1 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:08,241 - In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:09,309 --> 00:00:12,278 detectives and prosecutors face daunting challenges 3 00:00:12,312 --> 00:00:14,748 when money is the motive for murder. 4 00:00:14,781 --> 00:00:17,417 [dramatic sting] 5 00:00:17,450 --> 00:00:20,086 - The Bellush homicide was the big case 6 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:21,888 on all the news feeds. 7 00:00:21,921 --> 00:00:25,458 - This is Sheila's last moment alive. 8 00:00:25,492 --> 00:00:27,694 - The murder of quad mom Sheila Bellush 9 00:00:27,727 --> 00:00:30,463 reveals a vicious plot driven by greed. 10 00:00:30,497 --> 00:00:34,234 - We can link it to the money that leads to the conspiracy. 11 00:00:34,267 --> 00:00:36,236 - Prosecutors are tested 12 00:00:36,269 --> 00:00:38,204 by the killer's high-priced legal team. 13 00:00:38,238 --> 00:00:39,839 - This is horrific. 14 00:00:39,873 --> 00:00:43,576 Footprints all over the floor of the children in blood. 15 00:00:43,610 --> 00:00:45,645 - We knew this was about the money. 16 00:00:45,679 --> 00:00:47,647 The problem was proving it. 17 00:00:47,681 --> 00:00:51,317 - These men and women dedicate their lives to law and order. 18 00:00:51,351 --> 00:00:54,087 - This was the case I'll always remember. 19 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,156 [dramatic music] 20 00:00:56,189 --> 00:00:59,259 - These are their true stories. 21 00:01:03,263 --> 00:01:05,398 [dramatic sting] 22 00:01:07,967 --> 00:01:10,070 [phone line beeping] 23 00:01:26,086 --> 00:01:29,155 [sirens wailing] 24 00:01:29,189 --> 00:01:30,924 - The first deputy on scene-- 25 00:01:30,957 --> 00:01:34,361 when he entered the house and saw what had happened, 26 00:01:34,394 --> 00:01:36,696 he immediately knew something was wrong. 27 00:01:36,730 --> 00:01:41,334 * * 28 00:01:41,368 --> 00:01:45,672 - The first thing our deputy sees is four toddlers, 29 00:01:45,705 --> 00:01:49,776 and they're covered in their mother's blood. 30 00:01:49,809 --> 00:01:51,344 In the kitchen, 31 00:01:51,378 --> 00:01:53,713 he discovers a 13-year-old girl 32 00:01:53,747 --> 00:01:56,282 standing beside the body of her mother. 33 00:01:56,316 --> 00:01:58,685 * * 34 00:01:58,718 --> 00:02:01,054 - Police learned the 911 caller 35 00:02:01,054 --> 00:02:03,256 was 13-year-old Stevie Bellush, 36 00:02:03,289 --> 00:02:06,259 who discovered the crime scene after school. 37 00:02:08,595 --> 00:02:10,730 - When I arrived at the house, 38 00:02:10,764 --> 00:02:12,899 myself and Lieutenant Ron Albritton 39 00:02:12,932 --> 00:02:15,602 were made the lead detectives in this case. 40 00:02:15,635 --> 00:02:17,370 Ron Albritton was a supervisor 41 00:02:17,404 --> 00:02:19,939 in the Detective Bureau at the time. 42 00:02:19,973 --> 00:02:22,575 His strengths were keeping the supervisors above us 43 00:02:22,609 --> 00:02:24,077 off our backs. 44 00:02:24,077 --> 00:02:26,246 - Detective Chris Iorio-- 45 00:02:26,279 --> 00:02:29,916 very thorough, very experienced detective, 46 00:02:29,949 --> 00:02:31,584 a little bit cocky-- 47 00:02:31,618 --> 00:02:34,888 exactly what you want in a good detective. 48 00:02:34,921 --> 00:02:39,192 Very quickly, Chris found out that the quad mom from Texas 49 00:02:39,225 --> 00:02:40,927 is our victim in this case. 50 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:42,629 [baby crying] 51 00:02:42,662 --> 00:02:44,664 - We first introduced you to the Bellushes 52 00:02:44,698 --> 00:02:47,701 in December of 1995, when they had quintuplets. 53 00:02:47,734 --> 00:02:50,236 - Francis Anthony is named after my father. 54 00:02:50,270 --> 00:02:53,973 - It was a very joyful time. 55 00:02:54,007 --> 00:02:55,942 - The Sheila Bellush homicide 56 00:02:55,975 --> 00:02:59,212 was the most sensational story I had ever been part of. 57 00:02:59,245 --> 00:03:02,615 She was a young mother. She had two teenage daughters. 58 00:03:02,649 --> 00:03:05,218 And she had four quadruplets with her husband, 59 00:03:05,251 --> 00:03:06,553 Jamie Bellush. 60 00:03:06,586 --> 00:03:08,621 - First week-- oh, that was scary. 61 00:03:08,655 --> 00:03:11,324 [laughs] I didn't have sleep for two days, 62 00:03:11,358 --> 00:03:12,826 and it was pretty rough. 63 00:03:12,859 --> 00:03:13,927 - It's overwhelming, 64 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,062 and, unfortunately, I do a lot of out-of-town travel. 65 00:03:16,096 --> 00:03:18,798 So I had to get my wife some help. 66 00:03:18,832 --> 00:03:20,467 - They were still new in the neighborhood. 67 00:03:20,500 --> 00:03:25,071 They had relocated to Sarasota from Texas. 68 00:03:25,071 --> 00:03:28,608 Jamie was a very successful pharmaceutical salesperson, 69 00:03:28,641 --> 00:03:32,779 and Sheila Bellush was a legal secretary. 70 00:03:32,812 --> 00:03:35,281 - I met Sheila through a mutual friend. 71 00:03:35,315 --> 00:03:37,083 We were like the Three Musketeers, 72 00:03:37,117 --> 00:03:39,786 you know, running around, doing things. 73 00:03:39,819 --> 00:03:41,688 She was a fun mom, 74 00:03:41,721 --> 00:03:45,992 always making the kids laugh, very active with them. 75 00:03:46,092 --> 00:03:49,496 I really looked up to her. 76 00:03:49,529 --> 00:03:51,264 It was about midday. 77 00:03:51,297 --> 00:03:52,932 I got a phone call 78 00:03:52,966 --> 00:03:54,968 that my friend Sheila had been murdered, 79 00:03:55,001 --> 00:03:58,571 and I just dropped the phone. 80 00:03:58,605 --> 00:04:00,473 Knowing Sheila the way I did, 81 00:04:00,507 --> 00:04:04,110 what happened to her didn't make sense. 82 00:04:04,144 --> 00:04:06,279 How could anyone... 83 00:04:06,312 --> 00:04:08,248 even think of doing this? 84 00:04:08,281 --> 00:04:10,817 * * 85 00:04:10,850 --> 00:04:12,519 - Initially, when I walked into the house, 86 00:04:12,552 --> 00:04:14,821 I just walked in and took a Polaroid 87 00:04:14,854 --> 00:04:15,655 and walked back out. 88 00:04:15,689 --> 00:04:17,891 This is the only time in my career 89 00:04:17,924 --> 00:04:20,527 that I've had four toddlers that I had to photograph. 90 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,263 They didn't have any injuries, 91 00:04:23,296 --> 00:04:27,600 but they didn't understand why all these strangers are here. 92 00:04:27,634 --> 00:04:29,502 That was very emotional, 93 00:04:29,536 --> 00:04:33,306 but you can't break down in front of four little babies. 94 00:04:33,340 --> 00:04:35,141 So you have to move on and focus 95 00:04:35,175 --> 00:04:37,344 on the next piece of evidence. 96 00:04:37,377 --> 00:04:40,447 * * 97 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:43,850 In the garage, there was a towel 98 00:04:43,883 --> 00:04:46,152 that had what appeared to be gunshot residue 99 00:04:46,186 --> 00:04:47,887 and a hole in it, 100 00:04:47,921 --> 00:04:51,925 apparently trying to make a silencer. 101 00:04:51,958 --> 00:04:54,894 There was a casing on the dryer, 102 00:04:54,928 --> 00:04:57,731 as well as a bullet hole in the utility-room wall. 103 00:04:57,764 --> 00:05:00,900 So we dusted for prints and managed to get 104 00:05:00,934 --> 00:05:04,537 a print off of the dryer. 105 00:05:04,571 --> 00:05:07,173 In the kitchen, there was a bloody knife 106 00:05:07,207 --> 00:05:08,608 with a bent tip, 107 00:05:08,641 --> 00:05:11,144 which appeared consistent with the knives 108 00:05:11,177 --> 00:05:13,880 on a magnetic rack. 109 00:05:13,913 --> 00:05:16,649 It looked like the murderer switched to the knife 110 00:05:16,683 --> 00:05:19,352 because the towel jammed the gun. 111 00:05:19,386 --> 00:05:21,755 So not only did she have a bullet hole, 112 00:05:21,788 --> 00:05:23,890 she had knife wounds to her neck. 113 00:05:23,923 --> 00:05:28,628 * * 114 00:05:28,661 --> 00:05:31,464 - This is Sheila's last moment alive. 115 00:05:31,498 --> 00:05:34,534 Tries to get the phone to dial 911 and get help. 116 00:05:34,567 --> 00:05:36,569 And she was so close. 117 00:05:36,603 --> 00:05:38,905 She gets her hand on the phone, 118 00:05:38,938 --> 00:05:41,207 and the blood smear slides down. 119 00:05:41,241 --> 00:05:42,742 I think that was a mother's instincts 120 00:05:42,776 --> 00:05:45,512 kicking in and protecting-- - I totally agree. 121 00:05:45,545 --> 00:05:47,213 - She's thinking about protecting her kids. 122 00:05:47,247 --> 00:05:49,115 - I totally agree. Yep. 123 00:05:49,149 --> 00:05:50,817 Poor little guys. - Yeah. 124 00:05:52,852 --> 00:05:55,221 * * 125 00:05:55,255 --> 00:05:57,724 - Jamie Bellush showed up, found out what happened. 126 00:05:57,757 --> 00:06:00,627 Of course, he was, you know, grief-stricken at the time. 127 00:06:00,660 --> 00:06:03,029 And once he collected himself, 128 00:06:03,029 --> 00:06:05,131 we told him we would like to talk to him 129 00:06:05,165 --> 00:06:06,566 about the situation. 130 00:06:06,599 --> 00:06:10,236 He said, do I need an attorney for this? 131 00:06:10,270 --> 00:06:13,673 - That was a surprise statement for an innocent person. 132 00:06:13,707 --> 00:06:15,442 Why does he need a lawyer? 133 00:06:15,475 --> 00:06:17,377 Is he hiding something? 134 00:06:17,410 --> 00:06:19,879 * * 135 00:06:19,913 --> 00:06:21,881 [dramatic sting] 136 00:06:21,915 --> 00:06:24,250 * * 137 00:06:24,284 --> 00:06:25,952 - With suspicions aroused, 138 00:06:26,052 --> 00:06:28,521 investigators questioned Jamie Bellush, 139 00:06:28,555 --> 00:06:31,057 looking for opportunity and motive. 140 00:06:40,066 --> 00:06:43,236 - Jamie Bellush was a strongly built former Marine, 141 00:06:43,269 --> 00:06:46,573 short-cut hair, a no-nonsense type of guy, tough guy. 142 00:06:46,606 --> 00:06:49,476 He wasn't going to take crap from anybody. 143 00:06:49,509 --> 00:06:52,612 You could tell he was worried about his kids, the quads. 144 00:06:52,645 --> 00:06:54,514 And he was worried about his stepkids, 145 00:06:54,547 --> 00:06:56,649 Stevie and Daryl Bellush. 146 00:06:56,683 --> 00:06:59,119 They were the natural children of Sheila 147 00:06:59,152 --> 00:07:01,087 with her ex-husband, Allen Blackthorne. 148 00:07:13,933 --> 00:07:16,569 - Jamie was able to tell us that this ex-husband 149 00:07:16,603 --> 00:07:18,171 was really a tyrant. 150 00:07:18,204 --> 00:07:20,907 There was issues with paying child support. 151 00:07:20,940 --> 00:07:24,044 He was complaining about how much money they all got. 152 00:07:44,164 --> 00:07:47,233 - Jamie Bellush had an alibi in Fort Myers, 153 00:07:47,267 --> 00:07:49,869 running his pharmaceutical sales routes. 154 00:07:49,903 --> 00:07:51,504 - He's a person of interest, 155 00:07:51,538 --> 00:07:53,139 but without any evidence, 156 00:07:53,173 --> 00:07:55,508 we can't put him in the crime scene. 157 00:07:55,542 --> 00:07:57,210 We got to keep looking. 158 00:07:57,243 --> 00:08:00,814 - As investigators examined Jamie Bellush's story, 159 00:08:00,847 --> 00:08:02,482 they needed to also talk 160 00:08:02,515 --> 00:08:06,553 to Sheila's millionaire ex-husband, Allen Blackthorne. 161 00:08:06,586 --> 00:08:08,021 - I called him on the phone, 162 00:08:08,054 --> 00:08:09,856 and he was very nonchalant about it. 163 00:08:09,889 --> 00:08:12,392 He'd already seen it on TV. 164 00:08:12,425 --> 00:08:13,927 There was no grief or anything 165 00:08:14,027 --> 00:08:16,262 about his ex-wife being murdered. 166 00:08:16,296 --> 00:08:19,165 But after we started looking into him, 167 00:08:19,199 --> 00:08:21,134 we found out he had an airtight alibi. 168 00:08:21,167 --> 00:08:24,838 He was on a golf course at the time of this murder. 169 00:08:24,871 --> 00:08:26,573 Hundreds of people could say, 170 00:08:26,606 --> 00:08:29,576 oh, yeah, he was golfing that day. 171 00:08:29,609 --> 00:08:31,578 [dramatic sting] 172 00:08:31,611 --> 00:08:33,747 * * 173 00:08:33,780 --> 00:08:35,849 - A lot of people in our community 174 00:08:35,882 --> 00:08:39,953 seen this story on the news, and calls started coming in. 175 00:08:40,053 --> 00:08:43,089 But it's so rare that those phone calls to us 176 00:08:43,123 --> 00:08:46,126 would end up relevant to the case. 177 00:08:46,159 --> 00:08:49,295 However, we received a call from a lady 178 00:08:49,329 --> 00:08:52,399 who worked at a gas station on Bee Ridge Road, 179 00:08:52,432 --> 00:08:54,634 and she told us 180 00:08:54,668 --> 00:08:58,405 a male came in asking for directions 181 00:08:58,438 --> 00:09:00,407 to Markridge Road. 182 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:02,876 That's where our homicide took place. 183 00:09:02,909 --> 00:09:04,778 She described the male 184 00:09:04,811 --> 00:09:08,581 as either Hispanic or Italian. 185 00:09:08,615 --> 00:09:12,419 He had on combat gear or camouflage. 186 00:09:12,452 --> 00:09:15,855 And she provided him with a map of Sarasota, 187 00:09:15,889 --> 00:09:20,026 trying to tell him how you get to Markridge Road. 188 00:09:20,060 --> 00:09:22,729 - She said, I still have the map if you want it. 189 00:09:22,762 --> 00:09:25,031 Of course, we wanted it. 190 00:09:25,065 --> 00:09:27,233 And it was this laminated map 191 00:09:27,267 --> 00:09:30,103 that was perfect to develop some fingerprints. 192 00:09:30,136 --> 00:09:32,439 We ended up processing it 193 00:09:32,472 --> 00:09:36,209 and got a match to the thumbprint on the dryer. 194 00:09:36,242 --> 00:09:38,044 I said, are you kidding me? 195 00:09:38,044 --> 00:09:41,047 * * 196 00:09:41,047 --> 00:09:43,149 And then we got a tip that was like 197 00:09:43,183 --> 00:09:47,053 what every cop goes to bed and prays for at night. 198 00:09:47,053 --> 00:09:48,855 - We get a telephone call 199 00:09:48,888 --> 00:09:51,057 from a fella by the name of Jacob Mast, 200 00:09:51,057 --> 00:09:53,360 working on the lawns here that day. 201 00:09:53,393 --> 00:09:55,261 He sees this guy come up, 202 00:09:55,295 --> 00:09:58,932 and he's like, this guy doesn't fit this neighborhood. 203 00:09:58,965 --> 00:10:02,135 He goes back to work, but he does one more thing. 204 00:10:02,168 --> 00:10:05,338 He makes up a rhyme that allows him 205 00:10:05,372 --> 00:10:09,275 to remember the tag number. 206 00:10:09,309 --> 00:10:11,978 We ran it as a Florida tag, of course, 207 00:10:12,012 --> 00:10:15,849 and we got back absolutely nothing. 208 00:10:15,882 --> 00:10:17,851 Sheila Bellush was from Texas, 209 00:10:17,884 --> 00:10:20,487 Allen Blackthorne is from Texas. 210 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:24,057 So we run it as a Texas tag. 211 00:10:24,090 --> 00:10:24,958 Bingo. 212 00:10:24,991 --> 00:10:27,494 There is a car registered out of Texas 213 00:10:27,527 --> 00:10:29,496 with that tag number on it. 214 00:10:29,529 --> 00:10:32,265 Sounds pretty good to us. 215 00:10:32,298 --> 00:10:33,733 We're off to Texas. 216 00:10:33,767 --> 00:10:36,870 We got so much more than we bargained for. 217 00:10:36,903 --> 00:10:40,173 - They located the camouflage gear, the boots. 218 00:10:40,206 --> 00:10:43,309 - I find out that he's very nervous about something. 219 00:10:43,343 --> 00:10:46,813 - What is his motive? Does he know the Bellushes? 220 00:10:46,846 --> 00:10:48,348 He thought his testimony 221 00:10:48,381 --> 00:10:51,384 should be his get-out-of-jail-free card. 222 00:10:57,390 --> 00:10:58,858 - As investigators sought answers 223 00:10:59,793 --> 00:11:02,095 in the killing of quad mom Sheila Bellush, 224 00:11:02,128 --> 00:11:05,198 her murder quickly made national headlines. 225 00:11:05,231 --> 00:11:07,067 [dramatic sting] 226 00:11:07,100 --> 00:11:09,235 - The day Sheila Bellush was killed, 227 00:11:09,269 --> 00:11:12,238 the man the employee described for this composite sketch 228 00:11:12,272 --> 00:11:15,375 came to her asking for directions to Markridge Road. 229 00:11:15,408 --> 00:11:17,077 - I'm 95 years old. 230 00:11:17,110 --> 00:11:21,348 It's the worst crime I ever heard in my life. 231 00:11:21,381 --> 00:11:24,818 - I was not prepared for the gravity of the situation 232 00:11:24,851 --> 00:11:27,087 at the funeral. 233 00:11:27,087 --> 00:11:31,124 CNN and a lot of news media were there. 234 00:11:31,157 --> 00:11:33,326 Everybody was just devastated 235 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:35,862 that it happened in front of the babies. 236 00:11:35,895 --> 00:11:38,365 Jamie had said they were so little 237 00:11:38,398 --> 00:11:41,368 that he was hoping they wouldn't remember. 238 00:11:41,401 --> 00:11:43,136 In their little eyes, 239 00:11:43,169 --> 00:11:45,672 you can see that there's something going on-- 240 00:11:45,705 --> 00:11:49,442 more than just them smiling or being kids, you know. 241 00:11:49,476 --> 00:11:54,114 They had something horrific happen to them. 242 00:11:54,114 --> 00:11:56,983 They witnessed it all, 243 00:11:57,017 --> 00:12:00,220 and you didn't want to believe it, you know? 244 00:12:00,253 --> 00:12:06,359 [somber music] 245 00:12:06,393 --> 00:12:09,629 - When we run the tag on our suspect's car, 246 00:12:09,662 --> 00:12:11,965 it tells us its owner 247 00:12:12,065 --> 00:12:15,502 is Maria Del Toro of La Pryor, Texas, 248 00:12:15,535 --> 00:12:17,804 and she's a woman in her 60s. 249 00:12:17,837 --> 00:12:19,839 We're off to Texas the next morning, 250 00:12:19,873 --> 00:12:23,476 on the first flight out at 6:25. 251 00:12:23,510 --> 00:12:26,312 [dramatic music] 252 00:12:26,346 --> 00:12:29,082 - Maria Del Toro said, yes, it is her car, 253 00:12:29,082 --> 00:12:32,786 but her grandson is who drives it all the time. 254 00:12:32,819 --> 00:12:35,955 His name is Joey Del Toro. 255 00:12:35,989 --> 00:12:38,525 - Joey Del Toro was a star football player 256 00:12:38,558 --> 00:12:41,194 at his high school-- the running back, you know. 257 00:12:41,227 --> 00:12:43,196 Very popular. 258 00:12:43,229 --> 00:12:46,132 He's not an accomplished criminal. 259 00:12:46,166 --> 00:12:50,337 He's more of a party boy, you know, a fun guy. 260 00:12:50,370 --> 00:12:52,539 Everybody loves Joey. 261 00:12:52,572 --> 00:12:57,110 - And then we get a call from the forensic unit saying, 262 00:12:57,110 --> 00:12:59,679 we got the fingerprints back from Texas on Del Toro, 263 00:12:59,713 --> 00:13:02,916 and we've got a match to the fingerprint on the dryer 264 00:13:02,949 --> 00:13:05,051 in the laundry room. 265 00:13:05,051 --> 00:13:08,321 - We now know Joey Del Toro's in our crime scene, 266 00:13:08,355 --> 00:13:12,258 and now we have probable cause. 267 00:13:12,292 --> 00:13:14,694 - We actually went by the address 268 00:13:14,728 --> 00:13:16,830 of his girlfriend's house in Austin, 269 00:13:16,863 --> 00:13:19,065 and we spotted the car. 270 00:13:19,065 --> 00:13:21,134 - Authorities entered the apartment 271 00:13:21,167 --> 00:13:23,570 and discovered that Joey wasn't there. 272 00:13:23,603 --> 00:13:27,574 Joey's girlfriend revealed that he had fled days earlier, 273 00:13:27,607 --> 00:13:31,111 leaving behind his car and a small duffel bag. 274 00:13:31,144 --> 00:13:36,249 - Inside the duffel bag, we get camouflage clothes 275 00:13:36,282 --> 00:13:39,152 consistent with what's being reported back in Sarasota, 276 00:13:39,185 --> 00:13:43,256 that people saw on our suspect. 277 00:13:43,289 --> 00:13:46,192 We have Joey's vehicle towed 278 00:13:46,226 --> 00:13:50,230 to DPS crime scene in Austin. 279 00:13:50,263 --> 00:13:54,901 And we got so much more than we bargained for. 280 00:13:54,934 --> 00:13:57,103 - There was receipts 281 00:13:57,103 --> 00:13:59,439 from Sports Authority and some other stores 282 00:13:59,472 --> 00:14:01,574 for the camouflage gear, the boots. 283 00:14:01,608 --> 00:14:06,246 And they located the gun, which was a Colt .45, 284 00:14:06,279 --> 00:14:09,049 and it had three magazines. 285 00:14:09,049 --> 00:14:11,751 - That .45 ultimately matches 286 00:14:11,785 --> 00:14:14,054 the one we get at the crime scene. 287 00:14:14,054 --> 00:14:16,456 - Anything we can imagine was there. 288 00:14:16,489 --> 00:14:20,593 We found a map of Florida, directions to Florida. 289 00:14:20,627 --> 00:14:22,062 The question of the day was, 290 00:14:22,062 --> 00:14:24,397 why would he drive from Texas to Sarasota, 291 00:14:24,431 --> 00:14:26,466 kill Sheila Bellush, and drive back? 292 00:14:26,499 --> 00:14:27,934 What's his connection? 293 00:14:27,967 --> 00:14:29,769 - Does he know the Bellushes? 294 00:14:29,803 --> 00:14:32,605 Did he meet them at some point in the past 295 00:14:32,639 --> 00:14:34,407 back in Texas? 296 00:14:34,441 --> 00:14:36,643 * * 297 00:14:36,676 --> 00:14:39,312 - Investigators interview Joey's contacts 298 00:14:39,346 --> 00:14:42,449 to reveal where he could be hiding out. 299 00:14:42,482 --> 00:14:44,184 - Pretty much without exception, 300 00:14:44,217 --> 00:14:48,221 they were all telling us his cousin, Sammy Gonzales. 301 00:14:48,254 --> 00:14:50,590 - Sammy Gonzales is brought back 302 00:14:50,623 --> 00:14:52,192 to the Texas Ranger station. 303 00:14:52,225 --> 00:14:54,627 The only thing we wanted to get out of Sammy is, 304 00:14:54,661 --> 00:14:55,962 where's Del Toro? 305 00:14:55,995 --> 00:14:59,132 [dramatic sting] 306 00:14:59,165 --> 00:15:01,234 I started interviewing him, 307 00:15:01,267 --> 00:15:04,337 and I find out that he's very nervous about something. 308 00:15:04,371 --> 00:15:08,041 And not just about, you know, knowing where his cousin is. 309 00:15:14,047 --> 00:15:15,582 Little by little, 310 00:15:15,615 --> 00:15:18,518 we found out that Gonzales was involved in this conspiracy. 311 00:15:23,390 --> 00:15:25,592 - A friend of his, Danny Rocha, had asked him, 312 00:15:25,625 --> 00:15:26,626 did he know anybody 313 00:15:26,659 --> 00:15:28,928 that would beat up somebody for some money? 314 00:15:28,962 --> 00:15:31,131 You know, maybe a few thousand dollars. 315 00:15:31,164 --> 00:15:33,867 - We're like, who is this Danny Rocha guy? 316 00:15:33,900 --> 00:15:35,669 What is his motive? 317 00:15:35,702 --> 00:15:38,371 That's not clear. 318 00:15:38,405 --> 00:15:43,176 - Sammy referred Danny Rocha to his cousin, Joey Del Toro. 319 00:15:43,209 --> 00:15:45,945 - During the summer of '97, 320 00:15:45,979 --> 00:15:48,915 the conspirators get together in Texas. 321 00:16:00,026 --> 00:16:01,428 - Of all the people involved, 322 00:16:01,461 --> 00:16:03,863 nobody really needed the money that bad. 323 00:16:03,897 --> 00:16:05,231 It was easy greed. 324 00:16:05,265 --> 00:16:08,068 I mean, they assumed they could do this and never get caught. 325 00:16:08,101 --> 00:16:11,738 - Detectives realized they had uncovered a murder-for-hire, 326 00:16:11,771 --> 00:16:15,742 but Sammy was unaware of who had paid Danny Rocha. 327 00:16:15,775 --> 00:16:19,079 Whoever had pulled the strings and the murderer 328 00:16:19,112 --> 00:16:22,048 had yet to be brought to justice. 329 00:16:22,048 --> 00:16:24,250 - Jamie Bellush checked out. 330 00:16:24,284 --> 00:16:28,521 He had nothing to do with this. We eliminated him. 331 00:16:28,555 --> 00:16:32,759 - We work with Sammy and try to get information. 332 00:16:32,792 --> 00:16:34,527 Where's Joey? 333 00:16:34,561 --> 00:16:36,262 Sammy tells us 334 00:16:36,296 --> 00:16:39,265 he got a frantic phone call Monday morning. 335 00:16:39,299 --> 00:16:43,069 Joey became aware that the cops from Sarasota 336 00:16:43,069 --> 00:16:45,105 is here asking questions. 337 00:16:45,138 --> 00:16:47,540 And at 3:00 a.m. on Monday morning, 338 00:16:47,574 --> 00:16:52,245 Del Toro took a bus from San Antonio to Laredo 339 00:16:52,278 --> 00:16:56,783 and crossed the border to Mexico. 340 00:16:56,816 --> 00:16:59,185 So now there's legal roadblocks 341 00:16:59,219 --> 00:17:01,221 involved in this case. 342 00:17:01,254 --> 00:17:05,191 It's torturous because we know who the people are 343 00:17:05,225 --> 00:17:07,060 behind the murder of Sheila Bellush, 344 00:17:07,093 --> 00:17:08,795 but they're not in jail yet. 345 00:17:08,828 --> 00:17:11,931 We're on the right track with the right people, 346 00:17:19,839 --> 00:17:22,842 [dramatic music] 347 00:17:23,777 --> 00:17:25,745 - Across the border, radio stations there 348 00:17:25,779 --> 00:17:27,247 have been receiving calls-- 349 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:29,916 people saying they've seen Del Toro walking around. 350 00:17:29,949 --> 00:17:31,885 * * 351 00:17:31,918 --> 00:17:35,121 - At this point, we know everything that had happened 352 00:17:35,155 --> 00:17:36,456 in Florida, 353 00:17:36,489 --> 00:17:39,325 everything that had happened in Texas, 354 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:41,628 and Del Toro in Mexico. 355 00:17:41,661 --> 00:17:44,731 So we're working with prosecutors in Florida 356 00:17:44,764 --> 00:17:48,234 and in Texas before we proceed any further. 357 00:17:48,268 --> 00:17:51,237 - Investigators continue to track down Del Toro, 358 00:17:51,271 --> 00:17:53,740 while prosecutors begin to build a case 359 00:17:53,773 --> 00:17:57,477 against the conspirators of this murder-for-hire. 360 00:17:59,546 --> 00:18:00,780 - Thank you. 361 00:18:00,814 --> 00:18:02,582 We work closely together. 362 00:18:02,615 --> 00:18:03,416 He's a workaholic. 363 00:18:03,450 --> 00:18:05,452 - We didn't have anything else to do. 364 00:18:05,485 --> 00:18:06,386 - [laughs] 365 00:18:06,419 --> 00:18:08,288 - Families didn't really want us at home, 366 00:18:08,321 --> 00:18:10,023 and this was the place to be. 367 00:18:10,023 --> 00:18:11,458 - And it was a joke around here. 368 00:18:11,491 --> 00:18:14,194 We went to lunch together virtually every day 369 00:18:14,227 --> 00:18:16,196 for 30 years. 370 00:18:16,229 --> 00:18:19,232 We got to be close friends. 371 00:18:19,265 --> 00:18:21,468 - In this case, it was very clear 372 00:18:21,501 --> 00:18:24,404 that Joey Del Toro was enlisted 373 00:18:24,437 --> 00:18:27,440 basically by his cousin Sammy Gonzales 374 00:18:27,474 --> 00:18:30,677 and by Danny Rocha to commit murder-for-hire. 375 00:18:30,710 --> 00:18:32,812 At one point, there was talk about $10,000 376 00:18:32,846 --> 00:18:35,215 to have Sheila killed. 377 00:18:35,248 --> 00:18:37,117 So the picture was fairly clear. 378 00:18:37,150 --> 00:18:41,087 The problem was, why was Danny willing to have her killed? 379 00:18:41,121 --> 00:18:44,190 - Rocha's financial records revealed a membership 380 00:18:44,224 --> 00:18:46,259 to the Oak Hills Country Club, 381 00:18:46,292 --> 00:18:49,195 a club whose members included another person 382 00:18:49,229 --> 00:18:51,831 very familiar to detectives. 383 00:18:51,865 --> 00:18:54,167 - Turns out Danny Rocha 384 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:58,471 is Allen Blackthorne's best golf partner. 385 00:18:58,505 --> 00:19:02,042 We have a suspect golfing 386 00:19:02,075 --> 00:19:04,144 with Sheila's ex-husband. 387 00:19:04,177 --> 00:19:06,312 * * 388 00:19:06,346 --> 00:19:08,848 - Danny played golf, but he didn't golf for fun. 389 00:19:08,882 --> 00:19:10,183 He golfed for money. 390 00:19:10,216 --> 00:19:12,252 And Allen, from all appearances, 391 00:19:12,285 --> 00:19:15,455 was a bottomless well of money. 392 00:19:15,488 --> 00:19:19,292 They would bet just staggering amounts on a golf game. 393 00:19:19,325 --> 00:19:23,363 And in one year, Danny got about $300,000 in cash 394 00:19:23,396 --> 00:19:26,266 from Allen, betting on golf. 395 00:19:26,299 --> 00:19:29,135 It appeared that Danny 396 00:19:29,169 --> 00:19:32,405 was hustling Allen Blackthorne. 397 00:19:32,439 --> 00:19:35,241 In fact, it was the other way around. 398 00:19:35,275 --> 00:19:37,577 - Our theory was that Allen recognized 399 00:19:37,610 --> 00:19:39,879 that he had somebody in Danny Rocha 400 00:19:39,913 --> 00:19:41,881 who might be able to serve 401 00:19:41,915 --> 00:19:44,784 his still-ongoing vendetta, as it were, 402 00:19:44,818 --> 00:19:48,288 against Sheila over the payments after their divorce. 403 00:19:48,321 --> 00:19:50,757 - The financial records of Blackthorne's company 404 00:19:50,790 --> 00:19:53,259 revealed multiple medical patents 405 00:19:53,293 --> 00:19:55,762 worth millions of dollars. 406 00:19:55,795 --> 00:19:58,064 After the divorce, Sheila Bellush 407 00:19:58,064 --> 00:20:01,901 was due a payout of over a million from Blackthorne. 408 00:20:01,935 --> 00:20:05,372 - With Allen Blackthorne, there's monetary advantages. 409 00:20:05,405 --> 00:20:06,606 There's motive. 410 00:20:06,639 --> 00:20:08,742 - He didn't want to pay her a dime, 411 00:20:08,775 --> 00:20:10,910 and he knew that he could manipulate Danny 412 00:20:10,944 --> 00:20:12,579 to cause harm to Sheila. 413 00:20:12,612 --> 00:20:14,914 Allen would fertilize 414 00:20:14,948 --> 00:20:16,649 the discussion with things like, 415 00:20:16,683 --> 00:20:20,253 he was thinking about building a golf course. 416 00:20:20,286 --> 00:20:21,588 Danny, you could run the golf course, 417 00:20:21,621 --> 00:20:23,023 and I'll give you an interest in it. 418 00:20:23,056 --> 00:20:26,926 He knew that Danny would respond to this, 419 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:29,529 and so he was fairly easily manipulated. 420 00:20:29,562 --> 00:20:31,731 The problem was proving it. 421 00:20:31,765 --> 00:20:35,835 Allen had been particularly devious and successful 422 00:20:35,869 --> 00:20:39,139 in putting distance between himself 423 00:20:39,172 --> 00:20:41,441 and the actual commission of the murder. 424 00:20:41,474 --> 00:20:43,810 - Prosecutors believed that Allen Blackthorne 425 00:20:43,843 --> 00:20:44,811 had ordered the hit, 426 00:20:44,844 --> 00:20:47,480 but they needed Danny Rocha to prove it. 427 00:20:47,514 --> 00:20:49,516 Investigators set sights 428 00:20:49,549 --> 00:20:52,252 on getting Danny to turn on his boss. 429 00:20:52,285 --> 00:20:54,454 [dramatic sting] 430 00:20:54,487 --> 00:20:57,290 - While doing a drive-by 431 00:20:57,323 --> 00:21:01,828 at Danny Rocha's aunt's house, where he is frequently, 432 00:21:01,861 --> 00:21:04,464 we see him come out of the house 433 00:21:04,497 --> 00:21:06,366 on to the front porch. 434 00:21:06,399 --> 00:21:08,568 We get out and confront him. 435 00:21:08,601 --> 00:21:11,738 Danny's demeanor is, 436 00:21:11,771 --> 00:21:14,974 I knew this was coming, and I want my attorney. 437 00:21:15,075 --> 00:21:17,977 So, at that point, we really don't get to interview him. 438 00:21:18,078 --> 00:21:19,979 He's not under arrest at this time. 439 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:23,983 In fact, Sammy Gonzales is not under arrest at this time. 440 00:21:24,084 --> 00:21:28,521 So things progress slowly. 441 00:21:28,555 --> 00:21:30,190 - We figured, you know what? 442 00:21:30,223 --> 00:21:33,159 We have to go try to talk to Allen Blackthorne. 443 00:21:33,193 --> 00:21:36,396 So we drive to this mansion in Texas. 444 00:21:39,332 --> 00:21:42,168 - It's this big, gaudy pink mansion. 445 00:21:42,202 --> 00:21:44,871 You know, big, humongous entryway, 446 00:21:44,904 --> 00:21:47,140 "double front doors" kind of a thing, 447 00:21:47,173 --> 00:21:50,443 just a huge, huge home. 448 00:21:50,477 --> 00:21:52,612 * * 449 00:21:52,645 --> 00:21:53,913 - His current wife, 450 00:21:53,947 --> 00:21:56,016 Maureen Blackthorne, was there, 451 00:21:56,116 --> 00:21:57,417 and she invited us in. 452 00:21:57,450 --> 00:21:58,985 She knew who we were 453 00:21:59,019 --> 00:22:01,054 and probably figured we were coming eventually. 454 00:22:01,054 --> 00:22:03,223 - Maureen gets on the phone, calls Allen, 455 00:22:03,256 --> 00:22:04,758 and says, we have company-- 456 00:22:04,791 --> 00:22:08,695 clearly a code as to who's here, 457 00:22:08,728 --> 00:22:12,665 because within one minute, the telephone rings, 458 00:22:12,699 --> 00:22:14,334 and she answers it. 459 00:22:14,367 --> 00:22:16,069 And she says, 460 00:22:16,069 --> 00:22:19,906 this is Roy Barrera, Allen's attorney, on the phone. 461 00:22:19,939 --> 00:22:23,076 He would like to speak with one of you. 462 00:22:23,076 --> 00:22:24,978 And his first question is, 463 00:22:25,078 --> 00:22:27,547 are there any warrants for my client? 464 00:22:27,580 --> 00:22:30,283 I said, no, not at this time. 465 00:22:30,316 --> 00:22:35,088 And he said, well, my client will not be allowed to talk 466 00:22:35,088 --> 00:22:38,091 to anyone without me being present at any time. 467 00:22:38,091 --> 00:22:39,959 And at that moment, 468 00:22:39,993 --> 00:22:42,529 Allen Blackthorne walks in the door. 469 00:22:42,562 --> 00:22:45,098 He certainly wasn't going to talk to us. 470 00:22:45,098 --> 00:22:47,367 * * 471 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:48,968 We got what we expected. 472 00:22:49,002 --> 00:22:51,738 We got what we were prepared for at that point, you know. 473 00:22:51,771 --> 00:22:53,740 - Yeah. Cocky. - Yeah. 474 00:22:53,773 --> 00:22:55,909 - Real cocky, arrogant. - He's got money. 475 00:22:55,942 --> 00:22:59,846 He's got lawyers. I don't have time for you guys. 476 00:22:59,879 --> 00:23:02,248 - You guys are from some little bitty town in Florida. 477 00:23:02,282 --> 00:23:03,616 - Yeah, right. 478 00:23:03,650 --> 00:23:05,719 - You ain't going to get me. - Right. That's... 479 00:23:05,752 --> 00:23:07,087 - He did. 480 00:23:07,120 --> 00:23:10,757 - Basically what he didn't say, but you know was his attitude 481 00:23:10,790 --> 00:23:13,326 and what he was thinking when it come to us. 482 00:23:14,561 --> 00:23:17,430 Everything was against us at this point. 483 00:23:17,464 --> 00:23:20,567 Joey's in the wind, nowhere to be located, 484 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:23,603 and now Allen Blackthorne's lawyered up. 485 00:23:23,636 --> 00:23:26,773 As a detective, you have to make this work, 486 00:23:26,806 --> 00:23:30,076 and you can't give up on the case. 487 00:23:30,110 --> 00:23:32,479 It's up to you to seek that justice. 488 00:23:41,287 --> 00:23:44,157 - This was at her baby shower-- three boys and one girl, 489 00:23:44,991 --> 00:23:47,093 so the one pink bootie's for the one girl. 490 00:23:47,093 --> 00:23:49,329 She's sitting there telling my husband that-- 491 00:23:49,362 --> 00:23:51,097 They have their birthdays one day apart, 492 00:23:51,097 --> 00:23:52,098 and she would say, 493 00:23:52,098 --> 00:23:54,567 hey, Terry, you need to respect your elders. 494 00:23:54,601 --> 00:23:56,336 And we would all giggle and laugh about that, 495 00:23:56,369 --> 00:23:57,504 'cause she was funny. 496 00:23:57,537 --> 00:24:00,440 I miss her every day. 497 00:24:00,473 --> 00:24:03,076 During their nasty divorce, 498 00:24:03,109 --> 00:24:04,911 Allen would drag her into court 499 00:24:04,944 --> 00:24:07,080 for whatever reason he could think of. 500 00:24:07,113 --> 00:24:12,085 He was battling her with his lawyers constantly. 501 00:24:12,118 --> 00:24:15,221 She would never, ever... 502 00:24:15,255 --> 00:24:17,424 let him have full custody. 503 00:24:17,457 --> 00:24:21,194 Allen was awful, but he was making all that money. 504 00:24:21,227 --> 00:24:23,096 He could get away with it. 505 00:24:23,129 --> 00:24:26,900 But in the end, she beat him in court so much 506 00:24:26,933 --> 00:24:28,702 that she got a lot of money, 507 00:24:28,735 --> 00:24:31,838 and he did sign over custody, you know, 508 00:24:31,871 --> 00:24:35,709 so he wanted to make sure that she suffered in some way. 509 00:24:35,742 --> 00:24:38,378 I just think he didn't want her to have the money. 510 00:24:38,411 --> 00:24:41,781 [somber music] 511 00:24:41,815 --> 00:24:45,085 After her murder, I knew that Allen... 512 00:24:45,118 --> 00:24:47,087 [sniffles] 513 00:24:47,087 --> 00:24:48,655 Had her killed. 514 00:24:48,688 --> 00:24:50,790 * * 515 00:24:50,824 --> 00:24:53,126 I just kept praying that they're going to prove it, 516 00:24:53,159 --> 00:24:56,096 and he's not going to get away with it. 517 00:24:58,098 --> 00:25:00,367 * * 518 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:03,770 - When it comes time to do any prosecution in this case, 519 00:25:03,803 --> 00:25:05,872 everybody's saying, why isn't Allen arrested? 520 00:25:05,905 --> 00:25:07,640 Why haven't you gotten this guy? 521 00:25:07,674 --> 00:25:09,409 Let's remember-- 522 00:25:09,442 --> 00:25:13,613 Allen Blackthorne had the best lawyers that money can buy. 523 00:25:13,646 --> 00:25:16,049 You can put an awful lot of circumstances 524 00:25:16,082 --> 00:25:18,718 that says Allen Blackthorne is behind this, 525 00:25:18,752 --> 00:25:21,287 but what's the one piece of evidence that says 526 00:25:21,321 --> 00:25:22,922 he's the mastermind? 527 00:25:22,956 --> 00:25:26,659 You need Danny Rocha for that direct testimony. 528 00:25:26,693 --> 00:25:29,429 - Danny Rocha wasn't going to talk about the murder 529 00:25:29,462 --> 00:25:30,964 or anything like that. 530 00:25:31,064 --> 00:25:32,832 We thought, well, you know what? 531 00:25:32,866 --> 00:25:36,169 An arrest would get somebody to talk. 532 00:25:36,202 --> 00:25:39,506 We got with Texas and Florida prosecutors. 533 00:25:39,539 --> 00:25:40,573 We said, at this point in time, 534 00:25:40,607 --> 00:25:43,176 we think we have enough evidence to arrest them. 535 00:25:43,209 --> 00:25:47,180 Let's go ahead and arrest Rocha and Gonzales. 536 00:25:47,213 --> 00:25:49,649 - When we get there, Danny Rocha looks at me, 537 00:25:49,683 --> 00:25:52,185 and he says, is it time? 538 00:25:52,218 --> 00:25:53,720 It's time, Danny. 539 00:25:53,753 --> 00:25:56,423 [dramatic music] 540 00:25:56,456 --> 00:26:01,127 While all this is going on, Del Toro is in Mexico. 541 00:26:01,161 --> 00:26:04,230 - Eagle Pass Police hoping Jose Luis Del Toro's photo, 542 00:26:04,264 --> 00:26:06,132 now splashed across newspapers, 543 00:26:06,166 --> 00:26:07,867 will eventually lead to his arrest. 544 00:26:07,901 --> 00:26:09,669 Mexican authorities are cooperating fully 545 00:26:09,703 --> 00:26:11,204 in their search for Del Toro, 546 00:26:11,237 --> 00:26:14,040 a 21-year-old drifter wanted for murdering Sheila Bellush 547 00:26:14,074 --> 00:26:16,476 in Sarasota, Florida, almost a week ago. 548 00:26:16,509 --> 00:26:19,913 [dramatic sting] 549 00:26:19,946 --> 00:26:23,116 - And then on the 18th of November, 550 00:26:23,149 --> 00:26:24,784 I get a phone call. 551 00:26:28,788 --> 00:26:33,626 They just arrested Joey in Monterrey, Mexico. 552 00:26:33,660 --> 00:26:36,496 - When the Mexican authorities find out 553 00:26:36,529 --> 00:26:38,064 that Joey failed to get a visa, 554 00:26:38,098 --> 00:26:40,533 they were able to bring him in and put him in jail. 555 00:26:40,567 --> 00:26:43,069 So now we need to see if we can get him 556 00:26:43,069 --> 00:26:44,871 back to the United States. 557 00:26:44,904 --> 00:26:47,240 - We start extradition procedures. 558 00:26:47,273 --> 00:26:50,243 All of a sudden, there's roadblocks. 559 00:26:50,276 --> 00:26:52,779 We can't have him back. We can't get him back. 560 00:26:52,812 --> 00:26:54,647 - With Joey at least temporarily 561 00:26:54,681 --> 00:26:56,082 out of the picture, 562 00:26:56,116 --> 00:26:58,651 hopes rested in convincing Sammy and Danny 563 00:26:58,685 --> 00:27:00,420 to flip on Blackthorne. 564 00:27:00,453 --> 00:27:03,256 Sammy Gonzales was the first to cut a deal-- 565 00:27:03,289 --> 00:27:07,660 a plea bargain in exchange for his testimony. 566 00:27:07,694 --> 00:27:09,863 - He was going to testify against Del Toro. 567 00:27:09,896 --> 00:27:12,065 He was going to testify against Rocha. 568 00:27:12,098 --> 00:27:13,933 Sammy wasn't our big fish, 569 00:27:14,034 --> 00:27:16,069 but he was a big part to get to the big fish. 570 00:27:16,102 --> 00:27:19,272 - Prosecution was making that bridge 571 00:27:19,305 --> 00:27:23,943 from Joey Del Toro up to Allen Blackthorne. 572 00:27:24,044 --> 00:27:27,147 - But we need the testimony of Danny Rocha. 573 00:27:27,180 --> 00:27:32,085 He arranged the conspiracy on behalf of Blackthorne. 574 00:27:32,118 --> 00:27:36,089 However, the same deal we offered Sammy Gonzales-- 575 00:27:36,122 --> 00:27:39,292 20 years, where he really does 15, 576 00:27:39,325 --> 00:27:41,828 and he'll be out in exchange for his testimony-- 577 00:27:41,861 --> 00:27:44,564 Danny Rocha turns down. 578 00:27:44,597 --> 00:27:47,934 He thought his testimony to give us Blackthorne 579 00:27:47,967 --> 00:27:51,538 should free him and be his get-out-of-jail-free card, 580 00:27:51,571 --> 00:27:53,173 and no deal was ever brought 581 00:27:53,206 --> 00:27:57,077 because he thought he would never serve time in prison. 582 00:27:57,077 --> 00:28:01,314 That's what he's banking on. He's betting his life on it. 583 00:28:01,348 --> 00:28:03,717 [dramatic sting] 584 00:28:03,750 --> 00:28:05,218 - Daniel Rocha, the defendant, 585 00:28:05,251 --> 00:28:08,455 on trial for first-degree murder. 586 00:28:08,488 --> 00:28:10,256 - When you tell someone 587 00:28:10,290 --> 00:28:14,260 that it would be easiest to shoot her to get your money, 588 00:28:14,294 --> 00:28:17,797 you are conspiring to commit first-degree murder. 589 00:28:17,831 --> 00:28:19,632 - It wasn't something that the evidence shows 590 00:28:19,666 --> 00:28:22,135 that he wanted to happen. 591 00:28:22,168 --> 00:28:25,038 - Sheila's widower, Jamie, usually calm, 592 00:28:25,038 --> 00:28:27,040 released his frustration and anger. 593 00:28:30,043 --> 00:28:32,812 - Danny blamed everything on Joey Del Toro. 594 00:28:32,846 --> 00:28:34,481 She was supposed to get beaten, 595 00:28:34,514 --> 00:28:37,817 and Del Toro took it upon himself to kill her, 596 00:28:37,851 --> 00:28:40,687 so why was he responsible for that? 597 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:42,188 It was a tough case to present, 598 00:28:42,222 --> 00:28:44,591 because he didn't pull the trigger. 599 00:28:44,624 --> 00:28:45,859 The law's in Florida 600 00:28:45,892 --> 00:28:47,794 that if you conspire to murder somebody, 601 00:28:47,827 --> 00:28:49,896 you don't have to actually even be there. 602 00:28:49,929 --> 00:28:51,498 We had to try to convince the jurors 603 00:28:51,531 --> 00:28:54,067 that everybody had their little part in this thing. 604 00:28:54,067 --> 00:28:56,069 And you take one piece out of the puzzle, 605 00:28:56,069 --> 00:28:57,671 and it doesn't happen. 606 00:28:57,704 --> 00:29:00,840 Sheila Bellush is alive. 607 00:29:00,874 --> 00:29:04,511 - Since prosecutors believed that Blackthorne's motive 608 00:29:04,544 --> 00:29:07,380 was to avoid a massive payout to his ex-wife, 609 00:29:07,414 --> 00:29:09,049 they needed to prove 610 00:29:09,082 --> 00:29:11,751 that Danny had provided a cheaper solution-- 611 00:29:11,785 --> 00:29:13,787 murder-for-hire. 612 00:29:13,820 --> 00:29:16,022 [dramatic sting] 613 00:29:20,427 --> 00:29:23,296 - Halfway through trial, Sammy testified to the jury 614 00:29:23,329 --> 00:29:27,834 that Danny was telling Joey, look, you can do this. 615 00:29:27,867 --> 00:29:32,339 The easiest way to get your money is to shoot her. 616 00:29:32,372 --> 00:29:34,274 - And at the end of that trial, 617 00:29:34,307 --> 00:29:37,610 Danny rolled the dice and come up snake eyes because... 618 00:29:37,644 --> 00:29:39,179 - We, the jury, find as follows 619 00:29:39,212 --> 00:29:41,047 as to count one of the charges-- 620 00:29:41,047 --> 00:29:42,415 the defendant is guilty 621 00:29:42,449 --> 00:29:45,585 of principal to murder in the first degree. 622 00:29:45,618 --> 00:29:47,320 - He lost. 623 00:29:47,354 --> 00:29:50,123 At that moment, Danny Rocha knows 624 00:29:50,156 --> 00:29:53,293 he's spending the rest of his life in prison. 625 00:29:56,663 --> 00:29:59,399 - Allen played him for a sucker. 626 00:29:59,432 --> 00:30:02,602 It aggravated him that he's in prison for life 627 00:30:02,635 --> 00:30:04,070 and Blackthorne's golfing 628 00:30:04,104 --> 00:30:06,072 and living the life of a millionaire. 629 00:30:06,106 --> 00:30:08,408 And he figures, this isn't right. 630 00:30:08,441 --> 00:30:10,076 - Danny, at some point in time, 631 00:30:10,110 --> 00:30:12,278 realized that he was being used. 632 00:30:21,421 --> 00:30:23,523 - While awaiting Joey Del Toro's extradition 633 00:30:23,890 --> 00:30:25,225 from Mexico, 634 00:30:25,258 --> 00:30:27,293 prosecutors prepared their case 635 00:30:27,327 --> 00:30:30,864 in order to bring charges against Allen Blackthorne. 636 00:30:30,897 --> 00:30:33,533 [dramatic sting] 637 00:30:33,566 --> 00:30:36,803 - I am 100% convinced that everyone involved in this case 638 00:30:36,836 --> 00:30:38,872 will be eventually arrested, prosecuted, 639 00:30:38,905 --> 00:30:40,507 and sentenced to prison. 640 00:30:40,540 --> 00:30:43,710 - Including Allen Blackthorne? - Everyone involved. 641 00:30:43,743 --> 00:30:46,212 - It's tough when you're guilty until proven innocent. 642 00:30:46,246 --> 00:30:48,381 It's a tough spot to be in. 643 00:30:48,415 --> 00:30:52,619 I pray no one else has to find themselves in that position. 644 00:30:52,652 --> 00:30:56,089 - The district attorney for the state of Texas 645 00:30:56,122 --> 00:30:57,924 wanted to try the case. 646 00:30:57,957 --> 00:31:00,727 - But the state was having difficulty 647 00:31:00,760 --> 00:31:04,097 getting around the accomplice witness rule, 648 00:31:04,130 --> 00:31:06,800 which is a rule of Texas procedure 649 00:31:06,833 --> 00:31:09,969 that a person cannot be found guilty 650 00:31:10,070 --> 00:31:13,306 based on the uncorroborated testimony 651 00:31:13,340 --> 00:31:15,408 of a witness who participated in the crime. 652 00:31:15,442 --> 00:31:18,778 Allen offered them X dollars to kill Sheila. 653 00:31:18,812 --> 00:31:20,613 In manipulating Danny and Sammy, 654 00:31:20,647 --> 00:31:23,083 there was nobody left to testify, 655 00:31:23,116 --> 00:31:24,417 and Allen Blackthorne 656 00:31:24,451 --> 00:31:26,820 was protected by the accomplice witness rule. 657 00:31:26,853 --> 00:31:30,256 And so that's how it came to John Murphy and I. 658 00:31:35,095 --> 00:31:36,429 In federal court, 659 00:31:36,463 --> 00:31:38,798 there was a fairly recently enacted statute-- 660 00:31:38,832 --> 00:31:41,201 the Violence Against Women Act. 661 00:31:41,234 --> 00:31:43,103 One of the provisions of that act 662 00:31:43,103 --> 00:31:46,272 made it unlawful for a spouse or former spouse 663 00:31:46,306 --> 00:31:49,109 to travel in interstate commerce 664 00:31:49,109 --> 00:31:53,380 to cause harm to their former partner. 665 00:31:53,413 --> 00:31:55,615 It was almost, like, tailor-made 666 00:31:55,648 --> 00:31:58,151 for this particular case. 667 00:31:58,184 --> 00:32:00,120 - We had to show interstate travel, 668 00:32:00,153 --> 00:32:03,656 and the idiot used his cell phone. 669 00:32:03,690 --> 00:32:05,792 - Yeah, what we did was we took the telephone records, 670 00:32:05,825 --> 00:32:08,895 but each one of these was a location and a time and a date 671 00:32:08,928 --> 00:32:13,266 where he connected with a cell phone tower. 672 00:32:13,299 --> 00:32:16,803 He's hit Macon, Georgia, after the murder... 673 00:32:16,836 --> 00:32:18,271 [clears throat] And comes across. 674 00:32:18,304 --> 00:32:21,841 He gets to Hillsboro, Texas, the next day at 9:21 a.m. 675 00:32:21,875 --> 00:32:24,844 So he drives straight across. 676 00:32:24,878 --> 00:32:26,446 [phone rings] 677 00:32:26,479 --> 00:32:29,282 We filed a motion to detain Allen Blackthorne 678 00:32:29,315 --> 00:32:32,986 on the two charges that he caused another person 679 00:32:33,086 --> 00:32:34,654 to travel in interstate commerce 680 00:32:34,688 --> 00:32:37,824 to commit murder-for-hire, and we were off to the races. 681 00:32:37,857 --> 00:32:40,093 [dramatic music] 682 00:32:40,093 --> 00:32:42,095 - They went out to Oak Hills Country Club. 683 00:32:42,095 --> 00:32:45,398 They waited for him to finish golfing. 684 00:32:45,432 --> 00:32:48,101 When he came out into the parking lot, 685 00:32:48,134 --> 00:32:49,502 they arrested him. 686 00:32:49,536 --> 00:32:56,409 * * 687 00:32:58,411 --> 00:33:01,848 - I went to San Antonio to cover the federal trial. 688 00:33:01,881 --> 00:33:05,051 This case that has stretched 2 1/2 years 689 00:33:05,051 --> 00:33:06,720 was finally coming to an end. 690 00:33:06,753 --> 00:33:09,422 - Prosecutors say they're anxious to try the case-- 691 00:33:09,456 --> 00:33:11,858 the first real test of two charges 692 00:33:11,891 --> 00:33:15,128 stemming from the 1994 Violence Against Women Act. 693 00:33:15,161 --> 00:33:16,529 - It was a big story. 694 00:33:16,563 --> 00:33:19,699 The place was packed with reporters. 695 00:33:19,733 --> 00:33:22,836 The family was there. Allen's wife was there. 696 00:33:22,869 --> 00:33:24,537 He had his five lawyers. 697 00:33:24,571 --> 00:33:26,673 - Allen's been waiting a long time. 698 00:33:26,706 --> 00:33:30,076 We feel that his innocence will be demonstrated 699 00:33:30,076 --> 00:33:32,078 in this courtroom. 700 00:33:32,112 --> 00:33:33,480 - The courtroom was always full, 701 00:33:33,513 --> 00:33:36,349 but I don't pay attention to the gallery. 702 00:33:36,383 --> 00:33:38,952 I'm concerned about the jury's reactions. 703 00:33:41,888 --> 00:33:45,458 And so our first day's evidence was the 911 call. 704 00:33:45,492 --> 00:33:46,993 [person crying] 705 00:33:54,534 --> 00:33:57,103 So the foundation was laid. 706 00:33:57,103 --> 00:33:59,239 We used a lot of photographs. 707 00:33:59,272 --> 00:34:02,108 [camera shutter clicking] 708 00:34:02,142 --> 00:34:04,444 - We had the crime scene tech-- 709 00:34:04,477 --> 00:34:06,513 called her as our next witness, 710 00:34:06,546 --> 00:34:09,416 and she was allowed to describe 711 00:34:09,449 --> 00:34:14,120 footprints all over the floor of the children in blood. 712 00:34:14,154 --> 00:34:15,955 They were left for hours 713 00:34:16,056 --> 00:34:18,525 with their mother in a pool of blood. 714 00:34:18,558 --> 00:34:21,061 I'm sure they were hungry, they were cold, 715 00:34:21,061 --> 00:34:23,430 they were scared. 716 00:34:23,463 --> 00:34:27,367 So the jury got the message. 717 00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:29,269 - There were a couple of jurors 718 00:34:29,302 --> 00:34:33,073 who really physically reacted to the photos. 719 00:34:33,106 --> 00:34:34,607 - It's horrific. 720 00:34:34,641 --> 00:34:38,078 So we got their attention early on, and it was just-- 721 00:34:38,078 --> 00:34:39,746 immediately set the tone. 722 00:34:39,779 --> 00:34:42,415 This is very serious stuff. 723 00:34:42,449 --> 00:34:46,453 And then we called Stevie. 724 00:34:46,486 --> 00:34:49,289 - So Stevie, in 2000, at the criminal trial, 725 00:34:49,322 --> 00:34:50,857 had turned 16 years old. 726 00:34:50,890 --> 00:34:53,827 * * 727 00:34:53,860 --> 00:34:56,196 - She pretty much held up. 728 00:34:56,229 --> 00:34:59,199 She may have cried a couple times. 729 00:34:59,232 --> 00:35:03,903 Finding your mother in a pool of blood with her throat slit 730 00:35:03,937 --> 00:35:07,774 and your four brothers and sisters covered in blood. 731 00:35:07,807 --> 00:35:10,343 - I covered every moment of that federal trial, 732 00:35:10,377 --> 00:35:13,847 and seeing Stevie up there was heartbreaking. 733 00:35:13,880 --> 00:35:17,350 Her mom is dead, and her father is probably going to prison. 734 00:35:17,384 --> 00:35:19,652 And she, at that point, 735 00:35:19,686 --> 00:35:21,654 had stopped referring to him as Dad. 736 00:35:21,688 --> 00:35:24,524 Certainly, it didn't help Blackthorne. 737 00:35:24,557 --> 00:35:26,760 - That was his daughter up there describing 738 00:35:26,793 --> 00:35:30,063 the most horrendous crime scene you could think of, 739 00:35:30,063 --> 00:35:32,532 and he has no emotion. 740 00:35:32,565 --> 00:35:36,169 Just not a care in the world. 741 00:35:36,202 --> 00:35:37,904 - It struck us as unnatural. 742 00:35:37,937 --> 00:35:41,474 He had zero empathy... 743 00:35:41,508 --> 00:35:43,643 none. 744 00:35:43,677 --> 00:35:45,412 So sad. 745 00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:50,583 The next phase of it was, we put on Danny Rocha. 746 00:35:50,617 --> 00:35:54,220 - Every day Danny Rocha was sitting in prison, 747 00:35:54,254 --> 00:35:56,089 he knew Allen Blackthorne was out playing golf, 748 00:35:56,089 --> 00:35:57,424 having a great time. 749 00:35:57,457 --> 00:36:01,428 And trust me, that worked on Danny Rocha. 750 00:36:01,461 --> 00:36:03,229 His first statement on the stand was, 751 00:36:03,263 --> 00:36:06,399 I have nothing to lose or gain. 752 00:36:06,433 --> 00:36:09,636 - The jury heard how it came about 753 00:36:09,669 --> 00:36:12,939 that Allen Blackthorne had Sheila murdered. 754 00:36:13,039 --> 00:36:16,076 * * 755 00:36:16,109 --> 00:36:18,545 Over time, as the events were occurring 756 00:36:18,578 --> 00:36:21,481 concerning child custody and money, 757 00:36:21,514 --> 00:36:24,951 Allen's anger at Sheila was increasing. 758 00:36:25,051 --> 00:36:28,688 The terms, the intent, they changed over time, 759 00:36:28,722 --> 00:36:30,523 and he wasn't going to be satisfied 760 00:36:30,557 --> 00:36:32,392 with just beating her up. 761 00:36:32,425 --> 00:36:34,728 There was talk about $10,000. 762 00:36:34,761 --> 00:36:37,931 At another point, it was up to $50,000, 763 00:36:37,964 --> 00:36:40,333 if I get the girls back. 764 00:36:44,771 --> 00:36:47,640 And that came out of Danny's mouth. 765 00:36:47,674 --> 00:36:50,377 - Danny's testimony made his motive clear. 766 00:36:50,410 --> 00:36:52,178 Once Sheila was eliminated, 767 00:36:52,212 --> 00:36:56,282 each of the conspirators received a split of $10,000 768 00:36:56,316 --> 00:36:58,651 and the promise of more to come. 769 00:36:58,685 --> 00:37:01,921 - On cross-examination, Lubin, the defense attorney, 770 00:37:02,022 --> 00:37:04,324 he kept harping on the idea 771 00:37:04,357 --> 00:37:06,693 that Danny's worthless as a witness. 772 00:37:06,726 --> 00:37:10,363 He's a liar, and he could never be trusted as a witness. 773 00:37:10,397 --> 00:37:13,566 - Their theory coming into the case was, 774 00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:17,671 this case depended solely on Danny Rocha. 775 00:37:24,444 --> 00:37:25,745 - As prosecutors presented their case 776 00:37:26,346 --> 00:37:28,348 against Allen Blackthorne, 777 00:37:28,381 --> 00:37:31,418 the trial took an unexpected turn. 778 00:37:31,451 --> 00:37:33,653 [dramatic sting] 779 00:37:33,687 --> 00:37:36,056 - Allen Blackthorne arrived at federal court 780 00:37:36,056 --> 00:37:39,359 once again this morning, handcuffed and shackled. 781 00:37:39,392 --> 00:37:43,129 - After we arrested and they put on a couple of witnesses, 782 00:37:43,163 --> 00:37:45,098 they announced that Allen Blackthorne 783 00:37:45,131 --> 00:37:47,734 was going to testify. 784 00:37:47,767 --> 00:37:50,503 - Normally, a murder suspect never gets 785 00:37:50,537 --> 00:37:51,638 on the witness stand, 786 00:37:51,671 --> 00:37:55,342 because a good prosecutor can open all kinds of doors. 787 00:37:55,375 --> 00:37:57,711 But Allen Blackthorne, again, 788 00:37:57,744 --> 00:38:00,680 part and parcel to his entire mentality was-- 789 00:38:00,714 --> 00:38:03,683 I'm so smart, I'll convince a jury I'm innocent. 790 00:38:03,717 --> 00:38:06,519 - His lawyer, Lubin, took Allen through his testimony, 791 00:38:06,553 --> 00:38:08,355 and what his explanation was-- 792 00:38:08,388 --> 00:38:10,023 how much he loved the girls, 793 00:38:10,023 --> 00:38:11,925 and all of the things that he did were in the interest 794 00:38:12,025 --> 00:38:14,027 of his love for the girls. 795 00:38:14,027 --> 00:38:15,428 - Nonsense. 796 00:38:15,462 --> 00:38:18,264 I said, how many times have you sent gifts to Daryl? 797 00:38:18,298 --> 00:38:19,833 Well, none. 798 00:38:19,866 --> 00:38:21,901 I said, how many Christmas cards, birthday cards 799 00:38:21,935 --> 00:38:24,637 have you sent her in the last four years? 800 00:38:24,671 --> 00:38:25,872 Mm, none. 801 00:38:25,905 --> 00:38:28,541 He had no contact with them whatsoever 802 00:38:28,575 --> 00:38:30,744 after he had their mother butchered. 803 00:38:30,777 --> 00:38:34,381 And I said, you go to the golf course and lose $20,000. 804 00:38:34,414 --> 00:38:36,716 You haven't given your kids a penny 805 00:38:36,750 --> 00:38:39,219 since you had their mother killed. 806 00:38:39,252 --> 00:38:40,720 He couldn't deny that. 807 00:38:40,754 --> 00:38:44,724 He didn't like the "had her killed" part. 808 00:38:44,758 --> 00:38:48,461 - He had a line that came up-- did you hate Sheila? 809 00:38:48,495 --> 00:38:52,065 I didn't hate Sheila. I hated the things she did. 810 00:38:52,065 --> 00:38:56,603 Blackthorne had made himself a target for ridicule. 811 00:38:56,636 --> 00:38:59,239 So the ridicule was, well, he didn't hate Sheila. 812 00:38:59,272 --> 00:39:01,007 He just hated the things she did, 813 00:39:01,041 --> 00:39:03,410 and then he did this and this and this, 814 00:39:03,443 --> 00:39:04,911 but he didn't hate Sheila. 815 00:39:05,011 --> 00:39:07,414 He just hated the things she did. 816 00:39:07,447 --> 00:39:09,215 By the third time you do it, 817 00:39:09,249 --> 00:39:12,419 most listeners are going to get, yeah, yeah, sure he did. 818 00:39:12,452 --> 00:39:14,688 - With closing arguments completed, 819 00:39:14,721 --> 00:39:17,691 the jury convened to deliberate. 820 00:39:17,724 --> 00:39:20,026 Hours passed with no verdict. 821 00:39:20,026 --> 00:39:23,063 - When the jury was deliberating... 822 00:39:23,096 --> 00:39:27,567 [phone ringing] 823 00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:30,437 We get the phone call. 824 00:39:30,470 --> 00:39:32,639 The murderer, Joey Del Toro, 825 00:39:32,672 --> 00:39:37,177 is going to be flown from the Mexican prison 826 00:39:37,210 --> 00:39:39,646 to Miami International Airport 827 00:39:39,679 --> 00:39:43,683 and handed over to us. 828 00:39:43,717 --> 00:39:47,954 Chris and I leave to go pick him up. 829 00:39:48,054 --> 00:39:49,055 - I ran over to the jail. 830 00:39:49,089 --> 00:39:50,824 I figured, if he's ever going to tell me anything, 831 00:39:50,857 --> 00:39:51,825 it's going to be now. 832 00:39:51,858 --> 00:39:53,793 [dramatic sting] 833 00:40:25,392 --> 00:40:28,862 - So he tells me he watched her for an hour, 834 00:40:28,895 --> 00:40:31,765 and he makes eye contact with her, with Sheila. 835 00:40:31,798 --> 00:40:34,734 He says, I was just getting ready to leave, and she saw me. 836 00:40:34,768 --> 00:40:36,836 And then I had to do it. Can you believe that sh--? 837 00:40:36,870 --> 00:40:38,605 - The horror that she had to feel 838 00:40:38,638 --> 00:40:40,006 at that particular moment. 839 00:40:40,040 --> 00:40:41,508 - He could have got the hell out of there, 840 00:40:41,541 --> 00:40:42,642 and we wouldn't be here today. 841 00:40:42,676 --> 00:40:45,545 [dramatic music] 842 00:40:45,578 --> 00:40:47,013 * * 843 00:40:47,047 --> 00:40:52,085 - Joey Del Toro finds an open window unlocked, 844 00:40:52,118 --> 00:40:54,454 and that's how he gets into the house. 845 00:40:54,487 --> 00:40:57,123 From there, he takes a vantage point 846 00:40:57,157 --> 00:41:00,060 and starts watching Sheila Bellush-- 847 00:41:00,060 --> 00:41:03,163 laying in wait, in effect waiting his opportunity 848 00:41:03,196 --> 00:41:04,431 to kill her. 849 00:41:04,464 --> 00:41:07,667 * * 850 00:41:07,701 --> 00:41:09,703 It's something you don't forget. 851 00:41:09,736 --> 00:41:11,738 It's something you'll always remember. 852 00:41:11,771 --> 00:41:13,340 You can't forget that. 853 00:41:13,373 --> 00:41:17,243 * * 854 00:41:17,277 --> 00:41:21,715 - Joey Del Toro was finally stateside and facing trial, 855 00:41:21,748 --> 00:41:23,917 but Blackthorne's trial wasn't over. 856 00:41:23,950 --> 00:41:27,721 After 33 1/2 hours of deliberation, 857 00:41:27,754 --> 00:41:29,989 the jury reached a verdict. 858 00:41:31,658 --> 00:41:33,293 - It's a moment of apprehension. 859 00:41:33,326 --> 00:41:35,929 You don't know which way this is going to come out. 860 00:41:35,962 --> 00:41:39,265 - The jury hands the paper to Judge Prado, 861 00:41:39,299 --> 00:41:41,735 and he reads the verdict. 862 00:41:41,768 --> 00:41:44,738 - He said, on count one, we the jury find 863 00:41:44,771 --> 00:41:48,508 that the defendant, Allen Blackthorne, is... 864 00:41:48,541 --> 00:41:50,210 guilty. 865 00:41:50,243 --> 00:41:53,947 And as to count two, we the jury find him guilty. 866 00:41:53,980 --> 00:41:56,950 * * 867 00:41:56,983 --> 00:41:59,586 - I screamed and jumped for joy. 868 00:41:59,619 --> 00:42:02,489 I ran outside, and I fell to my knees, 869 00:42:02,522 --> 00:42:06,426 and I looked up to the sky, and I said, yes, thank you, Lord. 870 00:42:06,459 --> 00:42:09,062 Thank you, Lord. 871 00:42:09,095 --> 00:42:11,965 - Joey Del Toro decides he's going to plea, 872 00:42:12,065 --> 00:42:14,234 knowing that he's going to get life in prison. 873 00:42:14,267 --> 00:42:17,137 So, for, you know, maybe a few thousand dollars, 874 00:42:17,170 --> 00:42:19,939 Joey Del Toro got life in prison. 875 00:42:19,973 --> 00:42:24,678 Not much compensation to ruin the rest of their life. 876 00:42:24,711 --> 00:42:28,114 - We were very relieved. 877 00:42:28,148 --> 00:42:29,749 Justice is done, 878 00:42:29,783 --> 00:42:32,552 and it's done fairly to the right outcome. 879 00:42:32,585 --> 00:42:36,790 * * 880 00:42:36,823 --> 00:42:39,292 - At Thanksgiving, we left Texas, 881 00:42:39,325 --> 00:42:41,261 and we come home. 882 00:42:41,294 --> 00:42:43,430 Cops have families, too. 883 00:42:43,463 --> 00:42:44,831 Every case has a lesson, 884 00:42:44,864 --> 00:42:48,501 and the lesson learned from this was very clear-- 885 00:42:48,535 --> 00:42:52,605 your family, your loved ones, the people you care about, 886 00:42:52,639 --> 00:42:55,475 all that can change in a moment. 887 00:42:55,508 --> 00:42:58,978 [voice breaking] So we came home 888 00:42:59,012 --> 00:43:02,515 and spent Thanksgiving with our families. 889 00:43:03,750 --> 00:43:04,951 - There's a lot of closure 890 00:43:05,051 --> 00:43:06,853 that's going to be brought about today. 891 00:43:06,886 --> 00:43:09,389 Thank you for considering all the evidence carefully, 892 00:43:09,422 --> 00:43:12,425 and thank you for delivering the proper verdict. 893 00:43:12,459 --> 00:43:14,928 I just tell them Mommy's in heaven with Jesus. 894 00:43:14,961 --> 00:43:18,064 When they're old enough, we'll be able to... 895 00:43:18,064 --> 00:43:22,068 talk about what this is all about. 896 00:43:22,068 --> 00:43:25,705 - One of the most remarkable coincidences in this case-- 897 00:43:25,739 --> 00:43:28,708 and yet so appropriate, as it turned out-- 898 00:43:28,742 --> 00:43:30,076 it was that Allen Blackthorne 899 00:43:30,076 --> 00:43:33,346 was all about money and control. 900 00:43:33,380 --> 00:43:37,083 Now his whole life is about to be controlled for him. 901 00:43:37,083 --> 00:43:38,351 Of all people, 902 00:43:38,385 --> 00:43:42,722 even Allen Blackthorne is now going to have to pay the price.