1 00:00:05,701 --> 00:00:07,397 In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:07,398 --> 00:00:08,790 the people are represented 3 00:00:08,791 --> 00:00:11,010 by two separate, yet equally important groups: 4 00:00:11,011 --> 00:00:12,968 the police, who investigate crime, 5 00:00:12,969 --> 00:00:15,884 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 6 00:00:15,885 --> 00:00:17,713 These are their stories. 7 00:00:19,497 --> 00:00:21,498 Hey, it's me. 8 00:00:21,499 --> 00:00:23,848 Listen, I really need-- 9 00:00:23,849 --> 00:00:25,763 I just need to talk to you. 10 00:00:25,764 --> 00:00:28,550 Call me back, please. 11 00:01:50,284 --> 00:01:53,155 Cause of death is a single gunshot to the head. 12 00:01:53,156 --> 00:01:55,244 Recovered a 9 millimeter casing on the floor. 13 00:01:55,245 --> 00:01:56,811 We know our vic's name? 14 00:01:56,812 --> 00:01:58,682 Natalie Wallis. She owns the brownstone. 15 00:01:58,683 --> 00:02:00,945 According to neighbors, she was single, lived alone. 16 00:02:00,946 --> 00:02:02,295 Neighbors the one who called it in? 17 00:02:02,296 --> 00:02:03,774 Negative. 18 00:02:03,775 --> 00:02:05,254 ShotSpotter device detected the sound of a gunshot 19 00:02:05,255 --> 00:02:06,777 and alerted Central. 20 00:02:06,778 --> 00:02:08,127 Car was dispatched. 21 00:02:08,128 --> 00:02:11,042 Saw the front door open and found the body. 22 00:02:11,043 --> 00:02:13,001 AI gets it right for once. 23 00:02:13,002 --> 00:02:16,396 MLI recovered several strands of hair on the victim's body. 24 00:02:16,397 --> 00:02:19,138 All right, well, let's make sure we get those to the lab. 25 00:02:19,139 --> 00:02:20,661 Looks like we got signs of forced entry. 26 00:02:20,662 --> 00:02:22,097 Anything indicating a robbery? 27 00:02:22,098 --> 00:02:23,446 Not that we can tell. 28 00:02:23,447 --> 00:02:26,362 Phone and wallet are present and accounted for. 29 00:02:26,363 --> 00:02:28,190 All right, Walker, anything up here? 30 00:02:28,191 --> 00:02:31,237 Plenty easy to grab electronics laying around. 31 00:02:31,238 --> 00:02:32,803 Laptops, speakers. 32 00:02:32,804 --> 00:02:34,153 Whatever that thing is. 33 00:02:34,154 --> 00:02:36,633 Dude, it's a 3D printer. 34 00:02:36,634 --> 00:02:38,461 Oh. 35 00:02:38,462 --> 00:02:40,463 Well, whatever our vic did for a living, 36 00:02:40,464 --> 00:02:42,161 looks like she made some pretty good money. 37 00:02:42,162 --> 00:02:44,380 According to LinkedIn, Natalie Wallis 38 00:02:44,381 --> 00:02:48,297 is a chief engineer for a company called Utomnia. 39 00:02:48,298 --> 00:02:50,560 Yeah, surveillance software. 40 00:02:50,561 --> 00:02:52,345 We use those guys to get geofencing warrants. 41 00:02:52,346 --> 00:02:53,476 They're like Big Brother. 42 00:02:53,477 --> 00:02:54,912 They got eyes and ears everywhere. 43 00:02:54,913 --> 00:02:57,045 Okay, so assuming she's good at her job, 44 00:02:57,046 --> 00:02:59,614 her killer should be easy to find. 45 00:03:50,404 --> 00:03:52,013 Yeah, we got your message. What's up? 46 00:03:52,014 --> 00:03:53,536 We've been processing your crime scene, 47 00:03:53,537 --> 00:03:56,191 and there's something I need to show you. 48 00:03:56,192 --> 00:03:58,411 So we attempted to access the data 49 00:03:58,412 --> 00:04:01,283 from Natalie Wallis's home security cameras. 50 00:04:01,284 --> 00:04:03,242 Okay, is there something I'm missing here? 51 00:04:03,243 --> 00:04:05,113 Yeah, about three hours' 52 00:04:05,114 --> 00:04:06,549 worth of footage from last night, 53 00:04:06,550 --> 00:04:08,812 deleted from her hard drive and the cloud backup. 54 00:04:08,813 --> 00:04:10,553 Let me guess-- the missing footage overlaps 55 00:04:10,554 --> 00:04:12,338 perfectly with the time she was murdered, huh? 56 00:04:12,339 --> 00:04:13,643 So you called us down here to show us 57 00:04:13,644 --> 00:04:14,862 you got nothing to show us? 58 00:04:14,863 --> 00:04:17,299 It's not just her security system. 59 00:04:17,300 --> 00:04:20,346 Her tablet, her smart fridge, her Bluetooth speakers, 60 00:04:20,347 --> 00:04:23,610 every piece of data from last night has been scrubbed. 61 00:04:23,611 --> 00:04:25,133 I've never seen anything like it. 62 00:04:25,134 --> 00:04:27,222 And it's not just in her house. 63 00:04:27,223 --> 00:04:30,138 I mean, even the street cams on her block were wiped. 64 00:04:30,139 --> 00:04:31,966 Wait, how is that even possible? 65 00:04:31,967 --> 00:04:33,924 Well, it looks like whoever did it gained access 66 00:04:33,925 --> 00:04:35,970 to the city's mainframe by exploiting 67 00:04:35,971 --> 00:04:37,493 a backdoor glitch that, until now, 68 00:04:37,494 --> 00:04:39,060 we didn't even know was there. 69 00:04:39,061 --> 00:04:40,888 So whoever murdered her was either an expert hacker 70 00:04:40,889 --> 00:04:42,933 or paid someone who is to cover their tracks. 71 00:04:42,934 --> 00:04:44,326 Looks like finding her killer is not 72 00:04:44,327 --> 00:04:45,936 gonna be so easy after all. 73 00:04:45,937 --> 00:04:52,552 We were able to recover her texts from the cloud. 74 00:04:52,553 --> 00:04:54,467 All right, so the last text she sent 75 00:04:54,468 --> 00:04:56,382 was to a Vanessa Barret 76 00:04:56,383 --> 00:04:58,471 only a few minutes before she was killed. 77 00:04:58,472 --> 00:05:00,299 "Call me ASAP. 78 00:05:00,300 --> 00:05:02,039 I need to talk to you." 79 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:03,781 That sounds urgent. 80 00:05:06,828 --> 00:05:10,918 We worked together at Utomnia. 81 00:05:10,919 --> 00:05:15,662 I was the chief technology officer. 82 00:05:15,663 --> 00:05:17,054 - Why don't you take a seat? - Thank you. 83 00:05:17,055 --> 00:05:18,708 Technically, I was her boss, 84 00:05:18,709 --> 00:05:21,058 but it should have been the other way around. 85 00:05:21,059 --> 00:05:22,799 She's really talented. 86 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,193 Looks like you got out of the security game. 87 00:05:25,194 --> 00:05:28,457 Yeah, I--sorry. 88 00:05:28,458 --> 00:05:33,506 I came over here a year ago to take the CTO position. 89 00:05:33,507 --> 00:05:38,641 We are a startup trying to create efficiencies 90 00:05:38,642 --> 00:05:40,991 in the women's health care space. 91 00:05:40,992 --> 00:05:42,515 And you and Natalie stayed in touch? 92 00:05:42,516 --> 00:05:47,476 Mm-hmm. Yeah. We're friends. Good friends. 93 00:05:47,477 --> 00:05:49,609 Do you have any idea 94 00:05:49,610 --> 00:05:51,741 what that text might have been about? 95 00:05:51,742 --> 00:05:55,876 No, I-- she left me a voicemail, too, 96 00:05:55,877 --> 00:05:58,748 saying the same thing, that, uh-- 97 00:05:58,749 --> 00:06:00,837 that she needed to talk to me. 98 00:06:00,838 --> 00:06:03,492 I hadn't had a chance to respond. 99 00:06:03,493 --> 00:06:06,713 I was flying home from a conference in Sweden. 100 00:06:06,714 --> 00:06:09,280 I landed late last night. 101 00:06:09,281 --> 00:06:11,848 Are you aware of any problems she was having? 102 00:06:11,849 --> 00:06:14,895 Anyone who might have wanted to hurt her? 103 00:06:14,896 --> 00:06:17,506 She did go through a bad breakup 104 00:06:17,507 --> 00:06:22,903 a few months ago with a guy named Patrick. 105 00:06:22,904 --> 00:06:25,732 He works in cybersecurity. 106 00:06:25,733 --> 00:06:26,863 She dumped him. 107 00:06:26,864 --> 00:06:28,430 I guess he didn't take it well. 108 00:06:28,431 --> 00:06:33,915 And she told me that he said some pretty terrible things. 109 00:06:37,005 --> 00:06:39,310 When was the last time you spoke to her? 110 00:06:39,311 --> 00:06:40,442 Three months ago. 111 00:06:40,443 --> 00:06:41,965 She asked me to leave her alone, 112 00:06:41,966 --> 00:06:43,750 and I respected her wishes. 113 00:06:43,751 --> 00:06:47,057 Truth is, she had major trust issues with men. 114 00:06:47,058 --> 00:06:48,842 But she came by them honestly. 115 00:06:48,843 --> 00:06:50,104 What does that mean? 116 00:06:50,105 --> 00:06:51,453 Before she worked for Utomnia, 117 00:06:51,454 --> 00:06:53,455 Natalie was a video game designer. 118 00:06:53,456 --> 00:06:57,416 A few years back, she got a lot of hate online. 119 00:06:57,417 --> 00:06:59,374 - Gamergaters? - Yeah. 120 00:06:59,375 --> 00:07:00,897 Help me out here. 121 00:07:00,898 --> 00:07:02,769 A bunch of video game bro-types started going after 122 00:07:02,770 --> 00:07:04,945 prominent women who worked in the industry, 123 00:07:04,946 --> 00:07:06,686 attacking them online. 124 00:07:06,687 --> 00:07:08,209 You know about this stuff, huh? 125 00:07:08,210 --> 00:07:09,819 I'm a single man in his 30s. 126 00:07:09,820 --> 00:07:12,431 I play a lot of video games. 127 00:07:12,432 --> 00:07:14,084 I did some digging online. 128 00:07:14,085 --> 00:07:16,304 Found a Reddit thread of Gamergate dudes 129 00:07:16,305 --> 00:07:17,653 still trolling our vic. 130 00:07:17,654 --> 00:07:18,872 All these years later, 131 00:07:18,873 --> 00:07:21,004 these guys are still mad because why? 132 00:07:21,005 --> 00:07:22,745 Because ladies like to play video games too? 133 00:07:22,746 --> 00:07:24,660 - Yeah. - A bunch of grown-ass men 134 00:07:24,661 --> 00:07:25,966 hanging a sign on their clubhouse 135 00:07:25,967 --> 00:07:27,315 that says "girls not allowed." 136 00:07:27,316 --> 00:07:28,925 I mean, it's the lamest thing I've ever heard. 137 00:07:28,926 --> 00:07:30,579 Yeah, some of these women had to change their identities, 138 00:07:30,580 --> 00:07:31,754 move to new towns. 139 00:07:31,755 --> 00:07:33,452 How does it even get to that level? 140 00:07:33,453 --> 00:07:35,454 Incels getting on their headsets, 141 00:07:35,455 --> 00:07:36,846 hyping each other up. 142 00:07:36,847 --> 00:07:38,457 And these are your people, huh? 143 00:07:38,458 --> 00:07:40,459 Mm-mm. I play solo, dawg. 144 00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:42,199 Check it out. 145 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:44,201 A user named Tanner Lovell 146 00:07:44,202 --> 00:07:46,552 threatened Natalie three days ago. 147 00:07:46,553 --> 00:07:49,946 And according to his profile, he lives in Queens. 148 00:07:49,947 --> 00:07:52,254 Calls himself a master hacker. 149 00:08:05,572 --> 00:08:06,789 Let's try around back. 150 00:08:18,802 --> 00:08:21,848 - Did you hear that? - Yeah. 151 00:08:49,572 --> 00:08:52,008 NYPD, turn around and put your hands in the air. 152 00:08:52,009 --> 00:08:53,836 Said put your hands up! 153 00:08:53,837 --> 00:08:54,924 Drop that weapon! 154 00:08:54,925 --> 00:08:56,447 Don't shoot! It's not a weapon! 155 00:09:01,802 --> 00:09:04,325 Yo, what the hell, man? 156 00:09:19,689 --> 00:09:22,125 "Natalie Wallis walks around thinking she knows what's up. 157 00:09:22,126 --> 00:09:23,779 "Let's see how mouthy the bitch is 158 00:09:23,780 --> 00:09:27,609 when she fills the cold metal of my Glock on her forehead." 159 00:09:27,610 --> 00:09:29,611 You own a Glock, Tanner? 160 00:09:29,612 --> 00:09:32,048 No, not a real one. 161 00:09:32,049 --> 00:09:33,920 You posted this three days ago. 162 00:09:33,921 --> 00:09:36,749 Last night, Natalie was shot and killed. 163 00:09:36,750 --> 00:09:38,185 Wait, what? 164 00:09:38,186 --> 00:09:39,360 That wasn't me. I didn't-- 165 00:09:39,361 --> 00:09:40,579 We know you hated her, Tanner. 166 00:09:40,580 --> 00:09:42,929 We've already been through your Reddit. 167 00:09:42,930 --> 00:09:46,497 She worked for the company that made my favorite game. 168 00:09:46,498 --> 00:09:49,588 She talked some nonsense about the depiction of women 169 00:09:49,589 --> 00:09:51,154 being offensive. 170 00:09:51,155 --> 00:09:53,635 She didn't even work for the company anymore, man. 171 00:09:53,636 --> 00:09:55,985 Yet you still targeted her. Why? 172 00:09:55,986 --> 00:09:57,900 Is it because she posted this photo of you? 173 00:09:57,901 --> 00:09:59,119 Oh, I love this. 174 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:00,424 "This is a real man 175 00:10:00,425 --> 00:10:02,122 the way a chihuahua is a real guard dog." 176 00:10:02,123 --> 00:10:03,471 I mean, that's funny. 177 00:10:03,472 --> 00:10:05,691 Must be why it got over 30,000 likes. 178 00:10:05,692 --> 00:10:07,606 Mm-mm. She humiliated you, huh? 179 00:10:07,607 --> 00:10:09,564 Owned you in front of your incel buddies. 180 00:10:09,565 --> 00:10:11,871 No, we know that you knew where she lived, Tanner. 181 00:10:11,872 --> 00:10:13,263 You posted it online, you piece of-- 182 00:10:13,264 --> 00:10:14,830 Okay! Okay! 183 00:10:14,831 --> 00:10:16,789 But I never went there! 184 00:10:16,790 --> 00:10:18,225 - Really? - No! 185 00:10:18,226 --> 00:10:20,662 No, I wanted to. 186 00:10:20,663 --> 00:10:21,750 Look, look. 187 00:10:21,751 --> 00:10:22,925 I hated that slut. 188 00:10:22,926 --> 00:10:25,537 But--but-- - Hey, watch yourself. 189 00:10:27,452 --> 00:10:30,759 Every time, when I tried to work up the nerve 190 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:33,414 to even go, I couldn't. 191 00:10:33,415 --> 00:10:35,198 I chickened out. 192 00:10:35,199 --> 00:10:37,679 Where were you last night around 11:30? 193 00:10:37,680 --> 00:10:41,204 I was playing in a "Magic: the Gathering" tournament. 194 00:10:41,205 --> 00:10:42,641 I made it to the last round, 195 00:10:42,642 --> 00:10:45,209 and I didn't get out until after midnight. 196 00:10:48,299 --> 00:10:50,213 I spoke to the tournament organizer. 197 00:10:50,214 --> 00:10:52,825 Tanner Lovell's alibi is legit. 198 00:10:52,826 --> 00:10:54,391 That tracks. 199 00:10:54,392 --> 00:10:56,611 While you were doing that, the lab results came in. 200 00:10:56,612 --> 00:10:59,222 Hair on the vic belongs to a Caucasian male. 201 00:10:59,223 --> 00:11:01,398 So we're looking for a white guy. 202 00:11:01,399 --> 00:11:04,097 Guys, something's happening. 203 00:11:04,098 --> 00:11:05,272 What's going on? 204 00:11:05,273 --> 00:11:06,665 I was going through the vic's emails 205 00:11:06,666 --> 00:11:07,840 when all of a sudden, a bunch of them 206 00:11:07,841 --> 00:11:09,276 just started disappearing. 207 00:11:09,277 --> 00:11:10,886 Look. 208 00:11:10,887 --> 00:11:12,366 It's happening right now? 209 00:11:12,367 --> 00:11:14,542 I think someone might be remotely deleting them. 210 00:11:14,543 --> 00:11:15,543 Can you stop it? 211 00:11:15,544 --> 00:11:16,805 No, I tried. 212 00:11:16,806 --> 00:11:18,241 Can you recover them from the trash? 213 00:11:18,242 --> 00:11:19,852 They're not there either. 214 00:11:19,853 --> 00:11:21,810 Is there any pattern as to which emails are being deleted? 215 00:11:21,811 --> 00:11:24,334 Yeah, it looks like it's all the ones with the purple label. 216 00:11:24,335 --> 00:11:26,075 That's her work tab. 217 00:11:26,076 --> 00:11:28,382 So someone's working overtime to scrub Natalie's email 218 00:11:28,383 --> 00:11:30,297 of anything related to Utomnia. 219 00:11:37,174 --> 00:11:39,393 Email deletions are standard protocol. 220 00:11:39,394 --> 00:11:41,787 The system is in place to protect company trade secrets. 221 00:11:41,788 --> 00:11:43,876 Yeah, well, it's impeding a murder investigation. 222 00:11:43,877 --> 00:11:45,573 I don't know what to tell you. 223 00:11:45,574 --> 00:11:47,749 The system is set up to automatically sweep an inbox 224 00:11:47,750 --> 00:11:48,968 once an employee is listed 225 00:11:48,969 --> 00:11:50,665 as no longer working at the company. 226 00:11:50,666 --> 00:11:52,014 Why all the secrecy? 227 00:11:52,015 --> 00:11:53,276 Well, there's a lot of corporate espionage 228 00:11:53,277 --> 00:11:54,843 in this industry. 229 00:11:54,844 --> 00:11:56,323 Detectives, Marius Cole. 230 00:11:56,324 --> 00:11:58,847 My office told me you were here. 231 00:11:58,848 --> 00:12:00,544 I'm sorry about the emails. 232 00:12:00,545 --> 00:12:02,546 But I can't imagine that Natalie's murder had 233 00:12:02,547 --> 00:12:04,113 anything to do with her work product. 234 00:12:04,114 --> 00:12:05,593 That's for us to determine. 235 00:12:05,594 --> 00:12:06,942 Of course. 236 00:12:06,943 --> 00:12:08,857 Thank you, Juvaria. I'll take it from here. 237 00:12:08,858 --> 00:12:10,424 Please. 238 00:12:10,425 --> 00:12:12,731 The last thing I wanna do is hinder an investigation. 239 00:12:12,732 --> 00:12:15,516 Natalie was amazing, brilliant, truly one of a kind, 240 00:12:15,517 --> 00:12:17,083 believe me. 241 00:12:17,084 --> 00:12:19,302 Any way that I can help, I mean, just say the word. 242 00:12:19,303 --> 00:12:21,609 What was Natalie doing for you, specifically? 243 00:12:21,610 --> 00:12:23,176 Again, I'm sorry. 244 00:12:23,177 --> 00:12:25,221 Unless you have a specific warrant for something, 245 00:12:25,222 --> 00:12:29,399 it would be irresponsible of me to divulge any company secrets. 246 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,228 Although, I can tell you that we recently had 247 00:12:32,229 --> 00:12:34,927 to fire somebody on her team. 248 00:12:34,928 --> 00:12:39,845 He was caught leaking sensitive company data to the press. 249 00:12:39,846 --> 00:12:42,673 He was furious, and he blamed Natalie. 250 00:12:42,674 --> 00:12:45,372 She blocked me from doing the public a service. 251 00:12:45,373 --> 00:12:47,940 The stuff Utomnia is up to is terrifying. 252 00:12:47,941 --> 00:12:50,464 And people need to know. - Really? Like what? 253 00:12:50,465 --> 00:12:52,683 Iris scanning, facial rec, phone hacking, 254 00:12:52,684 --> 00:12:53,989 location data scraping. 255 00:12:53,990 --> 00:12:56,209 That stuff has existed for years, man. 256 00:12:56,210 --> 00:12:58,733 Sure, but Utomnia is consolidating 257 00:12:58,734 --> 00:13:02,781 all the information into one giant database powered by AI 258 00:13:02,782 --> 00:13:05,044 and selling the data to the highest bidder. 259 00:13:05,045 --> 00:13:08,090 Marius Cole is completely eradicating 260 00:13:08,091 --> 00:13:09,439 the basic concept of privacy, 261 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:11,267 and people don't even realize it. 262 00:13:11,268 --> 00:13:13,313 So you see yourself as a whistleblower? 263 00:13:13,314 --> 00:13:16,142 I tried, but Natalie caught me. 264 00:13:16,143 --> 00:13:17,839 So because of Natalie, you're facing 265 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:19,232 some pretty stiff penalties, huh? 266 00:13:19,233 --> 00:13:21,016 I wouldn't hurt Natalie, for God's sake. 267 00:13:21,017 --> 00:13:23,366 I'm the good guy here, not the villain. 268 00:13:23,367 --> 00:13:26,195 Ooh, people who say that make me nervous. 269 00:13:26,196 --> 00:13:28,284 I didn't blame Natalie. 270 00:13:28,285 --> 00:13:30,591 She was a total techno-optimist. 271 00:13:30,592 --> 00:13:32,985 She truly believed that, if it were harder for bad people 272 00:13:32,986 --> 00:13:35,204 to hide, the world would be a safer place. 273 00:13:35,205 --> 00:13:37,772 All that being said, where were you two nights ago? 274 00:13:37,773 --> 00:13:40,514 I was at a concert at Madison Square Garden. 275 00:13:40,515 --> 00:13:42,124 The amount of surveillance in that place, 276 00:13:42,125 --> 00:13:43,866 you can verify that 100 different ways. 277 00:13:45,563 --> 00:13:47,303 Okay. We will be in touch. 278 00:13:47,304 --> 00:13:48,914 Oh, wait. 279 00:13:48,915 --> 00:13:52,308 A few days before I was canned, so about a week ago, 280 00:13:52,309 --> 00:13:55,268 I ran into Natalie at a café. 281 00:13:55,269 --> 00:13:56,878 She was with a guy. 282 00:13:56,879 --> 00:13:59,925 And when I went over to say hi, she got super weird. 283 00:13:59,926 --> 00:14:01,491 Do you know who the guy was? 284 00:14:01,492 --> 00:14:02,797 I didn't recognize him. 285 00:14:02,798 --> 00:14:07,367 But something about the vibe was off. 286 00:14:07,368 --> 00:14:09,848 I got the security video from the café. 287 00:14:09,849 --> 00:14:12,328 All right. Good. 288 00:14:12,329 --> 00:14:16,593 So this is the date and time our wannabe whistleblower 289 00:14:16,594 --> 00:14:19,119 said he ran into Natalie and the mystery man. 290 00:14:21,469 --> 00:14:22,862 Oh, there he is right there. 291 00:14:26,866 --> 00:14:28,823 And there she is. 292 00:14:38,355 --> 00:14:39,703 Looks like she's crying. 293 00:14:39,704 --> 00:14:41,705 Can you zoom in on the guy's face? 294 00:14:41,706 --> 00:14:43,665 I'll run facial rec. 295 00:14:49,497 --> 00:14:51,063 Sean Morris. 296 00:14:51,064 --> 00:14:52,673 I'm Detective Riley. 297 00:14:52,674 --> 00:14:54,805 This is Detective Walker, NYPD. 298 00:14:54,806 --> 00:14:57,591 We'd like to ask you a few questions about Natalie Wallis. 299 00:14:57,592 --> 00:14:59,114 Oh, good. 300 00:14:59,115 --> 00:15:01,203 I'm glad to hear she went through with it. 301 00:15:01,204 --> 00:15:03,119 Went through with what? 302 00:15:04,642 --> 00:15:06,121 Wait, what is this about? 303 00:15:06,122 --> 00:15:07,949 We're Homicide detectives. 304 00:15:07,950 --> 00:15:10,909 Natalie Wallis was murdered two nights ago. 305 00:15:10,910 --> 00:15:12,998 Oh, my God. 306 00:15:12,999 --> 00:15:14,129 I didn't know. 307 00:15:14,130 --> 00:15:17,089 I've been at a yoga retreat. 308 00:15:17,090 --> 00:15:19,787 I was with her earlier that day. 309 00:15:19,788 --> 00:15:22,442 Were you two in a relationship? 310 00:15:22,443 --> 00:15:25,445 What--oh, God. No. 311 00:15:25,446 --> 00:15:27,664 I'm gay. 312 00:15:27,665 --> 00:15:30,754 I'm a trauma counselor at the Midtown Women's Clinic. 313 00:15:30,755 --> 00:15:32,191 I was helping her. 314 00:15:32,192 --> 00:15:34,280 Helping her with what? 315 00:15:34,281 --> 00:15:36,760 Natalie was sexually assaulted 316 00:15:36,761 --> 00:15:38,327 about a month ago. 317 00:15:38,328 --> 00:15:40,286 And when we last spoke, 318 00:15:40,287 --> 00:15:43,028 she said she was gonna go to the police. 319 00:15:53,604 --> 00:15:55,692 You said the rape occurred a month prior to her murder. 320 00:15:55,693 --> 00:15:57,346 That's what we were told. 321 00:15:57,347 --> 00:15:59,479 Normally, what we see with a post-sexual-assault situation 322 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,569 are lacerations or abrasions to the posterior fourchette 323 00:16:02,570 --> 00:16:04,310 or the fossa navicularis. 324 00:16:04,311 --> 00:16:06,312 But because of the increased blood flow to those areas 325 00:16:06,313 --> 00:16:08,879 naturally, they tend to heal quickly. 326 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:10,707 Unless the injuries are severe, they usually abate 327 00:16:10,708 --> 00:16:12,057 within a week or two. 328 00:16:12,058 --> 00:16:13,406 So you can't tell us one way or the other? 329 00:16:13,407 --> 00:16:14,842 Not conclusively. 330 00:16:14,843 --> 00:16:17,453 But I was able to perform a secondary examination 331 00:16:17,454 --> 00:16:19,107 and found something else. 332 00:16:19,108 --> 00:16:22,415 You see this slight discoloration here and here? 333 00:16:22,416 --> 00:16:24,460 - Not really. - It's very faint. 334 00:16:24,461 --> 00:16:26,985 But it appears to be ecchymosis. 335 00:16:26,986 --> 00:16:29,813 That's the yellowing you see at the very final stages 336 00:16:29,814 --> 00:16:31,815 of the body breaking down hemoglobin 337 00:16:31,816 --> 00:16:33,165 pooled under the skin. 338 00:16:33,166 --> 00:16:34,775 So she had bruises. 339 00:16:34,776 --> 00:16:36,733 On both wrists and her throat, 340 00:16:36,734 --> 00:16:38,039 almost completely healed, 341 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:39,649 which is why we didn't catch it initially. 342 00:16:39,650 --> 00:16:41,825 - Okay. Anything else? - Yes. 343 00:16:41,826 --> 00:16:44,437 She tested positive for hepatitis B. 344 00:16:44,438 --> 00:16:45,873 Appears to be recent too. 345 00:16:45,874 --> 00:16:47,222 According to her medical records, 346 00:16:47,223 --> 00:16:48,919 she tested negative for all STDs 347 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:51,400 at her last checkup three months ago. 348 00:16:51,401 --> 00:16:52,967 All right. Thanks, Doc. 349 00:16:52,968 --> 00:16:54,316 Thank you. 350 00:16:54,317 --> 00:16:56,797 So her rapist figures out somehow 351 00:16:56,798 --> 00:16:58,625 that she was gonna report him 352 00:16:58,626 --> 00:17:01,497 and kills her before she gets the chance. 353 00:17:01,498 --> 00:17:02,890 We know when the rape occurred, 354 00:17:02,891 --> 00:17:04,413 so we just need to retrace her steps that day, 355 00:17:04,414 --> 00:17:07,068 find out who she was with. 356 00:17:07,069 --> 00:17:08,852 October 17th, you said? 357 00:17:08,853 --> 00:17:10,637 Yeah, according to Natalie's calendar app, 358 00:17:10,638 --> 00:17:11,942 you two had dinner that night? 359 00:17:11,943 --> 00:17:13,814 Yeah, yeah, I remember we went 360 00:17:13,815 --> 00:17:17,165 to a new Mediterranean place that she'd been wanting to try. 361 00:17:17,166 --> 00:17:19,080 Here you go. Thank you so much. 362 00:17:19,081 --> 00:17:21,778 What does this have to do with her murder? 363 00:17:21,779 --> 00:17:23,215 What was her mood like that night? 364 00:17:23,216 --> 00:17:24,520 Her--her mood? 365 00:17:24,521 --> 00:17:26,435 Yeah, did she seem upset? 366 00:17:26,436 --> 00:17:28,176 Mention any problems she was having? 367 00:17:28,177 --> 00:17:29,656 No. 368 00:17:29,657 --> 00:17:32,137 No, we mostly just talked about the reality shows 369 00:17:32,138 --> 00:17:36,489 we were watching and bitched about our jobs. 370 00:17:36,490 --> 00:17:39,796 She mention anything about a sexual assault? 371 00:17:39,797 --> 00:17:43,148 What? No. 372 00:17:43,149 --> 00:17:46,542 Why? Did something happen? 373 00:17:46,543 --> 00:17:48,371 We're not sure. 374 00:17:50,895 --> 00:17:53,159 What happened after dinner that night? 375 00:17:55,030 --> 00:17:56,422 Nothing. 376 00:17:56,423 --> 00:17:59,381 She had to leave early because of some sort 377 00:17:59,382 --> 00:18:01,122 of emergency that came up with one of the projects 378 00:18:01,123 --> 00:18:03,298 she was working on. 379 00:18:03,299 --> 00:18:04,821 So she went back to the Utomnia office? 380 00:18:04,822 --> 00:18:06,084 Mm-hmm. 381 00:18:06,085 --> 00:18:09,435 Marius texted her while we were eating. 382 00:18:09,436 --> 00:18:11,089 I don't work at the company anymore, 383 00:18:11,090 --> 00:18:13,178 so she couldn't tell me what it was about. 384 00:18:13,179 --> 00:18:17,007 But she had to cut the meal short 385 00:18:17,008 --> 00:18:18,748 to go meet up with him. 386 00:18:22,144 --> 00:18:23,797 What the hell is this? 387 00:18:23,798 --> 00:18:26,930 You have no right to-- this is completely unwarranted! 388 00:18:26,931 --> 00:18:30,282 No, actually, it's entirely warranted, literally. 389 00:18:30,283 --> 00:18:32,110 This is an invasion of my privacy. 390 00:18:32,111 --> 00:18:33,720 Yeah, sucks, doesn't it? 391 00:18:33,721 --> 00:18:36,984 Got a prescription here for lamivudine. 392 00:18:36,985 --> 00:18:38,420 It's got your name on it. 393 00:18:38,421 --> 00:18:39,595 What's that for? 394 00:18:39,596 --> 00:18:41,075 It's none of your damn business. 395 00:18:41,076 --> 00:18:44,122 Well, the internet says hepatitis B medication. 396 00:18:44,123 --> 00:18:47,516 Detectives, we found a box of ammunition under a bed. 397 00:18:47,517 --> 00:18:49,083 9 millimeter. 398 00:18:49,084 --> 00:18:53,783 Same caliber used to kill Natalie Wallis. 399 00:18:53,784 --> 00:18:55,742 - I want my lawyer. - Yeah, I'll bet you do. 400 00:18:55,743 --> 00:18:57,178 Marius Cole, you're under arrest 401 00:18:57,179 --> 00:18:58,875 for the murder of Natalie Wallis. 402 00:18:58,876 --> 00:19:01,574 You have the right to remain silent. 403 00:19:01,575 --> 00:19:03,793 Were the police able to recover the murder weapon? 404 00:19:03,794 --> 00:19:06,579 No, and Marius Cole has never had a firearm 405 00:19:06,580 --> 00:19:07,797 registered in his name. 406 00:19:07,798 --> 00:19:09,059 What about motive? 407 00:19:09,060 --> 00:19:10,974 Cole killed Natalie to stop her 408 00:19:10,975 --> 00:19:13,194 from reporting him for rape. 409 00:19:13,195 --> 00:19:15,109 Can we prove that he raped her? 410 00:19:15,110 --> 00:19:16,502 I think so. 411 00:19:16,503 --> 00:19:18,068 It's all based on circumstantial evidence, 412 00:19:18,069 --> 00:19:19,331 but I think we can get there. 413 00:19:19,332 --> 00:19:20,897 The best news of all is that we can place 414 00:19:20,898 --> 00:19:22,203 Cole at the murder scene. 415 00:19:22,204 --> 00:19:25,075 DNA tests confirmed that the hair recovered 416 00:19:25,076 --> 00:19:27,643 from Natalie's body belongs to him. 417 00:19:27,644 --> 00:19:29,254 It's not a perfect case, 418 00:19:29,255 --> 00:19:31,952 but Cole has no alibi for the night of the murder. 419 00:19:31,953 --> 00:19:34,433 Marius Cole's donated millions to various 420 00:19:34,434 --> 00:19:36,043 female-forward charities. 421 00:19:36,044 --> 00:19:38,480 He's got a big reputation as a liberal feminist ally. 422 00:19:38,481 --> 00:19:41,657 Yeah, which is why we need to bury him. 423 00:19:41,658 --> 00:19:44,007 A wolf in sheep's clothing is gonna kill more sheep 424 00:19:44,008 --> 00:19:45,967 if you give him the chance. 425 00:19:49,927 --> 00:19:51,406 Okay. 426 00:19:51,407 --> 00:19:53,583 Charge him with murder 2. 427 00:19:57,413 --> 00:19:58,892 Ms. Maroun. 428 00:19:58,893 --> 00:20:00,807 Your Honor, the people seek remand. 429 00:20:00,808 --> 00:20:02,417 The defendant is a billionaire. 430 00:20:02,418 --> 00:20:04,550 He has access to a private jet. 431 00:20:04,551 --> 00:20:06,421 There is no amount of bail that could be set 432 00:20:06,422 --> 00:20:08,336 that could prohibit him from fleeing the country. 433 00:20:08,337 --> 00:20:10,251 My client is not going anywhere. 434 00:20:10,252 --> 00:20:12,645 But I'll spare us all the back and forth about bail 435 00:20:12,646 --> 00:20:14,429 because it is a moot point. 436 00:20:14,430 --> 00:20:16,083 The state has no case, 437 00:20:16,084 --> 00:20:19,173 and therefore, I am immediately filing a motion to dismiss. 438 00:20:19,174 --> 00:20:20,566 On what grounds? 439 00:20:20,567 --> 00:20:22,959 We have irrefutable proof that Marius Cole 440 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:25,527 did not commit this murder. 441 00:20:36,539 --> 00:20:39,367 What is it exactly that I'm looking at here, counselor? 442 00:20:39,368 --> 00:20:41,282 Security camera footage from Marius Cole's apartment 443 00:20:41,283 --> 00:20:43,676 that shows he was at home in Tribeca 444 00:20:43,677 --> 00:20:45,504 at the time Natalie Wallis was murdered. 445 00:20:45,505 --> 00:20:47,680 And what, the time stamps in the corner 446 00:20:47,681 --> 00:20:49,377 are supposed to be the proof? 447 00:20:49,378 --> 00:20:53,555 As I detailed in my motion, his brownstone is also equipped 448 00:20:53,556 --> 00:20:56,471 with state-of-the-art bio scanning technology 449 00:20:56,472 --> 00:20:59,866 that tracks all living beings in the home at all times. 450 00:20:59,867 --> 00:21:03,217 And its logs show with a zero degree of uncertainty 451 00:21:03,218 --> 00:21:06,568 that Mr. Cole was in the apartment the entire night. 452 00:21:06,569 --> 00:21:08,788 - Your Honor-- - Proceeding with a trial 453 00:21:08,789 --> 00:21:10,398 would be a colossal waste 454 00:21:10,399 --> 00:21:12,574 of this court's limited resources, 455 00:21:12,575 --> 00:21:14,620 to say nothing of the time and energy 456 00:21:14,621 --> 00:21:17,884 of everyone involved, not least of all my client. 457 00:21:17,885 --> 00:21:20,756 Marius Cole is the head of the largest 458 00:21:20,757 --> 00:21:23,324 and the most invasive surveillance tech firm 459 00:21:23,325 --> 00:21:24,847 in the world. 460 00:21:24,848 --> 00:21:27,981 He has the unlimited resources and the know-how 461 00:21:27,982 --> 00:21:31,376 to fabricate all of this-- this so-called evidence. 462 00:21:31,377 --> 00:21:33,203 Given the preponderance of it, 463 00:21:33,204 --> 00:21:36,555 there is no way a jury gets around reasonable doubt. 464 00:21:36,556 --> 00:21:38,948 Oh, they will, once I debunk it all, 465 00:21:38,949 --> 00:21:40,210 which is why they're trying to have 466 00:21:40,211 --> 00:21:42,300 this case tossed on a motion. 467 00:21:42,301 --> 00:21:44,432 I agree with Mr. Price. 468 00:21:44,433 --> 00:21:47,261 You're welcome to present this evidence at trial, Ms. Calhoun, 469 00:21:47,262 --> 00:21:50,439 but there's no way in hell I'm dismissing this case. 470 00:21:57,011 --> 00:21:59,012 I have over 20 years of experience 471 00:21:59,013 --> 00:22:00,970 as a consultant in cybersecurity. 472 00:22:00,971 --> 00:22:04,060 And the NYPD brought you in to advise on this case. 473 00:22:04,061 --> 00:22:05,497 Yes. 474 00:22:05,498 --> 00:22:07,455 Shortly after Natalie Wallis was murdered, 475 00:22:07,456 --> 00:22:10,328 someone hacked into every one of the devices in her home 476 00:22:10,329 --> 00:22:12,330 and erased any data that had been recorded in the hours 477 00:22:12,331 --> 00:22:13,853 surrounding her death. 478 00:22:13,854 --> 00:22:16,595 Including video footage from her security cameras? 479 00:22:16,596 --> 00:22:18,510 They also accessed the city's mainframe 480 00:22:18,511 --> 00:22:20,033 and wiped the street camera footage 481 00:22:20,034 --> 00:22:21,556 from Ms. Wallis's block. 482 00:22:21,557 --> 00:22:23,906 I was brought in to do a digital forensic investigation 483 00:22:23,907 --> 00:22:25,517 to determine who the hacker was. 484 00:22:25,518 --> 00:22:27,214 Were you successful? 485 00:22:27,215 --> 00:22:30,565 No, whoever did it covered their tracks incredibly well. 486 00:22:30,566 --> 00:22:33,568 In your professional opinion, does the defendant have 487 00:22:33,569 --> 00:22:36,005 the skills necessary to have done this? 488 00:22:36,006 --> 00:22:39,182 It's literally a service Utomnia, his company, 489 00:22:39,183 --> 00:22:40,923 offers to its clients. 490 00:22:40,924 --> 00:22:42,795 The level of hacking we're talking about here 491 00:22:42,796 --> 00:22:44,274 for Marius Cole would be like 492 00:22:44,275 --> 00:22:46,364 Stephen Hawking doing a Sudoku. 493 00:22:46,365 --> 00:22:48,844 What about manufacturing evidence, 494 00:22:48,845 --> 00:22:53,109 like video surveillance footage or digital location data. 495 00:22:53,110 --> 00:22:54,763 Is that also something Utomnia does? 496 00:22:54,764 --> 00:22:56,374 I don't think they advertise that, 497 00:22:56,375 --> 00:22:58,332 but they certainly have the capabilities. 498 00:22:58,333 --> 00:23:01,857 So hypothetically, the defendant could create 499 00:23:01,858 --> 00:23:04,382 proof for an alibi that was not real. 500 00:23:04,383 --> 00:23:06,384 - Absolutely. - Objection, Your Honor. 501 00:23:06,385 --> 00:23:08,690 Assumes facts not in evidence. 502 00:23:08,691 --> 00:23:12,346 - Sustained. - No further questions. 503 00:23:12,347 --> 00:23:15,349 You have no proof or firsthand knowledge 504 00:23:15,350 --> 00:23:18,004 that Marius Cole tampered with or erased 505 00:23:18,005 --> 00:23:21,094 any evidence pertaining to this case, do you? 506 00:23:21,095 --> 00:23:23,401 No, but I know he's capable of it. 507 00:23:23,402 --> 00:23:28,144 Right, because it's a service his company offers. 508 00:23:28,145 --> 00:23:30,582 Do you know how many employees there are at Utomnia? 509 00:23:30,583 --> 00:23:31,844 I do not. 510 00:23:31,845 --> 00:23:34,150 4,854. 511 00:23:34,151 --> 00:23:37,371 Presumably, many of them possess the same capabilities. 512 00:23:37,372 --> 00:23:38,938 Yes, presumably. 513 00:23:38,939 --> 00:23:42,202 And what about people not employed by any company? 514 00:23:42,203 --> 00:23:46,554 In your experience, are there private citizens 515 00:23:46,555 --> 00:23:50,776 that possess the skills necessary to erase 516 00:23:50,777 --> 00:23:52,212 the data in question? 517 00:23:52,213 --> 00:23:53,474 Of course. 518 00:23:53,475 --> 00:23:55,084 And you have no knowledge of anything 519 00:23:55,085 --> 00:23:58,044 that specifically implicates my client 520 00:23:58,045 --> 00:24:00,307 in the murder of Natalie Wallis? 521 00:24:00,308 --> 00:24:01,700 No. 522 00:24:01,701 --> 00:24:04,920 So you're here merely to testify to the fact 523 00:24:04,921 --> 00:24:09,272 that hacking is something that exists in the world. 524 00:24:09,273 --> 00:24:10,752 Duly noted. 525 00:24:10,753 --> 00:24:12,494 No further questions. 526 00:24:16,933 --> 00:24:19,718 About halfway through the meal, Natalie got a text. 527 00:24:19,719 --> 00:24:21,415 She said it was Marius 528 00:24:21,416 --> 00:24:23,243 and that she had to go back to the office. 529 00:24:23,244 --> 00:24:24,592 Did she say why? 530 00:24:24,593 --> 00:24:26,942 No, some sort of work emergency. 531 00:24:26,943 --> 00:24:29,467 She couldn't give me the details 532 00:24:29,468 --> 00:24:31,599 because I didn't work at the company anymore. 533 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:37,953 Marius is brutal when it comes to enforcing NDAs. 534 00:24:37,954 --> 00:24:40,042 So she left your dinner early, 535 00:24:40,043 --> 00:24:42,131 and she told you that she was going 536 00:24:42,132 --> 00:24:43,872 to meet with the defendant. 537 00:24:43,873 --> 00:24:45,221 Yes. 538 00:24:45,222 --> 00:24:47,136 Do you remember what day this was? 539 00:24:47,137 --> 00:24:49,095 October 17th. 540 00:24:49,096 --> 00:24:52,794 Thank you. No further questions. 541 00:24:52,795 --> 00:24:55,841 We have no questions for this witness. 542 00:24:55,842 --> 00:24:58,539 You may be excused. 543 00:24:58,540 --> 00:25:01,281 You may call your next witness, Mr. Price. 544 00:25:01,282 --> 00:25:05,677 People call Sean Morris to the stand. 545 00:25:05,678 --> 00:25:08,506 Did Natalie Wallis share any details with you 546 00:25:08,507 --> 00:25:09,855 about her sexual assault? 547 00:25:09,856 --> 00:25:11,378 Objection. Hearsay. 548 00:25:11,379 --> 00:25:13,206 It speaks to Natalie Wallis's state of mind 549 00:25:13,207 --> 00:25:14,860 at the time of her murder and is not offered 550 00:25:14,861 --> 00:25:16,122 for the truth of the matter. 551 00:25:16,123 --> 00:25:17,297 Overruled. 552 00:25:17,298 --> 00:25:19,125 The witness may answer. 553 00:25:19,126 --> 00:25:20,779 Yes. 554 00:25:20,780 --> 00:25:23,999 She said that she was raped by someone she knew well, 555 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:26,262 someone she trusted. 556 00:25:26,263 --> 00:25:28,482 She said that he gave her a drink. 557 00:25:28,483 --> 00:25:31,137 But after a few sips, she started to feel funny. 558 00:25:31,138 --> 00:25:32,747 So she stopped drinking. 559 00:25:32,748 --> 00:25:36,142 He got mad, insisted she drink it. 560 00:25:36,143 --> 00:25:38,536 So he tried to drug her. 561 00:25:38,537 --> 00:25:41,364 And when that didn't work, he threw the glass 562 00:25:41,365 --> 00:25:45,020 against the wall and screamed that he was in control, 563 00:25:45,021 --> 00:25:47,109 that she had to do what he said. 564 00:25:47,110 --> 00:25:49,721 And then what happened? 565 00:25:49,722 --> 00:25:51,766 She tried to leave. 566 00:25:51,767 --> 00:25:55,378 But he grabbed her by the throat, 567 00:25:55,379 --> 00:25:59,078 tied her hands behind her back with a belt, 568 00:25:59,079 --> 00:26:04,257 and then he raped her. 569 00:26:04,258 --> 00:26:08,087 She said that he whispered in her ear the entire time, 570 00:26:08,088 --> 00:26:11,003 saying no matter how powerful she thought she was, 571 00:26:11,004 --> 00:26:14,049 he could do whatever he wanted to her. 572 00:26:14,050 --> 00:26:17,531 And he said other things, 573 00:26:17,532 --> 00:26:21,535 things I can't bring myself to repeat. 574 00:26:21,536 --> 00:26:23,581 You develop a thick skin in my line of work, 575 00:26:23,582 --> 00:26:26,671 but even I was... 576 00:26:26,672 --> 00:26:29,325 Did she tell you when this all happened? 577 00:26:29,326 --> 00:26:31,066 October 17th. 578 00:26:31,067 --> 00:26:34,635 And did you meet with her on the day that she was killed? 579 00:26:34,636 --> 00:26:36,158 I did. 580 00:26:36,159 --> 00:26:37,943 In our first session, she wasn't ready 581 00:26:37,944 --> 00:26:39,814 to report her rapist. 582 00:26:39,815 --> 00:26:42,687 It's common for women in her situation, 583 00:26:42,688 --> 00:26:46,168 especially high-powered women in male-dominated fields. 584 00:26:46,169 --> 00:26:48,954 She was still processing her grief, 585 00:26:48,955 --> 00:26:53,306 feeling a sense of shame, of guilt. 586 00:26:53,307 --> 00:26:54,742 But in our last session, 587 00:26:54,743 --> 00:26:57,136 she said she was ready to report it to the police. 588 00:26:57,137 --> 00:26:59,051 Did she tell you when she was gonna do that? 589 00:26:59,052 --> 00:27:00,618 The next day. 590 00:27:00,619 --> 00:27:04,796 But someone killed her before she got the chance. 591 00:27:04,797 --> 00:27:07,233 No further questions. 592 00:27:07,234 --> 00:27:10,149 Did Ms. Wallis tell you the name of her attacker? 593 00:27:10,150 --> 00:27:11,498 No. 594 00:27:11,499 --> 00:27:13,108 She gave you all those details 595 00:27:13,109 --> 00:27:15,197 but left that one out. 596 00:27:15,198 --> 00:27:17,809 Well, like I said, she wasn't ready to report it at first. 597 00:27:17,810 --> 00:27:21,595 And nothing you shared specifically points 598 00:27:21,596 --> 00:27:24,816 to my client being the one who raped her. 599 00:27:24,817 --> 00:27:28,776 In fact, because she never sought medical attention, 600 00:27:28,777 --> 00:27:34,086 there's no factual record that a rape even ever occurred. 601 00:27:34,087 --> 00:27:37,655 I sat with her for hours as she shook 602 00:27:37,656 --> 00:27:43,356 with fear and rage and pain. 603 00:27:43,357 --> 00:27:45,750 I can assure you, it happened. 604 00:27:45,751 --> 00:27:48,666 That may be so. 605 00:27:48,667 --> 00:27:52,974 But my client had nothing to do with it. 606 00:27:52,975 --> 00:27:55,499 No further questions. 607 00:27:58,589 --> 00:28:00,852 Excuse me. 608 00:28:00,853 --> 00:28:02,288 Hi. 609 00:28:02,289 --> 00:28:05,595 You did great back there. 610 00:28:05,596 --> 00:28:08,337 Here. 611 00:28:08,338 --> 00:28:11,776 They always claim mascara is waterproof, 612 00:28:11,777 --> 00:28:17,564 but in my experience, there's no such thing. 613 00:28:17,565 --> 00:28:19,305 Thank you. 614 00:28:19,306 --> 00:28:21,263 So embarrassing. 615 00:28:21,264 --> 00:28:22,700 No. 616 00:28:22,701 --> 00:28:24,919 It's hard to hear. 617 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:28,575 Oh, God. I just keep--I-- 618 00:28:28,576 --> 00:28:30,142 What? 619 00:28:30,143 --> 00:28:35,713 I'm the one who hired Natalie to work at Utomnia. 620 00:28:35,714 --> 00:28:40,413 Of course, I didn't know at the time that Marius-- 621 00:28:40,414 --> 00:28:42,197 but she was my best friend. 622 00:28:42,198 --> 00:28:45,026 And it's my fault. And I should have tried-- 623 00:28:45,027 --> 00:28:47,420 No, don't go there, please. 624 00:28:47,421 --> 00:28:49,204 Easy for you to say. 625 00:28:49,205 --> 00:28:51,511 No, I get it. 626 00:28:51,512 --> 00:28:53,861 Trust me. 627 00:28:53,862 --> 00:28:58,126 I had a similar thing happen to a loved one. 628 00:28:58,127 --> 00:29:01,129 I spent years trying to blame myself. 629 00:29:04,046 --> 00:29:08,050 Marius Cole is the monster here, not you. 630 00:29:11,140 --> 00:29:12,924 And I'm gonna do everything I can 631 00:29:12,925 --> 00:29:16,623 to put him where he belongs. 632 00:29:16,624 --> 00:29:17,798 Thank you. 633 00:29:17,799 --> 00:29:20,627 But I--but I-- 634 00:29:20,628 --> 00:29:23,804 I don't think I can watch any more of this. 635 00:29:30,203 --> 00:29:32,944 Part of my job as the CEO of Utomnia 636 00:29:32,945 --> 00:29:36,034 is cultivating new business, which means wining and dining 637 00:29:36,035 --> 00:29:37,818 the people in charge of handing out 638 00:29:37,819 --> 00:29:40,473 government and private defense contracts. 639 00:29:40,474 --> 00:29:42,083 Last year, I had a potential client 640 00:29:42,084 --> 00:29:44,782 that wanted to discuss business on a shooting range. 641 00:29:44,783 --> 00:29:46,914 The range made you purchase ammunition, 642 00:29:46,915 --> 00:29:48,437 and I ended up with extra. 643 00:29:48,438 --> 00:29:50,178 So that's why the police found 644 00:29:50,179 --> 00:29:52,702 9 millimeter bullets in your home. 645 00:29:52,703 --> 00:29:55,705 Yeah, but I don't even have a gun to shoot them with. 646 00:29:55,706 --> 00:29:58,708 I've never fired a weapon outside of a shooting range. 647 00:29:58,709 --> 00:30:02,277 Marius, did you rape Natalie Wallis? 648 00:30:02,278 --> 00:30:03,757 God, no. 649 00:30:03,758 --> 00:30:05,803 The prosecution is claiming that was your motive 650 00:30:05,804 --> 00:30:08,022 for wanting her dead, that she was going 651 00:30:08,023 --> 00:30:10,416 to report you for assaulting her. 652 00:30:10,417 --> 00:30:11,983 That's insane. 653 00:30:11,984 --> 00:30:14,463 I would never harm a woman. 654 00:30:14,464 --> 00:30:17,466 I have spent real money and time 655 00:30:17,467 --> 00:30:20,295 not only in programs supporting women in STEM 656 00:30:20,296 --> 00:30:22,689 but in making sure that my companies are a place 657 00:30:22,690 --> 00:30:24,473 where women can feel safe 658 00:30:24,474 --> 00:30:27,041 and have access to equal opportunities. 659 00:30:27,042 --> 00:30:29,348 But your DNA was in her home. 660 00:30:29,349 --> 00:30:31,698 And as the prosecution pointed out, 661 00:30:31,699 --> 00:30:34,353 you were both diagnosed with hepatitis B. 662 00:30:34,354 --> 00:30:37,138 That's correct. 663 00:30:37,139 --> 00:30:40,359 When I told Natalie about my diagnosis, 664 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:43,144 she was very upset. 665 00:30:43,145 --> 00:30:45,320 She had recently been diagnosed as well 666 00:30:45,321 --> 00:30:47,975 but was afraid to tell me. 667 00:30:47,976 --> 00:30:49,847 What are you saying? 668 00:30:49,848 --> 00:30:52,719 I contracted it from her. 669 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:55,156 Natalie and I had been seeing each other for a few months 670 00:30:55,157 --> 00:30:58,029 before she was killed. 671 00:30:58,030 --> 00:30:59,944 We kept the relationship private. 672 00:30:59,945 --> 00:31:03,817 Which explains why your DNA was in her home. 673 00:31:03,818 --> 00:31:06,907 Were you dating at the time of the murder? 674 00:31:06,908 --> 00:31:11,129 No, I called it off about a week before. 675 00:31:11,130 --> 00:31:13,871 We weren't connecting. 676 00:31:13,872 --> 00:31:16,264 Now I know why. 677 00:31:16,265 --> 00:31:19,877 She didn't tell me she had been raped. 678 00:31:19,878 --> 00:31:22,575 If she had, I never would have-- 679 00:31:22,576 --> 00:31:24,882 we could have gotten through that together. 680 00:31:24,883 --> 00:31:28,102 I wish more than anything that we had. 681 00:31:28,103 --> 00:31:29,712 Thank you. 682 00:31:29,713 --> 00:31:32,107 No further questions. 683 00:31:33,761 --> 00:31:39,026 If you and Ms. Wallis had been 684 00:31:39,027 --> 00:31:42,073 seeing each other, as you claim, 685 00:31:42,074 --> 00:31:43,770 why not mention that to the police 686 00:31:43,771 --> 00:31:45,685 when they first spoke to you? 687 00:31:45,686 --> 00:31:47,382 I didn't think it was relevant. 688 00:31:47,383 --> 00:31:50,820 I had no information about who her killer could have been, 689 00:31:50,821 --> 00:31:55,956 and I was grieving the loss of somebody that I loved. 690 00:31:55,957 --> 00:31:57,915 It was personal. 691 00:31:57,916 --> 00:31:59,177 Private. 692 00:31:59,178 --> 00:32:01,483 So you loved Natalie? 693 00:32:01,484 --> 00:32:04,530 Did you ever tell anyone that-- 694 00:32:04,531 --> 00:32:07,707 you ever tell them that the two of you were in a relationship? 695 00:32:07,708 --> 00:32:08,926 No, it was-- 696 00:32:08,927 --> 00:32:10,884 No, it was private. Right. 697 00:32:10,885 --> 00:32:12,233 Sorry. How convenient. 698 00:32:12,234 --> 00:32:14,409 But I can provide plenty of data that shows 699 00:32:14,410 --> 00:32:16,585 that we were spending nights and weekends together, 700 00:32:16,586 --> 00:32:18,239 messages that we sent each other. 701 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:19,458 Things that we've already established 702 00:32:19,459 --> 00:32:21,068 that you can fabricate. 703 00:32:21,069 --> 00:32:24,071 But I'm guessing that not a single person-- 704 00:32:24,072 --> 00:32:27,466 I mean, a real, live person 705 00:32:27,467 --> 00:32:29,903 can actually corroborate your story, 706 00:32:29,904 --> 00:32:32,427 a story which just so happens to explain away 707 00:32:32,428 --> 00:32:34,429 all the evidence against you, 708 00:32:34,430 --> 00:32:37,650 almost as if it were crafted to do exactly that. 709 00:32:37,651 --> 00:32:40,174 Objection, Your Honor. Argumentative. 710 00:32:40,175 --> 00:32:43,612 Sustained. Move on, Mr. Price. 711 00:32:43,613 --> 00:32:45,397 You forced yourself on Natalie, didn't you? 712 00:32:45,398 --> 00:32:46,659 - No. - You raped her. 713 00:32:46,660 --> 00:32:48,530 And then you kept tabs on her. 714 00:32:48,531 --> 00:32:49,967 That's what you do, isn't it? 715 00:32:49,968 --> 00:32:52,360 With your spyware and your high-tech surveillance, 716 00:32:52,361 --> 00:32:55,537 you figured out that she was gonna go to the police. 717 00:32:55,538 --> 00:32:58,932 And so you killed her. 718 00:32:58,933 --> 00:33:02,631 I have never raped anybody in my entire life. 719 00:33:02,632 --> 00:33:06,157 And I swear to you, I did not kill Natalie. 720 00:33:06,158 --> 00:33:08,768 But I would kill the man who did if I could. 721 00:33:15,036 --> 00:33:16,732 How valiant. 722 00:33:16,733 --> 00:33:19,474 No further questions for this witness. 723 00:33:29,746 --> 00:33:31,747 Yes. 724 00:33:31,748 --> 00:33:34,446 No, no. You've been very helpful. 725 00:33:34,447 --> 00:33:36,535 Thank you so much. 726 00:33:36,536 --> 00:33:38,363 That was the shooting range where Cole claims 727 00:33:38,364 --> 00:33:39,973 he bought the ammunition. 728 00:33:39,974 --> 00:33:43,020 Confirmed he was there last spring with a client. 729 00:33:43,021 --> 00:33:45,370 All that proves is that he knows how to shoot a gun 730 00:33:45,371 --> 00:33:47,024 and had bullets. 731 00:33:47,025 --> 00:33:50,636 I'm worried that his story is just plausible enough 732 00:33:50,637 --> 00:33:52,290 to buy him reasonable doubt. 733 00:33:52,291 --> 00:33:56,685 Plus, there's that fake video of him being home all night. 734 00:33:56,686 --> 00:34:00,254 We need to find a way to prove that he is lying. 735 00:34:00,255 --> 00:34:04,258 Well, what we need is another victim. 736 00:34:04,259 --> 00:34:08,088 Guys like this, they don't just do it once. 737 00:34:08,089 --> 00:34:10,264 I agree, but police tried to find other victims. 738 00:34:10,265 --> 00:34:11,396 They came up empty. 739 00:34:11,397 --> 00:34:12,919 Yeah. 740 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:15,574 He loves to make people sign NDAs. 741 00:34:15,575 --> 00:34:19,273 Maybe that's how he's been able to keep other victims quiet? 742 00:34:19,274 --> 00:34:21,797 Yeah, I know it's a thing that happens. 743 00:34:21,798 --> 00:34:23,103 I do. 744 00:34:23,104 --> 00:34:26,411 But as a woman, I just can't imagine 745 00:34:26,412 --> 00:34:29,196 letting a known predator continue to operate 746 00:34:29,197 --> 00:34:31,329 in exchange for money. 747 00:34:31,330 --> 00:34:35,115 If it helps at all, it's probably a lot of money. 748 00:34:35,116 --> 00:34:37,030 I don't care how much he offered. 749 00:34:37,031 --> 00:34:41,688 How can someone, a woman, live with that kind of guilt? 750 00:34:47,259 --> 00:34:49,695 Sam? 751 00:34:49,696 --> 00:34:51,263 What is it? 752 00:34:55,354 --> 00:34:57,572 Cole assaulted you, too, didn't he? 753 00:34:57,573 --> 00:35:01,489 That's--where-- where is this coming from? 754 00:35:01,490 --> 00:35:03,143 You didn't answer my question. 755 00:35:03,144 --> 00:35:05,058 The answer is no. 756 00:35:05,059 --> 00:35:08,149 And I would like you to leave, please. 757 00:35:09,716 --> 00:35:13,893 It's okay, Vanessa. You can be honest with me. 758 00:35:13,894 --> 00:35:16,852 No, I can't. 759 00:35:16,853 --> 00:35:19,769 Because you signed a nondisclosure agreement? 760 00:35:25,253 --> 00:35:27,907 Well, how much did he pay you 761 00:35:27,908 --> 00:35:31,171 to serve up your best friend on a platter? 762 00:35:31,172 --> 00:35:32,346 I didn't serve up anything. 763 00:35:32,347 --> 00:35:34,000 You left her vulnerable. 764 00:35:34,001 --> 00:35:35,698 You didn't warn her. 765 00:35:38,179 --> 00:35:42,791 I don't owe you any explanation. 766 00:35:42,792 --> 00:35:44,271 But it wasn't about the money. 767 00:35:44,272 --> 00:35:46,882 I was humiliated. 768 00:35:46,883 --> 00:35:48,536 I didn't want anyone to know. 769 00:35:48,537 --> 00:35:50,756 I wanted-- 770 00:35:50,757 --> 00:35:52,366 I didn't wanna spend the rest of my life 771 00:35:52,367 --> 00:35:56,544 being defined by what he did to me. 772 00:35:56,545 --> 00:35:59,852 I wanted it to go away forever. 773 00:35:59,853 --> 00:36:01,984 Leaving him to be the next woman's problem. 774 00:36:01,985 --> 00:36:04,465 No, he swore to me he'd never done anything like that before, 775 00:36:04,466 --> 00:36:06,641 and I believed him. 776 00:36:06,642 --> 00:36:08,904 I let myself believe him. 777 00:36:08,905 --> 00:36:11,385 So I took the money, I found a new job, 778 00:36:11,386 --> 00:36:17,391 and I did everything I could 779 00:36:17,392 --> 00:36:20,438 to put that horrible moment behind me. 780 00:36:20,439 --> 00:36:24,791 It is what I needed to do. 781 00:36:26,706 --> 00:36:29,925 Well, right now, 782 00:36:29,926 --> 00:36:32,624 what you need to do is testify. 783 00:36:32,625 --> 00:36:34,539 No, no, I can't. 784 00:36:34,540 --> 00:36:37,194 Don't worry. Your money is safe. 785 00:36:37,195 --> 00:36:39,805 NDAs are not enforceable when testifying about a crime. 786 00:36:39,806 --> 00:36:41,198 It's not about the money. 787 00:36:41,199 --> 00:36:43,983 If people find out that I didn't come forward, 788 00:36:43,984 --> 00:36:47,160 that I took the money, 789 00:36:47,161 --> 00:36:49,162 my career is over. 790 00:36:49,163 --> 00:36:50,903 The press will crucify me. 791 00:36:50,904 --> 00:36:52,296 I will be-- 792 00:36:52,297 --> 00:36:55,342 I will be the enemy of all women. 793 00:36:55,343 --> 00:36:59,390 I work for a company focused on women's health, 794 00:36:59,391 --> 00:37:01,174 for Christ's sake. 795 00:37:01,175 --> 00:37:02,828 Everyone will look at me 796 00:37:02,829 --> 00:37:06,180 the way you're looking at me right now. 797 00:37:07,790 --> 00:37:10,052 Price you pay for taking the money, I suppose. 798 00:37:10,053 --> 00:37:12,011 Mm-mm. That is not fair. 799 00:37:12,012 --> 00:37:15,014 All I have done is pay, 800 00:37:15,015 --> 00:37:19,018 every day, every night. 801 00:37:26,853 --> 00:37:31,596 I took--I took the money 802 00:37:31,597 --> 00:37:35,121 because it felt right. 803 00:37:35,122 --> 00:37:36,731 I don't even know how to describe it. 804 00:37:36,732 --> 00:37:41,301 When he came to me with that offer, 805 00:37:41,302 --> 00:37:43,738 I was struggling. 806 00:37:43,739 --> 00:37:46,829 He had ripped my life apart. 807 00:37:49,702 --> 00:37:51,833 I was just trying to survive. 808 00:38:00,756 --> 00:38:03,672 You said something like this happened to someone you loved? 809 00:38:09,635 --> 00:38:11,680 My sister. 810 00:38:14,770 --> 00:38:18,686 When it happened, who were you worried about? 811 00:38:18,687 --> 00:38:21,559 Her, 812 00:38:21,560 --> 00:38:26,477 or some hypothetical future victim? 813 00:38:32,310 --> 00:38:34,615 We'll subpoena her, force her to take the stand. 814 00:38:34,616 --> 00:38:36,574 Even if we have to treat her as a hostile witness, 815 00:38:36,575 --> 00:38:39,141 her testimony will likely get us a conviction. 816 00:38:39,142 --> 00:38:40,752 I agree. 817 00:38:40,753 --> 00:38:42,841 I understand Ms. Barret not wanting to be publicly shamed, 818 00:38:42,842 --> 00:38:45,452 but we're talking about putting a murderer behind bars here. 819 00:38:45,453 --> 00:38:47,062 Yeah, I get it. 820 00:38:47,063 --> 00:38:51,197 Respectfully, more than either of you, but I-- 821 00:38:51,198 --> 00:38:53,112 But what? 822 00:38:53,113 --> 00:38:54,592 I don't know. 823 00:38:54,593 --> 00:38:59,031 I mean, what she said to me was very compelling. 824 00:38:59,032 --> 00:39:01,338 Are we really gonna further punish a woman 825 00:39:01,339 --> 00:39:03,731 who's already been through so much? 826 00:39:03,732 --> 00:39:05,603 Marius Cole's a sexual predator 827 00:39:05,604 --> 00:39:07,300 and a cold-blooded killer. 828 00:39:07,301 --> 00:39:09,346 We have a duty to protect the public, 829 00:39:09,347 --> 00:39:11,348 to stop him from victimizing anyone else. 830 00:39:11,349 --> 00:39:14,655 At the expense of someone he's already victimized. 831 00:39:14,656 --> 00:39:16,265 And what about our duty to her? 832 00:39:16,266 --> 00:39:18,355 Sam, come on. You said it yourself. 833 00:39:18,356 --> 00:39:21,009 This woman took a payout in exchange for her silence. 834 00:39:21,010 --> 00:39:22,533 And it got another woman killed. 835 00:39:22,534 --> 00:39:24,143 I know. 836 00:39:24,144 --> 00:39:28,016 But I think there's another way we can handle this. 837 00:39:44,686 --> 00:39:47,514 We are open to a plea. 838 00:39:47,515 --> 00:39:48,907 No, thank you. 839 00:39:48,908 --> 00:39:51,476 All rise for the Honorable Judge Dillow. 840 00:39:53,652 --> 00:39:54,956 Court is now in session. 841 00:39:54,957 --> 00:39:57,045 You may be seated. 842 00:39:57,046 --> 00:39:59,483 Mr. Price, I understand you have a point of order? 843 00:39:59,484 --> 00:40:01,398 Yes, Your Honor, the prosecution would like 844 00:40:01,399 --> 00:40:03,312 to call a rebuttal witness. 845 00:40:03,313 --> 00:40:04,749 Vanessa Barret. 846 00:40:21,027 --> 00:40:23,682 Man 1, and we've got a deal. 847 00:40:28,643 --> 00:40:30,602 We're open to murder 2. 848 00:40:32,778 --> 00:40:36,216 Your Honor, we'd like to request a recess. 849 00:40:39,306 --> 00:40:41,829 Cole agreed to plead guilty to second-degree murder 850 00:40:41,830 --> 00:40:44,179 with a recommended sentence of 20 years. 851 00:40:44,180 --> 00:40:45,616 It's not ideal. 852 00:40:45,617 --> 00:40:47,748 But it guarantees he'll be in his late 60s 853 00:40:47,749 --> 00:40:50,403 before he even has a chance to see the light of day again. 854 00:40:50,404 --> 00:40:54,886 I, uh--I appreciate what you did. 855 00:40:54,887 --> 00:40:56,671 I really do. 856 00:41:01,850 --> 00:41:03,155 What would you have done 857 00:41:03,156 --> 00:41:05,332 if Cole's lawyer didn't take the bait? 858 00:41:07,856 --> 00:41:09,466 I'm just glad it all worked out.