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- In the criminal justice system,

the people are represented

by two separate, yet equally important groups:

the police, who investigate crime,

and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

- ? They say home is where the heart is ?

? Don't go looking for love where you lost it ?

? Throw your hands up, put the gun down ?

? Baby, you did nothing wrong ?

? But you can't take a real one down ?

? Whoa ?

? Oh, you can't take a real one down ?

? Oh ?

? Oh, you can't take a real one down ?

[cheers and applause]

- Thank you.

- I love you, Zina!

- I love you too. Mwah.

This next one's for you.

One, two, a one, two, three. Let's go!

[upbeat rock music]

? Yeah ?

- What do we got?

- Female, 20s.

Nurse coming home from her shift found the body.

Didn't see anyone fleeing the scene.

Called it at 11:55 p.m.

- Got an ID?

- Didn't find any phone, wallet, or ID on her person.

- Well, the marks on her neck

and the hemorrhaging in her eyes,

it's consistent with asphyxiation.

- Yeah, got her head bashed in too.

- Any witnesses?

Is that a tattoo?

- No, it looks like some sort of entry stamp for a club.

[cameras clicking]

- Guitar pick.

- Musician?

- Didn't go out on a high note.

[dramatic music]

? ?

- Recognize that?

- Yeah, that's ours.

We stamp everyone that comes through the front door.

- I got something else.

You ever seen this woman before?

- Oh, my God.

Yeah, that's Zina. - Zina?

- Zina Worth.

I mean, I think that's what her real name is.

But, yeah, she played here last night.

- You think that's her real name?

- I think.

That's the name I wrote on her checks.

- What time did she finish her set?

- They wrapped around 11:30 or so.

Crowd was going crazy for her.

- Can you think of anyone who wasn't a big fan?

Anybody giving her trouble at the show last night?

- No, sorry.

In this industry, there are vultures everywhere.

- This Zina lady was a big deal.

Had over 285,000 Instagram followers.

- It sounds like she was very talented.

Now she's dead.

Cost of chasing your dreams, I guess.

- All right, so what are you saying, old man?

You're against people chasing their dreams?

- No, I'm not against it. I just-

- All right, so your daughter comes to you,

she's like, hey, dad, I want to be an actor or a sculptor.

What are you going to say?

- I'm saying she ought to go to law school, you know?

Become a teacher, get her summers off.

That's the dream. - Come on.

Are you serious right now?

- I mean, kind of. You know?

Look, if someone's super passionate about something,

they're really good at it, I get it.

You gotta chase it down. - Exactly.

Otherwise there'd be no Michael Jordan.

No Matisse.

- Yeah, but think about all the people that chased it

and then failed, you know?

When you have kids, you'll understand.

Wait, hold on a second.

Jess.

What are you doing here?

- My son's girlfriend didn't come home last night.

White, late 20s, apartment 4D?

- Yeah.

[somber music]

? ?

[knocking]

- Hey.

- What's going on?

What are they doing here? - Um...

Uh, maybe if you just let us come inside

and we can all sit down and- - Why? No.

Just tell me what's going on.

- These gentlemen are detectives,

and early this morning, they found Zina,

and, um,

she's dead.

- What? - I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry, Leo. - No, no, no. No.

No, she's not dead.

- OK, well, why don't you just let us in,

because I'm here to help. They're here to help.

- What happened?

Did she overdose?

- Um... [door opens]

Um, I don't- there's a little kid there.

? ?

- Hey, honey,

I need you to go back to your room.

I just-I have to speak to these people

for a few minutes, OK?

OK. Thank you.

- Who is that?

- That's Zina's daughter, Izzy.

? ?

- When was the last time you spoke to her?

- Yesterday.

Early evening.

- Did you go to her show?

- No.

I was going to, but-

- Any reason why she was walking north after the gig?

You guys live 10 blocks south.

- Maybe she wanted to get something to eat.

- Uh-huh.

- Do you guys know who did it?

- No, we don't.

But we're going to need your help.

OK?

- Can you think of anyone who may have wanted to hurt her?

- Can we give him a minute, guys?

- Of course.

Mind if we take a look around?

Thanks.

- I can't believe she's gone.

Thank you.

- I'm really sorry, Leo.

I am.

But, you know, we are here to help.

It's my job.

I mean, did anything odd happen

the past couple of weeks?

Did she get in any arguments or fights?

- I don't think so.

- What were her friends like?

- I don't know how to answer that.

- Jess.

I need to show you something.

- I'll be right back.

- Found this in the closet.

[tense music]

? ?

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- Are you kidding me right now?

- What? What is it?

- They found cocaine in your closet?

- What? Cocaine?

- Don't do that. - No, I had no idea.

I'm sober. I've been sober for 13 months.

No drugs, no alcohol. - Are you dealing?

- Did you really just say that?

- Don't turn this back around on me.

- It's not mine!

- OK, fine. I'm sorry.

Are you saying it's Zina's?

- Maybe. I don't know.

- We're talking about a kilo of cocaine here, Leo.

- What? A kilo?

- I mean, what is she doing with that amount of cocaine

in her possession? - I don't know.

She slipped. She started using again.

- But that still doesn't explain-

- Hey, Izzy.

- Where's Mommy?

- Oh, she's, um, she's not here right now.

But why don't you go back to your room?

I'll let you watch "SpongeBob" and have a little soda.

- Really? - Yeah, but just for today.

- OK. - OK.

I'll be right back.

- Who's going to take care of her?

- Me.

- What do you mean?

- I'm going to adopt her. - What?

It's just, you're a musician, and you work all night.

- I have no choice. - Well, what about her father?

- He's dead.

He OD'd on fentanyl three years ago.

- I just found some love letters in the nightstand.

- Yeah, that guy's been sending those for months now.

We were worried.

That's why we kept them, just in case.

We even tried calling the cops,

but they didn't seem to care.

[door opens, shuts]

- So what do we do with this?

- Book it into evidence with everything else.

No special treatment here.

- Right.

What does that mean?

- It means we don't treat this case any different

than we treat any other case.

- Look, I think what Theo is asking is,

who does this belong to

and are we filing charges against anyone?

- Up to you.

As far as I understand, Leo was unaware

that there were drugs in the apartment, so...

Look, he said he didn't know about the coke.

I believed him. If you two-

- Look, I'm good. OK? You?

- Yeah. I suppose.

- You suppose?

- If he said he didn't know, he didn't know,

and we can't prove him wrong. - Exactly right.

Yep. So it's settled. - Right.

- The drugs belonged to the victim.

Yeah? - Yep.

You got a problem with this?

All right.

Phone company is going to send electronic data later today.

Still no video.

- Not a lot of cameras in that area.

- Just got off the phone with the ME.

Official cause of death, strangulation.

Shocker, I know.

But the good news is, she found third party DNA

underneath the vic's fingernails.

Send those envelopes to the crime lab.

Maybe we'll get a hit.

- I already tried, but I think I got something else.

I was able to piece together

some of these ripped up envelopes.

Got a return address in Brooklyn.

- What kind of idiot puts a return address

on a stalker letter?

- The kind that doesn't think he's a stalker.

- Which is even scarier.

- Yeah, Zina had this amazing voice.

It was magic.

Precise pitch, steady vibrato.

- Very talented, no doubt.

- And beautiful, huh?

- Yeah, she was.

I just gotta-

- You went to every gig, correct?

- Yes. Actually, I missed one two months ago.

My mother got sick. - Ah, right.

Did you go to the gig last night at the Red Cat?

- Yeah. - What about after the show?

What'd you do then?

- Went to this gamer lounge in Chelsea.

- What time was that?

- Around 10:45.

- 10:45?

- Show didn't end till 11:30, though.

- Yeah, I left early. - How come?

- I-I was upset.

I thought she was vibing with my friend.

- Vibing? How? - I don't know.

She was singing this song right to him,

and it looked like she was really into him.

- You got any proof from this gamer lounge?

- I got a receipt.

- OK.

What else can you tell us about Zina?

You see anything unusual last night?

Did she have any known enemies, anything like that?

- Yeah, her best friend.

- "True evil smiles as hand reaches for knife."

- Yeah, that was me.

It was stupid, I know, but I couldn't help it.

- Why'd you get so upset, man? - She was leaving the band.

Wanted to branch out on her own.

- Leaving?

But she played with you last night.

- Yeah, that was her last performance.

I didn't mean it like that. It's just-

- It's all right, we get it.

- Well, for what it's worth, we heard you guys crushed it.

- We did. It was her best show ever.

- And she was just gonna throw it all away?

How come?

- She got seduced by this producer.

He kept telling her she was going to be the next Karen O.

- Who?

- Yo. - Yep.

- After the show, did you guys discuss it at all?

You try to convince her not to leave?

- No. Ship had already sailed.

So I just said, good luck.

Went to a party down in Tribeca.

- What time was that?

- About 15 minutes after the show ended.

I have some photos too.

There were lots of people there.

I didn't kill her, man.

Zina was one of my best friends,

but she was an addict.

Just couldn't help herself, you know?

If I'm being honest, I blame all of this on that producer.

- How do you mean?

- He's the one that got her back into the whole coke scene.

She just sort of lost her way.

- Yeah. Zina and I were-

I'm sorry. Sorry.

This whole thing is hard to process.

- So you guys were pretty close, huh?

- Yeah.

Um, I was going to help launch her solo career.

- Were you two romantically involved?

- I don't think that's any of your business.

- And I'd agree with you if she was still breathing,

but she's not, so...

- No, no. It was all business.

But the problem was

her dumbass boyfriend didn't understand that.

- What does that mean?

- He started to get really jealous and paranoid.

Got in my face a few times.

- Well, that's what boyfriends tend to do

when their girl starts spending lots of time

with other guys, right?

- Yeah, well, he was out of line.

- He was in love.

- When was the last time you saw Zina?

- Day before she died.

- And did she say or do anything concerning?

- Yeah.

Said her psycho boyfriend was going to kill her.

[dramatic music]

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- So this producer said Zina was worried about Leo?

- Well, more than just worried.

Was worried Leo was going to kill her.

- Yeah, I mean, who knows if it's even true?

But we got to check it out, right?

- Absolutely. I'll go talk to him.

- That's, uh, not a good idea.

- He's my son.

- Exactly.

- So what now, is he some official suspect?

- No, no. Not right now, anyway.

- OK, then I'm going to talk to him.

- Why don't I come with you?

- Great.

- She was afraid that I was going to kill her?

That's insane.

- That's what this guy Sean said.

- I don't care what he says.

- Well, were you two having problems?

- Like I said before, she was using again.

- So you guys were fighting? - I was concerned.

I was trying to get her to go to a few meetings.

- You're not exactly answering my question, Leo.

- Do you really think that I killed Zina?

- I didn't say that. No.

Neither did Vince. No.

- Look, hey, Leo, we're just trying to understand

what was going on in Zina's life.

So tell me about the day she was killed.

Did anything unusual happen that day?

- Yeah.

We got into a nasty fight.

- About what?

[soft dramatic music]

- I was flipping out about the drugs,

and I thought she was cheating on me.

So I followed her.

- You followed her?

- She had errands she needed to run,

and I offered to go with her, but she just said

she needed to clear her head.

So when she left, I followed her.

- Where?

Where did she go?

- To a townhouse on the corner of 12th and 7th.

- You know who lives there? - Sean Chase.

- OK, Leo, you don't have to answer any more questions,

and you can ask for a lawyer whenever you want.

- What are you talking about? I didn't kill her.

- I know you didn't kill her. - Guys, all right.

OK, hey, Jess, look, I think it's time for you

to step outside for a second, OK?

? ?

I got it.

[soft dramatic music]

? ?

[door shuts]

She's trying to look out for you.

You know that, right?

Look, just tell me about this argument.

- When Zina came home around 5:00,

I confronted her,

and I told her everything that I knew.

She said that I was inventing things in my head,

and I just, I kept trying to tell her to go to rehab

or go to a meeting,

but she ran out.

? ?

That was the last time I saw her.

- All right, where were you that night

between 11:00 p.m. and midnight?

- I was here with Izzy all night.

- OK.

? ?

I spoke to Izzy.

She said that she and Leo were home

all night, that-

that they cooked dinner,

they watched TV. He read her a book, "Matilda."

And they fell asleep together.

- That's all well and good, but we need to verify it.

- Obviously, but I mean, there's not a lot of cameras

in that building, so... - Well, keep looking.

And I think you should take another run

at that Sean Chase guy.

Because if Leo is telling the truth, he lied to you.

- I'm sorry, all right?

I have no idea what you guys are talking about.

- So you didn't see her the day that she was killed?

- No, I did not.

I told you the last time that I saw her

was the day before she was killed.

- Hold on.

That's Zina, right? [music playing in distance]

- Yeah, it looks like her.

- So how'd she get in your house?

- I don't know.

- She have a key? - I don't think so.

- You don't think so? - No, I don't.

- But you weren't home, huh? - Correct. OK?

In fact, you want proof? All right, hey, guys.

Hold the work for a second. [music stops]

Look, I was at a recording session

from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Huh? Got it? Happy? Satisfied?

- One more thing. - Yeah.

- Zina enters your house at 3:46

and exits at 4:15 carrying a duffel bag.

- So?

- Any idea what was inside the bag?

- Nope. - No?

How about you? You got any idea?

- I got a real good idea.

How's that?

- OK, that's crazy and completely out of line.

- Is it, really?

'Cause this is a text that you sent Zina five hours

before she was murdered. "You dumb bitch.

You think I don't know what you just did?"

- I was talking about a song that we were working on.

That has nothing to do with drugs.

- Come on, man, you think we're stupid?

- Are you asking me? - I am.

She stole your coke, so you killed her.

- All right, I want to talk to my lawyer.

- Yeah, I'll bet you do.

He can meet you at the 27th Precinct.

Turn around.

Sean Chase, you're under arrest for the murder of Zina Worth.

? ?

- The defendant's DNA was found under the victim's fingernails.

Trace amounts of her blood was discovered on his clothing,

and he was seen on surveillance camera,

close proximity to the crime scene minutes after the attack.

Due to the severity and brutal nature of the crime,

the people request remand. - Ms. Matos.

- This evidence against Mr. Chase, it's thin

and it's circumstantial, but there's a reason.

You see, the real killer is Leo Brady,

the son of a veteran NYPD homicide detective.

- Your Honor, this is outrageous.

- But it's true. - OK, OK, enough.

This is a bond hearing.

Bail is set at $2 million.

Next case.

- Hey. - Hey, Jess.

Thanks for coming over.

- Yeah. - Have a seat.

So, Sean Chase's defense lawyer is claiming

that your son committed the murder

and that his mother helped cover it up.

Yeah, I know.

So I just want to make sure that I know

everything there is to know.

- Excuse me?

- If there's anything you want to share

with me off the record.

- No.

We did this right.

Didn't cut any corners. We didn't hide any evidence.

I've got nothing to hide. - What about the cocaine?

Why weren't any charges filed?

- Because the person it belonged to is dead.

- Jess, I am not accusing you or your son of anything.

I'm just trying to give you an opportunity

to share any details that may have been

left out of the police report.

- Thank you, but like I said, we did this right.

- OK.

? ?

- You know, my son didn't kill this woman.

He loved her.

He's a very kind, gentle, talented musician

who was trying to help her get clean.

That's what got left out of the police report.

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- I caught your interview the other night.

Seems that the campaign's going well.

- What can I do for you, Chief?

- This Zina Worth case.

Some of us at 1PP are concerned,

for obvious reasons. - Yeah, I get it.

But I talked to Lieutenant Brady.

She's got nothing to hide. - It doesn't matter.

The defense will make certain accusations,

certain insinuations, and the press will have a field day.

If there's anything you can do to help

alleviate the potential negative press,

I'd appreciate that.

- We're not pleading him out to a lesser charge,

if that's what you're suggesting.

- Mm-mm.

That's up to you.

I just wanted to make it clear that we're concerned.

We're in this thing together.

We support you when you need us,

and we're just hoping you support us.

- He choked a young woman to death,

a young woman with an eight-year-old daughter.

There is no way we're offering a deal.

Thanks for the coffee, Chief.

- The proposed defense is without merit

and unduly prejudicial.

And as such, they should not be permitted

to introduce third-party culpability evidence.

- This evidence is highly probative, Your Honor,

and it clearly shows that Leo Brady had

a motive to kill Zina Worth.

In the days leading up to the murder,

he was jealous and paranoid.

He literally fought and stalked the victim

hours before her death, and he sent the victim

scores of threatening texts in the hours prior to her death.

- That may be true, but he was at home

with the victim's daughter all night.

There is no evidence tying him to the crime scene.

- Which is irrelevant pursuant "People v DiPippo,"

which held that the absence of proof directly linking

a third party to a crime scene is not necessarily

fatal to the introduction of third party

culpability evidence.

- I agree. - Your Honor, please-

- We're done here, Mr. Price.

- It's just a ploy to distract the jury,

give them an excuse to find reasonable doubt.

- So I'm the scapegoat?

They get to attack me and make me look

like some sort of killer?

- That's their hope, but we are going to make sure

that doesn't happen. - How?

- You're going to be my first witness,

and we're going to make it clear that you had nothing

to do with Zina's death.

- By the time the trial is over,

everyone will know you're innocent

and that Sean Chase is the killer.

- Yeah, but it's not your name and reputation

getting dragged through the mud.

- I'm not so sure about that.

They're coming for me, too, you know.

- I'm sorry. - It's OK.

- It's just, I'm trying to get custody of Izzy,

and I'm in the middle of this custody fight

with Zina's sister, and they're going to use

this against me, no doubt.

[dramatic music]

? ?

- You sure you want to go all-in on this

custody fight right now?

- What?

- I mean, being a parent is no joke.

It's like a full-time job for life.

- Yeah, yeah, you've really been putting in

some extra long hours. - Oh, my God.

For God's sake, Leo.

- It's sort of funny, you telling me

how time consuming and difficult it is to be a parent.

- And all I can say is I did my best,

whether you believe it or not.

[soft dramatic music]

- Well, I want to be there for Izzy.

She needs me.

And unlike some people,

I don't give up on the people I love.

? ?

- OK. I hope it all works out.

Get some sleep. You're up first tomorrow.

? ?

- When was the last time

you saw your girlfriend, Zina Worth?

- Friday, November 7th,

around 5:30 p.m.

- Can you describe her state of mind?

- She seemed really anxious.

I asked her what she'd been doing all day,

who she was with, but she didn't answer.

She just said she was out running errands.

- Did you believe her? - No.

- How come?

- I thought she was cheating on me.

- With another man? - Yes.

Sean Chase. - Why did you think that?

- She had been spending a lot of time with him.

They were going to work on a new album together,

supposedly,

but they were really just drinking and doing coke.

- Were there any other reasons that

you suspected Zina was romantically involved

with the defendant? - Yes.

On that day, November 7th, I followed her,

and I watched her walk into Sean's townhouse

in the West Village.

- Did you confront her? - Yeah.

- And how did she respond?

- She said that I was paranoid.

- Did she deny entering Sean Chase's townhome that day?

- No.

She said she was just there to get what she was owed.

- Do you know what she meant by that?

- Sean promised her a $50,000 advance

against this new album,

and he only paid her 25,

so I'm pretty sure that's what she was referring to.

- And when Zina returned home that day

after entering the defendant's townhome,

was she carrying anything?

- A duffel bag.

- Do you know what was inside it?

- No.

But the day after she was killed,

the police found a kilo of cocaine in our bedroom.

- Objection. Calls for speculation.

- Sustained.

- So you didn't see the cocaine

in the duffel bag?

- Correct. - That's fine.

But do you happen to know the approximate street value

of a kilo of cocaine?

- About $25,000.

- Mr. Brady, where were you between

10:00 p.m. and midnight on November 7th?

- Home with Zina's daughter, Izzy.

- Nothing further.

- No questions.

When did you learn about Zina Worth's murder?

- The morning of November 8th.

- Were you at the crime scene? - No, I was sleeping.

The radio call went out to two of my homicide detectives,

Vincent Riley and Theo Walker.

- And when Detectives Riley and Walker showed up

at your son's apartment the day after the murder

to question him, were you present?

- Yes, my son had called me to tell me Zina was missing.

- And did the police find any illegal contraband

in your son's apartment? - Yes. Cocaine.

- How much? - A kilo.

- Was your son charged with drug possession?

- No. - Why not?

- Because the cocaine didn't belong to him.

- Well, is it typical for someone

not to be charged with cocaine possession

when a kilo of cocaine is found in his bedroom?

Is that not classified as constructive possession?

- Not when the person is living with a known drug addict

and has absolutely no knowledge of the drugs in the bedroom.

- So you believed your son's story?

- There was no evidence to suggest

he wasn't telling the truth.

- Well, is it typical for the mother

of a murder suspect to question said murder suspect?

- Excuse me?

- Does the NYPD handbook recommend that mothers

of murder suspects- - Objection, argumentative.

- Sustained.

- Your Honor, I think this will go more smoothly

if I treat this witness as hostile.

- I agree. Granted.

- Lieutenant Brady, your job is to oversee homicide cases,

not to actively investigate them.

- I oversee and investigate cases.

- All the time, or only when your son is a suspect?

- Objection. - Sustained.

Watch it, Ms. Matos.

- Can you please tell the jury why you ignored

substantial and credible evidence that suggested

your son killed Zina Worth?

- No, I can't, because that's not true.

- Oh, really?

He got into a heated argument with her

hours before her death.

He accused her of having an affair.

- Objection, argumentative. - Sustained.

- No more questions.

.

- Your Honor, these text messages,

marked as defense exhibit 21, were recovered

from Zina Worth's phone sent from Leo Brady

to Zina Worth on the day of the murder.

Request permission for Mr. Chase to read them.

- Please read the text messages.

- "You're making me crazy.

"You're a liar and a whore.

"You make me sick.

You're going to wind up dead."

- And this is defense exhibit 22, your Honor.

And did Leo Brady send you these texts on November 7th?

- Yes. - Please read them.

- "I know what's going on.

"If it doesn't stop,

"I'll put you both in the ground.

"I'm going to break every bone in your body,

then put a bullet in your eye."

- No more questions.

- Your DNA was found under Zina's fingernails, correct?

- Yes, because we had sex the day before she was killed,

and she was scratching me.

- And her blood was found on your pants and shoes

inside your home.

- She gets nosebleeds sometimes,

so that's probably how that got there.

- And you were seen on video two blocks

from the crime scene three minutes after the murder.

- I just so happen to live in the neighborhood,

and I was out for a walk.

- People's exhibit 17, your Honor.

This...

is Zina entering your townhome empty-handed

and then half an hour later exiting with a duffel bag.

- Is there a question, Your Honor?

- Mr. Price.

- There is cocaine in that duffel bag, correct?

- No.

- And yet, approximately two hours after Zina

exited your townhome with that duffel bag

and approximately five hours before she was murdered,

you sent her this text message.

"You dumb bitch.

You really think I don't know what you just did?"

- Had nothing to do with cocaine.

We were collaborating on an album together,

and we had a disagreement.

I loved Zina.

We were going to do great things together

and make hit records, get rich.

So you tell me, why would I kill her?

- Because she stole a kilo of your cocaine.

- Objection.

There's no foundation for this accusation.

- Sustained. - Nothing further.

- Sustained. - Nothing further.

[dramatic music]

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- I just saw a headline.

"Cuckold cop's son lost mind day of murder."

- Yeah, the press is definitely running with that angle.

- Makes for better headlines.

- The problem is, he really did lose his mind that day,

sent a lot of angry texts.

But still, evidence against Sean is still strong.

- Sounds like the evidence against Leo Brady is too.

At a minimum, it portrays him as a jealous, jilted boyfriend

who made a lot of threats prior to the murder.

And he admits to stalking and arguing with her

hours before the murder.

- Yeah, it's definitely not ideal,

but we still have a strong case.

- Assuming the jury doesn't buy the alternative narrative.

- I think we just have to trust in the facts.

- No, we need to control how the jury perceives the facts.

- How do you mean?

- We need to find a definitive way

to counter their theory of the crime,

counter this reasonable doubt they're creating.

- I can have the victim's daughter testify

that Leo was home all night, but she's just a kid,

and she fell asleep around 8:00.

- No, we need actual proof. Talk to Leo again.

Review his timeline. Who knows?

Maybe he ordered a late night pizza

or was playing video games with a friend.

- I already talked to him about that,

but I'm happy to try again.

- No, let's let someone else take a run at him.

- I already told you I was here all night.

- Yep. Now we have to prove it.

- Well, I don't know how you want to do that.

- Were you online at all?

- No.

- From 6:30 to 10:00 p.m.

you have a bunch of missed calls

to Zina, 12 very aggressive texts

that you should not be proud of.

And then for the next two hours, nothing.

After that, more unanswered calls,

more angry texts. - So?

- So what were you doing for those two hours?

- I was sleeping.

The whole thing, the arguing, the drugs,

the affair.

I was exhausted.

- You know I know you.

When you're upset, anxious,

you don't sleep.

Even as a little kid.

- People change.

- Do they?

- Excuse me?

- Do people really change?

- Yes, they do.

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- Hey.

What are you still doing here?

- Trying to prove that Leo was nowhere near the crime scene.

- And?

- [scoffs]

What does that mean?

- It just means some things never change.

- I'm not sure that exactly answers my question.

- Do you think parents make any difference?

Like if a kid turns out great

or not so great.

I mean,

do we matter?

Do you think it has to do with us or them?

- Mm.

I mean, as far as I can tell, kids just are who they are.

I mean, my kids are pretty much exactly the same

as they were when they were three,

just older.

I mean like, my wife and I, we manage on the margin.

A little push here, nudge there, but...

I don't know.

What do I know?

My son just got detention for throwing

Jell-O at somebody, so...

- Yeah, I just...

wonder if I could have

done more to help Leo.

- Addiction is tricky.

Believe me, I know.

Don't beat yourself up about it.

- Well, that's my favorite hobby.

- Yeah, mine too.

- [laughs]

Well, look, if there's anything I can do.

- I'm good, thanks.

- Yeah? - Yep.

Thank you.

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- I can't believe you put this much time

and effort into embarrassing me.

- Embarrassing you?

Is that what you think this is?

You're going to have to testify.

- Oh, for God's sakes, I slipped once.

- Yeah, I understand, but we need

to make it clear you were nowhere near the crime scene.

- I get it, but isn't there another way

that we can do that? I mean, I testified already.

I said I was home with Izzy.

- Yeah, I know, and that wasn't the truth.

- This is really bad.

Zina's sister is going to use this against me

in the custody case. - She probably will.

And you know what? She should.

I mean, what were you thinking leaving an eight-year-old

child home alone by herself?

What if something had happened? - I get it.

It was wrong.

But I was freaking out about Zina.

I couldn't get her out of my head.

And I tried to sleep, I really did,

but she wasn't answering my texts or my calls.

Please don't do this.

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- Mr. Brady, can you tell the jury

where you were between 10:00 p.m. and midnight

on November 7th?

- I was at a bar called Lucky.

- Where's that located?

- In the West Village.

- Is that you,

drinking at the bar

at 10:01 p.m.

and exiting at 12:03 a.m.?

- Yes.

- And just to be clear, Mr. Brady, you previously

testified you were at home with Zina's daughter

during this time period. - Yes.

- Why did you lie?

- I was embarrassed.

No, ashamed.

I shouldn't have left the apartment.

I shouldn't have gone to that bar.

But I was a wreck. I wasn't thinking clearly.

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- Nothing further.

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- Has the jury reached a verdict?

- We have, Your Honor.

In the charge of murder in the second degree,

the jury finds the defendant, Sean Chase,

guilty.

- Court is adjourned.

[bangs gavel]

[crowd murmuring]

- You did good.

- Yeah.

- Thanks.

- Well, at least we got a conviction.

- Yeah, we did.

Your testimony was crucial.

I hope you're proud of that.

You really stepped up for her and Izzy.

- Yeah, speaking of that, I spoke to Child Services

this morning, and they think it would be really helpful

if you got involved in the case.

- What do you mean?

- Well, the woman, the guardian appointed to Izzy,

she says it'd be good if you testified on my behalf,

you know, told everyone what a good guy I am,

what a good father I would be.

- Um...

Yeah, I don't think I can do that.

- What? I need you, Mom.

- Yeah, but

you're not ready to be a father yet.

You're just not.

And Zina's sister, I looked her up.

She's a fifth grade teacher, and her husband's a lawyer.

- They don't even know her. - It's not perfect, I know.

- I'm ready to be a father, a good father.

- I know you think you are,

but this is real life, Leo.

Real life.

And you're a dreamer. You always have been.

Which is a beautiful thing, just not when

it comes to being a parent.

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