1 00:00:02,872 --> 00:00:05,092 ♪ 2 00:00:05,135 --> 00:00:07,137 [indistinct chatter] 3 00:00:09,879 --> 00:00:12,099 There is nothing more cruel than having 4 00:00:12,142 --> 00:00:13,883 the most beautiful woman in New York 5 00:00:13,926 --> 00:00:15,537 sitting at one of your tables, 6 00:00:15,580 --> 00:00:18,453 and not being able to sit down and eat with her. 7 00:00:18,496 --> 00:00:20,803 Well, don't let me keep you. 8 00:00:20,846 --> 00:00:22,152 Ha ha. 9 00:00:22,196 --> 00:00:23,414 [Marissa chuckles] 10 00:00:26,852 --> 00:00:28,115 Dinner? 11 00:00:28,158 --> 00:00:30,334 Absurd, divine. 12 00:00:30,378 --> 00:00:33,076 Did you ask Chef Johnny to do that? 13 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:34,730 Do what?Make the agnolotti. 14 00:00:34,773 --> 00:00:36,775 From our wedding. 15 00:00:36,819 --> 00:00:39,213 It was so good, I got a little teary. 16 00:00:39,256 --> 00:00:41,867 Took me right back to that night. 17 00:00:41,911 --> 00:00:44,348 That perfect night. 18 00:00:44,392 --> 00:00:45,697 Thank Chef for me? 19 00:00:45,741 --> 00:00:48,787 I got a better idea. 20 00:00:48,831 --> 00:00:51,138 I need three bluefins fired, now.Yes, Chef! 21 00:00:51,181 --> 00:00:54,097 Looking good; where are we at on that sauce?Working, Chef! 22 00:00:54,141 --> 00:00:56,056 Danny, where are we at on that sauce?Working, Chef. 23 00:00:56,099 --> 00:00:58,145 JOHNNY: All right. Looking good, Tom. 24 00:00:58,188 --> 00:00:59,842 GREG: Johnny. 25 00:01:01,496 --> 00:01:02,845 You guys good? 26 00:01:02,888 --> 00:01:04,803 We got about 300 more on the books before 10:00. 27 00:01:04,847 --> 00:01:06,805 We're rocking and rolling, jamming it out. 28 00:01:06,849 --> 00:01:10,505 I just wanted to say thank you for such a beautiful dinner. 29 00:01:10,548 --> 00:01:13,377 I don't know how you had the time to make that pasta 30 00:01:13,421 --> 00:01:15,336 with all this going on. 31 00:01:15,379 --> 00:01:18,034 You kidding? I love making that dish. 32 00:01:18,078 --> 00:01:19,644 I don't want to keep you. 33 00:01:19,688 --> 00:01:21,951 I just wanted to say how appreciative I am. 34 00:01:21,994 --> 00:01:23,561 My pleasure. 35 00:01:23,605 --> 00:01:26,390 Ooh, that smells good! Let's keep going! 36 00:01:26,434 --> 00:01:28,305 You sure you don't want dessert? 37 00:01:28,349 --> 00:01:29,872 A nightcap, maybe. 38 00:01:29,915 --> 00:01:32,962 If I consume anything else, I will quite literally explode. 39 00:01:33,005 --> 00:01:34,964 I'm in desperate need of an elastic waistband 40 00:01:35,007 --> 00:01:37,009 and the couch. [chuckles] 41 00:01:40,491 --> 00:01:41,971 See you at home. 42 00:01:42,014 --> 00:01:43,973 How'd I get so lucky, huh? 43 00:01:44,016 --> 00:01:47,063 Must've done something right, hmm? 44 00:01:47,107 --> 00:01:48,760 I love you.I love you, too. 45 00:01:48,804 --> 00:01:50,806 ♪ 46 00:01:55,898 --> 00:01:56,855 Everything all right? 47 00:01:59,380 --> 00:02:01,469 [music playing over earbuds] 48 00:02:05,777 --> 00:02:07,779 [sniffing] 49 00:02:10,956 --> 00:02:13,002 [sniffing] 50 00:02:17,093 --> 00:02:19,095 [sniffing] 51 00:02:20,575 --> 00:02:24,970 [metal creaking] 52 00:02:25,014 --> 00:02:26,929 [air hissing] 53 00:02:32,021 --> 00:02:34,371 Mmm. 54 00:02:34,415 --> 00:02:36,025 Babe. 55 00:02:36,068 --> 00:02:37,113 Hey, babe.[groans] 56 00:02:37,157 --> 00:02:39,202 Happy Sunday.[groans] 57 00:02:39,246 --> 00:02:41,944 It's after 11:00 in the morning; why didn't you wake me up 58 00:02:41,987 --> 00:02:44,033 and kiss me when you got home last night? 59 00:02:44,076 --> 00:02:46,296 I just couldn't. 60 00:02:46,340 --> 00:02:48,864 I couldn't do it; you were too adorable. 61 00:02:48,907 --> 00:02:52,128 All curled up around your pillow like a little koala. 62 00:02:52,172 --> 00:02:53,825 [chuckles] Wait. 63 00:02:53,869 --> 00:02:56,001 Do koalas drool? [laughs] 64 00:02:56,045 --> 00:02:59,048 You have to wake me up and kiss me. 65 00:02:59,091 --> 00:03:01,877 Drool or no drool, cute or not cute. 66 00:03:01,920 --> 00:03:03,270 We had a deal. 67 00:03:03,313 --> 00:03:06,751 Aye, aye, Captain Morgan. 68 00:03:06,795 --> 00:03:09,276 I won't let it happen again. 69 00:03:09,319 --> 00:03:13,018 Mea culpa. Mea culpa. 70 00:03:15,847 --> 00:03:19,199 [Greg moans softly][doorbell buzzing] 71 00:03:21,288 --> 00:03:24,116 Is that the door? 72 00:03:27,859 --> 00:03:29,426 Is this the Valerian residence? 73 00:03:29,470 --> 00:03:31,385 We're looking for a Mr. Greg Valerian. 74 00:03:31,428 --> 00:03:33,909 W-Would you mind telling me just what this is about? 75 00:03:33,952 --> 00:03:35,780 Does Mr. Valerian live here? 76 00:03:35,824 --> 00:03:37,129 We need to speak with him. 77 00:03:39,044 --> 00:03:42,091 Uh, Greg? Is everything all right? 78 00:03:42,134 --> 00:03:44,180 What's going...?Greg Valerian? 79 00:03:44,224 --> 00:03:46,574 Yes, why? 80 00:03:46,617 --> 00:03:48,924 You're the owner of the Briarcrest Room restaurant? 81 00:03:48,967 --> 00:03:51,883 I am. Is everything all right? 82 00:03:51,927 --> 00:03:54,016 We'd like you to come down to the station with us, sir. 83 00:03:54,059 --> 00:03:55,017 There's been a fire. 84 00:03:55,060 --> 00:03:57,324 [gasps]A fire? When? 85 00:04:09,510 --> 00:04:10,902 Happy Sunday. 86 00:04:10,946 --> 00:04:14,689 Hi. How did you...?Benny called me. 87 00:04:14,732 --> 00:04:16,778 Told me about the fire, said it was turning into 88 00:04:16,821 --> 00:04:18,910 an all-day event. [sighs] 89 00:04:18,954 --> 00:04:21,043 What's the latest? 90 00:04:21,086 --> 00:04:22,087 I don't know. 91 00:04:22,131 --> 00:04:23,915 It seems like Greg's been back there 92 00:04:23,959 --> 00:04:26,309 with the detectives for hours. 93 00:04:26,353 --> 00:04:28,268 Last I heard, the fire was out, 94 00:04:28,311 --> 00:04:30,922 and the fire inspectors were going through the place. 95 00:04:30,966 --> 00:04:33,316 Apparently, there's not much left. 96 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,014 It was Greg's first restaurant, his whole... 97 00:04:38,190 --> 00:04:39,104 What? 98 00:04:39,148 --> 00:04:41,803 What-what is it? What's happened? 99 00:04:41,846 --> 00:04:43,587 They found a body. 100 00:04:43,631 --> 00:04:46,068 The night janitor was in the restaurant 101 00:04:46,111 --> 00:04:47,678 when the fire broke out. 102 00:04:47,722 --> 00:04:50,028 He's dead. 103 00:04:50,072 --> 00:04:51,378 [gasps] Oh, God. 104 00:04:51,421 --> 00:04:53,945 That's awful. I have to see Greg...No, no, no. 105 00:04:53,989 --> 00:04:55,164 You can't do that right now, Marissa. 106 00:04:55,207 --> 00:04:57,035 What? Why not? 107 00:04:57,079 --> 00:04:59,168 Greg's been arrested. 108 00:05:00,735 --> 00:05:03,259 He's being booked at the moment. 109 00:05:03,303 --> 00:05:05,827 You'll be able to see him as soon as we post bail. 110 00:05:05,870 --> 00:05:07,916 What's the charge? 111 00:05:07,959 --> 00:05:09,831 Involuntary manslaughter. 112 00:05:09,874 --> 00:05:11,702 [gasps] 113 00:05:11,746 --> 00:05:14,226 That's... that's... 114 00:05:14,270 --> 00:05:16,098 15 years. 115 00:05:17,969 --> 00:05:19,971 ♪ 116 00:05:27,501 --> 00:05:29,154 I don't know if you have a criminal attorney or not, 117 00:05:29,198 --> 00:05:33,507 but if you do, please let them know that 118 00:05:33,550 --> 00:05:36,423 TAC would like to offer our services. 119 00:05:36,466 --> 00:05:38,816 BENNY: And if you don't have an attorney, 120 00:05:38,860 --> 00:05:41,210 I stand ready to represent you, Greg. 121 00:05:41,253 --> 00:05:44,474 No, I don't have a criminal attorney. 122 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:54,049 Thank you. Thank you all. 123 00:05:54,092 --> 00:05:56,530 Tell us about the man who died. 124 00:05:56,573 --> 00:06:01,970 He was a really nice man. 125 00:06:02,013 --> 00:06:04,320 Didn't speak a lot of English. 126 00:06:04,364 --> 00:06:07,497 Loved to show pictures of his... 127 00:06:09,499 --> 00:06:12,459 ...grandkids. 128 00:06:12,502 --> 00:06:15,723 Oh, his poor wife. I have to, I have to talk to her. 129 00:06:15,766 --> 00:06:17,289 Pay my respects. 130 00:06:17,333 --> 00:06:20,162 As your attorney, I would strongly advise against that. 131 00:06:20,205 --> 00:06:23,818 Even offering condolences can be spun 132 00:06:23,861 --> 00:06:26,516 by the prosecutor as an admission of guilt. 133 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:27,952 But that's-that's crazy. 134 00:06:27,996 --> 00:06:29,258 I have to do something.Hey... 135 00:06:29,301 --> 00:06:30,694 Pay for the, uh, 136 00:06:30,738 --> 00:06:33,523 funeral, set up some kind of fund for the family. 137 00:06:33,567 --> 00:06:37,005 Something.I can do all of those things. 138 00:06:37,048 --> 00:06:39,355 I can make arrangements through TAC. 139 00:06:42,924 --> 00:06:44,578 All right, well, let's talk about 140 00:06:44,621 --> 00:06:46,188 the fire inspector's report for a second. 141 00:06:46,231 --> 00:06:48,538 He's saying that a grease buildup in the exhaust ducts 142 00:06:48,582 --> 00:06:50,235 above the kitchen caught fire, 143 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,063 creating an enormous heat in the duct system. 144 00:06:52,107 --> 00:06:55,415 And when the flames grew powerful enough, 145 00:06:55,458 --> 00:06:59,288 apparently they burst through a loose vent... 146 00:06:59,331 --> 00:07:01,246 and came in contact with improperly stored 147 00:07:01,290 --> 00:07:05,468 cleaning materials, which caused an explosion. 148 00:07:05,512 --> 00:07:07,514 That sounds like bad luck. 149 00:07:07,557 --> 00:07:09,037 An accident, not a crime. 150 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:10,647 Well, you're the only one who's gonna see it 151 00:07:10,691 --> 00:07:12,606 that way, I'm afraid. 152 00:07:12,649 --> 00:07:14,434 The first thing they teach you 153 00:07:14,477 --> 00:07:16,784 when you go to work in a restaurant kitchen 154 00:07:16,827 --> 00:07:18,829 is that two out of three restaurant fires 155 00:07:18,873 --> 00:07:21,005 are caused by grease buildup. 156 00:07:21,049 --> 00:07:22,398 There's even a law. 157 00:07:22,442 --> 00:07:24,748 In New York, you have to have your exhaust systems 158 00:07:24,792 --> 00:07:26,533 professionally cleaned and inspected 159 00:07:26,576 --> 00:07:29,666 every three months, which I do. 160 00:07:29,710 --> 00:07:32,756 Those ducts were clean, like, seven weeks ago. 161 00:07:34,149 --> 00:07:36,499 The report indicates at least five months worth 162 00:07:36,543 --> 00:07:39,023 of buildup would have been required to start that fire. 163 00:07:39,067 --> 00:07:41,330 Well, that's-that's impossible. 164 00:07:41,373 --> 00:07:42,723 That must be some mistake. 165 00:07:42,766 --> 00:07:45,160 Those ducts were cleaned and inspected. 166 00:07:45,203 --> 00:07:47,467 We'll look into it, but, Greg, 167 00:07:47,510 --> 00:07:48,685 that's not your only problem. 168 00:07:48,729 --> 00:07:51,166 See, the prosecution is going to say that you 169 00:07:51,209 --> 00:07:54,561 repeatedly disregarded city and state regulations. 170 00:07:54,604 --> 00:07:56,954 They're gonna point to 171 00:07:56,998 --> 00:07:59,348 a lack of oversight and lax management. 172 00:07:59,391 --> 00:08:00,915 What are they talking about? 173 00:08:00,958 --> 00:08:04,440 The Briarcrest Room was served with a fire code violation 174 00:08:04,484 --> 00:08:07,008 six months ago and an OSHA citation 175 00:08:07,051 --> 00:08:09,663 just 12 weeks ago. 176 00:08:09,706 --> 00:08:12,840 Well, the fire code violation was nothing. 177 00:08:12,883 --> 00:08:15,320 One of the managers added a few extra tables 178 00:08:15,364 --> 00:08:16,800 over a holiday weekend. 179 00:08:16,844 --> 00:08:18,498 And the OSHA citation? 180 00:08:18,541 --> 00:08:21,544 Some of the guys got a little lazy with the cleaning supplies. 181 00:08:21,588 --> 00:08:23,024 Not storing them properly. 182 00:08:23,067 --> 00:08:25,896 As soon as I found out, 183 00:08:25,940 --> 00:08:27,768 I made the whole staff do safety training, 184 00:08:27,811 --> 00:08:30,640 and I beefed up the closing procedures. 185 00:08:30,684 --> 00:08:32,816 It never happened again. 186 00:08:32,860 --> 00:08:35,123 Till last night. 187 00:08:37,734 --> 00:08:39,475 What's your tummy tell you? 188 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:41,869 Not much. Not yet. 189 00:08:41,912 --> 00:08:43,566 Same here. 190 00:08:43,610 --> 00:08:45,046 Not that it matters. 191 00:08:45,089 --> 00:08:49,006 I mean, at the end of the day, we're in it for Marissa. 192 00:08:49,050 --> 00:08:51,487 Whether he's guilty or not, the job's the same. 193 00:08:51,531 --> 00:08:54,142 We need to convince a jury that this fire 194 00:08:54,185 --> 00:08:56,536 was not foreseeable, not his fault. 195 00:08:56,579 --> 00:08:59,539 [sighs] Good luck to us. 196 00:09:01,541 --> 00:09:04,369 What if we're wrong? 197 00:09:04,413 --> 00:09:07,155 What if it's exactly what he says it is? 198 00:09:07,198 --> 00:09:11,115 A collision of unfortunate miscalculations. 199 00:09:11,159 --> 00:09:12,900 A perfect storm. 200 00:09:12,943 --> 00:09:15,598 Like some kind of gigantic systems failure? 201 00:09:15,642 --> 00:09:19,384 A fluke rather than a pattern of behavior. 202 00:09:19,428 --> 00:09:21,909 So, what kind of jurors are we looking for? 203 00:09:21,952 --> 00:09:25,173 Fellow business owners who will sympathize? 204 00:09:25,216 --> 00:09:26,696 People who understand complex systems? 205 00:09:26,740 --> 00:09:30,526 Post hoc, ergo, propter hoc. 206 00:09:31,571 --> 00:09:33,921 Post hoc, ergo, propter hoc? 207 00:09:33,964 --> 00:09:36,924 After this, therefore, because of this. 208 00:09:36,967 --> 00:09:38,621 That's the prosecution's theory. 209 00:09:38,665 --> 00:09:40,884 The fire and JC's subsequent death 210 00:09:40,928 --> 00:09:43,191 happened after a series of negligent behaviors 211 00:09:43,234 --> 00:09:45,149 on Greg's part: the fire code violation, 212 00:09:45,193 --> 00:09:46,716 the OSHA citation, the grease buildup. 213 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:48,849 I would argue the same thing. 214 00:09:48,892 --> 00:09:51,678 But post hoc is actually a logical fallacy. 215 00:09:51,721 --> 00:09:54,898 It basically means that correlation equals causation, 216 00:09:54,942 --> 00:09:56,117 which it doesn't. 217 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:57,727 Just because there's a relationship 218 00:09:57,771 --> 00:09:59,642 between two events doesn't mean one event caused the other. 219 00:09:59,686 --> 00:10:02,776 So, to answer your question, 220 00:10:02,819 --> 00:10:04,647 we need people who understand that. 221 00:10:04,691 --> 00:10:07,911 We need people who see that correlation 222 00:10:07,955 --> 00:10:09,434 doesn't always equal causation. 223 00:10:09,478 --> 00:10:11,349 And how do I go about that? 224 00:10:12,786 --> 00:10:14,004 Good morning. 225 00:10:14,048 --> 00:10:16,572 So it says here on your jury questionnaire 226 00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:18,139 that you played semipro football. 227 00:10:18,182 --> 00:10:20,141 Up until about a year ago. 228 00:10:20,184 --> 00:10:22,230 BENNY: You drink a lot of sports drinks?Sure. 229 00:10:22,273 --> 00:10:24,667 Got to stay hydrated.What if I told you 230 00:10:24,711 --> 00:10:26,147 that there is a direct correlation 231 00:10:26,190 --> 00:10:28,715 between the number of sports drinks a person consumes 232 00:10:28,758 --> 00:10:30,717 and the increased likelihood 233 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:32,762 of that person getting a knee injury? 234 00:10:32,806 --> 00:10:35,547 I would say your logic is faulty, 235 00:10:35,591 --> 00:10:37,506 but your conclusion is sound. 236 00:10:37,549 --> 00:10:38,986 How so?I mean, 237 00:10:39,029 --> 00:10:40,552 it makes sense. 238 00:10:40,596 --> 00:10:42,076 People who drink a lot of sports drinks 239 00:10:42,119 --> 00:10:44,034 are more likely to be athletes. 240 00:10:44,078 --> 00:10:46,254 Athletes are more likely to get injured. 241 00:10:46,297 --> 00:10:49,170 But sports drinks don't cause knee injuries. 242 00:10:51,999 --> 00:10:53,696 This juror is acceptable to the defense, Your Honor. 243 00:10:55,306 --> 00:10:58,527 Mr. Watson. You are a high school history teacher. 244 00:10:58,570 --> 00:11:00,834 That's correct.So let me ask you a question. 245 00:11:00,877 --> 00:11:03,880 Are you aware that in World War I, 246 00:11:03,924 --> 00:11:06,448 the British wore steel helmets for the first time? 247 00:11:06,491 --> 00:11:08,276 I'm vaguely aware of that. 248 00:11:08,319 --> 00:11:11,758 So would it surprise you to hear that the rate of head injuries 249 00:11:11,801 --> 00:11:14,630 went up, not down? 250 00:11:14,674 --> 00:11:16,937 Do you have any explanation for that? 251 00:11:16,980 --> 00:11:19,548 I can offer an educated guess. 252 00:11:19,591 --> 00:11:21,942 I mean, it makes sense, having all that metal 253 00:11:21,985 --> 00:11:23,291 clanking around on your head, 254 00:11:23,334 --> 00:11:24,901 it's bound to bang you up. 255 00:11:24,945 --> 00:11:26,511 Interesting theory. 256 00:11:26,555 --> 00:11:28,949 But wrong. The steel helmets actually kept more men alive 257 00:11:28,992 --> 00:11:30,602 that otherwise would have died. 258 00:11:30,646 --> 00:11:32,648 True, they had head injuries, but at least 259 00:11:32,692 --> 00:11:34,911 they were still breathing. 260 00:11:34,955 --> 00:11:37,479 Taylor, give me a reason to keep this guy. 261 00:11:37,522 --> 00:11:39,133 I don't think there is one. 262 00:11:41,701 --> 00:11:44,007 We'd like to thank and excuse this juror, Your Honor. 263 00:11:44,051 --> 00:11:46,009 Then the defense is out of challenges. 264 00:11:46,053 --> 00:11:49,796 Is this panel acceptable to the prosecution? 265 00:11:49,839 --> 00:11:51,406 It is, Your Honor. 266 00:11:51,449 --> 00:11:53,800 Then we have our jury. 267 00:11:53,843 --> 00:11:56,628 I was hoping for a stronger start, Bull. 268 00:11:56,672 --> 00:11:58,456 By my count, at least eight of these jurors 269 00:11:58,500 --> 00:12:00,371 are susceptible to logical fallacies. 270 00:12:00,415 --> 00:12:01,764 That means a third aren't. 271 00:12:01,808 --> 00:12:04,941 That's not bad. We can work with a third. 272 00:12:17,171 --> 00:12:18,955 Got a sec?Oh, sorry. 273 00:12:18,999 --> 00:12:22,045 You scared me. Um, you heading home? 274 00:12:22,089 --> 00:12:24,047 Yeah, in a minute. 275 00:12:24,091 --> 00:12:26,397 While you were in court, Taylor and I went through 276 00:12:26,441 --> 00:12:29,270 all the paperwork for all of Greg's restaurants, 277 00:12:29,313 --> 00:12:33,709 and we found something I wanted you to see. 278 00:12:33,753 --> 00:12:35,667 What exactly am I looking at? 279 00:12:35,711 --> 00:12:39,367 Did you know that Greg only had six weeks 280 00:12:39,410 --> 00:12:41,978 to pay his investors $2 million 281 00:12:42,022 --> 00:12:45,634 or he'd lose the controlling stake in his restaurant group? 282 00:12:52,075 --> 00:12:54,034 Mind if I join? 283 00:12:57,689 --> 00:13:01,041 I think my husband owes millions of dollars 284 00:13:01,084 --> 00:13:03,086 he's never told me about. 285 00:13:05,132 --> 00:13:06,350 [elevator bell chimes] 286 00:13:09,832 --> 00:13:12,574 BULL: You know, 287 00:13:12,617 --> 00:13:15,838 debt's a funny word. 288 00:13:15,882 --> 00:13:18,188 One man's debt is another man's working capital. 289 00:13:18,232 --> 00:13:19,842 You know what I mean? 290 00:13:19,886 --> 00:13:21,844 I just know what I read. 291 00:13:21,888 --> 00:13:23,541 Danny showed me some promissory notes. 292 00:13:23,585 --> 00:13:26,980 Apparently, he is two weeks away from losing everything. 293 00:13:27,023 --> 00:13:29,156 If he doesn't pay, 294 00:13:29,199 --> 00:13:31,071 which the promissory note wouldn't have shown you. 295 00:13:33,813 --> 00:13:36,119 Are we having a conversation about Greg, 296 00:13:36,163 --> 00:13:38,600 or the last great love of your life, Kyle? 297 00:13:38,643 --> 00:13:42,082 I sure can pick them, can't I? 298 00:13:42,125 --> 00:13:45,346 Listen, I don't mean to crash your pity party, 299 00:13:45,389 --> 00:13:48,871 but I think you might be rushing to judgment here. 300 00:13:48,915 --> 00:13:51,874 But why wouldn't he tell me? 301 00:13:51,918 --> 00:13:55,095 I have no idea. 302 00:13:56,574 --> 00:13:59,926 Here's a crazy thought: ask him. 303 00:14:01,841 --> 00:14:03,712 Taxi! 304 00:14:07,150 --> 00:14:09,196 He's not Kyle. 305 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:11,938 [car door closes] 306 00:14:20,903 --> 00:14:22,035 ANDERSON: Based on our investigation, 307 00:14:22,078 --> 00:14:23,950 this fire and the subsequent explosion 308 00:14:23,993 --> 00:14:26,691 were the result of a grease buildup, a faulty vent 309 00:14:26,735 --> 00:14:30,304 and the haphazard storage of cleaning products and solvents. 310 00:14:30,347 --> 00:14:32,872 Correct me if I'm wrong, Fire Marshal Anderson, 311 00:14:32,915 --> 00:14:34,656 but isn't all of that preventable? 312 00:14:34,699 --> 00:14:37,267 Yes. The City of New York has rules and regulations 313 00:14:37,311 --> 00:14:39,835 to prevent incidents like this from happening. 314 00:14:39,879 --> 00:14:43,970 So is it fair to say that JC Morales's death 315 00:14:44,013 --> 00:14:46,102 is a direct result of the defendant 316 00:14:46,146 --> 00:14:47,756 disregarding those regulations? 317 00:14:47,799 --> 00:14:49,932 You could say that, yes. 318 00:14:49,976 --> 00:14:52,630 Thank you. No further questions. 319 00:14:54,067 --> 00:14:55,851 BENNY: Good morning, 320 00:14:55,895 --> 00:14:57,418 Fire Marshal Anderson. 321 00:14:57,461 --> 00:14:59,202 Really appreciate your testimony. 322 00:14:59,246 --> 00:15:01,204 The thing is... [sighs] 323 00:15:01,248 --> 00:15:03,511 I've been through your report a dozen times, 324 00:15:03,554 --> 00:15:05,992 and there's something that's been bothering me. 325 00:15:06,035 --> 00:15:10,344 I see no mention of what actually ignited the grease 326 00:15:10,387 --> 00:15:12,868 and started the fire in the first place. 327 00:15:12,912 --> 00:15:14,522 ANDERSON: Well, given the severity 328 00:15:14,565 --> 00:15:16,698 of the damage, that's impossible to determine. 329 00:15:16,741 --> 00:15:19,527 Yes, but given your 35 years of experience, 330 00:15:19,570 --> 00:15:21,311 I imagine you have a theory. 331 00:15:21,355 --> 00:15:23,052 Objection. Calls for speculation. 332 00:15:23,096 --> 00:15:24,488 A professional opinion 333 00:15:24,532 --> 00:15:27,100 is not the same as speculation, Ms. Drake. 334 00:15:27,143 --> 00:15:30,277 You may answer the question. 335 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:33,280 Uh, most likely, some kind of particulate matter got in 336 00:15:33,323 --> 00:15:37,066 through the vent and heated over time to the point of ignition. 337 00:15:37,110 --> 00:15:38,502 That's interesting. 338 00:15:38,546 --> 00:15:42,028 Now, when you say "particulate matter," 339 00:15:42,071 --> 00:15:46,249 you're basically saying anything that burns and is small enough 340 00:15:46,293 --> 00:15:49,687 to have gotten up into that vent, right? 341 00:15:49,731 --> 00:15:52,212 I mean, it could be a small piece of paper, 342 00:15:52,255 --> 00:15:55,389 an onion skin, the lint from somebody's pocket, 343 00:15:55,432 --> 00:15:57,957 a cigarette ash? 344 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,481 It's certainly possible, though there's no evidence to suggest 345 00:16:00,524 --> 00:16:02,613 any of those items were involved. 346 00:16:02,657 --> 00:16:07,009 What if I told you that the deceased Mr. Morales 347 00:16:07,053 --> 00:16:10,665 had a history of smoking inside the restaurant after hours? 348 00:16:10,708 --> 00:16:13,059 Objection. No foundation. 349 00:16:13,102 --> 00:16:14,843 Your Honor, we'd like to enter into evidence 350 00:16:14,886 --> 00:16:18,890 a report from JC Morales's personnel file. 351 00:16:18,934 --> 00:16:21,023 An opening manager had 352 00:16:21,067 --> 00:16:24,070 written him up after finding cigarette butts he had left 353 00:16:24,113 --> 00:16:26,159 when cleaning the night before. 354 00:16:29,118 --> 00:16:30,946 So... 355 00:16:30,990 --> 00:16:34,906 if Mr. Morales had been smoking inside 356 00:16:34,950 --> 00:16:37,083 the night of the fire, 357 00:16:37,126 --> 00:16:38,736 wouldn't you say it would've 358 00:16:38,780 --> 00:16:42,436 been possible for him to have inadvertently started the fire? 359 00:16:42,479 --> 00:16:46,048 Yes. If that was the case, it's certainly possible 360 00:16:46,092 --> 00:16:48,398 he may have started the ignition. 361 00:16:48,442 --> 00:16:50,487 [gallery murmuring]Thank you. 362 00:16:50,531 --> 00:16:52,141 No further questions, Your Honor. 363 00:16:54,970 --> 00:16:56,102 TAYLOR: Good news for our team. 364 00:16:56,145 --> 00:16:57,668 Starting to see a little burst of green. 365 00:16:59,322 --> 00:17:01,237 We'd like to redirect, Your Honor. 366 00:17:01,281 --> 00:17:02,760 Go ahead. 367 00:17:02,804 --> 00:17:05,198 DRAKE: So, Fire Marshal Anderson, 368 00:17:05,241 --> 00:17:08,288 regardless if the fire was ignited by a cigarette 369 00:17:08,331 --> 00:17:09,680 or any number of other things 370 00:17:09,724 --> 00:17:11,073 that could have gotten through that faulty vent, 371 00:17:11,117 --> 00:17:12,901 were it not for the grease buildup 372 00:17:12,944 --> 00:17:14,294 and the improperly stored chemicals, 373 00:17:14,337 --> 00:17:16,774 wouldn't Mr. Morales still be alive? 374 00:17:18,167 --> 00:17:20,126 No accelerant, no explosion. 375 00:17:20,169 --> 00:17:22,215 So yes, I believe he would. 376 00:17:22,258 --> 00:17:24,304 [gallery murmuring] 377 00:17:24,347 --> 00:17:26,567 Thank you. No further questions. 378 00:17:35,315 --> 00:17:36,968 You Michael Davis? 379 00:17:37,012 --> 00:17:39,667 Cesar Caputo. Who wants to know? 380 00:17:39,710 --> 00:17:41,103 My name is Danny James. 381 00:17:41,147 --> 00:17:43,236 I'm working on Greg Valerian's defense team. 382 00:17:43,279 --> 00:17:45,847 Investigating the Briarcrest Room fire? 383 00:17:45,890 --> 00:17:48,197 I have an inspection report here saying 384 00:17:48,241 --> 00:17:50,069 that the restaurant's exhaust vents were cleaned 385 00:17:50,112 --> 00:17:51,809 by this company two months ago. 386 00:17:51,853 --> 00:17:53,942 I'm looking for the guy that signed it, Michael Davis. 387 00:17:53,985 --> 00:17:55,987 Yeah, well... [chuckles] 388 00:17:56,031 --> 00:17:57,902 if you find him, tell him I want my tools back. 389 00:17:57,946 --> 00:18:00,557 He's not here?He's not here. He's not anywhere. 390 00:18:00,601 --> 00:18:02,081 Hey. 391 00:18:02,124 --> 00:18:06,215 This is your company, right, Mr. Caputo? 392 00:18:06,259 --> 00:18:07,956 Can you explain to me how there could have been 393 00:18:07,999 --> 00:18:09,697 five months of grease in those vents, 394 00:18:09,740 --> 00:18:11,829 if this guy Davis did what he said he did? 395 00:18:11,873 --> 00:18:15,006 Well, I think you just answered your own question, didn't you? 396 00:18:15,050 --> 00:18:17,661 Look, 80% of our guys 397 00:18:17,705 --> 00:18:19,924 have been here since they graduated high school. 398 00:18:19,968 --> 00:18:21,709 They're grateful for the job, 399 00:18:21,752 --> 00:18:24,581 and they take the responsibility seriously. 400 00:18:24,625 --> 00:18:28,411 But the other 20? It's like a revolving door. 401 00:18:28,455 --> 00:18:30,370 Nobody dreams of crawling through 402 00:18:30,413 --> 00:18:32,372 greasy ducts for a living, 403 00:18:32,415 --> 00:18:35,375 spending all day breathing in solvents. 404 00:18:35,418 --> 00:18:38,160 It doesn't matter how much you pay them. 405 00:18:38,204 --> 00:18:42,121 'Cause sometimes they can make more for not doing the job. 406 00:18:42,164 --> 00:18:43,992 All right? Guy owns a restaurant, 407 00:18:44,035 --> 00:18:46,603 he needs the kitchen that morning for a catering job, 408 00:18:46,647 --> 00:18:48,605 or simply can't be bothered 409 00:18:48,649 --> 00:18:50,172 having somebody that'll let us in. 410 00:18:50,216 --> 00:18:53,088 Now, mind you, I have no idea what happened. 411 00:18:53,132 --> 00:18:55,830 Davis is long gone, I can't find him. 412 00:18:55,873 --> 00:18:58,006 For all I know, he did what he was supposed to do 413 00:18:58,049 --> 00:19:00,574 and that's why he signed the paper. 414 00:19:00,617 --> 00:19:03,403 And by the way, 415 00:19:03,446 --> 00:19:06,928 you call me into court, that's what I'm gonna say. 416 00:19:06,971 --> 00:19:10,061 DANNY: He claims he doesn't know anything. 417 00:19:10,105 --> 00:19:11,759 But he did strongly imply 418 00:19:11,802 --> 00:19:13,108 that if those ducts weren't clean, 419 00:19:13,152 --> 00:19:15,589 it's because Greg didn't want them cleaned. 420 00:19:16,764 --> 00:19:19,723 Oh. Sorry I'm late. 421 00:19:19,767 --> 00:19:21,725 Didn't realize we were having a meeting. 422 00:19:23,379 --> 00:19:26,339 Nothing important. Just the usual postmortem. 423 00:19:26,382 --> 00:19:29,516 You really don't need to be here. 424 00:19:29,559 --> 00:19:33,084 In fact, aren't there other places, 425 00:19:33,128 --> 00:19:36,914 other people, it would make more sense for you 426 00:19:36,958 --> 00:19:38,699 to be spending time with? 427 00:19:38,742 --> 00:19:42,616 I think that's for me to decide. 428 00:19:44,357 --> 00:19:48,274 Don't forget, I actually have two dogs in this fight. 429 00:19:48,317 --> 00:19:52,147 My husband, and TAC. 430 00:19:52,191 --> 00:19:54,976 I may lose one. I am not gonna lose both. 431 00:19:56,804 --> 00:19:59,415 Now why wouldn't Greg want those ducts cleaned? 432 00:19:59,459 --> 00:20:01,417 Nobody knows anything. 433 00:20:01,461 --> 00:20:04,333 These are just theories. Marissa... 434 00:20:04,377 --> 00:20:05,508 I might know. 435 00:20:07,075 --> 00:20:10,383 Greg's fire insurance policy. 436 00:20:10,426 --> 00:20:14,996 It would have given him more than enough to cover his debts. 437 00:20:15,039 --> 00:20:19,653 Marissa, we all know how hard this is for you. 438 00:20:19,696 --> 00:20:23,265 How tempting it is to get ahead of it, 439 00:20:23,309 --> 00:20:25,441 assume the worst. 440 00:20:25,485 --> 00:20:27,443 That way, the world won't let you down. 441 00:20:27,487 --> 00:20:31,447 That way, the ones you love won't wound you 442 00:20:31,491 --> 00:20:32,883 because you've already wounded yourself, 443 00:20:32,927 --> 00:20:36,235 and there's no blood left to bleed. 444 00:20:38,193 --> 00:20:40,978 But the simple truth is, 445 00:20:41,022 --> 00:20:44,982 there is absolutely no evidence that this fire was intentional. 446 00:20:45,026 --> 00:20:48,682 Not even the prosecutor is claiming it was arson. 447 00:20:48,725 --> 00:20:53,034 Okay. You're right. 448 00:20:53,077 --> 00:20:55,254 But there's something else. 449 00:20:57,081 --> 00:21:00,476 Something else I haven't shared with any of you. 450 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:03,087 Okay. 451 00:21:06,047 --> 00:21:07,831 Greg and I have this thing. 452 00:21:07,875 --> 00:21:09,180 It's a ritual. 453 00:21:09,224 --> 00:21:12,183 Sort of a promise we made to each other. 454 00:21:12,227 --> 00:21:15,012 If I'm asleep when he gets home from work, 455 00:21:15,056 --> 00:21:16,840 he wakes me up and kisses me. 456 00:21:16,884 --> 00:21:18,320 And if he's asleep when I get home-- 457 00:21:18,364 --> 00:21:20,104 you get the idea. 458 00:21:20,148 --> 00:21:21,671 And you're mentioning it because...? 459 00:21:21,715 --> 00:21:23,107 Because we've been doing it every night 460 00:21:23,151 --> 00:21:24,718 since we got back together. 461 00:21:24,761 --> 00:21:28,330 Every night, one of us gets home later than the other. 462 00:21:28,374 --> 00:21:33,117 Every night, except the night of the fire. 463 00:21:33,161 --> 00:21:36,164 The night of the fire, he didn't wake me up. 464 00:21:36,207 --> 00:21:38,297 It's the only time 465 00:21:38,340 --> 00:21:40,299 and I cannot help but wonder, 466 00:21:40,342 --> 00:21:43,780 is it because he wasn't at home when he should've been? 467 00:21:43,824 --> 00:21:48,219 And if he wasn't, where was he? 468 00:21:51,005 --> 00:21:52,180 Thanks, Benny. 469 00:21:52,223 --> 00:21:54,182 Danny. 470 00:21:54,225 --> 00:21:57,446 See you in court. 471 00:21:57,490 --> 00:22:00,188 You know where to find me. 472 00:22:03,626 --> 00:22:05,889 I apologize if I seem dramatic. 473 00:22:05,933 --> 00:22:08,805 Just... 474 00:22:08,849 --> 00:22:12,635 a man lost his life. 475 00:22:12,679 --> 00:22:14,942 I'm hoping it's a terrible accident, 476 00:22:14,985 --> 00:22:19,599 but it's possible it wasn't. 477 00:22:19,642 --> 00:22:23,907 And I need to know. 478 00:22:23,951 --> 00:22:26,910 I need to know who I married. 479 00:22:32,002 --> 00:22:34,222 Want to share a cab? 480 00:22:38,879 --> 00:22:42,839 Look, the fire science can be subjective. 481 00:22:42,883 --> 00:22:46,103 There's always room for interpretation. 482 00:22:46,147 --> 00:22:49,672 I know someone, an arson expert with top-of-the-line equipment. 483 00:22:49,716 --> 00:22:53,154 Like me to give her a call? 484 00:22:53,197 --> 00:22:54,851 Might put your mind at ease. 485 00:22:54,895 --> 00:22:57,288 I wouldn't mind having a second opinion. 486 00:23:03,425 --> 00:23:05,427 I'm a terrible wife. 487 00:23:08,299 --> 00:23:11,955 [crying]: I should just trust, right? 488 00:23:15,263 --> 00:23:17,483 You're asking the Helen Keller of marriage 489 00:23:17,526 --> 00:23:19,615 whether or not he likes the color of your dress. 490 00:23:19,659 --> 00:23:22,618 [laughs] 491 00:23:24,794 --> 00:23:27,754 You are who you are. 492 00:23:27,797 --> 00:23:30,017 You can only do what you can do. 493 00:23:32,062 --> 00:23:35,805 You can only be who you can be. 494 00:23:35,849 --> 00:23:39,156 Dr. Bull, Chef Hansen. 495 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:40,201 Just finished a little witness prep 496 00:23:40,244 --> 00:23:41,507 and I believe he's good to go. 497 00:23:41,550 --> 00:23:43,247 Thanks for doing this, Chef. 498 00:23:43,291 --> 00:23:45,554 Happy to. Greg's my boy. Anything I can do to help. 499 00:23:45,598 --> 00:23:46,990 Well, not much to it. 500 00:23:47,034 --> 00:23:49,689 Just need you to testify to Greg's safety policies 501 00:23:49,732 --> 00:23:51,125 and character as a business owner. 502 00:23:51,168 --> 00:23:52,692 No problem. 503 00:23:52,735 --> 00:23:55,129 Do you think I have a little time before you guys need me? 504 00:23:55,172 --> 00:23:57,871 I'd love to go outside and maybe walk a mile or so. 505 00:23:57,914 --> 00:23:59,525 Trying to get my steps in. 506 00:23:59,568 --> 00:24:01,178 [phone vibrates]The girlfriend worries about my love affair 507 00:24:01,222 --> 00:24:04,268 with butter and sugar and cream. Checks the count every night. 508 00:24:04,312 --> 00:24:06,967 [laughs] Yeah. No girlfriend, 509 00:24:07,010 --> 00:24:10,666 but, uh, I count steps now, too. 510 00:24:10,710 --> 00:24:12,363 Steps are gonna have to wait. Benny says it's go time. 511 00:24:12,407 --> 00:24:14,670 Let's do it. 512 00:24:14,714 --> 00:24:16,193 Now the prosecution has been trying to paint Greg 513 00:24:16,237 --> 00:24:18,892 as a negligent boss. 514 00:24:18,935 --> 00:24:21,242 A guy who doesn't like to follow the rules. 515 00:24:21,285 --> 00:24:24,419 Now, you worked for him for eight years. 516 00:24:24,463 --> 00:24:26,029 Now what's your impression of him? 517 00:24:26,073 --> 00:24:28,945 My impression? 518 00:24:28,989 --> 00:24:31,339 The Briarcrest Room is the best place I've ever worked. 519 00:24:31,382 --> 00:24:35,735 Probably the best place I ever will work. 520 00:24:35,778 --> 00:24:36,866 Why is that? 521 00:24:36,910 --> 00:24:38,738 [sighs] 522 00:24:38,781 --> 00:24:40,391 A lot of restaurant owners in this city 523 00:24:40,435 --> 00:24:43,351 only care about status and their bottom line. 524 00:24:43,394 --> 00:24:44,744 Greg is not that guy. 525 00:24:44,787 --> 00:24:47,181 He understands the business. 526 00:24:47,224 --> 00:24:49,705 He cares about his product and his customers. 527 00:24:49,749 --> 00:24:52,969 He cares about his employees and their futures, their lives. 528 00:24:53,013 --> 00:24:54,667 He made me business partner 529 00:24:54,710 --> 00:24:56,930 after six years of working together. 530 00:24:56,973 --> 00:24:59,498 Told me I was such a valuable member of the team, 531 00:24:59,541 --> 00:25:02,152 he couldn't bear the thought of me 532 00:25:02,196 --> 00:25:04,372 not profiting from my hard work. 533 00:25:04,415 --> 00:25:08,245 I mean, come on, that's pretty special. 534 00:25:08,289 --> 00:25:10,334 It is indeed. 535 00:25:10,378 --> 00:25:14,251 No further questions, Your Honor. 536 00:25:16,297 --> 00:25:18,821 Just one question for you, Chef Hansen. 537 00:25:18,865 --> 00:25:22,129 If Greg Valerian was such an amazing boss 538 00:25:22,172 --> 00:25:25,393 and you were so lucky to be there, 539 00:25:25,436 --> 00:25:27,395 then why were you looking for another job? 540 00:25:27,438 --> 00:25:28,614 Wait. 541 00:25:28,657 --> 00:25:31,225 No, no, no, no, no. That's not exactly true. 542 00:25:31,268 --> 00:25:32,574 Oh, so you weren't interviewing 543 00:25:32,618 --> 00:25:33,793 with other investors and restaurants? 544 00:25:33,836 --> 00:25:35,185 No. 545 00:25:35,229 --> 00:25:37,361 Is that your sworn testimony under oath? 546 00:25:37,405 --> 00:25:41,801 Okay, I had started to look around a little. 547 00:25:41,844 --> 00:25:44,281 Sometimes you just got to change it up. 548 00:25:44,325 --> 00:25:45,456 DRAKE: I'm sorry. I don't understand. 549 00:25:45,500 --> 00:25:46,675 A minute and a half ago, 550 00:25:46,719 --> 00:25:48,329 you were talking about what a special place 551 00:25:48,372 --> 00:25:51,419 the Briarcrest Room was and how grateful you were to your boss, 552 00:25:51,462 --> 00:25:53,421 and now you're saying you were looking to "change it up"? 553 00:25:53,464 --> 00:25:57,381 Greg had gotten busy. 554 00:25:57,425 --> 00:25:59,993 Building a new place in Brooklyn. 555 00:26:00,036 --> 00:26:01,647 It was getting harder to get his attention, 556 00:26:01,690 --> 00:26:03,257 to get the answers I needed 557 00:26:03,300 --> 00:26:05,172 to keep the kitchen what it needed to be. 558 00:26:05,215 --> 00:26:07,391 It sounds worse than it was. 559 00:26:07,435 --> 00:26:09,872 You take some meetings. You do some interviews. 560 00:26:09,916 --> 00:26:11,134 Doesn't mean anything. 561 00:26:11,178 --> 00:26:13,397 Oh, I beg to differ. 562 00:26:13,441 --> 00:26:16,270 Now go back to where you said it was "hard to get his attention." 563 00:26:16,313 --> 00:26:18,359 Would you say that Greg had been neglecting his duties 564 00:26:18,402 --> 00:26:20,274 at the Briarcrest Room?Objection! 565 00:26:20,317 --> 00:26:23,190 I'll withdraw. No further questions. 566 00:26:25,409 --> 00:26:27,324 BENNY: We're starting to think 567 00:26:27,368 --> 00:26:31,111 that the only way forward is to put you on the stand, Greg. 568 00:26:31,154 --> 00:26:32,765 Let you speak for yourself. 569 00:26:34,505 --> 00:26:38,161 You guys go ahead. I need a minute. 570 00:26:43,340 --> 00:26:45,473 I just finished with the arson expert. 571 00:26:45,516 --> 00:26:46,953 And? 572 00:26:46,996 --> 00:26:48,955 She said the fire inspector's methodology was sound, 573 00:26:48,998 --> 00:26:51,174 but she reran the chemical samples through a system 574 00:26:51,218 --> 00:26:54,613 using chromatography and spectrographic analysis, 575 00:26:54,656 --> 00:26:56,789 something the FDNY didn't have access to on this case. 576 00:26:56,832 --> 00:26:59,182 That was quite a drumroll. 577 00:26:59,226 --> 00:27:01,358 She found traces of gasoline. 578 00:27:01,402 --> 00:27:04,318 Gasoline's not commonly found 579 00:27:04,361 --> 00:27:05,928 among restaurant cleaning products? 580 00:27:05,972 --> 00:27:09,366 No, it is not. The fire was arson. 581 00:27:15,938 --> 00:27:17,940 [knock on door]He moved out of state. 582 00:27:22,336 --> 00:27:23,685 You talk to Marissa yet? 583 00:27:23,729 --> 00:27:27,994 No, and I'm not going to and neither are you. 584 00:27:28,037 --> 00:27:32,172 Dr. Bull, it was arson. 585 00:27:32,215 --> 00:27:34,609 She has to know. We have to tell her. 586 00:27:34,653 --> 00:27:36,089 I mean, this is her life. 587 00:27:36,132 --> 00:27:38,308 She was the one who had misgivings in the first place. 588 00:27:38,352 --> 00:27:39,570 I know it's her life, 589 00:27:39,614 --> 00:27:41,703 which is why no one is going to say anything 590 00:27:41,747 --> 00:27:44,445 unless and until we have proof. 591 00:27:44,488 --> 00:27:45,838 We have proof. 592 00:27:45,881 --> 00:27:48,492 Proof the fire was arson, not that Greg did it. 593 00:27:48,536 --> 00:27:50,103 If we tell Marissa 594 00:27:50,146 --> 00:27:51,713 that her husband is criminally responsible 595 00:27:51,757 --> 00:27:54,107 for the death of a man, her marriage is over. 596 00:27:54,150 --> 00:27:57,284 That is a bell we cannot un-ring. 597 00:27:57,327 --> 00:27:59,329 So... 598 00:27:59,373 --> 00:28:02,202 before we go around broadcasting something we suspect, 599 00:28:02,245 --> 00:28:05,292 we need to find out if our suspicions are true, 600 00:28:05,335 --> 00:28:09,383 or, even better, if they're not. 601 00:28:09,426 --> 00:28:11,951 ♪ 602 00:28:16,695 --> 00:28:20,699 ♪ I'm told the case is now closed ♪ 603 00:28:23,527 --> 00:28:25,486 ♪ So I can come 604 00:28:25,529 --> 00:28:29,664 ♪ To my senses 605 00:28:31,274 --> 00:28:34,843 ♪ But when the question is posed ♪ 606 00:28:38,412 --> 00:28:41,763 ♪ I'll have this meager defense ♪ 607 00:28:41,807 --> 00:28:46,028 ♪ I was hoping that you'd know 608 00:28:46,072 --> 00:28:49,597 ♪ Better than that 609 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:51,164 ♪ I was hoping 610 00:28:51,207 --> 00:28:55,908 ♪ But you're an amateur 611 00:28:55,951 --> 00:28:59,085 ♪ I was hoping that 612 00:28:59,128 --> 00:29:02,088 ♪ You'd know better 613 00:29:02,131 --> 00:29:03,742 ♪ But I've 614 00:29:03,785 --> 00:29:07,658 ♪ Been wrong before... 615 00:29:10,749 --> 00:29:12,489 CHUNK: Direct is the easy part. 616 00:29:12,533 --> 00:29:15,536 That's when Benny will run you through a series of questions 617 00:29:15,579 --> 00:29:17,016 about how you run your business. 618 00:29:17,059 --> 00:29:18,582 Every chance you get, 619 00:29:18,626 --> 00:29:21,194 stress why you love your restaurants, 620 00:29:21,237 --> 00:29:24,850 and if you're honest and open, the jury will feel that, 621 00:29:24,893 --> 00:29:27,069 and they'll be more inclined to believe what you say. 622 00:29:27,113 --> 00:29:28,854 Simple as that? 623 00:29:28,897 --> 00:29:30,812 It's as simple as that. 624 00:29:30,856 --> 00:29:35,643 Now, cross-examination is where we can run into trouble. 625 00:29:35,686 --> 00:29:37,427 Pardon the interruption. 626 00:29:37,471 --> 00:29:39,865 Greg. 627 00:29:39,908 --> 00:29:41,954 You mind if I do the honors? 628 00:29:43,607 --> 00:29:45,827 You want to prep Greg yourself? 629 00:29:45,871 --> 00:29:47,698 Yeah, I just feel like keeping my hand in. 630 00:29:47,742 --> 00:29:51,441 Don't want to get rusty, and Greg's kind of like family. 631 00:29:51,485 --> 00:29:54,357 CHUNK: Whatever you say. 632 00:29:55,881 --> 00:29:57,665 Thank you, Dr. Bull. 633 00:29:57,708 --> 00:29:59,101 Taking the time. 634 00:29:59,145 --> 00:30:01,364 Jason. Jason. 635 00:30:02,713 --> 00:30:04,759 So why didn't you wake your wife with a kiss 636 00:30:04,803 --> 00:30:06,369 when you came home on the night of the fire? 637 00:30:06,413 --> 00:30:09,720 GREG: Hmm? 638 00:30:11,766 --> 00:30:13,681 I really need to know. 639 00:30:13,724 --> 00:30:16,684 Was it because you were later than usual or...? 640 00:30:16,727 --> 00:30:18,686 From what I understand, you normally get home 641 00:30:18,729 --> 00:30:20,862 between midnight and 1:00. 642 00:30:20,906 --> 00:30:23,343 Of course, the fire was at 3:00. 643 00:30:23,386 --> 00:30:27,651 I'm sorry, could you speak up? I'm having trouble hearing you. 644 00:30:27,695 --> 00:30:31,394 This is like... practice, right? 645 00:30:31,438 --> 00:30:33,135 You're pretending to be the woman 646 00:30:33,179 --> 00:30:34,441 from the district attorney's office? 647 00:30:36,443 --> 00:30:38,053 Right? 648 00:30:38,097 --> 00:30:40,708 They're just questions. 649 00:30:40,751 --> 00:30:43,232 The answers shouldn't change 650 00:30:43,276 --> 00:30:45,756 no matter who's doing the asking. 651 00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:49,586 Did Marissa say something to you? 652 00:30:49,630 --> 00:30:52,198 New subject, just curious. How much do you stand to gain 653 00:30:52,241 --> 00:30:54,287 from the fire insurance policy on the restaurant? 654 00:30:55,941 --> 00:30:59,814 What do you mean, gain? The restaurant's gone. 655 00:30:59,858 --> 00:31:01,772 JC is dead. No one gains anything. 656 00:31:01,816 --> 00:31:05,428 Except for insurance money. 657 00:31:05,472 --> 00:31:07,256 How much is it? How much do you get? 658 00:31:07,300 --> 00:31:09,432 A lot. 659 00:31:10,651 --> 00:31:12,740 But none of it's mine. None of it's liquid. 660 00:31:12,783 --> 00:31:16,265 All that money is committed to rebuilding the restaurant. 661 00:31:16,309 --> 00:31:20,704 Really? You weren't planning on using it to repay investors 662 00:31:20,748 --> 00:31:24,186 so you could keep control of the company? 663 00:31:24,230 --> 00:31:26,449 That's not how the contract is written. 664 00:31:26,493 --> 00:31:29,409 I have to use the money to rebuild the restaurant. 665 00:31:29,452 --> 00:31:32,803 The insurance company won't give it to me otherwise. 666 00:31:32,847 --> 00:31:35,284 Happy to show you the policy. 667 00:31:35,328 --> 00:31:37,896 Excellent answer. 668 00:31:37,939 --> 00:31:40,333 Now, what if someone said, 669 00:31:40,376 --> 00:31:42,813 "Turns out it was actually arson"? 670 00:31:44,337 --> 00:31:45,991 GREG: [stammers] What was actually arson? 671 00:31:46,034 --> 00:31:47,862 And who is "someone"? 672 00:31:47,906 --> 00:31:49,385 I'm saying it. 673 00:31:49,429 --> 00:31:51,170 I hired the best expert there is, 674 00:31:51,213 --> 00:31:52,823 and she says it's arson. 675 00:31:52,867 --> 00:31:55,870 So what I need to know from you is: 676 00:31:55,914 --> 00:31:57,176 were you in on it? 677 00:31:57,219 --> 00:31:58,960 Are you the one that set the fire, 678 00:31:59,004 --> 00:32:01,876 or did you just pay to make it happen? 679 00:32:06,925 --> 00:32:09,188 Do you believe in redemption? 680 00:32:11,712 --> 00:32:14,845 I would need to know about your transgressions first. 681 00:32:17,022 --> 00:32:20,939 I am the reason my marriage didn't work the first time. 682 00:32:24,246 --> 00:32:27,597 My wife Marissa was away a lot, 683 00:32:27,641 --> 00:32:29,338 and I felt that gave me permission 684 00:32:29,382 --> 00:32:30,644 to feel sorry for myself. 685 00:32:30,687 --> 00:32:34,735 And feeling sorry for yourself is no fun alone. 686 00:32:36,737 --> 00:32:37,868 Getting her back 687 00:32:37,912 --> 00:32:40,132 a second time... 688 00:32:43,352 --> 00:32:47,313 ...is as close to a miracle as I am ever likely to experience. 689 00:32:50,838 --> 00:32:52,231 The night you're asking about, 690 00:32:52,274 --> 00:32:55,712 I got home at the regular time, but I was exhausted. 691 00:32:55,756 --> 00:32:58,715 Like, sleep-in-your-clothes exhausted. 692 00:32:58,759 --> 00:33:03,372 And she looked so... content. 693 00:33:03,416 --> 00:33:07,986 So... beautiful... 694 00:33:08,029 --> 00:33:10,771 lying there, asleep. 695 00:33:13,339 --> 00:33:18,300 So I thought, okay. We've gotten there. 696 00:33:18,344 --> 00:33:20,737 I'm not gonna wake her up. I don't have to. 697 00:33:20,781 --> 00:33:23,436 She doesn't need me to do that. 698 00:33:23,479 --> 00:33:25,742 She knows I love her. 699 00:33:25,786 --> 00:33:27,744 I can see it on her face. 700 00:33:32,227 --> 00:33:34,273 Guess I was wrong. 701 00:33:36,971 --> 00:33:38,886 BULL: Okay. 702 00:33:38,929 --> 00:33:41,932 But did you set the fire? 703 00:33:45,458 --> 00:33:46,981 My other transgressions, 704 00:33:47,025 --> 00:33:49,592 my lifetime of transgressions 705 00:33:49,636 --> 00:33:54,510 ceased to matter the day I broke ground on that restaurant. 706 00:33:54,554 --> 00:33:56,991 I was determined, despite all the bad choices 707 00:33:57,035 --> 00:33:58,514 I might have made in my past, 708 00:33:58,558 --> 00:33:59,733 despite having always been told 709 00:33:59,776 --> 00:34:02,344 that I would never amount to anything... 710 00:34:02,388 --> 00:34:05,130 To build a beautiful thing, 711 00:34:05,173 --> 00:34:10,178 an enchanted place where people could have magical experiences. 712 00:34:10,222 --> 00:34:14,748 Where I would employ people and train people, 713 00:34:14,791 --> 00:34:18,665 serve fabulous food and intoxicating drinks. 714 00:34:18,708 --> 00:34:22,712 But the best part... 715 00:34:22,756 --> 00:34:25,019 was after all the people had left, 716 00:34:25,063 --> 00:34:27,282 after all the chairs were on the table. 717 00:34:27,326 --> 00:34:29,980 I would sit there alone, 718 00:34:30,024 --> 00:34:32,113 thinking... 719 00:34:33,984 --> 00:34:36,117 ...look at what I did. 720 00:34:36,161 --> 00:34:38,424 Look what I built. 721 00:34:38,467 --> 00:34:41,949 None of this would exist 722 00:34:41,992 --> 00:34:44,647 if it wasn't for me. 723 00:34:44,691 --> 00:34:47,955 I would no more put a match to that place 724 00:34:47,998 --> 00:34:50,349 than I would betray my wife. 725 00:34:50,392 --> 00:34:55,571 They are... my redemption. 726 00:34:59,184 --> 00:35:01,403 They are my salvation. 727 00:35:09,759 --> 00:35:12,153 Well, for what it's worth, 728 00:35:12,197 --> 00:35:15,025 I think you'll make an excellent witness. 729 00:35:17,289 --> 00:35:21,162 Now we just have to figure out who did set that fire. 730 00:35:21,206 --> 00:35:24,948 Preferably within the next 18 hours. 731 00:35:30,432 --> 00:35:31,433 I checked out the insurance policy, 732 00:35:31,477 --> 00:35:32,695 and Greg was telling the truth. 733 00:35:32,739 --> 00:35:34,828 He has no access to the payout. 734 00:35:34,871 --> 00:35:36,917 It has to be spent to rebuild the restaurant. 735 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:38,919 And if for some reason they elect not to rebuild, 736 00:35:38,962 --> 00:35:40,834 the only people who get any money at all 737 00:35:40,877 --> 00:35:42,096 are the original investors, 738 00:35:42,140 --> 00:35:43,532 and they only get enough to be made whole. 739 00:35:43,576 --> 00:35:46,535 So, no one stood to profit from the fire? 740 00:35:46,579 --> 00:35:49,147 Well, one person did. 741 00:35:49,190 --> 00:35:51,932 Six years after the restaurant was opened, 742 00:35:51,975 --> 00:35:53,847 Chef Hansen was made a partner. 743 00:35:53,890 --> 00:35:55,501 Not because he invested any capital, 744 00:35:55,544 --> 00:35:58,112 but as an inducement to keep him from ever leaving. 745 00:35:58,156 --> 00:36:00,723 So, as it happens, he would be the only one 746 00:36:00,767 --> 00:36:02,899 to walk away from this with fresh cash. 747 00:36:02,943 --> 00:36:04,510 And he needs cash. 748 00:36:04,553 --> 00:36:06,816 Hansen wasn't looking for a new job. 749 00:36:06,860 --> 00:36:09,819 He was looking for partners for his own restaurant. 750 00:36:09,863 --> 00:36:12,213 He made an offer for a place in the Bowery. 751 00:36:12,257 --> 00:36:14,607 He just needed money for the down payment. 752 00:36:14,650 --> 00:36:16,826 Sounds like Hansen might be our arsonist. 753 00:36:16,870 --> 00:36:18,785 Yeah. And if we're gonna introduce arson in court, 754 00:36:18,828 --> 00:36:19,960 we need something solid-- 755 00:36:20,003 --> 00:36:21,048 real proof that it wasn't our client. 756 00:36:21,091 --> 00:36:23,964 And we have to do it in the next... 757 00:36:28,011 --> 00:36:30,188 You all right, boss? 758 00:36:30,231 --> 00:36:33,495 Taylor, you have your laptop with you? 759 00:36:35,149 --> 00:36:37,456 Great. We have work to do. 760 00:36:37,499 --> 00:36:38,848 BENNY: Chef Hansen... 761 00:36:38,892 --> 00:36:41,242 thank you for agreeing 762 00:36:41,286 --> 00:36:43,244 to take the stand one more time. 763 00:36:43,288 --> 00:36:44,506 Happy to do it. 764 00:36:44,550 --> 00:36:46,726 BENNY: Just for the record, what time did you 765 00:36:46,769 --> 00:36:49,032 close the restaurant on the night of the fire? 766 00:36:49,076 --> 00:36:50,860 I think I locked up around 1:00 a.m. 767 00:36:50,904 --> 00:36:52,645 And then what did you do? 768 00:36:52,688 --> 00:36:56,083 Grabbed a drink with Kim, my sous chef. 769 00:36:56,126 --> 00:36:58,868 At the Rosemead Pub, is that right? 770 00:36:58,912 --> 00:37:03,090 Yes. That's right. 771 00:37:03,133 --> 00:37:05,135 And when did you leave the pub, would you say? 772 00:37:05,179 --> 00:37:07,573 Objection! Your Honor, relevance? 773 00:37:07,616 --> 00:37:10,793 As riveting as the minutia of Mr. Hansen's evening is, 774 00:37:10,837 --> 00:37:12,491 I don't see what it has to do with the case. 775 00:37:12,534 --> 00:37:14,319 Your Honor, I guarantee you will see the relevance 776 00:37:14,362 --> 00:37:15,972 if you'll allow me to continue. 777 00:37:16,016 --> 00:37:18,192 Get to the point, Mr. Colón. 778 00:37:18,236 --> 00:37:19,846 Quickly. 779 00:37:19,889 --> 00:37:21,717 So what time did you leave the pub? 780 00:37:21,761 --> 00:37:27,027 I hopped a cab home around 2:30, I think. 781 00:37:27,070 --> 00:37:28,985 And you went straight home? 782 00:37:29,029 --> 00:37:30,770 You didn't stop anywhere first? 783 00:37:30,813 --> 00:37:34,382 No. I was tired. I just went home. 784 00:37:34,426 --> 00:37:37,080 Ah. 785 00:37:37,124 --> 00:37:41,215 Your Honor, we'd like to enter into evidence 786 00:37:41,259 --> 00:37:45,306 the GPS data from Chef Hansen's smartwatch 787 00:37:45,350 --> 00:37:47,352 on the night of the fire.Objection! 788 00:37:47,395 --> 00:37:51,051 The smartwatch app is open-source. 789 00:37:51,094 --> 00:37:54,968 The A.D.A. had the same access to this information as we did. 790 00:37:55,011 --> 00:37:56,143 I'll allow it. 791 00:37:56,186 --> 00:37:57,971 BENNY: Thank you, Your Honor. Thank you. 792 00:37:58,014 --> 00:38:01,627 Chef Hansen, were you wearing your smartwatch 793 00:38:01,670 --> 00:38:03,019 on the night of the fire? 794 00:38:03,063 --> 00:38:07,023 It certainly looks like you were. 795 00:38:07,067 --> 00:38:10,113 It-it corroborates your testimony. 796 00:38:10,157 --> 00:38:12,028 You-you left the restaurant at 1:00 a.m., 797 00:38:12,072 --> 00:38:13,639 then on to the Rosemead. 798 00:38:13,682 --> 00:38:18,600 The only thing is... it doesn't have you going straight home 799 00:38:18,644 --> 00:38:20,254 after you left the bar. 800 00:38:20,298 --> 00:38:22,909 Your smartwatch app has you going back 801 00:38:22,952 --> 00:38:24,432 to the Briarcrest Room. 802 00:38:24,476 --> 00:38:27,043 As a matter of fact, the GPS data has you 803 00:38:27,087 --> 00:38:31,134 in the restaurant from 2:52 to 3:07 a.m. 804 00:38:31,178 --> 00:38:34,268 [gallery murmuring] 805 00:38:34,312 --> 00:38:38,751 Actually... I forgot my knife roll. 806 00:38:38,794 --> 00:38:40,883 Keep my knives in it. 807 00:38:40,927 --> 00:38:44,104 I've had it for 20 years. I had to go back and get it. 808 00:38:44,147 --> 00:38:49,544 So, what, you just forgot about that when I asked you? 809 00:38:49,588 --> 00:38:54,201 I mean... it wasn't a big deal. 810 00:38:54,244 --> 00:38:56,986 But on this night, there was a fire. 811 00:38:57,030 --> 00:38:58,901 Right around the time your watch says 812 00:38:58,945 --> 00:39:00,294 you went back to the restaurant. 813 00:39:00,338 --> 00:39:02,992 You sure you didn't start a fire 814 00:39:03,036 --> 00:39:05,081 so that you could use your cut of the insurance money 815 00:39:05,125 --> 00:39:08,041 to put a down payment on your own place? 816 00:39:08,084 --> 00:39:09,434 [gallery murmuring] 817 00:39:12,132 --> 00:39:15,614 Never mind. No further questions, Your Honor. 818 00:39:20,140 --> 00:39:22,229 Man... 819 00:39:28,757 --> 00:39:32,239 We the jury find the defendant, Greg Valerian, 820 00:39:32,282 --> 00:39:34,676 not guilty. 821 00:39:34,720 --> 00:39:36,461 MARISSA [gasps]: Oh, my...[gavel bangs] 822 00:39:45,078 --> 00:39:46,645 [mouths]: Thank you. 823 00:39:46,688 --> 00:39:48,777 [mouths]: You're welcome. 824 00:39:56,219 --> 00:39:59,658 [laughing]: I am really, really happy. 825 00:39:59,701 --> 00:40:03,488 Aren't you really, really happy? 826 00:40:03,531 --> 00:40:05,577 Honestly, I'm... 827 00:40:05,620 --> 00:40:08,623 kind of confused. 828 00:40:08,667 --> 00:40:13,367 You told your boss about our kiss thing? 829 00:40:13,411 --> 00:40:17,937 You made an issue out of not getting a kiss that night? 830 00:40:17,980 --> 00:40:20,069 Because you thought it meant 831 00:40:20,113 --> 00:40:22,463 I must have been out late setting a fire. 832 00:40:22,507 --> 00:40:23,638 No. Of course not. 833 00:40:23,682 --> 00:40:25,118 I just... 834 00:40:25,161 --> 00:40:26,772 You just. I know. 835 00:40:26,815 --> 00:40:30,428 You just can't help yourself. 836 00:40:33,735 --> 00:40:36,564 You are the sum of your experiences, 837 00:40:36,608 --> 00:40:39,045 as you love to remind me. 838 00:40:39,088 --> 00:40:41,917 And so many of your experiences have been... 839 00:40:43,441 --> 00:40:44,920 ...not great. 840 00:40:44,964 --> 00:40:48,924 Your first experience with me... not great. 841 00:40:48,968 --> 00:40:52,493 So I get it. 842 00:40:52,537 --> 00:40:55,714 But I don't know if I can accept it. 843 00:40:58,064 --> 00:41:01,459 I wanted you beside me. 844 00:41:01,502 --> 00:41:04,853 Behind me. 845 00:41:04,897 --> 00:41:06,986 Believing in me. 846 00:41:10,380 --> 00:41:13,558 Never really felt you were there. 847 00:41:27,876 --> 00:41:29,791 Um... 848 00:41:32,794 --> 00:41:36,189 I don't disagree with anything you said. 849 00:41:38,278 --> 00:41:40,672 I'm not proud of it. 850 00:41:43,283 --> 00:41:45,851 I wanted to be there for you. 851 00:41:47,896 --> 00:41:50,508 But I am who I am. 852 00:41:52,510 --> 00:41:55,338 I can only do what I can do. 853 00:41:57,340 --> 00:41:59,952 And I can only be who I can be. 854 00:42:02,650 --> 00:42:06,349 Please give me time. 855 00:42:06,393 --> 00:42:10,528 Please give me a chance to learn. 856 00:42:16,882 --> 00:42:18,666 What was that? 857 00:42:18,710 --> 00:42:22,365 I just wanted to let you know I was home. 858 00:42:24,280 --> 00:42:26,239 [cries] 859 00:42:26,282 --> 00:42:27,893 Come on. 860 00:42:27,936 --> 00:42:30,548 Let's go to bed. 861 00:42:30,591 --> 00:42:32,941 ♪ 862 00:42:32,985 --> 00:42:34,987 Captioning sponsored by CBS 863 00:42:36,989 --> 00:42:38,991 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org