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<i> [suspenseful music]</i>

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<i> - In 1990, the tech industry</i>

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Was heating up
in the city of atlanta.

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- Jim chao
was headhunted to come

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To atlanta to work for ibm.

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- We tried to call jim,
didn't get an answer.

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- Jim is always on time.

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<i> Something got to be</i>
<i> happen to him.</i>

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- They opened the door,
determined that jim chao,

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He was deceased.

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- It's definitely a big shock.

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<i> - Both wounds were</i>
<i> relatively close.</i>

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<i> - They were up close</i>
<i> and personal.</i>

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And that says execution.

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- We have no idea why he died.

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- This crime scene is strange.

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<i> There was cocaine</i>
<i> spread on the table.</i>

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- No weapons, no shell casings.

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<i> This doesn't look right.</i>

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- His wife, lisa,
said that he not only

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<i> Did not take any drugs</i>

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But didn't drink alcohol
either.

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- From all appearances,
jim chao let the killer in.

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So there had to be some sort
of relationship

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Between jim chao
and the killer.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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- She broke and said, my
husband was having an affair.

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<i> - Jim chao was telling him,</i>
<i> you're not a man,</i>

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You can't keep a woman.

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- People do crazy things
for jealousy,

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<i> For anger, for love story.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> [gunshot]</i>

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<i> [dramatic music]</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> [sirens wailing]</i>

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<i> [upbeat music]</i>

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<i> - In the last decade</i>
<i> of the 20th century,</i>

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<i> American tech centers</i>
<i> become reflections</i>

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<i> Of the impending</i>
<i> arrival of y2k,</i>

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<i> And atlanta is no exception.</i>

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- The 1990s in atlanta,
it was a booming time.

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<i> You had the tech industry,</i>
<i> which was one of the biggest</i>

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<i> That was going on.</i>

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And the glistening business
behind it all was ibm.

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- Ibm back then probably had
200,000 employees worldwide.

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<i> In atlanta, we would have</i>
<i> 4,000 to 5,000 ibm-ers.</i>

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<i> - The influx</i>
<i> of the tech business</i>

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<i> Triggers new construction</i>
<i> throughout the city.</i>

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<i> - Ibm in 1990 was</i>
<i> a happening place.</i>

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We were busy, so I needed
some additional employees

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In the atlanta office.

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And so we had to go outside of
atlanta to look for employees.

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<i> - One such person who has been</i>
<i> recruited by ibm in atlanta</i>

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<i> Is jim chao,</i>
<i> a taiwanese immigrant</i>

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<i> And programming phenom.</i>

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- Jim really was a shining
star of the technical ability

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That we needed to have
on the team in atlanta.

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<i> - But before jim can make</i>
<i> his mark at ibm in atlanta,</i>

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<i> Tragedy strikes.</i>

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<i> On Thursday morning,</i>
<i> April 26th,</i>

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<i> Jim is nowhere to be found.</i>

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<i> - And then I asked</i>
<i> jimmy ku,</i>

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Who was one of my other
employees in the department

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And a good friend of jim's,
to go check on him.

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<i> - Jim is always on time,</i>
<i> never late.</i>

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In my mind, I thought
something got to be--

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Got to be happen to him.

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<i> [suspenseful music]</i>

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<i> - When mr. Ku arrives</i>
<i> at jim's apartment building,</i>

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<i> He finds the security guard,</i>
<i> who accompanies him</i>

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<i> To jim's door</i>
<i> for a welfare check.</i>

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- The security guard, he just
slowly, using his key,

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<i> Opened the door.</i>

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<i> Then I saw jim's face</i>
<i> right by the door.</i>

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<i> Looks like he's dead.</i>

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<i> And then the security guard</i>

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Just closed the door
immediately.

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<i> And then from there,</i>
<i> they called the police.</i>

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<i> - At 11:00 a.M.,</i>
<i> cobb county police</i>

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<i> Receive the call from outside</i>
<i> jim chao's apartment.</i>

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<i> Then three uniformed officers</i>
<i> raced to the scene.</i>

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- They opened the door,

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Determined
that he was deceased,

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Closed the door back,
and taped off the scene

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<i> And called homicide.</i>

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<i> - Cobb county homicide</i>
<i> detectives soon arrive</i>

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<i> And speak with the man who</i>
<i> found the victim, jimmy ku.</i>

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<i> Ku confirms that the victim</i>
<i> is jim chao.</i>

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- When I interviewed jimmy ku
outside of the apartment,

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<i> Then I found out</i>

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<i> That jim chao</i>
<i> worked at ibm,</i>

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Which is relatively close
to the apartment.

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<i> And he lived</i>
<i> in the apartment by himself.</i>

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- I spoke
with detective herman.

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<i> I basically explained</i>
<i> why I was here</i>

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Is because my manager asked me
to come over

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Since jim and I work
in the same department.

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<i> - Jimmy then explains that</i>
<i> jim chao moved to atlanta</i>

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<i> Three months earlier,</i>
<i> temporarily leaving his family</i>

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<i> In austin, texas,</i>
<i> after accepting a position</i>

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<i> At ibm's atlanta office.</i>

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- All of his family,
his parents,

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They all lived in texas.

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<i> And eventually, his wife</i>
<i> and his eight-year-old son</i>

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Were going to move up here
and join him here in atlanta.

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<i> - Jimmy also reveals</i>
<i> that jim chao's wife, lisa,</i>

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<i> Is at the atlanta airport.</i>

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- Lisa flew in so that she
and jim can do house hunting.

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<i> - We learned,</i>
<i> in talking with jimmy ku,</i>

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That jim chao
was supposed to pick her up

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At the airport at 9:00 a.M.
That Thursday morning.

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<i> - According to jimmy, jim chao</i>
<i> never showed up at the airport</i>

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<i> To pick up his wife,</i>
<i> which prompted her</i>

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<i> To call his manager at ibm.</i>

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<i> - Lisa called me</i>
<i> from the airport and said,</i>

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Hey, jim's not here.
What's going on?

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<i> So we tried to call jim,</i>
<i> didn't get an answer.</i>

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<i> I told lisa to grab a taxi</i>
<i> and come on out.</i>

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<i> - Shortly after mr. Ku</i>
<i> found jim chao's body,</i>

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<i> Armed with background</i>
<i> information about the victim,</i>

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<i> Detectives examine</i>
<i> the crime scene,</i>

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<i> Starting with jim's body.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> - Being an investigator</i>
<i> in 1990,</i>

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<i> You carried</i>
<i> fingerprint powder.</i>

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You carried a polaroid camera.

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Detectives worked the scene.

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You didn't have the luxury
of the csis they have now.

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<i> I was an investigator</i>

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At the cobb county police
department in the 1990s.

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I'm currently still involved
in law enforcement.

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My duties involve a lot
of surveillance work,

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And therefore, I have
to stay in the shadows.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> - You had the deceased</i>
<i> individual on the floor.</i>

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He had been shot once
in the chest,

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Then once
behind the left ear.

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<i> One interesting thing</i>
<i> about the victim--</i>

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<i> He had a pair of scissors</i>
<i> in his right hand.</i>

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<i> It didn't look</i>
<i> like he was holding them,</i>

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Just because of the contortion
of the victim's fingers.

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<i> It looked like perhaps</i>
<i> they had been placed there.</i>

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I thought that was kind of odd.

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<i> - And as they explore</i>
<i> beyond the body,</i>

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<i> Investigators make another</i>
<i> alarming discovery.</i>

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<i> - On the table, there's</i>
<i> a couple of cans of coca-cola,</i>

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<i> And also on the table</i>
<i> is a substance</i>

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That looks like cocaine.

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<i> - When the team tests the</i>
<i> white substance on the table,</i>

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<i> Their suspicions</i>
<i> are confirmed.</i>

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<i> It's cocaine.</i>

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<i> - This is what we normally see</i>
<i> in a drug killing.</i>

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But, you know, the cocaine
had been sprinkled,

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<i> And there was some</i>
<i> on top of the coke can.</i>

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<i> Then you take a look</i>
<i> at jim chao.</i>

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<i> In his life,</i>
<i> he worked for ibm.</i>

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<i> You know, this doesn't fit.</i>

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<i> It doesn't look right.</i>

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- If somebody
was involved in drugs,

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Why didn't they take the drugs
on the way back out?

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Why leave them there?

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<i> But you have to look</i>
<i> at a drug angle.</i>

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<i> - You're thinking,</i>
<i> what are we dealing with here?</i>

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We'll know more when we
know more about our victim.

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<i> - Before learning more</i>
<i> about jim's personal life,</i>

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<i> Detectives continue</i>
<i> to process the scene.</i>

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<i> - The apartment</i>
<i> had not been ransacked,</i>

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<i> No weapons,</i>
<i> no shell casings.</i>

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I found the victim's wallet
on the scene,

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<i> And it had almost $40 in cash.</i>

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<i> That was kind of significant</i>
<i> because if it was a robbery,</i>

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The killer is gonna take
the cash.

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<i> - With a robbery</i>
<i> turned drug deal unlikely,</i>

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<i> Detectives turn to processing</i>
<i> the scene for fingerprints.</i>

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- There were some prints
lifted,

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<i> Identified as coming</i>
<i> from the victim.</i>

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There wasn't any evidence that
anyone other than the victim

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<i> Was on the scene.</i>

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<i> - The medical examiner arrives</i>
<i> and immediately makes</i>

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<i> A disturbing observation.</i>

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- There was an entry
gunshot wound to the head

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<i> And gunshot wound</i>
<i> to the chest.</i>

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<i> The medical examiner said both</i>
<i> of them were relatively close.</i>

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- Wasn't somebody that fired
from across the room.

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They were up close
and personal.

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And that says execution.

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<i> - With no tangible evidence</i>
<i> from the crime scene,</i>

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<i> Detectives turn their</i>
<i> attention back to jimmy ku,</i>

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<i> Who is still at the scene.</i>

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<i> They ask him if he has</i>
<i> any more information</i>

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<i> About jim chao's</i>
<i> personal life.</i>

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<i> - Jim and I, we have</i>
<i> a lot of things in common.</i>

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<i> We have same common culture,</i>
<i> background from taiwan.</i>

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We both call ourselves
system programmers for ibm.

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<i> Another thing kind of</i>
<i> drew us together is,</i>

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<i> We both like to play tennis</i>
<i> and get together,</i>

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<i> Play tennis after work.</i>

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Also, I invite him to my home
to meet with my wife

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And have dinner with us.

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<i> - Jimmy ku seemed</i>
<i> to indicate to me</i>

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That he was
good friends with him.

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So I said, hey,
does he use drugs?

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Is he involved
in the drug trade?

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<i> There wasn't anything</i>
<i> that jimmy knew</i>

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As far as chao being
involved in any drugs,

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And there wasn't any of that.

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<i> - Jimmy also explains</i>
<i> he doesn't know of anyone</i>

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<i> Who would want</i>
<i> to hurt his friend.</i>

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00:10:31,297 --> 00:10:33,798
- I don't see
the characteristic

213
00:10:33,867 --> 00:10:36,534
That this guy is aggressive.

214
00:10:36,603 --> 00:10:39,738
<i> He's just a professional,</i>
<i> nice, friendly person</i>

215
00:10:39,806 --> 00:10:43,041
Trying to work hard
to raise a child.

216
00:10:43,109 --> 00:10:45,710
<i> - Then herman speaks</i>
<i> with the security officer</i>

217
00:10:45,779 --> 00:10:48,546
<i> Who discovered the body.</i>

218
00:10:48,615 --> 00:10:51,049
<i> - The off-duty officer,</i>
<i> per his statement to us,</i>

219
00:10:51,117 --> 00:10:55,219
He was adamant
that he used his pass key

220
00:10:55,288 --> 00:10:57,221
<i> To unlock the deadbolt.</i>

221
00:10:57,223 --> 00:11:00,291
So the deadbolt
on the apartment was locked.

222
00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:04,128
<i> There was no force on the door</i>
<i> or any other, you know,</i>

223
00:11:04,197 --> 00:11:06,564
Point of entry
into the apartment.

224
00:11:06,633 --> 00:11:10,067
<i> - If jim chao's door</i>
<i> was locked from the outside,</i>

225
00:11:10,136 --> 00:11:12,370
<i> That means the killer</i>
<i> had taken a key</i>

226
00:11:12,438 --> 00:11:15,339
<i> And used it behind them</i>
<i> as they left.</i>

227
00:11:15,341 --> 00:11:18,376
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

228
00:11:18,444 --> 00:11:22,313
- From all appearances,
jim chao let the killer in.

229
00:11:22,382 --> 00:11:24,182
<i> So there had to be</i>
<i> some sort of relationship</i>

230
00:11:24,250 --> 00:11:27,151
Between jim chao
and the killer.

231
00:11:27,220 --> 00:11:29,987
- I was circling back around
to the victim.

232
00:11:30,056 --> 00:11:33,658
<i> So now are the coworkers</i>
<i> not telling me something?</i>

233
00:11:33,726 --> 00:11:35,126
What am I missing?

234
00:11:35,195 --> 00:11:37,161
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

235
00:11:37,163 --> 00:11:41,699
<i> We found some cards</i>
<i> and letters of affection.</i>

236
00:11:41,701 --> 00:11:44,535
It wasn't just
a friendship thing.

237
00:11:44,604 --> 00:11:46,938
<i> - You start looking</i>
<i> at the possibility</i>

238
00:11:47,006 --> 00:11:48,439
Of extramarital affair.

239
00:11:48,508 --> 00:11:51,475
- She had taken a phone call
from an unidentified male,

240
00:11:51,545 --> 00:11:55,179
<i> And told her, you need</i>
<i> to take care of your husband.</i>

241
00:11:55,248 --> 00:11:57,181
To me, that's
an inferred threat.

242
00:11:57,250 --> 00:11:58,849
That's huge.

243
00:11:58,919 --> 00:12:05,290
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

244
00:12:09,060 --> 00:12:11,229
<i> - Cobb county detectives</i>
<i> are investigating</i>

245
00:12:11,297 --> 00:12:14,766
<i> The mysterious murder</i>
<i> of jim chao,</i>

246
00:12:14,834 --> 00:12:16,701
<i> Found murdered</i>
<i> in his apartment</i>

247
00:12:16,770 --> 00:12:18,436
<i> With a stash of cocaine.</i>

248
00:12:18,504 --> 00:12:19,837
<i> [gunshot]</i>

249
00:12:19,906 --> 00:12:22,306
<i> Investigators have determined</i>

250
00:12:22,375 --> 00:12:25,743
<i> That jim must have</i>
<i> let his killer into his home.</i>

251
00:12:25,812 --> 00:12:28,179
<i> [dramatic music]</i>

252
00:12:28,248 --> 00:12:29,881
<i> - We were dealing</i>
<i> with somebody</i>

253
00:12:29,949 --> 00:12:32,684
<i> That he most likely knew</i>

254
00:12:32,752 --> 00:12:36,621
And most likely, for a brief
period, was comfortable with.

255
00:12:37,958 --> 00:12:39,623
<i> Maybe something goes bad.</i>

256
00:12:39,625 --> 00:12:41,592
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

257
00:12:41,661 --> 00:12:44,528
<i> And the question is, what?</i>

258
00:12:44,598 --> 00:12:45,697
And he ends up shot...

259
00:12:45,765 --> 00:12:47,531
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

260
00:12:47,601 --> 00:12:48,833
<i> [gunshot]</i>

261
00:12:48,902 --> 00:12:50,835
And killed.

262
00:12:50,903 --> 00:12:53,237
<i> - The team speaks</i>
<i> to jim's neighbors</i>

263
00:12:53,239 --> 00:12:56,007
<i> To find out if anyone</i>
<i> saw or heard anything</i>

264
00:12:56,075 --> 00:12:59,677
<i> Unusual the night before.</i>

265
00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:02,780
<i> - We knocked on doors,</i>
<i> and there was nothing</i>

266
00:13:02,849 --> 00:13:05,983
That stood out that would
lead investigators

267
00:13:06,052 --> 00:13:08,787
<i> In any particular direction.</i>

268
00:13:08,855 --> 00:13:13,224
So all you can do then
is keep investigating.

269
00:13:13,293 --> 00:13:15,794
<i> - Detectives also check</i>
<i> for surveillance cameras</i>

270
00:13:15,862 --> 00:13:19,163
<i> Around the building</i>
<i> but find none.</i>

271
00:13:19,231 --> 00:13:22,400
<i> After the canvass,</i>
<i> jim's widow, lisa chao,</i>

272
00:13:22,468 --> 00:13:25,669
<i> Arrives on scene.</i>

273
00:13:25,671 --> 00:13:29,207
<i> - And she was brought back</i>
<i> to the apartment complex.</i>

274
00:13:29,275 --> 00:13:31,209
<i> I remember, she was</i>
<i> sitting in a car,</i>

275
00:13:31,277 --> 00:13:34,579
And then she asked me
if I knew what happened.

276
00:13:34,647 --> 00:13:36,380
I said, we're not sure yet,

277
00:13:36,449 --> 00:13:40,185
And then confirmed
that her husband was deceased.

278
00:13:40,253 --> 00:13:42,553
<i> And she was--you know,</i>
<i> she was crying.</i>

279
00:13:42,555 --> 00:13:45,456
<i> She was upset.</i>

280
00:13:45,525 --> 00:13:49,627
<i> - Detective herman consoles</i>
<i> lisa for her devastating loss,</i>

281
00:13:49,695 --> 00:13:54,231
<i> Then asks her to provide a</i>
<i> fuller picture of her husband.</i>

282
00:13:54,300 --> 00:13:57,835
- She described the background
on him moving here.

283
00:13:57,904 --> 00:14:00,705
<i> And lisa said</i>
<i> they talked often,</i>

284
00:14:00,773 --> 00:14:03,274
<i> Usually once, twice a day.</i>

285
00:14:03,343 --> 00:14:05,743
I just asked,
when's the last time

286
00:14:05,745 --> 00:14:08,580
You talked to your husband?

287
00:14:08,648 --> 00:14:10,648
<i> She said the last</i>
<i> time that she talked</i>

288
00:14:10,716 --> 00:14:12,583
<i> With him was the night before.</i>

289
00:14:12,652 --> 00:14:15,419
He told her he'd pick her up
at the airport.

290
00:14:15,488 --> 00:14:17,355
So everything appeared
to be ok to her.

291
00:14:17,423 --> 00:14:19,457
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

292
00:14:19,525 --> 00:14:22,627
<i> And I asked her if she knew</i>
<i> anyone that had anything to do</i>

293
00:14:22,695 --> 00:14:25,096
<i> With this, and she said no.</i>

294
00:14:25,164 --> 00:14:28,232
Then I broached the subject
about if there were

295
00:14:28,301 --> 00:14:30,167
Any issues
in his background, drugs,

296
00:14:30,236 --> 00:14:31,468
<i> Those kind of things.</i>

297
00:14:31,538 --> 00:14:33,871
<i> She said no, no, no.</i>

298
00:14:33,873 --> 00:14:37,275
<i> - While herman believes</i>
<i> mrs. Chao is being truthful,</i>

299
00:14:37,343 --> 00:14:40,211
<i> He knows from experience</i>
<i> that there's a chance</i>

300
00:14:40,279 --> 00:14:44,615
<i> Jim could have been</i>
<i> leading a double life.</i>

301
00:14:44,617 --> 00:14:46,550
<i> - People have secrets.</i>

302
00:14:46,552 --> 00:14:50,154
<i> There are things people do</i>
<i> or are involved in</i>

303
00:14:50,156 --> 00:14:51,422
<i> That their friends</i>
<i> don't know about</i>

304
00:14:51,491 --> 00:14:53,357
<i> And sometimes</i>
<i> even their immediate family</i>

305
00:14:53,359 --> 00:14:55,159
<i> Doesn't know about.</i>

306
00:14:55,228 --> 00:14:58,296
So you're hearing them say
that he does not do drugs,

307
00:14:58,364 --> 00:15:00,398
But you don't write that off
as it can't

308
00:15:00,466 --> 00:15:03,167
Be something that he did.

309
00:15:03,236 --> 00:15:05,703
<i> - In that time, cocaine</i>
<i> became the big deal</i>

310
00:15:05,771 --> 00:15:07,505
<i> In law enforcement.</i>

311
00:15:07,573 --> 00:15:10,574
That was a battle
during that time.

312
00:15:10,643 --> 00:15:13,477
- You have to think, well,
is there a possibility

313
00:15:13,546 --> 00:15:16,180
<i> That somebody targeted him,</i>
<i> some sort of drug revenge hit</i>

314
00:15:16,182 --> 00:15:18,783
<i> Or something like that?</i>

315
00:15:18,851 --> 00:15:20,384
<i> - Back at the homicide office,</i>

316
00:15:20,453 --> 00:15:22,453
<i> Detectives look into</i>
<i> drug-related crimes</i>

317
00:15:22,522 --> 00:15:27,024
<i> In jim chao's area</i>
<i> of cobb county.</i>

318
00:15:27,093 --> 00:15:32,030
- Was there any illicit
drug trafficking going on

319
00:15:32,098 --> 00:15:34,765
Either in the apartment complex
or nearby?

320
00:15:34,834 --> 00:15:38,769
<i> Very quickly, they were able</i>
<i> to discover that this really</i>

321
00:15:38,838 --> 00:15:42,073
<i> Didn't fit any of the patterns</i>
<i> of other crimes</i>

322
00:15:42,141 --> 00:15:45,609
That were occurring
in the area.

323
00:15:45,611 --> 00:15:48,178
<i> - Ruling out any connection</i>
<i> to drug crimes</i>

324
00:15:48,180 --> 00:15:50,414
<i> In the neighborhood,</i>
<i> it's still a mystery</i>

325
00:15:50,483 --> 00:15:53,751
<i> As to why there was cocaine</i>
<i> at the scene.</i>

326
00:15:53,819 --> 00:15:57,955
<i> Then investigators receive</i>
<i> the autopsy report,</i>

327
00:15:58,024 --> 00:16:03,327
<i> And it makes this unusual case</i>
<i> even more puzzling.</i>

328
00:16:03,329 --> 00:16:06,297
<i> - It was ultimately</i>
<i> discovered that there was</i>

329
00:16:06,365 --> 00:16:09,701
No narcotics,
certainly no cocaine,

330
00:16:09,769 --> 00:16:12,904
In mr. Chao's system.

331
00:16:12,972 --> 00:16:17,675
<i> I was particularly concerned</i>
<i> that amount of cocaine</i>

332
00:16:17,744 --> 00:16:21,913
<i> Didn't seem to fit in</i>
<i> with the murder itself.</i>

333
00:16:21,981 --> 00:16:24,181
Nobody's gonna leave
that amount of cocaine

334
00:16:24,250 --> 00:16:25,883
At the scene.

335
00:16:25,952 --> 00:16:28,252
<i> - It was less likely</i>
<i> we were dealing with drugs.</i>

336
00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:31,288
And it was just--to me,
once we got the tox back,

337
00:16:31,357 --> 00:16:34,058
I mean,
it just confirmed it.

338
00:16:34,127 --> 00:16:37,861
<i> - Now that it appears jim</i>
<i> wasn't involved with drugs,</i>

339
00:16:37,863 --> 00:16:40,598
<i> Investigators come up</i>
<i> with a potential reason</i>

340
00:16:40,666 --> 00:16:45,603
<i> For the cocaine and other</i>
<i> oddities found at the scene.</i>

341
00:16:45,671 --> 00:16:49,540
<i> - It looked like the scissors</i>
<i> were a plant in the hand.</i>

342
00:16:49,609 --> 00:16:53,344
If you see something like that,
that's the killer or killers,

343
00:16:53,413 --> 00:16:56,847
<i> You know, thinking,</i>
<i> ok, I've shot him.</i>

344
00:16:56,849 --> 00:17:01,752
Now I've got to figure out,
what can I do to help myself?

345
00:17:01,821 --> 00:17:04,588
So it's--he plants a scissors.

346
00:17:04,657 --> 00:17:06,224
Then the argument's
gonna be, later on,

347
00:17:06,292 --> 00:17:08,159
Hey, he was gonna stab me
with his scissors,

348
00:17:08,227 --> 00:17:10,361
So I shot him.

349
00:17:10,429 --> 00:17:12,363
<i> Then you've got</i>
<i> the powdered cocaine</i>

350
00:17:12,431 --> 00:17:14,532
<i> On the scene</i>
<i> that had been planted</i>

351
00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:16,300
<i> To make it look</i>
<i> like a drug deal,</i>

352
00:17:16,368 --> 00:17:19,637
Which just never looked right.

353
00:17:19,705 --> 00:17:23,174
<i> - It was clear at that stage</i>
<i> that the cocaine</i>

354
00:17:23,242 --> 00:17:27,078
Found in the apartment
was used as a ruse.

355
00:17:27,146 --> 00:17:28,845
<i> For whatever reason,</i>
<i> the murderer</i>

356
00:17:28,847 --> 00:17:33,817
<i> Wanted to either taint</i>
<i> the reputation of mr. Chao</i>

357
00:17:33,886 --> 00:17:37,921
Or to throw the investigators
off guard.

358
00:17:37,923 --> 00:17:40,591
<i> - I mean, to me, they're not</i>
<i> giving the cops any credit,</i>

359
00:17:40,660 --> 00:17:43,894
<i> That we can't look at this</i>
<i> and say, hey, this is bs.</i>

360
00:17:43,963 --> 00:17:46,097
<i> I mean,</i>
<i> this is a staged scene.</i>

361
00:17:46,165 --> 00:17:49,867
<i> And we were probably dealing</i>
<i> with somebody that knew him</i>

362
00:17:49,935 --> 00:17:51,735
<i> Very well</i>
<i> and went to the extreme</i>

363
00:17:51,804 --> 00:17:56,206
To have him killed
for whatever reason.

364
00:17:56,276 --> 00:17:59,877
Then the question is,
who and why?

365
00:17:59,945 --> 00:18:06,717
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

366
00:18:11,556 --> 00:18:13,024
<i> [dramatic music]</i>

367
00:18:13,092 --> 00:18:15,559
<i> - Cobb county investigators</i>
<i> initially suspected</i>

368
00:18:15,628 --> 00:18:18,196
<i> Jim chao's death</i>
<i> was drug-related</i>

369
00:18:18,264 --> 00:18:21,031
<i> Due to the cocaine</i>
<i> found near his body,</i>

370
00:18:21,100 --> 00:18:25,469
<i> But when the me revealed jim</i>
<i> had no drugs in his system,</i>

371
00:18:25,538 --> 00:18:28,906
<i> Detectives had</i>
<i> to rethink their theory.</i>

372
00:18:28,974 --> 00:18:32,075
<i> Now the team believes</i>
<i> the crime scene was staged,</i>

373
00:18:32,077 --> 00:18:35,379
<i> And the autopsy report</i>
<i> paints a vivid picture</i>

374
00:18:35,448 --> 00:18:37,781
<i> Of how jim was killed.</i>

375
00:18:37,850 --> 00:18:41,385
- We learned that there wasn't
any type of defense wounds,

376
00:18:41,454 --> 00:18:43,687
<i> So whatever happened</i>
<i> happened fast.</i>

377
00:18:43,689 --> 00:18:46,657
<i> And our victim</i>
<i> was unsuspecting</i>

378
00:18:46,726 --> 00:18:49,526
<i> That it was gonna happen.</i>

379
00:18:49,595 --> 00:18:52,830
Again, goes back to him
being somewhat

380
00:18:52,899 --> 00:18:55,999
<i> Comfortable</i>
<i> with whoever he was with.</i>

381
00:18:56,001 --> 00:18:59,002
<i> - Although no bullet casings</i>
<i> were found at the crime scene,</i>

382
00:18:59,072 --> 00:19:03,540
<i> The me recovers two bullets</i>
<i> from jim's body.</i>

383
00:19:03,609 --> 00:19:05,476
<i> - The projectiles</i>
<i> were removed.</i>

384
00:19:05,545 --> 00:19:08,679
They identified
as .380-caliber.

385
00:19:08,748 --> 00:19:11,548
<i> First thing I did,</i>
<i> obviously, was check</i>

386
00:19:11,617 --> 00:19:13,784
Any local stolen reports,

387
00:19:13,853 --> 00:19:15,953
<i> Metropolitan</i>
<i> police departments</i>

388
00:19:16,021 --> 00:19:19,757
<i> That had any weapons</i>
<i> that fit that were stolen,</i>

389
00:19:19,825 --> 00:19:22,693
<i> And nothing</i>
<i> significant was found.</i>

390
00:19:22,762 --> 00:19:28,732
And so we put the bolo out
for that type of handgun.

391
00:19:28,801 --> 00:19:31,369
<i> - While waiting</i>
<i> for the bolo to pay off,</i>

392
00:19:31,371 --> 00:19:37,108
<i> The team focuses on who may</i>
<i> have wanted jim chao dead.</i>

393
00:19:37,176 --> 00:19:41,378
<i> - Jim chao has only been</i>
<i> in the area since January.</i>

394
00:19:41,447 --> 00:19:43,514
How many people has he
gotten to know well enough

395
00:19:43,583 --> 00:19:44,982
<i> In the area</i>
<i> that he would be letting them</i>

396
00:19:45,050 --> 00:19:48,085
<i> In the front door?</i>

397
00:19:48,154 --> 00:19:50,588
<i> - With jim's family</i>
<i> residing in texas,</i>

398
00:19:50,656 --> 00:19:54,091
<i> The only people he knows</i>
<i> in atlanta are his coworkers,</i>

399
00:19:54,159 --> 00:19:57,060
<i> So investigators head</i>
<i> to ibm tower,</i>

400
00:19:57,062 --> 00:19:58,829
<i> Hoping for a break.</i>

401
00:19:58,898 --> 00:20:01,865
<i> - I got with ibm security</i>
<i> at the wildwood office</i>

402
00:20:01,934 --> 00:20:06,303
To search jim chao's desk,
which was ibm property.

403
00:20:06,305 --> 00:20:08,739
<i> Ibm can access it at any time.</i>

404
00:20:08,808 --> 00:20:11,742
<i> In a drawer</i>
<i> on the right side,</i>

405
00:20:11,811 --> 00:20:14,644
<i> We found some cards</i>
<i> and letters,</i>

406
00:20:14,646 --> 00:20:17,014
<i> Letters of affection,</i>

407
00:20:17,083 --> 00:20:21,418
That were addressed
from austin, texas,

408
00:20:21,487 --> 00:20:25,189
<i> From lina lee,</i>
<i> which was a name</i>

409
00:20:25,257 --> 00:20:26,690
<i> That I wasn't familiar with.</i>

410
00:20:26,759 --> 00:20:29,960
<i> But it wasn't just</i>
<i> a friendship thing.</i>

411
00:20:30,029 --> 00:20:33,831
Found that to be
very significant, obviously.

412
00:20:33,899 --> 00:20:36,634
<i> - Jim's widow, lisa chao,</i>
<i> had previously</i>

413
00:20:36,702 --> 00:20:40,404
<i> Told investigators that</i>
<i> the two had a happy marriage.</i>

414
00:20:40,473 --> 00:20:44,342
<i> Now they wonder why a woman</i>
<i> who is not jim chao's wife</i>

415
00:20:44,410 --> 00:20:46,710
<i> Is sending him love notes.</i>

416
00:20:46,779 --> 00:20:48,712
- You start looking
at the possibility

417
00:20:48,714 --> 00:20:51,148
Of extramarital affair.

418
00:20:51,216 --> 00:20:54,518
<i> - Detectives ask jim's</i>
<i> coworkers about the letters,</i>

419
00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:59,023
<i> But none of them know anything</i>
<i> about the possible affair.</i>

420
00:20:59,091 --> 00:21:02,859
- There wasn't anything else
at his desk that stood out.

421
00:21:02,929 --> 00:21:09,066
<i> So we secured those cards</i>
<i> and brought them back.</i>

422
00:21:09,134 --> 00:21:12,703
<i> - The only other person</i>
<i> who may know lina lee</i>

423
00:21:12,772 --> 00:21:16,807
<i> Or her relationship with jim</i>
<i> is his widow, lisa.</i>

424
00:21:16,876 --> 00:21:19,242
<i> Herman learns lisa</i>
<i> is still in atlanta,</i>

425
00:21:19,244 --> 00:21:22,913
<i> Making arrangements to bring</i>
<i> jim's body back to texas.</i>

426
00:21:22,982 --> 00:21:25,349
<i> - I was able</i>
<i> to interview lisa chao</i>

427
00:21:25,417 --> 00:21:26,616
In a controlled setting,

428
00:21:26,618 --> 00:21:28,586
<i> The homicide office.</i>

429
00:21:28,654 --> 00:21:30,654
<i> It's very difficult</i>
<i> to interview</i>

430
00:21:30,656 --> 00:21:32,489
<i> A grieving family member.</i>

431
00:21:32,558 --> 00:21:33,824
<i> It was tough.</i>

432
00:21:33,893 --> 00:21:35,559
<i> You're trying</i>
<i> to get the information.</i>

433
00:21:35,628 --> 00:21:38,929
If you say the wrong thing
and you press too hard,

434
00:21:38,998 --> 00:21:43,701
She's shutting down, and then
we're not getting anywhere.

435
00:21:43,769 --> 00:21:45,769
<i> And I don't want</i>
<i> to hurt any feelings,</i>

436
00:21:45,838 --> 00:21:49,907
<i> But you get into two,</i>
<i> three days, 48 to 72 hours,</i>

437
00:21:49,975 --> 00:21:51,909
<i> And things really</i>
<i> start to fizzle.</i>

438
00:21:51,977 --> 00:21:56,480
<i> So I asked her if she knew</i>
<i> anything about lina lee.</i>

439
00:21:56,549 --> 00:21:58,916
And she was hesitant,

440
00:21:58,984 --> 00:22:01,319
<i> And that's when she broke</i>
<i> and said,</i>

441
00:22:01,387 --> 00:22:03,154
<i> There were rumors going around</i>

442
00:22:03,222 --> 00:22:05,489
That my husband

443
00:22:05,558 --> 00:22:09,293
Was having an affair
with lina lee,

444
00:22:09,361 --> 00:22:11,529
<i> Cc lee's ex-wife,</i>

445
00:22:11,531 --> 00:22:15,933
<i> And asked her husband</i>
<i> about it, and he denied it.</i>

446
00:22:16,001 --> 00:22:19,469
I remember thinking that
she wanted to believe him.

447
00:22:19,539 --> 00:22:21,872
<i> She wanted her family</i>
<i> to be intact.</i>

448
00:22:21,941 --> 00:22:25,542
<i> - The name cc lee is a new one</i>
<i> for investigators,</i>

449
00:22:25,611 --> 00:22:29,112
<i> So detective herman</i>
<i> asks lisa who he is.</i>

450
00:22:29,114 --> 00:22:32,215
<i> Lisa says that cc lee</i>
<i> is a former colleague</i>

451
00:22:32,217 --> 00:22:37,020
<i> Of jim's at ibm who currently</i>
<i> lives in houston, texas.</i>

452
00:22:37,089 --> 00:22:40,291
<i> - I was told</i>
<i> that cc lee and lina lee</i>

453
00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:43,494
<i> Were divorced in late 1989.</i>

454
00:22:43,562 --> 00:22:46,496
And cc transferred
from austin to houston

455
00:22:46,566 --> 00:22:48,098
After their divorce.

456
00:22:48,167 --> 00:22:51,334
<i> Then lisa told me that</i>
<i> at some point a few months</i>

457
00:22:51,336 --> 00:22:54,872
<i> Before the murder,</i>
<i> she had taken a phone call</i>

458
00:22:54,940 --> 00:22:57,140
<i> From an unidentified male.</i>

459
00:22:57,142 --> 00:22:59,343
She said he was asian
and told her,

460
00:22:59,411 --> 00:23:02,846
<i> You need to take care of</i>
<i> your husband, keep him happy,</i>

461
00:23:02,848 --> 00:23:05,916
<i> Because two families</i>
<i> could be hurt.</i>

462
00:23:05,985 --> 00:23:08,618
To me,
that's an inferred threat.

463
00:23:08,688 --> 00:23:12,189
<i> - In an alarming twist,</i>
<i> lisa says the disturbing</i>

464
00:23:12,257 --> 00:23:15,158
<i> Phone call was followed up</i>
<i> with a visit to her home</i>

465
00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:17,094
<i> By the same person.</i>

466
00:23:17,162 --> 00:23:20,431
- Lisa chao told me that after
jim had moved to atlanta,

467
00:23:20,499 --> 00:23:22,933
Cc lee came
to her house in austin

468
00:23:23,002 --> 00:23:24,201
And knocked on the door.

469
00:23:24,269 --> 00:23:26,570
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

470
00:23:26,572 --> 00:23:30,007
He asked her if she knew
where her husband was.

471
00:23:30,075 --> 00:23:31,909
She wouldn't let him in.

472
00:23:31,977 --> 00:23:35,112
When she was describing that,
I had a bad feeling

473
00:23:35,181 --> 00:23:37,047
About what she was telling me.

474
00:23:37,115 --> 00:23:40,317
<i> - The troubling revelation</i>
<i> raises red flags,</i>

475
00:23:40,385 --> 00:23:44,287
<i> Turning the investigators'</i>
<i> attention to cc lee.</i>

476
00:23:44,357 --> 00:23:47,958
<i> - I think cc lee was desperate</i>
<i> to get back with his ex-wife</i>

477
00:23:48,027 --> 00:23:49,193
<i> And get his family</i>
<i> back together</i>

478
00:23:49,261 --> 00:23:51,561
<i> But was convinced</i>
<i> that his ex-wife</i>

479
00:23:51,631 --> 00:23:52,963
<i> Was having an affair.</i>

480
00:23:53,032 --> 00:23:55,832
He was upset
and consumed with the fact

481
00:23:55,901 --> 00:23:57,835
That it potentially
could continue.

482
00:23:57,903 --> 00:24:02,039
- With cc lee's name coming up,
you have a suspect.

483
00:24:02,107 --> 00:24:06,510
<i> Did cc lee come out to georgia</i>
<i> and commit a murder</i>

484
00:24:06,579 --> 00:24:09,312
Over an affair with an ex-wife?

485
00:24:09,382 --> 00:24:11,348
That's a big question there.

486
00:24:11,416 --> 00:24:16,119
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

487
00:24:16,188 --> 00:24:18,822
<i> If I had to have</i>
<i> somebody in another state</i>

488
00:24:18,891 --> 00:24:21,258
To help me on a case,
this is the guy I want.

489
00:24:21,327 --> 00:24:25,228
From the boots to the stetson,
he had a presence.

490
00:24:25,230 --> 00:24:27,364
<i> - I remember him telling me,</i>
<i> this is something</i>

491
00:24:27,433 --> 00:24:28,899
Straight out of a movie.

492
00:24:28,968 --> 00:24:31,368
<i> I said, well, stranger</i>
<i> things have happened.</i>

493
00:24:31,436 --> 00:24:37,475
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

494
00:24:40,445 --> 00:24:41,712
<i> [dramatic music]</i>

495
00:24:41,780 --> 00:24:43,814
<i> - Three days after jim chao</i>

496
00:24:43,883 --> 00:24:45,816
<i> Was found dead</i>
<i> in his apartment</i>

497
00:24:45,884 --> 00:24:48,151
<i> Just outside of atlanta,</i>

498
00:24:48,220 --> 00:24:51,855
<i> Investigators discover he was</i>
<i> allegedly having an affair</i>

499
00:24:51,857 --> 00:24:55,192
<i> With a woman in texas.</i>

500
00:24:55,261 --> 00:24:57,961
<i> Jim's widow, lisa,</i>
<i> tells detectives</i>

501
00:24:57,963 --> 00:25:00,731
<i> That the mistress'</i>
<i> ex-husband, cc lee,</i>

502
00:25:00,799 --> 00:25:03,434
<i> Has been threatening her.</i>

503
00:25:03,502 --> 00:25:06,904
<i> - The first thing that came</i>
<i> to all of our minds was,</i>

504
00:25:06,972 --> 00:25:10,407
How is that going to be tied
into a homicide

505
00:25:10,476 --> 00:25:13,977
That just happened
here in georgia?

506
00:25:13,979 --> 00:25:15,446
<i> There could have been</i>
<i> bad blood,</i>

507
00:25:15,514 --> 00:25:19,783
<i> But mr. Chao has been gone</i>
<i> in atlanta for some months.</i>

508
00:25:19,785 --> 00:25:21,752
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

509
00:25:21,820 --> 00:25:25,255
It seemed, at that time,
a long shot.

510
00:25:25,324 --> 00:25:27,925
<i> - However,</i>
<i> investigators theorize</i>

511
00:25:27,993 --> 00:25:30,194
<i> That jim chao knew his killer.</i>

512
00:25:30,262 --> 00:25:33,730
<i> And according to lisa,</i>
<i> cc lee and her husband</i>

513
00:25:33,799 --> 00:25:35,232
<i> Were colleagues.</i>

514
00:25:35,300 --> 00:25:37,734
<i> So detective herman</i>
<i> asks lisa if she thinks</i>

515
00:25:37,803 --> 00:25:40,470
<i> Lee could have murdered jim.</i>

516
00:25:40,472 --> 00:25:42,972
- She was adamant
she didn't think that cc lee

517
00:25:42,974 --> 00:25:45,309
Had anything to do with it.

518
00:25:45,377 --> 00:25:47,778
<i> But, you know, jealousy,</i>

519
00:25:47,846 --> 00:25:50,947
<i> It's one of the oldest motives</i>
<i> in the book.</i>

520
00:25:51,016 --> 00:25:54,517
It falls right up there
with money and dope.

521
00:25:54,587 --> 00:25:58,221
<i> So I contacted ibm security</i>

522
00:25:58,223 --> 00:26:00,958
And requested information
on cc lee.

523
00:26:01,026 --> 00:26:02,893
<i> - Investigators learn</i>
<i> that lee,</i>

524
00:26:02,962 --> 00:26:06,429
<i> Also a taiwanese immigrant,</i>
<i> is highly educated</i>

525
00:26:06,431 --> 00:26:09,399
<i> And was part</i>
<i> of ibm's nasa program.</i>

526
00:26:09,468 --> 00:26:11,902
<i> - I was told that he worked</i>

527
00:26:11,970 --> 00:26:14,972
<i> Out of the houston, texas,</i>
<i> office.</i>

528
00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:18,508
<i> It turns out that cc</i>
<i> had worked in austin</i>

529
00:26:18,510 --> 00:26:20,810
<i> With jim chao at some point.</i>

530
00:26:20,812 --> 00:26:22,879
And other than that,
I mean, his file

531
00:26:22,948 --> 00:26:24,381
<i> Didn't have anything</i>
<i> outstanding,</i>

532
00:26:24,449 --> 00:26:28,352
No issues, no complaints,
anything like that.

533
00:26:28,420 --> 00:26:30,387
<i> Cc lee's in texas.</i>

534
00:26:30,455 --> 00:26:33,656
<i> I remember thinking,</i>
<i> eh, kind of a long shot.</i>

535
00:26:33,658 --> 00:26:35,059
He's packing a gun
on an airline

536
00:26:35,127 --> 00:26:37,995
<i> And going to all this trouble</i>
<i> to kill jim chao?</i>

537
00:26:38,063 --> 00:26:40,497
But it's a possibility,
so we're gonna run it out.

538
00:26:40,565 --> 00:26:43,433
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

539
00:26:43,502 --> 00:26:47,304
That's when I reached out
to the texas rangers,

540
00:26:47,373 --> 00:26:49,106
<i> Texas state police,</i>

541
00:26:49,174 --> 00:26:52,375
And I was eventually put
in touch with joe harrelson.

542
00:26:52,377 --> 00:26:54,477
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

543
00:26:54,479 --> 00:26:56,079
<i> I gave him the background</i>
<i> on the case</i>

544
00:26:56,081 --> 00:26:57,848
<i> And the alleged affair,</i>

545
00:26:57,916 --> 00:26:59,016
And I remember him telling me,
he said,

546
00:26:59,084 --> 00:27:00,350
This is something
straight out of a movie.

547
00:27:00,419 --> 00:27:02,685
I said, well, yeah,
it seems like it.

548
00:27:02,687 --> 00:27:05,255
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

549
00:27:05,324 --> 00:27:08,759
<i> I said, look, see what you</i>
<i> can find out about cc lee.</i>

550
00:27:08,827 --> 00:27:10,694
He said, absolutely.

551
00:27:10,762 --> 00:27:14,164
<i> - While it's far-fetched to</i>
<i> believe that cc lee traveled</i>

552
00:27:14,233 --> 00:27:18,101
<i> 1,000 miles to atlanta and</i>
<i> killed his ex-wife's lover,</i>

553
00:27:18,170 --> 00:27:21,171
<i> The team still needs to follow</i>
<i> the trail of evidence.</i>

554
00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,706
<i> So ranger harrelson</i>
<i> pays a visit</i>

555
00:27:23,708 --> 00:27:25,742
<i> To the ibm offices in houston</i>

556
00:27:25,811 --> 00:27:29,412
<i> To gather information</i>
<i> on cc lee.</i>

557
00:27:29,481 --> 00:27:32,449
<i> - Joe harrelson talked</i>
<i> to somebody at ibm down there,</i>

558
00:27:32,517 --> 00:27:35,552
So I wasn't expecting
anything earth-shattering.

559
00:27:35,620 --> 00:27:38,855
But he calls me back,

560
00:27:38,924 --> 00:27:41,524
<i> And he says, cc lee</i>
<i> called in sick to work</i>

561
00:27:41,594 --> 00:27:43,894
April 24, 25,

562
00:27:43,962 --> 00:27:46,997
And a half day on the 26th.

563
00:27:47,066 --> 00:27:50,734
<i> - The investigators make</i>
<i> a disturbing connection.</i>

564
00:27:50,803 --> 00:27:54,938
<i> Jim chao was murdered</i>
<i> the evening of April 25th,</i>

565
00:27:54,940 --> 00:27:57,808
<i> One of the days</i>
<i> lee was allegedly sick.</i>

566
00:27:57,876 --> 00:27:59,376
<i> - That's huge, ok?</i>

567
00:27:59,444 --> 00:28:01,444
You know, as a detective,
you're thinking,

568
00:28:01,446 --> 00:28:05,482
Ok, it's a puzzle,
but that's a big piece.

569
00:28:05,550 --> 00:28:10,087
<i> - Not only does his absence</i>
<i> destroy any potential alibi.</i>

570
00:28:10,155 --> 00:28:14,757
<i> Lee's coworkers reveal</i>
<i> something even more damning:</i>

571
00:28:14,759 --> 00:28:17,327
<i> Confirmation of his motive.</i>

572
00:28:17,396 --> 00:28:20,097
<i> - Coworkers of mr. Lee</i>
<i> said he was mad</i>

573
00:28:20,165 --> 00:28:22,966
<i> About an extramarital</i>
<i> relationship</i>

574
00:28:23,035 --> 00:28:27,671
Between mr. Chao
and mr. Lee's former wife.

575
00:28:27,739 --> 00:28:30,841
<i> - The eyewitness reports</i>
<i> establishing lee's motive,</i>

576
00:28:30,909 --> 00:28:32,976
<i> Coupled with</i>
<i> his mysterious whereabouts</i>

577
00:28:33,044 --> 00:28:35,912
<i> The night of the murder,</i>
<i> are enough for harrelson</i>

578
00:28:35,981 --> 00:28:39,116
<i> To confront the suspect.</i>

579
00:28:39,184 --> 00:28:42,453
<i> - Ranger harrelson called me</i>
<i> after he had gone out</i>

580
00:28:42,521 --> 00:28:44,521
<i> To meet with cc lee,</i>
<i> and he said,</i>

581
00:28:44,589 --> 00:28:46,857
I went out, knocked on
the door, introduced myself.

582
00:28:46,925 --> 00:28:48,191
He let me in.

583
00:28:48,193 --> 00:28:49,459
He didn't seem out of sorts.

584
00:28:49,528 --> 00:28:51,528
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

585
00:28:51,596 --> 00:28:56,199
<i> - He was very candid and open,</i>
<i> never requested an attorney,</i>

586
00:28:56,268 --> 00:28:59,069
Seemed to answer
all of the questions

587
00:28:59,137 --> 00:29:02,605
That the detectives had,
particularly as it related

588
00:29:02,607 --> 00:29:06,276
To the extramarital affair
that he was aware of

589
00:29:06,345 --> 00:29:10,581
<i> Between his former wife</i>
<i> and mr. Chao</i>

590
00:29:10,649 --> 00:29:14,350
And the fact that he was trying
to get back together with her.

591
00:29:14,352 --> 00:29:17,520
<i> - Then harrelson asks lee</i>
<i> where he was</i>

592
00:29:17,589 --> 00:29:20,290
<i> At the time</i>
<i> of jim chao's murder.</i>

593
00:29:20,359 --> 00:29:23,827
- Cc lee had told him that he
was out sick during those days

594
00:29:23,896 --> 00:29:25,962
<i> Preceding the homicide</i>

595
00:29:26,031 --> 00:29:28,965
<i> And he had no knowledge</i>
<i> or no part</i>

596
00:29:29,034 --> 00:29:31,601
In the death of jim chao.

597
00:29:31,603 --> 00:29:33,470
<i> - Him being out of work</i>
<i> was important,</i>

598
00:29:33,539 --> 00:29:36,740
So harrelson asked him,
hey, can anybody confirm?

599
00:29:36,808 --> 00:29:38,308
He said,
no, I was here by myself.

600
00:29:38,377 --> 00:29:41,211
<i> Before cell phones,</i>
<i> that's the alibi.</i>

601
00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:42,713
But he said
he had not gone anywhere.

602
00:29:42,781 --> 00:29:44,381
He was by himself.

603
00:29:44,449 --> 00:29:47,450
<i> - Without anyone else</i>
<i> to corroborate lee's story,</i>

604
00:29:47,519 --> 00:29:51,454
<i> Harrelson notes his suspect</i>
<i> is growing defensive.</i>

605
00:29:51,523 --> 00:29:53,524
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

606
00:29:53,592 --> 00:29:56,159
- Cc said, I don't
have anything to hide.

607
00:29:56,161 --> 00:29:57,628
I didn't do anything.

608
00:29:57,696 --> 00:29:59,930
<i> Ranger harrelson</i>
<i> asked him if he had</i>

609
00:29:59,998 --> 00:30:01,598
<i> Previously owned any handguns.</i>

610
00:30:01,666 --> 00:30:05,468
<i> And, you know, cc said,</i>
<i> yes, I had a handgun.</i>

611
00:30:05,537 --> 00:30:08,972
He said he pawned it
in the last couple of days.

612
00:30:09,041 --> 00:30:11,775
- Cc lee said he had had
a .380 browning,

613
00:30:11,843 --> 00:30:14,411
.380 semiautomatic,

614
00:30:14,479 --> 00:30:18,114
<i> And that was the same make</i>
<i> and caliber</i>

615
00:30:18,183 --> 00:30:20,483
As the murder weapon.

616
00:30:20,552 --> 00:30:24,922
<i> - Here's a guy,</i>
<i> coincidentally, for two days,</i>

617
00:30:24,990 --> 00:30:27,457
<i> Calls in sick with the flu</i>

618
00:30:27,526 --> 00:30:32,495
That coincides
with the murder in atlanta,

619
00:30:32,497 --> 00:30:35,365
And now he's saying
he did own a gun

620
00:30:35,433 --> 00:30:37,367
That he just recently pawned.

621
00:30:37,436 --> 00:30:39,803
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

622
00:30:39,871 --> 00:30:41,572
Obviously, at this point,

623
00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:44,575
<i> There's something</i>
<i> about ready to break here.</i>

624
00:30:44,643 --> 00:30:46,609
- It was a game changer.

625
00:30:46,611 --> 00:30:53,383
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

626
00:30:59,556 --> 00:31:03,059
<i> [dramatic music]</i>

627
00:31:03,128 --> 00:31:04,861
<i> - Cobb county detectives</i>
<i> investigating</i>

628
00:31:04,930 --> 00:31:07,630
<i> The brutal execution</i>
<i> of jim chao</i>

629
00:31:07,700 --> 00:31:10,333
<i> Have identified a suspect:</i>

630
00:31:10,335 --> 00:31:16,006
<i> Cc lee, the ex-husband</i>
<i> of jim's mistress.</i>

631
00:31:16,074 --> 00:31:18,408
<i> Lee just revealed</i>
<i> he had a handgun</i>

632
00:31:18,477 --> 00:31:22,012
<i> That matches the make and</i>
<i> model of the murder weapon.</i>

633
00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:24,281
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

634
00:31:24,349 --> 00:31:27,016
[phone rings]

635
00:31:27,086 --> 00:31:29,820
<i> - Harrelson calls me</i>
<i> and said,</i>

636
00:31:29,888 --> 00:31:31,621
Cc lee had a pistol,

637
00:31:31,623 --> 00:31:33,824
And he just pawned it
a couple days ago.

638
00:31:33,892 --> 00:31:36,727
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

639
00:31:36,795 --> 00:31:40,697
- Cc lee actually gave him
the address of the pawnshop

640
00:31:40,766 --> 00:31:42,232
Where the gun was.

641
00:31:42,301 --> 00:31:44,835
<i> - I remember</i>
<i> when joe harrelson called me.</i>

642
00:31:44,903 --> 00:31:46,302
<i> Him and I talked about it.</i>

643
00:31:46,371 --> 00:31:48,671
I mean, what's cc lee
gonna say?

644
00:31:48,741 --> 00:31:51,408
<i> He doesn't want to get</i>
<i> caught in a lie on it.</i>

645
00:31:51,476 --> 00:31:54,577
Harrelson said,
I think this is your guy.

646
00:31:54,646 --> 00:31:59,382
<i> - Detectives herman and banks</i>
<i> immediately leave for texas.</i>

647
00:31:59,451 --> 00:32:02,519
<i> Meanwhile, ranger harrelson</i>
<i> visits the pawnshop</i>

648
00:32:02,587 --> 00:32:05,788
<i> Where lee allegedly sold</i>
<i> his pistol.</i>

649
00:32:05,790 --> 00:32:08,992
<i> - Harrelson confirmed</i>
<i> that cc lee had pawned</i>

650
00:32:09,061 --> 00:32:13,496
A browning .380 automatic

651
00:32:13,565 --> 00:32:16,799
<i> And brought in a box of shells</i>

652
00:32:16,801 --> 00:32:19,937
With two missing.

653
00:32:20,005 --> 00:32:24,741
<i> We got our victim shot twice</i>
<i> with a browning .380.</i>

654
00:32:24,810 --> 00:32:26,543
<i> This is the gun he pawned.</i>

655
00:32:26,611 --> 00:32:30,280
That was the bang moment.

656
00:32:30,348 --> 00:32:32,715
<i> - Harrelson obtains the gun</i>
<i> from the pawnshop</i>

657
00:32:32,785 --> 00:32:38,255
<i> And goes to headquarters</i>
<i> to meet with herman and banks.</i>

658
00:32:38,323 --> 00:32:41,024
<i> - I remember pat banks saying</i>
<i> on the trip down there,</i>

659
00:32:41,092 --> 00:32:42,693
<i> That's too good to be true.</i>

660
00:32:42,761 --> 00:32:46,429
Surely, surely, he didn't
go hock the murder weapon

661
00:32:46,498 --> 00:32:49,232
And come forward with it,
and I said, well,

662
00:32:49,301 --> 00:32:51,101
<i> Stranger things have happened.</i>

663
00:32:51,169 --> 00:32:55,104
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

664
00:32:55,106 --> 00:32:57,274
- When we arrived,
we met joe harrelson.

665
00:32:57,342 --> 00:32:59,642
And one of the first thoughts
that crossed my mind is,

666
00:32:59,711 --> 00:33:02,545
If I had to have
somebody in another state

667
00:33:02,547 --> 00:33:05,348
<i> To help me on a case,</i>
<i> this is the guy I want.</i>

668
00:33:05,416 --> 00:33:08,785
From the boots to the stetson,
he had a presence.

669
00:33:08,853 --> 00:33:11,854
If we walked in somewhere
and he identified himself,

670
00:33:11,856 --> 00:33:14,591
<i> Things moved in a hurry.</i>

671
00:33:14,659 --> 00:33:16,827
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

672
00:33:16,895 --> 00:33:19,762
- After talking with harrelson,
I said, you know,

673
00:33:19,831 --> 00:33:21,999
I'm gonna cold-call him,
and he agreed.

674
00:33:22,067 --> 00:33:25,535
<i> - At first, it appeared</i>
<i> unlikely cc lee</i>

675
00:33:25,604 --> 00:33:28,805
<i> Traveled to atlanta, gained</i>
<i> access to chao's apartment,</i>

676
00:33:28,807 --> 00:33:30,306
<i> And killed him.</i>

677
00:33:30,308 --> 00:33:31,741
<i> But with the recent</i>
<i> revelations</i>

678
00:33:31,810 --> 00:33:34,477
<i> About his sick time</i>
<i> and gun ownership,</i>

679
00:33:34,479 --> 00:33:36,546
<i> Lee's involvement</i>
<i> in jim's death</i>

680
00:33:36,615 --> 00:33:40,016
<i> No longer looks like</i>
<i> such a long shot.</i>

681
00:33:40,084 --> 00:33:41,484
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

682
00:33:41,553 --> 00:33:43,954
<i> - I call cc.</i>
<i> He was at home.</i>

683
00:33:44,022 --> 00:33:47,457
I said, we're investigating
the murder of jim chao,

684
00:33:47,526 --> 00:33:49,759
And we just wanted
to clear a couple things up.

685
00:33:49,828 --> 00:33:51,194
<i> I know you knew him.</i>

686
00:33:51,263 --> 00:33:52,362
<i> And he says, yeah,</i>
<i> I heard about that.</i>

687
00:33:52,430 --> 00:33:53,896
<i> That's so sad.</i>

688
00:33:53,898 --> 00:33:57,000
Jim and I were friends,
and we knew each other

689
00:33:57,068 --> 00:33:59,836
When we worked together
in austin.

690
00:33:59,905 --> 00:34:02,372
<i> So I just segued into,</i>
<i> hey, listen,</i>

691
00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:03,340
Can we meet you tomorrow?

692
00:34:03,408 --> 00:34:05,975
He said, ok, I'll meet you.

693
00:34:06,044 --> 00:34:08,244
<i> - The following day, may 4th,</i>

694
00:34:08,313 --> 00:34:10,713
<i> A week</i>
<i> after jim chao's murder,</i>

695
00:34:10,782 --> 00:34:13,750
<i> Cobb county detectives</i>
<i> meet with cc lee</i>

696
00:34:13,819 --> 00:34:17,253
<i> At houston pd's</i>
<i> clear lake substation.</i>

697
00:34:17,322 --> 00:34:18,821
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

698
00:34:18,891 --> 00:34:22,525
<i> - Pat banks and I</i>
<i> sat down with cc lee.</i>

699
00:34:22,527 --> 00:34:27,830
I read him his miranda rights,
and we started from there.

700
00:34:27,832 --> 00:34:30,367
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

701
00:34:30,435 --> 00:34:32,302
<i> He said, I'll talk to you.</i>

702
00:34:32,370 --> 00:34:33,603
<i> I'll be glad to, you know,</i>

703
00:34:33,605 --> 00:34:35,405
<i> Answer any questions</i>
<i> that you have.</i>

704
00:34:35,474 --> 00:34:36,973
But I don't have
a whole lot of time,

705
00:34:37,042 --> 00:34:40,910
'cause I need to get back
to austin to visit my family.

706
00:34:40,912 --> 00:34:44,681
<i> And didn't appear</i>
<i> to be unusually nervous</i>

707
00:34:44,749 --> 00:34:45,948
<i> Dealing with the police,</i>

708
00:34:45,950 --> 00:34:48,351
<i> But at this point,</i>
<i> he wasn't leaving.</i>

709
00:34:48,353 --> 00:34:49,986
I had not officially told him
he's under arrest,

710
00:34:50,055 --> 00:34:51,488
But he wasn't leaving.

711
00:34:51,556 --> 00:34:54,156
<i> - Lee explains he misses</i>
<i> his kids because</i>

712
00:34:54,158 --> 00:34:56,526
<i> He recently moved</i>
<i> to houston from austin</i>

713
00:34:56,595 --> 00:34:58,895
<i> After his divorce from lina.</i>

714
00:34:58,963 --> 00:35:01,231
<i> - When I asked him</i>
<i> about jim chao,</i>

715
00:35:01,299 --> 00:35:02,465
He said, oh, he's a friend.

716
00:35:02,467 --> 00:35:05,301
<i> We worked together.</i>

717
00:35:05,370 --> 00:35:06,803
You know, he's just kind of--

718
00:35:06,872 --> 00:35:08,605
He's just kind of
circling around.

719
00:35:08,673 --> 00:35:11,741
<i> - Lee continues</i>
<i> to calmly deny</i>

720
00:35:11,743 --> 00:35:14,711
<i> He had any involvement</i>
<i> in the cobb county murder,</i>

721
00:35:14,779 --> 00:35:17,647
<i> Frustrating herman and banks.</i>

722
00:35:17,716 --> 00:35:19,682
- I got into a little more
confrontational with him,

723
00:35:19,684 --> 00:35:21,451
You know, and I asked him
about the affair,

724
00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:25,755
The phone call
to lisa chao.

725
00:35:25,824 --> 00:35:27,357
<i> He admitted to that.</i>

726
00:35:27,425 --> 00:35:32,095
<i> And I asked him</i>
<i> about the pistol,</i>

727
00:35:32,163 --> 00:35:33,896
<i> And he admitted to that.</i>

728
00:35:33,966 --> 00:35:36,899
<i> When I asked him</i>
<i> about traveling to atlanta,</i>

729
00:35:36,901 --> 00:35:38,268
<i> You know, he said, no,</i>
<i> I didn't have</i>

730
00:35:38,336 --> 00:35:40,903
<i> Anything to do with this.</i>

731
00:35:40,973 --> 00:35:42,605
<i> At that point,</i>
<i> I remember, you know,</i>

732
00:35:42,674 --> 00:35:44,807
I'm just gonna cut
straight to it with him,

733
00:35:44,809 --> 00:35:47,243
Because we don't have anything
to lose at this point.

734
00:35:47,312 --> 00:35:48,478
Worst thing
that's gonna happen is,

735
00:35:48,547 --> 00:35:51,548
He's gonna shut down and say,
I'm not talking to you anymore.

736
00:35:51,616 --> 00:35:56,119
- It was then
that detective herman

737
00:35:56,187 --> 00:35:58,688
Decided to play what he had.

738
00:35:58,757 --> 00:36:00,991
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

739
00:36:01,059 --> 00:36:04,694
<i> - I said, cc, we're gonna get</i>
<i> the handgun that you pawned,</i>

740
00:36:04,763 --> 00:36:06,596
And we're gonna
take it back to georgia,

741
00:36:06,665 --> 00:36:09,165
And we are going
to test it and compare it

742
00:36:09,233 --> 00:36:12,135
Against the bullets
that were removed

743
00:36:12,203 --> 00:36:13,703
From the victim at autopsy.

744
00:36:13,772 --> 00:36:15,505
<i> And we're gonna be able</i>
<i> to tell</i>

745
00:36:15,573 --> 00:36:18,308
<i> If it's the gun used</i>
<i> in the killing.</i>

746
00:36:18,376 --> 00:36:20,310
<i> And I get this long stare.</i>

747
00:36:20,378 --> 00:36:22,979
<i> And his shoulders droop down.</i>

748
00:36:23,047 --> 00:36:24,847
<i> And he looks at me,</i>
<i> he says, you mean</i>

749
00:36:24,916 --> 00:36:28,985
You can match one gun
with one bullet?

750
00:36:29,054 --> 00:36:31,554
<i> - He said, eddie,</i>
<i> are you trying to fool me?</i>

751
00:36:31,623 --> 00:36:33,155
<i> And he's very animated.</i>

752
00:36:33,225 --> 00:36:34,991
<i> He's got his arms going</i>
<i> while he's doing this,</i>

753
00:36:35,059 --> 00:36:36,592
<i> Like, waving in the air.</i>

754
00:36:36,661 --> 00:36:38,962
Are you trying to tell me,
of all the guns,

755
00:36:39,030 --> 00:36:41,764
<i> You can match a bullet?</i>

756
00:36:41,833 --> 00:36:44,000
- I said, yes,
it's called ballistics.

757
00:36:44,069 --> 00:36:45,268
<i> [gunshot]</i>

758
00:36:45,336 --> 00:36:48,705
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

759
00:36:48,773 --> 00:36:50,973
<i> I said, tell us</i>
<i> what happened up there.</i>

760
00:36:51,043 --> 00:36:54,777
And then he says to me,
let me go visit my family.

761
00:36:54,779 --> 00:36:56,178
Let me go up for the weekend,
and I'll meet you

762
00:36:56,248 --> 00:36:57,547
On Sunday evening,
and I'll tell you

763
00:36:57,615 --> 00:36:59,081
Everything that happened.

764
00:36:59,083 --> 00:37:02,152
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

765
00:37:02,220 --> 00:37:04,987
And I said, I can't do that.
I can't make you any deals.

766
00:37:04,989 --> 00:37:09,325
Well, you know, at that point,
we knew he was our guy.

767
00:37:09,394 --> 00:37:12,662
- Cc lee finally gets
to a point where he says,

768
00:37:12,731 --> 00:37:15,398
I need to talk to a lawyer.

769
00:37:15,467 --> 00:37:16,933
<i> - I said, ok.</i>

770
00:37:17,001 --> 00:37:18,267
<i> I'll honor that request.</i>

771
00:37:18,337 --> 00:37:21,037
<i> So we took a break.</i>

772
00:37:21,105 --> 00:37:22,839
<i> Pat went and got him</i>
<i> a sandwich,</i>

773
00:37:22,907 --> 00:37:24,574
And then he tells banks,
you know,

774
00:37:24,642 --> 00:37:26,609
He wants to speak
with me again.

775
00:37:26,678 --> 00:37:28,845
<i> I said, ok, by law,</i>
<i> I can talk to you again,</i>

776
00:37:28,913 --> 00:37:30,346
<i> But I've got</i>
<i> to read your miranda.</i>

777
00:37:30,415 --> 00:37:31,547
<i> I read him miranda.</i>

778
00:37:31,616 --> 00:37:32,849
He waived his rights again.

779
00:37:32,917 --> 00:37:36,086
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

780
00:37:36,154 --> 00:37:40,456
<i> - It was at this point</i>
<i> that he looked down</i>

781
00:37:40,525 --> 00:37:43,460
And then started
to break down and cry.

782
00:37:43,528 --> 00:37:47,096
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

783
00:37:47,098 --> 00:37:48,898
- And he says, I want
to tell you what happened.

784
00:37:48,967 --> 00:37:54,871
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

785
00:37:54,939 --> 00:37:56,306
<i> [gunshot]</i>

786
00:37:56,374 --> 00:37:59,209
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

787
00:38:03,080 --> 00:38:07,016
<i> - A week after jim chao</i>
<i> was murdered in cobb county,</i>

788
00:38:07,085 --> 00:38:10,186
<i> Detectives</i>
<i> are in houston, texas,</i>

789
00:38:10,254 --> 00:38:14,423
<i> Questioning</i>
<i> their lead suspect, cc lee.</i>

790
00:38:14,493 --> 00:38:16,626
<i> A few hours</i>
<i> into the interrogation,</i>

791
00:38:16,694 --> 00:38:19,295
<i> Lee says he's finally ready</i>
<i> to confess</i>

792
00:38:19,364 --> 00:38:23,032
<i> What really happened</i>
<i> the night jim was killed.</i>

793
00:38:23,101 --> 00:38:24,500
<i> [dramatic music]</i>

794
00:38:24,569 --> 00:38:27,370
- He said, yes, I want
to tell you what happened.

795
00:38:27,372 --> 00:38:31,374
<i> - Lee explains to the team</i>
<i> he found letters from jim chao</i>

796
00:38:31,376 --> 00:38:33,776
<i> Addressed to his ex-wife.</i>

797
00:38:33,845 --> 00:38:38,147
<i> - And he said jim chao</i>
<i> was still calling his ex-wife</i>

798
00:38:38,149 --> 00:38:40,717
<i> And that it needed to stop.</i>

799
00:38:40,785 --> 00:38:43,853
<i> He just wanted to go and talk</i>
<i> to jim chao in person.</i>

800
00:38:43,855 --> 00:38:45,788
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

801
00:38:45,857 --> 00:38:47,890
And then he goes into
booking the flight,

802
00:38:47,959 --> 00:38:50,159
Continental airlines
to atlanta.

803
00:38:50,228 --> 00:38:51,327
<i> He checked the weapon.</i>

804
00:38:51,395 --> 00:38:53,630
And back then, it was easy.

805
00:38:53,698 --> 00:38:58,101
Before 9/11, you could take
a bazooka on an airline.

806
00:38:58,169 --> 00:39:02,004
<i> - It's now clear to the team</i>
<i> how cc lee and his gun</i>

807
00:39:02,073 --> 00:39:03,740
<i> Got to atlanta.</i>

808
00:39:03,808 --> 00:39:06,476
<i> Lee then goes on</i>
<i> to tell investigators</i>

809
00:39:06,544 --> 00:39:10,046
<i> That he arrived</i>
<i> the night of April 24th.</i>

810
00:39:10,114 --> 00:39:14,751
<i> The next evening,</i>
<i> he paid jim chao a visit.</i>

811
00:39:14,819 --> 00:39:16,953
<i> - Lee said chao opened</i>
<i> the door and said,</i>

812
00:39:17,021 --> 00:39:18,354
<i> What are you doing here?</i>

813
00:39:18,422 --> 00:39:23,693
<i> He said that he asked jim chao</i>
<i> to stop seeing his ex-wife.</i>

814
00:39:23,761 --> 00:39:25,795
And then cc lee said
that chao

815
00:39:25,864 --> 00:39:27,697
Started questioning
his manhood.

816
00:39:27,765 --> 00:39:30,567
<i> Chao was being</i>
<i> confrontational to him.</i>

817
00:39:30,569 --> 00:39:32,001
<i> [camera shutter snapping]</i>

818
00:39:32,003 --> 00:39:34,570
- Jim chao was telling him,
you're not a man.

819
00:39:34,639 --> 00:39:36,238
You can't keep a woman.

820
00:39:36,308 --> 00:39:39,008
<i> - And then lee said,</i>
<i> I had the gun with me,</i>

821
00:39:39,077 --> 00:39:41,544
<i> And I pulled it out,</i>
<i> and I fired.</i>

822
00:39:41,612 --> 00:39:45,782
<i> And then he said</i>
<i> it was self-defense.</i>

823
00:39:45,850 --> 00:39:48,150
That's not an accident,
and that's not self-defense.

824
00:39:48,219 --> 00:39:50,520
<i> But I didn't want to say,</i>
<i> hey, that's bull[bleep].</i>

825
00:39:50,588 --> 00:39:52,087
I wanted him to keep talking.

826
00:39:52,157 --> 00:39:54,390
And he did.

827
00:39:54,392 --> 00:39:56,659
<i> Then I asked him</i>
<i> about the powdered cocaine.</i>

828
00:39:56,728 --> 00:39:58,928
<i> He said that when</i>
<i> he had got into town</i>

829
00:39:58,997 --> 00:40:02,098
He had saw an individual
standing on the street,

830
00:40:02,166 --> 00:40:05,968
Said he paid $50
for two packets of cocaine.

831
00:40:06,037 --> 00:40:09,838
- Mr. Lee said
that he bought cocaine

832
00:40:09,840 --> 00:40:14,444
To spread around the scene
to taint mr. Chao.

833
00:40:14,512 --> 00:40:16,879
- He said that he got
chao's keys.

834
00:40:16,881 --> 00:40:19,015
He locked the deadbolt,
took the keys with him,

835
00:40:19,083 --> 00:40:21,418
<i> And he threw them out</i>
<i> somewhere in the woods</i>

836
00:40:21,486 --> 00:40:23,953
<i> By the hotel parking lot.</i>

837
00:40:24,022 --> 00:40:25,888
He got up the next morning,
and he flew

838
00:40:25,957 --> 00:40:28,157
Back to houston with the gun.

839
00:40:28,226 --> 00:40:32,061
<i> - Lee's confession goes beyond</i>
<i> what detectives expected.</i>

840
00:40:32,130 --> 00:40:34,897
<i> He's admitted</i>
<i> to premeditated murder.</i>

841
00:40:34,966 --> 00:40:37,700
- I always felt like
my mission was to get

842
00:40:37,702 --> 00:40:38,935
An admission or a confession.

843
00:40:39,003 --> 00:40:41,904
<i> That's what happened here.</i>

844
00:40:41,906 --> 00:40:44,974
- It was just incredible
that this turnaround

845
00:40:45,043 --> 00:40:50,146
And this confession happened
in such a short period of time.

846
00:40:50,214 --> 00:40:51,581
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

847
00:40:51,649 --> 00:40:53,850
<i> - With cc lee's confession,</i>

848
00:40:53,918 --> 00:40:56,452
<i> Investigators secure</i>
<i> a warrant for his arrest</i>

849
00:40:56,454 --> 00:40:58,320
<i> And take him into custody.</i>

850
00:40:58,390 --> 00:41:00,189
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

851
00:41:00,258 --> 00:41:01,891
<i> The team secures lee's gun</i>

852
00:41:01,960 --> 00:41:05,929
<i> To submit to georgia crime lab</i>
<i> for testing.</i>

853
00:41:05,997 --> 00:41:10,132
<i> Detectives herman and banks,</i>
<i> along with cc lee,</i>

854
00:41:10,201 --> 00:41:12,868
<i> Travel back to atlanta.</i>

855
00:41:12,937 --> 00:41:15,271
- Once I got to know
the chao family,

856
00:41:15,339 --> 00:41:17,774
It was satisfying to be able
to give them the news

857
00:41:17,842 --> 00:41:19,842
That we had made the arrest.

858
00:41:19,844 --> 00:41:23,446
<i> - It really confused us</i>
<i> as to why someone would go</i>

859
00:41:23,514 --> 00:41:27,183
<i> All the way to atlanta</i>
<i> and murder someone</i>

860
00:41:27,185 --> 00:41:31,754
That was having an affair
with the guy's ex-wife.

861
00:41:31,822 --> 00:41:34,691
Jim was light-years away
in atlanta

862
00:41:34,693 --> 00:41:36,726
And was obviously
staying there.

863
00:41:36,794 --> 00:41:39,094
It just made no sense
to us at all.

864
00:41:39,096 --> 00:41:41,497
Why would he care
at that point?

865
00:41:41,566 --> 00:41:45,567
I think it was a sad time
for all of us.

866
00:41:45,569 --> 00:41:49,105
<i> - Cc lee is charged</i>
<i> with the murder of jim chao,</i>

867
00:41:49,173 --> 00:41:52,108
<i> And if convicted, he could</i>
<i> spend the rest of his life</i>

868
00:41:52,176 --> 00:41:53,943
<i> In prison.</i>

869
00:41:54,012 --> 00:41:56,579
<i> One year after jim's death,</i>

870
00:41:56,647 --> 00:41:59,982
<i> Lee's trial begins</i>
<i> in cobb county.</i>

871
00:42:00,051 --> 00:42:02,986
<i> - This case</i>
<i> was a very fast-track case</i>

872
00:42:03,054 --> 00:42:06,388
Because the evidence
was so good.

873
00:42:06,458 --> 00:42:09,225
<i> - The ballistics tests</i>
<i> definitively prove</i>

874
00:42:09,293 --> 00:42:13,229
<i> That lee's gun fired</i>
<i> the bullets that killed jim.</i>

875
00:42:13,231 --> 00:42:16,232
<i> Despite the evidence</i>
<i> and his confession,</i>

876
00:42:16,300 --> 00:42:20,202
<i> Lee pleads not guilty</i>
<i> to the murder.</i>

877
00:42:20,204 --> 00:42:23,072
<i> - We had cc lee's confessions</i>
<i> that were allowed in.</i>

878
00:42:23,141 --> 00:42:25,307
And as far
as murder weapons go,

879
00:42:25,309 --> 00:42:27,477
<i> I mean, we had</i>
<i> the ballistics records.</i>

880
00:42:27,545 --> 00:42:29,812
<i> It was a rock-solid case.</i>

881
00:42:29,881 --> 00:42:33,015
<i> - On may 11, 1991,</i>

882
00:42:33,084 --> 00:42:36,085
<i> Cc lee is found guilty</i>
<i> of felony murder</i>

883
00:42:36,154 --> 00:42:38,687
<i> And is sentenced</i>
<i> to life in prison.</i>

884
00:42:38,757 --> 00:42:41,925
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

885
00:42:41,993 --> 00:42:43,993
<i> - We had a certain amount</i>
<i> of relief</i>

886
00:42:44,062 --> 00:42:46,763
<i> After we heard the verdict</i>
<i> that he was guilty</i>

887
00:42:46,765 --> 00:42:48,564
<i> And sentenced</i>
<i> to life in prison.</i>

888
00:42:48,632 --> 00:42:51,367
<i> It never would bring</i>
<i> jim back, though.</i>

889
00:42:51,435 --> 00:42:53,670
All of us really
felt bad that

890
00:42:53,738 --> 00:42:56,406
<i> Here lisa was</i>
<i> without a husband.</i>

891
00:42:56,474 --> 00:42:58,641
<i> Her son was without a father.</i>

892
00:42:58,709 --> 00:43:01,143
It was so sad.

893
00:43:01,212 --> 00:43:03,812
- I believe,
if jim was still alive,

894
00:43:03,882 --> 00:43:07,250
<i> We two probably will</i>
<i> continue to be friends,</i>

895
00:43:07,318 --> 00:43:10,386
Play tennis, and his
family and my family

896
00:43:10,454 --> 00:43:11,854
Will get to know each other.

897
00:43:11,923 --> 00:43:14,390
Yes, I do believe so.

898
00:43:14,459 --> 00:43:19,295
- And it was just still sad
whenever we thought about jim

899
00:43:19,363 --> 00:43:21,964
And what his family
was going through.

900
00:43:21,966 --> 00:43:25,735
It was all about missing
a very happy man

901
00:43:25,803 --> 00:43:30,439
That we all loved
and enjoyed hanging around.

902
00:43:30,441 --> 00:43:37,280
<i> ♪ ♪</i>