1 00:00:05,410 --> 00:00:05,511 . 2 00:00:05,694 --> 00:00:07,379 - In the criminal justice system, 3 00:00:07,446 --> 00:00:08,814 the people are represented 4 00:00:08,847 --> 00:00:11,241 by two separate, yet equally important groups: 5 00:00:11,308 --> 00:00:13,076 the police, who investigate crime, 6 00:00:13,176 --> 00:00:15,979 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 7 00:00:16,013 --> 00:00:19,491 These are their stories. 8 00:00:19,525 --> 00:00:22,311 [dog whimpers] - [exhales] Ooh. 9 00:00:22,344 --> 00:00:24,630 [siren wailing] 10 00:00:24,730 --> 00:00:27,824 [dog whimpering] 11 00:00:29,234 --> 00:00:32,829 - I know, buddy. I know it's cold. 12 00:00:50,856 --> 00:00:53,725 [equipment whirring] 13 00:00:55,294 --> 00:00:56,895 Hello? 14 00:01:13,712 --> 00:01:16,707 Oh, plenty of room at the end. 15 00:01:32,130 --> 00:01:34,383 [dog barking] 16 00:01:34,416 --> 00:01:35,717 Banjo? 17 00:01:35,751 --> 00:01:38,770 [tense music] 18 00:01:40,097 --> 00:01:41,239 What is it, boy? 19 00:01:41,306 --> 00:01:44,943 [dog whimpering] 20 00:01:48,814 --> 00:01:50,032 Ugh. 21 00:01:54,019 --> 00:01:55,621 [groans] 22 00:01:58,690 --> 00:02:01,126 [strains, grunts] 23 00:02:09,451 --> 00:02:12,304 [dramatic music] 24 00:02:12,404 --> 00:02:19,478 ♪ ♪ 25 00:02:56,148 --> 00:02:58,417 - Vagrant flagged down a squad car up the block. 26 00:02:58,483 --> 00:03:01,286 Dude was freaked. Said his dog had found a body. 27 00:03:01,353 --> 00:03:03,422 The little fella's pretty cute. 28 00:03:03,488 --> 00:03:05,682 - The dog or the vagrant? - [chuckles] 29 00:03:05,749 --> 00:03:06,725 Each of these storage spaces 30 00:03:06,825 --> 00:03:10,395 belong to one of the condos upstairs. 31 00:03:10,462 --> 00:03:12,664 - Ooh, damn. Whew. 32 00:03:12,698 --> 00:03:14,299 - Yeah, it's pretty ripe. You're gonna want this. 33 00:03:14,366 --> 00:03:15,901 Helps hide the smell. 34 00:03:16,001 --> 00:03:17,636 - Yeah. I'm good with that, though. 35 00:03:17,769 --> 00:03:19,738 - I'm good too. 36 00:03:19,838 --> 00:03:21,306 - Lock was clipped. 37 00:03:21,339 --> 00:03:25,677 - The door to the exterior was pried open too. 38 00:03:25,744 --> 00:03:27,145 Ew. All right. 39 00:03:27,212 --> 00:03:29,514 [sighs] Female, from the looks of it. 40 00:03:29,581 --> 00:03:32,209 - Not a very tall one if she could fit inside this suitcase. 41 00:03:32,275 --> 00:03:33,844 - No, definitely on the shorter side. 42 00:03:33,877 --> 00:03:35,504 Um, didn't find any ID, 43 00:03:35,537 --> 00:03:37,856 and based on decomposition and the amount of accumulated dust, 44 00:03:37,923 --> 00:03:40,117 I'd say she's been down here a long time. 45 00:03:40,217 --> 00:03:42,194 Like months, not weeks. 46 00:03:42,227 --> 00:03:44,062 - Jesus, somebody just left her down here to rot? 47 00:03:44,129 --> 00:03:45,522 - I can't take this no more, man. 48 00:03:45,555 --> 00:03:46,965 Give me the smell stuff. I changed my mind. 49 00:03:47,032 --> 00:03:50,152 Thank you. [coughs and gags] 50 00:03:51,703 --> 00:03:53,405 [coughing] 51 00:03:53,505 --> 00:03:55,373 We need to talk to whoever owns the apartment 52 00:03:55,407 --> 00:03:57,175 the storage unit 9F belongs to. 53 00:03:57,209 --> 00:03:59,236 - Uh, it's going to be tricky. 54 00:03:59,302 --> 00:04:02,013 9F is owned by a man named Zhang Tao. 55 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:03,381 - Why is that tricky? 56 00:04:03,448 --> 00:04:05,183 - Well, he owns the unit, but he doesn't live in it. 57 00:04:05,217 --> 00:04:08,787 His referral address is in Shanghai. 58 00:04:08,887 --> 00:04:11,123 As far as I know, he's never even set foot in the place. 59 00:04:11,189 --> 00:04:12,924 - So the owner rents it out? 60 00:04:12,991 --> 00:04:15,594 - No, it's just sitting there unoccupied. 61 00:04:15,660 --> 00:04:17,929 It's true for most of the units. 62 00:04:17,996 --> 00:04:20,132 Rich dudes from other countries bought them all up. 63 00:04:20,198 --> 00:04:21,399 - You telling me this giant, 64 00:04:21,433 --> 00:04:22,826 brand-new building is basically empty? 65 00:04:22,926 --> 00:04:23,927 - I guess it's a good investment 66 00:04:23,994 --> 00:04:26,605 or tax shelter or-- I don't know. 67 00:04:26,671 --> 00:04:27,806 Must be a smart money move somehow, 68 00:04:27,873 --> 00:04:29,432 'cause they're all doing it. 69 00:04:29,499 --> 00:04:32,310 - Ah, housing crisis brought to you by conspicuous consumption. 70 00:04:32,410 --> 00:04:34,846 - So who would have access to the basement storage units? 71 00:04:34,913 --> 00:04:37,315 - Well, w-we've currently got about 27 residents 72 00:04:37,415 --> 00:04:40,318 actually living in the units, so any of them, obviously. 73 00:04:40,418 --> 00:04:44,114 But honestly--[sighs] Could have been anyone. 74 00:04:44,181 --> 00:04:45,290 - Narrows it down. 75 00:04:45,390 --> 00:04:46,850 - Yeah, word spread around the neighborhood 76 00:04:46,917 --> 00:04:48,226 about the building being empty, 77 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:50,028 so people keep breaking into the basement. 78 00:04:50,095 --> 00:04:51,329 - Got any cameras down there? 79 00:04:51,396 --> 00:04:52,898 - Yeah, of course. I can get you the footage. 80 00:04:52,931 --> 00:04:53,899 - Yeah, we'll need everything you got 81 00:04:53,965 --> 00:04:55,233 for the last few months. 82 00:04:55,333 --> 00:04:58,403 - System only stores the data for a couple weeks. 83 00:04:58,470 --> 00:05:00,805 Sorry, guys. 84 00:05:02,474 --> 00:05:04,142 [door buzzes and lock clicks] 85 00:05:06,111 --> 00:05:07,813 - The body was in rough shape. 86 00:05:07,879 --> 00:05:11,383 She'd been in that suitcase for four or five months at least. 87 00:05:11,449 --> 00:05:14,044 Cause of death appears to be a cervical fracture 88 00:05:14,144 --> 00:05:16,188 between the C1 and C2 vertebrae. 89 00:05:16,288 --> 00:05:18,381 - Somebody snapped her neck. - Mm-hmm. 90 00:05:18,448 --> 00:05:19,616 Based on everything I'm seeing, 91 00:05:19,649 --> 00:05:21,426 I'm comfortable ruling this a homicide. 92 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:22,819 - Were you able to ID her? 93 00:05:22,886 --> 00:05:24,596 - The skin on her fingers was too decomposed 94 00:05:24,663 --> 00:05:26,156 to get a clean print. 95 00:05:26,223 --> 00:05:28,500 I ran her DNA through the system, but no luck. 96 00:05:28,567 --> 00:05:29,768 - What can you tell us about her? 97 00:05:29,801 --> 00:05:31,795 - She was Caucasian. 98 00:05:31,828 --> 00:05:33,705 Analysis of the pubic symphysis, 99 00:05:33,772 --> 00:05:35,498 cranial sutures, and sternal ribbons 100 00:05:35,565 --> 00:05:38,777 tells me she was post-puberty, but not by much. 101 00:05:38,810 --> 00:05:40,946 Likely in her late teens or early 20s. 102 00:05:40,979 --> 00:05:42,280 - Any distinct characteristics 103 00:05:42,347 --> 00:05:44,507 that might make her easier to identify? 104 00:05:44,574 --> 00:05:47,385 - She did have a tattoo on her left forearm. 105 00:05:47,485 --> 00:05:48,520 The fluorescence spectrometer 106 00:05:48,587 --> 00:05:49,888 was able to pick up the pigment. 107 00:05:49,955 --> 00:05:51,973 You can just make out the letters. 108 00:05:52,007 --> 00:05:55,527 - MCF. 109 00:05:55,594 --> 00:05:58,363 - Confirmed with the Chinese embassy that Zhang Tao, 110 00:05:58,463 --> 00:06:00,665 the owner of the storage unit where the body was found, 111 00:06:00,732 --> 00:06:03,026 has never actually traveled to the United States. 112 00:06:03,093 --> 00:06:04,669 - And similar to the building security system, 113 00:06:04,736 --> 00:06:08,039 the street cams in the area only store data for two months. 114 00:06:08,139 --> 00:06:10,000 There's no footage from around the time of the murder. 115 00:06:10,033 --> 00:06:11,376 - What about forensics? 116 00:06:11,443 --> 00:06:12,994 - Well, the techs were able to pull a partial print 117 00:06:13,028 --> 00:06:14,162 off the suitcase. 118 00:06:14,195 --> 00:06:15,747 - Okay, wonderful. Actual evidence. 119 00:06:15,814 --> 00:06:17,349 - But no hits in the system. 120 00:06:17,415 --> 00:06:19,776 - There's always a chance that the print belongs to our vic. 121 00:06:19,843 --> 00:06:21,653 - Significantly less wonderful. 122 00:06:21,753 --> 00:06:24,222 Okay, so we don't know who our victim is, 123 00:06:24,289 --> 00:06:26,791 we have no suspects, and we have no leads. 124 00:06:26,891 --> 00:06:28,560 - It's a tough one, Lou. 125 00:06:28,627 --> 00:06:30,762 - Start with identifying our vic. 126 00:06:30,829 --> 00:06:32,222 A young girl missing for that long? 127 00:06:32,289 --> 00:06:34,024 Somebody must have noticed. 128 00:06:35,467 --> 00:06:38,603 - We get about 13,000 missing person reports annually. 129 00:06:38,670 --> 00:06:40,730 And that's just for New York City. 130 00:06:40,797 --> 00:06:43,024 Statewide, the number is way higher. 131 00:06:43,058 --> 00:06:46,136 The majority are between 15 and 25 years old. 132 00:06:46,202 --> 00:06:47,779 - Same age as our vic. 133 00:06:47,879 --> 00:06:49,781 - So we're looking for a needle in a haystack. 134 00:06:49,881 --> 00:06:51,374 - It might not be that bleak. 135 00:06:51,408 --> 00:06:52,884 Most cases are resolved quickly, 136 00:06:52,918 --> 00:06:55,720 and it's common for one person to rack up multiple reports. 137 00:06:55,787 --> 00:06:57,289 - And you get a lot of repeat customers? 138 00:06:57,389 --> 00:06:59,582 - Kids run away from home, get found, 139 00:06:59,649 --> 00:07:01,626 returned, then do it again. 140 00:07:01,693 --> 00:07:05,764 It's hard to stay disappeared, given today's technology. 141 00:07:05,830 --> 00:07:07,132 The number of current open cases 142 00:07:07,232 --> 00:07:09,067 is much smaller, only a couple hundred. 143 00:07:09,100 --> 00:07:10,902 - Is it possible to search based on what we know 144 00:07:10,969 --> 00:07:12,053 about our vic? 145 00:07:12,087 --> 00:07:13,338 - The reports are all streamlined 146 00:07:13,405 --> 00:07:14,806 into a database we can filter. 147 00:07:14,873 --> 00:07:17,542 You said she was in her teens or early 20s? 148 00:07:17,575 --> 00:07:18,777 - Correct. 149 00:07:18,877 --> 00:07:20,879 White with black hair and a tattoo on her arm. 150 00:07:20,912 --> 00:07:22,272 - Right arm or left? 151 00:07:22,339 --> 00:07:24,240 - Left. 152 00:07:24,274 --> 00:07:25,383 - Eight hits. 153 00:07:25,417 --> 00:07:26,776 Do you know what the tattoo was of? 154 00:07:26,843 --> 00:07:28,987 - The letters MCF. 155 00:07:29,087 --> 00:07:32,349 - That one's a flower. That one's a butterfly. 156 00:07:32,415 --> 00:07:34,559 Zodiac sign. 157 00:07:34,693 --> 00:07:35,794 No dice. 158 00:07:35,860 --> 00:07:36,995 - You said a lot of missing persons 159 00:07:37,062 --> 00:07:38,396 are reported multiple times. 160 00:07:38,496 --> 00:07:40,231 Is there any way to run the same search 161 00:07:40,265 --> 00:07:42,100 but on closed cases? 162 00:07:42,167 --> 00:07:43,068 Worth a shot. 163 00:07:43,101 --> 00:07:45,070 [keyboard clicking] 164 00:07:45,203 --> 00:07:47,172 Got her. 165 00:07:47,238 --> 00:07:52,102 Lucia Falasco, 18, former gymnastics phenom from Queens. 166 00:07:52,135 --> 00:07:53,470 - Her birthday was last month, 167 00:07:53,536 --> 00:07:55,580 so she was 17 when she was murdered. 168 00:07:55,613 --> 00:07:57,248 - Ran away from home twice last year. 169 00:07:57,315 --> 00:07:58,683 - Who filed the reports? 170 00:07:58,783 --> 00:08:00,385 - Guy named Craig Valparaiso. 171 00:08:00,485 --> 00:08:02,721 - Yeah, he was Lucia's gymnastics coach. 172 00:08:02,821 --> 00:08:04,322 And according to state records, 173 00:08:04,389 --> 00:08:06,925 Valparaiso took full custody of her when her mother, 174 00:08:06,958 --> 00:08:09,661 Maureen Claire Falasco, died three years ago. 175 00:08:09,728 --> 00:08:10,995 - MCF. 176 00:08:11,062 --> 00:08:12,614 - Sounds like Lucia was trying pretty hard 177 00:08:12,647 --> 00:08:14,199 to get away from this guy. 178 00:08:14,299 --> 00:08:15,400 - Been missing for over five months. 179 00:08:15,500 --> 00:08:17,268 He didn't call it in this time. 180 00:08:17,402 --> 00:08:18,470 - Find out why. 181 00:08:18,503 --> 00:08:22,273 [suspenseful music] 182 00:08:22,307 --> 00:08:26,736 - Stay focused, stay focused. 183 00:08:26,803 --> 00:08:28,630 Tighten up your form. 184 00:08:28,663 --> 00:08:30,348 You're losing it. 185 00:08:31,983 --> 00:08:33,418 You think that was acceptable? 186 00:08:33,485 --> 00:08:35,820 You think that's how you win? 187 00:08:35,854 --> 00:08:38,123 - Think we can ease up there a little bit, chief. 188 00:08:38,156 --> 00:08:39,391 - What do you want? 189 00:08:39,491 --> 00:08:42,919 - We'd like to talk to you about Lucia Falasco. 190 00:08:42,986 --> 00:08:44,295 - I'm not interested. 191 00:08:44,329 --> 00:08:47,424 Let's do it again, and this time, actually try. 192 00:08:47,524 --> 00:08:49,501 - I'm sorry, we said "we'd like to talk to you" 193 00:08:49,567 --> 00:08:51,469 as if you had a choice. 194 00:08:51,569 --> 00:08:54,039 We're Homicide detectives. Lucia is dead. 195 00:08:55,932 --> 00:08:57,642 - What? 196 00:08:57,709 --> 00:09:00,578 - So why don't we go downtown? We can chat there. 197 00:09:00,645 --> 00:09:03,506 ♪ ♪ 198 00:09:09,454 --> 00:09:09,554 . 199 00:09:09,738 --> 00:09:11,281 - I swear I didn't kill Lucia. 200 00:09:11,381 --> 00:09:12,949 I could never--[groans] 201 00:09:13,016 --> 00:09:15,785 - You what? You what? 202 00:09:15,885 --> 00:09:16,786 Cared about her? 203 00:09:16,886 --> 00:09:18,096 Because from what I hear, 204 00:09:18,196 --> 00:09:19,531 you didn't seem too concerned 205 00:09:19,564 --> 00:09:21,866 when two cops showed up and mentioned her name. 206 00:09:21,900 --> 00:09:24,894 - I thought they were gonna say she got into some trouble, 207 00:09:24,961 --> 00:09:26,938 that she needed help with bail or something. 208 00:09:27,005 --> 00:09:28,106 I didn't know she was dead! 209 00:09:28,173 --> 00:09:29,732 - If you didn't know she was dead, 210 00:09:29,799 --> 00:09:31,526 why didn't you report her missing? 211 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:33,211 You're her legal guardian. 212 00:09:33,244 --> 00:09:35,080 She'd been gone at least five months. 213 00:09:35,146 --> 00:09:37,849 - Because I'd already been through that circus twice. 214 00:09:37,949 --> 00:09:39,451 She just-- she didn't want to be with me. 215 00:09:39,517 --> 00:09:41,586 She kept running away, so-- 216 00:09:41,686 --> 00:09:43,221 and she took off again about six months ago. 217 00:09:43,288 --> 00:09:44,255 I just figured-- 218 00:09:44,322 --> 00:09:45,523 - Figured what? 219 00:09:45,657 --> 00:09:48,193 You'd let her fend for herself? 220 00:09:48,226 --> 00:09:50,228 - She was going to be 18 soon, 221 00:09:50,261 --> 00:09:52,889 and then she could do whatever she wanted anyway. 222 00:09:52,922 --> 00:09:56,534 - What were you doing that made her want to leave so badly? 223 00:09:56,568 --> 00:09:59,337 - I know what you're implying. 224 00:09:59,404 --> 00:10:01,706 There was nothing like that going on. 225 00:10:01,739 --> 00:10:03,475 I never touched her. 226 00:10:03,575 --> 00:10:07,545 Not in anger, not in any way. 227 00:10:07,645 --> 00:10:10,315 - Well, it's very unusual 228 00:10:10,415 --> 00:10:12,742 for a gymnast's coach to end up her guardian. 229 00:10:12,775 --> 00:10:16,221 - I started coaching her when she was nine. 230 00:10:16,254 --> 00:10:17,889 When her mom died, no other family stepped up, 231 00:10:18,022 --> 00:10:19,182 so I took her in. 232 00:10:19,249 --> 00:10:21,493 - Hmm. Quite the hero. 233 00:10:21,593 --> 00:10:24,062 - It's certainly not what I planned. 234 00:10:24,129 --> 00:10:26,331 And she was talented. 235 00:10:26,431 --> 00:10:27,499 But by the time she took off, 236 00:10:27,599 --> 00:10:29,434 I--I wasn't even coaching her anymore. 237 00:10:29,467 --> 00:10:31,027 - Well, what happened? 238 00:10:31,127 --> 00:10:32,303 Did you guys have a falling out? 239 00:10:32,403 --> 00:10:34,239 - Two years ago, she slipped on the uneven bars 240 00:10:34,372 --> 00:10:36,741 and ripped her shoulder out of the socket. 241 00:10:36,841 --> 00:10:38,443 Tore her labrum. 242 00:10:38,476 --> 00:10:41,412 Her career was over before it started. 243 00:10:41,513 --> 00:10:44,215 Fate's cruel little joke. 244 00:10:44,282 --> 00:10:46,309 She was messed up after that. 245 00:10:46,376 --> 00:10:47,619 Hanging out with the wrong people, 246 00:10:47,685 --> 00:10:49,120 partying, staying out all night. 247 00:10:49,154 --> 00:10:50,889 I-I tried to rein her in, but she wouldn't listen 248 00:10:50,989 --> 00:10:54,325 to me-- - That piss you off? 249 00:10:54,392 --> 00:10:56,945 That she wasn't respecting your authority? 250 00:10:56,978 --> 00:10:58,530 - I'm telling you 251 00:10:58,630 --> 00:11:01,624 I had nothing to do with what happened to her. 252 00:11:04,102 --> 00:11:06,471 Talk to her friend Julissa. 253 00:11:06,504 --> 00:11:07,739 First few times Lucia ran away, 254 00:11:07,839 --> 00:11:11,075 that's who they found her staying with. 255 00:11:11,175 --> 00:11:12,802 Guarantee you she knows more than I do. 256 00:11:15,338 --> 00:11:17,282 - You two were close? 257 00:11:17,415 --> 00:11:19,450 - Kinda, I guess. 258 00:11:19,484 --> 00:11:21,786 I hadn't known her long, but she was a good kid. 259 00:11:21,819 --> 00:11:23,288 Just a little lost. 260 00:11:23,421 --> 00:11:25,957 - She crashed with you a few times after she ran away 261 00:11:25,990 --> 00:11:27,392 from her coach's house, yeah? 262 00:11:27,458 --> 00:11:29,027 - Yeah. I was just trying to help. 263 00:11:29,093 --> 00:11:30,862 Like I said, she was good people. 264 00:11:30,929 --> 00:11:34,265 - Got any idea why she kept on running away? 265 00:11:34,332 --> 00:11:35,733 - I think it was just too hard for her 266 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:38,136 to still be in that world, you know? 267 00:11:38,169 --> 00:11:39,637 Seeing Craig coach other girls 268 00:11:39,771 --> 00:11:42,599 who still got to live the life she thought she was gonna have. 269 00:11:42,699 --> 00:11:45,034 Plus he was crazy strict. 270 00:11:45,101 --> 00:11:46,811 - And she stayed with you again September of last year 271 00:11:46,878 --> 00:11:48,371 for a little while, too, right? 272 00:11:48,438 --> 00:11:50,481 - Yeah, for about two weeks. 273 00:11:50,548 --> 00:11:52,350 But then we kind of had a fight 274 00:11:52,383 --> 00:11:54,686 and she left to go stay with some guy she met in the city. 275 00:11:54,719 --> 00:11:56,821 - You know the name of the guy that she went to stay with? 276 00:11:56,888 --> 00:11:59,157 - No, sorry. 277 00:11:59,190 --> 00:12:01,142 But I do know where they met. 278 00:12:03,695 --> 00:12:05,630 - Have you seen this girl before? 279 00:12:05,697 --> 00:12:07,190 [indistinct chatter] 280 00:12:07,223 --> 00:12:09,067 She used to hang out here a lot. 281 00:12:09,167 --> 00:12:12,153 - Nah. Sorry, man. She doesn't look familiar. 282 00:12:13,404 --> 00:12:14,772 - You know this girl? 283 00:12:14,872 --> 00:12:18,009 - Did she used to be blonde and date a dude named Nips? 284 00:12:18,042 --> 00:12:19,310 - I don't think so. 285 00:12:19,377 --> 00:12:21,579 - Then nah, I don't know her. 286 00:12:23,381 --> 00:12:25,308 - Damn, she's cute. 287 00:12:25,408 --> 00:12:27,243 Yeah, I would. 288 00:12:27,310 --> 00:12:29,545 - That literally wasn't the question. 289 00:12:29,579 --> 00:12:31,581 - Oh, yeah, I know her. 290 00:12:31,648 --> 00:12:32,690 - You do? 291 00:12:32,724 --> 00:12:34,025 - I don't know her name or nothing, 292 00:12:34,058 --> 00:12:35,560 but she hangs out here all the time. 293 00:12:35,593 --> 00:12:37,128 I haven't seen her in a while, though. 294 00:12:37,228 --> 00:12:38,863 But her boyfriend, he comes here all the time. 295 00:12:38,930 --> 00:12:40,365 - Who's her boyfriend? 296 00:12:40,431 --> 00:12:43,259 - I don't know his name either, but he was here yesterday. 297 00:12:43,326 --> 00:12:45,303 White guy, long brown hair. 298 00:12:45,403 --> 00:12:46,562 He wears these crazy sneakers. 299 00:12:46,596 --> 00:12:49,774 They have, like, rainbow and gold sparkles. 300 00:12:49,874 --> 00:12:51,000 - All right. Thanks for your help. 301 00:12:51,067 --> 00:12:52,243 - No doubt. 302 00:12:52,310 --> 00:12:53,511 - Can't believe these kids are out here 303 00:12:53,578 --> 00:12:55,213 skateboarding in this weather. 304 00:12:55,246 --> 00:12:56,948 - Well, that's dedication right there. 305 00:12:57,015 --> 00:12:59,884 - Or mental illness. - [chuckles] 306 00:12:59,917 --> 00:13:01,744 - Wait, wait, wait. 307 00:13:01,778 --> 00:13:04,781 You gotta be kidding me. Check out the sparkle shoes. 308 00:13:04,847 --> 00:13:07,892 Hey. Hey! 309 00:13:07,925 --> 00:13:10,787 NYPD. We need to talk to you. Stay right there. 310 00:13:10,853 --> 00:13:12,914 - I'm on him. Hey! 311 00:13:12,947 --> 00:13:16,301 [tense music] 312 00:13:16,367 --> 00:13:18,569 [siren wailing] 313 00:13:18,603 --> 00:13:21,139 Hey! NYPD! 314 00:13:21,239 --> 00:13:28,146 ♪ ♪ 315 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:37,655 - Theo, I'm north on Market. 316 00:13:37,722 --> 00:13:39,157 - Hey! 317 00:13:42,318 --> 00:13:43,286 Hey! 318 00:13:46,497 --> 00:13:50,101 - [panting] 319 00:13:50,134 --> 00:13:52,136 - Vince, I lost him. 320 00:13:52,203 --> 00:13:53,171 He crossed, uh, Monroe. 321 00:13:53,271 --> 00:13:55,440 He's headed north through the alley. 322 00:13:55,506 --> 00:13:56,674 - Copy that. 323 00:13:56,741 --> 00:13:58,843 [tires squealing] 324 00:14:02,647 --> 00:14:04,182 I got him. 325 00:14:06,008 --> 00:14:07,185 Mechanics Alley. 326 00:14:07,285 --> 00:14:14,358 ♪ ♪ 327 00:14:18,763 --> 00:14:20,031 No, no, no, no! [tires screech] 328 00:14:34,078 --> 00:14:35,880 - Hey, cop! - I need an ambulance ASAP. 329 00:14:35,947 --> 00:14:37,774 Mechanics Alley between Madison and Henry. 330 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:40,485 10-53, H-I. Man down. 331 00:14:40,585 --> 00:14:42,820 - What the hell? 332 00:14:42,887 --> 00:14:44,714 You just ran him down! 333 00:14:44,781 --> 00:14:45,948 - Vince. 334 00:14:46,048 --> 00:14:48,059 Vince, what's going on? Are you okay? 335 00:14:48,126 --> 00:14:49,977 - Hey, we'll have your badge for this, cop! 336 00:14:59,429 --> 00:14:59,570 . 337 00:14:59,754 --> 00:15:01,564 - Hey, Lou. - Hey. 338 00:15:01,631 --> 00:15:02,865 You okay? 339 00:15:02,965 --> 00:15:05,376 - [sighs] 340 00:15:05,443 --> 00:15:06,778 - Walk me through what happened. 341 00:15:06,844 --> 00:15:09,197 - Got a lead on the suspect, spotted him near the park. 342 00:15:09,230 --> 00:15:11,340 He ran, so I pursued him on foot. 343 00:15:11,407 --> 00:15:12,834 Vince was in the vehicle. 344 00:15:15,419 --> 00:15:17,555 - I was closing in and 345 00:15:17,655 --> 00:15:19,582 a civilian just stepped into the middle of the street. 346 00:15:19,682 --> 00:15:20,825 I mean, he-- he came out of nowhere. 347 00:15:20,892 --> 00:15:22,226 - Was your siren on? 348 00:15:22,293 --> 00:15:23,528 - Yeah, of course it was. 349 00:15:23,594 --> 00:15:25,054 He just--you know, he didn't-- he didn't hear it. 350 00:15:25,154 --> 00:15:26,422 - He had ear protection on. 351 00:15:26,522 --> 00:15:27,698 - What's his status? 352 00:15:27,765 --> 00:15:28,833 - He's in surgery now. 353 00:15:28,900 --> 00:15:30,435 - Did the doctor say anything? 354 00:15:30,501 --> 00:15:31,702 - No. 355 00:15:31,769 --> 00:15:33,738 - Do we know anything about this guy? 356 00:15:33,838 --> 00:15:34,872 - Derek Crosby. 357 00:15:34,972 --> 00:15:36,274 Works for an electrical company. 358 00:15:36,374 --> 00:15:37,542 He was on the job. 359 00:15:37,608 --> 00:15:40,378 - And he just walked into the middle of the road? 360 00:15:40,478 --> 00:15:43,114 - The street was closed off to traffic. 361 00:15:43,181 --> 00:15:44,699 - There were signs posted? 362 00:15:46,934 --> 00:15:48,786 Did you see them? 363 00:15:48,886 --> 00:15:50,204 - Yeah. 364 00:15:54,892 --> 00:15:59,213 Uh, the suspect you were chasing, was he armed? 365 00:16:01,757 --> 00:16:02,859 - He had something in his hands 366 00:16:02,925 --> 00:16:04,427 that definitely could have been a gun. 367 00:16:09,624 --> 00:16:12,101 - I--I wasn't sure. I mean, could have been. 368 00:16:13,744 --> 00:16:15,580 - Good. 369 00:16:15,646 --> 00:16:16,814 You followed protocol. 370 00:16:18,316 --> 00:16:19,550 - Excuse me. 371 00:16:19,617 --> 00:16:20,910 Excuse me. 372 00:16:20,977 --> 00:16:22,353 My name is Sandra Crosby. 373 00:16:22,386 --> 00:16:24,755 I got a phone call that my husband was hit by a car? 374 00:16:24,822 --> 00:16:27,091 - Yes, ma'am. He's here. He's currently in surgery. 375 00:16:27,191 --> 00:16:29,252 - Oh, my God. Is--is he okay? 376 00:16:29,318 --> 00:16:30,987 What--what's happening? 377 00:16:31,087 --> 00:16:33,089 - Why don't you have a seat over here? 378 00:16:33,155 --> 00:16:34,582 I'll have the doctor come and talk to you 379 00:16:34,649 --> 00:16:35,800 as soon as he's available. 380 00:16:35,867 --> 00:16:39,103 Would you like some coffee or tea? Water? 381 00:16:39,170 --> 00:16:42,131 [apprehensive music] 382 00:16:42,231 --> 00:16:44,375 ♪ ♪ 383 00:16:44,408 --> 00:16:46,294 - You know what, Vince? I'm gonna handle the family, 384 00:16:46,327 --> 00:16:47,578 and I think you need to go home. 385 00:16:47,645 --> 00:16:48,813 - I mean, I should-- 386 00:16:48,913 --> 00:16:50,381 - Yeah, but really, you shouldn't, right? 387 00:16:50,448 --> 00:16:52,842 You should just go home right now. 388 00:16:52,942 --> 00:16:54,952 - She's right. It's been a lot, man. 389 00:16:55,019 --> 00:16:56,888 - As soon as I'm done here, I'll start an incident report. 390 00:16:56,954 --> 00:16:58,055 But right now, you need to go home. 391 00:16:58,089 --> 00:16:59,123 Get some rest. - Okay. 392 00:16:59,190 --> 00:17:01,025 All right, all right. 393 00:17:05,087 --> 00:17:06,355 - Okay. 394 00:17:06,422 --> 00:17:13,454 ♪ ♪ 395 00:17:14,872 --> 00:17:16,741 Vince. Hey. 396 00:17:16,774 --> 00:17:19,844 - Look, I'm fine, man. All right? 397 00:17:19,944 --> 00:17:21,779 I'm definitely not going home to take a nap. 398 00:17:21,846 --> 00:17:23,806 - I get that. Don't worry about it. 399 00:17:23,873 --> 00:17:25,483 - We need to find Sparkle Shoes. 400 00:17:25,549 --> 00:17:27,018 - I'll go through some security footage 401 00:17:27,084 --> 00:17:30,054 from the subway stations around the alley where we lost him. 402 00:17:30,121 --> 00:17:32,949 If he took a train, maybe we can track where he went. 403 00:17:32,982 --> 00:17:34,859 - Yeah, I'll start pulling the street cam from the park. 404 00:17:34,959 --> 00:17:36,327 Maybe we get a hit on facial rec. 405 00:17:36,394 --> 00:17:37,728 - All right. 406 00:17:37,828 --> 00:17:38,821 Look, man, are you sure you're good? 407 00:17:38,854 --> 00:17:40,565 - I'm fine. All right? 408 00:17:40,631 --> 00:17:42,483 Got a job to do. Let's go. 409 00:17:59,709 --> 00:18:01,385 - You didn't touch your dinner. 410 00:18:01,452 --> 00:18:04,080 You should really eat something. 411 00:18:04,146 --> 00:18:05,256 - I will. 412 00:18:06,891 --> 00:18:09,193 - Any news from the hospital? 413 00:18:09,260 --> 00:18:14,632 - Uh, Crosby is out of surgery, but he's still in the ICU. 414 00:18:14,665 --> 00:18:18,269 Apparently he has significant swelling in his brain. 415 00:18:20,262 --> 00:18:21,939 Doctors say it's 50/50. 416 00:18:24,709 --> 00:18:26,510 - And how are you? 417 00:18:26,577 --> 00:18:28,779 - I will be a lot better when we catch this guy. 418 00:18:30,648 --> 00:18:32,917 - Vince, I was thinking 419 00:18:32,984 --> 00:18:36,379 maybe you should call-- - Look, I'm fine. 420 00:18:36,445 --> 00:18:37,955 Okay? Really, I'm fine. 421 00:18:38,022 --> 00:18:39,248 - Vince. 422 00:18:41,392 --> 00:18:42,793 - All right, how about this? 423 00:18:42,893 --> 00:18:46,931 I will go to a meeting if I feel like I really need one. 424 00:18:47,031 --> 00:18:49,125 Okay? 425 00:18:49,191 --> 00:18:50,134 - Okay. 426 00:19:01,437 --> 00:19:02,730 - I think that's him. 427 00:19:04,882 --> 00:19:06,083 Yeah, that's him. 428 00:19:06,183 --> 00:19:07,318 - That's the man you were chasing? 429 00:19:07,418 --> 00:19:09,153 - Yeah. 430 00:19:09,253 --> 00:19:10,521 From two days ago. 431 00:19:10,588 --> 00:19:12,089 - What's he doing? 432 00:19:12,156 --> 00:19:14,909 - Looks like he's recording himself doing tricks. 433 00:19:14,975 --> 00:19:16,193 We saw him today. 434 00:19:16,227 --> 00:19:18,162 He was filming himself with a selfie stick. 435 00:19:20,498 --> 00:19:23,267 Hey, Bridge. 436 00:19:23,334 --> 00:19:25,286 - I was doing my homework, Dad. I swear. 437 00:19:25,319 --> 00:19:26,929 I was just looking up how to spell a word. 438 00:19:26,962 --> 00:19:29,607 - Yeah, sure you were. 439 00:19:29,673 --> 00:19:32,243 Look, I'm not here to bust you. 440 00:19:32,309 --> 00:19:34,837 - Well, in that case, I was actually on TikTok. 441 00:19:34,937 --> 00:19:36,147 Sorry. - Yeah, that's okay. 442 00:19:36,247 --> 00:19:37,615 That's actually what I need your help with. 443 00:19:37,681 --> 00:19:39,650 Um, I'm trying to find somebody 444 00:19:39,717 --> 00:19:42,269 who I'm pretty sure posts videos online, 445 00:19:42,336 --> 00:19:44,422 but I don't know his name. 446 00:19:44,488 --> 00:19:47,683 - Does this have to do with what happened today? 447 00:19:47,750 --> 00:19:49,693 - You eavesdropping on me and Mom? 448 00:19:49,727 --> 00:19:50,986 - You're the one who said 449 00:19:51,087 --> 00:19:53,622 I should always be aware of my surroundings. 450 00:19:53,656 --> 00:19:54,832 What do you know about the guy? 451 00:19:54,899 --> 00:19:56,934 - Uh, not much, really. 452 00:19:57,001 --> 00:19:59,870 He--he makes videos of himself skateboarding in the park. 453 00:19:59,970 --> 00:20:01,238 And he wears these sneakers 454 00:20:01,305 --> 00:20:03,040 with, like, glitter all over them. 455 00:20:03,140 --> 00:20:05,810 So I've been on Instagram and TikTok 456 00:20:05,876 --> 00:20:09,038 and I've tried every variation of, you know, glitter shoes, 457 00:20:09,138 --> 00:20:10,181 uh, sparkle shoes-- 458 00:20:10,247 --> 00:20:11,674 - Let me guess. You got too many results? 459 00:20:11,774 --> 00:20:13,384 - It's like everyone's a content creator now? 460 00:20:13,484 --> 00:20:16,045 Really? 461 00:20:16,145 --> 00:20:17,788 - Do you know what park he films in? 462 00:20:17,822 --> 00:20:19,974 - Yeah, Lower East Side Coleman Skate Park. 463 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:21,158 - If he tags his location, 464 00:20:21,225 --> 00:20:23,828 you might be able to find him that way. 465 00:20:23,928 --> 00:20:25,679 There's a map. 466 00:20:25,713 --> 00:20:27,598 - All right. - [laughs] 467 00:20:27,665 --> 00:20:30,301 - BennyHaps, AKA Benjamin Hoffman. 468 00:20:30,334 --> 00:20:31,986 Kid's got over 8 million followers. 469 00:20:32,052 --> 00:20:33,170 - That's gotta be our guy. 470 00:20:33,270 --> 00:20:34,488 Come on, those are the same shoes. 471 00:20:34,555 --> 00:20:35,739 - Oh, it's him. 472 00:20:35,806 --> 00:20:37,032 Techs pulled fingerprints off the skateboard 473 00:20:37,133 --> 00:20:38,409 that he dropped at the park. 474 00:20:38,476 --> 00:20:40,669 It's a match to the partial we found on the suitcase. 475 00:20:40,703 --> 00:20:41,812 This kid's 18 years old. 476 00:20:41,879 --> 00:20:43,572 He started blowing up when he was 14 477 00:20:43,672 --> 00:20:45,841 posting videos of himself online skateboarding, 478 00:20:45,908 --> 00:20:47,017 doing stunts and stuff. 479 00:20:47,084 --> 00:20:48,252 - Have you slept at all? 480 00:20:48,319 --> 00:20:50,654 [tense music] 481 00:20:50,721 --> 00:20:54,250 - In 2024, a girlfriend of his accused him of choking her 482 00:20:54,350 --> 00:20:55,192 during an argument. 483 00:20:55,292 --> 00:20:56,710 She later dropped those charges. 484 00:20:56,744 --> 00:20:58,729 - Clearly he has a history of violence against women. 485 00:20:58,796 --> 00:20:59,930 - Well, it gets better. 486 00:20:59,964 --> 00:21:01,866 According to this "Forbes" article I found, 487 00:21:01,932 --> 00:21:03,868 "10 Content Creators to Watch," 488 00:21:03,934 --> 00:21:05,669 this kid made over 7 million last year. 489 00:21:05,736 --> 00:21:06,996 - You're kidding me. 490 00:21:07,029 --> 00:21:08,264 - Yeah, that's how he was able to afford a condo 491 00:21:08,364 --> 00:21:10,274 in the building where Lucia's body was found. 492 00:21:10,374 --> 00:21:11,859 - But his name was not on the list of owners 493 00:21:11,926 --> 00:21:13,235 the building's manager sent over. 494 00:21:13,335 --> 00:21:17,148 - 'Cause he sold the condo-- 4 1/2 months ago. 495 00:21:17,214 --> 00:21:18,616 - Okay. 496 00:21:18,716 --> 00:21:19,875 Find him. 497 00:21:19,942 --> 00:21:20,910 Now. 498 00:21:21,010 --> 00:21:26,056 ♪ ♪ 499 00:21:26,123 --> 00:21:27,349 - Someone lives here? 500 00:21:27,383 --> 00:21:29,285 - I know. Pretty sick, right? 501 00:21:29,351 --> 00:21:31,053 Yo, Benny, there's some cops here. 502 00:21:31,120 --> 00:21:33,789 They want to talk to you. 503 00:21:33,856 --> 00:21:35,232 - Look, man, I didn't know-- 504 00:21:35,299 --> 00:21:37,059 - Yeah. Nowhere to run now, is there? 505 00:21:37,126 --> 00:21:38,402 - Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa. 506 00:21:38,469 --> 00:21:40,129 Unless you want a lawsuit on your hands, 507 00:21:40,229 --> 00:21:41,964 I'd be a lot gentler, Officer. 508 00:21:42,031 --> 00:21:44,258 - Detective. Riley. - Who are you? 509 00:21:44,291 --> 00:21:47,144 - I'm Cordelia Travers. I'm Mr. Hoffman's attorney. 510 00:21:49,213 --> 00:21:50,748 Don't say another word, Benjamin. 511 00:21:50,848 --> 00:21:52,074 - Fine by me. - Ow. 512 00:21:52,141 --> 00:21:53,284 - Turn around. 513 00:21:53,350 --> 00:21:55,102 Benjamin Hoffman... [handcuffs clicking] 514 00:21:55,135 --> 00:21:57,079 You're under arrest. - [groaning] 515 00:21:57,146 --> 00:21:59,281 - Not a word. 516 00:22:05,062 --> 00:22:05,246 . 517 00:22:05,387 --> 00:22:06,764 - Yeah. [sighs] 518 00:22:06,831 --> 00:22:08,432 Hoffman's not talking? 519 00:22:08,499 --> 00:22:09,867 - Already lawyered up. 520 00:22:09,934 --> 00:22:13,229 Cordelia Travers. - He is not playing around. 521 00:22:13,262 --> 00:22:15,940 So what do we have? 522 00:22:16,006 --> 00:22:17,733 - Hoffman's fingerprints match the partial 523 00:22:17,766 --> 00:22:19,268 that we found on the suitcase 524 00:22:19,335 --> 00:22:21,645 and his credit card statements show that he purchased luggage 525 00:22:21,745 --> 00:22:23,172 that match the same make and model. 526 00:22:23,272 --> 00:22:26,550 - Statements also show that he purchased Lucia a phone. 527 00:22:26,584 --> 00:22:28,953 We found a slew of messages between them. 528 00:22:29,019 --> 00:22:30,846 The texts establish that 529 00:22:30,946 --> 00:22:32,014 not only were they seeing each other, 530 00:22:32,081 --> 00:22:33,290 but she was staying with him 531 00:22:33,357 --> 00:22:35,960 in the condo building where her body was found. 532 00:22:36,026 --> 00:22:39,788 All communication from her stopped five months ago. 533 00:22:39,855 --> 00:22:40,965 - So what's the theory? 534 00:22:41,031 --> 00:22:42,199 They had some kind of lover's quarrel, 535 00:22:42,266 --> 00:22:44,193 Hoffman kills her, puts her in the suitcase, 536 00:22:44,293 --> 00:22:45,269 and then clears out? 537 00:22:45,336 --> 00:22:46,470 - It's the most logical explanation. 538 00:22:46,570 --> 00:22:48,339 He's got a history of domestic violence. 539 00:22:48,439 --> 00:22:50,708 - But it's unlikely that will be admissible. 540 00:22:53,310 --> 00:22:56,105 - We gotta charge him with something or cut him loose. 541 00:22:56,171 --> 00:22:57,815 - Charge him with reckless endangerment. 542 00:22:57,915 --> 00:23:01,151 Derek Crosby, the worker who was injured during the pursuit, 543 00:23:01,218 --> 00:23:02,720 he's still in the ICU. 544 00:23:02,820 --> 00:23:04,154 - Yeah, I don't think that'll be necessary. 545 00:23:04,221 --> 00:23:07,449 But, um, let's charge him with murder two. 546 00:23:07,516 --> 00:23:09,818 I can make this work. 547 00:23:09,885 --> 00:23:12,146 [door opens and closes] 548 00:23:14,798 --> 00:23:17,001 - Vince. 549 00:23:17,067 --> 00:23:19,353 How'd it go with IAB? 550 00:23:19,386 --> 00:23:21,171 - Fine. You know, I told them what happened. 551 00:23:21,238 --> 00:23:23,073 Ruled it an accident. 552 00:23:23,173 --> 00:23:25,401 - Good. 553 00:23:25,501 --> 00:23:27,044 If you want to talk about it, I'm-- 554 00:23:27,111 --> 00:23:29,496 - Yeah, yeah. 555 00:23:29,563 --> 00:23:31,707 I'm good. Thanks. 556 00:23:33,642 --> 00:23:35,753 Not a lot to say, you know? 557 00:23:37,454 --> 00:23:38,547 [door closes] 558 00:23:40,908 --> 00:23:44,495 - Introducing the prior accusation of domestic abuse 559 00:23:44,561 --> 00:23:47,431 is more prejudicial than probative. 560 00:23:47,498 --> 00:23:50,000 The prosecution is grasping here. 561 00:23:50,067 --> 00:23:51,719 - I wouldn't characterize it that way. 562 00:23:51,752 --> 00:23:53,137 - And I'm not sure that's relevant. 563 00:23:53,170 --> 00:23:56,373 The assault charges against my client were dropped. 564 00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:59,576 And quite frankly, Mr. Price should know better. 565 00:23:59,677 --> 00:24:02,746 - My colleague's indignation notwithstanding, 566 00:24:02,846 --> 00:24:04,073 what I'm asking for, Your Honor, 567 00:24:04,173 --> 00:24:07,251 is to introduce testimony from Amanda Waller. 568 00:24:07,318 --> 00:24:09,411 - The defendant's ex-girlfriend? 569 00:24:09,511 --> 00:24:10,387 - That is correct. 570 00:24:10,454 --> 00:24:11,955 She will testify to an incident 571 00:24:12,056 --> 00:24:13,724 where Hoffman got physically violent with her. 572 00:24:13,824 --> 00:24:15,693 - The very definition of prior bad acts. 573 00:24:15,726 --> 00:24:16,627 - You know, if you let me finish. 574 00:24:16,727 --> 00:24:17,661 - Sure. 575 00:24:17,728 --> 00:24:18,796 - He got physically violent with her 576 00:24:18,896 --> 00:24:20,397 and specifically choked her. 577 00:24:20,464 --> 00:24:23,334 Lucia Felasco's cause of death was a broken neck. 578 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:25,427 It speaks to a pattern of behavior 579 00:24:25,527 --> 00:24:28,105 and is therefore admissible under Molineux. 580 00:24:28,172 --> 00:24:30,107 - Choking someone and breaking their neck 581 00:24:30,174 --> 00:24:31,575 are not the same thing. 582 00:24:31,642 --> 00:24:33,135 - Now who's grasping? 583 00:24:33,235 --> 00:24:35,312 - Again, my client was never formally charged. 584 00:24:35,412 --> 00:24:38,916 It's just one woman's claim. 585 00:24:38,983 --> 00:24:40,309 - And the jury has the right to decide 586 00:24:40,376 --> 00:24:42,211 if they believe her or not. 587 00:24:42,277 --> 00:24:44,446 I'm siding with the prosecution here. 588 00:24:46,190 --> 00:24:51,278 - He had his hand on my throat and he was squeezing so hard. 589 00:24:51,311 --> 00:24:55,599 I screamed for him to stop, but he just kept going. 590 00:24:55,666 --> 00:24:57,292 - Did you believe he was gonna kill you? 591 00:24:57,393 --> 00:24:59,395 - Objection. Calls for speculation. 592 00:24:59,461 --> 00:25:02,539 - I will rephrase. Were you scared for your life? 593 00:25:02,606 --> 00:25:03,974 - 100%. 594 00:25:04,074 --> 00:25:07,311 If someone hadn't stepped in and pulled him off of me, 595 00:25:07,378 --> 00:25:08,604 he wouldn't have stopped. 596 00:25:08,670 --> 00:25:10,097 - No further questions. 597 00:25:10,164 --> 00:25:12,816 - Ms. Waller... 598 00:25:12,916 --> 00:25:16,120 you stated that during the fight, 599 00:25:16,186 --> 00:25:19,690 my client had his hand on your throat. 600 00:25:19,757 --> 00:25:20,858 Not both hands? 601 00:25:20,924 --> 00:25:21,984 - No. 602 00:25:22,084 --> 00:25:23,260 - Where was his other hand? 603 00:25:23,327 --> 00:25:24,987 - Holding my wrist. 604 00:25:25,087 --> 00:25:27,923 - Because he was trying to stop you from pummeling him. 605 00:25:27,956 --> 00:25:30,092 In fact, multiple eyewitnesses 606 00:25:30,125 --> 00:25:32,603 report you instigated the altercation. 607 00:25:32,669 --> 00:25:36,198 You thought he was cheating on you and you attacked him. 608 00:25:36,298 --> 00:25:38,675 - They just said that because they were all his friends. 609 00:25:38,742 --> 00:25:41,245 A man should never be violent with a woman. 610 00:25:41,311 --> 00:25:44,373 - He wasn't violent, he was trying to protect himself. 611 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:45,808 And you dropped the charges 612 00:25:45,841 --> 00:25:48,719 because you were the violent one. 613 00:25:48,786 --> 00:25:52,189 - No. I just knew people like you would take his side. 614 00:25:52,289 --> 00:25:55,350 - This incident took place at a house party. 615 00:25:55,451 --> 00:25:58,153 Are you saying you really believed Mr. Hoffman 616 00:25:58,220 --> 00:26:00,564 was going to murder you in plain sight? 617 00:26:00,631 --> 00:26:02,124 - Yes. 618 00:26:02,191 --> 00:26:03,225 You don't understand. 619 00:26:03,325 --> 00:26:05,127 Benny doesn't think things through, 620 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:06,862 he just does stuff. 621 00:26:06,962 --> 00:26:08,872 And there are never consequences. 622 00:26:08,972 --> 00:26:11,809 - And how old were you both when this fight occurred? 623 00:26:11,875 --> 00:26:15,045 - It was two years ago, so 16. 624 00:26:15,145 --> 00:26:16,780 - Just a child. 625 00:26:16,847 --> 00:26:19,817 - He already lived on his own. He was an adult. 626 00:26:19,883 --> 00:26:21,585 - Did you know Lucia Felasco? 627 00:26:21,652 --> 00:26:22,619 - No. 628 00:26:22,653 --> 00:26:24,054 - Were you present when she died? 629 00:26:24,154 --> 00:26:25,514 - No. 630 00:26:25,581 --> 00:26:28,550 - So you have no knowledge of what happened to her 631 00:26:28,650 --> 00:26:31,361 or who's responsible for her death? 632 00:26:31,462 --> 00:26:33,088 - Not specifically, but I know 633 00:26:33,188 --> 00:26:35,065 how Benny-- - No further questions. 634 00:26:35,165 --> 00:26:38,101 [tense music] 635 00:26:38,202 --> 00:26:39,603 ♪ ♪ 636 00:26:39,703 --> 00:26:43,540 - Mr. Mason, you are the defendant's assistant, correct? 637 00:26:43,607 --> 00:26:45,042 - Uh, yeah. 638 00:26:45,142 --> 00:26:47,244 We didn't call it that, like, formal or whatever, but yeah, 639 00:26:47,311 --> 00:26:48,645 he paid me to help him out shooting content 640 00:26:48,712 --> 00:26:50,539 and running errands, stuff like that. 641 00:26:50,606 --> 00:26:53,817 - Did he have you purchase a phone for Lucia Felasco 642 00:26:53,851 --> 00:26:56,678 in late September of last year with his credit card? 643 00:26:56,745 --> 00:26:58,822 - He did. I thought it was pretty crazy. 644 00:26:58,889 --> 00:27:00,791 They only known each other for, like, a week, 645 00:27:00,891 --> 00:27:02,584 and she was already living with him. 646 00:27:02,684 --> 00:27:04,453 - Hmm. Did you have the opportunity to spend much time 647 00:27:04,553 --> 00:27:06,046 with Lucia during that period? 648 00:27:06,113 --> 00:27:07,723 - Yeah, we hung out a lot. 649 00:27:07,789 --> 00:27:08,999 She was cool. 650 00:27:09,066 --> 00:27:10,634 - I am showing you what's already been entered 651 00:27:10,734 --> 00:27:12,970 into evidence as Exhibit 4. 652 00:27:13,070 --> 00:27:15,973 This is the data from Lucia's phone. 653 00:27:16,073 --> 00:27:17,966 Records of every keystroke, 654 00:27:18,033 --> 00:27:19,443 every time it was unlocked, 655 00:27:19,510 --> 00:27:22,913 every text she sent, every time she opened an app. 656 00:27:23,013 --> 00:27:26,934 Can you see that it shows that she interacted with the device 657 00:27:26,967 --> 00:27:28,986 dozens of times a day, just like you said? 658 00:27:29,086 --> 00:27:30,454 - Yeah. 659 00:27:30,554 --> 00:27:32,614 - And can you see that all interaction with the phone 660 00:27:32,714 --> 00:27:38,629 ceased at 11:47 p.m. on the evening of September 24th? 661 00:27:38,729 --> 00:27:40,122 - Yes. 662 00:27:40,222 --> 00:27:44,585 - From that point forward, there is no activity at all. 663 00:27:44,651 --> 00:27:46,253 Do you have any idea why that is? 664 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:47,396 - No. 665 00:27:47,429 --> 00:27:48,639 - Is it possible it's because 666 00:27:48,705 --> 00:27:49,898 that's the night she was killed? 667 00:27:49,965 --> 00:27:51,133 - Objection! 668 00:27:51,233 --> 00:27:53,502 Witness has no way of knowing this 669 00:27:53,569 --> 00:27:55,279 and already stated as much. 670 00:27:55,345 --> 00:27:56,605 - Sustained. 671 00:27:56,672 --> 00:27:58,941 - Mr. Mason, did you see Benjamin Hoffman 672 00:27:58,974 --> 00:28:00,183 on the night of September 24th? 673 00:28:00,250 --> 00:28:02,744 - Yeah, I went over to his place around 9:00 674 00:28:02,778 --> 00:28:04,321 and hung out for, like, half an hour. 675 00:28:04,421 --> 00:28:05,939 - Was Lucia Felasco there? 676 00:28:06,006 --> 00:28:06,890 - Yes. 677 00:28:06,957 --> 00:28:10,060 - When you left around 9:30, 678 00:28:10,127 --> 00:28:11,161 were the defendant and Ms. Felasco 679 00:28:11,228 --> 00:28:12,529 alone in the apartment? 680 00:28:12,596 --> 00:28:14,164 - Yes. 681 00:28:14,231 --> 00:28:17,367 - Did you ever see her again after that? 682 00:28:17,434 --> 00:28:18,936 - No. 683 00:28:19,002 --> 00:28:21,763 - She was never seen or heard from by anyone after that. 684 00:28:21,797 --> 00:28:24,099 Never touched her phone again. 685 00:28:24,132 --> 00:28:26,476 Did you receive a call from Mr. Hoffman 686 00:28:26,543 --> 00:28:28,879 the next day on September 25th? 687 00:28:28,979 --> 00:28:30,247 - Yeah. 688 00:28:30,314 --> 00:28:32,115 He asked me to run an errand for him. 689 00:28:32,149 --> 00:28:33,842 He sent me to buy him a suitcase. 690 00:28:35,352 --> 00:28:36,478 - Is this the suitcase you purchased 691 00:28:36,511 --> 00:28:38,188 on Mr. Hoffman's behalf? 692 00:28:38,255 --> 00:28:39,790 - It looks like it, yeah. 693 00:28:39,823 --> 00:28:41,058 - It's the suitcase that was found 694 00:28:41,124 --> 00:28:43,310 with the defendant's fingerprint on it and... 695 00:28:43,377 --> 00:28:44,720 [gallery gasping] 696 00:28:44,820 --> 00:28:48,223 With Lucia Felasco's dead body stuffed inside. 697 00:28:48,290 --> 00:28:49,900 Thank you. Nothing further. 698 00:28:52,703 --> 00:28:55,355 - Did my client ever explain to you 699 00:28:55,389 --> 00:28:57,708 why Ms. Felasco was no longer living in his apartment? 700 00:28:57,774 --> 00:29:01,044 - Uh, yeah, he said that she broke up with him and took off. 701 00:29:01,111 --> 00:29:02,996 - Something she had a history of doing. 702 00:29:03,063 --> 00:29:04,948 So is it possible 703 00:29:05,015 --> 00:29:07,476 that the reason she stopped using her phone 704 00:29:07,509 --> 00:29:08,885 was that she didn't bring it with her 705 00:29:08,986 --> 00:29:11,680 because she knew that Mr. Hoffman was paying for it? 706 00:29:11,747 --> 00:29:13,090 - Sure. That makes sense. 707 00:29:13,190 --> 00:29:14,875 - And isn't it also possible 708 00:29:14,908 --> 00:29:17,986 that he put the luggage that you purchased 709 00:29:18,020 --> 00:29:20,022 in his apartment storage unit 710 00:29:20,088 --> 00:29:21,164 in the basement of his building, 711 00:29:21,198 --> 00:29:22,966 a basement it has been established 712 00:29:23,033 --> 00:29:25,093 anyone could have access to? 713 00:29:25,193 --> 00:29:26,495 - I guess so, yeah. 714 00:29:26,561 --> 00:29:30,040 - And lastly, in your time working for my client, 715 00:29:30,107 --> 00:29:35,103 did you ever see him behave violently toward Ms. Felasco, 716 00:29:35,170 --> 00:29:37,614 or anyone, for that matter? 717 00:29:39,182 --> 00:29:41,451 - No. 718 00:29:41,551 --> 00:29:44,112 He was always pretty chill. 719 00:29:44,179 --> 00:29:45,355 - Indeed. 720 00:29:45,422 --> 00:29:46,790 Thank you. 721 00:29:46,823 --> 00:29:48,125 Nothing further. 722 00:29:48,191 --> 00:29:49,793 [tense music] 723 00:29:49,893 --> 00:29:51,453 - We'll end there for today. 724 00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:53,188 The trial will resume tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. 725 00:29:53,221 --> 00:29:54,923 Court is adjourned. 726 00:29:55,023 --> 00:30:01,972 ♪ ♪ 727 00:30:05,792 --> 00:30:07,311 - Price. 728 00:30:07,377 --> 00:30:08,704 Hold up. - Oh, Cordelia. 729 00:30:08,770 --> 00:30:10,072 What--[sighs] Let me guess. 730 00:30:10,105 --> 00:30:11,640 Uh, you want to discuss a deal? 731 00:30:11,740 --> 00:30:12,916 - Oh, I forgot how brilliant you are. 732 00:30:12,983 --> 00:30:14,051 - [chuckles] Not interested. 733 00:30:14,117 --> 00:30:15,811 - Uh, you should be. 734 00:30:15,877 --> 00:30:17,220 - And why is that? 735 00:30:17,254 --> 00:30:20,949 - Because he's willing to tell you what really happened. 736 00:30:28,231 --> 00:30:28,457 . 737 00:30:28,598 --> 00:30:33,303 - I really cared about Lucia. She was funny, sweet. 738 00:30:33,370 --> 00:30:35,105 Her life had been tough, you know? 739 00:30:35,172 --> 00:30:37,240 I understood. I-- 740 00:30:37,341 --> 00:30:40,210 I started making real money as an influencer when I was 15, 741 00:30:40,310 --> 00:30:41,778 but my parents were stealing from me. 742 00:30:41,845 --> 00:30:44,815 My--my dad lost a lot of that gambling. 743 00:30:44,881 --> 00:30:47,184 So I took them to court, I got emancipated. 744 00:30:47,250 --> 00:30:52,414 We both have basically been alone since we were 15. 745 00:30:52,514 --> 00:30:54,808 - Right, you were two lonely kids adrift in the world 746 00:30:54,841 --> 00:30:55,809 till you found each other. 747 00:30:55,842 --> 00:30:57,861 So what made you kill her? 748 00:30:57,928 --> 00:31:01,231 - I would never hurt Lucia or anyone else. 749 00:31:01,298 --> 00:31:03,150 - Oh, okay. So you are just wasting our time. 750 00:31:03,183 --> 00:31:06,369 - Would you let him speak? 751 00:31:06,436 --> 00:31:08,872 - Why don't you just tell us what happened? 752 00:31:10,674 --> 00:31:12,834 - Go ahead. They can't use any of this in court. 753 00:31:17,013 --> 00:31:20,884 - I didn't kill Lucia, but I was there when it happened. 754 00:31:20,951 --> 00:31:23,470 We were partying that night-- - Meaning you were doing drugs. 755 00:31:26,356 --> 00:31:27,891 - Cocaine. 756 00:31:27,958 --> 00:31:32,687 That's why Cory stopped by. He was making a delivery. 757 00:31:32,721 --> 00:31:35,465 We got high and Lucia started showing me 758 00:31:35,565 --> 00:31:38,869 some of her old gymnastic moves on my trampoline. 759 00:31:38,902 --> 00:31:40,737 It was all good vibes. 760 00:31:40,804 --> 00:31:41,671 We were laughing. 761 00:31:41,705 --> 00:31:42,823 And then-- 762 00:31:45,108 --> 00:31:47,411 She did a--did a backflip 763 00:31:47,511 --> 00:31:49,279 and she was too close to the edge, 764 00:31:49,379 --> 00:31:52,549 so she hit the side 765 00:31:52,616 --> 00:31:56,878 and she landed on the floor on her head. 766 00:31:56,912 --> 00:32:00,373 And the sound was just... 767 00:32:00,407 --> 00:32:02,759 [sobs] 768 00:32:04,928 --> 00:32:08,590 [groans] Um--[sighs] 769 00:32:08,657 --> 00:32:13,437 It--it--it was an accident. 770 00:32:16,598 --> 00:32:20,544 - If it was just an accident, then why didn't you call 911? 771 00:32:20,610 --> 00:32:24,881 - I--um, I panicked. I-- 772 00:32:25,015 --> 00:32:26,817 There were drugs everywhere! I-- 773 00:32:26,883 --> 00:32:28,785 and even though she's only ten months younger than me, 774 00:32:28,885 --> 00:32:30,220 she's still technically underage. 775 00:32:30,253 --> 00:32:33,256 - So you thought that putting her in a suitcase 776 00:32:33,323 --> 00:32:35,892 and leaving her there would get you in less trouble? 777 00:32:35,992 --> 00:32:38,895 - I was high! I wasn't thinking clearly. 778 00:32:38,929 --> 00:32:41,965 I just wanted to run away and never think about it again. 779 00:32:44,734 --> 00:32:47,128 I know what I did was wrong. 780 00:32:47,195 --> 00:32:48,905 I know. 781 00:32:48,939 --> 00:32:51,741 And I'm--I'm sorry. 782 00:32:51,875 --> 00:32:53,443 I just-- 783 00:32:53,510 --> 00:32:56,104 I just felt like the rest of my life would have been ruined. 784 00:33:00,617 --> 00:33:01,918 - Why didn't you tell us that 785 00:33:02,052 --> 00:33:04,646 when he was charged with murder? 786 00:33:04,713 --> 00:33:07,282 - He just told me the truth two days ago. 787 00:33:09,050 --> 00:33:11,461 - And tell me, Mr. Hoffman-- 788 00:33:11,528 --> 00:33:15,532 Mr. Hoffman, do you have any evidence to back up this story? 789 00:33:15,599 --> 00:33:18,268 - Uh, no. 790 00:33:18,335 --> 00:33:22,272 But I swear it was an accident. 791 00:33:22,305 --> 00:33:23,874 - He's willing to plead guilty 792 00:33:23,974 --> 00:33:26,610 to the concealment of a human corpse. 793 00:33:26,643 --> 00:33:28,345 That's the proper charge here. 794 00:33:32,499 --> 00:33:34,267 - Offer declined. 795 00:33:40,015 --> 00:33:42,325 - That's okay. 796 00:33:42,392 --> 00:33:46,897 I--I just-- I wanted to tell the truth. 797 00:33:46,997 --> 00:33:48,531 It was an accident. 798 00:33:53,028 --> 00:33:54,404 - Call Riley. 799 00:33:54,504 --> 00:33:56,540 Tell him I need him to testify first thing in the morning 800 00:33:56,640 --> 00:34:00,210 about Hoffman fleeing when they tried to question him. 801 00:34:00,277 --> 00:34:03,146 It will establish Hoffman's consciousness of guilt. 802 00:34:03,179 --> 00:34:04,414 - Will do. 803 00:34:04,481 --> 00:34:06,499 But Nolan--[sighs] 804 00:34:06,533 --> 00:34:10,178 Are you sure we shouldn't consider accepting the plea? 805 00:34:10,211 --> 00:34:13,623 - Just take his word for it that it was an accident? 806 00:34:13,723 --> 00:34:14,991 - Well, we could call the assistant again, 807 00:34:15,025 --> 00:34:16,785 see if he was actually there that night 808 00:34:16,885 --> 00:34:19,095 to deliver the cocaine. 809 00:34:19,162 --> 00:34:20,697 - Yeah. 810 00:34:20,730 --> 00:34:22,457 That still wouldn't prove that Hoffman's telling the truth 811 00:34:22,524 --> 00:34:23,667 about the rest of it. 812 00:34:23,700 --> 00:34:24,701 - Mm, I don't know. 813 00:34:24,768 --> 00:34:26,202 That scenario he laid out 814 00:34:26,236 --> 00:34:28,521 could very well result in a C1 cervical fracture. 815 00:34:28,555 --> 00:34:29,639 It's plausible. 816 00:34:29,739 --> 00:34:31,708 - Okay, but he-- he can't prove any of it. 817 00:34:31,775 --> 00:34:33,677 - Well, we can't prove he's lying either. 818 00:34:33,710 --> 00:34:35,178 And if he's telling the truth, 819 00:34:35,245 --> 00:34:39,115 then the appropriate sentence is 5 years, not 25 to life. 820 00:34:39,182 --> 00:34:42,285 - His actions don't make any sense 821 00:34:42,385 --> 00:34:43,887 in the context of an accident. 822 00:34:43,954 --> 00:34:47,791 He shoved her dead body into a suitcase and left her to rot. 823 00:34:47,891 --> 00:34:50,427 That is--is not the behavior of someone who is innocent. 824 00:34:50,493 --> 00:34:52,195 - Well, sometimes people behave irrationally 825 00:34:52,228 --> 00:34:55,223 when something crazy happens. 826 00:34:55,256 --> 00:34:57,367 - The defense is welcome to present their version of events 827 00:34:57,434 --> 00:34:58,868 to the jury. 828 00:34:58,902 --> 00:35:00,929 I would love to see how they react to the news 829 00:35:00,996 --> 00:35:04,165 that Hoffman has been lying to them this entire time. 830 00:35:04,232 --> 00:35:05,275 Call Riley. 831 00:35:12,349 --> 00:35:16,111 - Mr. Price, are you ready to call your next witness? 832 00:35:16,177 --> 00:35:17,621 - Uh... 833 00:35:20,181 --> 00:35:21,916 Just one moment, Your Honor. 834 00:35:26,296 --> 00:35:27,922 - Mr. Price. 835 00:35:30,266 --> 00:35:33,903 - Uh, Your Honor, it seems we are having some difficulty 836 00:35:34,037 --> 00:35:35,597 locating our next witness. 837 00:35:35,630 --> 00:35:37,574 We request a brief continuance while we look into the matter. 838 00:35:37,707 --> 00:35:41,277 - Uh, with all due respect, not our problem. 839 00:35:41,311 --> 00:35:43,146 Defense requests we move forward. 840 00:35:45,682 --> 00:35:47,609 - I'll give you 24 hours. 841 00:35:50,553 --> 00:35:52,322 - Okay, thanks. 842 00:35:54,257 --> 00:35:56,651 That was Brady. She spoke with Riley's wife. 843 00:35:56,718 --> 00:35:58,119 She can't get ahold of him either. 844 00:35:58,153 --> 00:36:00,930 He's not answering anyone's phone calls. 845 00:36:01,064 --> 00:36:03,166 - [sighs] Okay. 846 00:36:03,233 --> 00:36:04,968 Um... 847 00:36:05,035 --> 00:36:08,296 well, let's start calling around hospitals, 848 00:36:08,329 --> 00:36:11,499 see if anyone has been admitted who matches his description. 849 00:36:11,566 --> 00:36:13,301 - Hey, hey. Man, I'm sorry. 850 00:36:13,334 --> 00:36:15,111 - Vince. - I'm sorry. All right? 851 00:36:15,145 --> 00:36:16,379 I--I was a no-show. 852 00:36:16,446 --> 00:36:19,482 - We've been looking for you. We were worried. 853 00:36:19,549 --> 00:36:21,351 - Hey, what's going on? 854 00:36:21,418 --> 00:36:23,620 - Uh-- 855 00:36:23,753 --> 00:36:24,888 - Are you okay? 856 00:36:24,954 --> 00:36:27,640 - Uh, Derek Crosby was, um, 857 00:36:27,674 --> 00:36:29,584 declared brain dead this morning 858 00:36:29,684 --> 00:36:31,528 and his family took him off life support. 859 00:36:31,594 --> 00:36:33,755 [somber music] 860 00:36:33,822 --> 00:36:36,132 - Why don't we go in my office? 861 00:36:36,266 --> 00:36:37,867 Come on. 862 00:36:39,669 --> 00:36:42,539 Uh, I will get us some coffee. 863 00:36:42,605 --> 00:36:46,459 Call Brady and let her know he's been found. 864 00:36:51,047 --> 00:36:54,317 Here, have some of this. 865 00:36:54,350 --> 00:36:56,344 - Crosby's death is my fault. 866 00:36:56,377 --> 00:36:58,154 - No, it was an accident. - No. 867 00:36:58,188 --> 00:36:59,447 No, I was reckless. 868 00:36:59,547 --> 00:37:01,174 - Vince, have you been drinking? 869 00:37:01,207 --> 00:37:02,525 - What difference does that make? 870 00:37:02,592 --> 00:37:04,452 - Is that a yes? 871 00:37:04,552 --> 00:37:05,729 - I saw the orange signs. 872 00:37:05,795 --> 00:37:07,330 I should have been more careful. 873 00:37:07,363 --> 00:37:08,932 - You were pursuing a murder suspect. 874 00:37:08,998 --> 00:37:10,191 He stepped in front of your vehicle. 875 00:37:10,225 --> 00:37:13,194 There's nothing-- - I knew he wasn't armed! 876 00:37:13,228 --> 00:37:15,438 Hoffman. I had no reason to think that he had a gun. 877 00:37:15,538 --> 00:37:18,108 - No, but you said that you saw in his hand-- 878 00:37:18,174 --> 00:37:21,136 - I lied. 879 00:37:21,202 --> 00:37:22,378 Make my actions seem justified. 880 00:37:22,412 --> 00:37:23,747 - Hey, Vince, you need to be careful. 881 00:37:23,813 --> 00:37:26,950 - I just--I'm scared for my career and my whole life. 882 00:37:27,016 --> 00:37:29,586 - I--I'm not the person you should be saying this to. 883 00:37:29,652 --> 00:37:33,890 I am a prosecutor, not a priest. 884 00:37:33,957 --> 00:37:38,027 - You're exactly the person I need to say this to. 885 00:37:38,061 --> 00:37:40,989 I want to-- I want to tell the truth. 886 00:37:41,089 --> 00:37:42,223 I screwed up. 887 00:37:42,257 --> 00:37:43,633 And now-- - Vince, stop talking. 888 00:37:43,700 --> 00:37:50,773 ♪ ♪ 889 00:37:54,144 --> 00:37:58,648 [sighs] You didn't want this to happen. 890 00:37:58,715 --> 00:38:00,884 And you were doing your job. 891 00:38:01,017 --> 00:38:03,369 And--and--[sighs] 892 00:38:05,755 --> 00:38:07,515 Accidents happen. - [scoffs] 893 00:38:07,615 --> 00:38:10,226 - It's not right, it's not fair. 894 00:38:10,293 --> 00:38:11,961 It's just the way it is. 895 00:38:17,167 --> 00:38:22,222 But you can't let one accident destroy the rest of your life. 896 00:38:33,316 --> 00:38:35,251 Is there someone I can call? Your wife? 897 00:38:35,318 --> 00:38:36,377 - No. - A sponsor? 898 00:38:36,477 --> 00:38:39,272 - No, no, no. I'm good. 899 00:38:39,305 --> 00:38:40,623 - Hey. 900 00:38:40,657 --> 00:38:43,359 - Look, I'm good, I'm good, I'm good, I'm good. 901 00:38:43,426 --> 00:38:50,291 ♪ ♪ 902 00:38:51,901 --> 00:38:54,662 - How's he doing? 903 00:38:54,729 --> 00:38:58,007 - Uh, yeah, he's having a hard time. 904 00:38:58,074 --> 00:39:01,477 I'm just gonna go make sure he gets home all right. 905 00:39:01,511 --> 00:39:04,447 Um--[sighs] 906 00:39:04,547 --> 00:39:06,149 Call Cory Mason. 907 00:39:06,216 --> 00:39:10,186 Let's--let's see if he backs up Hoffman's claims. 908 00:39:15,174 --> 00:39:18,419 [buzzer blares] 909 00:39:18,519 --> 00:39:21,364 - So what's this about? 910 00:39:21,431 --> 00:39:23,800 - Well, your client's assistant confirmed 911 00:39:23,867 --> 00:39:27,070 that he was at the apartment that night to deliver cocaine. 912 00:39:27,136 --> 00:39:29,639 - We are willing to drop the murder two charge 913 00:39:29,672 --> 00:39:31,374 in exchange for him pleading guilty 914 00:39:31,441 --> 00:39:32,909 to concealment of a human corpse. 915 00:39:33,009 --> 00:39:36,004 - [exhales deeply] - And reckless endangerment. 916 00:39:36,037 --> 00:39:38,998 And assuming his version of events is true, 917 00:39:39,032 --> 00:39:40,850 he purchased and provided Lucia with drugs 918 00:39:40,917 --> 00:39:42,885 which were directly causal to her death. 919 00:39:42,986 --> 00:39:44,787 - He'll be looking at 6 to 8 years 920 00:39:44,887 --> 00:39:46,723 instead of 25 to life. 921 00:39:51,861 --> 00:39:52,996 - We've got a deal. 922 00:39:53,029 --> 00:39:54,522 - We'll draw up the agreement. 923 00:39:56,724 --> 00:40:00,987 - So Counselor, what caused you to reverse course? 924 00:40:04,040 --> 00:40:06,609 - Thought there was a chance the jury might believe him. 925 00:40:06,709 --> 00:40:09,195 - Wow. Not a change of heart? Pfft. 926 00:40:09,228 --> 00:40:10,213 That's a shame. 927 00:40:10,246 --> 00:40:12,348 I'll buy you a drink. Come on. 928 00:40:12,482 --> 00:40:15,084 [somber music] 929 00:40:15,151 --> 00:40:19,914 - It's been two months since I last drank. 930 00:40:19,981 --> 00:40:24,877 Prior to that, I'd almost made it to the one-year mark. 931 00:40:24,911 --> 00:40:29,699 But I... 932 00:40:29,732 --> 00:40:32,260 had a few bad days. 933 00:40:32,327 --> 00:40:35,672 And I-- 934 00:40:35,738 --> 00:40:37,065 I slipped. 935 00:40:39,676 --> 00:40:44,113 [sighs] And it's hard. 936 00:40:44,213 --> 00:40:49,744 But yesterday was easier than today. 937 00:40:49,777 --> 00:40:53,723 So there's that. 938 00:40:53,756 --> 00:40:58,244 I know I just have to get up every day 939 00:40:58,277 --> 00:40:59,921 and keep going. 940 00:41:01,923 --> 00:41:03,549 And I will. 941 00:41:05,735 --> 00:41:07,303 I will. 942 00:41:07,403 --> 00:41:11,641 ♪ ♪ 943 00:41:14,794 --> 00:41:17,647 [dramatic music] 944 00:41:17,747 --> 00:41:24,821 ♪ ♪ 945 00:41:44,966 --> 00:41:47,969 [wolf howls]