to miss me too much. 299 00:11:16,009 --> 00:11:18,946 My wife passed away five years ago. 300 00:11:18,979 --> 00:11:20,113 When you're a teenager, 301 00:11:20,147 --> 00:11:23,083 all the money in the world doesn't make your dad cool. 302 00:11:23,116 --> 00:11:24,918 Well, how can I help you? 303 00:11:24,952 --> 00:11:27,888 Do you know this man? 304 00:11:30,390 --> 00:11:32,860 This is Wayne. 305 00:11:32,893 --> 00:11:34,895 He was a member of our group. 306 00:11:34,928 --> 00:11:36,897 I-I heard about his death. It's just bizarre. 307 00:11:36,930 --> 00:11:38,866 What can you tell us about him? 308 00:11:38,899 --> 00:11:39,833 He was the classic winner 309 00:11:39,867 --> 00:11:41,869 who would have been better off not winning. 310 00:11:41,902 --> 00:11:43,336 Most of the people 311 00:11:43,370 --> 00:11:46,139 I counsel have never had access to a large sum of money. 312 00:11:46,173 --> 00:11:48,909 They have no idea how to make smart decisions with it. 313 00:11:48,942 --> 00:11:50,043 You help them gain that knowledge? 314 00:11:50,077 --> 00:11:52,045 I try to educate winners 315 00:11:52,079 --> 00:11:53,413 on life after the lottery. 316 00:11:53,446 --> 00:11:56,283 How to spot a con, dealing with jealousy, 317 00:11:56,316 --> 00:11:57,851 getting started with estate planning. 318 00:11:57,885 --> 00:11:58,952 What was Peterson's story? 319 00:11:58,986 --> 00:12:01,521 By the time he got here, 320 00:12:01,554 --> 00:12:04,057 he'd quit his job, gotten himself a Porsche 321 00:12:04,091 --> 00:12:06,193 and bought a diamond ring for a stripper 322 00:12:06,226 --> 00:12:08,796 he'd met two days before. 323 00:12:08,829 --> 00:12:10,230 He was pretty mad at himself. 324 00:12:10,263 --> 00:12:12,032 He knew he'd blown it. 325 00:12:12,065 --> 00:12:13,500 How much did he have left? 326 00:12:13,533 --> 00:12:15,068 He said about $15,000. 327 00:12:15,102 --> 00:12:16,103 He knew it wouldn't last. 328 00:12:16,136 --> 00:12:18,438 I sent him to a financial advisor, 329 00:12:18,471 --> 00:12:20,841 someone who specializes in working with lottery winners. 330 00:12:20,874 --> 00:12:22,876 Yeah, well, we'll need a name. 331 00:12:24,244 --> 00:12:27,514 Sara Lewis? 332 00:12:27,547 --> 00:12:29,016 Hi. 333 00:12:29,049 --> 00:12:30,517 I'm Agent Warner, FBI. 334 00:12:30,550 --> 00:12:32,920 I just need a few minutes. 335 00:12:32,953 --> 00:12:34,788 If you don't mind walking with me. 336 00:12:34,822 --> 00:12:36,089 I'm late for a lunch. 337 00:12:36,123 --> 00:12:37,124 Sure. 338 00:12:37,157 --> 00:12:38,458 I understand 339 00:12:38,491 --> 00:12:40,293 you were Wayne Peterson's financial advisor? 340 00:12:40,327 --> 00:12:41,294 Not really. 341 00:12:41,328 --> 00:12:42,996 I met with him twice. 342 00:12:43,030 --> 00:12:44,331 By the second time, he'd already lost most of his net worth. 343 00:12:44,364 --> 00:12:46,299 He must've been upset about that. 344 00:12:46,333 --> 00:12:47,968 Very upset, very typical. 345 00:12:48,001 --> 00:12:50,337 A lot of lottery winners have a hard time 346 00:12:50,370 --> 00:12:52,072 holding on to their capital. 347 00:12:52,105 --> 00:12:53,974 75% go broke within five years. 348 00:12:54,007 --> 00:12:56,476 Yeah, but most don't rob convenience stores, 349 00:12:56,509 --> 00:12:57,978 looking for more lottery tickets. 350 00:12:58,011 --> 00:12:59,012 That's true, 351 00:12:59,046 --> 00:13:00,413 but we're talking about somebody 352 00:13:00,447 --> 00:13:02,415 who thought his life had changed forever. 353 00:13:02,449 --> 00:13:05,085 Couldn't accept that he was worse off than before. 354 00:13:05,118 --> 00:13:07,054 Think it was too much for him to handle? 355 00:13:07,087 --> 00:13:10,390 I think it would be a lot for me or you to handle, much less 356 00:13:10,423 --> 00:13:12,893 an impulsive guy who made poor choices. 357 00:13:12,926 --> 00:13:15,395 I don't think he ever had a shot. 358 00:13:15,428 --> 00:13:18,265 We need to see Peterson's financial records. 359 00:13:18,298 --> 00:13:20,834 Get a subpoena, and they're all yours. 360 00:13:20,868 --> 00:13:22,836 I have a reputation of discretion 361 00:13:22,870 --> 00:13:24,905 to uphold and a lunch to get to. 362 00:13:28,508 --> 00:13:30,010 Remember how your mother used to hide 363 00:13:30,043 --> 00:13:31,344 a lottery ticket in the present? 364 00:13:31,378 --> 00:13:33,113 She'd call it a gift in a gift. 365 00:13:33,146 --> 00:13:34,281 - That's right. - Yeah. 366 00:13:34,314 --> 00:13:36,416 And she'd line us all up at the table 367 00:13:36,449 --> 00:13:38,351 and make us scratch them all off together. 368 00:13:38,385 --> 00:13:39,319 - Yeah, yeah. - Right. 369 00:13:39,352 --> 00:13:41,454 Until you turned nine, you refused to play. 370 00:13:41,488 --> 00:13:43,123 That's right. 371 00:13:43,156 --> 00:13:45,492 You told her the lottery is "a voluntary tax on stupidity." 372 00:13:45,525 --> 00:13:46,759 - And I was right. - Yeah. 373 00:13:46,793 --> 00:13:50,130 No. I mean, some of the money goes to fund schools, you know, 374 00:13:50,163 --> 00:13:51,298 and support teachers. 375 00:13:51,331 --> 00:13:52,933 Well, that's the irony, isn't it? 376 00:13:52,966 --> 00:13:54,367 That the money funds schools that teach, 377 00:13:54,401 --> 00:13:55,535 among other subjects, mathematics. 378 00:13:55,568 --> 00:13:56,603 But, uh, I don't know. 379 00:13:56,636 --> 00:13:58,338 Look, if more people understood the probabilities, 380 00:13:58,371 --> 00:13:59,506 believe me, fewer would play. 381 00:13:59,539 --> 00:14:01,174 Well, you know, people give more money 382 00:14:01,208 --> 00:14:02,575 when they expect something in return. 383 00:14:02,609 --> 00:14:04,211 Yeah, but they're buying into a game 384 00:14:04,244 --> 00:14:05,612 that's designed to make them believe 385 00:14:05,645 --> 00:14:07,447 that the odds are better than they are. 386 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:08,415 Listen, the lottery asks you 387 00:14:08,448 --> 00:14:10,583 to pick six numbers between 1 and 47, right? 388 00:14:10,617 --> 00:14:12,085 Yeah. Yeah. 389 00:14:12,119 --> 00:14:13,386 Well, that's the same as asking you 390 00:14:13,420 --> 00:14:15,355 to pick a number between one and 14 million. 391 00:14:15,388 --> 00:14:17,124 That's why you have your lucky numbers. 392 00:14:17,157 --> 00:14:17,958 Oh, and what? 393 00:14:17,991 --> 00:14:19,426 Yours are your families' birthdays? 394 00:14:19,459 --> 00:14:21,594 You think I'd tell that to the lottery Grinch? 395 00:14:21,628 --> 00:14:23,363 Hey, listen, a professor at UCLA analyzed 396 00:14:23,396 --> 00:14:24,998 20 million sets of numbers played 397 00:14:25,032 --> 00:14:26,233 in the California Super Lotto. 398 00:14:26,266 --> 00:14:28,969 Among the most popular were one, two, three, four, five, six. 399 00:14:29,002 --> 00:14:30,537 One, two, three, four, five, six? 400 00:14:30,570 --> 00:14:33,106 The odds are the same as picking any other set of numbers. 401 00:14:33,140 --> 00:14:34,474 1 in 14 million. 402 00:14:34,507 --> 00:14:35,943 Are you sensing a theme here? 403 00:14:35,976 --> 00:14:37,144 Yeah. The odds are against us. 404 00:14:37,177 --> 00:14:38,311 So what? They usually are. 405 00:14:38,345 --> 00:14:41,148 And do you know that roughly half the people that play 406 00:14:41,181 --> 00:14:43,216 every week have a yearly household income under $35,000? 407 00:14:43,250 --> 00:14:44,417 Yeah, so, most of the people 408 00:14:44,451 --> 00:14:46,053 who waste the most money can least afford it. 409 00:14:46,086 --> 00:14:47,320 So what? I mean, it's their choice, isn't it? 410 00:14:47,354 --> 00:14:49,422 If it wasn't the lottery, it would be a casino 411 00:14:49,456 --> 00:14:50,657 or a bookie. 412 00:14:50,690 --> 00:14:52,459 This way, the money goes for a good cause. 413 00:14:52,492 --> 00:14:53,961 Oh, got to go. 414 00:14:53,994 --> 00:14:55,095 It's a numbers game, 415 00:14:55,128 --> 00:14:58,131 and if you understand the numbers, it ruins the game. 416 00:15:01,969 --> 00:15:05,005 Ran the list of names from the lottery support group. 417 00:15:05,038 --> 00:15:08,041 No histories of robbery or violence. 418 00:15:08,075 --> 00:15:10,410 Our bad guys get zero points for style. 419 00:15:10,443 --> 00:15:12,645 You know, they're sloppy, anxious. 420 00:15:12,679 --> 00:15:14,114 Don't know how to handle weapons. 421 00:15:14,147 --> 00:15:15,215 DAVID: Seems weird. Why pull robberies 422 00:15:15,248 --> 00:15:16,683 to get tickets that give you 423 00:15:16,716 --> 00:15:18,218 a chance at winning money? 424 00:15:18,251 --> 00:15:20,220 Robbing a bank is much more direct. 425 00:15:20,253 --> 00:15:22,522 What would you do if you won the lottery, Sinclair? 426 00:15:22,555 --> 00:15:25,325 Uh, well... (chuckles) 427 00:15:25,358 --> 00:15:27,494 I'd drive a nice car to work. 428 00:15:27,527 --> 00:15:28,661 What about you? 429 00:15:28,695 --> 00:15:32,332 Well, first off, I'd buy you a nicer car. 430 00:15:32,365 --> 00:15:34,601 - Yeah? - Yeah. 431 00:15:34,634 --> 00:15:36,269 Then I'd make you drive me to work. 432 00:15:36,303 --> 00:15:38,205 (phone ringing) 433 00:15:38,238 --> 00:15:40,707 (laughs) 434 00:15:40,740 --> 00:15:42,409 Sinclair. 435 00:15:42,442 --> 00:15:44,244 Yeah. 436 00:15:44,277 --> 00:15:45,112 LAPD found the van 437 00:15:45,145 --> 00:15:47,180 used in the robberies. 438 00:15:52,085 --> 00:15:53,686 LIZ: A security guard reported a suspicious vehicle 439 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:55,188 parked here overnight. 440 00:15:55,222 --> 00:15:56,623 LAPD called it in. 441 00:15:56,656 --> 00:15:58,291 DON: Trace it? 442 00:15:58,325 --> 00:16:00,327 The VIN number led us to a rental agency, 443 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:03,196 but the customer used a fake name and paid in cash. 444 00:16:03,230 --> 00:16:05,132 Anything in it? 445 00:16:05,165 --> 00:16:07,367 Just a little something. 446 00:16:21,648 --> 00:16:24,051 LIZ: 10,000 lottery tickets. 447 00:16:24,084 --> 00:16:26,586 All of them scratched off and just left there. 448 00:16:26,619 --> 00:16:28,688 HACKETT: Yeah, not quite all. 449 00:16:28,721 --> 00:16:31,058 We checked the serial numbers of the recovered scratch-offs 450 00:16:31,091 --> 00:16:32,725 against the list of the stolen tickets, 451 00:16:32,759 --> 00:16:35,662 and seven of the tickets were not in the van. 452 00:16:35,695 --> 00:16:38,031 So you're saying, we're just missing seven tickets? 453 00:16:38,065 --> 00:16:40,233 Yeah, all seven of which were winners 454 00:16:40,267 --> 00:16:43,403 of amounts less than $600, which is a significant number. 455 00:16:43,436 --> 00:16:44,504 Okay, why is that? 456 00:16:44,537 --> 00:16:45,472 A ticket under 457 00:16:45,505 --> 00:16:48,275 $600 can be redeemed at any state retailer. 458 00:16:48,308 --> 00:16:50,443 Amounts larger than that have to be claimed 459 00:16:50,477 --> 00:16:51,644 at a lottery field office. 460 00:16:51,678 --> 00:16:54,114 But these guys left behind a lot of other winning tickets. 461 00:16:54,147 --> 00:16:55,682 Yeah, who pulls nine robberies for seven tickets 462 00:16:55,715 --> 00:16:58,118 worth less than $4,200? 463 00:16:58,151 --> 00:17:00,420 And they put a lot of effort into checking 464 00:17:00,453 --> 00:17:01,588 every one of those tickets. 465 00:17:01,621 --> 00:17:02,389 You ever scratch off 10,000 tickets? 466 00:17:02,422 --> 00:17:03,790 You know, it takes a lot of time. 467 00:17:03,823 --> 00:17:05,625 Takes a lot of patience, you know. 468 00:17:05,658 --> 00:17:08,528 Not to mention, you run the risk of getting that, um, 469 00:17:08,561 --> 00:17:10,163 carpal tunnel syndrome. 470 00:17:10,197 --> 00:17:13,600 Which would make it hard to shoot that gun, young lady. 471 00:17:13,633 --> 00:17:16,636 I feel like you could work through the pain. 472 00:17:16,669 --> 00:17:18,338 How's that scratch-off case coming along? 473 00:17:18,371 --> 00:17:20,773 - The AG's asking about it. - Why is that? 474 00:17:20,807 --> 00:17:23,576 The lottery commission's a high-profile state agency. 475 00:17:23,610 --> 00:17:25,245 Gets a lot of media attention. 476 00:17:25,278 --> 00:17:27,480 Well, I mean, we don't have 477 00:17:27,514 --> 00:17:28,848 very much yet, you know. 478 00:17:28,881 --> 00:17:30,850 Lotteries make for so many legal headaches, 479 00:17:30,883 --> 00:17:32,719 including class action suits. 480 00:17:32,752 --> 00:17:35,222 People claim states lie about the true odds, 481 00:17:35,255 --> 00:17:36,723 that they skim the winnings. 482 00:17:36,756 --> 00:17:38,658 Well, maybe they're just not worth the trouble, you know. 483 00:17:38,691 --> 00:17:39,792 The lawyer in me agrees. 484 00:17:39,826 --> 00:17:42,362 The gambler in me would love 485 00:17:42,395 --> 00:17:44,164 to retire to a villa in Italy. 486 00:17:44,197 --> 00:17:45,432 Oh, yeah? Italy, huh? 487 00:17:45,465 --> 00:17:46,599 Yeah. 488 00:17:46,633 --> 00:17:47,567 Italy. 489 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:49,702 Live off investments, that kind of thing? 490 00:17:49,736 --> 00:17:52,439 Like that new motorcycle that's parked in your spot. 491 00:17:52,472 --> 00:17:53,840 Oh, you saw that. 492 00:17:53,873 --> 00:17:55,542 Go for a ride? 493 00:17:55,575 --> 00:17:59,312 Gonna have to tell me about it first. 494 00:17:59,346 --> 00:18:02,415 You'd be finer with a set of fish tailpipes and some bullet 495 00:18:02,449 --> 00:18:04,584 - axle caps. - Excuse me? 496 00:18:04,617 --> 00:18:05,818 Used to ride a bike in college. 497 00:18:05,852 --> 00:18:08,655 If I look around, I can probably still find my leather pants. 498 00:18:11,324 --> 00:18:13,226 Look around. 499 00:18:15,462 --> 00:18:16,429 (door closes) 500 00:18:16,463 --> 00:18:19,599 Oh, now, what's all this? 501 00:18:19,632 --> 00:18:22,169 That conversation we had about lotteries got me feeling lucky. 502 00:18:22,202 --> 00:18:24,804 Well, then it's clear I failed to make my point. 503 00:18:24,837 --> 00:18:26,706 Well, there's nothing wrong with believing in luck. 504 00:18:26,739 --> 00:18:28,308 Shakespeare did. 505 00:18:28,341 --> 00:18:32,479 "Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered." 506 00:18:32,512 --> 00:18:34,747 And the other 14 million sink. 507 00:18:34,781 --> 00:18:36,849 If I'm gonna do any of those things on my wish list, 508 00:18:36,883 --> 00:18:38,418 I'd better have a way of paying for it. 509 00:18:38,451 --> 00:18:39,752 Still growing the ponytail? 510 00:18:39,786 --> 00:18:41,788 - I gave up that one. - Oh, what a shame. 511 00:18:41,821 --> 00:18:43,890 I had a scrunchie all picked out for you, Dad. 512 00:18:43,923 --> 00:18:45,525 There is something you could get me. 513 00:18:45,558 --> 00:18:46,759 - What's that? - It's new on my list. 514 00:18:46,793 --> 00:18:48,228 Grandkids. 515 00:18:48,261 --> 00:18:49,596 That's not new. 516 00:18:49,629 --> 00:18:50,930 I've been hearing about that for years. 517 00:18:50,963 --> 00:18:52,031 Yeah? 518 00:18:52,064 --> 00:18:52,899 (scratching ticket) How's your lottery case coming? 519 00:18:52,932 --> 00:18:54,801 I tweaked Agent Hackett's analysis. 520 00:18:54,834 --> 00:18:57,237 I wasn't able to refine a smaller target area. 521 00:18:57,270 --> 00:18:59,206 There doesn't seem to be any importance 522 00:18:59,239 --> 00:19:00,740 to the order of the robberies. 523 00:19:00,773 --> 00:19:02,742 So, I think now 524 00:19:02,775 --> 00:19:04,711 we just wait, basically, 525 00:19:04,744 --> 00:19:06,746 for the bad guys to make their next move. 526 00:19:06,779 --> 00:19:09,416 Waiting to get lucky, huh? Yeah. 527 00:19:09,449 --> 00:19:10,717 Maybe this will change your luck. 528 00:19:10,750 --> 00:19:12,885 - Try one. - Tsk. 529 00:19:12,919 --> 00:19:15,455 Uh, there's a part of this you forgot to scratch off. 530 00:19:15,488 --> 00:19:16,856 Yeah, that's for the serial number. 531 00:19:16,889 --> 00:19:19,359 Once you know you're not a winner, why bother? 532 00:19:27,534 --> 00:19:31,338 The robbers weren't looking for the winning tickets. 533 00:19:31,371 --> 00:19:34,407 They were looking for the information on the tickets. 534 00:19:37,677 --> 00:19:39,946 CHARLIE: All the tickets recovered 535 00:19:39,979 --> 00:19:42,349 from the robberies were completely scratched off. 536 00:19:42,382 --> 00:19:43,950 The serial numbers were visible, 537 00:19:43,983 --> 00:19:45,752 even on the losers. 538 00:19:45,785 --> 00:19:46,919 Oh, my. 539 00:19:46,953 --> 00:19:48,921 Oh, my, what? 540 00:19:48,955 --> 00:19:50,590 Well, the serial number tells us 541 00:19:50,623 --> 00:19:51,724 if it's a winner. 542 00:19:51,758 --> 00:19:53,760 It's the most important piece of data on the ticket. 543 00:19:53,793 --> 00:19:54,827 Oh, does the serial number tell you 544 00:19:54,861 --> 00:19:56,929 - how much the ticket's worth? - Yeah, but we use 545 00:19:56,963 --> 00:19:59,466 a computer-generated code to randomize the relationship 546 00:19:59,499 --> 00:20:02,235 between the prize amounts and the winning serial numbers. 547 00:20:02,269 --> 00:20:04,504 It would be almost impossible for someone 548 00:20:04,537 --> 00:20:06,673 to make the connection without, you know, cracking the code. 549 00:20:06,706 --> 00:20:07,940 Technology to generate 550 00:20:07,974 --> 00:20:10,477 truly random number sequences doesn't exist 551 00:20:10,510 --> 00:20:11,911 yet, and until it does, 552 00:20:11,944 --> 00:20:14,647 all codes are vulnerable. 553 00:20:14,681 --> 00:20:16,983 Yeah, but to break our code, you'd need to access 554 00:20:17,016 --> 00:20:18,818 an enormous amount of information. 555 00:20:18,851 --> 00:20:20,820 Well, the robbers have 10,000 tickets, 556 00:20:20,853 --> 00:20:22,789 each with a serial number and a prize, 557 00:20:22,822 --> 00:20:24,591 for a total of 20,000 data points. 558 00:20:24,624 --> 00:20:25,992 (sighs) 559 00:20:26,025 --> 00:20:27,927 Uh, yeah, you're right. 560 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:31,531 I guess that's why you're the famous math professor, 561 00:20:31,564 --> 00:20:33,966 and I'm the state employee. 562 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:35,668 Oh, God, I can't believe this whole time, 563 00:20:35,702 --> 00:20:37,470 I've been focusing on the fact that the robbers 564 00:20:37,504 --> 00:20:38,705 are looking for winners. 565 00:20:38,738 --> 00:20:40,540 First off, you're a fine mathematician. 566 00:20:40,573 --> 00:20:42,709 It's a lot easier to explain this stuff to you 567 00:20:42,742 --> 00:20:43,876 than it will be to the FBI. 568 00:20:43,910 --> 00:20:46,846 The fact is that the robbers did want winning tickets. 569 00:20:46,879 --> 00:20:47,947 Lots of them. 570 00:20:47,980 --> 00:20:49,916 If they break the code that links the serial number 571 00:20:49,949 --> 00:20:51,984 to the value of each ticket, then they can figure out 572 00:20:52,018 --> 00:20:53,820 which serial numbers represent the big winners. 573 00:20:53,853 --> 00:20:54,654 Right? 574 00:20:54,687 --> 00:20:56,623 If that's what this case is about, 575 00:20:56,656 --> 00:20:58,625 then we're not the only two involved 576 00:20:58,658 --> 00:20:59,959 that know a lot about math. 577 00:20:59,992 --> 00:21:01,694 One of the robbers does, too. 578 00:21:02,662 --> 00:21:04,464 DON: Okay. Yeah. 579 00:21:04,497 --> 00:21:05,598 Hey, we got a hit. 580 00:21:05,632 --> 00:21:06,866 Someone's trying to cash 581 00:21:06,899 --> 00:21:08,735 one of the seven stolen tickets right now. 582 00:21:08,768 --> 00:21:10,503 Right now? Where? 583 00:21:10,537 --> 00:21:11,838 Venice at some mini-mart. 584 00:21:11,871 --> 00:21:13,373 We sent an alert to the retailer. 585 00:21:13,406 --> 00:21:14,607 He's trying to stall the suspect. 586 00:21:14,641 --> 00:21:16,576 I got Nikki and Liz heading over there. 587 00:21:16,609 --> 00:21:18,945 Somebody tried to cash in the stolen tickets? 588 00:21:18,978 --> 00:21:20,480 I mean, that doesn't fit our theory that 589 00:21:20,513 --> 00:21:23,550 this case isn't about cashing stolen tickets. 590 00:21:23,583 --> 00:21:25,485 No. No, that doesn't fit at all. 591 00:21:25,518 --> 00:21:26,819 (siren wailing) 592 00:21:26,853 --> 00:21:27,987 Hey! 593 00:21:28,020 --> 00:21:29,322 WOMAN: Hey! 594 00:21:29,356 --> 00:21:30,623 He's over here! 595 00:21:30,657 --> 00:21:31,924 That's him! That's him! 596 00:21:31,958 --> 00:21:33,092 - NIKKI: Stop! - LIZ: I got the car! 597 00:21:33,125 --> 00:21:35,362 All right, he's heading for the canal! 598 00:21:40,633 --> 00:21:42,335 (wheels screeching) 599 00:21:43,503 --> 00:21:44,837 (wheels clacking) 600 00:22:15,067 --> 00:22:17,770 (siren wailing, brakes screeching) 601 00:22:18,805 --> 00:22:20,039 Freeze! FBI! 602 00:22:20,072 --> 00:22:21,073 Off the bike! 603 00:22:24,777 --> 00:22:27,380 Guess you can skip your spinning class today. 604 00:22:29,081 --> 00:22:31,718 - Zack? - Wait, you know this kid? 605 00:22:31,751 --> 00:22:33,052 Yeah, we used to date. 606 00:22:33,085 --> 00:22:35,121 His father runs the lottery support group. 607 00:22:35,154 --> 00:22:36,823 (panting) 608 00:22:36,856 --> 00:22:39,025 Looks like we found the seven missing tickets. 609 00:22:39,058 --> 00:22:40,627 Your father withhold a few thousand 610 00:22:40,660 --> 00:22:41,961 from your allowance this week? 611 00:22:41,994 --> 00:22:44,397 My dad doesn't have enough money to pay attention. 612 00:22:44,431 --> 00:22:45,565 He won $15 million. 613 00:22:45,598 --> 00:22:46,633 Now he's broke. 614 00:22:55,141 --> 00:22:57,710 ROBIN: Zack was in possession of stolen lottery tickets. 615 00:22:57,744 --> 00:22:59,111 That links him to the robberies. 616 00:22:59,145 --> 00:23:01,481 He doesn't fit the description of the gunmen. 617 00:23:01,514 --> 00:23:03,049 Well, then how'd he get his hands on the scratch-offs? 618 00:23:03,082 --> 00:23:04,116 He says he found them. 619 00:23:04,150 --> 00:23:06,419 And he seems pretty unconcerned. 620 00:23:06,453 --> 00:23:07,854 He doesn't seem to know that they link him 621 00:23:07,887 --> 00:23:09,656 - to a serious crime. - You think he's 622 00:23:09,689 --> 00:23:10,723 - putting on an act? - I think 623 00:23:10,757 --> 00:23:13,192 he's got no idea what he got himself mixed up in. 624 00:23:13,225 --> 00:23:15,795 And we pulled his father's financial records. 625 00:23:15,828 --> 00:23:17,830 They confirm what Zack told us. 626 00:23:17,864 --> 00:23:19,799 - His dad is bankrupt. - Well, Wilson knew Peterson, 627 00:23:19,832 --> 00:23:21,934 the robber that got shot. 628 00:23:21,968 --> 00:23:23,202 And Peterson was also broke, right? 629 00:23:23,235 --> 00:23:24,771 Then maybe 630 00:23:24,804 --> 00:23:27,674 we're looking at a crew of bankrupt lottery winners. 631 00:23:27,707 --> 00:23:28,875 The evidence is circumstantial, 632 00:23:28,908 --> 00:23:31,611 unless Zack tells us that he got the tickets from his dad. 633 00:23:31,644 --> 00:23:33,780 He's 16. All right, we need to notify 634 00:23:33,813 --> 00:23:35,815 his father that he's in custody. 635 00:23:35,848 --> 00:23:37,750 If Wilson is one of the robbers, there's no way 636 00:23:37,784 --> 00:23:39,619 he's going to let us talk to his son. 637 00:23:39,652 --> 00:23:40,853 Yeah, but the kid's his weak spot. 638 00:23:40,887 --> 00:23:43,856 Maybe we can use that. 639 00:23:45,224 --> 00:23:47,159 (knocking) 640 00:23:47,193 --> 00:23:48,695 DAVID: Scott Wilson! 641 00:23:48,728 --> 00:23:49,629 FBI! 642 00:23:49,662 --> 00:23:51,230 (music plays over headphones, door opens) 643 00:23:51,263 --> 00:23:52,899 Mr. Wilson? 644 00:23:55,201 --> 00:23:57,704 Whoa! Whoa! Hey! Who are you?! 645 00:23:57,737 --> 00:24:00,607 FBI, Mr. Wilson. We knocked. The door was open. 646 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,075 (stammering): I was expecting my son. 647 00:24:03,109 --> 00:24:04,076 Why are you in my house? 648 00:24:04,110 --> 00:24:05,778 Well, we're here about Zack. 649 00:24:06,713 --> 00:24:08,548 Oh, my God. 650 00:24:08,581 --> 00:24:09,749 Did something happen to him? 651 00:24:09,782 --> 00:24:11,484 He's in custody. 652 00:24:11,518 --> 00:24:13,219 Arrested? 653 00:24:13,252 --> 00:24:14,186 What did he do? 654 00:24:14,220 --> 00:24:17,123 We need you to come with us. 655 00:24:18,591 --> 00:24:20,226 We're still convinced that the robbers 656 00:24:20,259 --> 00:24:21,794 are collecting data from the tickets 657 00:24:21,828 --> 00:24:23,930 in order to crack the lottery's code. 658 00:24:23,963 --> 00:24:25,264 How is that possible? 659 00:24:25,297 --> 00:24:26,699 (chuckling): Professor Eppes said 660 00:24:26,733 --> 00:24:27,934 he would have a hard time 661 00:24:27,967 --> 00:24:29,068 explaining it to you. 662 00:24:29,101 --> 00:24:30,202 That's why he brought a visual aid. 663 00:24:30,236 --> 00:24:32,271 All right, what we've got here is a three-dimensional 664 00:24:32,304 --> 00:24:33,973 representation of the lottery's 665 00:24:34,006 --> 00:24:35,141 numerical relationship between 666 00:24:35,174 --> 00:24:36,543 the serial numbers and the prize amounts. 667 00:24:36,576 --> 00:24:38,144 We've got 50 data points. 668 00:24:38,177 --> 00:24:41,280 Each one represents a serial number of a stolen scratch-off. 669 00:24:41,313 --> 00:24:42,448 As you can see, 670 00:24:42,481 --> 00:24:44,851 - they appear to be random. - HACKETT: With a limited 671 00:24:44,884 --> 00:24:46,018 amount of information, it's impossible 672 00:24:46,052 --> 00:24:47,587 to determine the algorithm used 673 00:24:47,620 --> 00:24:49,155 - to encode the tickets. - CHARLIE: However, 674 00:24:49,188 --> 00:24:51,290 our robbers have accumulated 10,000 serial numbers. 675 00:24:51,323 --> 00:24:53,926 Which is a lot, so now 676 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:56,262 we get to see what happens... 677 00:24:56,295 --> 00:24:59,031 (rapid chirping) 678 00:24:59,065 --> 00:25:00,032 DON: All right, so that's interesting. 679 00:25:00,066 --> 00:25:02,101 - So it's not random. - Yeah, once you know 680 00:25:02,134 --> 00:25:03,169 the pattern, you can crack the code. 681 00:25:03,202 --> 00:25:05,237 HACKETT: Now, our robbers have enough information 682 00:25:05,271 --> 00:25:09,909 to identify the serial number of the jackpot ticket. 683 00:25:09,942 --> 00:25:11,544 DON: Which is how much? 684 00:25:11,578 --> 00:25:13,179 Five million. 685 00:25:13,212 --> 00:25:15,815 Uh, this seems a bit far-fetched. 686 00:25:15,848 --> 00:25:19,852 Even if someone knows the serial number, 687 00:25:19,886 --> 00:25:21,554 they don't know where to find the ticket. 688 00:25:21,588 --> 00:25:23,055 There are over 689 00:25:23,089 --> 00:25:25,925 20,000 retailers in the state that sell lottery tickets. 690 00:25:25,958 --> 00:25:27,860 It could be any of them. 691 00:25:27,894 --> 00:25:29,762 Besides, didn't you say 692 00:25:29,796 --> 00:25:31,698 that Peterson was a landscaper? 693 00:25:31,731 --> 00:25:33,232 An-And Wilson was a truck salesman. 694 00:25:33,265 --> 00:25:34,634 KEENE: No way they have the math skills 695 00:25:34,667 --> 00:25:35,568 - to pull this off. - Well, I mean, 696 00:25:35,602 --> 00:25:36,869 they could be working with someone else. 697 00:25:36,903 --> 00:25:38,137 Now it sounds like 698 00:25:38,170 --> 00:25:39,906 we're making assumptions to fit a theory. 699 00:25:39,939 --> 00:25:42,575 He's got a pretty good track record. 700 00:25:42,609 --> 00:25:43,876 Trust me. 701 00:25:45,177 --> 00:25:47,614 Hey. Got the dad? 702 00:25:47,647 --> 00:25:48,881 He's in the interview room. 703 00:25:48,915 --> 00:25:51,651 So I ran the financial records on the lottery support group. 704 00:25:51,684 --> 00:25:53,285 - Uh-huh. - Turns out Wilson and Peterson 705 00:25:53,319 --> 00:25:55,154 aren't the only ones who lost all their money. 706 00:25:55,187 --> 00:25:57,123 Two other members are also broke: 707 00:25:57,156 --> 00:25:59,125 Carl Graham and Raymond Brown. 708 00:25:59,158 --> 00:26:00,860 And they've both gone missing since the last robbery. 709 00:26:00,893 --> 00:26:02,028 The innocent ones don't tend to hide, right? 710 00:26:02,061 --> 00:26:04,330 Wilson's lawyer's here. 711 00:26:04,363 --> 00:26:05,832 She's demanding that the FBI 712 00:26:05,865 --> 00:26:07,166 stop talking to Zack. 713 00:26:07,199 --> 00:26:09,035 Officially, we have to do what she's asking. 714 00:26:09,068 --> 00:26:10,102 Yeah, how about unofficially? 715 00:26:10,136 --> 00:26:12,138 Well, I'm not going to tell you 716 00:26:12,171 --> 00:26:15,675 to put father and son in a room, but if you did, 717 00:26:15,708 --> 00:26:17,677 and if a conversation took place, 718 00:26:17,710 --> 00:26:18,878 it would be spontaneous utterance. 719 00:26:18,911 --> 00:26:20,279 A lot of "ifs." 720 00:26:25,685 --> 00:26:26,619 What is this? 721 00:26:26,653 --> 00:26:28,721 Well, he'd like to talk to his dad before we 722 00:26:28,755 --> 00:26:30,122 - process him. - We'd like some privacy. 723 00:26:30,156 --> 00:26:31,658 What's the big deal? 724 00:26:31,691 --> 00:26:33,626 I tried to cash in some lottery tickets. 725 00:26:33,660 --> 00:26:35,628 Zack, what the hell were you thinking? 726 00:26:35,662 --> 00:26:36,996 Scott, don't say anything. 727 00:26:37,029 --> 00:26:38,965 He's my son. I'm going to talk to my own son. 728 00:26:40,667 --> 00:26:43,903 Dad, this is an intervention. 729 00:26:43,936 --> 00:26:45,004 (snickers) 730 00:26:48,140 --> 00:26:50,009 Stop spending money. 731 00:26:50,042 --> 00:26:52,845 For God's sake, this is not a joke. 732 00:26:52,879 --> 00:26:54,180 Sure it is. 733 00:26:54,213 --> 00:26:55,782 Knock, knock. Who's there? 734 00:26:55,815 --> 00:26:59,251 The kid whose dad blew through $15 million. 735 00:27:01,187 --> 00:27:03,690 It's a tough crowd. 736 00:27:03,723 --> 00:27:04,957 Everything I did was for us. 737 00:27:04,991 --> 00:27:06,993 - We're done here. - DON: Mm, we're not done. 738 00:27:07,026 --> 00:27:08,427 The tickets we found on him 739 00:27:08,460 --> 00:27:10,096 implicate him in a series of armed robberies. 740 00:27:10,129 --> 00:27:12,098 - Armed robberies? - Nine felony counts. 741 00:27:12,131 --> 00:27:14,300 You're going to be processed as an adult. 742 00:27:18,370 --> 00:27:20,006 I didn't even know! 743 00:27:21,373 --> 00:27:25,644 Dad? Dad, I didn't even know. 744 00:27:28,715 --> 00:27:31,784 He didn't rob anybody. 745 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:35,221 I did. 746 00:27:35,254 --> 00:27:36,823 The tickets were mine. 747 00:27:36,856 --> 00:27:38,024 I hid them in a desk drawer, 748 00:27:38,057 --> 00:27:39,959 and my son must've found them. 749 00:27:39,992 --> 00:27:41,894 I mean, he's, he's a smart-ass, 750 00:27:41,928 --> 00:27:43,062 but he is not involved. 751 00:27:43,095 --> 00:27:45,765 Scott, don't do anything you'll regret. 752 00:27:45,798 --> 00:27:47,199 What do you want? 753 00:27:47,233 --> 00:27:49,702 I'll talk if you drop the charges against Zack. 754 00:27:49,736 --> 00:27:52,739 I want Carl Graham, and I want Raymond Brown. 755 00:27:52,772 --> 00:27:54,874 (sighs) 756 00:27:56,408 --> 00:27:58,444 Peterson said he knew someone 757 00:27:58,477 --> 00:28:00,947 who had a way to make us our money back. 758 00:28:00,980 --> 00:28:03,716 - DON: Who? - I don't know. 759 00:28:03,750 --> 00:28:05,752 None of us did. 760 00:28:05,785 --> 00:28:06,986 We were each given 761 00:28:07,019 --> 00:28:09,822 a list-- which stores to rob and when. 762 00:28:09,856 --> 00:28:11,423 Ask Carl and Ray. 763 00:28:11,457 --> 00:28:12,725 They'll tell you the same thing. 764 00:28:12,759 --> 00:28:14,727 We can't find them. 765 00:28:17,463 --> 00:28:19,398 (exclaims) 766 00:28:19,431 --> 00:28:20,466 Idiots. 767 00:28:20,499 --> 00:28:23,369 They wanted to keep going after Wayne got killed. 768 00:28:24,837 --> 00:28:26,172 I told them I wouldn't do it. 769 00:28:26,205 --> 00:28:28,407 I want to know the next store that's going to be hit. 770 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:30,142 (bell chimes) Nobody move! 771 00:28:30,176 --> 00:28:32,144 Where's the clerk? 772 00:28:32,178 --> 00:28:33,312 (bell chimes) 773 00:28:33,345 --> 00:28:35,047 Just hurry! Get the tickets! 774 00:28:40,820 --> 00:28:42,321 Let's go! Let's go! 775 00:28:42,354 --> 00:28:43,823 I got them! 776 00:28:43,856 --> 00:28:45,191 (bell chimes, police siren whoops) 777 00:28:45,224 --> 00:28:47,159 DAVID: FBI! Don't move! 778 00:28:47,193 --> 00:28:48,260 Put your guns down! 779 00:28:48,294 --> 00:28:49,962 You got nowhere to go! Drop it! 780 00:28:49,996 --> 00:28:51,097 Don't shoot! Don't shoot! 781 00:28:51,130 --> 00:28:52,264 It's going down! It's going down! 782 00:28:52,298 --> 00:28:53,766 It's going down! 783 00:28:55,467 --> 00:28:57,369 Stay right there. 784 00:28:57,403 --> 00:28:58,437 (garbled radio transmission) 785 00:28:59,906 --> 00:29:01,007 Mr. Raymond Brown. 786 00:29:04,276 --> 00:29:06,178 And Mr. Carl Graham. 787 00:29:13,986 --> 00:29:16,889 Graham and Brown both claim they don't know any more 788 00:29:16,923 --> 00:29:19,125 than Wilson does; Peterson was dealing with someone else. 789 00:29:19,158 --> 00:29:20,459 Kept the rest of them in the dark. 790 00:29:20,492 --> 00:29:22,128 - So we've got nothing. - We're looking into 791 00:29:22,161 --> 00:29:23,930 phone records, and techs are searching his computer. 792 00:29:23,963 --> 00:29:25,497 KEENE: Agent Eppes. 793 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:30,937 The commission's just informed me that 794 00:29:30,970 --> 00:29:32,872 we've uncovered highly suspicious activity 795 00:29:32,905 --> 00:29:34,841 in our software over the past few days. 796 00:29:34,874 --> 00:29:35,774 - Like what? - Someone accessed 797 00:29:35,808 --> 00:29:38,344 information about the robbery locations, 798 00:29:38,377 --> 00:29:39,812 before the robberies occurred. 799 00:29:39,846 --> 00:29:41,814 - What, like you were hacked? - No. 800 00:29:41,848 --> 00:29:43,415 This person had clearance. 801 00:29:43,449 --> 00:29:45,584 CHARLIE: That totally makes sense. 802 00:29:45,617 --> 00:29:48,354 The tickets, the code, going after the jackpot... 803 00:29:48,387 --> 00:29:50,422 The facts are lining up like lottery balls 804 00:29:50,456 --> 00:29:52,358 in a drawing machine. 805 00:29:52,391 --> 00:29:54,994 Mmm, I love the smell of probabilities in the morning. 806 00:29:55,027 --> 00:29:56,295 (Charlie chuckles) 807 00:29:56,328 --> 00:29:58,297 Well, we... we still don't know how the robbers 808 00:29:58,330 --> 00:29:59,899 plan on locating the jackpot ticket 809 00:29:59,932 --> 00:30:01,834 once they'd exposed its serial number. 810 00:30:01,868 --> 00:30:03,135 I mean, they'd need to know 811 00:30:03,169 --> 00:30:04,136 where each ticket was being distributed, right? 812 00:30:04,170 --> 00:30:06,538 Right, and looking at a ticket individually, 813 00:30:06,572 --> 00:30:08,908 there's no way to do that-- unless... 814 00:30:08,941 --> 00:30:11,310 - "Unless" what? - Well, we've been 815 00:30:11,343 --> 00:30:12,879 analyzing these tickets individually. 816 00:30:12,912 --> 00:30:15,447 Looking at them like points on a graph. 817 00:30:15,481 --> 00:30:16,548 Is there another way to analyze the tickets? 818 00:30:16,582 --> 00:30:17,917 In groups. 819 00:30:17,950 --> 00:30:19,451 The actual tickets are packaged. 820 00:30:19,485 --> 00:30:22,421 They're... they're sent to our retailers in batches. 821 00:30:22,454 --> 00:30:24,991 So, once they knew the serial number of the jackpot ticket, 822 00:30:25,024 --> 00:30:26,325 they would then need to know 823 00:30:26,358 --> 00:30:28,327 where the batch containing it would be sold. 824 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:30,396 Right, but that's restricted information. 825 00:30:30,429 --> 00:30:31,998 Only lottery employees 826 00:30:32,031 --> 00:30:34,533 with the highest clearance level know that. 827 00:30:34,566 --> 00:30:36,202 They're working with an insider. 828 00:30:36,235 --> 00:30:38,938 - You think you know who it is? - Well, there's only 829 00:30:38,971 --> 00:30:40,572 a couple dozen employees that have that clearance. 830 00:30:40,606 --> 00:30:42,441 I mean, I know them all. 831 00:30:42,474 --> 00:30:44,043 I work with them. I... I trust them. 832 00:30:44,076 --> 00:30:48,047 I did most of their clearances myself, so... 833 00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:49,648 Nancy Hackett. 834 00:30:49,681 --> 00:30:50,883 Yeah. 835 00:30:50,917 --> 00:30:52,184 You're under arrest. 836 00:30:52,218 --> 00:30:53,185 What? 837 00:30:53,219 --> 00:30:54,653 No, this is a mistake. 838 00:30:54,686 --> 00:30:56,122 This is crazy! 839 00:30:56,155 --> 00:30:57,256 Boyd, you know me. Tell them. 840 00:30:57,289 --> 00:30:58,958 Nancy, please. 841 00:30:58,991 --> 00:31:00,893 You may want to see a lawyer 842 00:31:00,927 --> 00:31:03,062 - before you say something. - What?! 843 00:31:03,095 --> 00:31:04,063 - Now, wait a second. - I'm sorry, 844 00:31:04,096 --> 00:31:05,197 we would've notified you earlier, 845 00:31:05,231 --> 00:31:07,133 but we had to move fast, as soon as we figured it out. 846 00:31:07,166 --> 00:31:08,600 This isn't right. 847 00:31:08,634 --> 00:31:09,601 Why do you say that? 848 00:31:09,635 --> 00:31:11,370 Because she's been helping us. 849 00:31:11,403 --> 00:31:13,372 Because she just got done telling me her theory 850 00:31:13,405 --> 00:31:14,941 about how someone inside the commission was involved. 851 00:31:14,974 --> 00:31:17,276 Why would she do that if it'd only lead back to her? 852 00:31:17,309 --> 00:31:18,911 Come on, what's your evidence, guys? 853 00:31:18,945 --> 00:31:20,046 Hackett used 854 00:31:20,079 --> 00:31:22,648 her private password to access the lottery software. 855 00:31:22,681 --> 00:31:25,384 Records show that she researched the serial numbers 856 00:31:25,417 --> 00:31:28,921 of the scratch-offs and locations before every robbery. 857 00:31:28,955 --> 00:31:30,122 She was feeding the robbers information. 858 00:31:30,156 --> 00:31:31,991 No, there has to be another explanation. 859 00:31:32,024 --> 00:31:33,993 Show me an equation that proves it, 860 00:31:34,026 --> 00:31:34,994 and I'm with you. 861 00:31:35,027 --> 00:31:36,095 Otherwise, we've got 862 00:31:36,128 --> 00:31:37,263 a pretty clear case 863 00:31:37,296 --> 00:31:38,397 against Agent Nancy Hackett. 864 00:31:48,607 --> 00:31:51,277 So, Agent Hackett was telling the robbers where to hit. 865 00:31:51,310 --> 00:31:53,412 A routine security review of the lottery commission's 866 00:31:53,445 --> 00:31:55,514 software flagged her unusual activity. 867 00:31:55,547 --> 00:31:57,549 Yeah, it looks like she was searching 868 00:31:57,583 --> 00:31:59,551 for specific batch numbers of tickets 869 00:31:59,585 --> 00:32:02,188 and then pinpointing their location. 870 00:32:02,221 --> 00:32:04,090 This happened right under my nose. 871 00:32:04,123 --> 00:32:06,125 I should've figured it out sooner. 872 00:32:06,158 --> 00:32:08,227 What happens to her now? 873 00:32:08,260 --> 00:32:09,695 I'll oversee her transport 874 00:32:09,728 --> 00:32:11,430 back to Sacramento to face charges. 875 00:32:11,463 --> 00:32:14,600 You know, I can't say that we've never had an instance 876 00:32:14,633 --> 00:32:17,603 of employee fraud before, but nothing like this. 877 00:32:17,636 --> 00:32:20,539 This is a real blow to our department. 878 00:32:22,574 --> 00:32:25,077 ALAN: I heard that, uh, 879 00:32:25,111 --> 00:32:26,445 Robin is back in town, huh? 880 00:32:26,478 --> 00:32:28,080 Yeah, I haven't had a minute, 881 00:32:28,114 --> 00:32:29,681 but I'm happy she's back. 882 00:32:29,715 --> 00:32:31,317 Well, did you at least tell her that? 883 00:32:31,350 --> 00:32:33,485 Well, yeah, in so many words. 884 00:32:33,519 --> 00:32:35,321 Donnie, it's men like you 885 00:32:35,354 --> 00:32:38,624 that are the reason that BeyoncГ© sings that "Single Ladies" song. 886 00:32:38,657 --> 00:32:41,260 - Did you just say BeyoncГ©? - Yes, I did. 887 00:32:41,293 --> 00:32:43,095 - I'm up on current trends. - Uh-huh. 888 00:32:43,129 --> 00:32:44,663 For instance, did you know, that, uh, 889 00:32:44,696 --> 00:32:46,265 ponytails for men are out of style? 890 00:32:47,399 --> 00:32:48,700 DON: Really. (Alan chuckles) 891 00:32:50,102 --> 00:32:52,071 So, how's that lottery case coming? 892 00:32:52,104 --> 00:32:54,140 Well, we closed it. 893 00:32:54,173 --> 00:32:56,075 - Hey, that's great! - Yeah, except 894 00:32:56,108 --> 00:32:58,710 Charlie's gut says we've got the wrong person. 895 00:32:58,744 --> 00:33:00,612 His gut, huh? 896 00:33:00,646 --> 00:33:03,649 You know, I read that intuition is actually a skill 897 00:33:03,682 --> 00:33:07,019 gained by expertise in a particular field. 898 00:33:07,053 --> 00:33:09,655 It's what happens when you, um, subconsciously see something, 899 00:33:09,688 --> 00:33:12,558 even though you can't put your finger on exactly what it is. 900 00:33:12,591 --> 00:33:15,027 And then you just fill in the details later on. 901 00:33:15,061 --> 00:33:17,029 Charlie's not wrong a lot. 902 00:33:17,063 --> 00:33:19,231 - I'll give him that. - Nope, he's not. 903 00:33:19,265 --> 00:33:22,234 - What's that, Easter Island? - Yeah. (chuckles) 904 00:33:22,268 --> 00:33:23,669 I always wanted to go there. 905 00:33:23,702 --> 00:33:26,438 The problem is, it's a 14-hour flight, 906 00:33:26,472 --> 00:33:28,707 and I just can't see myself on the plane for 14 hours. 907 00:33:30,842 --> 00:33:33,079 Wait, that's it. 908 00:33:33,112 --> 00:33:34,346 - What? - The case. 909 00:33:34,380 --> 00:33:37,149 What has Easter Island got to do 910 00:33:37,183 --> 00:33:38,650 with the California State Lottery? 911 00:33:38,684 --> 00:33:40,286 No, it's not the island, it's the plane flight. 912 00:33:53,099 --> 00:33:55,101 Open it. 913 00:33:55,134 --> 00:33:56,702 We pulled the lottery commission's security report, 914 00:33:56,735 --> 00:33:58,737 dates and times that Nancy Hackett logged in, 915 00:33:58,770 --> 00:34:01,407 using her private password. 916 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:03,275 Okay. 917 00:34:03,309 --> 00:34:04,643 - What's going on? - She was late. 918 00:34:04,676 --> 00:34:06,545 She missed her flight. 919 00:34:06,578 --> 00:34:07,813 I recall that, yes. 920 00:34:07,846 --> 00:34:08,914 The report shows her 921 00:34:08,947 --> 00:34:12,318 logging in from a hard line, from a ground location, 922 00:34:12,351 --> 00:34:14,286 when she was 31,000 feet 923 00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:16,322 in the air, en route to Los Angeles. 924 00:34:16,355 --> 00:34:18,457 She was in two places at once? 925 00:34:18,490 --> 00:34:21,793 I don't know, there must be some explanation. 926 00:34:21,827 --> 00:34:22,828 Maybe the explanation is, 927 00:34:22,861 --> 00:34:24,196 Nancy Hackett wasn't 928 00:34:24,230 --> 00:34:25,297 the only one using her private password. 929 00:34:25,331 --> 00:34:28,367 Well, of course she was. Who else would be using it? 930 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:30,269 - You. - DAVID: You're the one 931 00:34:30,302 --> 00:34:32,238 that requested the commission look into software logs. 932 00:34:32,271 --> 00:34:35,141 Because we suspected an insider. 933 00:34:35,174 --> 00:34:36,375 You asked for a review one day 934 00:34:36,408 --> 00:34:37,776 before Wilson tipped us off. 935 00:34:37,809 --> 00:34:39,278 DAVID: You had access to data 936 00:34:39,311 --> 00:34:41,213 about where tickets were being distributed. 937 00:34:41,247 --> 00:34:44,183 And your name is all over Peterson's phone records. 938 00:34:48,487 --> 00:34:51,323 How does this work? 939 00:34:51,357 --> 00:34:53,225 What can I give you? 940 00:34:56,262 --> 00:34:58,264 We know you're not trained in math, 941 00:34:58,297 --> 00:35:00,132 so you must be working with someone who is. 942 00:35:00,166 --> 00:35:01,533 Someone who could break the code. 943 00:35:01,567 --> 00:35:02,468 Who? 944 00:35:10,776 --> 00:35:13,379 I'd like another 32 tickets. 945 00:35:13,412 --> 00:35:14,513 You feeling lucky or something? 946 00:35:14,546 --> 00:35:15,681 Something like that. 947 00:35:54,853 --> 00:35:56,455 (bell chimes) Ms. Lewis. 948 00:35:56,488 --> 00:35:58,424 Agent Warner. 949 00:35:58,457 --> 00:36:00,292 And friend. 950 00:36:00,326 --> 00:36:02,461 I actually don't have time to talk right now. 951 00:36:02,494 --> 00:36:04,496 Why do guilty people love to say that? 952 00:36:04,530 --> 00:36:05,897 I wouldn't know. 953 00:36:05,931 --> 00:36:07,566 - You win anything? - You were the financial planner 954 00:36:07,599 --> 00:36:09,768 of four members of a robbery crew. 955 00:36:09,801 --> 00:36:13,272 Not responsible for what my clients do. 956 00:36:13,305 --> 00:36:14,840 Unless you help them do it. 957 00:36:14,873 --> 00:36:16,408 Your connections 958 00:36:16,442 --> 00:36:18,444 within the lottery support group gave you access 959 00:36:18,477 --> 00:36:20,279 to men who were desperate for money. 960 00:36:20,312 --> 00:36:21,613 Boyd Keene gave you up. 961 00:36:21,647 --> 00:36:23,815 Oh, that little bastard. 962 00:36:23,849 --> 00:36:25,351 (handcuffs tightening) I spent years 963 00:36:25,384 --> 00:36:27,719 watching idiots win and waste millions. 964 00:36:27,753 --> 00:36:30,922 People who didn't deserve what they got handed to them. 965 00:36:30,956 --> 00:36:32,958 I mean, using the money to upgrade 966 00:36:32,991 --> 00:36:35,361 your single-wide to a double, who does that? 967 00:36:36,728 --> 00:36:37,963 One guy spent millions 968 00:36:37,996 --> 00:36:40,732 on a company who promised him a light saber. 969 00:36:40,766 --> 00:36:42,601 Their money, their choice, not yours. 970 00:36:45,471 --> 00:36:47,473 I hear bingo night's popular in prison. 971 00:36:51,643 --> 00:36:54,413 Is, uh, is that the five- million-dollar ticket 972 00:36:54,446 --> 00:36:55,947 - all this was about? - LIZ: Yep. 973 00:36:55,981 --> 00:36:57,716 - That's the one. - Pretty crazy, huh? 974 00:36:57,749 --> 00:36:58,950 Yeah, I guess. 975 00:36:58,984 --> 00:37:01,487 You know, there was a case in Oregon in 2007. 976 00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:02,554 A woman used a stolen credit card 977 00:37:02,588 --> 00:37:05,524 to purchase a scratch-off worth a million dollars. 978 00:37:05,557 --> 00:37:06,592 - Did they catch her? - Oh, yeah. 979 00:37:06,625 --> 00:37:08,494 She had the ticket on her when they arrested her. 980 00:37:08,527 --> 00:37:09,595 NIKKI: And what happened to it? 981 00:37:09,628 --> 00:37:10,296 Well, the judge ruled 982 00:37:10,329 --> 00:37:11,630 that the seizing authority was 983 00:37:11,663 --> 00:37:12,864 in possession of the winning ticket. 984 00:37:12,898 --> 00:37:15,767 So, uh, they got to keep the prize money. 985 00:37:17,569 --> 00:37:19,538 - I interviewed her. - I held the scratch-off. 986 00:37:19,571 --> 00:37:22,708 Agents, the arresting authority 987 00:37:22,741 --> 00:37:26,044 is the FBI, so... 988 00:37:26,077 --> 00:37:28,246 I'm just going to take this on down to Evidence. 989 00:37:29,381 --> 00:37:30,516 You trust him? 990 00:37:30,549 --> 00:37:31,983 With $5 million? 991 00:37:32,017 --> 00:37:33,485 Hey! Wait! Hey! 992 00:37:37,723 --> 00:37:38,957 You know, being gone so long, 993 00:37:38,990 --> 00:37:41,393 I wasn't sure what I was coming back to. 994 00:37:41,427 --> 00:37:44,530 Who? Me? 995 00:37:44,563 --> 00:37:47,499 You know, you're the guy who's always on the job. 996 00:37:47,533 --> 00:37:49,301 One foot out the door. 997 00:37:49,335 --> 00:37:50,536 I got used to that. 998 00:37:50,569 --> 00:37:52,671 Whoa, whoa, hold on. You're the one who left. 999 00:37:52,704 --> 00:37:54,340 I wasn't the one in Portland. 1000 00:37:54,373 --> 00:37:56,007 What if long distance works for us 1001 00:37:56,041 --> 00:37:57,476 because it's safe? 1002 00:37:58,810 --> 00:38:01,513 Because we like keeping each other at a distance? 1003 00:38:01,547 --> 00:38:04,583 How are we going to do this? 1004 00:38:05,651 --> 00:38:08,554 (sighing): We're doing it. 1005 00:38:20,499 --> 00:38:21,933 ALAN: How about that Bulgarian 1006 00:38:21,967 --> 00:38:23,702 lottery last September? 1007 00:38:23,735 --> 00:38:25,036 Where six winning numbers were picked 1008 00:38:25,070 --> 00:38:27,873 - in two consecutive drawings? - Not that unusual. 1009 00:38:27,906 --> 00:38:29,841 'Cause Bulgaria has numerous lotteries, so the same six 1010 00:38:29,875 --> 00:38:31,610 numbers in two consecutive drawings... 1011 00:38:31,643 --> 00:38:34,045 Actually, the odds are only one in 5.2 million. 1012 00:38:34,079 --> 00:38:35,447 Really? 1013 00:38:35,481 --> 00:38:36,782 As many as a billion people 1014 00:38:36,815 --> 00:38:38,049 play thousands of lotteries 1015 00:38:38,083 --> 00:38:39,651 all around the world. 1016 00:38:39,685 --> 00:38:41,853 Wild coincidences are bound to happen. 1017 00:38:41,887 --> 00:38:42,954 My-my favorite is 1018 00:38:42,988 --> 00:38:44,790 one woman bought tickets 1019 00:38:44,823 --> 00:38:46,492 for both the Massachusetts 1020 00:38:46,525 --> 00:38:48,794 and the Rhode Island State Lottery on the same day. 1021 00:38:48,827 --> 00:38:50,696 She picked the winning numbers in both, 1022 00:38:50,729 --> 00:38:53,064 - but she didn't win a dime. - Why? 1023 00:38:53,098 --> 00:38:54,099 - What happened? - Her Massachusetts 1024 00:38:54,132 --> 00:38:55,434 numbers won in Rhode Island. 1025 00:38:55,467 --> 00:38:56,468 Rhode Island numbers 1026 00:38:56,502 --> 00:38:57,469 won in Massachusetts. 1027 00:38:57,503 --> 00:38:58,804 - No! Oh, wow. - Yes! 1028 00:38:58,837 --> 00:39:00,572 Well, given enough opportunities, 1029 00:39:00,606 --> 00:39:03,542 - the improbable will occur. - Well, in that case, 1030 00:39:03,575 --> 00:39:05,977 Charlie, why don't you put your money where your mouth is. 1031 00:39:06,011 --> 00:39:07,078 There. 1032 00:39:07,112 --> 00:39:08,547 (Hackett laughs) - CHARLIE: Now, see. 1033 00:39:08,580 --> 00:39:09,648 - Come on, come on. - See, I knew 1034 00:39:09,681 --> 00:39:11,583 this was coming. Listen, if I do this, 1035 00:39:11,617 --> 00:39:12,651 you have to promise me 1036 00:39:12,684 --> 00:39:15,086 to stop trying to get me to approve 1037 00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:17,689 of playing the lottery as a legitimate form of investment. 1038 00:39:17,723 --> 00:39:19,491 Charlie, just think of it as a bandage. 1039 00:39:19,525 --> 00:39:21,593 - Just rip it off. - Oh, boy. 1040 00:39:32,838 --> 00:39:35,407 Are you feeling numerically violated? (chuckles) 1041 00:39:36,908 --> 00:39:39,678 I think I just won $10,000. 1042 00:39:39,711 --> 00:39:40,746 (gasps) Let me see that. 1043 00:39:42,548 --> 00:39:44,049 I can't believe it. 1044 00:39:44,082 --> 00:39:46,084 I mean, I-I... I can, but... 1045 00:39:46,117 --> 00:39:48,820 $10,000. What are the odds? 1046 00:39:48,854 --> 00:39:50,622 - I don't recognize this game. - Wait a minute! 1047 00:39:50,656 --> 00:39:52,424 That reminds me of that father in Pasadena 1048 00:39:52,458 --> 00:39:54,726 who bought a fake scratch-off ticket 1049 00:39:54,760 --> 00:39:58,764 online to play a prank on his genius but gullible son. 1050 00:39:58,797 --> 00:39:59,631 (both laughing) 1051 00:39:59,665 --> 00:40:01,800 - Yeah, I remember that story. - Mm. 1052 00:40:01,833 --> 00:40:03,869 The father was never heard from again. 1053 00:40:03,902 --> 00:40:05,170 So, what are you going to do? 1054 00:40:05,203 --> 00:40:07,606 Take me out with differential geometry, huh? 1055 00:40:07,639 --> 00:40:09,675 Protractors and slide rules at 20 paces? 1056 00:40:09,708 --> 00:40:10,676 HACKETT: Sorry, Charlie, 1057 00:40:10,709 --> 00:40:12,578 but the odds are with your father on this one. 1058 00:40:12,611 --> 00:40:14,079 ALAN (laughs): It's just a joke, 1059 00:40:14,112 --> 00:40:15,447 Charlie, just a joke. 1060 00:40:15,481 --> 00:40:17,182 (Alan laughing) 1061 00:40:50,882 --> 00:40:51,717 (gunshot)