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Where's mom? I don't know.

Mom, it's not worth it.

It's okay.

We're together.

I suppose it matters.

Guys!

Dave, Steve, Gerald, come on!

Let's go! Come on, come on, come on!

Get up on that thing. Come on, here. Here, I'll help you up. Come on.

Come here.

It's okay, I got you.

Come on, guys.

It's okay, Dave.

I got you.

Dave, come on.

Is this okay?

I know I kind of dropped out for a while.

Hi.

Bye.

Bye.

Hey, hey, hey.

No running by the pool.

This place is really nice.

Well, the price was right.

Yeah, my commute is quick, and Mom's just down the road.

But it's a lot of work.

You need some help fixing it up?

Do we ever. Hey, Christopher.

You want to help me get Aunt Stacy and Susan's backyard into shape? Sure.

Really? I can't get you to do your chores at home.

Aunt Stacy's a fool.

How long are you staying, Ricky?

Oh, I picked up some work in town.

I was hoping maybe I could use one of your spare rooms. Yeah, well, take a

at the schedule. I'll let you know.

Mary's coming, too?

Nah. She's staying close to home.

Her mom's sick.

You're looking good, Mom.

I like that jacket.

Daisy bought it for my birthday.

I told her not to spend any money on me, but it was not a big deal.

Daisy doesn't have any kids to spoil.

Not that she doesn't try hard with mine.

Guilty.

Cheers, everyone.

Cheers.

Look how handsome Grandpa looked walking you down the aisle.

I still can't believe he's gone.

What happened to his estate, Mom?

He had a lot of money, yeah?

He lived a good, full life.

So your father wasn't at the wedding at all?

I don't know how much faith you told you, but our father was an alcoholic

psychopath, and I didn't even tell him I was getting married.

And if you would have known Grandpa was walking you down the aisle, it would

have killed him. And us, too.

Puts a whole new twist on shotgun wedding.

Are you all serious?

Yeah, unfortunately.

Then Dad took off not too long after that. What was it, a week before the

wedding? Mm -hmm. He didn't say where. We didn't go looking.

I still miss him sometimes.

You're pretty quiet.

I'm wiped out.

Yeah, me too.

Well, it was nice to have a visit with everyone.

I thought they would never leave.

Suze?

I never left, girl.

You okay?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Still furious at Marilyn?

I don't want to talk about it.

Oh, you never want to talk about it.

Holding it in is going to give you an ulcer. I just, I don't understand how

could miss him.

He hurt us every day.

It's his only full -time job.

How do you get away with it?

Oh, he could convince anyone that we were fine.

Cops, neighbors, paramedics.

And if anyone started to catch on, we'd just up and move.

Twice he burnt down our house for the insurance.

Once with us in it.

Oh, my God.

He convinced me, all of us, that we were bad.

Defective.

He wanted me so low I'd just stay in that house and be happy to burn.

How did you get out of the fire?

Ricky.

Ricky saved me and Cheryl.

He must have defended us against death, like, at least a dozen times.

Even if it meant getting a beating.

Wow.

He really stepped up for you both.

I'd like him to stay with us.

You sure?

Yeah. I mean, if it wasn't for Ricky, I wouldn't be alive.

Much less have a nice house to offer him.

Yeah, that's fine. I'll come back and grab this.

Yeah.

It's actually quite nice.

Guess the green thumb runs in the family, huh?

Mm -hmm.

Gotta get a football practice.

All right.

Oh, you need a ride, compadre? I got my bike, thank you. Okay.

Oh, oh, oh, oh!

Love you.

Yep.

This is fun.

I wish we did more stuff together when we were kids.

Nah, I was way older, though.

Yeah, and our life was a dumpster fire.

Oh, yeah, I remember that.

Dr.

Mary?

We're not together anymore.

Please don't tell Mom.

I won't, no.

Sorry, Ricky.

I guess it's kind of a miracle any of us have a normal relationship.

Yeah, well, at least Mom was finally happy.

How can you tell?

Well,

I'm glad you found Susan.

He didn't ruin us all.

Hey, you are so not ruined, okay? You're a kind, loving, hardworking man, okay?

And you're a sap.

I'm serious.

He's gone.

And we're here getting our hands dirty building some kind of paradise.

What if we did this for real?

Hmm?

Landscaping. You and I.

I mean, I love your work, but I don't know anything about starting a business.

I can't. Be rocket science, maybe some paperwork, advertising, probably got to

get a permit.

Sounds fun.

We get to work outside in the sun together, getting our hands dirty. What

you say?

Building some paradise?

Come on.

What do you want to do?

Hmm.

Let's do it. Yeah?

Put it there.

All right.

We're there.

I'm hanging up now.

Sign here and here.

Where's the startup money for this bank account coming from?

I've got about 400 bucks in seed money.

Pun intended.

Yeah.

We've got a good mower and we can rent anything else we need.

Hope you two know what you're doing.

I do occasionally do something right. Okay.

This guy's pretty rough.

Oh. Show me green acres.

Oh. Use this as a logo idea.

Hmm.

Christopher, that is an uncanny version of Uncle Ricky there.

Wow.

Uncanny.

Hmm?

Hey, Cheryl.

I'm really worried about Mom.

No one can find her.

Wait, what do you mean no one can find her?

Nobody's seen her.

I'm on my way to her house right now.

Okay. I'll call you back. No, we'll meet you there.

Mom?

Mom?

Mom, are you here?

What exactly did Judy say?

She... Said Mom didn't show up for work. She didn't call in. Nothing.

Well, her car's gone outside.

She's got to be somewhere.

Mom would never leave the kitchen a mess like that.

Is it a mess?

Yeah, to Mom it is.

Something terrible has happened.

We don't know that.

Oh, my God.

It'll be 11th.

15 years to the day that Dad left.

Are you sure that this wasn't just...

Silver alert situation.

No chance your mom just wandered away. No, her car is gone.

Also, she doesn't have dementia.

Okay, Mrs. Bracken, we're going to put your mother's license plate into the

system. Flag her ATM and credit card.

Dad's too smart to use Mom's card.

What are you talking about?

We think our father may have taken our mom.

He's been threatening to kill her forever, and he is a violent and

man. Does she have a restraining order?

I don't think so.

We haven't been in touch for years.

Mom said that she'd been getting hang -up calls.

Did he threaten her?

He just laughed real soft.

That's him.

He always said if we had kids, he would kill them.

Okay. If you wouldn't mind putting that in the report, every detail helps.

These letters are from Social Security.

Did you know Mom's been collecting death benefits?

No, she didn't talk about money.

Dad would be furious if he found out she's been cashing a check all these

Why can't he just leave us alone?

He always is.

We should tell him about this.

Defrauding Social Security is a serious crime. It's a way to be before we

incriminate Mom.

Hey, look, I know you're all worried, but if your mom's car and clothing are

gone, she probably just left on the fly and forgot to call.

Feel free to reach out if you think of anything else.

Thank you, Detective.

Thank you.

You're going into work?

10 a .m. to midnight.

Now that Ricky's got his own place, I can't sit around here worrying.

This feels weird, leaving you alone right now. No, no, no. It's just a week.

It's okay. You can't miss your mom's birthday cruise.

Marilyn's fine.

She's coming home. And she lives just down the street. Go check if she's home

anytime. Yeah, I just wish I could talk to her.

Hear her voice.

Anything.

You will.

That's my ride. Are you sure you're okay alone?

Yeah.

Send my love to your mom.

I will. Okay.

Love you.

Hello? Mom?

Told you I'd be back for you, girl.

What are you two doing here? Same thing as you probably, hoping for some sign of

Mom. Came to get her mail.

What's going on, Dave?

Dad, I know it.

He's stalking me, following, calling. He called you?

Hey, you're being paranoid.

I know his laugh.

If he's watching, then he knows about my kids.

What if he comes after them?

That's why I'll do whatever it takes to protect Chris and the girls.

Yeah, me too.

Anything.

I just hope it's not him.

You don't believe me?

I don't mean that.

Look,

you know Mom better than anyone.

She's never broken a law in her life. Instead of getting letters from the

government talking about Dad's Social Security checks, we've got to consider

maybe did just take off.

She'd never do that without telling us.

No, she wouldn't. Not after Dad.

Any news from the police?

No, there are no pings on her ATM. Not on her credit card, her car's e -pass.

Yeah, no matter where she is, mom's been ignoring these letters for a long time.

They might try to seize her house.

Well, maybe I should take some of her belongings for safekeeping, like family

photos, jewelry.

Okay, how about I pack up mom's valuables and put them in storage?

Does that work for everybody?

Fine by me. Yeah, thank you, Richie.

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It was Dad.

Just staring up at me like he always used to do.

Terror and intimidation before he comes in for the kill.

I have nightmares too, where I could swear he's standing right there. I was

awake.

So, you haven't seen him?

No, thank God. Detective Hopkins says there's no sign of him.

Well, maybe I should call him.

If the police take out my house, maybe they can catch Dad and then find Mom.

I think the police know what they're doing.

What are they doing?

They're not really proactive.

It's not like she's going to use her ATM if she's dead. Hey, hey, keep your

voice down. You're going to scare my kids. They should be scared.

The monster is out there.

Hey, guys, TV off. Go to your room.

Thank you.

Hey, do you think maybe I could crash on your couch until Susan gets back?

I would love that but our house is so full.

We don't have the room.

I know.

Daisy?

Oh, my God.

What's going on? I see you pull in and run inside. The devil's after you. No,

Dad's following me. What?

He was right there.

Look, he left this on my car. What are you talking about?

Man.

Wait.

You saw me pulling up?

Where?

I was just over at Mom's house, packing up her stuff.

Can you just be with me?

Just until Susan gets back.

Yeah. Okay. Of course, whatever you need.

Thank you.

A

little

early, isn't it?

Yeah. Susan loves Christmas.

She got all this stuff on clearance last summer.

Now that we own our own house to decorate, it's going to get very

Well, me, you never got to celebrate Christmas.

Except for the time Dad killed Santa.

It's all funny.

It kind of is.

He got so mad when I wrote that letter to Santa.

When you get mad, it has to give you hope.

Christmas morning, there was Dad with a shotgun and a grin and blood all over

the roof.

Killed Santa Claus, kids, and Merry Christmas.

I mean, can you imagine if he put that much energy into making us happy as he

did into terrorizing us?

Hmm. Well, he didn't do much.

He got the blood from Buddy who processed deer, made me go up on the

spread it all around, pointed his shotgun at me the whole time.

What?

I didn't know that.

Guess he's trying to bond with me.

Kind of thick, huh?

He was thick.

But he's blood.

Do you ever feel him bubbling inside of you?

No, I don't.

Hey, but you know when I see you with Christopher?

Talking, shooting hoops, like really being there.

That's bonding.

You're good at it.

God, I love that kid.

Kind of feels like my second chance.

Is that weird?

No.

Hey, get some rest.

I'll keep you safe.

So there's been no sign of him since that night? No, the police said that...

The photo didn't mean anything.

Well, they say it's not an overt threat.

But worry not, I've been Stacy's faithful guard dog.

Well,

I can't have another bite.

And Ricky, let us chip in on the takeout. You've been paying for

No, no, no, no. This is kind of a celebration.

You might not believe it, but I won the Fantasy Five.

What? Yeah, it's not the Powerball, but it's still a good chunk of change. What?

And I want to share it with you both. You've been so generous to me when I

needed it.

No, no, no, no. Keep your money. We don't need anything.

You need a new truck.

I do need a new truck.

Well, let me cover the down payment.

Oh, man.

Yeah. That's fantastic.

So exciting. Let's go tomorrow.

Go check it out.

Isn't she sweet?

You know, you don't have to put all of Mom's stuff in storage.

We don't want her to come back to an empty house.

We just want her to come back.

And she'll want her stuff in case of security.

Seizes the house.

I thought the house was paid off. How could they seize it?

They could put a lien on it foreclosed.

At that point, you don't pay your back tax.

That's why you might need to sell it to us.

We can't sell Mom's house.

Stacy, if you want to take Carl's, you're more than welcome to.

Otherwise, let me handle it.

What is this?

Storage? I don't know. It was here when Mom bought the place. But leave the rug

for now. I'm just going to put some river rock down and make this look nice.

Hey.

I'm just trying to protect Mom.

Kind of making this up as I go.

I get it.

I actually called Social Security and told them I was Dad.

They even changed my name officially. Took the junior off, put Mom's address

my driver's license.

Really?

Yeah. Told them this year's Richard Cunanan and I'm alive and well and I'm

cashing my own damn checks.

Bought it.

Guess it'll take the heat off, Mom.

Unfortunately, all our bills are on autopay through a bank, so it's not

Well, I can call on Monday and see what's going on. I mean, you don't have

everything.

Appreciate it.

Hi, Janine. I'm calling about a freeze on a checking account number 243

-860 -9211, and the name is Marilyn

Kananen. Can you please confirm your date of birth and social security

I'm actually her daughter. I'm just trying to keep the bills paid while

ill.

I'm sorry, but unless you're a cosigner, there's nothing we can do.

Oh, okay. Thank you.

Yes, I know her cable account is on autopay, but can I just send you a

Would that be okay?

No, why not?

No, I can't put Marilyn on the phone.

I don't want to reset my password. I just need help paying the bill.

Uh -huh, yeah.

Okay.

Thanks anyway.

them help with my account?

My name is Marilyn Cananon.

Got news.

I'm pregnant.

Are you happy?

You are glowing. Are you ready for this?

Thought we'd have more time.

Don't worry.

I knew that day was coming.

Mr. West, we're taking you into custody.

Someone is framing Terrence.

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Yeah, I'll tell you what. I'll tell you the whole box for $20.

Deal. Thank you.

Hey, so Marilyn's got a bunch of doubles.

You think she's going to want any of these? Oh, no, it's okay. You can put

out. Yeah? Yeah.

Here, I'll help you. Okay, thanks.

We're doing good. I know. I know. It's amazing. Good turnout.

Cheryl, did you know that Stacy's selling your mother's collectibles?

What? No, that can't be right.

Ricky's putting her stuff in storage.

I just came from a yard sale at your sister's house, and she said your mom

didn't want them anymore.

How would she know that?

Stacy and Ricky have been doing a lot of work at your mom's house, fixing it up,

kind of acting like they own it.

Ricky is just keeping her thing safe until she comes back.

The neighbors have been reported to see Ricky dumping a lot of trash bags full

of your mother's things.

He and Stacy seem awfully sure that your mom's not coming back.

Hey, Cheryl.

What did you do to her?

What? I know you know what happened to Mom, and you better just tell me.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Excuse me.

Hey there.

Christopher, right? Uh -huh.

Are you the detective looking for my grandma?

Yeah, sure am.

It's okay. You can talk to me.

My uncle, Ricky.

Well, you guys are close.

Yeah.

He's great.

But sometimes he kind of gets upset and rants about things.

Like what?

I don't want to get him or Anastasia in trouble.

Okay.

If your uncle told you something that affects this case, you have to tell me.

It's too important, okay?

I just did the wave here.

I don't understand. If they had news, why couldn't they just call us?

Maybe they found Mom.

I have no idea.

Stacy Canana?

Yes. I'm Detective Miles Avery. Come with me, please.

I'm sorry. I thought my brother and I were here to meet Detective Hoskins.

Miss Canana, just come with me.

Detective Corey Hoskins.

We met the night your mom disappeared?

I remember.

Your mother is Marilyn Cananan, born March 19, 1938.

Is that correct?

Yes.

You share the same birthday?

No. Why did you tell a manager at SunWest Bank that that was your birthday

that you were, in fact, Marilyn Cananan?

I only did that so that I could keep her bills paid until she comes home.

Were you aware that your mom was sitting on a fortune and a trust from her

father? Well, my grandpa passed away a year ago.

I know that he was well off, but we never discussed money.

So you didn't use some of that money to buy a new truck with cash?

No. Ricky gave me a loan for a down payment.

I still owe plenty.

Did you sell your mother's belongings at a yard sale because you knew she wasn't

coming back?

No.

Of course she's coming back.

We just spoke with your brother.

Ricky's been telling us some very interesting things.

Is there a reason why you're harassing me and not out there looking for my mom?

Well, considering this is the first time that you've ever come to the station,

you don't seem too concerned about your mom at all.

My mother... My mother is all I think about.

You and Rick, you're thieves.

Your names are on bank accounts. You used to funnel money out of your

trust. Your signature is on checks from that account.

I know. Are you talking about the account for the landfilling business? I

understand.

Bingo.

Looks like business is booming.

This doesn't make sense.

There's only supposed to be $400 in that account. And yet their deposit is

totaling over $108 ,000.

Where's your mother, Stacy?

I don't know.

Did she catch you stealing money from her?

Confront you and Ricky, maybe things got out of hand.

No!

Stop lying.

If someone accused me of a crime I didn't commit, I'd be furious.

I'd be pounding the table.

Well, you weren't raised in a house where that would get you killed, so...

Stacy, your brother's going down.

Now, do you want to be a defendant or a witness for the prosecution?

Witness?

Witness.

God.

Unbelievable.

Unbelievable.

What are you doing?

You're my ride, Steph.

Did you steal from Mom?

Why would I do that? I make plenty.

The police, they show me paperwork from our business bank account.

There's a lot of money in there.

Well, this is what the cops do.

Try to get us to turn on each other. There is no us, okay?

Not that way.

Mom was going to give Grandpa's money away.

Not in variety.

It's a lot of money.

That's her call.

Ricky, I don't know what you told the police, but you gotta tell them the

I had no part in any of this.

It's too late for that.

Why are they tearing up in that car?

Some of this is too late.

Don't you know?

What have you done?

That's why I buried dad.

Buried dad?

When? A long time ago. It doesn't matter.

It's done.

Why am I so scared that he was after me?

Don't mom know?

I buried him in her garage.

I spoke to the agency in New York, and they're interested.

Maybe we should give them something where it will affect you.

We can have our headshots taken and maybe even win 500 bucks.

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Get out of the truck.

No.

If they find Dad, when they find Dad, they're going to arrest you. You should

probably call a lawyer. Where do you think you're going?

Inside!

To Susan.

Okay, well, just so you know, the forensic team is coming here next.

Why would they be coming here?

Because they killed Mom and buried her in your rock garden.

No.

How could you?

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

It's okay. It's okay.

Just get out!

If I go, you're going down with me. Her body is buried in your backyard.

You took money from her, too. No, I didn't.

Paper trail says otherwise.

Tell them the truth, whether you do or not.

Stephen, we're going to prison for a long time.

Susan, too.

You leave her alone. She took some of the money. Who's going to believe we

buried a body in her backyard and she didn't know? Come on.

I never want to.

I'm your brother.

Well, you're worse than him.

He didn't hide who he was.

Maybe he was in it.

Oh, God.

This is the best thing in my life.

This can't happen.

There's one other way.

Yeah, you tell the police the truth.

We kill ourselves and everything ends.

It's that drive.

Keep it running!

Mom's never coming back.

You can't change that.

But you can still save Susan.

Write a note. Explain how she had nothing to do with this.

Otherwise, I'll drag you both down with me.

Why,

Mom? I mean, I understand killing Dad, he was a monster.

But she did nothing but care for us.

Mom let him in my room when I was six years old.

She stayed in hell.

And we did too.

Mom made us who we are just as much as he did.

No, she didn't.

She's never just talking about me.

Well, then I put her out of her misery.

Do it.

You should write that note.

Amy has always been in me.

Like a cancer you're born with.

Maybe Dad did let me kill Mom, though.

Ricky.

You should... You should write a letter.

I will.

Tell him that God's honest truth.

That was all your idea.

Well, look who's awake.

Hey, Stacy.

How you feeling?

Water.

Here you go.

We questioned Ricky.

We're here because we wanted you to have your say.

We found their bodies, Stacy.

Your dad under your mom's garage floor.

And your mom in your backyard.

I hoped he was lying.

Stacy helped me kill mom every step of the way.

Blow for blow.

What about your father?

Stacy killed him 15 years ago.

Our end mom.

They called me and I helped bury him. That's all.

I didn't kill my father.

I didn't. terrified for months that he was stalking me.

I thought he took her.

Sounds like he wanted us to chase a ghost while you and Ricky drained her

account. No.

Ricky must have been trying to scare me to take my mind off. What, the guilt?

No, I was worried for her.

She was real worried Mama was going to give away her inheritance.

So whose idea was it to kill Marilyn?

Yeah, I thought she'd actually do it.

He what?

Can't you tell he's a pathological liar?

Actually, he seemed real concerned about you.

Gave him a scare there back at the storage unit.

I wasn't thinking straight.

Yeah, see, that's what I don't get. If you didn't do any of this, why kill

yourself?

When Ricky told me that he had killed Mom, I thought my life was over.

And that he was going to drag Susan into it?

Send us all to prison?

Suicide seemed like the best option that would give Susan the best chance.

What innocent person is going to kill themselves?

Did you guys ever wonder why he walked away and I almost died?

He made me write a note.

He made sure I was drugged.

If he lives and I die, he puts all the blame on me. Why can't you think that?

All I see is a woman who killed her mother for money.

And then faked your suicide.

You're going to arrest me?

No.

No, we're not.

You don't have any evidence.

Ricky got us most of the way.

We'll do the rest.

Are we done?

For now.

Let's go.

Your life won't be the same after this.

Remember that.

How do you know what a man and a woman do together?

My father talks.

I need to keep her under control at all costs. I don't question his decision.

I know exactly who he is and I'm going to tell everyone.

I am God's messenger.

I have a message for my father.

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Everybody thinks I did it.

Doesn't matter what everybody thinks.

Is it true you buried your mother in your own backyard?

She's not answering any questions.

Did you kill Marilyn because you were concerned that she was going to tell

someone you murdered your father?

How do you feel about your own nephew turning on you? No more questions.

He's just trying to get you riled up.

It's going to be okay.

You don't know what I've been through in the last three days.

Hey, I know you.

Life is never going to be the same after this. That's what Hoskins told me.

They may not be able to charge me, but I'm still suspect.

And you're their star witness.

And they can't have it both ways.

They're going to try.

We said we could fill this up.

How did she die?

Do you know?

She was asphyxiated.

I can't believe I let him use my fear of dad to play me.

Yeah, he fooled me too. I thought Ricky was a good guy.

He called me paranoid when it was him standing right here.

He probably buried her using tools I helped him buy. Yeah, he set you up. But

you told the truth.

I'm going to tell the truth. You had nothing to do with this.

I want him out of our house.

Every trace.

Susan! What?

She was writing a book about Dad.

Mommy.

Wake up.

Mommy.

Get away from her.

Mommy will be fine.

Get the orange juice pitcher out of the fridge.

Drop it there beside her.

And call the ambulance and tell them Mommy had an accident.

Shouldn't you call them?

How could I do that if I wasn't here when it happened?

I'm sorry.

The number's by the phone.

You're not an idiot.

You're a smart boy.

I am smart.

That's right, you are.

Just like your old man.

And it worked.

Dad came home after the ambulance arrived. Ricky was in tears, explaining

accident to the paramedics.

But he wasn't sad.

It made him feel strong. It made him feel smart.

So he admired your dad.

I thought when Dad made him do terrible things, it was because he threatened

him.

He liked it.

What are you doing here?

You're not answering my calls. I'm calling a police.

Wait, Cheryl.

Five minutes, please.

You gotta know, I didn't... I didn't have anything to do with our parents'

death.

How could I kill Mom?

You stole from her.

Richie brought over some things for me to sign for the new business. Maybe he

slipped something in.

So he did this all on his own? Yes.

Why won't you believe me?

You don't think Dad hurt me?

You don't remember taking me to the clinic? No.

When I was 14, and my periods were all messed up, I was bleeding so bad.

What?

I thought I was going to die.

You were there.

The doctor said that the reason why my periods were so painful is because my

uterus was so damaged.

I'm sorry, Dad.

Okay, stop.

Stop. Said that the damage would stop.

That's why I can't have kids.

Dad, I'm so brainwashed.

We couldn't even accept help. We barely trusted each other.

I'm telling you, Cheryl, Ricky is trying to play us against each other.

Just like Dad did.

Now I have my own family to think about.

I know.

I know.

So will you please just go?

Good morning.

Good morning. Are you still having trouble sleeping?

Yes.

Yeah.

What's that?

That arrived from the prosecutor's office this morning.

We're both being subpoenaed in Ricky's case.

They're charging him with first -degree murder.

Good. That means the death penalty.

Again, good.

Space.

I'm sorry, but he killed your mother, the press won't leave you alone, and no

one will hire you.

Is that supposed to be a pep talk?

It's reality.

He's done everything he can to ruin our lives.

I know.

So how can you still care what happens to him? Because he saved my life so many

times growing up.

He was my hero.

How can I send him to the electric chair?

You can and you will, because I don't want to see you in that chair.

Why didn't I just slam the door on him that day?

Because you're not your father.

You don't take pleasure in pushing people away, and I love that you're that

person.

After everything your dad's done, everything Ricky's doing, you still have

big open heart.

You know, the DA told me that if Ricky takes a plea, all of this goes away, and

we won't have to testify.

Okay. So let's hope he does the smart thing.

Remember,

it's Ricky we're talking about.

We would like to withdraw the not guilty plea on both counts and plead no

contest to manslaughter and the death of Richard Cunanan Sr.

and no contest to second degree murder and the death of Marilyn Cunanan.

Mr. Cunanan, is this correct?

Yeah. Yes.

May we approach?

Something is not right.

Mr. Cunanan, on the first charge of manslaughter, you're sentenced to 15

On the second charge of second -degree murder, you're sentenced to 30 years.

Sentences to run concurrently.

Your Honor, it's our understanding that Mr. Cunanan has agreed to speak with law

enforcement.

By all means.

Yes, I'm still holding for DA Robin Wilkinson.

I've left several messages.

Okay, well, can you just tell her to call back Stacy Kananen?

She has my number.

Thank you.

The prosecutor is avoiding me.

Maybe she's just swamped.

I mean, why are you so worried? You were there. He took the plea.

Yeah, but it's not the same plea that the DA and I talked about.

I don't think I'm a witness anymore.

Okay, don't answer it.

We're not home.

And... It's okay.

Hi, Steve.

Are you here to arrest me?

Damn straight I am.

Let's just do this.

Detective, I'd like to surrender to you.

May I?

What the hell are you doing?

Yes, ma 'am, you may.

Yeah.

Stacy Kanan, you're under arrest for the murders of Richard Kanan Sr.

and Marilyn Kanan.

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. It's

to be okay, Susan.

It's going to be okay.

Look at you, huh?

You're a big man.

Stacy has cooperated with you since day one.

And you come here with your guns drawn?

What did you think she was going to do?

Come out shooting?

Ma 'am, you need to step back. Stop, Susan. Go inside.

Go inside.

Why?

the murders of Richard Cannon Sr. and Marilyn Cannon?

I didn't kill my father.

We found their body.

My mother is all I think about.

All I see is a woman who killed her mother for money and then faked her

Your Honor, Ms. Cunanan is an upstanding citizen with no criminal record.

In fact, she's been a cooperating witness for the prosecution for the last

years. Your Honor, the charges against Ms. Cunanan are serious. We ask that you

deny bail. Yet we've seen no new evidence to support these serious

There is new testimony from her brother, Richard Cunanan, Jr.

Oh. Ms. Cunanan, are you okay?

I'd really like to be released on bail, Your Honor.

Did that happen to you in jail?

Well, the press have already tried me on TV, and the women in jail think I

killed my mother.

It doesn't go over very well.

I will grant Bond in the amount of $100 ,000.

Your Honor, in the death of Richard Cunanan Sr., we are willing to drop

Because they have absolutely no evidence. But in the death of Marilyn

we are changing charges.

to a first -degree murder.

They're going for the death penalty.

Court is now in session.

The Honorable Judge Lubit presiding.

Please be seated.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, on September 10th, 2003, Marilyn Kananen, a

grandmother of three, left her place of work at the Delta Academy and drove

home. Her E -pass pinging through Toll Plaza at 5 .53 p .m.

This is the last time that she was seen alive.

Over the next few days, I will demonstrate to you how Stacey and her

Richard collaborated to steal from their mother and kill her.

They used a stun gun on her.

They suffocated her.

They stuffed her body in a freezer, and they buried her in Stacey's own

backyard.

When all is said and done, I am quite confident that you will find Stacey

Conanan guilty of first -degree murder.

Good morning, everybody.

My name is Diana Tennant, and this is my client, Stacey Conanan.

Nearly all of the prosecutor's evidence that points to Stacy was known by law

enforcement by December 22, 2003.

Yet at the end of that day, Richard was arrested, charged with murder, and Stacy

was cooperating fully for the prosecution as witness.

The prosecution that now wants to put her in the electric chair.

My client's story never changed because she's telling the truth.

The only thing that did change between 2003 and 2007 was that Richard Kennan,

who was facing the death penalty, decided to weave his fifth version of

happened.

With each story, keeping more of the blame, more of the motive, and more of

guilt onto my client.

With each story, getting moved to a better facility, receiving better mental

health care, and even having his sentence reduced.

I am confident that you will not find Richard Conant an incredible witness.

And if he isn't, there is not near enough evidence to convict my client of

murder.

Thank you for your time.

I appreciate it.

Ms. Wilkinson, you may call your first witness.

Thank you, Your Honor.

The fake calls Richard Conant Jr.

I'm your brother.

You're just like him. I swear to tell the truth.

And nothing but the truth. So help me God.

I'll draw you down with me.

We're going to prison for a long time.

Mr. Conant, did you kill your mother?

Yes.

Was anyone else with you?

Yes.

My sister.

Whose idea was it to kill your mother?

It was Stacy's.

At any point did you try to discourage her?

Sure. But once I realized her mind was set, I felt like I had to go along with

it to try to protect her.

I guess that makes me a sap.

Stacy and I...

Took Mom for dinner and a movie.

When we got home, Stacy tasered her.

Then I put a bandana over her face until she was suffocated.

Then we put her in the freezer until we could bury her in Stacy's yard.

No further questions, Your Honor.

For 45 minutes, she walked Ricky through all five of his different stories,

including his claim that he traveled the country to save abused kids and

murdering people in the mob. I hate that I can't be there.

I know, but I'm just glad that you're going to be able to testify to tell them

that I'm, you know, a good person.

Do you think the jury will believe him?

I'm confident that Stacey wrote the suicide note to Susan.

And what about the signature on the cheque?

You confident that that Stacey can add in as well?

I believe it's probable, but I cannot defensively say that it is.

In fact, based on dozens of documents signed by Stacey, each one includes her

middle initial, M, for Marie.

Isn't that right?

Yes, from the large sampling that I've examined, her signature always includes

that initial.

Was that initial on the cheque?

No, it was not.

No more questions, Your Honor.

I received a phone call from a woman who said she was Marilyn Kananen.

She provided the account number, but there was a security flag on it.

A missing persons report.

So I told her to call Detective Hoskins.

And what happened next?

Stacey Kananen called and left a message for me.

So even though you want us to believe that she was stealing from her mother,

Stacey did exactly what she was supposed to do.

when she learned the accounts were frozen?

Yes.

Hmm.

Now, when you walked Richard through the night of Marilyn's murder, he said that

he and Stacy took her to see a 6 p .m. showing of Charlie's Angels.

Charlie's Angels 2.

Right. Thank you.

Details are important. Wouldn't you agree?

But in your earlier testimony, you said that... The e -path on Marilyn's car

pinged at a toll booth by her house at 5 .53 p .m.

That's right.

And yet you're saying that she was sitting with Richard and Stacy,

Angels 2, all the way across town just a few minutes later?

That's what Richard told me.

Did you call the theater?

To see if there was a later screening of the movie?

No, I did not.

Did you check any of the details of the story that Richard told you in which he

incriminated my client?

No. Detective Hoskins.

It sounds like you saw Stacy's forged name on a check and decided she was

guilty.

No more questions, Your Honor.

The victim was wrapped in two heavy -duty trash bags with duct tape around

hands and feet.

She was dressed in a T -shirt, shorts, and a denim jacket.

I gave her that jacket.

And for what purpose was it packaged like this?

To contain the smell.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You have to eat.

The DA keeps throwing her jacket in the jury's faces, talking about maggots and

bodily fluids.

Shock and awe.

That's the game.

They don't have much real evidence, so they have to gross the jury out.

Make it seem inhuman.

That's why your testimony is so important.

I don't know if I can do it.

Because the entire country is watching.

How am I going to talk about what my dad did?

I've never talked about it.

That's why we have to do it.

The jury needs to understand why you were so passive.

They need to hear about your father's abuse.

You've been trained your whole life not to speak out.

Ricky counted on that.

That's why it's so hard.

Your voice may be soft, but it's powerful.

Since the start, you said if we lose because you told the truth, that's okay.

But if you lose because you didn't get on the stand, we have no appeal, and

you're screwed.

This is Channel 6 reporting live outside the Orange County Courthouse. After

weeks of trial proceedings, the final witness for the defense will be Stacey

Kananen herself, who is scheduled to testify today.

I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so

me God.

Growing up, what was your relationship like with your siblings?

We never learned how to be close because of my father's abuse.

We were kept apart by fear and intimidation.

Were you abused as a child?

Yes.

Can you tell the audience about an instance and how you dealt with it?

The one that I remember the most was when we lived in Arkansas.

My parents fought, and my dad decided that he was going to leave and take

and I with him.

He put us in the car, and he drove to a tavern where he got good and polluted

and then went back home.

It was 2 a .m.

when we got to the house.

My sister and I went to go to our bedroom, and he grabbed my arm.

I was going to share his bed instead of her.

Did your mother try to protect you?

No.

But I don't blame her.

Put me in their room, locked the door,

and then pulled out a handgun.

Did you fight back?

No.

The only way to keep him from pulling the trigger is to lie there and be

Then what happened?

How old were you?

How did that make you feel?

You're the only man in the world that's supposed to keep you safe, and

he was enjoying hurting me.

I've had no control over my life or death.

And honestly, that is how I felt since the police told me about what Ricky did.

I've done nothing wrong.

And I can't fight back.

And I know that I was naive, but I trusted my brother.

And your brother knew how ingrained it was in you to just lie there and be

quiet?

He knew.

Did you kill your mother?

No. Did you help your brother kill your mother?

Absolutely not.

No more questions, Your Honor.

Prosecution, you are witnessed.

Thank you, Your Honor.

You expect us to believe that your brother won the lottery and they started

showering you and Susan with gifts?

No, Ricky gave me a loan of $2 ,500 for a down payment on a truck I really

needed.

And the suicide note that you wrote where you said we had a part in mother

leaving, that's referring to you and Ricky?

Yes, I guess so.

And you're being so honest.

with us because you assumed that you would be dead by the time the note was

found. I didn't know if I was going to live or die, but I knew that I let a

monster into my house a few doors down from my mother, and he turned

my sister against me.

I should have never let that man move into my home.

So why did you kill your mother?

I never killed my mother.

No further questions, Joan.

It's good that the jury wanted to go straight into deliberation instead of

waiting the weekend.

Thanks.

Hey. You okay?

Yeah, I'm just wondering if this is going to be our last night.

Ever.

The verdict's in.

If you have anything personal on you, hand it to Susan.

You don't think we're going to win? Just in case.

Okay.

Here.

I'm going to give these back to you in a few minutes, and then we'll go home.

Court is now in session.

The Honorable Judge Lubitz presiding.

Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen.

I know that it's very late and we are all very tired.

But I appreciate the jury's decision to stay as long as it took to get this

done.

May I have the verdict, please?

In the circuit court for the 9th Judicial Circuit for Orange County,

the state of Florida versus Stacy Kananen.

I told you I'd be back for you.

Hey, it's okay.

I got you. Come on.

Hey, Stacy, it's me, Ricky.

Hi.

We, the jury, find the defendant... not guilty.

So say we all this 12th day of March, 2010.

Ms. Kananis, a jury of your peers has found you not guilty.

At this time, you are released from all your bonds.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Court's adjourned.

You are free to go.

Your life is yours now.

I'm sure as hell I'm never going to take that for granted again.

Oh, my God.

Hi.

Amber, right?

I'm Stacey.

Your victim's advocate.

Hate the word victim.

Usually just means survivor.

Normal human being in a sea of angry, vicious people who are supposed to be

loved ones.

Am I getting warm?

I'm just here because the court said I had to be.

Can you just sign the paper so I can go?

I know you've been through a lot.

And you don't have to talk to me about it.

But it might help.

We've got an hour.

I'm here to listen.

You wouldn't understand.

Try me.